FIRST has limits that are not officially codified in the manual but I believe Frank posted about them
in a blog back in 2013. Relevant section below:
Quote:
For the 2014 season, allocation ranges will be as follows:
For Chairman’s Award:
One Chairman’s Award for every 6 to 10 allocated FIRST Championship slots, rounded to the nearest whole number.
In practice, for 2014, this means the New England and Pacific Northwest Districts can select 2 to 4 Chairman’s Award winners, the Mid-Atlantic Robotics District can select 2 or 3, and Michigan can select 3 to 5
For Engineering Inspiration Award:
All Districts, 1 or 2
For Rookie All Star Award:
All Districts, 1 or 2
For FIRST Dean’s List Award:
One FIRST Dean’s List Finalist for every 4 to 6 allocated FIRST Championship slots, rounded to the nearest whole number.
In practice, for 2014, this means the New England and Pacific Northwest Districts can select 4 to 6 FIRST Dean’s List Award Finalists, the Mid-Atlantic Robotics District can select 3 to 5, and Michigan can select 5 to 8
For all other judged awards presented at the District Championship, including the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award, there will be a single winner.
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I do not remember seeing any awards allocation updates for this season, so it may be the same. I imagine chatter here or an email to the director would get this answered (maybe even a Q&A under the Awards Section of the Admin Manual if it's not there?). I think it probably should be codified.