A 3-2-1 rating scale is used a lot. An example is the brownlow medal count in the AFL. Best on ground gets 3 votes, 2nd best 2 votes and 3rd best 1 vote. With this scale 3rd is the equivalent of 1/3 or 33% of a win.

Some rating systems give the winner more points eg. 4-2-1 or 5-2-1 which would weight the winner more so. 2nd to 1st would be 50% and 40% respectively.