the chosen
Definition
A person, group, or entity selected or predestined for a special purpose, role, or fate, often carrying connotations of divine election or exceptional favor.
In religious contexts, particularly Judaism and Christianity, referring to the Israelites or believers chosen by God for a covenant or mission.
Informally, the preferred or picked individual in a competitive or selective situation, sometimes with ironic or humorous undertones.
Examples
After surviving three rounds of increasingly absurd challenges, Dave was crowned the chosen to eat the mystery burrito.
In the family game night apocalypse, Grandma's unbeatable Monopoly strategy proved she was the chosen.
The barista picked my latte art heart over the foam mustache—guess I'm the chosen caffeine soulmate today.
Among a sea of identical job applicants, her resume with the embedded GIF sealed her as the chosen.