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The Golden Jaguar of Atahualpa
Golden Jaguar of Atahualpa
The golden jaguar atop the camera-right stone pillar at the front of the Treasure Room.

Production Number

1-29 (29)

Airdate

September 12, 1993[1]

Team

Blue Barracudas

Winning Contestants

Chris & Tracey

Artifact Location

The Treasure Room

Pendants of Life

1

Temple Layout

VII

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The Golden Jaguar of Atahualpa is the twenty-ninth episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was the second episode to air.

Moat Crossing

The first player from each team would cross the moat by pulling himself or herself hand-over-hand on the overhead rope; once they were across, their partner would toss them a bundle of rope which their teammate would catch. Once the first player had the rope, they would coil it once around the base of the pole and brace theirself so their partner could cross in the same method (except they would walk on the underwater lower rope).

Moat Results
Finish Team Time
First Blue Barracudas 0:42
Second Orange Iguanas 1:02
Third Purple Parrots 1:28
Fourth Red Jaguars 2:11

Steps of Knowledge

Long ago, high in the Andes Mountains, two royal brothers argued over who should become the next Great Inca. Their names were Huáscar and Atahualpa. Their argument grew so fierce it turned into a terrible civil war that lasted five years. Atahualpa finally defeated his brother, but the war left the Empire very weak. Soon after, the Spanish explorer Pizarro came to Cusco, the capital city of the ancient Incas, and defeated Atahualpa. Pizzaro offered to release Atahualpa from prison if his people would fill one room full of gold objects, and two rooms full of silver. Even though the Incas paid the ransom, the treacherous Pizzaro did not set Atahualpa free. The Spaniards melted down the gold and silver and sent it back to Spain, except for a small statue of a golden jaguar, which was lost…until now.

Steps of Knowledge Results
Question Answers Team
Was the ruler of the Inca empire known as…? The Maya
The Inca
The Big Kahuna
Red Jaguars (Correct - Two steps left)
Did the Civil War between Atahualpa and his brother Huáscar last…? Five Years
(Unknown second and third options)
Purple Parrots (Correct - Two steps left)
Was Pizarro from…? Peru
Norway
Spain
Blue Barracudas (Correct - Two steps left)
Were Pizarro and his men called…? Conquistadors
Matadors
Crusaders
Purple Parrots (Wrong Answer)
Blue Barracudas (Correct - One step left)
According to our legend, did the Spanish ransom Atahualpa for…? Two Rooms of Silver and One Room of Gold
(Unknown second and third options)
Purple Parrots (Correct - One step left)
Which of these animals did the Incas use for transportation? Llamas
Camels
Ground Sloths
Purple Parrots (Correct - Advanced to the Temple Games)
Which of these is the name of the ancient capital of the Incas? Quito
Dorito
Cuzco
Red Jaguars (Wrong Answer)
Blue Barracudas (Correct - Advanced to the Temple Games)

Temple Games

The Blue Barracudas are thirteen-year-olds Tracey and Chris. The Purple Parrots are thirteen-year-olds Kelly and Greg Wroe.

Temple Ransom Payment (Knotted Rope Mountain)[]

The Inca people had to fill one room with gold and two rooms with silver in order to set Atahualpa free. Chris and Greg had to bring their share of ransom to the top of the mountain. When Kirk gave the signal, they had to grab a gold brick, stick it to his helmet, and climb the palace using the ropes before them. When at the top, they then had to drop off the brick head back down, and repeat the process with a silver brick. The first player to get one gold brick and two silver bricks to the top or the player with the most bricks at the top in sixty seconds won. Greg made it back down with all three bricks at the top with fifteen seconds left before Chris was only able to get two at the top.

Incan Canoes (Water Chute)[]

The Spanish were impressed by canoes the Indians used to navigate lakes and rivers with, because they were so light and fast. Like a canoe, Tracey and Kelly had to go down on the sluice belly down, and slide as far as they can. After stopping, they will run back and slide again. The player who slid the farthest at the end of sixty seconds won. Kelly made it the farthest, awarding her a half pendant of life.

