[Brent Deines]

I would like to reiterate that I feel the judging was fair in past competitions. I do agree however that there was a "potential" conflict of interest. If I was a judge and one of my employees, or even one of my customers won, I know some would question the validity of the competition, my integrity, and the skills of the contestant.

I will refrain from listing the names of the judges, contestants, and the companies they were associated with as I am in no way questioning their integrity. I think the winners of the last two competitions won fair and square, and all the contestants that I saw performed in a very professional manner, as did the judges.