Season 1 2002

It's on. If you tuned in tonight, you saw the race of the century begin from Times Square, New York as the two teams of Beg, Borrow & Deal set out on the journey of a lifetime. If you weren't able to check out tonight's premiere episode, here's what went down:

Within minutes of a 5:30 AM wake-up call, the contestants found themselves standing in Times Square, the list of 40 tasks laid out before them for the very first time. The two squads, the Red team (Julian, Tony, Aubrey, and Katie) and the Green team (Josh, Kelli, Juliet, and Bubba), immediately took off, trying to get the jump on their opponents.

Reality set in quickly though, as the contestants soon realized that with no money and no cell phones, getting out of Manhattan is much easier said than done. When Juliet realized that through her friend Summer Sanders they could accomplish Task #17 (Get your picture taken with an Olympic medal around your neck), she couldn't even call her. Juliet and her teammates had to convince total