So peach suggested I should make a thread about team averages in TAR Canada 5, so this is the thread to do so!
Now I'm doing something similar on the r/TheAmazingRace, so if you go on both, you'll see similarities.
Obviously, this will contain spoilers from aired episodes, so don't read this if you haven't watched all episodes aired and plan to do so.
Key | |
* | Last on NEL |
** | Took Penalty |
∆ | Switched Detours (# ∆ is the number of times they switched) |
ε | Used Express Pass |
ε | Unused Express Pass |
ƒ | Used Fast Forward |
⊂ | U-Turned a Team |
⊃ | Team was U-Turned |
~ | Last in Face-Off |
After Leg 2Standings (by Average)Team | Current Average | Current Position | Other Positions |
Kenneth & Ryan | 3.00 | 5 | 1 |
Sam & Paul | 3.50 | 3 | 4 |
Andrea & Ebonie | 4.50 | 2 | 7** |
Megan & Courtney | 5.00 | 1 | 9∆ |
Karen & Bert | 5.00 | 4 | 6 |
Adam & Andrea | 5.00 | 7 | 3 |
Korey & Ivana | 5.00 | 8 | 2 |
Zed & Shabbir | 5.50 | 6 | 5 |
Eliminated Teams |
Dan & Riya | 8.50 | 9 | 8 |
Aaron & Deb | 10.00 | 10 | N/A |
In the case of tie-breaks, like this one where four teams are tied with the average of 5, I'll use their current positions.
Kenneth & Ryan and Sam & Paul seem to be the top teams in the race, but not by much. However, K&R do have 2 EPs that could help them in the long run (one for using, one for bribing).
The rest of the non-eliminated are within the range of 1 in terms of their averages, suggesting that there was a lot of placement swapping in the second leg of the race, and even K&R's average was knocked down by a math challenge, showing that the top dogs are not dominant teams.
Karen & Bert's EP means that they have the edge over that range of people, and can push them past the goofy mistakes they might make along the way, highlighted by being in last early in Leg 1 and clogging the pump in Leg 2.
Zed & Shabbir's consistent pace of being a mid-tier team makes them look like a team that can sneak into the final leg by just not being eliminated.
Surprisingly, despite the penalty Andrea & Ebonie took in Leg 1, they still have the third best average so far (not by much). Maybe that penalty is just a bump in the road for a long run in the race.
Megan & Courtney's position in that four-way tie despite being 9th on the first leg shows that it wasn't their lack of skill that got them almost eliminated, but the fact that they were the only team to switch detours.
Sam & Paul are the only team that's been in the top 4 both legs, so they might be the most consistent top team. They might win some legs and make the finale.
Overall, the teams still in the race are the ones that should still be in the race. It's anyone's game, and any team can be eliminated with a big mistake.