Author Topic: TAR 17 EP 3 "In Phil We Trust" (Ghana) (Read 46152 times)

georgiapeach · « **on:** September 26, 2010, 07:11:36 PM »

Title credit to theschanuzers who found it first, closely followed by Evan and Hooky!

CBS releases:

THE SWELTERING AFRICAN HEAT PUSHES ONE TEAM'S RACER INTO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, WHICH THREATENS THEIR POSITION IN THE GAME, ON "THE AMAZING RACE," SUNDAY, OCT. 10

"In Phil We Trust" (Ghana) — A challenging detour tests one couple's relationship, while another team's Racer requires medical attention, threatening their position in the competition, on THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, Oct. 10 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan is host.

Kudos to woden's excellent TIMELINE summary!

EP03: Ghana
EVIDENCE: Second leg in Ghana due to timing of Ghana sighting on May 30, confirmed by promos (Source 1), (Source 2)

Film Date: MAY 30-31
Air Date: OCT 10

Leg Route/Tasks:
ROUTE INFO: Beginning in Accra
EVIDENCE: Sighting on morning of 5/30 in Accra (Source 1), (Source 2)

OTHER INFO: Team spotted running on "beach road"
EVIDENCE: Sighting (Source)

ROADBLOCK: Boxing task near Mantdik Printing Press
PERFORMED BY: Brook, Connor, Kevin
EVIDENCE: Commercial (Source)

ROUTE INFO: African geography quiz: Locate Ghana on a map
EVIDENCE: CBS press release, (Source), promo (Source)

DETOUR: Construction-related task with cinder blocks/shovels/wheelbarrows or hoop rolling relay/course
EVIDENCE: Promo at end of EP02 (Source), commercial (Source)
WHEELBARROW TASK: Nick/Vicki, Katie/Rachel
HOOP ROLLING TASK: Nick/Vicki, Stephanie/Chad, Katie/Rachel, Brook/Claire, Michael/Kevin

Safe from Elimination at End of Leg:
Brook/Claire: Spotted in Hong Kong, likely spotted in Dongducheon, South Korea (Source 1), (Source 2), (Source 3)
Nat/Kat Spotted in Hong Kong, likely spotted in Dongducheon, South Korea (Source 1), (Source 2)
Jill/Thomas POSSIBLY spotted in Hong Kong, likely spotted in Dongducheon, South Korea (Source 1), (Source 2) (Source 3)
Michael/Kevin: Photographed in LHR leaving England on 5/28 (Source), spotted on flight to St. Petersburg (Source)
Gary/Mallory: Seen on flight to St. Petersburg (Source)
At least one M/F couple: Seen on flight to St. Petersburg (Source)
Connor/Jonathon: Photographed in ARN in Stockholm on June 1 (Source)

Possibly Eliminated:
NEL/TBC?

Status Uncertain:
Rachel/Katie: Photographed in LHR leaving England on 5/28, possibly photographed in ARN on 6/1 (Source)
Stephanie/Chad: No confirmed sightings since Logan (5/26), POSSIBLE sighting in Muscat (MCT) (6/8)
Nick/Vicki: Last spotted in customs at LHR entering England (5/27), POSSIBLE sighting in Hong Kong (6/12)

georgiapeach · « **Reply #1 on:** September 26, 2010, 07:12:26 PM »

PREVIEW:

screencaps here: http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,23436.msg567053.html#msg567053

Promo 1:

screencaps here: http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,23436.msg567049.html#msg567049

PROMO 2:

screencaps here: http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,23436.msg567332.html#msg567332

georgiapeach · « **Reply #2 on:** September 26, 2010, 07:13:29 PM »

more saved

georgiapeach · « **Reply #3 on:** September 26, 2010, 07:13:50 PM »

Quote from: Hooky on September 26, 2010, 06:52:07 PM

I found it on the TV guide.

Date: 10/10/10

"The Race continues in Ghana, where some teams are stumped by a deceptively simple quiz."

Hooky · « **Reply #4 on:** September 26, 2010, 07:35:07 PM »

10/10/10 - I like that!

kwando1313 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 26, 2010, 07:49:16 PM »

Or in other words, Canadian Thanksgiving.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #6 on:** September 26, 2010, 09:30:29 PM »

I actually did some more followup this week and heard back from the author of this FB post:

Quote from: mjriches2005 on May 30, 2010, 03:45:06 PM

Found something interesting on facebook!

(name removed) Not completely sure, but we think The Amazing Race was filmed right down the road from our house today in Accra. Though it could've been some other American show where they run around like in a race and have cameras following after them.

She wrote:

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we didn’t see much (only the vans and camera crews) Sorry But our friends later saw one team running down the beach road with cameras running after them.

