the current lottery sytem in national tournaments makes things interesting as the previous posts has shown, like 2 strong teams meeting right in the first round.
but i recommend that cash prizes be awarded also to losing teams if they reach at least the 4th round of the national tournament. heck they beat 3 opponents already and that is a great achievement especially for a division 3 or 4 human team. thus if they reach the 4th round and lose they can still get some consolation cash for their good tournament run