Cards Played
Run a "local pastry mile."
Prize: $650
Budget: $160
Run one mile on a track in under 15 minutes. At the beginning of the mile–and every quarter mile–you must stop and eat the entirety of one pastry that originated (or was significantly modified) in the country that you’re currently in. These pastries must be roughly equivalent to one donut in weight. Only one team member needs to participate.
Take a photo at your city’s top 5 landmarks.
Prize: $900
Budget: $100
In this challenge, “top 5 landmarks” are defined as the 5 most popular “attractions” on TripAdvisor that have at least 1,000 reviews. You may only travel by public transit; no taxis or ride-sharing allowed. The photos must be taken within at least 500 feet of each attraction, and, if applicable, at least one photo must be taken in the attraction after gaining admission.
Build and ride a go-kart.
Prize: $1,200
Budget: $300
You must build a go-kart with at least four wheels, and one team member must ride it at least 100 feet down a hill without it falling apart. No pre-built wagons, carts, or frames. Wheels on an axel are acceptable.
Visit the US Consulate.
Prize: $500
Budget: $50
You may not use your phone or the internet to look up where your local consulate is. You may only travel by public transit; no taxis or ride-sharing allowed.
Give your teammate a piggyback ride.
Prize: $250
Budget: $50
You must give your teammate a piggyback ride around the entire perimeter of a local park. You may switch off at any point.
Touch a bird.
Prize: $300
Budget: $50
You must touch the bird with your hands. The bird must be real and alive.
Gamble at a casino.
Prize: Variable
Budget: $250 ($50 for travel)
You do not need to bet all the money at once; you just need to bet a total of at least $200 over any number of games. You win whatever money you leave the casino with.
Eat a McDonald’s Item You Cannot Get in The US
Prize: $200
Budget: $50
The menu item must be currently unavailable at any McDonald’s in the United States. Both team members must order and eat the entire thing.
Transfer a cup of fountain water from one fountain to another.
Prize: $400
Budget: $50
You may not use your phone to look up the location of fountains. The two fountains may not be within eyesight of one another. If you spill more than ¼ of the cup while searching for the second fountain, you must restart.
Purchase a hat worth more than $100.
Prize: $400
Budget: $200
You may not use your phone or the internet to look up where to purchase a hat. One team member must wear the hat, whenever possible, for the rest of the game.
Ascend 500 feet/152 meters to a high point without touching pavement.
Prize: $600
Budget: $100
You must ascend by foot. Pavement means concrete, asphalt, or any other paved pathway.
Pick up three pounds of trash.
Prize: $550
Budget: $50
The trash must be litter; you cannot take trash from a place that trash is supposed to be. Throw the pound of trash out after picking it up.
Make a 30-second parkour video.
Prize: $300
Budget: $50
The video must feature both teammates attempting to do parkour in an urban area. You must create and edit an actual video with music, transitions, and at least 2 effects.
Go bungee jumping.
Prize: $1,200
Budget: $800
You must go bungee jumping with a professional bungee jumping company. No makeshift bungee jumping. Only one team member needs to participate.
Travel 1 mile on water under human power.
Prize: $700
Budget: $200
You can travel in any vessel you’d like, but it cannot be powered by a motor or sail. Any body of water is acceptable. Both team members must travel that distance.
Eat at a Michelin-starred restaurant.
Prize: $500
Budget: $200
The restaurant must currently hold at least one Michelin star. You must order and eat at least one main dish.
Have a good time.
Prize: $300
Budget: $400
You must have a good time for at least 2 hours. This time must be spent actively and on a variety of activities; you cannot sleep. If you do not have a sufficiently good time, the audience may yell at you.
Catch a fish.
Prize: $800
Budget: $150
The fish must be caught in the wild, and must be alive. You must catch the fish with a net, a fishing rod, or your bare hands. Release the fish after catching it.
Get drunk on a local liquor.
Prize: $300
Budget: $100
“Drunk” is measured as a 0.08 BAC according to a weight chart. The liquor must be purchased at a bar or restaurant, and must be exclusively produced within the country you’re in. Both team members must participate.
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Travel Map
Episode-by-episode synopsis
Episode 1:
Both teams began at Denver, at the flagpole outside the train station, and traveled to the Denver Airport. Sam and Joseph booked a flight to Cancún, Mexico, and an onward travel flight to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ben and Adam book a flight to New York City. While on their flight, Ben and Adam found a good flight to take next to Milan, Italy.
