Season 3: Rainbow Road

## Development

This was the third season of Myka's VideORG games themed around Mario Kart: Wii

## Twists/Changes

* Advantage Safari: This season had the first ever advantage safari. It was themed around Mario Kart: Wii and had many advantages and disadvantages hidden within it.
* Exile Island: There was also an exile island in which the winning tribe (or player) would pick a contestant from the losing tribe to go to exile island and be safe from tribal council. The player would be presented with a difficult task and if completed successfully, they would receive a star piece. With multiple star bits, players would be given an advantage or their choice. If they were unable to complete the task by the end of tribal council, they would receive a randomized disadvantage
* Live Double Tribal: Right after the final 11 tribal council, players learned that they would not be receiving a challenge and in turn, they would go right back into another tribal council except this time, DMs and Alliances would be locked so the only means of communication would be in the tribal council chat.

## Season Summary

Season one brought us nostalgia and strong merge gameplay, and season two brought us chaos from start to finish. So what what Season 3’s claim to fame? Wholesomeness and loyalty. Which is very sweet! But not particularly entertaining to watch. Now, don’t get me wrong! This season was still great. And we got plenty of fantastic, fantastic characters! But the gameplay was, to be blunt, a let down. With the competitiveness of casting and the many OTT characters on the cast, I expected spicy jalapeño and got sweet cherry pie instead. This season had the potential to be epic. But while we found some of the best characters this org has seen to date, and likely the most dominant winner so far, the season as a whole simply didn’t live up to the pre-season hype.

## Trivia

* This was the first season where the winner did not come 5th in the character rankings (CC did :sunglasses:)
* This was the first time a finalists receieved no votes
* There was no idol found or played this season
* This season had the first ever safari of Myka's VideORG games
* This season had the youngest average age
* Three Safety Without Power advantages were played in a single tribal council

## Episode Guide

**Episode 1: "Good luck racers. You'll need it " - Myka** Previously, on Survivor... Season 3 is officially underway! 20 brave racers have been marooned on Rainbow Road, and the race is on! First things first, racers were sorted into tribes. 10 racers were sent to each Mario Circuit and Luigi Circuit. Mario Circuit was comprised of Chris, Cream Cheese, Derrick, Fred, Jack, Jordy, Mars, Shaw, Vin, and Xcync. On Luigi Circuit were Baile, Cole, Deli, Gareth, Jaison, Jobre, Justin, Lorelai, Mr. Pink, and Swump. Our racers were given some time to get to know their tribe mates. Social bonds started to form quickly, but the racers this season decided to play the early game more slowly. No alliances formed right away, racers took their time to build stronger bonds and get to know each other first.

After some time, our racers were presented with a challenge: Mario Kart Tracks! Each tribe was to design a totally new track, including visuals, a description of the new wrinkles in the track, and the fundamentals of the track. This challenge would be graded by 6 alumni judges, so the bar would be high! The grading categories would be Originality/Creativity, Functionality, and Connection to the Game and Theme. Our tribes split off to begin conceptualizing their tracks. Quickly, Mario Circuit came up with an idea to base their track concept around Survivor. Luigi Circuit was less decisive, at first planning for a Pokémon themed track, but eventually deciding to base their track on the Koopalings from the Mario universe.

Once Mario Circuit had fleshed out their concept fully, their idea was to name the track Mariano Kart, and choose former Survivor contestants to be the racers in their track. The track would be set in Fiji, with Jeff Probst serving as the track's Lakitu. Along the course of the track, racers would pass through water to get to their campsite, then pass by the water well, treemail, and a waterfall, before passing back through the water to get to Exile Island. Each lap would then have a "tribal council" of sorts, simulating the Survivor structure within the Mario Kart track. This race would be a remarkable 39 laps long.(edited)

Luigi Circuit's track would be called the Koopalings' Karnival. This track would be set up with various subsections corresponding to each Koopaling, and would be set to the Baby Park music. The first Koopaling section would be Lemmy's Funhouse, full of bouncing balls and distracting toys. The next section would be Late Night with Morton, a live TV show set with floors made out of speakers. After navigating the TV set, racers would enter either Larry's fiery tennis match or Wendy's underwater section, as the track briefly splits into two paths. After the split, the track re-merges and leads to Ludwig's floating airship, full of Bullet Bills to navigate. The track then splits again, but not based on the racers' choice, as Iggy has control of the gears and determines which path is open. The two possibilities are Roy's Volcano and Iggy's Electric Forest, two perilous options full of pitfalls and traps. The race would be 3 laps along this track. Once both tracks were submitted, they were given to our judging panel to evaluate. After a short delay, the judges submitted all their scores, and they were tallied and announced to the racers. The 6 judges all took very different approaches to grading the tracks, but in the end, the margin was as slim as could be. Mario Circuit scored 288 out of a possible 360 points, while Luigi Circuit scored 287 out of 360. The challenge was decided by a single point, and Mario Circuit had won immunity.(edited)

Unfortunately for Luigi Circuit, this meant they had a date with Tribal Council. First off, Luigi Circuit had to choose a racer to send to Exile. They chose to use Tatsu for this, and ended up sending Baile. This meant Baile would not only be safe for this cycle and unable to submit a vote, but would also have a chance to look for an advantage in Exile. With Baile ineligible to vote, a total of 9 votes would be submitted for this Tribal Council, so 5 votes for one racer would be enough to send them home. Unfortunately for Cole, he had failed to make a strong initial impression, and his fellow tribe members decided pretty quickly that he would be the vote this time. Cole figured this out as his fellow racers decided to stop speaking to or acknowledging him, publicly or in DMs. This hurt Cole, and being the last vote, he decided to drag out the voting period as punishment for the members of Luigi Circuit. Eventually Cole had enough, and submitted his parchment, voting for Deli, and commenting on his fellow racers' behavior. But as he had known, once the votes started to be read, they were all for him, other than his own vote. This meant that Cole would be the first boot of Season 3. His tribe members apologized to him on his way out, but the damage was done. Cole was headed home, and Luigi Circuit was down to 9 members. Up until the slight drama at the end, the first episode of Season 3 was relatively slow-paced and without much surprise. It seems the racers have gotten along well so far, but the nature of the game means that can't last forever. What twists and turns will we see in the near future? Tune into the next episode to find out!

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**Episode 2: "i wish the psychic banana peel was on sale" - Jobre** Previously, on Survivor... After Cole's exit in Episode 1, Luigi Circuit was at a numbers disadvantage. With 9 members to Mario Circuit's 10, would they have trouble keeping up? Fortunately it wouldn't matter early on. Before a challenge was announced, the racers were introduced to a major twist: this season would include a Safari. The Safari would take place on a separate server, where participants could go on a choose-your-own-adventure style exploration of various Mario Kart cups and tracks, and hope to find some advantages along the way. Each cycle, every racer would have 7 stamina, allowing them to make 7 moves within the Safari. Right away, our racers hustled to find advantages before anyone else did. Certain racers coordinated their paths within their tribe and alliances, in hopes of strengthening their bonds and their tribe's power.

