Hello again,

Since Blogger was so nice to start archiving my posts for me, I decided that the pool rules should be posted again so it's always present. SO, here they are. Eight people with picks so far! Rock! But I want more!

To anyone who was in the pool last time, you will know that it required constant vigilance (sorry, I've been listening to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on CD) in order to keep up with the pack. And, sadly, due to Fringe and stuff, I wasn't as vigilant as I should have been about keeping things up to date. This time, it's A LOT easier. And it's also loosely based on the CBS Fantasy Survivor.

RULES

Each player will choose four teams.

Players will receive/lose points based on what happens in each episode.

Once one of the player's teams is eliminated, they can not add another one. However, the player can still participate in the weekly bonus questions for points.

Before the last episode, players will have the chance to wager points on who they think will win, even if none of their four teams are left in the race.

The top three players at the end of the season in terms of points will each win a prize.

See? Easy.

Points (these are subject to change up until November 16th)

1. Episode standingsThe first episode points will be as follows:

1st: 100

2nd: 90

3rd: 80

4th: 70

5th: 60

6th: 50

7th: 40

8th: 30

9th: 20

10th: 10

11th (Eliminated): -100As we do not know where the non-elimination rounds will be I am unable to determine right now what the point values for each place will be on each episode.

2. Using a Fast Forward: 100.

3. Uses a Yield: 50

4. Gets Yielded: -50

5. Screen shows the team "currently in first place" at any point during the episode: 10

6. Screen shows the team "currently in last place" at any point during the episode: -10

7. Team is the only one to choose a detour option (i.e. everyone chooses rock except for one team that chooses roll): 20

8. Team gives up on a detour and goes back to the the other one -10.

9. Team complains about the location they are in or the people there (not other racers): 5
Bonus PointsEach week I will post a bonus question about the episode that just aired. If you get the answer correct, you will receive 40 points. The question might be about a team, a location, Phil, whatever! The answers are due by 4 pm on the airdate of the next episode.

Example: The teams had a layover in East Timor. Name the two Nobel Peace Prize Winners who were honored for their work in the East Timor civil wars.

Answer: Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos Horta.