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The Amazing Race => The Racers => Topic started by: georgiapeach on January 23, 2013, 08:35:26 AM
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Max & Katie
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Name: Katie Bichler
Age: 24
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Connection to your teammate: Newlyweds
Current occupation: Pharmacist
Describe what you do: I work in a long term care facility where I focus on safe and clinically effective medication use. I provide counsel to patients on the proper use and adverse effects of their medications.
3 words to describe you: Outgoing, competitive and sarcastic.
Favorite hobbies: Golfing, reading and drinking wine.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Earning my doctorate of Pharmacy. It was a long, hard road, but I did it!
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Bethany Frankel, because she is a hardworking ball buster.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Rush Limbaugh. Max, a.k.a. “Rush Jr.,” is full of right-sided dreams.
What scares you most about traveling? Disease. I’m terrified of getting sick in another country.
What excites you most about traveling? Everything! I love to travel and experience the different cultures of the world.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: We are newlyweds. We’ve only been living together for one month after dating long distance for three years. I hope we can work out any issues we have with communication.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Time management. He has no respect or consideration for anyone’s time. He is always late. Ugh.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? How can I pick just one? I can narrow it down to anywhere in Europe, though. I love European culture and history. I dream about touring the entire continent.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? Traveling the world with my best friend for a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Name: Max Bichler
Age: 30
Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Connection to your teammate: Married
Current occupation: Cigar Sales
Describe what you do: I represent Rocky Patel Premium Cigar Company and sell cigars to wholesalers, distributor and retailers.
3 words to describe you: Driven, intelligent and competitive.
Favorite hobbies: Golf, wine and cigars.
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Moving to Boston and becoming successful on my own.
What famous person reminds you of yourself? Rush Limbaugh: a fellow cigar lover and an unapologetic Republican.
What famous person reminds you of your teammate? Looks like Jessica Simpson, acts like Ann Romney.
What scares you most about traveling? Not much scares me about traveling.
What excites you most about traveling? Seeing new cultures and enjoying new foods.
Biggest challenge you and your teammate will face on The Race together: Katie needs to make decision when asked to and listen to me when I know I’m right.
Pet peeve about your teammate: Her lack of decision making and not listening to me when I know I’m right.
What country and place would you most like to visit and why? Rome, Italy. There is history, and I want to experience the food, culture and style.
What do you hope to accomplish by running The Race (other than winning one million bucks)? I hope to learn how to share responsibility and and work as a team.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/BGdCEWobgz0?version=3&hl
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Watch our for the bickering couple (?) here
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From the pictures we got of them before the cast reveal, I said to myself "they loook evil". On their clip in the cast video, they start by "we are evil." :lol3:
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His name is Max :hearts:... I HAVE to root for this team.
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REPUBLICAN TEAM <3333333333333 :luvya: :hrt: :hearts:
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What scares you most about traveling? Disease. I’m terrified of getting sick in another country.
:lol:
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AHHHH! Republicans! I knew they were evil! :'(
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I am not a fan at all. Max seems waaaaaaay overconfident. It comes off as cocky and (more than) slightly annoying.
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Political affiliations aside, these guys look great! I'm getting Davechel vibes from them.
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Apart from them being Republicans (</////////////////////////////////////////////////////////3), I really like these guys! One of my top three teams of the season!
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Should be interesting to see how much they mention the Rush Limbaugh thing :lol:
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Rush Limbaugh? Really? :groan:
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They look like the bickering team.
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NO spoilers in the contestant threads please!
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Rush Limbaugh <333
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I don't know why but I'm getting dominant vibes from them, which I don't like.
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Rush Limbaugh <333
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Rush Limbaugh <///3
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Pet peeve about your teammate: Her lack of decision making and not listening to me when I know I’m right.
Eh oh. Meh for me.
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I don't know why but I'm getting dominant vibes from them, which I don't like.
Me too. I haven't watched the videos yet but they seem like the next Nick & Starr.
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ew they're like a more tanned dave and rachel
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I don't know why but I'm getting dominant vibes from them, which I don't like.
Me too. I haven't watched the videos yet but they seem like the next Nick & Starr.
Of course, for all I know I missed Nick & Starr version 3.0 (Tammy & Victor were 2.0) and they will actually be Nick & Starr version 4.5. :lol3:
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Heart: First boots pls.
Brain: This team could easily end up with the million bucks.
My heart is never right, so most probably we'll see them until the Finish Line? IDK, don't like them...
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I actually get the Colin and Christie vibes from them. Hopefully they won't win then. :oh ???
But then again I may end up liking them so....? :gaah:
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http://www.youtube.com/v/086ACf51p9k
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From the vid:
She has a Doctorate at age 24, she is a former NFL cheerleader, she is golf champion...all of those things show a lot of hard work and determination. Plus she is gorgeous, but wants the other teams to think they are worried only about their appearances, lol.
The three words he choses to describe himself: Driven, intelligent and competitive. Sarcastic sense of humor. Winning is all.
They are willing to do anything (within the rules) to win. They describe themselves as "evil" (I have my doubts!) and aren't afraid of being unliked. They are newly wed (4 weeks! :o )and aren't sure they know best how to communicate with each other yet.
All that adds up to sound like a team to watch to me! I sense drama coming ...def not boring, no matter if we love them or not. I'll be interested to see how this one plays out!
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Vid up in post 2!
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I think they will be the annoying and hated team of the season.
They have a big chance of winning the season. Will be a miracle if they don't bicker any time in the race.
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Their fake tan is so tacky and awful.
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These guys are my preseason faves just based on how they're not even certain how they're going to cope with the race and each other, lol. I really hope they're a team I love to hate... haven't had one of those in ages. Definitely keeping my eye on these two :)
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HEY I AM BACK .......... :hello2:
I looked towards all the contestants threads and this team are the "hottest" one so far ....
Oh boy here we go again !!! Just look at'em !!!
Blonde-lady with his cute-brunette guy.
ANOTHER BLONDE-BRUNETTE COUPLE TEAM
(Trey&Lexi; Abby&Ryan; Jeremy&Sandy; Amanda&Kris; Jill&Thomas; Chad&Stephanie; Jeff&Jordan; Mika&Canaan; Nathan&Jennifer; JohnVito&Jill; Joseph&Monica; Kris&Jon; so on...)
.. that never wins (except for Dave&Rachel) ...
Max reminded me of Jeremie (of Jeremie&Sandy) actually
and Katie reminded me of Christie (of Colin&Christie)
From the vid:
Winning is all.
They are willing to do anything (within the rules) to win. They describe themselves as "evil" (I have my doubts!) and aren't afraid of being unliked. They are newly wed (4 weeks! :o )and aren't sure they know best how to communicate with each other yet.
