We are very encouraged by the positive response.
254 was more than happy to provide us with some strategies to help other teams do well at their future events. Caveats apply: this only works at select California events, but all other events are invalid anyway.
We all know how hard it is to make a great second pick. The rising star of San Jose might have a method some teams should look in to:
Thanks for all of the help, guys and gals!