Sorry I don’t have much for you. You’re probably limited to the info from Africa because nobody knew what in the world it was....

walkingpneumonia · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2010, 10:21:35 AM »

Papa Jumba?

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10.04.2010 THE SWELTERING AFRICAN HEAT PUSHES ONE TEAM'S RACER INTO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, WHICH THREATENS THEIR POSITION IN THE GAME, ON "THE AMAZING RACE," SUNDAY, OCT. 10

"In Phil We Trust" (Ghana) - A challenging detour tests one couple's relationship, while another team's Racer requires medical attention, threatening their position in the competition, on THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, Oct. 10 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan is host.

banzai · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2010, 03:34:53 PM »

episode 3 preview

banzai · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2010, 03:41:28 PM »

A challenging detour tests one couple's relationship, while another team's Racer requires medical attention, threatening their position in the competition on the next episode of The Amazing Race.

Paron · « **Reply #10 on:** October 05, 2010, 06:35:20 PM »

Katie & Rachel are "uncertain?" They were photographed in Arlanda's airport with Connor & Jonathan.

theschnauzers · « **Reply #11 on:** October 05, 2010, 06:48:06 PM »

I got the impression from the broadcast preview that Michael might reach his physical limits during this next leg.], so if he's the one requiring medical attention, I wouldn't be surprised.

tarobbsessed24 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 05, 2010, 07:50:06 PM »

it looks like the roadblock has somehing tto do with boxing, but then
theres the wheel and the stick and it looks like only one person is doing i

DrRox · « **Reply #13 on:** October 05, 2010, 08:08:02 PM »

Quote from: tarobbsessed24 on October 05, 2010, 07:50:06 PM

it looks like the roadblock has somehing tto do with boxing, but then
theres the wheel and the stick and it looks like only one person is doing i

The detour is probably the "wheel and stick" task or the "wheelbarrow" task. It appears that they are very close together and leads to the possibility of a U-Turn. I think it is too early for a U-turn.....but you never know anymore.

redskevin88 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 05, 2010, 08:14:40 PM »

Quote from: tarobbsessed24 on October 05, 2010, 07:50:06 PM

it looks like the roadblock has somehing tto do with boxing, but then
theres the wheel and the stick and it looks like only one person is doing i

The wire bendy thingy is the roadblock, for several reasons (unless new videos prove me otherwise)

1. If it was a detour, Kevin would have certainly helped his dad
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2. Michael could have handed the thing over to Kevin to help.

woden · « **Reply #15 on:** October 05, 2010, 08:32:42 PM »

Quote from: redskooky on October 05, 2010, 08:14:40 PM

Quote from: tarobbsessed24 on October 05, 2010, 07:50:06 PM
it looks like the roadblock has somehing tto do with boxing, but then
theres the wheel and the stick and it looks like only one person is doing i

The wire bendy thingy is the roadblock, for several reasons (unless new videos prove me otherwise)

1. If it was a detour, Kevin would have certainly helped his dad
or
2. Michael could have handed the thing over to Kevin to help.

The hoop rolling is not a roadblock -- we have video of both Nick and Vicki performing the task. We have video of Michael saying "I don't think I can make it back," which makes me think both team members have to take the hoop to a certain point and back to complete the task, like a relay.

Boxing is the roadblock.

redskevin88 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 05, 2010, 08:40:48 PM »

Quote from: woden on October 05, 2010, 08:32:42 PM

Quote from: redskooky on October 05, 2010, 08:14:40 PM
Quote from: tarobbsessed24 on October 05, 2010, 07:50:06 PM
it looks like the roadblock has somehing tto do with boxing, but then
theres the wheel and the stick and it looks like only one person is doing i

The wire bendy thingy is the roadblock, for several reasons (unless new videos prove me otherwise)

1. If it was a detour, Kevin would have certainly helped his dad
or
2. Michael could have handed the thing over to Kevin to help.

The hoop rolling is not a roadblock -- we have video of both Nick and Vicki performing the task. We have video of Michael saying "I don't think I can make it back," which makes me think both team members have to take the hoop to a certain point and back to complete the task, like a relay.

Boxing is the roadblock.

Ok thanks...

woden · « **Reply #17 on:** October 05, 2010, 08:51:59 PM »

I am not having any luck finding the printing press adjacent to the boxing ring. Looks like Mantonik Printing Press or something similar?

tarobbsessed24 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2010, 10:12:00 PM »

it looks like nick and vicki switched detours

Paron · « **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2010, 10:27:06 PM »

Quote from: DrRox on October 05, 2010, 08:08:02 PM

I think it is too early for a U-turn.....but you never know anymore.

