TAR8 Pool Scoring
The object is to pick teams that will not only make it to the end, but will also play the game competitively along the way. More points are given for the more objective components of the game. Racers that consistently win or finish in the top half of legs, Detours, and Roadblocks will accumulate big points. I have included some subjective categories to help keep the scores from being all the same, and to make it a little more fun. :D + ? - Each Fast Forward accurately predicted in the Shoot Detour. +25 - Team still in race at beginning of leg +25 - Team finishes in top half of remaining racers (rounded up when there is an odd number of racers) +25 - Team finishes leg first These three are cumulative, so if a team wins the leg they will get 75 points; everyone else will get either 50 or 25, depending on how many teams are left in the race. +20 - Each time the eliminated team matches your elimination list in the Boot Detour. +15 - Uses Yield, 'cuz I wanna see people play to win, dangit! +15 - Completes Fast Forward, see Yield +10 - Finishing Detour and/or Roadblock in top half of racers +10 - Finishing Detour and/or Roadblock first +10 - "Currently in First" at any time in episode +10 - Roadblocker participates in Roadblock +10 - Roadblocker finishes Roadblock first +7 - Starts a leg 1 hour or more ahead of any team (per team), 'cuz kickin' booty should be rewarded! :) +7 - Injured/faces a fear/etc. for the team, 'cuz it makes you feel good to see people suffer for the cause :wink: +7 - Wins footrace to any mat (Pit Stop/Yield/Fast Forward), 'cuz it's just good competition and TV :D +7 - Strong/strategic/smart play, assuming there is any! +5 - Attempts Fast Forward +5 - Equipment malfunction beyond control, think of it as consolation points. +5 - Quoted in Episode Title, meh, why not? +5 - Finishes leg first but gets no prize, 'cuz that's just wrong :sad: +3 - Each team member that hugs Phil; double if they hug Phil's Mat Guest as well, 'cuz spreading the love is nice :wink: +3 - Team member calls "shotgun" when riding in cars, 'cuz it's funny! :lol: +3 - Helps another team in some way, 'cuz it's nice to be nice. +3 - Family secret revealed/exposed, 'cuz that's entertainment! +3 - Drives their Yukon through the drive-thru for a quick meal, 'cuz it looks like they're gonna have those Yukon's for a while, and I just think it's funny to stop for McNuggets during the Amazing Race. :lol: +3 - Recognizes past TAR racers, 'cuz they just ought to, that's why. 8) -1 - Catches group due to HO (per team in front of them), 'cuz I don't like Hours of Operation helping the slackers! :evil: -3 - Loses a clue, stupid :roll: -3 - Pulled over by law enforcement, 'cuz getting caught is just not good racing! 8O -3 - Says "I hate you!" or "Shut Up", 'cuz that's just not nice...even though it's kinda funny :lol: -5 – Quitting a Roadblock or Detour (doesn't include switching tasks at a Detour) -5 - Bad strategy or play, not necessarily resulting in elimination (like putting unleaded fuel in a diesel car, getting stupid lost, not reading all of a clue, etc.) :roll: -10 - Penalized for breaking a game rule -15 - Initiates a physical confrontation with another racer (or bystander) -40 - Finishes last in non-elimination leg -60 - When Yielded by Pool players :twisted:

I changed one thing about the Yield scoring: If there is a tie in Yield nominations, each player tied will lose 60 points. I also had an idea regarding scoring that I want to run by you players. Since I can't give out trips or $20,000 to the winner of each leg, I thought I'd give you the option of creating a scoring category for the next leg. It wouldn't be anything big like 500 points, but 3 or 5 points for whatever you can come up with to look for. Since bjb544 had more points after the first leg, you would get to choose the category (like, "Makes a love connection with another racer" or something). I would then use that category in scoring leg 2 only. Then the person with the most points in leg 2 would get to pick a scoring category for leg 3. It could be fun, and shouldn't drastically affect the overall scores since I'm giving bigger points to Roadblocks, Detours, and placing in each leg. Let me know what you think; and if you want to do it, I'll need your category before the start of the next episode.

