tiebreaker
/ˈtaɪˌbreɪkər/
noun
- An extra game, question, or round played to decide a winner when two or more players or teams have the same score at the end of a competition.
- After the quiz ended in a draw, the teacher used a tiebreaker question to find the winner.
- The basketball game needed a tiebreaker to determine which team would advance to the playoffs.
- The tennis match went to a tiebreaker in the final set.
- A rule or system used to decide a winner in a competition when scores are equal, such as comparing specific statistics.
- The tiebreaker for the contest was the number of correct answers in the fastest time.
- In the tournament, goal difference was used as the tiebreaker between the two teams.
- The league uses head-to-head results as the first tiebreaker for tied records.
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