But our racers quickly learned that the Safari would not be a walk in the park. There would not be free advantages left and right, but also disadvantages hidden throughout the Safari. Our racers would have to move carefully in order to maximize their success. Within the first cycle of the Safari, a total of 8 main game items were found, not including Safari-specific items. Deli, Derrick, Fred, Gareth, Jack, Jobre, Justin, and Mars all found something along the way. Many of the items in the Safari were only temporary, meaning once they're found, nobody else can ever claim them again. Would the fact that so many items were found on day one of the Safari alter racers' future Safari strategies? Once the Safari had been underway for a while and everyone had become familiarized with it, a challenge was presented to our racers: they would be presented with the name of some kind of Mario Kart-related item, and competing as tribes to find the cheapest possible version of the described item for sale online, all within 10 minutes of the item being announced. Over the course of 24 hours, items would be named at random intervals, keeping the tribes on their toes, and requiring teamwork to stay on top. Unfortunately for both tribes, many items were not accurately found over the course of the challenge, and points were left on the board. But that didn't bother the Luigi Circuit racers much, as they raced out to a big lead early, and would never give it up. The final score was 20-11 Luigi Circuit, and with it being mathematically impossible for Mario Circuit to come back, the challenge was called. Luigi Circuit had won immunity.

Mario Circuit, on the other hand, had a date with Tribal Council. Meanwhile, Luigi Circuit had to choose a racer from Mario Circuit to send to Exile for the duration of Mario Circuit's Tribal Council. As always, the Exiled racer would have a chance to find an advantage, so Luigi Circuit needed to carefully choose who they were sending. The Luigi Circuit racers felt that the best move was to send one of Mario Circuit's weakest members. After a brief discussion, they settled on Derrick. He was sequestered in Exile and presented the opportunity to choose his task. Derrick chose to attempt the Donkey Kong exile task, where he would have to complete a Breaklock puzzle game. He successfully completed his task within the time his tribe used to complete their voting, and subsequently won a Mini Star, which he would eventually be able to use at Star Market to purchase an advantage for himself, disadvantage for another racer, or safety. There was some chaos during Tribal Council, as Cream Cheese inexplicably became convinced they were being voted out, and started panicking, while the only two groups were discussing voting for Chris or Vin. It seemed like Chris was the main target, but all the chaos led to some uncertainty. After some time, all of Mario Circuit's votes were in, and it was time for the reading of the votes. Though two votes had been lost to disadvantages, the tribe otherwise unanimously voted Chris. Unfortunately for Chris, this meant he would be the second racer of Season 3: Rainbow Road to be sent home. He chose not to give his fellow racers any final words. This also meant that Luigi Circuit was no longer at a numbers disadvantage; both tribes were down to 9 racers. Things are starting to heat up, and clearly our racers are starting to plan their paths to the end of the game. What developments will they make in the coming days? Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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**Episode 3: "Love you all so, so much." - Myka** Previously, on Survivor... After Episode 2 showed that the season was starting to take off, there was great excitement for this episode. The tribes had even numbers, Safari was open and going well, and the racers had a great challenge in store. They would be completing a puzzle relay race, where the racers in each tribe would have to complete one of a series of puzzles, in a specific order, and accomplish them all faster than the other tribe. Early on Mario Circuit took the challenge more seriously. They did not want to wait around to begin, so they came up with their order (Jack, Cream Cheese, Jordy, Mars, Derrick, Fred, Shaw, Vin) and begin their relay.

Mario Circuit made good time, completing their relay in 2h25m48s, but unfortunately two of their racers had not carefully read instructions and received 2-hour penalties, bringing Mario Circuit's final time to 6h25m48s. Luigi Circuit waited much longer to begin their relay, and seemed to underestimate the difficulty of the challenge. But eventually, they came up with their order (Jobre, Deli, Justin, Baile, Swump, MrPink, Gareth, Jaison) and began the relay. Like Mario Circuit, the racers struggled with following instructions. Both Jobre and Deli took 2 hour penalties for violating the rules for submitting their puzzles. And this is where the episode changed abruptly. Upon being told of her penalty, Deli did not ask for clarification of what happened. She did not acknowledge that she messed the procedure up. She simply left the server, and the Season. Unfortunately she also sent out messages to other players this season containing lies designed to justify her behavior, but these were easily disprovable, and were sadly the final nail in the coffin. Deli would not be returning this season, and the game would move on. Once Luigi Circuit's relay time exceeded Mario Circuit's score, the challenge was cut short, Mario Circuit were announced as the winners, and it was announced that there would be no Tribal Council this episode. Everyone was pretty stunned by what happened, and the episode was cut short to give everyone a bit of a break and regroup for Episode 4. We all wish Deli the best and hope she can get some help and find peace.

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**Episode 4: "Who do you want to bomb?" - Shaw** Previously, on Survivor... After the abrupt end to Episode 3, our racers were eager to get back into the swing of things. After a break to clear their minds, the racers were presented with a challenge: Bob-omb Battle. This would be a Mario Kart-themed iteration of a Dodgeball challenge. Racers were to submit a series of moves in any order of their choosing, using Bob-omb, Heart, and Star moves against members of the other tribe, and their series would be compared head to head to determine the outcomes of each round. Off the bat, Mario Circuit was at a slight disadvantage, as Mars had received a challenge disadvantage and as such could not use her Star move. With the Star move representing a Counter, this could have significant consequences for her and her tribe. The tribes were given ample time to coordinate their lists, and eventually all racers had submitted. It was time to tally the lists and read out the results of each round. Round 1 was a bloodbath, as four racers were eliminated from the challenge: Xcync, Cream Cheese, Jack, and Vin. All from Mario Circuit. It was an inauspicious start for Mario Circuit, but not an insurmountable deficit.

Round 2 was kinder to Mario Circuit. Three racers were eliminated: Gareth, Jordy, and Lorelai. This helped even the score as now there were 5 eliminated Mario Circuit racers as opposed to 2 Luigi Circuit racers. Still well behind, but slightly closer than before. Unfortunately for Mario Circuit, their dwindling numbers meant fewer moves were being made. Nothing happened in Round 3. In Round 4, the tables turned somewhat. Two racers were eliminated, both from Luigi Circuit: Justin and Jobre. Mario Circuit was now only at a one-racer disadvantage. Round 5 gave Mario Circuit a chance to tie it up. But alas, only one racer was eliminated, Mars from Mario Circuit. This increased Luigi Circuit's lead and disappointed Mario Circuit. At this point, Luigi Circuit had 4 remaining racers to Mario Circuit's 2. With the first 5 rounds completed, the final 6 racers were to come up with new lists for a second set. At a numbers disadvantage, Mario Circuit would have to perfectly strategize if they had any hopes of winning the challenge.

Once the second set of lists were submitted, Round 6 began. To everyone's dismay, nobody was eliminated, and everyone was safe heading into the next round. Round 7 offered respite for Mario Circuit, as Jaison was the only racer eliminated. Mario Circuit's numbers disadvantage was down to 1, as Luigi Circuit had 3 remaining racers to their 2. But in Round 8, disaster struck for Mario Circuit. Shaw was eliminated, meaning they were outnumbered 3 to 1. Derrick was the last Mario Circuit racer involved, and would need to take out Luigi Circuit's 3 without being eliminated. It was a tall order. Could he make it work? Round 9 would answer all questions, as Derrick began by taking out Swump, closing the numbers gap. But unfortunately for him, the disadvantage had been too great, and Mr. Pink took out Derrick. This meant Luigi Circuit had won the challenge. On the other hand, Mario Circuit had a date with Tribal Council. But not before Luigi Circuit chose a Mario Circuit racer to send to Exile: Cream Cheese. This meant Cream Cheese was safe and had no vote in Tribal Council, and also had a chance to earn an advantage.

