A rose, kissed = Seal
Singer great = Seal
appeared on American Idol and critiqued a rendition of Kiss from a Rose by Jack Black
12/21 = Jack Black/Black Jack
connection to robotics = Jack Black will be involved in the upcoming movie "
How to Survive a Robot Uprising" based on a book by roboticist
Daniel Wilson.
21 = blackjack
"www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/blog-kit-of-
arts-info-and-actual-game-hint" = music (Rick Astley, Seal), literature (Daniel Wilson), movies (Speilberg to direct
Robopocalypse by Daniel Wilson for release in 2013)
pi = circular playing pieces = chips in stacks (red, blue, gold)
"Seal the Deal"
...and yes, each team will decide how many qualification points to wager on each of their preliminary matches.