ImANewUser Amazing Race 4

ImANewUser Amazing Race 4
Season Run	April 18, 2007 — August 16, 2007
Winning Team	Jon & Aaron Acalithos
No. Of Legs	13
Continents	6
Countries & Territories	12
Cities	20
Distance Traveled	99,300 kilometers (61,702 miles)
All-Stars	Charlotte & Hayley (6th), Abigail & Jeannette (1st), David & Leanne (9th)
Season Chronology
Previous	ImANewUser Amazing Race 3
Next	ImANewUser Amazing Race 5

ImANewUser Amazing Race 4 is the 4th installment of the fictional series, ImANewUser Amazing Race. This season was originally called ImANewUser's Amazing Race 3, but with the inclusion of Season 2, the season became the fourth in the series. This season features twelve teams, some of which originally raced on the show, The Amazing Race.

Production

Development and Filming

The route spans around 62,000 miles and covers 6 continents. Previously unvisited countries include Canada, Chile (Easter Island), Angola, Kosovo and New Zealand. Previously unvisited territories include Curaçao, the Netherlands Antilles, Réunion, Cabinda, New Caledonia, Turks & Caicos Islands and the Aleutian Islands. Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) and India (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) were also visited.

The greeters on this Race were the eliminated teams in Season 2. In Leg 3, former racers Megan & Heidi had a cameo appearance in the Last Clue option.

There was an extended Pit Stop on Leg 9.

Cast

Survivors Nate & Parvati and a team known as Sean & Katie were chosen, but backed out at the last minute. They were replaced by Melissa R. & Chelsea and Brandon & Annika respectively. Abigail & Jeannette did not know each other until a chance encounter. They then decided to apply together for the ImANewUser Amazing Race.

Brandon & Annika stayed in 6th place for 5 consecutive legs, beating the record set by Melody and Sharon from IANU AR 1.

Abigail (of Abigail & Jeannette) moved in with her twin, Jeannette, for a while but moved out when Jeannette got married.

Charlotte & Hayley, Abigail & Jeannette and David & Leanne were chosen to represent the season in Season 7.

Leaderboard

Team	Relationship	Position (by leg)													Roadblock Tally
		1	2	3	4	5	6	<7>	8	9	10	11	12	13
Jon & Aaron Acalithos	TAR 6 Contestants	7th	6th	8th	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	4th+	1st	4th	3rd2	1st	Jon 6, Aaron 6
Tyler D. & Tyler M. sun7kid	TAR Contestants	3rd	1st	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	4th	1st+	2nd	3rd<	2nd	2nd	Tyler D. 7, Tyler M. 6
Charlotte & Hayley Elizabeth	Friends	2nd	2nd	7th<	4th	6th	5th	2nd	1st	2nd+	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	Charlotte 6, Hayley 7
Abigail & Jeannette Sam1994	Long-Lost Twins	5th	7th	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	7th	5th1	3rd+	4th	2nd>	4th2		Abigail 6, Jeannette 5
Lori & Monica Splatt	TAR Contestants	8th	5th	2nd>	6th	4th	1st	5th	3rd	5th+	5th	5th			Lori 4, Monica 6
Brandon & Annika verysmiley	Dating	1st	3rd	5th	7th	7th	6th	6th	6th	6th+	6th				Brandon 4, Annika 5
Danielle & Lauren Reality_Fan	Mother / Daughter	9th	8th	6th	8th	5th	7th	4th	7th						Danielle 4, Lauren 4
Rin & Mac Kuchiki Byakuya	Dating	4th	10th	9th	1st	8th	8th								Rin 2, Mac 3
David & Leanne MK	Siblings	6th	4th	3rd	9th										David 2, Leanne 2
Jack & Deena Kiwi Jay	Married / Retired	10th	9th	10th											Jack 2, Deena 1
Melissa R. & Chelsea Jonty	Co-Competitors	11th	11th												Melissa 1, Chelsea 1
Jeremy & James Ruth	TAR Contestants	12th													Jeremy 1, James 0

^{Note 1: Abigail and Jeannette arrived fifth in Leg 8, but had a 30-minute penalty to wait out. This did not affect their placing.
Note 2: There was a tie for last place, so a tiebreaker was conducted to settle the tie.}

• Red means the team was eliminated.
• Blue means the team came in last at a non-elimination leg and was thus "marked for elimination," meaning that if that team did not place first on the next leg, they would receive a 30 minute penalty.
• Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue. A green leg number means no team took the Fast Forward this leg.
• A < means the team was Yielded. A > means the team used their Yield. A <> indicates an unused Yield.
• Matching colors of symbols indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of the Intersection route marker.

