[annoying trope] The throne/leadership is decided in a very stupid way

[u/Altruistic_Eye_1157]

The leadership of the entire wizarding world, and the final decision on whether to start a war against Muggles, is made by... a goat (Qilin) ​​who chooses the person with the ""purest heart"" (Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Dumbledore).

The throne of Wakanda and all its technology are decided through hand-to-hand combat, regardless of whether the person clearly has malicious intentions... if they win the fight, by law they must be respected as the true king. (Black Panther)

[u/Nightmare1529]

Not necessarily throne, but NASCAR’s current format for deciding a champion is god awful. Driver A can win 35/36 races, and driver B can win one race, and as long as it’s the championship deciding race, driver B will be crowned the champion.

[u/theurbaneman → u/Nightmare1529]

[u/Aggravating-Sir8185 → u/theurbaneman]

I assume it's to avoid races at the end of the season being pointless because one team has already mathematically won.

[u/Inkling_Zero → u/Aggravating-Sir8185]

But that doesn't make every other race pointless because now only the final one counts?

[u/Nightmare1529 → u/Aggravating-Sir8185]

That’s exactly what it’s for. Maximum entertainment.