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**Four finalists. $1,000 cash and prizes. One Scratchdown champion.**The DJs earned their spots through the qualifiers. Now they’re competing for the title at the **DJ Scratchdown Finals**, presented by DJ Hella Yella and Dub Academy.
**Competition starts at 9 PM. Afterparty immediately following.**
**THE COMPETITION**
All four DJs compete in three rounds:
1. **Freestyle Showcase:** Show off their style, skills and song selection.
2. **Live Blend / Remix:** Bring songs together with creative live blends and remixes.
3. **Theme Set:** Build a set around an assigned theme.
The two highest scoring DJs advance to the **Scratchdown Challenge**.
**THE FINAL CHALLENGE**
A challenge is drawn live from a hat using ideas submitted by the audience and judges. Both finalists get **10 minutes to prepare**, and a coin flip determines who performs first. This challenge decides the champion.
**JUDGING & CROWD VOTING**
Judges score creativity, originality, music knowledge, skills and performance. Each round, judges rank the DJs:
**1st: 4 points • 2nd: 3 points • 3rd: 2 points • 4th: 1 point**
The crowd favorite each round earns **2 bonus points**. Follow the leaderboard to see who’s moving ahead.
**Stay after the finals for the afterparty and DJ Showcase. Come support the DJs, help choose the crowd favorites and keep the night going with us.**
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Event venue
Busy Signal, 1104 E 11th St, Austin, United States
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