If the whistle is sounded early and your watch stopped on the whistle , but prior to the 8 second reading on your watch , the Contestant is still deserving of his score .
The only thing a Contestant has to go by is the whistle .
If the whistle is sounded early and your watch stopped on the whistle , but prior to the 8 second reading on your watch , the Contestant is still deserving of Contestant 's score .
The only thing a Contestant has to go by is the whistle .