There was a problem with the non-sequential judging, although nothing was set in stone. The jurors, Aaron, Al, Jen, Kirk, and Todd could never agree. This is why the opera needed so many of them. Each one had different criteria, beliefs, and preferences. Finally, they discovered a tactic to be fair. Each one was submitting their own judging based on one of the categories, respectively: 1. Quality of Sound, Flow and Melody 2. Individuality 3. Technical Proficiency 4. Interpretation and Vision, Innovation versus Tradition 5. Tempo, Pitch and Volume, Variation. The scores still looked inconsistant.