Top pick judging allows judges to choose and rank their preferred entries. Judges assign a ranked order to a limited number of entries.
Top pick works best when:
- There are many judges, or
- There is a small number of entries
This helps ensure enough overlapping picks for meaningful results.
Award Force uses the single transferable vote (STV) method to calculate results. STV is a ranked voting system designed to produce proportional outcomes. Learn more in How does Top pick (Single Transferable Voting) work.
Top pick judging requires three items
- A score set
- A judging round
- One or more panels
You can configure this manually or use Judging fast start.
Create a score set
- In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Score sets
- Click New score set
- In the 'Details' tab, enter a score set name
- Select Top pick as the judging mode
- Configure Top pick rules:
- Winner calculation: choose to calculate winners by category or across all categories
- Quantity of winners: set the number of winners to be selected
- Quantity of preferences to allocate: set how many ranked picks each judge can make
- In the 'Display' tab, set your desired options including:
- Layout
- Category quick filter
- Entry order
- List length default
- Commenting options
- Attachment display options
- Referee display options
- Share scores
- Slideshow
- Cover image
- Click Save
To learn more about score sets, read the Configure score sets guide.
Create a judging round
- In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Rounds
- Select Add round
- Select Judging as the round type
- Set the start and end dates and times
- Select Save
To learn more about rounds, read the Ultimate guide to rounds guide.
Create judging panels
- In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Panels
- Select New panel
- Choose Top pick as the judging mode
- Select the score set
- In 'Entries', select the categories, chapters, and/or tags
- In 'Who', choose who can pick entries
- In 'When', select the judging round
- Click Save
Good to know
- Top pick is most effective with many judges or fewer entries.
- STV calculations are based on ranked preferences.
- The quantity of winners affects STV calculations.
- Judges can only make the number of picks you allow.
- Top pick button colours are controlled by your theming configuration:
- Hover: Primary button
- Selected: Secondary button
- Unselected: Tertiary button