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unprecedented mistake
gingerman28:
--- Quote from: puddin on August 22, 2008, 10:39:06 PM ---I posted this in the speculation thread .. just adding more to my theory that the team that made the mistake maybe Superbad but I hope not, I like them.
sightings in Portland
I always thought the time of day that Superbad was spotted was odd compared to the other team sightings. Noon to 4 ish for most other teams as noted by eye witnesses
I'm pleased to report that I saw a male-male team in downtown Portland
this evening (peach: that would be 5/14) at about 6:00 local time. A cameraman and a sound man
were following them.
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Spotting one team and cameracrew late in the day (6:00PM) might very well be the team who went to Portland, ME first, and then retreated to Boston and caught a late plane to Portland, OR. With a three hour time difference between the two Portlands, this is really possible and would account for one team being spotted so late in the day.
Anyway, its food for thought.
Chateau d If:
I did a Travelocity check of flights from Moscow to Portland, Maine, leaving on a Wednesday and it looks like a lead team could catch a very early 5:40 am flight from Moscow's DME to Munich to Chicago to Portland Maine, arriving at 4:26 pm.
Since that would not give them time to get to the other Portland by 6:00 pm I looked into the chance that they could have discovered their error while waiting at Munich. They would get to Munich at 6:55 am, their flight to Chicago would leave at 9:00 am giving them plenty of time to research the clue in hand and determine their error. (isn't this fun Gman! kinda like the extra vehicle we saw in TAR8) In their Deutsch-downtime they would scramble to catch a flight to Portland, Oregon.
And guess what? Travelocity says they could do this: Keep taking that flight to Chicago leaving at 9:00 am and arriving ORD at 11:40 am. From there they can take United 929 leaving ORD at 3:25 pm and arriving in Portland PDX at 5:41 pm. :yess:
Too bad they arrive at ORD a little too late to catch UA 581 leaving at 11:55 am and arriving PDX at 2:14 pm.
So. It's Possible! :funny:
apskip:
Chateau,
Of course teams should have been headed for Frankfurt to catch the nonstop flight to Portland OR. There is no nonstop flight from Munich to Portland. If a team mistakenly went from Moscow to Munich, they would not be able to catch up with LH468 out of Frankfurt. The standard alternative for them to reach Portland OR is:
Air Berlin 6026 Departs: 9:55a from MUC Arrives: 11:10a Düsseldorf (DUS)
[ Layover in Dusseldorf, Germany (DUS) for 1h 50m ]
LTU International 1582 Departs: 1:00p from DUS Arrives: 2:05p Vancouver Intl (YVR)
[ Layover in Vancouver, BC, Canada (YVR) for 2h 45m ]
United 8225 Departs: 4:50p YVR Arrives: 6:05p Portland (PDX)
Your route through Chicago-O'Hare is even better, as it gets them in 12 minutes earlier(if on time):
LH434 dep. MUC 0900 arr. ORD 1140
UA 929 dep. ORD 1530 arr. PDX 1753
It is possible that a travel agent screwed it up for whichever team is affected and booked them flights to the wrong Portland.
There are no nonstop flights from Munich to Boston arriving before the evening. There is one from Frankfurt:
LH422 dep. FRA 1225 arr. BOS 1430
At this point it would be easier to rent a car and drive 2 1/4 hours to Portland ME, but Amazing Race rules do not allow it unless a team is getting a Guido exit. Flying from Boston to Portland is one of those "you can't get there form here" situations as there are no nonstops in the right time frame. Leaving after 3pm there is no combination of flights that gets anyone to Portland ME until 11pm at the earliest.
If a team made the mistake and discovered it in Boston airport, then there is a nonstop Alaska Airlines 31 dep. BOS 1635 arr. PDX 2005.
puddin:
--- Quote from: zackattack308 on August 23, 2008, 03:46:48 PM ---Could it be that someone goes to the wrong Portland? (Maine instead of Oregon)
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Interesting :sucks
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scuzneck:
--- Quote from: zackattack308 on August 23, 2008, 03:46:48 PM ---Could it be that someone goes to the wrong Portland? (Maine instead of Oregon)
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This would be one of the all-time greatest blunders in reality television history...It would make tremendous television and make Superbad worldwide stars...Too make it worse, it would be wonderful if they had a significant lead heading into the final leg....
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