AMAZING RACE CHALLENGE

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1 AMAZING RACE CHALLENGE What is the Amazing Race Challenge? This is a fun fundraiser with your friends, family, co-workers, or neighbors, where players work together in teams and compete against other teams through a series of games or activities. This toolkit is designed for six teams consisting of four to six players, competing for the most points received from the five rounds of different challenges. It can be adjusted to a smaller amount of teams and rounds. Playing the Game: All teams start by playing Round 1, which consists of six activities: Amazing Race Jump Rope; Drink Up; Race Match; Take a Bite; Ball Toss; Word Scramble. Each team will start with a different activity at the same time and must complete it, be given a designated item or completion sticker, in order to move on to the next game. The object of Round 1 is to complete each activity faster than the other teams. The last activity for all teams in Round 1 is the Word Scramble. Each team tries to solve the Word Scramble the fastest to cross the finish line. Once Round 1 is completed by all teams, everyone will move on to Round 2 where each team is paired up with another team to play against each other. Since there are four games left and six teams, two teams will play one game, two teams will play another, and the remaining two will play another, rotating this way until Rounds 2-5 are completed. Example of round and team rotations: TEAM 1 TEAM 2 TEAM 3 TEAM 4 TEAM 5 TEAM 6 Round 1 Amazing Race Amazing Race Amazing Race Amazing Race Amazing Race Amazing Race Round 2 Root Beer Pong Root Beer Pong Round 3 Pictionary Guitar Hero Pictionary Round 4 Guitar Hero 5 Draw Poker 5 Draw Poker 5 Draw Poker Pictionary Pictionary Root Beer Pong Root Beer Pong Guitar Hero Guitar Hero Root Beer Pong Root Beer Pong 5 Draw Poker Round 5 5 Draw Poker Pictionary Guitar Hero Pictionary 5 Draw Poker Guitar Hero

2 AMAZING RACE CHALLENGE Set Up: Familiarize yourself with the material and instructions given for each activity. There are materials required for each activity, so be sure to review the provided list. Find five friends to help you with the organization, set up and to assist the teams with each activity. Create an evite or customize the provided sample letter to send out for people to register as an individual or team. Registration fees might be easier to collect on the day of the event- that is up to you. Be prepared to make change if people are paying cash, checks should be made payable to Special Olympics Southern California. Have the thank you cards (provided in this packet) ready to give everyone that pays for registration, or makes an extra donation. These cards have our tax ID# for them to use for tax purposes, since their contribution is 100% tax deductible. Customize the provided score cards that will be given to each team to keep track of their points Create name tags for each player with their Team # and their name. If you want to be creative, use the provided templates that look like a marathon race bib number. To avoid confusion between Team and Round rotations, copy the example below and create a bigger version at each activity station. Create a finish line ribbon, for the first Team that finishes the Word Scramble in Round 1 to cross. Getting Started: Each player is placed into 6 teams. Give everyone a name tag, bib number, or created item, identifying their team# and name. Each team should be given a packet, which consists of all six Amazing race activities, and the team score cards for Root Beer Pong, Pictionary, Guitar Hero and 5 Card Draw Poker. Set up each game area with supplies. For the Amazing Race activities: Place the instructions sheet at the designation activity station with the needed supplies for each team. You can create a pre-packaged set of materials in a bag with the Team # on it, or have the volunteer at that station, hand each team a packet as they arrive. Once the team completes the activity and is ready to move on, give each player a sticker, or designated completion item.

3 AMAZING RACE JUMP ROPE The team with the players that can last, is the team that will jump ahead of the class!!! Choose four people from your team to jump 35 revolutions consecutively with the jump rope enclosed. You must jump one at a time and if you get tangled or stop for any reason before reaching 35, you have to start back at 1. You may jump with either one or both feet at a time. Once completed, retrieve your designated item to continue to the next station.

4 AMAZING RACE DRINK UP Getting your fluids is a must but drink too fast and you ll get a head rush!!! Choose one person in your team to sit at an empty chair with a baby bottle and drink all 8 ounces of fluid (water, sport drink or juice). You will lose points if you tamper with the bottle or nipple. Once completed, retrieve your designated item to continue to the next station.

5 AMAZING RACE RACE MATCH This is your night to get inspired, try your own race and be the admired!!! This is an all team-play. Several sport or endurance races in the local area are listed on one side, as well as their race date. Match each of the races with their appropriate date. Once all of your dates correspond with a race, take your guesses to the judge to see if you are right. You will be told which answers are right and if any are wrong, you will have to continue to adjust your answers until all of them match up correctly. Once completed, retrieve your designated item to continue to the next station.

6 AMAZING RACE TAKE A BITE It s important to fuel your race right, so jump right in and take a bite!!! Choose six people from your team to pull out one item to eat (without looking) in the brown bag with your team number on it. You may start eating as soon as it comes out of the bag. The next player cannot pick an item, until the previous player finishes eating their item. If you have less than six people on your team, other players must eat twice to complete the task. Once all 6 items have been eaten and verified by a judge, your task is complete. Trading of items is not allowed, and point deduction will occur. Once completed, retrieve your designated item to continue to the next station.

