Friends, given the discussion about scoring patterns during this last week, we would like to share some facts and figures with those who are interested.



This is a graph of the “average winner’s scores” (blue line) and the “average of the top 10 placing team scores” (orange line) for years 2012 through about one third of 2016.

The “average of the top 10 placing team scores” shows a persistent incline. Note that the “average winner’s scores” also shows an incline. However the “average winner’s scores” seem to have peaked in 2015.

Please note that since we are still in the 2016 season, only approximately one third of the 2016 scores have been collected. For this reason we cannot at this time determine the trend for the entire 2016 year.

Please be aware that we take this discussion very seriously and that we will continue to monitor our judging scores accordingly.