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The Contest is an episode in the popular US sitcom Seinfeld in which the four main characters Elaine Benes, Cosmo Kramer, George Costanza and Jerry Seinfeld make a bet to see which one can go the longest without masturbating. It is almost certainly the show's most talked about episode, and is commonly cited as among its finest moments.

Plot

The Contest begins with George telling the others that, "my mother caught me", and explains without mentioning that he was masturbating (in his parent's house, while reading a Glamour magazine). After George's lack of self restraint is criticized by Jerry, George decides to make a bet with him for $100. Elaine and Kramer decide to join in (Elaine for $150). Each character is confronted with a particular distraction throughout the show (John F. Kennedy Jr. for Elaine, the naked woman across the street for Kramer and Jerry, and the patient receiving the sponge bath for George). The first to be eliminated is Kramer, almost immediately. The second is Elaine. The way the show would demonstrate someone had lost the contest would be to show the character enjoying a good night's sleep at the end of the day. Also Kramer and subsequently Elaine were shown publicly placing their money on Jerry's counter as soon as they had lost.

The winner is not actually confirmed in the episode, although circumstances suggest it was George. This was confirmed in both the season five episode, "The Puffy Shirt" and the season six episode "The Race". However, in the penultimate episode it was revealed that George had actually cheated during The Contest.

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