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Competitions
How often olive oil competitions agree on the same release, which panels award tougher medal tiers, and how awards distribute across the OlioWise archive.
Calculated · method v2
Part 1 · Relative grading
Observed award-tier stringency
When the exact same olive oil release wins at multiple competitions, which panels hand out tougher medals? A positive score (+) means a competition awarded a lower medal tier than peers judging the same oil; a negative score (−) means it awarded a higher tier.
| Rank | Competition | Assurance | Relative stringency (95% CI) | Matched overlap | Recorded medal mix | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles International Olive Oil Competition | Class B 2026 | +0.287+0.119 to +0.459 | 92 releases 6 peers · 129 total awards | 244758 | Limited |
| 2 | SA Olive Awards | Class A 2026 | +0.225+0.03 to +0.429 | 42 releases 6 peers · 197 total awards | 229481 | Comparable sample |
| 3 | California State Fair EVOO Competition | Class A 2026 | +0.198+0.071 to +0.322 | 159 releases 5 peers · 440 total awards | 55121264 | Comparable sample |
| 4 | Berlin Global Olive Oil Awards | Class B 2026 | +0.094-0.064 to +0.277 | 60 releases 8 peers · 120 total awards | 114465 | Comparable sample |
| 5 | OLIVE JAPAN International Olive Oil Competition | Class B 2026 | +0.065-0.029 to +0.154 | 198 releases 9 peers · 450 total awards | 0241197 | Comparable sample |
| 6 | Australian Golden Olive Awards | Class A 2026 | +0.056-0.122 to +0.244 | 45 releases 3 peers · 83 total awards | 63344 | Comparable sample |
| 7 | Australian International Olive Awards | Class A 2026 | -0.009-0.153 to +0.132 | 111 releases 7 peers · 741 total awards | 111289341 | Comparable sample |
| 8 | Athena International Olive Oil Competition | Class A 2026 | -0.059-0.255 to +0.124 | 29 releases 8 peers · 32 total awards | 1722 | Limited |
| 9 | London International Olive Oil Competition | Class A 2021 | -0.164-0.307 to -0.014 | 61 releases 9 peers · 92 total awards | 32564 | Comparable sample |
| 10 | New York International Olive Oil Competition | Class B 2026 | -0.216-0.301 to -0.138 | 292 releases 12 peers · 697 total awards | 0220477 | Comparable sample |
| 11 | Japan Olive Oil Prize | Class A 2026 | -0.263-0.398 to -0.127 | 59 releases 8 peers · 111 total awards | 01794 | Comparable sample |
| — | Olives New Zealand Awards | Class A 2026 | — | 4 releases 3 peers · 192 total awards | 2611452 | Insufficient overlap |
| — | Oliveti Northland Olive Oil Awards | Class A 2026 | — | 2 releases 2 peers · 65 total awards | 52733 | Insufficient overlap |
How stringency & assurance grades are calculated
A competition is ranked once it has at least 10 matched releases across at least 2 external peer competitions. Ranks with overlapping 95% bootstrap intervals are not statistically distinguishable, and differing opponent pools can influence scores. Assurance grades reflect OlioWise’s latest approved rules year: Class A (competition-qualified release), Class B (sensory award evidence), Class C (official result only), and Pending (rules not yet used as verification evidence).
Archive scope and key takeaways
Key takeaways from the archive
Source records & citation →Cross-competition overlap
Across 13 external competitions, 11 have enough shared releases to rank by award-tier stringency, and 22 competition pairs share at least 10 identical releases.
Toughest observed medal scale
Los Angeles International Olive Oil Competition currently ranks most stringent (+0.287 across 92 shared releases), awarding a lower broad tier than peers more often when judging the same oil.
Largest head-to-head sample
OLIVE JAPAN International Olive Oil Competition vs New York International Olive Oil Competition (101 shared releases): 60% received the exact same broad medal tier (61/101), and 100% landed within one tier.
Part 2 · Head-to-head explorer
Competition agreement matrix
Select any competition pair below—or pick one of the largest shared samples—to inspect how often two panels awarded the same medal tier to the exact same release.