Week 2 Family Scores
Here's how the families fared in Week 2 of the Pool. When there are an odd number of racers, I will use the larger number when determining who the top half of teams are. For example, with 9 teams the top half would be 4.5, but I will include 5th place in the top group since I can't divide the teams in half. :shock: :cool: Weaver 25...Finish leg 1st 25...Finish leg in top half of teams 25...Still in race at beginning of leg 10...Finish Detour 1st 10...Finish Detour in top half of teams 10...Finish Roadblock in top half of teams - 2nd 10..."Currently in First" during episode 6...Winner's Choice - Ask strangers for directions 121...Total Godlewski 25...Finish leg in top half of teams - 3rd 25...Still in race 10...Finish Detour in top half of teams - 3rd 10...Finish Roadblock first 10...Finish Roadblock in top half of teams 10..."Currently in First" 90...Total Schroeder 25...Finish in top half of teams - 4th 25...Still in race 10...Finish Detour in top half of teams - 4th 10...Finish Roadblock in top half of teams - 4th 14...Strategic/Smart/Stong - Left 5th but used map to find alternate route to shoe in 2nd position; faked out Gaghan's when looking for the Reflective Pool in D.C. 3...Winner's Choice - Asked directions from strangers -5...Bad/Dumb/Weak Play - Didn't read clue for Reflective Pool at Capitol 82...Total Aiello 25...Finish leg in top half of teams - 5th 25...Still in race 10...Detour - 5th 10...Roadblock - 5th 7...Win footrace to mat - not as dramatic as the Gaghan/Weaver footrace last week, but the Bransens were running down the path behind them -5...Bad/Dumb/Weak Play - Didn't read clue for Reflective Pool at Capitol 72...Total Linz 25...Finish leg 2nd 25...Still in race 10...Detour - 2nd 7...Strategic/Smart/Strong Play - Used map to find alternate way around traffic jam and gained 4 positions 67...Total Paolo 25...Still in race 10...Roadblock - 3rd 35...Total Gaghan 25...Still in race 10..."Currently in First" 5...quoted in title - Carissa said "How do we know we're not going to get shot?" at the Civil War Battle Reenactment 3...Winner's Choice - Asks directions -5...Bad/Dumb/Weak Play - read clue wrong regarding Reflective Pool @ Capitol -5...Bad/Dumb/Weak Play - killed 2 hours at the wrong Reflective Pool without asking anyone for help! 33...total Rogers 25...Still in the race 7...Injury/Overcome Fear/etc. - Mom suffered a concussion in a fall in the opening race to the bags...I added it this week instead of last week as it didn't change last week's positioning 3...Helps another team - helped Gaghan's figure out they were at the wrong Reflective Pool -15...Bad/Dumb/Weak Plays - 1) started off in the wrong direction, 2) read clue for Reflective Pool wrong, 3) helped Gaghan's figure out they were at the wrong Reflective Pool 12...Winner's Choice - Ask strangers for directions 4 times 32...Total Bransen 25...Still in race 7...Strategic/Smart/Strong Play - Used map to find alternate way around traffic jam and gained 3 positions -5...Bad/Dumb/Weak Play - read clue for Reflective Pool wrong 3...Winner's Choice - ask strangers for direction 30...Total

Here is the formula for determining how many points you will lose if you want to trade teams. After leg 1: -35 per team, -70 per Squad Leader After leg 2: -70 per team, -140 per Squad Leader After leg 3: -105 per team, -210 per Squad Leader After leg 4: -140 per team, -280 per SL After leg 5: -175 per team, -350 per SL After leg 6: -210 per team, -420 per SL After leg 7: -245 per team, -490 per SL After leg 8: -280 per team, -560 per SL After leg 9: -315 per team, -630 per SL After leg 10: -350 per team, -700 per SL And if there are more legs, it will continue in the same pattern...though really, trading at that point probably won't be worth it.