In the meantime, Mario Circuit began to discuss voting options. The popular name early in discussions was Xcync. Everyone liked him just fine, and some other Mario Circuit had worked with him in alliances, but many felt he hadn't made much of an impression and were comfortable letting him go. On the other hand, some tribe members felt Mars was the smarter vote. She had established herself as a strong player and potential target. Meanwhile, Cream Cheese attempted his Exile challenge, and chose the Baby Mario challenge. This was to take a word given by the lakitus and find 95% or more of the possible words that can be formed using the letters from the given word. Immediately, he regretted his decision. Cream Cheese made a valiant effort, but fell short of the threshold to win his challenge. This meant he would receive a Black Star, which would give him a random disadvantage from the Star Menu. The disadvantage he received was a Safari Stamina Reducer. For the rest of his Safari runs, he would have 2 fewer stamina to operate with. Finally, all 8 of Mario Circuit's votes were submitted, and it was time for Tribal Council to get underway. As the votes were read, both Xcync and Mars were coming up early. But unfortunately for Xcync, as more votes were read, the vote became less even. Ultimately, it was a 6-2 vote for Xcync, with only Xcync and Vin voting for Mars. This meant Xcync would be the 4th player to go home in Season 3: Rainbow Road. Xcync was extremely gracious on the way out, joking with the hosts and other Mario Circuit racers. 8 racers remained on each Mario Circuit and Luigi Circuit. Things were heating up, but the tribes were keeping pace with each other so far. Will that change soon? What surprises might be in store for our racers? Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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**Episode 5: "SpecialPrincessHater" - Shaw** Previously, on Survivor... After a dramatic challenge finish evened the numbers between Luigi Circuit and Mario Circuit in Episode 4, racers had a potential swap on their minds, and starting to think about their numbers going forward. They would have an early opportunity to strengthen their swap numbers, as off the bat, our racers were told of their new challenge: Grid Lock Unscramble. In this challenge, tribes would have to unscramble a series of Mario Kart-related phrases in a certain order. The tribes would be competing to post the lower total time to complete all 30 phrases.

The tribes were given 24 hours to coordinate a time to have as many racers as possible together, but didn't need it. Luigi Circuit only took an hour to start, and Mario Circuit only waited an hour longer. By the time Mario Circuit began, Luigi Circuit were already on the 18th phrase. Mario Circuit would need to surpass that within their first hour and keep ahead of Luigi Circuit's pace in order to pull off a win. And early on it sure looked like they were going to. An hour in, Mario Circuit was on the 25th phrase. It seemed like Mario Circuit was going to be lapped. And then suddenly, the 25th proved immensely challenging to Mario Circuit. Given the clue "treCyFndCneudfOiH," it took Mario Circuit an hour and a half to put together the correct "OneHundredFiftyCC" and move on to the 26th phrase. Meanwhile, as Mario Circuit was stumbling, Luigi Circuit was cruising. They stumbled a bit on the 25th phrase themselves, but managed to get through their 30 phrases in just a little over 2 and a half hours.

And then absolute disaster struck for Luigi Circuit. Jaison, who they had selected to run the stopwatch, was nowhere to be found. As he had started the stopwatch, only he could finish, and unnecessary time was being added to Luigi Circuit's score every moment he wasn't there. As Mario Circuit was finishing up, Jaison finally appeared, locking in Luigi Circuit's time at 3h20m53s. Jaison had cost them 44 minutes. If Luigi Circuit lost by 44 minutes or fewer, the loss could be put squarely on Jaison's shoulders. Shortly after, Mario Circuit completed the sequence, locking in their time: 2h47m18s. Luigi Circuit had lost by 33 minutes, and had a date with Tribal Council. Mario Circuit had earned immunity, and the ability to send a Luigi Circuit racer to exile. They chose Baile. Jaison knew he was in trouble, and began campaigning in his alliances and tribe chats to not be the vote. Fortunately for Jaison, his allies supported him, and there was another target in Luigi Circuit that racers were just as comfortable targeting: Lorelai. Luigi Circuit had the night to submit their votes as it was late, and when morning came, all votes were in. Outside of Lorelai who voted for Jaison and Baile who was in exile and had no vote, Luigi Circuit voted unanimously for Lorelai. She would be the 5th racer to go home in Season 3: Rainbow Road. On the way out, Lorelai was gracious and said she hoped one of her Luigi Circuit tribe mates could win in her honor. They wished her well, and the Episode was complete. The racers seem certain that a major shift is coming to the game soon. Are they right? Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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**Episode 6: "You think nut is a good option?" - Jaison** Previously, on Survivor... After much speculation, the racers got what they had been anticipating for a while now...tribe swap! Gone were Mario Circuit and Luigi Circuit, replaced by Wario Colosseum and Waluigi Pinball. Tribes were to be randomized, and with an odd number of remaining racers, one player would be going to exile island. After the randomization, the new tribes broke down as follows: On Wario Colosseum: Derrick, Baile, Swump, Jordy, Cream Cheese, Fred, and Jaison. On Waluigi Pinball: Shaw, Gareth, Vin, Jobre, Justin, MrPink, and Jack.

This left Mars to be sent to exile...but only temporarily. As soon as someone was voted out of the game, Mars would take their place in their tribe. The racers were given some time to acquaint themselves with their new tribes, before being presented with their challenge. This meant Mars would have more time than most exiled racers to complete their exile challenge. After some time, the new tribes were given this episode's challenge: they would be playing Codenames. In this game, the tribes would be presented with a 5x5 grid, each square on the grid having a word on it. One racer from each tribe would be named the codemaster and given the grid key, showing them which words their tribe would have to guess, and which the other tribe would be attempting to guess.

It would be the codemaster's job to give a clue word that would indicate to their tribe mates which words to guess. Whichever team guessed all their words first would win. Once the challenge began, it was clear that it would a back and forth, tight matchup. The tribes alternates points until finally, only 3 words remained for either tribe, and Waluigi Pinball had the turn. They would get all 3 on their turn, winning immunity and sending Wario Colosseum to Tribal Council. Before Wario Colosseum could head to tribal, the racers from Waluigi Pinball would be able to send someone to exile, to join Mars who was still there. They chose to send Swump, and Swump and Mars chatted a bit as they realized they'd be working together going forward in Wario Colosseum. In the meantime, the rest of Wario Colosseum was voting. Jaison and Baile had each been potential voting targets throughout the game, and that trend held here. There were some discussions but ultimately the vote was going to be for Jaison or Baile.

Meanwhile, Swump had given up on his exile task, which would be to post 10,000 separate messages in his submissions. He felt there was no way he could do this, and accepted the disadvantage for not completing his challenge. After some time, all votes were in, and was time for them to be read. The first vote that came in was a no vote, followed shortly by a vote for Baile. 1-0 Baile. The next vote to be read was for Jaison. 1-1 tie. Next was a Baile vote, pushing it to 2-1 Baile, but not for long as a vote for Jaison was next, tying it at 2-2. The next person voted out of Season 3: Rainbow Road would be determined by the next vote. It would be for Baile, who unfortunately would be going home. Baile was not present for Tribal Council, so unfortunately he was unable to give any last words. The racers headed back to camp, ready to meet their new tribe mate in Mars. Would Mars' late arrival to Wario Colosseum put her at a disadvantage going forward? Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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**Episode 7: "I'm feelin kinda greedy" - Jaison** Previously, on Survivor... After Mars' introduction to Wario Colosseum, the two tribes were equal in number and ready to move forward with this episode's challenge. But they would be surprised to find that this episode's challenge wasn't so much a challenge as it was a social experiment. For 24 hours, both tribes would be sequestered in the Arena, unable to talk privately amongst each other without publicly declaring that they were doing so. Everything would be out in the open for all to see. On top of that, eventually an immunity idol would be placed in the Arena, for any racer to claim. But there was a catch. Claiming the immunity idol would send that racer's own tribe to Tribal Council, and give the other tribe immunity. If nobody chose to claim the idol, BOTH tribes would enter a joint Tribal Council.

