Another exciting leg of The Amazing Race begins in Argentina! Leaving first, Jet & Cord open their clue to find out they must fly to Frankfurt, Germany then catch a train to Hamburg. They will then have to scour the city on foot for Jungernstieg Street and the clue box. They stop at a travel agency and find out the first flight leaves at 11:10 a.m. the next morning. They realize that most of the teams are going to be on the same flight.
Carol & Brandy decided that they are going to avoid the meltdowns - their word from now on is “respectful.” We’ll see how long that lasts..... Dan says he hates flying and he’s doing the Race for his brother Jordan.
All the teams end up leaving at the same time but taking different routes to get to Germany. No mention made of the landing times, so one can only conclude that they were pretty close together. (After seeing the landing times, the planes land within an hour of each other). Jet & Cord and Louie & Michael land first and get their tickets, and wait for the train. Dan & Jordan and Carol & Brandy land with time to catch the train, but have problems finding the correct gate and get to the landing as the train is leaving. They end up on the same train with all the other teams.
Jet & Cord (with the stupid plastic on his cowboy hat, he looks like a dork! C’mon, if they’re real cowboys, those hats are made to withstand all kinds of weather. Every cowboy watching this show is probably rolling his eyes out of his head.) make it to the clue box to find an Intersection. This means each team must join with another team to mutually complete the challenge. Of course, they talk to the detectives and team up for the Roadblock in the clue. “Who wants to reach new heights?” Working together, the two to perform the Roadblock will take a train to Hamburg Harbor and bungee 150 feet in the middle of the city to get their next clue.
Joe & Heidi decide to work with Steve & Allie, and talk to a guy they met on the train to point them in the right direction. Dan & Jordan will work with Carol & Brandy, with Dan saying that Carol is “like the lesbian aunt that I never had.” They grab an English-speaking local to lead them to the Harbor. That leaves Brent & Ciate and Jeff & Jordan to team up. The girls decide to try the task. Brent talks about how Caite has lived in New York and has a good sense of direction, and Jordan decides to let Caite “lead the way,” which (of course) means they’ll end up on the wrong train. They get on a train and it’s moving before they ask where it’s going. (All the young blondes watching this - if they have half a brain - are groaning that Jordan & Caite are adding to the stupidity stereotype. And they’re doing a fine job!) I suppose it never occurred to them to ask BEFORE they got on a train......
Michael & Jet get to the bungee drop and get geared up. The guys working the bungee tell Jet he’ll lose his hat, but he insists he won’t. Believe it or not, it doesn’t! They’re stuck/tied together to jump, and both are yelling as they do it. Michael is amazed that Jet’s hat stayed on, and Jet tells him that “a real cowboy’s hat never comes off.” (Never?) They get the clue and are told not to open it until they are reunited with their teammates.
Joe & Allie are on their way to the Harbor. Dan & Brandy are close behind and get to watch Joe & Allie do their jump and Brandy looks ready to pass out. “They’re upside down!” (Otherwise they’d have to tie the bungee cord to your neck, dipwad!)
Once Michael & Jet are back with Louie & Cord, the clue tells the teams to find Kaiser Wilhelm and find their next clue box. They must find a square with a statue of Wilhelm, and they are no longer helping each other (well, unless they want to, I suppose!) Michael & Louie take off in a cab and Jet & Cord hop on a train.
Dan spends his whole bungee jump assuring Brandy and telling her that she’ll be okay. Caite & Jordan show up so obviously their little train detour didn’t hurt them much. About this time, Michael & Louie are at the clue box and find a Detour: Soccer or Sauerkraut. (Mmm now I’m interested - and getting hungry!) In Soccer, teams must go to a 100-year-old stadium and kick soccer balls at five targets in the goal from the penalty line. Once they’ve hit all five, they get their next clue. For Sauerkraut, they must go to a restaurant and while a band plays the Sauerkraut Polka, they must finish a plate of sauerkraut together before the song ends to get their clue. If they don’t make it, they have to get another plate of sauerkraut and give it another try. Of course, we don’t know how long the song is....
Michael & Louie, no surprise, decide to eat the sauerkraut. They could probably finish it before the 4th bar of the song!! Jet & Cord realize that taking the train was a bad idea and the long way around. Joe & Heidi and Steve & Allie jump in cabs to find the Wilhelm statue. Caite & Jordan don’t scream as they bungee, which is interesting - all the other teams screamed on the way down and the two little blondies took it like men!
At the restaurant, Michael & Louie see the plate of sauerkraut and figure they have this in the bag. Michael says he’s “eaten things as big as Jet & Cord” so no problems with the plate of sauerkraut. (We still don’t know how long the song is). They blasted through the sauerkraut with time to spare, with Michael eating the lion’s share, and Louie even licked the plate! (Man, that stuff looked good, too!)
Their clue tells them to go to the Haifisch Bar and share a huge “boot” of beer. (Now, the cowboys may have had the advantage in Argentina, but it looks like our New York City detectives have found the leg of the Race that is right up their alley! Food and beer???!)
Jet & Cord run into Steve & Allie and Joe & Heidi at the statue, and all three teams decide to try the Soccer challenge. Brent & Caite and Jeff and Jordan ask a local how to get to the statue and are told to take the train, and Carol & Brandy and Dan & Jordan get the same erroneous advice.
Michael & Louie get to the bar and find out they’re drinking beer. Michael takes the first sip and calls it nasty - he doesn’t drink beer. Looks like Louie will have to kick ass on this one and grabs the beer and starts guzzling it down.
At the soccer field, Joe can’t kick because his knee really hurts. (He’d complained about it earlier. What made him think going to a soccer field was going to be conducive to a bad knee?) They get five balls each and once they kick the five balls, they have to retrieve them and line them up again. Steve & Allie get two targets pretty quickly and the cowboys are still trying to find the soccer field. Brent & Caite are going for the Sauerkraut and Jeff & Jordan head off to the Soccer field.
Joe & Heidi decide to switch tasks and yell to Jeff & Jordan to forget it, so they turn around and head off for sauerkraut. Jet & Cord kick their first ball over the goal, but get their rhythm and get two targets pretty quickly.
Back at the bar, Louie chugged the beer like a champ (a very bloated one, I’ll bet) and their clue says to go to Beatlers Platz, a monument honoring the Beatles who began playing their music in Hamburg. There, they must find the Indra Club, where the Beatles first played and is the Pit Stop.
Brandy & Carol go for Sauerkraut and Dan & Jordan will try the Soccer. Jeff & Jordan are wandering around trying to find someone to ask about directions, and Brent & Caite seem to be in a cab from Hell, going down a dark road with a non-communicative driver. They look resigned to the fact that they’re going to blow it big time on this leg of the Race. After some discussion, the driver realizes he’s input his information incorrectly into his GPS and refigures the directions.
Michael & Louie get a female cab driver, and she tells them that they’re going to an area of pubs, discos, and sex shops. They laugh at that idea and a few minutes later get to the “red light” district to find the Indra Club and a waiting Phil in first place. They jump for joy and are told they’ve each won a $5,000 gift card. (Now THAT’S my idea of a prize!)
Steve & Allie get to the bar and they interview that all through this leg of the Race, Steve has been saying he wanted a beer, but didn’t want to spend the money. (Be careful what you wish for....now you’ve got enough beer for three legs of the Race!)
Jet & Cord hit their next three targets in a row, saying that it’s the first time they’ve ever been on a soccer field. “One more thing on the list that we haven’t done....check.” (I just love these guys more every week.) Steve & Allie down their beer (with Steve drinking most of it) and he’s holding his stomach in the cab. Joe & Heidi get to the restaurant and ask how long the song is, but get no answer. They start blasting down the sauerkraut and finish in plenty of time. Carol & Brandy show up and start mowing down, with Brandy shoveling and Carol daintily picking through the sauerkraut. (Stuff that sauerkraut, woman! Something tells me they’re gonna have problems with the beer...) Dan & Jordan are at the soccer field and Jordan proves that he’s useless at kicking balls. Looks like Dan gets all the targets and they get their clue and head off to the bar. One of the cowboys says “I’ve never drank a beer in my whole life!” (Been out on the range a bit too long, buddy!)
Steve & Allie get to the Mat in second place. Joe & Heidi suck down the beer and Joe makes some nasty puking noises as if the beer is coming right back up. Jet & Cord complain about the taste but are getting through their boot pretty good. Jordan has to hold her nose to eat the sauerkraut and they’re not doing well and don’t finish - they leave a half-plate full. Brent & Caite are excited about the soccer challenge because Caite is good at soccer. She hits a target right away then slips in the wet grass and twists something in her hip. She’s crying “I’ve been playing soccer since I was five years old and it’s pissing me off.” (Now you know what getting older is about, Boopsie!) She refuses to switch tasks and coaches Brent to hit some targets.
Joe & Heidi find the Indra Club and are third. Jet & Cord finally finish their beer and Carol & Brandy watch them leave. Cord vows that he “never, ever in his life wants another beer.” Carol & Brandy finish and Carol is doing some major burping in the cab. Brent & Caite manage to hit all their targets as Dan & Jordan get to the bar, saying they’re going to be shitfaced by the time they finish their beer. Driving through the “red light” district to find the Indra Club, Jet tells Cord “we are no longer in the Bible Belt.” They get to the bar and Phil tells them they are in fourth place. Jeff & Jordan aren’t doing all that well at the soccer field, but they do get one target on their first set of balls.
Carol & Brandy make it to the Indra Club in fifth. Brent & Caite get to the bar and Caite says she hates beer. Dan & Jordan get to the red light street to find the club and Jordan announces “I’m drunk.” Jeff & Jordan finally finish hitting the targets and we see Brent trying to finish the beer as he walks off to puke in the street (no bathrooms in the bar?) We see Jeff & Jordan in the cab on their way to the bar with Jeff burping up sauerkraut - is he in for a treat! Caite makes Brent finish the beer when he gets back Jeff is happy he has to drink a beer and gets cheered by everyone in the bar as he sucks it down. Brent & Caite are wandering the street to find Indra Club as Jeff & Jordan arrive and both teams wander around looking for it. Brent & Caite get to the Mat first and tell Phil they’re expecting bad news, but find out that they’re still in the Race. As Jeff & Jordan show up, Phil tells them they’re the last team to arrive. Jeff says he feels sick, but he doesn’t know if it’s the sauerkraut or the fact that they came in last. “Four legs [of the Race] and a boot of beer.” Phil then tells them that it’s a non-elimination leg of the Race, but they will have to step it up because they’ll have a Speed Bump on the next leg.
So is this just a delayed end of the Race for Jeff & Jordan? Will everyone recover from the sauerkraut and beer? Can you begin a leg of The Amazing Race with a hangover? We’ll find out next week!
Here's the order of finish:
1 - Michael & Louie
2 - Steve & Allie
3 - Joe & Heidi
4 - Jet & Cord
5 - Carol & Brandy
6 - Dan & Jordan
7 - Brent & Caite
8 - Jeff & Jordan (non-elimination leg)
And excuse me for using this opportunity, but a dear friend of mine has been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and I’m going to walk and try and raise money for a cure and assistance to those with the disease. She’s in her early 30's and has a 2-year-old son and deserves to stick around to see her son grow .... so here’s the link to my fundraising page. If you enjoy these bogs at all, please find it in your heart and wallet to donate - no matter how much. Thanks!
http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Walk/MIGWalkEvents?px=7783693&pg=personal&fr_id=13983&s_tafId=148678
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Poker, Steer Roping, and Guess What? The Cowboys Do Well!
Another exciting leg of the Amazing Race! The Cowboys manage to keep their lead, but the Lawyer Moms just can't cut it and end up being eliminated. Too bad they couldn’t have lasted longer, I liked their attitude and they seemed like really good friends.
Jet & Cord leave the Pit Stop in Puerto Varas, Chile, first, and their clue tells them to take one of two buses on 6-hour ride to Argentina, Bienvenidos S. C de Bariloche, then drive to El Boliche Viejo. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid hid out there. They’ll have to play five-card stud against a Roaming Gnome (huh?) One of the Cowboys looks at the picture of the outlaws given in their clue and the Gnome is in it - and says “I don’t remember the Gnome being in the movie.” (PLEASE tell me he’s not serious!!!!!)
The first bus leaves at 8:30 a.m., the second at 8:50 a.m., and seeing Carol & Brandy opening their clue at 11:55 p.m., I’m thinking it will be interesting when most, if not all, of the teams are at the bus station in the morning. (As the later teams open their clues, we find out that the first three teams to leave get the 8:30 bus, everyone else gets an 8:50 bus. What fun is that - no fighting to get on earlier?) Jet & Cord go into a bar and find a woman who speaks English and get valuable information about where they’re going.
