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TAR 18 Ep 9 "We're Good American People" (Switzerland)
Slowhatch:
After watching the RB a few more times, only a few things are clearer:
* FT makes his wrong turn in central Schaan (the Restaurant Central can be seen in the background). This may account for the north-bound caps.
* I am certain of only Justin having the correct answer (but I need new ears: I would swear he says "forty-two kilometers"). Jen and Gary might have had the correct answers, but we'll never know because of the editing.
* The answers Jet and Vyxsin provided were written in the same hand. :snicker:
GeKKou:
--- Quote from: lovetherace on April 25, 2011, 12:08:44 PM ---I think so too. I just re-watched. Justin & Jen helped each other, then they helped Herb. I think Gary helped Vxysin with the map and I think he had the number right but Herb confirmed it. Although they didn't show it, I think Gary helped Jet with the map and then Gary fell in behind Jet who then took off but he was so far off that he had to redo it. LOL He should have thrown out the 17.5 and taken Gary's 10.75 at that gas station and went from there.
Sorry, wasn't sure how to do the quote thing in the box.
Actually, I agree with a poster on another forum, that Jet did actually use Gary's number at the end of the RB but screwed up the calculation. He already knew he'd made mistakes when he saw Gary at the gas station; since he was possibly off by more than 6 km, he knew he'd have to go a long way back from the gas station to try again. Using Gary's info made sense, especially since Gary was willing to help. I also think he might have stuck with Gary to get past another tricky navigation, and that's when he went on ahead. So I don't think the Cowboy's game was any "fairer" than anyone else. They all got help at some point on the RB.
Also agree that Gary probably was already on track with the correct final number, and Flight Time's info basically just confirmed it.
IMO, Jet basically shot himself in the foot (sorry, couldn't resist!). The cowboys had two big flaws that came into play in this RB - not so great navigational skills, and too much of the lone ranger attitude. Don't mean they should have been friendly with the other teams to get info (though again, Gary was willing to help), but that they should have paid attention to keeping other teams in sight. If Jet had stuck with Gary, at least he'd know that they'd both have to go back to the start if their final number was wrong. The cowboys were so good generally at smoking the tasks, the chance of them blasting through a Detour ahead of Gary and Mallory was pretty good (especially, as it turned out, Gary had trouble getting going on the luggage task). Instead, Jet was the only one who had to go all the way back to the start, and it cost them.
Not sure the info sharing bothered me, maybe because I feel the teams have been working hard through all these legs. The possible exception is Flight Time; had the impression once he realized he was screwed up, he just coasted looking for someone to tell him the correct answer. The other teams used help, but seemed to put in a good effort. I guess at least Flight Time paid it forward by offering the info to Gary...
Have lurked for a while...really enjoy reading the forums - you guys are incredible at figuring things out!
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good point, probably Jet is over confident. He thought Gary was last place in the last leg, He didn't really want to team up with him. That kind of mindset cost them. But he should remember at task like this, it is very easy to screw up and you don't want to do it again.
But a second thought, who would think everyone else confirms their number before hand it over?
I could only say, Jet plays by the rule in a silly and normal way while others play in a smart, astute and realistic way.
GeKKou:
one thing i'm confused is,
if Jet got the wrong number, why didn't he just think for a while and try to figure out the right answer before redo the whole task?
Probably, he thought it was the rule, you have to redo it.
If the rule is that strict, odometer should play its role. Because if one is not allowed to figure out the right number after the task, then he shouldn't be allowed to confirm the answer before the task as well.
Let's suppose, Jet got the wrong number, then he figured for a while , he did some substraction and addition. Then he got the right number, do you think he still need to go back and redo the task? Or, if Jet finds someone to ask for the right number, would he have to redo the task?
The rule is really there to trick people. Jet thought at least one other team would get the wrong answer.
The situation is really like a maths test, while everyone else is checking and confirming their answers before they submit the test paper and one student doesn't check and he gets the wrong answer and he has to redo the test.
I really hate those who design leg9.
Slowhatch:
Here is his tally, taken from a cap at the border crossing. I can't make any sense of it. ???
Coutzy:
--- Quote from: GeKKou on April 25, 2011, 10:21:56 PM ---one thing i'm confused is,
if Jet got the wrong number, why didn't he just think for a while and try to figure out the right answer before redo the whole task?
Probably, he thought it was the rule, you have to redo it.
If the rule is that strict, odometer should play its role. Because if one is not allowed to figure out the right number after the task, then he shouldn't be allowed to confirm the answer before the task as well.
Let's suppose, Jet got the wrong number, then he figured for a while , he did some substraction and addition. Then he got the right number, do you think he still need to go back and redo the task? Or, if Jet finds someone to ask for the right number, would he have to redo the task?
The rule is really there to trick people. Jet thought at least one other team would get the wrong answer.
The situation is really like a maths test, while everyone else is checking and confirming their answers before they submit the test paper and one student doesn't check and he gets the wrong answer and he has to redo the test.
I really hate those who design leg9.
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Going by Phil's description of the task, racers did have to go back and redo the task if they got it wrong, but this is not a new rule. I distinctly remember Don saying of the counting Detour in THAT Sweden leg of TAR 6. "What if I just keep saying numbers and get the right one?"
Turns out that didn't work for him.
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