Final Four

SpE was a timer in one of the rooms awaiting the judges final decision after the first round of presentations. The judges deliberated for almost a half hour - all the teams had strong presentations and they were struggling to select a winner. Dean Chalykoff was called in for clarification at one point and they were told to "show us the money!" Dean C. advised them to use the given criteria but that they should also go with their gut instinct - in other words, make a decision based on the presentation who really delivered the goods.

Forty minutes later, the judges were close to making a decision. Dean Chalykoff ran back into the room to spur them on with another "show me the money!" The decision was finally made.

If this is the deliberation that went on in one room, I'm sure the other judges in the other rooms had a tough time deciding on the best.

The teams that will be proceeding to the final round are - CANOPY, PEBL, SURFBoard and ROKR.