Brent & Caite are both sick, thinking they may have food poisoning. They don’t look a bit well but don’t want to give up, but they go to the hospital to get checked out. They show the team in the emergency room get IV fluids an hour after they were supposed to leave. Thinking they were way far behind, they bump into the detectives and feel much better that they’re not out of the Race.
At the bus station, the Cowboys are quizzed by Carol & Brandy about the bus they took the day before, how they found it - which looked more like an Inquisition. Those girls aren’t go to find out anything if they keep that up! Joe & Heidi join them on the first bus. Jet & Cord lead the way out of the bus station and don’t like everyone following them, because they know where they’re going. They pull over on the side of the road and let the other two teams pass them up. They get to their poker destination at the same time anyway and sit down with some ornery-looking dealers. Carol & Brandy get sneered at when they ask “are you our lucky dealer?” Joe & Heidi win first with a pair of nines over the Gnome’s ace. The clue on the bottom of the Gnome says to “Hoof it to the Pena Gaucha.” Carol & Brandy are next to win and take off with their Gnome. Jet & Cord joked that their Gnome had the best poker face - “could never tell when he was bluffing.”
The next clue box offers a Roadblock. One of the team members must learn steer roping. After a demonstration they will try and rope the steer on a hay bale 18 feet away and pull it in to get their clue. Jet & Cord finally win their poker game and are ecstatic that the challenge involves roping. Heidi and Carol try the task and fail miserably as Jet (or Cord, still don’t have who is who down yet) gets it on what looks like his second toss. Jordan shows up and will try the task, and Carol (and shortly after, Heidi) manage to rope their steer.
The teams must now drive to Puente Nirihuau and search the cliffs by the river for the clue box.
Steve & Allie win their poker game quickly, as we see the Cowboys make it to the river. As they walk around the rocky terrain, one asks “What’s the rules about breaking the Gnome on the way down?” and the other answers “Not as bad as breaking your leg!” (Heehee! I’m really beginning to like these two!) The clue is a Detour. Teams have to choose between Horse Sense or Horse Power. For Horse Sense, teams will find a gunslinger who will give them directional coordinates and they must use a compass to walk out the correct number of steps to find a buried bag of money and deliver it at a train station to the “lead bandit.” If the coordinates on the bag match the ones on their paper, the bandit will hand them a coin, which is their next clue. In Horse Power, they will go to a polo field and using a wooden practice pony, they will move it around the field and try to score in nine shots or less to get their clue. They find the training field and Cord goes to the real horses to choose one, but Jet bursts his bubble by showing him the wooden ones. They drag the wooden horse around the field wishing they had a real one because they probably would have done it faster! They get a trophy with this on the bottom: Estancia Fortin Chacabuco, which is a ranch at the foot of the Andes Mountains and the next Pit Stop.
Carol & Brandy, snipping at each other, decide to try Horse Sense and this oughta be fun. It seems that everyone thinks they will have to ride a real horse - Jordan & Jeff decide to try Horse Sense because of this idea too. After getting lost, Joe & Heidi see that Jordan & Jeff managed to get ahead of them. Carol & Brandy manage to find a shovel and start digging, but Brandy notices it’s not recently moved dirt. As Jeff reads the clue, he seems to think the gunslinger is the “lead bandit” and may end up going back to him to have him check his loot. Read the clue, kids!!!!
Joe has a compass on his watch and decides he’s got this task nailed. However, Heidi reads the clue that they have to count their steps - and Joe decides you only have to do that if you don’t have a compass. (I sometimes wonder where people come up with this stuff. The only way to do things on the Amazing Race is via the clues. I would assume the clues are gospel and pay an extreme amount of attention to what they say.)
Carol & Brandy are not doing well and decide to switch tasks. They interview later that “the argument may do us damage in the long term.” (Jeeze, it’s not that big of an argument. Little sensitive, huh honey?)
Brent & Caite are lost and stopping for directions and Caite mumbles that she wishes Brent was driving, but he can’t drive a stick so she’s stuck driving. Monique & Shawn are at the steer roping and Shawne is trying desperately to rope her steer and says she’s trying to stay calm because if she gets frustrated, it won’t work. (Wow, a smart racer! One of the best ways to do well on the Race is to keep your cool!) Dan ropes his steer as Jordan cheers on the sideline (and I mean cheers, with a little skirt and pom-poms and everything!) Dan must be influenced by this brother a bit because he kisses the steer after he pulls it in.
Joe & Heidi think they’ve found a bag, but realize it’s just a chunk of rope in the sand. Jordan & Jeff find a bag and yank it out of the dirt, and run off to the gunslinger for their clue - getting nowhere, of course. Joe & Heidi find a bag and yell to Jeff about the location of the train station, with Jeff answering “what are they talking about?” (Um, the clue. Doofus.) Joe & Heidi find the lead bandit, but their bags don’t match the coordinates, so back they go. They decide to switch tasks and go play polo. Jordan & Jeff go back to the gunslinger and get nothing, and Doofus Jeff’s getting frustrated.
Carol & Brandy are swinging their club at the polo ball, and Carol tries to encourage Brandy to hit it hard, saying “pretend it’s my face.” (These girls aren’t long for romance with that kinda talk.) Steve & Allie get done and get their trophy. Joe & Heidi start the polo “match” and Joe tips his horse forward after he hits the ball, falling to the ground. He goes to hit it again and does the same thing. (He should just lay across the saddle as the other teams were doing. He may not kill himself that way).
Brent & Caite finally make it to the poker hall and meet up with Monique & Shawne at the steer roping. Brent gets his steer and we see Shawne still struggling. She manages to get a horn but her rope falls off as she pulls it. I’m beginning to get tired just watching her! Monique prays for God to give Shawne the strength and direction and what do you know? Shawne ropes the steer on the next throw. I guess God decided to check in on the Amazing Race for a bit and felt sorry for the lawyer moms.
We see Jet & Cord get to the Pit Stop with their Gnome and trophy in hand and Phil tells them they’re team number one. Phil asks to see their belt buckles, which are huge, and asks if the buckles slow them down. The Cowboys tell Phil that “they hold our pants up. We’d be slower with our pants around our ankles.” (Okay. Maybe I’m easy but these guys are cracking me up.)
Louie & Michael join Dan & Jordan and Jordan & Jeff looking for the bags of loot. They map out the coordinates and realize they ‘ll be in the same general area when they finish as when they start, so they just start looking around. Dan & Jordan find a bag and check the coordinates first and find they don’t match, and decide to switch tasks. Louie & Michael find a bag and it doesn’t match their coordinates, but Jordan & Jeff check it and it matches theirs. They go back to the gunslinger and after getting nowhere yet again, read the clue and find out they have to go to the station - and Jeff tells Jordan “we should definitely not reproduce.” (Smartest thing I’ve heard from him all Race!) Joe & Heidi finally finish their polo match without killing themselves and dash off with their trophy.
We see Steve & Allie make it to the Mat in second place and Carol & Brandy get to Phil in third. Brandy tells Carol “imagine what we could do if we didn’t bicker!”
At the polo grounds, Jordan wants to color-coordinate their polo shirts and all Dan wants to do is get moving. They look pathetic trying to hit the polo ball and have to start over. Joe & Heidi make it to the Mat in fourth. At the rate Dan & Jordan are going, Brent & Caite are going to catch up in no time, and Monique & Shawne might even pass them up. Louie & Michael decide to give up on the loot finding and try polo, and Dan & Jordan once again fail in nine shots and have to start over. They see Monique & Shawne and Brent & Caite and Louie & Michael show up and all seem to have a real problem hitting the ball hard enough. Dan & Jordan finally finish the task and take off. Louie & Michael have to start over as we see Brent & Caite struggle to climb on the horse with no strength. Monique & Shawne end up having to start again, dragging their horse across the ground (lucky the horses weren’t real!) Louie & Michael and Brent & Caite finish and after a few more tries Monique & Shawne decide to try finding the loot, saying they were afraid to hurt their backs.
Louie & Michael get to the Mat as Monique & Shawne find their money and get it to the lead bandit. They talk about showing their kids that they didn’t give up, but end up eliminated at the Mat.
1 - Jet & Cord
2 - Steve & Allie
3 - Carol & Brandy
4 - Joe & Heidi
5 - Jordan & Jeff
6 - Dan & Jordan
7 - Brent & Caite
8 - Louie & Michael
9 - Monique & Shawn (eliminated)
So the Cowboys are obviously not as stupid as they seem (reminds me of a Jeff Foxworthy routine about how a southerner can be a Nobel Prize winning physicist but as soon as they open their mouth, their accent/drawl makes them sound as stupid as a box of rocks). Of course, it helps that Argentina involved a lot of cowboy action - let’s see what happens in other countries....
Jet & Cord leave the Pit Stop in Puerto Varas, Chile, first, and their clue tells them to take one of two buses on 6-hour ride to Argentina, Bienvenidos S. C de Bariloche, then drive to El Boliche Viejo. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid hid out there. They’ll have to play five-card stud against a Roaming Gnome (huh?) One of the Cowboys looks at the picture of the outlaws given in their clue and the Gnome is in it - and says “I don’t remember the Gnome being in the movie.” (PLEASE tell me he’s not serious!!!!!)
The first bus leaves at 8:30 a.m., the second at 8:50 a.m., and seeing Carol & Brandy opening their clue at 11:55 p.m., I’m thinking it will be interesting when most, if not all, of the teams are at the bus station in the morning. (As the later teams open their clues, we find out that the first three teams to leave get the 8:30 bus, everyone else gets an 8:50 bus. What fun is that - no fighting to get on earlier?) Jet & Cord go into a bar and find a woman who speaks English and get valuable information about where they’re going.
Brent & Caite are both sick, thinking they may have food poisoning. They don’t look a bit well but don’t want to give up, but they go to the hospital to get checked out. They show the team in the emergency room get IV fluids an hour after they were supposed to leave. Thinking they were way far behind, they bump into the detectives and feel much better that they’re not out of the Race.
At the bus station, the Cowboys are quizzed by Carol & Brandy about the bus they took the day before, how they found it - which looked more like an Inquisition. Those girls aren’t go to find out anything if they keep that up! Joe & Heidi join them on the first bus. Jet & Cord lead the way out of the bus station and don’t like everyone following them, because they know where they’re going. They pull over on the side of the road and let the other two teams pass them up. They get to their poker destination at the same time anyway and sit down with some ornery-looking dealers. Carol & Brandy get sneered at when they ask “are you our lucky dealer?” Joe & Heidi win first with a pair of nines over the Gnome’s ace. The clue on the bottom of the Gnome says to “Hoof it to the Pena Gaucha.” Carol & Brandy are next to win and take off with their Gnome. Jet & Cord joked that their Gnome had the best poker face - “could never tell when he was bluffing.”
The next clue box offers a Roadblock. One of the team members must learn steer roping. After a demonstration they will try and rope the steer on a hay bale 18 feet away and pull it in to get their clue. Jet & Cord finally win their poker game and are ecstatic that the challenge involves roping. Heidi and Carol try the task and fail miserably as Jet (or Cord, still don’t have who is who down yet) gets it on what looks like his second toss. Jordan shows up and will try the task, and Carol (and shortly after, Heidi) manage to rope their steer.
The teams must now drive to Puente Nirihuau and search the cliffs by the river for the clue box.
Steve & Allie win their poker game quickly, as we see the Cowboys make it to the river. As they walk around the rocky terrain, one asks “What’s the rules about breaking the Gnome on the way down?” and the other answers “Not as bad as breaking your leg!” (Heehee! I’m really beginning to like these two!) The clue is a Detour. Teams have to choose between Horse Sense or Horse Power. For Horse Sense, teams will find a gunslinger who will give them directional coordinates and they must use a compass to walk out the correct number of steps to find a buried bag of money and deliver it at a train station to the “lead bandit.” If the coordinates on the bag match the ones on their paper, the bandit will hand them a coin, which is their next clue. In Horse Power, they will go to a polo field and using a wooden practice pony, they will move it around the field and try to score in nine shots or less to get their clue. They find the training field and Cord goes to the real horses to choose one, but Jet bursts his bubble by showing him the wooden ones. They drag the wooden horse around the field wishing they had a real one because they probably would have done it faster! They get a trophy with this on the bottom: Estancia Fortin Chacabuco, which is a ranch at the foot of the Andes Mountains and the next Pit Stop.
Carol & Brandy, snipping at each other, decide to try Horse Sense and this oughta be fun. It seems that everyone thinks they will have to ride a real horse - Jordan & Jeff decide to try Horse Sense because of this idea too. After getting lost, Joe & Heidi see that Jordan & Jeff managed to get ahead of them. Carol & Brandy manage to find a shovel and start digging, but Brandy notices it’s not recently moved dirt. As Jeff reads the clue, he seems to think the gunslinger is the “lead bandit” and may end up going back to him to have him check his loot. Read the clue, kids!!!!
