I had Sami winning, and various others had no problem with Sami defeating Kevin.
Kevin was more muscular, more thick in his muscles, and overall a huge guy.
Sami was more shredded, more defined and overall, more like the bodybuilder I would like to see win the contest.
Muscularly and blocky vs. Shredded and more like Flex Wheeler.
But the judges go for the overall muscularity.
Same as why they went for Dorian over Flex Wheeler or Shawn Ray. More muscles beat more symmetry.
As for Steve, he wasnt even at the judges table nor did I really see him all night long near the press pit at all. I assume he was backstage making sure everything was run well.
The contest was sold out, and a lot of people who came there could not get in, so they were trying to accommodate by checking all empty seats that were available, etc.