McPherson Scottish Festival and Highland Games
Ranking Algorithms
- Fractional
- Ties share the mean of what would have been their ordinal numbers.
- Standard
- Ties share what would have been their first ordinal number.
- Modified
- Ties share what would have been their last ordinal number.
- Dense
- Ties share the next available integer.
In the tables below the number in parentheses and red, for example: (5.5), is the calculated point total or calculated place by the specified algorithm. The other number is the original point total or place recorded in the database.
Masters 40-44 Fractional
| Athlete | Place | Points | Braemar Stone | Open Stone | Heavy WFD | Light WFD | Heavy Hammer | Light Hammer | Caber | Sheaf | WFH | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.32lb | 16lb | 19.16x114 | 16lb | |||||||||||||||||
| Thom Van Vleck | 2 (2) | 18.5 (18.5) | 29'-4.0" | 2.5 | 33'-6.0" | 4.0 | 39'-11.0" | 1.0 | 57'-7.0" | 2.0 | 73'-0.0" | 3.0 | 99'-8.0" | 2.0 | 2:00 | 1.0 | 30'-0.0" | 1.0 | 17'-0.0" | 2.0 |
| Brian Randell | 3 (3) | 28.5 (30.0) | 29'-4.0" | 2.5 | 35'-9.0" | 3.0 | 34'-10.0" | 5.0 | 56'-6.0" | 3.0 | 71'-9.0" | 4.0 | 93'-8.0" | 3.0 | 70 | 3.0 | 26'-0.0" | 3.0 | 15'-0.0" | 3.5 |
| John Douglas | 7 (7) | 59.0 (58.5) | 18'-10.0" | 7.0 | 25'-2.0" | 6.5 | 25'-2.0" | 6.0 | 32'-2.0" | 7.0 | 42'-8.0" | 7.0 | 58'-10.0" | 7.0 | 1 | 6.0 | 24'-0.0" | 5.0 | - | 7.0 |
| Robert Henderson | 5 (5) | 39.0 (38.0) | 27'-7.0" | 4.0 | 36'-5.0" | 2.0 | 35'-4.0" | 4.0 | 50'-5.0" | 5.0 | 68'-8.0" | 5.0 | 89'-0.0" | 5.0 | 70 | 3.0 | 24'-0.0" | 5.0 | 13'-0.0" | 5.0 |
| Derek Tyner | 4 (4) | 35.0 (34.5) | 26'-1.0" | 5.0 | 31'-2.0" | 5.0 | 37'-6.0" | 3.0 | 55'-11.0" | 4.0 | 74'-10.0" | 2.0 | 89'-6.0" | 4.0 | 70 | 3.0 | 24'-0.0" | 5.0 | 15'-0.0" | 3.5 |
| Mike Sissel | 1 (1) | 15.0 (15.0) | 31'-5.0" | 1.0 | 37'-4.0" | 1.0 | 38'-9.0" | 2.0 | 60'-0.0" | 1.0 | 80'-4.0" | 1.0 | 102'-0.0" | 1.0 | 65 | 5.0 | 28'-0.0" | 2.0 | 17'-9.0" | 1.0 |
| Pat Mccormack | 6 (6) | 57.0 (57.5) | 21'-3.0" | 6.0 | 25'-2.0" | 6.5 | 21'-2.0" | 7.0 | 34'-3.0" | 6.0 | 50'-7.0" | 6.0 | 70'-11.0" | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10'-0.0" | 7.0 | 11'-0.0" | 6.0 | |
Records:
Notes: On the caber tosses between John Douglas and Pat McCormack: We decided that a scratch on the caber is better than a non-attempt. But to make the program differentiate between the two we gave John a 1 deg turn.
Masters 40-44 Standard
| Athlete | Place | Points | Braemar Stone | Open Stone | Heavy WFD | Light WFD | Heavy Hammer | Light Hammer | Caber | Sheaf | WFH | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.32lb | 16lb | 19.16x114 | 16lb | |||||||||||||||||
| Thom Van Vleck | 2 (2) | 18.5 (18) | 29'-4.0" | 2 | 33'-6.0" | 4 | 39'-11.0" | 1 | 57'-7.0" | 2 | 73'-0.0" | 3 | 99'-8.0" | 2 | 2:00 | 1 | 30'-0.0" | 1 | 17'-0.0" | 2 |
| Brian Randell | 3 (3) | 28.5 (28) | 29'-4.0" | 2 | 35'-9.0" | 3 | 34'-10.0" | 5 | 56'-6.0" | 3 | 71'-9.0" | 4 | 93'-8.0" | 3 | 70 | 2 | 26'-0.0" | 3 | 15'-0.0" | 3 |
| John Douglas | 7 (6) | 59.0 (57) | 18'-10.0" | 7 | 25'-2.0" | 6 | 25'-2.0" | 6 | 32'-2.0" | 7 | 42'-8.0" | 7 | 58'-10.0" | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24'-0.0" | 4 | - | 7 |
| Robert Henderson | 5 (5) | 39.0 (36) | 27'-7.0" | 4 | 36'-5.0" | 2 | 35'-4.0" | 4 | 50'-5.0" | 5 | 68'-8.0" | 5 | 89'-0.0" | 5 | 70 | 2 | 24'-0.0" | 4 | 13'-0.0" | 5 |
| Derek Tyner | 4 (4) | 35.0 (32) | 26'-1.0" | 5 | 31'-2.0" | 5 | 37'-6.0" | 3 | 55'-11.0" | 4 | 74'-10.0" | 2 | 89'-6.0" | 4 | 70 | 2 | 24'-0.0" | 4 | 15'-0.0" | 3 |
| Mike Sissel | 1 (1) | 15.0 (15) | 31'-5.0" | 1 | 37'-4.0" | 1 | 38'-9.0" | 2 | 60'-0.0" | 1 | 80'-4.0" | 1 | 102'-0.0" | 1 | 65 | 5 | 28'-0.0" | 2 | 17'-9.0" | 1 |
| Pat Mccormack | 6 (6) | 57.0 (57) | 21'-3.0" | 6 | 25'-2.0" | 6 | 21'-2.0" | 7 | 34'-3.0" | 6 | 50'-7.0" | 6 | 70'-11.0" | 6 | 7 | 10'-0.0" | 7 | 11'-0.0" | 6 | |
Records:
Notes: On the caber tosses between John Douglas and Pat McCormack: We decided that a scratch on the caber is better than a non-attempt. But to make the program differentiate between the two we gave John a 1 deg turn.
Masters 40-44 Modified
| Athlete | Place | Points | Braemar Stone | Open Stone | Heavy WFD | Light WFD | Heavy Hammer | Light Hammer | Caber | Sheaf | WFH | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.32lb | 16lb | 19.16x114 | 16lb | |||||||||||||||||
| Thom Van Vleck | 2 (2) | 18.5 (19) | 29'-4.0" | 3 | 33'-6.0" | 4 | 39'-11.0" | 1 | 57'-7.0" | 2 | 73'-0.0" | 3 | 99'-8.0" | 2 | 2:00 | 1 | 30'-0.0" | 1 | 17'-0.0" | 2 |
| Brian Randell | 3 (3) | 28.5 (32) | 29'-4.0" | 3 | 35'-9.0" | 3 | 34'-10.0" | 5 | 56'-6.0" | 3 | 71'-9.0" | 4 | 93'-8.0" | 3 | 70 | 4 | 26'-0.0" | 3 | 15'-0.0" | 4 |
| John Douglas | 7 (7) | 59.0 (60) | 18'-10.0" | 7 | 25'-2.0" | 7 | 25'-2.0" | 6 | 32'-2.0" | 7 | 42'-8.0" | 7 | 58'-10.0" | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24'-0.0" | 6 | - | 7 |