Joe has a compass on his watch and decides he’s got this task nailed. However, Heidi reads the clue that they have to count their steps - and Joe decides you only have to do that if you don’t have a compass. (I sometimes wonder where people come up with this stuff. The only way to do things on the Amazing Race is via the clues. I would assume the clues are gospel and pay an extreme amount of attention to what they say.)
Carol & Brandy are not doing well and decide to switch tasks. They interview later that “the argument may do us damage in the long term.” (Jeeze, it’s not that big of an argument. Little sensitive, huh honey?)
Brent & Caite are lost and stopping for directions and Caite mumbles that she wishes Brent was driving, but he can’t drive a stick so she’s stuck driving. Monique & Shawn are at the steer roping and Shawne is trying desperately to rope her steer and says she’s trying to stay calm because if she gets frustrated, it won’t work. (Wow, a smart racer! One of the best ways to do well on the Race is to keep your cool!) Dan ropes his steer as Jordan cheers on the sideline (and I mean cheers, with a little skirt and pom-poms and everything!) Dan must be influenced by this brother a bit because he kisses the steer after he pulls it in.
Joe & Heidi think they’ve found a bag, but realize it’s just a chunk of rope in the sand. Jordan & Jeff find a bag and yank it out of the dirt, and run off to the gunslinger for their clue - getting nowhere, of course. Joe & Heidi find a bag and yell to Jeff about the location of the train station, with Jeff answering “what are they talking about?” (Um, the clue. Doofus.) Joe & Heidi find the lead bandit, but their bags don’t match the coordinates, so back they go. They decide to switch tasks and go play polo. Jordan & Jeff go back to the gunslinger and get nothing, and Doofus Jeff’s getting frustrated.
Carol & Brandy are swinging their club at the polo ball, and Carol tries to encourage Brandy to hit it hard, saying “pretend it’s my face.” (These girls aren’t long for romance with that kinda talk.) Steve & Allie get done and get their trophy. Joe & Heidi start the polo “match” and Joe tips his horse forward after he hits the ball, falling to the ground. He goes to hit it again and does the same thing. (He should just lay across the saddle as the other teams were doing. He may not kill himself that way).
Brent & Caite finally make it to the poker hall and meet up with Monique & Shawne at the steer roping. Brent gets his steer and we see Shawne still struggling. She manages to get a horn but her rope falls off as she pulls it. I’m beginning to get tired just watching her! Monique prays for God to give Shawne the strength and direction and what do you know? Shawne ropes the steer on the next throw. I guess God decided to check in on the Amazing Race for a bit and felt sorry for the lawyer moms.
We see Jet & Cord get to the Pit Stop with their Gnome and trophy in hand and Phil tells them they’re team number one. Phil asks to see their belt buckles, which are huge, and asks if the buckles slow them down. The Cowboys tell Phil that “they hold our pants up. We’d be slower with our pants around our ankles.” (Okay. Maybe I’m easy but these guys are cracking me up.)
Louie & Michael join Dan & Jordan and Jordan & Jeff looking for the bags of loot. They map out the coordinates and realize they ‘ll be in the same general area when they finish as when they start, so they just start looking around. Dan & Jordan find a bag and check the coordinates first and find they don’t match, and decide to switch tasks. Louie & Michael find a bag and it doesn’t match their coordinates, but Jordan & Jeff check it and it matches theirs. They go back to the gunslinger and after getting nowhere yet again, read the clue and find out they have to go to the station - and Jeff tells Jordan “we should definitely not reproduce.” (Smartest thing I’ve heard from him all Race!) Joe & Heidi finally finish their polo match without killing themselves and dash off with their trophy.
We see Steve & Allie make it to the Mat in second place and Carol & Brandy get to Phil in third. Brandy tells Carol “imagine what we could do if we didn’t bicker!”
At the polo grounds, Jordan wants to color-coordinate their polo shirts and all Dan wants to do is get moving. They look pathetic trying to hit the polo ball and have to start over. Joe & Heidi make it to the Mat in fourth. At the rate Dan & Jordan are going, Brent & Caite are going to catch up in no time, and Monique & Shawne might even pass them up. Louie & Michael decide to give up on the loot finding and try polo, and Dan & Jordan once again fail in nine shots and have to start over. They see Monique & Shawne and Brent & Caite and Louie & Michael show up and all seem to have a real problem hitting the ball hard enough. Dan & Jordan finally finish the task and take off. Louie & Michael have to start over as we see Brent & Caite struggle to climb on the horse with no strength. Monique & Shawne end up having to start again, dragging their horse across the ground (lucky the horses weren’t real!) Louie & Michael and Brent & Caite finish and after a few more tries Monique & Shawne decide to try finding the loot, saying they were afraid to hurt their backs.
Louie & Michael get to the Mat as Monique & Shawne find their money and get it to the lead bandit. They talk about showing their kids that they didn’t give up, but end up eliminated at the Mat.
1 - Jet & Cord
2 - Steve & Allie
3 - Carol & Brandy
4 - Joe & Heidi
5 - Jordan & Jeff
6 - Dan & Jordan
7 - Brent & Caite
8 - Louie & Michael
9 - Monique & Shawn (eliminated)
So the Cowboys are obviously not as stupid as they seem (reminds me of a Jeff Foxworthy routine about how a southerner can be a Nobel Prize winning physicist but as soon as they open their mouth, their accent/drawl makes them sound as stupid as a box of rocks). Of course, it helps that Argentina involved a lot of cowboy action - let’s see what happens in other countries....
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Nothing Like Getting Kicked in the Head by a Cow!
What a night! While my TiVo takes care of taping The Amazing Race, NHRA was racing in Phoenix and the USA and Canada were playing hockey....oh, if I only had a clone to watch all this stuff! I watched most of the hockey game as I flipped to NHRA during commercials, then caught up with TAR - all in all, my eyeballs are a bit fuzzy now.....
We begin the second leg of The Amazing Race in Valparaiso Chile. Leaving first, Jordan & Jeff read their clue, which tells them to take a bus to Santiago, then another bus 575 miles to Peurto Varas. Then they must drive to a lake, take a boat and "climb to Mirador" for their next clue. They get to the bus stop and find out that it doesn’t open till 5 AM, meaning all the teams will be on the same bus. Jordan & Jeff see a dog while waiting around, and Jeff proves that Jordan isn’t the only dumb rock in the box - he insists that the dog only understands Spanish. (He needs to watch the Dog Whisperer!) The Cowboys think that everyone underestimates them, thinking they didn’t graduate eighth grade. They do make a comment, though, that doesn’t help - “I’ve been wearing a hat forever, and if I can’t wear a hat someplace, I don’t know if I wanna go there.” (Betcha he doesn’t get married any time soon, if he’s that attached to his hat!) Carol & Brandy decide to try and align themselves with Joe & Heidi, noticing that Joe speaks Spanish and liking their work ethic.
Joe & Heidi get crap from Louie & Michael for holding spots for Carol & Brandy as the ticket office opens, but Joe & Heidi protest, saying that the girls gave them money. The four managed to get the four last seats on the first bus and the rest of the teams will be leaving at 7:45 PM. However, standing in line and watching everyone buy tickets, Jordan & Jeff and Brent & Caite decide to double-check the clue and see if they have to take a bus directly from Santiago to Puerto Varas (they don't). The cowboys have the same idea and find an English-speaking local who tells them to take a bus to Temuco, then catch one from there to Peurto Varas. Asking the ticket agent, the other teams find out they can catch the same bus as the Cowboys to Temuco, leaving at 9:00 AM, and getting into Peurto Varas around 11 PM (rather than 8 AM the next day like the other buses). Carol & Brandy, thinking they’re going to be way ahead, are feeling pretty good even after waiting around Santiago for 9 hours to take off because they’re ahead of all the other teams. (Surprise coming, Brandy!) The Cowboys find out from the two other teams that they are leaving Temuco at 6:30 rather than the 7:00 that they’re on, but after checking find out that the 6:30 bus leaves from another terminal in Temuco which is ten minutes away, and it’s 6:20. They laugh to themselves and stay away from the other teams so as not to let them know they're in deep doo-doo until after 6:30. Looking for the bus, the teams stop at the ticket counter and find out they need to take a taxi to the other terminal to catch the 6:30 bus - and rush off only to find out that their bus has left. Brent & Caite and Jordan & Jeff get back to the original terminal just as the Cowboys drive by in their 7 PM bus. Their wonderful plan of getting ahead of all the other teams goes right down the drain as they end up having to wait around the rest of the day as no more buses are leaving. They manage to get tickets for a 1:00 AM bus and will get to Peurto Varas around 6:30 AM.
Arriving in Peurto Varas in first place, the Cowboys grab their car and drive to the Petrohue Hotel, only to find out the marked path won’t open until 7 AM. Joe & Heidi and Carol & Brandy get to the cars and take off before Brent & Caite and Jeff & Jordan arrive in their bus.
It’s raining as the Cowboys take off and one of them (can’t tell them apart yet, sorry) had borrowed a plastic bag to cover his hat, looking really dapper in a trashy sort of way. Some teams have a problem with driving stick shifts, which surprises me to no end - if they’ve EVER watched the show, they know that foreign countries drive sticks and one should think to practice before leaving!!!!
The clue is a Detour - since the Chileans have a great connection with the animals of their country: Llama Adoration or Condor Consternation. For Llama, the teams must choose a llama from a herd and dress it in a blanket and scarf to get their next clue. For Condor, the teams must put on a beak, feet and 16-foot wings and attempt to “soar” off a dock to a target in the water. Caite proves she can’t read, pronouncing “Adoration” as “add-or-shun.” (It also took some real sounding out to get “Consternation.” And this woman was a Miss America contestant????!)
The Cowboys get to the llama pen and find out that the llamas were in no mood to be “jacked with.” The first two llamas took off, but one seemed to come up to them and gave them no problems about getting dressed - prompting Jet to call Cord a “llama whisperer.” They get their clue and find out they need to drive to the Bellavista Farm for their next clue.
Joe & Heidi and Carl & Brandy try to lure the llamas with food, which isn’t working well, especially when Joe gets a good kick to the stomach by one of the llamas. Brent & Caite decide to try the Condor and are pictures of Condor beauty jumping off the dock and hitting the ice cold water. Joe & Heidi finally grab a llama that was lying down and manage to dress him and get their clue, and Carol & Brandy aren’t far behind. Jeff & Jordan are going to fly off the dock too, and find out there is no “flying off” but they get to the end of the dock and immediately drop. Steve & Allie decide to fly also and look just as goofy as the other teams.
Daniel & Jordan are having mega problems figuring out where to go and seemingly get lost, just as Jody & Shannon get to their car and realize they’re in last place. Shannon hopes that other teams will have problems driving a stick so they can catch up. Dan & Jordan end up at some house near the water, can’t go in reverse and push the car back enough to be able to move forward and take off once again.
At the llama pen, the detectives are having problems when Monique & Shawn show up and make short time with their llama, and Michael & Louie are ticked for being “beat by the mommies.”
Meanwhile, Jet & Cord get to the next clue box. Their Roadblock clue tells them they will be helping make a Kuchen - a cake baked by the German immigrants that make up this part of the country. They must run around the farm collecting the ingredients - butter, flour, sugar, eggs, and milk - straight from the cow. The Cowboys should have this one in the bag, I bet they’ve milked a cow or two! Once they get the ingredients they’ll get their next clue. Cord makes quick work of the cow milking, takes off his "hat protector" to carry the eggs, and get the rest to the kitchen and gets his clue. They must drive back to Peurto Varas and find Gruta De La Virgen, a park that is the Pit Stop. The baker lady also offers Cord a piece of the cake, and he plays dumb when he gets back to Jet, saying “it looked like some kinda pie” but Jet realizes that Cord ate some and calls him out.
Heidi and Carol do the Roadblock together, dodging getting kicked and cows peeing next to them. Funny watching the city slickers deal with the cows! It seems as if the teams don’t have any real problems with this challenge, but all are complaining about the smell in the cow barn. We see Michael & Louie get to the farm but don’t see the proper signage and drive right by. Monique decides to try the challenge and finds out it’s dangerous trying to milk a cow as she dodges a kick.
Dan & Jordan get to the llamas, and Jordan (the gay one) decides to take off his jacket and does a striptease move, twirling the jacket above his head, as the local women “ooh and aah” and Dan laughs “if only they knew.” They get what looks like the smallest llama there and finish shortly after Jody & Shannon show up.
Jet & Cord get to the Mat first, and Phil tries to be cute saying “you may need another buckle for your belt.” (That’s the only cowboy reference you could come up with, Phil?)
Jordan does the ingredient-gathering, talking to the cows and seeing his cow poop after he gets done milking, saying “Bessie, if you had done that as I was milking you, we wouldn’t be friends.” (*rolling eyes here) Jeff & Jordan are back in Peurto Varas looking for the Pit Stop, and meet up with Michael & Louie, who find out that they had passed the farm right by and have to go back 19 miles. They get there as they see that Jody & Shannon are there. Michael can’t find the pantry, and Jody is almost done filling her cup when she gets kicked in the head by the cow and drops the milk and has to begin again. Michael gets through the challenge and Shannon has to watch as the detectives take off. The show tries to edit the ending, making it look like Jody & Shannon have a chance, but they end up eliminated. Too bad considering that Grandma was in pretty good shape and didn’t seem like they should have been that far behind.
So here’s the order of finish:
1 - Jet & Cord
2 - Joe & Heidi
3 - Carol & Brandy
4 - Brent & Caite
5 - Monique & Shawn
6 - Jordan & Jeff
7 - Steve & Allie
8 - Dan & Jordan
9 - Louie & Michael
10 - Jody & Shannon - eliminated
So does it look like the Cowboys aren’t really as dumb as everyone expects? And that Caite is dumber than everyone thinks she is? Is anyone emerging as the team to beat? We’ll find out more next week!
We begin the second leg of The Amazing Race in Valparaiso Chile. Leaving first, Jordan & Jeff read their clue, which tells them to take a bus to Santiago, then another bus 575 miles to Peurto Varas. Then they must drive to a lake, take a boat and "climb to Mirador" for their next clue. They get to the bus stop and find out that it doesn’t open till 5 AM, meaning all the teams will be on the same bus. Jordan & Jeff see a dog while waiting around, and Jeff proves that Jordan isn’t the only dumb rock in the box - he insists that the dog only understands Spanish. (He needs to watch the Dog Whisperer!) The Cowboys think that everyone underestimates them, thinking they didn’t graduate eighth grade. They do make a comment, though, that doesn’t help - “I’ve been wearing a hat forever, and if I can’t wear a hat someplace, I don’t know if I wanna go there.” (Betcha he doesn’t get married any time soon, if he’s that attached to his hat!) Carol & Brandy decide to try and align themselves with Joe & Heidi, noticing that Joe speaks Spanish and liking their work ethic.
Joe & Heidi get crap from Louie & Michael for holding spots for Carol & Brandy as the ticket office opens, but Joe & Heidi protest, saying that the girls gave them money. The four managed to get the four last seats on the first bus and the rest of the teams will be leaving at 7:45 PM. However, standing in line and watching everyone buy tickets, Jordan & Jeff and Brent & Caite decide to double-check the clue and see if they have to take a bus directly from Santiago to Puerto Varas (they don't). The cowboys have the same idea and find an English-speaking local who tells them to take a bus to Temuco, then catch one from there to Peurto Varas. Asking the ticket agent, the other teams find out they can catch the same bus as the Cowboys to Temuco, leaving at 9:00 AM, and getting into Peurto Varas around 11 PM (rather than 8 AM the next day like the other buses). Carol & Brandy, thinking they’re going to be way ahead, are feeling pretty good even after waiting around Santiago for 9 hours to take off because they’re ahead of all the other teams. (Surprise coming, Brandy!) The Cowboys find out from the two other teams that they are leaving Temuco at 6:30 rather than the 7:00 that they’re on, but after checking find out that the 6:30 bus leaves from another terminal in Temuco which is ten minutes away, and it’s 6:20. They laugh to themselves and stay away from the other teams so as not to let them know they're in deep doo-doo until after 6:30. Looking for the bus, the teams stop at the ticket counter and find out they need to take a taxi to the other terminal to catch the 6:30 bus - and rush off only to find out that their bus has left. Brent & Caite and Jordan & Jeff get back to the original terminal just as the Cowboys drive by in their 7 PM bus. Their wonderful plan of getting ahead of all the other teams goes right down the drain as they end up having to wait around the rest of the day as no more buses are leaving. They manage to get tickets for a 1:00 AM bus and will get to Peurto Varas around 6:30 AM.
Arriving in Peurto Varas in first place, the Cowboys grab their car and drive to the Petrohue Hotel, only to find out the marked path won’t open until 7 AM. Joe & Heidi and Carol & Brandy get to the cars and take off before Brent & Caite and Jeff & Jordan arrive in their bus.
It’s raining as the Cowboys take off and one of them (can’t tell them apart yet, sorry) had borrowed a plastic bag to cover his hat, looking really dapper in a trashy sort of way. Some teams have a problem with driving stick shifts, which surprises me to no end - if they’ve EVER watched the show, they know that foreign countries drive sticks and one should think to practice before leaving!!!!
The clue is a Detour - since the Chileans have a great connection with the animals of their country: Llama Adoration or Condor Consternation. For Llama, the teams must choose a llama from a herd and dress it in a blanket and scarf to get their next clue. For Condor, the teams must put on a beak, feet and 16-foot wings and attempt to “soar” off a dock to a target in the water. Caite proves she can’t read, pronouncing “Adoration” as “add-or-shun.” (It also took some real sounding out to get “Consternation.” And this woman was a Miss America contestant????!)
The Cowboys get to the llama pen and find out that the llamas were in no mood to be “jacked with.” The first two llamas took off, but one seemed to come up to them and gave them no problems about getting dressed - prompting Jet to call Cord a “llama whisperer.” They get their clue and find out they need to drive to the Bellavista Farm for their next clue.
Joe & Heidi and Carl & Brandy try to lure the llamas with food, which isn’t working well, especially when Joe gets a good kick to the stomach by one of the llamas. Brent & Caite decide to try the Condor and are pictures of Condor beauty jumping off the dock and hitting the ice cold water. Joe & Heidi finally grab a llama that was lying down and manage to dress him and get their clue, and Carol & Brandy aren’t far behind. Jeff & Jordan are going to fly off the dock too, and find out there is no “flying off” but they get to the end of the dock and immediately drop. Steve & Allie decide to fly also and look just as goofy as the other teams.
Daniel & Jordan are having mega problems figuring out where to go and seemingly get lost, just as Jody & Shannon get to their car and realize they’re in last place. Shannon hopes that other teams will have problems driving a stick so they can catch up. Dan & Jordan end up at some house near the water, can’t go in reverse and push the car back enough to be able to move forward and take off once again.
At the llama pen, the detectives are having problems when Monique & Shawn show up and make short time with their llama, and Michael & Louie are ticked for being “beat by the mommies.”
Meanwhile, Jet & Cord get to the next clue box. Their Roadblock clue tells them they will be helping make a Kuchen - a cake baked by the German immigrants that make up this part of the country. They must run around the farm collecting the ingredients - butter, flour, sugar, eggs, and milk - straight from the cow. The Cowboys should have this one in the bag, I bet they’ve milked a cow or two! Once they get the ingredients they’ll get their next clue. Cord makes quick work of the cow milking, takes off his "hat protector" to carry the eggs, and get the rest to the kitchen and gets his clue. They must drive back to Peurto Varas and find Gruta De La Virgen, a park that is the Pit Stop. The baker lady also offers Cord a piece of the cake, and he plays dumb when he gets back to Jet, saying “it looked like some kinda pie” but Jet realizes that Cord ate some and calls him out.
Heidi and Carol do the Roadblock together, dodging getting kicked and cows peeing next to them. Funny watching the city slickers deal with the cows! It seems as if the teams don’t have any real problems with this challenge, but all are complaining about the smell in the cow barn. We see Michael & Louie get to the farm but don’t see the proper signage and drive right by. Monique decides to try the challenge and finds out it’s dangerous trying to milk a cow as she dodges a kick.
Dan & Jordan get to the llamas, and Jordan (the gay one) decides to take off his jacket and does a striptease move, twirling the jacket above his head, as the local women “ooh and aah” and Dan laughs “if only they knew.” They get what looks like the smallest llama there and finish shortly after Jody & Shannon show up.
Jet & Cord get to the Mat first, and Phil tries to be cute saying “you may need another buckle for your belt.” (That’s the only cowboy reference you could come up with, Phil?)
Jordan does the ingredient-gathering, talking to the cows and seeing his cow poop after he gets done milking, saying “Bessie, if you had done that as I was milking you, we wouldn’t be friends.” (*rolling eyes here) Jeff & Jordan are back in Peurto Varas looking for the Pit Stop, and meet up with Michael & Louie, who find out that they had passed the farm right by and have to go back 19 miles. They get there as they see that Jody & Shannon are there. Michael can’t find the pantry, and Jody is almost done filling her cup when she gets kicked in the head by the cow and drops the milk and has to begin again. Michael gets through the challenge and Shannon has to watch as the detectives take off. The show tries to edit the ending, making it look like Jody & Shannon have a chance, but they end up eliminated. Too bad considering that Grandma was in pretty good shape and didn’t seem like they should have been that far behind.
So here’s the order of finish:
1 - Jet & Cord
2 - Joe & Heidi
3 - Carol & Brandy
4 - Brent & Caite
5 - Monique & Shawn
6 - Jordan & Jeff
7 - Steve & Allie
8 - Dan & Jordan
9 - Louie & Michael
10 - Jody & Shannon - eliminated
So does it look like the Cowboys aren’t really as dumb as everyone expects? And that Caite is dumber than everyone thinks she is? Is anyone emerging as the team to beat? We’ll find out more next week!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
The Amazing Race 16 Begins!
The Amazing Race 16 begins! Starting from a park on the outskirts of Los Angeles, we meet the teams:
Brent & Caite, the dating models (Caite was the dodo South Carolina Miss America contestant that said people don’t know where to find South America on maps because they don’t have any); Jet & Coy, Cowboy brothers; Steve & Allie, father & daughter; Dan & Jordan, brothers - Jordan is gay; Dana & Adrian are married high school sweethearts; Jordan & Jeff are dating and are ex-Big Brother contestants - Jordan won; Jodie & Shannon, grandmother & granddaughter who both train for triathalons; Louie & Michael, friends and undercover detectives; Monique & Shawn, best friends and attorneys; Joe & Heidi, married; and Carol & Brandy, the “token” gay couple.
Phil informs them that their clue is waiting on their backpacks, and the teams must get to the airport using public transportation. There are two flights, but there’s only room on the first flight for three teams. The second flight leaves almost an hour later. Given the instructions, the teams are ready to begin, so Phil sends them off:
“Good luck ... travel safe ... GO!”
The clue tells them they are going to Santiago, Chile. I notice that Carol & Brandy have huge backpacks - that’s gonna kill them eventually! The Cowboys are wondering how they’re going to manage the public transportation, saying their town has only one light, and it’s flashing yellow. Teams start asking bus drivers and cabbies where to go and are told to go to Union Station and take the Flyway Bus. Louie & Michael huff and puff as they run, seeing Jodie & Shannon get ahead of them and noting “Nanna is kicking your butt.”
Four teams get on the first bus to LAX - Joe & Heidi, Carol & Brandy, Dana & Adrian, Monique & Shawn. As they get to the airport, there’s a race to the ticket agent and Monique gets there first. As Jordan gets up to the desk she says “we need tickets to China.” (She definitely is a few bricks short of a load!) Carol & Brandy don’t make the first flight. While waiting for the plane, the Cowboys exchange their money and get Brazilian dollars. Brandy says that she’s hoping for either bad weather or a mechanical failure so the first three teams get held up; maybe she’s a witch, because there’s a very convenient mechanical problem with first plane. The airline agent says they will have to get another plane, and Dana & Adrian decide not to take a chance and get tickets for the second plane. Joe & Heidi and Monique & Shawn follow suit, and all the teams are on same flight. When they land in Chile, the clue tells them to go to Valparazo and find the Ascensor Villaseca. The first bus takes Jordan & Jeff, Brent & Caite, Dana & Adrian and Monique & Shawn. Getting on the second bus, the Cowboys can’t use the Brazilian money and have to go exchange it for Chilean money. It’s hysterical listening to everyone speak Spanish to their cab drivers - and seeing the cab drivers waggle their heads in laughter. (Silly Americans!)
The clue is a Roadblock, in which one team member has to do cable walking. On cables strung 120 feet above the ground, they will walk a cable the length of a football field. Caite does it (because Brent is afraid of heights), with Jordan following. Dan falls on his attempt but scoots down the ropes to the finish on his hanging clips. Brandy inches along, talking to herself ... “I can do this” and “don’t throw up.” She sits on the line, but Carol yells to her and she gets back up.
Caite gets done in admirable fashion and the clue tells them to take the Ascensor Artilleria, or Finacular (hillside train) down the hill to the next clue box. That clue is a Detour, “Time to Paint the Town.” The teams are to choose cans of paint in their color choice, supplies such as brushes and a ladder, and find a house matching their paint color with a block unpainted. Once they’re done the painter will give them their next clue. The task is easy enough, but as it turns out there are many problems trying to find the location of the houses (maybe because there’s a street sign with the name of the street going in two directions). Brent & Caite wander around, snipping at each other trying to find the house.
Joe decides to do the rope challenge because he has the strength. Louis does it as well, and starting after the two, Adrian passes Joe.
Brent & Caite are still walking around and see stairs - and since “it’s the only place we haven’t tried yet,” decide to take stairs. Jeff & Jordan find a house to paint first. As Carol & Brandy head off to find the house, they remark that “we’re looking for the Martha Stewart seafoam green from the 1997 collection - before jail.”
Joe & Jordan zip through the painting (I think it was all of a six foot by six foot white panel to paint) and get their clue, telling them to go on foot to the Palacio Barbarizza, which will be the first Pit Stop on the Race.
Back at the rope challenge, Granny Jodie says Shannon will do this Roadblock because “I have the balance of a drunken elderly person on stilts.” Joe, panting and sweating, falls off the ropes. He can’t get his legs back up or really move much, so a guy comes out and says they have to go back to the beginning. In the meantime, Louis finishes his rope scoot and Cord begins his. Adrian, huffing and puffing, gets out of the gear - will he quit? Wonder how much of a penalty they’ll get for that?
Monique & Shawn ask around and get directions up the steps to find their house to paint. Dan & Jordan realize they’ve dropped a paint brush and decide to look for it. Steve & Allie, wandering through the neighborhood, end up inside a house with half-painted red walls and start painting, with the work guys saying “I don’t know what they’re doing here.” (If only they had grabbed green or blue paint!) Dan & Jordan decide to keep going without their second paint brush even though they think there might be a penalty. Everyone gets done with rope challenge and after much goading from Dana, Adrian decides to try again. Steve & Allie are inside the house painting the walls and the worker guys are cracking up, saying “they don’t know how to paint.” Steve & Allie finish and watch the clueless looks on the painters - literally! They don’t have a clue for them. Michael & Louis end up painting a house with graffiti on it, covering the graffiti with a much different blue.
Jordan & Jeff get to the Mat and Phil first. Brent & Caite are second, but are told by Phil that since they didn’t take the Fanicular down the hill, they must sit for 30 minutes. Monique & Shawn are then awarded second place. As Brent & Caite sit and stew, Jet & Cord come in third, and Brent & Caite watch Dan & Jordan come to the Mat next. However, Dan & Jordan have a 15-minute penalty for losing one of their paint brushes. Steve & Allie obviously found the correct place to paint because they arrived at the Mat and weren’t given a penalty, ending up in 4th place. Joe & Heidi are 5th, Carol & Brandy 6th, and finally Brent & Caite are allowed to formally check in at the Mat and get 7th place. Dan & Jordan end up 8th, Louis & Michael seemed surprised to find out they were 9th, and Jody & Shannon are relieved with their 10th place finish.
Adrian falls again and it looks like curtains for them. We see Phil walking down the stairs at the rope challenge. Dana & Adrian hope it’s a non-elimination round, but find out otherwise - they’re eliminated. Dana is very sweet to her husband - “We have had life challenges that the cable can’t even come close to.” Aaww!
1 - Jordan & Jeff
2 - Monique & Shawn
3 - Jet & Cord
4 - Steve & Allie
5 - Joe & Heidi
6 - Carol & Brandy
7 - Brent & Caite
8 - Dan & Jordan
9 - Louis & Michael
10 - Jody & Shannon
11- Dana & Adrian - eliminated
So the previews for next week show that some teams are allying with each other and causing problems saving space in line for other teams. The cops seem pretty ticked, and I don’t think I’d want to aggravate them - they know a lot of dirty tricks dealing with criminals! Same time next week!
Brent & Caite, the dating models (Caite was the dodo South Carolina Miss America contestant that said people don’t know where to find South America on maps because they don’t have any); Jet & Coy, Cowboy brothers; Steve & Allie, father & daughter; Dan & Jordan, brothers - Jordan is gay; Dana & Adrian are married high school sweethearts; Jordan & Jeff are dating and are ex-Big Brother contestants - Jordan won; Jodie & Shannon, grandmother & granddaughter who both train for triathalons; Louie & Michael, friends and undercover detectives; Monique & Shawn, best friends and attorneys; Joe & Heidi, married; and Carol & Brandy, the “token” gay couple.
Phil informs them that their clue is waiting on their backpacks, and the teams must get to the airport using public transportation. There are two flights, but there’s only room on the first flight for three teams. The second flight leaves almost an hour later. Given the instructions, the teams are ready to begin, so Phil sends them off:
“Good luck ... travel safe ... GO!”
The clue tells them they are going to Santiago, Chile. I notice that Carol & Brandy have huge backpacks - that’s gonna kill them eventually! The Cowboys are wondering how they’re going to manage the public transportation, saying their town has only one light, and it’s flashing yellow. Teams start asking bus drivers and cabbies where to go and are told to go to Union Station and take the Flyway Bus. Louie & Michael huff and puff as they run, seeing Jodie & Shannon get ahead of them and noting “Nanna is kicking your butt.”
Four teams get on the first bus to LAX - Joe & Heidi, Carol & Brandy, Dana & Adrian, Monique & Shawn. As they get to the airport, there’s a race to the ticket agent and Monique gets there first. As Jordan gets up to the desk she says “we need tickets to China.” (She definitely is a few bricks short of a load!) Carol & Brandy don’t make the first flight. While waiting for the plane, the Cowboys exchange their money and get Brazilian dollars. Brandy says that she’s hoping for either bad weather or a mechanical failure so the first three teams get held up; maybe she’s a witch, because there’s a very convenient mechanical problem with first plane. The airline agent says they will have to get another plane, and Dana & Adrian decide not to take a chance and get tickets for the second plane. Joe & Heidi and Monique & Shawn follow suit, and all the teams are on same flight. When they land in Chile, the clue tells them to go to Valparazo and find the Ascensor Villaseca. The first bus takes Jordan & Jeff, Brent & Caite, Dana & Adrian and Monique & Shawn. Getting on the second bus, the Cowboys can’t use the Brazilian money and have to go exchange it for Chilean money. It’s hysterical listening to everyone speak Spanish to their cab drivers - and seeing the cab drivers waggle their heads in laughter. (Silly Americans!)
The clue is a Roadblock, in which one team member has to do cable walking. On cables strung 120 feet above the ground, they will walk a cable the length of a football field. Caite does it (because Brent is afraid of heights), with Jordan following. Dan falls on his attempt but scoots down the ropes to the finish on his hanging clips. Brandy inches along, talking to herself ... “I can do this” and “don’t throw up.” She sits on the line, but Carol yells to her and she gets back up.
Caite gets done in admirable fashion and the clue tells them to take the Ascensor Artilleria, or Finacular (hillside train) down the hill to the next clue box. That clue is a Detour, “Time to Paint the Town.” The teams are to choose cans of paint in their color choice, supplies such as brushes and a ladder, and find a house matching their paint color with a block unpainted. Once they’re done the painter will give them their next clue. The task is easy enough, but as it turns out there are many problems trying to find the location of the houses (maybe because there’s a street sign with the name of the street going in two directions). Brent & Caite wander around, snipping at each other trying to find the house.
Joe decides to do the rope challenge because he has the strength. Louis does it as well, and starting after the two, Adrian passes Joe.
Brent & Caite are still walking around and see stairs - and since “it’s the only place we haven’t tried yet,” decide to take stairs. Jeff & Jordan find a house to paint first. As Carol & Brandy head off to find the house, they remark that “we’re looking for the Martha Stewart seafoam green from the 1997 collection - before jail.”
Joe & Jordan zip through the painting (I think it was all of a six foot by six foot white panel to paint) and get their clue, telling them to go on foot to the Palacio Barbarizza, which will be the first Pit Stop on the Race.
Back at the rope challenge, Granny Jodie says Shannon will do this Roadblock because “I have the balance of a drunken elderly person on stilts.” Joe, panting and sweating, falls off the ropes. He can’t get his legs back up or really move much, so a guy comes out and says they have to go back to the beginning. In the meantime, Louis finishes his rope scoot and Cord begins his. Adrian, huffing and puffing, gets out of the gear - will he quit? Wonder how much of a penalty they’ll get for that?
Monique & Shawn ask around and get directions up the steps to find their house to paint. Dan & Jordan realize they’ve dropped a paint brush and decide to look for it. Steve & Allie, wandering through the neighborhood, end up inside a house with half-painted red walls and start painting, with the work guys saying “I don’t know what they’re doing here.” (If only they had grabbed green or blue paint!) Dan & Jordan decide to keep going without their second paint brush even though they think there might be a penalty. Everyone gets done with rope challenge and after much goading from Dana, Adrian decides to try again. Steve & Allie are inside the house painting the walls and the worker guys are cracking up, saying “they don’t know how to paint.” Steve & Allie finish and watch the clueless looks on the painters - literally! They don’t have a clue for them. Michael & Louis end up painting a house with graffiti on it, covering the graffiti with a much different blue.
Jordan & Jeff get to the Mat and Phil first. Brent & Caite are second, but are told by Phil that since they didn’t take the Fanicular down the hill, they must sit for 30 minutes. Monique & Shawn are then awarded second place. As Brent & Caite sit and stew, Jet & Cord come in third, and Brent & Caite watch Dan & Jordan come to the Mat next. However, Dan & Jordan have a 15-minute penalty for losing one of their paint brushes. Steve & Allie obviously found the correct place to paint because they arrived at the Mat and weren’t given a penalty, ending up in 4th place. Joe & Heidi are 5th, Carol & Brandy 6th, and finally Brent & Caite are allowed to formally check in at the Mat and get 7th place. Dan & Jordan end up 8th, Louis & Michael seemed surprised to find out they were 9th, and Jody & Shannon are relieved with their 10th place finish.
Adrian falls again and it looks like curtains for them. We see Phil walking down the stairs at the rope challenge. Dana & Adrian hope it’s a non-elimination round, but find out otherwise - they’re eliminated. Dana is very sweet to her husband - “We have had life challenges that the cable can’t even come close to.” Aaww!
1 - Jordan & Jeff
2 - Monique & Shawn
3 - Jet & Cord
4 - Steve & Allie
5 - Joe & Heidi
6 - Carol & Brandy
7 - Brent & Caite
8 - Dan & Jordan
9 - Louis & Michael
10 - Jody & Shannon
11- Dana & Adrian - eliminated
So the previews for next week show that some teams are allying with each other and causing problems saving space in line for other teams. The cops seem pretty ticked, and I don’t think I’d want to aggravate them - they know a lot of dirty tricks dealing with criminals! Same time next week!
Monday, January 25, 2010
AMAZING RACE BEGINS FEBRUARY 14!
Just to let you know - Season 16 of The Amazing Race will begin on February 14th on CBS at 8:00 p.m. My blogs will begin the next day! Stay tuned for a season of fun!
