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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 27, Episode 11, "It's not easy beating green"
Film date: probably 2015-07-12 - 2015-07-13
As usual this episode starts with an extra scene from the previous leg. This time it is just after the pit stop and we get to see the tension between Justin & Diana and Logan & Chris after the former U-turned the latter.
The last pit stop was at a wedding party in Agra. Teams seem to be released from a different place in Agra in the following order:
1.Justin & Diana 07:402.Kelsey & Joey 07:47+0:073.Tiffany & Krista 08:50+1:104.Logan & Chris 08:54+1:14
Route info: "Fly to Hong Kong". Once teams land they will be picked up by a green Rolls-Royce and be driven to the Peninsula hotel where they will find their next clue.
"I'm tired of losing so it's time to get a win", Joey has four 2nd place in a row
"It's not easy beating green", Krista gets the title
Teams end up on the same flight from New Delhi to Hong Kong, probably:
CX698 DEL-HKG 2015-07-11 22:40 - 06:44+1 (scheduled 22:45 - 06:45)
Once teams land they find the Rolls-Royces in the following order:
1. Tiffany & Krista
2. Kelsey & Joey
3. Justin & Diana
4. Logan & Chris
"From tuk-tuk to Rolls-Royce", Joey reflects on their different forms of transportation
"We're usually following the Rolls-Royce so it's definitely a nice change on things", Chris (the Paparazzi)
Unsurprisingly the hotel drivers actually know where the hotel is so teams arrive at the hotel in the same order they left the airport. At the hotel they find their next clue box in front of the entrance.
Detour: Sam's or Cells
In Sam's teams must make their way to the world famous Sam's the tailor. Pick up an order form and make their way to his workshop. Here they must cut six pieces of fabric after a pattern. Once their cutting has been approved they must deliver a finished suit back to the store.
Sam's workshop turns out to be a very cramped and hot place. Tiffany & Krista are very confident when they go into the detour since they are used to sewing. Unfortunately they over-think the task and start preparing to actually sew the garment when all they need is to cut out the pieces. After a short while they realize their mistake and reread their clue.
The easiest way to cut the pieces is to fold the fabric over since the pieces are pairwise mirrored. Chris knows this but is overruled by Logan.
In Cells teams make their way to a market at Kweilin street where used cellphones are sold. They must then search through the bins containing hundreds of phones until they find one which works. Once they do they must use it to call a number (Kong Wah, 91488) for the location of their next clue.
"It's pretty much a needle in a haystack", Justin
Finding a working cellphone means that they have to turn them on. This is tedious, but they are lucky and find a working one fairly quickly. They call the stored number and get an address. And this is where things take a turn for the worse for the green team. They do not realize that the address is just two blocks away. Instead they jump into a taxi and show their handwritten address.
Meanwhile at the tailor Kelsey & Joey get their first attempt rejected since they have cut half their pieces with the wrong side of the fabric up. Soon thereafter Tiffany & Krista are approved.
In the taxi Justin & Diana have trouble communicating with their driver but manage to learn that it will take 45 minutes to get to their destination. This sows the seeds of doubt in their minds. Their driver drive to a hotel and go in to get directions. Here they find some people who can check their destination and find out that it is very close to where they started, so they have to jump into their taxi again and go back. This extra trip probably took around 40 minutes.
"He doesn't understand so I'm not being rude to him", Justin when Diana asks him to calm down in the taxi
"Who wants to help you when you're yelling like a maniac?" Diana bites back
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+0) Tiffany & Krista, Sam's
2(+0) Kelsey & Joey, Sam's, probably about 25 minutes after #1
3(+1) Logan & Chris, Sam's, probably about 15 minutes after #2
4(-1) Justin & Diana, cell
Route info: "Travel by taxi to the Turbo Jet ferry terminal on Hong Kong island". Teams must now travel to the ferry terminal and take a high speed ferry to Macau where they must make their way to the House of dancing water at the City of dreams casino.
