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slayton:
The Amazing Race: Tammy and Victor’s Winning Closing Argument
by Sara Bibel

Tammy and Victor started The Amazing Race strong, and, aside from a complete meltdown in Romania, stayed consistent throughout the race. During the finale, the Harvard Law educated siblings struggled with a brute strength task, but scored a come-from-behind victory on a mental task due to Victor’s amazing memory and concentration. The overachievers discussed the secrets to their success, their very practical plans for their winnings, and being forced to wear a lot of very revealing outfits.

How far ahead of everyone were you when reached the finish line?

Victor: We were on the mat for 30 to 45 minutes before Jamie and Cara.

Victor, you rocked the surfboard memory task while everyone else was struggling. What was your secret?

Victor: It was nice because there was ultimately no pressure. I was just so relieved that we even had a shot and that Margie and Luke were still at the task. We had prepared for it. All three teams knew that at some point there would be a “What do you remember about the trip?” task. I just said, “We still have a chance” and I didn’t think about anything else. It was just the adrenalin.


How far behind Margie and Luke were you when you arrived at the challenge?

Tammy: It’s hard to say. But I think from what we’ve gathered about twenty to thirty minutes.

Victor: He had nine of the eleven surfboards already done.



Tammy, how did you feel about the producers making all the women wear those skimpy bikinis in the pig carrying challenge?

Tammy: I was not thrilled with any of the challenges that involved me and spandex or me and a skimpy anything. I got in so much trouble because every time I was in a bathing suit bottom or a white spandex leotard they would have these horrible shots from behind that I knew were going to be unflattering. I kept saying, “Stop filming me from behind. I kept getting yelled at for speaking to the camera man.

Victor: They didn’t show it, but my sister had to pull a lot of weight. It was about 150 pounds, 200 yards in the sand. She had callouses all across her fingers that were bleeding.

Do you think the producers evened the score by giving the men baggy swim trunks that they had to take off during the surf board task?

Victor: Here I am, I’ve lost all of this weight and they give me extra-extra-extra large. What is that? I tried to roll the, They kept falling off. Finally I said, “Forget it. I’m taking them off.”

At what moment during the final leg did you realized you’d won?

Victor: Leaving the surfboard challenge because we knew the other teams were still behind us, that’s when it started sinking in that we might be able to do it. But I kept saying, “You never know. Our cab might get totally lost.” It was such a range of emotions because the cab ride to the surfboard challenge was all about making peace with losing. Leaving it was like, “Can we actually dare to think that we might win this?” We ran fast to the finish line because even then we were like, “They might be right behind us.”

Tammy, why didn’t you put your pants on during the cab ride to the finish line?

Tammy: Because I was so wet. I was so overwhelmed with what was happening. The other thing was I didn’t know how far away from the surfboard task the final mat was so I didn’t want to get caught with one leg in and have to start running.

How did you two manage to become such a cohesive, supportive team after having a complete meltdown in Romania?

Victor: It can’t get any worse than that. There was nowhere to go but up.

Tammy: We talked a lot before the race about how we really wanted to change our relationship going into this race because I wanted Victor to see me as an equal. I realized on the Race that, while I want that, I also really, really, really want to win. I don’t think we can change our 26 year long relationship during this race. I don’t need to fight every single battle. We learned that we have a common goal and when we compromise we really work well together.

How much of an advantage do you think speaking Chinese gave you during the Beijing legs?

Victor: The biggest advantage it gave us was it allowed us to enjoy the China legs, to have some levity and joke around with the locals. We would say, “Put them in the back of the plane,” not that they ever really listened to us. It certainly gave us an advantage in the waiter task. It allowed to get an advantage in terms of getting directions. But at the end of the day, what I like about it is the Race tests so many different dimensions that some people have strength in and some people have weaknesses in. The final was just as difficult for us.

Tammy: I may know how to speak Chinese, but I don’t know how to jump off a diving board very well.

Victor: I thought it was appropriate for everyone at the final to bunch and have to start over. I thought it was appropriate for the final three teams to have one last leg for the win.



What was going through your minds when Luke and Margie got into that blowout fight with Jen and Kisha at the Pit Stop right in front of you?

