User blog comment:Webkinz Mania/Project 10 - October 2017/@comment-30895873-20171008061725/@comment-460966-20171008143512

They were based off of the Best All-Around Character, so the characters that received the most votes for Best Character were not eligible. The characters that received the most votes for Worst Character were not eligible. The characters with the biggest divide between Best and Worst character (closest to 0) were the nominees.