SELECTION PROCESS
Vetting Phase
At the end of the 30-day nomination and voting period the top nominees, by number of votes, will be vetted to ensure they exist, are employed and are interested in participating further.
The top 25 nominees, following the vetting process, will win a custom designed Table 20 t-shirt. The top nominees will be announced via the Table 20 blog.
Finalist Selection Phase
Following the vetting phase, the top vote getter will be named the People’s Choice winner and be automatically included as a finalist.
The judges will each select a bartender to be a finalist from the remaining 24 nominees. A judge can make their decision based on the why the bartender was nominated, comments attributed, number of votes, and personal experience. Each of the five judges will choose one nominee for a total of five judge-selected finalists.
This phase will result in 6 finalists – 5 judge selected and 1 People’s Choice winner.
Consideration Phase
Table 20 will contact the six finalists for interviews. Judges may visit bartenders to meet, interview and sample a drink.
Winner Selection Phase
The judges, using a ranking system will select the winner of the contest; the aggregated rankings of the judges will determine the overall winner of the contest.
The winner and finalists will be featured on the Table 20 and LA Sates blog.
