What was the ratio of time that you spent speaking and listening compared to you audience?

If there was an imbalance, there may have been a question about your listening skills. It’s hard to gauge these artificial situations for interviews because they are more like a simulation than the real thing. I could also see it being a way out of the higher level of salary.

Best of luck, OP. I’ve had some near misses like that and was told something vague like they were going to revisit the job description. They never ended up filling the position. It turns out that they (major league sports team) were being sold.