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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Subverted in ''[[King of the Hill]]''. Hank doesn't win a shooting competition (as he can't bring himself to tell Bobby that he can't aim a rifle worth squat), and his [["Well Done, Son" Guy|dad won a bet he wouldn't]]. But then Bobby walks up and says. "Wow, Dad. Second place in a ''real competition''." It's worth noting that Hank was established throughout the episode as being a really crummy shot to begin with.
** Happens in a later episode where Bobby takes to growing roses and fails in a flourist competition. He's disappointed and depressed about it, but shocked when he sees Hank (who he actively hid his roses from in the beginning) planting his flowers in the garden. When Bobby asks why he'd do this even if he didn't win, Hank explains, "Well, the Cowboys don't win every game, but I still cheer them on year after year."
* ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' had an episode where, after scoring second highest on an exam, one character was told by his mother that that makes him "the winning loser." Said boy then strikes a vendetta against the top scorer, who happens to be Batman's best friend.
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