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The Walking Stick of Harriet Tubman
Episode Number: 45 (205)Temple Layout: 2-2

The Moat
moat1moat2moat3Jaguars: DNQ
Barracudas: 2nd
Monkeys: 4th
Iguanas: 3rd
Parrots: DNQ
Snakes: 1st
Summary
In this Moat, both players from each team cross the water simultaneously by laying their four boards upon two parallel bars, continually adjusting them as necessary to cross the entire pool.
The Steps of Knowledge
legend1steps1steps2Barracudas: 1st
Monkeys: 1 correct
Iguanas: 2nd
Snakes: 1 correct
Legend
Harriet Tubman and a small group of escaped slaves were being chased by slave owners and bloodhounds. Harriet wanted the slaves to walk through a merky swamp. The slaves protested, but Harriet forced them into the swamp. They kept going and Harriet's walking stick got stuck in the mud. The Walking Stick could be found in the Observatory.
The Temple Games
game1game2game3Barracudas: 1/2 pdt
Won-Lost-Lost
(Erica & James)
Iguanas: 1 1/2 pdts
Lost-Won-Won
(Ryann & Chris)
Summary
In the first game, Erica and Ryann each had to climb up the underground railroad and enter a cubby if which there is a key, it's safe to enter and if there's a lock, it's not safe to enter, and they needed to find all of the keys. In the second game, James and Chris each had to place walking sticks on the cubes and avoid the swinging obstacles. In the final game, each team had to mark the four places Harriet Tubman had to go through in the underground railroad.
Olmec's Temple
temple1temple2temple3Iguanas:
Captured! 1:20 left
(Ryann & Chris)
Temple DiagramArtifact Location: The Observatory
Outcome: Captured! 1:20 left
Rooms Entered: 7
Guard Locations: The Throne Room, The Shrine of the Silver Monkey, The Crypt
Half-Pendant Location: Unknown
Contributed Summaries and Notes
Nicklegends:
This temple run definitely qualifies for the most unusual finish. Chris volunteered to head into the temple first, and made great time as he climbed through the Ledges and took the bottom floor to the Dark Forest, and then passed upwards to the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. Unfortunately, it was here that he was taken out, and so it was Ryann's turn to enter the temple. However, she did something completely unexpected. She took a different route and raced up to the Crypt, where she was seized by the team's third temple guard. What a waste! This is the only episode where a team's third temple guard was hidden in an entrance room. An interesting note: When Olmec asked who was going into the temple first, Chris replied with his own name, and not the traditional "I am."
Der Kommissar:
There were a ton of Temple Runs with unusual finishes, but this one just takes the cake. The frontrunner was making pretty good progress through the temple, but got taken out by a second guard. The second runner instantaneously made the mistake that cost them victory. With only half a pendant, she went up to the CRYPT (not the Ledges where her partner had started.) In that room, a third guard ended the run! No other Temple Runs were ended by a guard in the entrance rooms. That one little mistake made this one of the quickest losses in the show's history.
Mike Lowrey:
This episode definitely shows how important it is to follow the frontrunner's path. Chris, the frontrunner, made excellent time in the temple. I thought for sure this would be a successful run. He started off in the Ledges and made his way to the Laser Light Room, where a guard caught him. Upon making it to the Dark Forest, he took the ladder leading to the Shrine of the Silver Monkey, where he was taken out. The second runner, Ryann, did something totally stupid, which cost them the game. Instead of simply following Chris' path, she went up the stairs to the Crypt, where a guard resided and was taken out with 1:20 remaining. What a shame!
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