[DougHaber]

I wanted to say something very similar about the judging. At hackathons with prizes the criteria really needs to be very clear upfront and strictly adhered to. Everyone works really hard during the event, and if the attendees feel the judging is poor, people will leave upset. For example, if people think a working prototype is important, and the judges instead go with a polished presentation with nothing behind it, that can be very frustrating.