[1stbaser]

I'm a member of 288, the human player for the first QF match, and the representative for the remaining elimination matches. Here's what I know really happened.
We experienced a weird electrical problem on our robot, and we still aren't completely sure what happened. It worked fine in the pit in testing just prior to the match, and then spun in circles on the field. The inspectors and CSA's thought it to be an electrical short on the robot, and one that fried most of our talons as well. As a result, we had to use both of our alliance captain coupons (time-out and backup robot) to give our alliance a chance in the next matches. We weren't able to resolve our issue in time. Luckily, the backup robot (5166) was perfect for our strategy and what we needed. They came out ready to play and stayed level-headed even with me running back and forth between them and 4819, making sure they were in the right spot at the right time. Combined with Truck Town Thunder's phenomenal defense on every opposing scoring robot, 4819 and 5166 brought us to the finals, and then won it. It couldn't have been done without any of the three teams. Thanks to all three teams for a great alliance and a job well done.