3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

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

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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
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Sarah B - 2
jfisher - 1
gsensel - 1
cory - 1
Jessica Boucher - 1
Steve Shade - 1

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

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

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

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

[edit] beat me out by a matter of minutes[/edit]

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

1: False - the had eliminations for everyone on Saturday

2: Woodie Flowers himself

3: Beatty - #71

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

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

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

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)

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

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).

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

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.

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

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.

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

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?

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

2001

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

2001

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

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

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

2001! :]

Re: 3 Questions!!! (1/14/04)
 

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