IMO...the most vulnerable part of the whole process is the inputting of the judges scoresheets into the computer. Sometimes the Rep does it, sometimes an extra judge does it and sometimes a volunteer from the Organizers does it. As for seating, the only way that is not an attempt to manipulate the scoring is a totally random generated by computer.
can you just imagine if KCBS would doing something easy and sensible, but
not to cost effective.
Scantron the score cards. Bubble sheets like they do with the SATS. Scanners are a few hundred each for portable USB models. They would need one at every contest, which means the reps have to have them. Would be $$$.
It could be programmed to gather all demographics, tally scores, calculate the results and then store all the information. All information read in seconds. Contests results will be spewed out in under a minute with no data entry.
Collects all demographics and stores historical data..
Rep data
Host Data
Contest data
Judge data
team data
and all scores. Automatically tracking judge history, team history and calculating results. Statistical Trending can be done thru Business Analytics. A rookie data miner can do wonders with this level of simple.. and a judges seating chart can be created either based on their historical data trends or completely randomized.
Not difficult at all...
Generalized sheets can be custom designed for KCBS contests collecting all necessary data and all judges have to do is fill in the bubbles. Drop the completed cards into a scanner and all the rep would have to do is hit "complete" when all sheets are in. Cards are read and results come out in seconds.
hey..one can dream right?? :twitch: