Direct path to artifact

[Notundercovercop327]

This is a (incomplete) list of contestants who thought that they could win at the temple by mearly taking the direct path to the artifact.
(frontrunners only)
Josh Shullener (Wild Bill Hickok and the Dead Man's Hand)
Joe (Elizabeth the First's Golden Ship)
Jon (The Golden Cricket Cage of Khan)
Damian (John Sutter and the Map to the Lost Gold Mine)
Steve (The Keys to the Alhambra)
Robbie (The Pendant of Kamehameha)
Nick (Henry the Eighth's Great Seal)
Mitchell (The Moccasins of Geronimo)
Shane (The Oracle Bowl of Delphi)
Roberto (The Paintbrush of Leonardo Da Vinci)
Bobby (The Mask of Shaka Zulu)
Danny (The Medal of Sir Edmund Hillary)
Robert (The Snake Bracelet of Cleopatra)
Jonathan (The Silver Cannonball of Granny Nanny)
Josh (The Cracked Crown of the Spanish King)
Peter (The Electrified Key of Benjamin Franklin)
Derek (The lost love letter of John Smith)
Chris (The Mush Pot Hat of Johnny Appleseed)
Chris (The Walking Stick of Harriet Tubman)
Benjamin (The Crown of Queen Nzinga)
Kevin (The Jeweled Necklace of Montezuma)
Michael (The Missing Eye of David)
Justin (The Plumed Headdress of Cosarara)
Brian (The Two-Cornered Hat of Napol?on)
Jason (The Broken Wing of Icarus)
Chris (The Golden Pepperoni of Catharine de' Medici)
Nick (The Missing Weather Maps of Charles Lindbergh)
Kris (The Jewel-Encrusted Egg of Catherine the Great)
Dean (The Lost Taj Mahal Turban of Aurangzeb)
Nick (The Melted Head of Madame Tussaud)
Ryan (The Pearl Necklace of Gwalior)
Jason (The Smashed Printing Plate of Frederick Douglass)
Mike (The Thornwood Gavel of Judge Roy Bean)
Jennifer Holtz (Galileo's Cannonball)
Becca (The Helmet of Genghis Khan)
Leah (The Star of Sultan Saladin)
Lucretia (The Trojan Horseshoe)
Shay (Henry the Eighth's Great Seal)
Jessica (The Lost Log Books of Magellan)
Kristin (The Lucky Pig of Amelia Earhart)
Sabrina (Blackbeard's Treasure Map)
Katie (The Paintbrush of Leonardo Da Vinci)
Christina (The Stolen Arm of Shiva)
Keyleigh (The Stone Marker of Leif Er?kson)
Vicki (The Silver Saddle Horn of Hannibal)
Erica (Robin Hood and Marian's Ladder)
Candice (Lawrance of Arabia's Headress)
Katherine "Fred" (The Treasure of Anne Bonny)
Paula (The Silver Horseshoe of Butch Cassidy)
Ashley (The Imperial Purple Robe of Empress Theodora)
Missy (The Lucky Pillow of Annie Taylor)
Heather (The Stone Head of the Evil King)
Marie (The Lost Lion Tail of Little John)
Chandra (The Leopard-Skin Cloak of Annie Oakley)
Jessie (The Silk Sash of Mulan)
Kelly (The Snakeskin Boots of Billy the Kid)
Ashley (The Golden Earring of Henry Morgan)
Elizabeth (The Levitating Dog Leash of Nostradamus)
Veronica (The Bifocal Monocle of One-Eyed Jack)
Leah (The Bullet-Riddled Handbag of Belle Boyd)
Olivia (The Comet-Embroidered Battle Flag of William the Conqueror)
Maggie (The Mummified Hand of the Egyptian King)
Kate (The Mysterious Manuscript of Mary Shelley)
Miriam (The Secret Map of the Bandit Queen)
Sherra (The Upside-Down Compass of Henry Hudson)
Hallie (The Useless Map of the Chibcha Chieftain)
Tuly these are the contestants who deserve complaints. But no we are to busy fixating ourselves on contestants like Coleen Of pecos bills lost lariot Who had what at that point was a revolutionary plan, made one small mistake and whamo she gets nothin but crap. Brian Sacred ring of the sultan suliman Good plan, makes a mistake boom hes suddenly an idiot. paula dumb plan yet she gets nothing but praise.
In others words you got to look at the plans they had no the mistakes.

