I chose to make my group of "loser" contestants not by picking kids who sucked (though some of these kids did suck), but i chose them for their "famous" performances in the temple, or for their deservability of another chance. Some of my alternates were the Green Monkey boy from the Imperial Purple Robe, the Silve Snakes War Fan team, Shem of the Golden Earring, Ryann of the Walking Stick, and Jackie of the Oracle Bowl.
If you don't count Brandon of the Bone Necklace episode as a loss since he grabbed the artifact, then i'd switch him out for Chris of the Golden Pepperoni episode to keep that team together.
Shem from The Golden Earring of Henry Morgan? Personally I think that episode was pretty exciting for a loss. But anyway, here are my picks:
Red JaguarsRon (The Treasure of Anne Bonny; doesn't anybody think to just take the easiest route out?)
Sabrina (Blackbeard's Treasure Map; only 5 rooms in 3 minutes? 'nuf said.)
Blue BarracudasTony (The Stone Head of the Evil King; sent the King's Storeroom key flyin' and took
way too long in Medusa's Lair.)
Brandy (The Red Sash of Tokugawa Ieyasu; one room can make all the difference.)
Green MonkeysJeremy (The Golden Spider Web of Robert the Bruce; a winner never cheats and a cheater never wins.)
Lauren (The Dried Apple Half of William Tell; it
was a near-impossible layout but you'd think she could've left the Pit with more than 2 seconds on the clock.)
Orange IguanasEvan (The Stolen Arm of Shiva; the only contestant who just stood there holding the parts of the statue.)
Veronica (The Bifocal Monocle of One-Eyed Jack; toss-up between her and Karissa but Veronica took I think 1:08 getting out of the Pit.)
Purple ParrotsBrian (The Sacred Ring of Sultan Suleiman; should've tried all three books before leaving the Crypt.)
Akela (The Golden Pepperoni of Catherine de' Medici; do I
really need to say it?)
Silver SnakesJon (The Golden Cricket Cage of Khan; one-half of the all-time most retarded team)
Tia (also The Golden Cricket Cage of Khan)
And now outer space can rearrange these teams as he pleases.