They started in Scoul (or Scuol), Switzerland. This is perhaps where the confessionals are taped in which Katie and Heather talk about how upset they are over their burned bags.
Part of the first challenge is to take the train to St. Moritz, Switzerland, where the remainder of this episode is played out.
They still have no new clothes, Anderson notes how much they want replacements, especially since they all stink and flies are following them wherever they go.
The group is to pick two women with the best fashion sense and one man who needs help…the fashion kind, of course.
After some discussion, Elavia and Dorothy are selected. It is unclear if men were discussed, or if Bill just volunteered, saying he needs advice badly. The group splits, and Anderson takes the trio to see the next part.
They select one outfit for each player. The player must wear the outfit to the train station, catch the 4:35 train to St. Moritz, and then find their way to the Schweizerhof Hotel (staying in the outfits the entire time).
For each player who wears the outfit, $2,000 is added to the pot. If anyone misses the train, they’re SOL…no dough.
The remaining ten are split into five groups of two to get their outfits.
1st group: Myra and Patrick
Myra: Black Leiderhosen
Patrick: Bikini Briefs
2nd group: Ali and Bribs
Ali: Swiss Heidi Outfit
Bribs: Pink Slip
3rd group: Heather and Darwin
Heather: Yellow Dress and an Apron
Darwin: Bunny Suit
4th group: Lisa and Rob
Lisa: Green Dress with a Red Boa
Rob: Cow Outfit
5th group: Katie and Al
Katie: Brown Leiderhosen
Al: Corset
Anderson speaks again with Bill, Dorothy and Elavia, telling them they can double the money by dressing as babies. All three must do it to earn the $20,000.
They discuss it, Elavia saying at first that they should do it. Dorothy tries the bib on; someone tries on the diaper. Bill (who obviously didn’t want to do it from the beginning) declares the outfit too sheer and says there isn’t a chance in hell of him doing it. They all decide to pass.
Elavia notes in her confessional that she didn’t feel it was right for her to tell Bill to wear a diaper in public.
May I state at this point that if I never see Patrick in a Speedo again, it will be too soon.
As everyone makes their way to the station, we find out that Myra and Patrick have a coalition (I seriously think Jim and Steve should get a cut of the winnings since everyone is involved in one)
The players start arriving at the station, commenting on each other’s outfits. Heather, who thought she had it worst, caught sight of Patrick and is instantly blinded. To make matters worse, Patrick starts humping her…yet another sight I never want to see again.
Everyone makes it to the station in plenty of time…except Ali and Bribs who decide to have fun, get trashed and waste as much time as possible before the train leaves.
With 27 minutes until the train leaves, the group sends Bill and Lisa to search for them with instructions to return 15 minutes before departure. They run into Bribs and Ali coming up the street and decide to go back to the bar for a round of beer (God, I love these people).
Everyone else is getting pissy. Ok, pissier. When the quartet shows up, Ali lies like a bitch and tells everyone (standing outside) that she and Bribs were offered exemptions if they missed the train. She wouldn’t be telling them if Lisa and Bill hadn’t found them, and she and Bribs have no intention of getting on the train (this is the woman who later gets pissy when two exemptions are offered. Can we say Karma?).
Darwin gets royally pissed and takes off his ears. Idiot.
Ali and Bribs reveal their ruse (which Bill and Lisa helped concoct). Al starts ranting because they didn’t come tell anyone what they were doing. Hello Mr. "I forgot what being young and having fun is all about." These are NOT your kids. They don’t answer to you.
Side note: I don’t think there’s anything funnier than two guys in women’s underwear sitting next to each other and bitching. Especially when one is a "Manly Man" concerned with what the guys at work are going to think and he’s sitting there with his legs crossed like a chick (ok, not really, but it kinda looked like it).
Needless to say, they’re about four days into the game, and it looks like pretty much everyone has PMS.
When they arrive at the hotel, Anderson congratulates them. All ten made it in the costumes, winning $20 K. However, since idiot Darwin took off his ears, bye-bye $2 K of that. Anderson then has Bill tell the group of the possibility to earn more money and why they didn’t do it. Guess what? The bitchfest continued.
Total earned: $18,000 out of a possible $40,000
Darwin and Rob get all penguined-up in tuxes, Lisa and Katie get two of the ugliest evening gowns I've ever seen in my life...I mean, is it just me, or did Katie's look sorta like it was made from pleather? And Lisa's?? Widows weeds from the Victorian era...just add sequins. Majorly Hideola.
Anyway...Each of the four has $5,000 in chips to gamble with. The minimum bet is $1,000. Time to find out if they can put their money where their big-ass mouths are: 1 hour.
As usually happens with blackjack, they start out on an upswing, each betting $1,000...each playing it safe and ultimately winning their hands because the dealer busted. Things go well, Rob even gets Blackjack (woohoo...3:2 payout!!). They're up to $34,500, only $5,500 left to win. This would be when the players learn why it's called gambling.
Katie, who (according to Bill) had been around casinos her whole life, won the idiot of the day award for not only splitting her threes, but also needing to be told how to split them. In case you are ever in this situation again, dear Katie, I refer you to Gambling For Dummies. Unfortunately, the site didn't work the last time I checked it, but you get the picture.
It all came down to Rob. I like Rob. Rob is good people. He made perhaps one of the smarter moves of the night: he bet it all on one last hand. People *cough*DarwinandAli*cough* took issue with this, forgetting that in gambling, you either win, or you lose. Casinos are designed to make you lose. The odds of Rob winning $36,000 on his own in half an hour?? Probably about the same as the odds of Katie not whining for an hour...or Darwin not bitching for 5 minutes.
Later that night, after they'd all gone to their rooms, Anderson came a-knockin (*sigh* if Anderson had knocked on my door, he wouldn't have gotten a word in...*wink, wink*) and told them the sitch: Dorothy and Lisa need to call up two players, get them to the room, and justlikethat, they'll win two exemptions. Granted, he didn't tell them the two that came to the room would be fined, but hey...who cares?
Lisa called Darwin, who decided to take a stroll to the front desk. Dorothy called Katie, who is as whipped as whipped can be, and came a-runnin.
Eventually Darwin made it to the room, only to be greeted by hunky Anderson. He and Katie are informed that they've violated the rules, and are each getting a $1,000 fine for leaving their rooms. The PMS hits the fan.
Katie asks if Lisa and Dodo were getting exemptions for this, then storms out of the room crying like a baby. Anderson has to chase after her and brings her back to explain more (should have just let her have the hissy fit, IMO).
Eventually, Darwin and Katie go back to their rooms to bitch to their roommates, while Dodo and Lisa lament their choices.
Darwin and Patrick hash it in the bathroom (wtf was up with that? Could they have chosen a weirder place to talk??), and Darwin tells Pat to keep suspicions about Dodo hush-hush.
Meanwhile, back at bitch central, Katie is on the verge of a nervous breakdown while explaining everything to Elvira and Ali...Ali whines about the two exemptions (hey little girl, you probably gave the producers the idea) and Elvira doesn't believe Katie's story. Until....
The next morning, Anderson tells everyone, asking Dodo and Lisa or Katie and Darwin to explain. Darwin apparently hasn't met his bitching quota and tries to play 'Free of Sin Boy' so he can cast all the stones he wants. Too bad Rob called him on it (I told ya he's good people).
Challenge Three - Let's call it a success!!
