Here are the eight truckers racing for $150K:
Derek Martin (Waterdown, Ontario)
Jason Johnson (Detroit)
Mike Thomas-Clark (Glasglow in Lanarkshire, Scotland)
Rodney Johnson (Bakers Hill in Perth, Australia)
Shane Smart (Harrogate, TN)
Stuart Barnes (Billericay in Essex, England)
William "Rookie" Weekly (Mobile, AL)
Zola Rajapakse (Wellawatta in Columbo, Sri Lanka)
First Task: Starting on Cape York, Australia, they've got to load 50 head of wild peninsula cattle into their Kenworth T658 split-level rigs & transport them from Yarraden through Olive Vale, Mount Mulligan & eventually to Mossman. At the end of each day, these four teams need to release their cattle at a designated station:
Jason & Stuart
Rodney & Rookie
Shane & Zola
Mike & Derek
Each trucker on the team w/ the fastest overall journey time (not necessarily the first team to arrive at the finish spot) will receive the top point value for the challenge; the clock starts once the last cow has been loaded (& teams depart in 15-minute intervals). But the sole contestant w/ the most points at the end of this eight-week series will win the big money.
Just 15 min. into the race, Shane & Zola see an accident & decide to help out the victims; their race clock's frozen because of this.
Order at Olive Vale Weight Station:
1. M & D
2. J & S (they dropped to this position because they overshot their destination)
3. R & R (less than 15 min. behind)
4. S & Z
(Note: At night, all truckers have to wait until morning to continue because it's too dangerous to drive 18-wheelers w/ cattle in them.)
Order at Mt. Mulligan WS:
1. R & R
2. J & S
3. D & M
4. S & Z
Order at Mossman WS:
1. J & S
2. R & R
3. D & M
4. S & Z
FINAL STANDINGS OF THE WEEK (in hrs. & min.):
WINNERS (10 each)- J & S (11:23)
SECOND (8 each)- R & R (11:41)
THIRD (6 each)- D & M (11:46)
LAST (4 each)- S & Z (11:50)