Team #10: Charon's H.A.M.R.

Team Name: Charon's H.A.M.R. (pronounced hammer)

It combines our team members' initials AND this little gem from www.roman-colosseum.info that says that "still living gladiators (these were the noxii, who had been sentenced to death in the arena) would receive a fatal blow to the head with a massive hammer inflicted by a man dressed like Charon, the Ferryman of the Underworld."

I think that pretty much puts our team's goal in perspective.

Team Leader: Austen Sherman

Teammates: Holly, Michael, Rachel

Unique Team Skills:
   1. We are extremely well-balanced: we have an artsy nerd, a pop culture diva, a geographical wizard, and a wannabe jock. That may or may not make us the new Spice Girls. Artsy, Poppy, Mappy, and Jocky?
   2. I'm not sure if its a skill but the majority of our team hardly knows each other and is extra eager to prove their self-worth in one hellish afternoon.
   3. 75% of our team went to Arizona State University -- and, yes, that is a skill. So no matter what you've got planned, we've probably seen crazier.

Team member most likely to call their mom the night before for a pep talk:

Rachel -- but a live pep talk as opposed to over the phone, since she lives near her mom.

But "pep talk" sounds so soft. We're thinking more "motivational monologue," i.e. Al Pacino in Any Given Sunday ... with a wig.

Dude, Rachel's mom needs a Snickers

Your team's "Morning of Cloaca Maxima/Time to Get Pumped" playlist:
   1. Superbad - James Brown
   2. Tougher Than the Rest - Bruce Springsteen
   3. Pride - Manchester Orchestra
   4. You Gotta Be - Des'ree
   5. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor (too good to leave off the list)