NOV 2011: Eleven members of the University of Southern California Orientation Staff were looking for a unique and innovate teambuilding experience so they gathered to play Reality Rush’s game called SABOTAGE, a version of TV’s The Mole. Over the event, the eleven contestants worked together to win over $500 in prize money towards a holiday banquet, but among them was a Saboteur secretly working against the group. The Saboteur’s objective was simple- to ruin the group’s money-making efforts.
The game was divided into three rounds and contestants competed in challenges spread throughout the USC campus to try and win money for the eventual winner’s pot. After the challenges, the contestants took quizzes on the identity of the Saboteur and earned points with correct answers. At the end of the game the contestant with the highest cumulative point total was announced as the winner.
From the start of the game, the contestants were suspicious of Chrissy Roth and Neelam Savla. These two may have been the most popular suspects, but the finger-pointing continually shifted throughout the entire game. However, the true Saboteur, Amanda Mrotek, almost went completely undetected throughout the game, as she sabotaged challenges from the very beginning. Amanda masterfully used her outgoing personality and relationships with her peers to single-handedly lose money without taking heat or blame for it. Only one contestant, Cailin Lowry, was suspicious of Amanda from the start and stuck with her gut the entire game to secure her victory.
Congratulations to winner Cailin Lowry, runner-up Jessica Frey, third place Scott Flanary and Saboteur Amanda Mrotek on an awesome game!
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For their annual Reality Reunion, fourteen college friends traveled to Anna Maria Island, Florida over Memorial Day Weekend to play Reality Rush’s ultimate game of strategy, EVICTION! Based on TV’s Big Brother. It was Season 8 for this group of gamers who did not disappoint and would have sent the TV ratings through the roof!
The game kicked off with a bang when double HOH winners Mike Gabbert and Anna Jenero nominated each other’s top allies. When the house kicked back a 5-5 tie vote twice, Mike and Anna were forced to evict one Houseguest. In a jaw-dropping move, the duo HOHs didn’t agree putting them from the most powerful and secure position in the game into jeopardy of being the first one evicted. After yet another 6-6 tie vote, Julia Gabbert made a last minute switch and the house evicted Anna by a 7-5 vote sending shockwaves through the house!
Throughout the weekend the Houseguests continued to battle for power in the game. From the start, power players Mike Gabbert and Bill Busacker dominated the competitions winning back-to-back HOH and POVs nearly shutting out their competitors for the first half of the game. Three of the six women were voted off first until Mari Gabbert pulled out an impressive POV win and removed Shelagh O’Donnell from the block. Mike Hundgen then became the replacement nominee and became the first male evicted from the house and the only player who was “back-doored” throughout the game.
Towards the end of the first day, Matt Jacobson won HOH and made a bold move to nominate dominant players Mike and Bill. To Matt’s dismay, Bill won the POV and removed himself from the block so Matt then nominated their close ally Gus Pabst. Before the vote, Mike revealed he had found a secret power in the game allowing him to save himself and Gus from the block and he then nominated two of Matt’s closest allies Evan Shaw and Steve DeMan. Never before has HOH blown up so much in someone’s face.
After more than 30 mental and physical challenges, bold moves, blindsides, secret alliances and the return of the third evicted Houseguest Tori Duoos into the game, the coveted Final Four players included Stacey Meader, Mari Gabbert, Tori Duoos and Steve DeMan. All four players successfully manipulated their way to the top, but in the end the jury sided with Steve’s strategy of using players when they thought they were using him over Tori’s challenge-dominating return to the game.
Congratulations to Steve DeMan and all of the Houseguests for an amazing, entertaining and well-played game!
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NOV, 20 2010: URBAN HUNT: LOS ANGELES tested the true competitive spirit of our hunters. With forecasts (wrongly) predicting a day drenched in rain, our competitors in attendance proved a threat of bad weather wouldn’t ruin their day! The Hunt started off with our costume contest that included Team Greasy Monkeys who were ready to get their hands dirty, Team Interstitials who were dog-gone it excited to race and crowd favorite and winner Team Magic who were ready to pull a win out of their hat!
As the hunt began, teams took off in all different directions heading to various Downtown neighborhoods to solve clues and challenges.
After successful hunting, it came down to the closest foot race we’ve ever seen for the win! With near flawless execution and strategy, Team We Dream of Amazing Race was crowned the winner of URBAN HUNT: Los Angeles edging out Team 2Legit2Quit by only 60 seconds.
This was the first time William Tong and Katie Kondo of Team We Dream of Amazing Race had ever competed in this type of competition and their love for The Amazing Race made them a force to be reckoned with. Also new to adventure races was third place Team Interstitials and fourth place Hurricane Hurlic so a big congratulations to our top teams and all of our competitors.
