Hmmm... the one hour finale changes how the end of the route spec shapes up -- everything's still possible as long as TAR is on every Sunday from here on out...
EP1: Seattle, WA (USA) to Beijing, China (EL #1)
EP2: Beijing, China to Gachuurt, Mongolia (EL #2)
EP3: Gachuurt, Mongolia to Hanoi, Vietnam (EL #3)
EP4: Hanoi, Vietnam to Halong Bay, Vietnam (EL #4)
EP5: Halong Bay, Vietnam to Chennai, India (NEL #1)
EP6: Chennai, India to Kuwait City, Kuwait
DATES: June 8-9, 2006 (SPOTTED IN AIRPORT JUNE 9 AM)
AIR DATE: OCT 22
EV: Teams spotted in airport, confirmed by CBS, clock tower, oil fires
TASKS: Drive to Kuwait Towers, open chests, camel racing, “insane oral challenge,” FAST FORWARD
TEAMS: 6 left at END of episode (either Peter/Sarah or David/Mary ELIMINATED), extended pitstop? (EL #5)
EP7: Kuwait City, Kuwait to Grand Baie, Mauritius
DATES: June 11-12, 2006 (SPOTTED ON BEACH JUNE 12 AM)
AIR DATE: OCT 29
EV: Teams spotted on beach in AM of June 12
TASKS: Something involving kayaks near Merville Beach Hotel, Lashti statue, schooner match
TEAMS: 5 teams spotted at beach (Erwin/Godwin, Dustin/Kandace, Lynn/Karlyn, Tyler/James, Rob/Kim), 5 left at END of episode, Peter/Sarah or David/Mary eliminated (EL#6)
EP8: Grand Baie, Mauritius to Madagascar
DATES: June 13-14, 2006
AIR DATE: NOV 5
EV: Told by one racer "couple" to a Finnish woman in the train, confirmed by CBS
TASKS: UNKNOWN
TEAMS: NEL #2? 5 left at END of episode (Erwin/Godwin, Dustin/Kandace, Lynn/Karlyn, Tyler/James, Rob/Kim)
EP9: Madagascar to Lohja, Finland
DATES: June 15-16, 2006 (SPOTTED ON TRAIN JUNE 16)
AIR DATE: NOV 12
EV: Told by one racer "couple" to a Finnish woman in the train, tank?
TASKS: Climbing tower at Helsingin Olympiastadionilla, not known how they travelled from Helsinki to Tampere (maybe with a train since teams with cameras spotted in the train station), proceed to Ylojarvi (to do obstacle course in swamp), and back to Tampere, train to Turku where cars waiting at the station, task at quarries in Lohja
TEAMS: TO BE CONTINUED
EP10: Lohja, Finland to Belarus
DATES: June 17-18, 2006
AIR DATE: NOV 19
EV: UNKNOWN
TASKS: UNKNOWN
TEAMS: 4 left at END of episode (Dustin/Kandace, Lynn/Karlyn, Tyler/James, Rob/Kim – Dustin/Kandace or Erwin/Godwin eliminated) (EL#7)
EP11: Belarus to Ourzazate, Morocco
DATES: June 19-20, 2006
AIR DATE: NOV 26
EV: Atlas film studio, chariot racing
TASKS: UNKNOWN
TEAMS: NEL #3? 4 left at END of episode
EP12: Ourzazate, Morocco to Barcelona, Spain
DATES: June 21 (arriving around 8:35pm) – June 22, 2006 (ending in afternoon)
AIR DATE: DEC 3
EV: Spotted/Race agenda revealed, Christopher Columbus statue
TASKS: Something involving tomatoes, something in Colonia Guell (art picture car?), something at Maremagnum
TEAMS: 3 teams left at END of episode (Tyler/James, Rob/Kim, Lynn/Karlyn - Dustin/Kandace or Erwin/Godwin eliminated) (EL#8)
EP13: Barcelona, Spain to Paris, France to New York City, New York (USA)
DATES: June 23-24, 2006
AIR DATE: DEC 10
EV: All remaining teams spotted at Eiffel Tower (Paris), Lynn/Karlyn spotted near Rockefeller Center (NYC)
TASKS: Climb Eiffel Tower (Paris), go to News Building (NYC) – something involving globe?
TEAMS: 3 teams race to finish (Tyler/James, Rob/Kim, Lynn/Karlyn)