Topic: TAR 36 LIVE STREAMS AND COMMENTARY HERE! EP 1 3/13/2024 8:30-10PM CENTRAL TIME

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Ricky & Cesar will wait five more minutes while Leticia deduces the boards carefully. Derek & Shelisa start carrying the horses and the wheels spin out on the cobblestones. Think a broken shopping cart. Yvonne & Melissa follow behind them and reveal they met in an activity group.

Ricky & Cesar get another check, still wrong. "I don't want to do this again." - Cesar.
Rod & Leti are also disapproved while Kishori & Karishma arrive at the luchadores.

Sunny & Bizzy do to wooden horses in 11th place.

"How do we get up there bro." - Juan & Shane. Rohan decides to drive while Maya is planning on leading directions.

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Chris & Mary find Calle Juarez but need to find Calle Corona. They are lost.

Derek & Shelisa muster their strength with the horses while Anthony & Bailey and Amber & Vinny get to the horse pickup station. They work together to go down the steep cobblestone hill. "Hills are not your friend." - Bailey. Amber smashes her finger and asks Vinny to give her a bit of space between them and the horses.

"Deadpool. Lightning." - Karishma.

"Blue butterfly motif."

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Ricky & Cesar get a third check while Rod & Leticia also ask. The boyfriends get it right and are off in 1st! ROUTE INFO: Lienzo Charro Miguel “Prieto” Ibarría.

Rod & Leticia are off while Kishoir & Karishma still need to redo it.

Juan & Shane get to the clue box at the Voladores in 12th. They do the rocking horses.

Derek & Shelisa still making their way down into town. Chris & Mary pass by Amber & Vinny and Anthony & Bailey to the horses. They see Angie & Danny and Angie reveals there are two more left. Michelle & Sean and Sunny & Bizzy get the final two horses.

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Kishori & Karishma get a check and are off in 3rd! Chris & Mary cannot see any horses and are in big trouble. Chris is winded.

Commercials.

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Returning to Chris & Mary's cobblestone-rocky situation, they figure the only option is to head to the luchadores. Chris says they have a motto re-quoted from previous racers. Juan & Shane ask for a phone in Spanish while Mary asks for directions in Spanish. They go separate directions. "Not my problem." - Chris.

Michelle "I control you, horse, you don't control me!"

Sunny & Bizzy reveal they are firefighters and mothers! Derek & Shelisa FINALLY get down, but they still have to look for the delivery location. Maya & Rohan still driving and meet a blocked roadway. Already a collision. Oh no. They are absolutely caught up in a tight alleway and sideways on the road.

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Chris & Mary find out they ran the wrong way while Juan & Shane arrive at the luchadores. They don't know what the heck they are looking at. "Blue Batman." They need to rewatch.

Derek & Shelisa arrive at the plaza and must take off the wheels to receive their next clue. That's A LOT of work compared to the wrestling Detour. Yvonne & Mel and the beach boys arrive at the kids. Amber & Vinny also get there and Vinny compliments her. Derek & Shelisa get their clue in 4th.

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Amber & Vinny and Beach Boys leave in 5th and 6th. Yvonne & Mel leave in 7th while Michelle & Sean and Angie & Danny arrive.

Rod & Leticia and Ricky & Cesar still driving. Kishori & Karishma are thrilled to see they are on the right track.

Meanwhile, Rohan & Maya...

Commercials.

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We come back to Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery as Rohan & Maya need to do the impossible and make a three-point turn. "That was the most stressful moment of my life, Rohan." - Maya. They reveal they are competitive athletes and finally get to the clue box in last. They choose the luchadores aptly. Juan & Shane get a check with a majority incorrect.

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Chris & Mary arrive at the wrestling ring while Sunny & Bizzy leave the Detour in 8th.

Chris & Mary vs. Juan & Shane at the wrestling match. Juan & Shane are correct and leave in 9th now. Rohan & Maya and Juan & Shane pass each other. Rohan has a Bachelor's in Neuroscience and Maya is studying biology. Good luck with neurosurgeon memory here.

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Michelle & Sean and Angie & Danny finish the rocking horse Detour in 10th and 11th.

Rod & Leticia find the ROADBLOCK! "Who is feeling loopy?"
One team member must jump through a series of 7 spinning lassos without knocking off their wide-brimmed hat to receive their next clue.

Ricky & Cesar arrive at the RB in 2nd. Cesar does it.

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Rod is the first sacrifice on the arena. They must time their jumps at the precise moment. Oh, Michelle & Sean... you better show your skills here. Rod is struggling hard. Cesar gets through a couple, but misses in the middle.

