I suspect there was a misunderstanding. Judges should rank order teams compared to each other. There is no score and no scoring system for judged events. Ashit Kumar <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Darlene, Thanks for the super fast response!. Any idea why they were calculating the average scores for the table games then? The explanation I received was the best score was for the table score award and the average was for the 40% eligibility. Based on last year, I am led to believe it was more for incidental amusement and statistical interest. Thanks Ash On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Darlene Pantaleo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It works like this: > 33% research project > 33% robot design > 33% core values (used to be called teamwork) > > If a team is a contender for the Champion Award, it must be in the top 40% of rankings at the tables. The only award otherwise based on the table scores is performance. > > Hope this clarifies things! > > On Dec 5, 2012, at 7:20 PM, Ashit Kumar wrote: > >> I am a little confused as to how the top 40% are counted for >> eligibility for overall awards in the tournament. I was under the >> impression that the teams top score in the table rounds is counted for >> eligibility. Thereafter, the scores in the judging session are used to >> determine the overall team scores. >> >> During the regional tournament at Eagle Ridge MS, the scorekeepers >> kept running averages for each team and told me that the average score >> was used to determine eligibility (top 40%) and and contributed to the >> overall score. This is not what I understood to be the case last year. >> >> A clarification would be welcome. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> -- >> Ash Kumar >> Intersections Inc >> >> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". >> >> -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe. > -- Ash Kumar Intersections Inc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.