overall winner

First place recipient

The overall winner is the person or team that finishes first when all results are combined or all stages are complete.

In competitions with multiple categories, rounds, or scoring criteria, the overall winner takes the top position in the final aggregate: She won the sprint but lost out on overall winner to someone with better endurance scores.

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Finishing behind all others

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Overcome in contest

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Segment's first-place finisher

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