Sorting lists in python

Question

Okay, so I have a bit of a problem, Im new to python sorry.

I am trying to sort a list by score, which is a number, but if there is a draw I need to sort them by the

Answer 1

aList = [
    (11, 'Jenny'),
    (8, 'Adam'),
    (10, 'Mark'),
    (8, 'Ada'),
]

aList.sort(lambda x, y: y[0] - x[0])
print aList