| blackjack |
a card game in which the players' cards are compared with those of the dealer, the winner being the one whose cards are closest to but do not exceed twenty-one; twenty-one. [1/6 definitions] |
| champion |
one that has taken first place in a competition; winner. [1/5 definitions] |
| cowinner |
combined form of winner. |
| cup |
a decorative vessel, often of precious metal, that is awarded as a prize to the winner of a contest or game. [1/7 definitions] |
| electoral vote |
the tally of the votes cast by the electors of the electoral college in a U.S. presidential election. In most states, the winner of the popular vote receives one hundred percent of that state's electoral vote; therefore, the percentage of the total electoral vote cast for each candidate may not reflect the percentage of the popular vote cast for each candidate. [1/2 definitions] |
| fan-tan |
a card game in which the winner successfully discards his or her cards in a specific sequence. [1/2 definitions] |
| favorite |
a competitor thought to be the most likely winner. [1/3 definitions] |
| handicap |
in sports and esp. horse racing, to attempt to predict the winner of (a contest), or to assign odds to (the contestants) as to their chances of winning or losing. [1/6 definitions] |
| king |
the principal piece in the game of chess, the capturing of which decides the winner. [1/4 definitions] |
| Lance Armstrong |
U.S. professional cyclist, and seven-time winner of the Tour de France (b.1971). |
| lottery |
a game of chance in which contestants purchase or are given tickets and the winner is chosen randomly. [1/2 definitions] |
| lurch2 |
in certain card games, a situation in which the loser has fewer than half the points of the winner. |
| medalist |
the winner of a golf tournament in which the score is based on the number of strokes taken to complete a round. [1/3 definitions] |
| Nelson Mandela |
South African statesman, anti-apartheid activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, who was held as a political prisoner for 27 years and became the first democratically elected and first black President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 (b. 1918). |
| Nobelist |
a winner of the Nobel prize. |
| photo finish |
the finish of a race in which the contestants are so close that one or more photographs taken at the moment of crossing the finish line must be examined to determine the winner. [1/2 definitions] |
| scavenger hunt |
a game in which persons or teams are sent out to acquire various items without buying them, the winner being whoever does so first. |
| set |
in tennis, a series of games classed as the principal unit of a match, with the winner of most sets winning the match. [1/25 definitions] |
| showdown |
the showing of hands in a card game to determine the winner. [1/2 definitions] |
| split decision |
in a boxing match, a final decision in which two of three official scorers agree on the winner. |
| stake2 |
(often pl.) that which is given to the winner of a competition; purse. [1/6 definitions] |