How is this game a draw by "timeout vs insufficient material"

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This guy had a king and a rook but he timed out in a bullet game and it was a draw somehow. How is this?

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/80423600349?tab=details-tab

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YoMistaMyers wrote:

This guy had a king and a rook but he timed out in a bullet game and it was a draw somehow. How is this?

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/80423600349?tab=details-tab

You only had a king. You can't win on time if you could never checkmate.

https://support.chess.com/article/268-my-opponent-ran-out-of-time-why-was-it-a-draw

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Thank you for the explanation.