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Smile Maximum Points in a Match of Recycle Rush

As you all may remember, it was quickly determined that Aerial Assist had an infinite points margin. This is determined by assuming that if any given task in a match was able to be done infinitely fast that the alliance would no longer be able to gain any more points. Usually this discounts fouls because that would make most games point margin infinite. But in Recycle Rush points are deducted for fouls so it doesn't even matter.
Last year was infinite because there was no limit on how many times a ball could be put back into play. This year is different.
Any given alliance in a game of Recycle Rush can have a maximum of 70 grey totes, 3 yellow totes, 20 litter, and 7 containers in their possession for teleoperated. They can get this if the other alliance shoots all of their litter onto this side. So, the highest stack that can be made is a 6-tote stack with a container and a piece of litter worth 42 points each. They can make 7 of those. Then they can make 4 more 6-tote, 12 point, stacks and 1 4-tote, 8 point, stack. After that they do the coopertition stack for 40 points and return the remaining 13 pieces of litter to the other teams non-landfill zones for 4 points each. This brings the highest teleoperated score to 442 points.
In autonomous, this team would do a robot set for 4 points, a container set for 8 points, and a stacked tote set for 20 points. This brings the highest autonomous score to 32 points.
All of this means that highest score for Recycle Rush is 474 points. Now, you may be asking yourself: "When will this come in handy?" Well. Frankly it's just a fun tidbit of information that I found out. Good Luck to everyone and have a great rest of the build season! I'll see you at the competition!