@aunt bea, There are a few schools where it is better to be a NM Finalist than to merely get an almost full ride. The NM full ride is automatic, which is nice. And on some campuses NM Finalists have their own dorm or dorm floors; a staff member devoted to solving any problem they might have, and so forth.
It doesn’t hurt to ask, but I’d bet @Kostathegreek is out of luck. But as has been noted, his numbers are good enough to get a near-full-ride at most of the schools that offer them to NM Finalists. He just will miss out on a few of the perks.