ImANewUser Amazing Race 9 - Co-Eds Edition 1

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ImANewUser Amazing Race 9
Season Run	2/15/2009
No. Of Legs	14
Continents Visited	5 (as of Leg 10)
Countries & Territories Visited	11 (as of Leg 10)
Cities Visited	29 (as of Leg 10)
Distance Traveled	34,300 miles (55,199 kilometres)
Season Chronology
Previous	ImANewUser Amazing Race 8
Next	ImANewUser Amazing Race 10

This is the ninth installment of the fictional series, ImANewUser Amazing Race. This is the first season that has been hosted in RFF, another forum. After Forumsnet experienced some issues, the ninth season was hosted in RFF for a smooth race. This series features seventeen co-ed teams from the show, "The Amazing Race".

Contents 1 Leaderboard 2 Leg Titles 3 Prizes 4 Elimination Station 5 Race Locations 5.1 Leg 1 (United States of America → Uruguay) 5.2 Leg 2 (Uruguay → Chile) 5.3 Leg 3 (Chile → South Africa) 5.4 Leg 4 (South Africa → Costa Rica) 5.5 Leg 5 (Costa Rica → Jamaica) 5.6 Leg 6 (Jamaica → France) 5.7 Leg 7 (France → Greece) 5.8 Leg 8 (Greece → Russia) 5.9 Leg 9 (Russia → Mongolia) 5.10 Leg 10 (Mongolia → South Korea) 5.11 Leg 11 5.12 Leg 12 5.13 Leg 13 5.14 Leg 14 6 External Links 7 References

Leaderboard

Team	Relationship	Position (by leg)															Roadblock Tally
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7<>	8	9	10a	10b	11	12	13	14
Nathan & Jennifer	Dating	6th	1st	8th	4th>	2nd	5th	5th	8th	1st+	1st						Nathan 5, Jennifer 4
Ronald & Christina	Father/Daughter	5th	3rd	4th	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	2nd+	2nd>						Ronald 4, Christina 5
John Vito & Jill	Formerly Dating	12th	6th	11th	3rd	4th	10th	8th	1st	5th+	3rd						John Vito 4, Jill 5
Terence & Sarah	Dating	15th	5th	9th	8th	8th	4th	4th	3rd	2nd+	4th						Terence 5, Sarah 5
Dave & Margaretta	Married Grandparents	14th	7th	9th	12th	6th	1st	7th	2nd»	6th+	5th						Dave 4, Margaretta 5
Meredith & Gretchen	Married/Retired	1st	9th	12th	6th	10th	7th	6th	6th	7th+1	6th						Meredith 4, Gretchen 5
Fran & Barry	Married 40 Years	11th	10th	3rd	5th	9th	8th	9th	7th	4th+	7th<						Fran 5, Barry 5
Ken & Tina	Separated	7th	8th	2nd	2nd	1st	6th	2nd	5th	8th+1							Ken 4, Tina 4
David & Mary	Coalminer & Wife	9th	2nd	6th	7th<	5th	2nd	1st	9th«								David 3, Mary 4
Uchenna & Joyce	Married	8th	14th	13th	10th	11th	9th	10th									Uchenna 4, Joyce 3
Toni & Dallas	Mother/Son	4th>	12th	4th	9th	7th	11th										Toni 3, Dallas 3
Anita & Arthur	Married Beekeepers	2nd	4th	1st	11th	12th											Anita 2, Arthur 2
Duke & Lauren	Father/Daughter	10th	11th	7th	13th												Duke 2, Lauren 2
Kris & Jon	Dating Long Distance	13th	13th	14th													Kris 1, Jon 2
Kynt & Vyxsin	Dating Goths	2nd<	15th														Kynt 1, Vyxsin 1
Joseph & Monica	Dating	16th															Joseph 0, Monica 1
Flo and Zach	Friends	17th															Flo 1, Zach 0

^{Note 1: There was a tie for last place, so a tiebreaker was conducted to settle the tie.}

• Red means the team was eliminated.
• Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue. A green leg number means no team took the Fast Forward this leg.
• A < means the team was Yielded. A > means the team used their Yield. A <> indicates an unused Yield.
• A « means the team was U-Turned. A » means the team used their U-Turn. A «» indicates an unused U-Turn.
• Matching colors of symbols indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of the Intersection route marker.

