Lewis Class Scoring System:

The system is based on the final scores as they are posted when the
shoot has been completed and gives every contestant an equal chance
to win, no matter what his shooting ability. Traditionally, there will be
three winning teams [1st, 2nd, & 3rd place] for each category at the
Aim for a Cure tournament.

When all the shooting has been completed, the scores are listed in
numerical order from the highest to the lowest. The number of groups
per class are then determined by (total team entries / no. of classes).
Currently Aim for a Cure divides the groups by 4 classes/categories.
The highest score in each class would then be the winner. Since there
will often be odd numbers of entries and tie scores on the dividing line
between the classes, the following rules have been established & do
not affect any other part of the original division of classes/categories:

1. Where a short class is necessary, due to odd entry list, the
short class or classes shall head the list.
2. Where the line of division falls in a number of tie scores, the contestants
are assigned to the class in which the majority of the scores appear.
3. Where an equal number of tie scores appear on either side of the line,
contestants shall be assigned to the head of the lower class.

To cite an example, we will take a shoot containing a 100-target
program in which there are 5 Lewis classes and 33 contestants. Since
the short classes are placed first, there would be "6" shooters in Classes 1
and 2 and "7" shooters in Classes 3, 4, and 5. The final scores are
arranged from highest to lowest and notations written to help clarify.

Original Scores Split According to Rule 1:
Class 1 (has 6 scores) 100, 99, 98, 98, 96, 96
Class 2 (has 6 scores) 95, 95, 94, 94, 93, 93
Class 3 (has 7 scores) 93, 92, 92, 92, 91, 91, 90
Class 4 (has 7 scores) 90, 90, 89, 89, 88, 86, 85
Class 5 (has 7 scores) 85, 84, 80, 79, 75, 74, 70

According to the Rules:
Class 1 will remain as is.
Class 2 will gain the 93 score from Class 3, as per Rule 2.
Consequently, Class 3 will now have a tie for the win. (92s)
Class 4 will gain the 90 score from Class 3, as per Rule 2.
Consequently, Class 4 will have a tie for the win. (90s)
Class 5 will gain the 85 score from Class 4, as per Rule 3.
Consequently, Class 5 will have a tie for the win. (85s)

Each tie is broken by the highest score from a pre-determined station.