#Final Score

The final score is the result a contest committee arrives at after checking a log and applying the contest rules. It may be lower than the claimed score because QSOs or multipliers were removed, penalties applied or the category changed. Whether the final score is published, and when, depends on the contest. The articles under this tag explain the reasons for the gap, the difference between errors on your side and errors outside your control and the steps that keep the gap small. They encourage tracking the difference over several years as a measure of log quality.