Another example.... The (English) football followers will understand this.
Tranmere Rovers get to the semi final of the FA Cup. They were never going to win it. No Chance. They got to the semi final (with 1000 points to spare) and "ran out of points". Man U, Arsenal and Chelsea had 17,000 points each. Tranmere had done well to get to the semi final but had not played better than Newcastle united who went out the round before but had 16,000 points before they went out the previous round. Tranmere are not better than Newcastle United...