TAR13 had a U-Turn on leg three that no one used, although Nick & Starr nearly used it on Kelly & Christy. And TAR15 had an unaired one on leg three that Mika & Canaan wasted on Lance & Keri, who weren't even behind them.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #20 on:** October 05, 2010, 10:45:46 PM »

Thanks Banzai!! Just got home, will screencap these asap!

georgiapeach · « **Reply #21 on:** October 05, 2010, 10:48:23 PM »

Quote from: Paron on October 05, 2010, 06:35:20 PM

Katie & Rachel are "uncertain?" They were photographed in Arlanda's airport with Connor & Jonathan.

As said multiple times in the spoiler section, we believe that our ID is PROBABLY accurate, but the quality of the pic does not let us say so with 100% accuracy.

Paron · « **Reply #22 on:** October 05, 2010, 11:02:50 PM »

Quote from: georgiapeach on October 05, 2010, 10:48:23 PM

Quote from: Paron on October 05, 2010, 06:35:20 PM
Katie & Rachel are "uncertain?" They were photographed in Arlanda's airport with Connor & Jonathan.

As said multiple times in the spoiler section, we believe that our ID is PROBABLY accurate, but the quality of the pic does not let us say so with 100% accuracy.

Oh. Well, I checked the pic again, and I certainly recognized Katie's backpack in that. It looked exactly like what I saw in the recent episode.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #23 on:** October 05, 2010, 11:05:59 PM »

And the backpacks and the shoes were what we heavily relied on for the first ID.

I think it is almost certainly them, but we try to be careful...if we can say 100%, we make that clear...if there are doubts, we say so.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #24 on:** October 05, 2010, 11:26:05 PM »

The In Phil We Trust video has been made private...if anyone saved it and can email it to me, I will screencap it...

Slowhatch · « **Reply #25 on:** October 05, 2010, 11:43:13 PM »

I have it saved as an avc, but there's not much to see. An outdoor boxing gym (there are plenty of those) next to a sign--"Mantdik Printing Press"--that cannot be tied to an address. Some hoop running in the countryside, near a school perhaps? But the peach/brown school uniforms are very common in Ghana.

banzai · « **Reply #26 on:** October 05, 2010, 11:50:08 PM »

Quote from: georgiapeach on October 05, 2010, 11:26:05 PM

The In Phil We Trust video has been made private...if anyone saved it and can email it to me, I will screencap it...

Lucky! I saved it. Yahoo!

georgiapeach · « **Reply #27 on:** October 05, 2010, 11:53:04 PM »

Y'all rock!! Am screencapping now!! but I am slow....

30 MIN at least!

georgiapeach · « **Reply #28 on:** October 06, 2010, 12:58:45 AM »

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georgiapeach · « **Reply #29 on:** October 06, 2010, 12:59:36 AM »

Something printing press?

>> nvm...slowhatch has it!

Quote from: Slowhatch on October 05, 2010, 11:43:13 PM

I have it saved as an avc, but there's not much to see. An outdoor boxing gym (there are plenty of those) next to a sign--"Mantdik Printing Press"--that cannot be tied to an address. Some hoop running in the countryside, near a school perhaps? But the peach/brown school uniforms are very common in Ghana.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #30 on:** October 06, 2010, 01:12:50 AM »

Boxing in Accra...not so pretty:

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=194518

georgiapeach · « **Reply #31 on:** October 06, 2010, 01:38:15 AM »

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Prama · « **Reply #32 on:** October 06, 2010, 04:06:10 AM »

Quote from: georgiapeach on October 05, 2010, 11:26:05 PM

The In Phil We Trust video has been made private...if anyone saved it and can email it to me, I will screencap it...

i want the video too

krabbe · « **Reply #33 on:** October 06, 2010, 08:35:30 AM »

Judging from the 1st screencap, the Glee boys are singing to their taxi driver again.
It'll be sad to see them go.

banzai · « **Reply #34 on:** October 06, 2010, 08:41:12 AM »

new upload.

Kaylynn · « **Reply #35 on:** October 07, 2010, 09:40:17 AM »

Quote from: krabbe on October 06, 2010, 08:35:30 AM

Judging from the 1st screencap, the Glee boys are singing to their taxi driver again.
It'll be sad to see them go.

So they get eliminated next? I thought they would make it farther.

Anyways Nick and Vicky remind me of Kami and Karli, sliding in second to last almost every time. which could be why they were seen in Hong Kong. who knows

Slowhatch · « **Reply #36 on:** October 07, 2010, 10:21:38 AM »

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So they get eliminated next? I thought they would make it farther.

Welcome, Kaylynn. Always check post #1 of the Timeline thread if you're in doubt; it's a summary of what we know and what we don't know.

NoLongerLurking · « **Reply #37 on:** October 08, 2010, 02:06:45 AM »

Sneak peek at quiz on Sunday's show http://bit.ly/cwT7wH

banzai · « **Reply #38 on:** October 08, 2010, 02:12:36 AM »

new clip from CBS.

