LAST EDITED ON 04-20-11 AT 11:01 PM (EST)Chim Chim Cher-eeChim chiminey Chim chiminey Chim chim cher-ee! Vienna almost doomed team Gallory! Chim chiminey Chim chiminey Chim chim cher-oo! Those TAR Producers sure don't have a clue! Man, that was an easy Roadblock. Probably one of the Top 5 Easiest Roadblocks Ever, even when including the dreaded Family Edition. It's not too big of a deal, since the rest of the episode was such a mess for the teams, but it was still kinda surprising how easy it turned out to be. Maybe it was just really hard to find, given Zev/Justin's rise from 5th to 2nd en route to it? Week 8 Results 1st place - Zev/Justin (2x) 2nd place - Flight Time/Big Easy (1.8x) 3rd place - Kent/Vyxsin (.9x) 4th place - Kisha/Jen (.7x) 5th place - Jet/Cord (.6x) 6th place - Gary/Mallory (.5x) Ouch, Gallory.Tricky week for the game, as last week's previews were super-unhelpful. They showed Gary/Mallory and Zev/Justin struggling with meals. The Globetrotters and Goths having trouble with the beds. And Jet/Cord and Jen/Kisha were talking to themselves about how bad they were doing. A good number of people nailed the Jet/Cord and Jen/Kisha bets. What was really funny, though, was that Kent/Vyxsin didn't garner even one 3rd place bet (or 2nd place, for that matter)... And considering there are only 6 teams, that says something about TAR Casino Confidence in this team. The real story was Gary/Mallory's last place finish, which was unexpected by most everyone. It ended up knocking several players out of the game: Max Headroom, qwertypie, IanQuentin, vince3, sarah1234, and Nume. Thanks for playing, all of you! Have a Snapple, on the house. Or a Snapple-flavored cocktail. I call it a Snappletini. This week's Greatest Gainer Award goes to jbenz, who climbed 12 ranks to #21 overall. Special shout-out to Snidget and Scuba Steve, who climbed 10 ranks each. Very nicely done, yo.There can really be only one Perfect Bet Award is pretty much a tie, as jbenz, Snidget, and Scuba Steve each scored 1.8x with Globetrotters bets. I'd better watch you three... There must be some card-counting or something going on. I saw that "21" movie. I know how it works. Leaderboard 1. Yogi - 804 2. KwietOne - 796 3. CTgirl - 712 4. Jims02 - 711 5. FFantasyFX - 701 6. ARNutz - 698 7. Corvis - 608 8. vennui - 500 9. beau_30 - 490 10. flipxycd - 480 11. Belle Book - 471 12. michel - 449 13. Ontheroadagain - 370 14. louislam - 350 15. esquire - 287 16. Georjanna - 240 17. cahaya - 156 18. samboohoo - 117 19. bbenzenberg - 108 20. Scuba Steve - 101 21. jbenz - 95 22. Travelor - 78 23. chiubakka - 74 24. tvgeek401 - 64 25. Element King - 61 26. kduck - 54 27. Weez - 53 28. Snidget - 53 29. alemattos - 45 30. MzTee - 39 31. dragonflies - 36 32. kidflash212 - 25 33. Starshine - 12 34. popeave - 6 35. VisionQuest - 3 36. Max Headroom - 0 37. qwertypie - 0 38. IanQuentin - 0 39. vince3 - 0 40. sarah1234 - 0 41. Nume - 0 Yogi has retaken the top spot. However, KwietOne really made a big move toward the top, being the only Top 10 player to go for a solo Zev/Justin and Globetrotters bet. It should be a close finish! Week 9 Payout Table 1st place - 2x 2nd place - 1.5x 3rd place - 1.2x 4th place - .9x 5th place - .4x 6th place - 0xMax Individual Bet - 120 points The bet sizes are staying the same this week, so I gotta at least change the payout table. I gotta do something to earn my paycheck this week. Here's the Bonus Payout Table for the week. Bonus Payout Table 2nd place - 5x 3rd place - 5x 4th place - 5x 5th place - 5x 6th place - 5xMax Individual Bet - 15 points Max Number of Bets - 5 Doubles are still on for Unique Wagers. Let's see if someone can nab one this week. TAR17 Teams Remaining Gary/Mallory Flight Time/Big Easy Jet/Cord Kent/Vyxsin LaKisha/Jennifer Zev/Justin Good luck! California Trip Notes 1. Went bungee jumping, which was amazing. I was surprised at how chill I was about the whole thing... Even climbing over the side of the bridge, I wasn't that scared. It wasn't until they counted 5-4-3-2-1 that my adrenaline went from 0 to 100. And then I freaked out and did the smallest little hop off the edge. 2. The bungee jump was accompanied by a 10 mile hike. I'm not a big exerciser or runner, so I'm proud that I pushed myself through it (with minimal complaining!). 3. Went to Universal Studios. Really fun, The Simpsons Ride was my favorite. We even saw a Waterworld Stunt Show, which is about a kitschy and amazing as you'd think it would be. That guy doing Dennis Hopper's role was perfect! 4. My early TAR entry didn't doom me. I was expecting a later preview to make my entry look silly. 5. Jet-lag is awful. Took the red-eye back Monday night, got about 2 hours of sleep on the plane. I was positively narcoleptic by 6 PM Tuesday night.
|