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tiebreaker

[tahy-brey-ker] / ˈtaɪˌbreɪ kər /


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Yet due to scheduling quirks and tiebreakers, it’s Alabama that will play No. 4 Georgia for the SEC championship and a likely first-round playoff bye.

From The Wall Street Journal

A win would be the simplest way to avoid resorting to the point differential tiebreaker that could still be in play to decide the No. 1 seed in the West.

From Los Angeles Times

And the Eagles hold the tiebreaker over the Rams by virtue of their Week 3 victory at Philadelphia.

From Los Angeles Times

For the tiebreaker, each player had only 25 minutes to make their moves, plus an additional 10 seconds for each move played.

From BBC

He was assigned to caddie for the blond 21-year-old who won the tiebreaker: Arnold Palmer.

From Washington Post