LAST EDITED ON 11-08-12 AT 11:29 PM (EST)

Worst Team Ever?

So everyone already knew Nadiya & Natalie were a pretty annoying team, with their constant jabbering during the Roadblocks and stuff. But, at least at that point, the annoyance is generally harmless. And you could say they're just excited.

But now they're resorting to taking other teams' money, which in my book, qualifies them as being in that special Jonathan/Victoria tier of hated TAR teams. I get that they didn't go and steal it out of James/Abba's pockets or anything and that James/Abba were being careless. But they knew it was another team's money and they knew what they were doing was "wrong". If they don't think they can win The Amazing Race without devolving to those kinds of tactics... Well, then that says a lot of what Nadiya & Natalie think of their own raw abilities.

Oh, and Trey & Lexi also suck for accepting half the money.

Week 6 Results
1st place - Trey/Lexi (2x)
2nd place - Abbie/Ryan (1.7x)
3rd place - James/Abba (1.4x)
4th place - Nadiya/Natalie (even)
5th place - Jaymes/James (.6x)
6th place - Josh/Brent (.3x)
7th place - Rob/Kelley (0x)

Up and Down

It was generally a good week for scoring overall. The bonus game really gave a chance to boost some scores and a few players cashed in on their lockout bonuses. There were a few players affected by the crappy Chippendales, but scores were generally good.

We did lose two more players this week, michel and FFantasyFX, due to the bonus game. Even though it didn't work out, I'd say it was definitely worth a shot to just go for it. Thanks for playing, both of you!

At the very least, you can both brag that you outlasted me by at a week.

The Greatest Gainer goes to sarah1234, who climbed up 4 ranks to #6 overall. Nicely done!

The Perfect Bet also goes to sarah1234 (2.4x), with jbenz (2.2x) close behind. A combination of bonus wagers and lockout bonuses certainly did the trick. Congrats!

Leaderboard
1. Yogi - 231
2. flipxcyd - 167 (2.4x)
3. louislam - 151 (2.4x)
4. Georjanna - 137 (2.4x)
5. sarah1234 - 115 (2.8x)
6. Floyd1 - 109 (3x)
7. jbenz - 106 (2.4x)
8. Belle Book - 100 (2.2x)
9. CTgirl - 96 (2.4x)
10. chiubakka - 89 (2.4x)
11. Starshine - 68
12. alemattos - 52 (2.6x)
13. Ontheroadagain - 51 (2.4x)
14. bbenzenberg - 50 (2.2x)
15. IanQuentin - 46
16. popeave - 36 (2.6x)
17. MzTee - 31
18. Pplys - 30
19. Snidget - 28
20. Max Headroom - 24
21. kduck - 23
22. udg - 15 (2.4x)
23. KwietOne - 12
24. beau_30 - 9 (2.2x)
25. VisionQuest - 9 (2.4x)
26. ARNutz - 8
27. vennui - 6
28. taffnic - 4
29. Weez - 3
30. esquire - 3 (2.4x)
31. michel - 0
32. FFantasyFX - 0

Yogi had an excellent Week 6, padding his lead a little bit. But he's currently being followed by a whole slew of lockout bonus players, so it'll be interesting to see what happens.

Week 7 Payout Table
1st place - 2x
2nd place - 1.8x
3rd place - 1.1x
4th place - .9x
5th place - .2x
6th place - 0x

Max Individual Bet - 40 points

Bonus Game - Lucky 7

My apologies for another repeat bonus game... Been feeling a little under the weather lately.

The object of this game is to pick two teams whose ranks at the end of the next episode add up to 7. In other words, that means you're trying to pick the teams that finish 1st & 6th, 2nd & 5th, or 3rd & 4th.

It doesn't matter what your intent is, just the outcome. If you bet on two teams, expecting them to be 1st & 6th, and then they finish 3rd & 4th, you still win. All you're doing is picking two teams for your wager and hoping they add to 7. I can't tell you how many times I've dumb lucked my way into a win at this game. I recall a bet I made a couple years back expecting my guys to finish 2nd/5th... And then they ended up finishing 3rd/4th, causing me to win the bonus anyway. Hooray for luck!

Place a wager next to your bonus picks. If the final ranks of the two bonus teams you pick equals 7, then you're a winner.

Here's the Payout Table for this game.

Lucky 7 Payout Table
Adds to 7 - 5x
Doesn't Add - 0x

Max Bet - 10 points

Remember, if you're going to play Lucky 7, the wager goes on a pair of teams. Like the example...

10 points - Trey/Lexi and Josh/Brent

You may only make one Lucky 7 pick, so choose carefully!

TAR21 Teams Remaining
Abbie/Ryan
James/Abba
Jaymes/James
Josh/Brent
Nadiya/Natalie
Trey/Lexi

Now, let's do it. Go get those points!

A 2003 IceCat original