Our teams were randomly designated to start at the following Checkpoints:
Each team then had to progress upwards through the Checkpoints, wrapping around at the end, and then finally hitting the "LAST ONE FOR EVERYONE" clue at the end. For example, Becky and Jim had to find the Checkpoints in this order: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 1, 2, LAST ONE FOR EVERYONE CHECKPOINT 1 A confident comment! Unscramble the letters below and place them in the matchbook to find the name of Checkpoint 1. People may eat their midday meal there. a c e i l m n o p r r u y _ o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e CHECKPOINT 2 One of the chief tributaries of the Yellowstone river plus What Madonna urged us to "get into" in the 80's. equals Checkpoint 2 CHECKPOINT 3 It's a Spelling Bee! Exactly eleven words are misspelled below. Reading left to right, use the errors to spell the name of Checkpoint 3.
CHECKPOINT 4 The first line is key with Urban Glyphs! ®}¬¢©£¶ß{¿¾¤½^µØ*±¼°¥ðþ@§% ® Ø{¬°¥±© µ£ §µ¥ ®^¢ §µ¥± °©®½½®°© µ^ ¤©þ{¼ ®ð©^¥©'¼ ص©°±§ }±{¢¶© {¼ ¬ß©¬¾Øµ{^° 4. ½®¾© ¼¥±© °ß© £µ¤¤µþ{^¶ ¤{^©¼ µ£ ص©°±§ ®±© {^ °ß© Ø{¬°¥±©: "°ß© ¼°±{Ø, ® þµ^¢©±½©^° µ£ ¼¥¤¤©^ ¼©®±¬ß©±¼ ؤ®^°©¢ £{±½¤§ µ^ ¼ß{£°§ ©®±°ß, ¤µµ¾{^¶." -®. þ{¤}©± ¼°©ð©^¼ (Note from Kip: These symbols are different than the ones used in the actual race, but the puzzle is functionally equivalent.) CHECKPOINT 5 California Dreamin'... Checkpoint 5 is: - .... . / -... . .- -.-. .... CHECKPOINT 6 Where the Hail...? Checkpoint 6 is an obelisk located on the Strip, south of Sahara and north of the Trop. Get your photo there for Checkpoint 6. CHECKPOINT 7 He Knows All! Find Swami the Fortuneteller on the Strip within one mile of Paris. He is Checkpoint 7. CHECKPOINT 8 A Gimme! Find the sculpture by Snell Johnson on the Strip. It's Checkpoint 8. CHECKPOINT 9 Comforter Special! Checkpoint 9 is A B C where: A = If she listened, what Betty called him when she called. B = Type of tool invented by Henry F. Phillips C = Harvey Keitel's role in "Point of No Return" CHECKPOINT 10 You Complete Me? Checkpoint 10 shares its name with what Rod Tidwell might say to the Colonel. Any signage will do. CHECKPOINT 11 Cocktail Hour! If Cleveland is linked with Martini, Denver with Long Island Iced Tea, New York with Strawberry Daiquiri, and Los Angeles with Rum Runner, which of the following would be linked with Las Vegas? Sex on the Beach ... go to Clock Tower Cosmopolitan ... go to Flashlight Screwdriver ... go to Talisman Shark Bite ... go to Rose Garden Checkpoint 11 is the UNLV landmark corresponding to the cocktail linked to Las Vegas. LAST ONE FOR EVERYONE Big Hint! Cher, Daryl Hannah, Winona Ryder, Ariel, Christina Ricci and it's in Glitter Gulch. |