diff --git a/src/lib/ae_events_functions.ts b/src/lib/ae_events_functions.ts
index 7068e7a7..b6d75e88 100644
--- a/src/lib/ae_events_functions.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ae_events_functions.ts
@@ -171,7 +171,16 @@ async function handle_load_ae_obj_li__badge(
 
 async function handle_search__event_badge(
         {api_cfg, event_id, type_code=null, fulltext_search_qry_str, like_search_qry_str=null, external_event_id, params={}, try_cache=true
-        }
+        }: {
+        api_cfg: any,
+        event_id: any,
+        type_code: any,
+        fulltext_search_qry_str: any,
+        like_search_qry_str: any,
+        external_event_id: any,
+        params: any,
+        try_cache: boolean
+        }   
         ) {
     console.log(`*** handle_search__event_badge() *** event_id=${event_id}`);
 
@@ -200,12 +209,12 @@ async function handle_search__event_badge(
         // log.debug(query_str_like)
         // data['query_str'] = f'%{query_str_like}%'
 
-        let like_search_qry_str_new = like_search_qry_str.trim().replace(',', ' ').replace(';', ' ').replace('  ', '%').replace(' ', '%');
-        like_search_qry_str_new = `%${like_search_qry_str_new}%`;
-        console.log('like_search_qry_str_new:', like_search_qry_str_new);
+        // let like_search_qry_str_new = like_search_qry_str.trim().replace(',', ' ').replace(';', ' ').replace('  ', '%').replace(' ', '%');
+        // like_search_qry_str_new = `%${like_search_qry_str_new}%`;
+        // console.log('like_search_qry_str_new:', like_search_qry_str_new);
 
-        params_json['like_qry'] = {
-            'default_qry_str': like_search_qry_str_new,
+        params_json['and_like'] = {
+            'default_qry_str': like_search_qry_str,
             };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/api.js b/src/lib/api.js
index a3353c06..1ef34b40 100644
--- a/src/lib/api.js
+++ b/src/lib/api.js
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ export let get_ae_obj_li_for_obj_id_crud = async function get_ae_obj_li_for_obj_
         // NOTE: This is a JSON object that needs to be safely converted to a string for the params. This is used for the search endpoint.
         // Max characters for a GET request is 2083. This is a limitation of the browser (Microsoft IE and Edge).
         console.log('JSON Object:', params_json);
+        console.log(JSON.stringify(params_json));
         // NOTE: "jp" stands for "JSON Params"
         params['jp'] = encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(params_json));
         if (params['jp'].length > 2083) {
diff --git a/src/routes/events_badges/review/+page.svelte b/src/routes/events_badges/review/+page.svelte
index ea723de1..f222268c 100644
--- a/src/routes/events_badges/review/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events_badges/review/+page.svelte
@@ -140,10 +140,25 @@ $: if ($events_trigger == 'load__event_badge_obj_li' && $events_slct.event_id) {
     }
 
     let type_code = $events_sess.badges.search_badge_type_code;
+    
     let search_str = $events_sess.badges.fulltext_search_qry_str.trim();
-    // Add quotes around the search string to make it an exact match.
-    search_str = `"${search_str}"`;
-    console.log(search_str);
+    let search_method = 'lk'; // 'ft', 'lk', 'eq'
+    let ft_search_str_new = '';
+    let lk_search_str_new = '';
+
+    if (search_method == 'ft') {
+        // Add quotes around the search string to make it an exact match.
+        ft_search_str_new = `"${search_str}"`;
+    } else if (search_method == 'lk') {
+        // Add a wildcard to the search string to make it a like match.
+        lk_search_str_new = search_str.trim().replace(',', ' ').replace(';', ' ').replace('  ', '%').replace(' ', '%');
+        lk_search_str_new = `%${lk_search_str_new}%`;
+    }
+    console.log(`"${search_str}"`);
+
+    let params = {
+        'qry__limit': 35,
+    }
 
     if ($events_sess.status_qry__search == 'loading') {
         console.log('*** $events_sess.status_qry__search == loading ***');
@@ -157,9 +172,11 @@ $: if ($events_trigger == 'load__event_badge_obj_li' && $events_slct.event_id) {
                 api_cfg: $ae_api, 
                 event_id: $events_slct.event_id, 
                 type_code: type_code, 
-                fulltext_search_qry_str: search_str,
-                like_search_qry_str: '',
-                external_event_id: $events_loc.badges.default__external_registration_id
+                fulltext_search_qry_str: ft_search_str_new,
+                like_search_qry_str: lk_search_str_new,
+                external_event_id: $events_loc.badges.default__external_registration_id,
+                params: params,
+                try_cache: false
             })
             .then(function (search_results) {
                 $events_slct.badge_obj_li = search_results;
@@ -172,16 +189,15 @@ $: if ($events_trigger == 'load__event_badge_obj_li' && $events_slct.event_id) {
 
         $events_sess.status_qry__search = 'loading';
 
-
-        console.log(search_str);
-
         search_submit_results = events_func.handle_search__event_badge({
             api_cfg: $ae_api, 
             event_id: $events_slct.event_id, 
             type_code: type_code, 
-            fulltext_search_qry_str: search_str, 
-            like_search_qry_str: '',
-            external_event_id: $events_loc.badges.default__external_registration_id
+            fulltext_search_qry_str: ft_search_str_new, 
+            like_search_qry_str: lk_search_str_new,
+            external_event_id: $events_loc.badges.default__external_registration_id,
+            params: params,
+            try_cache: false
         })
         .then(function (search_results) {
             $events_slct.badge_obj_li = search_results;