Kaylynn · « **Reply #39 on:** October 08, 2010, 07:51:27 AM »

So Team Glee is in first at some point?
awesome

gator27 · « **Reply #40 on:** October 08, 2010, 11:12:20 AM »

Quote from: Kaylynn94 on October 08, 2010, 07:51:27 AM

So Team Glee is in first at some point?
awesome

Hmmm. Interesting observation. Phil did introduce the task and then Team A-Capella was the first one we see doing the task.

gingerman28 · « **Reply #41 on:** October 08, 2010, 01:47:55 PM »

Interesting. We now have four tasks indentified: (1)Geography Quiz; (2)Boxing; (3) Wheelbarrows; and (4) Hoops. We only see the Ivyleaguers doing the Quiz. And we do not see them doing any other task. Could this be a Fast Forward? Maybe not, since the opening CBS squib says "some TEAMS have trouble with a deceptively easy quiz."

walkingpneumonia · « **Reply #42 on:** October 08, 2010, 02:42:31 PM »

Quote from: gingerman28 on October 08, 2010, 01:47:55 PM

Interesting. We now have four tasks indentified: (1)Geography Quiz; (2)Boxing; (3) Wheelbarrows; and (4) Hoops. We only see the Ivyleaguers doing the Quiz. And we do not see them doing any other task. Could this be a Fast Forward? Maybe not, since the opening CBS squib says "some TEAMS have trouble with a deceptively easy quiz."

I'm thinking a detour - Schoolboy Quiz or Schoolboy Games (hoops).

And if you carefully watch the video you can see that there at least 2 other "classrooms" set up.

interludes · « **Reply #43 on:** October 08, 2010, 03:28:45 PM »

Quote from: walkingpneumonia on October 08, 2010, 02:42:31 PM

Quote from: gingerman28 on October 08, 2010, 01:47:55 PM
Interesting. We now have four tasks indentified: (1)Geography Quiz; (2)Boxing; (3) Wheelbarrows; and (4) Hoops. We only see the Ivyleaguers doing the Quiz. And we do not see them doing any other task. Could this be a Fast Forward? Maybe not, since the opening CBS squib says "some TEAMS have trouble with a deceptively easy quiz."
I'm thinking a detour - Schoolboy Quiz or Schoolboy Games (hoops).

And if you carefully watch the video you can see that there at least 2 other "classrooms" set up.

It's definitely not a detour. Notice the text when they show the task: Route Info.

apskip · « **Reply #44 on:** October 08, 2010, 06:45:06 PM »

I am ecstatic about the African Geography Quiz task. This will be very difficult for all the teams. I am an expert in geography, but Africa is the one continent where I am least able to take a map with the country lines on it but no other features and put the correct country names it. You try it based on this blank map:

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Maps+of+Africa+for+Students&FORM=IGRE1#809189D2-7517-4af1-BAF0-1A36C3BB8640&numResults=50&command=%20m_objCurrentDocument.getElementById%28%27veohrecs_fr%27%29.style.height%20%3D%20%27107px%27%3B%20m_objCurrentDocument.getElementById%28%27Veoh_SpaceDiv%27%29.style.height%20%3D%20%2712px%27%3B%20m_objCurrentDocument.getElementById%28%27VeohCompass.LoadingDiv%27%29.style.height%20%3D%20%270px%27%3B%20m_objCurrentDocument.getElementById%28%27VeohCompass.LoadingDiv%27%29.style.display%20%3D%20%27none%27%3B

Chateau d If · « **Reply #45 on:** October 08, 2010, 06:58:34 PM »

How about just making a list of all the countries in Africa

That is hard enough!

woden · « **Reply #46 on:** October 08, 2010, 07:59:37 PM »

Anyone able to get us a decent look at the patches on the school unis in the new promo?

apskip · « **Reply #47 on:** October 08, 2010, 08:27:13 PM »

Chateau, just for you here is the list of the 53 countries (including major islands) deemed by geographers to be part of Africa:

