The site got its voice back this week — 1,265 votes cast, up 23% on last week’s 1,025, from 763 captions by 46 captioneers. A slightly bigger crowd, a much livelier one.
Caption Champion
@Stephen_Bean finishes top again with 142 votes from 52 captions.
@C_CaMel ran him closest in 2nd on 98 (47 captions), and @John_Harrison took 3rd on 73 — off just 20 captions, comfortably the most economical performance in the top three.
Top Captions
@Al_Overy — 32 votes, the week’s standout by some distance:
@Mark_England — 24 votes:
@Jo1 — 18 votes:
Quality Award
Best votes-per-caption ratios of the week:
| Captioneer | Captions | Votes | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| @Al_Overy | 12 | 70 | 5.83 |
| @Vanessa_the_Guesser | 6* | 25 | 4.17 |
| @Jo1 | 17 | 65 | 3.82 |
*fewer than 10 captions — ratio carries a little more luck at low volume.
@Al_Overy’s 5.83 across a full dozen captions is the real story here: the top caption of the week, the best ratio, and the most #1 finishes, all off a modest 12 entries. A masterclass in picking your moment.
Most #1 Captions
@Al_Overy 4 — the week’s best haul. @Hercules_Rockefeller 3, with @John_Harrison, @Dave_Bryan and @Stephen_Bean on 2 apiece.
Community Spirit
@Jo1 topped the voting table with 101 votes placed, and backed it up with positive finder points — a genuine contributor at both ends.
@Karen_McDonald put in the week’s most rounded shift: 64 votes placed and 2nd in finder points (27 from 18 discoveries).
@Karyn_Harrison led the finders outright — 38 points from just 19 discoveries, the sharpest strike rate of anyone.
Milestones
@Kathleen_Ralph has passed 3,000 career caption votes — she finished the week on 3,002. A steady, unshowy climb, and a lovely round number to land on.
Monthly Prize
The July £50 went to @Stephen_Bean for this one, awarded on 2 August:
A strong, well-spread week: nine different captioneers took a photo win, and the votes came back in numbers. Same time next Sunday — keep them coming.