app/Http/Controllers/PagesController.php

@@ -374,15 +374,15 @@ class PagesController extends Controller
                                           ->orderBy('bidder_assigned_number')
                                           ->get();
         return view('winningbidderlist', ['winning_bidders' => $winnerlist_results]);
-    }
     public function judgingentry(Request $judgingentry_req)
     {
         $judges = \App\Models\Judges::all();
-        $vehicles = \App\Models\Vehicles::with('vehicleOwner')
-            ->join('bidders', 'vehicles.owner', '=', 'bidders.bidder_assigned_number')
-            ->orderByRaw('CAST(bidder_assigned_number AS UNSIGNED) ASC')
+        $vehicles = \App\Models\Vehicles::select('vehicles.*')
+            ->leftJoin('bidders', 'vehicles.owner', '=', 'bidders.bidder_assigned_number')
+            ->orderByRaw('CAST(bidders.bidder_assigned_number AS UNSIGNED) ASC')
             ->get();
-        \Log::info("Judges count: " . $judges->count());
+
+        if ($judgingentry_req->isMethod('post')) {
         \Log::info("Vehicles count: " . $vehicles->count());
 
         if ($judgingentry_req->isMethod('post')) {

resources/views/components/tomselect.blade.php

@@ -39,14 +39,7 @@
                     dropdownParent: 'body',
                     controlInput: '<input>',
                     maxOptions: null,
-                    sortField: [{
-                        field: 'text',
-                        direction: 'asc',
-                        func: function(a, b) {
-                            // Natural sort for bidder/car numbers
-                            return a.text.localeCompare(b.text, undefined, {numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base'});
-                        }
-                    }]
+                    sortField: [] // Respect server-side order
                 });
             });
         };