There have been 17 unanimous winners, who received all the first-place votes.
Ali was the unanimous winner, with Shain giving the champion 9 of 15 rounds.
Thomas was the unanimous winner last year and could make it two in a row.
Jumbo shrimp sauteed with garlic and black pepper was the unanimous winner of the best entree award.
Kapler was the unanimous winner of the 2008 Jewish Comeback Player of the Year award.
There were no unanimous winners, but a handful of horses came close to sweeping the voting in their divisions.
Cole became the first unanimous winner of Survivor, with a vote of 9-0-0.
The matter is not clear-cut, though some people believe that Rickey Henderson of Oakland should be a unanimous winner of the award.
According to the handwritten scorecards of the jury, Griffin was the unanimous winner.
Hershiser was the 12th unanimous winner, 9th in the National League, in the award's 33-year history.