One potential origin is in politics where there is a situation in which one person loses, and therefore the winner takes all the spoils. An example would be a presidential election, where even though some voters may have voted for the loser, the overall victor gets to claim the presidency.
Winner takes all
No, ABBA sang The Winner Takes it all.
The Winner Takes It All was created on 1980-07-21.
Winner Takes All - Doctor Who - was created in 2005.
The Winner Takes It All
Winner Takes All - game show - ended in 1997.
Winner-takes-all a.k.a. Plurality Voting System
The duration of Winner Takes All - game show - is 1800.0 seconds.
Winner Takes All - 2005 is rated/received certificates of: UK:15
Winner Takes All - game show - was created on 1975-04-20.
Winner Takes All - 1998 TV is rated/received certificates of: USA:R
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