outsider
US /ˌaʊtˈsaɪ.dɚ/
UK /ˌaʊtˈsaɪ.dɚ/

1.
2.
a competitor or contestant thought to have little chance of winning a race or competition
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The horse was a complete outsider, but it won the race.
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No one expected the outsider team to reach the finals.