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1 THE LEWIS CLASS SYSTEM This SYSTEM is based on the final scores asthey are posted when the shoot has been com-pleted and gives every contestant an equalchance to win, no matter what his shootingability. Before the shoot starts, the managementshould determine how many classes there willbe and how many prizes in each CLASS . If this istoo difficult to forecast with any degree of ac-curacy, the program might state that there willbe one CLASS for every ten entries or one classfor every fifteen entries, and that there will be three winners in each CLASS , etc. When all the shooting has been completed,the scores are listed in numerical order fromthe highest to the lowest. They are then dividedinto as many groups as there are classes. Forexample, if there were 30 entries and 5 classes,there would be 6 scores in each CLASS . Thehighest score in each CLASS would then be there will often be odd numbers of en-tries and tie scores on the dividing line betweenthe classes, the following rules have been es- a short CLASS is necessary, due toodd entry list, the short CLASS or classesshall head the the line of division falls in a numberof tie scores, the contestants are assigned tothe CLASS in which the majority of thescores an equal number of tie scores ap-pear on either side of the line, contestantsshall be assigned to the head of the the original division is changed, dueto tie scores, this change shall apply only tothe classes directly affected and the origi-nal division shall continue in the otherclasses.

2 To cite an example, we will take a shoot con-taining a 100-target program in which there are5 LEWIS classes and 33 contestants. Since theshort classes are placed first, there would be 6shooters in Classes 1 and 2 and 7 shooters inClasses 3, 4 and 5. The final scores are ar-ranged from highest to lowest and the linesdrawn in between the 1100 Winner CLASS 1 Brackets repre-99sent assign-98ment of Scores 98according to 96 Horizontal lines representRules 2 and division of all entries into classes according to Rule >95 s tie for CLASS 295 > CLASS 294949393 .9392 >Rule 2 places all 93 s in CLASS 292 >and therefore 92 s tie for CLASS 3 CLASS 392 >919190 >Rule 2 places all 90 s in CLASS 490 >and they are winners of this 490 >8989888685 >Rule 3 places both 85 s in Class85 >and they win this 5848079757470 In case of ties, the winner may be decided by the toss of acoin, by the largest number of consecutive targets broken,etc.

3 Where the LEWIS SYSTEM is used to divide money, thewinnings are usually divided into equal parts. If one/both HOA and HOA RU are declared, those namesare removed prior to dividing the shooters into classes."Thanks to Remington Arms Company, Inc., Madison, NC27025 for this information". Posted by the Georgia SportingClays Association, : Because of the way LEWIS CLASS works, ex-ceptionally good shooters will always end up atthe top of the first LEWIS CLASS . To prevent thisfrom happening, you may advertise this as aModified LEWIS CLASS Shoot. A Modified LEWIS CLASS Shoot allows allshooters to finish shooting. Then all scores areput into a hat, and a number is drawn out. Thenumber drawn serves as the highest score andall scores are aligned under it. After the lowestscore shot is listed, then the highest score shotis listed under that. Example: Scores range from 100 to 70 through 100 are put in a hat, and anumber is drawn out, say 85.

4 The scores beginning with 85 is at the head ofthe list all the way through 70. After 70, thescore of 100 through 86 is listed. Now, youmay divide the classes as shown on the firstpage. This procedure makes for a truly randomevent.