The setup was terrifying to the remaining racers. There would be no ability to strategize without others seeing that messages are being sent between the individuals strategizing. On top of that, claiming the idol could have serious implications within the tribe sent to Tribal Council. All was relatively quiet for the duration of the challenge. Some racers publicly declared that they were privately messaging others, only to be using those messages for casual conversation and silliness, while making others suspicious of what they were discussing. But finally, after a lot of waiting, the idol was placed.

And within seconds, three racers from Waluigi Pinball claimed the idol. The first was Mr. Pink, who was awarded immunity, and sent his tribe mates in Waluigi Pinball to Tribal Council. They would not be able to privately message for the duration of Tribal Council. As part of the challenge, there would be no exile this cycle, so Wario Colosseum was able to sit back and relax. As votes started to come in, it was clear that not being able to privately message freely had hampered racers' voting strategies, as multiple different racers received votes. Waluigi Pinball racers considered whether now was the time to play their advantages, and came up with plans for what circumstances would warrant using those advantages. Shaw was concerned that he might be getting votes, and played his radar advantage, but nobody had voted for him. Justin played his red shell, which allowed him to steal a vote. He used this to steal Vin's vote. Jack used his split idol, so every other vote against him would not count. Gareth chose to use his vote blocker on Jack, meaning Jack's vote would not count. All in all, this would be a weird Tribal Council.

Finally, all votes were settled, and it was time for them to be read. The first vote was a no vote, and the second was for Jack, but with his split idol, it did not count. The third vote was for Jack, which counted, and the fourth vote was also for Jack, which did not count. The fifth vote was for Jack, and counted, and with all the advantages being played, the two votes for him were enough to do it this time. Jack would be the next member of Season 3: Rainbow Road to go home. Jack was gracious, letting his fellow racers know how much fun he had playing alongside them. He thanked everyone in his final words, and went on his way. It was by far the most chaotic Tribal Council of the season so far. Will it set the stage for more drama to come? Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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**Episode 8: "Sorry bro, we kinda speedran that shit" - Cream Cheese** Previously, on Survivor... After the major Tribal Council fireworks in the last episode, the game started to be heating up. Racers' strategies were starting to come more into play, and working together would be of the utmost importance going forward. Which made it the perfect time to play Wavelength! The racers' challenge this episode would be to work in pairs, giving and guessing clues as to where on a certain scale a certain thing would fall. For example, if the scale were 0 to 100 where 0 is cold and 100 is hot, one racer might give their partner the clue "ice" to get their partner to guess the number 30. Whichever tribe would have the lowest average score, meaning they guessed the closest to the correct numbers, would win immunity.

On Waluigi Pinball, the pairs would be Jobre/Shaw, Justin/MrPink, and Gareth/Vin. On Wario Colosseum, Cream Cheese/Swump, Jordy/Mars, and Fred/Jaison. The pairs began the challenge pretty quickly. Jobre and Shaw posted a score of 31, Justin and MrPink posted 70, and Gareth and Vin scored 56, for a Waluigi Pinball average of 52.3. Cream Cheese and Swump scored 91, while Jordy and Mars posted a score of 73, and Fred and Jaison scored a remarkable 7 points. This gave Wario Colosseum an average of 57, higher than Waluigi Pinball, and meant that Wario Colosseum would be going to Tribal Council. In the meantime, Waluigi Pinball would have to select a Wario Colosseum racer to send to Exile.

They quickly settled on sending Swump to exile, making him immune in Tribal Council. The remaining Wario Colosseum racers would not be so fortunate. Votes came in blisteringly fast, and it was time for them to be read.

The first vote was a no vote, courtesy of Fred receiving a disadvantage. Second was a vote for Jaison. The third vote was for Mars, making it a 1-1 tally. Fourth was a vote for Jaison to bring it to 2-1, followed by another vote for Jaison to make it 3-1. Unfortunately for Jaison, 3 votes was enough, and he was the next racer of Season 3: Rainbow Road to go home. Jaison was gracious in his final words, acknowledging that his competitors had to do what they had to do. Because Tribal Council ended so rapidly, Swump was unable to complete his task, and received a disadvantage. He would lose his next Safari run. In what was the fastest-paced episode of the season so far, Jaison and Swump were the big losers. Would Swump be out for revenge going forward? Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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**Episode 9: "Onward and upward!" - Myka** Previously, on Survivor... With the cast down to 12 remaining racers, a major moment was in order: the tribes would be merging! Cream Cheese, Derrick, Fred, Gareth, Jobre, Jordy, Justin, Mars, Mr. Pink, Shaw, Swump, and Vin would join together to form one new, merged tribe. They were given a few hours to interact with their new tribe mates, and some alliances from earlier in the game were revived as a result. After a while, the new tribe was presented with their challenge for the episode: they would be playing Geoguessr, using a custom map designed with various references to Mario-related concepts. As this was an individual challenge, racers were given 24 hours to complete the challenge. Early on, several racers either struggled and couldn't finish the challenge or decided to intentionally not finish for strategic reasons. But as the 24 hours passed, more and more racers seriously attempted and completed the task.

While challenges were still coming in, racers were beginning to strategize their ideal first merge boot. Some racers decided to stick with earlier tribal lines, which frustrated some others, and some decided that they would just go with the flow and stay out of the way for now. Early on, the most popular suggestions were Justin and Vin. There seemed to be more support for Justin, but he had built more and stronger bonds than Vin. Would this save him come Tribal Council? During the episode, racers also attempted their runs through the Safari. At this point in the game, most of the items in the Safari had been found, with the permanent star pieces being the major reward left. However, racers seemed to have no idea what these, or any other Safari-specific items, could be used for. Swump and Mr Pink pooled their star pieces together to see if it would unlock anything new. It would not, and they would continue to not know what to do with them.

Finally, all challenges were completed and it was time for the scores to be read. A total of three racers posted DNFs, and there was a wide variance in the rest of the scores. Coming out on top would be Gareth, who would now have to come up with someone to send to Exile. After some time Gareth settled on sending Mars to exile, and it was time for Tribal Council to open. Upon selecting her Exile challenge, Mars immediately regretted her decision, and did not attempt to complete it. After some time, all votes were in, and it was time for them to be read. The first vote was a no vote, lost in the Safari, so the count remained at zero. Second was a vote for Justin, starting the count. The third vote was for Vin, bringing it to 1-1 Justin-Vin. Fourth up was a vote for Justin, bringing it to 2-1. The next vote was for Vin, again tying it at 2-2. The sixth vote would be for Justin, bringing it to 3-2 Justin. But the fun was not over yet, as the next vote was for Vin, tying things yet again, this time at 3-3. Next was a vote for Vin, giving Vin the higher count for the first time, at 4-3. But things would get tied yet again with another vote for Justin, bringing the tally to 4-4. The next vote would be for Justin, putting it at 5-4 Justin. Justin needed some luck or else he'd be in trouble. And unfortunately, he was, as the final vote was for Justin. He would be the latest racer to go home. Justin was in good spirits despite this, he wished his competitors well and joked around with them. But it was time for him to go, bringing the episode to an end. As Mars had not attempted her Exile challenge and Tribal Council had ended, she received a black star, and earned a Safari Stamina Reducer. In one of the tighter votes of the season so far, Justin drew the short end of the stick. Will there be more dramatics coming soon? Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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**Episode 10: "oh this is ez lol" - Derrick** Previously, on Survivor... After a close finish in the last episode's vote, the remaining racers probably could have used a little break. They would not get quite what they hoped. Though they did get nearly a full day off, once the game continued, they would have to deal with a brutal challenge: Balloon Battle. In this game, not only would they have to be good at answering questions about the Mario Kart universe, but they would have to strategically target other racers, publicly and directly, in order to win this challenge. It could have been an opportunity for racers to work together, or to accidentally reveal how they feel about each other.

