Topic: TAR 17 Speculation

[chill_sd]

Looking at those responses to how to get to Camp Casey, I'm wondering if production might have chartered buses or some other arranged transport?  Possibly even military transport?

[Rexman]

Looking at those responses to how to get to Camp Casey, I'm wondering if production might have chartered buses or some other arranged transport?  Possibly even military transport?

Maybe CBS will provide some transportation like Season 11 All Star

[milanissimo]

So with new photos..we  know ..the first 3 team eliminated
 purple team,pink team and blue(female)team are Photographed in hong kong(ep 9??)
other 4 team are spotted and photographed in sweden(probably ep 5 or 6 ):mallory and gary,kenny and kevin,female team in green ,connor and jonathan
stephanie and chad....are spotted in oman

so..probably the first 3 team eliminated are:team red,team orange,and team grey...

[mjriches2005]

Just a question, where is Sequesterville this time?  Mexico? Portugal? Where???

[Solarius]

Just a guess: Could one (or more) of the Sweden legs be in Kiruna? The nearby town of Jukkasjärvi has the ice hotel, which seems like a place they would like to visit.

[Mrs Shrek]

Just a question, where is Sequesterville this time?  Mexico? Portugal? Where???

One could imagine somewhere in Europe, because Ghana eliminations would be the only one's they'd need to fly any distance to get there, as by the Asia legs, the eliminated teams will be travelling on with production anyway.

[maf]

Just a guess: Could one (or more) of the Sweden legs be in Kiruna? The nearby town of Jukkasjärvi has the ice hotel, which seems like a place they would like to visit.

I do not think so. The hotel is probably mostly gone by now (it tends to melt in the spring:-).

[Belle Book]

So whit new photos..we  know ..the first 3 team eliminated
 purple team,pink team and blue(female)team are Photographed in hong kong(ep 9??)
other 4 team are spotted and photographed in sweden(probably 5 or 6 episode):mallory and gary,kenny and kevin,female team in green ,connor and jonathan
stephanie and chad....are spotted in oman

so..probably the first 3 team eliminated are:team red,team orange,and team grey...

I'm not surprised that the all-female red team is one of the first three teams to go.  I didn't think they'd last too long in the race anyway.  At least two all-female teams made it to Hong Kong!   

Belle Book

[MamaT]

I'm not surprised that the all-female red team is one of the first three teams to go.  I didn't think they'd last too long in the race anyway.

Just out of curiosity, may I ask why?  Not that I'm disagreeing with the idea that they were probably one of the first 3 teams eliminted.  Its just that I keep reading that people expected them to be out early and I never understood the low(but apparently correct) expectations.

[Paron]

I'm not surprised that the all-female red team is one of the first three teams to go.  I didn't think they'd last too long in the race anyway.

Just out of curiosity, may I ask why?  Not that I'm disagreeing with the idea that they were probably one of the first 3 teams eliminted.  Its just that I keep reading that people expected them to be out early and I never understood the low(but apparently correct) expectations.

There were thoughts that they were a mother and daughter.  And if they turn out to be, then mother/daughter teams, save for Nancy & Emily, have never gotten far.  Deidre & Hillary left first in TAR2, and Wanda & Desiree left third in TAR9.

If they're both young, then my thoughts immediately were that they'd be a Meredith & Maria/Danielle & Dani/Kellie & Jamie/Marianna & Julia/Marisa & Brooke type of women's team -- the nice, but incompetent women's team that is sure cannon fodder.

[Paron]

Oh, and I know there are four teams in Korea now (as four were spotted on the flight there), but what was the Hong Kong leg?  F5 elimination or F4 NEL?

[Zack.]

If my math is right, then Hong Kong should be the F5 elimination leg. This SK leg would probably be the first of two (what with it being in a less urbanized area), which would be a logical point for the F4 NEL.

[Mrs Shrek]

Looking at those responses to how to get to Camp Casey, I'm wondering if production might have chartered buses or some other arranged transport?  Possibly even military transport?

