diff --git a/.github/time/test_time.py b/.github/time/test_time.py
index d43d0ac..53c342a 100644
--- a/.github/time/test_time.py
+++ b/.github/time/test_time.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ answers = {"qwen": '{"slug": "Star Checker!", "title": "Star checker", "one_line
 vt.tm.think = lambda seat, model, effort, system, user: answers.get(seat, "not json")
 ps = vt.pitch(repos, ["qwen", "kimi", "grok"])
 assert [p["slug"] for p in ps] == ["star-checker", "other"] and ps[0]["by"] == "qwen"
-votes = {"grok": '{"ranking": ["other", "star-checker"], "reason": "r"}', "kimi": '{"ranking": ["star-checker"], "reason": "r"}',
+votes = {"grok": '{"ranking": ["other", "other", "star-checker"], "reason": "r"}', "kimi": '{"ranking": ["star-checker"], "reason": "r"}',
          "qwen": '{"ranking": ["other"], "reason": "r"}'}
 vt.tm.think = lambda seat, model, effort, system, user: votes[seat]
 w, meta = vt.board(ps, ["grok", "kimi", "qwen"])
diff --git a/.github/time/venture.py b/.github/time/venture.py
index dd8088c..95eabc6 100644
--- a/.github/time/venture.py
+++ b/.github/time/venture.py
@@ -108,9 +108,12 @@ def board(pitches: list[dict], seats: list[str]) -> tuple[str | None, dict]:
         if not v:
             continue
         votes[s] = v
-        for pts, slug in zip((3, 2, 1), v.get("ranking", [])):
-            if slug in score:
-                score[slug] += pts
+        seen: list[str] = []
+        for slug in v.get("ranking", []):  # a seat listing the same slug thrice gets one vote for it
+            if slug in score and slug not in seen:
+                seen.append(slug)
+        for pts, slug in zip((3, 2, 1), seen):
+            score[slug] += pts
     if not any(score.values()):
         return None, votes
     return max(score, key=lambda k: (score[k], -[p["slug"] for p in pitches].index(k))), {"votes": votes, "score": score}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/venture.yml b/.github/workflows/venture.yml
index 6f8ab2c..59fe43e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/venture.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/venture.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
   issues: write
   pages: write
+  statuses: write
 concurrency:
   group: venture
   cancel-in-progress: false