Leg Titles

Titles for legs are often taken from quotes made by the racers. The quotes are sometimes slightly changed for humorous effect.

1. "The World Is Waiting For You" - Phil
2. "She Likes 'Em Apples" - David
3. "I Don't Want A Face Lift Again" - Gretchen
4. "Maybe Tammy Can Help Us With The Bean" - Mary
5. "How Low Can You Go?" - Joyce
6. "I'm Growing Gills. Is That Normal?" - Margaretta
7. "She Can't Shout At Me For Breaking Plates Anymore" - Barry
8. "They'll Huff, They'll Puff, They'll Blow The Stacks Down" - Sarah
9. "I'll Shoot This Arrow Through Your Mouth?" - Nathan
10. "You Mean To Tell Me It's Not Over?! Really?!" - Jennifer

Prizes

• Leg 1 – A trip to Los Cabos
• Leg 2 – A trip to Puerto Vallarta
• Leg 3 – A trip to the Turks & Caicos
• Leg 4 – A trip to St. Lucia
• Leg 5 – Off-road motorcycle for each member
• Leg 6 – 12.5-foot catamaran for each member
• Leg 7 – Two Sony Cybershot cameras
• Leg 8 – Two Kodak Easyshot cameras
• Leg 9 – Two Kodak Easyshot cameras
• Leg 10a – $10,000 for each member
• Leg 10b –
• Leg 11 –
• Leg 12 –
• Leg 13 –
• Leg 14 - $1,000,000

Elimination Station

The first twelve eliminated teams were sequestered in a resort located in Sao Tome & Principe. Subsequent eliminated teams continued to run the race as decoys.

• After Leg 1, Flo & Zach and Joseph & Monica arrived at the villa. Flo & Monica went out for a swim, while the guys took a rest on the beds. The teams then speculated that Terence & Sarah are the next team eliminated.
• After Leg 2, Kynt & Vyxsin arrived at the villa. The teams at the villa were surprised at the elimination and the dating goths recalled their loss. They speculated that Uchenna & Joyce could join them next.
• After Leg 3, Kris & Jon joined the teams at the villa. The teams were surprised, but not completely shocked to see them. The teams then went out for a swim.
• After Leg 4, Duke & Lauren arrived at the villa. The five teams then decided to go on a nature hike, then played a game of flag football.
• After Leg 5, Anita & Arthur arrived next at the villa. The teams were shocked to see the former frontrunners eliminated. The married beekeepers then told the others of their mishaps in Costa Rica & Jamaica.
• After Leg 6, Toni & Dallas arrived at the villa. The mother/son duo recalled of their wrong decisions in Corsica, then cooked a meal for the other teams.
• After Leg 7, Uchenna & Joyce joined the other teams at the villa. The married couple wondered at how the villa became larger throughout the seasons. The teams then went out for a boat trip before eating lunch.
• After Leg 8, David & Mary arrived at the villa. The nine teams then decided to go to the beach and enjoy a day of rowing, kayaking & sandcastles.
• After Leg 9, Ken & Tina arrived at the villa. The teams were shocked to hear that they lost to Meredith & Gretchen in a tiebreaker challenge. To get their minds off of the recent elimination, the teams decided to play a game of football, at the request of Ken.
• Leg 10 was a double-length leg shown over two episodes. A new episode of Elimination Station was posted after each half aired.
  • After the first half, Elimination Station showed the sequestered teams walking around the capital, Sao Tome, buying souvenirs.

