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TAR 16: Steve Smith and Allie Smith--Father/Daughter

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georgiapeach:
Thank you SO much Pedaler and Sailing!!  :hearts:

I loved Steve and Allie, loved their bond, their appreciation for the race itself, and their wonderful attitude!! Would have loved to see them go further!

Hooky:

--- Quote ---TVGuide.com: Did you ever get back your bags that you left in the Seychelles?

Allie: Yeah, after we were eliminated in Malaysia, they gave them back. They were always going to give them back [after our run on the show]. We didn't even know they had them. We were just like, "Oh, we lost our bags."
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Yes! Confirmation! :wohoo:

DrRox:

--- Quote from: Hooky on April 08, 2010, 12:26:53 AM ---
--- Quote ---TVGuide.com: Did you ever get back your bags that you left in the Seychelles?

Allie: Yeah, after we were eliminated in Malaysia, they gave them back. They were always going to give them back [after our run on the show]. We didn't even know they had them. We were just like, "Oh, we lost our bags."
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Yes! Confirmation!

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Did you really doubt that production DIDN'T pick them up, when shutting down the tortise detour?

Hooky:

--- Quote from: DrRox on April 08, 2010, 12:55:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: Hooky on April 08, 2010, 12:26:53 AM ---
--- Quote ---TVGuide.com: Did you ever get back your bags that you left in the Seychelles?

Allie: Yeah, after we were eliminated in Malaysia, they gave them back. They were always going to give them back [after our run on the show]. We didn't even know they had them. We were just like, "Oh, we lost our bags."
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Yes! Confirmation!

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Did you really doubt that production DIDN'T pick them up, when shutting down the tortise detour?

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No, I figured they would, but I've learned never to assume. :lol:

Sailing:
http://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/107407/steve_allie_amazing_race_16_interview.php


--- Quote ---The Amazing Race 16: Chasing Cab Drivers with Steve and Allie Smith
by Reg Seeton