Top shared samples:
Selected head-to-head comparison
OLIVE JAPAN International Olive Oil Competition vs New York International Olive Oil Competition
101 same-release comparisons across 56 shared oil files. This is observed agreement in OlioWise’s matched-release sample.
Who graded tougher on shared releases?
OLIVE JAPAN International Olive Oil Competition gave the lower tier more often
OLIVE JAPAN International Olive Oil Competition25lower-tier awards
New York International Olive Oil Competition15lower-tier awards
61 same-tier awards of 101 comparisons
Exact tier match61/101 (60%)
Within 1 medal tier101/101 (100%)
Release years2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Style consistencyNo releases with styles recorded on both sides
95% Wilson intervals — exact: 51–69%; adjacent: 96–100%.
Inspect tier-by-tier confusion matrix & raw award pairs
| Bronze | Silver | Gold-or-higher | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silver | 0 | 23 | 25 |
| Gold-or-higher | 0 | 15 | 38 |
Raw award pairs
- Gold / Gold38
- Gold / Silver15
- Silver / Gold25
- Silver / Silver23
Exact agreement shows how often matched releases received the same broad medal tier. Percentages are withheld below 10 comparisons.
| Row ↓ / Col → | OLIVE JAPAN | Athena IOOC | AIOA | AGOA | ONZ | NYIOOC | JOOP | LAIOOC | LIOOC | Berlin GOOA | SA Olive | California State Fair | Oliveti Northland Olive Oil Awards | OlioWise ReviewInternal scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLIVE JAPAN | — | |||||||||||||
| Athena IOOC | — | |||||||||||||
| AIOA | — | |||||||||||||
| AGOA | — | |||||||||||||
| ONZ | — | |||||||||||||
| NYIOOC | — | |||||||||||||
| JOOP | — | |||||||||||||
| LAIOOC | — | |||||||||||||
| LIOOC | — | |||||||||||||
| Berlin GOOA | — | |||||||||||||
| SA Olive | — | |||||||||||||
| California State Fair | — | |||||||||||||
| Oliveti Northland Olive Oil Awards | — | |||||||||||||
| OlioWise ReviewInternal scale | — |
Part 3 · Source breakdown
Competition profiles
Medal distributions, recorded numeric score ranges, and original award titles across each tracked source.
OLIVE JAPAN International Olive Oil Competition
Class B152 oils · 2017–2026
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
12 non-tier entries preserved in raw labels below.Original award labels (5)
Athena International Olive Oil Competition
Class A30 oils · 2026
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
2 non-tier entries preserved in raw labels below.Original award labels (5)
Australian International Olive Awards
Class A148 oils · 2012–2026
Numeric scores: 646/74165–96 (median 83)
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (11)
- Best2
- Best in class2
- Best in Class14
- Best of Show2
- Best of State9
- Bronze111
- Champion21
- Gold255
- Platinum14
- Reserve Champion22
- Silver289
Australian Golden Olive Awards
Class A36 oils · 2021–2026
Numeric scores: 71/8366–92 (median 86)
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (6)
- Best in Class5
- Best Oil from Heritage Trees5
- Best Oil in Show3
- Bronze6
- Gold31
- Silver33
Olives New Zealand Awards
Class A77 oils · 2022–2026
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (8)
- Best in Boutique3
- Best in Class15
- Best in Show2
- Bronze26
- Gold27
- Reserve in Boutique2
- Reserve in Show3
- Silver114
New York International Olive Oil Competition
Class B212 oils · 2015–2026
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (3)
- Best in Class5
- Gold472
- Silver220
Japan Olive Oil Prize
Class A62 oils · 2020–2026
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (11)
- 1st Best of Blends1
- 3rd Best of JOOP 20261
- 3rd Best of Medium Intensity1
- Best in Class14
- Best of Croatia2
- Best of Greece2
- Best of Japan1
- Best of Polyphenols1
- Best of United States3
- Gold68
- Silver17
Los Angeles International Olive Oil Competition
Class B88 oils · 2025–2026
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (5)
- Best of Class12
- Best of Division4
- Bronze24
- Gold42
- Silver47
London International Olive Oil Competition
