| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ALSORAN | Fourth-place finisher |
| FIRSTRUNNERUP | Second place finisher |
| LOSER | Second place finisher |
| ALSORAN | Last-place finisher |
| LOSER | Last-place finisher |
| RUNNERUP | Second-place finisher |
| TAILENDER | Last-place finisher |
| LOSER | Perennial last-place finisher |
| HARE | Noted second-place finisher |
| NICEGUY | Last place finisher, perhaps |
| ALSORAN | Third-place finisher, e.g. |
| SLOWEST | Like the last place finisher |
| PEROT | Third-place finisher in 1992 |
| NICEGUY | Last-place finisher, so it's said |
| NADER | Third-place finisher in 2004 and 2008 |
| NADER | Third-place finisher in 2000, 2004 and 2008 |
