FIRST Fast Facts:

Global Reach 2017/18 Season
  • 615,000+ students
  • 72,000+ teams
  • 51,000++ robots created
  • 25,000+ Mentor, coach,  judge, and volunteer roles filled
2018 FIRST Robotics Competition
  • 3,647 teams
  • 91,000 participants (Ages 14-18; Grades 9-12)
2017/18 FIRST Tech Challenge 
  • 7,010+ teams
  • 70,100+ participants (Ages 12-18; Grades 7-12)
2017/18 FIRST LEGO League
  • 40,400+ teams
  • 323,500+ participants (Ages 9-16; Grades 4-8)
  • 95+ countries represented
2018/19 FIRST LEGO League Jr.
  • 21,200+ teams
  • 127,500+ participants (Grades K-4)
2018 FIRST Scholarship Program
  • Over $80 million in college scholarships
  • 2000+ scholarship opportunities
  • Nearly 200 scholarship providers 
2018 FIRST Volunteers & Sponsors
  • 250,000 Volunteer roles filled
  • 3,500 Sponsors, including over 200 of the Fortune® 500 companies

All information pulled from: http://www.firstinspires.org/about/at-a-glance
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2012 Championship in St. Louis, Missouri