Tangentially, from NAQT Rule J.8.c.:
This seems like a bad rule. Is it in place because otherwise, essentially every protest would have to be adjudicated?Factual protests are only adjudicated if they affect which team wins the match. For example, if one team loses by 50 points and protests a 10-point bonus answer, the protest will not be adjudicated (even if that protest might affect statistics, such as a team’s points per tossup heard or points per bonus, that determine playoff seeding or other future aspects of the tournament).
(emphasis mine)