7 AMAZING RACE BALL TOSS A team is built on hard work & trust; pick four players that will leave the others in the dust. Choose four people to pair up from your team to complete this task. One person from each team will stand blindfolded on one pre-marked spot and the other on the pre-marked spot directly across from the blindfolded player. The first pair starts the game by handing the blindfolded player 4 foam balls to toss to the other player who will be holding the cup to catch them. You must catch all 4 balls in the cup and the thrower and catcher cannot cross their respective lines. Once the first two players catch all 4 balls, blindfold your next two players to toss the balls back, catching all 4 balls. The other players can fetch and hand balls to their teammates. Once completed, retrieve your designated item to continue to the next station.

8 AMAZING RACE SCRAMBLE Your final challenge is not easy, it s a very important person to Special Olympics and is not cheesy. Here s your clue: This person is the founder of Special Olympics You have letters in this package that when arranged in the two words above displays the founder of Special Olympics. Once you string it together, get approval from the judge and then take it across to the finish line!!!! First team to cross the finish line gets 100 points for the game and 1 st place. Points decrease per team to cross, so keep playing until every team has crossed. For this round, choose any phrase or person for the word to unscramble.

9 ROOT BEER PONG Objective: To remove all of the opposing team's cups from the table by tossing or bouncing a ping pong ball (no paddles needed) into a cup. The first team to remove all of the opposing team's cups from the table shall be declared the winner! Materials Needed: ping pong table- or similar 2 ping pong balls per team root beer 6 plastic cups per team 1 wash cup per team paper towels Set Up: Team 1 Team 2 How to Play: 1. Two teams will play against each other for 15 minutes and will rotate players two at a time. 2. Flip a coin to determine which team goes first. 3. Each team member gets two shots per turn. 4. When a team makes a ball into the opposing team s cup, the opposing team must drink the contents of the cup after each player s turn is over. Then remove the cup from the table. 5. If both team members make it into the same cup during the same turn, that team gets to pick the second cup that the opposing team must drink from and remove. 6. After a team has successfully removed 3 of the opposing team s cup, they can call rearrange at the start of their next turn and the team will re-arrange the remaining 3 cups back into a triangle. Re-arranging can occur again when 2 cups remain. 7. The first team to remove all the opposing team s cup by the rules above wins! 8. Start a second game if time permits. How to Score: 5 Points for every ball made into the opposing team s cup 20 Points for the winning team Players must keep track of correct points per team

10 PICTIONARY Objective: For your team to identify more words (from sketched clues and images), than your opposing team can within 15 minutes. Materials Needed: large sketch pad markers words from Pictionary, or made up timer/watch How to Play: 1. Each team selects their playing order. 2. Flip a coin to determine which team goes first. 3. First team player goes up to board and selects a word. 4. Team player must silently sketch the word out on the board. Sketches may NOT include letters, numbers or the # symbol. 5. That player s own team tries to guess the word within 60 seconds. 6. If they cannot guess in 60 seconds, the other team gets one guess. If their guess is correct the opposing team will steal the win. 7. Now it s the opposing team s turn. 8. Repeat How to Score: 5 Points for every correct guess 20 Points for the winning team Players must keep track of correct guesses per team

11 GUITAR HERO Objective: To complete more songs than the opposing team and rock the house with the highest point totals. Materials Needed: guitar hero How to Play: 1. Each team selects their playing order. 2. Flip a coin to determine which team goes first. 3. First hero from chosen selects a song to play and tries to rock the house. The goal is to complete the song and earn a high score for bonus points (50,000+). 4. The player s turn is over when they complete the song or are booed off stage. 5. It s now the next team s first hero turn to play. 6. Players cannot select a song that has already been played and completed by someone on their team or the opposing team. 7. Repeat until the time runs out (about 15 minutes). 8. The team with the most points (based on scoring system below) wins the overall game. How to Score: 10 Points for every song completed 10 Points if you score over 50,000 points on one song 15 Points for the team with the most points Players must keep track of songs completed per team

12 5 CARD DRAW POKER Objective: To win at each round of 5 card draw poker and score the highest points. Materials Needed: deck of cards How to Play: 1. Choose two players from each team to play the first round of poker. The dealer is a volunteer for the evening. 2. Each player is dealt five cards face down. 3. The person to the left of the dealer starts the round with either choosing to keep their cards or discard some of their cards for new ones. You are allowed to discard one, two or three of the cards in your hand for new ones. 4. Once all of the players receive new cards or pass, everyone reveals their cards. 5. The player with the best five-card hand wins the round. 6. Rotate players from each team so that everyone has a chance to play. How to Score: 10 Points for every hand won 15 Bonus Points to the team if one of its players gets a Royal Flush, Straight Flush, or four Aces 20 Points for the team with the highest point total Players must keep track of correct points per team Order of Winning Hands Royal Flush is a straight flush with the ace as the high card. Straight Flush is a straight of all the same suit. Four of a kind is four of the same number- aces are the highest. Full House is a three of a kind and a pair. Flush is when all five cards are the same suit. Straight is when five cards of any suit are in order. Three of a kind is when you have three of the same cards. Two pairs are any two sets of two pairs.

