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Pecos Bill's Lost Lariat
Pecos Bill's Lost Lariat
The lariat stuck to a rail at the front of the Well.

Production Number

1-35 (35)

Airdate

November 13, 1993[1]

Team

Green Monkeys

Winning Contestants

Colleen Dunlop & Chris

Artifact Location

The Well

Pendants of Life

1½ + ½

Temple Layout

VIII

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Pecos Bill's Lost Lariat is the 35th episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was the seventeenth episode to air.

Moat Crossing

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One member from each team is lying in a ring with a rope attached to it. At the start of the game, the first team member must pull themselves towards the other side of the moat with the help of the rope. If they fall out of the tube, then they must swimback to the start and begin the process again. Once they reached the other side of the moat, they must then throw their tube back to their partner, who must also pull themselves to the other side of the moat. While throwing the ring to their partner, the ring must make to them or else the first player must redo the throw. Once the second player successfully reaches the other side of the moat, then they must hit the gong.

Moat Results
Finish Team Time
First Blue Barracudas 0:27
Second Silver Snakes 0:37
Third Green Monkeys 0:43
Fourth Red Jaguars 0:51

Steps of Knowledge

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Among cowboys in the Old West, the greatest legendary hero of all time was Pecos Bill. One stormy day, all the cowboys were sitting around the bunkhouse, and as usual, Pecos Bill was bragging that he could ride anything, no matter how wild.

One of the other cowboys said, "There's a twister brewin' outside. I'll bet you a silver dollar you can't ride that."

Everyone laughed, but according to legend, Pecos Bill got up, went out into the storm with his lariat, and roped the twister. When the cyclone touched down, he jumped on its back and held on for dear life. It bucked and romped over three different states, and finally, tired out, it turned into a rainstorm in Arizona. There was so much rain that it created the Grand Canyon. When Pecos Bill crashed to the ground in California, he hit it so hard, he created Death Valley.

Steps of Knowledge Results
Question Answers Team
Was Pecos Bill named for…?
  • A Mountain
  • A River
  • A Lake
Green Monkeys (Wrong Answer)
Silver Snakes (Wrong Answer)
Is the Pecos River in…?
  • Wyoming
  • Alabama
  • Texas
Green Monkeys (Correct - Two steps left)
Was Pecos Bill's rope called…?
  • A Lariat
  • A Lancet
Silver Snakes (Correct - Two steps left)
Is another name for lariat…?
  • A Lanyard
  • A Bull Puller
  • A Lasso
Blue Barracudas (Correct - Two steps left)
Which of these types of horses did cowboys ride?
  • Clydesdales
  • Mustangs
  • Camaros
Green Monkeys (Correct - One step left)
Where did cowboys chow down?
  • The Choo-Choo Train
  • The Cattle Car
  • The Chuckwagon
Blue Barracudas (Correct - One step left)
Which of these hats did cowboys wear?
  • The Stetson
  • The Fez
  • The Turban
Red Jaguars (Correct - Two steps left)
Which of these methods was used to identify cattle in the open range?
  • They were slandered
  • They were libeled
  • They were branded
Red Jaguars (Correct - One step left)
Which of these self-proclaimed justices boasted of being the only law West of the Pecos?
  • Judge Roy Bean
  • Wyatt Earp
  • Billy the Kid
Red Jaguars (Wrong Answer)
Blue Barracudas (Correct - Advanced to the Temple Games)
Which of these breeds of cattle did cowboys first tend?
  • Herefords
  • Guernseys
  • Longhorns
Silver Snakes (Wrong Answer)
Green Monkeys (Correct - Advanced to the Temple Games)

Temple Games

The Green Monkeys are 11-year-old Colleen Johnson (now Dunlop), who was a former student council president, and Chris (also 11 years old), who is a little league pitcher. The Blue Barracudas are 12-year-old Hank, who studies foreign cultures (his favorite being the Greek Culture), and 13-year-old Janelle (aka "Little Magic"), who can do a perfect horse impression. Kirk mistook the Blue Barracudas as the "Blue Horse" after hearing Janelle's horse impression.

Twister Tie-Up (Climbing Wall)[]

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Pecos Bill lassoed a twister that took him on a wild ride, but they thought they should start something a little bit tamer like those walls. On the floor were four fastened ropes. When Kirk said go, they climbed up, fastened the rope to the top of their walls, then they climbed back down, grabbed their next ropes, and fasten them to the top. The first one to warp the wall by fastening all four ropes to the top or the one that's furthest along in 60 seconds won. Hank caught an unlucky break when one of his ropes fell, so Chris won the first half pendant after attaching two ropes while Hank was only able to attach one.

