| PLAYER #1 (Winner) | PLAYER #2 (Loser) | How To Check A Score sheet | |||||||||
| Ringers | Points | Score | Shoes | Ringers | Points | Score | by Donnie Roberts | ||||
| O | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| X | 3 | 4 | XO | 3 | 3 | Those of us who work around horseshoe | |||||
| OO | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | tournaments know what a big job it is to | ||||||
| XO | 3 | 12 | 8 | X | 3 | check all the score sheets that come in to | |||||
| O | 3 | 15 | 10 | 3 | the tournament office during an event. Over | ||||||
| 15 | 12 | O | 3 | 6 | the years a very easy way to check these | ||||||
| OO | 6 | 21 | 14 | 6 | sheets has been worked out and used by a | ||||||
| XO | 3 | 24 | 16 | X | 6 | few people. | |||||
| X' | 1 | 25 | 18 | X | 6 | ||||||
| XO | 3 | 28 | 20 | X | 6 | Do not let all the words throw you off | |||||
| 28 | 22 | OO | 12 | as it is a very easy system to learn. | |||||||
| 1 | 29 | 24 | 12 | ||||||||
| 29 | 26 | O' | 4 | 16 | I will explain it in words then give an | ||||||
| X' | 1 | 30 | 28 | X | 16 | example for you to follow. | |||||
| 30 | 30 | O | 3 | 19 | |||||||
| 30 | 32 | OO | 6 | 25 | #1 Subtract the losers ringers from the | ||||||
| OO | 6 | 36 | 34 | 25 | winners ringers. [ in our case 20 - 17 = 3 ] | ||||||
| XO | 3 | 39 | 36 | X | 25 | ||||||
| X | 39 | 38 | XO | 3 | 28 | #2 Multiply the difference in ringers | |||||
| 1 | 40 | 40 | 28 | times 3. [ 3 x 3 = 9 ] | |||||||
| #3 Now add the winners single points | |||||||||||
| 40 | Points | 28 | to your total. [ 9 + 4 = 13 ] | ||||||||
| 20 | Ringers | 17 | |||||||||
| 7 | Doubles | 4 | #4 Now subtract the losers single | ||||||||
| 40 | Shoes | 40 | points from your total in step # 3. | ||||||||
| 50% | Percent Ringers | 42.50% | [ 13 - 1 = 12 ] | ||||||||
| #5 The winner should have won by | |||||||||||
| the answer you had from step # 4. | |||||||||||
| [ 40 - 28 = 12 ] | |||||||||||
| It just take 5 seconds to check a score sheet using this method. | |||||||||||
| The only time it will slow you down is if you find an error. | Here is the formula | ||||||||||
| Winners Ringers | 20 | Minus | Losers Ringers | 17 | Equals | 3 | |||||
| 3 | times | points per ringer (3) | equals | 9 | |||||||
| 9 | plus | Winners Points | Single Scored | 4 | (9+4)= | 13 | |||||
| 13 | minus | Losers Points | Single Scored | 1 | (13-1)= | 12 | |||||
| Difference between winner and loser points | equals | 12 | |||||||||
| The answer in the box should equal the difference in the final score. If it does , then the score sheet is correct. | |||||||||||
| If it doesn't then the score sheet contains an error and you'll have to search for it. | |||||||||||
| I have shown a sample sheet here for you to follow while learning the system. | |||||||||||
| After checking a dozen or so you will be amazed at how quickly you can get a sheet checked. | |||||||||||
| This system will work for any type of cancellation game, 50 point, 40 point, 50 shoe, etc. | |||||||||||