function checkForm(passForm)	{ 
		
	errors="";

	genderChoice=passForm.gender.selectedIndex
	if (passForm.gender.options[genderChoice].value=="")   {
		error1="Please indicate your gender\n\n";
		errors += error1;
	}
	ageChoice=passForm.age.selectedIndex
	if (passForm.age.options[ageChoice].value=="")   {
		error2="Please indicate your age\n\n";
		errors += error2;
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant1[0].checked && !passForm.contestant1[1].checked && !passForm.contestant1[2].checked && !passForm.contestant1[3].checked && !passForm.contestant1[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 1";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant2[0].checked && !passForm.contestant2[1].checked && !passForm.contestant2[2].checked && !passForm.contestant2[3].checked && !passForm.contestant2[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 2";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant3[0].checked && !passForm.contestant3[1].checked && !passForm.contestant3[2].checked && !passForm.contestant3[3].checked && !passForm.contestant3[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 3";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant4[0].checked && !passForm.contestant4[1].checked && !passForm.contestant4[2].checked && !passForm.contestant4[3].checked && !passForm.contestant4[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 4";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant5[0].checked && !passForm.contestant5[1].checked && !passForm.contestant5[2].checked && !passForm.contestant5[3].checked && !passForm.contestant5[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 5";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant6[0].checked && !passForm.contestant6[1].checked && !passForm.contestant6[2].checked && !passForm.contestant6[3].checked && !passForm.contestant6[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 6";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant7[0].checked && !passForm.contestant7[1].checked && !passForm.contestant7[2].checked && !passForm.contestant7[3].checked && !passForm.contestant7[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 7";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant8[0].checked && !passForm.contestant8[1].checked && !passForm.contestant8[2].checked && !passForm.contestant8[3].checked && !passForm.contestant8[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 8";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant9[0].checked && !passForm.contestant9[1].checked && !passForm.contestant9[2].checked && !passForm.contestant9[3].checked && !passForm.contestant9[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 9";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant10[0].checked && !passForm.contestant10[1].checked && !passForm.contestant10[2].checked && !passForm.contestant10[3].checked && !passForm.contestant10[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 10";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant11[0].checked && !passForm.contestant11[1].checked && !passForm.contestant11[2].checked && !passForm.contestant11[3].checked && !passForm.contestant11[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 11";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant12[0].checked && !passForm.contestant12[1].checked && !passForm.contestant12[2].checked && !passForm.contestant12[3].checked && !passForm.contestant12[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 12";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant13[0].checked && !passForm.contestant13[1].checked && !passForm.contestant13[2].checked && !passForm.contestant13[3].checked && !passForm.contestant13[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 13";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant14[0].checked && !passForm.contestant14[1].checked && !passForm.contestant14[2].checked && !passForm.contestant14[3].checked && !passForm.contestant14[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 14";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant15[0].checked && !passForm.contestant15[1].checked && !passForm.contestant15[2].checked && !passForm.contestant15[3].checked && !passForm.contestant15[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 15";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant16[0].checked && !passForm.contestant16[1].checked && !passForm.contestant16[2].checked && !passForm.contestant16[3].checked && !passForm.contestant16[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 16";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant17[0].checked && !passForm.contestant17[1].checked && !passForm.contestant17[2].checked && !passForm.contestant17[3].checked && !passForm.contestant17[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 17";
	}
	if (!passForm.contestant18[0].checked && !passForm.contestant18[1].checked && !passForm.contestant18[2].checked && !passForm.contestant18[3].checked && !passForm.contestant18[4].checked)	{
		errors += "\n  - Contestant 18";
	}
	if (errors != "") {
		errors = "Please check your information and submit the form again.\n\n" +
		errors + "\n\n" + "Please give each contestant your rating"
		alert (errors);
		return false;
	}	
}