I cannot say with certainty that judging will be better in other areas. (Probably not) All I know is, is that I've seen too many judges show up for 2 contests in my area, and they were accommodated for. When there are 10 tables for a contest that needs 6 or 7, that can change the outcome. Also, I've seen some southern friends come up this way, and get jacked on some really bad tables in other contests.. I'm not going to hang around, cross my fingers and just hope things are better in 2015 in my area. I did 3 Kentucky contests in 2014. 2 of those, I hit both bad tables each of them had. You can expect one bad table at any contest, but a contest of about 40 teams having 2 really bad tables, as verified on score sheets, just want to move elsewhere and try something else.
I am headed to Tennessee next year for a couple of contests.. (probably only do 3-5 next year, if sam's works out for me in my area).. I will look at Tennessee's previous contests, what teams finished towards the top, as in, looking for consistency, and give them a shot.
Also, it's just a good idea to try out other contests.. This is a personal decision to change things up and my own opinion on how I see things with judging in my area. I'm sure plenty would disagree. That's ok. If I didn't hit both bad tables at each contest, I'm sure I'd feel a different way.