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Their is a collective, possessive pronoun used to refer to a group of people previously mentioned (his, her, mine, yours, their). The late finishers drank their water with relish.

They're is a contraction of they are. They're the best jelly donuts I've ever eaten.

There is for variety, identity, direction or location. There were three jelly donuts left; I couldn't resist. Joan there is quite an athlete. Go there. There, by the '56 Chevy, was the winner's trophy.