Why won and not ended?

[Koka]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #38 "Save the Day", question 4

After all the discussions and debates it was our speaker who ......... the day.

(a) scored
(b) won
(c) found
(d) ended

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #38 "Save the Day", answer 4

After all the discussions and debates it was our speaker who won the day.

Correct answer: (b) won

Your answer was: incorrect
After all the discussions and debates it was our speaker who ended the day.
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why won and not ended?

Koka

[Mister Micawber]

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Idiomatic, EL, and based on military vocabulary: to win the day is to win the battle of the day.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mr. Micawber