The 2026 ENNIE Awards nominees have finally dropped, showcasing an extraordinary year of design, writing, and illustration across the tabletop roleplaying hobby.
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Navigating this year’s massive list can be daunting, especially with every talented contributor credited on the main ballot, so we have condensed the raw data into a clean, scannable showcase. We’re also an indie publisher fighting against the AI overview tyrants, so we’re leaning into the affiliate link opportunity!
Whether you are hunting down a highly anticipated core book or searching for a hidden-gem indie supplement, you will find clean breakdown tables below, along with quick search links to secure your copy digitally via DriveThruRPG or physically on Amazon.
👑 Product of the Year Nominees
- Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook (Free League Publishing)
- Daggerheart (Darrington Press)
- Dolmenwood Campaign Book (Exalted Funeral Press)
- Legend In The Mist – Core Book (Son of Oak Game Studio)
- Menagerie of Unbearable Things (Tania Herrero)
- The Bonsai Diary (Gene Koo)
- The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition (Avantris Entertainment)
- The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set (Hit Point Press)
- The Spark Devil (H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society)
- The White Horse of Lowvale (Tania Herrero)
🏆 Best Game Nominees
- Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook (Free League Publishing)
- Daggerheart Core Set (Darrington Press)
- Legend In The Mist – Core Book (Son of Oak Game Studio)
- Sickest Witch Core Rulebook (Severed Books)
- Thieves of the Tome (First Pancake Studios)
🧭 Table of Categories
🛡️ Judges’ Spotlight Winners
🛡️ Best Adventure – Long Form
🛡️ Best Adventure – Short Form
🛡️ Best Aid/Accessory – Digital
🛡️ Best Aid/Accessory – Non-Digital
🛡️ Best Art, Cover
🛡️ Best Art, Interior
🛡️ Best Cartography
🛡️ Best Community Content
🛡️ Best Family Game
🛡️ Best Free Game
🛡️ Best Game
🛡️ Best Layout & Design
🛡️ Best Monster/Adversary
🛡️ Best Online Content
🛡️ Best Production Values
🛡️ Best RPG Related Product
🛡️ Best Rules
🛡️ Best Setting
🛡️ Best Solo Game
🛡️ Best Streaming Content
🛡️ Best Supplement
🛡️ Best Writing
🛡️ Product of the Year
🛡️ Judges’ Spotlight Winners
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Girl Frame Anxious Mimic RPGs |
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| Trash to Treasure Bright Bard Games |
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| RPG Zine Club: Year 2 Plus One Exp / Alchemical Ink |
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| Tacklebox Possible Worlds Games |
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| Draconis: The Call of Adventure Studio Agate |
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🛡️ Best Adventure – Long Form
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Historica Arcanum: Serenade for the Damned Metis Creative |
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| Terra Antarctica Edge Studio |
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| The Spark Devil H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society |
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| Tomb of a Thousand Doors ManaDawn Tabletop Games and Plus One Exp |
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| Vaesen – City of My Nightmares Free League Publishing |
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🛡️ Best Adventure – Short Form
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Snallygaster Pandion Games |
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| The Bride of Pendle Miskatonic Repository |
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| The White Horse of Lowvale Tania Herrero |
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| Tragedy at Zaya’s Theatre Munkao |
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| Whispers of the Woods Heltung Storytelling |
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🛡️ Best Aid/Accessory – Digital
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Castle of the Vampire Lord Axolote Gaming |
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| Pathfinder 2e and Starfinder 2e on Foundry VTT Paizo Inc. |
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| Pocket Bard 3.0 Pocket Bard Inc. |
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| The Crooked Moon Alchemy VTT Integration Avantris Entertainment |
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| WestMarches.games Grimoire AB |
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🛡️ Best Aid/Accessory – Non-Digital
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Game Master Screen Peter Pauper Press |
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| Handouts – Ryoko’s lost notes Loot Tavern Publishing |
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| Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for TTRPGs Gallery Books |
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| The Crooked Moon Tarot Card Set Avantris Entertainment |
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| The Field Guide To Floral Dragons: Miniature Sets Hit Point Press |
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🛡️ Best Art, Cover
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Book of Spirits Beyond the Screen |
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| Historica Arcanum: Echoes of Renaissance Metis Creative |
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| Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG Three Sails Studios |
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| The Crooked Moon Standard Edition Hardcover Avantris Entertainment |
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| Totem – The Spirits’ RPG Officina Meningi |
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🛡️ Best Art, Interior
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Ecryme: Player’s Guide Open Sesame Games, LLC |
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| Household Volume II Two Little Mice |
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| Legend In The Mist – Core Book Son of Oak Game Studio |
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| Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG Three Sails Studios |
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| The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set Hit Point Press |
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🛡️ Best Cartography
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Collection of Fantasy Maps II Open Sesame Games |
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| Dolmenwood Maps Book Exalted Funeral Press |
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| Pendragon Gamemaster Screen Pack Chaosium Inc. |
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| Pilgrims of the Murk Dome Hollow Press |
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| Tomb of a Thousand Doors ManaDawn Tabletop / Plus One Exp |
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🛡️ Best Community Content
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| A Patch of Unfurled Green West Coast Adventurers Guild |
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| Sprigs & Kindling Volumes 4:1 Amanda Mullins |
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| The Bride of Pendle Miskatonic Repository |
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| The Severed Vault Jeremy Cheong |
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| Triangle Agency Fan Zine Independent |
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🛡️ Best Family Game / Product
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent 2e Mythworks |
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| Dragon Town and the Darkness Below JP Coovert |
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| Dungeons & Kittens Starter Set Edge Studio |
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| Mushie Missions Bright Bard Games |
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| PiCO Mythworks |
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🛡️ Best Free Game / Product
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Daggerheart Quickstart: The Sablewood Messengers Darrington Press |
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| Legend In the Mist Learn-To-Play Comic Book Son of Oak Game Studio LLC |
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| SHIFT: Roleplaying Game Basic Rules Hit Point Press |
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| Sprigs & Kindling Volumes 3-5 Independent |
