I am a backward race where the goal is to reach zero, and the closer I get to the finish line, the louder the crowd shouts. What am I?
A New Year's Eve countdown
A New Year's Eve countdown tracks numbers backward from ten down to zero/midnight, building excitement as the crowd shouts each remaining second.
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