A dead heat race for a seat on a Northern Californian irrigation district’s board of commissioners has been settled in an unusual way: A roll of a "Dungeons & Dragons" die.

In a game of pure chance earlier in December, incumbent Larry Enos Jr. fended off a challenge from Milan “Pete” Petrovich to remain on the board of the Byron-Bethany Irrigation District, about 60 miles east of San Francisco. Enos notched up the highest total score following three rolls of the 20-sided die, according to Fox-affiliate KTVU. Enos rolled a total of 51, while Petrovich only got to 45.

Enos and Petrovich had previously earned 51 votes apiece in their campaign for the next four-year term on the board.





California law dictates that a tied contest be decided by a random drawing of lots, but leaves specifics up to local officials. For example, in Southern California, Ed Casanova won his place on West Covina's school board in 1997 via a coin toss, the Los Angeles Times reported at the time.