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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #550 on: May 24, 2015, 09:34:23 PM »
Are Amy & Maya the first team to both have a U-Turn against them fail and a used U-Turn fail as well in the same season? :lol: (not counting foreign editions with votes)

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #551 on: May 25, 2015, 02:09:43 AM »
Can somebody provide a list of countries visited by outside-US TAR franchises but not visited by the US TAR? ??? Thanks! :)
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Colombia
Curacao, Netherlands
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Guatemala
Israel
Palestine
Venezuela

and Georgia

Alright, thank you! :)


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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #552 on: May 25, 2015, 02:45:26 AM »
Which TAR visited Palestine?
HaMerotz LaMillion and TAR Aus both had route markers or tasks on the Palestine side of Jerusalem.

The TAR Aus visit also went to the Qumran Caves, much deeper into the West Bank.
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #553 on: June 04, 2015, 08:53:00 PM »
Only half of the past 8 U-Turn uses have been successful.

Only 4 countries in the US version have hosted multiple U-Turns: China, Russia, Vietnam and Singapore, with 2 each.
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #554 on: June 04, 2015, 09:32:11 PM »
Only half of the past 8 U-Turn uses have been successful.

Only 4 countries in the US version have hosted multiple U-Turns: China, Russia, Vietnam and Singapore, with 2 each.
Um they're double U-Turns so of course only half of them would be successful


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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #555 on: June 04, 2015, 09:51:09 PM »
Successful = the team is actually behind you.
(So, Keith/Whitney U-Turning Amy/Maya would not be successful.)
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #556 on: July 01, 2015, 04:05:51 AM »
TARVN 3 is the only version so far outside USA ended without male teams finishing in top 3 in any leg
"Vietnamese Leg 3 curse" Team must win leg 3 to win an entire race
23 consecutive legs without M/M team win and 22 consecutive legs without M/M placed in top 3

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #557 on: July 11, 2015, 08:28:28 AM »
Amazing Race Asia:

Has only visited 2 countries 3 times one of them not even being in Asia, that being New Zealand the other country is Singapore.

Hasn't visited The Peoples Republic Of China. It's visited Hong Kong & Macau but not main China.

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #558 on: July 24, 2015, 12:40:03 PM »
Random Fact - There's only been 4 English Speaking Seasons where every Team has placed 7th or Lower: S4, S25, Oz S1, and Canada S3.

I'm still waiting on a Season where all teams place 8th or Lower.  Canada 3 can still achieve this, but there's a slim chance of it happening.  :'(
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« Reply #559 on: July 27, 2015, 07:41:20 PM »
in season have a non-elimination/keep on racing legs with 9 teams remain, there are likely won by same gender team or blind dating team (Huong Giang Idol said in VN season 3 that she and Criss Vo Lai didn't know each other until casting audience)
S9 (US) BJ/Tyler
S17 (US) Nat/Kat
S18 (US) Kisha/Jen
S22 (US) Bates/Anthony
S26 (US) Laura/Tyler (blind dating)
S1 (PH) LJ/CJ
S4 (AS) Richard/Richard
S2 (VN) Diep Lam Anh/Thu Hien
S3 (VN) Huong Giang Idol/Criss Vo Lai (blind dating)


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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #560 on: July 28, 2015, 02:22:40 AM »
Kisha and Jen haven't won a leg in S18 before the finale...
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #561 on: July 28, 2015, 12:44:14 PM »
Kisha and Jen haven't won a leg in S18 before the finale...

This also goes for Eric & Danielle, Josh & Brent, Amy & Maya, and Tim & Tim.
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #562 on: July 29, 2015, 11:00:16 AM »
TAR Israel 4 is the only season to have 2 Mother/Daughter teams too I think  ???
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #563 on: July 29, 2015, 12:42:38 PM »
TAR Canada is only TAR which had two Father/Daughter teams in same season and also TAR Israel 4 is the only season to have 2 Mother/Daughter teams too I think  ???

Unfinished Business had 2 Father/Daughter teams - Gary & Mallory, and Ron & Christina.
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« Reply #564 on: August 07, 2015, 08:52:42 PM »
TARA 2 and TAR Norge 1 is only two season when no M/F team won any legs

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #565 on: August 08, 2015, 09:05:05 PM »
12% of US states make up 66% of all state visits.

Just under half (24/50) states have received visits.
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #566 on: August 13, 2015, 04:54:29 PM »
Could be wrong, but I think TAR Australia 2 is the only Season where the host had to go out on the course on two separate occasions to Eliminate a team - Leg 4, and Leg 11.
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #567 on: August 13, 2015, 05:37:44 PM »
Reasons to be eliminated (from seasons 14 to 26 actual)

Navigation - 30
Roadblock - 27
U-Turns - 16
Detour - 16
Bad Luck/Injury - 15
Active Route Info - 12
Flight - 5
Fast Forward - 2
Infringing Rules - 1

Now including TAR AUS seasons too!
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #568 on: August 14, 2015, 01:14:41 AM »
Could be wrong, but I think TAR Australia 2 is the only Season where the host had to go out on the course on two separate occasions to Eliminate a team - Leg 4, and Leg 11.

Coincidentally, the elimination was done right outside a car. :lol:

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #569 on: August 18, 2015, 04:33:01 AM »
Arguably Season 25 is the first US season where every team arrived last to the pit-stop once. (That depends if you consider Adam & Bethany being the last team to arrive to the pit-stop as they arrived in 3rd)
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #570 on: September 06, 2015, 10:08:23 PM »
Sticky & Sam is the only team eliminated as 7th in leg 8, this never occured in US version, even for season started with 12 teams  blahblah,
TARVN 4 is the first season has 5 NEL/KOR in first 7 legs, conversely in TARUS 3 and 4 no NEL in first 7 legs (both season started with 12 teams)

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« Reply #571 on: September 07, 2015, 02:35:24 PM »
Sticky & Sam is the only team eliminated as 7th in leg 8, this never occured in US version, even for season started with 12 teams  blahblah,

This also happened to Edison & Edison, Mor & Lior and Ed & Angel, though your statement holds true for English-language editions.
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #572 on: September 18, 2015, 11:25:32 AM »
Now we know the Final 3 of TAR Canada, I've discovered something.  Each Season has reached a Milestone that no other English Speaking Version has achieved.

Season 1 - First time the Final 3 consisted of all Blood Relatives. (Family Members) I'm excluding TAR 8 for obvious reasons.
Season 2 - First time the first 4 Legs were won by the same team.  Rob & Amber were close to achieving this in TAR 11, but we all know how that ended.
Season 3 - First time the Final Leg has consisted of all M/M Teams.
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« Reply #573 on: September 18, 2015, 03:30:28 PM »
TAR Australia and TAR Canada have both ONLY featured Male/Male winners throughout all of their seasons.
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« Reply #574 on: September 18, 2015, 07:40:29 PM »
TAR Australia and TAR Canada have both ONLY featured Male/Male winners throughout all of their seasons.

TAR Norge also only featured Male/Male winners. And both teams were team of brothers.