[Purple Parrots Fan]

My opinions:
Josh Shullener (Wild Bill Hickok and the Dead Man's Hand) Disagree
Joe (Elizabeth the First's Golden Ship) Agree
Jon (The Golden Cricket Cage of Khan) Agree
Damian (John Sutter and the Map to the Lost Gold Mine) not sure
Steve (The Keys to the Alhambra) Agree (sort of)
Robbie (The Pendant of Kamehameha) Agree (sort of)
Nick (Henry the Eighth's Great Seal) Strongly disagree, Shay was the one that went 1st, all Nick was doing was following her path.
Mitchell (The Moccasins of Geronimo) Disagree kind of
Shane (The Oracle Bowl of Delphi) Strongly Agree
Roberto (The Paintbrush of Leonardo Da Vinci) Disagree, he was the 2nd runner, AND he tried going up to the Gargoyle Room)
Bobby (The Mask of Shaka Zulu) Agree, and he actually won too
Danny (The Medal of Sir Edmund Hillary) Strongly Agree
Robert (The Snake Bracelet of Cleopatra) Agree, but his team won)
Jonathan (The Silver Cannonball of Granny Nanny) Agree
Josh (The Cracked Crown of the Spanish King) Agree
Peter (The Electrified Key of Benjamin Franklin) Definately agree
Derek (The lost love letter of John Smith) Disagree
Chris (The Mush Pot Hat of Johnny Appleseed) Kind of Disagree
Chris (The Walking Stick of Harriet Tubman) Don't remember, so not very sure
Benjamin (The Crown of Queen Nzinga) Don't remember
Kevin (The Jeweled Necklace of Montezuma) Haven't seen the episode
Michael (The Missing Eye of David) Agree kind of
Justin (The Plumed Headdress of Cosarara) Disagree kind of
Brian (The Two-Cornered Hat of Napol?on) Agree
Jason (The Broken Wing of Icarus) Kind of agree
Chris (The Golden Pepperoni of Catharine de' Medici) Agree
Nick (The Missing Weather Maps of Charles Lindbergh) [/b]Agree[/b]
Kris (The Jewel-Encrusted Egg of Catherine the Great) Agree
Dean (The Lost Taj Mahal Turban of Aurangzeb) Don't remember
Nick (The Melted Head of Madame Tussaud) Disagree
Ryan (The Pearl Necklace of Gwalior) Disagree
Jason (The Smashed Printing Plate of Frederick Douglass) Agree, I mean, how else would he have started in the ledges?
Mike (The Thornwood Gavel of Judge Roy Bean) Agree kind of
^ I'll post the girls later...

[The Ancient Warrior]

Not frontrunners:

Nick (Henry the Eighth's Great Seal)
Roberto (The Paintbrush of Leonardo da Vinci)

Dean (The Lost Taj Mahal Turban of Aurangzeb) had little choice in the run, as did Ryan (The Pearl Necklace of Gwalior).  Also, Hallie (The Useless Map of the Chibcha Chieftain) wanted to climb up the walls in the Pit after knocking over the column, but she was worried it would take too long and so she changed her mind.  But her original plan was to directly enter the King's Storeroom.

