bottom three
Last three places
The bottom three are the three lowest-ranked items or performers in a group, typically those at risk of elimination in competitions: The bottom three contestants had to sing for survival.
The phrase appears frequently in reality television, where it signals who performed worst that week.
Compare top three.
- lastFinal in sequence
- lowestLeast in position
- worstSuperlative of inferior
- thirdPosition number three
- rankPosition in hierarchy
basement · cellar · standings · trailing · bringing up the rear · rear · final · ranking · losers · wooden spoon · tier · dregs · last place · underperforming · elimination · bubble team · relegation · cutoff
- Project RunwayHeidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Michael Kors, runway, designer
- relegation battledrop zone, survival, demoted, doomed, escaped
- footballfootball, touchdown, field goal, quarterback, end zone
- football leaguesPremier League, National League, Bundesliga, La Liga, first division
performance quality
bottom threewinners
Those who prevail
champions · top scorers · all-stars · elite · valedictorians
bottom, three, bottoms, bottomed, bottoming, bottomless, thirds, thrice