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Dom:
--- Quote from: mswood on September 17, 2011, 08:03:41 PM ---Flamant777
The reason they used the cowboys in that example is they went from worst to first and an extra task all in one episode. Meaning even after a travel equalizer they started last on that leg, and with no other equalizer completed all tasks as well as another and finished first.
Charla & Mirna are not the only team to start off extremely poorly then end up winning two legs in a row and making it into the finale three. Teri & Ian are another example of this.
But I never did read the question that way very interesting.
I would also like to add one that was completely unsuccessful And that was Debbie & Bianca after driving to the wrong side of the continent (seriously, I love typing that), and catching up to a team and almost making it to another leg.
I am curious in case of the Cowboys how much time they actually did gain, as y only started minutes after the other teams and their extra task didn't take up much time. But to lazy to check.
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True, but the cowboys got incredibly lucky in winning that leg. As I outlined in my account of running the Penang leg myself, I found that the detour choices were was extremely imbalanced. As well as being a shorter drive from both the roadblock and the Snake Temple, Jet & Cord's detour was also shorter and on one of the most well known spots on the island. The other option was also incredibly hard to find; even locals didn't have a clue what I was talking about. Also, the Speed Bump would have cost them at most 15 minutes. They were also lucky that nobody else chose their side of the detour!
So for sure, a lot of things will have to go right if another team is to ever accomplish this feat again!
mswood:
--- Quote from: Joab on September 17, 2011, 11:29:56 PM ---
--- Quote from: mswood on September 17, 2011, 08:03:41 PM ---Flamant777
The reason they used the cowboys in that example is they went from worst to first and an extra task all in one episode. Meaning even after a travel equalizer they started last on that leg, and with no other equalizer completed all tasks as well as another and finished first.
Charla & Mirna are not the only team to start off extremely poorly then end up winning two legs in a row and making it into the finale three. Teri & Ian are another example of this.
But I never did read the question that way very interesting.
I would also like to add one that was completely unsuccessful And that was Debbie & Bianca after driving to the wrong side of the continent (seriously, I love typing that), and catching up to a team and almost making it to another leg.
I am curious in case of the Cowboys how much time they actually did gain, as y only started minutes after the other teams and their extra task didn't take up much time. But to lazy to check.
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Actually it was just because of the Detour.. but props to Cowboys for even managing that.. but not a moment I would want to remember because Steve and Allie, obviously the nicest remaining team of the final 6 for that season, got eliminated. :'(
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I liked Steve & Allie, but I wanted them gone after not going back for their packs (seriously huge leads over all the teams except one, and you never know when that tuck tape, or you know warmer clothes might have come in handy). I was really hoping they would have next gone to some cold as climate, just to make a point.
Dom:
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on September 15, 2011, 11:03:38 PM ---In case you couldn't see it:
http://www.youtube.com/v/igX3X7H0OGQ?version=3&hl
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Why is Phil wearing a 'play' button?!
GabyM:
BEST LOL MOMENT: Swiss Cheese Task in First Leg of TAR14 I'd pick the Brats detour on TAR6...between Bolo deciding to eat the raw sausage mixture, and the editors choosing the most "interesting" quotes for that particular task, I kept cracking up every time
BEST OVERACHIEVING MOMENT: Charla Carries 55 lbs of Beef on her back, TAR5 Agree
BEST DISPLAY OF KARMA: Uchenna & Joyce shave their heads for Fast Forward... then win TAR7 My pick would be Adam & Rebecca using the yield on Freddy & Kendra in the Ethiopia leg, and then coming in second to last place
BEST FINISH: Chris & Alex Pass Tara & Wil to win TAR2 Agree
BEST NSFW MOMENT: Underwear Running Road Block in Russia, TAR14 I'd choose Jon doing the last RB completely in the nude
BEST BREAKDOWN: Mika is Afraid of a Water Slide in Dubai, TAR15 (I'd have chosen Flo in the Vietnam.) Colin has plenty of those during TAR5...almost going to jail, losing it because he can't find a chocolate with a white center, "My Ox Is Broken", and the bricks
BEST COMEBACK: Jet & Cord Last to First, TAR16 Alien Overall, I'd choose Chip & Kim...going all the way from 8th in leg 1 to winning the million
BEST OMG MOMENT: Claire's Watermelon Smash, TAR17 Agreed
MOST HEART WRENCHING MOMENT: Luke Loses the Million Dollars, TAR14 Alien I'd choose either the orphanage in TAR7, Gus crying at the slave house, or the Cho bros taking time to reflect on what the Hanoi Hilton stood for
BEST HISTORY MAKING MOMENT: Nat & Kat Are the First All-Female Team to Win TAR, TAR17. Either that one or Chip & Reichen being the first couple to win TAR
mswood:
--- Quote from: Dom El on September 18, 2011, 12:23:42 AM ---
--- Quote from: georgiapeach on September 15, 2011, 11:03:38 PM ---In case you couldn't see it:
http://www.youtube.com/v/igX3X7H0OGQ?version=3&hl
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because Phil wants me to come out and play!
Why is Phil wearing a 'play' button?!
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