(yaaaaaaaawns) Sorry about that, long day. Checked out seven campers in twenty minutes, disassembled seven Mindstorms robots, sorted out all the parts, and wrote a letter to boot. (I mean, you've just GOT to have the letter.)
First place, as I couldn't settle on one in at least five minutes, plus the time it takes to start a load of laundry, is a tie:
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Originally Posted by MissInformation
Roomba #1: "Hey Fred, is everyone ready? Where's Rhonda?"
Roomba #2: "Here she comes... and check out her side brushes... oomph!"
Roomba #1: "Cool it Fred, there's no time for that now..."
Roomba #3: "George, Fred, my group is ready, how about yours?"
Roomba #2: "Hi Rhonda... that's some mighty nice infrared action you've got going on there, I don't suppose you would like to get together after this and..."
Roomba#1: "Fred! Not now! Alright, here's the deal, they've all gone to lunch, but they won't be gone for long, so we have to act quickly... on the count of three, I want you two to lead your groups in a straight line toward the bleachers there on the left, behind them is the exit door, and once we reach it, we're free!"
Roombas #2 and 3: "FREEDOM!"
Roomba #1: "Then on the count of three, let the Roomba Revolution begin: one... two... three! Go! Go! Go straight! In a straight line, I said! Stop going around in circles! Stop! Arrrrrghhhhhhh!
Roomba #2: "Sorry George."
Roomba #1: "You guys suck! You really, really suck!"
Roombas #2 and 3: "Well of course we do, George, we're vacuums."
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and
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Originally Posted by T. Hoffman
In the shadowy recesses of the arena, Jenny Beatty fixes her steely gaze upon the playing field as she carefully plots her revenge against the vacuum bots....
"Take my job away from me, will they!" Jenny mutters as she loads her 12-gauge pump action. "Well, it's time for a little robotic skeet shooting. NO ONE MESSES WITH ROBO MOM!!!!! PULL!!!"
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Second place goes to:
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Originally Posted by miketwalker
The multiple Roomba vacuum system attempts to sweep as much as NASA scrubs.
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Honorable mentions go to:
1) KathieK
2) Koko Ed
3) Cody C
4) Dylan
5) skimoose
6) boiler
7) Andy Baker
8) Jane
9) Jay H 237
10) nehalita
And the burn award...
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Originally Posted by EddieMcD
Bystander #1: "Now we get to see how many robots it takes to clean a FIRST field!"
Bystander #2: *SNORE*
Bystander #1: "Yeah, I'd rather watch paint dry too."
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Which means the scores for the year are:
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T. Hoffman 138
MissInformation 137
EddieMcD 117
Rich Wong 97
Dlavery 93
Al Skierkiewicz 92
Jay Trzaskos 86
EricH 85
Koko Ed 84
Gary Dillard 83
Nehalita 83
Jay H 237 83
Wayne Doenges 83
Icurtis 81
Andy Baker 75
KathieK 74
Bcahn836 52
Arefin Bari 51
Dorienne 007 48
Joe Matt 46
Goober!!! 46
Rich Kressly 43
Lukevanoort 43
Artdutra04 42
Conor Ryan 42
DCA Fan 41
Andrew Blair 39
EricS-Team180 38
Amanda Morrison 34
Boiler 34
Alex Cormier 30
Xzvrw2 29
Rick Tyler 25
Ashley Christine 24
Skimoose 23
Jane 22
1derboy 22
“Big Mike” 21
Cody C 21
Zach Purser 20
Mechanicalbrain 20
Kyle Love 19
Dillon Compton 18
KenWittlief 18
Bill_Hancoc 18
KarenH 16
Miketwalker 15
Jessica Boucher 15
Tim Delles 15
anna~marie 15
GaryV1188 15
Danielle H 15
Fruity Pebbles 14
Richardp 13
Dylan 13
Freddy Schurr 13
Andrew Rudolph 12
George1902 12
JVN 12
InfernoX14 12
Barry Bonzack 11
Mercury Rising 11
Elgin Clock 11
Dave Scheck 11
Steve W 11
Kjhobin 11
BurningQuestion 10
Lil' Lavery 10
Pat McCarthy 10
Squirrelrock 10
Dan Swando 9
Daniel Brim 9
Kevin Kolodziej 9
Sciencenerd 9
Greg Needel 9
Tiffany34990 9
Tytus Gerrish 8
RoboMom 8
Irishninja 8
Ogre 7
Rohith Surampudi 7
Brandy836 6
Greencactus3 6
Sciguy125 6
DjAlamose 6
MattD1Drift 6
Adam Richards 5
Matt Krass 5
Robotcanuck1676 5
Shyra1353 5
Wetzel 5
Spears312 5
huff_dragon 4
Killerofkiller 4
Cyberguy34000 4
Denman 4
Meaubry 4
Matt Attallah 4
SamS0Fa33O 4
Bemis 3
Beth Sweet 3
Calhounian 3
Kyle 3
Kyle A 3
RogerR 3
Ryan Foley 3
Sakura141 3
BuddyB309 2
Eria4044 2
GraySwandir-75 2
Meredith343MiM 2
Mini-D67 2
Sammy 2
Tomasz Bania 2
Eugenia Gabrielov 2
Liz C 2
Pwilczynski 2
Rohan_DHS 2
114Klutz 1
Ben Lauer 1
Budda648 1
CarpeDiem 1
Courtneyb1023 1
Daisy 1
DevilChild 1
Dubious elise 1
FF_1610_EMT 1
First degree 1
Hillale 1
Jacqui 1
Jeff Waegelin 1
Joe_P. 1
John Wanninger 1
KyleGilbert45 1
Lisa Perez 1
Mr. A 1
Mrblack298 1
Netman85am204 1
Rees2001 1
RoboMadi 1
Saru29 1
Team1591 1
Termite233 1
Timmyd 1
Wilshire 1
Which means a few awards are in order. (All should be construed as paper-plate awards, paper plate not included.)
Year 2 Champion: Travis Hoffman
Year 2 Runner-Up*: Heidi Foster
*In the event that the Champion is unable to fulfill his duties, the runner-up will assume the title. But, uh, The Heidi Foster Rule still applies here.
Most Wins This Year: Travis Hoffman (6)
Most Second Places This Year: Gary Dillard (6)
Most Honorable Mentions This Year: Heidi Foster (35)
The "Always The Bridesmaid" Award*: Brad Cahn (52 points)
*Most points earned without actually winning a contest. Historically, winners of this award end up working for FIRST.
Funniest Team: Team 116, Epsilon Delta (253 points combined)
*Alright, folks without teams together scored 516 points by my math, but that doesn't count.
Some other fun statistics that come with having a spreadsheet, for your interest:
Points Scored This Year: 2,986
Average Average Score: 1.8 points per contest
Onward!