List of Countries In Africa

* Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria)
* Angola (Republic of Angola)
* Benin (Republic of Benin)
* Botswana (Republic of Botswana)
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi (Republic of Burundi)
* Cameroon (Republic of Cameroon)
* Cape Verde (Republic of Cape Verde)
* Central African Republic (Central African Republic)
* Chad (Republic of Chad)
* Comoros (Union of the Comoros)
* Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of Côte d'Ivoire)
* Djibouti (Republic of Djibouti)
* Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt)
* Equatorial Guinea (Republic of Equatorial Guinea)
* Eritrea (State of Eritrea)
* Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)
* Gabon (Gabonese Republic)
* Gambia (Republic of The Gambia)
* Ghana (Republic of Ghana)
* Guinea (Republic of Guinea)
* Guinea-Bissau (Republic of Guinea-Bissau)
* Kenya (Republic of Kenya)
* Lesotho (Kingdom of Lesotho)
* Liberia (Republic of Liberia)
* Libya (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)
* Madagascar (Republic of Madagascar)
* Malawi (Republic of Malawi)
* Mali (Republic of Mali)
* Mauritania (Islamic Republic of Mauritania)
* Mauritius (Republic of Mauritius)
* Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco)
* Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique)
* Namibia (Republic of Namibia)
* Niger (Republic of Niger)
* Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria)
* Republic of the Congo (Republic of the Congo)
* Rwanda (Republic of Rwanda)
* Sao Tome and Principe
* Senegal (Republic of Senegal)
* Seychelles (Republic of Seychelles)
* Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone)
* Somalia (Somali Republic)
* South Africa (Republic of South Africa)
* Sudan (Republic of Sudan)
* Swaziland (Kingdom of Swaziland)
* Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania)
* Togo (Togolese Republic)
* Tunisia (Tunisian Republic)
* Uganda (Republic of Uganda)
* Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic)
* Zambia (Republic of Zambia)
* Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe)

interludes · « **Reply #48 on:** October 08, 2010, 08:42:57 PM »

http://www.sporcle.com/games/africa.php

Try that if you want to test your knowledge of Africa!

georgiapeach · « **Reply #49 on:** October 08, 2010, 10:26:41 PM »

Sorry guys, I am swamped this week, and just got home!

Thanks banzai and NoLongerLurking for the video!!

Woden, will screen cap it asap!

georgiapeach · « **Reply #50 on:** October 09, 2010, 01:09:11 AM »

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Cocoa · « **Reply #51 on:** October 09, 2010, 01:34:02 AM »

Transcript please.

BTW, they have used clips from Namibia and Batoka Gorge (1 and 2 and 3) from season's past, right?

georgiapeach · « **Reply #52 on:** October 09, 2010, 01:40:46 AM »

Quote from: woden on October 08, 2010, 07:59:37 PM

Anyone able to get us a decent look at the patches on the school unis in the new promo?

I think they have been blurred...

Obbyz · « **Reply #53 on:** October 09, 2010, 01:58:54 AM »

I think this leg may be a NEL , as we see from time spoiler , lot of teams are on sightseeing to Saint Petersburg , Russia . The Geography Quiz is hard maybe Jill & Thomas use their Express Pass in this leg.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #54 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:01:27 AM »

Quote from: Kaylynn94 on October 08, 2010, 07:51:27 AM

So Team Glee is in first at some point?
awesome

Doubtful. They arrive apologizing for being late, and we see several other "classrooms" set up as well, as was pointed out. They then have some trouble with the task...

Cocoa · « **Reply #55 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:12:37 AM »

I have something in mind.

NOTE: I haven't seen the video so I don't know what Phil says there and hence, the rules itself.

I think the African Geography task would just let the racers put tag on only a few countries, not all. And if teams failed to answer all, they would get a penalty before moving on... it would be impossible for all teams to answer them all correctly.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #56 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:27:49 AM »

Quote from: Cocoa on October 09, 2010, 02:12:37 AM

I have something in mind.

NOTE: I haven't seen the video so I don't know what Phil says there and hence, the rules itself.

I think the African Geography task would just let the racers put tag on only a few countries, not all. And if teams failed to answer all, they would get a penalty before moving on... it would be impossible for all teams to answer them all correctly.

You can see the vid.

But the point is good!

DrRox · « **Reply #57 on:** October 09, 2010, 09:14:48 AM »

I wonder if the geography quiz is just a task to get the detour clue?

Dragoondaniel · « **Reply #58 on:** October 09, 2010, 09:38:26 AM »

Thanks peach for uploading that preview clip (it's on the 1st post of the thread for those who haven't seen it yet). It was so annoying trying to get past the geographical restriction. Please do us non-USA'ers a big favour by doing it for every episode. Haha love you loads & cheers!

Belle Book · « **Reply #59 on:** October 09, 2010, 10:53:46 AM »

Quote from: Obby on October 09, 2010, 01:58:54 AM

I think this leg may be a NEL , as we see from time spoiler , lot of teams are on sightseeing to Saint Petersburg , Russia . The Geography Quiz is hard maybe Jill & Thomas use their Express Pass in this leg.

You know, that's possible -- perhaps it's a NEL. Although I've yet to hear of a NEL on the third leg of this race.

Incidentally, I'm pretty good with geography -- I watched Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? If I'd ever gotten on the show, I'd probably have done very well on it -- I would've gotten North America, South America, and Europe all right. I'd also have done pretty well with Asia. But I think I would've struggled with Africa, even if I have a good idea of where most of the countries are. I think even I might've had a hard time with this task!

