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Dear Toni, I've put myself up as the first prize in a street-race. If Salvatore finds out about this we're both going to be in big trouble. So you'd better come and save my ass... then maybe it'll belong to you! Forever yours, Maria.
Maria Latore's letter.

Booby Prize is a mission in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories given to protagonist Toni Cipriani by Maria Latore from her apartment in Saint Mark's, Portland, Liberty City.

Mission[]

Maria has left a letter in her Saint Mark's apartment, stating she has put herself up for first prize in a motorcycle race around Chinatown and Callahan Point. Because her risky behavior may upset an already paranoid Salvatore, Toni is told to "save [her] ass" by winning a two-lap checkpoint race against three competitors on Sanchez's.

The player has the option of using any motorcycle in the race, but a PCJ-600 or Manchez (if the player unlocks it earlier) is usually most preferable for its speed and handling. Once the player completes the race in first place, a cutscene plays with Toni pleading for Maria to return home, but Maria claims that she is not bound to anyone's whims and decides to leave with Wayne, another contestant in the race, instead. The two ride off on a Freeway, going to a party.

Reward[]

There is no monetary reward for completing the mission, but the completion unlocks the mission Biker Heat for Maria and Contra-Banned for Salvatore Leone, along with the Red Light Racing race.

Post-Mission Phone Call[]

Salvatore Leone: Anthony? It's Salvatore. Have you seen Maria? I swear I can only find that bitch when she needs money! Come on over and see me soon. I got some work for you.

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Trivia[]

  • Regardless what vehicle Toni is driving when he arrives at Maria's place, it disappears after the cutscene. Although there are numerous bikes around, a PCJ-600, the fastest bike in the game, can be obtained at Leone's house not far from Maria's. Note: one way to avoid the "disappearing vehicle" glitch is to park the bike a half a block or so away from Maria's place before triggering the cutscene; this will save time if retrying the mission.
  • Players used to the handling of the motorbikes in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas may wish to become familiar with how motorcycles handle in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. In particular, Toni can't increase his skill with a bike the way Carl Johnson could; as a result, the slightest collisions are capable of causing Toni's bike to veer wildly off-course, or worse, throw him from the bike, making it difficult to get back in the race in time.
  • Like other street races in the game, killing an opponent automatically ends the race, as does wrecking their bike.
  • It is actually possible to complete the mission using an opponent's bike without any penalties. This can be achieved by hitting them with a bat, which throws them off the bike, or ramming a bike with a car, causing the opponent to fly off. This will not work in the mobile versions, however, since the mission automatically fails after doing one of them.
  • This race and the Turismo race for El Burro in Grand Theft Auto III use the exact same path. Booby Prize’s path is identical to only the first half of Turismo. Both races reach the Sweeney General Hospital in Portland View but Turismo turns left while Booby Prize turns right.

Navigation[]

Navigation
[ ve ]Missions in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
IntroductionIntroduction | Home Sweet Home
Vincenzo Cilli Radar-VincenzoCilliIcon-GTALCS
Part 1Slacker | Dealing Revenge | Snuff | Smash and Grab | Hot Wheels
Part 2The Portland Chainsaw Masquerade
Joseph Daniel O'Toole Radar-JDO'TooleIcon-GTALCS
Part 1Bone Voyeur! | Don in 60 Seconds | A Volatile Situation | Blow Up 'Dolls'
Part 2Salvatore's Salvation | The Guns of Leone | Calm Before the Storm | The Made Man
Mrs. Cipriani Radar-MaCiprianiIcon-GTALCSSnappy Dresser | Big Rumble in Little China | Grease Sucho | Dead Meat | No Son of Mine
Salvatore Leone Radar-SalvatoreLeoneIcon-GTALCS
Part 1The Offer | Ho Selecta! | Frighteners | Rollercoaster Ride
Part 2Contra-Banned
Part 3Sindacco Sabotage | The Trouble With Triads | Driving Mr Leone | A Walk in the Park | Making Toni
Part 4Caught in the Act | Search and Rescue | Taking the Peace | Shoot the Messenger
Part 5Rough Justice | Dead Reckoning | Shogun Showdown
Part 6The Shoreside Redemption | The Sicilian Gambit *
Maria Latore Radar-MariaLatoreIcon-GTALCSShop 'til You Strop | Taken for a Ride | Booby Prize | Biker Heat | Overdose of Trouble
Donald Love Radar-DonaldLoveIcon-GTALCS
Part 1The Morgue Party Candidate | Steering the Vote | Cam-Pain | Friggin' the Riggin' | Love & Bullets | Counterfeit Count
Part 2Love on the Rocks
Part 3Panlantic Land Grab | Stop the Press | Morgue Party Resurrection
Part 4Love on the Run
Ned Burner
(Church Confessional) Radar-NedBurnerIcon-GTALCS
L.C. Confidential | The Passion of the Heist | Karmageddon | False Idols
Leon McAffrey Radar-LeonMcAffreyIcon-GTALCSSayonara Sindaccos | The Whole 9 Yardies | Crazy '69' | Night of the Livid Dreads | Munitions Dump
Toshiko Kasen Radar-ToshikoKasenIcon-GTALCSMore Deadly Than the Male | Cash Clash | A Date With Death | Cash in Kazuki's Chips
8-Ball Radar-8BallIcon-GTALCSNo Money, Mo' Problems | Bringing the House Down
Side MissionsParamedic | Firefighter | Vigilante | Taxi Driver | Noodle Punk | Trash Dash | Scrapyard Challenge | RC Triad Take-Down | 9mm Mayhem | Scooter Shooter | Bumps and Grinds | Wong Side of the Tracks | Car Salesman | Slash TV | Well Snacked Pizza | Go Go Faggio | Car-azy Car Give Away | Karmageddon | See the Sight Before Your Flight | AWOL Angel | Avenging Angels | Thrashin' RC | Ragin' RC | Chasin' RC | Low Rider Rumble | Deimos Dash | Wi-Cheetah Run | Red Light Racing | Torrington TT | Gangsta GP
Missions in GTA Liberty City Stories (Category) | Missions | Beta Missions | Side Missions (Category)
* denotes the final story mission.
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