So, based on the hints left by peach on the spec thread, I'm assuming the following:
*The skipped season could be Season 13, since there wasn't any interesting inter-team relations (IMO) pther than Dallas/Starr
*The only rivalries I can think of (12-16) are: Sam & Dan vs Meghan & Cheyne and Margie & Luke vs Kisha & Jen
*"Second chance" teams give me the idea of teams that raced well but were eliminated due to one fatal mistake, such as Zev & Justin and Gary & Mallory
As for "CBS favorites" I don't know if by "favorites" they mean the quirky, funny or bickering teams
Any thoughts?