Designating Award Winners
In determining which entries receive a first place Pepperpot award, as well as a second place Ladle award, the Pepperpot committee will review score sheets from the reciprocal judging PRSA chapter,. The top average score in each category, in which entries were received, will earn a Pepperpot award. The second highest scoring entry in each category under the same criteria will receive the Ladle award. If no entries in a given category earned an average higher than a designated minimum, no award will be given for this category. Also, if the highest scoring entry earns a score higher than that minimum, which would receive a Pepperpot award, and the next highest scoring entry receives a score below that threshold, no Ladle award will be given for that category. In the case of a tie, the judging chapter will be asked to bring in a discrepancy judge to break the tie.
The top-scoring category winner across the Pepperpot Awards program will be awarded the “Best in Show” honor. If more than one category winner earns a perfect score (100), those entries will each be recognized with the Best in Show honor. Otherwise, the tie-break process as outlined above applies here as well.