After being ranked second out of 85 teams in the Galileo Division of the FIRST Robotics Championships, held in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss, Team 1717 created an outstanding alliance with Team 254 Cheesy Poofs, and Team 384 Sparky, to enter the division finals. After winning the best-of-three quarter- and semi-finals, our alliance lost to the 1st-ranked alliance of the Galileo Division: Team 1114 Simbotics, Team 217 ThunderChickens and Team 148 Robowranglers, the alliance that went on to earn the title of world FIRST champions.