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Creating this thread for all your Amazing Race Questions!
Ask them here and our talented and vocal posters will try to help!!
No spoilers or spoiler questions here please. :waves:
thanks from peach
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Everyone knows about the hippies' 'Bowling Moms' t shirts, but does anyone know if any other teams have paid tribute to past racers in any way?
I noticed earlier on that Vipul in Season 10 and Eric in Season 11 both wore the blue 'COLEGE' t-shirt. Does anyone know the story behind this one?
Also from the previews from the start line of season 18, I notice that a certain team are wearing t-shirts with a direct reference to another team on the same race! (no spoilers here)
Are there any other references to past racers?
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David & Mary wore 'LOST' T-shirts in reference to the Cho Bros in All-Stars(I believe they wore it in Leg 2.)
Slightly OT: Erwin & Godwin wore T-Shirts with Phil's face in the India leg in Season 10.
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Hi all,
Just wondered how many really unusual eliminations there have ever been. I know Phil walked out to meet Marshall and Lance after they gave up during the Roadblock, has he had to do this with anyone else?
What about times where it hasn't been possible for Phil to eliminate a team? And are Team Guido the only final 3 team to never make it to the finish line?
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Phil walked out to eliminate Maria and Tiffany in TAR 15.
And are Team Guido the only final 3 team to never make it to the finish line?
They were the first final three team to not make the finish line.
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The two most striking unusual eliminations I can think of were Toni & Dallas on the streets of Moscow in TAR13, and Dana & Adrian in Leg 1 of TAR16 after Adrian failed the Roadblock twice.
Also, Jeff & Dave in TAR4 made the final 3 but did not reach the finish line.
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Phil walked out to eliminate Maria and Tiffany in TAR 15.
And are Team Guido the only final 3 team to never make it to the finish line?
They were the first final three team to not make the finish line.
They were the "first" Final 3 Team, period.
Phil had to go out in the field to eliminate Lena/Kristy in TAR6.
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Has anyone noticed any errors in post production during a particular episode? I've seen almost all the seasons, and never noticed any glaring mistakes, but just noticed two in subsequent episodes. At the start of the Leg 2 of Season 10, Tom & Terry are labelled as leaving at 7:02 PM, when in actual fact, it was probably supposed to be 10:02 PM if the other start times are assumed to be correct.
In the next episode, on leaving the detour, Peter and Sarah are labelled as currently being in 1st place, when actually, about 3 teams have already checked into the pitstop. I know these are easy to miss, but I wonder how many copywriters have to look these over before being aired!
Has anyone else noticed any spelling mistakes or other errors in the show?
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Conspiracy theories state that TAR did not allow Dustin and Kandice to win the All Stars because their safe was faulty.
The CBS TAR site is usually quite faulty.
TAR clearly messed up the TAR 17 leg 6 Detour, which is why they non-eliminated Nick and Vicki without Speed Bumping them.
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Phil had to go out in the field to eliminate Lena/Kristy in TAR6.
Yes, I knew there was one for the hale bale task, but I couldn't remember their names.
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One other unusual elimination was Maria/Tiffany at the Netherlands Detour in TAR 15.
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No, prophet. Post-production == editing. Not the stuff you said (which are faults during the race).
An overlooked mistake was also visible during the Poker Chip task in S15. It showed RB when it is in fact a Route Info.
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There have been a few instances, particularly in the more recent seasons of Camera & Sound men being in the shot. Usually its not for very long though. The only really glaring issue I've ever found is Kelly & Christy being visible in the background, watching Andrew and Dan complete their speed bump three legs after they were eliminated
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There was one time in TAR4 where instead of the usual title for Jon & Al:
JON & AL
Best Friends/Clowns
...they displayed:
Jon & Al
Best Friends/Clowns
Basically, they just put Jon and Al's names in non-capslocked type. Nothing major. It just looked weird. (I know, it's nothing much, but it's all I can specifically remember.)
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Hmm.. It is not really a "mistake", but sometimes they show a team boarding a flight and they show scenes from a different flight.
Like for example, Dustin & Kandice boarded a plane in Zanzibar to head to Poland, and the next clip of them waiting to put their luggage in the overhead comapartment was on another plane at Frankfurt wearing their blue jackets when in fact they were'nt wearing them before(when they were entering).
This was probably one of the many plane "mistakes".
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The only instance where editing left viewers confused was that piano task in TAR 17. While the problem was discovered and dealt with during filming at the time, the editing required CBS to issue a press release because of the confusion that was created. That's about as close to a post-production issue as I can think of. (And had they following the editing practices of the early seasons, they would have acknowledged it and the confusion would not have happened. The only other one was the Maria-Tiffany elimination which wasn't fully explained on air and I suspect to this day probably remains a source of confusion.
AmazingRace, the "substitution" of filmed takeoffs and landings has been a common practice on TAR since the early days. I don't view it as a istake, but rather using the visually available footage for telling the story.
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In TAR 16 ep6 in France the pit stop was at L'ORCCA in Reims
On screen it showed L'ORRCA...
Somewhere in the same episode I think they spelled Reims incorrectly - but I can't find it now.
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In TAR 16 ep6 in France the pit stop was at L'ORCCA in Reims
On screen it showed L'ORRCA...
Somewhere in the same episode I think they spelled Reims incorrectly - but I can't find it now.
What they misspelled was "L'ORRCA." It should be L'ORCCA I remember searching the heck for L'ORRCA and all that kept coming up were whale sites......lol
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In TAR 16 ep6 in France the pit stop was at L'ORCCA in Reims
On screen it showed L'ORRCA...
Somewhere in the same episode I think they spelled Reims incorrectly - but I can't find it now.
You can even see it spelled correctly in the same shot! In the bottom left..
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Hi all,
Been wondering this for a while.. Do the camera crew have to get every single person in shot's permission to broadcast their face? Or is it only if they speak? Its very rare we ever see a blurry face, so I assume this is when the person has requested to be blurred. But I've also heard stories of people having to sign release forms to be on TV. What's the procedure here?
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I would guess that the person has to be shown up close to where they could be identified in order to require a waiver. Crowd shots obviously don't apply. I don't think someone has to request to be blurred though, that is the default.
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Also, if i recall correctly, in season 15 episode 4, when Brian and Ericka got their clue after finishing the detour at Ski Dubai, the bottom caption read: Meghan and Cheyne, Currently in 2nd Place :lol3:
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Needing or asking for a release is a complicated issue. For in depth information: http://www.danheller.com/model-release.html#4 is a good place to start.
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There have been a few instances, particularly in the more recent seasons of Camera & Sound men being in the shot. Usually its not for very long though. The only really glaring issue I've ever found is Kelly & Christy being visible in the background, watching Andrew and Dan complete their speed bump three legs after they were eliminated
Complete Fail
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc427/Kandace_KML/fail.png)
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My favorite racer nod (it isn't in clothing), was in the very first episode of TAR 4, and it was said by Chris (Of Amanda & Chris, and why I will forever love this team).
They have just completed the detour and teams must now walk back up to the skylift area (and by all accounts it wears everyone out), Amanda is dragging behind Chris and Chris turns around and says, "Come on "Flo".
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with facepalm and all
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There have been a few instances, particularly in the more recent seasons of Camera & Sound men being in the shot. Usually its not for very long though. The only really glaring issue I've ever found is Kelly & Christy being visible in the background, watching Andrew and Dan complete their speed bump three legs after they were eliminated
Complete Fail
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc427/Kandace_KML/fail.png)
And Kelly and Christy told us they honestly didn't know they were caught in the footage. :lol3:
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So far, I've heard about those in a few instances...
Season 13 - Leg 9 - This one was confirmed by at least one team here and it was claimed to be at the military camp and given the nature of the U-Turn, it is at the military camp.
Season 15 - Leg 3 - This is the murky one as it claims that U-Turn was blind and was used by a team to no effect. There isn't a location associated with it, so where ever it was, that U-Turn was edited out.
Season 15 - Leg 8 (or 10?) - The second of the U-Turns, if it did exist would have been in either of those legs, since the U-Turn normally is right before a roadblock and not right before a pit stop.
Season 17 - Leg 6 or 7? - There is some claim that a (possibly blind?) U-Turn was located on Leg 6 (at Palace Square) - However, I think it may Leg 7 that had a U-Turn since the Detour was up first and both options were at the site itself.
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Wikipedia lists the TAR15 Leg 3 U-Turn as being an unaired Blind U-Turn. Lance & Keri had tried to U-Turn Sam & Dan, but they were already ahead of them at that time.
As far as Season 17, I wouldn't be surprised if the only U-Turn on the race was the Double U-Turn in Bangladesh in Leg 9. They had introduced the Express Pass that season, and I think the producers would've been disappointed with the lack of drama if a team had chosen to U-Turn the team that won the Express Pass, only to have them skip the other task. (Just my 2 cents, anyway. Not intended to be taken as fact!)
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Wikipedia lists the TAR15 Leg 3 U-Turn as being an unaired Blind U-Turn. Lance & Keri had tried to U-Turn Sam & Dan, but they were already ahead of them at that time.
As far as Season 17, I wouldn't be surprised if the only U-Turn on the race was the Double U-Turn in Bangladesh in Leg 9. They had introduced the Express Pass that season, and I think the producers would've been disappointed with the lack of drama if a team had chosen to U-Turn the team that won the Express Pass, only to have them skip the other task. (Just my 2 cents, anyway. Not intended to be taken as fact!)
Yes, this is a very interesting line of thinking. The Express Pass poses interesing issues such as this.
Kynt and Vyxsin also U-Turn Nick and Don, who were ahead of them in this particulaur leg in TAR 12.
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Wikipedia lists the TAR15 Leg 3 U-Turn as being an unaired Blind U-Turn. Lance & Keri had tried to U-Turn Sam & Dan, but they were already ahead of them at that time.
I thought it was Mika & Canaan who tried to u-turn Lance & Keri??
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Wikipedia lists the TAR15 Leg 3 U-Turn as being an unaired Blind U-Turn. Lance & Keri had tried to U-Turn Sam & Dan, but they were already ahead of them at that time.
As far as Season 17, I wouldn't be surprised if the only U-Turn on the race was the Double U-Turn in Bangladesh in Leg 9. They had introduced the Express Pass that season, and I think the producers would've been disappointed with the lack of drama if a team had chosen to U-Turn the team that won the Express Pass, only to have them skip the other task. (Just my 2 cents, anyway. Not intended to be taken as fact!)
Yes, this is a very interesting line of thinking. The Express Pass poses interesing issues such as this.
Kynt and Vyxsin also U-Turn Nick and Don, who were ahead of them in this particulaur leg in TAR 12.
The Prophet, in what way is Kent and Vysxin's U-TURN in TAR 12 "unaired/missing" such that it deserves a mention by you? :duno:
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Yes, this is a very interesting line of thinking. The Express Pass poses interesing issues such as this.
Kynt and Vyxsin also U-Turn Nick and Don, who were ahead of them in this particulaur leg in TAR 12.
The Prophet, in what way is Kent and Vysxin's U-TURN in TAR 12 "unaired/missing" such that it deserves a mention by you? :duno:
:duno: It's just odd.
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Yes, this is a very interesting line of thinking. The Express Pass poses interesing issues such as this.
Kynt and Vyxsin also U-Turn Nick and Don, who were ahead of them in this particulaur leg in TAR 12.
The Prophet, in what way is Kent and Vysxin's U-TURN in TAR 12 "unaired/missing" such that it deserves a mention by you? :duno:
:duno: It's just odd.
It's not. It's part of the race rules that if you use a U-TURN on a team in front of you, it will not work.
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David & Mary wore 'LOST' T-shirts in reference to the Cho Bros in All-Stars(I believe they wore it in Leg 2.)
Slightly OT: Erwin & Godwin wore T-Shirts with Phil's face in the India leg in Season 10.
I liked both shirts. Another Phil reference that I liked, was on Season Nine (and not BJ & Tyler hammy it up on Phil's last job, though it is the leg they were the great Bowling Mom shirts), but where Jeremy & Eric are searching through Laundry and and Eric "say's this is one of Phil's turtlenecks". It's rare for the racers comments about Phil to make it on air (except at the Pit Stops).
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There was another nod to Phil in which a team (BJ and Tyler again, I think) handed their last dollar to Phil and said "Don't waste the opportunity"
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Another reason why i adore Mary of David and Mary so much.
"I Know Phil, Little Ol’ Gorgeous Thing"
4th leg episode title of TAR 10. :tup:
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There was another nod to Phil in which a team (BJ and Tyler again, I think) handed their last dollar to Phil and said "Don't waste the opportunity"
That's the one I didn't like. It just seemed so planned out (not like getting shirts with people's names on it or phrases isn't planned out. But it just seemed so, played to the camera to me. Of course thats just my personal taste on that one time.
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There was another nod to Phil in which a team (BJ and Tyler again, I think) handed their last dollar to Phil and said "Don't waste the opportunity"
That's the one I didn't like. It just seemed so planned out (not like getting shirts with people's names on it or phrases isn't planned out. But it just seemed so, played to the camera to me. Of course thats just my personal taste on that one time.
Nods and agrees fervently. BJ and Tyler = :eww :lol:
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Anyone has any idea how much money runner ups and 3rd place teams will get?
Take tennis grand slams for examples, champions get 1 million, runner ups get 500,000.
But I doubt in TAR they will get that much, if they do, Phil will probably change his lines to '2nd place teams will also get 500,000. '
My guess is somewhere around 100,000.
:lol: :yess:
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I don't know what it is to attract Unfinished Business teams, but for a regular Amazing Race season I believe second gets a bit less than $100,000.
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Just a question for Peach,
In season 16, Dan and Jordan was lost in France, and when they finally found their way, Jordan said something ' Peach, I got it!'
Any connections with Peach here?? Or maybe its kind of American slang?
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Of course he was talking to me!! :funny:
No, Jordan calls some of his (girl) friends peach all the time...in this case he was talking to Caite.
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Of course he was talking to me!! :funny:
No, Jordan calls some of his (girl) friends peach all the time...in this case he was talking to Caite.
Didn't know he liked girls... More likely it was peach he meant. :lol:
It's not. It's part of the race rules that if you use a U-TURN on a team in front of you, it will not work.
I meant that it was an odd Uturn I thought was worth mentioning.
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Friends that are girls, silly.
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Of course he was talking to me!! :funny:
No, Jordan calls some of his (girl) friends peach all the time...in this case he was talking to Caite.
I love how in the finale at the finish line, Jordan is cheering on Brent and Caite and is like "Come on, peach!!". Brandy glares at him and he's like "What? She's my peach"
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Hi long time reader and first time poster and had a random question. Does anyone know which teams in AR history that have completed every single task??? I guess automatically a pre-requisite would have to be a team in the final 3. Just wondering if anyone knew for sure has this been done? I am stumped trying to think if anyone has.
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Well, I don't think this is possible unless a team completed both sides of the Detour in every leg.
If you are not including that, then I fail to understand the question. The answer would be every attendee of the finale who never Fast Forwarded. Also excluding teams that did are not known to have completed all the task in the final leg before checking in to the Finish Line.
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Then yes I guess its every team that made the Final 3 that didn't use a Fast Forward or any other circumstance where they didn't complete a task.
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We're glad you stopped lurking and joined in the discussion! :waves:
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:bigwelcome to RFF Rogos12!
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Well, I don't think this is possible unless a team completed both sides of the Detour in every leg.
If you are not including that, then I fail to understand the question. The answer would be every attendee of the finale who never Fast Forwarded. Also excluding teams that did are not known to have completed all the task in the final leg before checking in to the Finish Line.
I don't think it is possible for any team to meet the standard posed by the original question. The Fast Forward changed after season 4; and even then, by my personal review and count, only about half of the early Fast Forwards were actually taken, and although a lot less frequent since then, the Fast Forward still wasn't taken about half the time.
Then there are the detours (where as noted, only a few teams who were U-Turned have had to do both detour tasks on selected legs), but even then, the U-Turn wasn't always used.
I think the proffered response (that this is an impossibility) is the correct answer.
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Andrew & Dan of Season 13 completed every Roadblock and one Detour option each leg, but that's as close as your going to get, as far as I can recall.
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Wow out of all the teams to ever do the AR I would never have thought Andrew and Dan would have done the most tasks in the shows history....kind of a better team then people give them credit for. I swear there has to be at least one other team to duplicate the same feat.
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Wow out of all the teams to ever do the AR I would never have thought Andrew and Dan would have done the most tasks in the shows history....kind of a better team then people give them credit for. I swear there has to be at least one other team to duplicate the same feat.
Jet & Cord completed every Roadblock, at least one Detour on every leg and a Speed Bump as well.
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Coutzy, interesting point since no team that made the final has completed each Speed Bump so it is still no one.
I still fail to understand why Andrew and Dan are the supposed only team to complete every task. Am I missing something? Every team that has gone to the final (that didn't fast forward) is in the same state as Dandrew and the cowboys and whoever else.
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I still fail to understand why Andrew and Dan are the supposed only team to complete every task. Am I missing something? Every team that has gone to the final (that didn't fast forward) is in the same state as Dandrew and the cowboys and whoever else.
Actually this is not true. If they didn't FF then they did not do that task.
It is impossible to complete every task of the Race. A team would have to complete both sides of each Detour, the Fast Forwards and the tasks on those legs, and all the Speed Bumps. If you leave all of this out then every attendee of the final who did not Fast Forward is the same. Having done one Detour task, the RB, and other tasks on each leg.
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Then you have people like Joe/Bill, TAR1 and Jeff/Dave, TAR4 that got stopped out in the field on the Final leg. Joe and Bill did the FF in Thailand, but I dont remember about Jeff/Dave but in those days, they probably did a FF too.I would think all the TAR1-4 Final 3 teams did a FF, but not sure.
I would think that Sam/Dan and Erika/??? in TAR 15 were the same as DanDrew...as was the Cowboys and Caite/Brent in TAR 16 and Brooke/Claire in TAR17. Also Jamie/Cara and Margie/Luke in TAR14......I dont remember either of them doing a FF.
There just wont be any team to fit the orginal query.
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Then you have people like Joe/Bill, TAR1 and Jeff/Dave, TAR4 that got stopped out in the field on the Final leg. Joe and Bill did the FF in Thailand, but I dont remember about Jeff/Dave but in those days, they probably did a FF too.I would think all the TAR1-4 Final 3 teams did a FF, but not sure.
I would think that Sam/Dan and Erika/??? in TAR 15 were the same as DanDrew...as was the Cowboys and Caite/Brent in TAR 16 and Brooke/Claire in TAR17. Also Jamie/Cara and Margie/Luke in TAR14......I dont remember either of them doing a FF.
There just wont be any team to fit the orginal query.
Brian and Ericka, Doc.
No, I don't recall any of those teams doing Fast Forwards.
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Obviously Andrew & Dan weren't the only ones to come close to finishing every task... I just specifically remember Andrew & Dan being very proud of the fact that they were the only team that season to do every Detour and Roadblock, as Ken & Tina and Nick & Starr both FF'ed.
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Dave and Jeff did do a Fast Forward. [Wiki indicates they took it on Leg 11 (of 13), the last leg where a FF was available under the original FF rules.]
The answer is that it is impossible under the rules used from season 1 through 17 to have completed every task.Even if one asked if there was a team that attempted every task, the answer would still be that it has been impossible.
The introduction of the Express Pass adds yet another wrinkle permitting teams to skip a task, as the Fast Forward permitted, but that still does not permit a team to have completed every task.
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Are producers trying to kill contestants, because the Mud detour looked very difficult to accomplish??
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I think this season, they were out to challenge the contestants to the max....
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Is anyone able to provide decent quality screencaps of past greeters? I'm thinking of including pics in a large timeline file I'm working on, but I'm stuck with low-quality JPG versions of low-quality saved Youtube vids.
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Has anyone noticed any errors in post production during a particular episode? I've seen almost all the seasons, and never noticed any glaring mistakes,
I just saw a pretty glaring one in season 3 episode 9:
(http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m534/maf42/vlcsnap-2011-03-22-23h05m28s75.png)
Somebody needs a geography lesson.
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Oh that IS funny! :lol:
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Has anyone noticed any errors in post production during a particular episode? I've seen almost all the seasons, and never noticed any glaring mistakes.
This one is small mistake, but in season 10 in Finland episode, Tytyri mine was called Tytyrin mine in all titles and subtitles of the episode and Phil also says Tytyrin. I understand where the mistake comes from: Tytyri mine is "Tytyrin kaivos" in Finnish which means Tytyri's mine or Tytyri mine. Just small mistake but as a Finnish person it annoys me :snicker: (well, the racers' pronunciation of Lohja and Tampere annoys me more :P)
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The longest known Pit Stop occurred during the first US season when production was forced to relocate the Pit Stop in Tunisia due to a sandstorm. This was the first instance of a "mobile pit stop", which also appeared in Seasons 15, 16, and 18 where teams have been transported to another location during the pit stop, without any knowledge of their final destination.
Found that on Wikipedia... idk if it's true or not. Does anybody have any information on that??
Go Gary and Mallory! Go Gary and Mallory! Go Gary and Mallory! Go Gary and Mallory! Go Gary and Mallory!
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:welcome: to RFF!
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The longest known Pit Stop occurred during the first US season when production was forced to relocate the Pit Stop in Tunisia due to a sandstorm. This was the first instance of a "mobile pit stop", which also appeared in Seasons 15, 16, and 18 where teams have been transported to another location during the pit stop, without any knowledge of their final destination.
Found that on Wikipedia... idk if it's true or not. Does anybody have any information on that??
The article is referring to the Pit Stop of TAR 1.5, which had teams check in at Ksar Ghilane in the Sahara. Phil did a voice-over at the beginning of the next episode saying that teams were moved because of an impending sandstorm, and that they would be released at Gabes, the nearest big city. Unlike future "mobile Pit Stops", this one was not anticipated by the producers. I'm not exactly certain how long this was, was it a 36h or a 60h Pit Stop?
Other instances of teams beginning in a different city from where they finished:
TAR 3.9: Teams checked in onto the Savoie docked at Montreux, and during the Pit Stop the ship sailed to Lausanne along the coast of Lake Geneva.
TAR 15.2: Teams checked in onto the Bassac III docked at the market at Cai Be, and during the Pit Stop the boat sailed to My Tho along the Mekong Delta.
TAR 16.5: Teams checked in at Hamburg, spent a night at a local hotel, then travelled the following night by bus to Les Monthairons in France. Teams in this case did not know their destination.
TAR 18.2: Teams checked in at Broken Hill, then travelled that very night by train to Sydney. It's likely teams knew where they were going in this situation.
And of course, there are plenty of instances (especially in more recent races) where the Pit Stop mat has been moved around town in between Pit Stop and Pit Start, usually to in front of the production hotel. Examples in TAR 17 alone include Doryumu, Hong Kong and St Petersburg.
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Neobie, according to the timelines that were create for TAR 1 after that season aired (with information from the Racers that season) the longest pit stop appears to have been the Bikaner pit stop in India leg 2:
Day 16 (3/23): Danza arrives just predawn. Everyone else gets in early or mid-morning, market Roadblock, cab travel, check-in at Taj Khema pit stop from early evening onward [Lenny/Karyn eliminated].
Day 17 (3/24): Extra day at Taj Khema Hotel (per Brennan).
Day 18 (3/25): Leg 8: Taj Mahal, bus or taxi to Jaipur, Palace of the Winds, elephant or rowboat Detour to Holy Men, trains overnight to Bikaner.
Day 19 (3/26): Deshnoke (rat) Temple Roadblock at night or early morning, check-in early or late morning at Laxmi Niwas Palace (hotel) pit stop, Bikaner [non-elimination].
Day 20 (3/27): According to Nancy and others, extra 48 hrs at palace.
Day 21 (3/28): Leg 9: Departure afternoon or evening for Delhi airport, by bus or train.
This followed extended pit stops at the end of the second leg in Paris due to illness among the cast and crew (24 hours); and after the first India leg (extra 24 hours). IIRC the pit stop release in Gabes was extended more than 12 but less than 24 hours:
Day 11 (3/18): Leg 5: Predawn departures for Tatouine. Walkie-talkie Detour at Ksar Hadada. Desert driving, 2-3 hours, camel ride Roadblock. Check-in starting midafternoon at Ksar Ghilane (oasis) pit stop [Paul/Amie eliminated].
Day 12 (3/19): Evacuated to village (Gabes), Leg 6 departures starting soon after midnight. Taxis back to Tunis, hotel. Extra 24 hours at hotel (per Guido, airport difficulties).
Day 13 (3/20): To Tunis airport. Flights out through afternoon and evening, connections from Lyons or London or Geneva (or not), arrival in Rome...
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My favorite example of a relocated (but not moving) pit stop is AR11 All-Stars, where very disruptive flight delays put some teams 2 days behind Charla/Mirna. It has been hypothesized that the original pit stop was on the Tanzanian mainland at Arusha, where a major international airport exists. However, the leg had to be shortened, so Phil was brought back to StoneTown on Zanzibar Island.
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Neobie, according to the timelines that were create for TAR 1 after that season aired (with information from the Racers that season) the longest pit stop appears to have been the Bikaner pit stop in India leg 2:
That's interesting. I thought all the pit stops were 12 hours (apart from the sandstorm thingy).
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Neobie, according to the timelines that were create for TAR 1 after that season aired (with information from the Racers that season) the longest pit stop appears to have been the Bikaner pit stop in India leg 2:
That's interesting. I thought all the pit stops were 12 hours (apart from the sandstorm thingy).
In the early seasons, if a pit stop was extended, it was extended in multiples of 24 hours so that the departure time would be the same time of day as a 12 hour rest period, with any announced adjustments for penalties or production credits. The extended pit stops were usually never announced in the episode.
It was possible to detect extended pitstops through the footage of teams eating, sleeping and mingloing (ESM), as in a nighttime shot of the teams eating when they checked in at early morning and departed before sunset, or a daytime ESM when teams checked in while it was dark out, and departed before sunrise. Once you knew what to look for, it became fairly easy to detect.
Then every so often there would be some film showing the actual date. After a while we could infer the extended pit stops, and get verification from Racers once the season was over.
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I have watched every season and now I am rewatching them. Can anyone recommend any other reality tv shows? Are any of the other versions of the amazing race any good? Thanks for the help.
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I have really enjoyed watching TAR Asia and TAR China Rush. I haven't really seen any of the other versions.
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TAR Australia has not aired yet, but it looks like a good show. :tup:
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I have really enjoyed watching TAR Asia and TAR China Rush. I haven't really seen any of the other versions.
Are the locations good? It looks like its just all in asia.
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I have really enjoyed watching TAR Asia and TAR China Rush. I haven't really seen any of the other versions.
Are the locations good? It looks like its just all in asia.
China Rush was all inside China, but TARAsia has gone to Europe and the Middle East along with Australia and New Zealand.
And both of these versions were English-speaking, so you don't have to find sub-titled versions.
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Does anyone know where I can find China Rush on the internet? Can someone provide a link? I can't seem to find any links to it on the internet.
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DO NOT POST LINKS HERE, I'll PM you.
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i have a question.
How much can you exactly get after you pay the tax for 1m dollars?
The reason I want to ask this question is I always feel sorry for those runner ups.
Then I heard, you could actually pay 50% tax for it. I feel not so sorry. It's ok to lose the money :lol: as long as there are good memories!
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I think I've heard somewhere that after taxes, it's only about $600,000, or $300K per teammate.
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It depends on the individual's tax situation and whether their home state also collects an income tax. The top marginal federal tax rate is 35%, but a portion of the $1 million may be at the lower tax rates, depending on how much other income the team members had. It also depends on whether the team members had sufficient deductions to itemize those deductions and reduce the amount of taxable income (and how much) and there may also be tax credits to offset the actual taxes owed.
All of that would explain the different answers you'll see; and of course, the tax rates themselves (federal and state) have changed over the past decade.
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For AusTAR, the winners will pay no tax on their winnings. Gameshow winnings (and lottery winnings) are exempt from income tax in Australia.
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Richard Hatch so needs to move there. :lol:
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Great TAR AU. tax free
Thanks for the info on income tax US.
Are teams allowed to run the TAR for a third time? :lol:
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Great TAR AU. tax free
Thanks for the info on income tax US.
Are teams allowed to run the TAR for a third time? :lol:
Rob Mariano is currently on his 6th attempt at $1,000,000 so why not?
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Did a birdie (ie production, or possibly Gary/Mallory) tell Kisha/Jen and/or Jaime/Cara about TAR 17? IIRC 18 was filming as 17 finished airing, so they wouldn't have seen Nat/Kat win. I just found it odd that there wasn't any 'we want to be the first female team to win' confessionals, given how their season ended.
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Zack,
If you were CBS, wouldn't that be the first thing you edited out of the AR18 footage if you were the editor and it existed?
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I know this is off topic but when is the amazing race season 19 gonna film?
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Is there a reason why when they show flashbacks to past season on TAR18, they have the two borders by the side? It has been at the back of my mind for a while now.
Is it because of the Standard Def and High Def difference?
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Is there a reason why when they show flashbacks to past season on TAR18, they have the two borders by the side? It has been at the back of my mind for a while now.
Is it because of the Standard Def and High Def difference?
Previous seasons are filmed in SD. TAR 18 is in HD. Because SDs have smaller screens, they need to put "borders" to put it into HD without stretching the entire footage. :tup:
(Well, that's what I think)
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Peach (or anyone else who cares to answer this) please forgive me for using this thread to ask a question but I didn't know where else to put it and this is the most recently started thread.
I've been having a discussion with a friend who also loves the race. I told her that there are countries where you have to buy plane tickets at a travel agency because you can't buy them at the airport. I know I've heard that several times on some of the seasons but I don't remember where. My friend says "There is no such animal." Can you tell me who is right and if I am right what are the countries that don't sell tickets at the airport?
Thanks
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You are totally right but I couldn't make a list...but I know someone will have the answer!!
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Peach (or anyone else who cares to answer this) please forgive me for using this thread to ask a question but I didn't know where else to put it and this is the most recently started thread.
I've been having a discussion with a friend who also loves the race. I told her that there are countries where you have to buy plane tickets at a travel agency because you can't buy them at the airport. I know I've heard that several times on some of the seasons but I don't remember where. My friend says "There is no such animal." Can you tell me who is right and if I am right what are the countries that don't sell tickets at the airport?
Thanks
I don't remember teams buying tickets in any of India's airports, at least in the recent races.
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You are totally right but I couldn't make a list...but I know someone will have the answer!!
India is the only place I know.
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Thank you
I don't think teams are allowed to buy tickets at the Ushuaia Airport either.
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Thank you
I don't think teams are allowed to buy tickets at the Ushuaia Airport either.
Its maybe because of there was limited flights available at the time.
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I just checked the episode. Phil said travellers cannot book International flights from the Ushuaia Airport. :tup:
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I just checked the episode. Phil said travellers cannot book International flights from the Ushuaia Airport. :tup:
I don't care what Phil said. The key is whether you can book any international flights from Ushuaia. The answer is that you can seasonally (that means not during the winter in Patagonia when few travelers want to go there). Here are the airlines and desintations served by Ushuaia:
Aerolíneas Argentinas -Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, El Calafate, Rio Gallegos, Trelew
LADE -Comodoro Rivadavia. El Calafate, Puerto Deseado, Puerto San Julián, Puerto Santa Cruz, Rio Gallegos, Rio Grande
LAN Airlines -Seasonal: Punta Arenas
LAN Argentina- Buenos Aires-Aeroparque, El Calafate
All of the above are domestic within Argentina except Punta Arenas, Chile.
Now, this does not answer the real intent of the original question, which is whether you can book through to southern Africa from Ushuaia. You can book to either Buenos Aires or Brazil and from there to Maputo. The list of connection destinations possible starting from Ushuaia is:
Australia LAN Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas
Paraguay Aerolineas Argentinas
Peru LAN Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas
Spain Aerolineas Argentinas
United States LAN Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas
Uruguay Aerolineas Argentinas
Mexico Aerolineas Argentinas
Italy Aerolineas Argentinas
Bolivia Aerolineas Argentinas
Brazil TAM Linhas Aeras, LAN Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas
Chile LAN Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas
Colombia Aerolineas Argentinas
Ecuador LAN Airlines
Venezuela Aerolineas Argentinas
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And racers can be told to book flights however production wants...if that means a travel agent, so be it...doesn't always mean NO one can book elsewhere.
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You are totally right but I couldn't make a list...but I know someone will have the answer!!
India is the only place I know.
I am not certain, but as best I can tell Russia uses a focused system of flight bookings from Russia. You can make bookings on the internet or with a travel agency for a round-trip to and from Russia. However, if it is a one way flight out of Russia then I believe that can only be booked at a travel agency in Russia. This was certainly the case for AR5 when teams flew from St. Petersburg. I think it was also the case in AR9 from Moscow and AR13 from Moscow and AR17 from St. Petersburg.
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Thank you very much for your quick answers. My friend will see them tomorrow and will know there "is such an animal"
You are all great! :hearts:
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IIRC, Vietnam also requires that a flight ticket be purchased at a travel agency before arriving at the airport, and it may be the rule in China as well. India definitely has required ticket purchase at travel agencies (Remembering Chip going through more combinations and finding a better flight out of India even as the other teams had already flown out in TAR 4).
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In your eyes what are the characteristics of the supposed 'winners edit'?
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IMO, one of the most focused-on teams in the editing is the winner. Also, a team who is either generally liked or has a substantial fan base because the editors have made that team more interesting than the others.
That's my two cents. :lol:
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I don't think there is a way to tell, my example being seasons 5-7. Chip & Kim were lovable and Colin & Christie were not; both teams probably had the most screentime that season. Freddy & Kendra said racist things, yelled at teams, and complained about everything whereas Kris & Jon almost never got angry and enjoyed every location. Uchenna & Joyce were rather out of focus until one of the late legs, but Rob & Amber were in that season. The edits are done in the way that makes the most drama and entertainment.
Totally unpredictable with the exception of season 17, which was as subtle as a brick to the face: "Never been a f/f winning team!", "We want to be the first female team!", "16 seasons is too long!" etc.
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I don't think there is a way to tell, my example being seasons 5-7. Chip & Kim were lovable and Colin & Christie were not; both teams probably had the most screentime that season. Freddy & Kendra said racist things, yelled at teams, and complained about everything whereas Kris & Jon almost never got angry and enjoyed every location. Uchenna & Joyce were rather out of focus until one of the late legs, but Rob & Amber were in that season. The edits are done in the way that makes the most drama and entertainment.
Totally unpredictable with the exception of season 17, which was as subtle as a brick to the face: "Never been a f/f winning team!", "We want to be the first female team!", "16 seasons is too long!" etc.
Dustin & Kandace got very similar edits in TAR10 & 11
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I don't think there is a way to tell, my example being seasons 5-7. Chip & Kim were lovable and Colin & Christie were not; both teams probably had the most screentime that season. Freddy & Kendra said racist things, yelled at teams, and complained about everything whereas Kris & Jon almost never got angry and enjoyed every location. Uchenna & Joyce were rather out of focus until one of the late legs, but Rob & Amber were in that season. The edits are done in the way that makes the most drama and entertainment.
Totally unpredictable with the exception of season 17, which was as subtle as a brick to the face: "Never been a f/f winning team!", "We want to be the first female team!", "16 seasons is too long!" etc.
Dustin & Kandace got very similar edits in TAR10 & 11
I think those two were some of the seasons I skipped. I guess that goes to show how much the edits vary.
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I think those two were some of the seasons I skipped. I guess that goes to show how much the edits vary.
Omg, you have to watch those two! :)
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I think those two were some of the seasons I skipped. I guess that goes to show how much the edits vary.
Omg, you have to watch those two! :)
I'm going through every season right now, so it will still probably be a while.
A question of my own: What locations have been visited more than once (e.g. the farm in Sweden from seasons 6 and 15)?
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Gas Works Park in Seattle was the finish line for Season 3 and the starting line for Season 10.
The finales of both TAR 7 and TAR 18 visited the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami.
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Red Rocks Amphitheater was both the Starting Line and the Finish Line of TAR 9.
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I have a few subtle ones to add:
Shanghai YuYuan Gardens AR6 and AR16
Ski Dubai AR5 and AR15
I also have unearthed by research a long list of cities where there were duplicate visits, but other than the ones cited above none of them qualifies as a duplicate sub-location.
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I was wondering, if tasks are created with the type of racers in mind?
Like for example (I'm not being racist/religionist or anything), if Bilal & Sa'eed were in Season 14 and made it to the Final 3, they would have been required to handle pigs, which are considered to be filthy (& taboo (I'm not sure if that is the right word)) in the religion of Islam and they certainly would have an issue with that task.
I believe, that the race route (and perhaps tasks) may have been planned months in advance (even during the casting process, I suppose). So basically, how does this work?
I mean no offense to anybody out there. :(
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It would have been extremely difficult for them to participate in the race with their religious beliefs. That's why some people think they weren't meant to go the whole way. :duno:
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It would have been extremely difficult for them to participate in the race with their religious beliefs. That's why some people think they weren't meant to go the whole way. :duno:
Mo and Mos seemed to manage ok in AusTAR. According to the live chat they did on the yahoo7 website, being a muslim didn't interfere with their racing at all. They said they "mostly prayed in hotels"
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I think task designers see to it that all tasks should not be unfair for other racers who are differently-abled. Both of Charla and Luke's seasons doesn't have tasks that really really really require the senses.
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To clarify one thing, the pig task in TAR14 was a detour.
If Mel & Mike had made it to the end, it is likely that they would have done the other detour because Mike White is a vegan.
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Mo & Mos were in a casino, mentioned not being very good Muslims and yucked it up. Avi (of season 6) has mentioned that he would have done eating challenges claiming that he'd "eat pork on Yom Kippur." It all comes down to how devout you are in your beliefs, although in my opinion, if you have anything severely debilitating, you have no business being on the race *cough* Mika *cough*.
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Mo & Mos were in a casino, mentioned not being very good Muslims and yucked it up.
As long as you are not risking your own money/possestions it's okay. There was no money or gambling involved in the task.
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A question of my own: What locations have been visited more than once (e.g. the farm in Sweden from seasons 6 and 15)?
Frankfurt Airport? It's been visited in more than 15 US seasons, I think!
Race-wise, the most has definitely got to be the Star Ferry (or Pier) in Hong Kong. Every season that has passed through Hong Kong (except TAR: Australia which broke the streak) has been on it...
I think task designers see to it that all tasks should not be unfair for other racers who are differently-abled. Both of Charla and Luke's seasons doesn't have tasks that really really really require the senses.
I remember Luke having to sit out the Bavaria paragliding Roadblock because "the participating team member must be able to hear verbal instructions", so they do try to make provisions and adjustments to the race (in instruction wording at least) after the casting.
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Maybe we can look for them.
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Why didn't TAR go to Denmark and Belgium?
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Why didn't TAR go to Denmark and Belgium?
Since they are overdue for an Amazing Race visit, AR19 may be the ticket. There are ample legs left and this season has not reached Europe yet.
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Can a team use Express Pass on the Intersection? What'd happen then?
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Can a team use their Express Pass to skip the Fast Forward task and go directly to the pit-stop?
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Can a team use Express Pass on the Intersection? What'd happen then?
Maybe this is one of the reasons there has not been an Intersection in the Express Pass seasons.
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Can a team use Express Pass on the Intersection? What'd happen then?
Maybe this is one of the reasons there has not been an Intersection in the Express Pass seasons.
