D.C. from West Virginia writes; my question is concerned with determining cast winners. Last weekend our cast had trouble deciding who won the cast, here are the final scores. Dog A; 225-, dog B; 225+ & 300- = 75-, dog C; zero, dog D; 225 circle & 25-.
Dear D.C. In this situation dog D wins the cast with 25-. Dog C obviously had a better final score but did not have a legitimate tree. Please see section 19 below.
Section 19. Determining Cast Winners
All ties must be broken in the woods to determine the cast winners. All cast winners with plus points to receive a win toward their targeted titles.
A. Cast winners and hunt placements will be determined by final scorecard tally. Minus points will be subtracted from plus points or plus points from minus to determine the final score.
Dog will win the cast over other dog:
1. Dog with most plus points, after subtracting minus
2. Dog with a total score of plus beats zero or minus
3. Dog with a total score of circle (zero) beats minus
4. Dog with a total score of least minus
B. Circle point scores are considered zero and are only to be used in tie-breaking situations (Section #14).
C. All cast winners with plus points to receive a win toward their targeted title. In the case of a tie for cast winner or final placement, use tie breaking rules below.
Tie breakers: If two dogs have the same score, a dog will win over other dog(s):
1. Dog with most plus tree points
2. Dog with most plus strike points
3. Dog with most circle tree points
4. Dog with most circle strike points
5. Dog with least minus points
6. Dog leading at the time all dogs are scratched
7. Dog with plus or circle tree points (legitimate tree) will always win over dog(s) with no plus or circle tree points regardless of final score.
D. Hunts with cash awards: All dog(s) to be paid for their cast win regardless of score.
E. Sudden Death Tie-breaker: If tie cannot be broken in accordance with Item A of tie-breaking rule, dogs to go into sudden death until tie is broken. No time out to be called to enter sudden death. Sudden death winner decided by the scoring of a tree or by dog drawing minus points. Sudden death must end in order to return scorecard to the Hunt Director by the posted deadline. If a tie cannot be broken by sudden death, the Hunt Director is to flip a coin to determine winner. Card must be returned by posted deadline in order for cast win to count toward AKC title.
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