Scoring System

1. There are seven judges for the NorthWest Master/slave Contest. The Olympic scoring system will be used, i.e., the high score and low score for the contestants in each judging category will be thrown out and the remaining five scores will be averaged, giving a composite score for each category. The contestants’ composite scores for the five categories then will be added to give a final overall score. A perfect overall score would be 500.
2. Contestants for the NorthWest Master/slave contest will be given a joint score in all categories, as well as a joint overall score, rather than assigning separate scores for the Master and slave. Thus, the points indicated in parentheses following each judging category described in the next section represent the total maximum points a Master/slave pair may be awarded in that category, based on the performance of both the Master and the slave. For example, for the On-Stage Pop Question category, the Master and slave contestant pair will receive a single, joint score of up to 75 points based on their responses to the questions they are asked.
3. If there is only one contestant pair running for the titles, the pair must receive a final overall score equal to 70% of the total possible. A perfect overall score would be 500; thus, the contestant pair must receive a final overall score of 350 in order to win the titles.