All that adds up to sound like a team to watch to me! I sense drama coming ...def not boring, no matter if we love them or not. I'll be interested to see how this one plays out!
Abbie&Ryan 2.0 ? LOL :yess: well perhaps Katie is more likely to be Ryan with her accomplishments in life and everything
Katie seemed evil but Max? I don't think so but I don't know, appearances might fool you sometimes
I will be VERY suprised if these two become one of those Jeremy&Sandy or Amanda&Kris or Kris&Jon type of couple. (you know, those couples who don't really bicker at each other when they got lost or they got stuck in a detour or something)
They aren't afraid to be unliked.. Really? LOL
I guess they needed to win those 2 express passes LOL
otherwise they wouldn't even be considered by the other teams.
Looking forward to this one particularly :keeta:
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I really want Maxie to become another Brian & Ericka even though I could not stand them in TAR15. They just seem like the potential to pull off a non-annoying bickering couple (fights sometimes, but are relieved by certain situations).
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A little too arrogant for me. Arrogant teams have a target painted on them early in the race & the usually don't win.
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own villains! I'll definitely root for them if they stay true to this video attitude, I love bitch couples! vanessa and ralph <3
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I actually get the Colin and Christie vibes from them. Hopefully they won't win then. :oh ???
But then again I may end up liking them so....? :gaah:
Okay, I revise my definition after watching the video. I agree with you that they seem to fit more of a Colin & Christie-type of team. Should be interesting to watch either way! (Which is the most important part, after all!)
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My least favourite team of the lot, which means they will go far and piss my TV time.
But they won't win. I have been having good luck with winners recent seasons (TAR 14 - TAR 21) LOL and this season will be no different! ;) :lol3:
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My least favourite team of the lot, which means they will go far and piss my TV time.
But they won't win. I have been having good luck with winners recent seasons (TAR 14 - TAR 21) LOL and this season will be no different! ;) :lol3:
TAR 16 and 19 had terrible winners.
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I think they will be interesting to watch. Did they get married just so they could run the race together?
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I think they will be interesting to watch. Did they get married just so they could run the race together?
LOL, probably!
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They remind me of the team I made for TARX2 :lol:
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You know, when they are being advertised as a villian team, I can't help but to want to start watching this season BUT also dread it because this could turn out to be a bad thing.
Good for ratings, but villians are never my favourites. Never. And they rarely win. So *finger crosses*
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**Note to self: Don't pick Max & Katie for Joab's TAR22 Fantasy Game** ;) :lol:
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TV Promo!! Thanks TL!
Are we sensing a theme here? :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/v/goTzWSP39LU?version=3&hl
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**Note to self: Don't pick Max & Katie for Joab's TAR22 Fantasy Game** ;) :lol:
But if they are the eventual winners... you lose. :lol3:
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Anyway, Max looks like he has got deep eyebags. #justsaying
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Anyway, Max looks like he has got deep eyebags. #justsaying
I think it's just his Supertan. :lol:
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I wondered if that's natural tan or not. :lol3:
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**Note to self: Don't pick Max & Katie for Joab's TAR22 Fantasy Game** ;) :lol:
Ikr
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:lol3: You all don't know what's happening this season.
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I don't know. It's like they WANT to be the villains (no friends, not liking people, blahblah.)
But I have to admit they made a pretty smart move/plan. I could see them picking up the pace and probably start to dominate.. hopefully not though :res:
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I love them. ' we.are.evil' people.don't like us'
They are supportive of each other
It's not like they are talking bad about other people
They are focusing on their own race
They are not that bad.
Everybody want to win .
Who's not arragont when it comes to the race, I wouldn't care about other people aswell, we'll have fun to ourselves
Let's go Max & Katie! All the way!
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I like them too. I don't know why, but they've got something that makes me root for them.
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^ That's exactly how I feel, Alenaveda. That ended up being a genius plan by Max to get all three teams to quit the Roadblock.
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OMG these two are adorable at some way
They got a "villain" editing, but I personally thought they just "wanted" to be villains :tantrum
They're definitely not bad-mean-cutthroat players like they addressed themselves, suprise suprise :crazy:
I think they're just two nice people who don't really have an active social life, and think that everyone in the race would treat'em as outsiders, just like how they're being treated in real world.
I don't know though maybe we haven't seen everything. there's definitely more to come...
Since they're so far behind right now and leg 2 is still in Bora-Bora, I wonder what they did to make a comeback.
BTW, that thing convincing other teams to quit Roadblocks, we haven't seen that since Rob did it in season 7 so Kudos Max! :hoot:
Rooting for'em and everyone outside that stupid five-teams alliance :ghug:
Reminder: No spoilers in the contestant thread.
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^ That's exactly how I feel, Alenaveda. That ended up being a genius plan by Max to get all three teams to quit the Roadblock.
I am going to say what I said back in AR7, that Rob may have been the final trigger but others had been thinking about and discussing taking the penalty long before he gave them the impetus to do it. The same is true in AR22. Max may have coalesced the 3 teams, but Caroline/Jennifer and Daniel/Matthew had already been thinking about and discussing it.
I am not saying that Rob and Max don't deserve credit for taking the penalty, but the other teams were ready for it.
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^ That's exactly how I feel, Alenaveda. That ended up being a genius plan by Max to get all three teams to quit the Roadblock.
I am going to say what I said back in AR7, that Rob may have been the final trigger but others had been thinking about and discussing taking the penalty long before he gave them the impetus to do it. The same is true in AR22. Max may have coalesced the 3 teams, but Caroline/Jennifer and Daniel/Matthew had already been thinking about and discussing it.
I am not saying that Rob and Max don't deserve credit for taking the penalty, but the other teams were ready for it.
yeah exactly. there were 400 sandcastles over there and only 3 of'em left with a clue bury underneath. what Katie said was right. they needed like more than 10 hours to dig and build all the sandcastles if they were to find a clue. A sandcastle might need at least like 3 to 5 minutes just to dig, search, and build it back. so that's possibly 20 sadcastles in an hour, 200 in 10 hours, regardless on their possible luck
Not that It would be stupid if two other teams decided to take penalty and you just wanted to stay there and keep on digging and building, but you're really gonna have to depend on your luck.and 3 out 400?? :iok that's not even 1%
It's smart that Max brought the "let's take the penalty" out in the surface. They all basically hesitated to do it. Someone had to brought it up and it just happened to be Max.
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I thought it was sort of a gamble,they didn't know it was a pitstop, but Max probably did think they could atleast beat the girls
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They are not quite what I expected them to be but I kind of like them. They are similar to Romber in a way. "We don't have any friends in real life, I don't care" :lol:
Their interaction with Joey and Meghan was hilarious because you could just imagine what they really think of them.
