Moat CrossingHanging above the Moat was an ancient rope wall which he contestants had to climb across. If one player fell into the water, both must start over. When both players crossed the wall and both players' feet touch the ground, they can run over and ring the gong.
Steps of Knowledge One of the most fearless mountain men of all time was Jedediah Strong Smith. In the early 1800's, he was the first frontiersman to brave the blizzards, deadly animals and treacherous passes of the Sierras. He also led the first wagon train to California. Legend has it, he was tough as a buzzard and meaner than a polecat. Nothing scared him. One morning, while he was shaving and his trapper friend, Bill, was burning the biscuits, a bear came up behind Jedediah. His breath was hot on Jedediah's neck, but he just went right on shaving. Bill tried to warn him. "Jed, don't look now, there's a 600-pound grizzly standin' right behind you." "Grizzly? Ha! That's nothing but a well-fed mountain mole." With a great roar, the bear charged, and Bill knew he'd never reach his gun in time. But, like lightning, Jedediah whipped around and conked the bear's head with his metal shaving pan. The astonished bear let out a yelp, and then turned and ran. Jed looked woefully at his bent shaving pan, then wiped a drop of blood off his cheek. "You hurt, Jed?" "Nah, I just nicked myself shaving." When they got to California, Jedediah got a new shaving pan, and the old one ended up in the Temple.
Temple GamesThe Orange Iguanas are Irish and Brian. The Green Monkeys are Sarah and Vernon. Food Forest (Sinking Steps)[]While finding his way through the forest, Jedediah had to live off the land. Before Sarah and Irish was a path through the forest filled with fish, berries, and ducks. Their task was to walk through the forest and bring the food back to their campsites. When Kirk gave the signal, each player had to step onto the path. If the path sinks into the ground, she would have to return to the start and try a different path. Once at the middle, she had to grab a piece of food, return on that same path, and drop the food in her bin. The player with all three types of food in her bin or the player furthest along in 60 seconds won. Sarah dropped her third type of food in her bin (the fish), while Irish was unable to get any food in her bin, awarding Sarah a half pendant of life. After the temple game was over, Irish was seen with the rubber fish still in her hand. Loser Does the Dishes (Trampoline/Rock Basketball)[] While clearing the long trail of rocks and debris, Jedediah and his friend Bill divides a game to make the work go faster. They tossed boulders over each other's heads, and whoever could throw the most would get out of doing the dishes that night. When Kirk gave the signal, Vernon and Brian each had to hurl their rocks over the net on each other's sides. They can block each other's shots but can only shoot their own color rocks (Vernon had red while Brian had dark blue. The player who threw the most rocks through the hole in 60 seconds won, while his opponent "has to do the dishes." Brian beat Vernon 14-5, awarding Brian a half pendant of life. Olmec was really joking when he said that the player who lost this temple game (which happened to be Vernon) "had to do the dishes." Campsite Cleanup (Bungee Boulder Chute)[]A mountain man needs a comfy place to sleep like anyone else. So every night, Jedediah would clear the campsite of boulders so he could lay out his bedroll. Before each team stood a heap of boulders that need to be cleared. When Kirk gave the signal, one player had to grab a foam boulder and toss it up onto the chute above him. It will roll to the other side so his partner can catch it and drop it in the bin. The team with the most foam boulders in their bin in 60 seconds won. Both teams tied with two boulders, awarding each of them a full pendant of life, leading to a tie. Tiebreaker[]Olmec: "Was Jedediah's middle name…?" Brian and Irish both rang in before Olmec could give the answers and correctly answered "Strong", sending them to Olmec's Temple in search of the bent shaving pan.
Temple RunIrish decided to go into the temple first. And while she may have been a very good player, she would have terrible luck throughout her time in the temple. Moving at a medium pace, Irish decided to head up into The Crypt first. She first pulls two of the books from the skeletons, though the sound effect from the second one spooked her a bit which caused her to stall for a few seconds. After trying the third book, Irish unlocks the door to The Pit of the Pendulum and heads in there next. Quickly grabbing the rope swing and performing an amazing kick on knocking down the column, Irish then attempts to climb back up to the platform, but she could not gain the momentum to get back, so she had to jump down instead. Luckily, the door to The Tomb of the Headless Kings was opened so Irish heads in there next, but just as she started pulling on the ropes, Irish encounters the first temple guard and casually hands over her pendant of life. After pulling on all the ropes, Irish had a bit of a tough time trying to find the skull on the ground. Once she did, she tried it on the king on the left, but that was not the correct one. And after putting on the skull on the king on the right, Irish at first attempted to go up into The Chamber of the Sacred Markers, but she quickly changes her mind and heads to The Jester's Court instead. Unfortunately, just like with The Tomb of the Headless Kings and The Crypt, Irish ended up trying all three wall paintings, with the one on the left being the one that allowed her into The Dark Forest. In there, Irish was able to find the key within the tree on the left and uses it to unlock the door to The Shrine of the Silver Monkey. Once up there, Irish assembled the monkey statue at a good pace, and while she may have had a bit of a tough time trying to get the middle piece on, she still got the job done with fifty seconds left. Now being one room away from the bent shaving pan, it seems that Irish can definitely pull off a solo victory despite the bad luck she received. But unfortunately, her bad luck will continue in the worse way possible. 
This temple run proved to be a very tough layout, and it showed that skill and speed sadly meant nothing. While Irish moved at a great speed and knew how to get the objectives done without much trouble. But due to constant bad luck and the placement of the temple guards proved to be the factor to the team's loss. And even if Brian did move faster, it would not have matter with what little time they had.
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