Atahualpa + Huascar = A Good Team (Velcro Ball Toss)[]

Atahualpa and Huascar were mighty Incan warriors, and they would have made a good team in this game if they set their differences aside. The male players were on a wall with Velcro shirts while their partners would throw the Velcro balls onto their shirts. The player with the most balls on her partner's shirt at the end of sixty seconds won. The Blue Barracudas won the game and the full pendant after landing thirteen balls over the Purple Parrots who landed eleven.

Tiebreaker[]

Golden Jaguar of Atahualpa Tiebreaker
"Was the Inca empire found in North America, South America-?" Tracey rings in and correctly answers South America, sending her and Chris to Olmec's Temple in search of the golden jaguar.
Temple Games Results
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Pendants Won Tiebreaker
Blue Barracudas Lost Lost Won 1 Pendant Won
Purple Parrots Won Won Lost 1 Pendant Lost

Temple Run

Chris went into the temple first, moving at a moderate pace. He began by heading into The Cave of Sighs but went the wrong way (he tried running into the alcove between the cave entrance and Olmec). After correcting his mistake, he enters the cave and uses the upper crawl tube to enter into The Wheel Room. Turning the wheel to lift the stone slab, Chris proceeds into The Throne Room and sits on the throne of the pretender, which led both of the doors leading to The Holes of Python and The Heart Room to open. Unfortunately, Chris decided to head up into The Heart Room, which turned out to be a dead end. To make matters worse, a Temple Guard was residing in that room and captured Chris with 2:13 remaining. Since he couldn't enter The Treasure Room, Chris quickly heads back down into The Throne Room where he resumed moving along the bottom floor; Entering into The Holes of Python, Chris picked up his pace and crawl through the holes with ease. Slithering like a snake, he then unlocks one of the doors leading into The Tomb of the Ancient Kings. Unfortunately, bad luck occurred for Chris, because even though that he was able to find the key from the sarcophagus and even tried using it on the door leading to The Shrine of the Silver Monkey. The door remained locked, so Chris had to bust through The Stone Wall and into The Well. Making a good move, Chris decides to head up into The Shrine of the Silver Monkey via. ladder instead of riding the bucket up into The Room of Three Torches. But before he could do anything, Chris gets caught by the second temple with 1:25 left on the clock. And was therefore taken out of the temple, being one room away from the golden jaguar.

Tracey went in next, moving at a similar pace as Chris. While in some rooms she managed to blaze through them, some rooms like The Holes of Python, she moved a tad bit slower. (Though she did a pretty interesting method by using the feet first method instead of diving through). But regardless, Tracey made it to the shrine and managed to make up for some lost time and assembled the monkey statue at a good pace with her getting the three pieces together with six seconds left on the clock. Now that the door to The Treasure Room was opened, Tracey quickly rushes in there and grabs the golden jaguar just in time, with three seconds remaining. Sadly, time shortly expired just as she started her way up to The Observatory.

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 Shrine of the Silver Monkey (blue mask)
The Room of the Three Gargoyles (black mask)

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Notes

  • The jaguar previously appeared as one of the treasures in the back of the treasury area.
  • This is the second and final episode in Season 1 where teams attempted to retrieve an artifact is placed within the treasury area (the room space that featured the Room of the Golden Idols, the Treasure Room, the King's Storeroom in Season 2, and the Room of the Ancient Warriors).
  • This is the first episode where a team of Purple Parrots participated in the Tiebreaker.
  • This is the last episode in Season 1 where a team of Blue Barracudas competed in the Temple Run.
  • This is the only episode episode where a team of Blue Barracudas attempted to retrieve an artifact placed in the Treasury area.
  • This is the first episode where a contestant was able to grab an artifact placed in the treasury area.
  • This is the only episode where a member of the Blue Barracudas was able to grab the artifact but fail to escape the Temple with it in time.
  • The Green Monkeys and Silver Snakes later appeared in Alexander and the Gordian Knot, wearing the same team colors.
  • This is the first episode to air where a team of Blue Barracudas competed in the Temple Run.

References

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