3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)

[Andy Grady]

Here are today's 3 Questions...

1. True or False, in 1996, seeding rounds were played on friday and saturday?

2. Who was the first Woodie Flowers Award winner?

3. In 1998, what team was famed for its ability to hold and score 5, 24" balls in the central goal?

Standings after 1/13/04

Colleen T190 - 33
Raul - 20
Joe Ross - 17
JVN - 15
Andy Baker - 9
P.J. Baker - 4
Mike Soukup - 4
Chris Hibner - 4
Sigmakid108 - 4
Joseph M - 3
Dave Flowerday - 2
M. Krass - 2
Jeff Waeglin - 2
Karthink - 2
Sarah B - 2
jfisher - 1
gsensel - 1
cory - 1
Jessica Boucher - 1
Steve Shade - 1

[Rob Colatutto]

1. False
2. Wasn't the first Woodie Flowers winner Woodie himself?
3. The SunndyD team

[Matt_Kaplan1902]

Here are today's 3 Questions...

1. True or False, in 1996, seeding rounds were played on friday and saturday?

2. Who was the first Woodie Flowers Award winner?

3. In 1998, what team was famed for its ability to hold and score 5, 24" balls in the central goal?


1) False
2) Woodie Flowers!
3) Sunny D

beat me out by a matter of minutes

[Raul]

1: False - the had eliminations for everyone on Saturday

2: Woodie Flowers himself

3: Beatty - #71

[Andy Grady]

1: False - the had eliminations for everyone on Saturday

2: Woodie Flowers himself

3: Beatty - #71

I'm gonna fix this question to read "The first winner after Woodie Himself?" People who have already answered can take another shot

[Joe Ross]

1. False, everyone participated in a double elimination tournament that was a huge mess for FIRST to manage.

2. Woodie, and then Elizabeth Calef, a teacher from team 88. It took several years for an engineer to win the award.

3. Beatty (71)

[Chris Hibner]

1. False, everyone participated in a double elimination tournament that was a huge mess for FIRST to manage.

2. Woodie, and then Elizabeth Calef, a teacher from team 88. It took several years for an engineer to win the award.

3. Beatty (71)

1. False. 1999 was the first year that qual matches were on Saturday.

2. I didn't know

3. Not sure.

I'm going to preemptively answer the bonus question:

Ken Patton

(of course, the bonus question would be "who is the first engineer to win the Woodie Flowers award).

[Andy Grady]

On Question 3, are you guys taking a wild guess with Beatty or is it educated? I remember most of the robots from that year, but I'm not sure I remember Beatty...there was only 1 team I knew of that caught my eye which cold hold so many of those big balls. Let me know, so I can correct myself if necessary.

[Joe Ross]

On Question 3, are you guys taking a wild guess with Beatty or is it educated? I remember most of the robots from that year, but I'm not sure I remember Beatty...there was only 1 team I knew of that caught my eye which cold hold so many of those big balls. Let me know, so I can correct myself if necessary.

In my case it's a guess, but an educated one. I remember them holding a lot of balls (4 or maybe more). They won the creativity award at both their regional and at nationals.

I think I may know the team that you are thinking of, now, but since I already used my guess I'll keep it to myself.

[Andy Grady]

Bonus Question for 1 point...

In what year did the national championship in Florida coincide with a NASA rocket launch, actually causing FIRST to take a break so everyone could go outside to see?

[Aaron Lussier]

2001

[JVN]

Bonus Question for 1 point...

In what year did the national championship in Florida coincide with a NASA rocket launch, actually causing FIRST to take a break so everyone could go outside to see?
2001

[Karthik]

1. False, they still used the double elimination tourney on saturday. That is one thing I hope FIRST never brings back.

2. Elizabeth Calef, Team 88 (Section 8.9.22 of this year's manual =) )

3. 71 and 16

edit: Bonus Question: 2001

[melitami]

Bonus Question for 1 point...

In what year did the national championship in Florida coincide with a NASA rocket launch, actually causing FIRST to take a break so everyone could go outside to see?

2001! :]

[Raul]

Andy,

My new answer for 2: is Elizabeth Calef in 1997.

Beatty was not a guess on my part for #3. I saw them hold 5 balls in their robot in an extended storage device and deposit them in the center goal. It was not pretty or quick, but they coulkd do it.

Raul

[Andy Grady]

Answers for 1/14/04

1. Easy one, that would be false. Tornement day was all day saturday.

2. Elizabeth Calef from TJ²

3. Ok...the team I do know who did this was Baxter and Johnsburg High School, they could hold within their robot and score 5 balls. It was quite amazing. However, I'm going to trust Raul on this one, since I can't remember Beatty in 98, and count on "Gracious Professionalism"! If you answered Beatty, you will get the point.

I am also gonna give 10 points to two winners today due to the fact that I goofed up the Woody Flowers question. Both Raul and Joe Ross nail down 10 points. Good job!

Aaron Lussier took the bonus question for 2 points with his answer of 2001. Probably the only question I will ever ask about Dyabolical Dynamics ;)

[Jake177]

Originally posted by Andy Grady
Bonus Question for 1 point...

