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michael:
--- Quote ---Your favorite team may not be a winner, but the team which runs the race well usually wins. The New England Patriots play well, but they still may lose the Super Bowl.
--- End quote ---
Well actually most of the time the team that does better during the race comes in 2nd. Dustin and Kandice -- Colin and Christie -- Rob and Amber -- Tara and Will -- Kris and Jon -- Eric and Jeremy (well they were pretty tied with the hippies actually) -- im sure there are more.
I obviously know now based off of last year that puddin wouldn't post a spoiler she thinks is not true. I'm just hoping it isn't lol.
mswood:
Actually I have to agree with G-Man and with Michael. Usually the team that races better gets 2nd, with a few exceptions. Reichen & Chip were the first team to win that actually had the best average performance in a season the next time that happened was season 10's Tyler & James.
But usually that typical race well do win (just not usually the best).
You can be a rather poor racing team and as long as you aren't last (or are saved by non elimination or multiple non eliminations yeah Flo & Zach and BJ & Tyler I am talking about you), all you really need to is run an ok final leg, and typically do well once you reach the destination city.
To keep the possibility of a photo finish they try and assure that all teams are equalized far more then in a typical leg making it anyones game.
As to the edit, of Jenn & Nathan. I don't think they were edited in a positive light this last episode, I think they were just much more positive. Even in clips they never lose it even when frustrated with being lost. And this does happen. Now obviously they could have been doing a smackdown on each other and never make the aired footage or the online material (nature of the program), but I don't believe this was the case in this episode. Usually when they are doing well and not having big problems they tend to get along much better. Now if they had gotten passed, by other teams I would imagine the stress to get far greater and see more frustration and anger. This episode was much closer to episode #2, 3, and 4 where they typical were in or near the front of the pack. Episode 1 when they went from 2nd to having no luck (or skill with animals) to next to last, hell yes tempers were up. Episode 5, when they go from front of the pack to mid pack and have trouble with navigation and with tasks the anger and frustration comes out. In #6, while they were in near the front of the pack they didn't know it, they didn't know where the other teams were. And this seems to be a team when they have problems they fight.. When things go well, they usually are pretty descent to each other.
I think India might be a huge shock for them....he, he.
India is great for that.
bingo:
I thought Flo and Zack too had the best average of the final three in their season, maybe not but i thought after looking back they actually kicked butt most of that season. Rob and Brennan were better than Frank and Marg too, but who really knows they were so close it wasnt as obvious. and the LINZ family was the best too i believe. But thats like ages ago!
With the TK and Rachel thing you never know, for all we know they can be natuarally rich [rich mommy or daddy] or maybe even they won the trip who knows. So i dont know if we can really trust that. However if people know they win they will splurge before they get the money. I believe Sandra in Survivor PI was spending up the wazoo cause she knew she had at least 100K.
I mean between TK and Rachel's lameness and Nathan and Jen's nastiness i dont know what one is worse!
Tyler:
I know this isn't a spoiler but a fun little fact.
Averages from the F3 in the order they finished along with the most legs they won. The team in bold is statistically the best team that season.
TAR1
Rob & Brennan: 2.5 (5)
Frank & Marg: 2.5 (3)
Joe & Bill: 2.8 (1)
TAR2
Chris & Alex: 3.4 (3)
Tara & Wil: 2.5 (3)
Blake & Paige: 3.7 (2)
TAR3
Flo & Zach: 2.7 (2)
Teri & Ian: 4.5 (3)
Ken & Gerard: 2.7 (3)
TAR4
Reichen & Chip: 3.2 (2)
Kelly & Jon: 3.8 (1)
David & Jeff: 4 (4)
TAR5
Chip & Kim: 3.4 (4)
Colin & Christie: 2.5 (6)
Brandon & Nicole: 3.3 (2)
TAR6
Freddy & Kendra: 3.7 (2)
Kris & Jon: 2.2 (4)
Adam & Rebecca: 4.6 (1)
TAR7
Uchenna & Joyce: 3.2 (3)
Rob & Amber: 2.4 (4)
Ron & Kelly: 3.1 (2)
TAR8
Linz: 2.8 (2)
Bransen: 3.2 (3)
Weaver: 3.3 (1)
TAR9
BJ & Tyler: 2.3 (5)
Eric & Jeremy: 1.8 (5)
Ray & Yolanda: 4.3 (1)
TAR10
Tyler & James: 2.7 (4)
Rob & Kim: 3 (2)
Lyn & Karlyn: 5 (0)
TAR11
Eric & Danielle: 3.6 (1)
Dustin & Kandice: 2.9 (4)
Charla & Mirna: 4 (2)
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Oswald & Danny: 2.7 (3)
Number of Times the best team has finished in......
1st: Four Times
2nd: Five Times
3rd: Once
4th: Once
apskip:
Tyler, that is an interesting analysis. When I look at AR11 and compare Dustin and Kandice to Oswald and Danny I conclude that Dustin and Kandice, with their 4 leg wins and only 0.2 worse on total average, was the superior team. All the rest appear to be non-controversial for which team was statistically best.
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