How it works
This pageant score sheet for judges lists entrants down the side and five weighted criteria across the top. Type 1 to 10 in each box and the total, out of 100, fills in beside the name. Five more layouts cover a talent show, a costume contest, a debate, a parade float and a decorating contest. Every criterion is our suggestion.
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Score an entrant across the row
Pick a layout in the Sheet menu. Press Add an entry until everyone has a row, then type each name over Entry 1, Entry 2 and so on. Work across, one box per criterion. Half points are allowed. A number outside 1 to 10 gets a ! but still counts. On a phone, swipe the grid sideways for later boxes. A heading marked × 3 counts three times. Each layout's weights add up to 10, so tens across the row make 100. The sheet marks whoever is ahead. New game clears the scores and keeps the names. Undo brings them back.
Six layouts, one for each kind of contest
Pageant: interview, stage, formal wear counts the interview three times and the on-stage question, poise and formal wear twice each. The talent show layout puts technical skill at × 4 and showmanship at × 3. The costume layout rewards the idea first, then craftsmanship. The debate layout weighs content, rebuttal, delivery and structure, and takes a row per speaker or team.
- Each judge needs a printable copy: Print blank sheet prints the rows on screen, and up to twenty fit one page with the key.
- To put entrants' names on the judges' copies, type them first, then press Print this game.
- Decorating contest: four criteria suits doors, trees, desks or pumpkins. Creativity counts four times and the theme three.
Questions and answers
Are these official pageant or debate criteria?
No. Every layout is our suggestion. No pageant system, debate league or parade committee issued or approved it. If your event has its own form, use that. Entry names can be changed. The criteria and weights cannot, so check a layout suits your contest before printing.
How do we combine several judges' sheets?
Collect the printed sheets, open Judges' panel: add and average and type each judge's total beside the entry. The sheet adds them and shows the average per judge, which stays fair when a judge missed an entry. It takes up to five judges. A total under 10 or over 100 is flagged.
How does the parade float layout weigh a float?
Parade float: theme, design, spirit counts theme and design three times each, workmanship and spirit twice each. The comments box takes anything the numbers miss. Before judging, agree a tie rule, such as the higher score on the first criterion.