Every racer started with 3 points, and every time someone else targeted them after correctly answering a question, they would lose 1 point. When a racer hit 0, they would be eliminated. And finally, the game was underway. In the first round, nobody answered the question correctly, and thus nobody was able to target anyone else. In the second round, Fred, Gareth, Jordy, and Swump were correct. Fred chose to hit Shaw, lowering Shaw's score to 2. Gareth went for Cream Cheese. Jordy hit Mars, and finally Swump hit Vin. In the third round, everyone but Mr. Pink got the answer correct. Cream Cheese hit Derrick, and in return, Derrick hit Cream Cheese. Fred hit Gareth, so naturally Gareth hit Fred. Jobre targeted Derrick, bringing his score to 1, and Jordy went for Jobre. Mars reluctantly hit Jordy, and shaw hit Fred, bringing him down to 1. Swump went for Jordy, also bringing his score down to 1. Finally, Vin targeted Derrick, bringing him to 0 and eliminating him from the challenge. Swump and Mr. Pink had 3 points. Cream Cheese, Jordy, and Fred each had 1. Derrick was out, and everybody else had 2. In the fourth round, Cream Cheese, Shaw, and Mr. Pink answered the question correctly. Cream Cheese chose to use a randomizer, which cruelly chose Jordy, eliminating him from the challenge. Mr. Pink targeted Cream Cheese, which brought his score to 0 and eliminated him. Shaw targeted Mr. Pink, finally lowering his score to 2.

In the 5th round, Fred, Gareth, Jobre, Mars, Swump, and Vin all answered correctly. Fred hit Swump, bringing his score to 2. Gareth targeted Fred, eliminating him. Jobre targeted Vin, and Mars went for Swump, lowering his score to 1. Swump went for Mars, and finally Vin hit Jobre, bringing his score to 1. At this point, Gareth, Mr. Pink, and Shaw had 2 points, Jobre, Mars, Swump, and Vin had 1, and everyone else was out. In the 6th round, everybody got the question correct. Gareth went for Shaw, lowering his score to 1. Jobre targeted Vin, eliminating her from the challenge. Mars went for Gareth, bringing him to 1 point. Mr. Pink went for Shaw, eliminating him from the game, but he was still able to target someone. He chose Gareth, eliminating him. Swump went for Mars, eliminating her. Vin was still able to target someone, and chose Jobre, eliminating him. At this point in the challenge, Mr. Pink had 2 points, and Swump had 1. They were the only racers still competing in the challenge. All Mr. Pink would have to do in order to win would be to answer the question correctly.

He did not. But, much to his relief, neither did Swump. In the next round, it was the same deal. All Mr. Pink had to do was get the question right. And yet again, he could not. And this time, Swump did, evening the score at 1-1. With the score tied at 1, the only way to determine a winner if both got the question right would be based on who answered first. If one got it right and the other did not, the one who answered correctly would win the challenge. Mr. Pink did not get it right. Swump did. After having an enormous disadvantage going into the end of the game, Swump had come back to win immunity. With that, he would have to send someone to exile. Swump chose to exile Cream Cheese, and with that, Tribal Council was underway. It wasn't long before all votes were in, and it was time for them to be read. The first vote was a no vote. Second was a vote for Vin. The third vote was for Derrick, tying the tally at 1-1. Fourth was another vote for Derrick, and the fifth was the same. The tally was now 3-1 Derrick. The sixth vote was for Derrick, and only one more vote cast against him would eliminate him from the game. Unfortunately for Derrick, that's what the next vote was, and he would be going to Ponderosa as a juror for the season. Derrick did not have much to say on his way out. Meanwhile, Cream Cheese was unable to complete his task in Exile, and received a black star, which took away his next Safari run. A chaotic, dramatic challenge ended in a straightforward vote. Will the chaos continue going forward? Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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**Episode 11: "It's time to put your perception skills to the test" - Myka** Previously, on Survivor... After a pretty chaotic last episode, the racers were looking to keep their momentum going. And they would have a great opportunity to do so, as this episode's challenge would be the infamous Touchy Subjects. Each racer would be given a list of questions, about the racers still in the game, and the racers would have to name the person they thought was likely to receive the most votes for that question. The questions were designed to be revealing and hard to dance around, so it was a prime opportunity for some drama to arise. Racers were given 24 hours to complete their lists. With most of the time used, all lists were submitted, and the scores would be tallied and read. The first question was who is most trusted, and the majority answer was Shaw. Cream Cheese, Fred, Jordy, Mr. Pink, and Shaw scored. Second was least trusted. The majority answered Vin, with Jobre, Mr. Pink, Swump, and Vin scoring. Third up was who had been the biggest goat of the season so far. Vin was the answer that every single racer gave. The fourth question was who is least likely to reach Final Tribal Council. The majority answer was Vin. Fred, Jordy, Mr. Pink, and Vin scored.

Fifth was who had been the biggest challenge beast of the season so far. Gareth was the majority answer, with all racers but Vin responding as such. The sixth question was who had built the best relationships. This one was tight, as the majority answer of Fred only had 3 votes. They were Gareth, Mars, and Mr. Pink. Seventh, the racers were asked who the most strategic player is, and there was no consensus. The majority answer was a four-way tie of Jordy, Shaw, Cream Cheese, and Fred. All but Mars and Shaw answered with one of those 4. Eighth, asked who was running the game to this point, the majority answered Shaw. Fred, Jordy, Jobre, Mr. Pink, and Mars scored. For the 9th question racers were asked who is least self-aware. Vin was the majority answer, with Jordy, Mr. Pink, and ironically Vin having named Vin. Tenth, racers who asked who would be most difficult to vote out, with Shaw receiving the most votes. Jobre, Jordy, Mars, and Mr. Pink scored. Next up, racers were asked who least deserves to still be in the game. Vin was by far the majority answer, with all but Vin scoring.

Question 12 was who had the biggest secrets. Shaw was the majority answer, with Cream Cheese, Fred, and Gareth scoring. 13th, racers who asked who is most flying under the radar. Jordy was the majority answer. Jobre, Mars, Mr. Pink, and Vin scored. The 14th question regarded the biggest threat in the game. The majority answer was Fred, with Jobre, Mr. Pink, and Swump scoring. The next question was who had been least engaging, and there was a lot of agreement here, with Vin being named by Fred, Jobre, Jordy, Shaw, Swump, and Vin. 16th, racers were asked who is most likely to spin out. Swump was the majority answer, with Fred, Jordy, Mars, and Swump scoring. The next question was who was likeliest to be hit by a blue shell inches from the finish line, and there was little consensus. Jordy was the majority response, with Cream Cheese, Gareth, and Jordy scoring. 18th was who was likeliest to slip on their own banana peel. Mars received the most votes, with Gareth, Mars, and Mr. Pink scoring. For the 19th question, racers were asked who the funniest racer was. Fred was the most common response, with Cream Cheese, Gareth, and Shaw scoring. Finally, for the 20th question, they were asked who they were likeliest to stay in touch with after the game was over. Fred was the majority answer, with Cream Cheese, Fred, Shaw, and Swump scoring. All scores were tallied, and with a remarkable 14 out of 20 possible points, Mr. Pink had won immunity. His fellow racers, however, had a date with Tribal Council. Mr. Pink sent Jobre to Exile, protecting him from being eliminated this cycle. As Tribal Council opened, before votes had started to coming in, multiple racers decided to play advantages. Gareth opened it up by playing a Safety Without Power, protecting himself and taking away his vote.

