Fun Facts

First CDC: April 22-24, 2005. (attack phase was 27 hours long).

Total cost since 2005 for food, tee shirts and prizes for the CDCs (not including the high school CDC) $210,000

Other facts:

  • Estimated that Doug & Ginny have made over 15,000 pancakes.
  • We had a team cook bacon during the high school CDC
  • Over 1000 ISU alumni participated in a CDC while they were in school
  • ISU held the country’s first high school CDC in spring of 2006
  • There is currently a team of 7 students on “the ISEAGE” staff to support the design, development, and execution of the CDCs

CDC locations over the years:

  • ISU research park (building 2)
  • ISU research park (CPMI building)
  • Howe Hall
  • Coover Hall
  • Hilton (High school CDCs)

Firsts:

  • first version of ISEAGE used for a CDC
  • Cities used for first CPS-CDC
  • First blue team setu
  • Blue team at work at first CDC

CDC data

Number of Blue Team members
 FallFallSpringSpringSpringTotals
YearISUCommunity CollegeISUNationalHigh School
2005-06691863150
2006-0764173237
2007-08741840138270
2008-09715088173382
2009-1042823890252
2010-1167825455258
2011-1250666096272
2012-13142665599362
2013-1412710311560154559
2014-151301258090148573
2015-1613590106135132598
2016-1795155105145157657
2017-1814425135135110549
2018-19100105205
Totals131096754191815885324
Events14125121356