# TAR 3/2: Baby Bear's Soup **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2014, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-3-2-baby-bears-soup/682706 "2014-03-02T22:53:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-3-2-baby-bears-soup/682706/41 "2014-03-04T21:53:44Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > But they didn’t know the answers to any of those questions other than #1 when the back pack was lost either. Given the uncertainty if the decsions was to get the backpack the safe way to do so was to go get it right away. True. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-3-2-baby-bears-soup/682706/42 "2014-03-04T22:46:39Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > Cowboys grrrrrrrrrrrr WTF… I love the Cowboys too, they just pulled a rookie mistake! They frustrated me is all. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-3-2-baby-bears-soup/682706/43 "2014-03-06T02:18:07Z")
I dunno, while I suppose it’s hard for me to be in Mark’s shoes, I still think he should’ve just abandoned the backpack - surely the amount of money they’d win by staying in for another leg or two alone would’ve been enough to buy a new backpack (for whomever he borrowed it from) and new clothes. I almost wonder if he was more insistent because it _wasn’t_ his backpack and felt it wasn’t his to give away. Of course, more fault definitely lies with Mallory for 1) leaving the backpack behind in the first place, 2) refusing to take responsibility for it, and 3) continuing to argue once it became clear that Mark wanted to go back for it. Can’t fault the Cowboys for their strategic use of the Express Pass - they pretty much hit all most of the good points to give it away: 1) give it to a team that isn’t threatening to pass you, 2) give it to a team that sucks overall, 3) give it to a team that is going to immediately use it. They probably missed out on 4) obtain something in a trade from it, but, that’s the hardest one to do. ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-3-2-baby-bears-soup/682706/44 "2014-03-07T16:03:47Z")
> [@magnusblitz](#): > > I dunno, while I suppose it’s hard for me to be in Mark’s shoes, I still think he should’ve just abandoned the backpack - surely the amount of money they’d win by staying in for another leg or two alone would’ve been enough to buy a new backpack (for whomever he borrowed it from) and new clothes. If you get eliminated on the fifth leg, you get just as much money as you get if you’re eliminated on the second leg — i.e., none. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-3-2-baby-bears-soup/682706/45 "2014-03-07T16:11:36Z")
> [@Cayuga](#): > > If you get eliminated on the fifth leg, you get just as much money as you get if you’re eliminated on the second leg — i.e., none. [As TARflies Times excellent TAR FAQ notes, Aaron from “The Amazing Race 6” reported on Television Without Pity that teams receive the following payments, which of course they have to split with each other:](http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?_f=detail&id=29) Winner, $1,000,000 Runner-up, $25,000 3rd $10,000 4th $7,000 5th $6,000 6th $5,000 7th $4,000 8th $3,500 9th $3,000 10th $2,500 11th $1,500 ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-3-2-baby-bears-soup/682706/46 "2014-03-08T14:25:34Z")
No kidding! I had no idea. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-3-2-baby-bears-soup/682706/47 "2014-03-08T19:26:14Z")
> [@Cayuga](#): > > No kidding! I had no idea. Thanks! It works similarly on all reality shows like this. (Survivor, Big Brother, etc…) The longer you last the more money you make, but it’s all a pittance compared to making it to the final. On Big Brother, for example, they get something like $750 to $1250 per week they’re involved with the show, which means making the jury house (so you’re involved with the show for the entire duration) is its own little mini-prize. I wouldn’t be surprised if making the Survivor jury involved a similar type of bonus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tar-3-2-baby-bears-soup/682706.md?page=2)