Topic: Luckiest Teams of TAR

[Platrium]

After thinking through what happened in Leg 11 of TAR25, I think that twists really become unpredictable, and the team spared in that situation was very lucky. Aside from that though, TAR is a game of luck at times. Some are lucky to arrive in the F3, while some are eliminated by some bad luck.

Here are some of my examples:

TAR21: Beekman Boys: Survived several legs at the bottom with a NEL, a 4H penalty, and a delayed flight, but later on won the race.

TAR22: CaroJen: Beat the firefighters in a canoe race in the 1st leg, and later managed to survived (usually at the bottom) until the Final 4, but were called back for a 2nd try around the world in TAR24.

TAR23: Tim & Marie: They were risking not to use their EP after knowing that they were way behind other teams in Leg 3. Lucky for them, Marie predicted right that there was a team behind them.

TAR25: Brooke & Robbie: Normally at the back of the pack for the earlier legs of the race. They somehow caught up towards the end of each leg.

TAR16: Louie & Michael: They were at the back of the pack for most times in earlier legs and were almost eliminated in Leg 2. They won some legs in Europe and got to the F4.

Who else do you think is an extremely lucky team?

[TARloveit]

After thinking through what happened in Leg 11 of TAR25, I think that twists really become unpredictable, and the team spared in that situation was very lucky. Aside from that though, TAR is a game of luck at times. Some are lucky to arrive in the F3, while some are eliminated by some bad luck.

Here are some of my examples:

TAR21: Beekman Boys: Survived several legs at the bottom with a NEL, a 4H penalty, and a delayed flight, but later on won the race.

TAR22: CaroJen: Beat the firefighters in a canoe race in the 1st leg, and later managed to survived (usually at the bottom) until the Final 4, but were called back for a 2nd try around the world in TAR24.

TAR23: Tim & Marie: They were risking not to use their EP after knowing that they were way behind other teams in Leg 3. Lucky for them, Marie predicted right that there was a team behind them.

TAR25: Brooke & Robbie: Normally at the back of the pack for the earlier legs of the race. They somehow caught up towards the end of each leg.

TAR16: Louie & Michael: They were at the back of the pack for most times in earlier legs and were almost eliminated in Leg 2. They won some legs in Europe and got to the F4.

Who else do you think is an extremely lucky team?

Kami & Karli, TAR5.
Uchenna & Joyce, TAR7. (mainly in the finale)
Dan & Andrew, TAR13.
Maria & Tiffany, TAR15.
Andy & Tommy, TAR19.

[Declive]

Jaime and Cara in TAR14 (on making it to the finale)
Gary and Mallory in TAR18

[fossil-racer]

A bathroom break saved jamie and cara.
sometimes a bathroom break can be your saving grace to stay in the race

[Platrium]

A bathroom break saved jamie and cara.
sometimes a bathroom break can be your saving grace to stay in the race

 

[paradoxinee]

After thinking through what happened in Leg 11 of TAR25, I think that twists really become unpredictable, and the team spared in that situation was very lucky. Aside from that though, TAR is a game of luck at times. Some are lucky to arrive in the F3, while some are eliminated by some bad luck.

Here are some of my examples:

TAR21: Beekman Boys: Survived several legs at the bottom with a NEL, a 4H penalty, and a delayed flight, but later on won the race.

TAR22: CaroJen: Beat the firefighters in a canoe race in the 1st leg, and later managed to survived (usually at the bottom) until the Final 4, but were called back for a 2nd try around the world in TAR24.

TAR23: Tim & Marie: They were risking not to use their EP after knowing that they were way behind other teams in Leg 3. Lucky for them, Marie predicted right that there was a team behind them.

TAR25: Brooke & Robbie: Normally at the back of the pack for the earlier legs of the race. They somehow caught up towards the end of each leg.

TAR16: Louie & Michael: They were at the back of the pack for most times in earlier legs and were almost eliminated in Leg 2. They won some legs in Europe and got to the F4.

Who else do you think is an extremely lucky team?

Some of things you listed here I don't think they're luck. Like always in the bottom but survived doesn't mean that they got luck, they just did it better than other teams.
Like Brooke & Robbie, how did you say they get luck? They're back in the top by themselves (do the later tasks quickly). I said they got a lot of bad luck: always have problem with finding taxi, losing first place lead due to luck task (ox is broken), won the leg without any prize and get eliminated in final leg (if there is no final 4 twist, they still have a chance to cover back to the top, maybe but no, they will get eliminated).