Shortly after that, Swump also chose to play a Safety Without Power. A few minutes later, Vin ALSO chose to play a Safety Without Power. As a result of all these advantages, only 5 players could receive votes, with only 6 players voting. Cream Cheese, Shaw, Fred, Jordy, and Mars were eligible to receive votes, with Mr. Pink eligible to vote but having won immunity. The racers were briefly stunned by the chaotic playing of advantages, but eventually votes started to come in. After some time all votes were in, and it was time for the votes to be read. And it was a pretty straightforward vote. Unfortunately for Jordy, he was the unanimous vote, and would be going to Ponderosa to serve on our jury. Jobre had been unable to complete his Exile task in time, and as a result received a Black Star, which became a loss of vote in the next Tribal Council. And thus, the episode ended - or did it? Nope. Our racers would be facing a double Tribal Council today, and the second would begin immediately. Racers were unable to communicate with each other in DMs or alliance chats. All discussions would have to come publicly. They had 24 hours to figure out their next vote. As there was no second challenge, there would be no immunity or Exile. Everyone would be in play. Since Jobre had lost his vote for the next Tribal Council after failing his Exile task, he would not be voting, meaning only 8 votes would be submitted. The public communication quickly devolved into racers attempting to use codes to hint at who their votes would be, without actually saying it outright. Fred tried to get people to understand that he wanted to target Gareth, hinting to his allies to look at what had been discussed in an alliance chat. Some people caught on and others did not, but eventually votes started coming in and discussions died down. After a while, all votes were in, and it was time for them to be tallied and read. The first vote was a no vote by Jobre, who had lost it as a result of failing his earlier Exile task. Second was a vote for Swump, and third was for Vin, setting the tally at 1-1. Fourth up was a vote for Fred, bringing the tally to a 1-1-1 tie. Fifth was a vote for Gareth. Four votes had been cast, no more than one for any racer to this point. Next up was another vote for Gareth, putting him in an ignominious lead at 2-1-1-1. But it would not last long, as another vote for Fred would tie it at 2-2-1-1. The next two votes were both by Fred, who had played an extra vote advantage. Both were for Gareth, bringing the tally to 4-2-1-1. Unfortunately for Gareth, this was enough to eliminate him, making him the next member of our Jury. Gareth told his fellow racers how much he loved playing against them, and wished everyone the best of luck on his way out. In one of the most intense, dramatic episodes of the season yet, Gareth was the odd man out. Would his allies be at a disadvantage going forward? Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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**Episode 12: "Mushroom gives you xray vision if you take enough of them" - Fred** Previously, on Survivor... For the past couple of episodes, the intensity of the game had been picking up. The strongest players were starting to dominate the game, and with the end of the road approaching, it was time to start making moves. After being locked out of DMs and alliance chats in the previous episode, racers were finally able to communicate privately again. They would have about a day before the episode's challenge, so they had plenty of time to recuperate strategically. At this point, a few players were sticking out as potential targets, depending on how the episode shook out: Vin, Jobre, and Swump. Which ones would be targeted would depend on how the challenge and alliance discussions went. After a while, the challenge was announced: racers would be playing Shazam, in which a song would be played and the first racer to correctly name it would receive a point. The first one to hit 10 points would win immunity.

Early on, Shaw and Jobre were dominating the challenge. The stakes were high for Jobre, as he was already on the chopping block, and if he could win immunity he would survive another episode. But despite their early dominance, they were rather quickly caught up to by Fred. After 15 songs, the score was Jobre 5, Shaw 4, Fred 4, Swump 1, Cream Cheese 1. But then, it suddenly became the Fred show. He correctly guessed the next handful of songs, putting him in an 8-5-4-1-1 lead. But Jobre was not ready to give up. He got the next 2 songs correct, putting him right behind Fred. Swump got the next one correct, but then Jobre followed up with a correct guess, putting him in an 8-8 tie with Fred.

It would not last long, as Fred got the very next song, putting him at 9 points. One more correct guess would win him immunity. And he got it, as he correctly guessed the very next one, winning the challenge. With Fred winning immunity, he was also able to send someone to Exile for the duration of Tribal Council. Fred chose Mr. Pink, making him safe and without a vote for this cycle. Jobre's close call in the challenge caused his mood to change, as he suddenly became very aware of the target on his back, and began scrambling to make some sort of move. He attempted to get Mars out by telling other players, including her allies, that she was targeting them. Despite the strong bonds Mars had built, her allies couldn't help but wonder if she truly had been targeting them. They wanted to trust her, but in this game, you can never let you guard all the way down.

Shaw was one of the racers Jobre had attempted to manipulate, but he was on top of things. He concluded that Jobre had been playing games, and decided to keep him around for now, but not to trust him. After a while, the votes came in, and with Mr. Pink having not yet completed his task, he received a Black Star, which became a stamina reducer for the Safari. In the meantime, it was time for votes to be read. But before that happened, Shaw decided to play an advantage. He had an X-Ray advantage, which would enable him to see a list of how everybody had voted here. After he read that list, the reading of the votes was ready to proceed. The first vote was a vote for Shaw, which Shaw knew Swump had submitted, thanks to his advantage. The next vote was for Jobre, putting the tally at 1-1. And then things quickly got out of hand, as every remaining vote was for Swump. This meant he would be going home and serving as a member of our jury. ...and he was not thrilled. He made sure to criticize his fellow racers' gameplay on the way out the door. They apologized and told him it's just gameplay, but he felt that people were playing poorly and this vote was reflective of that. Would this come back to bite anyone in particular, with Swump serving on our jury? Would any racers be woken up by Swump's comments and decide to play a little more aggressively? Tune in to the next episode to find out!

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**Episode 13: "Why y'all grabbing earth" - Fred** Previously, on Survivor... With the cast down to its final 7 racers, things were starting to get tight. Everyone still in the game served a purpose in the eyes of others, and there were no more easy calls. There would also be no more easy challenges, if today's would be any indication. Our racers would be playing Elemental Obstacle course, in which they would spend 24 hours periodically claiming various medallions in order to survive 4 elimination rounds. There would also be mazes interspersed throughout the 24 hours, which racers could win in order to achieve immunity from a certain elimination round within the challenge. Each of the four elimination rounds would come roughly each 6 hours, dividing the 24 hour period neatly. The challenge was underway, and the racers began claiming medallions. The first elimination came after 6 hours. Mars had won immunity from winning the first maze, and Vin had failed to claim a single Earth medallion, so she was eliminated from the challenge.

After 6 more hours, another maze was given, and Shaw won it to earn immunity from this elimination round. Fred was eliminated, as he had the fewest Water medallions. With the third maze, Mr. Pink won immunity, and Mars was eliminated, having the fewest Wind medallions. Mars won the final maze and immunity...but she had already been eliminated in the previous round. Cream Cheese was eliminated, having the fewest Fire medallions. This left Shaw, Jobre, and Mr. Pink in the challenge. The winner would be determined by the total number of medallions each had. Mr. Pink was in third place, with 30 total medallions, leaving it down to Shaw and Jobre. Shaw had 59 medallions. Jobre also had 59 medallions. This meant they would have to re-enter the arena in order to complete a tiebreaker maze. The winner of this would be Shaw, who would thus win immunity for this cycle. Unfortunately for the other racers, they would have a date with Tribal Council. Shaw used his alliances to try to organize a Vin vote out. It seemed like he had traction for it, as he had developed multiple strong alliances that he trusted. Mr. Pink told Vin that most racers were planning to vote for her, and asked her what she wanted to do about it. He convinced her that targeting Mars could keep her in the game going forward.

