A typical contest would pit 2, 4 or 6 people against each other.

But the contest has pitted all these groups against most of the city's black voters.

But contests pitting the baking ability of potential first ladies against each other are relatively new.

The contest will pit Liam against 54 other students from the fourth to eighth grades.

This contest takes the winners from national yo-yo contests around the world and pits them against each other.

While such contests often pit large trademark holders against mom-and-pop companies, it is not always that way.

The preliminary contests also pitted newcomers against one another.

Even so, when primary contests pitted black or Hispanic candidates against whites, votes often followed racial lines.

The contest pitted a team of the league's all-stars against the major league Atlanta Braves.

In February, for example, they had a contest, Quizkids, pitting fourth- and fifth-grade teams against one another.