Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-1294345-20141206104537/@comment-5561359-20141211213238

Linusblanket2100 wrote: Bwburke94 wrote: The gender markings and double-columns are unnecessary, all we need is to state their official placements and give various notes.

Here's a plain-text version of the key - underlined text is for things that only apply to certain editions of the Race.

Dark Green means that this team won the leg without use of the Fast Forward. Red means that this team checked in last and was eliminated from the race. Purple means that this team checked in last but were saved due to a non-elimination leg or use of the Salvage Pass/the Save. Orange means that this team checked in next-to-last. Light Green means that this team claimed the Fast Forward and didn't check in last. Some sort of text about penalties Gold/silver/bronze on the final leg? The Roadblocks performed by team members are listed in the order their names are given.

Notes: Light green overrides all colors except for red/purple, so Joe & Bill are shaded purple on Leg 10 of TAR1 despite using the FF. On Leg 1 of TAR10 and Leg 2 of TAR19, two teams were eliminated, so both are shaded red and the third-to-last team is shaded orange. There are no red/orange shadings on the first half of a superleg. I agree with what you have stated and I think that this color scheme also makes sense but I have two things. One, the light green (in my opinion) should be used despite the place the team checked in (remember both Dennis/Andrew and Bopper/Mark used the FF and came in last). Two, use of the Save or the Salvage Pass probably should be a lighter purple to distinguish it from non-elimination legs (or add some kind of note?). I don't mind getting rid of the yellow colors. However, in Leg 10, Joe/Bill didn't use the Fast Forward. They used in Leg 9 when Nancy and Emily were eliminated (check Wikipedia or watch the episode) so your color change doesn't apply there. Also, I meant to add that I think the gender distinction is one I feel needs to be made. For one thing, it helps distinguish certain teams, like Mika & Canaan. If a fan were to look at that team, they would be confused as to what kind of team they were: female/female, male/female, etc. Secondly, it allows fans to see who was the highest-placing female team, highest-placing male team etc which are not easy to discern from the one that is posted nor the WIkipedia one.