DAY 13
November 2nd, 2019 1:45 PM
Washington University
Challenge #12 - Doing Duels
"Welcome everyone to your next challenge. Since this is the first place where the Olympics were held on American soil, I think it's time for us to have a little face off. Here's what's going to happen in your next challenge called "Doing Duels." Each of you will duel one of your fellow players in one of the five events in Modern Pentathlon. The events are going to be: swimming, equestrian, fencing, shooting, and running. However, since we have an odd number of players, one of you will be given a special job. Everyone come on up and grab a card, but don't look at it until I say so."
I really hope I get to face off against Simon in fencing. I want to show him that I don't go down without a fight. - Ike
If I get to duel with Ike, I'll make sure he never decides to mess with me again. - Simon
"Ten of these cards will have a picture on them. One card, however, is completely blank. If you have the blank card, come stand next to me. If you have a picture on your card, go find the person that has the same card. Whoever has the same card is who you'll be dueling against. I think it should be obvious what event you'll do based on the picture. OK, flip on three. One, two, three."
POOL CARD: Fredrick, & Maya
PONY CARD: Lucina, & Simon
SWORD CARD: Miles, & Phoenix
GUN CARD: Ike, & Trucy
SNEAKERS CARD: Apollo, & Oboro
BLANK CARD: Miciah
"Now that everyone knows what they're competing in, and who they will be competing against, here's what you're going to do Miciah. You're going to pick the player from each duel that you think will win. If the player you pick wins the duel, then $10,000 will go into the group pot. If you manage to pick all five winners right, and you'll add $50,000. The rest of you won't know who she picked until all five duels have been completed. Miciah, please come with me so you can make your choices. Everyone else, please meet us by the pool in ten minutes."
I'm nervous about being the chooser for this challenge. I'm basically the one who decides how much money is going into the group pot. - Miciah
I know Miciah will make the right decisions. I have complete faith in her. - Oboro
Miciah has gone down several spots on my list of suspects lately. If she messes this up though, she'll be right back to my number one. - Maya
2:00 PM
"To win the swim duel, Fredrick and Maya will have to be the first to go down and back four times, in order to make two hundred meters. Are the duelists ready?"
"Yep."
"Let's go."
"On your marks, get set, GO!"
Fredrick pulled ahead to start off the race. Maya noticed this, and she started to slow down a little bit. Fredrick was able to pull ahead by twenty five meters, and then fifty meters after awhile. Maya knew Fredrick was close to finishing, so she sped up her strokes. It was too late though, as Fredrick touched the wall for the eighth time.
"Congratulations Fredrick! You've won the swimming duel!"
I don't know why, but it looked like Maya wasn't even trying to catch up with me. She was acting like it was a leisurely swim. - Fredrick
Fred is far more athletic than I am. I know I couldn't win, so I decided to throw the duel to him. - Maya
2:15
"To win the equestrian duel, Lucina and Simon will each take a gray horse, and they have to be the first to complete the course. Are the duelists ready?"
"Absolutely."
"Yeah."
"Then get on your horses."
Lucina mounted Accomack, and Simon mounted Northampton.
"Ready, set, GO!"
Both players made their way on the trail. They started the course by doing several jumps over water. Lucina wasn't able to figure out how to make her horse jump, but Simon was able to make it over with ease. Lucina watched as Simon went from trotting to galloping, and made several more jumps to cross the finish line.
"Congratulations Simon! You've won the equestrian duel!"
When did Simon learn how to ride a horse? That doesn't sound like him at all. - Lucina
2:30
"To win the fencing duel, Miles and Phoenix will have to be the first to score three points. Are the duelists ready?"
"Bring it on."
"I'm ready."
"En guard, et ALLEZ!"
Both guys were swinging their blades, trying to find an opening. Despite the amount of blocking happening, Phoenix was able to catch Miles off guard three times. As Miles was caught off guard, Phoenix put the blade into his suit each time.
"Congratulations Phoenix! You've won the fencing duel!"
Wright never told me that he had a fencing ability, so that's a little bit suspicious. - Miles
Let's just say I have connections with an archaeologist professor from England that knows a thing or two about fencing. - Phoenix
2:45
"To win the shooting duel, Ike and Trucy will have to be the first to shoot down ten targets. Are the duelists ready?"
"Yep."
"Yes."
"Ready, set, GO!"
Trucy was close to the targets, but kept missing every time. Ike, on the other hand, keep nailing the bullseye. He was able to hit ten targets in under a minute shocking everyone.
"Congratulations Ike! You've just won the shooting duel!"
I knew I was going to lose the duel. There's no way I could've won a shooting contest against a marine. - Trucy
3:00
To win the running duel, Apollo and Oboro will have to be the first to cross the finish line that's four hundred meters away. Are the duelists ready?"
"Yes."
"Duh."
"On your marks, get set, GO!"
Both runners took off, and started sprinting. Oboro slowed down a little bit, when she heard Apollo was breathing heavy. She kept behind him a little bit, until three quarters of the race was complete. Once they made it to the three quarter mark, Oboro sped up a little bit. She managed to catch up to Apollo, and crossed the finish line first.
"Congratulations Oboro! You've won the running duel!
As soon as I saw that I got the running duel, I knew I was going to lose. I was never a strong runner due to my asthma issues. - Apollo
I was on the track team in high school, and Apollo wasn't breathing properly, so this wasn't really a tough duel. - Oboro
3:15
"OK, it's now time for the results. Fredrick won the swimming duel. Who did you pick Miciah?"
"I picked Fredrick!" she happily squealed
"That's $10,000 for the pot. Next up, we have the equestrian duel. Miciah, did you pick Simon to win?"
"I actually picked Lucina to win." she sighed
"Now, we have the fencing duel. Phoenix was the winner, did you pick him Miciah?"
"Sorry you guys, I went with Miles."
"Onto the shooting duel. Ike was the winner. Who did you pick Miciah?"
"Of course, I went with Ike! He's a marine, after all!"
"That's $20,000 for the pot. Last, but not least, we have the running duel. Oboro won it. To add another $10,000 to the pot, did you pick her Miciah?"
"We got $30,000, you guys! I picked Oboro!"
"Congratulations Miciah, that's three correct predictions, so you brought the pot to $194,000!"
I'm glad Miciah picked me to win my duel. As a marine, I was trained to be a shooting professional. - Ike
I'm not surprised Miciah picked Lucina. No one knows my sister taught me to ride horses when I was little. - Simon
If Miciah didn't pick me, we would've had a serious talk. But, I'm glad I don't have to do that now. - Oboro
I'm happy I was able to add some more money into the pot today. We're about to enter the seventh round, and we haven't even reached a quarter of a million dollars yet. That's just sad, if you think about it. - Miciah