Post Branding (Bungee Soap Mat)[]

Post Branding Temple Game

Legend has it that Pecos Bill invented branding. Most cows don't care much for being branded. so they thought they'd had the players brand the posts instead. When Kirk said go, the players grabbed brands from the center bin, crawled out to the posts, and placed them on them. Then they went back to the center, grabbed the next brand, and then brought them out to the posts again. They each worked on two posts and the first one to brand both posts twice in 60 seconds won. Janelle managed to brand each of the posts with 24 seconds remaining on the clock.

Herding Cattles (Water Chute)[]

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You're probably familiar with that old cowboy saying, "Cattle should be seen in a herd." They think it's about time you prove it. Before the teams were a bunch of cows grazing on the open range. When Kirk said go, one player from each team slid down on their bellies and then, in each hand, grabbed two cows, went to the end of their ramps and dropped them into their buckets. Then it's their partners turn. They alternated that way for 60 seconds. Whichever team has the most cows in the bucket won and they won a full pendant. The Green Monkeys beat the Blue Barracudas by two seconds and won the full pendant of life, sending them to Olmec's Temple with 1½ pendants.

Temple Games Results
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Pendants Won
Blue Barracudas Lost Won Lost ½ Pendant
Green Monkeys Won Lost Won 1½ Pendants

Temple Run

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Colleen went into the temple first, moving at a great pace. Dashing into The Room of the Royal Gongs, she was able to unlock the door that leads down to The Troubled Bridge after hitting the first gong. After crossing the bridge, Colleen then races up into The Observatory and spins the celestial lights. After doing so, Colleen was about to descend into The Heart Room, but she pauses for a second as she believed that the door to The Treasure Room had opened. But after a quick glance, she notices that the rod was still down, so she presumed it remained locked. However, just as Colleen starts her descent into The Heart Room, it is revealed to the audience that the door to The Treasure Room did open. But by then, Colleen has already entered The Heart Room and was about to proceed into The Treasure Room when the first Temple Guard popped out and captured her. After trading in her pendant, Colleen then enters The Treasure Room. But not even a few seconds later, she gets caught by the second temple guard within the room and is then taken out of the Temple with 2:22 remaining on the clock.
Chris Grabs Pecos Bill's Lost Lariat


Chris goes into the temple next. While he moved at a slower pace than that of Colleen, he managed to save a lot of time by entering The Treasure Room via. The Observatory. Upon arriving in The Treasure Room, Chris then opens the door leading into The Shrine of the Silver Monkey. However, Chris did not know what to do within the room, and presumed he had to press an actuator to open one of the doors. But once Kirk told him that he had to assemble the monkey statue, Chris then proceeds to build the statue with no problem. After he completes the statue, Chris then races into The Room of Three Torches where the bucket that will take him down into The Well was already up in the room. However, Chris proceeds to waste some time trying to complete the Torch Room objective when all he has to do is sit in the bucket. When he finally realizes he can jump into the bucket, he slowly descends into The Well. Once in there, Chris had a little trouble finding the lariat. But once he did, he starts climbing back up to the Shrine. However, Kirk tells Chris to bust through The Stone Wall, in which Chris does. Ultimately, this change of path caused Chris to slow down, and it required him to do a lot of extra work to get back to the temple gates. Passing through The Tomb of the Ancient Kings, then slowing down in The Holes of Python, (mainly due to the obstacles), and even hesitating in The Throne Room, (but also finding the other half of his pendant along the way), before finally making his way into The Wheel Room. But with all that extra hard work, Chris was not able to make it out with the lariat in time. As time unfortunately ran out as soon as he was about to enter The Cave of Sighs.

While both Colleen and Chris did a great job within the temple. (Besides some bumps in the road). Split second misses, slowing down, and taking a longer path, led to their unfortunate lost. The temple run has also been up for debate amongst fans on how the outcome of the run could have been different. As fans pointed out that had Kirk not told Chris to change his path, Chris would've continued to head up The Shrine of the Silver Monkey and stay on the upper level in order to reach the temple gates on time. But because he did, it ultimately led to the unfortunate fate of the run. Regardless, the two still did a good job within their time in the temple.

Temple Run Results
Victory No
Grabbed the Artifact Yes
Reached the Artifact's Room Yes
Method of Loss Failed Escape
Temple Guard Locations The Heart Room (gold mask)
The Treasure Room (blue mask)
The Throne Room (black mask)
Half Pendant Location The Throne Room (acquired)

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References

  1. Lundberg, D.C. (Unknown Date). D.C. Lundberg's Game Show Trading Post I-L. D.C. Lundberg.
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