[LFelix]

BJ & Tyler and Beekmans. I think they are the biggests examples of a luck team.

Country Singers in TAR 24.

[RaceUntilWeDie]

TAR22: CaroJen: Beat the firefighters in a canoe race in the 1st leg, and later managed to survived (usually at the bottom) until the Final 4, but were called back for a 2nd try around the world in TAR24.

I wouldn't say they were usually at the bottom. I feel they were mid-pack throughout most of TAR 22 and always at the top or at the very bottom in TAR 24

[Platrium]

Consider Amy & Maya as one. They were almost eliminated in Singapore, and they were spared with the Leg 11 twist.

[Genius]

Uchenna and Joyce [TAR7]: If the plane had not *mysteriously* gone back to pick them, then Rob and Amber would have easily won, and that would have been the first time that the first flight to the final destination was significantly ahead of the subsequent flights. [TAR5's different flights from Calgary to Dallas weren't too far apart to give Chip and Kim a very significant advantage I guess.]

Eric and Danielle [TAR11]: Not sure if this is true, but Eric and Danielle got lucky when Dustin and Kandice encountered an issue with their safe at the challenge in the Old Mint, and Eric and Danielle gained a crucial advantage from that.

Flight Time and Big Easy [TAR15]: Extremely lucky that Mika did not want to complete the water slide task, and this allowed the Globetrotters to survive another 5 more legs. >___> I suppose they would still have been invited back on TAR18 and TAR24 anyway, since they were popular with the NBA fans, and you could justify them taking far too long at the unlocking briefcase task to be a legitimate reason to call them back on Unfinished Business.

Meghan and Cheyne [TAR15]: Apparently, the lady counted Brian's and Erika's chips wrongly and delayed them, allowing Meghan and Cheyne to pull off the miraculous comeback [last at the roadblock but the first to leave].

Jaymes and James [TAR21]: Fortunate to outrun Rob and Sheila to the pit stop.

Beekman Boys [TAR21]: James and Abba got eliminated because of the lost passport issue. Beekman Boys would certainly have not survived the Russian legs, especially with the 4 hour penalty.

Amy and Maya [TAR25]: Timely non-elimination on Leg 11 allowed them to proceed to the last leg, and they took full advantage of it.

[meekaelaela]

Tammy and Victor in Romania? If Brad and Victoria made that flight, they would have been done.

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[Alenaveda]

Tammy and Victor in Romania? If Brad and Victoria made that flight, they would have been done.

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[maf]

Jaymes and James [TAR21]: Fortunate to outrun Rob and Sheila to the pit stop.

I have  very fitting sporting quote about this. This was said by Ingemar Stenmark to a journalist who just had asked him if he did feel lucky since he had just won again. The response was "I don’t know anything about luck but I know for sure that the more i train the more luck i get "

[Declive]

Uchenna & Joyce got lucky twice, because they also needed money to check in at the starting line.

[Jobby]

Only the winning teams got lucky I think... in some way or another

[TARloveit]

Only the winning teams got lucky I think... in some way or another

Tbh all winning teams are lucky in some way

[naejae91]

Only the winning teams got lucky I think... in some way or another

Tbh all winning teams are lucky in some way

Kinda agree. Most of them are somewhat being saved by NELs or other team unlucky situation and penalty or even a twist (Eg. 4 teams in final leg), some of them are lucky in final leg. (Eg. Flight delayed, EZ Pass, Flour throwing in Helicopter, )

[dryedmangoez]

Dave & Connor are lucky Dave stepped in a hole in the sand, otherwise, they would have never been invited back for All-Stars and somehow won it.

[Jobby]

Dave & Connor are lucky Dave stepped in a hole in the sand, otherwise, they would have never been invited back for All-Stars and somehow won it.

Yea, don't think they stood a chance with TAR 22... thought that it was Bates and Anthony race to lose.

[paradoxinee]

Dave & Connor are lucky Dave stepped in a hole in the sand, otherwise, they would have never been invited back for All-Stars and somehow won it.

Yea, don't think they stood a chance with TAR 22... thought that it was Bates and Anthony race to lose.

Well, if they did not get injury back there, they might still have enough luck to win though. We've just never known.

[RachelLeVega]

For the U.S. original, I will have to say Caroline & Jennifer had the most amount of luck, finishing either dangerously low or surprisingly well at the Pit Stops and on the course. Hadn't Matt & Daniel's canoe capsized, the Twinnies' miscommunication at Canton Tower, and Jet & Cord's generosity for giving them the second Express Pass, they would have been kaput.

