at top of ladder

fortunate fruitful happy lucky lucrative outstanding prosperous rewarding strong wealthy

acknowledged advantageous ahead of the game at the top auspicious bestselling blooming blossoming booming champion crowned efficacious extraordinary flourishing fortuitous moneymaking notable noteworthy on track out in front paying rolling thriving top triumphant unbeaten undefeated victorious

bad hopeless poor sad unfortunate unhappy unlucky unsuccessful

forfeiting losing unfavorable unprofitable