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Central Virginia Market CVA 5-Star Big 3 Bracket Challenge

Contest Roadmap

Weeks 1–6

Quintile Regular Season

Stores compete only inside their sales quintile. Weekly points accumulate; each quintile leader advances.

Week 7

Play-In

#4 seed faces #5. Seeds #1–#3 receive byes.

Week 8

Semifinals

#1 vs play-in winner and #2 vs #3.

Week 9

Super Bowl

Semifinal winners meet for the Market Championship.

Scoring Rules

Composite = Stars Earned

Total stars from the 5-Star Scorecard across Win Score, U18 and Hutbot (max 15). Highest star total wins the week. WIN: 1★ below 42, 2★ 42–48.99, 3★ 49–54.99, 4★ 55–61.99, 5★ 62+. U18: 1★ 0–34.99, 2★ 35–43.99, 3★ 44–52.99, 4★ 53–69.99, 5★ 70+. Hutbot: 1★ 0–79.99, 2★ 80–84.99, 3★ 85–89.99, 4★ 90–94.99, 5★ 95–100.

Minimums

Win Score must reach 49% (3 Star), U18 44% (3 Star), and Hutbot 95% (5 Star). Any metric below its floor earns 0 stars; a store earning 0 stars in all three metrics receives 0 weekly points.

Weekly Points

1st–9th: 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.

Tiebreakers

Higher Win Score, then U18, Hutbot, then PTD Sales.

How Scoring Really Works

Five steps, every week. Stores are only ever compared to the other stores inside their own sales quintile.

  1. 1

    Earn stars on all three metrics

    Each of WIN, U18 and HutBot earns 1–5 stars from the 5-Star Scorecard bands. Added together that is your weekly composite — a maximum of 15 stars. There is no averaging of percentages.

  2. 2

    Clear the mandatory floors

    WIN must reach 49%, U18 44%, HutBot 95%. A metric under its floor earns 0 stars — not a 1 or 2. Miss all three and the week is worth 0 points, whatever the placement.

  3. 3

    Rank inside your quintile

    Stores are sorted by total stars, highest first, against their quintile peers only. Ties break by higher WIN → higher U18 → higher HutBot → PTD Sales.

  4. 4

    Collect weekly points for where you finish

    1st through 9th in your quintile pays 10 · 8 · 6 · 5 · 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 · 0. Points from Weeks 1–6 stack into the season standings.

  5. 5

    Win the quintile, earn a seed

    The points leader in each quintile after Week 6 becomes Quintile Champion and is seeded 1–5 for the Week 7 play-in, Week 8 semifinals and the Week 9 Super Bowl.

Worked Example — One Week, One Quintile

Four stores in the same quintile post these results. Here is exactly what each one earns.

StoreWINU18HutBotTotal ★PlacePoints
Store AEvery metric clears its floor and lands in the top band — a perfect 15-star week.63.4%571.2%596.0%515#110
Store BSolid across the board. Two 4-star results plus a 5-star HutBot still wins most weeks.56.1%455.8%495.4%513#28
Store CHutBot at 93.8% is below the 95% floor, so it earns 0 stars — not 4. That single miss costs 4 stars.50.2%347.5%393.8%under floor06#36
Store DAll three below their floors. 0 stars, and therefore 0 weekly points regardless of placement.47.9%under floor041.0%under floor088.2%under floor000

The lesson in this example

Store C posted a respectable 93.8% HutBot — better than most weeks — but because it sat under the 95% floor it scored zero stars for that metric and dropped two places. Store D was under every floor, so it earned no stars and no points at all. Being strong in one or two metrics does not carry a week; all three have to clear their floor first, then climb the bands.

Sales Quintile 1

Weeks 1–6
Rank / StoreW1W2W3W4W5W6TotalArea DirectorManager
#11
1010Kelly BensonAbigail Stinnett
#2
88Benjamin ManessBeverly Duperiorwebb
#3
66Kelly BensonJean Allen
#4
55James HinesEric Baker
#5
44Patrick MurphyTarrin Tuck
#6
33Patrick MurphyJeannie Wingo
#7
22Benjamin ManessLuigi Novitski
#8
11James HinesBrielle Wampole

Playoff Bracket

Playoff seeding is not locked yet

Enter all three metrics for every store in Weeks 1–6 to crown the five Quintile Champions.