Although the father and daughter Amazing Race team of Steve and Allie Smith were in the thick of competition for most of The Amazing Race this season, Penang, Malaysia proved to be the amazing wall that Steve and Allie couldn't climb over on the race. Despite strong showings on previous legs of The Amazing Race, overcoming vehicle problems, losing their Amazing Race bags, paint mishaps, and dodging the U-Turn, Steve and Allie fell victim to cabs and cab drivers that proved to be their undoing when the Smith duo hit the mat in front of Amazing Race host, Phil Keoghan, in Penang.
The morning after their Amazing Race elimination, we caught up with Steve and Allie to find out what went wrong, how they managed without their bags, how Steve and Allie dealt with the cab drivers, and how Steve made it to the big leagues as a coach for the Cleveland Indians after twenty years in the minors.
THE DEADBOLT: The whole time I was hoping to see you guys slide head-first into the mat so Phil could throw out his hands and go, "Safe! You guys are team number one."
STEVE SMITH: [laughs] I would've done a pop-up slide though.
THE DEADBOLT: Did you guys feel you that had an advantage without your bags?
ALLIE SMITH: Yeah. I mean, especially going to the next country and that we found out it was a warm country. It was more like, "Oh, we're fine. We have our clothes on our back." It really wasn't a problem at all.
STEVE: We had enough money that we could buy things. We were okay. We were set and ready to go with what we had.
THE DEADBOLT: What did you miss most that you had to leave behind?
ALLIE: I guess all of our clothes.
STEVE: You mean for the race and what we could've used?
THE DEADBOLT: Right.
STEVE: Basically we went to Malaysia and it was so warm that we really didn't miss anything. I wasn't planning on wrecking another car, so I didn't need the duct tape anymore. Basically, every place we went to we washed our clothes and we were okay with what we had.
THE DEADBOLT: How far behind were you guys in the end.
STEVE: We still don't know.
ALLIE: Yeah, we honestly don't know. I talked to Dan yesterday and he thought maybe fifteen minutes, but I don't know. I think it might've been a little more than that. The concept of time during the race, you're just never thinking ...
STEVE: I'm hoping it was more. I'm hoping it was like two hours, because even if...
ALLIE: [laughs] No, it wasn't that long.
STEVE: My point is that there's always fifteen minutes at the end. The first cab driver got us in the situation and then the last one was the one also. If it's more, we'll have to blame the other cab driver. The first fifteen minutes probably hurt us more.
THE DEADBOLT: Did you guys find that the flag task was the turning point?
STEVE: No. I felt like it was the cab driver and we probably wouldn't have been in that position. He said he knew where he was going. We get out of the car for a four or five minute run and we were third, because it was a busy street and the cars weren't moving at all. So we went out and then Jordan and Dan came out, too. Mike and Louie were right there and they weren't getting out. As we were running, we saw them a little later.
So even though we got up there and I told my cab driver to follow us and we got back in our cab, we were still okay in that situation. He had a cell phone and said he was calling to find out where it was, and he said he knew. So we got back in and we were lost again. I keep saying that I wish we let Dan and Jordan try to steal our cab. I wish they would've stole it.
THE DEADBOLT: What was the toughest aspect of that particular leg aside from the cabs? Was it the heat or just the dynamics of race day?
ALLIE: That flag challenge was difficult. By the time we got there, it was very windy. It was 32-foot poles. I mean, we tried it longer than it was shown on TV and it shows how good the cowboys were at getting that done, because that was a challenge. The heat combined with everything, it was a hard physical leg.
THE DEADBOLT: Who was your biggest ally in the race?
ALLIE: Early on, Joe and Heidi were our allies. Honestly, I feel like at different points everyone was kind of working with us. Being a male and female from two different generations, we really got along with all of the teams and kind of had a connection to everybody. So I feel like at some point we were always getting information or talking or trying to help each other out.
STEVE: There were a lot of baseball fans on there and I just mentioned, "Free tickets. Don't mess with us." It was kind of a running joke. You know, it could've been us instead of Joe and Heidi who were U-Turned by Louie and Mike. Thank goodness they're baseball fans and they probably thought about that [laughs].
THE DEADBOLT: What did you learn about each other now that it's all over?
STEVE: Well, that's the biggest question people ask us and I answer only one way. We knew each other very well, we're a close family, and through baseball they would always come out and stay with us. So it wasn't their friends around or anything, it was just family. We're very close, so we continue to be close. But with her being gone for four years in college, I realized how spiritually and mentally strong she is and how she's grown into a woman. I'm just so proud how she never complained and she never cried. There are some tough things watching the show. You never saw her backstab anyone or quit. I didn't realize how tough she was. My little girl turned into a pretty tough girl and is ready to challenge the world now.
ALLIE: Like he said, we are best friends. It wasn't like all of a sudden I found out all this new information about him. I guess just his friendly demeanor. Wherever we were, when people were sleeping on a bus or on a plane, he would be around trying to get info and talking to locals and figuring out exactly where we were and just trying to do the best we could. The way he is with people and all age groups from all around the world, I was just blown away by how he made connections and could be so friendly at all times.
THE DEADBOLT: Is there anything you guys would have changed and done differently? Would you have changed your strategy?
STEVE: I would've changed our cab driver.
ALLIE: That's really the only thing. Up to that point, we were in the top three consistently and it showed how quickly bad luck can put anyone out at anytime. So up until then, we really had what it takes.
STEVE: That was the one thing that did us in. You know, wrecking the car, painting the wrong house, doing back flips and falling down, all of these things never hurt us. You'd almost rather go out because you couldn't do something and not because of what happened, but we can live with it. We feel like we were out of our element early in the show, like, "What are we doing here?" The next thing you know, we're doing very well. We were shocked at ourselves, actually.
THE DEADBOLT: Since it took you twenty years to get to the big leagues, what was the secret to actually getting there?
STEVE: First of all, knowledge and knowing the game. When I coached it never had to be about myself, you know, when you're a teacher it's not about I'm thinking of my career. I'm thinking of the kids' career and making them better and making the organization better and always put the team first. And then hard work and knowledge and perseverance. You know, you have to keep grinding and grinding and I finally got my opportunity and been up in the big leagues... This is my eleventh year, twelfth year of the last fourteen fifteen. So, you know when you go after a dream you can't quit man and just like on the show you're going to have some bad breaks and things don't go your way and it's out of your control and it's how you deal with them. That was my dream and that's how I reached it.
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