cough up
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
also-ran
loser
lose
upsetter
default
reverse sweep
standoff
draw
tie
whoop ass
cliffhanger
drop
competition
elimination
contest
run-in
dead last
lanterne rouge
-athlon
tied
level
forfeit
even
dead heat
bomb out
contender
competitor
challenger
rival
trail
upsolve
edge out
decision
unbeatens
take the l
whip
swindle
mercy rule
single-elimination tournament
tank
semifinal
elimination tournament
qualifier
walkover
chalk out
defeat
licking
hiwaza
game
event
one-upmanship
tournament
tourney
to the death
rematch
withdrawer
zenpai
squeeze out
choke
cut
freezeout
go home
superfinal
Hunger Games
theo
game over
do a Bradbury
forfeiture
behind
count out
sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you
blowout
rubber
crunch game
quarterfinal
come in
lurch
demolition derby
margin of victory
lucky loser
semi
spelling bee
championship
wooden spoon
spelling contest
cannon fodder
levant
finish
top dog
win
spelldown
whitewash

English words for 'to lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest'

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