1. wild card - Noun
2. wild card - Phrase
(card games) A card that can be assigned any value or used to substitute for any needed card.
(sports) A competitor or team that is allowed to compete in a tournament despite not reaching the normal standards to qualify for inclusion.
Kye Sun-Hui won an Olympic gold medal in Judo, despite being a wild card.
(computing) Alternative form of wildcard (“substituted text character”)
wild-card (plural wild-cards)
(sports, card games) Alternative form of wild card
wild-card
A final-week comeback victory in a snowstorm at Cleveland Municipal Stadium over the Houston Oilers clinched them a wild-card playoff spot and a home game rematch against the Oilers in the first round. Source: Internet
After playing well in reserve duty last season, Gates is considered a wild-card in the offensive line plans. Source: Internet
Birt joined Ontario's Rachel Homan, Manitoba's Kerri Einarson, the Jennifer Jones wild-card team, Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville and defending champion Chelsea Carey in the round of eight at the national women's curling championship. Source: Internet
“Daytona is a wild-card race,” said veteran driver Clint Bowyer, the pole-position starter at last fall’s LVMS playoff race. Source: Internet
Determining the matchups From 1998 to 2011, the wild-card team was assigned to play in the division winner with the best winning percentage (outside of their own division) in one series, and the other two division winners met in the other series. Source: Internet
In San Diego, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Wil Myers each hit two home runs and Manny Machado also connected for San Diego, which rallied to beat St. Louis and force a deciding Game 3 in the NL wild-card series. Source: Internet