Are You The One?

We've all heard about the Amazing Race - the reality tv game show in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams, striving to arrive first at "pit stops"to win prizes, and to avoid getting the possibility of being eliminated. The contestants travel to and within different countries, seek clues, perform challenges, move around under time pressure with the ultimate goal in mind: winning the grand prize, which is usually a million dollars.

And then there's Formula One Racing, a.k.a. F1. It is the highest class of open wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport world's governing body. The F1 world championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, the most famous of which is the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors. The winners for each Championship wins their respective prize, and takes pride in knowing that in speed and precision, they're number one.

The 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China, from Aug 8-24 showcases a variety of "races". It has 28 sports (Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Modern pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, and Wrestling) - not all of which can be classified in the "racing" category, but in a larger view, the countries involved are all racing for gold.

So far, these are the top ten positions (as of Aug 22, from Wikipedia):

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	47	17	25	89
2	United States	31	36	35	102
3	Great Britain	18	13	13	44
4	Russia	17	18	22	57
5	Germany	14	9	13	36
6	Australia	12	14	16	42
7	South Korea	11	10	7	28
8	Japan	9	6	10	25
9	Italy	7	8	10	25
10	Netherlands	7	5	4	16

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It is probably human nature to have a competitive streak, to have a desire to come out victorious when presented with a challenge (especially if the challenge presents a generous reward in the end). In line with the Olympics and the spirit of fun and fair competition, the brilliant minds behind XanGo have created another exciting promo - The Race to the Millionth!

Imagine how you'd feel if you'd win any of the prizes they're offering! So bring your spouse/bf/gf/sibling/parent/friend with you, and share the XanGo story together; travel everywhere like you're a team in the Amazing Race. Or choose to stay in town, and drive around to all your friends as fast yet as effective as you can, like an F1 driver. Or try different techniques in different places, like a participating country in the Olympics, and strive to take in more gold. The race is on. Are you up for the challenge? You could be the one!

To learn more about the promo, click here.