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TAR 17 EP 12 (FINALE) "Hi. I'm sorry. I'm in a Race."
Snooky:
--- Quote from: graytex on December 11, 2010, 09:43:20 AM ---"Are you smarter than a 5th grader" and "Deal or No Deal" I believe are both NBC shows, so you can count those two out.
"The Price is Right" is CBS and "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" are both syndicated. Those 3 seem the most likely.
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Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader is actually Fox. (If I remember correctly)
Prophet:
--- Quote from: Snooky on December 11, 2010, 09:45:18 AM ---
--- Quote from: graytex on December 11, 2010, 09:43:20 AM ---"Are you smarter than a 5th grader" and "Deal or No Deal" I believe are both NBC shows, so you can count those two out.
"The Price is Right" is CBS and "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" are both syndicated. Those 3 seem the most likely.
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Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader is actually Fox. (If I remember correctly)
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It's developed by Fox Broadcasting but they syndicate it. I don't see it on Fox in my viewing area for example.
connayyy:
--- Quote from: zaraice on December 11, 2010, 05:31:30 AM ---
--- Quote from: RealityFreakWill on December 11, 2010, 02:25:28 AM ---I'm gonna call it now. Laugh at me all you want if I'm wrong on Sunday night! (Not playing favorites here)
THE AMAZING RACE 17 CHAMPIONS:
JILL HANEY AND THOMAS WOLFORD
SECOND PLACE:
NAT STRAND AND KAT CHANG
THIRD PLACE:
BROOK ROBERTS AND CLAIRE CHAMPLIN
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You know, with all the new interviews by Phil that keep coming up, I feel that J/T being winners becomes a very likely possibility. Not only that, the over-emphasis on FF winners by the promos, and the lack of any footage of J/T in the foot (or cab) race down the stretch in the promos, seem to point towards J/T. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed and hoping N/K will win, but I'm not keeping my hopes too high anymore.
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I completely agree with this. Everything points to J/T at this point.
At first I thought that the emphasis on FF winners could only mean that we would finally see an all-female team win, because why would they set us up for disappointment? But the interviews by Phil suggest that they're trying to ease our disappointment by reminding us that the most deserving team winning is what's important.
Still hoping to see a Nat & Kat win, but right now I'd say the probability of J/T winning is about 60%.
Rogue:
--- Quote from: krabbe on December 11, 2010, 06:29:52 AM ---
--- Quote from: Rogue on December 11, 2010, 04:02:48 AM ---
Only people who have been analyzing the previews & reading the speculations know that Nat/Kat arrived first at the bungee task, though.
Here's what I think will happen in the final leg: the teams leave the memory task within minutes of each other, get stuck in traffic, & Brook/Claire's taxi driver decides to take another route which separates them from the others, hence the "we could be last or first" comment. Tom/Jill check in first (gut feeling from interview & preview) because of a good taxi.
I'm still hoping my gut feeling is wrong, though. Nat/Kat for the win!!
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When I saw the first preview after the show, I noticed that the rope was let down on the left side of Thomas and Jill and still rolled up on their right. Then when I saw Brook or Claire's pink shirt in another preview I thought they were leaving and Nat and Kat were bringing up the rear. The sleuths here definitely pointed out that Nat and Kat had been at that spot. Either way it is information that we have.
I know the no confessionals from Jill and Thomas are leaving people to think they won but I don't remember one from Nat and Kat either. When they were at the final location they did talk about a previous challenge but I don't think we have anything from them otherwise. Also in the first preview after the show, when Nat and Kat weren't shown in the helicopter or on the bridge, I thought something had happened to them.
That being said what does a memory challenge have to do with determination and willingness to win? Either there is a final task after the memory task or Phil is talking about traffic. But the things that are a bit of a concern are why would Nat be calling someone in their cab? And what are Thomas and Jill doing in what could be a Mitsubishi store? Maybe they're not lost.
I thought all the hype was going to lead to a let down too. But I do realize that Phil is not going to really give us anything either. If we read between the lines we can get things wrong. Like I suggested, placement change can be from third to second. We could all read that statement and say oh look whatever team is in first but Phil said there will be a placement change so they're not going to win. I'm not sure if that wouldn't be considered too easy to guess. We also don't know when this placement change occurs either. I have this sneaking feeling that Thomas and Jill do manage to somehow get in there first (maybe his Notre Dame education will finally come into play) but I'm going to still hope for a Nat and Kat or Brook and Claire win.
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Coutzy:
Phil is a very smart man. He's had 17 seasons to perfect it, and he knows exactly what to say to make people think he's given it away, without giving anything away.
I wouldn't be reading anything into Phil's interviews about the finale. All of what he said, to me, reads as "It's a good episode, you should watch it"
PS- Since the number of Fast Forwards was cut down to 1, the only team to win without the use of the FF is Tammy and Victor, in a season where the Fast Forward stayed unused.
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