General Rules

The Skillathon is open to any Jr. Fair exhibitor, even if the person does not exhibit in the species. Skillathon will be offered in the following species: Beef, Dairy Cattle, Goat, Horse, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, Swine, and Dog.  
Exhibitors may participate in as many species as they wish. 
Skillathon will be a pre-fair event.   
Skillathon will have three age levels (ages as of January 1) Junior: 8 - 10 years old, Intermediate: 11 - 14 years old, Senior: 15 - 18 years old 
The Skillathon contest table will have questions from Skillathon kits; current project books; or Ohio State University Extension Skillathon website for materials sources online. 
The Skillathon contest will include 4 topics for each species. A perfect score will be 25 points per topic Thus a contestant receiving 25 points at each of the four topics will receive 100 points. Once the contestant is finished, the contestant is required to immediately leave the contest area.  
Tie-breaker questions will be asked. The answers to those questions will be referred to if a tie occurs.  Tie-breaker questions will be used to determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places only.   
Contest time is limited to 1.5 minutes at each station. A facilitator will tell the contestant to advance to the next table. 
There will be no talking in the building once the Skillathon contest has begun. A verbal warning will be issued the first time for talking in the prep area and a second time the contestant will be disqualified from the Skillathon contest and asked to leave the area immediately. 
No cell phones or other communication devices will be permitted in the testing area. 
The top three scorers in each division will be awarded $20 for first place, $10 for second place, and $5 for third place from the Preble County Agricultural Society and/or contest sponsor. The first-place winner of each age division will receive a Special Award from the Junior Fair Board.  
Special recognition will also be given to the top three scorers who receive the highest average score from a minimum of four Skillathon contests. These winners will be recognized at species shows. 

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