LAST EDITED ON 10-18-12 AT 08:46 AM (EST)

Epic Fail

The moment Gary & Will U-Turned the wrong team, I looked at the person next to me, and said, "Gary and Will are done." Because they were done. Probably about 90% of the time, they would've been eliminated. But factor in some really bad luck with cab drivers and Caitlin & Brittany's confusion, and you get one of the most improbable meltdowns ever in TAR history.

Week 1 Results
1st place - Abbie/Ryan (2x)
2nd place - Trey/Lexi (1.8x)
3rd place - James/Jaymes (1.6x)
4th place - James/Abba (1.1x)
5th place - Josh/Brent (even)
6th place - Natalie/Nadiya (.9x)
7th place - Rob/Kelley (.4x)
8th place - Gary/Will (.2x)
9th place - Caitlin/Brittany (0x)

A Winner Is You

As a whole, we had a really nice week. Gary/Will, Rob/Kelley, and Caitlin/Brittany were the big money pits this week, but they were each really unpopular picks. Nadiya/Natalie stalled a few players' progress, but considering it was only .9x, it wasn't a total disaster or anything.

The Greatest Gainer goes to beau_30, who climbed 7 ranks this week to #15 overall. Very nicely done, sir!

The Perfect Bet goes to Ontheroadagain (1.94x), who narrowly edges out KwietOne (1.89x) for the prize. Ontheroadagain managed it with a clever Abbie/Ryan and Trey/Lexi split and it seemed to work out well. Congrats!

Leaderboard
1. flipxcyd - 94
2. chiubakka - 66
3. Yogi - 64
4. louislam - 57
5. Georjanna - 52
6. Starshine - 46
7. alemattos - 44
8. Floyd - 42
9. sarah1234 - 40
10. Belle Book - 37
11. jbenz - 32
12. Ontheroadagain - 31
13. CTgirl - 30
14. IanQuentin - 28
15. beau_30 - 26
16. mikey - 25
17. kduck - 25
18. Pplys - 24
19. bbenzenberg - 23
20. Weez - 21
21. udg - 19
22. Max Headroom - 18
23. MzTee - 17
24. KwietOne - 17
25. esquire - 15
26. ARNutz - 15
27. taffnic - 15
28. Snidget - 15
29. michel - 15
30. vennui - 14
31. FFantasyFX - 13
32. VisionQuest - 12
33. Jims02 - 9
34. popeave - 8
35. qwertypie - 6
36. Estee - 6

flipxycd is still in the driver's seat for the 3rd straight week. But relatively speaking, the field is approximately matching his payout each week, so it's certainly not settled yet. Only time will tell!

New Players Still Welcome!

This is the final week the TAR Casino Game will be open to new entrants. Players who join this week will receive 5 points to start.

For an entire list of rules, check out .

Week 4 Payout Table
1st place - 2x
2nd place - 1.8x
3rd place - 1.6x
4th place - .8x
5th place - .7x
6th place - .6x
7th place - .5x
8th place - 0x

Max Individual Bet - 25 points

We'll start mixing it up with the payout table with a classic top-heavy setup. Make sure you pick one of those Top 3 team, because there's quite a drop off to 4th!

TAR20 Teams Remaining
Abbie/Ryan
Gary/Will
James/Abba
Jaymes/James
Josh/Brent
Nadiya/Natalie
Rob/Kelley
Trey/Lexi

Let's go get those points!

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