Episode Quote Titles

Titles for legs are often taken from quotes made by the racers. The quotes are sometimes slightly changed for humorous effect.

1. "I Don't Know, I Don't Speak Geometry" – Leanne
2. "I'm Freezing My Buttocks Off, In The Carribean!!" – Deena
3. "Help The Turtles Or I Quit!!" – Leanne
4. "I Dunno, You Know This Game Better" – Mac
5. "After Hours Of Mindlessly Driving Through Angola..." – Phil
6. "At Least I Have Two Legs" – Annika
7. "Nothing Else Good To Say, Eh?" – Phil
8. "The Clothes Don't Even Fit On The Model Properly" – Aaron
9. "Yeah Please. We Only Have 3 Legs!" – Brandon
10. "And I Bet Bolo Is Saying The Same Thing" – Monica
11. "No Danielle Please. She Always Groans" – Tyler D.
12. "Gee...Bad Time For The Computer To Stop Working" – Jeannette
13. "It May Be On Another Galaxy For All We Know!" – Hayley

Prizes

• Leg 1 – $10,000 per person
• Leg 2 – A trip to the Caribbean
• Leg 3 – A trip to Alaska
• Leg 4 – A cruise around Bahamas
• Leg 5 – A Kodak camera
• Leg 6 – A trip to Brazil
• Leg 7 – A cruise around Antarctica
• Leg 8 – A cruise around Mexico
• Leg 9 – A trip to Patagonia
• Leg 10 – A trip to Europe
• Leg 11 – An African safari
• Leg 12 – A trip around East and Southeast Asia
• Leg 13 – $1,000,000

Elimination Station

The first six eliminated teams were sequestered in Reykjavík, Iceland. Subsequent eliminated teams continued to run the race as decoys.

• After Leg 1, Jeremy & James were the first to enter the house.
• After Leg 2, Melissa R. & Chelsea joined them.
• After Leg 3, Jack & Deena entered the sequester villa.
• After Leg 4, David & Leanne entered the sequester villa next. Teams were shocked to expect this frontrunner be eliminated next.
• After Leg 5, the four teams waited for another team to arrive, but Melissa R. said that it could've been a non-elimination round. To pass the time, teams decided to have a castle-building contest, with the team of David, Deena, Chelsea and James beating out Leanne, Jack, Melissa R. and Jeremy.
• After Leg 6, Rin & Mac arrived at the villa. Rin was relieved to have finally found a soft bed, while Mac expressed relief in finally being able to relax and enjoy the scenery instead of frantically running around to avoid last.
• After Leg 7, while the girls were talking about how their nails were all in need of a manicure, the guys waited in vain for another team to arrive. Pretty soon, they gave up and joined the girls in a "Truth or Dare" game. Deena admitted to nearly using up all their money, Mac admitted to being a playboy and both Melissa R. and Chelsea admitted some regrets during Leg 2.
• After Leg 8, Danielle & Lauren entered the villa sixth. The mother/daughter tandem was given separate beds and chit-chatted with Chelsea, Leanne, James and Mac. They all thought that it was finally Brandon and Annika's time to go.
• After Leg 9, teams fell asleep and forgot to wait for an eliminated team.
• After Leg 10, teams got a phone call. With Rin and Mac and David and Leanne hoping for a call telling them to come back, Brandon & Annika told them on the phone that they keep dreaming on. They told the rest at the villa that they'll be following the teams for the last three legs. After the call, the teams decided to play cards.
• After Leg 11, teams were shown exchanging gifts when Lori & Monica called. The girls informed them of how beautiful New Caledonia was and made Deena start a group sharing. They all expected the Tylers to make it to the Finals since they can't decide on who gets eliminated next leg.
• After Leg 12, Abigail & Jeannette calls up the teams. The girls tell them of the tie-breaker challenge that they lost to Jon and Aaron.
• After Leg 13, the eliminated teams pondered on their experiences and expressed their thoughts on the Final Three.

