I’ve been giving this competition everything I’ve got, day & night. Handing out flyers, asking for votes, connecting with my community, & believing that my hard work, creativity, & heart would matter.

But right now, it doesn’t feel fair anymore.

One of the contestants has 2.1 million followers. He’s been using that massive platform to get votes & donations & it’s impossible for regular people like us to compete with that. This competition was supposed to be about passion, creativity, community… not about who already has celebrity status or millions of followers.

I don’t mind friendly competition I actually love it. But there’s a difference between competition & impossible odds. There are others in this contest with thousands, even a few hundred thousand followers, & that’s still manageable. But 2.1 million? That’s not a fair playing field anymore.

So, I’m asking The Colossal Company & the Face of Halloween team to take a stand for fairness for the people who believed in this contest have worked their hearts out.

This isn’t about jealousy. This is about protecting the spirit of the contest the reason so many of us joined. The single parents, the struggling artists, the horror fans, other creatives, the everyday people who believed this was a chance to shine.

Please consider putting clear guidelines in place for future rounds or at least a separate category for influencers & public figures. Because right now, many of us are losing faith that we ever had a real chance. 

“The official rules reserve the right to disqualify contestants at the organizer’s discretion for any behavior that compromises fairness.”

I sat long thinking about this, because it seems like a tricky situation. But when one person makes the competition unfair for thousands of others, that is a problem.

Many contests are created to give amateur or aspiring individuals a chance to get discovered or win. When a public figure enters, it prevents these opportunities from going to those who need them most.

If the public perceives that a contest is rigged or unfairly biased toward a well-known contestant, it can damage the reputation of the contest and its organizers. 

Sincerely,

-Your competitors & donators families