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« Reply #475 on: December 16, 2009, 10:04:56 PM »
well I agree this could be part of the Male/Female AA team?

Maybe the BB fans that follow Jeff and Jordan could tell us if they have ever been to Mexico together?



Not that I'm aware of. Since the show they were in Seattle for the RealPlayer event, then LA to visit Jeffs' friends there, also there for the Really Awards. She's been to Chicago to meet his friends and family, he's been to Charlotte to meet hers. They were supposed to go to Florida to visit Casey but couldn't due to Jordan buying her house. Jeff was at the Star Bar in AR, but she didn't go with him. This is all in the space from Sept. 15th when BB ended and November 22nd, the day of the last tweet Jeff sent out.

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« Reply #476 on: December 16, 2009, 10:09:55 PM »
well I agree this could be part of the Male/Female AA team?

Maybe the BB fans that follow Jeff and Jordan could tell us if they have ever been to Mexico together?



I definitely think it's the male from the airport.


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« Reply #477 on: December 16, 2009, 10:12:45 PM »
well I agree this could be part of the Male/Female AA team?

Maybe the BB fans that follow Jeff and Jordan could tell us if they have ever been to Mexico together?



Not that I'm aware of. Since the show they were in Seattle for the RealPlayer event, then LA to visit Jeffs' friends there, also there for the Really Awards. She's been to Chicago to meet his friends and family, he's been to Charlotte to meet hers. They were supposed to go to Florida to visit Casey but couldn't due to Jordan buying her house. Jeff was at the Star Bar in AR, but she didn't go with him. This is all in the space from Sept. 15th when BB ended and November 22nd, the day of the last tweet Jeff sent out.

Don't forget Jeff was back in Charlotte for Halloween and Jordan's Birthday on the 21st of November, they also were in LA to film the Bold and the Beautiful, and they went to Vegas right after the show ended for the charity function.

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Re: Speculation on TAR16 *no wish-lists please*
« Reply #478 on: December 16, 2009, 10:45:24 PM »
TAR11 sequester was Acapulco, Mexico and I think TAR 9 stayed there as well. I'll have to ask.
TAR11 had 4 legs in South America and all the teams eliminated stayed in Acapulco, Mexico then Teri and Ian were eliminated in Africa but were also sequestered in Acapulco. They were the last team sequestered that season.

puddin is essentially correct on sequesters. I did not have the opportunity to check out AR9 or AR10, but once Elimination Station started it has been easy for AR11 - AR15. What I found was:

AR11 did send the first 5 eliminated teams, 4 from South America and Ian/Teri from Zanzibar Island to Casa Legouia, Acapulco
AR12 sent the first 5 teams thorugh Shana/Jennifer to the southwest coast of Portugal
AR13 sent the first 5 eliminated teams to Casa Legouia in Acapulco, 3 from South America, Marissa/Brooke from New Zealand and Aja/Ty from Angkor Wat.
Ar14 sent the first  eliminated 6 teams to Koh Samui, Thailand, through Mel/Michael in Phuket.
AR15 sent the first 6 teams to Phu Quoc, Vietnam through Canaan/Mika in Dubai.

It would be totally logical for the first 5 teams (apparently its capacity) to be sent to Casa Legouia, Acapulco.

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Re: Speculation on TAR16 *no wish-lists please*
« Reply #479 on: December 16, 2009, 10:47:34 PM »
How come every time I leave all the good stuff happens?

Well I'll just add my :2cents:

To me this looks like ES. At ES they often have the racers do various things like watch parades, go sightseeing, etc. Assuming this was taken during the race, I would confirm this (in my mind) as ES. And that makes me happy! We won't have overexposure to the recycled team! :yess:

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« Reply #480 on: December 16, 2009, 10:52:04 PM »
I think this picture was for sure taken in Puerto Vallarta

If you look at this google map link, you can see the exact street they are standing on, you can see the sign right behind Jeff (it is on the upper right hand side of the zoomed image) and you can see the street that they are looking down if you toggle around (N). The street where you see the beige car and the pickup truck parked is where Jeff and Jordan are standing (in the intersection) looking north.

http://maps.google.com/maps?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=si+senor&sll=20.611251,-105.232093&sspn=0.003178,0.005681&ie=UTF8&radius=0.18&split=1&rq=1&ev=zi&hq=si+senor&hnear=&ll=20.611376,-105.231954&spn=0,359.994319&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=20.611778,-105.232885&panoid=Hz7AzWd_LXZDZf6vmABDog&cbp=12,158.75,,0,5



Here's also another angle of the restaurant sign

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_9yUvrmTBNDE/SvIKw7BPvwI/AAAAAAAACVI/AC_W23L1ON0/s720/Puerto%20Vallarta%20October%202009%20186.jpg

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« Reply #481 on: December 16, 2009, 11:19:45 PM »
Nice work heyhay  :jam:

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« Reply #482 on: December 16, 2009, 11:24:03 PM »
More info on the Jeff/Jordan photo from BBO (at Jokersupdates):

"I think it was taken around a week or so ago. Not positive. Also she said they were being filmed, so not sure if they were eliminated or not. It was taken in Puerta Vallarta."

