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The Secret Map of the Bandit Queen
Secret Map of the Bandit Queen
The map on the camera-left shelf.

Production Number

3-07 (87)

Airdate

July 26, 1995

Winning Team

Silver Snakes

Contestants

Miriam & Zac

Artifact Location

The Shrine of the Silver Monkey

Pendants of Life

1

Temple Layout

XV

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The Secret Map of the Bandit Queen is the 87th episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was the 98th episode to be aired.

Moat Crossing

One person on each team must push their partner, who is on top of an "ancient raft" to the other side. If the player on the raft fell off or touched their partner, they must start over.

Moat Results
Place Team Time
1st Blue Barracudas 0:17
2nd Orange Iguanas 0:19
3rd Red Jaguars 0:37
4th Silver Snakes 0:47

Steps of Knowledge

One of the roughest and toughest outlaws of the Old West was a woman by the name of Belle Starr. Sometimes known as the Bandit Queen, Belle was born in Missouri, but soon moved West. In 1880, she married a Cherokee named Sam Starr and their cabin became an infamous hideout for outlaws, including Jesse James. Legend has it that Jesse had buried his stolen gold somewhere near Belle's cabin.

"It's hidden so good I couldn't find it without my trusty map, and I hid my map so good that I couldn't find it without my, w- w- without my, uh - B- Belle, if you could help me find that map, half the gold shipment is yours."

"Jesse, you'd lose your head if it wasn't glued on."

"But, Belle, uh, it's not glued on."

Just then, a trio of desperadoes were heard galloping towards the hideout.

"Those are my old enemies and they're after the gold, Belle. I'll throw them off the track. Remember, find that map!"

Jesse rode off with the three outlaws hot on his trail. Belle found the map, but vowed never to dig up the gold until Jesse returned. He never did and the bandit queen kept the map hidden safely away until it finally found its way to the Temple.

Steps of Knowledge Results
Question Answers Team
Was the real name of the Bandit Queen…?
  • Jesse James
  • Bela Lugosi
  • Belle Starr
Silver Snakes (2 steps left)
Was Belle Starr born in…?
  • Ohio
  • Missouri
Red Jaguars (2 steps left)
Was Belle's husband named…?
  • Sam
  • Clive
Silver Snakes (1 step left)
Was Sam Starr…?
  • An Apache
  • A Cherokee
  • An Accountant
Orange Iguanas (2 steps left)
Where did Sam and Belle Starr live?
  • In a Wigwam
  • In a Hotel
  • In a Cabin
Blue Barracudas ("In the Woods" - Wrong Answer; Not one of the three choices)
Red Jaguars (1 step left)
Was Belle's most famous outlaw friend…?
  • John Dillinger
  • Jesse James
Silver Snakes (Advanced to Temple Games)
What did Jesse James lose at Belle Starr's cabin?
  • The Map
Red Jaguars (Advanced to Temple Games)

Temple Games

The Red Jaguars are Jackie, a good math student and a volleyball player, and Russell, a general sports nut who especially enjoys football. The Silver Snakes are Miriam, a basketball player who aspires to be a model, and Zac, a soccer player and aspiring pediatrician.

Mine Shafts (Tunnel Maze)[]

Mine Shafts Temple Game

Belle Starr's cabin was a hideout for many outlaws who kept their loot in an old mine nearby. Before Russell and Zac stood an old mine with many shafts filled with rubble. Both players found a large bag of jewels but they were too heavy to carry out. When Kirk gave the signal, each player had to hook his rope onto the bag and quickly make his way out of the mine, leaving a rope trail. Once either player exited, he had to pull on the rope until he maneuvered the bag out of the mine. The player to retrieve their loot or the player furthest along in 60 seconds won. Zac got his loot bag out of the maze with 17 seconds remaining, awarding him a half pendant of life.

Jesse James' Horse (Bucking Horses)[]

The last time Belle saw Jesse, he lit out as fast as he could on his speedy horse. Before Jackie and Miriam stood a much wilder bronco which they were about to ride. When Kirk gave the signal, the bronco would start bucking. They had to hold on tight. If either player fell off, her opponent would score a point. The player with the most points in 60 seconds won. Miriam beat Jackie 5-1, awarding Miriam a half pendant of life.

