A slightly quieter week on the numbers — 763 captions from 46 captioneers, drawing 1,261 votes (down from 823 captions and 1,489 votes the week before). Plenty of quality at the sharp end, though, and a familiar name holding the crown.
Caption Champion
@Dan_Nicholls tops the leaderboard for the second week running, with 163 votes from 59 captions — and this time it was comfortable: a 40-vote cushion over the chasing pack. @Dave_Bryan took second (123), @Stephen_Bean third (121) and @James_Lennox fourth (104).
Top Captions
The three best-scoring captions whose voting closed this week:
24 votes — @Stephen_Bean
22 votes — @Brian_Butterfield
22 votes — @James_Lennox
Quality Award
@Dave_Bryan was the standout for quality — 5.59 votes per caption across a full slate of 22 captions, no rollover flattery there. @James_Lennox wasn’t far behind on 4.95 (21 captions). @Vanessa_the_Guesser posted the highest raw ratio at 6.00, though over just 6 captions, so some of that score carried over from the previous week.
Community Spirit
@Kathleen_Ralph kept the wheels turning — 68 votes placed through the week alongside 50 finder discoveries, a genuine eye for a good caption before the crowd catches on.
Most #1 Captions
@Dan_Nicholls wasn’t just top of the leaderboard — he also landed the most outright winners, with 5 #1 captions. @James_Lennox claimed 3.
Closing
A leaner week by volume, but the captions at the top were as sharp as ever. Thanks to everyone who wrote, voted and snapped — see you next Sunday. 