Thirteen Years Later, Two Blue Competition Badges Answered Every Question
He turned on the overhead dome light.
The bulb cast a yellow glow over the pages.
He flipped through the dense text, skipping the registration rules and scoring guidelines, and stopped near the back.
He tapped a paragraph highlighted in faded yellow.
“Read Section Eight,” he said.
Claire leaned across the center console.
The text was printed in a tiny, blocky font.
“Any direct financial sponsor of the tournament is prohibited from influencing bracket placements involving family members,” Claire read aloud.