The right way to hit the rail

There are many wrong ways to hit the rail in a poker tournament, but only two right ways:

1. when you got your money in good
2. when you ran into a cooler

Last night, in both of the first two tournaments I entered, I ran into a cooler on the final hand. In the first one, I was dealt pocket jacks and lost to pocket aces. In the second, I was dealt pocket fours, flopped a set, and lost to a rivered flush. I'd rather hit the rail the right way than make the money the wrong way :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE   187000 13000       6      18    6     -        0
MTT   NLHE    45000  5000       9      43    9     -        0
MTT   NLHE    45000  5000       9     130   36    13   122000

delta: $-178,000
MTT NLHE balance: $9,075,668
2020 balance: $2,100,343
balance: $63,908,353