Im a resident of Montana so Im not totally up on the non-resident process to know exactly. If applying in a group and the members have differnt points, yes the high point person could be pulled down. Just depends who has what for points. Isnt applying in a group, all it takes for 1 person from the group to get there name drawn, then everyone in the partygets drawn as they are all tied together. I could be corrected here but I believe thats the way it goes? So all reality a party would help your oddsin drawing the tag as each person has the chance to draw, and if that happens the whole group gets the tags.