Originally Posted by Podagrower

Yep, you are right, it went up $50. In the interest of over analyzing, I went back and looked at 2019 numbers near this point. 9 of the top 10 Family and Friend teams from 2019 are in the top 10 Family and friend teams this year. Of those 9 teams, only 2 have raised more funds to date this year over the year prior. The other 7 teams have raised $21,000 less than the same time last year. Interestingly, the event's total fundraising is $90,000 more than the same time last year and the number of champions (raised over $1,000) is up by a little more than a third.

I'll agree that having fewer people raise more money is a great way to increase the bottom line, but knowing that my team is voting to ditch this ride makes me sad.