"Tiffany, this gonna be dance, we've got this, we're gonna win", Krista is excited about their next destination
And Justin & Diana's downward spiral continue. A local directs them to the Kowloon ferry terminal, which is closer. But not the place they should go to. Eventually teams end up on two different ferries.
Ferry #1 departs from Hong Kong island and carries:
Kelsey & Joey
Logan & Chris
Tiffany & Krista
Ferry #2 departs from the Kowloon side at 11:30 and carries:
Justin & Diana
The teams on the Hong Kong ferry are surprised that Justin & Diana is nowhere to be seen. But they assume they are in front of them.
Once in Macau teams rush to the taxis. The casino is a big one so all drivers seem to know where it is. Teams arrive at the house of dancing water in the following order:
1(+1) Kelsey & Joey
2(-1) Tiffany & Krista
3(+0) Logan & Chris, shortly after #1
4(+0) Justin & Diana, just as the first two teams are leaving
Road block: Who wants to rise to the occasion?
It this road block contestants must join a typical extravagant casino show. This one is centered around a large indoor pool. Contestants will be guided into the pool where they will catch a big mast like structure as it rises out of the water. They must then drop 30 feet into the pool, dive down and collect a golden fish. They have to do all this before the music stops. All present teams can participate in the same show.
The jump into the pool is scary but actually finding the fish is surprisingly difficult. The lighting is confusing and there are lots of bubbles in the water.
The show last for about 15 minutes and the reset between shows takes about 20 minutes. if teams fail they have to wait for the show to start again. But before they can make their first attempt they will have to change into a costume and have some makeup applied.
"Any chance I get to relax for a minute and not hear Chris yelling at me", Logan enjoy getting her makeup done
We can tell that Krista is a show-girl since she seems to be really in her element doing lots of striking poses, at least until it is time to find the fishes.
"How was it Logan?", Denise meet Logan as she reaches the changing area
"You'll find out", But Logan doesn't want to share any information
Diana arrives just as the first teams leave, she get changed and has her makeup done but as she is about to enter the arena she is told:
"We're going to need to wait here for about 20 minutes", by the staff
She has just missed the start of the next performance. This means that Krista is getting one more chance to complete the task before Diana can make her first attempt.
Once Justin hears from Tiffany what the task actually entails he wants to kick himself. He feels the task is 100% designed for him but they picked Diana since they thought it was going to be a fear-based task.
"I would give back all our wins just for this one", Justin is one big ball of emotions as he watches
Both Justin & Diana are really distraught since they feel that they are staring into the throat of the the elimination monster.
It is hearth breaking to see Krista struggle with this task. Tiffany is also extremely tense as she sit and watch Krista fail. But to their credit, both Tiffany and Justin, seem to be very supportive of their partners.
Krista fails her second attempt to get the fish and for her third show she is joined by Diana.
"I have to jump from here?", Diana realize that the jump is high
Krista frustration must be enormous when Diana gets it on her first attempt, specially since she must know that they are now in last. But she does not give up.
"Don't give up Krista", Justin encourages Krista as he is leaving
Krista doesn't really appreciate Justin's words at the moment but is more receptive to the support from Tiffany. And Tiffany does her best to encourage her partner.
"You can't fail at anything you do because that's not you", Tiffany
After some pep talk Krista finally manages to complete the task on her fifth attempt.
Teams complete the road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+2)Logan* & Chris (6-5)On her 1st attempt2(-1)Kelsey* & Joey (6-5)On her 1st attempt3(+1)Justin & Diana* (5-6)On her 1st attempt4(-2)Tiffany & Krista* (5-6)On her 5th attempt
Route info: "Make your way to Nam Van Lake". This is the pit stop for this leg of the race.
Teams travel here by taxi (14min). The first two teams both prepare for a footrace to the mat. Even though they do not see each others. In the end it is not really that close, Logan & Chris arrive first with a comfortable margin.
"Five in a row Phil", Joey is frustrated about their 5th 2nd place finish
The first two teams stay on the mat to see which the third team to reach the finale will be.