About a week ago puts it at about December 9.

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« Reply #483 on: December 16, 2009, 11:25:44 PM »
again, for those not familiar with the elimination station or ES  -- Youtubes

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« Reply #484 on: December 16, 2009, 11:32:16 PM »
 :cmas11  Not that it matters, but they were here...  :groan:  OK, I'm bored...  Nice one, Heyhay  :cmas16


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« Reply #485 on: December 16, 2009, 11:33:14 PM »
Just an fyi regarding the picture, someone at a JeJo fan site pointed out that December 12th is the Festival of the Virgin Guadalupe in Puerto Vallarta (sp?) Mexico, I bet anything that's where that picture came from.

Actually, the day of the Virgin Mary is celebrated throughout the country. I'd be inclined to think they're watching a procession with Matachines, although that tradition is mostly from the north.
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« Reply #486 on: December 16, 2009, 11:40:44 PM »
well I agree this could be part of the Male/Female AA team?

Maybe the BB fans that follow Jeff and Jordan could tell us if they have ever been to Mexico together?



Yes, that is definitely the black hubby.  Not what I would have wanted to know though!   :cmas13
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« Reply #487 on: December 16, 2009, 11:43:56 PM »
well I agree this could be part of the Male/Female AA team?

Maybe the BB fans that follow Jeff and Jordan could tell us if they have ever been to Mexico together?



Yes, that is definitely the black hubby.  Not what I would have wanted to know though!   :cmas13
That clinchs it for me, thanks Chateau  :cmas10

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« Reply #488 on: December 17, 2009, 12:47:43 AM »
What time were they spotted in Singapore? Were they spotted today? (as in the 17th Dec, Singapore time?)
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« Reply #489 on: December 17, 2009, 01:00:43 AM »
Sorry, should have put this in Speculation:

to follow up:
While I would consider riding the Singapore Flyer, the world's tallest Ferris Wheel, to be one of the must-dos in Singapore, the night we went it was amazingly uncrowded -- in fact, we came very close to getting a tube of our own. My friends and I got there around 6:30, an arrival perfectly timed for sunset, which happens quickly this close to the equator. We navigated the maze of shops and ramps to the entrance and we hopped onto the slow-moving wheel without it even stopping. Soon we were out of the housing and getting great views of Singapore and beyond. Het, we could even see Malaysia and Indonesia -- a tri-nation view! We got great looks at the skyline and harbor as the sun dropped behind the tall buildings. We got a great perspective on the ongoing construction of the world's largest casino complex and on Singapore's floating soccer field. Additionally, we could see an unending line of ships at anchor, waiting for their turn to enter busy Singapore Harbor. All in all, the ride took just a hair over 30 minutes and regaled us the entire time, all for about $20.
If we had wanted to splurge, for $199 we could have gotten a tube that came with a full-service dinner on nice linens and fine china, with champagne. In fact, n the tube behind us, we could see two young girls were being filmed doing just that. Since we envisioned that the dinner would be an occassion for romance and dinner, and the girls were rather shoddily-dressed, we were trying to come up with scenarios for what was going on. Was it a reality TV show? It turns out we were close -- a Hong Kong Travel show was filming its Singapore adventure

So  I was looking at our original list of cast members, and we don't have a team of two young girls...

Teams:
eff & Jordan: Former Big Brother contestants; wearing light blue
Brent/Caitlin: Brent in gray, has long hair; Caitlin in black, blonde hair
Mike & Louie: Louie has man fu beard, wearing camo shorts and black shirts
Cowboys (Tim Abbott?/Bobby Boyd?): Wearing button down shirts (blue and gray), cowboy hats
Frat Boys: Identical twins (?), wearing gold with blue athletic shorts (UCSB?), one with black jacket
Grandmother & Granddaughter: Granddaughter has short brown hair and is wearing green
Middle-Aged Man/Woman: Husband/wife, late 30s, wearing purple
Man/Woman: Possibly father/daughter, older man wearing black shirt and cap, thin woman in blue
African-American Husband/Wife: Husband in dark red, wife in shirt with family photo
African-American Moms: Wearing hot pink
Lesbian Couple: Wearing shades of gray and camo/black pants, short blonde and dark hair
Asian Couple: Wearing red, late 20s/early 30s


Only possible "young" F/F matches who are would be the "lesbian" couple or the AA moms, and from Chateau d If's photos, I wouldn't categorize either team as being particularly young (although youth is in the eye of the beholder...)  So maybe it really was a Hong Kong travel show...?


i thought we had a spoiler that mentioned the singapore flyer being shut down for a few hour in the afternoon (12:00) b/c of filming for TAR.   of course, at the time - she thought it was TAR Asia and we all know now it isn't!

