Topic: TAR 35 (formerly called 36): Bitch, Moan & Squeal Here! *POSSIBLE SPOILERS!*

[rtvguy5750]

This is the first time in 36 seasons where the entire Final 3 is all M/M and people are already complaining? Cry me a river, when most of the recent seasons have been won by couples

I'd rather see couples win.  At least in those cases, one woman is on the winning team.

how homophobic /s

[ghmorello]

All male Final 3?  Based!   

[Avid]

If the black mm win ,it will be historic too...Having 3 mm at the finale and having the first black mm to win ,will make this the most historic  season in recent times ..Am so happy to have witnessed history hours after and hopefully will witness more 

[LandonM170]

I'm not mad that there's an all MM finale 3, but it is kinda frustrating, as I love rooting for my girls! (god, I'm so gay )

The 3 MM teams are pretty diverse, so I'm happy about that!

[Parovic]

Is there any chance that Leg 4 is not Vietnam?

[Amazing01]

Whoever wins it will be historic.

[Amazing01]

A Boston Finale Leg would be iconic.

[Amazing01]

The first MM team to win since Dave & Connor.

[Jjw26]

The first MM team to win since Dave & Connor.

Is this shade against Will & James or did you just forget? Also there's a 66.67% chance that a MM won 35 too.

[Amazing01]

Yeah! 
I'm sorry Will & James.

Oh, i forgot Season 35 too.

[Joberio]

Yeah! 
I'm sorry Will & James.

Oh, i forgot Season 35 too.

Rod & Leticia could've won that.  We still don't know how that turned out.

[OMGitsGARRET]

An all male final 3........................................ ya know what, maybe S35 doesn't sound so bad after all??

[rtvguy5750]

a member of one of the most underrepresented groups (disabled racers) is in the final 3! I support race, gender and sexuality diversity but this should also be noted!!!!

[docol]

Can we please just say who are the final 3 teams?
And...no clue at all where the finale will be held???

[JegoKelvin]

a member of one of the most underrepresented groups (disabled racers) is in the final 3! I support race, gender and sexuality diversity but this should also be noted!!!!

Since Margie & Luke of S.14.

[Jjw26]

no clue at all where the finale will be held???

That's not allowed to be revealed until the finale begins for racers' safety. It's in the RFF rules.

[ghmorello]

I wonder how much r/TheAmazingRace will seethe at this final 3 if Reddit is still around when S36 airs.

[PikaBelleChu]

Is there any chance that Leg 4 is not Vietnam?

Teams are seen in Ho Chi Minh City. *facepalms* 

[Zack.]

With the information that Steve/Anna were probably eliminated in Dublin, here are the demographics of the final 3 teams in the 30s:

MM teams: 10 (Tyler/Korey, Leo/Jamal, Will/James, Madison/Riley, Ryan/Dusty, Cesar/Ricky, Shane/Juan, Corey/Rob, Joel/Garrett, John/Greg)

MF Teams: 8 (Henry/Evan, Jessica/Cody, Colin/Christie, Hung/Chee, Kim/Penn, Derek/Claire, Michelle/Luis, Rod/Leticia)

FF Teams: 3 (Kristi/Jen, Raquel/Cayla, Emily/Molly)

Did some more math based on this based on some of the discourse we've had. Based on the 82 teams cast from TAR 30 to present-

Demographics of Finalist Teams as Percentage of Total Teams Cast:
MM teams - 10/28 = 35.71%
MF teams - 8/34 = 23.52%
FF teams - 3/20 = 15%

Likelihood of Chosen Demographic Making F3: (not weighted by ability or circumstances like COVID, just straight odds)
MM teams - 28/82 = 34.14%
MF teams - 34/82 = 41.46%
FF teams - 20/82 = 24.39%

Subtracting the actual demographics (first numbers) from the theoretical odds of each type of team making the final leg and we find:

MM teams are performing +1.59% better than expected
MF teams are performing -17.94% worse than expected
FF teams are performing -8.39% worse than expected

If you factor in things like U-Turns, Yields, people leaving due to COVID, these figures are less indicative of overall success but it's a good baseline. If I could make a claim casting overcorrected for how successful MF teams were in the past (especially with seasons like 26 and 29 which leaned heavily in favor of MF teams to begin with).

[Jjw26]

Teams are seen in Ho Chi Minh City. *facepalms* 

Where did you see this? RFF had no sightings of HCMC

[rtvguy5750]

a member of one of the most underrepresented groups (disabled racers) is in the final 3! I support race, gender and sexuality diversity but this should also be noted!!!!

Since Margie & Luke of S.14.

 

i too, would rather not have an all male final 3 but all forms of diversity should be celebrated!

[Zack.]

I have to echo the comments on Rob & Corey's impressive run so far 

[Maanca]

It's nice to see someone with a disability in the finale! I guess in fairness, we don't know what their personalities will be like yet. They might end up being likable.

Unfortunately when an all-male Final 3 happened on TARCAN 3, the "fun" team screwed their chance of winning early, so it was really a finale of 2 total gamebot teams, all brawn and serious. That's what I fear happening here

[Parovic]

Teams are seen in Ho Chi Minh City. *facepalms* 

Where did you see this? RFF had no sightings of HCMC

I think they have the TBC leg after Can Tho, isn't it
They were even spotted to purchase tickets in Expedia

If so, I doubt it is Vietnam for Leg 4
It's still up in the air
It could be anywhere tbh

[Zack.]

I don't think anyone has confirmed the Expedia part of that.