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The 6th place curse

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Evan_Weinstein:
12th place team, maybe you can include, so far all the 4 eliminated teams were all married, GOSH

Gina & Sylvia - TAR3
Debra & Steve - TAR4
Bilal & Sa'eed - TAR10
Eric & Lisa - TAR15


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--- Quote from: Dånooky ✟ on April 05, 2010, 04:54:33 PM ---On another note, have you ever noticed that teams with potential to win are sometimes eliminated in 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th as well? :lol:

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I was seriously thinking the exact same thing when I read this. :lol3:

But if there are curses for some of the placings, here's what I would call them:

11th: Usually younger, fairly average teams with potential to do at least moderately well.
10th: Usually teams that are sacrificial lambs that should have been out on Leg 1.
9th: Usually average to strong teams with the potential to go far. Often very likable.
8th: Traditionally (pre-TAR 11) for elderly or weaker teams or (post-TAR 11) teams with the potential to go far. No solid pattern anymore.
7th: Usually a co-ed dating or married team. Usually somewhere from strong to average in skill.
6th: Usually teams with lots of personality or some other thing for which they are memorable.
5th: Possibly the one with the least of a pattern of all eliminations. I can't find anything unique about 5th place.
4th: Usually a popular team that people want to see in the F3. :lol:

I won't judge 12th place. Not enough for a pattern yet.

Obviously all of these have their exceptions. What I put here is the general rule that I observe, but these may not apply to every given season. Interesting how only one placing (5th) seems to have no observable pattern at all.

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Hooky:

--- Quote from: Evan_Weinstein on April 07, 2010, 02:08:29 AM ---12th place team, maybe you can include, so far all the 3 eliminated teams were all married, GOSH

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Not true. Gina & Sylvia and Bilal & Sa'eed were certainly not married couples. And there have been 4 12th place teams.

Evan_Weinstein:
read my updated comment

anyway i never said couples, i said married people
--- Quote from: Hooky on April 07, 2010, 02:11:29 AM ---
--- Quote from: Evan_Weinstein on April 07, 2010, 02:08:29 AM ---12th place team, maybe you can include, so far all the 3 eliminated teams were all married, GOSH

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Not true. Gina & Sylvia and Bilal & Sa'eed were certainly not married couples. And there have been 4 12th place teams.

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Hooky:

--- Quote from: Evan_Weinstein on April 07, 2010, 04:42:56 AM ---read my updated comment

anyway i never said couples, i said married people
--- Quote from: Hooky on April 07, 2010, 02:11:29 AM ---
--- Quote from: Evan_Weinstein on April 07, 2010, 02:08:29 AM ---12th place team, maybe you can include, so far all the 3 eliminated teams were all married, GOSH

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Not true. Gina & Sylvia and Bilal & Sa'eed were certainly not married couples. And there have been 4 12th place teams.

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Sorry, that was a misinterpretation. :tup:

DavidJunior:
i think 12th could fit in the 11th category.

all of them (sans Debra and Steve  :res: ) looked like they were decent competition.

well, at least until about 1/2 way...

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