The ladder

Win your week, earn your seat

Weekly champions play off for the month. Monthly champions play off for the quarter, then the half year, then the year. You cannot buy a title by playing constantly — one brilliant week qualifies you exactly as well as a relentless one.

An open Bible catching low light, a seedling in a pot behind it

Champion of the week

DecidedWeek ending 16 August

Open to everyone · Every Sunday

Champion

Josef A.

Translators

1,840

Who played

Josef A.TranslatorsOpen round1,840

R.Identity protectedLevant circleOpen round1,790

Ruth H.Sending churchesOpen round1,710

Priya N.Remote volunteersOpen round1,520

Champion of the month

To be playedSunday 31 August

The four weekly champions · Last Sunday of the month

Seats earned so far

Grace O.Field medicsWon week 11,802

R.Identity protectedLevant circleWon week 21,856

Ruth H.Sending churchesWon week 31,774

Josef A.TranslatorsWon week 41,840

Champion of the quarter

To be played30 September

The three monthly champions · End of the quarter

Seats earned so far

Daniel C.TranslatorsChampion of June1,868

Grace O.Field medicsChampion of July1,834

Champion of the half year

Decided30 June

The two quarterly champions · End of June and December

Champion

R.Identity protected

Levant circle

1,902

Who played

R.Identity protectedLevant circleChampion of Q21,902

Josef A.TranslatorsChampion of Q11,884

Champion of the year

To be playedNew Year

The two half-year champions · New Year

Seats earned so far

R.Identity protectedLevant circleChampion of the first half1,902

How the seats work

Anyone can play the weekly round. Win it and your seat at the monthly play-off is held for you whether or not you play again that month. Titles are kept per group and per division rather than in one worldwide table — a bee is a room enjoying itself, not a global ranking.

Members whose identity is protected compete and win under their letter. A title should never cost someone their anonymity.

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