Wild Card (sports)
A wild card is, in general, a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.
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Famous quotes containing the words wild and/or card:
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—Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1879–1944)
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—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)