Of course you must know that people who rate and post on those sites think that the GABF and WBC are bogus, as the big breweries buy their medals and/or bribe the judges. At least that is what some believe in the world of the beer rating sites. How else can Miller Lite have all those WBC medals for such a bland beer?
because they go up against other bland beers.
You have it correct, and understand how the beer competitions work.
I feel bad for those judges… I would sit there and think “is this five glasses of the same beer? Of course it is, I choose C.”