E3 Philimination

This week the teams travel to Phuket, Thailand - Anyone else Been There? - where it sounds like tensions mount for Hayley and Blair. Will they manage to stay in the game? Or will they fall apart and make the walk towards home.

Send me your Philimination picks and you could earn 20 bonus points.

Good luck!

Been There! Bonus - CA

AuctorPHILia is the latest to earn himself some bonus points. Check him out in this California sea shell...

Been There! Bonus Points - Japan

Almost as many people proving they've been to Japan as California - kinda surprising.

reemus has been hoping for The Race to head to Japan for several seasons now. Why? For Been There! points of course...

reemus at the Kiyomizu-deru temple in Kyoto


birdog pilot has also visited Japan

charliebrown has been to Japan as well

astropopgirl and I honeymooning in Tokyo

Congratulations to everyone who submitted their info for Japan! There's still time to get your proof in, so keep asking yourself....Have I Been There?!

Been There! Bonus Points - CA

The following players are getting 15 Been There! points added for California:
astropopgirl
grizzlyadam
Lightning Pandas
reemus
TylerDurden
travellersbycouch
mulan

If you can prove to me you've been to Cali, send it over and you can get points too.

travellersbycouch

reemus

tylerdurden

astropopgirl and grizzlyadam

mulan

lightning pandas

Welcome and Rules

Hello and welcome to the Amazing Race 25 Pool! 

The newest edition of The Race has begun!

This is a low entry fee, moderate prize way of tracking 4 of your favorite teams as they criss-cross the globe. The entry fee is $5 via check, cash, Google Wallet or PayPal.

Here's how it works:

• Each player picks four Amazing Race teams used to earn points.
• You must make certain that your picks are not the same as another players - the only exception is my teams can match since I am not participating in all the bonus points. This will help eliminate the chance of a tie. As you make submissions, I'll let you know if your choices are okay. The sooner you pick teams the more likely you are to get what you want.
• The pool player with the most points at the end of the race wins.
• Points will be handed out via bonuses throughout the season and based upon what happens in each episode.

Here's how they'll be assigned:

1. Place at the Pit Stop
First Place: 100 points
Second Place: 90 points
Third Place: 80 points
Fourth Place: 70 points
Fifth Place: 60 points
Sixth Place: 50 points
Seventh Place: 40 points
Eighth Place: 30 points
Ninth Place: 20 points
Tenth Place: 10 points
LAST (ALL ELIMINATIONS): -100 points

2. Team uses Fast Forward: 100 points

3. Team uses their Yield: 50 points

4. Team Gets Yielded: -50 points

5. Screen shows the team "Currently in first place": 10 points

6. Screen shows the team "Currently in last place": -10 points

7. Only team to complete a detour option: 20 points

8. Team gives up on Detour option: -10 points

9. MONKEY points: a team says monkey, 10 points. They show a monkey onscreen, 5 points to all teams.

10. Team says the quote that is the episode title: 10 points

I'll keep tabs of scores and post them here on the blog "reasonably quick" and in a Google Spreadsheet after the episode.