LEADERBOARD:

FINAL PLACING RACER'S NAME FAST FORWARD LEG 1 LEG 2 LEG 3 LEG 4 LEG 5 (FINAL)
WINNER NICHOLAS ONG - 2 2 1 2 1
2 ZHANG CHANGJIE - 5 5 2 1 2
3 FONG FUWEI - 4 3 4 3 3
4 LEUNG WEIWEN FF 1 1 3 4
5 OSWALD KOO - 3 4 5
6 JOHN LEE - 6 6


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Leg 1
Leg 2
Leg 3
Leg 4
Leg 5


PIT-STOP CHECK-IN TIMES:

Leg 1
1st: Leung Weiwen (9.41pm)
2nd: Nicholas Ong (9.42pm)
3rd: Oswald Koo (9.43pm)
4th: Fong Fuwei (9.50pm)
5th: Zhang Changjie (9.55pm)
6th: John Lee (9.56pm)

Leg 2
1st: Leung Weiwen (10.06pm)
2nd: Nicholas Ong (10.13pm)
3rd: Fong Fuwei (10.14pm)
4th: Oswald Koo (10.17pm)
5th: Zhang Changjie (10.20pm)
6th: John Lee (10.22pm)

Leg 3
1st: Nicholas Ong (10.35pm)
2nd: Zhang Changjie (10.38pm)
3rd: Leung Weiwen (10.42pm)
4th: Fong Fuwei (10.53pm)
5th: Oswald Koo (10.54pm)


Leg 4
1st: Zhang Changjie (11.12pm)
2nd: Nicholas Ong (11.14pm)
3rd: Fong Fuwei (11.15pm)
4th: Leung Weiwen (11.16pm)


Leg 5
1st: Nicholas Ong (11.50pm)
2nd: Zhang Changjie (11.54pm)
3rd: Fong Fuwei (12.19am - 20 minute penalty at Roadblock)


LEG 2 U-TURN CHECK-IN TIMES:

1st to arrive at U-Turn: Nicholas Ong (10.05pm) -- Chooses not to use the U-TURN
2nd to arrive at U-Turn: Oswald Koo (10.07pm) -- Chooses not to use the U-TURN
3rd to arrive at U-Turn: Fong Fuwei (10.08pm) -- Chooses not to use the U-TURN
4th to arrive at U-Turn: John Lee (10.10pm) -- Chooses not to use the U-TURN
5th to arrive at U-Turn: Zhang Changjie (10.12pm) -- Chooses to use the U-TURN on Fong Fuwei


LEG 4 U-TURN CHECK-IN TIMES:

1st to arrive at U-Turn: Zhang Changjie (11.08pm) -- Unable to use the U-TURN
2nd to arrive at U-Turn: Fong Fuwei (11.09pm) -- Chooses to use the U-TURN on Leung Weiwen
3rd to arrive at U-Turn: Leung Weiwen (11.10pm) -- Received the U-TURN
4th to arrive at U-Turn: Nicholas Ong (11.11pm) -- Unable to use the U-TURN due to it being used


Race Route:

Leg 1 (Singapore → Laos)
  • Singapore (Singapore Flyer) (Starting Line)
  • Singapore (Marina Square)
  • Singapore (Changi International Airport) to Vientiane, Laos (Wattay International Airport)
  • Vientiane (Khop Chai Deu Restaurant Bar)
  • Vientiane (Don Chan Palace)
    The Detour was a choice between Answer 1 Question or Find 1 Shop. In Answer 1 Question, racers had to find out where Marina Square gift vouchers can be bought at. In Find 1 Shop, racers had to view the store directory and figure out what GC stands for. In the Roadblock, racers had to choose the one correct food on the menu that will allow them to get their next clue.

    Leg 2 (Laos → Taiwan)
  • Vientiane (Mixay Boutic)
  • Vientiane (Wattay International Airport) to Taipei, Taiwan (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport)
  • Taipei (Taipei International Church)
  • Taipei (Taiwan Astronomical Museum)
  • Taipei (Taipei Artist Village)
  • Taipei (Taipei Water Park)
  • Taipei (Taipei Main Station) to Taichung (Taichung THSR Station) by Taiwan High Speed Rail
  • Taichung (Kao Yuan Hotel)
    The Detour was a choice between Acronym or Picture. In Acronym, racers had to view the vision of Taipei Artist Village and figure out what CC stands for. In Picture, racers had to find out the full name of the artist featured on the picture given. In the Roadblock, racers had to search the entire Taipei Water Park for a specific picture.