[Purple Parrots Fan]

Jennifer Holtz (Galileo's Cannonball) Disagree
Becca (The Helmet of Genghis Khan) Disagree
Leah (The Star of Sultan Saladin) Agree
Lucretia (The Trojan Horseshoe) Strongly Disagree. Lucreita went up to the Heart Room, not the Throne Room so there was no direct path there
Shay (Henry the Eighth's Great Seal) Disagree kind of
Jessica (The Lost Log Books of Magellan) Haven't seen the episode
Kristin (The Lucky Pig of Amelia Earhart) Don't remember
Sabrina (Blackbeard's Treasure Map) Agree
Katie (The Paintbrush of Leonardo Da Vinci) Agree
Christina (The Stolen Arm of Shiva) Agree
Keyleigh (The Stone Marker of Leif Er?kson) Haven't seen it
Vicki (The Silver Saddle Horn of Hannibal) Agree, and she ruined her chances of reaching the artifact by going up the shaft.
Erica (Robin Hood and Marian's Ladder) Agree but that layout was easy anyways
Candice (Lawrance of Arabia's Headress) Agree
Katherine "Fred" (The Treasure of Anne Bonny) Agree kind of
Paula (The Silver Horseshoe of Butch Cassidy) Disagree, she was pretty much going all over the place
Ashley (The Imperial Purple Robe of Empress Theodora) Kind of agree
Missy (The Lucky Pillow of Annie Taylor) Ummm...I do agree, because she DID try the Medusas Lair door)
Heather (The Stone Head of the Evil King) Agree kind of
Marie (The Lost Lion Tail of Little John) Not really sure on this one
Chandra (The Leopard-Skin Cloak of Annie Oakley) Definately agree
Jessie (The Silk Sash of Mulan) Agree kind of
Kelly (The Snakeskin Boots of Billy the Kid) Agree
Ashley (The Golden Earring of Henry Morgan) Agree
Elizabeth (The Levitating Dog Leash of Nostradamus) Kind of agree, but not really
Veronica (The Bifocal Monocle of One-Eyed Jack) Definately agree
Leah (The Bullet-Riddled Handbag of Belle Boyd) Haven't seen
Olivia (The Comet-Embroidered Battle Flag of William the Conqueror) Agree, especially with her wasting time in the pit
Maggie (The Mummified Hand of the Egyptian King) Kind of agree
Kate (The Mysterious Manuscript of Mary Shelley) Disagree, she went up to the chamber, not the tomb
Miriam (The Secret Map of the Bandit Queen) Disagree, she went to the Tomb. I also think the chamber door opened too, where I assume temple guard 3 was hiding. She's lucky she didn't go in that room
Sherra (The Upside-Down Compass of Henry Hudson) Disagree
Hallie (The Useless Map of the Chibcha Chieftain) Agree with TAW
^ There are the girls. lol

[nicklegends]

Honestly, I don't think you can consider a contestant a bad one just because they try to optimize their paths. Yes, of course they usually didn't work, but these are kids. What are you going to tell them, "don't try to get there the fastest way"?

[Notundercovercop327]

Not frontrunners:

Nick (Henry the Eighth's Great Seal)
Roberto (The Paintbrush of Leonardo da Vinci)

Dean (The Lost Taj Mahal Turban of Aurangzeb) had little choice in the run, as did Ryan (The Pearl Necklace of Gwalior).  Also, Hallie (The Useless Map of the Chibcha Chieftain) wanted to climb up the walls in the Pit after knocking over the column, but she was worried it would take too long and so she changed her mind.  But her original plan was to directly enter the King's Storeroom.

Ryan wanted to go down. He dropped and imediatly started to clear rubble from the (unopened) door to the room of the ancient warriors.

Oh and I was kind of in a hurry so i made some mistakes, all of the second runners listed should not be on the list and miriam deffinatly should not be on the list.

[The Purple Parrot]

The thing is, sometimes the direct path WORKS. So you can't really blame some of them. Besides, If the artifact is say in the Heart Room or something, you might as well try the actuator to the Heart Room... you never know.

[Notundercovercop327]

But can you atleast agree that there are some smart contestants from the first and second season who get crapped on more than they deserve.