There were two intersections in TAR Aus S1. In the first leg of it, models got the Express Pass. But they had used it before intersection occurred.
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I'm curious what the typical experience is for live sightings/spoiling for the seasons. Though I've watched the show every season since the beginning, S18 was my first time viewing this forum, and so my first experience with live information was the excellent work done in the Australia legs for the first episodes.
I'm wondering if that level of detail was the exception rather than the rule, and the current status of information (or lack thereof) about progress with S19 is more typical.
No criticism intended of the many people doing great work to track what's going on, just wondering if I got spoiled by having last season be my first experience tuning in here!
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I'm curious what the typical experience is for live sightings/spoiling for the seasons. Though I've watched the show every season since the beginning, S18 was my first time viewing this forum, and so my first experience with live information was the excellent work done in the Australia legs for the first episodes.
I'm wondering if that level of detail was the exception rather than the rule, and the current status of information (or lack thereof) about progress with S19 is more typical.
No criticism intended of the many people doing great work to track what's going on, just wondering if I got spoiled by having last season be my first experience tuning in here!
Yes. It is very rare to get such detailed information for an entire leg, usually we only have little scraps to work with and try to piece together.
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lovetherace, as far as I know, leg 1 of TAR 18 was the most completely spoiled leg ever. We (and I do not mean me personally) even knew about the flight being diverted to Hawaii as it occurred. In sum some people did some excellent work for last season's filming in both Australia and in China, and I still applaud them to this day.
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I'm curious what the typical experience is for live sightings/spoiling for the seasons. Though I've watched the show every season since the beginning, S18 was my first time viewing this forum, and so my first experience with live information was the excellent work done in the Australia legs for the first episodes.
I'm wondering if that level of detail was the exception rather than the rule, and the current status of information (or lack thereof) about progress with S19 is more typical.
No criticism intended of the many people doing great work to track what's going on, just wondering if I got spoiled by having last season be my first experience tuning in here!
Yes. It is very rare to get such detailed information for an entire leg, usually we only have little scraps to work with and try to piece together.
Even in Season 18, once the teams left China (or maybe it was India), we had few reports about where the teams had gone. Reports were sketchy and subject to misleading interpretation. Kisha and Jen were seen in Switzerland, but didn't seem to be racing. There was some speculation that the teams had gone to Spain since the Cowboys were seen in the Madrid airport. A lot of the destinations didn't get settled until the season preview clips started coming out.
I haven't been here that many seasons, but I've never seen as much spoiler information as for the Australian legs. The Chinese legs after that were near the top of the list as well. This season is more typical of the last 5 or 6 seasons and might even be a little better than average.
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Thanks for the responses - yes, had a feeling last season was special!
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When will The Amazing Race 19 start airing? :)
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When will The Amazing Race 19 start airing? :)
Sep. 25th:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,25719.msg622798.html#msg622798 (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,25719.msg622798.html#msg622798)
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When will The Amazing Race 19 start airing? :)
Sep. 25th:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,25719.msg622798.html#msg622798 (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,25719.msg622798.html#msg622798)
Thanks! :hearts: :<3 :tup:
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Is there a reason why foreign versions haven't come over to the western hemisphere? (Obviously not counting Latin America TAR and TAR Brazil.)
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It seems that there was never a penalty in the finale in every season.
Why?
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Is there a reason why foreign versions haven't come over to the western hemisphere? (Obviously not counting Latin America TAR and TAR Brazil.)
They are probably afraid of the over population of RFF TAR Detectives in America and Canada :lol3:
It seems that there was never a penalty in the finale in every season.
Why?
It would be kind of dumb for a team to lose on a penalty. The tasks are most likely designed to make one impossible.
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Is there a reason why foreign versions haven't come over to the western hemisphere? (Obviously not counting Latin America TAR and TAR Brazil.)
I know China Rush didn't do so because of trouble with passports and visas. And China Rush (especially S1) was supposed to propagate China, not just travel around the world.
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Is there a reason why foreign versions haven't come over to the western hemisphere? (Obviously not counting Latin America TAR and TAR Brazil.)
People don't be mad at me but I think reason they haven't visited in USA and Canada is because they're not as interesting as Asian or African countries. And USA is hard to get in too! Latin America is maybe considered too dangerous :duno: But some TAR-like shows have visited in western hemisphere like French Pekin Express and Finnish Reitti 44.
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How many RBs could a contestant of the team perform? I thought it was 6, but in some seasons some contestants performed 7. Is it legit?
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That's been somewhat of a debate over time. I am not sure that anyone knows the actual rule if there is one.
What I do know is that no one has ever done more than 7 and that they are always allowed to do at least six. In TAR13 when there were only 9 roadblocks Andrew did 6 and Dan did 3. This seems to rule out a 50/50 rule. There have been many occasions where one member did 7 so 6 is not the absolute rule. Although it did seem that in TAR18 they attempted to force each to do 6. A +/- 1 rule would fit all of these cases as well, so maybe that is the main guideline.
(This is all from TAR7 on)
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That's been somewhat of a debate over time. I am not sure that anyone knows the actual rule if there is one.
What I do know is that no one has ever done more than 7 and that they are always allowed to do at least six. In TAR13 when there were only 9 roadblocks Andrew did 6 and Dan did 3. This seems to rule out a 50/50 rule. There have been many occasions where one member did 7 so 6 is not the absolute rule. Although it did seem that in TAR18 they attempted to force each to do 6. A +/- 1 rule would fit all of these cases as well, so maybe that is the main guideline.
(This is all from TAR7 on)
The answer is 50/50 at this point. It can change season to season just as certain rules are adjusted each year to make things more competitive. It has basically been 50/50 for sometime since Nate (I believe) did them all for his team seasons back. Sometimes during the course of the Race production will let u know how RB's are to be handled. For example, most recently a rule change has occured whereby teams who are on a self-drive task are not allowed to just hire a taxi to follow. Now teams can essentially follow each other but they cannot simply get in a car and not have to navigate to some extent.
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The answer is 50/50 at this point. It can change season to season just as certain rules are adjusted each year to make things more competitive. It has basically been 50/50 for sometime since Nate (I believe) did them all for his team seasons back. Sometimes during the course of the Race production will let u know how RB's are to be handled.
Then what happened in TAR13? And they changed the rules after TAR5 where all the females only did one.
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heh The Bowling Mom's sure did more than1!!
I believe the correct answer is 50/50 +1....
With the caveat that FF's, and the double RB's in some finales may play a role, as does the Express Pass.
Lion is right about the new rules! We saw the non taxi following and non-ferns in 17/18...although there is some hope that Ferns may not be totally dead.
In the last season, we saw clues saying So and SO MUST do the RoadBlock...so there is clearly a rule in place. But a 7/6 split seems the most likely to allow for odd numbers.
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The Bowling Mom rules basically hasn't changed, but there have been slight variations to account for the actual number of RBs, or for special leg formats in some seasons.
One way to see this is to track how teams decide, and what they are shown saying on camera (and the viewer knowing what that team's RB balance is at that moment. It's been years since Phil has described the rule on camera, but if you track the teams week by week, it's pretty clear the rule remains in place.
You have to be aware and pay attention to what teams say in reading clues, or in conversations on camera/ The editors still let us know about these things, but rarely is it Phil doing a stand-up or voice-over of the change.
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I also hope that the producer would clarify the definition of a "double-length" leg and 2 "back-to-back" legs someday.
Look at Wikipedia, and it always seems weird that EP1 of TAR18 was a sole leg, while EP7 & EP8 of TAR-Aus were a double-length one. I can't tell any difference between them.
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heh The Bowling Mom's sure did more than1!!
I believe the correct answer is 50/50 +1....
With the caveat that FF's, and the double RB's in some finales may play a role, as does the Express Pass.
Lion is right about the new rules! We saw the non taxi following and non-ferns in 17/18...although there is some hope that Ferns may not be totally dead.
In the last season, we saw clues saying So and SO MUST do the RoadBlock...so there is clearly a rule in place. But a 7/6 split seems the most likely to allow for odd numbers.
Yes, sometimes production will just tell you which team member has to do the RB. They never want to penalize a team for one team member doing too many. But obviously with a split strategy does play part on who does what. As to TAR 13 the Race has learned as it goes. Teams find ways to manipulate the rules and then the Race follows up and finds ways to correct.
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I also hope that the producer would clarify the definition of a "double-length" leg and 2 "back-to-back" legs someday.
Look at Wikipedia, and it always seems weird that EP1 of TAR18 was a sole leg, while EP7 & EP8 of TAR-Aus were a double-length one. I can't tell any difference between them.
I honestly don't think there is much of a difference, but I think the difference is that with double-length legs, the host just acts as a route marker whereas with the other type, all the teams check in, first place gets a prize, and everyone leaves. I guess the difference is the prize.
I know that most websites ignore the first half of the double-length legs when it comes to records/averages/etc., but count the first half of back-to-back legs.
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I also hope that the producer would clarify the definition of a "double-length" leg and 2 "back-to-back" legs someday.
Look at Wikipedia, and it always seems weird that EP1 of TAR18 was a sole leg, while EP7 & EP8 of TAR-Aus were a double-length one. I can't tell any difference between them.
I honestly don't think there is much of a difference, but I think the difference is that with double-length legs, the host just acts as a route marker whereas with the other type, all the teams check in, first place gets a prize, and everyone leaves. I guess the difference is the prize.
I know that most websites ignore the first half of the double-length legs when it comes to records/averages/etc., but count the first half of back-to-back legs.
I notice that some people think the penalty for the last team defines the back-to-back leg :js:
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Anyone knows what is the qualifications to be our on the produces of The Amazing Race?
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Anyone knows what is the qualifications to be our on the produces of The Amazing Race?
Here are the major Amazing Race executive producers and producers:
Jerry Bruckheimer - senior producers for numerous films and primetime TV series, including the CSI series
Bertram van Munster - he founded World Race Productions to market the Amazing Race concept worldwide, managing U.S. Amazing races directly and occasional spokesperson
Elise Doganieri - van Munster's wife and the actual creator of the Amazing Race concept
Jonathan Littman - producer of multiple CSI series (particularly CSI NY) and occasional spokesperson for the Amazing Race
Hayma Screech Washington - producer of some TV series
Amy Chacon - producer of some TV series
So, the answer to your question is prior experience producing TV series in the U.S. is the prerequisite for being an Amazing Race producer.
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Elise's background before TAR was in advertising, she had not been involved with television. She started off as a supervising producer in the early seasons, then became a co-executive producer, and about two years ago became an executive producer.
Phil wasn't given a supervising producer until some season into the run of TAR, and was promoted to co-executive producers beginning with TAR 19. Hayma and Amy are no longer executive producing TAR.
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Thanks! And it seemed like a lot of hard work!
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To answer the Roadblocks question, the only times I can remember Phil specifically saying that each team member is allowed to do a maximum of 6 roadblocks was in seasons 6 and 7...but other racers have mentioned it at times during the show. One example I can think of was during the limbo RB in season 7 where Amber said something to the effect of how she had to do that one because Rob had already reached the 6 roadblock limit
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GabyM:
If a +-1 rule was in effect ( as I believe applies for almost all Amazing Races), then that would still mandate that Kimberly do that ROADBLOCK to avoid an illegal 7-5 split.
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Another question:
Has anyone ever been brought a lawsuit against because s/he had let the cat out of the bag before the show aired?
According to this websites: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/race-to-see-what-bingle-bungles/story-e6frf96x-1226085192540
Lara Bingle let on about the final results too early...
And this one: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/matt-gilbertson-ipad-may-22/story-fn6br97j-1226060196165
Tyler himself let on about the spoiler that they won in May :ascared
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I'm not aware that WRP has ever done so with original TAR, although there were issues with some betting sites in Las Vegas during the time frame of some early TAR seasons (I'm thinking 5-6-7, but I can't remember precisely at the moment).
The only U.S. program that I'm aware of that has ever brought a suit of that sort was Mark Burnett's company over Survivor a cycle of two ago involving Russell Hantz.
This doesn't mean that there might not have been cease-and-desist letters from a show's lawyers, but we rarely heard about those.
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When it comes to the roadblock question we now, thanks to Zev & Justin know what the rule was in TAR18. They wrote "Race Rules stated that we each needed to do 5 Roadblocks by the time the last leg rolled around".
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When it comes to the roadblock question we now, thanks to Zev & Justin know what the rule was in TAR18. They wrote "Race Rules stated that we each needed to do 5 Roadblocks by the time the last leg rolled around".
Yeah, but last season was the season where they had 2 roadblocks in the final leg, so that was special.
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Has anyone noticed any errors in post production during a particular episode? I've seen almost all the seasons, and never noticed any glaring mistakes, but just noticed two in subsequent episodes. At the start of the Leg 2 of Season 10, Tom & Terry are labelled as leaving at 7:02 PM, when in actual fact, it was probably supposed to be 10:02 PM if the other start times are assumed to be correct.
I remember in one race that the release times didn't make sense because there was a penalty with somebody and the teams that checked in before the time penalty ended should be in the same time frame, but they weren't. I THINK it may have been the Thailand legs in TAR14, but not completely sure.
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Is there any fans' version of TAR? If there is, have we created threads for this kind of fans' game?
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We have a whole board of nothing but Fantasy Games...have a look!
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/board,108.0.html
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In the early seasons, we'd frequently see teams exiting the airport at different times, preaumably as they cleared the customs line. But in more recent seasons, we see a mad dash to the taxi ranks with all teams. Does this mean that production actually holds up the teams until everyone has cleared customs?
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I think we see the dash only when all teams are on the same flight (which happens most of the time these days.) Otherwise, we're more likely not to see teams leaving customs, but elsewhere in airports looking for taxis or self-drive vehicles.
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I think we see the dash only when all teams are on the same flight (which happens most of the time these days.) Otherwise, we're more likely not to see teams leaving customs, but elsewhere in airports looking for taxis or self-drive vehicles.
But even if all teams are on the same flight, clearing customs can take a very long time, so when we see all teams dashing at the same time, they can't all have got their passport stamps at exacty the same time can they?
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Production holds them back until all the teams are cleared. It may also be due to the need for the crews to also clear customs with their equipment, so in order to avoid penalizing a team, and complicating time credits, it becomes simpler to just hold everyone until all the teams and crews have cleared.
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Production holds them back until all the teams are cleared. It may also be due to the need for the crews to also clear customs with their equipment, so in order to avoid penalizing a team, and complicating time credits, it becomes simpler to just hold everyone until all the teams and crews have cleared.
Ah i see, so I wonder why they still ask for seats at the front?
Also I dont think they did the airport bunching in earlier seasons. In 1 episode of s6 we see Gus and Hera searching the car park for a good few minutes before the another team leaves the building!
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domel, since the all-stars season, the editors have taken a less linear approach to what goes in an episode, leaving out things that they think doesn't affect what they have chosen to include in an episode.
So they might show us that teams had to find their self-drive vehicles at an airport, but they'll leave out the fact that some teams had problems finding their vehicle, unless it comes into play later on in the leg. Then it'll be shown, and that will be a cue that the time lost at that point lead to a team's delayed arrival at a later point during the same leg.
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Production holds them back until all the teams are cleared. It may also be due to the need for the crews to also clear customs with their equipment, so in order to avoid penalizing a team, and complicating time credits, it becomes simpler to just hold everyone until all the teams and crews have cleared.
I think this may have happened in earlier seasons...but I have it on pretty good authority that it does not happen any more. Customs is just another bad taxi now, I think.
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I think this may have happened in earlier seasons...but I have it on pretty good authority that it does not happen any more. Customs is just another bad taxi now, I think.
And it was fairly evident that it did not happen in the final leg of season 15 where the brothers got a solid half hour lead out of the plane.
On the other hand if the last leg of a long flight is a domestic one then there is no immigration or customs, so the odds of a coordinated stampede out of the airport are higher.
/MaF
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What major last minute changes to the race route have there been over the years?
We have minor ones where Phil leaves the pit stop to eliminate someone early, but the only major ones I can think of is Nick & Vicky being saved after the detour went wrong in TAR 17, and the merging of two legs in Hungary in TAR6 when the producers realised begging was illegal.
Have there been any other last minute changes like this?
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What major last minute changes to the race route have there been over the years?
We have minor ones where Phil leaves the pit stop to eliminate someone early, but the only major ones I can think of is Nick & Vicky being saved after the detour went wrong in TAR 17, and the merging of two legs in Hungary in TAR6 when the producers realised begging was illegal.
Have there been any other last minute changes like this?
Season 11, when teams got stranded in Mozambique to Tazania and Charla & Mirna got a mega lead over the other teams...
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Production holds them back until all the teams are cleared. It may also be due to the need for the crews to also clear customs with their equipment, so in order to avoid penalizing a team, and complicating time credits, it becomes simpler to just hold everyone until all the teams and crews have cleared.
I think this may have happened in earlier seasons...but I have it on pretty good authority that it does not happen any more. Customs is just another bad taxi now, I think.
Good source Peach...production does not hold anyone back at the airport. But getting a seat in the front of the plane is key. Also, keep in mind that u are booking for 4 people when u buy tickets (team, camera and sound guy). U cannot sit in front of your camera crew. You bust out of the plane and run for customs. Getting in the right line is luck of the draw. Plus customs can arbitrarily hold anyone up. If it happens u lose. No different when anyone travels abroad.
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I think we see the dash only when all teams are on the same flight (which happens most of the time these days.) Otherwise, we're more likely not to see teams leaving customs, but elsewhere in airports looking for taxis or self-drive vehicles.
But even if all teams are on the same flight, clearing customs can take a very long time, so when we see all teams dashing at the same time, they can't all have got their passport stamps at exacty the same time can they?
Believe it or not sometimes the flights u take come in at odd times and customs is clear so basically teams do run out at the same time.
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Thanks Lion!!
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In Europe it's quite important to get seats in front of the plane because there is no passport control and customs between Schengen countries which these days includes most of the Europe. So after European flights it's also easy to them to leave the plane in one bunch.
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In Europe it's quite important to get seats in front of the plane because there is no passport control and customs between Schengen countries which these days includes most of the Europe. So after European flights it's also easy to them to leave the plane in one bunch.
Actually that's not absolutely correct. In many airports there are different queues for the people from E.E. countries and different from people from the rest of the world. But if you fly from one E.E. country to another the security and the passport checking is minimal anyway even for non-E.E. people.
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Actually that's not absolutely correct. In many airports there are different queues for the people from E.E. countries and different from people from the rest of the world. But if you fly from one E.E. country to another the security and the passport checking is minimal anyway even for non-E.E. people.
Actually that is not correct. There is no passport control/immigration if you fly within the Schengen area. You may still have to go through customs, but there is usually a lane for passengers from another EU country and it is very seldom that you get stopped in that lane.
For example when I flew to Istanbul a couple of weeks ago I first flew from Sweden to Copenhagen, that was a flight inside Schengen so no passport control. Then in Copenhagen I had pass through the passport control before my flight to Istanbul, since that is outside Schengen. When I flew back I was on a direct flight from Istanbul to Sweden so I had to pass through immigration when I landed.
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I'm writing an essay about spoiling TAR, and I was wondering if some of the detectives could answer these questions.
1. How/ When do you guys know when The Amazing Race starts?
2. Where do all the pics./ info of all the teams come from? How do you know it's accurate?
3. How many detectives are there? What countries?
4. When did spoiling The Amazing Race start? By who?
5. What is your favorite part about spoiling The Amazing Race?
Thanks for answering these questions, hopefully ASAP. :hearts: You guys rock!
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A question: in yesterday's episode, when Marcus came out of the taxi when arriving to the cave, he says "Oh Lord, I know how you feel Big Easy". Is it the first time that someone mentions a past racer??? :duno:
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A question: in yesterday's episode, when Marcus came out of the taxi when arriving to the cave, he says "Oh Lord, I know how you feel Big Easy". Is it the first time that a someone mentions a past racer??? :duno:
In TAR 4 Ep 1 I think, when they were in the snow, one man said to his woman-partner "don't be a Flo", referring of course to Flo's nagging.
