XV TacoBurritoAThon

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XV TacoBurritoAThon
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Host Information
HostLarkspur
MayorVickiposa
Deputy MayorEchohue
Competition Information
WinnerTeam Bacon
Overall Record4-1
Historical Information
DateJuly 27, 2019
Chronology
← XIVTacoBurritoAThonXVI →

XV TacoBurritoAThon was the fifteenth iteration of TacoBurritoAThon. It was held on July 27th, 2019, with Team Bacon winning 4-1.

Bidding

Bidding closed for XIV TacoBurritoAThon on April 23, 2019. Elecna Bay, Boston, Larkspur, Carnoustie, and Pixl were accepted as candidate cities. In the end, Larkspur was chosen to host XV TacoBurritoAThon.

Players

Events are the same as always, American Football, Spleef, Sumo, Swimming, and Marathon. There is no application to play; it has been abolished since it was rarely used. To play, please be present 10 minutes before TacoBurritoAThon starts for a roll call.

Team Taco

Team Bacon

Sponsorships

XV TacoBurritoAThon needs sponsors. Your sponsorships pay for both the compensation of the host and (most importantly) the prize money for the players. Note that sponsorships are a supplement to our event grant of $500, which are used solely for the prize pool. 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 using the linked form.\. Sponsorship is not guaranteed until monetary payment is accepted by the Office of the Commissioner.

Iron Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors

Schedule

XII TacoBurritoAThon will be held on Saturday, July 27 at 1900 UTC. This is also:

  • 12:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (Western US)
  • 3:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (Eastern US)
  • 8:00 PM British Summer Time (UK)
  • 9:00 PM Central European Summer Time (Most of Europe)
  • 3:00 AM SUN China Standard Time (China/Singapore)
  • 5:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time (Sydney/Melbourne)

It should last approximately one hour. Events will be held in the following order:

  • Opening Ceremony
  • Sumotori presented by Oceanic Langus Airways
  • Swimming presented by Sans Inn
  • Spleef presented by Intra
  • Marathon presented by IOI Industries
  • American Football
  • Closing Ceremony

Summary

The TacoBurritoAThon began at approximately 19:05 UTC on Saturday, July 27th, 2019 with the Opening Ceremony held at Marshall Stadium. Commissioner Skelezomperman and Mayor Vickiposa both spoke at the Opening Ceremony, after which the events commenced.

The first event was Sumotori, also held at Marshall Stadium. In the Team Bacon match, lil_shadow59 defeated FredTheTimeLord 3-2 on knockout, while in the Team Taco match ArizTrad defeated Echohue 4-1. Afterwards the finals match took place; lil_shadow59 defeated ArizTrad 4-2 and thus Team Bacon took an early 1-0 lead in events.

Next was Swimming, held at the Frankford Swimplex. lil_shadow59 finished in first and won the event for Team Bacon with his teammate FredTheTimeLord coming in a close second. ArizTrad was in third, while Echohue finished in a very distant fourth. Team Bacon took a commanding 2-0 lead going into the next event.

Spleef was held at Marshall Stadium. Team Bacon won both of the two first rounds without losing a player in either round. They won the spleef 2-0 and clinched the TBAThon win with a 3-0 lead.

Marathon was run through the streets of Larkspur. ArizTrad finished in first, winning what would turn out to be the only event win for Team Taco. lil_shadow59 was in second, FredTheTimeLord in third, and Echohue in fourth. Team Taco narrowed Team Bacon's lead to 3-1 going into the final event.

American Football was the final event, and it was held at Marshall Stadium. Team Bacon won 4-1, missing only in the final round. This score mirrored the final events tally, with Team Bacon blowing out Team Taco and winning 4-1.

The closing ceremony was held subsequent to American Football, also in Marshall Stadium. Commissioner Skelezomperman and Mayor Vickiposa both delivered remarks, and the two members of Team Bacon also delivered remarks to close out the fifteenth edition of TacoBurritoAThon.