draw games
Neither side wins
Draw games are contests that end without a winner, typically when both sides have equal scores or when neither can achieve victory.
The term applies across sports, board games, and video games.
In chess, a draw occurs when neither player can checkmate the other; in soccer, when teams finish with identical scores.
Some competitive formats discourage draws through tiebreakers or overtime, while others accept them as legitimate outcomes.
The match ended in a draw after extra time.
- raffleLottery for prizes
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- sweepstakesPrize contest decided randomly
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
dead heat · bingo · handshake · coin flip · sudden death · parity · jackpot · keno · ball · no-win situation · scratch-off · scratch card · lucky numbers · random selection · quick pick · pick a number · scoreboard · lottery
- lotterieslottery machine, ball machine, jackpot winner, lottery winner, lottery winners
- geometry gamestangrams, circle games, tessellation
draw gamesblowouts
Decisive one-sided wins
routs · thrashings · landslide victories · shutouts · whitewashes