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I love them :hrt:
They had the best intro with that wedding dress and suit :hrt:
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They had the best intro with that wedding dress and suit :hrt:
I agree. I'm not sure with they have no social with friends for mutual.
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They are not quite what I expected them to be but I kind of like them. They are similar to Romber in a way. "We don't have any friends in real life, I don't care" :lol:
Their interaction with Joey and Meghan was hilarious because you could just imagine what they really think of them.
LOL... I am expecting Joey&Meghan would be one of their casualties in future legs
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These two were clearly the stars of the premiere. And rightly so.
They're bitchy, entertaining and brutally honest. I love it <3 They're obviously my favourites by a mile.
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These two were clearly the stars of the premiere. And rightly so.
They're bitchy, entertaining and brutally honest. I love it <3 They're obviously my favourites by a mile.
THIS.
they are absolute legends in my history books already
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I like they are brutally honest and was DARN UPSET they didn't get on the first flight.
I was so disappointed! Imagine the drama there could have been if the twin doctors told them about the EP rule of giving it to first and second team... and what they would say about it.
:lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
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I like them too, especially their expressions when they said they would mingle with other contestants.
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they're probably the team i like the most since season 19 !!! :hrt: can't wait for every interview they had during the race ! :luvya:
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Max is really paranoid, they are not mean,but they can't trust people
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Katie's I was Searching for Nemo should have been the title!
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Max annoyed me this episode. He's getting all analytical and crediting himself for everything and ill that and I'm just like man you're in 8th place can you chill out a little bit!
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Max and Katie made me laugh this ep...from Searching for Nemo to "Max: (pp) she motivates me to succeed -- Katie:OR I will kill you" :lol3:
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Max and Katy motivated by #Love #AmazingRace
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Phil loves them, they are lovely couple, no fighting, or atleast the editing make it seems so :hearts:
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They want teams to dislike them, but it seems like every team likes them still. I'm not feeling any Charla & Mirna or Susan & Patrick vs. Rob & Amber stunts anytime soon. :(
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They do seem like a lovely couple. They've grown on me.
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They want teams to dislike them, but it seems like every team likes them still. I'm not feeling any Charla & Mirna or Susan & Patrick vs. Rob & Amber stunts anytime soon. :(
That is because they are acting nice in front of them. They know that they need to act social so people wont hate them.
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We will probably have to create a new category of villainy for this team. They don't really easily fit the Colin & Christie, Jonathan & Victoria, or Rob & Amber vibe. It's great to have a team that brings a new approach to racing that we haven't quite seen on the Race before!
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We will probably have to create a new category of villainy for this team. They don't really easily fit the Colin & Christie, Jonathan & Victoria, or Rob & Amber vibe. It's great to have a team that brings a new approach to racing that we haven't quite seen on the Race before!
This.
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We will probably have to create a new category of villainy for this team. They don't really easily fit the Colin & Christie, Jonathan & Victoria, or Rob & Amber vibe. It's great to have a team that brings a new approach to racing that we haven't quite seen on the Race before!
This.
And may I just add that while I don't normally enjoy the "villain" teams, I am actually really enjoying watching this one! They are hilarious.
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These two have some great oneliners, I loved it when Katie payed out Max for being beaten by a girl <3
WRP, these are real people who are freaking hilarious and entertaining. Just goes to show stunt casting isn't always needed to produce great quality teams, kthxbye.
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They're my favorite team by far! Not sure if they'll get far though... :(
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Max & Katie keep showing their awesomeness at this episode!!! :luvya: :luvya: :luvya:
I really love this team!
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I have a doctoral and a pharmacist degree I'm right <3
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I hope they are last on this Leg and not Bates and Anthony because I'll be pissed the only time we can get rid of the hockey guys, it's a NEL/TBC. I don't mind the NEL/TBC on these two though, they're epic! LOL
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I really love them being always at the back of the pack.. not because I hate them.... Its because I love them... And Its kinda boring seeing them dominate.. :hearts:
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After Sunday's episode these two are now my favorite team. I did not like them at all in the beginning but after watching how tough and snarky Katie is I hope they go far.
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They're my favorite team by far! Not sure if they'll get far though... :(
judging from the editing they get, I disagree :hoot:
I really love them being always at the back of the pack.. not because I hate them.... Its because I love them... And Its kinda boring seeing them dominate.. :hearts:
I don't really see'em dominating the race though. They're solid, but they ain't Rachel&Dave/Colin&Christie type of team. They're more of a Jeremy&Sandy kind a team, but only more determined and a little bit more evil-ish.
boy can anyone explain to me though why do these two are always described as "the villain team"? They never seem to attempt screwing any other teams so far, they are even nice to them (regardless they're pretending or not). I mean Art&JJ are villain. Rob&Amber are villain. these two? :crazy:
well I guess we'll have to wait for a U-turn or something to see their true color... :knuckles:
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buuYaa,
The label "evil" is self-inflicted by Max and Katie and they have done absolutely nothing to warrant that. They did express concern in leg 2 about being overtaken by Caroline and Jennifer, but that was a logical concern when they believed they were competing for last place.
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Only villiany comment from them was how Max commented Katie was all fake smiles at the airport and making "friends". :lol3:
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They could have been great last season! There was a U-TURN on Leg 3 and I can totally imagine them U-TURNing the **** out of teams. :lol3:
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Oh, my God! A season with Max & Katie, Natalie & Nadiya and Charla & Mirna would've been great!!! :luvya:
I really hope Max & Katie could make it to the Final 3! :hrt:
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hot-blooded italian and a cold german.
that was actually a funny line.
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Oh, my God! A season with Max & Katie, Natalie & Nadiya and Charla & Mirna would've been great!!! :luvya:
I really hope Max & Katie could make it to the Final 3! :hrt:
I don't need Mirna and the twinnies on my tv at the same time. If they were in separate seasons I could handle it.
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It's true though that this team isn't turning out to be as villainous as they are strategic, smart, and hilarious when put together. They make a great couple!
As it turns out, I'm starting to see a lot more villainy out of John! He is proving to be really obnoxious, in a way that makes watching his team painful.
I hope that they do start to get further ahead in the Race because right now they aren't sitting in a very good position.
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These guys are my favourites at the moment - they're so hilarious!
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Max : The monkey's eating while scratching his butt. That's me in the morning ... :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
Max : I remembered him. It's the priest that married me and Katie :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
:hearts: :hearts: :hearts:
AH I just love this team
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Second faves after Pam & Winnie <3
Should update my sig but really can't be bothered. :lol:
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lol Max & Katie are jelly, becuz Mona&Beth and Joey&Meghan made an alliance and those two don't have any friends, lol, I hate them, especially Max, he's kinda paranoic about everyone getting befriended o.o
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What you meant to say was: Max & Katie <33333333333333333333333333
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umm. I'm pretty sure he just finds Joey/Meghan annoying like .. everyone else.
