Read rankings, ties and prizes
Understand individual points, family teams and the separate decorating awards.
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Read your player rank#
Open Leaderboard for Individuals or Family Teams. Individual ranks use counted participation points. Equal totals share a rank; display order within that rank uses who reached the total first. The board refreshes every 15 minutes, so a newly earned award may take time to appear.
Family Teams adds the counted points of the current members of one household. Each award has one recipient and counts once in that sum. Family ranking is for recognition and has no gift-card prize. My Halloween shows your own point breakdown, pending points and public visibility control.
Compare the prizes#
| Award | How it is decided | Amazon gift card |
|---|---|---|
| People's Choice first, second and third | Neighbors' Community Rating across all three decoration categories. | $300, $200 and $100 |
| Spooky first place | The Spooky photo rubric. | $250 |
| Too Cute To Spook first place | The playful Halloween photo rubric. | $250 |
| Fall Flavor first place | The autumn and harvest photo rubric. | $250 |
| Top individual player | Counted participation points after checks. | $150 |
| Family Teams | Combined household participation points. | Recognition only |
The total gift-card pool is $1,500. Results and awards publish after voting closes and the event team approves the checks. A live point rank does not mean a prize has already been awarded.
Understand People's Choice#
Each person's latest 1 to 10 rating is used under the household and in-person weighting rules. A home normally needs ratings from at least three independent households to qualify. Exact averages decide the places; rounded displays are not tie breakers. More ratings alone do not break an exact paid-place tie.
An exact tie affecting a People's Choice prize goes to a community runoff. Eligible households choose one tied home within the posted runoff window. If it remains tied, the homes share the prize pool for the places they occupy. For example, two homes tied for first share the $300 and $200 pool, receiving $250 each.
Keep the different rankings separate#
- Participation points rank players, not decorated homes.
- Community Rating decides People's Choice. In-person voting weight and visit levels affect those ratings.
- The category photo rubrics decide the three $250 decoration awards.
- Halloween game levels and album size do not determine a cash-prize ranking.
- Private favorites do not affect any award.