Winner's Choice
I'll post this here so hopefully everyone will see it. I mentioned it in another thread and never added it to the "official" scoring thread. :oops: Each week there is a high scorer among the pool players. Since I can't award $20k or trips to leg winners, I'm going to let the highest scoring player come up with a scoring category for the following week. bjb544 won the first week, and submitted the category "Asks stranger for directions". So during leg 2 I included that category in my scoresheet. It will not be a category for leg 3, unless the leg 2 winner--Buckets--chooses to keep it, as he is free to come up with an entirely different category, like "Picks Their Nose" or "Does Not Wear Seatbelt" or whatever. This is just a little funzy for the high scorer of each leg, as it won't generate enough points to catapult someone into first place, but it might add a few points that could make the difference between first and second, second and third, etc. You don't have to submit a category if you don't want to. And Jay, I'll just let you know in advance in case you happen to win one of these legs...I ain't gonna allow any categories like "3 points per breath taken" or "3 points per tire revolution". :razz: :wink:

Week 3 Scoring
Here's how the families fared in Week 3 of the Pool. Bransen 25...Still in race at beginning of leg 25...Finish leg in top half of teams 25...Finish leg 1st 10...Finish Detour in top half of teams - 4th 10...Finish Roadblock in top half of teams - 1st 10...Finish Roadblock 1st 10..."Currently in First" during episode 7...Strategic/Smart/Strong - use driver's cell phone to make reservations @ airport 122...Total Schroeder 25...Still in race 25...Finish leg in top half of teams - 3rd 10...Finish Detour in top half of teams - 1st 10...Finish Detour first 10...Finish Roadblock in top half of teams - 3rd 10..."Currently in First" -3...Winner's Choice "Follows another team" - followed Linz family to Space & Rocket Center 87...Total Linz 25...Still in race 25...Finish in top half of teams - 2nd 10...Finish Detour in top half of teams - 2nd 10...Finish Roadblock in top half of teams - 2nd 70...Total Godlewski 25...Still in race 25...Finish leg in top half of teams - 4th 10...Detour - 3rd 10...Roadblock - 4th 70...Total Gaghan 25...Still in race 14...Strategic/Smart/Strong Play - 1) Used driver's cell phone to make airport reservations, 2) Mud-riding Detour with lightweight kids breezed through in first attempt 39...Total Paolo 25...Still in race 3...hugged Phil at elimination mat 28...Total Weaver 25...Still in race 3...Help another team - Helped Paolo family find flight in airport -5...Bad/Dumb/Weak Play - Mud-Riding Detour was a disaster; they wend from first to last 23...total Aiello 25...Still in the race -10...Bad/Dumb/Weak Plays - 1) mud-riding Detour a bad idea with four fully grown men 8O and it cost them a seat on the early bus; 2) were first to clue box before Roadblock but did not read "first come first served" and ended up getting the last number 15...Total

Pool Strategy
Don't forget to change out the Aiello family from your squad this week, if you are planning on doing so. Some of you have indicated you are leaving your squads "as-is" for strategy reasons so as not to lose the points. For those playing the "Shoot" Detour, however, consider that if you spend 105 points to trade a team, and then correctly guess the leg that has a Fast Forward in it, you will effectively negate the loss of points due to the fact that the "Shoot" Detour will award you as many points as necessary to take over first place on the leaderboard(see rules in the event that more than 1 person pick the Fast Forward in the same leg). Of course, if you don't pick the right leg for the Fast Forward, you're just plain out of luck. :? Just something to complicate your strategies. :wink: Happy Yielding, everyone! :twisted:

