This is mostly a personal question. Since I'm not similar with rains ford then I'm going to point out that it has rain in it which is a turn off for me.
<span>The noun which is punctuated appropriately to indicate possession is A. judges'. Pay attention to the context of the given sentence: it is stated that the score was combined, which means that there was more than one judge in this competition. Therefore, the noun 'judge' must be in plural, and its possessive form is '' judges' ''.</span>
