Have you seen the hauntlet times on lb?
While lvl 21+,26+ and endgamers barely scratch the 1.30-1.40 mark, lvl 15 toons run 1.06 times and better.
This is not because of gear but rather than flawed balancing. Non lvl 15-16 toons have to face upscaled mobs since
nordr, the mentioned 15-16 toons not.
My suggestion restart the event or delete lvl 15/16 times and make a fair competition by adjusting hauntlet balancing (upscaled mobs for 15/16).
We are talking about possibly 50 banners (pure/enhanced) and prices that people cant compete for because of balancing!