outsider
unbackable favourite
long shot
unwinnable
upset
lose
unwinning
Vietnam
underdog
cannon fodder
out of the money
nonwinning
Mexican standoff
top dog
winlessness
spoiler
upsetter
favourite
unbeatens
squeeze out
unhopeful
unwon
uncompetitive
noncompetition
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
pennantless
no-height
go set
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
Susan Lucci
favorite
in the running
front-runner
cliffhanger
decision
uneven
dead heat
mismatched
misfire
unbackable
competitorship
winnerless
unappreciated
thankless
ungratifying
victor
winner
ringer
do a Bradbury
bomb out
uncontestable
licking
play fight
unsuccess
winless
choke
noncontestable
defeat
lost
noncompeting
winning
cough up
-athlon
behind
overturn
victorious
rival
contender
dogfight
challenger
loser
hiwaza
competition
have the best of it
competitor
also-ran
fight to the death
stalemate
drawn
zensho yusho
winnerhood
nonvictorious
to little avail
unvictorious
in the lead
prizewinning
uncompetitiveness
winnability
leading
elimination
from the East German judge
ahead
nonqualifier