Topic: TAR 24 Speculation and Discussion **of Spoilers**

[SoYoung]

i dont think it was a double elimination.

Anyway, ive been reading that d/c, country and cowboys arrived 1 hour earlier than the 3 remaining teams. Is is true?

[Rachel Berry]

Were John & Jessica eliminated?

[TSPKM]

i dont think it was a double elimination.

Anyway, ive been reading that d/c, country and cowboys arrived 1 hour earlier than the 3 remaining teams. Is is true?

Looks like they are/were an hour ahead of the other 3 spotted teams

[Neobie]

I forgot that Phil was seen the day before the teams in Rome!

That makes it much more likely that there was only one leg between Colombo and Rome, meaning Rome was likely Leg 7, and we have one team unaccounted for!

Also,  Phil tweeted at the start of the race "12 shows, 21 days". Not sure if we're counting calendar days or perceived days?

[theschnauzers]

Neobie, I'm pretty sure that is probably the number of days as seen in the Pacific time zone on the west coast, even though it might seem like 22 days for the Racers.

[Neobie]

Maybe I need to go read my Jules Verne again, but shouldn't it be 20 days for the racers if they start by flying over the date line?

[couchracer]

I believe it matters whether you go east or west around the world. All I am saying.

[TSPKM]

I forgot that Phil was seen the day before the teams in Rome!

That makes it much more likely that there was only one leg between Colombo and Rome, meaning Rome was likely Leg 7, and we have one team unaccounted for!

Also,  Phil tweeted at the start of the race "12 shows, 21 days". Not sure if we're counting calendar days or perceived days?

Unless the speed bump was a throw off...

[maf]

Maybe I need to go read my Jules Verne again, but shouldn't it be 20 days for the racers if they start by flying over the date line?

Yes, if they travel westward they will experience 20 sunrises but if they go eastward they will see 22. But this only means that the days get longer or shorter, not that they get any more time. I.e. the number of hours is constant.

[aryanisetiawan]

what is the current status of margie and luke?

[Plaidmoon]

what is the current status of margie and luke?

Alive and breathing.

Whether or not they are still in the race is unknown.

[taziba]

So who's eliminated in Rome???
Praying for country singer 

[abollo]

The lapse on the webcam site is available for yesterday. It's too fast. I tried pausing every second maybe I could have found the missing but failed. Maybe someone else can check also?
http://www.skylinewebcams.com/skyline/lapse.php?w=205&lang=de

[Puppet]

Could what we have now be the 2nd leg in Rome? That would make it Leg 8 too right? Because we seem to have 1 missing team if CaroJen's Speedbump is indeed true. Perhaps they got NEL'ed on Leg 7?

[georgiapeach]

Come on guys. Lets be real. Speedbump sign = speedbump. Why are we suddenly playing Conspiracy Theory?

[georgiapeach]

LEAFSFAN. Can you clear your inbox please??

[DrRox]

I really think the Speedbump sign/RI sign was probably AFTER the Spanish Steps too. When the last team passed that point, production would have dismantled that location. The photos of that location were all posted on social media after the RB. Since the photos were by different people, I believe that they were posted pretty quick from people's cell phones in probably near real time.

One interesting note, the location of the Speedbump sign is literally feet away from the suggested route from Da Vinci Airport to the Spanish Steps.

[TSPKM]

Come on guys. Lets be real. Speedbump sign = speedbump. Why are we suddenly playing Conspiracy Theory?

Does this mean 11 teams race in the final leg for the mil too?!? Yay! I love it when They dint try to throw us off

[Platrium]

Come on guys. Lets be real. Speedbump sign = speedbump. Why are we suddenly playing Conspiracy Theory?

Does this mean 11 teams race in the final leg for the mil too?!? Yay! I love it when They dint try to throw us off

According to Wikipedia, usually the last 3 eliminated teams get to race as decoys.

[Puppet]

Come on guys. Lets be real. Speedbump sign = speedbump. Why are we suddenly playing Conspiracy Theory?

One good thing if it is real = CaroJen are still in it!

[DrRox]

Timing at the Spanish Steps on Nov 28, 2013.

Ovalorange reposts teams on webcam at 10:21 am ART.

Neobie reports sighting of Dave/Connor at 10:37 am ART

Neobie reports Caroline/Jenifer at 10:39 am ART

JordanJones123 reports arrival of Cowboys at 11:18 am ART

SteKay reports arrival of Globetrotters at 11:24 am ART

ukTARfan reports departure of Dave/Connor at 11:29am ART

Probable departure of Caroline/Jenifer.....not observed.

SteKay reports departure of Cowboys at 11:35am ART

ukTARfan reports ~same time for Cowboys and reports he has not seen Caroline/Jenifer for a while at 11:36am ART

SteKay reports arrival of Leo/Jamal at 11:47am ART

SteKay reports arrival of John/Jessica (probable) at 12:08 pm ART

serendipity/Parma report departure of Leo/Jamal at 12:34pm ART

abollo reports the departure of John/Jessica at 12:38pm ART

leanne25 reports the departure of Globetwatters at 12:50pm ART

Note...ART stands for Amazing Race Time. It represents the time an event takes place in time of location. In this instance it is Rome time.

[Puppet]

If that's the case, we are still missing one team!

[DrRox]

Time to complete RB at Spanish Steps.........

Dave/Connor   68 minutes
Caroline/Jenifer   ?
Cowboys        17 minutes
Globes           86 min
Leo/Jamal      47 min
John/Jessica   30 min

[Alenaveda]

I really think the Speedbump sign/RI sign was probably AFTER the Spanish Steps too. When the last team passed that point, production would have dismantled that location. The photos of that location were all posted on social media after the RB. Since the photos were by different people, I believe that they were posted pretty quick from people's cell phones in probably near real time.

One interesting note, the location of the Speedbump sign is literally feet away from the suggested route from Da Vinci Airport to the Spanish Steps.

We also have a tweet from yesterday of clues in another place.

http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,29543.msg957870.html#msg957870

[DrRox]

giardini just means gardens......which gardens....did you ask him which one? There are a LOT of gardens in Rome.....it could be this one.......but who knows?

http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giardini_romani

It is also a very common name for restaurants

I did a search on GE for that word and got about 50 places in Rome.....lol. Btw, I did the search right after you posted the original note. It seemed a pretty senseless clue as it is stated.

Since it is close to the other places, I do like the Giardini de Lago at the Villa Borghese. It just says TAR all about the place. But this is just my very selfish speculation.

The Medici estate is next to the Spanish steps too. It could be the gardens on this estate.