Awful moral

I'm watching the episode about the Mother of the Year contest, and I can't believe Sara got away with the awful stunt she pulled and was even awarded for it just because once again she uses the sob story of being an orphan. Aunt Hetty was also awful. And since when was she actually like a mother? Yes, she's raising her, but she's still very much an aunt. The rules of the contest were clear. They could've read Sara's letter, but she should NOT have won.