Chris & Mary and Rohan & Maya ask for checks. Father and daughter leave the Detour in 12th while Maya & Rohan also leave right behind in last. "We are still in it!" - Rohan.

More progress from Rod and Cesar.

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Rod finishes the ROADBLOCK super quick!

ROUTE INFO: Pit Stop! Playa Los Arcos!

Ricky & Cesar finish up right behind while they catch up with Derek & Shelisa going to the Roadblock.

[Bookworm]

Was expecting a choreography task, but this RB is pretty unique and requires nimbleness and timing, which isn't often tested. Still, seems like a quick task and I'm not sure how teams could jump placements easily.

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Derek finishes extremely quick and are off! Kishori & Karishma arrive. Karishma thinks it's lasso throwing like the Chilean huasos in TAR16.  Karishma is discouraged after 17+ tries at the first cowboy. Angie & Danny arrive at the RB in 5th. Danny is scarred for life of horses. Yvonne & Melissa arrive in 6th.

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Beach Boys run over a huge bump in the road while Amber & Vinny are continuing to drive themselves worried. Karishma finishes the jumps by a miracle, but forgets her handkerchief. She asks Kishori to throw her the RB clue. She realizes. "I knew this was gonna be an issue. She doesn't read directions carefully." - Kishori.

Commercials.

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In the words I heard from a random Survivor episode one time, "Karishma does not count." - Jeff Probst.

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We come back to Karishma not counting without her handkerchief. We get a misplaced title card of "Kishori" on her 19th attempt. iAyiyi!

Ricky & Cesar are stuck in traffic while Rod & Leticia are going for a 1st. "I don't know what place we're in. But I know we're here!". Pit Stop nearby!

And... ROD & LETICIA are TEAM NUMBER ONE! They win absolutely nothing. They are still racing. It's TAR18 all over again. ROUTE INFO: find the next clue at the center of the Lacuna? Bridge. Ricky & Cesar arrive in SECOND, but receive the KOR clue.

Michelle & Sean arrive, the stars!

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Juan & Shane starts jumping through in lightning speed to avoid the Double Dutchers. "We lapped all those teams!" They are off to the Pit Stop. Kishori is worried now.

Derek & Shelisa are TEAM NUMBER THREE. Keep on racing.

Karishma wants to make her dad proud in spirit. Success! They leave in 5th.

Sean is hitting a slump. Danny hits a snag. Yvonne & Melissa leave the RB in 6th.

Rohan & Maya and Amber & Vinny are completely by themselves here.

Angie & Danny finish the RB!

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Amber pointing out how strange the map is to Vinny.

Michelle & Sean are off in 8th while Beach Boys arrive at the rodeo in 9th. Anthony I think finishes super quick.

Sunny & Bizzy arrive in 10th while Chris & Mary are behind in 11th at the RB.

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Sunny is a jump roper at heart and is killing it. Bizzy didn't even get to sit down and crushed that so hard.

Amber & Vinny see a construction site and cannot find the RB location.

Commercials and Phil asking for people to apply for the race!

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We're back to Amber & Vinny asking where the rodeo is. They need to make a u-turn around the construction.

Juan & Shane are TEAM NUMBER FOUR, holy cow.

Amber & Vinny arrive at the RB. Amber gave him the stink eye and inferred to Vinny he was gonna do it.

Vinny finishes so quick and Mary is pumped to get through it.

Michelle & Sean, Yvonne & Melissa, Angie & Danny, Anthony & Bailey, and Sunny & Bizzy all check in without much airtime....

Meanwhile, Chris & Mary leave the RB while Rohan & Maya need to speed through the rodeo.

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Kishori & Karishma fell down all the way to 10th. Oh wow. What happened.

Amber & Vinny vs. Chris & Mary vs. Rohan & Maya!!! It's about to be a foot race I think. Chris & Mary ask for directions at a hotel. Amber & Vinny are driving in the opposite direction and need to hitch a u-turn. Rohan & Maya know exactly where they are going.

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Chris & Mary arrive alongside Amber & Vinny in 11th and 12th!

Rohan & Maya are the last team to arrive, and IT'S A KOR ELIMINATION LEG!

They've been watching the show forever and even getting to run one leg was a dream come true to them. Rohan is proud they never had heated exchanges with each other. Maya cannot imagine life without Rohan's sibling bond.

[ghmorello]

First KOR to be an elim?

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End credits. Stay tuned for scenes from our next episode! Damn.