Maybe CBS will provide some transportation like Season 11 All Star

This possibly sounds like someone who has been organised to transport teams. If it is a couple of hours to get to the airport, and the teams arrive around 5am, it would fit nicely.

Facebook post (posted 1 hr. ago):

I have to be up at 230 in the morning for some ---------- Amazing Race. I don't know when I'm going to be able to crawl back into bed.

Poster's  location is Seoul.

[Mrs Shrek]

If my math is right, then Hong Kong should be the F5 elimination leg. This SK leg would probably be the first of two (what with it being in a less urbanized area), which would be a logical point for the F4 NEL.

I'm not sure that we have 5 teams left by the time we get to HK. I'm thinking there might only be 4 teams left by then? Perhaps NEL, then final 3 in one Korean leg before final destination?

[Mrs Shrek]

As a fb poster bumped into teams on the metro in Seoul today, I thought I'd have a look at it
Here is a link to a linemap of the Seoul Subway.
It's not completely clear directions on google maps for the first part, depending what time of day you travel,  but it instructs you to either take a bus (or two) and join up with subway line #1, or you can take the Airport subway line (center left) and change to line 4 or 5 before ending up on line 1. (top right) Dongducheon is the second to last stop on line 1.

[weihen]

INCOMING FROM Camp Casey:

4 teams...at least one more task but i dont know where, 4th team lost in the sauce will be eliminated most likely they are at least 6 hrs behind. 2 all girl teams, 1 Male/ female team

So  2 all girl teams , 1 Male/ female team  are the first 3 teams? And another one team fell behind 6 hours?

[Mandoli]

INCOMING FROM Camp Casey:

4 teams...at least one more task but i dont know where, 4th team lost in the sauce will be eliminated most likely they are at least 6 hrs behind. 2 all girl teams, 1 Male/ female team

So  2 all girl teams , 1 Male/ female team  are the first 3 teams? And another one team fell behind 6 hours?

From what he's saying? Yes.

[Paron]

INCOMING FROM Camp Casey:

4 teams...at least one more task but i dont know where, 4th team lost in the sauce will be eliminated most likely they are at least 6 hrs behind. 2 all girl teams, 1 Male/ female team

So  2 all girl teams , 1 Male/ female team  are the first 3 teams? And another one team fell behind 6 hours?

From what he's saying? Yes.

OMG.  If this is true, we might have a two-in-three shot at finally getting that women's team victory.  If this is the penultimate leg, of course.

[Benedicto]

wow 2/3 shots for an F/F Team if that is legit     

[Paron]

wow 2/3 shots for an F/F Team if that is legit      

Hopefully, it won't turn into All-Stars 2.0 with the young couple taking it.

But it just occurred to me.  With all four teams arriving in the same city on the same flight, how the hell does the straggling team fall behind six hours?!

[Mrs Shrek]

wow 2/3 shots for an F/F Team if that is legit      

Hopefully, it won't turn into All-Stars 2.0 with the young couple taking it.

But it just occurred to me.  With all four teams arriving in the same city on the same flight, how the hell does the straggling team fall behind six hours?!

The easiest way would be if they missed that flight - the next flight is approx 6 hrs later. As for the sighting of 4 teams on a flight, I imagine the eliminated team could have been travelling with them, or the witness mistakenly thought another set of passengers on the flight were also teams.

[babs]

Hi all.  i am new to this forum.  I guess this means Conner and Jonathan are not around?

[Mrs Shrek]

Hi all.  i am new to this forum.  I guess this means Conner and Jonathan are not around?

We have no sightings of them since 6/1, but there is still an unidentified team, that theoretically could be any of the other teams, but it's not looking like a good outcome for that team in this leg, no matter who they are.

Welcome to RFF btw

[babs]

Thanks for the welcome!!!  Jonathan is from NJ and so am I.  It would be nice to see someone from the home state win.

[Paron]

Hi all.  i am new to this forum.  I guess this means Connor & Jonathan are not around?

They were either in fourth and far behind, or eliminated well before now.  My money's on them possibly being decoys by now, if not a late Elimination Station team.