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A question: in yesterday's episode, when Marcus came out of the taxi when arriving to the cave, he says "Oh Lord, I know how you feel Big Easy". Is it the first time that a someone mentions a past racer??? :duno:
In TAR 4 Ep 1 I think, when they were in the snow, one man said to his woman-partner "don't be a Flo", referring of course to Flo's nagging.
It was Amanda & Chris. Amanda was lagging behind while climbing a hill and Chris said, "Come on, Flo!"
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Don't wanna sound annoying or anything, but can someone please answer my questions? I would really like them to be answered. Thanks! :hrt:
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Don't wanna sound annoying or anything, but can someone please answer my questions? I would really like them to be answered. Thanks! :hrt:
I think the lack of response is due to not wanting to reveal our methods so that World Race Productions can develop ways of blocking them. Discussing methods is generally discouraged around here. If anyone wants to help you out, I'd suggest doing so by PM instead of on the message board.
I don't have any good answers for 1, 3 or 4. I can't figure out how they do 1 or 3 either. I won't go into detail on 2, but I just do the obvious stuff frequently. I'm not one of the clever detectives. As for 5, the favorite part for me is finding out something that's happening on the race in real time months before it's revealed on TV. :tup: It's just fun.
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I'm writing an essay about spoiling TAR, and I was wondering if some of the detectives could answer these questions.
1. How/ When do you guys know when The Amazing Race starts?
2. Where do all the pics./ info of all the teams come from? How do you know it's accurate?
3. How many detectives are there? What countries?
4. When did spoiling The Amazing Race start? By who?
5. What is your favorite part about spoiling The Amazing Race?
Thanks for answering these questions, hopefully ASAP. :hearts: You guys rock!
You can look into the TAR Detective thread for a full list...
Finds come from tons of research, "Detective" work, and following leads, with a little bit of luck thrown in. Everything pretty much has to be proved in more than one way before it is confirmed. Finds do NOT come from spoon fed info from CBS or WRP, we have NO production sources. All work is original.
Puddin was the original and best spoiler. It was her leadership and vision that assembled the original spoiler team...not to mention that she was an extraordinary researcher in her own right.
In the early days, spoiling was pretty much limited to photo analysis and following media and blog clues, as well as vidcap analysis from the previews.
Then along came FB and Twitter...and we were suddenly faced with much more immediate (sometimes LIVE!) information. Because I love to talk to people :lol: we began reaching out directly to eyewitnesses as well. And success breeds success...people see what is possible and try to contribute as they can.
The most important thing is that this is a TEAM effort...and the results come from the contributions and hard work of the WHOLE team.
Hope that helps? Sorry but of course the team cannot reveal our methods in much more detail!
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OMG!! :hearts: That helps A LOT!! Thanks for answering them for me....really awesome of you guys to do it.
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Question 1: Has anyone in RFF ever participated in TAR as a contestant?
Question 2: Do you think we should create a thread talking about former contestants' life after the show? For instance, how are they doing now? Did they participate in a talking show or something like that recently?
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Question 1: Has anyone in RFF ever participated in TAR as a contestant?
Question 2: Do you think we should create a thread talking about former contestants' life after the show? For instance, how are they doing now? Did they participate in a talking show or something like that recently?
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/board,110.0.html
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Question 1: Has anyone in RFF ever participated in TAR as a contestant?
Question 2: Do you think we should create a thread talking about former contestants' life after the show? For instance, how are they doing now? Did they participate in a talking show or something like that recently?
Me! Well, sort of. I was lurking around for a while before I left for Season 14. I told my family to check RFF out if they want to keep track of my Mom and I. When the picture from Phuket surfaced, my family knew the ankle is me!! Haha but yeah, my family were thrilled to see that we made it to Thailand.
But I know I never posted before I went on the first race but I was a regular on here before I disappeared for second race. Does that counts? Haha
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Question 2: Do you think we should create a thread talking about former contestants' life after the show? For instance, how are they doing now? Did they participate in a talking show or something like that recently?
THIS is the thread to use for any former racers, news and updates. Once we close down each season, they come to live here.
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/board,67.0.html
There are some missing from the early seasons, so feel free to add one for a missing team IF you have news to share!!
And sure Luke...we would LOVE to count that!! :yess:
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Question 1: Has anyone in RFF ever participated in TAR as a contestant?
Question 2: Do you think we should create a thread talking about former contestants' life after the show? For instance, how are they doing now? Did they participate in a talking show or something like that recently?
Me! Well, sort of. I was lurking around for a while before I left for Season 14. I told my family to check RFF out if they want to keep track of my Mom and I. When the picture from Phuket surfaced, my family knew the ankle is me!! Haha but yeah, my family were thrilled to see that we made it to Thailand.
But I know I never posted before I went on the first race but I was a regular on here before I disappeared for second race. Does that counts? Haha
Including being a contestant in a survivor game. :lol:
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Question 1: Has anyone in RFF ever participated in TAR as a contestant?
Question 2: Do you think we should create a thread talking about former contestants' life after the show? For instance, how are they doing now? Did they participate in a talking show or something like that recently?
Me! Well, sort of. I was lurking around for a while before I left for Season 14. I told my family to check RFF out if they want to keep track of my Mom and I. When the picture from Phuket surfaced, my family knew the ankle is me!! Haha but yeah, my family were thrilled to see that we made it to Thailand.
But I know I never posted before I went on the first race but I was a regular on here before I disappeared for second race. Does that counts? Haha
Including being a contestant in a survivor game. :lol:
Not my fault that the game were SO super slow! I mean, I knew I was going to be on the Race before I signed up for the game. I thought the game will be at fast pace and all done before I left for the Race! But, it moved so slow so I just quitted. Sorry guys!
But, I know it was kind of fishy how I quit out of blue and vanished. I bet some of you probably figured it out I was getting ready for the Race.
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OMG! Are you Luke, DeafRacer? :waves: You have a lot of fans in China!
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Question 1: Has anyone in RFF ever participated in TAR as a contestant?
Question 2: Do you think we should create a thread talking about former contestants' life after the show? For instance, how are they doing now? Did they participate in a talking show or something like that recently?
Me! Well, sort of. I was lurking around for a while before I left for Season 14. I told my family to check RFF out if they want to keep track of my Mom and I. When the picture from Phuket surfaced, my family knew the ankle is me!! Haha but yeah, my family were thrilled to see that we made it to Thailand.
But I know I never posted before I went on the first race but I was a regular on here before I disappeared for second race. Does that counts? Haha
Including being a contestant in a survivor game. :lol:
Not my fault that the game were SO super slow! I mean, I knew I was going to be on the Race before I signed up for the game. I thought the game will be at fast pace and all done before I left for the Race! But, it moved so slow so I just quitted. Sorry guys!
But, I know it was kind of fishy how I quit out of blue and vanished. I bet some of you probably figured it out I was getting ready for the Race.
I had a feeling that was why. ;)
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OMG! Are you Luke, DeafRacer? :waves: You have a lot of fans in China!
Yes, it's me! Thanks!
I loooooooooooved China but I was disappointed that I had to run FIVE legs in China. Bleh. Maybe I should do China Rush! :lol:
But no really, China's so beautiful. I hope to go back one day and visit Guilin.
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Question 1: Has anyone in RFF ever participated in TAR as a contestant?
Question 2: Do you think we should create a thread talking about former contestants' life after the show? For instance, how are they doing now? Did they participate in a talking show or something like that recently?
Me! Well, sort of. I was lurking around for a while before I left for Season 14. I told my family to check RFF out if they want to keep track of my Mom and I. When the picture from Phuket surfaced, my family knew the ankle is me!! Haha but yeah, my family were thrilled to see that we made it to Thailand.
But I know I never posted before I went on the first race but I was a regular on here before I disappeared for second race. Does that counts? Haha
Including being a contestant in a survivor game. :lol:
Not my fault that the game were SO super slow! I mean, I knew I was going to be on the Race before I signed up for the game. I thought the game will be at fast pace and all done before I left for the Race! But, it moved so slow so I just quitted. Sorry guys!
But, I know it was kind of fishy how I quit out of blue and vanished. I bet some of you probably figured it out I was getting ready for the Race.
Survivor game? Did you show up on Survivor? ???
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No. One of our Fantasy Games.
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Question: How did Justin & Jennifer get past CBS casting? Given that Jennifer can't stand Justin, I don't think they will be a very good team...
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HA! Casting LOVES conflict.
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What is the penalty for quitting a U-turn?
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What is the penalty for quitting a U-turn?
I think it's just like quitting a detour. 4 hours.
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What is the penalty for quitting a U-turn?
I think it's just like quitting a detour. 4 hours.
4 hours for quitting roadblocks, 6 hours for quitting detours. I'm not sure when the penalty for quitting roadblocks dropped from 24 hours to 6 hours. Anyone know? Also, does anyone know how long the penalty is for quitting normal tasks? In China Rush it's 2 hours, but I don't know if anyone's actually quit a task in the American version.
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What is the penalty for quitting a U-turn?
I think it's just like quitting a detour. 4 hours.
4 hours for quitting roadblocks, 6 hours for quitting detours. I'm not sure when the penalty for quitting roadblocks dropped from 24 hours to 6 hours. Anyone know? Also, does anyone know how long the penalty is for quitting normal tasks? In China Rush it's 2 hours, but I don't know if anyone's actually quit a task in the American version.
For the drop, I assume you mean detours :P. I think the first time it was 6 hours was Nick and Vicki getting it in season 17. Before that Maria and Tiffany in season 15 received 24 hours for quitting their detour.
I could be completely wrong, but that's what I remember.
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What is the penalty for quitting a U-turn?
I think it's just like quitting a detour. 4 hours.
4 hours for quitting roadblocks, 6 hours for quitting detours. I'm not sure when the penalty for quitting roadblocks dropped from 24 hours to 6 hours. Anyone know? Also, does anyone know how long the penalty is for quitting normal tasks? In China Rush it's 2 hours, but I don't know if anyone's actually quit a task in the American version.
You're right. 6 hours for quitting detours. I made it wrong.
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What is the penalty for quitting a U-turn?
I think it's just like quitting a detour. 4 hours.
4 hours for quitting roadblocks, 6 hours for quitting detours. I'm not sure when the penalty for quitting roadblocks dropped from 24 hours to 6 hours. Anyone know? Also, does anyone know how long the penalty is for quitting normal tasks? In China Rush it's 2 hours, but I don't know if anyone's actually quit a task in the American version.
For the drop, I assume you mean detours :P. I think the first time it was 6 hours was Nick and Vicki getting it in season 17. Before that Maria and Tiffany in season 15 received 24 hours for quitting their detour.
I could be completely wrong, but that's what I remember.
Saravannan, I think you are wrong about the penalties for Maria and Tiffany. In episode 7, they failed to complete the "Golf" DETOUR and were also unable to do the "Ring the bell with strength" DETOUR. That would have resulted in a penalty of either 24 hours or the "prevailing not did complete DETOUR" penalty if different. The only time in the history of the Amazing Race at that point was that it been assessed in AR1, episode 9 to Emily and Nancy. However, all other teams finished up ahead of Maria and Tiffany, so the "fail to complete DETOUR" penalty was not actually assessed, although it would have been if necessary.
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Question: Has anyone quit the race because of injury?
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Question: Has anyone quit the race because of injury?
Yup! Season 5. Marshall and Lance. One of them got a bad knee and cannot keep going on. I think. It was in Cairo, Egypt.
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What is the penalty for quitting a U-turn?
I think it's just like quitting a detour. 4 hours.
4 hours for quitting roadblocks, 6 hours for quitting detours. I'm not sure when the penalty for quitting roadblocks dropped from 24 hours to 6 hours. Anyone know? Also, does anyone know how long the penalty is for quitting normal tasks? In China Rush it's 2 hours, but I don't know if anyone's actually quit a task in the American version.
Maria & Tiffany got 2-hours in the Season 15 because two of their tourists got kidnapped by the Japanese Mafia lost in their hunt for the pit stop, and it was a non-elimination leg.
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Question: Has anyone quit the race because of injury?
Yup! Season 5. Marshall and Lance. One of them got a bad knee and cannot keep going on. I think. It was in Cairo, Egypt.
Got it. Thanks!
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Not quite. It was across the Nile River from Karnak in southern Egypt. Marshall and Lance were actually destined for last place and elimination long before Marshall's knees gave out. I remember that Phil actually came to the "digging in the sand" ROADBLOCK site to eliminate them.
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We don't know that they were destined for last place but for the injury; my recollection was that the knee injury was hampering them the entire leg, and it was at the roadblock they had to quit because the one who was injured couldn't do the task any longer (and I suspect medical said he had to quit because continuing would have made the injury more serious. But Phil did go to the Roadblock to eliminate them.
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hi...
Did you remember Andre and Damon from from Amazing Race 3? they were one of the competitors for the million dollar prize...
But they eventually eliminated in the race.... due to some critical mistakes... during the 7th leg... from morocco to germany.. then they were lost when they headed to austria...
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A girl named Silvia on Weibo.com said she encountered with some contestants of a home-made version of TAR in America. The game was on for two days. Here's a photo:
(http://ww3.sinaimg.cn/bmiddle/640a4d81jw1dm604bbqq7j.jpg)
Was this game organized by fans here in RFF? :lol:
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:groan: There are hundreds of these, probably thousands if you include Singapore and the Philippines. Let's not start chasing these pretty please?
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:groan: There are hundreds of these, probably thousands if you include Singapore and the Philippines. Let's not start chasing these pretty please?
I'm just curious about it :lol: OK, let them go :)
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Has there been a rule that contestants are not allowed to use low-cost airlines? ??? I remember once reading something like that... But this season teams used Air Asia which is low-cost airline, same in season 15 when they used Air Baltic. So if there was that kind of rule, it's not in use anymore? :duno:
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No overall rule that I know of. But in some places, they are told they can ONLY use *** airlines.
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Question: What is the penalty for quitting a Route-Info in the US version and Asian version? (Has it ever happened?)
I know on China Rush S2 it happened, which incurred a 2 hour penalty, the same as quitting other tasks in this season.
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Question: What is the penalty for quitting a Route-Info in the US version and Asian version? (Has it ever happened?)
I know on China Rush S2 it happened, which incurred a 2 hour penalty, the same as quitting other tasks in this season.
Maria and Tiffany is Season 15, Episode 1 didn't quit the RI but lost 2 people in their tour and got a 2 hour penalty.
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When has the race featured or acknowledged individuals or teams that raced in previous editions of the race?
The only instances I can think of are:
During the Season 15 Switchback Roadblock, a replay of Lena & Kristy from Season 6 is shown.
In the Family Edition, Kevin (or was it Drew?) hands racers a clue in New York.
Are there any others like this? (Not including All-Star seasons obviously)
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The Bowling Moms tshirt that ?? wore...
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Flo was mentioned by name in the first episode of season 4 by Chris in encouraging Amanda in a task.
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Well, it was in All-Stars season but I think it counts.
In the first episode, Joe & Bill were saying "I guess the people in Race 10 aren't tired yet." Then they said "The Gutsy Grannies are here" (or something like that. I suppose referring to Peggy & Claire. :)
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The Bowling Moms tshirt that ?? wore...
BJ & Tyler in season 9. I know a lot of people on this site don't care for those two too much, but those shirts were a nice touch. :)
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Question: Has it ever happened that two (or more) different versions of TAR were filmed in the same city at the same time?
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Yes...TARA and TAR were in Prague (?) I believe at the same time. They saw each other at the airport, but that was all.
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Can Someone explain why they don't use cluebox anymore?
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Can Someone explain why they don't use cluebox anymore?
They gave them all to TarAUS for the premiere :lol:
Na I don't know...I don't think there is a particular reason! They just got sick of them/too much carrying around?
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Can Someone explain why they don't use cluebox anymore?
They believe by this way spoilers would not spread so quickly.
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Yes...TARA and TAR were in Prague (?) I believe at the same time. They saw each other at the airport, but that was all.
In that case, there was chance that contestants found the wrong cluebox. :lol:
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Can Someone explain why they don't use cluebox anymore?
They believe by this way spoilers would not spread so quickly.
I figured it was just for a final challenge this season. It's not like they keep the clueboxes out 24/7- I thought they put them out a little before teams arrive.
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How far into development did the Central Europe version get? Was there a cast? Did it get filmed?
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How far into development did the Central Europe version get? Was there a cast? Did it get filmed?
i dont think it got filmed but it may have goten cast
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How far into development did the Central Europe version get? Was there a cast? Did it get filmed?
http://amazingrace.wikia.com/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_Central_Europe
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Something caught my eye when reading the TAR rules article on wikipedia
"If a team who has the Express Pass does not use it on the first eight legs, the team will be required to complete a Fast Forward task in the ninth leg."
I saw this phrase repeated twice, is this bogus or is there any info on this?
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I've never heard of such a rule, period, at least as far as original TAR.
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Some Wikipedia troll probably made that up. It doesn't even make sense :umn:
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It's been on there over a week. I was going to wait until the 9th leg before I asked about it. Where is the source for that rule, even?
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There is NO such rule. :lol:
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What happened to Elimination Station? I absolutely loved it! It was great to see the teams interacting in a more peaceful environment, and I loved that the teams you see the least of in the race become the teams you see the most of in the house.
It did a great job of evening out the viewing experience of the Race and I'm very sad that we don't have one for Season 19!
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I've seen lots of Tweets saying something about "Watch The Amazing Race Season 9 Episode 0 online". What is that about? I don't know if this is the place to post this, but I don't know what's going on, there are 20+ tweets about that going on!
Edit: Doesn't mind. My computer has decided to open (FINALLY) those links, and that is about people referring to the next episode of TAR 19. I was getting really mad...
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I've seen lots of Tweets saying something about "Watch The Amazing Race Season 9 Episode 0 online". What is that about? I don't know if this is the place to post this, but I don't know what's going on, there are 20+ tweets about that going on!
Edit: Doesn't mind. My computer has decided to open (FINALLY) those links, and that is about people referring to the next episode of TAR 19. I was getting really mad...
Mostly spams. :groan:
It means a good thing if people are trying to create fake links for TAR. LOL. Means it's famous and popular. BUT SPAMS ARE A NONO AND VERY IRRITATING STILL!
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They want you to click on their links to buy...just leave it.
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I've seen lots of Tweets saying something about "Watch The Amazing Race Season 9 Episode 0 online". What is that about? I don't know if this is the place to post this, but I don't know what's going on, there are 20+ tweets about that going on!
Edit: Doesn't mind. My computer has decided to open (FINALLY) those links, and that is about people referring to the next episode of TAR 19. I was getting really mad...
Watch The Amazing Race Season 18 Episode 13 online :lol:
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QUESTION: How long does it take to compete in the whole 12 legs, excluding rest time? Has anyone calculated the shortest time a team took to finish the whole race? (Precise to hours, or minutes if possible.)
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I've seen lots of Tweets saying something about "Watch The Amazing Race Season 9 Episode 0 online". What is that about? I don't know if this is the place to post this, but I don't know what's going on, there are 20+ tweets about that going on!
Edit: Doesn't mind. My computer has decided to open (FINALLY) those links, and that is about people referring to the next episode of TAR 19. I was getting really mad...
Before is airs on USA,i download here from Brazil,i dont now how! And i saw the last night's episode like,1 hour before passing on the CBS.So weir...
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QUESTION: How long does it take to compete in the whole 12 legs, excluding rest time? Has anyone calculated the shortest time a team took to finish the whole race? (Precise to hours, or minutes if possible.)
