Topic: RFF TAR 16 pick-em game

[mswood]

Well I have finally watched the episode, and really the only questionable answer is concerning what position Mike & Louie are in when they get to the speedbump.  I will state from the get go I picked 4th.

As the teams are approaching both clueboxes, the last shot we see is off Louie in the lead followed by Dan, then Jordan then Michael.

We then see Louie get the clue.

Moments afterwards we see Dan & Jordan get the Roadblock clue, now at that point Dan & Jordan are in 3rd.  But that isn't the question.  The question is what place are Louie & Mike when they get the Speedbump clue.  And unlike getting to the Pit Stop (where both people must be on the matt for an official check in), clues are given credit by just who the first racer of the group is when they get the clue.

As it is I think I have to give it to Louie & Mike (and I don't want to , I need the points).

Please feel free to twist my arm on this one.

[kwando1313]

Oh.... I'll be happy to twist your arm here. Louie gets to the cluebox before Dan and Jordan do, thus making them in 3rd place when they get to the speed bump.

Or in other words, they are in third when they get to the speedbump.

[mswood]

15 Points - What racer states the Title, “They don’t even understand their own language”?
0 points - 3 people answered this question - Brent


5 Points - Do we get departure times for all teams this week?
0 points - 19 people answered this question - Yes My god look how far behind Louie & Mike were.

15 Points - Which racer tells us how much money teams are provided?
0 points - 14 people answered this question - No one states it

10 Points - How much money do teams receive at the start of the leg?
0 points - 0 people answered this question - Under $50

AARGGGHH.  Since I don't state that it must be a person who informs us, and the dictionary definition of told uses information either spoken or written the correct answer is $22 told to us by the clue held by Dan & Jordan.


10 Points - Are teams equalized fully at any time before the first route marker?
0 points - 17 people answered this question - No, ok what spoiler did I miss here?

10 Points - Do we get a general route marker (non task) as our first clue (not at the Pit Stop)?
0 points - 11 people answered this question - Yes


10 Points - Which team is first to get the first clue (not at the Pit Stop)?
0 points - 0 people answered this question - Brent & Caite


10 Points - Do Louie & Michael ever get awarded 3rd or better this leg?
0 points - 11 people answered this question - Yes


15 Points - Which racer is first to start the roadblock?
0 points - 1 people answered this question - Caite


10 Points - Which teams gains the most positions in performing the roadblock?
0 points - 0 people answered this question - Jet & Cord


10 Points - Which team loses the most positions in performing the Detour?
0 points - 0 people answered this question - Jet & Cord


10 Points - How many teams start both the roadblock and Detour in the same position?
0 points - 8 people answered this question - 2


10 Points - Not counting leaving the Pit Stop which is the first clue we hear?
0 points - 10 people answered this question - A General Route Marker (and a good one at that)

15 Points - When Dan has his freakout (as seen on the broadcast preview for this week’s episode), what was the last task they completed?
0 points - 2 people answered this question - None, they are just leaving the Pit Stop


10 Points - What position are Michael & Louie when they get their speedbump clue?
0 points - 5 people answered this question - 3 - Please, please twist my arm.....


10 Points - Do Brent & Caite ever get awarded first place (in this episode)?
0 points - 2 people answered this question - Yes

10 Points - Does Jet & Cord ever get awarded third place in this episode?
0 points - 19 people answered this question - No

10 Points - What best describes the greeter (which is the person or persons on the mat with Phil or very near the Mat, they don't have to speak to be a greeter)?
0 points - 17 people answered this question - An Adult Male

Seriously I forget that we actually knew who the greeter was, I am an idiot.

5 FREE POINTS -Which of the four teams do you think deserves to win?
0 points - 15 people answered this question - Jet & Cord
0 points - 0 people answered this question - Brent & Caite
0 points - 4 people answered this question - Dan & Jordan
0 points - 0 people answered this question - Louie & Michael
0 points - 0 people answered this question - Really thats my only choice
0 points - 0 people answered this question - Actually I think they all equally deserve the win

5 FREE POINTS - OK, but who do you want to win?
0 points - 16 people answered this question - Jet & Cord
0 points - 1 people answered this question - Brent & Caite
0 points - 2 people answered this question - Dan & Jordan
0 points - 0 people answered this question - Louie & Michael
0 points - 0 people answered this question - I want them all to win!!!
0 points - 1 people answered this question - Nothing personal, but I would rather none of these teams won.

5 FREE POINTS - Out of these four who do you not want to see make the final three?
0 points - 3 people answered this question - Jet & Cord
0 points - 6 people answered this question - Brent & Caite
0 points - 2 people answered this question - Dan & Jordan
0 points - 6 people answered this question - Louie & Michael
0 points - 3 people answered this question - I am cool no matter who doesn't make it
0 points - 0 people answered this question - I actually wish none of these teams made the final three

[mswood]

Oh.... I'll be happy to twist your arm here. Louie gets to the cluebox before Dan and Jordan do, thus making them in 3rd place when they get to the speed bump.