Belle Book

theschnauzers · « **Reply #60 on:** October 09, 2010, 11:04:01 AM »

I'm pretty sure that I could get them all right, especially if all the names were right there to put on the map. While a few countries have changed names since the 1950s, only two new states (formed out of Ethiopia) have been created in all that time.

And I knew them all by heart in 7th grade (junior high school) and aced the geography course. Of course, that was several decades ago.

Cocoa · « **Reply #61 on:** October 09, 2010, 11:19:40 AM »

Aww. Saw the vid already. It looks fun. I always loved Geography and Countries and Cultures because of TAR. I learn many things about places because of TAR.

And locating Ghana on the map? I know it! Heee!

Cocoa · « **Reply #62 on:** October 09, 2010, 11:30:42 AM »

I am doubtful of the fact that Connor & Jonathan were first on the African Geography Task. That is because of the fact that Web Monkeys can manipulate the promos very well and they can make it seem it's accurately true. Take the example of Brooke and Claire's Watermelon Promo. On airtime, Katie and Rachel were also seen in between those shots, but on the promo, they weren't.

If I were a promo maker of TAR, I would definitely showcase how "deceptively simple" the African Quiz is. By using Phil's introduction and a team that is surely failing the task, it would be done. Connor and Jonathan were good in this, they would fit in. It's either they are indeed first, or the Web Monkeys did their job very well.

BUT, HERE's a question for everyone that may answer everything:

Before Phil explains the task, there was a brief rush of screen change. Can you make out something from this?

My imagination tells me it's Jonathan (the one with the eyeglasses)

Slowhatch · « **Reply #63 on:** October 09, 2010, 12:37:49 PM »

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Anyone able to get us a decent look at the patches on the school unis in the new promo?

I doubt if much could be learned from the badges: some students wear them, some don't; some badges are circular, some aspidate. Either the children were trucked in from different schools, or if they're from the same school then the badges are for merit or class standing.

KingCrimson88 · « **Reply #64 on:** October 09, 2010, 03:23:14 PM »

Damn I would have aced that quiz.

north09 · « **Reply #65 on:** October 09, 2010, 03:41:17 PM »

Quote from: Obby on October 09, 2010, 01:58:54 AM

I think this leg may be a NEL , as we see from time spoiler , lot of teams are on sightseeing to Saint Petersburg , Russia . The Geography Quiz is hard maybe Jill & Thomas use their Express Pass in this leg.

Since this leg takes place in the same country as the last episode (in this case, Ghana), It could very well be a NEL. CBS has been known to place their NEL's at these points. The quiz may be hard for teams who arn't as familiar with geography, but I can see Thomas & Jill doing well on this. The Express Pass will most likley be used at a later stage of the race.

MamaT · « **Reply #66 on:** October 09, 2010, 04:44:03 PM »

If Connor (the President of his Princeton graduating class) & Jonathan have trouble with the African Geography task, I cant wait to see Nick & Vicky give it a try!
The promos for this week have me very confused (not a difficult task, admittedly). We have the boxing ring stuff where we see both Brook and Connor performing the task, so it appears to be a Roadblock. We also see 2 teams (Rachel/Katie & Nick/Vicky) with wheel barrels. We see most of the teams doing the wheel rolling task as well. Now, if the rolling task is a Detour, that means at least 2 teams bald-snarked the Detour. Unusual but not unheard of. The thing that really seems strange to me is that we only see one member of each team actually doing the rolling. (we see Stephanie, while Chad sits on the ground; Vicky rolling while Nick sits on the ground -and seeths; Michael struggling with it while Kevin comforts him)
What do all of you super geniuses make of this?!

KevinTheAmazingRaceFAN · « **Reply #67 on:** October 09, 2010, 09:27:11 PM »

Quote from: MamaT on October 09, 2010, 04:44:03 PM

If Connor (the President of his Princeton graduating class) & Jonathan have trouble with the African Geography task, I cant wait to see Nick & Vicky give it a try!
The promos for this week have me very confused (not a difficult task, admittedly). We have the boxing ring stuff where we see both Brook and Connor performing the task, so it appears to be a Roadblock. We also see 2 teams (Rachel/Katie & Nick/Vicky) with wheel barrels. We see most of the teams doing the wheel rolling task as well. Now, if the rolling task is a Detour, that means at least 2 teams bald-snarked the Detour. Unusual but not unheard of. The thing that really seems strange to me is that we only see one member of each team actually doing the rolling. (we see Stephanie, while Chad sits on the ground; Vicky rolling while Nick sits on the ground -and seeths; Michael struggling with it while Kevin comforts him)
What do all of you super geniuses make of this?!

Yeah but in promo number 1 we can see that Nick has the rolling thing too, he throws it at screams and stuff.

