best in show
Westminster's highest honor
Best in show is the top award at a dog show or similar competition, given to the single animal judged superior to all others across categories.
The phrase extends to anything considered the finest example in a group: Her pumpkin pie was best in show at the county fair.
That presentation was best in show—nobody else came close.
- group winnerTeam advancing from stage
- blue ribbonHighest competition award
- conformationStructural form or arrangement
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- reserve championSecond-place livestock winner
award · first place · judging · judges table · trophy · breed standards · purebred dog · prizewinning · winning streak · excellence · competitor · exhibitor · Westminster · handler · cat fancy · prestige · showmanship · entrant
- art competitionsart contest, art festival, grand prize, honorable mention
- cat showsCFA, grand champion, conformation, exhibitors, breed standards
- sheep showsbreed standards, ribbon awards, showmanship, fitting, blocking
- auto showsauto shows, concept cars, reveals, unveilings, debuts
- awardsaward, awards, winner, winners, prize
- flower showsflower festival, flower shows, flower displays, floral displays, flower festivals
best in showlast place
Lowest rank achieved
dead last · runner-up · disqualified · also-ran · cellar dweller
best in showbottom of the barrel
Worst of what remains
runt of the litter · substandard · reject · laughingstock · embarrassment
best in showsubstandard
Below required quality
inferior · reject · defective · unfit · failing grade