Challenge #4
"Rescue Mission"

Challenge #4 required the group to participate in a rescue mission. Two of the contestants were kidnapped, and the other contestants had to track them down and then rescue them with a minimal amount of clues.

The scoring on this challenge was as follows:

Successful Rescue: $40,000
Moe survives: $10,000
Bob survives: $10,000
Jim survives: $10,000
Recover Sapphire of Amund: $10,000
Recover Ruby of Savadir: $10,000
Recover Modundi's Mummy: $5,000

Part 1:
Tracking down the kidnappers, Freaky Fox and Devious Dog, took place from 9/15/01 thru 11/5/01.

Part 2:
The actual rescue mission took place in Egypt from 2/5/02 thru 2/12/02.

Key Points:

• The group nominated Tom and Larry as hostages, and they were kidnapped on 9/15/01.
• The group sacrificed a contestant for lack of participation and a loss of $5,000.
• Tracing clues through the United States, the hostages were finally tracked to Germany and Egypt.
• Larry, who was being held in Germany, escaped on his own.
• Bob, Jim and Moe succeeded in rescuing Tom from underneath a pyramid in Egypt.

For a detailed chronicle of the Rescue Mission as it took place, check out the Mission Chronicles (you can also read the "MacMole" news on the Mists of Avalon hotline server).

Rescue success: $40,000
Moe survived: $10,000
Bob survived: $10,000
Jim survived: $10,000
Sapphire recovered: $10,000
Ruby recovered: $10,000
Mummy recovered: $5,000

Challenge Reward: $95,000
Accumulative Prize Pot: $350,000