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15. See post 14 for my POV on this. The kid who actually won should get the prize and bennies.

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 11:20 PM

Jun 2016

The kid who was told they were a winner, but actually was not, should get an apology for the errors made.

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Scoring error, not gender issue, blamed in masonry contest controversy [View all] oberliner Jun 2016 OP

Yes, it's pretty sad oberliner Jun 2016 #2

Absolutely. And that's not all they could do. MADem Jun 2016 #6

How do you make the person who didn't win "whole"? Press Virginia Jun 2016 #7

The boy's score was incorrectly entered. Had the roles been reversed Press Virginia Jun 2016 #9

I've been given the wrong impression, I fear, then! MADem Jun 2016 #14

I think you have it backwards oberliner Jun 2016 #13

I'd seen an earlier story . . . MousePlayingDaffodil Jun 2016 #5

The score was entered incorrectly in the master spreadsheet Press Virginia Jun 2016 #10

I'm working off Mike Rowe's explanation Press Virginia Jun 2016 #12

If it was sarisataka Jun 2016 #4