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I don't think so, lol at the first leg they wanted to be ''friends'' with Joey&Meghan and now they're U-turning them because of the alliance.
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Lol, they never wanted to be friends with them. They wanted to appear nice so they'd get the second EP on the off chance Joey and Meghan won leg one :)
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lol Max & Katie are jelly, becuz Mona&Beth and Joey&Meghan made an alliance and those two don't have any friends, lol, I hate them, especially Max, he's kinda paranoic about everyone getting befriended o.o
I beg to differ. I think Max&Katie have friends along the race
When Maxie arrived in the travel agent in NewZealand, Caroline&Jennifer were like,
"OMG You guys! go to that counter and tell her to do what our guy did. Get everything we have!!!
LOL and then Maxie were like "oh no we already have tickets :meme"
and Caroline&Jenifer were like :crazy: ....... oh okay :hearts:
:lolmao:
would they do that had it been Joey&Meghan and not Maxie? ... hmm DONT THINK SO :lol3:
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xDDD
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I don't think so, lol at the first leg they wanted to be ''friends'' with Joey&Meghan and now they're U-turning them because of the alliance.
Yup exactly.
And us viewers will get the irony ...
In leg 1
Joey&Meghan : We like the Newlyweds. They're really cool :hearts:
In leg 5
Joey&Meghan : I can't believe the newlyweds U-turned us. They were our friends
and Joey&Meghan would hate Maxie for the rest of their life
Just like Abby&Ryan and Jaymes&James last season ... :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
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I don't think so, lol at the first leg they wanted to be ''friends'' with Joey&Meghan and now they're U-turning them because of the alliance.
Yup exactly.
And us viewers will get the irony ...
In leg 1
Joey&Meghan : We like the Newlyweds. They're really cool :hearts:
In leg 5
Joey&Meghan : I can't believe the newlyweds U-turned us. They were our friends
and Joey&Meghan would hate Maxie for the rest of their life
Just like Abby&Ryan and Jaymes&James last season ... :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
Abby and Ryan weren't even friends with Jaymes and James. They were just ticked off. :stare
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Max&Katie can't be jelly with Derbys and Team youtube
they have an alliance with Ant&Bate Caro&Jen :luvya: :luvya: :luvya: look at their twitter talking all the time.
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Abby and Ryan weren't even friends with Jaymes and James. They were just ticked off. :stare
according to Ryan they were
that's like why they got so upset for being U-TURNed. If it were Trey&Lexi or Natalie&Nadiya they wouldn't mind. But JJ? Abby said she was BLOWN AWAY. can't believe their friends U-TURN them.
Max&Katie can't be jelly with Derbys and Team youtube
they have an alliance with Ant&Bate Caro&Jen :luvya: :luvya: :luvya: look at their twitter talking all the time.
OMG My final 3 dream!!!
Hopefully they're being strategical instead of being mean-spirited with the U-TURN
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I don't think so, lol at the first leg they wanted to be ''friends'' with Joey&Meghan and now they're U-turning them because of the alliance.
Yup exactly.
And us viewers will get the irony ...
In leg 1
Joey&Meghan : We like the Newlyweds. They're really cool :hearts:
In leg 5
Joey&Meghan : I can't believe the newlyweds U-turned us. They were our friends
and Joey&Meghan would hate Maxie for the rest of their life
Just like Abby&Ryan and Jaymes&James last season ... :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
Is this your own speculation, or a spoiler? Spoilers aren't allowed in these threads.
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I don't think so, lol at the first leg they wanted to be ''friends'' with Joey&Meghan and now they're U-turning them because of the alliance.
Yup exactly.
And us viewers will get the irony ...
In leg 1
Joey&Meghan : We like the Newlyweds. They're really cool :hearts:
In leg 5
Joey&Meghan : I can't believe the newlyweds U-turned us. They were our friends
and Joey&Meghan would hate Maxie for the rest of their life
Just like Abby&Ryan and Jaymes&James last season ... :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
Is this your own speculation, or a spoiler? Spoilers aren't allowed in these threads.
It's probably just a prediction, not a spoiler. Predictions are fine, right?
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I don't think so, lol at the first leg they wanted to be ''friends'' with Joey&Meghan and now they're U-turning them because of the alliance.
Yup exactly.
And us viewers will get the irony ...
In leg 1
Joey&Meghan : We like the Newlyweds. They're really cool :hearts:
In leg 5
Joey&Meghan : I can't believe the newlyweds U-turned us. They were our friends
and Joey&Meghan would hate Maxie for the rest of their life
Just like Abby&Ryan and Jaymes&James last season ... :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
Is this your own speculation, or a spoiler? Spoilers aren't allowed in these threads.
It's probably just a prediction, not a spoiler. Predictions are fine, right?
Yeah, I think xdd
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It's just spec...but NO SPOILERS in these threads...so please take any current or future leg discussions to the episode threads. Thanks!
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I don't think so, lol at the first leg they wanted to be ''friends'' with Joey&Meghan and now they're U-turning them because of the alliance.
Yup exactly.
And us viewers will get the irony ...
In leg 1
Joey&Meghan : We like the Newlyweds. They're really cool :hearts:
In leg 5
Joey&Meghan : I can't believe the newlyweds U-turned us. They were our friends
and Joey&Meghan would hate Maxie for the rest of their life
Just like Abby&Ryan and Jaymes&James last season ... :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
Is this your own speculation, or a spoiler? Spoilers aren't allowed in these threads.
how on earth is that becoming a spoiler?
it's just a speculation of what Maxie's going to do
GEE Relax People!!! Y'all so sensitive sometimes it's so annoying
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I officially predict that Max and Katie will win this season. #STRONGGUTFEELING :lol3:
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how on earth is that becoming a spoiler?
it's just a speculation of what Maxie's going to do
GEE Relax People!!! Y'all so sensitive sometimes it's so annoying
Sorry! I wasn't sure. I'm trying to go through the season largely unspoiled. I know well enough that people have been prone to dropping spoilers unintentionally in the past, and I don't know most of the new members that well yet.
And I am sensitive about it because I love the show that much.
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Here's to add on to the speculation I had about Max and Katie will probably win this whole thing:
1. Not a really nice team and TAR editors are not making them look really bad either. If there are not the winners, TAR producers would have used every instance of awfulness to make the viewers hate them. (Eg: Art and JJ, Jill and Thomas, Nadiya and Natalie, Brendon and Rachel)
2. They have had really really standard amount of screentime and actually is one of those teams with a storyline from the beginning; the mean but witty team. (But then they might be getting the Romber edit too)
3. It's weird that TAR editors are not trying to make any particular team really likable this season. Cause if a really likable team didn't win over them, viewers will not be happy with the end results.
