How to Reveal Results

Build suspense and reveal your contest winners with a dramatic reveal page designed for maximum impact.

Step 1: Close Your Contest

Before revealing results, you need to close the contest:

1. Navigate to your contest dashboard
2. Change the contest status from "Open" to "Closed"
3. This stops new votes from being submitted
4. Results can only be revealed when the contest is closed

Step 2: Make Results Visible

Once your contest is closed:

1. Go to the Results Control page (accessible from your contest dashboard)
2. Click "Make Results Visible" or toggle the visibility setting
3. This makes results accessible to judges/voters and participants
4. Results will show winners, rankings, and score breakdowns (format varies by contest type)

Step 3: Use the Reveal Page

For a dramatic reveal experience:

1. From the Results Control page, click "Reveal Winners"
2. The reveal page format depends on your contest type:

For Judged Voting Contests:
- Top 3 winners with rankings (or more with ties)
- Category winners (best in each scoring category)
- Weighted score breakdowns
- Detailed scoring information

For Simple Voting Contests:
- Position winners (winner for each position)
- Vote counts and percentages for each position
- Tied winners are shown as co-winners when multiple entries have the same number of votes
- Visual display of vote results

1. Both reveal formats include confetti animations and are perfect for displaying on a TV or projector during your event
2. The reveal page is designed for both mobile and large screens

Step 4: Share Results

Results can be accessed by:

• Public Results Page: Share the contest code - anyone can view results once visible
• Reveal Page: Use the dramatic reveal page for live events

Tips

• Build Suspense: Close the contest before revealing to build anticipation
• Live Reveal: Use the reveal page on a large screen for dramatic effect
• Gradual Reveal: For judged voting, you can reveal third place first, then second, then first
• Export Results: Download results as CSV or PDF for records or printing
• Ties:
• For judged voting: The system handles ties automatically using weighted category scores
• For simple voting: All entries with the maximum number of votes are shown as co-winners

Troubleshooting

• Can't reveal?: Make sure the contest status is "Closed"
• No results?: Ensure at least some judges (for judged voting) or voters (for simple voting) have submitted scores or votes
• Results not visible?: Check that you've toggled "Make Results Visible" in Results Control