XI TacoBurritoAThon
| Host Information | |
|---|---|
| Host | Venceslo |
| Mayor | time2makemymove |
| Deputy Mayor | JTrain77 |
| Competition Information | |
| Winner | Team Taco |
| Overall Record | 4-2 |
| Historical Information | |
| Date | June 3, 2018 |
| Chronology | |
| ← X • TacoBurritoAThon • XII → | |
XI TacoBurritoAThon was the eleventh running of TacoBurritoAThon, held on June 3, 2018.
Bidding
Bidding closed for X TacoBurritoAThon on March 10, 2018. A record 11 cities applied, with four being accepted as Candidates: Laclede, Elecna Bay, Segville, and Venceslo. All four cities were given TacoBurritoAThons, with Venceslo being chosen to host XI TacoBurritoAThon.
Players
The application to play is here: https://goo.gl/forms/LOxW3nzUPrRA97CY2 Events are the same as always, American Football, Spleef, Sumo, Swimming, and Marathon, with Archery as a demonstration sport.
Note that filling out the form means that you say you are there and you pre-reserve a slot at TBAThon. You can just show up still and play, higher ranks get priority on filling slots.
Team Taco
Team Bacon
Sponsorships
VI TacoBurritoAThon needs sponsors. Your sponsorships pay for both the compensation of the host and (most importantly) the prize money for the players. Levels are the same as before:
- Iron - Costs $10, mentioned as an official sponsor
- Gold - Costs $40, perks of Iron AND get an advertisement read out over the PA system.
- Diamond - Costs $75, perks of Gold AND get naming rights to one of the five events.
Sponsors can apply. Sponsorship is not guaranteed until monetary payment is accepted by the Office of the Commissioner.
Iron Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Diamond Sponsors
Schedule
X TacoBurritoAThon will be held on Sunday, June 3 at 0200 UTC. This is also:
- 7:00 PM SAT Pacific Daylight Time (Western US)
- 10:00 PM SAT Eastern Daylight Time (Eastern US)
- 3:00 AM British Summer Time (UK)
- 4:00 AM Central European Summer Time (Most of Europe)
- 10:00 AM China Standard Time (China/Singapore)
- 12:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (Sydney/Melbourne)
It should last one hour. Events will be held in the following order:
- Opening Ceremony
- Sumotori presented by Elecna Airlines
- Spleef presented by South Weast Airlines
- Swimming presented by Tommy Corp
- Archery presented by BluAir
- Marathon presented by FliHigh Airlines
- American Football presented by IntraAir
- Closing Ceremony
Synopsis
Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony was held in Icicle Holdings Stadium and featured speeches by the Commissioner Skelezomperman and the Mayor of Venceslo, time2makemymove. Both thanked the participants and spectators for coming and opened the TacoBurritoAThon. The teams were formed prior to the Opening Ceremony.
Sumotori
Sumotori was held at the Hoskins Gymnasium at Venceslo City High School. As with previous TacoBurritoAThons, it was a single elimination tournament in the style of "survival of the fittest," where each team would have a tournament to determine their representative in the final. Seeding for the matchups was drawn randomly using an online website, random.org. The preliminary matchups were all best-of-three matchups. The rules were slightly different than the current rules of the MRTSA as participants were allowed to have a stack of golden apples but could not wear armor. In the first matchup for Team Bacon, godzilltrain defeated Cookie46910 2-0, and in the second matchup, he defeated woorich999 2-0 to become Team Bacon's representative. For Team Taco, KittyCat11231 defeated MaxStewartS 2-0 in the first matchup, and then in the second matchup hvt2011 defeated Kitty 2-0 to become Team Taco's representative. Then the final matchup occurred, which was a best-of-seven. Hvt easily dispatched Godz 4-0 to win Sumo, giving Team Taco an early 1-0 lead in events.
Spleef
Spleef was held at the Venceslo Spleef Arena. This was a best-of-three series, where everyone was on the snow floor at the same time. The goal would be to knock out the entirety of the other team. Team Taco won both of the first two rounds, winning spleef 2-0 to take a 2-0 lead in events.
Swimming
Swimming took place at the swimming pool on the campus of Venceslo City High School. Since only four lanes were available, one person had to sit out from each team - Godz sitting out from Team Bacon, and Max from Team Taco. The pool was also fairly short compared to previous pools used for TBAThon swimming. Hvt took an early lead in the swimming which proved to be solid as he won the swimming, with Kitty placing in second, woorich in third and Cookie in fourth. This also gave Team Taco a 3-0 lead - a lead that was almost impossible for Bacon to catch up to.
Archery
Archery was held at the Venceslo Archery Range. There, players had to shoot different targets, with different colors resulting in different scores. Teams shot together, with each individual team member getting 5 arrows, and the teams had to strategize their hits. Team Taco went first, followed by Team Bacon. Taco got 48 points, while Bacon got 58 points, meaning that Bacon won their first event. However, Team Taco still led 3-1.
Marathon
The marathon was a course around Venceslo, beginning at the High School and winding around the city to return the participants and spectators to Icicle Holdings Stadium. hvt2011 won the Marathon, which meant that Team Taco clinched the victory with a 4-1 lead.
American Football
While Team Taco had already clinched, there was still one more event to play. As with previous TacoBurritoAThons, the american football took the style of the Kansas Playoff, where a quarterback would have to hit a receiver in the end zone from the 20-yard line to get a point. Five rounds were played, with teams alternating. Team Bacon won 3-2 after the five rounds, which ultimately cut the final score to 4-2, though Team Taco still won.
Closing Ceremony
The Closing Ceremony was held in Icicle Holding Stadium once again, with the Commissioner and Mayor both giving speeches thanking players for their participation. The winning team was also represented by hvt2011, who shook his head. The Commissioner also invited players to come back for XII TacoBurritoAThon in Elecna Bay. A $405 prize was then paid out by the Office of the Commissioner to Team Taco, split evenly between the three players, while the remainder of the sponsorship revenue - $102 - was paid to time2makemymove for hosting the TacoBurritoAThon.