After a while, all votes came in, and it was time for them to be read. No advantages were played, so this would just be a straight vote. The first vote to be read was for Mars. The second was for Cream Cheese, setting the tally at 1-1. The third vote was for Mars, putting her up at 2-1, but it would not last long as another vote for Cream Cheese would again tie the tally. The fifth vote was for Mars, setting the tally at 3-2. But once again, an immediate vote for Cream Cheese would tie things up at 3-3. The seventh and final vote would be for Mars, making her the next member of our Jury. Mars was pretty crushed by this, and didn't have much to say on the way out. She did warn the remaining racers that they would need to impress her as a juror if they made it to Final Tribal Council, and then went on her way. In a bit of a chaotic vote with multiple factions targeting different racers, Mars drew the short stick. Would this come to back to bite the other racers? Tune into the next episode to find out!

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**Finale: "The journey isn't always a rainbow Road" - Fred** Previously, on Survivor... After a long road through the season, the Finale had finally arrived, and our last 6 racers would be competing to come out on top, and become the third-ever winner of Myka's VideORG Games. As close as they were, there was still much to be determined before the final decision could be made. The Safari had now closed, offering racers no advantages in this episode. This would come down to the last few challenges to determine who would be sitting at the table in Final Tribal Council. And after a short break, the first of those challenges would be announced. The racers would be playing Blind Maze, wherein they would have to complete a maze they could not see, using only commands such as up, down, left, and right, and only knowing if they hit a wall or could keep moving forward. Savvy racers would be able to keep track of their moves and piece together the maze, but the scoring for the challenge would be based on the number of moves each racer made, so they wouldn't be able to just run around aimlessly to try to figure it out. They would have to be efficient if they wanted to win this challenge. The racers all quickly scheduled their challenges, and we were underway. The racers had been given more than a full day to complete their challenge, but didn't need it. After about a day and a half, all had completed their maze, and it was time for the scores to be tallied and announced. Unfortunately for Cream Cheese, he was unable to complete the maze and received a DNF. Of the racers who completed the challenge, coming in last by far was Shaw, who used a whopping 184 moves in order to complete the maze. The next-most moved used were 69, by Mr. Pink. This left Jobre, Fred, and Vin in the running to win immunity.

Unfortunately it would not be Vin, who came in third with a score of 53 moves. And at the top was a photo finish, as Fred completed the maze in 29 moves, while Jobre only needed 25 to get through the maze. Jobre had won immunity in the upcoming Tribal Council, and guaranteed himself a top 5 spot. There would be no more Exile, and thus Tribal Council was now underway. The racers were given a day to determine their votes. But just as before, they did not need a full day. All votes came in a few hours early, and it was time for them to be read, and the next juror of Season 3: Rainbow Road to be determined. Shaw was slightly worried about being targeted, and decided to play an advantage that he received all the way back in day 2 of the season: Shaw played his coin, which served as an immunity half-idol. Half the votes played against him in this Tribal Council would not count. The first vote was for Shaw. As a result of his advantage, this vote would not count. Second was another vote for Shaw, and this would count as only half the votes for him would be invalidated. Third up was a vote for Fred, setting the tally at 1-1. Next was a vote for Mr. Pink, bringing it to 1-1-1. The next vote was also for Mr. Pink, putting him up at 2-1-1. Unfortunately for him, the next vote was also for him, bringing his vote tally to 3. And unfortunately, that was enough to send him home in this Tribal Council. Mr. Pink would be our next juror, so his time here was not over yet.

He congratulated his fellow racers and said he looked forward to speaking once the game ended. We were now down to the final 5 racers, and their job was far from finished. A new challenge was announced immediately, and racers were told that they would need to schedule a time together, as it would be a live challenge. The racers chose the following day, giving them a little more than a day to recuperate. For this challenge, racers would be playing Historical Gauntlet, which would be made up of 2 parts: the first would be juror trivia, based on the answers jurors had given to the questions in their exit interviews and in-episode questions. The second half would not be announced until the first half was completed. Finally the scheduled time had come, and the racers would be entering the arena to compete in part 1 of the challenge. Unfortunately Vin had been feeling pretty stressed and decided to take a break from the game, and chose not to participate in this challenge. Racers were ready, and the challenge was now underway. Question 1 asked the racers who had said in response to a question that their favorite game is Minecraft. The correct answer was Swump, and Cream Cheese and Fred scored. The next question asked racers who had said their favorite drink is lemonade. The correct answer was Jordy, and only Jobre scored. Question 3 asked them who said their favorite artist is Kanye West. Justin was the correct answer, and Fred, Shaw, and Jobre all scored. The 4th question asked racers who had said their favorite pizza topping is mushrooms. The correct answer was Gareth, and both Cream Cheese and Shaw answered correctly.

5th, racers were asked whose favorite dessert was brownies. Mars had said this, and all of Cream Cheese, Fred, and Shaw scored. At this point, the tally was as follows: CC- 3 Fred- 3 Jobre-2 Shaw- 3 For the next question, racers were asked who had said their favorite movie is either A Quiet Place or Crawl. The correct answer was Derrick, and nobody got it right. Next, they were asked who had said their favorite board game is Settlers of Catan. Mr. Pink was the correct answer, and Cream Cheese and Fred both got it right. The 8th question regarded who had said in their exit interview that their least favorite part of the season was that they cried a lot out of stress and frustration. The correct answer was Mars, and everyone correctly scored. For question 9, racers were asked who said they had loved talking to everyone in The Homedoggies. The correct answer was Swump, and Shaw scored. 10th up, they were asked who had said their favorite part of the season was everything. Mr. Pink had said this, and Cream Cheese, Fred, and Jobre all scored. The 11th question asked our racers who had said they felt they played more strategically and intelligently this season. Gareth was the correct answer, and Jobre scored. By now, this was the tally: CC- 6 Fred- 6 Jobre-5 Shaw- 5 For question 12, racers who asked who had said that one thing they learned about themselves is that they need to take a chill pill sometimes. The correct response was Derrick, and Shaw scored. 13th, they were asked who had said their favorite part of the season was the Balloon Game, and watching the results of Touchy Subjects. Jordy had said this, and Cream Cheese, Fred, and Shaw all scored. The 14th question asked who had said their least favorite part was the moments leading up to their elimination. Justin was the correct answer, and Fred answered correctly.

The 15th and final question of part 1 of the challenge asked our racers who had said their least favorite part of the game was constantly being in the minority. The correct answer was Swump, and everybody got it right. Now, the score was as follows: CC- 8 Fred- 9 Jobre-6 Shaw- 8 The challenge was paused as part 2 was explained to the participants. This segment would be based on season trivia, and unlike the first half, would be live. The racers would be responding publicly, and the first to answer correctly would get the point. Whoever had the highest combined score from parts 1 and 2 would receive immunity in the upcoming Tribal Council. With that, part 2 was underway. Question 1 asked how many tribes had existed in total this season. The answer was 5, and Jobre scored. Question 2 asked what challenge was the only one pre-merge to not result in any tribe winning immunity. The correct answer was Greed, and Fred scored. The 3rd question was what was the first publicly announced advantage played in tribal this season. The answer was a half idol, and Cream Cheese scored. However, this question was debated, and ultimately it was determined it would not count. Next, they were asked how many racers went to exile more than once during the season. The answer was 4, scored by Cream Cheese. Question 5 asked for the name of the Safari item that caused challenge disadvantages. Banana peel was the answer, and Cream Cheese scored. Question 6 asked which Mario Kart game the Safari was themed for. The answer was Mario Kart Wii, which Cream Cheese answered correctly.

