Spoiler (media): a document, review, or comment which discloses plot details of a book, play, or film - or is intended to distract attention from a rival's activity and/or product.
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''' or Gaming , an individual unable to win an election or game for him- or herself, but with the power to determine which player among two or more others will win. In politics, a spoiler is one who takes votes away from one candidate to a disproportionate degree, making certain or likely the election of a third candidate who is less unacceptable or totally acceptable to the backers of the spoiler. Political primaries are full of spoiler candidates. In general elections, the discussions of third party candidates often focus on whether or not the candidates will be spoilers.
''', a team has played "spoiler" for another team if a team that has been long-eliminated from the Playoffs beats a team that needed that win in order to make the playoffs, and thus eliminated (or "spoiled") that team.
