Ministry of Debate

The Ledger · § 05

Points on the line.

Five categories. Most votes are cast per team — judges, the expert, and the Queen'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.

Queen's Awards

up to15

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

up to 180 pts overall · 10.0% of total

Judges' Vote

up to25

points each, per judge

up to 500 pts overall · 27.8% of total

Expert Vote

up to150

points each, per team

up to 600 pts overall · 33.3% of total

Across 4 teams · max 45 + 125 + 150 = 320 per team from these categories alone

§ Full Ledger

Category% of totalPoints
Team Voting
6.7%120
♡ Queen's Awards ♡
10.0%180
Judges' Vote
27.8%500
Expert Vote
33.3%600
Public Vote
22.2%400
Grand Total100%1,800