Phyllis received a gold medal in Flonkerton during the second-season episode "Office Olympics" of The Office. The event is a race in which employees strap boxes of paper to their feet and shuffle toward the finish line.
Phyllis wins the race by a nose while Jim provides play-by-play commentary. The medals are improvised office prizes made from items including paper clips and yogurt lids, perfectly matching the show’s low-budget workplace humor.
The name is deliberately confusing because Jim initially announces a similar-sounding word, and Phyllis corrects him with "Flonkerton." The correction is the canonical joke and the name most fans use for the event. The episode originally aired in 2006 as part of season two.
Flonkerton is one of several games created by Dunder Mifflin employees while Michael and Dwight are away handling the purchase of Michael’s condominium. Other contests include paper-football flicking, coffee-cup racing, and an M&M-eating challenge. The episode ends with Michael receiving an honorary gold medal for closing on his condo.