Jesse James' Treasure Map (Big "E" Wall)[]

Jesse James' Treasure Map Temple Game

Belle Starr kept Jesse James' treasure map hidden. Before each team stood a large cutout of that map with a hole where the treasure is buried. When Kirk gave the signal, each team had to climb along the wall and maneuver themselves along the trail until they reach the hole so one player can pass through. The first team to reach Jesse's gold or the team furthest along in 60 seconds won. The Red Jaguars made it to the hole with 22 seconds remaining, awarding them a full pendant of life, leading to a tie.

Tiebreaker[]

Secret Map of the Bandit Queen Tiebreaker Win

Olmec: "In return for finding his map, did Jesse offer Belle half his gold…?" Zac rang in and correctly answered "half of the reward--or half of the treasure--the gold", sending him and Miriam to Olmec's Temple in search of the secret map. They then hug.

Temple Games Results
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Pendants Won Tiebreaker
Red Jaguars Lost Lost Won 1 Pendant Lost
Silver Snakes Won Won Lost 1 Pendant Won

Temple Run

Miriam went into the temple first, moving at a moderately fast pace. Choosing The Crypt as her starting part, she unlocked the door to The Pit of the Pendulum after pulling on all the books from the skeletons. Quickly swinging down on the rope swing and knocking down the column, Miriam decides to head into The Tomb of the Headless Kings, where she encounters the first temple guard just after she pulled on some of the ropes. After giving up the team's only pendant, Miriam goes around in a full circle pulling on all the ropes and eventually finds the skull on the floor after doing so. Luckily, the first king that Miriam put the skull on (the one on the left) was the right one and she then heads into The Jester's Court with 2:11 remaining.
Miriam in the Jester's Court
In there, Miriam had a bit of trouble getting the right combination on the wall, with her having to try all three wall paintings, and having to try the middle a second time since she did not hit the buttons correctly. (She pressed one of the buttons on the left wall painting when trying the middle one on her first try). After completing the objective, Miriam didn't head into The Dark Forest immediately and instead receded back into The Tomb of the Headless Kings due to her fear of getting caught by a temple guard in The Dark Forest and tried to find a different path instead. (As revealed in an interview with Zac). Once realizing she couldn't go anywhere else and had to keep going forward, Miriam headed to The Dark Forest and was about to start searching the key within the tree on the left. But her fear came true as a spirit of a temple guard grabs Miriam with 1:16 left and removes her from the temple.
Zac Grabs the Secret Map


Zac then races off into the temple to retrace Miriam's footsteps. Putting in a state of "passion and rage" as Zac described himself in an interview, he moved at an incredibly fast pace as he flew through the Temple to the point of his partner's departure. He quickly retraced Miriam's footsteps with 58 seconds left and busts through The Stone Wall and into The Quicksand Bog. To save some time, Zac climbed up the ladder and tried to open the door to The Shrine of the Silver Monkey from there, but the door was locked. Because of this, Zac quickly went over the slide and climbed up The Pharaoh's Secret Passage instead. He quickly entered The Room of the Secret Password and fortunately only had to say one of the passwords to move on. ("Long Live Olmec" was the right password). Now in The Shrine, Zac grabs the secret map with 26 seconds left and starts to make his way out of the temple. As Miriam cheers on Zac, he navigates his way through the temple at the speed of light. Passing through The Room of the Ancient Warriors, then up The King's Storeroom, then back into The Pit of the Pendulum, and finally through The Crypt before finally making it out the temple with an astonishing nine seconds to spare! Earning themselves the trip to Santa Monica, California!

The two members proved to be a very strong team throughout their time on the show. With both showing their strengths and weaknesses. In the end, they overcome every obstacle and challenge, and they made an astonishing breakthrough in the temple from a possibility to not making it on time, to an amazing save! This definitely was a very memorable run and Miriam and Zac's hard work was well earned in the end!

Temple Run Results
Victory Yes (0:09 left)
Grabbed the Artifact Yes
Reached the Artifact's Room Yes
Temple Guard Locations The Tomb of the Headless Kings (blue mask)
The Dark Forest (black mask)
The Chamber of the Sacred Markers (gold mask)

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