[Conor Ryan]

I think a community sourced "Chairman's Audit Protocol" could be a good tool here. Maybe it could be referenced officially eventually. Setting a community wide standard for evidence of completed tasks would solve this issue provided judges or the community checked it at or before competition. I think the concept that teams do not disclose their submission, publicly, ahead of time also may make this concept worse.

This is similar to the vague financial reporting standards defined in GAAP accounting or the standards organizations like Charity Navigator check. Unfortunately Charity Navigator only audits organizations with over $500,000 in public support. If we got a few hall of fame teams to buy into this concept I think it would go far.