But as a franchise, Lucy & Emilia from TARAus2 is the luckiest team ever.
L1: Saved by Ross & Tarryn's Salvage Pass
L2: Saved by Adam & Dane's penalty
L3: Saved by Teresa struggling at the Panna Meena ka Kund RB
L4: Saved by Kym & Donna's navigation fiasco (Note: L&E detained by Arab police)
L5: Saved from non-elimination by Ross & Tarryn and James & Sarah struggling badly at the mosque symbol RB

[TARloveit]

For the U.S. original, I will have to say Caroline & Jennifer had the most amount of luck, finishing either dangerously low or surprisingly well at the Pit Stops and on the course. Hadn't Matt & Daniel's canoe capsized, the Twinnies' miscommunication at Canton Tower, and Jet & Cord's generosity for giving them the second Express Pass, they would have been kaput.

But as a franchise, Lucy & Emilia from TARAus2 is the luckiest team ever.
L1: Saved by Ross & Tarryn's Salvage Pass
L2: Saved by Adam & Dane's penalty
L3: Saved by Teresa struggling at the Panna Meena ka Kund RB
L4: Saved by Kym & Donna's navigation fiasco (Note: L&E detained by Arab police)
L5: Saved from non-elimination by Ross & Tarryn and James & Sarah struggling badly at the mosque symbol RB

I'm not sure if any other team can even beat them in luck! If TAR was purely a luck-based game, they would be at the finish line while the other teams are at least a leg behind

Has anyone even mentioned Kami & Karli yet? Those two girls are also really lucky!

[albegrato]

Here's Lucy & Emilia's were track record BTW, I already typed this when you guys posted.

Leg 1: They were last, but saved by the Salvage Pass from Ross & Tarryn
Leg 2: Saved by Adam & Dane's selling-personal items penalties.
Leg 3: Saved by Sue & Teresa breaking down at the stair counting Roadblock
Leg 4: Got detained by police in Dubai for driving into royal grounds, but were saved by Kym & Donna getting very very lost.
Leg 5 - 6: Nothing of note really, but two teams (James & Sarah and Ross & Tarryn) quit the symbol column Roadblock, giving the sisters some cusion.
Leg 8: The one leg they were actually good at (running in front of the pack alongside Paul & Steve and Michelle & Jo), was oddly cut, setting the pit stop a flight away in Cuba, dropping the sisters to 5th.
Leg 9: Saved by James & Sarah's money troubles and missing the HoO opening.
Leg 10: Luck ran out , and were eliminated.

[TARloveit]

Here's Lucy & Emilia's were track record BTW, I already typed this when you guys posted.

Leg 1: They were last, but saved by the Salvage Pass from Ross & Tarryn
Leg 2: Saved by Adam & Dane's selling-personal items penalties.
Leg 3: Saved by Sue & Teresa breaking down at the stair counting Roadblock
Leg 4: Got detained by police in Dubai for driving into royal grounds, but were saved by Kym & Donna getting very very lost.
Leg 5 - 6: Nothing of note really, but two teams (James & Sarah and Ross & Tarryn) quit the symbol column Roadblock, giving the sisters some cusion.
Leg 7: The one leg they were actually good at (running in front of the pack alongside Paul & Steve and Michelle & Jo), was oddly cut, setting the pit stop a flight away in Cuba, dropping the sisters to 5th.
Leg 9: Saved by James & Sarah's money troubles and missing the HoO opening.
Leg 10: Luck ran out , and were eliminated.

If they didn't have to go to Cuba to end Leg 7, Lucy & Emilia would've had a top 3 finish! I wonder if they would've kept their lead after that leg, though...

[Platrium]

For the U.S. original, I will have to say Caroline & Jennifer had the most amount of luck, finishing either dangerously low or surprisingly well at the Pit Stops and on the course. Hadn't Matt & Daniel's canoe capsized, the Twinnies' miscommunication at Canton Tower, and Jet & Cord's generosity for giving them the second Express Pass, they would have been kaput.

But as a franchise, Lucy & Emilia from TARAus2 is the luckiest team ever.
L1: Saved by Ross & Tarryn's Salvage Pass
L2: Saved by Adam & Dane's penalty
L3: Saved by Teresa struggling at the Panna Meena ka Kund RB
L4: Saved by Kym & Donna's navigation fiasco (Note: L&E detained by Arab police)
L5: Saved from non-elimination by Ross & Tarryn and James & Sarah struggling badly at the mosque symbol RB

Here's Lucy & Emilia's were track record BTW, I already typed this when you guys posted.

