The TV game show Let's Make A Deal recently had a rather curious contestant: a guy cosplaying Link from The Legend of Zelda.
The cosplayer left the show with a rather decent change purse of $3500; whether it pales compared to the car he could have won, well... hey, $3500 is still $3500. Curiously that day, a Mario cosplayer was also in attendance at the taping - Mario, however, did not compete.
I'm more amused that the Link cosplayer most definitely went the Nerf route, sporting the N-Force Marauder Longsword that many have remarked sports an uncanny resemblance to the Master Sword. Fun times.