GAME RESULTS:
1. We Dream of Amazing Race- William Tong & Katie Kondo 3:14:00
2. 2Legit2Quit- Hannah Levin & Stephanie Pollok 3:15:00
3. The Interstitials- Patrick Cunningham & Michelle Weisbaum 3:40:00
4. Hurricane Hurlic- Tam Hurlic & Kelly Hurlic 3:50:00
5. Sanduners- Amy Horst & AJ Woodsum 4:01:00*
6. Orange- Laura Scarpati & Jason Fisher 4:19:00
7. Team Magic- Cary Kingdom & Leroy Warner 4:20:00
8. Greasy Monkeys- Caitlin McCarthy & Keeley McCarthy 4:35:00
9. Goonies- Jackie Levine & Sarah Smith 4:41:00*
10. Quad M- Mike Mondi & Marla Montgomery 4:50:00
11. GoGo Luckey- Chris Burt & Amanda Ahmad 4:55:00
12. Hurricane Hurlic 2.0- Troy Brown & Folami Lacy 5:00:00*
13. KevCath- Kevin Lee & Cathy Hou DNF
*Teams that incurred a time penalty for incorrect or missing clues.
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Over the weekend of August 14th, Reality Rush packed its bags and traveled cross-country to Olney, Maryland to run an URBAN HUNT event for over 120 teachers and faculty members at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School. When Staff Development Administrator, Gail Donahue, was looking for a unique way to kick off the school year, URBAN HUNT offered the perfect opportunity to unite her staff through teamwork and competition.
On Monday afternoon, August 16th, the staff of OLGCHS divided into 32 teams consisting of 3-4 members per team. Each team was created based on mixing up ages, gender, and school departments to allow the staff to interact with faculty members they may not have worked with in the past. At the start of the hunt, each team was given an envelope with 19 clues worth a total of 50 points. Each clue had a different point value and if successfully completed, would earn the team points. The team that finished with the highest point total and in the fastest time would win a $200 cash prize and be crowned winner of URBAN HUNT.
Over three hours, teams worked together and drove themselves around the surrounding Olney area solving clues, completing challenges, and learning about its historic past. Teams sang karaoke to classic songs such “Sweet Caroline,” and “I Got You Babe”. They went paddle boating and golfing in Rock Creek Recreational Park and blueberry picking in Ashton. They discovered and explored history by taking pictures at sites including a slave log cabin at a stop on the Underground Railroad in Woodlawn Manor and a 1912 Ford Model T Roadster at the Sandy Spring Museum.
In the end Team 1045 led by Captain Skylar was the first team to cross the Finish Line with a perfect score of 50 pts taking home the top prize and more importantly earning bragging rights for the entire school year! Closely behind in 2nd place also with a perfect score of 50 pts was Team 1036 led by Captain Lauren. All teams did such a great job and couldn’t believe how much fun it was to feel like a kid again, to compete with and against one another, and to become closer to staff members in the process.
We can’t thank OLGCHS enough for such an amazing experience and wish them the best of luck in their upcoming school year!
GAME RESULTS:
1st place- Team 1045 Captain: Skylar – 50pts
2nd place- Team 1036 Captain: Lauren – 50pts
3rd place- Team 1031 Captain: Marianne – 50pts
Team 1029 Captain: Pat G. – 49pts
Team 1026 Captain: Debbie McK. – 48pts
Team 1027 Captain: Megan – 48pts
Team 1032 Captain: Nikki – 48pts
Team 1033 Captain: Sean - 48pts
Team 1025 Captain: Jon – 47pts
Team 1040 Captain: Mike H. – 47pts
Team 1047 Captain: Brett – 47pts
Team 1052 Captain: Franny – 47pts
Team 1037 Captain: Amy P. – 46pts
Team 1055 Captain: Patti – 45pts
Team 1030 Captain: Will – 44pts
Team 1044 Captain: Kenny – 44pts
Team 1048 Captain: Jorge – 44pts
Team 1050 Captain: Luis – 44pts
Team 1034 Captain: Rick – 43pts
Team 1038 Captain: Ben Christian – 43pts
Team 1039 Captain: Blair – 43pts
Team 1028 Captain: Nicole – 42pts
Team 1049 Captain: Sylvia – 42pts
Team 1056 Captain: Bob S. – 42pts
Team 1046 Captain: Theresa – 41pts
Team 1041 Captain: Todd – 40pts
Team 1042 Captain: Rich S. – 36pts
Team 1043 Captain: Cathie – 36pts
Team 1053 Captain: Steve 35pts
Team 1054 Captain: Chuck E. – 35pts
Team 1035 Captain: Pat R. – 34pts
Team 1051 Captain: John S. – 34pts
JULY 17-18: Sixteen college friends, family members, and strangers united in Chicago to play Reality Rush’s game called SABOTAGE, a version of TV’s The Mole. Over the weekend, the sixteen contestants worked together to win up to $1000 in prize money, but among them were two Saboteurs secretly working against the group. The Saboteurs’ objective- to hinder the group’s money-making efforts.
