Students Shine in Google Games

4/18/2007 Brad Petersen, ECE Illinois

Approximately 40 ECE students participated in the 2007 Google Games, the brainchild of University of Illinois engineering students and representatives from Google. The competition included original sudoku, logic, and programming puzzles created by Googlers. There was also a Lego bridge-building contest to see which team could build the strongest and most aesthetically pleasing bridge out of a random set of Legos. 

Written by Brad Petersen, ECE Illinois

Team: Legs Are Just Wheels with No Rims and Only One Spoke
Team: Legs Are Just Wheels with No Rims and Only One Spoke

Approximately 40 ECE students participated in the 2007 Google Games, the brainchild of University of Illinois engineering students and representatives from Google.

The competition included original sudoku, logic, and programming puzzles created by Googlers. There was also a Lego bridge-building contest to see which team could build the strongest and most aesthetically pleasing bridge out of a random set of Legos. 

The day’s winners were determined by total points earned from the contests.

1st Overall - Legs Are Just Wheels with No Rims and Only One Spoke
Kevin Chang (captain), Ryan Mulligan, David Grayson, Alan Lynn, Christopher Re

2nd Overall - 4 Normal People and the Nerd
Kevin Lin (captain), Vilas Jagannath, Dimitris Koukoulopoulos, Lothar Ratschbacher, Jesse Beder

3rd Overall - Gantz
Daphne Chen (captain), Joe Puzey, James Kim, Matt Danalewich, Benjamin Juang

Puzzle Contest Winner - 4 Normal People and the Nerd
Kevin Lin (captain), Vilas Jagannath, Dimitris Koukoulopoulos, Lothar Ratschbacher, Jesse Beder

Team: Full House
Team: Full House

Lego Building Winner - Full House
Nidhi Doshi (captain), Bedoor AlShebli, David Kunzman, Bill Donkervoet, Xiaolan "Joy" Zhang

Wii Athletics Winner - !?
Tonima Chaudhury (captain), Alex Disney, Seth Cohen, Kevin Barnes, Steven Heller

Team Spirit Award - Full House
Nidhi Doshi (captain), Bedoor AlShebli, David Kunzman, Bill Donkervoet, Xiaolan "Joy" Zhang

Lego Building Record for Most Weight Supported - The Aristocrats (102+ lbs)
Richard Bae (captain), Atul Kale, Michael Guh, Stanton Cady, Toby Toennies


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This story was published April 18, 2007.