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| Triangle Agency Fan Zine Independent |
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🛡️ Best Game
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook Free League Publishing |
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| Daggerheart Core Set Darrington Press |
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| Legend In The Mist – Core Book Son of Oak Game Studio |
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| Sickest Witch Core Rulebook Severed Books |
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| Thieves of the Tome First Pancake Studios |
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🛡️ Best Layout and Design
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Berserkr Slightly Reckless Games |
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| Deadline: A Clockwork Press The Wanderer’s Tome |
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| Midnight Muscadines Pandion Games |
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| Voidheart Symphony (Revised Edition) Rowan Rook & Decard |
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| Warhammer: the Old World Roleplaying Game, Player’s Guide Cubicle 7 Entertainment |
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🛡️ Best Monster/Adversary
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Dolmenwood Monster Book Exalted Funeral Press |
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| Monsters of Drakkenheim Ghostfire Gaming |
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| Starfinder Alien Core Paizo Inc. |
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| The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set Hit Point Press |
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| Wrath of the Kaiju Loot Tavern Publishing |
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🛡️ Best Online Content
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Designing Dungeons Course Joshua McCrowell & Warren D |
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| Explorers Design Explorers Design |
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| Golarion Mapping Project Tabletop RPG Historical Society |
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| Molten Sulfur Blog Molten Sulfur Press |
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| Solo RPG List Independent |
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🛡️ Best Production Values
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Legend In the Mist – Ravenhome Slipcase Son of Oak Game Studio LLC |
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| Mappa Mundi – An Exploration + Ecology RPG Three Sails Studios |
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| Terra Antarctica Edge Studio |
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| The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition Avantris Entertainment |
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| The Spark Devil H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society |
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🛡️ Best RPG Related Product
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Advent-ure Calendar 20: The Lost Labyrinth Only Games, Black Oak Workshop |
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| Beyond the Witching Ring: Dolmenwood Soundtrack LP Exalted Funeral Press |
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| Dolmenwood Noble House Enamel Pins Set Exalted Funeral Press |
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| Menagerie of Unbearable Things Tania Herrero |
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| Sickest Witch Belt Buckle Severed Books |
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🛡️ Best Rules
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| A Land Once Magic moreblueberries |
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| Daggerheart Darrington Press |
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| Legend In The Mist – Core Book Son of Oak Game Studio |
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| Sickest Witch Core Rulebook Severed Books |
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| Thieves of the Tome First Pancake Studios |
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🛡️ Best Setting
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Dolmenwood Campaign Book Exalted Funeral Press |
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| Ecryme: Player’s Guide Open Sesame Games, LLC |
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| Grim Hollow: Campaign Guide Ghostfire Gaming |
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| Household Volume II Two Little Mice |
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| Ryokos Guide to the Yokai Realms Loot Tavern Publishing |
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🛡️ Best Solo Game
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Odyssey of the Giant Heltung Storytelling |
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| Pirouette InnocentGoblin TTRPGs |
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| Song of the Scryptwyrm Almost Bedtime Theater |
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| SPINE: Dark Solo TTRPG Backwards Tabletop |
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| The Bonsai Diary Gene Koo / Sticky Doodler |
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🛡️ Best Streaming Content
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Cozy RPG Reviews YouTube |
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| Get Your Sheet Together Darrington Press |
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| How’s My Driving? The Panic Table / DNGN CLUB |
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| One Shot: Last Train to Bremen One Shot Network |
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| The Good Friends of Jackson Elias Blasphemous Tomes |
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🛡️ Best Supplement
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Legend In The Mist – Action Grimoire Son of Oak Game Studio |
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| Mystified! The Wanderer’s Tome |
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| No Place Like Homebrew Roll & Play Press |
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| Creative Game Master’s Guide to Extraordinary Locations Bluestone Books |
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| The Painted Wastelands Player’s Guide Agamemnon Press |
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🛡️ Best Writing
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration Gallery Books |
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| Piaga 1348 NEED GAMES! |
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| Pirouette InnocentGoblin TTRPGs |
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| Rapscallion Magpie Games |
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| StoryBake Tiny Ghost Chef Games |
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🛡️ Product of the Year
| Nominated Title / Studio | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Coriolis: The Great Dark Core Rulebook Free League Publishing |
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| Daggerheart Darrington Press |
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| Dolmenwood Campaign Book Exalted Funeral Press |
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| Legend In The Mist – Core Book Son of Oak Game Studio |
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| Menagerie of Unbearable Things Tania Herrero |
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| The Bonsai Diary Gene Koo |
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| The Crooked Moon Ultimate Edition Avantris Entertainment |
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| The Field Guide to Floral Dragons Box Set Hit Point Press |
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| The Spark Devil H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society |
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| The White Horse of Lowvale Tania Herrero |
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Getting nominated for an ENNIE is a fantastic accomplishment that highlights months of dedication, late-night playtesting, and incredible creative energy. We want to wish every single creator, designer, artist, and publisher on this list the absolute best of luck when the final fan votes are tallied!
