Some perspective on the Sanghi bonus situation for those unacquainted with the Arizona Regional:
Steve Sanghi is the CEO of Microchip Technology, a huge benefactor of FIRST in Arizona. Microchip actually hosts the official
Arizona FIRST page. He gives out a scholarship each year at the regional and has recently taken to handing out cash rewards for actions performed in matches. In other words, this is not the first time he has done something like this. Last year, it was a prize for all teams involved in a match in which all six robots hung from the pyramid. I don't remember if there was anything the year before, but it might have had to do with triple balancing. The Arizona Regional has not been known as a hotbed of high-level FRC competition in recent memory, and that is probably the reason behind the bonuses Sanghi is awarding. The intention is good: he wants there to be an extra incentive for creating a high-functioning robot and working with alliance partners. But this year it might have been a little misguided, considering the amplification of defense in Aerial Assist.