One more Facebook post, from someone in Singapore 2 hours ago (5:30am, Singapore time):

Thank you guys.... check out the AMAZING RACE ASIA...... Saw the filming at Singapore flyer & Sentosa. Due the the show, they close the flyer from public until 12.30pm, we were way too early...end up took the flyer in the evening. A great trip..




So it looks like the Flyer was closed until 12:30 due to filming, but the Virtual Tourist saw two young girls at sunset (we don't know what day).  And we don't really have a team of two young girls.  So I'm thinking these are two different events that happen to have cameramen.    :cmaslol

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Re: Speculation on TAR16 *no wish-lists please*
« Reply #490 on: December 17, 2009, 03:34:35 AM »



I speculate that this is actually TAR Asia and that we may very well have been fooled.


Just to be absolutely clear....TARA 4 IS NOT FILMING YET!!
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« Reply #491 on: December 17, 2009, 03:47:06 AM »
WOW...lots to catch up on!!

So sorry to all the BB fans...I hate when the eliminations are spoiled before the show even airs.... bummer.

And great job to all those bringing us the tweets, maps, pics... :yourock:
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« Reply #492 on: December 17, 2009, 03:50:47 AM »
Is just so funny who have ES to spoil but not the actual race...  :groan:

Hope the Black mum survive..  :jam:
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« Reply #493 on: December 17, 2009, 04:36:51 AM »
that would indicate Johannesburg does not need further consideration.

I know you meant they wouldn't backtrack to there...

But there have been a LOT of subtle rumours about Jo-burg floating around this season...so I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to find that TAR 16 made a visit there, after SA..

Fingers and toes crossed for Africa!!
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« Reply #494 on: December 17, 2009, 05:43:21 AM »
Given what is already known, Africa definitely can be included in a five continent race.   I have been mulling over alternative routes these past few days.  As a non-tourist traveler with alot of international miles behind me, I would speculate the following:
North America
South America
North America again (Mexico following Asuncion, Paraquay)
Oceania
Asia
Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, South Africa, or Botswana are all safe choices)

Would make for a really interesting and different race for a long-running TV show.   


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« Reply #495 on: December 17, 2009, 07:07:17 AM »
Given what is already known, Africa definitely can be included in a five continent race.   I have been mulling over alternative routes these past few days.  As a non-tourist traveler with alot of international miles behind me, I would speculate the following:
North America
South America
North America again (Mexico following Asuncion, Paraquay)
Oceania
Asia
Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, South Africa, or Botswana are all safe choices)

Would make for a really interesting and different race for a long-running TV show.   


Yeah, I love that sort of route. However, if that spoiler about Germany turns out to be true, then Europe must be included in the list somewhere...

Wow, it's difficult with so few spoilers! :cmas5
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« Reply #496 on: December 17, 2009, 10:42:17 AM »
Given what is already known, Africa definitely can be included in a five continent race.   I have been mulling over alternative routes these past few days.  As a non-tourist traveler with alot of international miles behind me, I would speculate the following:
North America
South America
North America again (Mexico following Asuncion, Paraquay)
Oceania
Asia
Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, South Africa, or Botswana are all safe choices)

Would make for a really interesting and different race for a long-running TV show.   


I doubt they went back to North America after the South America legs. Mexico like the elimination station.

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« Reply #497 on: December 17, 2009, 10:47:30 AM »
I could see Mexico as a location just before the final leg, that would open up a lot of US locations for the final city up that might not be as easy as a trans-Pacific flight, especially if the final teams are coming from Oceania (south of the Equator, or Australia, or New Zealand), This is just a what if speculation, or a brainstorming concept, if you like.
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« Reply #498 on: December 17, 2009, 01:11:54 PM »
The photo was taken (a week or two) before so there is no doubt that Jeff and Jordan have been eliminated possibly one of the first 5 or 6 to be eliminated. I'm thinking based on the spoilers:

NORTH AMERICA
Start
SOUTH AMERICA
1-4
EUROPE
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AFRICA
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ASIA
10 & 11
NORTH AMERICA
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and Australasia/Oceania and in particular Australia will miss out until next season maybe!
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« Reply #499 on: December 17, 2009, 01:20:33 PM »
I am not yet convinced about Europe, "Germany" could have been no more than a Frankfurt airport connection.

Africa is looking better and better, and Australia would have been an easy connection to Penang, so :duno:
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