Here is the sentence:
A tantalizing smell had drawn Richard to
the edge of his neighbor's yard. Finally, temptation
winned, and he
crept across the lawn to the open window, where he spied chocolate-broccoli
muffins cooling on the kitchen counter.
The second verb, winned, is the problem. As you know, the sentence requires the simple past. Won is the correctly spelled form.
| Verb | Simple Present | Simple Past | Past Participle |
| win | win(s) | won | won |