I cannot give you a precise amount, but let's work through the example of AR18. From the start line (Nov. 20, 2010) to the finish Line (Dec. 12, 2010) it took 22 days. The first assumption I make is that there will be 3 extended pit stops. Since I don't know where they happened, I will just add 2 x 24 hours to the total that will be derived below (note that if it were up to me to plan this race they would have been in Japan, Salzburg and Rio). Each line below represents the time between those legs. If a 12 hour pit stop was extended, it would have been a 36 hour pit stop. If an 18 hour pit stop was extended, that would make a 42 hour [pit stop.
Here are my guesses at average time between each pair of legs:
1 Sydney TBC, with a 12 hour wait for the charter flights to Broken Hill
2 rolling pit stop between Broken Hill and Sydney on the Indian Pacific Railroad 18h
3 another TBC going to Narita Airport with a 10h wait there
4 Lijiang 8h
5 Kunming 8h
6 Kunming 12h
7 Varanasi 18h
8 Salzburg 12h
9 Zermatt 12h
10 Zermatt 18h
11 Rio de Janeiro 18h
That gives a total time of 150 hours (6 days, 6 hours) to add to the 72 hours for extended pit stops. If we subtract 9 days, 6 hours from 22 days then we get 12 days 18 hours (274 hours) as the total actually spent not at rest.
If anyone has a better method of approximating this, speak up.
Although it's possible to calculate a total non-rest time for each race, why bother?
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apskip, I believe it's been pretty much determined that TPTB no longer adhere to standard 12 hour pit stops or multiples of 12 hours any longer. And recent seasons have also become difficult to ascertain the exact departure times for all legs, as we're often not even told those for all teams, and there have been legs where the departure times were only provided for some teams.
It may be possible to use the sun-shadow method for some of that but I'm not sure at this point we'd be able to cross-reference that for all teams in a season, either.
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theschnauzers,
Yes, it is known that pit stop times will vary. My estimates in fact average 20 hours when the three 24 hour extensions are added onto the base for those legs. My pit stop times will range from 8 hours to 42 hours, with a preponderance at 12 hours or 18 hours. You can throw up your hands and say it cannot be done. I just don't agree with that assessment.
The idea of using sun-shadow method is not likely to be effective (I could use a much stronger term but I will be polite) due to no sun shadows after sunset.
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On the season 3 cast page on CBS, there are drawings of most of the teams. Does anyone know who drew them or have the missing two (Ken & Gerard and Teri & Ian)?
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Are teams banned from using services like Google Maps or other directional based navigation? It seems obvious when you know your next destination to print off directions at the airport, but every time we see teams instead struggling to read a map. I guess it wouldn't be much of a race if all teams had exact directions.
Do we know if this practice is banned or not?
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On the season 3 cast page on CBS, there are drawings of most of the teams. Does anyone know who drew them or have the missing two (Ken & Gerard and Teri & Ian)?
Link please?
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On the season 3 cast page on CBS, there are drawings of most of the teams. Does anyone know who drew them or have the missing two (Ken & Gerard and Teri & Ian)?
Link please?
Didn't saw that too.
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Are teams banned from using services like Google Maps or other directional based navigation? It seems obvious when you know your next destination to print off directions at the airport, but every time we see teams instead struggling to read a map. I guess it wouldn't be much of a race if all teams had exact directions.
Do we know if this practice is banned or not?
I don't think using Google Maps is against the rule, since some contestants did use Internet for help during the race.
Maybe many teams didn't do so for saving money.
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I don't think using Google Maps is against the rule, since some contestants did use Internet for help during the race.
Maybe many teams didn't do so for saving money.
Sorry, I phrased my question badly. We've definitely seen teams using Google Maps before, but I'm not sure I've ever seen them print off directions to take with them in the car. Though Marcus & Amani did ask a Belgian shopkeeper in the last episode so maybe it is allowed..
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I have never heard that it wasn't....
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I think we've seen some teams have printouts with them, but I think the editors generally try to avoid that. It does come down to cost and capacity -- with the IPad and the various other tablets and smart phones, it can be difficult to print something out. I remember noticing one team this last leg or two getting directions from a driver who used his GPS (Garmin, TomTom) to get directions for a team and he had taken the viewer off from the windshield to show the team what route to take.
So I don't think they are prohibited, per se, it just that they often already have directions (many teams do ask on their flight, train, bus if they have a destination in a city already). Since this is an activity that often has them interacting with locals, I can't see the reason for not allowing it.
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http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/cast/3/
The pictures from this list.
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http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/cast/3/
The pictures from this list.
Thanks for the link! Nice to see all the teams picture. But they do have certain screwups. LOL at the picture of Steve and Josh with Tian and Jaree's names.
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http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/cast/3/
The pictures from this list.
IIRC, either Gina or Sylvia did those....
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http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/cast/3/
The pictures from this list.
IIRC, either Gina or Sylvia did those....
IKR! Talented soccer moms! <3
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http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/cast/5/
That was lazy! They just took the screenshot of the eliminated caps. They didn't even bother to find the original photo without the eliminated which leg stamp! I remembered when I was young, I used to can't wait for the elimination news to come out on the CBS website. And as a Kami and Karli fan, each and every week I'll refresh at a particular time and for a period of 9 weeks on their bio page, I was always excited when I didn't see a stamp on their photos (means they were not eliminated)..until the 10th episode... that was hard to watch. :'(
Ahhh the good old days. :lol:
I have a question! Does anyone have a link to all the leaderboards CBS used to have on their websites? I MISSED THOSE INTERACTIVE LEADERBOARDS UNTIL THEY GOT LAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (:;) (:;) (:;)
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http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race2/leaderboard/index.shtml
Omg found the season 2 one! :lol:
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I remembered when I was young
Ahhh the good old days. :lol:
omgosh. :wise
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Then there's the lack of Heave for the previous season (love the comic graphics even though I wonder what Teri & Ian and Ken & Gerard would have looked like).
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If I remember correctly Sylvia drew one for every eliminated team in sequesterville (they may not have had decoys). Flo found out post race (likely from Drew) and insisted/begged/commissioned for one of she and Zach, hence why T/I and K/G are missing.
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This is a question which appeared for $250,000 on today's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?":
According to local legend, the Garden of Eden was located on the remote island of Praslin where?
A. Maldives
B. Seychelles
C. Galapagos
d. Azores
Due to Amazing Race 16, I knew that the correct answer is Seychelles. Unfortunately, the contestant was not an Amazing Race fan.
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This is a question which appeared for $250,000 on today's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?":
According to local legend, the Garden of Eden was located on the remote island of Praslin where?
A. Maldives
B. Seychelles
C. Galapagos
d. Azores
Due to Amazing Race 16, I knew that the correct answer is Seychelles. Unfortunately, the contestant was not an Amazing Race fan.
:cmaslol
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Has TAR been renewed for S21 and S22?
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This is a question which appeared for $250,000 on today's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?":
According to local legend, the Garden of Eden was located on the remote island of Praslin where?
A. Maldives
B. Seychelles
C. Galapagos
d. Azores
Due to Amazing Race 16, I knew that the correct answer is Seychelles. Unfortunately, the contestant was not an Amazing Race fan.
I thought the Garden of Eden was in Missouri :lol:
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Has TAR been renewed for S21 and S22?
Not yet, even though Survivor has already been renewed for its 2012-2013 seasons. CBS always waits and waits to renew TAR (and it annoys me very much, hmph.) :cmas22
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They haven't announced a greenlight, but CBS has been promoting applications for casting for season 21 with the recent online application deadline earlier this month; that has been taken as an indication that the season is in pre-production.
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Does anyone know if teams are provided flights or transport back to their home cities after the finish line by WRP? It would be odd to have to buy a ticket to get home :lol:
Also was there ever an official release of how much (or any) money non-winning teams receive?
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I don't know how accurate this is but I read this
Do the losing teams get any cash prizes?
Yes, the losing teams do get small cash prizes, staggered according to how long the team stayed in the race. For some reason, these amounts are kept very secret (much more so than the Sequesterville locations), but we have heard rumors that the second-place prize for some seasons has been $25,000 or $50,000, and third place was $10,000 or $25,000.
According to Aaron of TAR6, here's the prize breakdown:
1st- 1,000,000
2nd- 25,000
3rd- 10,000
4th- 7,000
5th- 6,000
6th- 5,000
7th- 4,000
8th- 3,500
9th- 3,000
10th- 2,500
11th- 1,500
This is, however, unverified
At the top it has this so the information is very dated
(02.11.2005)
Please note, this informaion should be correct as of TAR6
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Yes they get tickets home, and yes that list was valid then...but things change!
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I would be sad if they don't still do that. :(
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Peach, would you speculate that things change in that they don't get any money anymore or do the losers get more money now than they used to?
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If nothing else, I do remember reading somewhere many moons ago that teams receive a stipend as compensation for time missed at work...
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I think they all receive something, but the amounts may be different. Also specially recruited teams ie Rob and Amber, GT's etc sometimes receive another fee over and above.
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I think they all receive something, but the amounts may be different. Also specially recruited teams ie Rob and Amber, GT's etc sometimes receive another fee over and above.
I think you can add Laurence and Zac to the list. And I'm also very sure they're promised of a certain fixed amount no matter which place they come in. Yep.
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Don't think so. :)
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Laurence and Zac not receiving a fixed amount or teams not necessarily receiving a fixed amount? I'm pretty sure I read somewhere recruited teams get a promised fixed amount no matter what place they come in? The part about Laurence and Zac is completely speculation. :cmaslol
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As I've always understood it, the per diem stipend is based on the length of time teams are away filming, and that would be a flat amount for all of the teams for a particular season. (Sorry I don't know the amount.) Then there's the staggered amount, which (as I do agree with Peach on this) may have changed, that would be based on the length of time teams remained in the Race. Additional amounts for recruited teams have been speculated, but as far as I know, those have never been confirmed.
One other point, which is relevant due to Ernie-Cindy's plan for creating a nonprofit foundation with at least some of their earnings: Teams pay their own income taxes to the federal government (and to their state if their state imposes an income tax.) If the team members donate the money to a recognized nonprofit charitable entity, even one they found if it gets the charitable exemption under the federal income tax code, then that amount is a deduction from taxable income, and the net result is a lower overall tax payment. In addition, the proportion of income taxes paid depends on the individual's other earned income and deductions for income tax computations. As a result, it's harder to project what percentage of the winnings are paid in taxes by the winning team.
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From here: http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_19543977
After taxes, the couple will be left with about $500,000
Seriously? Half of it? :cmas18
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From here: http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_19543977
After taxes, the couple will be left with about $500,000
Seriously? Half of it? :cmas18
That would suck. Now I know why the prizes on the Aussie shows are so bad, because theres no taxes.
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I remembered in Survivor, the taxes that Richard Hatch had to pay which he didn't was around 400k? :cmas5 Can't remember the exact figures!
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I think I remember Jordan (of Dan & Jordan) saying after taxes they had ~$660,000... Can't remember when or where I saw that, but that number sticks out very sharply in my head.
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The point I'm trying to make is that, for instance, married winning teams pay less taxes than other teams. Teams that use their winnings in a smart way can end up paying less in taxes than other teams. And teams living in states with no personal income tax end up paying less in overall taxes than those who have to pay state and federal income taxes. Lastly, teams whose winnings were since early 2009 don't have to pay as much of the "payroll" taxes for Social Security and Medicare due to that tax credit that the Congress has been playing games with. All those are just some of the factors that come into pay. And if the winners somehow have their own business and have higher cost of business expenses, even that can be offset by the winnings and reduce the amount of taxes paid.
It is not a certain amount that fits in all cases.
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So if you donate $200,000 to charity you could recoup that in an income tax refund which may help to pay for the money you lost to taxes and you end up closer to a million dollars in the end?
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I've also heard something about WRP having to pay them and call them "employees" for the duration. It helps to solve some legal issues I think. I wonder if you are forced to take an unpaid leave from your job for that reason and because if you take paid vacation then you don't need a stipend.
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Prophet, it would depend on the individual tax situation, but they would be able to claim a deduction, and if they can't deduct all of it that same year, it "carries forward" until the total amount that is donated to a qualified charitable entity (that qualify under federal tax rules) is claimed in subsequent years.
Now you know why so many people want tax reform. Even that one sentence gives some people a headache!
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What is WRP?
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What is WRP?
World Race Productions
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What is WRP?
World Race Productions
Got it. Thanks.
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I don't know how accurate this is but I read this
Do the losing teams get any cash prizes?
Yes, the losing teams do get small cash prizes, staggered according to how long the team stayed in the race. For some reason, these amounts are kept very secret (much more so than the Sequesterville locations), but we have heard rumors that the second-place prize for some seasons has been $25,000 or $50,000, and third place was $10,000 or $25,000.
According to Aaron of TAR6, here's the prize breakdown:
1st- 1,000,000
2nd- 25,000
3rd- 10,000
4th- 7,000
5th- 6,000
6th- 5,000
7th- 4,000
8th- 3,500
9th- 3,000
10th- 2,500
11th- 1,500
This is, however, unverified
At the top it has this so the information is very dated
(02.11.2005)
Please note, this informaion should be correct as of TAR6
This question has been raised since AR6 and my recollection (without any idea where to find it in RFF archives) is that second place was improved to $100,000 and third place to some number well above $10,000.
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So if you donate $200,000 to charity you could recoup that in an income tax refund which may help to pay for the money you lost to taxes and you end up closer to a million dollars in the end?
Taxes differ according to individual situations, but donating $200,000 to charity means that you start with $200,000. At any marginal tax rate below 100% you end up with more money by NOT making the donation. Also, the probability of getting into a significantly lower marginal tax bracket as a result of the donation are close to nil.
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A question:
On this wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_(U.S._TV_series)), in the award section, it says that the episode for the emmy in 2005 was We're Moving Up the Food Chain. Maybe I'm dumb, but I can't seem to find it in any of the seasons. :cmas5
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It might be in Season 6, but none of the episodes are called that.
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I believe it was the alternate title for the first Botswana leg of TAR 7; originally it was aired along with the South Africa leg as a two hour special under one title.
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A question:
On this wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_(U.S._TV_series)), in the award section, it says that the episode for the emmy in 2005 was We're Moving Up the Food Chain. Maybe I'm dumb, but I can't seem to find it in any of the seasons. :cmas5
The episode title sounded familiar.
IMDb also lists that episode title for year 2005 Emmy nomination. I believe there was a double episode where that was the title of the episode for the second hour, but which wasn't used in TV listings; but that was the title used in the Emmy submission. (I found one google link to the Baltimore Sun with an article listing the 2005 Emmy winners with that information, so it isn't anyone's imagination.
ETA: I've done some googling and here's where it fits in. The Botswana legs of TAR 7 (legs 6 and 7) were aired as one episode (episode 6) of two hours. "We're Moving Up The Food Chain" was the second hour's title that was submitted for Emmy consideration (successfully). Not even the DVDs make this clear in the packaging. It was the second episode in Botswana where Ray and Deana were eliminated. The DVD is a bit confusing because that season included a recap episode with its own episode title quote that some listings indicate as being the second Botswana episode, but that's not correct. It was a season with 14 hours, 12 episodes, and 13 legs. The longest season of TAR's history.
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Thanks for the explanations!!! :cmas17 :xmas146
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To any former racer who might be reading this, has anybody actually tried to throw the third leg, reading about the third place curse?
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To any former racer who might be reading this, has anybody actually tried to throw the third leg, reading about the third place curse?
If they did, they'd be stupid
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There's no way to absolutely know what position you are, so you have to do your best no matter what leg it is.
But I've seen people try to throw the third leg on fantasy races before. :snicker:
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To any former racer who might be reading this, has anybody actually tried to throw the third leg, reading about the third place curse?
If they did, they'd be stupid
They may choose not to take the Fast Forward mission if there is one in Leg 3. :cmaslol
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To any former racer who might be reading this, has anybody actually tried to throw the third leg, reading about the third place curse?
If they did, they'd be stupid
They may choose not to take the Fast Forward mission if there is one in Leg 3. :cmaslol
Unlike Survivor there is absolutely no strategy in throwing any leg /challenge on the Race.
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To any former racer who might be reading this, has anybody actually tried to throw the third leg, reading about the third place curse?
If they did, they'd be stupid
They may choose not to take the Fast Forward mission if there is one in Leg 3. :cmaslol
Unlike Survivor there is absolutely no strategy in throwing any leg /challenge on the Race.
There is. See S7, where Romber threw the challenge of having a traditional Argentinian feast.
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To any former racer who might be reading this, has anybody actually tried to throw the third leg, reading about the third place curse?
If they did, they'd be stupid
They may choose not to take the Fast Forward mission if there is one in Leg 3. :cmaslol
Unlike Survivor there is absolutely no strategy in throwing any leg /challenge on the Race.
There is. See S7, where Romber threw the challenge of having a traditional Argentinian feast.
Good point...that was epic....but in modern TAR it will never happen again.
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There is. See S7, where Romber threw the challenge of having a traditional Argentinian feast.
SuperTux, I totally disagree. Rob in AR7 ep. 3 knew he was not going to finish the 4 pound meat feast. He expected that several others were not going to either. His very strategic move was to take the 4 hour penalty for not finishing a ROADBLOCK before anyone else did. Although when the penalty was applied that put him behind Alex, Uchenna, Greg and Ron, it also put him ahead of Ray and Meredith, both of whom took the penalty immediately after he did. Patrick did not rally and finish without penalty until Debbie and Bianca arrived and then he finished before Debbie did.
The bottom line is that the phrase "threw the challenge" is not close to what actually happened. "He guaranteed survival" is a better characterization.
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There are two factors that could be raised about that roadblock a little differently, but no less not "throwing" the roadblock. First Rob and Amber weren't going to finish in first place, whether Rob finished that roadblock or not, and Rob abd Amber weren't going to finish in last place by not finishing the roadblock and taking the penalty. Other than the possible effect it had on their check-in time (and departure time on the next leg), and the likelihood they would run into another bunching point at some point, Rob had nothing else to lose by taking the penalty. The other point is that Rob smartly got other teams to join him in taking the penalty, and thereby provided the likelihood that Rob and Amber would be able to finish the leg ahead of at least one of those teams. (I'm trying to state this from the time perspective of what the viewer knew at the moment this first aired and not with the knowledge of what actually followed. It was a smart move given the way the rules were then set (and having a group quit a task and take a penalty hasn't happened since.)
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There is. See S7, where Romber threw the challenge of having a traditional Argentinian feast.
SuperTux, I totally disagree. Rob in AR7 ep. 3 knew he was not going to finish the 4 pound meat feast. He expected that several others were not going to either. His very strategic move was to take the 4 hour penalty for not finishing a ROADBLOCK before anyone else did. Although when the penalty was applied that put him behind Alex, Uchenna, Greg and Ron, it also put him ahead of Ray and Meredith, both of whom took the penalty immediately after he did. Patrick did not rally and finish without penalty until Debbie and Bianca arrived and then he finished before Debbie did.
The bottom line is that the phrase "threw the challenge" is not close to what actually happened. "He guaranteed survival" is a better characterization.
Well... Do you mean that "to throw the challenge" is equal to pursuing #1 in that leg?
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SuperTux,
The only way that could have happened was for all of the individuals who did the ROADBLOCK to elect after Rob did to take the 4 hour penalty. He knew that was remotely possible but quite unlikely.
It should be obvious that "guarantee survival" meant Rob was only trying to not finish last. He was more successful than that, as Ray and Meredith a short time later took the penalty, Patrick had trouble finishing and Debbie did not start until Rob's penalty had already expired.
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SuperTux,
The only way that could have happened was for all of the individuals who did the ROADBLOCK to elect after Rob did to take the 4 hour penalty. He knew that was remotely possible but quite unlikely.
It should be obvious that "guarantee survival" meant Rob was only trying to not finish last. He was more successful than that, as Ray and Meredith a short time later took the penalty, Patrick had trouble finishing and Debbie did not start until Rob's penalty had already expired.
