Place given in marching competition. In a marching band competition a band is awarded this place when they have scored the highest overall in their respected division. This place is considered better than first and is the the most sought after position in all marching competitions.
competition usually done at work or with freinds that usually coinicdes with a major sporting event. everyone pays and then picks a participant of said sporting event out of a hat (entrants usually written on paper and screwed up)and the winner usually receivng a alloted sum of money.
Refers to sexual (or romantic) attraction between people who seem unlikely to be compatible. For example, a republican and a democrat, or a pastor and a secular engineer. The reference alludes to the unlikely nature of such a match.