Ok so maybe I said that I was done, but seeing that the "Record Breakers" was my brainchild, I've been asked to clarify exactly how it works. First of all it would be unfair to teams if just the top 5 went on to choose any partners they want. So in order to keep it interesting and fair, there are a few different methods to being in the "Record Breakers" Round.
1. The top 2 seeded teams will go on to the "Record Breakers" Round
2. One team will be chosen by a panel of judges. This team will be chosen by the criteria of who can present the best strategy for breaking the record.
3. One team will be chosen by a peoples choice format. Each team will be given a ballot and the winner gets a shot.
4. The last team will be chosen at random from the rest of the teams who are not captains of the record breaking round.
How the "Record Breakers" Round works:
Each captain will chose 3 partners from the rest of the team. These parters can be any team, reguardless of rank and reguardless of whether or not they have competed in the "Record Breakers" Round or not. Each dream alliance will get 2 chances to break the record. (The record is a 720 point raw score). If an alliance does break the record they will be given a special award.
The Winner:
The winner of the competition is the alliance with the highest raw score throughout the competition. This includes qualification rounds (to keep it fair to teams who may not have been picked)
Hope this clarifies things...any questions drop me an e-mail or IM,
skrach42@aol.com