Judge Guide

Scoring a team

1. Sign inOpen on your phone or laptop and sign in with the user ID and password from the co-ordinator. Your login is personal: your sheets are stored under your name.
2. Pick the team that is pitchingTeams are listed in pitch order with their problem statement and a status: Not scored, Draft saved or Submitted.
3. Mark the seven criteriaType the mark in the box, drag the slider, or tap −1, −½, +½, +1. Each card shows what to look for. Half marks are allowed.
4. Add bonus, if earnedChoose the prototype level, then the exact marks inside that level. Mark the AI video out of 5. Leave both at 0 if the team had neither.
5. Write feedbackOne line on the strength of the idea and one on what needs improvement. Teams value this more than the number.
6. SubmitThe running total out of 115 stays at the bottom of the screen. Press Submit score and confirm. Drafts save automatically, so you can score during the pitch and submit after Q&A.

Rubric · 100 marks

Bonus · up to +15

Judging fairly

• Judge depth relative to the team's level. A school team with a clear, well-reasoned cardboard model can score as well as a college team with a coded app.
• Any member may be asked. If a participant cannot explain their own project, lower the relevant marks, tick “I reduced this team's marks” and record the reason.
• The curveball (60 to 90 seconds) is scored under Q&A / Defence.
• Score independently. You only ever see your own sheets. The final result is the average of all submitted subtotals plus the average bonus.

For co-ordinators

1. Set upCo-ordinator Desk → Teams and judges: add teams in pitch order with the problem statement each one drew, then Save all. Judge logins are created by the super admin; give each judge their user ID and password privately.
2. Parallel panelsLeave Panel at 0 if every judge scores every team. For two rooms, set teams and judges to panel 1 or 2 and each judge sees only their own teams.
3. Watch it liveLive scores shows every judge's subtotal as it arrives, the running rank, and flags for ties, wide disagreement between judges, score reductions and missing sheets. Click a team to read each full sheet.
4. Close and announceOnly the super admin can change a judge's marks, and every change is recorded. Close scoring when the last sheet is in, resolve any tie with the panel, then Publish results to light up the public Results screen. Export the CSV for your records.