What has surprised you this year?

[NotaJoke]

I thought ground pickups would be dime-a-dozen. Turns out there were many regionals with only one or two floor-loading machines. (Also HOT arms! They're super useful, minus the lack of continuity.)

I over-estimated the value of a climber. I never thought an alliance could win anything without a 50 point climb/dump. Many of the three blue banner teams didn't have a climber on their any of their alliances (in eliminations.)

Ultimate ascent has certainly been an interesting experience, can't wait to see how it plays out at CMP!