How to create your own Eurovision scoreboard

Looking for actual Eurovision-style voting? This guide shows how to create a simple scoreboard where one person enters scores manually. If you want each guest to vote like a real ESC jury — dragging the acts into their preferred order, with 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points awarded automatically — use Score Judge — Eurovision Voting. It's free and takes 2 minutes to set up. Or, if you want to brush up on the system first, read how Eurovision voting actually works — the points scheme, the jury vs televote split, and the "rest of the world" rule, in plain English.

This guide explains how to create a custom Eurovision scoreboard on Leaderboarded.com for keeping track of scores at your viewing party. One person updates the scores and everyone can see the results in real-time via a shared link.

What is a Eurovision Scoreboard?

A Eurovision scoreboard is a digital voting and scoring system that mimics the official Eurovision Song Contest voting process. It enables hosts to:

• Create custom scoring systems for Eurovision parties
• Allow multiple participants to vote simultaneously
• Display real-time score updates to all viewers
• Share results via web link or embed on websites

Platform and Pricing

This tutorial uses Leaderboarded.com, a web-based scoreboard creation platform.

• Basic features: Free
• Premium features: Available with paid subscription
• Full pricing details: Available on the pricing page

Creating Your Eurovision Scoreboard

The setup process requires approximately 2 minutes.

Technical note: On Keepthescore, this type of scoreboard is classified as a "leaderboard" rather than a "scoreboard". The terms will be used interchangeably in this guide.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Initialize the leaderboard: Click the button above and enter basic information about your Eurovision event.

2. Add participating countries: Enter each country name and add country flag emojis (🇩🇪🇸🇪🇺🇦) before names using your device's emoji keyboard.

3. Create the leaderboard: Click "CREATE LEADERBOARD" and your new leaderboard will display immediately.

4. Apply Eurovision theming: Click the SETTINGS button, navigate to the Themes tab, and choose "Contest" theme from the gallery. Additional customization options are detailed in the customization guide.

5. Begin scoring: Use the current screen to update scores and share the leaderboard link with participants for voting.

Advanced Customization

Premium members can enhance their Eurovision scoreboard with:

• Custom logos: Upload a white logo with transparent background (PNG format required)
• Eurovision logo: Download the example Eurovision logo here
• Additional themes and color schemes
• Custom CSS styling

Common Use Cases

Eurovision scoreboards created with this method are commonly used for:

• Home viewing parties where guests vote on their favorite performances
• Online watch parties with remote participants
• Alternative voting systems to compare with official results
• Eurovision-themed competitions and games

Want Authentic Eurovision-Style Voting?

The scoreboard above works great when one person is entering scores. But if you want each guest to vote like a real Eurovision jury — independently, from their own phone, with the classic 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point distribution — you need Score Judge.

How it works

1. Create a free competition on Score Judge and pick Audience Ranking mode
2. Add the competing countries as entries
3. Share the voting link or display the QR code on your TV
4. Each guest drags the acts into their preferred order — 12 points go to their #1 pick, 10 to #2, then 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
5. Results update live on a public leaderboard you can put on the big screen

No app downloads, no sign-ups for your guests, no individual links to manage. One shared link, everyone ranks, the douze-points feeling without the spreadsheet.

Set up Eurovision voting for your party →

Feedback and Support

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