I had my hopes up to win a sweet contract I bid on.  They chose someone else for the project.  I really wanted that project.
Nothing is going my way today.  
user
Why, what's wrong?
assistant
I put a lot of effort into bidding a really nice project.
user
And did it not go over well?
assistant
They gave it to someone else.  I was counting on winning it.  I don't know where I went wrong.
user