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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses but shockingly finds himself still alive. Fats predicts that Jesse will die "as all second-raters die: you'll be buried and forgotten without me touching you. If you'd beaten me, you'd have lived forever." Fats vanishes, and Jesse vows to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This ending was used in a remake of the episode for [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 1980s series]], ''without'' anyone informing George Clayton Johnson (the writer of the original story) about it.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses but shockingly finds himself still alive. Fats predicts that Jesse will die "as all second-raters die: you'll be buried and forgotten without me touching you. you...If you'd have beaten me, you'd you would have lived forever." Fats vanishes, and Jesse vows to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This ending was used in a remake of the episode for [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 1980s series]], ''without'' anyone informing George Clayton Johnson (the writer of the original story) about it.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses but shockingly finds himself still alive. Fats predicts that Jesse will die "as all second-raters die: you'll be buried and forgotten without me touching you. If you'd beaten me, you'd have lived forever." Fats vanishes, and Jesse vows to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This ending was used in a remake of the episode for the [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 1980s series]], ''without'' anyone informing George Clayton Johnson (the writer of the original story) about it.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses but shockingly finds himself still alive. Fats predicts that Jesse will die "as all second-raters die: you'll be buried and forgotten without me touching you. If you'd beaten me, you'd have lived forever." Fats vanishes, and Jesse vows to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This ending was used in a remake of the episode for the [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 1980s series]], ''without'' anyone informing George Clayton Johnson (the writer of the original story) about it.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses but shockingly finds himself still alive. Seeing this, Fats explains that he will die "as all second raters die: [he]'ll be buried and forgotten without [Fats] touching you. If [he]'d beaten [him], [he]'d have lived forever". With that, Fats disappears with Jesse vowing to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This episode was remade in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 1980s series]] with this ending, ''without'' anyone informing George Clayton Johnson (the writer of the original story) about it.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses but shockingly finds himself still alive. Seeing this, Fats explains predicts that he Jesse will die "as all second raters second-raters die: [he]'ll you'll be buried and forgotten without [Fats] me touching you. If [he]'d you'd beaten [him], [he]'d me, you'd have lived forever". With that, forever." Fats disappears with vanishes, and Jesse vowing vows to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This ending was used in a remake of the episode was remade in for the [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 1980s series]] with this ending, series]], ''without'' anyone informing George Clayton Johnson (the writer of the original story) about it.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses but shockingly finds himself still alive. Seeing this, Fats explains that he will die "as all second raters die: [he]'ll be buried and forgotten without [Fats] touching you. If [he]'d beaten [him], [he]'d have lived forever". With that, Fats disappears with Jesse vowing to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This episode was remade in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 80's series]] with this ending, ''without'' anyone informing George Clayton Johnson (the writer of the original story) about it.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses but shockingly finds himself still alive. Seeing this, Fats explains that he will die "as all second raters die: [he]'ll be buried and forgotten without [Fats] touching you. If [he]'d beaten [him], [he]'d have lived forever". With that, Fats disappears with Jesse vowing to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This episode was remade in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 80's 1980s series]] with this ending, ''without'' anyone informing George Clayton Johnson (the writer of the original story) about it.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses but shockingly finds himself still alive. Seeing this, Fats explains that he will die ''as all second raters die: you'll be buried and forgotten without me touching you. If you'd beaten me, you'd have lived forever.'' With that, Fats disappears with Jesse vowing to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This episode was remade in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 80's series]] with this ending.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses but shockingly finds himself still alive. Seeing this, Fats explains that he will die ''as "as all second raters die: you'll [he]'ll be buried and forgotten without me [Fats] touching you. If you'd [he]'d beaten me, you'd [him], [he]'d have lived forever.'' forever". With that, Fats disappears with Jesse vowing to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This episode was remade in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 80's series]] with this ending.ending, ''without'' anyone informing George Clayton Johnson (the writer of the original story) about it.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Comedian Creator/JonathanWinters, who usually played bumbling blue-collar types, here plays a suave, sophisticated, slightly-creepy pool champion.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses. Seeing this, Fats explains that he will die ''as all second raters die: you'll be buried and forgotten without me touching you. If you'd beaten me, you'd have lived forever.'' With that, Fats disappears with Jesse vowing to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This episode was remade in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 80's series]] with this ending.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses.loses but shockingly finds himself still alive. Seeing this, Fats explains that he will die ''as all second raters die: you'll be buried and forgotten without me touching you. If you'd beaten me, you'd have lived forever.'' With that, Fats disappears with Jesse vowing to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This episode was remade in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 80's series]] with this ending.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: There is actually an alternate ending written to this episode where Jesse loses. Seeing this, Fats explains that he will die ''as all second raters die: you'll be buried and forgotten without me touching you. If you'd beaten me, you'd have lived forever.'' With that, Fats disappears with Jesse vowing to keep practicing until he is good enough to face Fats once more. This episode was remade in [[Series/TheTwilightZone1985 the 80's series]] with this ending.

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