I see. Rob did once say that all ranks except the first and the last are all the same. He did guarantee their survival. :cmas16
But this trick didn't seem to work on S11? I haven't watched that season. Poor Romber.:cmas22
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SuperTux,
In AR11 episode 4, after 3 prior episodes completely in the lead, Rob and Amber had a problem with the Magellan DETOUR and lost time having to switch to the other DETOUR in Puntas Arenas. They were on the second plane, which put them "behind the 8 ball" along with Uchenna/Joyce and Charla/Mirna. At a transfer point by boat from Bahia Lapataia, Uchenna/Joyce and Rob/Amber were on the next-to-last boat. There was supposed to be 20 minutes before Charla/Mirna (the only team in the last boat) were sent. However, they arrived at the dock on Isla Redonda only 5 minutes behind the next-to-last boat. Maybe Charla and Mirna were a little lighter than the other 2 teams, but it looked like a deliberate mistake on the part of the person controlling the boat launches. The postal sorting ROADBLOCK at the Fin Del Mondo post office was to find either of 2 letters addressed to your team from one of the teams in its original season. Either Joyce or Uchenna aced this random task with almost total luck except for skill in sorting through mail. Mirna did very well also. It wasn't Rob's day and he finished well behind Mirna, so far behind that Rob/Amber had no chance at catching up to Charla/Mirna before the pit stop not far away on Isla Redonda.
If there were some way for Rob to guarantee survival in AR11 in the Bahia Lapataia and Isla Redonda areas, he and Amber would have done it. In fact, Amber had misdirected Charla/Mirna to guarantee that they would be on the last boat.
The chain of events in episode 4 led to the elimination of Rob and Amber. Not being on the first charter flight from Punta Arenas to Ushaia, getting to the dock in the next-to-last group and then the nature of the ROADBLOCK all helped to bring mighty Rob down.
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SuperTux,
In AR11 episode 4, after 3 prior episodes completely in the lead, Rob and Amber had a problem with the Magellan DETOUR and lost time having to switch to the other DETOUR in Puntas Arenas. They were on the second plane, which put them "behind the 8 ball" along with Uchenna/Joyce and Charla/Mirna. At a transfer point by boat from Bahia Lapataia, Uchenna/Joyce and Rob/Amber were on the next-to-last boat. There was supposed to be 20 minutes before Charla/Mirna (the only team in the last boat) were sent. However, they arrived at the dock on Isla Redonda only 5 minutes behind the next-to-last boat. Maybe Charla and Mirna were a little lighter than the other 2 teams, but it looked like a deliberate mistake on the part of the person controlling the boat launches. The postal sorting ROADBLOCK at the Fin Del Mondo post office was to find either of 2 letters addressed to your team from one of the teams in its original season. Either Joyce or Uchenna aced this random task with almost total luck except for skill in sorting through mail. Mirna did very well also. It wasn't Rob's day and he finished well behind Mirna, so far behind that Rob/Amber had no chance at catching up to Charla/Mirna before the pit stop not far away on Isla Redonda.
If there were some way for Rob to guarantee survival in AR11 in the Bahia Lapataia and Isla Redonda areas, he and Amber would have done it. In fact, Amber had misdirected Charla/Mirna to guarantee that they would be on the last boat.
The chain of events in episode 4 led to the elimination of Rob and Amber. Not being on the first charter flight from Punta Arenas to Ushaia, getting to the dock in the next-to-last group and then the nature of the ROADBLOCK all helped to bring mighty Rob down.
Apskip, thanks for your illustration.
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I am looking for an odd bit of information that I am guessing someone has even though I can't seem to locate it. In one Amazing Race episode there was a visit to a "witch doctor" who concocted a potion which one or both team members had to drink. It may have been in South Africa, but that is just a guess by me. Does anyone know what I am referring to? What season and what episode?
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Maybe the South Africa leg of TAR 2?
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It was TAR 2. It was the episode where the teams traveled to Soweto (or another township that it was in the area of Cape Town after the teams went to Robbins Island); you might remember Oswald doing the Roadblock and getting one of the locals to guide him around to get items to take to the herbist who made the portion that the Racer doing the roadblock had to drink.
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Thank you, the schnauzers and Prophet. With your pointing me in the right direction, I have figured out that what I am looking for was in the Cape Town area ROADBLOCK in AR2, ep. 3.
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I have a question :lol:
What happened to Toni & Dallas after they lost their passports? Why they weren't on the finish mat like all the other 10 teams?
They were stuck in Russia or what? :lol:
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They're still there! :ascared
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I have a question :lol:
What happened to Toni & Dallas after they lost their passports? Why they weren't on the finish mat like all the other 10 teams?
They were stuck in Russia or what? :lol:
I believe they found their passports later that day or the next day at the American Embassy. They couldn't make it to the Finish Line on time, but they made it later that night for the Race dinner party.
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More precisely, the taxi driver turned in the passport that evening to the US Consulate, which is where Toni and Dallas when first thing the next morning. By then teams and production had already left for Portland, so they were on the next available flight, and arrived after the final three teams made it to the finish line later that evening.
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Who said the quote "Fight To The Last Minute" in Season 1 Episode 11?
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The first season episode titles were not Racer quotes. That practice started in the second season.
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Hmm.ok. Thank you theschnauzers
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Does season 19 feature the Elimination Station?
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No it didn't.
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No it didn't.
So, where did the eliminated teams go?
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A good guess on where AR19 Elimination Station was located would be somewhere in Thailand, the site of episodes 4 and 5. Also, Thailand has previously been used for ES multiple times on east to west seasons.
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There still is an Elimination Station. There just aren't anymore videos showing the eliminated teams there, if that's what you were asking, Theodorus. :tup:
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The TAR 19 ES was in Ko Samui, the same house that TAR 18 used.
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The TAR 19 ES was in Ko Samui, the same house that TAR 18 used.
I'm just curious which teams were sent to Elimination Station in both Seasons 18 and 19?
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The TAR 19 ES was in Ko Samui, the same house that TAR 18 used.
I'm just curious which teams were sent to Elimination Station in both Seasons 18 and 19?
I would say that, in TAR18, R/C, M/L, J/C, M/M and A/K were all sent to ES since the next elimination was in Europe. In TAR19, I'm pretty shure that R/B, E/J, K/L and L/M were all sent to the villa, but I'm not shure for J/J. They were eliminated in Africa, pretty far from ES, maybe they followed the other teams in Europe (that's only spec tho). :duno:
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I would say that, in TAR18, R/C, M/L, J/C, M/M and A/K were all sent to ES since the next elimination was in Europe. In TAR19, I'm pretty shure that R/B, E/J, K/L and L/M were all sent to the villa, but I'm not shure for J/J. They were eliminated in Africa, pretty far from ES, maybe they followed the other teams in Europe (that's only spec tho). :duno:
I would guess that J/J were indeed sent, purely because flights to Thailand and then the USA would be cheaper than flights to Europe, Panama and the USA and putting them up in 5 star hotels.
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I would say that, in TAR18, R/C, M/L, J/C, M/M and A/K were all sent to ES since the next elimination was in Europe. In TAR19, I'm pretty shure that R/B, E/J, K/L and L/M were all sent to the villa, but I'm not shure for J/J. They were eliminated in Africa, pretty far from ES, maybe they followed the other teams in Europe (that's only spec tho). :duno:
I would guess that J/J were indeed sent, purely because flights to Thailand and then the USA would be cheaper than flights to Europe, Panama and the USA and putting them up in 5 star hotels.
Bill & Cathi said in an interview that they waited in Belgium before being sent to the final destination.
But I agree it's cheeper Malawi-Thailand-USA than Malawi-Europe-USA + hotel
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i hope someone can answer my question :hrt:
how do the 2 cameraman that travel with a team fly from country to country??
do teams have to buy 4 tickets on a plane or what??
i would really like to know
thanks!! :)
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i hope someone can answer my question :hrt:
how do the 2 cameraman that travel with a team fly from country to country??
do teams have to buy 4 tickets on a plane or what??
i would really like to know
thanks!! :)
Yes, you're right. On the show every team say they wanna 2 tickets, but actually they have to buy 4.
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This sounds like a silly question, but how did teams do the laundry? :lol:
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at pit stop i guest
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Let's go way back to TAR14. The second to last episode has two names. On iTunes, it's listed as "He Made me Look like Alice Cooper" but on Wikipedia and the CBS recap, it's listed as "No More Mr. Nice Guy". Which one is right?
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IIRC, both are right. CBS changed the episode title after early listings info went out, and before broadcast.
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can someone help find race rules or post
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The show has never released its rule book. All of the rules and penalties that are known are due to their being mentioned during an episode, or from post-Race interviews or postings from individual Racers after their elimination or the season they appeared. And of course, there have been changes over the seasons, some announced, some implied, so it's hard to tell you where to go read the "rule book."
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I agree that there are no "official rules" in the public domain. However, various efforts at unofficial rules have been made. Various Amazing Race-related websites have contained rules. Here is a set of rules from Wikipedia:
Rules and penalties
All teams must abide by the rules set at the beginning of the race. Failure to do so can result in time penalties, which can negatively affect finishing position in that leg of the race. In a non-elimination leg, if the last team to arrive at the mat is checked in before a previous team has completed its penalty, then the remainder of the penalty time will be waited out at the start of the next leg of the race, beginning at the departure time of the next-to-last team.
While the complete set of official rules has not been released to the public, certain rules have been revealed during the various editions of the race:
[edit] Rules
Unless otherwise stated, such as during Roadblocks, team members must stay within twenty feet of each other and stay close to their assigned camera and sound crew. When using any form of transportation, unless otherwise stated, teams must be able to travel with the camera crew. Teams are recorded requesting only two tickets after they have made their initial request for four.[19]
Teams are required to purchase economy class airfare when they fly, using the credit card provided by the show.[20][21] Teams may ask the airlines before or during flight to upgrade their tickets to first or business class as long as they only paid the economy fare.[22] Teams may use their cash stipend to purchase first-class fares for other modes of transportation.[23] Teams may be forbidden from flying on certain airlines or restricted to specific airlines in some cases.
Teams are forbidden contact with friends, family, and acquaintances during the Race, though the Race may provide them with an opportunity to make contact at select times.[24] Unless otherwise stated by the clues, teams are allowed to use the help of locals for navigating and during tasks. Teams are required to have any locals who appear on camera sign release forms that legally clear the footage for use; some teams have avoided or reduced contacts with random local strangers because the release process can take a very long time to complete.
Teams are free to work together at any point unless otherwise stated by the rules.[25][26] Excluding the use of the Yield and U-Turn, teams are forbidden from hindering the performance of other teams such as by taking extra clues from a clue box, taking another team's assigned vehicle, or altering the equipment for other teams at a task.
Teams are forbidden from possessing maps, guidebooks, cell phones, personal digital assistants and other similar aids at the start of the Race, but may use the provided money to purchase these as they progress. These may be provided by the show if required for a certain task.[27]
Teams are not allowed to use their personal items to barter for services on the race, though they are not necessarily forbidden from selling them for cash. The teams' bags may be subject to review during Pit Stops by production. Teams are free to sell or barter any items they have purchased during the course of the race.
In cases where teams are instructed to walk or drive themselves to a destination, teams are not allowed to hire a taxi to guide or take them through the route. In early seasons of the American series, teams frequently employed this tactic; several exchanges of dialogue in Season 17 indicate that this is now forbidden.
Teams are expected to keep the Race fanny pack containing their cash, passports, clues, and other documents with them at all times. Teams that do not have these upon check-in at a Pit Stop are required to go back and retrieve the pack and any missing mandatory contents (e.g., passports) before being checked in. Teams may check in after losing or abandoning any non-mandatory items (e.g., items of clothing), but they must continue the race without them.
Teams must complete each challenge as specified by the clues given to them throughout the Race. Should a team fail to properly complete a challenge, violate any provisions made in a clue or task description, or miss a clue altogether (unless specifically allowed to do so, e.g., by winning the Fast Forward, or by using an Express Pass), they must either go back to the location of the challenge and complete the challenge, or incur a penalty when they check in (see Penalties and time credits below).
Teams are prohibited from begging where it is illegal. On the U.S. version, teams are additionally prohibited from begging at US airports.
Racers may not smoke on the Race.
Teams are required to abide by all local laws of the country in which they are racing.
The teams are often given additional rules and instructions that apply specifically to a given leg or to a task supplied with one of the clues; these are usually not explained to the viewer unless they affect the Race results.
Another source of unofficial rules is pages 12 and 13 of the book "Circumnavigating the Globe: Amazing Race 10-14 and Amazing Race Asia 1-3," which is similar to "My Ox is Broken" (which itself has another set of rules in pages 21 - 25).
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Does a photographer also follow the teams around? or does the cameraman himself take the pictures?
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There is an additional photographer or two who take press pictures at some locations, mostly it is the cameraguys!
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I have the impression, also, that CBS sometimes uses vidcaps from footage, just as we do on the promos. (Isn't the era of digital manipulation wonderful?)
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The point I'm trying to make is that, for instance, married winning teams pay less taxes than other teams.
That's not correct. While married couples can apply the lower bracket percentages on greater amounts of income than single filers, it's not twice the amount of income (except for the 10% and 15% brackets). Therefore, two single people, each with $500,000 of income will get the advantage of having more of their total income taxed in several of the the lower percentage brackets than a married couple with $1,000,000 of income.
For example, the 35% tax bracket kicks in at the exact same dollar level ($372,950) for single filers as it does for married filers. That means that two single people can have a combined income of $745,900 before they hit the 35% bracket, while two married people will hit the 35% bracket when their combined income is only $372,950.
Using the 2009 federal tax brackets and ignoring all other income and/or deductions, $500,000 of taxable income for one single filer would have a tax of $152,684 (for a total of $305,368 between the two single people), and $1,000,000 of taxable income between two married filers would have a tax of $320,362... almost 5% more than the total tax of the two single people with $500,000 income each.
The current tax bracket system only favors married couples when one of the two makes substantially more (or all) of the income between the two of them, but when both of the married couple have similar income levels (like when they both win $500,000 each on TAR) they end up paying more taxes because they are married.
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Wow!! Thanks for the info!!
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The point I'm trying to make is that, for instance, married winning teams pay less taxes than other teams.
That's not correct. While married couples can apply the lower bracket percentages on greater amounts of income than single filers, it's not twice the amount of income (except for the 10% and 15% brackets). Therefore, two single people, each with $500,000 of income will get the advantage of having more of their total income taxed in several of the the lower percentage brackets than a married couple with $1,000,000 of income.
For example, the 35% tax bracket kicks in at the exact same dollar level ($372,950) for single filers as it does for married filers. That means that two single people can have a combined income of $745,900 before they hit the 35% bracket, while two married people will hit the 35% bracket when their combined income is only $372,950.
Using the 2009 federal tax brackets and ignoring all other income and/or deductions, $500,000 of taxable income for one single filer would have a tax of $152,684 (for a total of $305,368 between the two single people), and $1,000,000 of taxable income between two married filers would have a tax of $320,362... almost 5% more than the total tax of the two single people with $500,000 income each.
The current tax bracket system only favors married couples when one of the two makes substantially more (or all) of the income between the two of them, but when both of the married couple have similar income levels (like when they both win $500,000 each on TAR) they end up paying more taxes because they are married.
That's why no one gets married right before they go on TAR :lol: People like Meghan and Cheyne and Ernie and Cindy got married soon after.
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Anyone remember why the Istanbul legs were moved in season 5?
I believe, IIRC, there was either a terrorist attack blamed on the Kurdish separatist movement in Turkey, or some related issue related to the war in Iraq. I'd have to reconstruct the actual dates of filming and see what events might have been going on at the time. (I don't believe it was a natural disaster, although Turkey has had major earthquakes within the past decade, but my memory of the dates would be fuzzy attm.
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Terrorist Attack
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I have a normal question,and a silly one ;P (actually both may be silly)
Normal (or silly) :
When the teams finish the race,they got to go home? Like...if they go home they can tell everyone how they did on the race...
Silly (yea,silly) :
Does somebody has a idea of why the American TAR loves to go to China and India so much?
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There's a five million dollar penalty for leaking. :) I think China and India are large countries with many things to do, pretty easy to travel into and get around in.
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I don't know where to post this so ill ask here.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/extramustard/hotclicks/02/29/jordan-keali-jamie-edmondson-talks-relationship-with-evan-longoria/
This is an interview with Jaime Edmondson of Jaime and Cara from season 14. TAR talk starts at 7:28.
She says they got $25,000 to split between them for second place. Does this agree with or contradict any other info about the second place prize? That seems like a pretty low for second.
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There's a five million dollar penalty for leaking. :)
Didn't Eric tell Jeremy about his victory in Season 11?
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I don't know where to post this so ill ask here.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/extramustard/hotclicks/02/29/jordan-keali-jamie-edmondson-talks-relationship-with-evan-longoria/
This is an interview with Jaime Edmondson of Jaime and Cara from season 14. TAR talk starts at 7:28.
She says they got $25,000 to split between them for second place. Does this agree with or contradict any other info about the second place prize? That seems like a pretty low for second.
The most recent info that I've seen besides what you posted comes from a season 6 racer, and it's the same amount. I agree with you that it seems low, but I guess it can't be too high because they have to go around the world.
Now that I'm thinking about it, this show has got to be really expensive to produce. The first leg alone has >44 plane tickets to a foreign country. I wouldn't be surprised if they took the clue boxes to the scrap metal yard for some extra cash.
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Anybody tells me why TAR can hardly beat Survivor in ratings?
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SuperTux, TAR has beaten Survivor a couple of times in the past year....but remember Survivor once had American Idol like ratings numbers.
The big thing for TAR is that it usually is first or second for the night among all broadcast networks on Sunday nights, and that it remains a hit in certain high income demos, the ones ad buyers covet, as well as international sales of the show, especially the areas that simultaneously air TAR with its US broadcasts.
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I'll echo theschnauzers sentiments, SuperTux.
Andy Dehnart brought this up before. As big as "American Idol" was and is, the highest ratings "Idol" ever got was for the season 2 finale at around 38 million viewers. "Survivor" had its highest of over 51 million viewers for its season 1 finale.
I don't remember TAR ever breaking out of the teens.
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I see. :) Best wishes for TAR, because Survivor 24 is facing a great problem now.
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I have a question. There are two racers, a cameraman, and a sound guy in each group. The racers wear microphones, so what does the sound person do? Sorry, I don't really know much about filming.
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I don't know if this question had been asked before. But, what if there is a team that still has the Express Pass with them, and then there is a Fast Forward task. Can they use the Express Pass to skip the Fast Forward task and go directly to the pit stop? :duno:
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We don't think so....
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Hmm...I can see why you would think of that possibility, Kamineko. But then this season is the first season where we've have a Fast Forward show up when a team had an Express Pass. Phil does say the EP can be used to "skip" (i.e., not complete) any task through the eighth leg of the Race, And the FF does involve a task.
I think its impossible to know the way both elements are currently described.
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Hmm...I can see why you would think of that possibility, Kamineko. But then this season is the first season where we've have a Fast Forward show up when a team had an Express Pass. Phil does say the EP can be used to "skip" (i.e., not complete) any task through the eighth leg of the Race, And the FF does involve a task.
I think its impossible to know the way both elements are currently described.
I think they can skip a FF with the express pass !
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I wonder if they purposely delay Fast Forwards now until the Express Pass team uses it.
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They can't -- they have no way of knowing when or if it would be used, and FF's are complex and require MUCH planning. I expect these are set in stone like most of the tasks and plotted out months ahead.
Having that replica landing pad created was complicated and required a talented technician to create.
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They can't -- they have no way of knowing when or if it would be used, and FF's are complex and require MUCH planning. I expect these are set in stone like most of the tasks and plotted out months ahead.
Having that replica landing pad created was complicated and required a talented technician to create.