It's still early to tell still, but I don't know... I've been right about 4 times in the past 5 seasons, so let's see if it works out that way. Although if they start getting really nasty and villianous, then I'll probably change my mind. :lol3:
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My speculation is that Max and Katie are the most likely to win of all the current teams still in the race, but for reasons that have nothing to do with edits. I believe that Max and Katie are physically fit and capable of matching the task performance on physical tasks of the other teams. However, I think they are by far the smartest left on AR22 and that will give them the edge. I particularly like Katie's attitude, which puts the strong-willed Max into his place with charm (not an easy feat). He obviously likes strong-willed Germans.
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^^ That contributes to my gut feeling too. But I always tend to slight towards editing. :/
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Max was in Battlestar Galatica finale scene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrjvjZET8R4 :conf:
Nyoman Diana @Man_Cimut
Max was the only person who said "Terima Kasih" when teams racing in Bali Indonesia #AmazingRace Thanks @MrMaxBichler hope u enjoyed Bali :)
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Loving them, they're slowly improving!
Hopefully they'll finally take the #1 next week!
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Loving them, they're slowly improving!
Hopefully they'll finally take the #1 next week!
Slowly improving... like Lucy & Emilia! :hearts: All of the most interesting teams are bottoming gods or slow improvees.
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Loving them, they're slowly improving!
Hopefully they'll finally take the #1 next week!
Slowly improving... like Lucy & Emilia! :hearts: All of the most interesting teams are bottoming gods or slow improvees.
Interesting terminology you've developed for those teams! :lol3:
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My favorite team. :hrt:
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My favorite team. :hrt:
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I hate them, they're disgusting especially Max, ugh to point middle finger and to brag about joey&meghan at insider videos. yuck.
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I am so shocked they got NELed. Wonder why are they sucking so much when they have such great potential. I figured out their luck, really really sucks. :lol3:
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I am so shocked they got NELed. Wonder why are they sucking so much when they have such great potential. I figured out their luck, really really sucks. :lol3:
It is "that" SHIRT.
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Max's epic reaction face <3
I wonder why the editors try to portray them as a villain team; they seem like okay people in real life in my opinion.
Also, their fairy tale wedding dress intro shot <3 Simply the best in this season's weird opening credit.
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I am so shocked they got NELed. Wonder why are they sucking so much when they have such great potential. I figured out their luck, really really sucks. :lol3:
It is "that" SHIRT.
Which one?? :lol3:
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The yellowish blueish checkered one.
And i still love them, but i thought it was a little rude to complain so much about the bushmen's B.O.
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This one.
(http://wwwimage.cbsstatic.com/base/files/styles/136x170/public/cast/max_katie.jpg)
:ascared :ascared :ascared :ascared :ascared
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How is that a bad luck shirt? :lol3:
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He should learn to clean his clothes from time to time. Or either he bought five shirts like tht one?
I would steal a tee from the hockeys and see if it's that what brings luck to teams. Or just break a couple teeth.
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Max is so dorky love it :hrt:
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This one.
(http://wwwimage.cbsstatic.com/base/files/styles/136x170/public/cast/max_katie.jpg)
:ascared :ascared :ascared :ascared :ascared
It's good luck he wore that shirt at the Botswana Pit Stop. :lol3:
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Max's epic reaction face <3
I wonder why the editors try to portray them as a villain team; they seem like okay people in real life in my opinion.
Also, their fairy tale wedding dress intro shot <3 Simply the best in this season's weird opening credit.
That's because they admitted in the premiere interviews that they want to be the villains of this season
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I'm kind of glad Pam & Winnie struggled with the Detour ..
we would have lost these guys!
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I'm kind of glad Pam & Winnie struggled with the Detour ..
we would have lost these guys!
Max&Katie definitely didn't see that coming
I am not happy though I was just starting to root Pam&Winnie to make it to final 5 or 4
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was casually driving through glebe (in sydney) and saw Max and Katie on a Stella Artois advertisement poster! so cool seeing their faces in sydney! such small world :o :)
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They are managed escape from last place! How they do that?!
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was casually driving through glebe (in sydney) and saw Max and Katie on a Stella Artois advertisement poster! so cool seeing their faces in sydney! such small world :o :)
Oh take a picture!! :hearts:
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Max's epic reaction face <3
I wonder why the editors try to portray them as a villain team; they seem like okay people in real life in my opinion.
Also, their fairy tale wedding dress intro shot <3 Simply the best in this season's weird opening credit.
That's because they admitted in the premiere interviews that they want to be the villains of this season
In the end, however, it is interesting that the way the Race has played out has turned them to a completely opposite role: the underdogs! :hrt:
(In the end, I would have to say John & Jessica would have been the real villains had they lasted longer. John was such a crazy game manipulator!)
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I don't think they're necessarily underdogs. Legs 4, 5 and 8 show that they have the capacity to get stuff done, but they seem to be prone to have minor meltdowns. They could have easily been the new Romber if they had better focus.
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It is funny, but I don't remember any spats/arguments/meltdowns that actually slowed them down. Refresh my memory?
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Not finding the cars in the beggining of the second leg in Botswana?
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It is funny, but I don't remember any spats/arguments/meltdowns that actually slowed them down. Refresh my memory?
Getting lost in New Zealand while driving and not finding their cars in Botswana and I think they were about to hit a bump on the road during the sandcastle challenge. That's why I said minor, it's mostly out of frustration.
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I remember the occasional spats, just not that it actually slowed them down. Thanks!
I love watching them, they are fun.
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pheew Finally... :conf: :conf: :conf:
I actually prefer the cars they won to some vacations
I can use the car for long-term
CONGRATULATIONS !!! :D
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Max and Katie finally winning a leg. :hearts:
Katie always telling Max where the cluebox is, where the clue is, where to go because Max always missed them. <3
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It is funny, but I don't remember any spats/arguments/meltdowns that actually slowed them down. Refresh my memory?
I think their edit is improving.
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About time you guys! :hearts:
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another leg win WOW!
I guess they just had a rough start.
AND
Getting better towards the end...
CONGRATULATIONS!!! :conf: :conf: :conf:
$10.000 <3 EACH!!
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another leg win WOW!
I guess they just had a rough start.
AND
Getting better towards the end...
CONGRATULATIONS!!! :conf: :conf: :conf:
$10.000 <3 EACH!!
You wrote it as $10, which wouldn't really be much of a prize. :umn: :lol:
Congrats Max and Katie! <<<<<<<<3333333333
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Much of the world uses a period not a comma as we do. :tup:
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It's interesting that both always survived from last place escape to jump back 1st place again.. I think they are very incredible player both. Also, I like them.
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Max & Katie start to dominate :hrt:
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PLEASE PLEASE Win the next two legs. :)
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Much of the world uses a period not a comma as we do. :tup:
You're right, peachy! In Indonesia, we use period to write big number, such as money.
