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Moat Crossing In this moat crossing, teams have to swing over the water one teammate at a time using a long rope suspended from above.
Steps of KnowledgeOne of the most famous scholars of all time was Ahmad Baba. When the caliph of Morocco conquered the city of Timbuktu, Ahmad was captured and taken back to Morocco in chains. One day the caliph reviewed the fate of his prisoners. The first prisoner trembled so hard that his chains rattled. The guard pushed him forward, shouting, "Convicted thief, served ten years and is to be freed today, sire!" "Free him," thundered the voice of the caliph from behind the curtain, "but first, ten more years. Next!" Ahmad Baba stepped forward fearlessly. "You must show yourself to speak to me," he said. "You could have heard a pomegranate drop." "Why should I?" "I can teach you many things. Besides, it must be lonely back there." Finally the caliph came out from behind the curtain. He was a short man with a very tall turban. "You're right," he said. "It's lonely being so mean." He gave Ahmad his very tall turban and set him free.
Temple GamesThe Green Monkeys are Jamie and Shane. The Purple Parrots are Tiffany and Jason. Turbans (Bungee Ceiling)[] According to legend, Ahmad Baba was freed from prison and given a turban as a token of the Caliph's friendship. Beside Shane and Jason were two ropes. When Kirk gave the signal, using their hands on each rope, they had to pull themselves up to the turbans on the ceiling. Once at the ceiling, they had to place a turban on their heads and ride back down. The player to bring down all four turbans or the player furthest along in 60 seconds won. Jason knocked down two turbans while Shane did not miss his bin. Both players each got two turbans, awarding them each a half pendant of life. Keep the Camel Forward (Squirting Statue)[]To bring Ahmad Baba from Timbuktu to Morocco, the caliph's soldiers crossed the Sahara Desert on camels. Camels are rather stubborn, and one has to keep them headed in the right direction. When Kirk gave the signal, Jamie and Tiffany had to shinny up the camel's backbone and turn its head around. Like all camels, the two before the girls spit, so they had to hold on tight on their way up, then climb back down and do it again. The player to turn the camel's head the most times in 60 seconds won. Jamie had trouble shinnying up her camel and was only able to turn its head around once. Tiffany however, turned her camel's head around three times, awarding her a half pendant of life. Minaret Reconstruction (Ring Tower)[]  When the Khalif conquered Timbuktu, he destroyed much of the city. When Ahmad Baba and his people returned, they had to rebuild. Before each team stood a topless Arabian tower called a minaret, and their task was to rebuild it. When Kirk gave the signal, both players on each team had to grab their dome and begin climbing their minaret. Once at the top, they had to place the dome on all the way. The team to place the dome on top and remove their hands won. The Green Monkeys placed their dome on at the end of the game, awarding them a full pendant of life, sending them to Olmec's Temple with 1½ pendants.
Temple RunShane decided to go into the temple first. Moving at a great pace, he started by heading down to The Ledges and quickly crawled through the lower crawl tube and into The Rock Quarry. In there, Shane quickly threw in the five rocks into the bucket to lift the stone slab and move onto The Laser Light Room. Before entering, Shane took notice e of the other half of Jamie's pendant hanging on the actuator. But he doesn't signal her about it and continues onward. In The Laser Light Room, Shane was able to find the white light from the second to last block he pulled. But after completing the objective, he was a bit confused on where to go and he at first started to climb up the ladder to enter Medusa's Lair. And after a slight hesitation, he changes his mind and instead heads to The Swamp where he encounters the first temple guard when he was in the middle of The Swamp. After giving up his pendant, Shane proceeds to unlock the door leading to The Dark Forest. And while most obstacles that contestants encounter within the temple are the temple guards, locked doors and dead ends. The real obstacle for Shane was the ropes within The Swamp! As Shane was trying to get into The Dark Forest, he got tangled up while trying to get through. In fact, even the temple guard tried to help him! Luckily, Shane was able to untangle himself and continue into The Dark Forest where he busts through The Stone Wall and quickly rides the elevator up into The Lightning Room. After completing the objective at a good pace, Shane heads into The Shrine of the Silver Monkey where he quickly grabs the three pieces but struggles a bit when assembling the middle piece. But nonetheless, Shane was able to complete the monkey and quickly heads into The King's Storeroom. He smashes the pots and finds the key in the second pot he smashes and unlocks the doors leading to The Observatory and Medusa's Lair. While Shane almost nearly went into Medusa's Lair, he quickly changes his mind and heads into The Observatory to grab the turban. After almost making another wrong turn down Medusa's Lair, he quickly passes through The Troubled Bridge and The Crypt before finally reaching back to the temple gates where he and Jamie won with 14 seconds left! Shane took no shortcuts to get to the turban and completed nine rooms in order to get to The Observatory. Ultimately, his quick thinking and speed is what makes this an exciting and deserving win. 
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