Topic: TAR 15 Speculation on Spoilers

[Chateau d If]

Well damn!

Now I have to edit my promo!   

[puddin]

Well damn!

Now I have to edit my promo!   

SOB'S
What a find wp

[Boingo]

BVM says:

...a visit to the world's tallest building and a spicy twist on a Japanese game show. 

 
...spicy... hmmm, a wasabi challenge so soon... 

[puddin]

So 2 legs Dubai? Now it makes sense!

[Slowhatch]

  Thanks, WP. This actually makes the job more interesting, because somebody went to a lot a trouble to make this.

[Snooky]

Although the definitions can get a little fuzzy (see here), I agree the Burj is what was mentioned.

The Burj Dubai will not be opened 'til December 2nd just to inform everyone.

[puddin]

as well as a surprise appearance by one of America's most beloved entertainers
Wayne Newton?

[VegasSinner]

as well as a surprise appearance by one of America's most beloved entertainers
Wayne Newton?

...and don't forget Elvis.   
Thank you, thank you very much.

[puddin]

as well as a surprise appearance by one of America's most beloved entertainers
Wayne Newton?

...and don't forget Elvis.   
Thank you, thank you very much.

haha Well I was thinking it might be someone thats among the living but from what you've shared with us VegasSinner  :elvis:

[Slowhatch]

Wayne Newton is a good guess. He has a large estate just a few blocks from the airport that could easily handle production, and his schedule was clear (at least as listed on his website) for July and August (video here).

[puddin]

Wayne Newton is a good guess. He has a large estate just a few blocks from the airport that could easily handle production, and his schedule was clear (at least as listed on his website) for July and August (video here).

One of my all time favorite Wayne Newton videos  , okay I'll shut up now.

[ImANewUser]

So 2 legs Dubai? Now it makes sense!

It does now. But I hate having two legs in one city, especially one visited before.

I had been holding off on posting this to see if the perpetrator of the fake Masada spoiler would further incriminate themselves - but here is what I think is proof that Masada/Israel is fake:
I found this photo on Flickr...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/airogos/3441769374/

Which is the un-photoshopped version of this:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3oXiTkp0uI4/SneUr3JSzrI/AAAAAAAAAC8/PxWD88xM6pg/s1600-h/masadacluebox.jpg


I suspect the EXIF information on the photo on Stephan Cohen's blog has been altered to the correct time frame to fit our race.

Now I would love it if TAR 15 had gone to Israel - I lived there for a while - but I suspect it didn't happen this time around. 

And call me stupid if you must, but I can't spot the difference.

[puddin]

The photo on the left has what we're guessing is a pretty darn good photochop of the TAR cluebox. But why someone would go through all this trouble is beyond me.

[georgiapeach]

Well damn!

Now I have to edit my promo!   

Heeee....insert WEBCAM instead.

Nice job walking pneumonia!!

Thanks, WP. This actually makes the job more interesting, because somebody went to a lot a trouble to make this.

Someone also went to a lot of trouble to make a fake Mauritius website as well.

[Slowhatch]

We always knew that some season they would lie to us (TAR12). We knew that someday the introcaps would go away (TAR14). And someday, maybe this season, maybe in the future, we'll be attacked by squads of trolls armed with baskets filled with red herring.  

[apskip]

Arithmetic has never been a strong suit for Bertrand van Munster. However, it we take him at his word, that means that Israel was not the ninth country. The 8 for sure (and not counting the United States) are:

Japan
Vietnam
Cambodia
UAE
Netherlands
Sweden
Estonia
Czech Republic

[Hooky]

We always knew that some season they would lie to us (TAR12). We knew that someday the introcaps would go away (TAR14). And someday, maybe this season, maybe in the future, we'll be attacked by squads of trolls armed with baskets filled with red herring. 

So true...I STILL wish the route had 12 or 13 legs, always over 50,000 miles, with more than 10 countries every season.

[graytex]

Please let the switchback be baskets on the back of bicycles in Vietnam.

[puddin]

Please let the switchback be baskets on the back of bicycles in Vietnam.

Oh good one graytex! 

[inomu]

BVM says:

...a visit to the world's tallest building and a spicy twist on a Japanese game show. 

 
...spicy... hmmm, a wasabi challenge so soon... 

That reminds of The Simpsons episode "Thirty Minutes over Tokyo"

[apskip]

Is there any evidence that the teams went through a leg in Bangkik or Thailand this time?  I was under the impression teams only used Bangkok as a connection to Dubai.

And the season three roadblock was infamous to many of us who were around to watch season three, because of the role Flo played in causing the elimination of Derek ans Drew.

In fact, that one is my first guess for the Switchback/

The question then is which other roadblocks you listed could be near enough to the locations the teams were near to be feasible within the time frames that have been developed for this season.

I see it the same way the Schnauzers does. The most infamous ROADBLOCK in past seasons in those countries is locating the cyclos and then the the ferry crossing the river with cyclos in Ho Chi Minh City. The activities themselves are fairly innocuous, although making essentially a random search in an unknown (to the racers) place can be very tricky. The infamy of this ROADBLOCK regarded the actions of Flo. Was she out to screw Derek and Drew or was that the inadvertent result of giving accurate information to Ken and Gerard? She and Zach are the only ones who can answer that question and it is unlikely they will reveal any motivation.

[Chateau d If]

Watch it!

[alittlebird]

Maybe they had time to sneak a 12th leg in there somewhere.

[georgiapeach]

to RFF, alittlebird!!

I have kinda been wondering the same thing...

Anywhere in particular??

[Belle Book]

Is there any evidence that the teams went through a leg in Bangkik or Thailand this time?  I was under the impression teams only used Bangkok as a connection to Dubai.

And the season three roadblock was infamous to many of us who were around to watch season three, because of the role Flo played in causing the elimination of Derek ans Drew.

In fact, that one is my first guess for the Switchback/

The question then is which other roadblocks you listed could be near enough to the locations the teams were near to be feasible within the time frames that have been developed for this season.

I see it the same way the Schnauzers does. The most infamous ROADBLOCK in past seasons in those countries is locating the cyclos and then the the ferry crossing the river with cyclos in Ho Chi Minh City. The activities themselves are fairly innocuous, although making essentially a random search in an unknown (to the racers) place can be very tricky. The infamy of this ROADBLOCK regarded the actions of Flo. Was she out to screw Derek and Drew or was that the inadvertent result of giving accurate information to Ken and Gerard? She and Zach are the only ones who can answer that question and it is unlikely they will reveal any motivation.

I heard somewhere that Flo didn't deliberately screw Derek & Drew.  She most likely thought they were on their way to the Pit Stop and so she blurted the accurate info out to Ken & Gerard.  As for Ken & Gerard -- they knew it was between them and the Twins and since Derek & Drew were young and strong while Ken & Gerard were out-of-shape, there's no way the brothers would give the twins accurate info until it was too late.  Why should they -- they'd be eliminated if they did so!

Belle Book