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The lanterne rouge (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃tɛʁn ʁuʒ]) is the competitor in last place in the Tour de France.The phrase comes from the French for "Red Lantern" and refers to the red lantern hung on the rear vehicle of a passenger railway train or the brake van of a freight train, which signalmen would look for in order to make sure none of the couplings had become disconnected.
The Golden Globe trophy was offered to the first person to complete an unassisted, non-stop single-handed circumnavigation of the world via the great capes, and a separate £5,000 prize was offered for the fastest single-handed circumnavigation. Nine sailors started the race; four retired before leaving the Atlantic Ocean.
An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...
For a plain puzzle, the clue-word is indicated by a simple definition. If the competition puzzle is a special, finding the clue-word may be part of the puzzle and frequently the submitted clue has to conform to the puzzle's particular conventions. [6] Azed Prize Bookplate (Reg Boulton design) The competition results are announced three weeks later.
Kim and Penn Holderness of Raleigh won “The Amazing Race” this season. After a hefty chunk of the $1 million prize is taken out for taxes, they plan to give back, including teachers.
It all comes down to this. At the top of Wednesday’s Season 35 finale of The Amazing Race, the Final 3 teams — Rob and Corey, Greg and John, and Joel and Garrett — depart Dublin, Ireland for ...
The contestant continues to bid, responding to the host's clues, until either the contestant wins by correctly guessing the price of the prize or the time expires. If time remains after the first prize is won, the process is repeated for the second prize. A bonus prize is awarded if the contestant prices both prizes within 30 seconds.
Derby, the Paddock (1892) Isinglass wins the Derby (1893). The Derby Stakes, also known as the Derby or the Epsom Derby, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies.