[Kevin Leonard]

What a fun event! Thanks to 716 for joining 5254 and 20 for eliminations!

1) 5254 20 716 W
2) 3044 1124 839 F
3) 145 1665 1493 SF
4) 5099 263 4203 SF
5) 1880 250 2791 SF

The decision of who to pick was a very difficult one, with so many teams performing at about the same level.

In the end, we needed a team who could make some sort of stack with cans from the center, since we needed all three cans we start with. 20 and 1124 fit that bill, and due to 1124 breaking at an unfortunate time and 20's human player's expert noodle-throwing, we ended up selecting 20.

We were lucky enough that there really weren't any bad robots to end up with as our second round selection, and we had 716 join our alliance as our random pick. They ended up being a great addition, pulling totes from the landfill and getting the cans in a position where we could use them.

I was also disappointed 5236 couldn't make it to the event. They had quite the stellar little stacking machine this year, and it would have done well at this event.