FINAL WINNERS

[ThetaDot]

okay listen...

"All animations winning at the regional level will advance to the next phase of judging."

To me this ALSO means: all animations NOT winning at the regional level will NOT advance to the next phase of judging

Perhaps this is an extrapolation i am not allowed to make. It only seems like common sense to me.

Also: Rookie teams who won at the regional level should take precedence over any other rookie team by default. IF a non-rookie animation was to be chosen for the grand prize than the rookie award must go to any rookie team that one at a regional, or if that didn't happen, then the rookie award would be given to ANY rookie team (which of course would involve bringing all of the rookie animations into contention for the award).
To put it more simply: Because a non-rookie animation was chosen for the grand prize winner this year, then the only ones who should have been considered for the rookie award are teams 1188, 1478, and 1181 -- plain and simple.
Once again: this is, to me, common sense