A close runner-up was Clara Mayer who has since decided to become a chalet girl.

But surely a close runner-up is: "Republican presidential debate".

If money is the driving force in Hollywood, credits on a movie screen are a close runner-up.

But the growth-oriented Pacific Rim is getting to be a close runner-up.

Shericka Williams of Jamaica will have unfinished business after finishing a close runner-up.

Kenya was a close runner-up, with six golds and a total of fifteen medals after strong performances in the middle to long distance running events.

Her gaze wandered to other drawings and photographs around the one he'd selected, hesitating over a close runner-up.

Knocked everyone else off the red carpet, except for perhaps a close runner-up Nicole Kidman.

The hearty roster of familiar standards the kitchen delivers is a close runner-up.

Ramsay selected Keith as the winner, with Virginia a close runner-up.