PLEASE THOROUGHLY READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL RULES!
PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO RULES NUMBER 3, 4 AND 9!

1. Entries must represent the county in which they won an actual talent competition in 2011. A runner-up act may represent a fair if that county fair’s winner cannot compete.
   
   
2. The entry or act can only represent one county fair. Each fair may enter only one Junior and one Senior act per year.
   
   
3. Any act that performs over the 4-minute time limit will be disqualified. Contestant is not to give an introduction to their act. The MC will announce the County or Fair they represent and the act begins.
   
   
4. Age limits each division:
   
   
   1. Junior Division: All contestants can be 14 years old or younger on the day and date of the local contest. Junior division contestants can be 15 years old when competing at the State Level in January, if they met the age requirements at their local contest.
      
      
   2. Senior Division: Contestants cannot be over 21 years of age on the day and date of their local contest. Senior division contestants can be 22 years old when competing at the State Level in January, if they met the age requirements of their local contest.
      
      
   3. A Junior Division contestant at the State contest cannot return to the State Level Junior Division again. A previous Junior Division contestant can compete at the State Contest in the Senior Division, providing the contestant is 15 years of age and under 22 years of age.
      
      
   4. No Senior Division contestant can return to the State Contest as participants.
      
      
   5. In either division a contestant competing as a single can come back in a group
      
      or if in a group can come as a single, one time.
      
      
5. Entries and fees must be received by October 1, 2011. No late entries accepted
   
   
6. A piano and floor mikes are the only equipment furnished. Floor mats and lavaliere mikes will need to be furnished by the contestants.
   
   
7. The panel of judges’ decisions will be final.
   
   
8. There will be a setup time limit of 3 minutes. This will be timed.
   
   
9. To lessen sound prop confusion. When using a CD taped accompaniment, only the song the contestant is using shall be on the CD. No like talent is allowed on the recording. ie. vocal, tap dancing, any like instrument, etc. This will be carefully monitored
   
   
10. An entry fee of $75 per division entry is due with the application by October 1, 2011. Checks are payable to the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs. (IAAF). One check that includes both divisions is acceptable and preferred.
    
    
11. About December 1st contestants will be sent information needed for the January 21st contest. The Junior Contest will be held in the afternoon and the Senior contest will be in the evening.