If I am remembering correctly, there has not been a bad judges rule in a long time. They lost based on the judges preference rule. The winning band had 2 music judges and 1 marching judge rank them first which gave them the 1st place and moved Valley Mills to 2nd. I do not necessarily agree with this rule but do see the merits behind awarding 1st place to the band that was ranked first by the majority of the judges.