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Some interesting (and some not so interesting) facts and records!
Dom:
--- Quote from: Joab on November 30, 2011, 11:39:46 PM ---Somebody check this for me please?
If Jeremy and Sandy doesn't win the last 2 legs of THE AMAZING RACE 19, it will be the ONLY season for the american edition to only have 3 teams come in FIRST PLACE (or win). Least teams winning 1st places for a particular season...
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Ooh I like that stat!! I'm gonna include a small table in the first post of the number of winning teams in each season.
ovalorange is right, S13 is the only season with 3 leg winners.
S5, S9 and S15 had only 4 leg winners.
S4 had an astonishing NINE different leg winners! Only three teams didn't taste victory!
S2 had seven, impressive in itself!
Jobby:
S2 and S4 were because of the Fast Forwards. This is something that's what I like with different winners. Makes the race unpredictable. Ever since the Fast Forward was reduced, I think TAR 7, TAR 10, TAR 11, TAR 14 and TAR 16 are the ones with the most winners, with 6 teams winning 1st place throughout the race. No other seasons have gone beyond 7 or 9 winners like TAR 2 or TAR 4.
And not to forget that the first Leg of TAR 4 permitted 3 teams to win the leg, that is.. Amanda and Chris, Steve and Josh and Millie and Chuck. But Steve and Josh and Millie and Chuck each won a leg with the Fast Forward on another time other than the first leg, so it doesn't matter because it's still 9 different teams winning on different legs. The only 3 teams who didn't taste victory that season was Debra and Steve, Russell and Cindy and Monica and Sheree (nearly tasted victory if Steve and Josh didn't take the Fast Forward)
It's not some kind of a pattern, but it's interesting to see that after the reduction of the Fast Forward... no other season had managed to get more than 6 winners but we do have many stuck with 6 winners (5 seasons I think, if my calculation is not wrong)
Best Loser:
I think the Brazilian version has the record for most winners with the reduction of Fast Forwards. There were three Fast Forwards; two of them resulting in the team's only first. In total, 7 teams won a leg.
Prophet:
--- Quote from: Joab on December 01, 2011, 09:58:14 AM ---S2 and S4 were because of the Fast Forwards. This is something that's what I like with different winners. Makes the race unpredictable. Ever since the Fast Forward was reduced, I think TAR 7, TAR 10, TAR 11, TAR 14 and TAR 16 are the ones with the most winners, with 6 teams winning 1st place throughout the race. No other seasons have gone beyond 7 or 9 winners like TAR 2 or TAR 4.
It's not some kind of a pattern, but it's interesting to see that after the reduction of the Fast Forward... no other season had managed to get more than 6 winners but we do have many stuck with 6 winners (5 seasons I think, if my calculation is not wrong)
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I think they made the change to fewer fast forwards to make the legs more skill based. Now the stronger teams can be rewarded for performing well even if they don't win the million.
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--- Quote from: Joab on December 01, 2011, 09:58:14 AM --- The only 3 teams who didn't taste victory that season was Debra and Steve, Russell and Cindy and Monica and Sheree (nearly tasted victory if Steve and Josh didn't take the Fast Forward)
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Huh! With the FAST FORWARD going to Steve and Josh, Monica and Sheree were 54 minutes behind them, 2 minutes ahead of Reichen and Chip and 6 minutes ahead of Tian and Jaree. The more telling statistic is that in the first leg they managed to fall 57 minutes behind Steve and Josh, Amanda and Chris and Millie and Chuck DESPITE WINNING THE FAST FORWARD. I can say with conviction that they do belong on the list of teams who did not deserve to win any leg of AR4.
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