Some very interesting responses. The cigar wasn't actually in the ash tray, just hanging on the edge, (as if that makes a difference). I was tempted to try it since the game wasn't over and I wanted to watch a little more of it. In the end, I wondered how good it would have to be to prevent me from gagging and decided there was no way some stale, 1/8 smoked stogie could be that good. Can you imagine smoking this and trying to detect flavors? What kind of tricks would your mind play on you? Plus how bad would it be if it turned out to be a fake? Although, I decided not to smoke it, I'm surprised only 2.5 people here would. I wonder how many would on other cigar boards???