Week 4 Scoring
Here's how the families fared in Week 4 of the Pool, in order of highest scoring to lowest. Bransen 25...Still in race at beginning of leg 25...Finish leg in top half of teams 25...Finish leg 1st 21...Finished previous leg 1 hour or more ahead of 3 teams, 7 points apiece 10...Finish Detour in top half of teams - 2nd 10..."Currently in First" during episode 7...Strategic/Smart/Strong - Found 7:40 departure time in trailer park but kept looking for earlier time, found 7:20 123...Total Linz 25...Still in race 25...Finish in top half of teams - 3rd 10...Finish Detour in top half of teams - 3rd 10..."Currently in First" 21...Finished previous leg 1 hour or more before 3 teams (7 points each) 3...Helps another team - Told Bransen's there was a 7:20 departure time from the trailer lot -5...Bad Strategy/Move/Play - With 4 young, healthy adults, they choose the "luck" Detour over the one where they had to work. Then ended up switching back anyway. :evil: 89...Total Godlewski 25...Still in race 25...Finish leg in top half of teams - 4th 21...Finished previous leg 1 hour or more ahead of 3 teams (7 points each) 10...Detour - 4th 3...Helps another team - told Schroeder's that they needed to find a 7:40 departure time from the trailer lot -5...Bad Strategy/Move/Play - Passed BP & didn't go back when they saw the Paolo's turn in 79...Total Paolo 8O 8O 8O :evil: :cry: 25...Still in race 25...Finish leg in top half of teams - 2nd 10...Finish Detour in top half of teams - 1st 10...Finish Detour first 7...Smart/Strong/Strategic - "Work" option at Detour well-suited for their family and they moved from 3rd to 1st 5...Winner's Choice "self-sufficient with directions" 3...Hugs Phil - That dad is a huggy fella! -6..."Shut up!" - Ma says it twice...that I counted 8O -15...Initiates physical confrontation - Ma angrily elbows/hits Brian in the back seat...and I didn't even count the freakin' papercut :roll: 74...Total Weaver 25...Still in race 28...Faced Fear - 7 points to each one of them for going through with the Talladega challenge when they have avoided all things NASCAR since their father's death 10...Quoted in Title - "Think Like An Office Chair" said by both Linda and Rachel 5...Winner's Choice - I never saw them asking for directions this leg 3...Hugs Phil - Rolly went to Phil with arms raised as the camera cut to his screeching family members -5...Bad Strategy/Move/Play - Took the 8:00 departure time from the trailer lot without looking for an earlier time 66...Total Gaghan 25...Still in race 7...Smart/Strategic/Strong - Excellent use of the map on the way to Anniston; left in 7th and found the Giant Chair 5th 5...Winner's Choice - Definitely self-sufficient with directions -5...Bad Strategy/Move/Play - took 8:00 departure time without much effort to find an earlier one 32...Total Schroeder 25...Still in race 21...Finished previous leg 1 hour or more ahead of 3 teams (7 points each) -6..."Shut up!" - Stassi says this at least twice to Dad. Baaaad girl! -20...Bad/Dumb/Weak Play - 1)Thought the officer's directions to "Southern Colonel Mobile Homes" was "too easy" to be the one they wer looking for; 2)took 8:00 departure time from the trailer lot when the Paolo's came after them and found a 7:40 departure time; 3)totally blew the map reading in Louisiana...um, their home state to boot; 4)started the "work" detour slightly behind the Gaghan's, then switched to the other one, losing more time 20...total

Week 5 Scoring
