# Team 496: Royals

Port Jefferson, New York, USA. Rookie year 2001.

## Who backs them

- School: Earl Van Dermuelen High School
- Sponsors: BAE
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **41.71**, rank 1614 of 3708 (56.5th percentile)
- Record: 5-6-0 over 11 matches (45% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 6.8, teleop 34.8, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 30%, RP2 7%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIRST Long Island Regional | 2026nyli2 | 3 | 18 | 5-4-0 | 20 | 7 | 41.7 |  | 21 |

## 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.

- 2011 – now: Royals
- 2004 – 2009: Powerhouse

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 5, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2024 |
| Winner | 1 | 2009 |
| #1 Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 |
| Quality | 1 | 2002 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2001 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIRST Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIRST Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIRST Long Island Regional #1 | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #1 |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | SBPL2 Long Island Regional #2 |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #2 |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2008 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2006 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Top four |
| 2002 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 41.7 | 1614 / 3708 | 56.5 | 5-6-0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 28.8 | 1762 / 3687 | 52.2 | 5-4-1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13.3 | 1855 / 3475 | 46.6 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 20.8 | 2099 / 3284 | 36.1 | 5-7-0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 2697 / 3053 | 11.7 | 3-7-2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 11.7 | 3047 / 3763 | 19.0 | 1-9-0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 71.1 | 2292 / 3617 | 36.6 | 4-8-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 66.5 | 2012 / 3331 | 39.6 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 14.4 | 2822 / 3114 | 9.4 | 2-8-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 12.7 | 2025 / 2873 | 29.5 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 24.0 | 1396 / 2697 | 48.3 | 5-6-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 16.8 | 1074 / 2510 | 57.2 | 6-4-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 10.4 | 542 / 2332 | 76.8 | 6-6-1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 10.2 | 746 / 2053 | 63.7 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 19.0 | 493 / 1675 | 70.6 | 10-8-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 11.8 | 721 / 1498 | 51.9 | 7-6-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 23.3 | 64 / 1295 | 95.1 | 8-5-0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 13.1 | 289 / 1125 | 74.4 | 7-5-0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 11.7 | 194 / 747 | 74.1 | 6-6-1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 29.6 | 284 / 932 | 69.6 | 5-6-1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 14.0 | 687 / 785 | 12.5 | 7-6-0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11.7 | 207 / 641 | 67.8 | 11-2-0 | 1 |

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

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