Here are short descriptions of this season's teams:
Brent Horne - Age: 28 - Current Occupation: Model
Caite Upton - Age: 20 - Current Occupation: Model
Relationship: Dating
Carol Rosenfeld - Age: 47 - Current Occupation: Consultant
Brandy Snow - Age: 40 - Current Occupation: Actress
Relationship: Dating
Adrian Davis - Age: 40 - Current Occupation: Medical Sales
Dana Davis - Age: 39 - Current Occupation: Market Manager
Relationship: Married High School Sweethearts
Cord McCoy - Age: 29 - Current Occupation: Professional Bull Rider
Jet McCoy - Age: 30 - Current Occupation: Cowboy
Relationship: Brothers
Jody Kelly - Age: 71 - Current Occupation: Personal Trainer
Shannon Foster - Age: 22 - Current Occupation: Healthcare Outreach Contract Analyst
Relationship: Grandmother/Granddaughter
Joe Wang - Age: 42 - Current Occupation: Software Sales Executive
Heidi Wang - Age: 37 - Current Occupation: Homemaker
Relationship: Married
Daniel Pious - Age: 24 - Current Occupation: Financial Advisor
Jordan Pious - Age: 22 - Current Occupation: Strategic Consultant
Relationship: Brothers
Jeff Schroeder - Age: 31 - Current Occupation: Salesman
Jordan Lloyd - Age: 22 - Current Occupation: Receptionist (She won Big Brother 11 also)
Relationship: Newly Dating
Michael Naylor - Age: 45 - Current Occupation: Undercover Detective
Louie Stravato - Age: 47 - Current Occupation: Undercover Detective
Relationship: Friends
Monique Pryor - Age: 39 - Current Occupation: Mom/Attorney
Shawne Morgan - Age: 39 - Current Occupation: Mom/Attorney
Relationship: Friends/Moms
Steve Smith - Age: 57 - Current Occupation: Professional Baseball Coach (Cleveland Indians), World Series Champion Coach (2008 Philadelphia Phillies)
Allie Smith - Age: 23 - Current Occupation: Marketing
Relationship: Father/Daughter
Here are short descriptions of this season's teams:
Brent Horne - Age: 28 - Current Occupation: Model
Caite Upton - Age: 20 - Current Occupation: Model
Relationship: Dating
Carol Rosenfeld - Age: 47 - Current Occupation: Consultant
Brandy Snow - Age: 40 - Current Occupation: Actress
Relationship: Dating
Adrian Davis - Age: 40 - Current Occupation: Medical Sales
Dana Davis - Age: 39 - Current Occupation: Market Manager
Relationship: Married High School Sweethearts
Cord McCoy - Age: 29 - Current Occupation: Professional Bull Rider
Jet McCoy - Age: 30 - Current Occupation: Cowboy
Relationship: Brothers
Jody Kelly - Age: 71 - Current Occupation: Personal Trainer
Shannon Foster - Age: 22 - Current Occupation: Healthcare Outreach Contract Analyst
Relationship: Grandmother/Granddaughter
Joe Wang - Age: 42 - Current Occupation: Software Sales Executive
Heidi Wang - Age: 37 - Current Occupation: Homemaker
Relationship: Married
Daniel Pious - Age: 24 - Current Occupation: Financial Advisor
Jordan Pious - Age: 22 - Current Occupation: Strategic Consultant
Relationship: Brothers
Jeff Schroeder - Age: 31 - Current Occupation: Salesman
Jordan Lloyd - Age: 22 - Current Occupation: Receptionist (She won Big Brother 11 also)
Relationship: Newly Dating
Michael Naylor - Age: 45 - Current Occupation: Undercover Detective
Louie Stravato - Age: 47 - Current Occupation: Undercover Detective
Relationship: Friends
Monique Pryor - Age: 39 - Current Occupation: Mom/Attorney
Shawne Morgan - Age: 39 - Current Occupation: Mom/Attorney
Relationship: Friends/Moms
Steve Smith - Age: 57 - Current Occupation: Professional Baseball Coach (Cleveland Indians), World Series Champion Coach (2008 Philadelphia Phillies)
Allie Smith - Age: 23 - Current Occupation: Marketing
Relationship: Father/Daughter
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Meghan & Cheyne Are Winners of The Amazing Race!!
Prauge, Czech Republic is the starting point for this, the last leg of the Amazing Race. The teams must fly to Las Vegas and go to the Graceland Wedding Chapel to get their clue from “the King.” Meghan & Cheyne go to a travel agent and find out there is one flight leaving at 6:40 p.m. and landing in Vegas the next day around 2 p.m. Sam & Dan decide that all they have to do is “beat Meghan & Cheyne (really, guys?) and not yell at each other” and they’ll win the Race. Brian & Ericka are ticked at the brothers for stealing their cab “and we’re comin’ for ‘em.” Ericka says she hopes the show will show her Mom, who doesn’t like Brian, that they are a couple “no matter what the color.” They figure everyone will be surprised when they walk in the airport. Sam & Dan are freaked out, and start apologizing to Brian & Ericka, saying “you should blame your taxi driver.” Brian said “I’ll forgive, but I’m not gonna forget.”
It’s a mad dash out of the Vegas airport and a scramble for taxis. Brian & Ericka get out first and the brothers are last, but everyone pretty much makes it to the Chapel at the same time. They’re forced to stand and sing with Elvis until he finishes “Amazing Grace” (which, if you change the syntax a little, is "Amazing Race." Cute, huh?)next to an alleged-getting-married-couple. Reading their clues outside, the teams find out they have to go to the Mandalay Bay Casino. Brian & Ericka’s driver takes them a different way than the other teams “and we’ll just have to trust him” (which can be the best thing on earth or the kiss of death). Sam (or Dan - terrible that I don’t know which is which at this point of the Race!) are complaining that Ericka tried to grab the clue right out of his hand. (They owe you one, bro!) Brian & Ericka get to the hotel first and their clue is a Roadblock. “Who’s ready to climb down the mountain?” One team member must rappel 600 feet, face first, down the side of the building to get their next clue. Ericka will do it because Brian is severely afraid of heights. Ericka says “today I’m fearless.”
Meghan & Cheyne show up and Cheyne will attempt the task, as we see Sam & Dan stuck in traffic. Brian looks like he’s about to puke just watching Ericka go over the side of the building and start her way down. Cheyne is a little afraid of heights but wants to conquer that fear, and Meghan goes back downstairs to stand by Brian, saying “Cheyne is freaking out.” He’s going down with his eyes closed! Ericka tells Brian “I feel like Spider Woman!” She gets down and their clue says “This desert has only one Mirage. Go to it.” Sam does the task and begins as we see Cheyne about halfway, saying he can hear Meghan so “I must be getting close” because he’s still not looking. Sam is kicking butt climbing down the building, saying “Tom Cruise, step aside.” Once at the bottom and in last place, they tell the cabbie he’ll get a big tip if he hurries.
Brian & Ericka get to the Mirage and find out they have to join the cast of Circque du Soleil’s “Love.” They’ll use bungee cords and one team member will launch the other to jump in the air and grab a bouquet of flowers to get their next clue. Ericka gets strapped in and gets peeved seeing Meghan & Cheyne there already. It takes a few tries to even get close and Sam & Dan show up and get strapped in. Ericka wants to trade spots with Brian because he’s taller and starts barking and pointing her finger, saying “get me down, I want to switch! Don’t get me pissed off!” Brian wants her keep trying but she’s insistent. In the meantime, Meghan & Cheyne have all three flowers and get their next clue, “What’s the most famous casino in the country of Monaco?” They have to find the Monte Carlo Casino to get their next clue. Meghan asks another cab driver, who tells her “the Venetian.” Their cab driver says he’s not sure.
Ericka snarls at Brian that the brothers “cannot get out ahead.” She just doesn’t have the strength to bounce Brian high enough to get the flowers, and he tells her she needs to get back on the bungee cords. She freaks out “I can’t take this” but they decide to switch again as Sam & Dan finish and take off. Ericka keeps missing the flowers and screams in frustration and cries. “I can’t stand losing the lead, Brian!”
Sam & Dan are trying to figure out what casino they need to find, and tell their driver to follow Meghan & Cheyne’s cab. Meghan & Cheyne tell their driver to lose Sam & Dan. Sam borrows a phone and calls the Mandalay Bay and finds out that they’re looking for the Monte Carlo Casino. Meghan & Cheyne are telling to people in the street, asking what the casino is. As Brian & Ericka get their clue, they know right away that they need to look for the Monte Carlo. Sam & Dan get there and tell their cabbie to wait, and run inside for their clue. They have to count out $1 million in poker chips. There are 8400 chips on a table in varying amounts, and they must get enough chips to add to $1 million. Once the dealer counts the chips and they are correct, they will get a special poker chip and their next clue. Sam & Dan both start digging for the red $1000 chips.
Meghan & Cheyne get to the Venetian and ask some guy standing outside, who tell them they need the Monte Carlo, but he doesn’t sound sure. Cheyne goes in to ask the concierge, and they go to the desk and ask a group of people, who agree it’s the Monte Carlo and they take off again.
Sam & Dan are bickering again as they grab chips. Brian & Ericka show up and say “it’s an awesome feeling” that they got there before Meghan & Cheyne - who show up shortly after. Each team is muttering under their breath to each other (although Sam & Dan are doing their usual bickering), mostly “as fast as you can.” Meghan & Cheyne are more supportive as Cheyne tells Meghan “don’t worry about them.” Brian & Ericka are quietly grabbing chips and Ericka tells Brian “I love you.” All the teams get done at pretty much the same time and have to wait for their dealers to count the chips. Meghan & Cheyne are correct, but the other two teams have incorrect amounts of chips.
The clue tells Meghan & Cheyne to find their way to the MGM Grand and find the High Roller Suite, where “Mr. Las Vegas” (who is Wayne Newton) will tell them the location of the finish line. Meghan & Cheyne ctually stop and ask some folks in the casino who Mr. Las Vegas is - and Cheyne asks “is it Frank Sinatra?” (Hoo boy, I’m rolling my eyes big time at that one. If it were, how would Frank tell them where the finish line was? He’s probably pretty decomposed and smelly by now too!)
Sam & Dan get the correct amount of chips on the next try but Brian & Ericka find out they are incorrect yet again. Meghan & Cheyne get to the proper room and get hugs from Wayne Newton, telling him they’d “love to stay and chat but we’re in a hurry, what do you got?” He tells them “my house.” And that’s it. (Time to get one of those Maps to the Stars’ Homes!) Sam & Dan show up and walk in, saying that they don’t know who Wayne Newton is (and Newton thankfully tells them, or they could be there half the night).
Meghan & Cheyne’s driver knows where the house is, but when they get there they can’t find the entrance. Sam & Dan get there and it’s a good edit by the producers, making it look close and not knowing who will get there first. Meghan & Cheyne come running around the corner and high-five the other teams as they get to Phil and find out they are the winners of the Amazing Race. Meghan is stuttering that “I don’t know what to say, I can’t even feel my body right now.” Cheyne says she’s a “strong and intelligent woman and I’m glad she’s mine.”
Sam & Dan come running around the corner and Phil tells them they are in second place. They admit that they bicker, but in the end they love and respect each other. Brian & Ericka finally come running down the path (I wonder if they finished the challenge). As Phil tells them they’re in third place they laugh and say “what?!” as if they’re surprised. Phil asks Ericka about her family’s impression of Brian now, and she looks at Brian, who is tearing up and tells him “oh, not now!” She says people should evaluate the character of a person instead of face value, and she’s glad he’s in her life. Cheyne thoughtfully says “the money isn’t even as important as what we got to do together.” Awwwww!
So if you ask me, I think Meghan & Cheyne really deserved the win. They were 99% together, supportive, and it was a total team effort. The annoying, arguing brothers Sam & Dan proved that you can fight and still be friends and Brian & Ericka did too, kind of - her family will see the abuse she gave out and realize that if Brian puts up with that, he really does love her!
So until the spring and the next Amazing Race, have a great holiday season!
It’s a mad dash out of the Vegas airport and a scramble for taxis. Brian & Ericka get out first and the brothers are last, but everyone pretty much makes it to the Chapel at the same time. They’re forced to stand and sing with Elvis until he finishes “Amazing Grace” (which, if you change the syntax a little, is "Amazing Race." Cute, huh?)next to an alleged-getting-married-couple. Reading their clues outside, the teams find out they have to go to the Mandalay Bay Casino. Brian & Ericka’s driver takes them a different way than the other teams “and we’ll just have to trust him” (which can be the best thing on earth or the kiss of death). Sam (or Dan - terrible that I don’t know which is which at this point of the Race!) are complaining that Ericka tried to grab the clue right out of his hand. (They owe you one, bro!) Brian & Ericka get to the hotel first and their clue is a Roadblock. “Who’s ready to climb down the mountain?” One team member must rappel 600 feet, face first, down the side of the building to get their next clue. Ericka will do it because Brian is severely afraid of heights. Ericka says “today I’m fearless.”
Meghan & Cheyne show up and Cheyne will attempt the task, as we see Sam & Dan stuck in traffic. Brian looks like he’s about to puke just watching Ericka go over the side of the building and start her way down. Cheyne is a little afraid of heights but wants to conquer that fear, and Meghan goes back downstairs to stand by Brian, saying “Cheyne is freaking out.” He’s going down with his eyes closed! Ericka tells Brian “I feel like Spider Woman!” She gets down and their clue says “This desert has only one Mirage. Go to it.” Sam does the task and begins as we see Cheyne about halfway, saying he can hear Meghan so “I must be getting close” because he’s still not looking. Sam is kicking butt climbing down the building, saying “Tom Cruise, step aside.” Once at the bottom and in last place, they tell the cabbie he’ll get a big tip if he hurries.
Brian & Ericka get to the Mirage and find out they have to join the cast of Circque du Soleil’s “Love.” They’ll use bungee cords and one team member will launch the other to jump in the air and grab a bouquet of flowers to get their next clue. Ericka gets strapped in and gets peeved seeing Meghan & Cheyne there already. It takes a few tries to even get close and Sam & Dan show up and get strapped in. Ericka wants to trade spots with Brian because he’s taller and starts barking and pointing her finger, saying “get me down, I want to switch! Don’t get me pissed off!” Brian wants her keep trying but she’s insistent. In the meantime, Meghan & Cheyne have all three flowers and get their next clue, “What’s the most famous casino in the country of Monaco?” They have to find the Monte Carlo Casino to get their next clue. Meghan asks another cab driver, who tells her “the Venetian.” Their cab driver says he’s not sure.
