What is "trifecta"

1974, from tri- + perfecta.

n. 1 (context US Australia New Zealand English) A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish. 2 (context US Australia New Zealand English) The attainment of three important achievements, quality, etc. 3 (context US by extension English) A set of three related things, often things that cause problems.

In American and Australian horse racing terminology, a trifecta is a parimutuel bet in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third in exact order. The word comes from the related betting term, perfecta. A trifecta is known as a tricast in the United Kingdom, as a tiercé in Hong Kong, as a tiercé (or trio ordré) in France, as a tris in Italy and a triactor in English Canada.

"Trifecta" is a Judge Dredd story arc published in British comic 2000 AD in late 2012, following on from the earlier strip Day of Chaos. The story was an unannounced crossover between Judge Dredd and its spinoff strips The Simping Detective and Low Life.

Judge Dredd started the arc with a prologue in "prog" (or issue) 1803, "Bullet to King Four", while the new Simping Detective strip started in prog 1804, and Low Life in prog 1805, with seemingly unrelated stories. In prog 1806 a new Judge Dredd story, "The Cold Deck", began. The title refers to a cold deck in card games, where a deck of cards is swapped with a stacked deck during play.

All three strips were revealed to be part of the same story in prog 1807, when a cliffhanger at the end of that week's episode of "The Cold Deck" became the opening of The Simping Detective, which then carried on into Low Life. One of the writers, Simon Spurrier, has said that the story came about because the writers "Got Drunk And Thought It Would Be Funny. The[n] we sobered up and realised how much hard work it'd be, and the funniness went away. So we got drunk again." Al Ewing described the process as "like doing a jigsaw where all three of us have slightly different sets, and we’re trying to make a coherent picture with them. The fact that we made something that’s as coherent as it is, is testament to Si and Rob’s skill as writers and my extreme flukiness". Because "Trifecta" was planned before John Wagner's story " Day of Chaos" was published (only a few weeks before "Trifecta" was due to begin its run), at first the writers were caught out by the changes Wagner's story introduced to Judge Dredd's continuity. However they soon realised that their story actually benefited. Al Ewing later said "It turned out that that was the best thing that could have happened."

All three series ended on cliffhangers in prog 1811, and concluded in a story called "Trifecta", which merged all three series into a single 28-page story occupying the whole of prog 1812.

The names of the villains of the piece, Judge Bachmann, the head of the Church of Simpology, Turner, and the company Overdrive Inc appear to be a joke based on the name of the rock group Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Trifecta was the debut album released by the guitarist Pavlo, Rik Emmett, Oscar Lopez. It originated with Pavlo’s long-standing inspiration by the famous guitar trio project of Paco de Lucía, Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin, Pavlo wanted to create a Canadian Guitar Trio. When many thought it would be too difficult to collaborate with other musicians that were famous within their own genres, Pavlo called on legendary guitarists, Oscar Lopez, and Hall of Famer, Rik Emmett (lead guitarist from rock group, Triumph). This album was nominated for a Juno Award in 2010 for Instrumental Album of the Year..