Ben and Adam arrived in NYC, Sam and Joseph arrived in Cancún.
Ben and Adam completed the pastry mile challenge for $650, planning to take a flight to Milan, then fly to Paris, then Thailand.
Sam and Joseph boarded their flight to Amsterdam.
Ben and Adam’s flight to Milan got delayed, so their idea of flying to Paris then Thailand fell through.
Episode 2:
Ben and Adam boarded their flight to Milan. They found a direct flight to Singapore they wanted to take next once they got the money.
Sam and Joseph arrived in Amsterdam.
Ben and Adam arrived in Milan.
Sam and Joseph began completing challenges in Amsterdam in hopes to accumulate budget for their next flight, which they hadn’t decided on yet. They started by completing “take a photo at your city’s top 5 landmarks.”
Ben and Adam completed the “build and ride a go-kart” challenge, and Sam and Joseph completed the “visit the US consulate” challenge.
Sam and Joseph almost booked a flight to Dubai, but couldn’t book it in time, so were stuck without a good idea of where to go next.
Ben and Adam completed the “give your teammate a piggyback ride” challenge, raising enough money for their flight, but they hadn't booked it yet.
Sam found a nonstop flight to Singapore, their best option, but it was very expensive. They decided to do a bunch of challenges in Amsterdam to gain enough money for the flight.
Episode 3:
Ben and Adam decided to book their flight at the airport, making it with barely enough time to book and board.
Sam and Joseph began their “challenge grinding” to raise enough money for their expensive flight, starting by completing “touch a bird.” They proceed to complete “gamble at a casino,” making nearly $400 from their $50 gambling budget by repeatedly betting on 17 black in roulette. Sam ran through his plan of flying to Singapore, making money by completing “go bungee jumping” at Skypark Sentosa, and then using it to buy flights to Seoul then Los Angeles. He stated that if he and Joseph can pull it off, they will win the game.
While Ben and Adam were still on their flight to Singapore, Sam and Joseph completed challenges of eating a McDonalds item you can’t get in the US, transferring water from one fountain to another, and more.
Ben and Adam arrived in Singapore and decided to go bungee jumping at Skypark Sentosa, effectively and unknowingly messing up Sam and Joseph’s entire plan.
Episode 4:
Ben and Adam bungee jumped, earning them $1,200.
Sam and Joseph then arrived in Singapore and found out that the other team had stolen their bungee jump challenge idea. They deduced that the other team is probably in Singapore with them.
Ben and Adam completed “travel 1 mile on water under human power.”
Both teams arrived at their hotels for the 20-hour rest period, which consisted of sleeping and exploring the city.
After the rest period, Ben and Adam decided to complete “eat at a Michelin star restaurant,” and headed towards the restaurant.
Sam and Joseph strategized, and decided to try to complete “catch a fish” and then “eat at a Michelin star restaurant” to raise enough money to gamble so they could make an expensive direct flight.
Sam and Joseph gave up on catching the fish and went to the restaurant, but Ben and Adam completed their meal while they were still in line.
Ben and Adam got tickets to a flight to Sydney, Australia, but damage to the plane from a lightning strike delayed the flight.”
Sam and Joseph started looking for local liquor to complete “get drunk on a local liquor.”
Episode 5:
Sam and Joseph couldn’t find any local liquor, so they decided to just get drinks and go to the casino to gamble, planning to complete “have a good time.”
After several delays, Ben and Adam boarded their flight to Sydney.
Sam and Joseph bet their money on roulette, including the prize from completing “have a good time,” but ended up going broke. They had no more options to continue in the game, so they gave up, accepting their fate to stay trapped in Singapore for the rest of the game.
Ben and Adam arrived in Sydney, Australia and completed “catch a fish” with a lucky tiny fish caught in their net. They then boarded a flight to Nadi, Fiji.
Ben and Adam arrived in Nadi, Fiji. They stayed in the airport until it was time to board their next flight to Los Angeles, USA.
Ben and Adam arrived in Los Angeles, USA. They completed “get drunk on a local liquor” to afford a flight to Denver, USA.
Ben and Adam arrived in Denver, USA and reached the flagpole before 100 hours of game time was up, meaning they successfully circumnavigated the world and won season 2.
Cards Not Played
Ride 3 miles on rollercoasters.
