HALLOWEEN CONTEST RULES 2021
GRAND PRIZE GIVE AWAYS
$3000!!!! 1st place
$750 2nd place
$500 3rd place
$250 4th place
$100 5th place
FRIDAY NIGHT CASH PRIZES
$250 BEST THEMED COSTUME
$250 MOST ORIGINAL COSTUME
CASH PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS INDICATED ABOVE. GRAND PRIZES ARE AWARDED ON SATURDAY. FINALISTS ARE JUDGED AT APPROXIMATELY 12-12:30 A.M. THERE WILL BE TEN (10) FINALIST SELECTED BUT MATEYS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INCREASE THIS NUMBER IF THERE IS A TIE FOR A GIVEN SPOT IN THE FINALS OR DUE TO THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES AND PARTICIPATION. WE WANT THIS EVENT TO BE FUN AND INVITING.
ALL CONTESTANTS MUST REGISTER AT MATEYS TO BE ELIGIBLE. YOU MAY REGISTER IN ADVANCE AT MATEYS (THERE WILL BE A LOG BOOK AT EACH BAR) OR EITHER NIGHT OF THE CONTEST.
THE JUDGES ARE TWO OR THREE INDEPENDENT JUDGES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH MATEYS. THE JUDGES UTILIZE A STANDARD SCORING CRITERIA AND TALLY SHEET. THE TOTAL SCORE EACH CONTESTANT RECEIVES FROM EACH JUDGE IS ADDED TOGETHER FOR THAT CONTESTANTS FINAL SCORE. EACH CONTESTANT WILL APPEAR BEFORE THE JUDGES AND MAY EXPLAIN THEIR COSTUME (I.E. HOW YOU THOUGHT OF THE CONCEPT, IF IT IS HOMEMADE OR ELEMENTS THAT ARE PURCHASED, ETC.) AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.NEW FOR 2019: AUDIENCE VOTING HAS BEEN REMOVED. IF THERE IS A TIE THE CONTESTANTS WILL BE JUDGED USING ONE ADDITIONAL JUDGING CRITERIA. WINNER WILL ADVANCE.
NEW FOR FRIDAY IS THE ADDITIONAL $500 IN PRIZE MONEY. THIS WAS ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND. MATEYS IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORT EVERYONE PUTS INTO THIS CONTEST AND ACCORDINGLY IS OFFERING THESE TWO THEMED CATEGORIES. THE WINNERS OF THE THEMED CATEGORIES MAY OR MAY NOT ADVANCE TO THE FINALS AS THE JUDGING CRITERIA IS DIFFERENT. IT IS AGAIN OUR EFFORT TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE TALENT AND EFFORT WE SEE EACH YEAR.
REGISTRATION DEADLINES:
FRIDAY: Oct. 29th 10:00 P.M.
SATURDAY: Oct. 30th 10:00 P.M.
YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.
IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE CONTESTANTS WHO WOULD LIKE A CHANCE TO BECOME A FINALIST WE WILL SELECT 3 FINALISTS ON FRIDAY WHO WILL AUTOMATICALLY PROCEED TO THE FINALS AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GRAND PRIZES. THE FINALISTS SELECTED ON FRIDAY MUST WEAR THE SAME COSTUME ON SATURDAY IF THEY QUALIFY.CONTESTANTS THAT DO NOT BECOME A FINALIST ON FRIDAY MAY ENTER WITH A DIFFERENT COSTUME ON SATURDAY IF THEY CHOSE.
THERE WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 7 ADDITIONAL FINALISTS SELECTED ON SATURDAY AND ONLY THESE FINALISTS (3 FROM FRIDAY AND 7 FROM SATURDAY) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CASH PRIZES.
IF 3 FINALISTS ARE NOT SELECTED ON FRIDAY THEN ANY OPEN SLOTS WILL BE CARRIED OVER TO SATURDAY SO THE FINALIST POOL HAS A TOTAL OF A MINIMUM OF 10 FINALISTS (IF THE FINALISTS FROM FRIDAY DO NOT SHOW UP ON SATURDAY THOSE SPOTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AS WELL. FOR EXAMPLE IF ONLY TWO CONTESTANTS QUALIFY ON FRIDAY NIGHT THEN 8 FINALISTS WILL BE CHOSEN ON SATURDAY).
Rules:
• Must be 21 or older.
• Employee’s and their immediate family are not eligible to participate.
• Only one winner for all cash prizes. If a costume involves more than one person or a group of people the prize amount does not vary.
• Participants must have a legitimate costume to enter.
• Only the finalists will be entered in the final judging session.
• Minimum of 20 participants each night at prize levels, if less than 20 participants then prizes may be reduced at the discretion of the management.
• Participants must be present to win and all eligible participants must be present from the end of registration until judging is complete on the final night of the contest, to be eligible for the cash prize.
• Prizes awarded by the vote of 2 or 3 judges. All decisions are final.
• Matey’s reserves the right to alter the contest rules or discontinue the contest at any time.
• Contestant’s that do not abide by Matey’s rules and regulations may be disqualified.
• Matey’s reserves the right to take and publish photographs of contestants and to publish their names and prize amounts awarded.