StoreWin ScoreU18HutbotPoints

41996 · Salem

AD: Kelly Benson · Manager: Abigail Stinnett · Quintile 1

90.91%65.09%95.8%10

38037 · Electric

AD: Kelly Benson · Manager: Brenda Gore · Quintile 2

72.73%67.69%91.7%Scored 010

38040 · Glen Allen VA

AD: James Hines · Manager: Cory Butterworth · Quintile 3

66.67%74.05%96%10

38044 · Brandermill

AD: Robert "AC" Clark · Manager: Rosa Presho · Quintile 4

77.78%60.45%100%10

38019 · Boonsboro

AD: Kelly Benson · Manager: Xavier Trivett · Quintile 5

85.71%36.18%Scored 0100%10

317767 · Fort Lee

AD: Patrick Murphy · Manager: Beverly Talley · Quintile 6

100%0%Scored 0100%10

37991 · Williamsburg Road

AD: Benjamin Maness · Manager: Beverly Duperiorwebb · Quintile 1

55.56%51.55%100%8

37992 · Petersburg

AD: Patrick Murphy · Manager: Angela Barker · Quintile 2

50%34.38%Scored 0100%8

38038 · Williamsburg VA

AD: Lindsay Ford · Manager: Michael Jones · Quintile 3

50%52.17%100%8

38036 · Altavista VA

AD: Kelly Benson · Manager: John Reimsnider-Carter · Quintile 4

50%41.27%Scored 095.7%8

42350 · West Chester Commons

AD: James Hines · Manager: Lorando Karam · Quintile 5

40%Scored 058.75%100%8

38029 · West Point

AD: Benjamin Maness · Manager: Sandra Keplinger · Quintile 6

100%0%Scored 093.3%Scored 08

37990 · Memorial Ave

AD: Kelly Benson · Manager: Jean Allen · Quintile 1

66.67%37.53%Scored 0100%6

41130 · Jamestown

AD: Lindsay Ford · Manager: April Lineberry · Quintile 2

46.67%Scored 044.33%100%6

40605 · Tappahannock

AD: Benjamin Maness · Manager: Eunice Holmes · Quintile 3

93.33%35.9%Scored 095.8%6

38032 · Powhatan Del

AD: Robert "AC" Clark · Manager: Nora Nelson · Quintile 4

42.86%Scored 046.77%100%6

38016 · Williamson Road

AD: Kelly Benson · Manager: Amanda Aldridge · Quintile 5

33.33%Scored 034.64%Scored 0100%6

38039 · Amelia VA C/O

AD: Robert "AC" Clark · Manager: Ryan Little · Quintile 6

100%0%Scored 083.3%Scored 06

40630 · Staples Mill

AD: James Hines · Manager: Eric Baker · Quintile 1

37.5%Scored 045.19%96%5

42985 · Vinton

AD: Kelly Benson · Manager: Angelia Hartman · Quintile 2

37.5%Scored 043.6%Scored 0100%5

38033 · Quinton Del

AD: Benjamin Maness · Manager: Tina Carpenter · Quintile 3

91.89%33.93%Scored 096%5

38030 · Fox Centre Pkwy

AD: Lindsay Ford · Manager: Andrea Mccray · Quintile 4

25%Scored 044.54%100%5

38042 · Rockwood

AD: Robert "AC" Clark · Manager: Sierra Edmondson · Quintile 5

0%Scored 042.55%Scored 0100%5

37993 · Chester

AD: Patrick Murphy · Manager: Tarrin Tuck · Quintile 1

42.86%Scored 034.82%Scored 0100%4

38035 · Oak Hill

AD: Benjamin Maness · Manager: Danielle Graham · Quintile 2

44.44%Scored 041.31%Scored 095.8%4

38021 · Belmont

AD: Robert "AC" Clark · Manager: Latricia Person · Quintile 3

80%39.6%Scored 0100%4

41145 · Chester Del

AD: Patrick Murphy · Manager: Thomas Loving · Quintile 4

66.67%35.02%Scored 087.5%Scored 04

38025 · Buford Road

AD: James Hines · Manager: Jasmine Thorton · Quintile 5

40%Scored 021.36%Scored 095.8%4

38045 · Dinwiddie

AD: Patrick Murphy · Manager: Jeannie Wingo · Quintile 1

22.22%Scored 018.11%Scored 095.8%3

38031 · Norge

AD: Lindsay Ford · Manager: Alexander Daniels · Quintile 2

33.33%Scored 039.55%Scored 095.8%3

38041 · Mechanicsville

AD: Benjamin Maness · Manager: James Batchelor · Quintile 3

77.78%25.58%Scored 0100%3

38027 · Colonial Heights

AD: Patrick Murphy · Manager: Joe Carlson · Quintile 4

14.29%Scored 039.32%Scored 0100%3

38028 · Meadowbrook

AD: Benjamin Maness · Manager: Luigi Novitski · Quintile 1

57.14%33.33%Scored 091.7%Scored 02

38018 · Waterlick Plaza

AD: Kelly Benson · Manager: Michael Fox · Quintile 2

41.67%Scored 039.75%Scored 095.7%2

38034 · Kings Charter Del

AD: James Hines · Manager: Rowan Hopson · Quintile 3

40%Scored 050.26%100%2

37989 · Yorktown

AD: Lindsay Ford · Manager: Michael Hansen · Quintile 4

0%Scored 038.53%Scored 096%2

42061 · VCU

AD: James Hines · Manager: Brielle Wampole · Quintile 1

33.33%Scored 048.94%79.2%Scored 01

37988 · Ashton Greene

AD: Lindsay Ford · Manager: Christina Johnson · Quintile 2

0%Scored 047.22%87.5%Scored 01

38023 · Wadsworth

AD: James Hines · Manager: John Mayo · Quintile 3

50%25%Scored 092%Scored 01

38024 · Deer Run

AD: Robert "AC" Clark · Manager: Robert Spath · Quintile 4

25%Scored 048.62%91.3%Scored 01

38020 · Quioccasin

AD: James Hines · Manager: Vacant · Quintile 5

12.5%Scored 029.94%Scored 079.2%Scored 00