2015 Pay Dirt Making mining more safe and efficient

Game Description

The objective of this year's game is to use teamwork and innovative thinking in order to design and build a prototype robot to: a) repair an underground mine, and b) retrieve valuable commodities from the mine. Much like the real mining industry, success in the design competition will be determined by net profit, and teams will be in direct competition with one another. Also, the scoring point values of commodities will change with the Market Shift.

Event Dates

Kick Off - Saturday, September 19, 2015 黑洞社区 Metroplex Wichita

Practice Day - October 24, 2015 黑洞社区 Heskett Center Wichita

Game Day - October 31, 2015 Hartman Arena Park City, KS

Participating Teams (* new teams)

Ambassadors for Christ

Andale High School

Andover Central High School

Atchison High School

Augusta High School

Bishop Carroll High School *

Bueker Middle School *

Campus High School

Circle High School

Council Grove High School

Derby High School

El Dorado High School

Fort Scott High School *

Garden City High School

Herington High School *

Kansas City Christian School

Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School

Panther Creek Academy

Pike Valley High School

Riverbend International School

Rose Hill High School

Salina South High School

Valley Center High School

Washburn Rural High School

West Franklin High School

Wichita Collegiate High School

Wichita East High School

Wichita Homeschool

Wichita Southeast High School

Game Day Results

BEST Award

1st Place BEST - Wichita Home School, 2nd Place BEST - Circle High School, 3rd Place BEST - Campus High School

Game Award

1st Place Game - Wichita Home School, 2nd Place Game - Ambassadors for Christ Academy, 3rd Place Game - Andale High School, 4th Place Game - Campus High School

Special Awards

Founders Award (most creative design by Textron Aviation)

1st Place - Circle High School, 2nd Place - Wichita Homeschool, 3rd Place (Tie) - Andover Central High School and Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School

Most Robust Design Award (Spirit AeroSystems)

1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Ambassadors for Christ Academy, 3rd Place - Panther Creek Academy

Software Design and Simulation Awards

1st Place - Rose Hill High School, 2nd Place - Campus High School, 3rd Place - Valley Center High School

Spirit and Sportsmanship Award

1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Circle High School, 3rd Place - Rose Hill High School

Sportsmanship Award (Chosen by Teams)

1st Place - Rose Hill High School, 2nd Place - Wichita Homeschool, 3rd Place - Kapaun Mt. Carmel

Notebook Award

1st Place - Rose Hill High School, 2nd Place - Campus High School, 3rd Place - Wichita Homeschool

Presentation Award

1st Place - Wichita Homeschool, 2nd Place - Panther Creek Academy, 3rd Place - Rose Hill High School

Team Exhibit Award

1st Place - Circle High School, 2nd Place - Wichita Homeschool, 3rd Place - Campus High School

Most Points Scored by a New Team in the Robot Competition

Bueker Middle School

Best Notebook for a New Team

Bueker Middle School

Top Gun Award - Most Points Scored in a single match in the seeding rounds

Ambassadors for Christ Academy

Most Photogenic Robot Award

1st Place - Bishop Carroll High School, 2nd Place - Valley Center High School, 3rd Place -Washburn Rural High School

Best BEST T-Shirt Award

1st Place - Campus High School, 2nd Place - Panther Creek Academy, 3rd Place - Augusta High School

Tweeteriffic Award (Best tweet during Game Day Competition)

1st Place - Panther Creek Academy, 2nd Place - Garden City High School, 3rd Place - Council Grove High School

These schools represented Kansas BEST at the BEST Regional Competition in Ft. Smith Arkansas on December 4 and 5, 2015:

Wichita Homeschool, Circle High School, Campus High School, Ambassadors for Christ Academy, Andale High School, Panther Creek Academy