Race Locations

Air travel    Water travel    Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward       Yield    Intersection    Pit Stop

The IANU AR 4 route map

Leg 1 (United States Of America → Canada)

The first clue of IANU AR 4 directed teams to St. Jude's Cathedral in Nunavut.

• Los Angeles, California , United States Of America (Mann's Chinese Theater) (Starting Line)
• Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) to Iqaluit, Nunavut , Canada (Iqaluit Airport)
• Iqaluit (St. Jude's Cathedral)
• Iqaluit (Inuksuk High School)
• Qikiqtaaluk Region (Foxe Peninsula)
• Iqaluit (Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum)

To get the Fast Forward, that team had to search Foxe Peninsula for the flag of Nunavut.

For the Roadblock, that person had to recreate an inukshuk to receive their next clue.

In the Detour, Lost In Snow or Lost In Translation, teams chose between digging snow piles for a fur coat or translating three Inuit phrases to English.

Additional Task

• At Inuksuk High School, teams had to search for one of three departure times.

Leg 2 (Canada → Netherlands Antilles)

The Pit Stop for this leg of the Race was the Curaçao Sea Aquarium.

• Iqaluit (Iqaluit Airport) to Willemstad, Curaçao , Netherlands Antilles (Hato International Airport)
• Willemstad (Queen Emma Pontoon Bridge)
• Willemstad (Amstel Beer Brewery)
• Willemstad (Blue Bay Beach)
• Willemstad (Curaçao Sea Aquarium)

The unused Fast Forward required a team to drink Amstel beers.

For the Roadblock, that person had to cook five Creole dishes the old-fashioned way to receive their next clue.

In the Detour, Blue Drink or Blue Ocean, teams chose between drinking Blue Curaçao liqueur or searching the ocean for a buoy with their next clue.

Leg 3 (Netherlands Antilles → Chile)

After a stop in Santiago, teams flew to Easter Island.

• Willemstad (Hato International Airport) to Santiago, Chile (Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport)
• Santiago (Virgin Mary Statue)
• Santiago to Hanga Roa, Easter Island (Mataveri International Airport)
• Easter Island (Rapa Nui National Park)
• Easter Island (Anakena Beach)

In the Detour, First Clue or Last Clue, teams chose between searching Codelco Building for the picture of Chuquicamata with their next clue attached or searching Cerro Santa Lucia for Megan and Heidi.

For the Roadblock, that person had to search the park for the only kneeling moai to receive their next clue.

Leg 4 (Chile → Réunion)

Barachois, where teams performed the music Roadblock.

• Hanga Roa (Mataveri International Airport) to Saint-Denis, Réunion , France (Roland Garros Airport)
• Saint-Denis (Column Of Victory)
• Saint-Denis (Austral Hotel)
• Saint-Denis (Barachois)
• Saint-Denis (Moufia Mosque)

The Fast Forward required a team to play sega music inside the Austral Hotel.

In the Detour, Flying Fox or Flying Yourself, teams chose between stuffing a model of an extinct animal known as the Lesser Mascarene Flying Fox or skydiving into Réunion's coastline.

For the Roadblock, that team member had to translate three Réunion Creole phrases to receive their next clue.

Leg 5 (Réunion → Angola)

The Taboo Dance option required teams to perform the Capoeira Angola.

• Saint-Denis De La Réunion (Roland Garros Airport) to Cabinda, Cabinda , Angola (Cabinda Airport)
• Cabinda (Cabinda Port)
• Cabinda (Cabinda Gulf Oil Company)
• Luanda (Fortaleza São Pedro Da Barra)

To get the Fast Forward, that team had to assemble a flag of Cabinda in the middle of the ocean.

For the Roadblock, that team member had to assemble a map of Cabinda to receive their next clue.

In this Detour, Taboo Dance or Tribal Glance, teams chose between dancing the Capoeira Angola or dressing up and looking like a tribesman shown in a chosen picture to receive the next clue.

