We're at 53 teams right now, and we're only taking 128 (it's hard enough to deal with that many teams; any more than that, and we start making mistakes at the administrative level). Usually, we have around 30 applications in hand at this point, so it may be that just like last year, we wind up turning teams away.
So if you want to play in the Jamboree (Dec. 28-30), I think it would be a good idea to get an
application in sooner rather than later. You can wait and most likely still get in, but if you want to make sure ...