diff --git a/cypress/e2e/functional/document_tests/exemplar_test_spec.js b/cypress/e2e/functional/document_tests/exemplar_test_spec.js
index 7c73df0dad..d887293150 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/functional/document_tests/exemplar_test_spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/functional/document_tests/exemplar_test_spec.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ context('Exemplar Documents', function () {
     sortWork.getSortWorkItemByTitle(exemplarName).parents('.list-item').should("have.class", "private");
     clueCanvas.getStickyNotePopup().should("not.exist");
 
-    cy.log("Create 3 drawing tiles with 3 events");
+    cy.log("Create 2 drawing tiles with 3 events");
     clueCanvas.addTile("drawing");
     drawToolTile.drawRectangle(100, 50);
     drawToolTile.drawRectangle(200, 50);
@@ -81,24 +81,17 @@ context('Exemplar Documents', function () {
     drawToolTile.drawRectangle(200, 50);
     drawToolTile.drawRectangle(300, 50);
 
-    clueCanvas.addTile("drawing");
-    drawToolTile.drawRectangle(100, 50);
-    drawToolTile.drawRectangle(200, 50);
-    drawToolTile.drawRectangle(300, 50);
-
-    cy.log("Create 3 text tiles and put 10 words in them");
+    cy.log("Create 2 text tiles and put 5 words in them");
     clueCanvas.addTile("text");
-    textToolTile.enterText("one two three four five six seven eight nine ten");
+    textToolTile.enterText("one two three four five");
 
     clueCanvas.addTile("text");
-    textToolTile.enterText("one two three four five six seven eight nine ten");
+    textToolTile.enterText("one two three four");
 
-    clueCanvas.addTile("text");
-    textToolTile.enterText("one two three four five six seven eight nine");
     drawToolTile.getDrawTile().eq(0).click(); // text is saved in onBlur
     // Still private?
     sortWork.getSortWorkItemByTitle(exemplarName).parents('.list-item').should("have.class", "private");
-    textToolTile.enterText(" ten");
+    textToolTile.enterText(" five");
     drawToolTile.getDrawTile().eq(0).click();
 
     // Now the exemplar should be revealed
@@ -116,22 +109,17 @@ context('Exemplar Documents', function () {
 
   });
 
-  it('Exemplar revealed by 3 drawings that include labels', function () {
+  it('Exemplar revealed by 2 drawings that include labels', function () {
     beforeTest(queryParams1);
     cy.openTopTab('sort-work');
     sortWork.checkDocumentInGroup("No Group", exemplarName);
     sortWork.getSortWorkItemByTitle(exemplarName).parents('.list-item').should("have.class", "private");
 
-    cy.log("Create 3 drawing tiles with 3 events and a label");
-    clueCanvas.addTile("drawing");
-    drawToolTile.drawRectangle(100, 50);
-    drawToolTile.drawRectangle(200, 50);
-    addText(300, 50, "one two three four five six seven eight nine ten");
-
+    cy.log("Create 2 drawing tiles with 2 events and a label");
     clueCanvas.addTile("drawing");
     drawToolTile.drawRectangle(100, 50);
     drawToolTile.drawRectangle(200, 50);
-    addText(300, 50, "one two three four five six seven eight nine ten");
+    addText(300, 50, "one two three four five");
 
     clueCanvas.addTile("drawing");
     drawToolTile.drawRectangle(100, 50);
@@ -139,7 +127,7 @@ context('Exemplar Documents', function () {
 
     // Still private?
     sortWork.getSortWorkItemByTitle(exemplarName).parents('.list-item').should("have.class", "private");
-    addText(300, 50, "one two three four five six seven eight nine ten");
+    addText(300, 50, "one two three four five");
     // Now the exemplar should be revealed
     sortWork.getSortWorkItemByTitle(exemplarInfo).parents('.list-item').should("not.have.class", "private");
     clueCanvas.getStickyNotePopup().should("exist").should("be.visible")
diff --git a/src/models/stores/exemplar-controller-rules.ts b/src/models/stores/exemplar-controller-rules.ts
index 57d14342aa..806599fdfb 100644
--- a/src/models/stores/exemplar-controller-rules.ts
+++ b/src/models/stores/exemplar-controller-rules.ts
@@ -17,35 +17,38 @@ interface IExemplarControllerRule {
   reset: (model: BaseExemplarControllerModelType, tiles: string[]) => void;
 }
 
-// "3 drawings/3 labels" Rule: reveal an exemplar for each:
-// 3 drawing tiles, each with at least 3 actions AND
-// 3 labels with least 10 words each, where a label can be a text tile or a text object in a drawing.
+// "2 drawings/2 labels" Rule: reveal an exemplar for each:
+// 2 drawing tiles, each with at least 3 actions AND
+// 2 labels with least 5 words each, where a label can be a text tile or a text object in a drawing.
 
 const kDrawingMinActivityLevel = 3;
-const kLabelMinWords = 10;
+const kLabelMinWords = 5;
+const kNumDrawings = 2;
+const kNumLabels = 2;
+
 
 const threeDrawingsRule: IExemplarControllerRule = {
-  name: "3 drawings/3 labels",
+  name: "2 drawings/2 labels",
   test: (model: BaseExemplarControllerModelType) => {
     let foundDrawings = 0, foundLabels = 0;
     const tileIds: string[] = [];
     for (const [key, tile] of model.inProgressTiles.entries()) {
-      if (tile.type === kTextTileType && tile.wordCount >= kLabelMinWords && foundLabels < 3) {
+      if (tile.type === kTextTileType && tile.wordCount >= kLabelMinWords && foundLabels < kNumLabels) {
         foundLabels++;
         tileIds.push(key);
       }
       if (tile.type === kDrawingTileType) {
-        if (tile.activityLevel >= kDrawingMinActivityLevel && foundDrawings < 3) {
+        if (tile.activityLevel >= kDrawingMinActivityLevel && foundDrawings < kNumDrawings) {
           foundDrawings++;
           tileIds.push(key);
         }
-        if (tile.wordCount >= kLabelMinWords && foundLabels < 3) {
+        if (tile.wordCount >= kLabelMinWords && foundLabels < kNumLabels) {
           foundLabels++;
           if (!tileIds.includes(key)) tileIds.push(key);
         }
       }
 
-      if (foundDrawings >= 3 && foundLabels >= 3) {
+      if (foundDrawings >= kNumDrawings && foundLabels >= kNumLabels) {
         return tileIds;
       }
     }