18. Will contestants be disqualified from the competition if they violated the competition or stage rules?
Ans: This will be on a case by case basis depending on the seriousness of the violation. As a rough guide, violation of competition rules will result in penalty score being given; only in serious cases (e.g. sabotaging other team’s props) will contestants be possibly disqualified. A penalty score given to a team does not necessarily means that the team will lose the competition.
Contestants who intrude on any line markings made surrounding equipment placed on stage level will be solely responsible for compensation of any damage of such equipment. The stage manager reserves all right to ask contestants to move their props away from such equipment or to switch contestant positions if necessary, with penalty of disqualification if the stage manager's instructions are not followed.