Leg 1: They were last, but saved by the Salvage Pass from Ross & Tarryn
Leg 2: Saved by Adam & Dane's selling-personal items penalties.
Leg 3: Saved by Sue & Teresa breaking down at the stair counting Roadblock
Leg 4: Got detained by police in Dubai for driving into royal grounds, but were saved by Kym & Donna getting very very lost.
Leg 5 - 6: Nothing of note really, but two teams (James & Sarah and Ross & Tarryn) quit the symbol column Roadblock, giving the sisters some cusion.
Leg 8: The one leg they were actually good at (running in front of the pack alongside Paul & Steve and Michelle & Jo), was oddly cut, setting the pit stop a flight away in Cuba, dropping the sisters to 5th.
Leg 9: Saved by James & Sarah's money troubles and missing the HoO opening.
Leg 10: Luck ran out , and were eliminated.

Have to agree with CaroJen.

As for the TARAus team, I knew the results shown in Wikipedia were very suspicious. It's hard to beat their luck.

[TARloveit]

As for the TARAus team, I knew the results shown in Wikipedia were very suspicious. It's hard to beat their luck.

Trust me, it's funnier to watch. TARAus 2 was truly one of the best seasons of any TAR franchise imo

[Air]

~the Lumilia journey~ is something EVERYONE should watch becausee it's truly amazing.

[naejae91]

Lumilia ETERNAL bottom feeder LOVE~ <33333 


I will be LOVE them MOREEEEEEEE if they eliminated the UGH x3  team a.k.a. Paul & Steve and bottom feeding into the F3.


The F3 should be Shanedrew, Lumilia and Michelle & Jo and TARAus 2 will be rank higher. 

[Air]

Paul & Steve were actually kinda amazing? :X I mean they filled their casting role perfectly.

[toanglobal]

Don't forget Max & Katie, they survived leg 7 because Pwinnie had a difficulty with donkeys, and changed Detour side twice rather  than changed donkeys

[naejae91]

How about Meredith & Gretchen? (old couples team <3333333333 along with Bill & Cathi)


I think Meredith & Gretchen make into the F4 due to the streaks of luck start from Africa leg to their elimination.


South Africa: Saved by NEL (though OMG at Gretchen got injured badly)
Botswana 1: Brian & Greg flipped their car and Ray & Deana incompetence bickering
Botswana 2: No bunching point, Brian & Greg couldn't recover from the incident last leg
India 1: Saved by TBC
India 2: Lynn & Alex got lost to the Pit Stop
Turkey: Being on the REAL earlier flight to Istanbul with the help of Romber prank on them about the FAKE earlier flight.


England: Luck ran out and eliminated. They have chance to survive this leg if they gamble to take the flight to London by connecting in Frankfurt on standby tickets and/or Romber yield Uchenna & Joyce instead of Ron & Kelly.

[Keepcopz]

Lumilia ETERNAL bottom feeder LOVE~ <33333 


I will be LOVE them MOREEEEEEEE if they eliminated the UGH x3  team a.k.a. Paul & Steve and bottom feeding into the F3.


The F3 should be Shanedrew, Lumilia and Michelle & Jo and TARAus 2 will be rank higher. 

OMG! Best finale ever <333

Just imagine Lumilia had really pulled that freaking prison task and win it all. Everyone at the finish line (Esp. Ross & Tarryn lol) would die in shocking.

[Platrium]

Just watched TAR Australia 2, and I have to say that it's amazing! Nothing beats Lucy & Emilia's luck.

Just a repeat of some of the posts above:

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Leg 1: Save by the Salvage Pass.
Leg 2: Around 3 minutes before Adam & Dane's penalty time is up, they made it.
Leg 3: Sue & Teresa had their fall. Luckily for Lucy & Emilia, it was their 1st time not arriving last.
Leg 4: Kym & Donna had to get lost in this leg, to save Lucy & Emilia despite being arrested.
Leg 5+6: 2 Teams had a 4-hour penalty. If they took the penalty too, I think they would beat Ross & Tarryn and even survive the next leg.
Leg 7: Zero-hour Pit Stop, but if they stayed in France for the whole leg, they could've been 3rd, or they could even potentially beat the 2 teams ahead of them.
Leg 8: Joseph & Grace made a bad move at the detour while Sticky & Sam made a bad move too at the "Australia" trick. With these 2 conditions, Lucy & Emilia were saved again.
Leg 9: James & Sarah messed up by being late and forgetting to pay the hotel, giving Lucy & Emilia enough time to mess up a bit.
Leg 10: Unfortunately, nobody else got bad luck, so Lucy & Emilia had to go.

