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# Tiebreaking

In addition to the list of teams, each scorecard will also receive a random integer between 1 and n (with n being the maximum amount of entries for that contest) that will serve as a **tie-breaking coefficient. Each ticket will have a unique tie-breaking coefficient.** 

In the event of a tie between two or more scorecards on the SquareUp leaderboard, each scorecard's **tie-breaking coefficient** will be used and the lower coefficient will win. 

A tie-breaking coefficient of 1 is the strongest and will win all tie-breaking scenarios. 

The tie-breaking coefficient will be easily visible on the ticket's image and meta data. 

**Example**:

Two scorecards are tied for first place at the end of the contest.

Scorecard A: Contains a tie-breaking coefficient of 4 

Scorecard B: Contains a tie-breaking coefficient of 7

Scorecard A would finish in first place, Scorecard B would finish in second place.

The use of a tie-breaking coefficient further gamifies the experience by slightly adjusting each scorecard's value.