CSS26 #2: JT’s Genuine Sandwich Shop vs Dave’s Hot Chicken

In the end, CSS26 #2 turned into full-on chicken math chaos: three judges, 24 individual scores, and both sandwiches still landed on a perfectly ridiculous 82–82 tie. JT’s had the architecture hive, Dave’s had the merit lobby, and the SLAM scale basically shrugged and said, “you deal with it.” So the Slam Squad invoked our emergency protocol: consult the third‑party fourth guest. Michelle, who had been quietly running her own secret SLAM in the background like a spicy shadow tribunal, broke the deadlock and pushed JT’s over the line. By the power vested in our backup judge, JT’s advances—and Dave’s exits as the hottest 82‑point loser in Slam history.