Well , but in the oldest TAR's they have a FF every leg...
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They can't -- they have no way of knowing when or if it would be used, and FF's are complex and require MUCH planning. I expect these are set in stone like most of the tasks and plotted out months ahead.
Having that replica landing pad created was complicated and required a talented technician to create.
Well , but in the oldest TAR's they have a FF every leg...
Here are the FAST FORWARDs for Amazing Race 1:
AR1
Ep.1—at Boiling Pot Victoria Falls there was a steep walk down to the edge of the Zambezi River. Rob/Brennan beat Dave/Margaretta. Taking the FAST FORWARD here was a big advantage for Rob/Brennan later in the race. They had used it and were ineligible, so they could focus on regular tasks without losing time considering FAST FORWARD strategy.
Ep.2—White Water Rafting on Zambezi River near Songwe Village, Pat/
Brenda
Ep.3— Paris Mariage Freres Tea shop, Kevin/Drew
Ep.7— search Ferrara Estense Castle moat, Frank/Margarita
Ep.9— Bangkok Reclining Buddha monastery, the famous confrontation of Joe/Bill versus Nancy/Emily; Joe/Bill won but squandered their lead, saved only by a 24 hour penalty to Nancy/Emily on reaching Krabi.
Only setting up who would judge and give out the clue was the requirement for Ep. 1, Ep. 2 Ep. 3 and Ep. 7. It is unclear whether any special setup was required for ep. 9 (I'll bet there was). Even so, these did not involve the same level of sophistication as the helicopter FF task in the Lingotto Building.
Also, your perception that in the oldest TARs "they have a FF every leg..." is only about 50% accurate. My count of the FAST FORWARDs in the first 4 Amazing Races is:
AR1 5
AR2 6
AR3 6
AR4 7
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apskip, as one who counted and tracking the FFs while they were plentiful, they were available in those easrly seasons on every leg up to leg 11 or 12 (for 12 or 13 legs). The FF was not attempted by any team on about half of the legs, and in fact that half-time used pattern continued all the way until about TAR 13 or 14, when they became a once or none per Race feature.
While not all of the early FFs were shown or mentioned, interviews with Racers after each of those early seasons confirmed their existence. It is how we learned of the FF on the Rome leg of TAR 1 (which actually would have taken the teams to Vatican City), which IIRC came from Brennan.
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What i meant to say is that , if a season previously had 7 or 6 FF played on the race , they can easily have one planned for 6 or 7 legs on the new TAR's too.
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I am in agreement with the philosophy that more FAST FORWARDs would be a good thing. However, frequently World Race Productions wastes them, like in the past 2 legs where the advantage earned by Art and JJ was minimized to a very small time due to careful setting of pit stop times vs. train times by WRP. If that happens (and plane schedules are an even more likely equalizer), then all a FAST FORWARD does is lead to a first place team prize. I believe a team should get a real advantage for some longer period of time.
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What i meant to say is that , if a season previously had 7 or 6 FF played on the race , they can easily have one planned for 6 or 7 legs on the new TAR's too.
No, they can't. They were given up for budget reasons once several went unclaimed, from what I understand. I think we will have to be glad with one, maybe two again someday.
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I am in agreement with the philosophy that more FAST FORWARDs would be a good thing. However, frequently World Race Productions wastes them, like in the past 2 legs where the advantage earned by Art and JJ was minimized to a very small time due to careful setting of pit stop times vs. train times by WRP. If that happens (and plane schedules are an even more likely equalizer), then all a FAST FORWARD does is lead to a first place team prize. I believe a team should get a real advantage for some longer period of time.
It also leads to that team gaining an advantage in their level of tiredness compared to other teams. They did not have to perform as many tasks, take as many taxi rides, etc. They should have a much lower level of physical and mental stress at this point than the others.
WRP cannot allow a team to continue to get farther and farther ahead or they could potentially arrive at locations ahead of Phil and the crews because Phil has to wait for the last team to arrive at the pitstop.
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Where do you discuss the episodes here? I know there is a spoilers forum but I think that is for speculation on what will happen and for sightings ahead of the episodes.
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In the spoilers forum is a thread for speculation on each episode and on Sunday there will be a thread for the live viewing party.
Here's the one from last week: http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,26964.0.html
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What international versions of TAR are in English?
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What international versions of TAR are in English?
TAR Asia, TAR Australia, and TAR China Rush (the 1st season was all English, while the second season was a mix of Chinese and English)
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What international versions of TAR are in English?
TAR Asia, TAR Australia, and TAR China Rush (the 1st season was all English, while the second season was a mix of Chinese and English)
As a bit of an explanation of how the second season of China Rush is mixed, the spoken Chinese is subtitled in English and the spoken English is subtitled in Chinese.
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Can a team that has a Speed Bump use a Fast Forward?
Also can a team use an Express Pass on a Fast Forward? It could have been possible this season.
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Has there ever been a Fast Forward on a Speed Bump leg? I don't think there has.
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Can a team that has a Speed Bump use a Fast Forward?
Also can a team use an Express Pass on a Fast Forward? It could have been possible this season.
As to the 2nd question, no.
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Has there ever been a Fast Forward on a Speed Bump leg? I don't think there has.
Just Curious
Can a team that has a Speed Bump use a Fast Forward?
Also can a team use an Express Pass on a Fast Forward? It could have been possible this season.
As to the 2nd question, no.
Why not?
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Has there ever been a Fast Forward on a Speed Bump leg? I don't think there has.
Just Curious
Can a team that has a Speed Bump use a Fast Forward?
Also can a team use an Express Pass on a Fast Forward? It could have been possible this season.
As to the 2nd question, no.
Why not?
1 . Fast Forward + Speed Bumb wouldn't work...
2. No they can't use the express pass on a fast forward , Peach already told us that.
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It also leads to that team gaining an advantage in their level of tiredness compared to other teams. They did not have to perform as many tasks, take as many taxi rides, etc. They should have a much lower level of physical and mental stress at this point than the others.
This is true. Up until this season, the last time a FF-winning team didn't also win the race was Ken & Tina in TAR13. That can't be entirely coincidental, especially given how grueling the FF legs (Dubai 1, Singapore, and Narvik) were.
Has there ever been a Fast Forward on a Speed Bump leg? I don't think there has.
TAR Australia. Richard & Joey shave their heads, then Sam & Renae burn their Express Pass in the same episode.
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There's been nothing announced on the show that clearly says that a team with an Express Pass can't use it on a Fast Forward. So it is possible, but it's not clear that in all instances it would be wise to do so. If you are going to win the FF anyhow (as in only team to go for it) then you might as well hold on to the Express Pass for another time, unless there's some unusual circumstance.
As to the Express Pass being used on a Speed Bump -- wny would a team not have used the Express Pass on the prior leg to avoid being the last team to check in on the NEL? Assuming that a team did find itself in that situation, again, there been nothing I've heard announced on the show that would preclude this from happening, but it's hard to imagine a circumstance where a team would still have an Express Pass when they have to perform a Speed Bump. But from what I've heard in its current formulation, there's noting preventing a team from using their Express Pass on a Speed Bum.
Now there may be a detail teams are told that we haven't heard on the show, but that's something I can't answer to -- just what has been shown on air.
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As to the Express Pass being used on a Speed Bump -- wny would a team not have used the Express Pass on the prior leg to avoid being the last team to check in on the NEL?
Well , let's think in Yogyakarta leg , TAR19.
Let's suppose Ernie and Cindy were the only ones that did not gived all the money at the orphanage. Their only option was run to the orphanage and come back . They could have been last . (ignoring other teams's times on the real leg)
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And there's another devious scenario, that it almost happened in the Leg 7 of TARLA3: U-turn the team that won the Express Pass, in order to making them use it when the rivals teams want, and sacrifice the EP to bypass the other option of the Detour, so they avoid the chance to be eliminated :ascared.
(In the Leg 7 of TARLA3, the team who won the EP didn't need to use it until the last task of that leg - the U-Turn was at the beggining, later followed by the RB, and in last the other task -, and skipped the elimination).
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And there's another devious scenario, that it almost happened in the Leg 7 of TARLA3: U-turn the team that won the Express Pass, in order to making them use it when the rivals teams want, and sacrifice the EP to bypass the other option of the Detour, so they avoid the chance to be eliminated :ascared.
(In the Leg 7 of TARLA3, the team who won the EP didn't need to use it until the last task of that leg - the U-Turn was at the beggining, later followed by the RB, and in last the other task -, and skipped the elimination).
In TAR19 Leg 7 in Malawi, Ernie and Cindy used their express pass on a detour to avoid getting U-Turned.
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And there's another devious scenario, that it almost happened in the Leg 7 of TARLA3: U-turn the team that won the Express Pass, in order to making them use it when the rivals teams want, and sacrifice the EP to bypass the other option of the Detour, so they avoid the chance to be eliminated :ascared.
(In the Leg 7 of TARLA3, the team who won the EP didn't need to use it until the last task of that leg - the U-Turn was at the beggining, later followed by the RB, and in last the other task -, and skipped the elimination).
In TAR19 Leg 7 in Malawi, Ernie and Cindy used their express pass on a detour to avoid getting U-Turned.
But they reached the U-Turn first, and wasted the EP no U-turning Andy & Tommy so they lost the leg anyway.
I'm talking about (and I'm gonna use Ernie & Cindy as an example) Ernie & Cindy in the middle of the boats Detour, and some of the other teams - Andy & Tommy, Jeremy & Sandy, Zack & Laurence, Bill & Cathy... - arriving first at the U-Turn, and using it only to leverage the odds with the rest of the teams, taking their advantage by the decission of the remaining teams, not Ernie & Cindy's.
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And there's another devious scenario, that it almost happened in the Leg 7 of TARLA3: U-turn the team that won the Express Pass, in order to making them use it when the rivals teams want, and sacrifice the EP to bypass the other option of the Detour, so they avoid the chance to be eliminated :ascared.
(In the Leg 7 of TARLA3, the team who won the EP didn't need to use it until the last task of that leg - the U-Turn was at the beggining, later followed by the RB, and in last the other task -, and skipped the elimination).
In TAR19 Leg 7 in Malawi, Ernie and Cindy used their express pass on a detour to avoid getting U-Turned.
Not exactly. Cindy and Ernie had only 1 more leg in which the Express Pass was valid. They elected to use their Express Pass in leg 7 to go for first place. However, they screwed up in not U-Turning Andy/Tommy and then getting beaten by them.
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So it is possible, but it's not clear that in all instances it would be wise to do so. If you are going to win the FF anyhow (as in only team to go for it) then you might as well hold on to the Express Pass for another time, unless there's some unusual circumstance.
Well, look at the last leg. I wouldn't have been suprised to see Team Jersey Shore use the Express pass if they had it, knowing they were going to lose the FF.
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I remember that in the 20th season of Survivor there was a special episode reviewing the past nineteen seasons, having several memorable players and producers interviewed and finally paying a tribute to Jenn Lyon. Does CBS have any similar plan for TAR since it has also arrived at a 20-season milestone? :hoot: It'd be a pity if CBS doesn't.
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Not that I am aware of...
But I agree totally! That would be wonderful to see.
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In S20 FBI team compete under the incognito of "kindgarten teachers." Is it the first time that a team didn't reveal the real identity to others? (I don't think similar things happened a lot on Survivor either. Russell Hantz did so on Survivor 19.)
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In S20 FBI team compete under the incognito of "kindgarten teachers." Is it the first time that a team didn't reveal the real identity to others? (I don't think similar things happened a lot on Survivor either. Russell Hantz did so on Survivor 19.)
In Season 15, Maria & Tiffany said they work for a non-profit organization.
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Marcus didn't told anyone about the NFL.
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In S20 FBI team compete under the incognito of "kindgarten teachers." Is it the first time that a team didn't reveal the real identity to others? (I don't think similar things happened a lot on Survivor either. Russell Hantz did so on Survivor 19.)
In Season 15, Maria & Tiffany said they work for a non-profit organization.
But a guy at the airport in Japan revealed the truth about them. The lie last for only 1 leg. :groan:
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Marcus didn't told anyone about the NFL.
He told everyone constantly :lol3:
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I think somebody has asked about it, but what really happened in Ukraine in season 10? Wikipedia stated that Phil was detained for particular reason :duno:
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Marcus didn't told anyone about the NFL.
He told everyone constantly :lol3:
In fact, he said that he worked "protecting people" :lol:, and later, in the excerpts, he said that it was his job in the team, so he didn't lie...
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I think somebody has asked about it, but what really happened in Ukraine in season 10? Wikipedia stated that Phil was detained for particular reason :duno:
True. It was due to visa problems. His American or New Zealand visa (I've forgotten which one) didn't work in Ukraine, so Phil was detained by the police. Finally American Embassy saved him, and Phil successfully made it to be at the pistop prior to the first team arriving.
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Thank you, guys! :ghug: Glad this didn't create something worse :)
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Where does the soundman sit in the taxi of the Azerbaijan (TAR20) leg?
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Where does the soundman sit in the taxi of the Azerbaijan (TAR20) leg?
From what I could see, the taxis had 3 rows of seats. Perhaps they sat in the middle row.
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I have a question!
Were Brenchel a recruited team? :duno:
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I have a question!
Were Brenchel a recruited team? :duno:
They are indeed. And from what I've read/watched of them, they probably had only seen one episode at the most.
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To any former racer who might be reading this, has anybody actually tried to throw the third leg, reading about the third place curse?
whats the 3rd place curse?
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To any former racer who might be reading this, has anybody actually tried to throw the third leg, reading about the third place curse?
whats the 3rd place curse?
When a team wins the 3rd leg, they do not win the race. In same cases, they would lose the next leg as well.
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It's a must read thread here :lol: http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,25619.msg619647.html#msg619647
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There have been a few instances, particularly in the more recent seasons of Camera & Sound men being in the shot. Usually its not for very long though. The only really glaring issue I've ever found is Kelly & Christy being visible in the background, watching Andrew and Dan complete their speed bump three legs after they were eliminated
Complete Fail
actually looking back on this if u rember kelly and Christy were NOT sent to the villia they were probably running as decoys
(http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc427/Kandace_KML/fail.png)
And Kelly and Christy told us they honestly didn't know they were caught in the footage. :lol3:
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Watch the opening of TAR15 license plate challenge. I think every camera and sound guy had a cameo....
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Do the racers get some kind of merchandise from one country they have visited? I mean like official picture or photograph or something to show their friends and relatives that they have visited that country.
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They have hours of footage though. :)
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Yeah, I know, but I mean something you can post on your Facebook account or something :lol:
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Do the racers get some kind of merchandise from one country they have visited? I mean like official picture or photograph or something to show their friends and relatives that they have visited that country.
I don't think they're allowed. If they are allowed to do so they'd have already showed those pictures or gifts on Facebook even after the show aired. :)
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They don't get anything....except most seasons they get a short DVD of some of their clips.
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This might be a stupid question, but does the pit-stop greeter only greet the first and last teams? Like "Welcome to India!" or do they do it for all teams, just that they edit it out?
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This might be a stupid question, but does the pit-stop greeter only greet the first and last teams? Like "Welcome to India!" or do they do it for all teams, just that they edit it out?
I think they do it for all teams.
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I just wanted to know why they don't have 13 legs anymore? I believe the last time we had 13 legs was in Season 11 (All-Stars).
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Let's start with "It's more expensive than a 11 or 12 leg race." Next is the fact that, with the same number of teams, it will cause one additional NEL. Who needs another useless leg? World Race Productions frequently schedules Amazing Races to end close to major holidays, so not extending the number of days to run an Amazing Race is a plus for teams and for WRP staff.
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I just wanted to know why they don't have 13 legs anymore? I believe the last time we had 13 legs was in Season 11 (All-Stars).
In fact, it was the last season with 13 legs. Since TAR12, all the season had 11 (with double legs) or 12 of it.
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Does anybody know what was the song at the Bollywood task? I like it :tup:
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Anybody know if there was an un-used U-Turn in TAR20? Seems weird to only have one; I figure there must have been a second one somewhere.
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How much money do non-winning teams receive? I assume of course it depends on your order of elimination. How many get some? Top five? More?
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I was thinking about the 2nd Cochin leg and Bopper and Mark couldn't catch up despite winning the FF. Did that leg set the record for shortest time to complete?
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How much money do non-winning teams receive? I assume of course it depends on your order of elimination. How many get some? Top five? More?
Survivor Prize List (16 castaways)
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1st: 1 million; 2nd: 0.1 million; 3rd: 85,000; 4th: 70,000; 5th: 55,000; 6th: 45,000; 7th: 35,000;
8th: 27,000; 9th: 20,000; 10th: 15,000; 11th: 10,000; 12th: 7,500; 13th: 5,500; 14th: 4,500; 15th: 3,500; 16th: 2,500.
For stars like Rob and Ozzy they can get additional appearance money.
The Amazing Race Prize List
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1st: 1 million; 2nd: 25,000; 3rd: 10,000; 4th: 7,000; 5th: 6,000; 6th: 5,000; 7th: 4,000; 8th: 3,500; 9th: 2,500;
10th: 2,000; 11th: 1,500.
Contestants can get more money in All-star seasons. Rob and Amber can get additional appearance money.
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Anybody know if there was an un-used U-Turn in TAR20? Seems weird to only have one; I figure there must have been a second one somewhere.
In this cast I doubt there was an unused one :lol: There wasn't really time for one with three fast forwards.
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Has there been any team that was stopped by the police for checking the passports or for something else not because the team violated the law?
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I have a question I desperately need answered
when teams open their envelopes at the Pit Start, they have $__ in US$ right??
I understand if they were flying to a new country they could change their money at an airport
but if they were continuing in a country do they have to go somewhere to change their money or is it already in the foreign currency
E.G. Tar20 Leg 10 - ____ & ____ will depart at ___, you have $25 for this leg of the race
did teams have to get their money changed before racing or has it already been changed for them (this goes for all seasons)
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No , i think it's always dollars.
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In one leg (I think the second Vietnam leg in TAR10), they received their money in VND from a guy sitting by the Pit Stop, possibly because of the late start to the leg plus the fact that said leg took place in a fairly rural area.
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Actually, it's hard to know for sure in recent seasons because in most legs, we're no longer being told how much money they are receiving for the leg, and often the editors no longer even show any of the teams counting their cash for the leg.
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Has there been any team that was stopped by the police for checking the passports or for something else not because the team violated the law?
AR3 episode 6 in Marrakech Morocco, Andre and Damon were detained for police questioning because they were lost in a bad neighborhood. Passports were checked but the World Race Productions security staff intervened and saved the day. However, it put Andre and Damon last out of the pit stop release and contributed to their elimination.
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Dollars. Knowing when to change $$ to local currency and how much to change is part of race strategy.
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How much money do non-winning teams receive? I assume of course it depends on your order of elimination. How many get some? Top five? More?
Survivor Prize List (16 castaways)
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1st: 1 million; 2nd: 0.1 million; 3rd: 85,000; 4th: 70,000; 5th: 55,000; 6th: 45,000; 7th: 35,000;
8th: 27,000; 9th: 20,000; 10th: 15,000; 11th: 10,000; 12th: 7,500; 13th: 5,500; 14th: 4,500; 15th: 3,500; 16th: 2,500.
For stars like Rob and Ozzy they can get additional appearance money.
The Amazing Race Prize List
----------------------------
1st: 1 million; 2nd: 25,000; 3rd: 10,000; 4th: 7,000; 5th: 6,000; 6th: 5,000; 7th: 4,000; 8th: 3,500; 9th: 2,500;
10th: 2,000; 11th: 1,500.
Contestants can get more money in All-star seasons. Rob and Amber can get additional appearance money.
SuperTux,
I don't know where you got your information, but it appears to be right. I just saw confirmation from Rachel and Brendon that $10K was the 3rd place prize.