13 Materials List Root Beer Pong Ping pong table or something similar Plastic drinking cups minimum of 42 with 6 teams 2 ping pong balls Root beer Paper towels Pictionary Large sketch pad Markers Words to use either from Pictionary or made up Guitar Hero Guitar Hero game or Rock Band 5 Card Draw Poker Deck of cards Jump Rope Jump rope Drink Up Sports drink/water/juice 6 Baby bottles, or 6 replacement tops Race Match Pre-made forms to match up the races Pens Take a Bite 6 brown paper lunch bags with Team # s written on them 6 types of food to eat ex: broccoli, applesauce, box of small dry cereal, energy/protein bar, a couple of now & later candies, small bag of hot tamales, celery sticks, package of peanut butter crackers, small bag of black jelly beans, an orange, etc. These items can come in their own packaging, or placed in zip lock bags. Ball Toss 4 small foam golf balls, or softballs 1 plastic drinking cup, or large cup or bowl blindfold Word Scramble string letters that spell out your chosen word for all six teams- cut into large squares with holes cut out at the top General pens watches/timers stickers name tags tax id thank you cards for registration and other donations

14 Sample invitation letter to mailed, , or use in an Evite invitation. Are you a fan of competition? Are you a fan of sports? Do you enjoy fun, silly games, with your friends? How long has it been since you laughed so hard your stomach hurt? Sound interesting? If so, then you re a perfect candidate to play Special Olympics Amazing Race game night! Be prepared to test your poker face, endurance, aim, artistry, musical ability and much more. This is a fun and creative way to engage your friends and support the athletes of Special Olympics. The Amazing Race winning team and individual point leader will be rewarded with Amazing prizes! The Rules: 1) Entry fee is $25 (or desired amount) per person cash or check. Entry fees are tax deductible and include appetizers and drinks. A tax ID and donation verification will be provided at the door. 2) Teams will be cast upon arrival, but you must apply/rsvp no later than (date) by calling (contact name and info). 3) You must be willing to have fun. 4) You are encouraged to invite friends. Please add them to the Evite or include in your RSVP count. 5) Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash equivalencies. This Amazing Race game night was created to raise money and help support individuals with intellectual disabilities that participate in Special Olympics Programs. These programs are offered at no cost to the athletes and their families. By participating in Special Olympics, the athletes develop improved physical fitness and motor skills, greater self-confidence and a more positive self-image. These athletes demonstrate courage and inspire people to open their minds, accept and include people with intellectual disabilities. I encourage you to help me support the athletes of Special Olympics, and celebrate changing lives through the power of sports! Are you ready for the challenge? Call (contact info) if you have any questions, or would like more information. Hope to see you there! Thank you for your support, Sincerely,

15 Name: Date: Donation Amount: Name: Date: Donation Amount: Donation made on behalf of: Special Olympics Southern California Donation made on behalf of: Special Olympics Southern California Thank you for your donation! Thank you for your donation! For your reference, Special Olympics Southern California tax identification number is: Special Olympics is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. For your reference, Special Olympics Southern California tax identification number is: Special Olympics is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Name: Date: Donation Amount: Name: Date: Donation Amount: Donation made on behalf of: Special Olympics Southern California Donation made on behalf of: Special Olympics Southern California Thank you for your donation! Thank you for your donation! For your reference, Special Olympics Southern California tax identification number is: Special Olympics is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. For your reference, Special Olympics Southern California tax identification number is: Special Olympics is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.

16 For Team #1 Number starts at 1001 player player player 3 Sample Bib # s for each player, instead of using name tags. Attach them to their shirt with safety pins. For Team #2 Number starts at 2001 player player player 3

17 Root Beer Pong How to Score: 5 Points for every ball made into the opposing team s cup 20 Points for the winning team Players must keep track of correct points per team Guitar Hero How to Score: 10 Points for every song completed 10 Points if you score over 50,000 points on one song 15 Points for the team with the most points Players must keep track of songs completed per team VS VS Winner: Winner: Final Score: Final Score:

18 Pictionary How to Score: 5 Points for every correct guess 20 Points for the winning team Players must keep track of correct guesses per team VS 5 Card Draw Poker How to Score: 10 Points for every hand won 50 Bonus Points to the team if one of its players gets a Royal Flush, Straight Flush, or four Aces 20 Points for the team with the highest point total Players must keep track of correct points per team VS Winner: Final Score: Winner: Final Score: