Miss the Train? No Problem!

That was a weird leg. Usually when a couple teams fall an hour behind the pack, it becomes a showdown between those two. But in this week's episodes, both Jason/Amy and Tim/Marie really made up time at the Detour and Roadblock, while front-running teams like Travis/Nicole and Ally/Ashley fell apart in the second half.

Week 9 Results
1st place - Leo/Jamal (2x)
2nd place - Tim/Marie (1.5x)
3rd place - Jason/Amy (even)
4th place - Travis/Nicole (.5x)
5th place - Ally/Ashley (0x)

And Then There Were Eight

This was one of those weeks where this season's format made things interesting. Scores were generally really good overall, for wildly different reasons. Some players took advantage of the 2x booster and quadrupled up, while other players nailed the SAME/DIFFERENT bonus. The answer to the game was ALL DIFFERENT, except for Ally/Ashley who was the one SAME.

We did lose one more player this week, FFantasyFX. Unfortunately it was the full boost combined with the bonus game that did you in, but considering how many players have been knocked out already, it's hard to feel bad about your Top 10 finish.

Besides, we needed someone to fall this week to keep our "And Then There Were None" theme going.

This week's Greatest Gainer Award is a giant tie between sarah1234, beau_30, Belle Book, and kduck, who all climbed 1 rank. Good job, all of you.

The Perfect Bet Award goes to Belle Book (4x), who quadrupled up with a max-bet-max-boost combo. It's tough to get more perfect than that, eh? Nicely done.

Leaderboard
1. louislam - 1110
2. Yogi - 760
3. sarah1234 - 543
4. Ontheroadagain - 510
5. beau_30 - 451
6. Belle Book - 396
7. bbenzenberg - 383
8. kduck - 4
9. FfantasyFX - 0

louislam still remains atop the Leaderboard, but the rest of the players are still within striking distance. Considering the 4x possibility, there's still time to mount a comeback.

Week 10 Payout Table
1st place - 2x
2nd place - 1.3x
3rd place - .7x
4th place - 0x

Max Individual Bet - 500 points
Max Booster - 2x

You may have noticed by now, but because there's only 4 teams left, a max 2x boost means 1st place is 4x and the rest become 0x. It's basically an all-or-nothing venture if you wanna go that route.

The Booster goes away for the finale, changing to a No-Limit-No-Booster format with a bonus game. So if you wanna make a big move, this week may be a useful opportunity.

Bonus Game - Quotable You

The format this year made finding a Final 4 bonus game difficult. Doing a loan game doesn't make sense with the booster 0x'ing everything this week and I gotta offer something better than 4x to make the bonus game have a purpose.

So let's do something simple. This week, you may bet on which contestant says this week's title quote, "Cobra in My Mouth". Unlike other games, you will be wagering on a specific contestant, not the entire team.

So, your choices will be:
Amy
Jamal
Jason
Leo
Marie
Nicole
Tim
Travis

You may only make one bonus guess, so pick carefully.

Quotable Payout Table
Correct Answer - 8x
Incorrect Answer - 0x

Max Bet - 125 points

TAR23 Teams Remaining
Jason/Amy
Leo/Jamal
Tim/Marie
Travis/Nicole

Good luck everyone!

A 2003 IceCat original