Meanwhile Justin & Diana are in a taxi on their way to the pit stop. Now that they think they are more or less safe they can relax and make up after a stressful day.
"I'm sorry I take my frustrations out on you", Justin apologies to Diana
"I don't think other teams are going to be happy to see us", Justin as they approach the pit stop
And we get to hear the reactions from the two teams waiting at the pit stop. And unsurprisingly Justin is right, they are not happy.
Justin & Diana are very happy to hear that they are the third team to arrive. But Phil continues with his classic "However...". Since Justin & Diana took the wrong ferry (from Kowloon rather than Hong Kong) they get a 30 minutes penalty, and they get an additional 25 minutes because that is how much faster that route was. So in total Justin & Diana have to wait out a 55 minute penalty.
So now we have a tense situation. When they reached the pit stop Krista is still struggling with the road block and nobody knows if they will be able to reach it before the penalty runs out.
"The longest 55 minuets of our life", Justin
"Krista & Tiffany need to be working their butts off right now. Hopefully they are not giving up", Logan
As they are waiting we get to see Krista complete the road block and they get into a taxi. Unfortunately for them the taxi takes them to the wrong place. It s not far out of the way but they still loose valuable minutes.
The episode is cut so that it looks like a tense race between the penalty time and Tiffany & Krista. But as usual we do not know how big the time difference was in the end.
"I can't believe it", Logan is not happy with the result
Teams reach Phil in the following order:
1(+0) Logan & Chris, win a trip to Peru
2(+0) Kelsey & Joey
Justin & Diana, get a 55 minutes penalty
3(+0) Justin & Diana
4(+0) Tiffany & Krista, are eliminated
All teams are still at the mat as Krista & Tiffany finally arrive. So they are not surprised by Phil's words.
"We didn't make it to the final three but we were darn close, and if we inspired one person then that is all that matters", Krista
claude_24hrs:
Maf, the dates for leg 11 filming are wrong. Teams started the leg on July 12 and arrived in Hong Kong/Macau in the 13th as we've seen in live tweets thread.
maf:
--- Quote from: claude_24hrs on December 10, 2015, 03:16:07 AM ---Maf, the dates for leg 11 filming are wrong. Teams started the leg on July 12 and arrived in Hong Kong/Macau in the 13th as we've seen in live tweets thread.
--- End quote ---
Yes, I got lost among timezone conversions. I'll update it.
maf:
Racing report
Amazing Race Season 27, Episode 12, "We got a chance, baby!"
Film date: 2015-07-14
The last pit stop was in Macau but it looks like teams are released from the Conrad hotel in Hong Kong after a 14h+ pit stop in the following order:
1.Logan & Chris 03:542.Kelsey & Joey 03:55+0:013.Justin & Diana 05:37+1:42
Route info: "Fly to Long Island, New York"
As usual teams are not free to select their flight for this last leg. The flight they all have to take is:
CX830 HKG-JFK 09:36 - 13:16 (scheduled 09:20 - 13:05)
Once teams land they must travel by taxi to the N.Y. Fire Department training facility at Randals Island (15.9mi). Teams get into taxis in the following order:
1. Justin & Diana
2. Logan & Chris
3. Kelsey & Joey
"Going back to being photographers focus. Focus is the key word", Chris
"We are going to be warriors instead of worriers", And the platitudes keep on coming from Chris
As they arrive at Randals island, Justin ask their taxi to wait. But the driver wants an extra $100 to do so. This is kind of much and they do not know how much money they will need later in the leg so they release their taxi. This will prove to be a pivotal moment in this episode.
"What no tip?", Taxi driver after trying to get a lot of extra money
The other teams manage to get their taxis to wait.
In addition to the clue box the first teams find Phil here. Phil is live narrating their progress.
Teams reach the clue box here in the following order:
1(+0) Justin & Diana
2(+0) Logan & Chris, a few second behind #1
3(+0) Kelsey & Joey, a couple of minutes later
Road block: "Who wants to play with fire?"
