Week Five Scores

Fun episode I thought. Some really cool locations and it's always fun to see the teams get down and dirty.

The whole diesel thing wasn't that exciting, but it was exciting watching Andrew and Dan try to figure it out!

Note to Nick - don't let Starr stop and ask for directions when the driver is waiting to drive you somewhere. That means they know where they're supposed to go!

Finally Ken and Tina didn't come in last. I'm looking forward to next week though - will Tina succomb to the yelling of ex-QB Ken?!

Kelly and Christy....I know you two are a team of mine, but come on....read, will ya?

And who was it that did a Hail Hitler motion in the echo chamber?!!

Teen Wolf was scared of the water and the mud...sorry ladies, he's a mama's boy for sure.

No non-elimination round yet? I thought for sure it was going to be tonight.

Most of us lost a team last night. Aja and Ty just couldn't catch a break and were back markers for the entire race. A couple times it looked like they were going to catch up, but it just wasn't in the cards for them. Too bad.

Bonus Picks:

None of us correctly picked Ty and Aja, so no bonus points there. HOWEVER! I did get bonus points from Tracy +10 and Tyson +10. Both submitted info about Phil. Here are some highlights from Wikipedia.

While completing a TV cameraman apprenticeship, he
successfully auditioned for New Zealand children's show Spot On at age 19. After a series of further presenter work on television in New Zealand television, he set off to further his career abroad. Before joining The Amazing Race, he was considered as a host for Survivor, but was unsuccessful partly due to his nationality.[2][3] In a 2002 interview, he admitted that his pay for a single episode of The Amazing Race is more than an entire year on Spot On.[4]

According to his book, No Opportunity Wasted, Keoghan set out to live his life to the fullest by accomplishing exotic goals and taking risks after a near-death experience at the age of 19. Since then, he's broken a world bungee jumping record, gone diving in the world's longest underwater caves, eaten a meal on top of an erupting volcano, and renewed his vows underwater. He was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where he shared with Oprah his list of things he wants to do before he dies. The focus of many of his shows is helping others live their lives to the fullest.

Tyson then went a step further and submitted some Amazing Race facts +15. Here's one highlight:

Do the losing teams get any cash prizes?Yes, the losing teams do get small cash prizes, staggered according to how long the team stayed in the race. For some reason, these amounts are kept very secret (much more so than the Sequesterville locations), but we have heard rumors that the second-place prize for some seasons has been $25,000 or $50,000, and third place was $10,000 or $25,000.
According to Aaron of TAR6, here's the prize breakdown:

1st- 1,000,000

2nd- 25,000

3rd- 10,000

4th- 7,000

5th- 6,000

6th- 5,000

7th- 4,000

8th- 3,500

9th- 3,000

10th- 2,500

11th- 1,500

This picture was included in his email.

Nicely done Ty! But wait. He didn't stop there! As I was checking my email late Sunday afternoon, I saw he sent a video +75. Here were the requirements for the video:

A Phil Keoghan eyebrow raise

The following phrases:
"A roadblock is a task that only one team member may perform." (you make up the roadblock) and
"(insert two of your competing teams), you are the last team to arrive. I’m sorry to say that you have been eliminated from the race"

And now the rest of the scores:

Finish Order:

Nick and Starr: 100
Toni and Dallas: 90
Terrance and Sarah: 80
Ken and Tina: 70
Kelly and Christy: 60
Andrew and Dan: 50
Aja and Ty: -100 Philiminated

Team Scores:

Nick and Starr: 190
Toni and Dallas: 90
Terrance and Sarah: 110
Ken and Tina: 70
Kelly and Christy: 60
Andrew and Dan: 60 They said the episode title
Aja and Ty: -150

Your Scores:

Tracy: 460
Linda: 460
Adam: 160
Mark: 150
Amy O: 100
Ty: 45

Week-to-date Scores:

Linda: 2130
Tracy: 1770
Adam: 1220
Ty: 1145 (was in third place before the episode aired due to bonus points)
Mark: 1110
Amy O: 800

So there you have it. Keep an eye on the blog for more bonus points this week. Tracy and Linda still have all their teams, I have three left, while the rest of you are down to two.

Keep at it and do the bonus - it'll come in handy later. I don't know if I discussed this or not, but the final showdown between the three teams will be Jeopardy style, even if you don't have any teams left. Whatever points you have left you can barter with. I'll go over it more as we get closer.