spelling bee
spelling contest
spelldown
knock out
go home
-athlon
go out
get the chop
forfeit
win
spar
bomb out
whip
game
whoop ass
cough up
bee
carry
eliminate
lose
put out
contest
competition
walkover
no-jump
contestable
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
tilt
level
rule out
edge out
tied
reject
winnow out
even
ace out
dead heat
concurral
unbeatens
measure strength
noncontestable
uncontestable
knockout
elimination
mercy rule
slay
on ice
prize-taking
take up the cudgels
tie
spell-off
draw
run off
standoff
pro-am
single-elimination tournament
in the lead
from the East German judge
decision
bluff
hippodrome
cede the field
bluff out
deponent
quarterfinal
upsetter
ch3ap
victorious
disqualification
hiwaza
quiz
pwn
ringer
top dog
near miss
surrender
yielding
aficionada
mismatched
little slam
disapprobatory
disallow
all over but the shouting
upsolve
giving up
hollow victory
uneven
licking
decathlon
also-ran
defeat
shower
loser
have the best of it