In what year did the national championship in Florida coincide with a NASA rocket launch, actually causing FIRST to take a break so everyone could go outside to see?
It was in 2001, and if I remember correctly it was going to Mars.

[edit] Sorry, I didn't realize that you had posted the answers already. [edit]

[Bill Beatty]

Andy

We definately could do five. We almost always picked up four and usually five. If fact we got an engineering award at the Nationals for it. It actually did it quite quickly. We would get one from the floor on the way to the human and get three from the human who only had to set them on a tray that extended out the back, and picked up the fifth on the way to the goal. The problem was when we disgorged them. We totally underestimated the amount of the human tossed balls entering the goal so early in the match. If the goal was nearly empty, we could empty reasonably fast, but usually it was filling up fast and our lifter had to put them in one at a time and it was slowwww.

I am not so sure about Baxter. Their "hay baler" could hold three, but usually only held no more than two at a time and another one downstairs. I never saw them do five. We went to Mountain Home along with Hot and did demos for all the grade school students in the entire county. We had some great head to head matches which they usually won. They could push balls into the goal when there was not any space left. I think it was their greatest machine. They got eliminated in the Nationals because their three point balls didn't pass the paper test touching both pipes. I call that loosing by a couple of thousandths.

Hey Greg. Give us the lowdown.

Mr. Bill

[Raul]

Andy

We definately could do five. We almost always picked up four and usually five. If fact we got an engineering award at the Nationals for it. It actually did it quite quickly. We would get one from the floor on the way to the human and get three from the human who only had to set them on a tray that extended out the back, and picked up the fifth on the way to the goal. The problem was when we disgorged them. We totally underestimated the amount of the human tossed balls entering the goal so early in the match. If the goal was nearly empty, we could empty reasonably fast, but usually it was filling up fast and our lifter had to put them in one at a time and it was slowwww.

I am not so sure about Baxter. Their "hay baler" could hold three, but usually only held no more than two at a time and another one downstairs. I never saw them do five. We went to Mountain Home along with Hot and did demos for all the grade school students in the entire county. We had some great head to head matches which they usually won. They could push balls into the goal when there was not any space left. I think it was their greatest machine. They got eliminated in the Nationals because their three point balls didn't pass the paper test touching both pipes. I call that loosing by a couple of thousandths.

Hey Greg. Give us the lowdown.

Mr. Bill
Bill,
I did not realize this also happened to Baxter.

111 lost its first elimination match because our 3 point ball did not touch both pipes. Then we had to win 7 matches in a row in the loser's bracket just to make it into the quarterfinals - we came up one short.

[Joe Johnson]

Bill,
I did not realize this also happened to Baxter.

111 lost its first elimination match because our 3 point ball did not touch both pipes. Then we had to win 7 matches in a row in the loser's bracket just to make it into the quarterfinals - we came up one short.
I remember leaving the pits as your team came in from that match. There was disbelief at how egg shaped that ball was!

We've had a lot of great memories together.

Joe J.

[mtaman02]

Answers for 1/14/04

Aaron Lussier took the bonus question for 2 points with his answer of 2001. Probably the only question I will ever ask about Dyabolical Dynamics ;)

Now that isn't fair Andy play nice now. all the questions you asked so far are from 1998 on back. i'm a rookie at this i've been around since maybe late 2000 when i first discovered my high school even having a team let alone me joining it in ealry 2001 till i guess to this date where i stand as an alumni.... ask some easy questions!


edit/ never mind i coulda answered #2 if i was paying attention to the awards ceremonies and #3 if i was at the nationals in 2001. ok so your getting close to my time i'll forgive you now


*runs away to go look at the history of FIRST in detail so answers can be made**

Mike

[Andy Grady]

Andy

We definately could do five. We almost always picked up four and usually five. If fact we got an engineering award at the Nationals for it. It actually did it quite quickly. We would get one from the floor on the way to the human and get three from the human who only had to set them on a tray that extended out the back, and picked up the fifth on the way to the goal. The problem was when we disgorged them. We totally underestimated the amount of the human tossed balls entering the goal so early in the match. If the goal was nearly empty, we could empty reasonably fast, but usually it was filling up fast and our lifter had to put them in one at a time and it was slowwww.

I am not so sure about Baxter. Their "hay baler" could hold three, but usually only held no more than two at a time and another one downstairs. I never saw them do five. We went to Mountain Home along with Hot and did demos for all the grade school students in the entire county. We had some great head to head matches which they usually won. They could push balls into the goal when there was not any space left. I think it was their greatest machine. They got eliminated in the Nationals because their three point balls didn't pass the paper test touching both pipes. I call that loosing by a couple of thousandths.

Hey Greg. Give us the lowdown.

Mr. Bill

Bill,

Wrong Baxter team you are thinking of. Baxter Mt. Home scored balls through the side rails and cold hold like 2 at a time. They also had a suction cup to hold the 3 point ball on the rail I believe. The team I was talking about was Baxter and Johnsburg High...they could pick up 5 balls and score them all over the top. The elevator extended extremely high, it was very impressive. My appologies for not realizing your team could hold 5....though I definately feel your pain on the whole human player scoring fast thing. Sign of things to come maybe?