Ericka snarls at Brian that the brothers “cannot get out ahead.” She just doesn’t have the strength to bounce Brian high enough to get the flowers, and he tells her she needs to get back on the bungee cords. She freaks out “I can’t take this” but they decide to switch again as Sam & Dan finish and take off. Ericka keeps missing the flowers and screams in frustration and cries. “I can’t stand losing the lead, Brian!”
Sam & Dan are trying to figure out what casino they need to find, and tell their driver to follow Meghan & Cheyne’s cab. Meghan & Cheyne tell their driver to lose Sam & Dan. Sam borrows a phone and calls the Mandalay Bay and finds out that they’re looking for the Monte Carlo Casino. Meghan & Cheyne are telling to people in the street, asking what the casino is. As Brian & Ericka get their clue, they know right away that they need to look for the Monte Carlo. Sam & Dan get there and tell their cabbie to wait, and run inside for their clue. They have to count out $1 million in poker chips. There are 8400 chips on a table in varying amounts, and they must get enough chips to add to $1 million. Once the dealer counts the chips and they are correct, they will get a special poker chip and their next clue. Sam & Dan both start digging for the red $1000 chips.
Meghan & Cheyne get to the Venetian and ask some guy standing outside, who tell them they need the Monte Carlo, but he doesn’t sound sure. Cheyne goes in to ask the concierge, and they go to the desk and ask a group of people, who agree it’s the Monte Carlo and they take off again.
Sam & Dan are bickering again as they grab chips. Brian & Ericka show up and say “it’s an awesome feeling” that they got there before Meghan & Cheyne - who show up shortly after. Each team is muttering under their breath to each other (although Sam & Dan are doing their usual bickering), mostly “as fast as you can.” Meghan & Cheyne are more supportive as Cheyne tells Meghan “don’t worry about them.” Brian & Ericka are quietly grabbing chips and Ericka tells Brian “I love you.” All the teams get done at pretty much the same time and have to wait for their dealers to count the chips. Meghan & Cheyne are correct, but the other two teams have incorrect amounts of chips.
The clue tells Meghan & Cheyne to find their way to the MGM Grand and find the High Roller Suite, where “Mr. Las Vegas” (who is Wayne Newton) will tell them the location of the finish line. Meghan & Cheyne ctually stop and ask some folks in the casino who Mr. Las Vegas is - and Cheyne asks “is it Frank Sinatra?” (Hoo boy, I’m rolling my eyes big time at that one. If it were, how would Frank tell them where the finish line was? He’s probably pretty decomposed and smelly by now too!)
Sam & Dan get the correct amount of chips on the next try but Brian & Ericka find out they are incorrect yet again. Meghan & Cheyne get to the proper room and get hugs from Wayne Newton, telling him they’d “love to stay and chat but we’re in a hurry, what do you got?” He tells them “my house.” And that’s it. (Time to get one of those Maps to the Stars’ Homes!) Sam & Dan show up and walk in, saying that they don’t know who Wayne Newton is (and Newton thankfully tells them, or they could be there half the night).
Meghan & Cheyne’s driver knows where the house is, but when they get there they can’t find the entrance. Sam & Dan get there and it’s a good edit by the producers, making it look close and not knowing who will get there first. Meghan & Cheyne come running around the corner and high-five the other teams as they get to Phil and find out they are the winners of the Amazing Race. Meghan is stuttering that “I don’t know what to say, I can’t even feel my body right now.” Cheyne says she’s a “strong and intelligent woman and I’m glad she’s mine.”
Sam & Dan come running around the corner and Phil tells them they are in second place. They admit that they bicker, but in the end they love and respect each other. Brian & Ericka finally come running down the path (I wonder if they finished the challenge). As Phil tells them they’re in third place they laugh and say “what?!” as if they’re surprised. Phil asks Ericka about her family’s impression of Brian now, and she looks at Brian, who is tearing up and tells him “oh, not now!” She says people should evaluate the character of a person instead of face value, and she’s glad he’s in her life. Cheyne thoughtfully says “the money isn’t even as important as what we got to do together.” Awwwww!
So if you ask me, I think Meghan & Cheyne really deserved the win. They were 99% together, supportive, and it was a total team effort. The annoying, arguing brothers Sam & Dan proved that you can fight and still be friends and Brian & Ericka did too, kind of - her family will see the abuse she gave out and realize that if Brian puts up with that, he really does love her!
So until the spring and the next Amazing Race, have a great holiday season!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Running Around in Prague - Answering Phones and Freezing Their Buns!
It’s getting down to the nitty gritty! Three teams are left (you have to read to the bottom to figure out who they are) and the finale is next week!!!!
Still in Prague, Meghan & Cheyne leave the Pit Stop first and the clue tells them to look for the Spanish Synagogue, which is the city’s oldest Jewish house of prayer. Sam & Dan know that they are now “looked at as the villians” because they stole Ericka & Brian’s taxi during the last leg of the Race. They don’t care, they want to make the final three.
At the Ekotechnicke Museum, the clue is a Roadblock. (Ericka & Brian’s Speed Bump is there as well). One team member must go into a huge room of ringing old-style telephones which the locals call “kafka-esque.” Only five phones will have someone on the other end, and each of the five will give the teams a letter. They then have to go to the supervisors and fill out a form and put the five letters at the bottom of the form in the proper order to get their next clue - it spells “Franz.” Meghan goes in and gets the letters and associates them with animals to remember them: R for rabbit, F for ferret, Z for zebra, and then gets to N and can’t come up with an animal. Meghan has to fill in such things as name, height, weight, partner’s name, and then misses it on the first try, but gets it on the second. Their clue tells them to go to Kryocentrum for their next clue. As Meghan & Cheyne come out of the Museum, Sam & Dan are just pulling up in their cab, and Meghan & Cheyne try to grab it but Sam & Dan tell the driver to wait for them. Meghan gets the driver to call for another taxi. (They should have offered the driver more money like Sam & Dan did - wouldn’t that be cosmic justice?) Dan runs in to do the Roadblock while Sam hopes he doesn’t get overly frustrated with the task.
Brian & Ericka leave the Pit Stop saying they can overcome more than “a little Speed Bump” because they’re the only team that has been in last place. The Globetrotters get to the Museum and Big Easy goes in to the phones as Dan finishes getting his letters and gets his first try rejected. (I love how the supervisor stamps big red X’s over the form, with great vehemence, like he’s trying to tell the teams they’re idiots.) He “doesn’t know if it’s a Czech word or English word.”
By this time, Meghan & Cheyne are at the Kryocentrum and get their next clue, which tells them to “check out the coolest holistic treatment in town.” They will have to strip down to their skivvies and spend two minutes in a -180̊ room. They get to wear socks and gloves, at least, and cover their ears and wear masks.
Brian & Ericka get to the Museum and find their Speed Bump. They have to “pay a visit to the green fairy.” They will have to find the M1 Pub and prepare a traditional shot of Absinthe by lighting a sugar cube on fire and dropping it into the shot glass with the Absinthe, and then drinking it. They will then get their next clue.
Dan is still having trouble spelling the correct word and calls the supervisors “douches.” The Globetrotters get to the Museum and Big Easy goes in to the phones as Dan gets to the supervisor’s room and gets rejected. The two decide to work together to try and figure it out. A lot of good it does, because neither of them can get the right combination.
Meghan & Cheyne come out of the freezer saying that “I feel bad for polar bears.” They get the next clue, telling them to go to the Charles Bridge, which connects the old and new sections of the city, and look for their next clue.
Brian & Ericka get to the bar and see the party going on, and try to pay attention to the bartender while he makes the drink. Brian doesn’t drink alcohol at all and says “it’s gonna be a challenge for me.” Brian sees all the women dancing on the bar and says “you’re gonna get me in trouble!” Ericka wisely tells him “you’re gonna get yourself in trouble!” They make their drinks and the looks on their faces after the shot are priceless! They say it was like drinking rubbing alcohol. (I’ve never tried Absinthe, myself.)
In the meantime, Dan finally gets the right combination and spells Franz. He tells Big Easy “it starts with an F, that’s all I’m saying.” Big Easy protests “that’s all you’re gonna give me?” Dan interviews that they’re trying to make the final three and he wouldn’t want to help him too much. (They were right, the brothers really seem to be nice guys but when it comes to a million bucks, they can be as nasty as the rest. Can you blame them, or are they being obnoxious?) Dan comes out and tells Sam that he and Big Easy were working together and he helped, but not much. Sam seemed upset that Dan helped even that much, and we see Big Easy griping in the supervisor’s room about how he felt Dan screwed him (I don’t blame him at this point, but I’m not sure I have a problem with it. It’s a million bucks!) Brian & Ericka get to the Museum and Brian tries the Roadblock. As he begins answering phones, Meghan & Cheyne get to the Charles Bridge and their clue is a Roadblock: Legend or Lager. In Legend, “teams will delve into Prague lore and Jewish mythology and build a Golem Man, which is made of straw and clay and was constructed to protect the Jewish quarters in the 15th century. Teams will cover a wooden Golem Man with clay and transport the figure through the town to the Old-New Synagogue and if it is deemed okay by the Rabbis, will get their next clue.” (I really hope everyone appreciates the research to find out what the hell Phil was describing there - it took me all of three minutes to Google it and find out what it was!) In Lager, teams must “drink in the local culture and deliver beer to a group of rowdy soccer hooligans.” Beer drinking is also considered a sport in Prague, and the Czech people drink more beer per capita than any other country. They have to carry 30 beers from a brewery through the town square to a bar to get their next clue.
Sam & Dan get to the Kryocentrum and complain that the Speedos are too small (although I have no complaints, they’re some cute butts there!) As they enter the cold room, Brian gets to the supervisor’s room and sees Big Easy still struggling with the letters for the name - he tells Brian he’s been there for about 2½ hours. Brian gets rejected and says the supervisor “is mean with the stamp.”
Meghan & Cheyne get to the Legend task and start to cover the wooden figure with mud as Sam & Dan come out of the freezer. Flight Time says he’s never coming back to the Czech Republic if they don’t get the word right. Brian gets the word and comes out of the Museum yelling, saying “I did it drunk, too!” Big Easy gets rejected once again and decides to go out to Flight Time saying that he’s willing to take the penalty. Teams who cannot finish a task must take a four-hour penalty before they can resume the Race. They insist it’s taking a strategic move, but I see it as dumb. With process of elimination, and anagramming the letters, it would have to be shorter to figure it out than four hours!
Meghan & Cheyne are struggling to move their clay-covered Golem, as the clay makes the statue much heavier. Brian & Ericka get to the Kryocentrum, with Ericka telling us that she’s from Florida and didn’t see snow until she was 21. Welcome to the cold, boopsie! Cheyne is complaining that Golem is heavy, and Meghan tells him that he’s taking the whole handle and not letting her help. Sam & Dan drop their Golem and Dan is asking if they should keep doing the challenge. Meghan & Cheyne are in the middle if the road trying to move their Golem and getting beeped at in traffic. They stop at the curb and she reminds him to be positive, as Cheyne tells Meghan he’s not yelling at her. The brothers bicker at each other covering the wooden statue (hey, we haven’t had a bickering couple the whole Race, it might as well be them!) Brian & Ericka decide to try the Lager challenge. Meghan & Cheyne get to the Synagogue and the Rabbis okay their statue, giving them the clue telling them to go to the next Pit Stop at Strelecky Ostrov, which is a small island next to the Charles Bridge.
Sam & Dan are rolling their Golem down the road and the arm is cracking and ready to fall off. They stand it up and bicker - Dan wants to go find the synagogue first and come back for the statue rather than drag the statue to the location. They stop a taxi driver and get directions from him.
Brian “used to be a server” so he’s instructing Ericka on how to carry the tray of beer. He takes 8 glasses and gives Ericka 7 and they walk through the street with locals bouncing around them and leering at the beer (or maybe at Ericka. Or maybe Brian!) He asks “don’t you people have jobs?”
Meghan & Cheyne run up to Phil at the Mat and find out they are team #1 once again. They each win 52" TVs.