Race Locations

Leg 1 (United States of America → Uruguay)

• Las Vegas, United States of America (Caesar's Palace) (Starting Line)
• Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport) to Montevideo, Uruguay (Carrasco International Airport)
• Montevideo (Tres Cruces Bus Terminal) to Punta del Este (Punta del Este Bus Station)
• Punta del Este (The Hand)
• Punta del Este (Dock) to Gorriti Island
• Gorriti Island to Punta del Este (Dock)
• Maldonado (Meat Warehouse)
• Maldonado (La Rosada Carniceria)
• Punta del Este (Punta del Este Lighthouse)
• Punta del Este (Blue & White Hotel)
• Maldonado (Cachimba del Rey)
• Punta Ballena (Casa Pueblo)

Additional Tasks

• At Gorriti Island, teams had to search for one of four different departure times hidden on 17 trees.
• At the meat warehouse, teams had to carry a 55 pound slab of meat 10 miles (16 km) to the La Rosada Carniceria.

The Detour for this Leg of the Race was Zips or Chips. In Zips, Teams had to ascend into a penthouse and travel by zip-line down to the hotel pool to receive their next clue. In Chips, Teams had to play roulette in the hotel casino with 20 chips and would receive their clue if they won a game. If they lost all of their chips they would have to do the Zips task. For this Roadblock, that team member must search for thirty people who will be willing to drink water from the well. Once that team member gets thirty people, they'll get their next clue. For this leg's Fast Forward, that team must make their way to the Punta del Este Lighthouse. Once there, they must finish a 50-pound slab of meat.

Leg 2 (Uruguay → Chile)

• Punta del Este (Capitan Corbeta CA Curbelo International Airport) to Puerto Montt, Chile (El Tepual Airport)
• Puerto Montt (Puerto Montt Port) to Ancud, Chiloe Island
• Ancud (Cabañas Gaviotas)
• Dalcahue (Farm)
• Dalcahue (San Juan Fishing Village)
• Dalcahue (San Juan Central Plaza)
• Dalcahue (Overlook)

Additional Tasks

• At the fishing village, in an unaired task, teams had to paint a boat frame and carry a canoe to their next destination.

The Roadblock required the team member to carry crates filled with apples and crush 1000 apples using farm equipment. The Detour in this leg was Casa or Concha. In Casa, teams had to haul a mobile home out of the lake with the help of two bulls. In Concha, teams had to pull four clam cages out of the water and retrieve 100 clams. For this leg's Fast Forward, that team must have each of its members eat 2 kg of smoked clams.

Leg 3 (Chile → South Africa)

• Puerto Montt (El Tepual Airport) to Cape Town, South Africa (Cape Town International Airport)
• Cape Town (Robben Island)
• Cape Town (Valley Gun Club)
• Cape Town (Kalk Bay Harbor)
• Cape Town (Atlantis Dunes)
• Cape Town (Langa)
• Cape Town (Rhodes Memorial)

Additional Tasks

• At Atlantis Dunes, both team members had to slide down the dune in a board and go over an arch to receive their next clue.

The Detour on this leg was Dance or Deliver. In Dance, teams wear an orange costume and they danced with a local troupe until they made R 25 in tips. In Deliver, teams delivered 250 lb (110 kg) of fish. The Roadblock was to buy a Smiley (sheep's head) and a box of Epsom salts, then deliver them as an offering to a healer. who will then give them a bitter potion, to drink. Team members must drink all of the potion to get their next clue. To win the Fast Forward, teams had to travel to Valley Gun Club and shoot to six Flying Discs.

Leg 4 (South Africa → Costa Rica)

• Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport) to San Jose, Costa Rica (Juan Santamaría International Airport)
• San Jose (Public Parking Adrian)
• Volcan Poas
• Alajuela (Doka Estate)
• Jaco (Roca Loca Surf Shop)
• Quepos (Malecon)

In the Roadblock, one person from each team searched for a red bean among 800 pounds of coffee beans. The Detour was Relic or Ripe. In Relic, teams had to recover four Mayan relics. In Ripe, teams had to harvest 15 bushels of bananas. For the Fast Forward, teams had to paint two cartwheels with the same design as the sample they were given.

