The Ledger · § 05

Points on the line.

Five categories. Most votes are cast per team — judges, the expert, and the Winner's Awards student judges each award scores to every bench independently.

Figure 03

Distribution of points

Figure 04

Maximum points by category

§ Per Team

Each bench is scored independently.

Judges, the expert, and Isabella's student judges don't pick a single winner — they award up to a maximum number of points to every team.

Winner's Awards

up to10

points per team, awarded independently by each of 3 student judges

up to 120 pts overall · 10.5% of total

Judges' Vote

up to25

points each, per judge

up to 300 pts overall · 26.3% of total

Expert Vote

up to100

points each, per team

up to 400 pts overall · 35.1% of total

Across 4 teams · max 30 + 75 + 100 = 205 per team from these categories alone

§ Full Ledger

Category	Mechanic	% of total	Points
Team Voting	1st: 15 · 2nd: 10 · 3rd: 5	10.5%	120
Winner's Awards	Up to 10 each	10.5%	120
Judges' Vote	Up to 25 each	26.3%	300
Expert Vote	Up to 100 each	35.1%	400
Public Vote	Open to the floor	17.5%	200
Grand Total		100%	1,140