Class A48 oils · 2020–2026
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (4)
- Bronze3
- Gold51
- Platinum13
- Silver25
Berlin Global Olive Oil Awards
Class B62 oils · 2020–2026
Numeric scores: 36/12083.97–96.88 (median 91.39)
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (4)
- Bronze11
- Gold48
- Platinum17
- Silver44
SA Olive Awards
Class A66 oils · 2021–2026
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (3)
- Bronze22
- Gold81
- Silver94
California State Fair EVOO Competition
Class A154 oils · 2022–2026
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (24)
- Best of California3
- Best of California EVOO Blend Delicate1
- Best of California EVOO Blend Medium2
- Best of California EVOO Blend Robust2
- Best of California EVOO by a Artisan Producer3
- Best of California EVOO by a Large Producer3
- Best of California EVOO by a Micro Producer3
- Best of California EVOO Monovarietal Delicate2
- Best of California EVOO Monovarietal Medium2
- Best of California EVOO Monovarietal Robust2
- Best of California EVOO Single Variety Delicate1
- Best of California EVOO Single Variety Medium1
- Best of California EVOO Single Variety Robust1
- Best of California Large Producer1
- Best of California Microproducer1
- Best of Class44
- Best of Show Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil1
- Best of Show Extra Virgin Olive Oil2
- Best of Show Monovarietal Extra Virgin Olive Oil1
- Best of Show Olive Oil2
- Bronze55
- Double Gold8
- Gold178
- Silver121
Oliveti Northland Olive Oil Awards
Class A17 oils · 2015–2026
Numeric scores: 7/6579.5–92 (median 89.5)
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (5)
- Best in Class11
- Best in Show3
- Bronze5
- Gold19
- Silver27
OlioWise Review
Internal review scale13 oils
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold-or-higher
Original award labels (3)
- Bronze5
- Gold-or-higher4
- Silver6
Part 4 · Reference & provenance
Methodology, grouping & citation
How awards are grouped
Cross-competition comparisons use three broad tiers: Bronze, Silver, and Gold-or-higher. Higher honours retain their original labels on oil pages.
Bronze Bronze
Silver Silver
Gold Gold-or-higher
Platinum Gold-or-higher
Double Gold Gold-or-higher
Best / Champion / Reserve / Class / Show honours Gold-or-higher
Recorded numeric scores
Numeric scores are summarised only within their original competition. Different judging panels are not placed on a shared numeric scale, and generated proxy scores are never used.
AIOA
646/741 scoredRange 65–96 · median 83
AGOA
71/83 scoredRange 66–92 · median 86
Berlin GOOA
36/120 scoredRange 83.97–96.88 · median 91.39
Oliveti Northland Olive Oil Awards
7/65 scoredRange 79.5–92 · median 89.5
Full methodology & statistical assumptions
Release identity: Same oil content file and release year. Multiple awards from one source on the same release reduce to the strongest effective tier.
Uncertainty & thresholds: Rates show raw counts. A 95% Wilson interval is calculated for samples of at least 10; smaller samples are labelled anecdotal.
Category differences: Judging panels, style classes, volume classes, and entrant pools differ. Missing style data is treated as not comparable rather than a mismatch.
Stringency model: Mean matched-release gap between peer award tiers and this competition’s award tier. Positive values mean this competition awarded a lower broad tier than its matched peers. Requires at least 10 matched releases across 2 external peers.
Assurance class: Latest approved competition evidence class from the assurance registry; Pending if no approved year is recorded.
Archive limits: Winner archive, not a record of all competition entrants. These statistics cannot determine selectivity, difficulty, prestige, or a universal award conversion.
Cite this analysis
Snapshot 49426f296e83 · Method v2OlioWise. “Competition Award Agreement.” Calculated 10 Nov 2026. Method v2. Input snapshot 49426f296e83. https://www.oliowise.com/stats/competitions/.
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