Do lick contest fans argue if biting is cheating, and how do they decide?

Research question: Do fans ever argue about whether biting counts as cheating in a lick contest, and how do they settle it?

The records show that biting is treated as the failure that keeps people from reaching the Tootsie Roll center, since the document says the temptation to bite proved too great even for Mr. Owl ¹. Tootsie settles the question of success with a Clean Stick Award, and people who have reached the center can download a certificate of achievement ². None of the verified facts say whether fans argue about whether biting counts as cheating, so that part of the question goes unanswered ¹². The facts also give no publication date for either source, so the records cannot show how current this rule description is as of October 2026 ¹².

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