So, if we write Rp 2.500,00 in Indonesia, it has similar meaning with Rp 2,500.00 for you in US. ;)
Anyway, back to the topic. Finally, I like this team! Somehow they started the race by being underdog, but somehow they started to become front runner in the race! :luvya: :luvya:
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here, $10,000
I'm sorry.
now everybody's happy, right????
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:lol3: @ Max retweeting hate-tweets about him
@MrMaxBichler U ARE A JERK U MADE OVER A MILLION ENEMIES WE ALL HATE U AND PEOPLE ARE THREATINING TO DESTROY YOU SEE U AT YOUR FUNERAL!!!>:(
Retweeted by Max Bichler
@MrMaxBichler You and Katie disgust me.. I hope you guys lost the Amazing Race :)
Retweeted by Max Bichler
and more...
(I didn't include the tweeters' names to respect their privacy :tup: )
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I still don't like them, but some those people are really just crazy, lol
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Go win The Amazing Race, Max & Katie! :hearts:
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Max and Katie won the best prizes this season (of course except the million dollars yet). Them winning 2 legs with 2 cars and $20,000 is like.. they already won 1/10 of the million WTF?
Their prize may be even 5 times more worthy than all the prizes which Bates and Anthony have won. :lol3:
The last time a team which didn't win and going home with really good prizes are the Bransens. My goodness, OIL FOR LIFE, loads of cash and cars for every member I think. I believe somebody calculated and predicted that the Bransens went home with about $400,000 worth of cash and prizes from the race. :lol3:
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Zev & Justin got 3 trips and 2 cars.
Andy & Tommy also got 4 trips , 2 cars and money.
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Bates and Anthony won 3 trips, so that is really good
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Zev & Justin got 3 trips and 2 cars.
Andy & Tommy also got 4 trips , 2 cars and money.
My dear, nothing beats oil for life. And that's exactly my point isn't it? Max and Katie won 2 legs... which is equivalent to almost or even more than what Zev and Justin and Andy and Tommy's prizes are worth.
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Proud of these guys! :hrt:
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They did have the car curse after all :lol:
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They did have the car curse after all :lol:
LOL :lol3:
I am so gonna be pissed if there's a "comeback" season and they don't get called back, or they refuse
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Congratulations, Max & Katie! I loved them. Disappointed they couldn't have won.
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You guys should keep training in order to win the next All-Starzzzz!! :D
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http://www.yakkityyaks.com/the-amazing-race-the-yak-chats-with-max-and-katie/ (http://www.yakkityyaks.com/the-amazing-race-the-yak-chats-with-max-and-katie/)
The Amazing Race: The Yak Chats with Max and Katie
Starting out a new marriage in front of millions of people around the globe isn’t your normal honeymoon, but that’s exactly what Max (@MrMaxBichler) and Katie Bichler (@KatherinBichler) did on The Amazing Race. The newlywed couple stumbled at the beginning of the race, but triumphed toward the end of the 12 legs of the race, bringing home 3 first place finishes in a row leading into the final leg. They weren’t able to overcome the powerhouse team of Anthony and Bates, who took home the grand prize, but they ended up with the 2nd place finish in a race around the world. The Yak got a moment to sit down with the newlyweds today to discuss what married life holds next for them.
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The Yak: It was a close call at the end of the race last night. It was tough to watch, but I have to commend you on making it to the Final 3. Very few teams get the opportunity to race all the way from start to finish, so congratulations on that accomplishment.
Max: Thanks.
Katie: Thank you!
The Yak: Obviously, you didn’t have a “normal” honeymoon by any means, but how did you enjoy the race and have you been able to take a regular honeymoon since you finished the race?
Max: No, we haven’t yet. We decided that we’d watch the race through in it’s entirety, and then we’re going to go away for our 1-year anniversary instead. It was probably the most public honeymoon that anybody’s ever taken, and we invited all of America to come along with us, so it was definitely interesting.
The Yak: Max, in the beginning of the last episode, you mentioned that you were concerned with beating Mona and Beth. Why did you think they were such strong competition, and do you regret how you played that last U-Turn?
Max: No, I think it was Bates and Anthony that said their greatest competition was Mona and Beth because Katie and I knew that our biggest competition was Bates and Anthony. Although we were friendly with Bates and Anthony and Caroline and Jen, and we like them all as people, Katie and I were there to win and we had planned on U-Turning Bates and Anthony in Scotland if we would have gotten there first. We didn’t get there first, and we arrived after them, so at that point, it was time to U-Turn whomever was in the back and buy yourself some insurance in case you get a flat tire or something along the way. We knew all along that Bates and Anthony were going to be a problem for us, but we never had a chance to get rid of them because in Vietnam, the U-Turn was pretty much an impotent U-Turn there because Dave and Conner had already eliminated themselves that morning, so we didn’t want to waste our U-Turn on that.
The Yak: Was was the biggest obstacle or fear that you overcame while you were on the race?
Max: I think learning how to race and be married at the same time. There’s a huge learning curve on the race, and the longer you’re in it, the better you get at it. Maybe we were getting better at the marriage thing, and we were also getting better at the racing thing at the same time, but that’s the biggest obstacle right there. Having two things that you’re trying to nurture at one time.
The Yak: What was your favorite place to visit?
Katie: It’s hard to pick just one place that’s my favorite because everything was so different, culturally. We loved Switzerland. That was awesome. Bora Bora was the most tropical paradise you could ever imagine. Those would be my top two.
Max: If we were going to take a honeymoon, we had considered Bora Bora initially, and we definitely confirmed our suspicion. It made us want to go back there. For a honeymoon, I don’t think you could beat it. It’s absolutely the most gorgeous place I’ve seen on this earth.
The Yak: What was the toughest challenge that you faced on the race?
Max: The most difficult was probably Cheese Hill, maybe.
Katie: Yeah, Cheese Hill was hard.
Max: Physically, Cheese Hill was probably the most difficult and demanding thing we did. We did pretty well, but it was really hard. I remember climbing up the ladder with the 50-pound wheels of cheese, and Katie looked at me and said, “Do you got this?” I said, “I think so,” and she said, “Good for you!” I thought was going to puke because I was so gassed and so winded. You have to remember, we were at elevation as well, so it compounded everything. Physically, that Switchback may have been the most demanding of all of them.
The Yak: Would you consider doing Amazing Race again or another reality type show?
Max: Yeah! Katie and I, in coming as close as we did to winning, all we think about now is an All-Star season or “Unfinished Business” because we feel like just when we started to get really good at the race and figure it out, that’s when it ended for us. We really think about it pretty much daily. Katie is also a huge reality fan, and I think Katie would go for just about anything else, reality-wise. [Katie laughs] I know she’s been pushing me toward some other shows, too, so we’ll see. You only get 15 minutes of fame with the race, but if it turns into something else, it’ll be awesome. If people liked us and they’d like to see more of us on something else, then that’d be a great compliment. If they hated us and they want to see more of us because they hate us so much, that would be just as good of a compliment.
