Damfino

Welcome to The DVDTalk Amazing Race Game No. 8, The Spring 2014 Edition!


The season premiere is Sunday, Feb. 23 at 8 PM. Like or not, this will be an All-Star season.



The jist of the game: For an entry fee of just $3, everyone chooses a team to latch on to before the start of the season. If that team ends up winning race, then YOU will win a $33 Amazon.com gift certificate. 100% of the entry fees will go to the prize fund.

General Rules:

This will be the contest thread for the entire season.

We will be using the First-to-Post selection method for the draft. You may post 1 and only 1 team during the draft. This is strictly first-come-first-serve. Anybody posting a list will only have rights to the first team in the post. If they have already been taken, you will need to post again.

Once again this season there will be 22 DVDTalkers and 2 drafts. The resulting game will produce DVDTalk teams of 2 for each team in the Amazing Race and at the end of the season, we will have 2 winners of $33 Amazon GCs.

The first draft will be held Thursday, Feb. 20 at 9:00 PM EST (6 PM Pacific) and the 2nd draft will be held on Saturday Feb. 22 at noon EST (9 AM Pacific). The DVDTalk timestamp of your post determines validity. If you are too early, you will need to post again.

Please do not edit or delete posts during the draft, if your pick has already been taken or you were too early, you will need to post again.

This season's 11 Amazing Race All-Star teams:

Leo and Jamal (Afghanimals)
Brendon and Rachel (Brenchel)
Jennifer and Caroline (Country Singers)
Cord and Jet (Cowboys)
David and Connor (Father and son cancer survivors)
Herbert "Flight Time" and Nate "Big Easy" (Harlem Globetrotters)
John and Jessica (Engaged)
Margie and Luke (Mother Boy)
Natalie and Nadiya (Twinnies)
Joey and Meghan (YouTube Hosts)
Mark and Bopper (Team Kentucky)

You may learn more about the teams at the CBS web site: http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/

If for whatever reason, an announced Amazing Race contestant that you drafted is replaced by a substitute during the show, you will get the substitute in place of your original pick. (This will be known as the Bopper rule).

Post now if you want to play and include which draft you want to participate in (Thursday or Saturday) and I will contact you with my PayPal information by Private Message. You may choose whichever draft is most convenient for you until one of them sells out. After a draft sells out you will be assigned to the draft time that still has openings.

All payments must be made via PayPal by 3 AM EST Wednesday Feb. 19. If you haven't paid by then, your spot may be released to another player.

Please, please, please! Include your DVDTalk screen name in a comment with your PayPal payment! This is necessary so that I can match people up with their payments. Also, please use the Personal Gift option as this will avoid seller fees.

If the contest doesn't sell out and an unclaimed team wins, the prize will go to whoever has the highest finisher.

Good Luck!

Damfino

Now that the Thursday draft is sold out, I will be opening up the Saturday draft for 2nd entries at 9:30 PM Thursday 2/20 (6:30 Pacific). (after the first draft is held)

Based on recent experience there should be about 4-5 openings available for those of you that want to be in both drafts.

Damfino

Spots are reserved for:

Thursday draft:
Damfino $
Navinabob $
JuryDuty (our founder and graphic artist) $
Wolf359 $
lwhy? $
sauce07 $
dfmaverick2 $
chowderhead $
Darq $
postermen $
Silly Burrito $

Saturday draft:
davidh777 $
Groucho $
CKMorpheus $
JasonF $
JuryDuty $
lwhy? $
Navinabob $
chowderhead $
Jules Winfield $
Postermen $
Damfino $

davidh777

Saturday please. Thanks for running the game!

Damfino

From sheep master to the Amazing Race! welcome to the game!

Navinabob

I'll take a Thursday spot! And fill out a Sunday if we run a bit short...

davidh777

Funny thing is, years ago when Sheep games were at their peak, I drafted questions for a complete Survivor Sheep, but then the Sheep implosion happened and it never ran. I found the questions the other day, and they were so old I couldn't answer many of them.

Damfino

You're in for Thursday.

The 2nd draft will be Saturday, and I won't be taking 2nd entries until next week to give everybody a chance to enter.

JuryDuty

I'm in for Thursday, and I'll take a second for Saturday if we need to fill the space!

Wolf359

Count me in for the Thursday draft.

lwhy?

Thursday for me please.

sauce07

Thursday for me

Damfino

Payment info sent to all above.

There are 5 spots remaining for Thursday and 10 for Saturday.

dfmaverick2

I'm in for another go. Thursday please.

Damfino

Payment info sent.

chowderhead

Please add me to Thursday.

Damfino

All above are in and payment info sent.

There are 3 spots remaining for Thursday and 10 for Saturday.

Darq

I'm in for Thursday, please

Damfino

You're in and payment info sent.

There are 2 spots remaining for Thursday and 10 for Saturday.

Also, those of you who entered this and the Survivor game may send a combined payment of $6.

postermen

I'll take a Thursday.

Silly Burrito

Sorry Damfino, completely missed this. I'll take a Thursday spot if still available to fill it up.

Groucho

Please add me to Saturday but put me on the waiting lost for Thursday in case a slot opens up

Damfino

OK, all above are in and payment info has been sent.

The Thursday draft is now sold out and there are still 9 spots available for Saturday.

CKMorpheus

Saturday draft please!!!

Damfino

Payment info sent.

8 spots remain available for Saturday's draft