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competed event areas country contests now 100% contestantjudged others contestants supplement few remaining dedicated full-time volunteer judges still support event Unified Pattern Scale Judges Association USPJA members supported Pattern years has recently ceased operations distributed its assets Finding contest doesnt rely contestant judging some extent rarity am aware two such meets significant size various reasons some us may applaud development some us deplore itbut us must acknowledge us charged organizing events size Nats smallest local meet must deal absolute reality Constructing workable judge matrix assembling assigning judging panels various classes contest now hardest task confronting modern Contest Director job involves balancing extraordinary number factors As always equal-exposure requirement paramount pilots given class must have equal opportunity January1997 77 Contestant judges scribes Sportsman line 95 Nats L-R Ken Schultz Chris Lakin Dave von Linsowe Geoff Combs Don 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