Neither golfer has been in the 'winner's circle' [=neither golfer has won] for several years.
You are the grand prize 'winner'! [=the person who has won the grand prize]
With seconds left on the clock, she scored the 'winner'.
(..) - Yeah? All right. What's the gag? How did you know what the score would be? OLD BIFF: I told you, it's in this book. All you got to do is bet on the winner, and you'll never lose. All right. I'll take a look at it. OLD BIFF: You damn fool! Never leave this book laying around. (..)1989 Back to the Future Part II
(..) Yeah. Right. So there I was, minding my own business. He says he's my distant relative. I don't see any resemblance. So I said, Sure. All I have to do is bet on the winner and I'll never lose. So I said, What's the catch? He says, No catch. Just keep it a secret. He said, Someday a crazy, (..)1989 Back to the Future Part II