tiebreaker
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/ˈtaɪbreɪkər/
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/ˈtaɪbreɪkə(r)/
A tiebreaker is a game or a set of rules used to decide the winner when two players or teams have the same score.
In the tennis match, they had to play a tiebreaker to determine the winner since both players had won six games.
A tiebreaker is a question or challenge added to a competition to determine the winner when two or more participants have the same score.
The quiz show used a tiebreaker question to decide the winner between the two teams with equal scores.