Fleurs and Krakii on the officials

[Methais]

I don't think anyone ever put forth that notion that there was supposed to be.

Contests typically imply competition. And those who do best in a contest receive the "best" prize, which is the opposite of how the Lumnis "contest" works. Leaderboard would probably be more accurate.

And giving a reward to people who are already at the top would actually make the ratio worse.

Giving a reward to the top would result in more competition which would likely result in a higher average. Worst case, it gives those at the top more incentive to keep pushing which would likely raise the average some more, which everyone benefits from.

It would also make the contest a contest instead of a leaderboard.