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RFF TAR 18 Pick-em Game
mswood:
G-Man
I award points based on the criteria below (and in the order of relevance):
1. Subtitles by the Producers (the only time I have overridden this, that I can recall is when we got duplicate subtitles on one specific task).
2. Visual evidence
Like the leg in China, where I awarded points to Gary & Mallory as the first team shown with a clue (even though I thought Luke & Margie absolutely should have been the first team) the first team shown with a clue was Gary & Mallory. And like this leg no subtitles where given.
Based on the 1st criteria not being there the 2nd wins out and thats Kisha & Jen.
mswood:
--- Quote from: Coutzy on March 30, 2011, 09:46:11 PM ---During season 17, it was decided that we couldn't make assumptions (It came up after the circus HoO, IIRC) without physically seeing a team take the clue out of the box, or being given a subtitle.
--- End quote ---
Damn it. I miss Clutch....
On season 17, it was a detour task where we had very incomplete information.
This was the question:
10 Points – Which team is next to last to start the “circus” task?
I had decided (and this was also going back to earlier seasons, that simply getting the clue doesn't count as starting a task, so that through off the option that we had the most info on.
I have stated several criteria that can be used to start a choice based task (Detour, Roadblock) one being making the choice (which side or which racer), do getting to the areas where you would don protective or costume gear.
On the leg in season 17, noses (which were needed for both task) where put on both, after some teams choose (like Jill & Thomas) which task they were doing and while some teams were deciding which tasks today (like Gary & Mallory). I have also used when teams enter the specific arenas for their tasks. On none of those three criteria's were enough information given to answer the specific question of which team was last to start (and in fact the criteria would give you different answers for each). Thats why I went with awarded free points for everyone.
Now I did make an error on this part as for some reason I thought they got their fruit inside the hall, they don't they had multiple tables out of the hall that they could get fruit from. Of which we see Kisha (then hear Mallory saying thinks), but see Zev get one next, and then see Mallory with her's. We see no other fruit grabbing (though we see Flight Time, Luke, and Kent about to get fruit). I had used them entering with their fruit (which enough data points are there to score). But with just those three It's is possible for either Ron & Christina or Jet & Cord to have gained the most positions.
I really, don't like given more free points (especially on a question I got right, damn it). But someone getting a nagging point over this one.
mswood:
And it's G-Man who first points out that the start of the Roadblock is the fruit grabbing. So the bonus goes to him.
mswood:
NOTE: I still have yet to see the clips that CBS released early that viewers in the US could watch. So several questions that have been scored are going to be changed to free points for everyone, so keep that in mind.
mswood:
NOTE: As you might have noticed I didn't post the Overall leader board points for week 5.
Well I just happen to notice (well I should since I did it on purpose) this minor scoring error.
17. 5 FREE POINTS - We get Fake Eat, Sleep, Mingle (not a Pit Stop) footage of the teams playing Basketball, it's..?
5 points - 19 people answered this question - ABOUT GOD DAMNED TIME
-50 points - 2 people answered this question - A Waste of time away from the RACE!
5 points - 3 people answered this question - Neither here or there
5 points - 4 people answered this question - Can't judge the footage hasn't aired yet
I already warned Zvarri that I was messing with their score to harass that damn Joab. But the little **** (Joab just to clarify) didn't even notice. (:;)
Oh, and I can't believe the game wouldn't let me make it -1,000,000 because I did try.
The score is now reset to its correct totals and tomorrow I will release an accurate score for week 5 and the overall up through week 5.
Thank you Zvarri for not cyber killing me. :waves:
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