Teams have now encountered a Detour.

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In 500 Kilograms, teams drive 30 miles to Alkmaar on an outdoor market, don traditional wooden clogs and use a wooden stretcher to carry cheese from a stockpile to a scale. Once it exactly weighed in at 500 kilograms of cheese no more, no less and they receive their next clue.

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In 15 Feet, teams drive 12 miles to a ranch, where the cow manure is processed into fertilizer. Then, they must searched barehanded through a clues 15 feet of a pile.


Help the teams decide which Detour to do.

[ Team ] will do [ 500 Kilograms / 15 Feet ].
[ Team ] will choose the [ Blue / Red / Yellow / Orange / Black / White / Pink / Green ] car.

*First come, first served basis.

Three out of the eight cars will break down. Going to 500 kilograms will take 46 minutes, going to 15 Feet will take 33 minutes. If a car breaks down, 36 minutes will be added to their time.

If you chose 500 Kilograms:
[ Team ] will put the following cheese into the scale:
[ Number of cheeses per size ]


Sizes are Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large. Small weighs 5 kgs., Medium weighs 15 kgs., Large weighs 35 kgs., and Extra Large weighs 55 kgs. A small type of cheese will take 3 minutes to transport, medium will take 5 minutes, large will take 10 minutes and extra large will take 15 minutes. The team must total 500 kilograms. The number of cheeses placed will determine the team's final time.

The only rule is that there should be only a maximum of 5 extra large cheeses and at least 1 of each kind.

If you chose 15 Feet:
[ Team ] will look at the [ Top / Middle / Bottom ] of the pile first.
[ Team ] will look at the [ Top / Middle / Bottom ] of the pile second.
[ Team ] will look at the [ Top / Middle / Bottom ] of the pile last.


Each section has a specific number of clues hidden. Each section will take 15 minutes to look.

You may post for ONE TEAM once EVERY SIX HOURS.