1.   Both the third and fourth place finishers, Freddy Ehlers and Rodrigo Paz, endorsed Bucaram on election night.

2.   Drew said a panel of seven outside consultants hired to rank the bidders did not give compelling reasons for ranking the second place finisher Bechtel Infrastructure Corp.

3.   He has more money and the endorsement of Clint Day, the third place finisher.

4.   Her mother, Terri, center, filled in on the victory stand, flanked by Ms. Twig, left, and third place finisher Linda Brenneman.

5.   The New Hampshire primary shapes up as a dogfight between Dole and Patrick Buchanan, the second place finisher in Iowa, according to political observers.

6.   The top team from the six groups, plus the top two second-place finishers, qualify for the quarterfinals.

7.   The top vote getter became president and the second place finisher became the vice president.

8.   They would travel to play the NFC Central champion, and the NFC West third place finisher.

9.   Only the group winners and best runnerup are guaranteed a place in the final with the other eight second-place finishers going into playoffs.

10.   All three teams are chasing the runners up spot which will mean a play-off with another second place finisher.