- The original prize plugs for this episode are as follows:
- Fashion Bug (Moat Crossing)
- Spider-Man and X-Men in Arcade's Revenge for Sega Genesis (Steps of Knowledge)
- Sports Works from Software Marketing Corporations (Temple Games)
- The alternate prize plugs for this episode are as follows:
- Nestle Quik (Moat Crossing)
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear (Steps of Knowledge)
- BK Ratch Tech (Temple Games)
- John Sutter, while credited with finding gold in the legend, actually was not the man responsible; James W. Marshall actually found gold in California for the first time.
- Damian and Jennifer, along with the Green Monkeys from this episode, first competed in John Henry's Lost Hammer wearing the same colors.
- Brooke and Perry along with the Purple Parrots from this episode, first competed in Elizabeth I's Golden Ship with the former competing as the Green Monkeys and the latter competing as the Blue Barracudas.
- This was the first episode where contestants must retrieve an artifact placed in the Tomb of the Ancient Kings and the first overall from that roomspace.
- This is the first episode where a team of Blue Barracudas and a team of Silver Snakes competed against each other in the Temple Games.
- This was the first episode where a team of Blue Barracudas competed in the Temple Run and subsequently the first episode where a member of the Blue Barracudas was able to both grab the artifact and later bring it out of the temple before time expired.
- Jennifer was the only Blue Barracuda who was able to grab an artifact that was placed on the bottom floor.
- This is the first episode where a front runner is removed after entering three rooms and the team was able to win the grand prize.
- This is the only episode where a contestant attempts to press down the bases of the idols in the Room of the Golden Idols.
- Jennifer is the only female contestant who was able to grab an artifact placed in the Tomb of the Ancient Kings.
- This is the first of three episodes where a team encounters all three Temple Guards and was ultimately able to win the grand prize. The next two are Lawrence of Arabia's Headdress and The Mussel Shell Armor of Apanuugpak.
- Of the three, this is the only one where the Green Monkeys didn't go to the temple.
- Jennifer became the first female player to grab an artifact in the temple, and subsequently the first female to bring it out of the temple before time expired.
- This was the only time that all three Temple Guards were encountered in under a minute.
- This is the second episode in which a map (or equivalent) was used as an artifact.
- The others being:
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