User blog comment:Toon Ganondorf/Top 105 heat wins in UK Robot Wars/@comment-2118191-20180419210129/@comment-2118191-20180419211846

Would they, though? The fact that robots completely suspended over the pit are technically pitted has been applied consistently throughout the series. That was the whole debate regarding the end of Razer vs Tornado, after all.

And bringing back King Buxton vs Eric, do remember though that Eric was stranded too, and crucially stranded first. So King Buxton would have been safe either way.