Same. I just saved my game right before the contest was over and I restarted it 3 times. Contesting with my maxed out lama, full needs. Only one other contestant, a lama with low social needs. Got 3rd place every time. Luckily though I also contested for wool and everytime I got a different result, so the 3rd time I was able to win the competition.
At least with the wool it seemed like the result was entirely random. And well the lama... again, ranked place 3 outta 2. I don't think it's a bug. It's working as intended. It is just bad design. Really really bad design.
