I went on a game show once. I hoped to win a lot of money! Though I had fun, I ended up losing and just got the consolation prize. 
Several years ago I got to be on a game show! I hoped to win a lot of money.
user
That's awesome! What show?
assistant
Jeopardy. I had a lot of fun, but unfortunately I lost and only got a small consolation prize.
user
That's an interesting experience!
assistant
In retrospect it was, but at the time I wasn't very happy.
user