    Leg 3 (Taiwan → Iran)
  • Taichung (Taichung Tower)
  • Taichung (Taichung THSR Station)
  • Taichung (Taichung THSR Station) to Taipei (Taipei Main Station) by Taiwan High Speed Rail
  • Taipei (Taipei Zoo)
  • Taipei (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) to Tehran, Iran (Imam Khomeini International Airport)
  • Tehran (Golestan Palace)
  • Tehran (Reza Abbasi Museum)
  • Tehran (Niavaran Palace)
  • Tehran (Kolahstudio-an Art Basement)
    The Detour was a choice between English or Maths. In English, racers had to rearrange the 7 products of the gift shop in alphabetical order. In Maths, racers had to sum up the digits of the fax number of the palace. In the Roadblock, racers had to find one particular word in the description that will allow the racers to successfully get their next clue.

    Leg 4 (Iran → Czech Republic)
  • Tehran (University of Tehran)
  • Tehran (Imam Khomeini International Airport) to Prague, Czech Republic (Ruzyne International Airport)
  • Prague (International Baptist Church of Prague)
  • Prague (Prague Castle)
  • Prague (Strahov Monastery)
  • Prague (Prague City Gallery)
  • Prague (Vyšehrad)
    In the Roadblock, racers had to pick one out of many words inside the green background to obtain their next clue. Only one will work. The Detour was a choice between Word or Picture. In Word, racers had to pick one out of many orange words in the monastery. Only five possible words will work. In Picture, racers had to search the monastery for a specific picture. Once the picture is found, solve the anagram given.

    Leg 5 (Czech Republic → Turkey → Myanmar → Singapore)
  • Prague (Czech National Museum)
  • Prague (Ruzyne International Airport) to Istanbul, Turkey (Ataturk International Airport)
  • Istanbul (Mevlana Rug Store)
  • Istanbul (Beyti Restaurant)
  • Istanbul (Basilica Cistern) (Ostensible leg midpoint)
  • Istanbul (Ataturk International Airport) to Yangon, Myanmar (Yangon International Airport)
  • Yangon (May Shan Guest House)
  • Yangon (Kandawgyi Lake)
  • Yangon (Yangon International Airport) to Singapore (Changi International Airport)
  • Singapore (Hope Church)
  • Singapore (Trinity Christian Centre)
  • Singapore (Singapore Discovery Centre) (Finish Line)
    The Roadblock on the first half of the leg required racers to view the panorama of Saloon 2 of Mevlana Rug Store and count the number of white lights on the ceiling. The Detour on the first half of the leg was a choice between Find and Rearrange or Random Pick One. In Find and Rearrange, racers had to find a specific picture and then rearrange 2 words in alphabetical order. In Random Pick One, racers had to view the weekday lunch special in the menu and randomly pick one beverage. Only one will work.

    The Detour on the second half of the leg was a choice between Add Them or Count Them. In Add Them, racers had to add up all the digits found on the reservations page. In Count Them, racers had to count the number of vowels in the featured sentence. In the final Roadblock, racers had to place the names of pit-stops in the order which they visited during the race. Racers had a reference column with 14 locations.


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    The race was carried out on 7 Dec 2008, Sunday. It started off at 9.28pm and ended at around 12am.


    Instructions to obtain clue:

    If the clue requires you to find or type a word, for example the word you need to type is singapore, you should type http://www.iphoting.com/~cmbtwb/onlinerace4/singapore.jpg to get your next clue. basically, http://www.iphoting.com/~cmbtwb/onlinerace4/#.jpg and you should replace # with the word(s) required.

    If the words are two words such as "Uniquely Singapore", you should type http://www.iphoting.com/~cmbtwb/onlinerace4/uniquelysingapore.jpg, basically without spaces and punctuation marks. Ensure all letters are small letters.