In this road block teams must take part in a fire fighting drill. They must start by putting on the heavy fire fighter equipment. Then carry a heavy hose to a truck before climbing up a ladder into a window on the third floor of a building (there are three ladders set up). Once in the building they will be fitted with breathing apparatus and must then search a set of rooms filled with smoke and fires for a victim (a child-sized dummy). Once they find the victim they must bring it outside and deliver it to a waiting ambulance.
"These guys do not joke around", Justin
Once contestants have completed this task they will be faced with their first memory challenge. They are led to a fire truck and behind it they find a row of boots and a stack of helmets. A fire extinguisher holds the following text:
--- Quote ---FDNY
INSTRUCTIONS
Arrange the
helmets with the
nine capitals of
the countries
you visited on
the Race, in
order from left
to right, on top
of the boots to
receive your
next clue.
--- End quote ---
To make the task a bit harder there are two extra helmets as well. The extras are labeled Rotterdam and Rio de Janeiro. The correct order is: Brasília, Buenos aires, Lusaka, Harare, Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw, New Delhi and Beijing.
Justin is the only once who seem to ace the memory challenge and he leaves just as Joey arrive to the memory challenge. Joey and Chris both make a couple of wrong guesses before they get it. But they do not lose much time.
Teams complete the road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+0)Justin* & Diana (6-6)2(+1)Kelsey & Joey* (6-6)3(-1)Logan & Chris* (6-6)
Route info: "Make your way to the location of the final race of the triple crown and search for your next clue"
All teams seem to know that they need to go to Belmont Park racetrack. Justin & Diana have a problem now as their taxi have left. They ask the two waiting cars if any of them want to take them. But they are both very uninterested. In fact Chris & Logan's driver is so uninterested about going to Belmont that he leaves instead.
Kelsey & Joey is the second team to reach the taxis, but they go back so that Joey can change out of his fire fighting gear. In the meantime Logan & Chris reach the one remaining taxi. They get into Kelsey & Joey's taxi just as Kelsey & Joey come running. There is a bit of shouting like "this is our cab" and Chris folds and exits the car. The fact that the driver said he wouldn't take them may have helped his decision as well. As the fact that Kelsey & Joey have left the meter running. Logan is very upset with Chris about him giving up the taxi. There is actually quite a lot of nagging about this during the rest of the race which I am skipping.
So the situation now is that we have Kelsey & Joey leaving in a taxi while the other two teams have to hop on a bus to go somewhere where they can hail a new taxi.
"Damn we should have kept our cab", Justin
To make matters worse Justin & Diana get into a bus which first makes a lap around the island. So after a while they get back to where they boarded the bus.
At Belmont park teams will find a horse and rider waiting. They are not dressed up in yellow and red but still they have the next clue. Teams reach them in the following order:
1(+1) Kelsey & Joey
2(+1) Logan & Chris
3(-2) Justin & Diana, probably about 45 minutes after #1
Route info: "Fly to the Hamptons in style and search for your next clue". Teams must now jump into one of the waiting helicopters which will take them to the Hapmtons.
Here we have another argument between Logan & Chris. It seems Chris is still wearing his fire-mans pants and boots and he wants to leave them behind. Logan points out that he has to have some sort of shoes. Chris ignores her.
The helicopters land in the same order they took off and the next cue box is hard to miss where it stands nearby.
Teams must now run to Shinnecock east county park. Here they will board a Sea-doo before heading out into the bay. They must then find a marked lobster boat.
"Do you know what a lobster boat looks like?", Diana to Justin
"Nope", At least Justin is honest as thy speed out into the bay
Teams board their lobster boats in the following order:
1(+0) Kelsey & Joey
2(+0) Logan & Chris
3(+0) Justin & Diana
Teams must now pull up seven lobster pots from the sea and replace them with new ones.
"Seems pretty straightforward, pretty easy. So it's pretty depressing", Justin had hoped for a harder task
The task sounds simple but teams soon find out that it is very heavy.