Leg 5 (Costa Rica → Jamaica)

• Grecia (La Iglesia de Metal)
• San Jose (Juan Santamaría International Airport) to Kingston, Jamaica (Norman Manley International Airport)
• Port Antonio (Frenchman's Cove)
• Port Antonio (Grants Level)
• Montego Bay (Round Hill Cottage 16)

For this Roadblock, that team member must do the limbo and go as low as possible to have an earlier departure time the following morning. After eight attempts, teams will spend the night at the cove & depart tomorrow morning. The Detour for this leg had teams choose between Raft It & Build It. In Raft It, teams had to travel 8 miles (13 km) up the Rio Grande on bamboo rafts with only a pole to steer. In Build It, teams had to build bamboo rafts using the tools provided. Once the raft is complete, they had to sail across the river to get their next clue and then back to the starting point. To win this leg's Fast Forward, that team must perform a sample of reggae music for 30 minutes to the satisfaction of the reggae instructor.

Leg 6 (Jamaica → France)

• Lucea (Cool Breeze House Onion Shack)
• Lucea (Three Dives Jerk Shack)
• Montego Bay (Sangster International Airport) to Ajaccio, Corsica , France (Ajaccio - Campo dell'Oro Airport)
• Ajaccio (Napoleon's Birthplace)
• Ajaccio (Harbor)
• Calvi (Camp Rafalli)
• Zilia (Winery)
• L'Île-Rousse (La Pietra)

Additional Tasks

• At the Cool Breeze House Onion Shack, teams picked up a sack of 50 onions, then traveled to Three Dives Jerk Shack to chop the 50 onions.

In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Climb Up or Fly Behind. In Climb Up, teams used a mechanical ascender to climb a 45-foot rock wall. Once at the top, they had to find a French legionnaire who would give them a medal before rappelling 75 feet down to receive their next clue. In Fly Behind, teams had to choose a Zodiac boat & as one team member is riding the Zodiac, the other had to search among 25 buoys for one of 12 with a clue attached. For this Roadblock, that team member had to stomp 55 pounds of grapes with their feet. They then had to drink a glass of their wine to receive their next clue. For this leg's Fast Forward, that team must locate a harbor in Corsica, and dress in old-style diving suits weighing more than 100 pounds each. To win the Fast Forward, both team members must walk across the ocean floor to a lobster trap and get the next clue inside.

Leg 7 (France → Greece)

• Calvi (Xavier Colonna Port) to Nice (Lympia Port)
• Nice (City Garden)
• Nice (Nice Côte d'Azur Airport) to Athens, Greece (Athens International Airport)
• Athens (The Ancient Agora)
• Athens (Stamatopoulos Taverna)
• Athens (Agioi Anargyroi Railway Station) to Corinth (Isthmos Railway Station)
• Corinth (Corinth Canal) (Unused; Unaired)
• Nemea (Ancient Stadium)
• Rio (Fortress of Rion)

For this Roadblock, that team member must complete a 240-foot bungee jump into Corinth Canal to get their next clue. In the Detour for this leg, teams chose between Herculean Effort or It's All Greek To Me. In Herculean Effort, teams had to complete three events from the ancient Olympics. One member had to throw a discus a certain distance, while the other member had to throw a javelin the same distance. Finally, both members have to participate in professional wrestling. In It's All Greek To Me, teams had to enter an archeological site to search a specific section for the nine pieces of pottery containing Greek letters. Then, teams had to translate the letters and order them to spell a location on a provided Greek map, Dimitsana. For this leg's Fast Forward, that team must travel on foot less than a mile to a restaurant and take part in a Greek tradition: plate breaking. Teams have to break plates and find a little clue flag that was baked into one plate in order to win the Fast Forward.

