A standard circular tie shows the differences in various tiebreakers. 35 ABC 34 BCA 31 CAB 100 --- head to head 66 AB 34 69 BC 31 65 CA 35 --- place votes table 1st minus 3rd A 1 B 3 C -4 1st plus 2nd (to get a majority) A 66 B 69 C 65 --- YES votes A ? B ? C ? Expand the number of choices and one gets even more of the same/similar.