Here's how I scored the families in Week 5 of the Pool, in order of highest scoring to lowest. Paolo :shock: 25...Still in race at beginning of leg 25...Finish leg in top half of teams 25...Finish leg 1st 15...Won Fast Forward 14...Finished previous leg 1 hour or more ahead of 2 teams, 7 points apiece 10..."Currently in First" during episode 7...Faces Fear - DJ at bungee jump 5...Attempted Fast Forward 3...Hugs Phil at Mat -9..."Shut Up" 3 times 120...Total Weaver 25...Still in race 25...Finish in top half of teams - 2nd 20...Finish Detour 1st 20...Finish Roadblock 1st 10..."Currently in First" 14...Good/Smart/Strong - 1) Got the guy to lead their bus to the bird conservatory; 2) dominated Roadblocks and Detours and finished 2nd 3...Hugs Phil - Rolly again shakes hands and looks to be moving in for the hug so I'm gonna give it to him; and really, we're just looking for some Phil appreciation here :grin: -5...Hours of Operation - 5 teams ahead of them at the marina 112...Total Bransen 25...Still in race 25...Finish leg in top half of teams - 3rd 14...Finished previous leg 1 hour or more ahead of 2 teams (7 points each) 10...Detour - 2nd 10...Roadblock - 2nd 7...Good/Smart/Strong - borrowed cell phone to call airport 5...Winner's Choice "calls ahead for airline reservations" 6...Helps another team - Linz & Godlewski at airport -2...Hours of Operation - 2 teams ahead of them at the marina 100...Total Linz 25...Still in race 14...Started leg 1 hour + ahead of 2 teams 10...Detour - 3rd 10...Roadblock - 3rd 10..."Currently in First" 3...Helps another team - helped Godlewski's carry musical instruments -1...HOH - 1 team ahead of them at the marina 71...Total Gaghan 25...Still in race 14...Good/Smart/Strong Play - 2)found a guide to help accumulate the musical instruments; 2) solid racing to come back from last at the Fast Forward to passing the Godlewski's 7...Injured - Tammy falling into van at the Fast Forward 5...Attempted Fast Forward -4...HOH - 4 teams in front of them at the marina 47...Total Godlewski 25...Still in race 10..."Currently in First" 7...Smart/Strategic/Strong Play - paid taxi to lead their bus to the instrument Detour 3...Helped Linz's find Detour -3...HOH - 3 teams ahead of them at the marina -40...Last in a non-elimination leg 2...Total :shock:

Week 6 Scoring
Here's how I scored the families in Week 6 of the Pool, in order of highest scoring to lowest. The Winner's Choice this week was +5 for any team that used a phone during the episode. I didn't notice any occurences, so no one got any points for it this week. If there was something I missed, feel free to PM me! Paolo :shock: :evil: 25...Still in race at beginning of leg 25...Finish leg in top half of teams 25...Finish leg 1st 20...Detour - 1st 15...Used Yield - Weaver's 14...Won footrace to mat - 1) Yield and 2) Pit Stop 14...Finished previous leg 1 hour or more ahead of Gaghan & Godlewski teams 10...Roadblock - 2nd 10..."Currently in First" during episode 7...Strategic/Smart/Strong play - Did the physically demanding "Ripe" Detour and moved from 2nd to first 6...Helps other team - both the Linz & Gaghan families at the bus stop 6...Hugs Phil at Mat - As usual, Dad hugged Phil, but this time did it twice! -1...Hours of Operation - had 1 team ahead of them at the volcano park 176...Total 8O :o 8O Linz 25...Still in race 25...Finish in top half of teams - 2nd 10...Detour - 3rd 10...Roadblock - 3rd 10..."Currently in First" 7...Wins footrace to mat - Nick (?) beat Bill Gaghan to Route Marker mat at the volcano park 6...Helps other team - 1) Gaghan's in finding bus departure time, 2) let Paolo's follow them & their taxi driver 93...Total Bransen 25...Still in race 25...Finish leg in top half of teams - 3rd 10...Detour - 2nd 10..."Currently in First" 7...Overcomes fear - Beth at the hanging bridges stated fear of heights and was nervous about it. It was mentioned that Wally didn't like it, but he didn't appear to have overcome any great fear to me. 3...Helps another team - Told Godlewski's