THE INTERESTING RACE

The Museum of American Finance is located at 48 Wall Street.  All the teams had to search the exhibits for the answer to the question in Clue #1.

When teams arrived they were given Clue #4, a Fast Forward.  The Fast Forward told them they needed to be on the other corner of Laight and Varick Streets, across four lanes of traffic to receive their next clue. However, the route they would have to travel would be decided by reaching into a bag filled with green and white marbles. If they selected a green marble they could travel via the pedestrian bridge.  If they selected a white marble they would have to travel around the traffic rather than go over it. 

The first team to arrive at the opposite corner of Laight and Varick Streets would have the chance to use a Roundabout against another team. In this case, once the Roundabouted team arrived at the correct corner, they would have to return to the corner with the marble bag, select another marble and travel the route again depending on which color marble they chose. 

As teams arrived on the other corner of Laight and Varick Streets, they received Clue #5.

A clue in two parts, teams had to first figure out the relationship between the coat of arms of El Salvador and Dominick Street.  Dominick Street is three blocks long bordered by Hudson Street and 6th Avenue (or Avenue of the Americas).  In the late 1950s, when modern octagonal-shaped aluminum lampposts began to appear on 6th Avenue, Avenue of the Americas started to truly live up to its name...as dozens of distinctive medallions bearing the flags of dozens of nations in North, South and Central America made their appearance on the new poles.  The only remaining lampposts with medallions are in the West Village and for a few blocks further north near Central Park.  The medallion for El Salvador is located on Dominick Street. 

Once teams made the connection, they knew they had to search 6th Avenue for the medallion with the Canadian coat of arms. Once it was found, it would reveal the answer needed to solve the clue.

Teams had to figure out how many of the symbols in the clue were used in the monument's design.  Only the first six teams to submit a correct answer would advance. The remaining six would be eliminated.

Once the teams managed to get Clue #13 out of the can they were directed to search The High Line for their next clue.  The first team to arrive would have the option to Yield any team behind them.  This location was also the last elimination point in the Race.  Only the first three teams would advance.  The other three would be eliminated.

The final three teams were given Clue #14: the teams had to locate the woman pictured on the clue near the corner of 96th Street and Madison Avenue.  Once they found her they had to take delivery of a package which they had to bring to the Finish Line. 

When Team Tatalacious showed up first to the Finish Line with their package they were presented with  Clue #15:  Inside the package they brought was a cake.  The first team to finish eating the entire cake would win The Interesting Race.