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Originally Posted by GVDrummer
The award that is given out to go to Worlds in Atlanta is at Flint, Michigan this year. The tournament is this Saturday the 15th. One award is given out to the team who places best in the Teamwork Challenge, technical Judging, The presentation, and final the robot competition.
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The advancement to World Festival from Michigan has not yet been officially announced, although it has been determined. Many know what that decision is, but I am not at liberty to say.
The Champion Award team at the Novi tournament scored a perfect 400 in their last round. They had scored 395 earlier in the day. I wish I could remember their team number! Second place on the table was a 399 (an RCX with a raw score of 395 - at these high levels, the RCX bonus is not nearly as significant.)
FLL has become so popular around the world that there just isn't enough space in Atlanta to invite the winners of all State Tournaments. All but 6 states have a State Tournament. Of those 6, at least 3 go to a different state - VT to NH, NM and OK to the Tri-State Tournament in TX. Five states have 2 tournaments (AK, MA, ME, MI, PA). TX has 3, CA has 4, and NY has 5. That makes a total of 58 - way too many.
Incidentally, Paul Gudonis was at the Novi tournament and he said there were over 10,000 FLL teams world-wide.