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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Is the point total based on raw score or normalized score? Wouldn't raw
score accumulation, over N contests, be a best indication that a contestant
should move up? Oh, I know, some will start talking about judging again, but in
the end it should wash out in a given district.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Jay </span></font>Marshall</p>
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