Amazing Race 7 POOL RULES

Before the Race:
Each pool participant will pick four teams. Unlike last time, no person in the pool can have the same combination of teams. This is to eliminate the chance of a tie. Based on what happens in each episode, people will receive points:

1. Place at the Pitstop.

First Place: 100 points

Second Place: 90 points

Third Place: 80 points

Fourth Place: 70 points

Fifth place: 60 points

Sixth place: 50 points

Seventh place: 40 points

Eighth place: 30 points

Ninth place: 20 points

Tenth place: 10 points

LAST (ALL ELIMINATIONS): -100 points

2. Team uses the fast forward: 100 points

3. Team uses their yield: 50 points

4. Team gets yielded: -50

5. Screen shows the team "currently in first place" 10 points

6. Screen shows the team "currently in last place" -10 points

7. Only team to complete a detour option: 20 points

8. Team gives up on a detour option: -10 points

9. MONKEY Points (replacing random / complaining points): a team says monkey, 10 points. They show a monkey on the screen, 5 points to all teams.

10. Team says the quote that is the episode title: 10 points

BONUS QUESTIONS: answer the weekly bonus question 40 points

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION POINTS: If you send me an article to post to the blog, or have been to one of the places and send me a picture, you receive 5 points for each time you do this (will be added in to your weekly bonus).

Please take note of the few changes to the rules this time:

1. There will no longer be points given for random reasons / complaining. Instead, this will be replaced by MONKEY points. If a team says monkey, +10. If they show a monkey on the screen, +5 for all teams (including eliminated ones).
2. Added Category: Each episode has a title (i.e. You Deal With The Before I Hyperventilate). These can all be found in TV guide and whatnot. +10 to the team that gives the quote that the episode is titled each week.
3. NO pool participant can pick the same four teams! This is to eliminate the eventuality of a tie (there weren't any this time, but there very well could have been). This means: get your picks in now. early. before all the good combinations are gone.
4. If you send me an article to post on the blog, or have been to one of the places and send a picture, you will receive +5 for each. This will be added into your personal "bonus" for the week.
5. All other rules will stay the same.
6. I AM PLAYING FOR REAL THIS TIME. If no one has an objection to it, I will be giving myself 20 points for each bonus question I write, and 20 points for posting the recap within 48 hours of the episode. That will equal everyone else's 40 for the bonus question.

So, what does this mean? GET YOUR PICKS IN. LET'S GET GOING!