If they survived Leg 10, Joseph & Grace's money problems in Leg 11 will most likely save them all the way to the F3. I wish they made it to China.
If only an all-star is possible with Lucy & Emilia... They were very fun to watch.

[Platrium]

Denise & James Earl, for winning a leg just because they were given the EP because they don't seem like a threat to Tanner & Josh.

Tiffany & Krista, because Kelly & Shevonne finished a 4 by 4 puzzle in almost 4 hours.

Justin & Diana, because despite their mistake with the Fast Forward they survived.

[toanglobal]

Two Tylers almost lost a passport but miraciously retrieved it and eventually became a champion!

[Platrium]

Two Tylers almost lost a passport but miraciously retrieved it and eventually became a champion!

Speaking of Tylers, all racers whose teammate's name is Tyler are lucky.

[elthemagnifico]

Let's see Tyler in 28 

[toanglobal]

Gino & Jesse barely survived over Susan & Sharnjit in leg 2 of Canada 3, this is lucky for brother, but it led to the disastrous season (including two U-turn in leg 5 and 10, cabotage in leg 11)

[Super Mateo]

Two Tylers almost lost a passport but miraciously retrieved it and eventually became a champion!

And the third (in the season after that post was made) almost lost his backpack because another racer accidentally took it! 

[Platrium]

Two Tylers almost lost a passport but miraciously retrieved it and eventually became a champion!

And the third (in the season after that post was made) almost lost his backpack because another racer accidentally took it!

I wonder what Tyler would do if Scott & Blair took a 30-minute penalty at the pit stop instead.

[Genius]

Meredith and Gretchen
Dan and Andrew
Sheri and Cole
Flight Time and Big Easy (survived Dubai in TAR15 and went on to appear in 2 more seasons)

[Maanca]

Even though they only made the halfway point, mention goes to a couple Canadian teams

Rex & Bob of Canada 2

Leg 2 - After an incredibly foolish decision to quit 2 tasks in the same leg (ARI + Roadblock = 6 hours), another team's Medevac miraculously kept them in the race.

Nic & Sabrina of Canada 3

Leg 3 - Quit an ARI that was right up their alley, the 2-hour penalty costing them 7 places. Safe by minutes.
Leg 4 - Possibly eliminated again if not for last place team's lost passport
Leg 5 - Arrived last, ZHPS but also bumped up because 2 teams served penalties

[ZA-TAR-fan]

Uchenna and Joyce [TAR7]: If the plane had not *mysteriously* gone back to pick them, then Rob and Amber would have easily won, and that would have been the first time that the first flight to the final destination was significantly ahead of the subsequent flights.

Added to that the equalizer in Puerto Rico (Muelle De Azucar) - irritates me that they have one in the middle of a leg and also in a finale - EPIC FAIL !!

[Hubickichibi]

Beekman boys, Candy Scientist, flo, dana, brooke and Jessica

[toanglobal]

Vova & Alla they were U-turned/Yielded target overhelming in leg 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 but survived
Leg 4 surived because Yafa & Boaz injury
Leg 5 due to Yochi & Linor struggled in canoe task (this leg is KOR)
Leg 6 Roni & Yael in  roll a pair of dice task (lucky task)
Leg 8 Shay & Adi in find clue in sandcastle (lucky task again)
Leg 9 Alexa & Raz bickering

[BourkieBoy]

Josh & Brent from Season 21 take the cake for me!

[Maanca]

I'd consider the orange team (Minh Triệu & Kỳ Duyên. Had to copy and paste) from the current Vietnamese season pretty lucky.

Eliminated 2nd-to-last on a Double elimination
Brought back the next leg by a twist that effectively turned an Express Pass into a Salvage Pass
Saved again thanks to 4 teams racing in the finale a la TAR25 and 26.

[cbacbacba1]

Kaylynn & Haley now joins the club by surviving 4 consecutive legs because of

1. Two NELs (which they were hours behind the second-to-last team) 
2. Saving by another team getting lost for 6+ hours in cars, when themselves also got lost & couldn't drive a stick-shift car 
3. Saving by another team's own mistake of missing something