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How to 29 September, 2026

How to Run a Hobby Horse Competition (2026 Guide)
Classes, score sheets and judging rules for a hobby horse competition, from a pony club fun day to a club championship with three judges. Read more
Classes, score sheets and judging rules for a hobby horse competition, from a pony club fun day to a club championship with three judges.
Case studies 29 September, 2026

How a 250-Guest Chili Cook-Off Is Ditching Paper Ballots
Every one of around 250 guests at the Birch Lane Chili Showdown is a judge. Here's why paper ballots stopped working, and how the vote is moving to phones. Read more
Every one of around 250 guests at the Birch Lane Chili Showdown is a judge. Here's why paper ballots stopped working, and how the vote is moving to phones.
Case studies 08 June, 2026

How the Karaoke World Championships USA Cut Judge Setup to Zero
How KWCUSA — the US Karaoke World Championships — replaced password-login judging software with ScoreJudge. Judges go into their round; scores show live. Read more
How KWCUSA — the US Karaoke World Championships — replaced password-login judging software with ScoreJudge. Judges go into their round; scores show live.
How to 22 May, 2026

How to Run a Talent Show with Live Audience Voting
A practical guide to running a talent show with live audience voting — picking the right voting mode, sharing the link, and avoiding the usual disasters. Read more
A practical guide to running a talent show with live audience voting — picking the right voting mode, sharing the link, and avoiding the usual disasters.
Guides 19 May, 2026

How Eurovision Voting Works: The Points System, Juries, and Televote Explained
A plain-English guide to Eurovision voting: the 12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points system, the 50/50 jury and televote split, and how to vote from your sofa. Read more
A plain-English guide to Eurovision voting: the 12-10-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points system, the 50/50 jury and televote split, and how to vote from your sofa.
Guides 15 May, 2026

Panel Judging vs Audience Voting: Which Is Right for Your Event?
A practical comparison of panel judging and audience voting: who each is for, how the results differ, and a simple way to pick between them — or run both. Read more
A practical comparison of panel judging and audience voting: who each is for, how the results differ, and a simple way to pick between them — or run both.
How to 08 May, 2026

How to Set Up Audience Voting at Live Events (Step-by-Step)
A step-by-step guide to running live audience voting at your event — from picking the right voting mode to sharing the link and displaying live results. Read more
A step-by-step guide to running live audience voting at your event — from picking the right voting mode to sharing the link and displaying live results.
How to 10 April, 2026

Is It Cake? Netflix's Masterclass in Competition Judging
Netflix's Is It Cake? breaks competition judging into three distinct rounds — a masterclass in rubric design that any event organizer can apply. Read more
Netflix's Is It Cake? breaks competition judging into three distinct rounds — a masterclass in rubric design that any event organizer can apply.
How to 29 March, 2026

How to Score a Competition with Multiple Judges (Fair & Transparent)
How to set up fair multi-judge scoring for talent shows, pitch competitions, and science fairs: independent scores, clear aggregation, no disputed totals. Read more
How to set up fair multi-judge scoring for talent shows, pitch competitions, and science fairs: independent scores, clear aggregation, no disputed totals.
Guides 28 March, 2026

How to Host a Eurovision Party (2027 Guide)
Eurovision watch party ideas: food by country, flags, costumes, a drinking game, bingo, and phone voting that ranks the acts live on your TV. Read more
Eurovision watch party ideas: food by country, flags, costumes, a drinking game, bingo, and phone voting that ranks the acts live on your TV.
Guides 28 March, 2026

How to Judge a Startup Pitch Competition (2026)
Run fair pitch competition judging: a five-criterion rubric with weights, judge calibration, panel size, tiebreakers, and live scoring. Read more
Run fair pitch competition judging: a five-criterion rubric with weights, judge calibration, panel size, tiebreakers, and live scoring.
Guides 06 December, 2024

How to Judge a Competition Fairly: Best Practices for Event Organizers
Learn proven strategies for fair competition judging — picking between a closed expert panel and audience voting, defining clear criteria, and minimizing bias. Read more
Learn proven strategies for fair competition judging — picking between a closed expert panel and audience voting, defining clear criteria, and minimizing bias.