The Marriott hotel has a discounted rate for staying at their hotel if you are attending the Great Lakes championship!
Use this link to get a room at only $114 per night! This is the lowest rate you will be able to get for the hotel that weekend. Staying at the venue is a great way to make getting to the competition each morning very easy and is also a lot of fun to be able to hangout with all the other cubers staying there!

We will be recognizing the Great Lakes champion in every event!
To be eligible to win the title you must be from one of the following states.
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin

If you have a chance to become a Great Lake champion please bring proof of residence for one of these states (driver license, school ID, etc)

More information regarding eligibility can be found here: https://cubingusa.org/regional

Many thanks to TheCubicle for sponsoring this competition!

The t-shirt oerdes have finshed, we might do a second oerder after the competition. Please send Joshua Feran an email if you are interested in making an order after the competition.

New Competitors:

• We are excited you are considering this years Great Lakes Championship as your first competition! This is a great one to start with and will have competitors of all ages!
• We encourage first time competitors to test out the timing equipment before your first attempt, feel free to ask a staff member how competing works. Before the competition, you can watch this great video made by WCA Senior Delegate for USA & Canada Kit Clement with the basics of how it all works. There is also this written tutorial on the WCA website that is very helpful.
• The competitors will be split up into groups for competing. You will be assigned a group and you'll be informed of your group number for each event before the competition. On the day of the competition when your group number is called you bring your puzzle up and put it in the box that has a scorecard with your name on it and wait in the competitor waiting area until your name is called.
• It's a good idea to arrive before the scheduled time for your event because if you are not there for the last call you might not be allowed to compete.
• Read the "All Competitors" information below.

All Competitors:

• Be familiar with the WCA Regulations specifically Article 2 and Article A
• We are going to need all the help we can get from volunteer judges throughout the days to make the competition run well. You may judge in any group you are not competing in and it is greatly appreciated! If you do not know how to judge all of the staff members are more than happy to teach you. Parents are welcome to judge too, it's a great way to get a new experience at your child's event!
  
• Flash photography is not allowed because it is very distracting to people while they are solving.
• You may NOT talk about the scrambles of an event while it is still in progress.
• Make sure all screens of any cameras or phones you have on the table are facing away from you otherwise this will result in a DNF
• Please treat the venue with respect, pick up any trash keep track of your puzzles.
• We will do our best to retain the cutoffs and time limits as listed. The organizers/delegates reserve the right to make the limits stricter ahead of an event only as needed to maintain the schedule. Any changes will be announced ahead of their respective rounds.
• Boxes will be provided at this competition for multiple blindfolded covers. Competitors may bring their own cover and use it at the delegates discretion.