Tibs, you must be paid extremely well to not value guessing an extra character. Even based upon entering 1 key code per minute and getting it on the last try, 36 entrys would be may and take 36 minutes. Prorating the $40 bucks spent on the 2nd game from 36 minutes to 60 means that your time lost was worth more than $66/hr. This does not take into account the time needed to acquire a new game.
All I can say is that I want your job if you are making more than 66 bucks an hour or you truely pulled a BONEHEAD move throwing out the game. Hmmm... sounds like a vote.
Sorry man, but you should have kept that dirty secret to yourself.