Leg 6 (Angola → Serbia)

For the Roadblock, each team member had to perform certain jobs at the Priština National Public Library.

• Luanda (Estádio Da Cidadela)
• Luanda (Parque Nacional Da Kissama)
• Luanda (Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport) to Priština, Kosovo , Serbia (Priština International Airport)
• Priština (Priština National Public Library)
• Priština (Stadiumi I Qytetit)
• Priština (Mother Teresa Boulevard)

For this Fast Forward, teams had to head to the Parque Nacional Da Kissama and feed the gazelles. Once they received the Fast Forward, they made their way to the airport where they were taken to their next destination via private jet.

In this Roadblock, that team member had to perform several library jobs to receive their next clue.

In this Detour, Eating Contest or Ethnic Concert, teams chose between eating a local fish soup in less than 5 minutes or playing a music piece using a çiftelia, an authentic Albanian instrument, in front of locals to receive their next clue.

Leg 7 (Serbia → Russia)

The Yield for this leg is located beneath the Brandenburg Gate.

• Priština (Priština International Airport) to Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad Oblast , Russia (Khrabrovo Airport)
• Kaliningrad (Kaliningrad Center Square)
• Kaliningrad (House of Soviets)
• Kaliningrad (Brandenburg Gate)
• Kaliningrad (Kaliningrad Zoo)
• Kaliningrad (Königsberg Cathedral)

For this Roadblock, that team member had to search the House of Soviets to receive their next clue.

For this Detour, teams had to choose between Animal Speech and Animal Sculpture. In Animal Speech, teams must take a voice recording of a "talking animal" to receive their next clue. For Animal Sculpture, teams must take a picture of three animals "immortalized" in the zoo's statues to receive their next clue.

Leg 8 (Russia → India)

Teams flew to the city of Srinagar.

• Kaliningrad (Khrabrovo Airport) to Srinagar, India (Srinagar Airport)
• Srinagar (Shankaracharya Temple)
• Srinagar (Sharika Hill)
• Srinagar (Shalimar Gardens)

For the unused Fast Forward, teams had to sell 5 shawls from a sealed room. When they finished the task, they were set free and they could run to the Pit Stop.

In this Detour, teams chose between Sitar and Sari. For Sitar, teams had to play a sitar piece to receive their next clue. For Sari, teams had to model a sari around the temple to receive your next clue.

For this Roadblock, that team member had to search Sharika Hill for a girl named Sally in a sari to receive their next clue.

Leg 9 (India)

Teams were Intersected at Dal Lake. After arriving at Car Nicobar, teams were no longer Intersected.

• Srinagar (Dal Lake)
• Srinagar (Roza Bal)
• Srinagar (Srinagar Airport) to Port Blair (Vir Savarkar Airport)
• Port Blair (Port Blair Ferry Terminal) to Car Nicobar, Nicobar Islands
• Car Nicobar (Beach)
• Car Nicobar (Malacca Village)

In this Detour, teams chose between Curry Flavor or Cherry Color. In Curry Flavor, teams had to make a curry to receive their next clue. In Cherry Color, teams had to use the provided items to make a mark on the partner's forehead to receive their next clue.

After the Detour, teams faced an Intersection. At the Intersection, teams had to join with one other team to complete tasks and make decisions together until further notice.

After arriving in Car Nicobar Island, teams were not intersected anymore. There, they encountered a Roadblock. For this Roadblock, that team member had to perform a tribal ritual. After that, they received a map to the next Pit Stop.

Leg 10 (India → New Zealand)

Teams received their next clue from the Wizard of New Zealand.

• Car Nicobar to Port Blair (Port Blair Ferry Terminal)
• Port Blair (Vir Savarkar Airport) to Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch International Airport)
• Christchurch (Cathedral Square)
• Christchurch (Christ Church Cathedral)
• Christchurch (Wizard of New Zealand)
• Christchurch (Spotted Shag Nest Colony)
• Christchurch (Christchurch Art Gallery)

To receive the Fast Forward, teams had to decipher the passage, "For this Fast Forward, search ChristChurch for a guy holding it." This directed teams to search Christ Church Cathedral for a guy holding the Fast Forward award.