Or in other words, they are in third when they get to the speedbump.

Not exactly the way I was hoping my arm would be twisted.

[kwando1313]

Oh, sorry. I wanted 3rd. (Because that's my answer.)

[mswood]

As soon as I watch the episode tonight I will score.

Really?? Well...have a great time!!

It was hot and sweaty and absolutely glorious. 

Oh and Peach so, far could you have kept playing?

[kwando1313]

At this rate, I think I have 115 points.

[Caelestor]

I have to stop underestimating B/C. 

Oh well, at least it was the CLUE that stated how much money we get.

[David]

Mike and Louie PASSED the Bros in their run to the Speed Bump as they saw their extra task there. They then knew they hd to make up a great loss of time, and thus beat them. The task the Detectives have to complete then is the Speed Bump, and thus, they ARE in 3rd once they hit their Speed Bump.

I think they can't be 4th, no matter how you see it.

[Jobby]

Getting below a 100.. but i'm glad because at least Jet and Cord are not in first and another team came in first... FINALLY.

[gingerman28]

Mike and Louie PASSED the Bros in their run to the Speed Bump as they saw their extra task there. They then knew they hd to make up a great loss of time, and thus beat them. The task the Detectives have to complete then is the Speed Bump, and thus, they ARE in 3rd once they hit their Speed Bump.

I think they can't be 4th, no matter how you see it.

But just after that you have a screen title saying that Dan and Jordan are in THIRD place, so that indicates that the cops are now in FOURTH.  So did they lose the position by just doing nothing?   And after Phil does all the intro to the Speed Bump, the editing cuts back to the brothers reading their Roadblock clue and are labled to be in Third.  So it is just a matter of how the editing is going on.  Obviously they did not show what was going on simultaneously by both teams, so for all we know Dan and Jordan actually opened their clue first.  And as someone pointed out above, the Speed Bump is an extra task not part of the main stream of action so the team doing a Speed Bump is not actually part of the main stream and has no actual place in the race.  And since Dan and Jordan are now Third, that means the Cops are Fourth.  It is a confusing situation so I think that to be fair to all both Third and Fourth are correct answers.

[kwando1313]

Yes, they did because, the extra task causes them to be behind due to the other teams not needing to do that task. Meaning, by doing nothing they are passed. So, because of the speedbump, they are in fourth, but if they didn't have to do the speedbump (at least there), they would be in 3rd place.

[chill_sd]

The game question:

What position are Michael & Louie when they get their speedbump clue?

The pertinent rule:

9.  All answers will be decided by the aired footage in the episode, not the clips

In the "aired footage" we see Mike & Louie get and open their Speed Bump clue before we see Dan & Jordan open their Roadblock clue.  This would put Mike and Louie in third place at that exact moment.

As soon as Dan & Jordan get and open their Roadblock clue, which probably happened mere seconds later, of course, Mike & Louie fall to fourth place.

I, in fact answered this question, "4" but if we go strictly by the "aired footage" rule, I think the correct answer is "3."  (Dang those pesky rules!)

[mswood]

Mike and Louie PASSED the Bros in their run to the Speed Bump as they saw their extra task there. They then knew they hd to make up a great loss of time, and thus beat them. The task the Detectives have to complete then is the Speed Bump, and thus, they ARE in 3rd once they hit their Speed Bump.

I think they can't be 4th, no matter how you see it.

But just after that you have a screen title saying that Dan and Jordan are in THIRD place, so that indicates that the cops are now in FOURTH.  So did they lose the position by just doing nothing?   And after Phil does all the intro to the Speed Bump, the editing cuts back to the brothers reading their Roadblock clue and are labled to be in Third.  So it is just a matter of how the editing is going on.  Obviously they did not show what was going on simultaneously by both teams, so for all we know Dan and Jordan actually opened their clue first.  And as someone pointed out above, the Speed Bump is an extra task not part of the main stream of action so the team doing a Speed Bump is not actually part of the main stream and has no actual place in the race.  And since Dan and Jordan are now Third, that means the Cops are Fourth.  It is a confusing situation so I think that to be fair to all both Third and Fourth are correct answers.

G-Man

As much as I really want to say fourth let me lay it down for you.

Louie (at least) is ahead of Dan & Jordan.  Louie (his team) gets to the next stage of the race in third. That would be the next route marker.  Of course it is very short-lived as in about 2 seconds Dan & Jordan pass them as that marker is not one they have to complete.  And when they touch the roadblock clue, they then jump into 3rd.

[Dånooky]

Well, we'll leave this to mswood... technically they were in third when they arrived at the speed bump...

I feel that the speed bump in an independant track (Bad analogy incoming!) like the "Alternate 1985" featured in Back to the Future 2. While Mike and Louie were completing the Speed Bump, they were not on the standard race course, and I feel that they cannot be credited with a placing while on this alternate course.

The whole point is moot for one of the questions, because they were credited with 3rd on Garden Bridge. But I think in the Speed Bump arrival case it comes down to who is shown opening their clue first.

So wait, is it one of those things that destroy the universe?