where the relics would be on the Detour -5...Hours of Operation - 5 teams ahead of them at the volcano park 75...Total Godlewski 25...Still in race 20...Roadblock - 1st 10..."Currently in First" 7...Strategic/Smart/Strong - Besides revealing her thong to the planet, Trish also revealed a keen set of eyes at the Roadblock and moved her team from 5th place to 1st place. -3...Hours of Operation - 3 teams ahead of them at the volcano park -5...Bad/Weak/Dumb - arguing over who is gonna drive, then stopping and making the other one drive, then continuing to argue is bad strategy 54...Total Weaver 25...Still in race 5...Quoted in Title 3...Helps other team - gave money to the penniless Godlewski sisters 3...Hugs/Shakes hands with Phil - Rolly with his usual high-five with Phil -4...Hours of Operation - 4 teams in front of them at the volcano park -5...Bad/Weak/Dumb - letting other teams pass them on the way to a Yield moved them from 2nd to 6th and would have cost them the race if not for bad bean luck on the part of the Gaghan's 27...Total Gaghan :cry: 25...Still in race 7...Smart/Strategic/Strong Play - talked the guy into riding with them to help find the surf shop -2...Hours of Operation - 2 teams ahead of them at the volcano park -5...Bad/Weak/Dumb - not finding that blasted red bean for over an hour allowed the Weaver's to catch them, and moved them from 2nd at the Roadblock to last place; the never caught up 25...Total

Here's how I scored the families in Leg 8 of the Pool, in order of highest scoring to lowest. If there was something I missed, feel free to PM me! Godlewski 25...Still in race 25...Finish leg in top half of teams - 1st of 5 25...Finish leg first 10...Roadblock - 2nd of 5 10...Detour - 3rd of 5 7...Smart/Strong/Strategic - tipped boat to drain water at Detour 7...Wins footrace to mat - it was more a boatrace to the Pit Stop, but I liked the drama -2...Hours of Operation - arrived with 2 teams ahead of them at the airport -5...Bad/Weak/Dumb - Getting lost (again) on way to airport, dropped from 1st to 3rd; 102...Total Linz 25...Still in race 25...Finish in top half of teams - 2nd of 5 20...Detour - 1st of 5 10...Roadblock - 3rd of 5 10..."Currently in First" 7...Smart/Strong/Strategic - tipped boad to empty the water at Detour 3...Helps another Team - told Godlewski's where the flight order numbers were at the airport -1...Hours of Operation - arrived behind 1 team at airport -3...Stopped by policeman - Don't stop in the middle of the road to ask directions, Linz's! 96...Total Weaver 25...Still in race 25...Finish in top half of teams - 3rd of 5 10...Detour - 2nd of 5 20...Roadblock - 1st of 5 10..."Currently in First" -5...Bad/Dumb/Weak play - Poor navigation to Pit Stop let Godlewski's pass them 85...Total Bransen 25...Still in race 14...Good/Smart/Strong - 1) Wally hanging back and letting his "younger and cuter" daughters do the begging for money :lol: 2) Called Grand Canyon for best route to the canyon and beat out Paolo's to make the final 4 -4...Hours of Operation - arrived at airport dead last with 4 teams ahead of them 35...Total Paolo 25...Still in race at beginning of leg 15...Phil Love - each member shook the kid's hand, and Tony gave his usual love to Phil (3 each) -3...Hours of Operation - arrived at airport with 3 teams ahead of them -5...Bad/Weak/Dumb play - poor navigation to Grand Canyon put them in last and they never recovered 32...Total

Week 9 Scoring
