Instead, the biggest risk is veering so far to the right or being so badly beaten that other races are affected, including the three Congressional contests that include parts of Dutchess.
Thanks to the regional contests that included the resurgent Dallas Cowboys, the network averaged a 10.2 household rating, up 20% from Week 11 in 2015.
In the middle of all the despair over the great issues troubling the Middle East, supporters of Israel and the Palestinians are slugging it out on the Internet over the outcome of a little-known photo contest that includes a picture of a Palestinian boy huddling by his father moments before the boy was killed.
To celebrate, they're running a $1000 gadget contest that includes a Nexus 95mv Wicked Laser, a solar powered cell phone charger, a pair of MP3 sunglasses and various other prizes you can read about on their contest page.
"If you're playing in a contest that includes an entire weekend of games, the chances of anyone nailing the so-called perfect lineup may be akin to winning the 'Daily 5' drawing of a state-run lottery," Clemons, the fantasy writer, said.
When Candace Parker was in high school, she won a dunk contest that included the future N.B.A. players Josh Smith and J.R. Smith.
And like Mr. Thompson, Mr. Nutter was a decided underdog in a contest that included a billionaire businessman.
The candidates spent several million dollars more in the final weeks of a contest that, including Mr. Giuliani, turned out to be the most expensive Senate race in history.
"So I jumped over it, and I kind of looked at them and they are like, 'All right, you can do it.' " It was an entertaining dunk contest that included stuffed animals, crafty names and multiple dunks in one jump.
It comes after a corporate contest that included the rejection of a first offer from PepsiCo, a preliminary bid from the Coca-Cola Company that was rescinded after Coke's board blocked the deal and maneuvers by Danone of France that were eventually abandoned.