BTW I am pretty sure that this roadblock is gonna be something like leg 3 roadblock in The Amazing Race 13

Kaylynn · « **Reply #68 on:** October 10, 2010, 03:19:15 AM »

Quote from: georgiapeach on October 09, 2010, 02:01:27 AM

Quote from: Kaylynn94 on October 08, 2010, 07:51:27 AM
So Team Glee is in first at some point?
awesome

Doubtful. They arrive apologizing for being late, and we see several other "classrooms" set up as well, as was pointed out. They then have some trouble with the task...

well Phil introduces the task, usually after the first team gets there.
In the sunglasses clip that aired before the ep, it showed Nick and Vicky, who were in first place at the time. Not saying Team Glee wins the leg, but are most likely in first when they arrive at the quiz.

Dragoondaniel · « **Reply #69 on:** October 10, 2010, 05:27:43 AM »

I think in general, even for the past seasons, they don't really manipulate the episode preview clips to mislead the placements/positioning of the teams. So if they show C/J right after Phil introduces the task, then I guess it's more or less safe to say that they're in 1st currently. Just my 2 cents. (:

apskip · « **Reply #70 on:** October 10, 2010, 06:38:25 AM »

Quote from: theschnauzers on October 09, 2010, 11:04:01 AM

I'm pretty sure that I could get them all right, especially if all the names were right there to put on the map. While a few countries have changed names since the 1950s, only two new states (formed out of Ethiopia) have been created in all that time.

And I knew them all by heart in 7th grade (junior high school) and aced the geography course. Of course, that was several decades ago.

the schnauzers,
Use the blank map of Africa with country shapes, take the same test as the AR17 contestants, and let's see how you do. I believe that the huge amount of changing of country names since 1960 makes it difficult to remember the new ones. Also, although I do not think it affects you and me and Dr. Rox and Gingerman, younger people did not have world geography routinely in the past several decades. Here is the list of the 45 African countries "decolonialized" since 1/1/1960:

Cameroon
Senegal
Togo
Mali
Madagascar
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Somalia
Benin
Niger
Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast
Chad
Central African Republic
Congo
Gabon
Nigeria
Mauritania
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Rwanda
Burundi
Algeria
Uganda
Kenya
Malawi
Zambia
the Gambia
Botswana
Lesotho
Mauritius
Swaziiand
Equitorial Africa
Guinea Bissau
Mozambique
Cape Verde islands
Comoros islands
Sao Tome and Principe
Angola
Seychelles
Djibouti
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Eritrea
Sahrawi Republic

I personally believe that in a place-on-blank-map test of these 45 countries, I would get the larger countries and the islands right and some percentage of the smaller countries right. I expect my final score would be in the 75% range. The only way that a large number of AR17 teams will pass this test is if the number of countries is mall and the countries large. I expect that Ghana itself will be one of the most difficult ones to answer.

redskevin88 · « **Reply #71 on:** October 10, 2010, 07:19:02 AM »

Quote from: apskip on October 10, 2010, 06:38:25 AM

Quote from: theschnauzers on October 09, 2010, 11:04:01 AM
I'm pretty sure that I could get them all right, especially if all the names were right there to put on the map. While a few countries have changed names since the 1950s, only two new states (formed out of Ethiopia) have been created in all that time.

And I knew them all by heart in 7th grade (junior high school) and aced the geography course. Of course, that was several decades ago.

the schnauzers,
Use the blank map of Africa with country shapes, take the same test as the AR17 contestants, and let's see how you do. I believe that the huge amount of changing of country names since 1960 makes it difficult to remember the new ones. Also, although I do not think it affects you and me and Dr. Rox and Gingerman, younger people did not have world geography routinely in the past several decades. Here is the list of the 45 African countries "decolonialized" since 1/1/1960:

I personally believe that in a place-on-blank-map test of these 45 countries, I would get the larger countries and the islands right and some percentage of the smaller countries right. I expect my final score would be in the 75% range. The only way that a large number of AR17 teams will pass this test is if the number of countries is mall and the countries large. I expect that Ghana itself will be one of the most difficult ones to answer.

I disagree. All you need is to find South Africa, (unless you are Caite.

), use it for reference, fill in the big countries, and then guess.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #72 on:** October 10, 2010, 09:36:17 AM »

Quote from: Kaylynn94 on October 10, 2010, 03:19:15 AM

Quote from: georgiapeach on October 09, 2010, 02:01:27 AM
Quote from: Kaylynn94 on October 08, 2010, 07:51:27 AM
So Team Glee is in first at some point?
awesome

Doubtful. They arrive apologizing for being late, and we see several other "classrooms" set up as well, as was pointed out. They then have some trouble with the task...

well Phil introduces the task, usually after the first team gets there.
In the sunglasses clip that aired before the ep, it showed Nick and Vicky, who were in first place at the time. Not saying Team Glee wins the leg, but are most likely in first when they arrive at the quiz.

