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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #75 on: December 06, 2011, 08:21:24 PM »
Okay, it doesn't work every time :lol:
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #76 on: December 11, 2011, 11:41:17 PM »
With Season 19 now over, a total of 3 teams have won the Race while also using the U-Turn.  All 3 teams also happen to have at least one Asian teammate:

 - Tammy and Victor (Season 14) - U-Turned Kisha and Jen
 - Nat and Kat (Season 17) - U-Turned Chad and Stephanie
 - Ernie and Cindy (Season 19) - U-Turned Bill and Cathi


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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #77 on: December 12, 2011, 12:52:44 AM »
Based on average leg placement, the order of the final three teams (Ernie-Cindy, Jeremy-Sandy, Amani-Marcus) remained unchanged from leg 6 through leg 12, and was the order of finish at the finish mat.
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #78 on: December 12, 2011, 05:48:36 AM »
Did you know that so far only two racers have passed away? Margarita and Nancy (season 1)

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #79 on: December 12, 2011, 08:12:57 AM »
I don't think the "million dollar quote" is implemented every season, but the team that has said something along the lines of "this is for one million dollars" usually wins their season.

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How did I miss Ernie and Cindy's million dollar quote? "We can't be nice anymore. It's a million dollars."
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #80 on: December 12, 2011, 08:45:29 AM »
It has been proven not valid with TAR 14's Jamie's reference to how they lose a million dollars.

Just like how the EP curse is not valid anymore. :cmaslol

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #81 on: December 12, 2011, 09:11:53 AM »
The EP hadn't been around for that long; and its no different than the first leg/first place behavior where those teams periodically do win the final leg (not always, and they are not always in the final three.)
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #82 on: December 12, 2011, 09:50:29 AM »
But what I can't realize is that the leg 3 winner curse remains unbroken after all of the american, latin, chinese, australian & french seasons!! I just can't!! :cmas18

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #83 on: December 23, 2011, 02:35:22 PM »
NVM

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #84 on: December 23, 2011, 02:39:38 PM »
But what I can't realize is that the leg 3 winner curse remains unbroken after all of the american, latin, chinese, australian & french seasons!! I just can't!! :cmas18

French seasons?


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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #85 on: December 23, 2011, 06:45:19 PM »
But what I can't realize is that the leg 3 winner curse remains unbroken after all of the american, latin, chinese, australian & french seasons!! I just can't!! :cmas18

French seasons?

I think Flamant referred to Pekin Express.
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #86 on: December 23, 2011, 10:15:26 PM »
But what I can't realize is that the leg 3 winner curse remains unbroken after all of the american, latin, chinese, australian & french seasons!! I just can't!! :cmas18

French seasons?

I think Flamant referred to Pekin Express.

Yep :cmas16 (sorry if I needed to specify :lol:)

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #87 on: January 02, 2012, 09:14:05 AM »
10, 14 and 17 are the only seasons that had three teams in the final three that never came last in a non-elimination leg.

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #88 on: January 02, 2012, 11:33:17 AM »
10, 14 and 17 are the only seasons that had three teams in the final three that never came last in a non-elimination leg.

That was partly also because pre-TAR10 had Final 3 NELs... :cmaslol

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #89 on: January 03, 2012, 02:47:15 AM »
10, 14 and 17 are the only seasons that had three teams in the final three that never came last in a non-elimination leg.

That was partly also because pre-TAR10 had Final 3 NELs... :cmaslol

Just looked it up, even taking the F3 NEL out, it still holds true

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #90 on: May 08, 2012, 01:20:55 PM »
It's been a while so just thought I'd update these facts to include Season 20!

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #91 on: May 08, 2012, 01:21:45 PM »
What was Rachel and Dave's million dollars quote?
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #92 on: May 08, 2012, 01:24:46 PM »
Art and JJ never falled below 4th.
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #93 on: May 08, 2012, 01:27:24 PM »
What was Rachel and Dave's million dollars quote?

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #94 on: May 08, 2012, 02:39:54 PM »
The following teams were never in danger of elimination (defined as placing last or next-to-last on any given leg):
- Rob/Brennan
- Frank/Margarita
- Dustin/Kandice (AS)
- Margie/Luke
- Meghan/Cheyne
- Jill/Thomas
- Kisha/Jen (UB)
- Ernie/Cindy
- Dave/Rachel


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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #95 on: May 08, 2012, 03:34:28 PM »
I'll have this in greatest specifics when I update the ranking the teams thread list for TAR 20, but Rachel-Dave are the best performing placement average for a winning team (1.8333), greatest percentage of winning legs on a Race (67%), most number of winning legs (8 of 12) surpassing Meghan-Chenye TAR 15 (7 legs) and Nick-Starr TAR 13 (7 legs), and second best team overall performance placement average (second only to Eric-Jeremy in TAR 9 (1.6923)).
Rachel-Dave are the first team ever to avoid elimination on a leg while not completing a detour or a roadblock and not having a fast forward available. They're also the sixth team to win the first leg and win the Race. (Rob-Brennan TAR 1, Tyler-James TAR 10, Nick-Starr TAR 13, Meghan-Cheyne TAR 15, Enrie-Cindy TAR 19)
Rachel-Dave are the first team ever to reach the finish mat on the final leg and be turned back for not completing a task (in this case, a second roadblock).
Mark and Bopper are the second team to win a fast forward and be eliminated. (TAR 3 Dennis and Andrew).
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #96 on: May 08, 2012, 05:57:05 PM »
Eric Sanchez was the only racer who reaches the F3 in the two seasons he took part (TAR9 and TAR11), each one of them with a different partner (Jeremy Ryan and Danielle Turner).  He also has the highest number of legs raced on the history of TAR, 26 (considering the double leg of TAR9 - Russia/Germany - as two separated legs).
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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #97 on: May 08, 2012, 06:33:58 PM »
Of all the FF users in 20 seasons, only six of them didn't arrive in first place.

-Joe & Bill                  4th
-Dennis & Andrew    10th
-Monica & Sheree      4th
-Tyler & James           2nd
-Rob & Kimberly         3rd
-Bopper & Mark          5th

Incidentally, D&A and B&M, were eliminated because of it.
Also, season 10 and 11 were the only ones (so far) to have a Intersected FF.

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #98 on: May 08, 2012, 11:41:56 PM »
To date, every single team who has won the Express Pass has made it into the final 3 (TAR17: Jill & Thomas, TAR18: Gary & Mallory, TAR19: Ernie & Cindy, TAR20: Rachel & Dave).  Looking at the international seasons, TARAus1: Sam & Renae and TARLA3: Felipe & Alejandro, also accomplished it too.

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Re: Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
« Reply #99 on: May 09, 2012, 03:15:58 AM »
Heather & Eve were the first team to arrive first at a pitstop and get ELd.

Also Mary & Peach were the first all female team to win a leg of the race.

Emily & Nancy were the first team to get ELd from a penalty.