I was wondering wat everyone’s picks for best team #'s are. I only ask this because we get alot of comments about our team # because of its “other meanings”.
My picks are…
1 (Because they can always say YAY! Were #1!!!)
21(They are of age 
)
69(A little biased)
111(its a good #)
999 \
I’m partial to 1108. But that’s because I see it before I go to bed every night.
I also envy teams 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ,64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, and will envy 2048. (some team don’t actually exist but if they did I would envy them)
469 … 
I also like 666. and 1337.
Of course, the BEST number, by far is 42.
if you dont know why, I’m ashamed of you. 
Was it skipped or did the team cease to exist?
I choose my team number as really cool because, in binary, it’s a palidrome (same forward as backward).
1317 = 10100100101
And what’s special about 42?
Some teams pick numbers b/c it either sounds good or relates to how many times they have done something
Like the previous posts
#1 - were number 1
#666 - well I don’t know if there is a team I pray for those who encounter that one
#18 - Females Legal for everything (almost)
#21 - Males Legal for everything (almost)
#13 - I pray for those who encounter this one as well.
etc…
It’s weird how a team can be created and given the option on what number they want. It’s almost like throwing a bunch of numbers in that are not being used and the new team picking just 1 of those numbers and bingo thats your team. Or is it a secret account # with FIRST
My Acct# with FIRST would be 0000
not so long ago it was 05**
going with the whole math/science thing id have to say 314, 722 and 162 have the coolest numbers. but personaly, i like the #18 cause of all the symbology that goes with it. oh and can’t forget good old 365. we’re involved in FIRST 365 days per year. 
Definitely 42, 256, and of course 114
After going through the list i have of info from any and all teams that have been in FIRST since 1992 heres the following informaion.
13 did exist but they dont exist anymore, heres there info.
Team Name: Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Johnsburg HS & Lake County Technical Campus
Location: Round Lake, IL USA
Team ID Number: 13
Team Motto:
Robot Name:
Rookie Year: 1996
How Many Students Participate?:
Awards Won:
1998 IL Best Play of the Day Award
1997 IL Best Offensive Round
1997 N1 Proctor & Gamble Creativity Award
Is this team willing to Mentor: No
Would this team like to be Mentored: No
No Available Website
Team 666 and 1337 though have never existed.
They were the Baxter Beast I believe…I wish i still had that photo when all the baxter teams were 13(definitely out of it from my knowledge), 14(now 312: HW), 15(Coqui, but i don’t know if they are still around), 16(BBS)…
A mentor was telling me that he found a giant spraypainted sign from Team 42 abandoned after a regional, so now its hanging in his office with a can of Campbell’s Primordial Soup
I’m surprised FIRST never gave out #666, personally I’d love to have it. Any multiple of 18 or power of 2 would be pretty neat as well, but I think 42 would be the all time best team number.
Of course if you don’t like your number you can always convert it to hex and see if that helps any.
Team Name: Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Lakewood HS Center for Advanced Technologies
Location: , FL USA
Team ID Number: 14
Team Motto:
Robot Name:
Rookie Year: 1997
How Many Students Participate?:
Awards Won:
1998 IL #1 Seed
1997 IL Regional Finalist
1997 IL Most Photogenic Award
Is this team willing to Mentor: No
Would this team like to be Mentored: No
No Available Website
Team Name: Baxter Fenwal San German & Lola Rodriguez De Tio HS
Location: San German, PR USA
Team ID Number: 15
Team Motto: When you believe in yourself there are no limits!
Robot Name: Coqui
Rookie Year: 1997
How Many Students Participate?:
Awards Won:
2000 LI Most Photogenic Award
2000 LI #1 Seed
1999 N1 Outstanding Defense
1999 N1 Outstanding Defense
1999 FL Xerox Creativity Award
1997 IL DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award
1997 N1 Most Photogenic Award
Is this team willing to Mentor: No
Would this team like to be Mentored: No
Team Website
Team Name: Baxter Healthcare Corporation/Science and Technology Group & Mountain Home Area High Schools
Location: Mountain Home, AR USA
Team ID Number: 16
Team Motto: Ignite & Excite
Robot Name: Two Minute Warning
Rookie Year: 1996
How Many Students Participate?:
Awards Won:
2003 MO Engineering Inspiration Award
2003 MO Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology"
2003 IL Regional Finalist
2002 TX Finalist
2002 TX #1 Seed
2002 TX GM Industrial Design
2002 MO Regional Champion
2002 MO Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology"
2002 MO #1 Seed
2000 FL Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
2000 FL Outstanding Defense
2000 FL Regional Champion
2000 N1 Chairman's Award Winner
2000 IL Motorola Quality Award
2000 IL Finalist
1999 MI Motorola Quality Award
1999 MI #1 Seed
1999 N1 Chairman's Award Finalist
1999 N1 ACE Scholarship
1999 FL Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
1999 FL #1 Seed
1998 IL Best Offensive Round
1998 IL Regional Champion
1998 TX Xerox Creativity Award
1998 TX Regional Finalist
1998 N1 Chairman's Award Finalist
1998 N1 DWC Scholarship
1998 N1 WPI Scholarship
1997 N1 Chairman's Award Finalist
1996 N1 Chairman's Award Finalist
1996 N1 Proctor & Gamble Creativity Award
Is this team willing to Mentor: Yes
Would this team like to be Mentored: No
Team Website : http://baxterbombsquad.com/
I think we have officially reached the stage of having too much time on our hands. :rolleyes:
what else are we sapose to do now that all the regionals are over and we have an entire 12 days with nothing else to do well maybe there is some halo 
thats what makes being addicted to FIRST so fun
I’m partial to 1110 because it doubles as a binary number (14)
I would also have to say 777, its just plain lucky.
Besides my own team number which has my lucky number (27) and The Intimidator’s number in it as well (3) I would have to pick
18 - Not so much that it is the legal age for a few things, but that an Electric Car team I am/was on in College has that number.
27 - It’s my lucky number, and I want a shirt from that team as well!!! Team RUSH I believe it is?
Team 44 - My favorite NASCAR Driver drove that for a while, with the coolest (die-cast) car company as a sponsor. - But unfortunately the team does not exist anymore - meaning no shirt trading. 
Team HYPER’s number - The obvious reason :rolleyes:
As for High numbers, you have to love your own millenium team.
1237. They are (kind of) local to us. We competed with them at the NYC regional their rookie year.
edit: How can I forget a number… Well I did…
79 - Just cause that is the year I was born.
my favorit number would have to be 802 because its my lucky number and 82 but 365 is always a good choice
i personally like the # 1337, 455, and anyother puns u can think off.
86 - My year of birth
Interesting story:
Back in '02 (Zone Zeal) we formed our first FIRST team, 927, Nova first. After the '02 season, we split into 2 homeschooling teams.
The First split team was given Team # 1123, (Aim Robotics; kudos, btw)
Our team, the 2nd one, was given Team # 1132 (RAPTAR Robotics)
Odd coincidence, eh?