Top 2 orders, ties broken by the earliest order

Return the 2 largest orders by amount_usd as order_id, amount_usd.

Two orders share the second-highest amount. When amounts tie, the order placed earlier (order_ts) wins. The result must be the same every time the query runs.

Tables & sample data

orders

11 rows total · first 5 shown

order_idvarchar	customer_idvarchar	order_tstimestamp with time zone	statusvarchar	amount_usdbigint
o_001	c_001	2026-05-10 10:00:00	paid	100
o_002	c_001	2026-05-15 11:00:00	paid	200
o_003	c_001	2026-05-20 09:30:00	paid	50
o_004	c_002	2026-05-12 14:20:00	paid	150
o_005	c_002	2026-05-25 08:15:00	paid	75

query.sql

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