Prize: $1,000
Budget: $350
This does not need to be a single rollercoaster–you just need to ride for a total of 3 miles of length over any number of rollercoaster rides. “Rollercoaster” is subjective and up to slight interpretation; in order to qualify, the ride must be fast-moving, on a track, and intended for purely recreational purposes. Both team members must ride this distance. This may not be done in the same location as the carnival challenge.
Win a game of paintball.
Prize: $1,200
Budget: $350
Both team members must participate, and they must be on the same team. There must be at least two other people playing. Any paintball game is acceptable, as long as one team can be declared the victor.
Retrieve a shell from a depth of at least ten feet underwater.
Prize: $600
Budget: $50
The shell and the body of water must both be natural. You cannot place the shell underwater yourself.
Touch snow.
Prize: $600
Budget: $100
The snow must be natural, and cannot be manmade. It must be a significant accumulation of snow; frost does not count.
Eat a bug.
Prize: $500
Budget: $100
The bug must have been prepared for eating by a chef, restaurant, or food stand, you cannot just eat a bug you find in the wild. Both team members must participate.
Capture a national politician on camera.
Prize: $800
Budget: $100
You must film and identify at least one person who has been elected to a national body of your current country’s government. This cannot be a local or municipal politician.
Spot a kangaroo in the wild.
Prize: $2,000
Budget: $400
You must capture the kangaroo on camera. The kangaroo cannot be in captivity.
Walk from one side of a country to the other.
Prize: $1,200
Budget: $200
Identify whichever two points on a country’s border that are furthest from one another, and walk from one to the other. You may start and end within 50 feet of these points. If either point is on private land, then you must get as close to it on public land as possible.
Find every bill and coin.
Prize: $500
Budget: $200
This pertains to the official currency of whichever country you are in. You do not need to find any denomination worth more than 50 USD. You may not ask specifically for any coin or bill, and you may not obtain them from a bank or ATM. You cannot do more than one transaction at any given business. You may take out the challenge’s budget in a single denomination at an ATM.
Build a sandcastle of a building you’ve seen during the game.
Prize: $500
Budget: $50
The sandcastle must be at least 3 feet tall, and at least partially recognizable as the building you’re recreating.
Eat a meal in a municipality with a population of under 1,000.
Prize: $500
Budget: $200
A municipality can also be defined as a town, city, township, commune, or village. You do not need to purchase or prepare the meal within the municipality, but you must eat it there.
Get your clothes as dirty as possible and then clean them at a laundromat.
Prize: $600
Budget: $50
You must get your clothes unnaturally dirty; you do not need to destroy them. “Dirty” does not necessarily mean dirt—any kind of grime is acceptable. The clothes must be both washed and dried. Both team members must participate.
Visit an unpopular museum.
Prize: $120
Budget: $50
“Unpopular museum” is defined as any museum with fewer than 200 reviews on TripAdvisor. You must spend at least 30 minutes in the museum, and you must recite, on camera, at least 3 facts that you learned. You may only travel by public transit; no taxis or ride-sharing allowed.
Ride at least 1 mile on an animal that’s not a horse.
Prize: $800
Budget: $250
It does not need to be 1 mile in a single direction, just 1 mile total. Mules are acceptable. Both team members must participate.
Rent an electric scooter and drive it one direction until it runs out of battery.
Prize: $600
Budget: $200
You only need to head in a general direction; small deviations are acceptable. The direction must be chosen at random, after closing your eyes and spinning around. The scooters must have at least half charge at the time that you rent them. Both team members must ride on a scooter, and the challenge is complete when the last scooter runs out of battery.
Skimboard 20 feet.
Prize: $400
Budget: $150
All 20 feet must be skim-boarded continuously without slipping, stopping, or falling over. Only one team member needs to participate.
Fully submerge yourself in water somewhere cold.
Prize: $400
Budget: $50
This challenge must be done in a location where the air temperature is under 40 F. You must submerge your entire body, including your head, in a natural body of water. The water cannot be unnaturally heated. Both team members must participate.
Attend the entirety of a local sporting event.
Prize: $700
Budget: $250
It can be any sports competition open to the public. You must arrive before it begins and stay until the game is completed.
Season 2
Circumnavigation
Air date:
July 6, 2022 - Aug 3, 2022
Teams:
Sam and Joseph
Ben and Adam
Concept:
Teams race to complete a circumnaviagation of the Earth before the other and within the timeframe of 100 hours. Travel budget must be raised by completing challenges.
Episodes:
5
Winner(s):
Ben and Adam