| Robert Henderson | 5 (5) | 39.0 (40) | 27'-7.0" | 4 | 36'-5.0" | 2 | 35'-4.0" | 4 | 50'-5.0" | 5 | 68'-8.0" | 5 | 89'-0.0" | 5 | 70 | 4 | 24'-0.0" | 6 | 13'-0.0" | 5 |
| Derek Tyner | 4 (4) | 35.0 (37) | 26'-1.0" | 5 | 31'-2.0" | 5 | 37'-6.0" | 3 | 55'-11.0" | 4 | 74'-10.0" | 2 | 89'-6.0" | 4 | 70 | 4 | 24'-0.0" | 6 | 15'-0.0" | 4 |
| Mike Sissel | 1 (1) | 15.0 (15) | 31'-5.0" | 1 | 37'-4.0" | 1 | 38'-9.0" | 2 | 60'-0.0" | 1 | 80'-4.0" | 1 | 102'-0.0" | 1 | 65 | 5 | 28'-0.0" | 2 | 17'-9.0" | 1 |
| Pat Mccormack | 6 (6) | 57.0 (58) | 21'-3.0" | 6 | 25'-2.0" | 7 | 21'-2.0" | 7 | 34'-3.0" | 6 | 50'-7.0" | 6 | 70'-11.0" | 6 | 7 | 10'-0.0" | 7 | 11'-0.0" | 6 | |
Records:
Notes: On the caber tosses between John Douglas and Pat McCormack: We decided that a scratch on the caber is better than a non-attempt. But to make the program differentiate between the two we gave John a 1 deg turn.
Masters 40-44 Dense
| Athlete | Place | Points | Braemar Stone | Open Stone | Heavy WFD | Light WFD | Heavy Hammer | Light Hammer | Caber | Sheaf | WFH | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.32lb | 16lb | 19.16x114 | 16lb | |||||||||||||||||
| Thom Van Vleck | 2 (2) | 18.5 (18) | 29'-4.0" | 2 | 33'-6.0" | 4 | 39'-11.0" | 1 | 57'-7.0" | 2 | 73'-0.0" | 3 | 99'-8.0" | 2 | 2:00 | 1 | 30'-0.0" | 1 | 17'-0.0" | 2 |
| Brian Randell | 3 (3) | 28.5 (28) | 29'-4.0" | 2 | 35'-9.0" | 3 | 34'-10.0" | 5 | 56'-6.0" | 3 | 71'-9.0" | 4 | 93'-8.0" | 3 | 70 | 2 | 26'-0.0" | 3 | 15'-0.0" | 3 |
| John Douglas | 7 (7) | 59.0 (53) | 18'-10.0" | 6 | 25'-2.0" | 6 | 25'-2.0" | 6 | 32'-2.0" | 7 | 42'-8.0" | 7 | 58'-10.0" | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24'-0.0" | 4 | - | 6 |
| Robert Henderson | 5 (5) | 39.0 (34) | 27'-7.0" | 3 | 36'-5.0" | 2 | 35'-4.0" | 4 | 50'-5.0" | 5 | 68'-8.0" | 5 | 89'-0.0" | 5 | 70 | 2 | 24'-0.0" | 4 | 13'-0.0" | 4 |
| Derek Tyner | 4 (4) | 35.0 (31) | 26'-1.0" | 4 | 31'-2.0" | 5 | 37'-6.0" | 3 | 55'-11.0" | 4 | 74'-10.0" | 2 | 89'-6.0" | 4 | 70 | 2 | 24'-0.0" | 4 | 15'-0.0" | 3 |
| Mike Sissel | 1 (1) | 15.0 (13) | 31'-5.0" | 1 | 37'-4.0" | 1 | 38'-9.0" | 2 | 60'-0.0" | 1 | 80'-4.0" | 1 | 102'-0.0" | 1 | 65 | 3 | 28'-0.0" | 2 | 17'-9.0" | 1 |
| Pat Mccormack | 6 (6) | 57.0 (51) | 21'-3.0" | 5 | 25'-2.0" | 6 | 21'-2.0" | 7 | 34'-3.0" | 6 | 50'-7.0" | 6 | 70'-11.0" | 6 | 5 | 10'-0.0" | 5 | 11'-0.0" | 5 | |
Records:
Notes: On the caber tosses between John Douglas and Pat McCormack: We decided that a scratch on the caber is better than a non-attempt. But to make the program differentiate between the two we gave John a 1 deg turn.