Previous literature shows that individuals care about the ability of their competitor and the social recognition of their achievements when choosing effort in competitions. We are the first who study how these factors influence behavior in competitions in which cheating is possible. Our laboratory experiment consists of two rounds of competition. First, we study if the matching of competitors based on the first round outcome (High/Low) has an effect on behavior. When two High compete against each other, men significantly increase cheating while women significantly increase effort. Due to the opposing behavior of men and women, the overall increase of effort and cheating is insignificant. There is no significant difference in behavior if two Low compete against each other. Second, we study how social status affects behavior. Private as well as public feedback increases cheating but has no effect on effort. We find that the effect of competing against peers varies with the rewards. In addition, we investigate the behavior of first round winners and losers. While winners reduce cheating in the second round, losers increase cheating.