Here's how I scored the families in Leg 9 of the Pool, in order of highest scoring to lowest. We're leaving for OK tomorrow morning, so I only watched it once, and didn't hear any mention of "Christian" so Peaches' Winner's Choice was fruitless, as was Spidey's choice of layering clothes in anticipation of a non-elimination leg. :sad: So, if there was something I missed, feel free to PM me and I'll correct the scores when I get back after Thanksgiving. Linz 25...Still in race 25...Finish leg in top half of teams - 1st of 4 25...Finish leg first 20...Detour - 1st of 4 20...Roadblock - 1st of 4 15...Used Yield on Weavers 10..."Currently in First" 5...Quoted in Title 12...Mat Love - 3 handshakes for Phil and 1 for his lovely guest -10...Bad/Weak/Dumb Play - 1)Missed turn to helicopter clue and lost position, 2) DIDN'T TAKE A NUMBER AT THE HELICOPTER CLUE BOX! 147...Total Bransen 25...Still in race 25...Finish in top half of teams - 2nd of 4 10...Roadblock - 2nd of 4 7...Faces Fear - Wally doesn't like the heights but did the rapelling just for his daughters (awwww) 67...Total Godlewski 25...Still in race 5...Equipment Malfunction Beyond Control - that production error that drained the battery on their SUV -5...Bad/Weak/Dumb play - going out of the way to get gas put them in 3rd from 1st 25...Total Weaver 25...Still in race 10...Detour - 2nd of 4 10..."Currently in First" 3...Drives Yukon through Drive-Thru - Okay, I don't know if they actually drove through the Drive-Thru with that big honkin' trailer, but the fact that they stopped for some McFood to enjoy on the Yield mat tickled me 3...Mat Love - handshakage for Phil's lovely guest -10...Bad/Dumb/Weak play - 1)Slow driving let Linz's pass them; 2) Taking that scenic county road "shortcut" was just bad bad bad -40...Last place in a non-elimination leg 1...Total

Leg 10a Scoring
Here's how I scored the families in Leg 10a of the Pool, in order of highest scoring to lowest. Since we didn't actually see a complete leg tonight, I only gave half the points for finishing in the top half or being first to the mat. I hated to not give them something, though, 'cuz that's just not nice to let them think they're finishing a leg and then shatter their bubbles. Bransen 25...Still in race 13...Finish in top half of teams - 1st of 4 12...Finish first - 1st of 4 10...Detour - 2nd of 4 20...Roadblock - 1st of 4 10..."Currently in First" 7...Good/Smart/Strong play - Focusing on race and not getting involved in the Family Feud with the other racers 7...Start leg 1 hour+ ahead of Weavers 7... Wins footrace to mat - Pit Stop That Wasn't A Pit Stop 3...Helps Other Team - Directed Godlewski's to Old Faithful -1...Hours of Operation/Bunching - Behind 1 family @ hot air balloons 113...Total Linz 25...Still in race 20...Detour - 1st of 4 10..."Currently in First" 7...Start leg 1+ hour ahead of Weaver's 5...Equipment Malfunction Beyond Control - "Production Error" killed their battery (wrong, just wrong!) 67...Total Weaver 25...Still in race 13...Finish in top half of teams - 2nd of 4 10...Roadblock - 2nd of 4 7...Good/Smart/Strong play - picked the faster Detour, worked well together, and gained position on the Godlewski's 7...Injured for Team - Linda Weaver did something to her finger at the Detour and had it wrapped the rest of the episode -3...Bunching - Last team to arrive at hot air balloons 59...Total Godlewski 25...Still in race 14...Injured/Faced Fear - 1)Michelle said the balloon ride cured her of her fear of heights; 2) Poor Chris had to be hurt by her mouthy, hateful sisters so I'm giving her points for that! 7...Start leg 1+ hour ahead of Weaver's 5...Quoted in Title - Chris says "Stop treating me like an animal or something." -2...Bunching/Hours of Operation - Behind 2 teams at hot air balloons -5...Winner's Choice - Chris' crying at the hands of her evil sisters -15...Bad/Weak/Dumb play - 1)Focus seems to be to argue amongst themselves rather than to work together to win; 2)Navigation continues to slow them down; 3)Detour choice was dumb (they should avoid "strength" tasks like the plague) and allowed the Weaver's to pass them. 29...Total I'll get the scores up tomorrow--stay tuned for a special bonus surprise! :grin:

