301 points! and could have done more

[Dave McLaughlin]

Originally Posted by dodar

Was the point of teams competing at the Arizona Regional to win the Blue Banner or to just win the $500? That's the difference.

Most importantly it seems to me after reading this that the teams goals changed from winning the blue banner to completing the challenge once they felt they had no chance to win the event. The introduction of a goal that became more important than winning the match for those teams competing demonstrates the inherent problem with incentives other than winning the match.