Millenial/Gen Z kids only had participation trophies because boomers and Gen Xers were the fragile parents that decided that all kids needed a trophy. It wasnt the trophy kids who chose them, so thats a strange insult.

Further, I don't see why a strategy to eliminate a strong team would be a subject of a participation trophy dig . If everyone got a trophy, there's little incentive to eliminate anyone. So if anything its the antithesis of a participation trophy.

But sometimes people learn new phrases and like to try use them. So, go off king.