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The Amazing Race: What If
Prophet:
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--- Quote from: slayton on December 22, 2011, 08:56:59 PM ---Luke said that he could have and would have used the second U-Turn in Beijing, racer, because he still had his team picture/sticker to put on the U-Turn board.
The other seasons might have changed the rules though, because Louie & Michael said something once about making the other teams think that they could still use the U-Turn in the post-Blind U-Turn legs, although it could be that they either lost their picture or they were not very smart when it came to gameplay.
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The Blind U-Turn may be ressurrected at some point, but it has faded into irrelevance after AR14 because it has not been part of the design for any seasons. World Race Productions seems to have put the focus on Double U-Turns instead.
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There was actually a Blind Uturn in TAR 16 which Louie and Michael used on Joe and Heidi.
Glamazon Racer:
--- Quote from: apskip on December 23, 2011, 08:36:58 AM ---racer,
Elimination twice due to navigational difficulties is not funny at all. It's tragic. No team can do well in an Amazing Race if they are incompetent at navigation, which John Vito and Jill certainly proved to be.
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I agree it was tragic, especially as they are one of my favourites of all time :cmas4 , but I find coincidences like that to be quite funny too. :)
--- Quote from: apskip on December 23, 2011, 08:39:33 AM ---
--- Quote from: slayton on December 22, 2011, 08:56:59 PM ---Luke said that he could have and would have used the second U-Turn in Beijing, racer, because he still had his team picture/sticker to put on the U-Turn board.
The other seasons might have changed the rules though, because Louie & Michael said something once about making the other teams think that they could still use the U-Turn in the post-Blind U-Turn legs, although it could be that they either lost their picture or they were not very smart when it came to gameplay.
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The Blind U-Turn may be ressurrected at some point, but it has faded into irrelevance after AR14 because it has not been part of the design for any seasons. World Race Productions seems to have put the focus on Double U-Turns instead.
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I was never a big fan of the Blind U-Turn myself, but it was an interesting twist for sure! But I definitely prefer the Double U-Turn myself. :cmas16
Glamazon Racer:
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there also an unaired Blind U-Turn on TAR15 at some point? :cmas5
apskip:
--- Quote from: racer on December 23, 2011, 08:42:44 AM ---Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there also an unaired Blind U-Turn on TAR15 at some point? :cmas5
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Yes, it looks like you are right:
In an unaired scene, Lance & Keri used a Blind U-Turn on Sam & Dan. However, Sam & Dan were already in front of them and the U-Turn had no effect.
I did not discover this until you raised the question, so now I know something I previously did not.
Jobby:
The last time a blind U-TURN appeared was in TAR 16. It survived for 3 seasons from TAR 14 - TAR 16 and all 3 times it was used.
After which I guess starting from TAR 17, the producers focused on the Double U-TURN, which I thought added more drama and intensity to the show and >>> Blind U-TURN.
What if Bill and Cathi did not get lost on the leg they got eliminated and Marcus and Amani were eliminated. Do you think they could have made the final three if their cabbie shared info just like Marcus and Amani's cabbie? :cmaslol And what are their chances of winning against Ernie and Cindy?
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