The Yak: Just as long as they’re talking about you, right?
Max: Exactly! Just like Yogi Bera said, ” Half of them will hate you, half of them will love you, and the other half won’t know who you are.”
The Yak: Was there anything that really caught you by surprise while you were on the race? Maybe something you weren’t expecting before you went into it?
Max: Yeah, for me, it was how hard the race was, physically, with the travel. You’re not sleeping in a hotel bedroom, you’re sleeping on a beach or an airport floor or in a tent or a hammock, so that was the thing that caught me most by surprise. It’s just so hard on the body, and you see why people make really poor decisions, like when the clue said to take a train and they take a cab. You’re watching at home with a bag of potato chips, and you’re like, “Oh, you dummy! How could you be so stupid?” Well, you’re so stupid because you haven’t slept in a bed in 4 nights, you haven’t had a shower in 5 days, and you’re probably starving, so that’s like the trifecta right there.
The Yak: That seems to be the consensus amongst the teams. It’s much tougher than you expected it to be before going into the race.
Max: I think everything translates well over the television, except for that part of it. You don’t see me on a plane for 17 hours, you see a yellow line darting from Zurich to Botswana. It’s definitely much harder, and I know that Phil told all of us on Day 1 at the starting line, he said, “For some reason, everybody says at the Pit Stop on the first leg, it’s much harder than it looks. I don’t know why everyone thinks it looks so easy.” I just don’t think it translates to really show how difficult it really is.
The Yak: Did you do anything special to prepare for the race once you found out you had been selected?
Katie: To prepare, we did a lot of homework on the past challenges, including every possible thing, like watching everyone’s exit interviews to see if they would have packed something differently or do something differently, so I definitely did my homework in that sense. Physically, we did cross fit, we ran with backpacks on, we did everything you possibly could to prepare.
Max: You could always do more, but we felt very physically prepared for the race, and mentally, we were pretty sharp. We knew capitals. We knew different flags. I think we felt very prepared going in, but nothing can really prepare you other than running it once. There’s too many unknowns out there, and it’s hard to say what you’re going to do when you’re under so much anxiety and so much stress. You can’t prepare yourself for that.
The Yak: What’s next for the both of you?
Katie: We’ve gone back to our normal lives. Everything is business as usual. We’re back to work.
Max: We’re waiting for the phone to ring, so help us by getting the phone ringing. We’ve got nothing right now, but we’re waiting for any opportunity that might happen.
The Yak: We’ll get the word out for you! Thanks for talking with us!
Max: Thank you!
Katie: Thank you, Yakkity Yaks!
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CBS.com
Elimination Interview: Max and Katie
Posted on May 6, 2013 02:35pm
Read what Max and Katie said about their time in the Race, and if they are planning on having another honeymoon!
Doan N: Max and Katie: How was your marriage working after the race?
Max and Katie: Our marriage is stronger than ever after the race. Our marriage has been great...we kicked it off with a bang but it's strong and we both have really think skin so we didn't let anything bother us. Everything is fantastic.
Chris K: Katie: You ALWAYS looked so completely focused, how do you stay so intensely focused when dealing with all the stress that TAR puts you through?
Katie: I think in general - I am a very calm person. The race is stressful with so much anxiety but I was prepared for that and knew I needed to be calm and maintain my cool to get us further in the game.
Jessica D: My question for Katie and Max is why they chose to use the UTurn in an emotional way (against a team they did not like) versus using it on their strongest competition (Bates and Anthony) and whether they regret that now.
Max and Katie: We didn't have the opportunityto use it on Bates and Anthony because they arrived before us. The reason we used it on Mona and Beth was because if something were to happen to us (flat tire, car broke down), we would have some extra time.
Joy N: Max & Katie do you feel like you lost due to the total luck involved in the the briefcase challenge?
Max and Katie: Yes. 100%. We knew everything at the Lincoln memorial...we knew 1100 Pennsylvania wasn't The White House...but in the end it just came down to luck.
André D: For Max & Katie: What was the funniest thing you have experienced on the Race?
Max and Katie: Our speed bump in Africa - having to do a dance with the local women wearing a skirt that I had knitted myself.
Lukas K: Max and Katie: y'all were my favorites! I'm sorry you didn't win but you made it really far! What was the most difficult moment about the race?
Max and Katie: Managing the stress and making good decisions were the most difficult part of the race.
Walter U: Katie and Max; after the race did you actually have a regular honeymoon?
Max and Katie: We have not gone away yet but we plan on going away for our 1 year anniversary.
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Amazing Race's Max and Katie: We Felt It Slipping Away From Us
by Joyce Eng
Newlyweds Max and Katie had won the past three legs on The Amazing Race 22 and looked like they might make it a fourth straight victory on the final leg. But then came the spy Switchback Roadblock. Despite getting there first, Max had trouble locating his spy and completed the task third, but the two were able to recover for a second-place finish. "It was hard to watch. We loved watching the first half [of the two-hour finale]," he tells TVGuide.com. "I wish we had a week to enjoy that victory instead of just slamming the door on it. But it was fun. We'd been dreading watching D.C. since we did it." Find out how much time they lost at the challenge, if they think of themselves as villains and more.
Do you know how far behind Bates and Anthony you were?
Max: I really don't know. Far enough to lose! It was really all luck in the suitcase. Bates got it on, like, his fourth try. I had asked probably all 50 agents and the 50th agent was my guy.
Katie: We probably spent an hour there. It definitely felt longer.
Max: I was literally doing laps around the Tidal Basin and then I realized that the agents weren't going in a straight line. They were stopping, turning around and going the other way as well. ... It was a terrible feeling because we felt it slipping away from us.
The globes task was partially based on luck too. Does it bother you that there were two luck-based challenges in the final leg?
Max: The globes didn't bother me. It was partially based on luck, but there was some skilled involved. You did have to know what the countries looked like and what the order was. But the suitcase will bother me forever. It was all luck finding the guy and then you were also able to use your notes [to do the briefcase code], so it didn't even test your memory.
Katie: The globes one was extremely easy. ... You know the final challenge is usually something memory-related about the season. Even if you are not a smart person or don't know geography, every time you're on a flight for 12, 18 hours, you look on a map and you know what country you're going to and what it looks like. It was just a matter of finding the right globes. There were only a couple right answers. Once Bates and Anthony had gone through, there were fewer globes for us. I knew at that point that they were ahead of us. It was really disheartening.
Were you resigned to second place? Did you think maybe they could've gotten lost?