Tammy: I really was not expecting that to happen. When I was doing the bird task Jennifer mentioned they had some kind of squabble. But my personality is that if I have that kind of squabble I apologize profusely and let it go. I projected and assumed that’s what happened. So when they started to fight I was blown away. I thought, “I need to stay out of this. Look to the ground. No facial expressions. Don’t say anything.”

Victor: The whole time I was trying to use telepathy to talk to Tammy. It was the same thing. “Don’t smile. Don’t look sad. Don’t do anything.”

Tammy: Watching the footage of it is hilarious because there’s Victor staring at the sky and me looking at the ground. That fight went on for a good 45 minutes. I was looking at the ground for a very long time.

Victor: Luke and Margie stepped off the mat two or three times and had to be brought back.

What are you going to do with the million dollars?

Tammy: We sadly don’t have that fun of an answer. I paid for law school with loans. Once I get the money, the money will be going right back to the bank to pay off my loans.

Victor: I’m also paying down debt. I’m going to help bail out Citibank.

Tammy: I have been really, really wanting a pair of nice Christian Louboutin shoes. So I might treat myself.

Which was harder: the Race or 1L at Harvard Law School?

Tammy: The Race.

Victor: I’ll give you another answer: watching the Race. That’s even worse.

What was your favorite task?

Victor: Doing that bungee jump on the first leg. It was so dramatic, such a wild thing to do outside of my comfort zone. It was like diving into the adventure of the whole thing.

Tammy: I loved doing the karaoke party taxi. Victor and I got to let loose, have fun, even though it was a stressful race.

How did going on the Race change your lives?

Victor: That’s a hard question because I feel like we’re still in the middle of it. I feel like my entire life, we’ve done the proper path. We went to undergrad, went to law school, didn’t really take time off in between. We really haven’t taken any risks in our lives. My sister thought about taking a year off before law school and that didn’t happen. For me it was all about doing something completely unexpected, completely out of the ordinary and realizing life can be a lot of fun. Even though the Race is over, there’s no reason why we can’t keep doing crazy things.

Tammy: I hope that life will always be an adventure, like the Race was.

Kynt and Vyxsin are Fancast’s celebrity Amazing Race bloggers. They have this question for you: Guys! Unbelievable performance! The students at Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach, California sent along several questions for you and we selected this one: Now that you two have proven that your teamwork can move mountains (and make millions!), have you two considered partnering up as attorneys and practicing law together? The Tammy & Victor Law Offices could tag-team ANY case!

Tammy: Absolutely not. I don’t think Victor and I are meant to work together. In our life, Victor has been my teacher. He’s done everything before me. If I were going to partner with somebody on a career level, I’d partner with somebody who would view me as my equal. Victors ten years ahead of me in his career and we’re not at the same place.

Victor: That’s her way of saying I’m way older than she is.

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/tv-news/the-amazing-race-tammy-and-victors-winning-closing-argument/

puddin:
Tammy and Victor are on Bonnie Hunt right now and they are just adorable! Tammy is pretty in pink!
Bonnie asks them if they were prepared for the memory challenge and Tammy says yes that she knew Victor would nail it.
They thought they lost the race at the pig task, they were 30 minutes behind.
The pig challenge was difficult.
The Romania thing comes up, brothers and sisters yadda yadda big brother issues.
How they learned to work together as a team and no matter what they are still brother and sisters.
Their parents thought they would lose their jobs if they went on the race.
Victor has always been a TAR fan
They talk about the cast party and how they bonded and Jen/Kisha Marge/Luke Cara/Jamie were sad they were not invited to be on Bonnie.
Victor and Tammy tell Bonnie that they have something for her from all the cast and they show a clip of all the teams surrounding Phil at the CBS party in NY and Phil on behalf of TAR thanks her for her support because of her support, more and more fans which means and more and more races.

NoluckBoston:
I saw this on TMZ

http://www.tmz.com/2009/05/14/amazing-race-winner-spends-it-like-hes-got-it/

DerekCL:
Victor and Tammy on the Bonnie Hunt Show (credits to traveler224). I wonder why Mark and Michael weren't at the party. I haven't seen pics of them

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georgiapeach:
Oh thanks for that link!!
 
Michael had a last minute work commitment that prevented him and his wife from coming. He had planned to be there.

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