Hi Candy,
That's what rules are all about. Frankly, I don't think Eddy helped them as much as some people are thinking here. I know those folks and they wouldn't have come here to let Eddy cook. There was however only two of them and they did need some help. I've cooked alone for years but you can't cook the Jack alone. There is just too much going on.
There is a lot of uncharted territory here. I don't think anyone has ever considered the concept of an International team actually winning, with help or without. We're not talking about beating up the Japanese team and some partying Irish guys like the old days. This team beat us all!! Besides, if Fast Eddy was THAT good he would have qualified and won it himself.
BTW, I know there was some rumbling a few years ago when Chris Lilly helped the Jamaicans to an International GC, and I've heard about Donny Weddington and Buddy Richison helping guys too much in the past.
This has come up every year since the foriegn teams have started getting better. I know the Australian guy was in pretty severe need of some help this year and I'd bet he got it.
The Mexican team was looking like they needed a hand when I saw them too. The guy who won Pork last year was by himself without much experience. I wonder how that happened.