I would love for them to have a great leg, they have been a joy to watch! It is the "sorry we are late" that has me on the fence...

Kaylynn · « **Reply #73 on:** October 10, 2010, 09:58:12 AM »

Quote from: georgiapeach on October 10, 2010, 09:36:17 AM

Quote from: Kaylynn94 on October 10, 2010, 03:19:15 AM
Quote from: georgiapeach on October 09, 2010, 02:01:27 AM
Quote from: Kaylynn94 on October 08, 2010, 07:51:27 AM
So Team Glee is in first at some point?
awesome

Doubtful. They arrive apologizing for being late, and we see several other "classrooms" set up as well, as was pointed out. They then have some trouble with the task...

well Phil introduces the task, usually after the first team gets there.
In the sunglasses clip that aired before the ep, it showed Nick and Vicky, who were in first place at the time. Not saying Team Glee wins the leg, but are most likely in first when they arrive at the quiz.

I would love for them to have a great leg, they have been a joy to watch! It is the "sorry we are late" that has me on the fence...

When I heard them say that, I started going to theyre late because all the ghana students are there..

RealityFreakWill · « **Reply #74 on:** October 10, 2010, 12:59:36 PM »

CBSTweet just posted this twitvid...

Can U find Ghana on a map? It's not as easy as you think!

georgiapeach · « **Reply #75 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:26:28 PM »

Thanks Will! They must be recycling today... screencaps for that are at the top of the page.

serendipity · « **Reply #76 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:33:00 PM »

After seeing the clip about the geography quiz, I think teams only need to locate Ghana on the map to get their next clue, it seems like if they can't do it, then those African students will pick one country at a time on the map and teams could try again for Ghana in the next turn, so the worst situation is that they have to wait for all country names to be filled in on the map till they know where Ghana is.

NoLongerLurking · « **Reply #77 on:** October 10, 2010, 02:33:31 PM »

Sounds right to me, serendipity. Both Connor and Jonathan were trying to find Ghana.

colav10 · « **Reply #78 on:** October 10, 2010, 03:59:33 PM »

CBS just showed a brief clip/commerical for the Amazing Race during Ten/Dal game. Vicki was clearly shown in the promo holding a Roadblock clue at the boxing challenge.

DrRox · « **Reply #79 on:** October 10, 2010, 05:43:14 PM »

Quote from: georgiapeach on October 09, 2010, 02:01:27 AM

Doubtful. They arrive apologizing for being late, and we see several other "classrooms" set up as well, as was pointed out. They then have some trouble with the task...

After watching the vid again, I just think they were being polite and apologizing for being "late to class", not late to a TAR task.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #80 on:** October 10, 2010, 06:38:57 PM »

Quote from: colav10 on October 10, 2010, 03:59:33 PM

CBS just showed a brief clip/commerical for the Amazing Race during Ten/Dal game. Vicki was clearly shown in the promo holding a Roadblock clue at the boxing challenge.

Got it!! But audio not perfect and no time for screencaps: Quality will improve as it processes...

georgiapeach · « **Reply #81 on:** October 10, 2010, 06:41:23 PM »

Chad doing RB...Vicki running with RB clue...perhaps she is doing it?

theschnauzers · « **Reply #82 on:** October 10, 2010, 07:00:52 PM »

Overrun is 58 minutes.

Kaylynn · « **Reply #83 on:** October 10, 2010, 07:02:44 PM »

thats what I hate. They need to move it back to tuesdays. I liked it better then

georgiapeach · « **Reply #84 on:** October 10, 2010, 07:04:47 PM »

We are all over here in the show discussion thread!

http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,23505.msg567425.html#msg567425

Slowhatch · « **Reply #85 on:** October 10, 2010, 07:13:45 PM »

Fourth-down guesses: the boxing takes place in the Bukom section of Jamestown, and the village is somewhere near Tema.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #86 on:** October 10, 2010, 07:23:50 PM »

Chad is jumping rope...and Vicki running with the clue to the RB

tarobbsessed24 · « **Reply #87 on:** October 10, 2010, 07:42:14 PM »

Quote from: georgiapeach on October 10, 2010, 07:23:50 PM

Chad is jumping rope...and Vicki running with the clue to the RB

I think i see thomas in the backround getting his next clue

georgiapeach · « **Reply #88 on:** October 10, 2010, 07:58:54 PM »

Good eye!!

Slowhatch · « **Reply #89 on:** October 10, 2010, 11:45:57 PM »

Were the editors trying for a Tchaikovsky thing? When Nick/Vicky got into their cab, the camera lingered on the swanlake sign; later, when N/V were doing the geography quiz, you could hear Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in the background.

georgiapeach · « **Reply #90 on:** October 11, 2010, 06:45:49 AM »

I love TAR moments like this...thanks for pointing it out!

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