In this Detour, teams chose between Kiwi or Maori. In Kiwi, teams had to eat through an entire bucket of kiwis to reveal the clue beneath. In Maori, using carving tools, teams hadto carve a Maori tribesman's face onto a block of wood to receive a tiki idol and their next clue.

In this Roadblock, that team member had to search the spotted shag colony for a shag with their next clue attached.

Leg 11 (New Zealand → New Caledonia)

Teams visited the Tjibaou Cultural Centre in Nouméa.

• Christchurch (Christchurch International Airport) to Nouméa, New Caledonia , France (La Tontouta International Airport)
• Nouméa (Tjibaou Cultural Centre)
• Nouméa (Henry Milliard Horse Racing Track)
• Nouméa (Place des Cocotiers)
• Nouméa (The Amédée Lighthouse)

For this Roadblock, that person had to bet on a horse to win. When the horse race that began 12:00 nn ended, the team that bet on the horse that arrived first left immediately, with the racer that bet on the horse arriving second leaving 5 minutes later and so on.

When teams arrived at the Place des Cocotiers, they encountered a Detour: Shop or Schlep. In Shop, teams had to buy five ingredients for a local chef. In Schlep, teams had to transfer five boxes of coconuts on foot to three marked stalls using only a provided map.

Leg 12 (New Caledonia → Turks & Caicos Islands)

Teams had to search for the Molasses Reef Wreck at the Turks & Caicos National Museum.

• Nouméa (La Tontouta International Airport) to Cockburn Town, Turks & Caicos Islands (JAGS McCartney International Airport)
• Cockburn Town (Front Street)
• Cockburn Town (Grand Turk Lighthouse)
• Cockburn Town (Turks And Caicos National Museum)
• Cockburn Town (Hawk's Nest Anchorage)

Before the Roadblock, teams encountered a Detour: Rafts or Crafts. In Rafts, teams had to paddle out to sea on rafts to a buoy with their next clue. In Crafts, teams had to carve their teammates' face in old Carribean fashion on a piece of wood. When both partners were done, they received their next clue.

For the Roadblock, that team member had to swim out to sea and retrieve a rock from the ocean floor. Once back to shore, they had to crack it open to get the clue inside.

Additional Task

• At the Turks and Caicos National Museum, teams had to search the Molasses Reef Wreck for their next clue.

Leg 13 (Turks & Caicos Islands → United States Of America)

The Finish Line is located at the top of the Mount Roberts Tramway.

• Cockburn Town (JAGS McCartney International Airport) to Providenciales (Providenciales International Airport)
• Providenciales (Conch Farm)
• Providenciales (Providenciales International Airport) to Unalaska, Alaska , United States Of America (Unalaska Airport)
• Unalaska (Unalaska Elementary School)
• Unalaska (Unalaska Port)
• Unalaska (Unalaska Airport) to Juneau (Juneau International Airport)
• Juneau (Red Dog Saloon)
• Juneau (Mount Roberts Tramway) (Finish Line)

Teams encountered a Detour upon arrival at the only conch farm in the world: Hill or Hole. In Hill, teams had to make their way to the set of ruins shown in a provided picture and search the ruins for their next clue. In Hole, teams had to make their way to "The Hole" at Long Bay. Once there, they had to pull a string to fish out a clue envelope. However, only 5 out of the 100 envelopes contained an actual clue.

For the final Roadblock of the Race, that team member had to catch five Alaskan king crabs for their next clue.

Additional Task

• Teams had to finish a geography quiz once before they could run to the Finish Line (see below).

Question	Answer (Country / Territory)	Leg Visited
1	Canada	1
2	Angola	5
3	Turks & Caicos Islands	12
4	Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)	7
5	France (Réunion)	4
6	New Zealand	10
7	India	9
8		8
9	Serbia (Kosovo)	6
10	United States Of America (Aleutian Islands)	13
11	Chile	3
12	New Caledonia	11
13	Chile (Easter Island)	3
14	United States Of America	13
15	Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao)	2

External Links

• ImANewUser's Amazing Race 4 on ForumsNet