Kansas City tie-breaker
n.— «The “Kansas City tiebreaker” is the term for extra time and it surely makes for exciting football.» —“The Perfect Game” by Mark Dwyer New Canaan News-Review (Connecticut) Nov. 14, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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