Hogwarts put up a good fight, but in the end, a school where a bunch of kids died fighting an evil, magical force which threatened to take over the world was no match for America’s Island Paradise™. Congratulations to Hawaii, and not just to one part of it. Congratulations to the whole thing.
Hawaii (the state) defeats Hogwarts, 21-17
Instagram: Hawaii 17, Hogwarts 17
Twitter: Hawaii 3, Hogwarts 0
Google Form: Hawaii 1, Hogwarts 0
As always, we’ve transformed your votes into The People’s Rankings.
If this is your first time encountering The People’s Rankings, here’s how The People’s Rankings work:
- Take the champion (in this case, Hawaii) and assign it a score of 100.
- For everything which lost to Hawaii, calculate its score using ‘Score = 100 – M,’ where M is the margin of defeat, in percentage points.
- For everything which lost to a thing which lost to the Hawaii, calculate its score using ‘Score = Opponent’s Score – M/Opponent’s Score.’ Continue this for all the things until everything has a score.
Obviously, The People’s Rankings aren’t a perfect way to measure how these would stack up in a collective ranking. Votes are binary. They don’t account for enthusiasm. Still, it’s the best way we’ve found to give the Big Island the credit it deserves.
1. Hawaii (the state) – 100.0
2. Hawaii (the island) – 92.6
3. Hogwarts – 89.5
4. Himalayas – 87.5
5. Half Dome – 83.1
6. Holland – 78.3
7. Haleakala National Park – 75.2
8. Huntington Beach, CA – 75.0
9. Hyde Park (London) – 74.6
10. Helsinki – 70.5
11. Hong Kong – 66.8
12. Ho Chi Minh City – 62.3
13. Hanoi – 61.0
14. Havana – 51.6
15. Honduras – 45.7
16. Hungary – 39.1
17. Hampshire (England) – 39.0
18. Humboldt Park (Chicago) – 38.1
19. Hyderabad (India) – 37.4
20. Halifax – 36.5
21. Hays County, TX – 35.2
22. Honolulu – 34.3
23. Hampton, VA – 33.4
24. Hudson, WI – 33.1
25. Hayward, WI – 32.2
26. Haiti – 31.8
27. Helena, MT – 31.3
28. Henry County, GA – 29.4
29. Hartford, CT – 29.2
30. Helotes, TX – 28.7
31. Huntsville, AL – 27.0
32. Henderson, NV – 25.3
33. Hoboken, NJ – 25.02
34. Huntington, WV – 25.01
35. Hyderabad (Pakistan) – 23.9
36. Hamburg – 23.5
37. Huron (the lake) – 21.1
38. Hell’s Kitchen (the neighborhood) – 19.9
39. Hot Springs, AR – 19.4
40. Hiroshima – 19.2
41. Howard University – 18.1
42. Hammond, IN – 17.9
43. Hudson River – 15.8
44. Hebron, IL – 15.427
45. Hibbing, MN – 15.426
46. Hackensack, NJ – 15.1
47. Ham Lake, MN – 15.01
48. Huntley, IL – 14.99
49. Hobart Bay, AK – 14.7
50. Heidelberg – 14.6
51. Hindu Kush – 13.7
52. Honiara – 13.1
53. Hialeah, FL – 12.5
54. High Point, NC – 12.1
55. Hangzhou – 11.6
56. Hillsboro, OR – 9.3
57. Hollywood – 8.6
58. Hades – 8.2
59. Harlem – 8.1
60. Harvey Mudd College – 7.4
61. Harare – 5.9
62. Houston – 3.3
63. Hill Valley, CA – 2.0
64. Hawkins, IN – 1.1