Sam & Dan are seen pulling their statue and yapping at each other. Dan is complaining about how heavy it is, and Sam is telling him “Meghan did it!” Back at the Museum, Big Easy tells Flight Time that he killed about four trees filling out the forms. We then see Ericka & Brian carrying their beer, and as Brian tips one of his glasses over, Ericka turns around and loses her whole tray of beer. She tries to convince Brian to go do the other task., saying “it’s insane” and they won’t be able to do it. After seeing the other teams go through the Legend task, I’m with Brian - just stick with this one! Ericka just wouldn’t have the strength to pull that statue around. Brian gives her two glasses and tells her to just keep with it, and Ericka uses her hands to carry the two glasses. They have to dodge drunks walking down the street trying to grab the beers. Sam & Dan are still yapping and carrying the statue. Brian & Ericka are walking down the street with full trays of beer, and a girl walks by and says “For me?” and tries to grab a beer. Ericka gets an attitude saying “she’s about to get her ass beat” and saying she has “an American attitude.” Back at the Museum Big Easy is saying “it’s all on me.” Brian & Ericka meet up with some more drunks and manage to deliver their beer anyway. Sam & Dan get to the Synagogue and call it the “Detour from Hell” and still bitch at each other in the cab to the Pit Stop.
Brian & Ericka grab their last 11 beers and end up with a couple of guys following them down the street. Sam & Dan make it to the Mat and they two guys say “ooh, ow!” as they see the pretty lady standing with Phil. Phil tells them they’re Team #2, and still in it for a million bucks. They think they can overcome Meghan & Cheyne because the other teams see them as “second or third place.”
Back at the phone bank, the Globetrotters’ penalty is over and they head to the Kroycentrum. It’s daylight when Brian & Ericka finish delivering the beer and the guy waiting for them is half asleep. As they head to the Kryocentrum, Big Easy & Flight Time are hoping that someone had a real problem with a Detour - but it’s not to be, as Brian & Ericka get to Phil at the Mat and are told they are Team #3 and they celebrate.
We don’t see the Globetrotters go into the freezer, or which Detour they chose, but we get to see a recap of their exploits on the Race, with them riding the bikes, and dancing at the Opera House. As they get to the Mat, they know they’re in last place and Phil tells them they are eliminated. Big Easy says that this Race can tear up relationships, and it didn’t do that to them - and I give them credit. They really were the quintessential team, helping each other and staying positive the whole way. Too bad they were eliminated, but someone had to go!
Here is the order of finish:
1 - Meghan & Cheyne
2 - Sam & Dan
3 - Brian & Ericka
4 - Big Easy & Flight Time - eliminated
So next week is the finale - who will be victorious and get the million bucks? Will Meghan & Cheyne keep their winning streak alive or will the brothers manage to get ahead? Will the perpetual last-place team of Brian & Ericka pull it off? We’ll find out next week!
Still in Prague, Meghan & Cheyne leave the Pit Stop first and the clue tells them to look for the Spanish Synagogue, which is the city’s oldest Jewish house of prayer. Sam & Dan know that they are now “looked at as the villians” because they stole Ericka & Brian’s taxi during the last leg of the Race. They don’t care, they want to make the final three.
At the Ekotechnicke Museum, the clue is a Roadblock. (Ericka & Brian’s Speed Bump is there as well). One team member must go into a huge room of ringing old-style telephones which the locals call “kafka-esque.” Only five phones will have someone on the other end, and each of the five will give the teams a letter. They then have to go to the supervisors and fill out a form and put the five letters at the bottom of the form in the proper order to get their next clue - it spells “Franz.” Meghan goes in and gets the letters and associates them with animals to remember them: R for rabbit, F for ferret, Z for zebra, and then gets to N and can’t come up with an animal. Meghan has to fill in such things as name, height, weight, partner’s name, and then misses it on the first try, but gets it on the second. Their clue tells them to go to Kryocentrum for their next clue. As Meghan & Cheyne come out of the Museum, Sam & Dan are just pulling up in their cab, and Meghan & Cheyne try to grab it but Sam & Dan tell the driver to wait for them. Meghan gets the driver to call for another taxi. (They should have offered the driver more money like Sam & Dan did - wouldn’t that be cosmic justice?) Dan runs in to do the Roadblock while Sam hopes he doesn’t get overly frustrated with the task.
Brian & Ericka leave the Pit Stop saying they can overcome more than “a little Speed Bump” because they’re the only team that has been in last place. The Globetrotters get to the Museum and Big Easy goes in to the phones as Dan finishes getting his letters and gets his first try rejected. (I love how the supervisor stamps big red X’s over the form, with great vehemence, like he’s trying to tell the teams they’re idiots.) He “doesn’t know if it’s a Czech word or English word.”
By this time, Meghan & Cheyne are at the Kryocentrum and get their next clue, which tells them to “check out the coolest holistic treatment in town.” They will have to strip down to their skivvies and spend two minutes in a -180̊ room. They get to wear socks and gloves, at least, and cover their ears and wear masks.
Brian & Ericka get to the Museum and find their Speed Bump. They have to “pay a visit to the green fairy.” They will have to find the M1 Pub and prepare a traditional shot of Absinthe by lighting a sugar cube on fire and dropping it into the shot glass with the Absinthe, and then drinking it. They will then get their next clue.
Dan is still having trouble spelling the correct word and calls the supervisors “douches.” The Globetrotters get to the Museum and Big Easy goes in to the phones as Dan gets to the supervisor’s room and gets rejected. The two decide to work together to try and figure it out. A lot of good it does, because neither of them can get the right combination.
Meghan & Cheyne come out of the freezer saying that “I feel bad for polar bears.” They get the next clue, telling them to go to the Charles Bridge, which connects the old and new sections of the city, and look for their next clue.
Brian & Ericka get to the bar and see the party going on, and try to pay attention to the bartender while he makes the drink. Brian doesn’t drink alcohol at all and says “it’s gonna be a challenge for me.” Brian sees all the women dancing on the bar and says “you’re gonna get me in trouble!” Ericka wisely tells him “you’re gonna get yourself in trouble!” They make their drinks and the looks on their faces after the shot are priceless! They say it was like drinking rubbing alcohol. (I’ve never tried Absinthe, myself.)
In the meantime, Dan finally gets the right combination and spells Franz. He tells Big Easy “it starts with an F, that’s all I’m saying.” Big Easy protests “that’s all you’re gonna give me?” Dan interviews that they’re trying to make the final three and he wouldn’t want to help him too much. (They were right, the brothers really seem to be nice guys but when it comes to a million bucks, they can be as nasty as the rest. Can you blame them, or are they being obnoxious?) Dan comes out and tells Sam that he and Big Easy were working together and he helped, but not much. Sam seemed upset that Dan helped even that much, and we see Big Easy griping in the supervisor’s room about how he felt Dan screwed him (I don’t blame him at this point, but I’m not sure I have a problem with it. It’s a million bucks!) Brian & Ericka get to the Museum and Brian tries the Roadblock. As he begins answering phones, Meghan & Cheyne get to the Charles Bridge and their clue is a Roadblock: Legend or Lager. In Legend, “teams will delve into Prague lore and Jewish mythology and build a Golem Man, which is made of straw and clay and was constructed to protect the Jewish quarters in the 15th century. Teams will cover a wooden Golem Man with clay and transport the figure through the town to the Old-New Synagogue and if it is deemed okay by the Rabbis, will get their next clue.” (I really hope everyone appreciates the research to find out what the hell Phil was describing there - it took me all of three minutes to Google it and find out what it was!) In Lager, teams must “drink in the local culture and deliver beer to a group of rowdy soccer hooligans.” Beer drinking is also considered a sport in Prague, and the Czech people drink more beer per capita than any other country. They have to carry 30 beers from a brewery through the town square to a bar to get their next clue.
Sam & Dan get to the Kryocentrum and complain that the Speedos are too small (although I have no complaints, they’re some cute butts there!) As they enter the cold room, Brian gets to the supervisor’s room and sees Big Easy still struggling with the letters for the name - he tells Brian he’s been there for about 2½ hours. Brian gets rejected and says the supervisor “is mean with the stamp.”
Meghan & Cheyne get to the Legend task and start to cover the wooden figure with mud as Sam & Dan come out of the freezer. Flight Time says he’s never coming back to the Czech Republic if they don’t get the word right. Brian gets the word and comes out of the Museum yelling, saying “I did it drunk, too!” Big Easy gets rejected once again and decides to go out to Flight Time saying that he’s willing to take the penalty. Teams who cannot finish a task must take a four-hour penalty before they can resume the Race. They insist it’s taking a strategic move, but I see it as dumb. With process of elimination, and anagramming the letters, it would have to be shorter to figure it out than four hours!
Meghan & Cheyne are struggling to move their clay-covered Golem, as the clay makes the statue much heavier. Brian & Ericka get to the Kryocentrum, with Ericka telling us that she’s from Florida and didn’t see snow until she was 21. Welcome to the cold, boopsie! Cheyne is complaining that Golem is heavy, and Meghan tells him that he’s taking the whole handle and not letting her help. Sam & Dan drop their Golem and Dan is asking if they should keep doing the challenge. Meghan & Cheyne are in the middle if the road trying to move their Golem and getting beeped at in traffic. They stop at the curb and she reminds him to be positive, as Cheyne tells Meghan he’s not yelling at her. The brothers bicker at each other covering the wooden statue (hey, we haven’t had a bickering couple the whole Race, it might as well be them!) Brian & Ericka decide to try the Lager challenge. Meghan & Cheyne get to the Synagogue and the Rabbis okay their statue, giving them the clue telling them to go to the next Pit Stop at Strelecky Ostrov, which is a small island next to the Charles Bridge.
Sam & Dan are rolling their Golem down the road and the arm is cracking and ready to fall off. They stand it up and bicker - Dan wants to go find the synagogue first and come back for the statue rather than drag the statue to the location. They stop a taxi driver and get directions from him.
Brian “used to be a server” so he’s instructing Ericka on how to carry the tray of beer. He takes 8 glasses and gives Ericka 7 and they walk through the street with locals bouncing around them and leering at the beer (or maybe at Ericka. Or maybe Brian!) He asks “don’t you people have jobs?”
Meghan & Cheyne run up to Phil at the Mat and find out they are team #1 once again. They each win 52" TVs.
Sam & Dan are seen pulling their statue and yapping at each other. Dan is complaining about how heavy it is, and Sam is telling him “Meghan did it!” Back at the Museum, Big Easy tells Flight Time that he killed about four trees filling out the forms. We then see Ericka & Brian carrying their beer, and as Brian tips one of his glasses over, Ericka turns around and loses her whole tray of beer. She tries to convince Brian to go do the other task., saying “it’s insane” and they won’t be able to do it. After seeing the other teams go through the Legend task, I’m with Brian - just stick with this one! Ericka just wouldn’t have the strength to pull that statue around. Brian gives her two glasses and tells her to just keep with it, and Ericka uses her hands to carry the two glasses. They have to dodge drunks walking down the street trying to grab the beers. Sam & Dan are still yapping and carrying the statue. Brian & Ericka are walking down the street with full trays of beer, and a girl walks by and says “For me?” and tries to grab a beer. Ericka gets an attitude saying “she’s about to get her ass beat” and saying she has “an American attitude.” Back at the Museum Big Easy is saying “it’s all on me.” Brian & Ericka meet up with some more drunks and manage to deliver their beer anyway. Sam & Dan get to the Synagogue and call it the “Detour from Hell” and still bitch at each other in the cab to the Pit Stop.
Brian & Ericka grab their last 11 beers and end up with a couple of guys following them down the street. Sam & Dan make it to the Mat and they two guys say “ooh, ow!” as they see the pretty lady standing with Phil. Phil tells them they’re Team #2, and still in it for a million bucks. They think they can overcome Meghan & Cheyne because the other teams see them as “second or third place.”
Back at the phone bank, the Globetrotters’ penalty is over and they head to the Kroycentrum. It’s daylight when Brian & Ericka finish delivering the beer and the guy waiting for them is half asleep. As they head to the Kryocentrum, Big Easy & Flight Time are hoping that someone had a real problem with a Detour - but it’s not to be, as Brian & Ericka get to Phil at the Mat and are told they are Team #3 and they celebrate.
We don’t see the Globetrotters go into the freezer, or which Detour they chose, but we get to see a recap of their exploits on the Race, with them riding the bikes, and dancing at the Opera House. As they get to the Mat, they know they’re in last place and Phil tells them they are eliminated. Big Easy says that this Race can tear up relationships, and it didn’t do that to them - and I give them credit. They really were the quintessential team, helping each other and staying positive the whole way. Too bad they were eliminated, but someone had to go!
Here is the order of finish:
1 - Meghan & Cheyne
2 - Sam & Dan
3 - Brian & Ericka
4 - Big Easy & Flight Time - eliminated
So next week is the finale - who will be victorious and get the million bucks? Will Meghan & Cheyne keep their winning streak alive or will the brothers manage to get ahead? Will the perpetual last-place team of Brian & Ericka pull it off? We’ll find out next week!
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