Katie: Yeah, that was always in the back of our minds. Maybe they got lost, maybe they got a bad cab. But Bates and Anthony are a very strong team and if you give them an inch, they'll take it a mile. They're professional athletes, they're very competitive and we knew they were first.
Max: And we were headed to such a well-known location for the final Pit Stop that it was pretty much impossible to not know where it is. Even the worst cabbie is going to know how to get to Mount Vernon.
Phil told me he thinks you get the award for Most Improved Players. You definitely turned it on after all your issues in Botswana. What changed?
Max: I think we just started to learn how to race. The biggest thing for us was in the beginning we ran a little bit out of control. We were making bad decisions, like in Africa. Instead of stopping and asking, "Are we heading the right way?" we would continue driving that way. We realized it was better to stop and lose five minutes to ask for directions or confirm you were going the right way than to lose an hour by racing out of control. We were more focused.
You were the first to notice the Titanic menu. Are you surprised no one else saw it right away or stopped to check?
Katie: Yeah, it did take them a bit. We did miss it at first, but I'm a really detail-oriented person. When I read the clue, it said five courses and we grabbed the table menu and there were only two. So we started plating, but I knew we were missing something. So before we started running down there like chickens with our heads cut off, I made sure to double-check. Mona and Beth had a really hard time with that. They asked us for help, and so did Bates and Anthony, but the guys figured it out sooner. We played dumb and didn't help them.
Anthony did end up telling Mona and Beth about the menu though.
Max: Yeah. He totally didn't mean to and you could tell he was upset by that. The second he did it, you could totally see that he had made a mistake. Bates would've killed him had he been there to see that.
Bates was already going to kill him anyway.
Max: [Laughs] Exactly! That was funny that it slipped. They had asked us and we were like, "I don't know. I think it's the soup. We just kept trying until it was right." We were just trying to create more chaos than anything else.
You guys were aloof and were considered the villains, and you freely admitted that you'd fake being nice to people in the premiere, but you wound up in an alliance with the hockey players and the singers. Do you consider yourselves villains?
Max: No. I think it's hard to consider yourselves villains when you're in the back for half the Race! Everyone's just going to laugh at you. We never wanted to be in an alliance, but it was more of an anti-alliance. John and Jessica, Mona and Beth, and Joey and Meghan had made an alliance, and [the latter two teams] kept it up, especially last week when they thought they were on the first flight, so the rest of us just grouped together. We didn't really go out of our way to help Bates and Anthony or Caroline and Jen. We took their help if they were offering it and we didn't backstab them. Obviously you saw how those two really helped each other and told each other about every flight and stuff. We didn't mind being part of the group to help out, but we weren't invested as Caroline and Jen were.
Would you have U-Turned Bates and Anthony if you had the chance?
Max: People ask us that all the time and we would've. Obviously they got there first and U-Turned Meghan and Joey, so it only made sense to U-Turn Mona and Beth. We wanted to buy some insurance. I honestly think we were all expecting to be U-Turned. It's a race — no personal feelings. But I don't think we were really villains. We were kind of loners, but I think we have self-awareness. Sometimes villain teams don't have self-awareness. We knew people's perceptions of us.
I loved your reaction to learning that John and Jessica didn't use their Express Pass and got eliminated.
Max: [Laughs] I thought that I was just saying what all of America was going to say.
And that's what we were saying.
Max: Yeah! That's how I felt. And Joey and Meghan were trying to defend them. I know everybody was thinking the same thing and maybe nobody had the balls to say it, but I was just like, "Holy crap! You've got to be kidding me. How is that possible?!" That episode was one of the most fun ones to watch because even Phil was just like, "Oy vey. I don't understand it." And [John] was just in complete denial. To this day, I still find it crazy.
Did you really think you were going to meet Obama?
Max: When you open those clues, you believe most of the things you read. I would say within two minutes of reading that clue, I said to Katie, "Wow, if Bert [van Munster, the creator] pulled this off, he's really got some skills." Then I thought to myself, "We've really got problems as a country if the president's taking the time to meet reality show contestants not even knowing when they're all going to arrive." [Laughs] So we didn't buy it for very long, but it was certainly entertaining.
What's next for you guys?
Max: Hopefully All-Stars! [Laughs] We have dreams about the Race every night now.
Is your recurring dream a recurring nightmare now? You turn the corner and you see Bates and Anthony run by you?
Katie: [Laughs] Yeah! And we have recurring nightmares about the Tidal Basin and the suitcases, having it slip through our fingers.
Max: It's hard just not to think about how close it could've been. Maybe we still would've lost, but you never know. Katie and I talk to fans of the show and we say, "You might hate us, but did you notice us?" The general consensus we got was, "We hated you. We didn't want you to win, but we did enjoy watching it." It was kind of like a trainwreck for them. [Laughs] That's our hope — to get another crack at it.
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Bates and Anthony won 3 trips, so that is really good
and the million, lol.
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Long live the hot-blooded Italian husband and his cold-blooded German wife!
Have a happy married life, and please populate this Earth with your cute children. :hrt:
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:torche Maxie.
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Devastating week for both Airlines and I. :gaah:
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Devastating week for both Airlines and I. :gaah:
I actually think you have it worse, Dobby. :)
TAR, Survivor, AI. It's horrible. :(
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It's okay. I learnt to not take RealityTV seriously these days. :lol3:
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It's okay. I learnt to not take RealityTV seriously these days. :lol3:
:lol3: :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
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Ugh, the team I root for always ends up 2nd! :gaah: Though my likeness for this team slightly decreased as the race progressed, I still wanted them to win. :(
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Ugh, the team I root for always ends up 2nd! :gaah: Though my likeness for this team slightly decreased as the race progressed, I still wanted them to win. :(
You're not alone. Ever since season 15, not a single team that I wanted to win...won. :gaah:
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Blooper, you got the middle case scenario. :lol3: (referring to your signature)
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Blooper, you got the middle case scenario. :lol3: (referring to your signature)
Oh yeah...damn. I forgot to change my signature upon the finale.
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OK, everyone! Here's your chance! Not one but two 2013 Ford Fusions for sale! Low mileage and motivated sellers that will not be undersold!
Max Bichler @MrMaxBichler 6m
@CDRtheBotz yes, the cars that we won on the amazing race are for sale! you want one or both?
:driveby :driveby :driveby :driveby :driveby :driveby
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Wow, they lasted long :p
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Why the cars?? :crazy:
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It's probably because Katie's not impressed with the car. It's hard to impress Katie <333
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It's probably because Katie's not impressed with the car. It's hard to impress Katie <333
:lol:
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Oh Katie..
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My guess the reason they are selling the cars is to get money to pay taxes on their other prizes.
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Or that they couldn't afford the taxes for the cars.