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75 additional points ; all others in the top ten for their division will receive 50 additional points .
C ) Satellite Events
NALJA members must compete in the same age division across all contests , except showmanship , where past champions must move up . Ages will be the individual ’ s age as of January 1 , 2023 . Members must enter all individual satellite events by May 15 , 2023 . Late entry for satellite events ( Photo , Magazine Ad , Sales Talk , Showmanship ) will be accepted until the end of check-in Sunday , July 9 , 2023 for a fee of $ 20 per exhibitor ( not per event ). Members will not be able to late enter into the judging contest , if members do not sign up for the judging contest by May 15 members will have the opportunity to judge in the Adult division . Once check-in is complete members will not be able to enter into the events .
Novice : 5-9 years of age Junior : 10-13 years of age Intermediate : 14-16 years of age Senior : 17-21 years of age
D ) Sales Talk , Photography , Judging and Magazine Advertisement Contests 1 . Each contestant will receive 100 points for participation in each event .
2 . Points will be awarded in each age division according to the following schedule :
1st : 100 points 2nd : 80 points
4th : 50 points 5th : 40 points
3rd : 60 points 3 . At the conclusion of the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress ( NJLSC ), sweepstakes participants may request their scores and copies of their score sheets for each event in which they participated . Participants may request only their own scores . NALJA will not release other participants ’ scores .
4 . NALJA will use the following criteria to break any ties within the top 10 sweepstakes finalists : ( a ) who participated in more satellite events ; ( b ) who exhibited more animals ; and ( c ) who placed higher in their satellite events .
The Champion Sweepstakes winner will receive a $ 1,000 scholarship and the Reserve Champion Sweepstakes winner will receive a $ 500 scholarship .
State Sweepstakes Points
Base points will go to each state by dividing the total number of points awarded to exhibitors from a state by the number of exhibitors from the state .
A ) Herdsmanship 1 . 100 points will go to each division winner .
2 . Two divisions , small states and large states , will be determined at the show by the number of cattle exhibited per state . There will be an equal number of small and large states .
B ) Best State Group of Females , Quiz Bowl , Team Fitting and State Posters
1 . Each participating state will receive 100 points towards the State Sweepstakes .
2 . Additional points will go to the following placings : 1st : 100 points
2nd : 75 points
C ) Sales Talk , Judging , Photography and Magazine Advertisement Contests
1 . Each participating state will receive 100 participation points per contest .
2 . Points will go to the highest-placing contestant from each state in each age division according to the following schedule :
1st : 100 points 2nd : 80 points 3rd : 60 points
D ) Combined State Teams
4th : 50 points 5th : 40 points
NALJA will pro-rate participation and placing points for combined state teams . Regardless of age divisions , the maximum participation points possible are 100 points per state per event .
Satellite Event Rules
Judging Contest
A ) Time : Monday , July 10 at 4 p . m .
B ) Divisions : Novice , Junior , Intermediate and Senior as described under Individual Sweepstakes Points . There also will be an Adult division .
C ) Registration : All contestants must pre-register by May 15 using the online entry sytsem . If not pre-registered , exhibitors entering late will judge in the Adult division .
D ) Rules : 1 . There will be four cattle classes ; contestants will have 8 minutes to evaluate each class . 2 classes will have 5 questions each ( 50 points possible ) to be used as a tie-breaker . Classes may have performance data and a scenario . There will be no written or oral reason on any class . 2 . While the contest is in progress , there will be no talking