# Team 6651: Golden Bots

Sterling, Illinois, USA. Rookie year 2017.

## Who backs them

- School: Sterling High School
- Sponsors: Littelfuse, Frantz Manufacturing, Astec Mobile Screens, Fastenal, Rotary International, Optimists Club, CGH Medical Center, Sterling Schools Foundation
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shsgoldenbots

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **32.69**, rank 1983 of 3708 (46.5th percentile)
- Record: 13-16-0 over 29 matches (45% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 9.9, teleop 22.8, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 23%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Central Illinois Regional | 2026ilpe | 3 | 17 | 6-6-0 | 26 | 3 | 28.6 |  | 22 |
| Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter | 2026ilch | 4 | 24 | 4-6-0 | 18 | 5 | 32.7 |  | 15 |

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 2, over 1 season

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2017 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2017 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2025 | Wisconsin Regional presented by GE HealthCare |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Seven Rivers Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 6 · backup robot | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Daly Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 32.7 | 1983 / 3708 | 46.5 | 13-16-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 38.0 | 1237 / 3687 | 66.5 | 11-14-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 17.5 | 1352 / 3475 | 61.1 | 14-9-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 12.3 | 2989 / 3284 | 9.0 | 8-15-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 13.8 | 1481 / 3053 | 51.5 | 8-13-0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 16.5 | 1797 / 3763 | 52.3 | 10-12-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 76.9 | 1959 / 3617 | 45.9 | 11-10-1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 92.2 | 868 / 3331 | 74.0 | 8-11-0 | 3 |

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

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