One last note...
I related this year's event match turnaround and scores with previous year's.
A jump in #matches offered to teams while the # teams per event has stayed fairly constant. Championship match cycles are understandably lower, since everyone (drive teams, field staff) have experience in the new yearly game. Einstein scores are typically much higher than those seen at early events.
Scores are per Alliance.
Code:
Regional/District Averages
2008 2009 2010
Teams per event 46 49 48
Total matches 71 71 80
Matches per team 9 9 10
Avg. Match turnaround 6:40 7:21 7:45
Avg. Qualifying score 36.1 52.4 3.1
Avg. Elimination score 48.6 52.8 5.6
Championship Averages
2008 2009 2010
Teams per Division 85 87 86
Total matches 100 102 144
Matches per team 7 7 10
Avg. Match turnaround 5:58 6:13 6:13
Avg. Qualifying score 67.3 71.4 7.1
Avg. Einstein score 101.6 72.4 14.6