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Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC Scoring Question

To: Edward Sawyer <EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC Scoring Question
From: Ron Notarius W3WN via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:36:59 -0400
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I’m not sure I understand the question.

There are three qualifying districts.  The top score in each qualifies.  
Simple.  Right?

So what’s the issue?

73, Ron W3WN

> On Oct 24, 2023, at 12:14 PM, Edward Sawyer <EdwardS@advanced-conversion.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> I wanted to put out the question to the group here to see if I am 
> interpreting this correctly.
> 
> In the 1st qualification area of the US, there are 3 qualifying districts, 
> W1, W2, W3.  If the highest score in W1 is 5 Million and the highest score in 
> W2 is 4 Million and the highest score in W3 is 3 Million, there will be 3 
> people that made those highest scores earning 1,000 points - assuming they 
> are all HP Unassisted.  So instead of 1 winner of the area there are actually 
> 3 winners of the area for every contest. And there are only 3 TL selected 
> from the W1, W2, W3 area.  Even though there could have been numerous scores 
> much higher than the W3 score in this example, the W3 winner will get the 
> same credit as if they had the 5 Million score.
> 
> If the above is correct, this seems highly distorted.  You are guaranteeing 3 
> x 1000 point winners in the contest vs it should only have 1 x 1000  points.
> 
> Please comment on whether this is in fact right.  Doesn't feel right....
> 
> Ed  N1UR
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