[David]

Mike and Louie PASSED the Bros in their run to the Speed Bump as they saw their extra task there. They then knew they hd to make up a great loss of time, and thus beat them. The task the Detectives have to complete then is the Speed Bump, and thus, they ARE in 3rd once they hit their Speed Bump.

I think they can't be 4th, no matter how you see it.

But just after that you have a screen title saying that Dan and Jordan are in THIRD place, so that indicates that the cops are now in FOURTH.  So did they lose the position by just doing nothing?   And after Phil does all the intro to the Speed Bump, the editing cuts back to the brothers reading their Roadblock clue and are labled to be in Third.  So it is just a matter of how the editing is going on.  Obviously they did not show what was going on simultaneously by both teams, so for all we know Dan and Jordan actually opened their clue first.  And as someone pointed out above, the Speed Bump is an extra task not part of the main stream of action so the team doing a Speed Bump is not actually part of the main stream and has no actual place in the race.  And since Dan and Jordan are now Third, that means the Cops are Fourth.  It is a confusing situation so I think that to be fair to all both Third and Fourth are correct answers.

Cops are third, however they have to complete the Speed Bump. BEFORE getting to the Speed Bump, the cops are in third, (that is the question we needed to answer), and the bros are in last. Then, the bros pass them because they do not need to complete the Speed Bump. I think it should be counted as they are in 3rd and not 4th, but this leads to disagreement.

[mswood]

Boy Brent & Caite I think did a number on us last week.   With 15 bonus points our top scorers managed 115 points. We get some new faces in the top spots this week. 

Good Job.


Here is Week 11 results.

1.   DavidMV
115

2.   kwando1313
115

3.   MomCat
105

4.   G-Man Looks like you dodged a bullet this week!
100

5.   jgrog
95

6.   Coutzy
95

7.   jerseydude
95

8.   serendipity
90

9.   Caelestor
85

10.   joab
85

11.   walkingpneumonia
85
12.   uycocoa
85

13.   mswood
75

14.   chill_sd
75

15.   suzukensg
75

16.   Zacz
70

17.   Rudiii
70

18.   gator27  Whats up with that???  You trying to let us catch up?
65

19.   Sailing
60

20.   wonderfalls1
50

[Hooky]

I've decided: I will not miss the picks this week! No matter what!

[mswood]

   Here we are the with one to go.    

Our overall leaderboard for Weeks 1-11 and thanks to a certain two players bombing this week (you know who I am talking about).  Our elder statesman is just out in front.

1.   G-Man
1125 +1 (for week 6)= 1126

2.   Caelestor
1120  Damn close still, Damn close

3.   chill_sd
1095

4.   gator27  Yikes you two this week hurt
1000

5.   walkingpneumonia  Seriously, you need to have a bad week this week, I really want to make the top 5.  No I am really serious.......
995 +1 (for week 3) = 996

6.   mswood
945 +900 = Still not winning  

7.   serendipity
925

8.   kwando1313 Nice Jump
910

9.   MomCat
895

10.   Sailing
890

11.   DavidMV  Almost Top Ten.
850

12.   uycocoa
825

13.   Hooky Out playing Hooky so Coutzy can pass you.
820

14.   Zacz
815

15.   Coutzy
810 +2 (for week 3 and Game Correction) NIce to see your back with us

16.   peach
735 + 1 (For quitting, I kid.  Seriously I think you could have played, but you were just afraid of G-Man) = 736

17.   baydogg
735

18.   Dawne
670

19.   jerseydude
645

20.   joab  2 weeks in a row!!!
605

21.   north09
585

22.   jgrog
465

23.   Sandra1991
455

24.   Rudiii
425

25.   slpdx
375

26.   DavidJunior
345

27.   wonderfalls1
285

28.   Snooky
245

29.   KenF
190

30.   redwings8831
125

31.   cdfe88
120

32.   zackattack308
85

33.   flamant
85

34.   Jetgabriel
80

35.   suzukensg
75

36.   sses
65

37.   AmazingRace
60

[mswood]

THIS WEEK 

400 Points Up for grabs.  Who will win the Amazing Race, more importantly who will be able to brag about kicking all of our collective asses until the start of season 17.


I am working on the questions as we speak they will be up either late, late tonight or tomorrow. 

[kwando1313]

I'm in 8th now!!! And I came first this week!!! YAY!

[georgiapeach]

16.   peach
735 + 1 (For quitting, I kid.  Seriously I think you could have played, but you were just afraid of G-Man) = 736

For about 2/3 of the questions, I could have played. It is jsut the ones I know the answer to that make it unfair, even if it is just one.  **sigh**

But darn...I HATE not playing! 

[Caelestor]

There goes my streak of being in the Top 3 for a round.
Can't wait to see the finale questions.

[Jobby]

After missing 3 weeks, i'm glad to be in the top 20.

[Coutzy]

So Mswood. It comes down to this... Can I finish in the position directly behind you yet again? We shall see...

(PS. Ask a lot of Video Game questions that have no bearing on the race so I can win,  )