"It was the most physically demanding thing I think we have ever done in our entire life", Kelsey
Once teams have replaced all seven lobster pots they get handed a small box filled with flags. Inside the lid is a note:
--- Quote ---RAISE THE FLAG!
Arrange the Flags of the 9
countries you have visited,
in order, from the top down,
to receive your next clue.
* You may not use any
manner of notes.
* You may not use any
items to assist you in this
challenge.
--- End quote ---
So here we have a second memory challenge. We learn that Kelsey & Joey and Justin & Diana have studied during the race and the flags were one of the things they studied so both teams are pretty confident when they go into this challenge. Logan & Chris are not so confident since they haven't studied the flags.
"I don't know what Africa's flag look like", Logan
Teams also learn that there is an extra flag included.
"I wish there was extra flags so somebody could make a mistake", Justin
"There is, this isn't a flag we went to", Just then Diana find a flag she knows they didn't go to
Justin & Diana is the only team to pass the flag challenge on their first attempt. Kelsey & Joey were also pretty quick but got tripped up by the extra flag. Unfortunately for them Logan & Chris are stumped by this challenge.They do not know the flags so they have to guess, and that takes a long time.
"We didn't study the flags, we're stupid", Chris has reached wisdom
Teams complete the lobster boat challenge in the following order:
1(+0) Kelsey & Joey
2(+1) Justin & Diana
3(-1) Logan & Chris
The boats will now take teams to the beach where they will find some Dune buggies. They must then ride one of these along the beach to their next clue. The boats can't go all the way in to shore so teams have to swim the last bit.
Riding the dune buggy seems fairly straightforward. And you only need to follow the beach for about a mile so it is hard to get lost. So there are no changes in the order as teams speed to the next clue box.
The next clue tells teams they must assemble six Adirondack chairs and arrange them in the correct order according to the pictures on them. The pictures are:
1. The water bike
2. A tango couple
3. A lion
4. A windmill
5. Taj Mahal
6. A green Rolls Royce
None of the teams seem to have any problem with placing them in the correct order. However assembling them is a different matter. They have to use a hammer and nails to put them together. This is a very tedious and detail oriented task. And it turns out that the judge is fairly strict.
"Joey's pretty handy", Kelsey
Justin & Diana arrive at this task while Kelsey & Joey are still working on their chairs. So it gets really exciting for a while.
"We got a chance baby!", Justin gets the title
"This is my forte, I'm a builder", Diana has unexpected strengths
Logan & Chris are last to arrive to this task. In fact they arrive to this task after the other two teams have crossed he finish line.
Justin & Diana are filled with confidence and we get to see Kelsey & Joey struggle a bit. And when the reporters call the judge over he points out that some of their chairs are not aligned well. So they must pull a couple of them apart and do them over.
The episode is cut so it looks like Justin & Diana are getting their chairs checked at the same time as Kelsey & Joey get their rechecked. This is very exciting. Unfortunately this is also very deceptive. The behind the scenes footage shows that Justin & Diana only have assembled three of the six chairs when Kelsey & Joey get their chairs approved.
Teams get their chairs approved in the following order:
1(+0) Kelsey & Joey
2(+0) Justin & Diana, about 20 minutes after #1
3(+0) Logan & Chris
Route info: "At last, the finish line. Run to the nearby Southampton estate and find Phil. Go, Go, Go!". The clue also says "Follow the marked path to the estate".
The marked path starts just a little bit down the beach and is hard to miss. In fact the pit stop is only about 200 meters away Teams check in to the mat in the following order:
1(+0) Kelsey & Joey, win $1,000,000
2(+0) Justin & Diana
3(+0) Logan & Chris
"5 continents, 10 countries, more than 34,000 miles", Phil at the mat
"For the two of us to experience what we have experienced, this is the best thing ever", Joey
maf:
And that concludes this season. I wish to thank all the tireless detectives and others on whose work I rely.
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