Finalist

All the teams on the second place alliance (i.e. make it to the finals and lose) at a regional receive a "Finalist" award. In certain regional competitions the Finalist teams have the opportunity to attend the championship through a "Wildcard" spot.

Wildcard
If a team on the winning alliance has already qualified for the championship by winning another regional, the Chairman's Award, the Engineering Inspiration Award, or by being a Hall of Fame team. In this case finalist teams are invited to attend the championship, starting with the Alliance captain, then the first pick, then the second pick.