Ball had already been through her divorce with Desi Arnaz, and like Sonny and Cher, shared a TV show with her ex-husband.

The "If I Could Turn Back Time" singer explained that she was bored at the event, which was hosted by Jack Benny, and wrote that "Lucille was clearly bored too, because as the votes started coming in she began making wisecracks about the 'windbags' giving commentary on what each update meant."