Collocations for winner - noun

overall
She didn't win every race, but she was the overall winner.

outright (esp. BrE)
With three teams finishing on 40 points, there was no outright winner.

eventual
joint (esp. BrE)
They were joint winners of the cup.

lucky
She was the lucky winner of that week's biggest lottery prize.

deserved, worthy (esp. BrE)
real
Who are the real winners in these elections?

clear, comfortable (esp. BrE), convincing (esp. BrE), easy, runaway
She emerged as the clear winner.

impressive
big
There were no big winners in this week's lottery.

shock (BrE), surprise, unexpected, unlikely
likely, possible, potential
She is the most likely winner of the contest.

first-time, three-times, etc.
Brazil, five-times winners of the World Cup

consistent (esp. AmE), prolific (esp. BrE), regular
She is a regular winner in local road races.

award, championship, competition, contest, cup, election, jackpot, league, match, medal, prize (usually prizewinner), race, scholarship, title, tournament, trophy
a bronze medal winner

Academy Award, Emmy, Grammy, etc.
Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, etc.

emerge as
look (BrE), look like (esp. BrE)
Barcelona look likely winners of the League.

announce, declare (sb)
The winner of the competition will be announced this afternoon.
Bush was declared the winner of the election.

choose, pick, select
The winner will be chosen from the five architects who get through the first round.
He's very good at picking winners (= at guessing who is going to win).

decide, decide on, determine
back
He backed the winner and won £70.

get sth, receive sth
The winner will receive a prize of $500.

winner against, winner over
Uruguay were impressive 3–0 winners over Japan.

winner of
the winner of the race