# Team 333: MEGALODONS

Brooklyn, New York, USA. Rookie year 1999.

## Who backs them

- School: John Dewey High School
- Sponsors: Bloomberg, The Dispenza-Vilarelle Robotics Group, The "Please Clean the Shop Floor" Alumni Donations, Optimum, Last Anvil Innovations
- Website: http://www.team333.nyc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themegalodons
- X: https://twitter.com/megalodons333
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstfrc333
- GitHub: https://github.com/frc-team-333

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **83.57**, rank 794 of 3708 (78.6th percentile)
- Record: 14-12-0 over 26 matches (54% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 16.8, teleop 65.9, endgame 0.8
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 57%, RP2 12%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hudson Valley Regional | 2026nysu | 3 | 26 | 5-5-0 | 18 | 3 | 46.5 |  | 27 |
| New York City Regional | 2026nyny | 6 | 11 | 5-3-0 | 23 | 3 | 83.6 |  | 49 |
| NYC Robo Replay | 2026nycrr | 32 | 20 | 3-9-0 | 18 | 4 | 86.8 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Volunteer of the Year (2026nycrr)
- Industrial Design Award (2026nysu)
- Quality Award (2026nyny)

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2009 – now: MEGALODONS
- 2007 – 2008: CAN-DEW
- 2006: Robot Chiefs - CAN-DEW
- 2003 – 2005: CAN- DEW

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 3
- Awards: 27, over 14 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2018)

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Imagery | 4 | 2019, 2018, 2014, 2011 |
| Creativity | 3 | 2024, 2022, 2017 |
| Finalist | 3 | 2018, 2017, 2012 |
| Quality | 2 | 2026, 2019 |
| Safety (no longer given) | 2 | 2019, 2017 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2018, 2016 |
| Winner | 2 | 2018, 2017 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2026 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2025 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2025 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2025 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2023 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2018 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2017 |
| Website (no longer given) | 1 | 2004 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2003 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | New York City Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2026 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2025 | Johnson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | New York City Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Hudson Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | New York City Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | New York Tech Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | New York City Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2023 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIRST Long Island Regional #1 | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | New York City Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2022 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Tesla Division |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | New York City Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2019 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Einstein Field (Detroit) | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Curie Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2018 | New York City Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2018 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Daly Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | New York City Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2017 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Won the event |
| 2016 | Galileo Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | New York City Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | New York City Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2014 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | New York City Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2011 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | New York City Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | New York City Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2005 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | New York City Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Chesapeake Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 83.6 | 794 / 3708 | 78.6 | 14-12-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 47.1 | 821 / 3687 | 77.8 | 7-23-0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 19.1 | 1190 / 3475 | 65.8 | 11-10-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 45.2 | 515 / 3284 | 84.3 | 32-18-0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 20.5 | 902 / 3053 | 70.5 | 23-17-1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 20.9 | 930 / 3763 | 75.3 | 18-19-1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 119.2 | 339 / 3617 | 90.7 | 31-24-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 99.0 | 602 / 3331 | 82.0 | 30-17-0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 35.7 | 522 / 3114 | 83.3 | 20-17-1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5.5 | 2750 / 2873 | 4.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 29.0 | 1068 / 2697 | 60.4 | 11-12-1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 14.8 | 1239 / 2510 | 50.7 | 6-2-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5.6 | 1152 / 2332 | 50.6 | 9-5-1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4.3 | 1565 / 2053 | 23.8 | 4-4-0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 1225 / 1801 | 32.0 | 5-2-4 | 1 |
| 2009 | 10.9 | 1550 / 1675 | 7.5 | 2-5-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 9.2 | 996 / 1498 | 33.5 | 3-5-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1.4 | 1232 / 1295 | 4.9 | 1-5-3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4.8 | 937 / 1125 | 16.7 | 10-4-0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2.9 | 714 / 747 | 4.4 | 4-8-0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 18.5 | 672 / 932 | 27.9 | 4-7-0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 10.2 | 778 / 785 | 0.9 | 3-16-0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 12.0 | 132 / 641 | 79.5 | 4-6-0 | 1 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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