Good Point Mary...

It was indeed a mess that day.

Having been heart broken for the gang from Michigan (Big Brothers Little Sisters...) in 1998 when they had to drop out completely and having been one of the first teams (If not the first) to take advantage of the newly instituted "get out of jail free card" in 99 ourselves (The Edisto Island Nightmare)...I was just trying to point out an illustration of what Rick was talking about with the evolution of the rules in the W1K.

I don't recall what our time penalty was for using the card - but it sure was nice to still be able to FINISH the event!