The 7th question regarded how many pre-merge tribes won immunity more than once. The answer was 3, which Cream Cheese scored. 8th, the racers were asked what the best score in the Wavelength challenge had been. The correct response was 7, scored by Jobre. Question 9 asked when Myka first brought up the concept of being the next Mario Kart main in treemail. The answer was at the first challenge, and nobody got it correct. The 10th question asked which Safari cup offered the ability to catch the star bits. The answer was Special Cup, answered by Jobre. With part 2 halfway over, the tally sat at: CC- 12 Fred- 10 Jobre- 9 Shaw- 8 For question 11, racers were asked what color the image in each Cup channel had been. The answer was blue, and Shaw scored. Question 12 asked who had been the first player sent to Exile a second time. The correct response was Baile, which Cream Cheese scored. Question 13 asked for the cumulative score of all Touchy Subjects responses. The correct answer was 100, and nobody was able to get it. The 14th question asked how many segments are visible on the image of the immunity trophy. The answer was 6, and Jobre scored. 15th, racers were asked how many no votes were cast post-merge. The correct response was 3, and Shaw scored. With only 5 questions remaining, the tally was as follows: CC- 13 Fred- 10 Jobre- 10 Shaw- 10 For question 16, racers were asked which challenge had been the only one this season to require heroes. The answer was Codenames, which Jobre answered correctly.

Question 17 asked our racers what Myka had said that you sometimes have to take a break from when he announced the marooning. The correct response was the hustle and bustle of the main course, and Cream Cheese answered correctly. For question 18, racers were asked who had led the merge Tribal Council. The answer was West, and Shaw scored it. Question 19 asked what the most common disadvantage from Exile was. The correct response was lose a vote, which Cream Cheese scored. With that, Cream Cheese had established enough of a lead that the final question was unnecessary, and thus he had won immunity in the upcoming Tribal Council. But then things took a bit of a sad turn, as Vin decided that she could no longer participate in the Season. She chose to remove herself, and with that, Tribal Council was canceled. The remaining 4 racers would get no break, as they were immediately asked to schedule a time that they could participate in a live endurance challenge. Unfortunately the racers were not prepared for this. Seemingly every possible time was not going to work for at least one racer, and they decided as a result to just do it right then and get it out of the way. The challenge would be Pass the Bob-omb, in which someone would be handed a Bob-omb and have to pass it to another racer before it exploded. They would have 5 minutes to pass it to someone else, and if they failed, they would be eliminated.

The starting racer to hold the Bob-omb was randomized, and ended up being Fred. He passed it off, and the challenge was underway. The Bob-omb was passed around, and after about 15 minutes, the first racer was eliminated. Fred chose to attempt to pass it to himself, taking himself out of the challenge shortly into it. The passing resumed, and went strong for a while. Roughly two hours passed before Cream Cheese made a mistake with the phrase to pass the Bob-omb, and was eliminated. Shortly after that, Jobre also made a mistake and was eliminated. This meant Shaw had won immunity, in a remarkably short "endurance" challenge. He was guaranteed a spot in the Final 3, and the other three racers would have to go to Tribal Council. They did not take long to decide, with all votes coming in within a few hours. It was time for votes to be tallied and read. The first vote was for Cream Cheese, starting things off. Next up was a vote for Fred, bringing the tally to 1-1. Third was another vote for Fred, putting him up at 2-1. Finally, the fourth vote was for Fred, making him our final juror of the season.

Fred was extremely gracious to his competitors on his way out, and mentioned that this was one of the best ORGs he had ever played. With that, the Final 3 was set, and there was nothing left for our racers to do but convince the jury to vote for them as the winner of this game. The Final 3 were given a day to prepare their jury speeches, and once they were ready, they would post their speeches and answer any questions the jurors might have. Eventually they all posted their speeches, and took somewhat different approaches to them. Cream Cheese used his speech to highlight his success at building relationships, and the strategic moves he made at each vote. He specifically mentioned how all along, his plan had been to use Shaw as a shield. He closed his speech by pointing out how he was an underdog entering the season, and opened up to questions from the jurors. Jobre decided to make a video speech, which focused heavily on his relationships. Clearly, he wanted his social game to be the focal point of his pitch. He specifically mentioned how he felt he had been able to successfully twist his fellow racers into making the moves he wanted them to make. Shaw also chose to highlight his relationships in his speech. He mentioned how alliances this season had not been too scheme-heavy, and most moves had been made on an individual level, which he felt he had done a good job doing. He highlighted how he had been able to manage numerous alliances and steered their direction over the course of the season, and how he had been put in a disadvantageous position at the merge, and had to rebuild from there. He took credit for numerous boots, but also praised his fellow finalists for succeeding alongside him.

The finalists took some issues with each other's speeches - Cream Cheese pointed out how Jobre had claimed to have manipulated his competitors into underestimating him over the course of the season, using poor grammar and frequent emojis, which Cream Cheese challenged as not having made any difference in his opinion. Jobre responded by saying that while it was fair for Cream Cheese to have not been swayed, it was still an effective strategy with other competitors, and Cream Cheese had not made any attempts to reach out, which prevented Jobre from making ground in that aspect. Finally jurors began asking questions. The main criticism of Cream Cheese's speech was that he claimed he had used Shaw as a shield, and jurors pointed out that if that was his intent, he had failed, as Shaw had been the greater threat all along and made it to FTC, so Cream Cheese hadn't been using him at all. He defended himself, claiming that Vin leaving the game had prevented him from making the move to get Shaw out, which would have allowed his plan to come to fruition. Jobre mostly was challenged for his claims of having had control over people. Some racers felt he did not deserve credit for the claims he was making, and asked him to be more specific about which moves he felt he had a major hand in. He was also asked what other elements of his game he felt were strong, and he mentioned that challenges were a success for him, though not as much as usual in his ORG history. He felt that the abundance of live challenges had taken away his edge somewhat, but still performed well overall.

Shaw was mostly asked for bigger-picture analysis of his moves, as he had already laid out specific moments in detail. He mentioned that one moment in the game where he feared his perceived threat level was after the results of Touchy Subjects, which had exposed him as ingrained in everybody's circle. He highlighted how he was able to overcome numerous dangerous points in the game, using the strong relationships he had built. Generally, Shaw was very confident in the game he had played, top to bottom. With all speeches and questioning complete, final votes began trickling in. Once all votes were in and the time came, it would be time for the votes to be read, and FTC to come to an end. Finally, the time had come. The first vote to be read was for Jobre. The second vote was also for Jobre, setting the tally at 2-0-0. The third vote was for Shaw, cutting the lead to 2-1-0. Fourth was another vote for Shaw, tying the count. The fifth vote was also for Shaw, putting him in the lead at 3-2-0. Sixth, another vote for Shaw, giving him a commanding lead over his fellow finalists. One more vote would give Shaw the win, with 2 left to be read. And the last vote would be unnecessary, as the 7th vote was for Shaw, giving him the win.

After a long journey to the finish line, Shaw was our champion of Myka's VideORG Games Season 3: Rainbow Road. But the fun was not over yet! There were still season awards to be handed out. It was time for them to be announced... Receiving S3's Season Hero award - Fred! The Villain of the Season - Jobre! The Black Horse/Underdog of the Season - Cream Cheese! Robbed Pre-Juror - Jack! Robbed Juror - Jordy! Best Alliance - Cream of the Crop! (Cream Cheese, Shaw, and Mars) Best Blindside - Mars! Best Move - Mr. Pink flipping Vin at F7! Worst Move - Derrick leaking the Justin vote at merge! Funniest Moment - Fred's first video confessional! Best Moment - Half the cast uses a Boo in the same tribal! Player of the Season - Mr. Pink! And finally... Fan Favorite - Mars! It was a phenomenal season filled with talented players. Ultimately, Shaw won the big prize, but these awards demonstrate how important to the season the entire cast was - they are the heart and soul of the game, and without them, there would be no season. Will Season 4 hold more of the same? Tune in (and apply!) to the next season to find out!

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