The game was divided into rounds and contestants competed in challenges to try and win money for the eventual winner’s pot. After the challenges, the contestants took quizzes on the identity of the Saboteurs and the lowest quiz scorer was executed from the game. In a twist, the two Saboteurs were unaware of the other Saboteur’s identity and were forced to play the game against each other. At a certain point in the game, the Saboteur with the lower cumulative quiz scores was executed from the game.
Saboteur, Tommy Walter, holds contestant Mike Gabbert on his back as he unsuccessfully tries to help Ami Watson balance on a wooden square with him.
Early in the game the contestants were all suspicious of one another. It wasn’t until Saboteur, Mike H, made a bold move by throwing a clue in a bush during a picture scavenger hunt that other contestants became suspicious of him. After Mike H was eliminated, surviving Saboteur, Tommy, continued to reek havoc in the game as he did from the start. Tommy masterfully and creatively was able to blatantly throw challenges to the point where everyone dismissed him as being the Saboteur because he was so obvious. It wasn’t until the second to last quiz that Monaca started targeting Tommy and then eventually beat runner-up Julia by three questions on the final quiz to take home the top prize.
The Final Four (left to right) Nicole Haight, Tommy Walter, Monaca Leo, Julia Gabbert.
Congratulations to winner Monaca Leo, runner-up Julia Gabbert, third place Nicole Haight, and Saboteurs Tommy Walter and Mike Hundgen on a great game! We look forward to more to come!
GAME RESULTS:
| Players Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|
| Eviction #1 | Anne | |
| Eviction #2 | Mari | |
| Eviction #3 | Ami | |
| Eviction #4 | Gus | |
| Eviction #5 | Tori | |
| Eviction #6 | Kelli | Mike H (Saboteur) |
| Eviction #7 | Pat | |
| Eviction #8 | Matt | |
| Eviction #9 | Stacey | Bill |
| Eviction #10 | Mike G | Final Quiz | Nicole | Julia (Runner-Up) |
| Tommy (Saboteur) | Monaca (Winner) | |
PHOTO GALLERY:
Reality Rush’s Grand Opening Event was a huge success and we can’t wait for more to come! On Saturday, 21 teams of two competed in an afternoon urban adventure / scavenger hunt where they explored Los Angeles by solving clues and completing challenges.
Congratulations to all of our URBAN HUNT participants, especially team Hundglauskas for their impressive first place victory, and team Hair Club For Men for winning the Costume Contest! We hope everyone enjoyed the adventure, meeting new friends, and discovering new parts of Los Angeles!
GAME RESULTS:
1. Hundglauskas- Mike Hundgen & John Kazlauskas 2:29:00
2. I’m Not Gay But My Partner Is- Felicia Cuesta & Marvin Rocha 3:04:00
3. Hair Club For Men- Paul Miller & Brent Hook 3:04:00
4. FOSX- Mirla Urzua & Adriana Rodriguez 3:05:00
5. One Day FC- Alexis Piazza & Stephanie Widmer 3:07:00
6. WOL- Heather McManus & Jonathan Lopez 3:37:00
7. G2- Ryan Griswold & Chelsea Griswold 3:37:00
8. SmallScaleProductions.com- Chris Burt & Chris Cucci 3:38:00*
9. Electric Dream Machine- Jim Cartwright & Lauren Wyckoff 3:38:00*
10. Team BJ- Brianne Trosie & Josh Stickler 3:50:00
11. Sweet Ass- Hamza Maqsodi & Daniel Miller 3:51:00*
12. The Time Chasers- Matt Portman & Sean Brogan 3:56:00*
13. Kick Ass- Elizabeth Salanave & Brenda Bower 3:56:00
14. The Gorillas- Dabo Kabov & Obai Ahmadi 4:00:00
15. Word On The Streets- Eddie Levine & Genevieve Alexander 4:17:00
16. Real Spunky- Kelly Thompson & Adam Davis 4:45:00
17. Kick Ass- Kristen Cuny & Linn McCuiston 4:51:00*
18. Butt Stutters- Evangeline Fabia & Ronnie Jr 5:05:00*
19. New York A- Jen Schassler & Kevin Gribbin 5:15:00*
20. New York B- Jillian Schassler & Nicole De Palma 5:15:00*
21. Notorious- Charles Suozzi & Bob Salatich 5:40:00*
*Teams that incurred a time penalty for incorrect or missing clues.