Leg 8 (Greece → Russia)

• Athens (Athens International Airport) to Krasnoyarsk, Russia (Yemelyanovo Airport)
• Krasnoyarsk (Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Dam)
• Krasnoyarsk (Mana River)
• Krasnoyarsk (Church of Saint Innokenty)
• Krasnoyarsk (Museum of The Last Bow)
• Krasnoyarsk (Bobrovy Log Park)
• Krasnoyarsk (Krasnoyarsk Theater of Musical Comedy)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Stack or Construct. In Stack, teams had to stack wood into a large wall formation in front of an existing stack. If their wall collapsed into the existing one, they would have to rebuild both. In Construct, teams had to assemble a local-style window frame, then look for a house marked with a "Repairs Needed" sign and install the window there. For the leg's Roadblock, that team member must complete a lap on a bobsled roller coaster in under four minutes while looking for seven letters scattered around the track, then arrange the letters correctly to spell a famous Russian playwright in order to receive their next clue. For this leg's Fast Forward, that team must travel to the banks of the Mana River and using local methods, catch five fish beneath the ice. The first team to catch five fish will win the Fast Forward.

Leg 9 (Russia → Mongolia)

• Krasnoyarsk (Krasnoyarsk Railway Station) to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (Ulan Bator Station)
• Ulaanbaatar (Choijin Lama Temple)
• Terelj (Gorkhi-Terelj National Park) (Unused; Unaired)
• Ulaanbaatar (Hotel Mongolia)

Additional Tasks

• Upon arrivng at the Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, the intersected teams had to put on traditional Mongolian army hats and ride two and a half miles on a horse.

Upon arrival at Choijin Lama Temple, teams faced an Intersection. At the Intersection, teams had to join with one other team to complete tasks and make decisions together until further notice. Upon arrival at the Hotel Mongolia, teams were not intersected anymore. The Detour for this leg was Take It Down or Fill It Up. In Take It Down, teams had to take down the canvas walls and roof of a yurt, roll it up, and attach it to a camel. In Fill It Up, teams must take a cart pulled by a hynik, put four water containers, fill them up at a stream, bring them back and fill a barrel to the designated line. For this Roadblock, that team member must use a traditional Mongolian bow and shoot a flaming arrow to hit a target 160 feet away. After hitting the target, the team could run to the pit stop at the pavilion on a hill. The unused Fast Forward required each intersected team member to succesfully win a round of Mongolian wrestling with a local.

Leg 10 (Mongolia → South Korea)

• Ulaanbaatar (Chinggis Khaan International Airport) to Busan, South Korea (Gimhae International Airport)
• Busan (Jongro Taekwondo)
• Busan (Jagalchi Market - Golden Pig Statue)
• Busan (Nurimaru APEC House)
• Busan (Beomeosa Temple) @
• Yongin (Korean Folk Village)
• Seoul (Namsan Park - N Seoul Tower)

@ - Leg midpoint. Teams are told there is no Pit Stop and must continue on.

Additional Tasks

• At the taekwondo academy, each team member had to use taekwondo techniques to break three boards by kicking them before receiving their next clue from the taekwondo master.
• At the Korean Folk Village, teams had to play a traditional Korean game where they have to throw bamboo sticks into a cylinder 15 feet away.

The Detour for the first half was between Slither and Deliver. In Slither, teams had to proceed to the Jagalchi Fish Market and find a marked fish tank filled with octopus. Each team member must then retrieve one 100-year old Korean coin from the bottom of the tank. In Deliver, teams must deliver six meals to three different addresses. The first Roadblock directed teams to Yongdusan Park, where one team member must look for a gatekeeper with a set of keys. That team member must then try to unlock a lock on the chains of the gate using the provided key to receive their next clue.

Leg 11

Leg 12

Leg 13

Leg 14

External Links

• ImANewUser Amazing Race 9 on RFF

References

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