(Montage with scenes in the apartment and Leonard's bedroom)
Penny: All right, hurry up and close the door so they can't hear us. Amy: I love Neil Diamond. Amy: Maybe we pick names out of a hat. Amy: There's a Neil Diamond concert next month. Bernadette: Hurry, Sheldon and Penny were right behind us in the bowling alley. Bernadette: No. Bernadette: Stop her, Leonard, stop her. Each p... (cough) each, each puzzle will lead you to the location of the next, the last of which will lead you to the coin. Get over it. Howard: Hallelujah. Howard: Today! Howard: Why? I'm going to make you guys a scavenger hunt like they have at M.I.T. Leonard: Couples sounds great. Leonard: Do you think Penny's mad at me? Leonard: Well, why would you want to be on someone's team who you like to call a, I can't even say it in front of Sheldon. Leonard: What's all this? Maybe pick names out of a hat. No more murder mystery parties. Penny (off): Hurry. Penny is not a liability. Penny: Sheldon's spot. Raj: Oh. Scene: The Cheesecake Factory
Raj: So, couldn't help but notice none of you RSVP'd to my murder mystery dinner party. The coin is in your spot. The only time I'm ever picked first for a team and I'm stuck with the liability? Where is the coin? Wonder why that is?
Plan: A: a scavenger hunt; Q: What does Raj create after the gang blows off his murder-mystery party? A: ten clues; Q: How many clues were in the scavenger hunt? A: Leonard; Q: Who suggests picking names out of a hat? A: Sheldon; Q: Who was on Penny's team? A: Pasadena; Q: Where did Penny and Sheldon race around? A: Neil Diamond music; Q: What do Howard and Amy bond over? A: the final stretch; Q: What is the final part of the scavenger hunt called? A: Sheldon's spot; Q: Where was the gold coin hidden? A: all their efforts; Q: Leonard, Penny and Bernadette are angry there is no clear winner despite what? A: The Cheesecake Factory; Q: Where do Howard and Amy sing Neil Diamond songs? Summary: After the gang blows off Raj's murder-mystery party, he creates a scavenger hunt with ten clues to guide the winner to the location of a gold coin. They first propose making each couple a team, but Leonard suggests picking names out of a hat instead. Penny gets angry, assuming Leonard proposed this to avoid being stuck with her. The teams are Sheldon and Penny, Howard and Amy, and Leonard and Bernadette. Penny and Sheldon both do well figuring out clues as they race around Pasadena. Bernadette is very competitive, while Leonard is more worried that Penny is mad at him. Amy and Howard, who have not been alone before, bond over a mutual love of Neil Diamond music. During the final stretch, Leonard, Bernadette and Penny realize that the coin is in Sheldon's spot and races upstairs while hindering the others. Finally, Raj reveals he slipped a gold coin into everyone's pocket so that all would win: his goal was to teach the value of friendship. To his dismay, Leonard, Penny and Bernadette are angry there is no clear winner despite all their efforts, and chase him out of the apartment. Howard and Amy abandon the hunt and sing Neil Diamond songs in The Cheesecake Factory.