walkover
game over
decision
single-elimination tournament
skunk
shutout
lose
backgammon
pwn
in the refrigerator
booby prize
crunch game
stakehorse
drop
whitewash
lurch
cliffhanger
whip
margin of victory
drop one's serve
tie
draw
hit
cough up
standoff
revenge
take the l
edge out
bore draw
parting gift
elimination
break
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
unbeatens
break back
drawn
heartbreaker
last man standing
stakehorsing
cut
consolation
consolation goal
nonwinning
romp
tourney
tournament
freezeout
defeat
final
kill steal
licking
dead heat
-athlon
forfeit
rubber match
if it were not for
competition
contest
loser
also-ran
game
one-on-one
winner, winner, chicken dinner
game of skill
spelling bee
upsolve
level
oh for
gammon
spelling contest
scoreline
tied
zero-sum game
Parrondo's paradox
die
elimination tournament
point penalty
spelldown
even
back in the game
dead rubber
exhibition game
tenuki
defaulter
score draw
single
practice game
bubble
on ice
upset
there
for keeps
overwin
set point
box score