Leg 10b Scoring
Holy Overstatements, Sam I Am! :grin: Everyone's scores benefited from Sam's Winner's Choice this week. I've been giving 5 points for the Winner's Choice, so I gave 5 points per occurrence. In total, there were 86 occurrences of "Hurry up!" "Come on!" or "Let's Go!" :shock: Here's how I scored the families in Leg 10b of the Pool, in order of highest scoring to lowest. Linz 25...Still in race 25…Finish in top half of teams – 2nd of 4 20...Detour - 1st of 4 10…Roadblock – 2nd of 4 10..."Currently in First" 180...Winner’s Choice – Says “Hurry up!” “Come on!” or “Let’s go!” 36 times (Yes, thirtyfreakingsix) -2...Bunching – Arrived behind 2 teams at the “Hours of Operation” equalizer -5…Bad/Dumb/Weak play – blew their lead at the Roadblock by not looking for the golf ball in the cup :roll: 263...Total Bransen 25...Still in race 25...Finish in top half of teams - 1st of 4 25...Finish first - 1st of 4 10...Detour - 2nd of 4 20...Roadblock - 1st of 4 10..."Currently in First" 7...Good/Smart/Strong play – Took the lead by checking in the cups on the greens for the golf balls 5...Quoted in Title – Wally says “The Family Christmas Card” 90... Winner’s Choice – Says “Hurry up!” “Come on!” or “Let’s go!” 18 times -6...Says “Shut up!” 2 times 211...Total Weaver 25...Still in race 7...Good/Smart/Strong play – Checked the freaking cups for golf balls! 85... Winner’s Choice – Says “Hurry up!” “Come on!” or “Let’s go!” 17 times -1...Bunching – Behind 1 team at the “Hours of Operation” equalizer -6…Says “Shut up!” twice -3…Pulled over by cops (did you see how quickly Rolly grabbed his seatbelt and pulled it across his chest?) 107...Total Godlewski 25...Still in race 7...Good/Smart/Strong play – Checked the freaking cups for golf balls! 75... Winner’s Choice – Says “Hurry up!” “Come on!” or “Let’s go!” 15 times -10...Winner’s Choice – Crying, 2 counts (I kept this one for the second half of the leg this week) -3...Bunching/Hours of Operation - Behind 3 teams at the “Hours of Operation” equalizer -3...Says “Shut Up!” -5...Bad/Weak/Dumb play – More bickering :roll: 86...Total

Final Leg Scoring
Here's how I scored the families in Leg 11 of the Pool, in order of highest scoring to lowest. Linz 25...Still in race 25…Finish in top half of teams – 1st of 3 25...Finish First 30...Detour - 1st of 3 & 2nd of 3 30…Roadblock – 1st of 3 & 2nd of 3 10..."Currently in First" 7...Good/Smart/Strategic Play - got a 1 1/2 hour lead by finding an earlier flight -5…Bad/Dumb/Weak play – missed the CDP clue by walking right past it 147...Total Bransen 25...Still in race 25...Finish in top half of teams - 2nd of 3 10...Detour - 2nd of 3 10...Roadblock - 2nd of 3 10..."Currently in First" 7...Good/Smart/Strong play – Persisted and caught up in the first part of the leg after getting bad info at the airport, plus a delay in landing. 7...Injured/Faced Fear - Wally hurt his toe! :grin: 5...Winner's Choice - Daughters call Daddio, "Wally" (I only heard it once, but didn't watch it a second time since it wouldn't have affected the Pool outcome) -6...Says “Shut up!” 2 times -5...Bad/Dumb Weak Play - Missed the CDP clue by running right past it 88...Total Weaver 25...Still in race 20...Detour - 1st of 3 20...Roadblock - 1st of 3 10..."Currently in First" 7...Good/Smart/Strong play – Gained a 1 1/2 hour lead by checking for earlier flights -15...Bad/Weak/Dumb play – 1)Lost major time looking for the entrance to the stadium; 2) Lost more time sitting watching the other teams look for the clue in the seats; 3) Lost more time while Mom slept and the girls rested. :roll: I would have taken more points, but felt bad for Rolly who appeared to be ready to choke his sisters. :razz: 67...Total