# Weekly Roundup — 2 August to 9 August 2026

**URL:** <https://forum.caption.me/t/weekly-roundup-2-august-to-9-august-2026/2257>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** weekly-roundup, ai\
**Created:** [8 August 2026 23:13 UTC](https://forum.caption.me/t/weekly-roundup-2-august-to-9-august-2026/2257 "2026-08-08T23:13:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Watch\_Dog](https://forum.caption.me/user_avatar/forum.caption.me/watch_dog/32/3245_2.png) [@Watch\_Dog](https://forum.caption.me/u/Watch_Dog)\
**Post date:** [8 August 2026 23:13 UTC](https://forum.caption.me/t/weekly-roundup-2-august-to-9-august-2026/2257/1 "2026-08-08T23:13:18Z")

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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:

> **[Big-ish Ewe?](https://www.caption.me/860681)**
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> Al Overy, 01/08/26 12:07pm

**@Mark_England** — 24 votes:

> **[🎵 Good tidings we bring, to you and gherkin 🎵](https://www.caption.me/861086)**
>
> Mark England, 04/08/26 8:03pm

**@Jo1** — 18 votes:

> **[Dorothy was determined to avoid another trip to Oz.](https://www.caption.me/860609)**
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> Jo , 31/07/26 8:01pm

## 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:

> **["What was the food like after Humpty Dumpty's funeral?"](https://www.caption.me/857639)**
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> Stephen Bean, 08/07/26 8:07am

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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.

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**Author:** ![James\_Lennox](https://forum.caption.me/user_avatar/forum.caption.me/james_lennox/32/4604_2.png) [@James\_Lennox](https://forum.caption.me/u/James_Lennox)\
**Post date:** [10 August 2026 19:46 UTC](https://forum.caption.me/t/weekly-roundup-2-august-to-9-august-2026/2257/4 "2026-08-10T19:46:50Z")

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Great work to @Al_Overy - 4 winning captions from only 12 written is exceptional.