surprise winner
Unexpected victory achiever
A surprise winner is someone or something that wins unexpectedly, defeating favored competitors or defying predictions: The surprise winner of the tournament had been ranked last going in.
The phrase appears frequently in sports, elections, and competitions where outcomes seemed predetermined until they weren't.
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- dark horseUnlikely but possible winner
- longshotUnlikely to succeed
- against all oddsDespite extreme improbability
Cinderella · fairy tale ending · rags to riches · unexpected · out of nowhere · shocking · stunning · triumph · comeback · come from behind · pulled off · odds · champion · victory · fluke · outsider · breakthrough · rookie
- underdogsunderdog, underdogs, Cinderella, sleeper, dark horse
- Cinderella storyCinderella, glass slipper, pumpkin coach, fairy godmother, wicked stepmother
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shoo-in · sure thing · chalk · safe bet · frontrunner
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frontrunner · top seed · number one seed · defending champion · incumbent
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