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How much money do non-winning teams receive? I assume of course it depends on your order of elimination. How many get some? Top five? More?
Survivor Prize List (16 castaways)
------------------------------------
1st: 1 million; 2nd: 0.1 million; 3rd: 85,000; 4th: 70,000; 5th: 55,000; 6th: 45,000; 7th: 35,000;
8th: 27,000; 9th: 20,000; 10th: 15,000; 11th: 10,000; 12th: 7,500; 13th: 5,500; 14th: 4,500; 15th: 3,500; 16th: 2,500.
For stars like Rob and Ozzy they can get additional appearance money.
The Amazing Race Prize List
----------------------------
1st: 1 million; 2nd: 25,000; 3rd: 10,000; 4th: 7,000; 5th: 6,000; 6th: 5,000; 7th: 4,000; 8th: 3,500; 9th: 2,500;
10th: 2,000; 11th: 1,500.
Contestants can get more money in All-star seasons. Rob and Amber can get additional appearance money.
SuperTux,
I don't know where you got your information, but it appears to be right. I just saw confirmation from Rachel and Brendon that $10K was the 3rd place prize.
One of the cheerleaders from Season 14 has also mentioned that they got $25,000 so I suppose it's still the same.
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How much money do non-winning teams receive? I assume of course it depends on your order of elimination. How many get some? Top five? More?
Survivor Prize List (16 castaways)
------------------------------------
1st: 1 million; 2nd: 0.1 million; 3rd: 85,000; 4th: 70,000; 5th: 55,000; 6th: 45,000; 7th: 35,000;
8th: 27,000; 9th: 20,000; 10th: 15,000; 11th: 10,000; 12th: 7,500; 13th: 5,500; 14th: 4,500; 15th: 3,500; 16th: 2,500.
For stars like Rob and Ozzy they can get additional appearance money.
The Amazing Race Prize List
----------------------------
1st: 1 million; 2nd: 25,000; 3rd: 10,000; 4th: 7,000; 5th: 6,000; 6th: 5,000; 7th: 4,000; 8th: 3,500; 9th: 2,500;
10th: 2,000; 11th: 1,500.
Contestants can get more money in All-star seasons. Rob and Amber can get additional appearance money.
SuperTux,
I don't know where you got your information, but it appears to be right. I just saw confirmation from Rachel and Brendon that $10K was the 3rd place prize.
From a guy in Baidu Forum. His friend's friend was a contestant once, I think.
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i have another question :lol:
in final legs, we have seen teams run without there bags, the most recent is TAR20 where Davechel and Border Patrol ran without their bags for the final
i was wondering where do they put their bags? and do they get them back after? :duno:
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Racers that are students of the race know they will not need most of their stuff for the final leg and why haul around the big packs.......they just slow you down.
I would suggest that R/D and Art/JJ checked their backpacks with the airline in Osaka International Airport. When they arrived in Hawaii, they just left them in the Customs Hall. Since Brendon and Rachel were not that familiar with the race, they carried their backpacks with them. When the race was over......at some point........Rachel/Dave and Art/JJ went back to the airport to US Customs and retrieved their backpacks.
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Jaime & Cara did the same in Season 14.
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During pitstops, do racers get to talk/mingle with each other?
Because sometimes racers are surprise that a team will show up in the airport while they're waiting for the flight, didn't they know if a leg is an EL or NEL?
Example is with Bill and Cathi, everyone is so surprise on seeing them in the airport at the start of Leg 2.
I remember in TAR 9, teams are shown chatting in a pitstop, that's why Eric and Danielle kinda got interested with each other...
Just wondering. :)
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During pitstops, do racers get to talk/mingle with each other?
Because sometimes racers are surprise that a team will show up in the airport while they're waiting for the flight, didn't they know if a leg is an EL or NEL?
Example is with Bill and Cathi, everyone is so surprise on seeing them in the airport at the start of Leg 2.
I remember in TAR 9, teams are shown chatting in a pitstop, that's why Eric and Danielle kinda got interested with each other...
Just wondering. :)
They don't get to see each other during the pitstops anymore. In the earlier seasons they did (season 2 had footage of it).
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During pitstops, do racers get to talk/mingle with each other?
Because sometimes racers are surprise that a team will show up in the airport while they're waiting for the flight, didn't they know if a leg is an EL or NEL?
Example is with Bill and Cathi, everyone is so surprise on seeing them in the airport at the start of Leg 2.
I remember in TAR 9, teams are shown chatting in a pitstop, that's why Eric and Danielle kinda got interested with each other...
Just wondering. :)
Season 13 was the last season to allow teams to interact during the Pitstops. Is there anyone outside of production that actually thinks that it was a change for the better? Probably not.
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During pitstops, do racers get to talk/mingle with each other?
Because sometimes racers are surprise that a team will show up in the airport while they're waiting for the flight, didn't they know if a leg is an EL or NEL?
Example is with Bill and Cathi, everyone is so surprise on seeing them in the airport at the start of Leg 2.
I remember in TAR 9, teams are shown chatting in a pitstop, that's why Eric and Danielle kinda got interested with each other...
Just wondering. :)
Season 13 was the last season to allow teams to interact during the Pitstops. Is there anyone outside of production that actually thinks that it was a change for the better? Probably not.
There have been a few sporadic legs since then. Luke Adams (aka DeafRacer) said here once that the teams ate dinner together after the leg in which he and his mother U-Turned Amanda & Kris. The teams of TAR17 helped paint that schoolhouse in Ghana together during a Pit Stop. Teams definitely interacted at the Tanzanian camp in TAR20, according to some of the teams' exit interviews (specifically Nary & Jamie).
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I know I read about the cameraman/sound person in several posts, but I was wondering how they manage taxi's? In the early races when FERNS were allowed, did they actually have 4 people in the back seat?
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I don't know about the very few times when FERNS were involved, but the general rule for regular taxis (not motor rickshaws or smaller vehicles like that) is:
the cameraman sits in the front seat so he can film face-on
the sound guy in the open seat next to the team member who will be in the middle of the back seat
On rare occasions (because the WRP camera/sound crews are so good at it) you catch a fleeting glimpse of a small part of the sound guy in the frame.
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I really should know this, what does ESM stand for in the chat about AR? (In my line of work that'd be Electronic Sensing Measures lol)
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I really should know this, what does ESM stand for in the chat about AR? (In my line of work that'd be Electronic Sensing Measures lol)
Eat, Sleep, Mingle. It means scenes where teams are doing this sort of thing instead of racing.
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To me the main purpose of ESM were eating, sleeping and socialization (during which friendships such as Eric and Danielle were initially formed).
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Can teams use the express pass on a fast forward?
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Can teams use the express pass on a fast forward?
I can't find the post I thought I read about this, but I think it was said that the Express Pass allows you to SKIP one task, while the Fast Forward is earned by COMPLETING a specific task. If you use the pass to SKIP the detour, you haven't COMPLETED the detour, but you can move forward as if you have. So, I think the answer is no.
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Can teams use the express pass on a fast forward?
I can't find the post I thought I read about this, but I think it was said that the Express Pass allows you to SKIP one task, while the Fast Forward is earned by COMPLETING a specific task. If you use the pass to SKIP the detour, you haven't COMPLETED the detour, but you can move forward as if you have. So, I think the answer is no.
Yes, you can use the express pass on fast forward task.
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Peach previously sayed that can't do this , right??
Anyways , always believe in the Sinister Deaf Kid's wisdom!! :jam: :jam: :jam: :jam:
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Yes, you can use the express pass on fast forward task.
Oh wow. Thanks for letting us know. :<3
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Can teams use the express pass on a fast forward?
The answer is NO. You must complete that task. From those who know. :)
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Can teams use the express pass on a fast forward?
The answer is NO. You must complete that task. From those who know. :)
Luke said yes. :duno:
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Can teams use the express pass on a fast forward?
The answer is NO. You must complete that task. From those who know. :)
Luke said yes. :duno:
I think the EP came along after Luke's season, right? This info is CURRENT.
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The express pass was introduced in Season 17, after Luke's 1st season, but before Unfinished Business.
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Again, all I can say is this is the most current info...x2.
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Not knocking Luke, but personally, I would want to know exactly what the little white sheet of paper says that comes with the EP..........so Jill/Thomas, Gary/Mallory, Ernie/Cindy or Rachel/Dave would be the best sources.......along with the Producers.....but they don't talk much.
Plus, the circumstances at which it can be used might have changed from season to season too.
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I know the rules and all stuff. The answer is YES.
The team can use the express pass on the fast forward task.
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I believe the Express Pass can be used to SKIP any TASK. Even if Mika had to use the EP to bypass the water slide task, it would have been possible despite it being neither a Detour/Roadblock... I think. :)
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Luke, perhaps the rules have changed since your season. I am told that NO it is not possible to use the EP to skip the FF.
That's it for me, take it fwiw. :lol:
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Luke, perhaps the rules have changed since your season. I am told that NO it is not possible to use the EP to skip the FF.
That's it for me, take it fwiw. :lol:
What is your source (assuming you're willing to release it :lol:)
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They didn't have any fast forwards on TAR 18, so there's no reason why Luke (or anyone from that season) would know the rules about using the EP on a FF.
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They didn't have any fast forwards on TAR 18, so there's no reason why Luke (or anyone from that season) would know the rules about using the EP on a FF.
I'm pretty sure they give the racers a briefing of the rules before the Race begins..(even if they're racing for a second time)
Considering that they introduce new rules every now and then, they must have explained what the Express Pass was for and the instances where you could've use it.
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Luke, perhaps the rules have changed since your season. I am told that NO it is not possible to use the EP to skip the FF.
That's it for me, take it fwiw. :lol:
Why not... because Phil said, ANY TASK you don't wish to complete. So let's just say in the scenario where Dave and Rachel and Joey and Danny were fighting for the FF in TAR 20 and they still have the EP, I'm pretty sure they can just use it and claim the FF? I don't know about this but I believe I take Phil's words seriously LOL
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I have given y'all the correct answer, up to you to decide whether or not to believe it!
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They didn't have any fast forwards on TAR 18, so there's no reason why Luke (or anyone from that season) would know the rules about using the EP on a FF.
mds taking peach's side :lol:
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I have to believe you can't use the Express Pass on a Fast Forward. It seems like bad TV to me to have a team get a route info, head to the FF, use the EP and arrive at the Pit Stop 20 minutes into the show and hours ahead of the other teams. Then you just have the anti-climax of waiting to see who finished second. You still get to wait and see who gets eliminated though.
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I have to believe you can't use the Express Pass on a Fast Forward. It seems like bad TV to me to have a team get a route info, head to the FF, use the EP and arrive at the Pit Stop 20 minutes into the show and hours ahead of the other teams. Then you just have the anti-climax of waiting to see who finished second. You still get to wait and see who gets eliminated though.
^^ Seconded. If you allow the use of an Express Pass on a Fast Forward, it makes opening up a 12 hours+ lead way too possible, something the producers have been very keen to avoid ever since season 1.
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Okay got quite a few questions, some rff related and some just plain old race related.
1. What is the biggest lead a team has ever had over the rest of the field? A.K.A. What is the biggest gap between 1st and 2nd ever?
2. How many times have production stepped in to stop teams getting ahead?
3. How many legs/tasks, if any, have producers cancelled because of too many potential spoilers?
4. Which leg, and in which season, took the shortest amount of time to complete? (and by who?)
5. Which leg, and in which season, took the longest amount of time to complete? (and by who?)
6. What was the most expensive leg to produce?
7. How long has the RFF been on the back of TAR for? Since which season?
Lots of questions, I know, but i'm curious. I will be happy if you guys could answer 1 of all of the questions, just to clarify TAR for me! :)
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JordanJones123:
1.a. I will first cite you the finale of AR1, where Rob/Brennan and Frank/Margarita were both about 23.5 hours ahead of third-place Joe/Bill due to the legs after Krabi giving them first 5 hour and then 24 hour leads.
b. In AR11 due to the Hajj, the scarcity of flights from Maputo to DarEsSalaam gave Charla/Mirna a 3 hour lead departing and then an additional 3 hours due to 3 other teams flying to Johannesburg and then DES, for a total of about 6 hours.
c. So that makes the answer to your question AR5, where the arrival of Colin/Christie was 7 1/4 hours ahead of 3 other teams at the Cairo pit stop.
2. I guess there were other instances where production stopped teams, but I cannot cite any evidence for them except for the declaration of an AR11 storm making the Zanzibar Channel impassable for Mirna/Charla until winds abated (and other teams caught up a bit).
I have no knowledge on your #3 through #7, so you cannot get those answers from me.
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I don't know if it's the longest one, by I guess I remember Nat and Kat talking about the Leg 8 in Oman, and that they spend almost 18 hours to complete it; and they weren't the last team to reach the PitStop, so probably Gary and Mallory, who were the last and eliminated team of that leg, should take a little more amount of time to do it.
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Alanevada,
AR11, ep. 6 from Maputo to Zanzibar Island was more than 2 days as a result of Hajj-related disruption of flight space availability. I doubt that any other leg will beat that one.
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3. How many legs/tasks, if any, have producers cancelled because of too many potential spoilers?
I'm not aware of any complete legs being cancelled, but the samba task in Rio in TAR 2 was relocated because of crowds that had gathered at the original location; I'm not aware of any other legs being changed because of spoilers. There have been a few legs or tasks that were changed due to other causes, though.
As to how long RFF has been involved, I'm not sure, but the first Race I can recall hearing of a spoiler during filming was, IIRC, TAR 6 in Germany at a train station spotted by a Racer from an earlier season. Season 7 was almost en epidemic in comparison because of Survivor Rob and Amber's casting in that season, and their being known in many of the places visited. These were pre-Facebook, pre-Twitter, and in the early days of live blogs with photos taken from cellphones.
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Alanevada,
AR11, ep. 6 from Maputo to Zanzibar Island was more than 2 days as a result of Hajj-related disruption of flight space availability. I doubt that any other leg will beat that one.
TAR 5 going from Argentina to Russia, maybe? Everyone started before dawn on day one, then took a 20 hour bus ride to BA, then took flights that got them to St. Petersburg in the afternoon and evening of day three.
4. Which leg, and in which season, took the shortest amount of time to complete? (and by who?)
If Pit Stop/Start times are to be believed, I think Nick/Starr completed the second Delhi leg in TAR 13 in a little over an hour (though this was simply a RB - Detour - Pit Stop type of leg without any sort of bunching or long-distance transport).
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Longest leg (pit stop to pit stop) might in fact be TAR 9's leg from Argentina to Russia to Germany. Also the longest in mileage as well.
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I have a few answers:
2) Season 4, Leg 11- Jon and Al tried to get on the same flight as the other teams, but their Race-provided credit card was not accepted by the airline due to computer problems, and they were unable to make that flight. As this was an airline issue that production could not control, production held up the other 3 teams when they arrived in Australia to make up for the time lost in resolving the card issue, and thus appearing to have all teams equally bunched out of the airport. (They got elim'd anyway that leg, so oh well)
I'd also argue that production unofficially steps in to stop teams getting ahead every time there's an hours of operation bunching point midway through a leg, but that's more of an opinion than a fact.
5) While it may not officially be the longest leg on record, as far as the longest task to complete, that would probably be Season 6, Leg 3, by Lena & Kristy, who spent between 8-10 hours trying to finish the hayroll RB and probably would have gone on longer had Phil not shown up to eliminate them before they could finish.
7) I don't know the history of RFF's spoilage, but one could argue the first time RFF's spoilers became infamous was when it leaked the complete boot list for TAR: All-Stars (Season 11), which was 100% accurate.
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1. What is the biggest lead a team has ever had over the rest of the field? A.K.A. What is the biggest gap between 1st and 2nd ever?
How big was the lead that Frank & Margarita got after they won the Fast Forward? I thought I read something that said that they had the biggest lead.
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Yes, that's right, Best Loser. It was 10 hours 47 minutes at the Taj Mahal Hotel.
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7) I don't know the history of RFF's spoilage, but one could argue the first time RFF's spoilers became infamous was when it leaked the complete boot list for TAR: All-Stars (Season 11), which was 100% accurate.
I'm glad I didn't see those spoilers, or else half the excitement would have been gone. :)
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Longest leg (pit stop to pit stop) might in fact be TAR 9's leg from Argentina to Russia to Germany. Also the longest in mileage as well.
Okay...so I am bored today.........
TAR5 Leg 4 was from San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina to Pushkin, Russia. Pushkin is a surburb of St Petersburg.
TAR9 Leg 3 was from Brotas, Brasil to Moscow to Munich. But it might still be the longest (see TAR2 Leg 3 below).
I also always felt that TAR1 Leg 7 Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy to Agra, India was a heck of a long leg. TAR11 Leg9 was a heck of a long one too.......Kraków, Poland to Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
TAR2 Leg3 Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil to Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa isnt all that far apart gegraphically, but all but one team had to fly from Sao Paulo, to Europe, then to Capetown. The Galloping Grannies had to fly from Sao Paulo to NYC to London to Capetown....that is a very long haul.
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I don't know if anybody asked this before but how do they pick the greeters for each leg?
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Casting calls or help from local agencies or organizations; it all depends on what choices are available, and what TPTB consider fitting for a particular locale.
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Dr. Rox,
I didn't have any time to spare, but since this geography question intrigued me I researched int anyway. As I am sure you are aware one has to be careful to use one consistent source for the distance calculations. I have chosen to use www.worldatlas.com. I have also assumed that with very long distance the off-the-shortest path situations due to using connecting airports are minimized (except for one special case).
The results are:
AR1 Bologna to Agra 3280 statute miles (note - I believe that World Atlas is always using them; others may use air miles (which are 15% longer)
AR2 Iguacu Falls to Europe (most southernmost I can fly flights to South Africa is Paris) 6143 + Paris to Capetown 6584 = 12,527 statute miles
AR5 San Carlos de Bariloche (by bus) 856 + Buenos Aires to Moscow 8526 miles = 9382 miles
AR9 Sao Paulo to Moscow 7289 miles
AR11 Krakow to Frankfurt 500 miles + Frankfurt to Kuala Lumpur 6193 miles + Kuala Lumpur to Sepang = 6762 miles
The clear winner is AR2. I checked out shorter direct flights and they exist now (and probably did then) from either GRU or EZE to Johannesburg, but I can only assume that those flights were not available to the teams (maybe full of Amazing Race 2 staff). If they had, this distance would have been cut to either 5387 miles from Sao Paulo or 5801 miles from Buenos Aires.
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Great research, apskip
What are air miles??? The only time I have ever seen that term was in connection to airline loyalty programs.......Statute mile is better known as land mile.....5280ft.....Ships and airplanes use nautical miles for navigation...6,046 feet.
TAR1......I think you inadvertenly transposed the numbers for Bologna to Agra....World Atlas gives me 3820 sm.
TAR5 was from Bariloche to St Petersburg, not Moscow....so that would be 856 for the bus ride to BsAs and 8171 for the flight BsAs to St Petersburg = 9027 sm
TAR9 Brotas to Moscow to Munich.....there was no pit stop in Moscow. When teams stepped on the mat next to St Basil's in Red Square....Phil gave them clue to fly to Stuttgart, get car and drive to Munich......pit stop was in Munich.......so Brotas to GRU 165 sm + Sao Paulo to Moscow 7289sm + Moscow to Munich 1211 sm = 8635sm
The Galloping Grannies in TAR2.......Foz de Iguazu to Capetown--- Foz to NYC 4662 sm + NYC to London 3503sm + London to Capetown 5913sm = 14, 088 sm............has to be the longest flight sequeence in TAR history!!!!
Thanks for the research, apskip.
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Air miles are of course nautical miles. I think it was applied before the advent of frequent flyer programs, but it does save the airlines 15% versus statute miles.
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Thanks for all the answers!!!
Got to be the best thread on the TAR discussion page, loving all the insight im getting. Thanks again :hrt:
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^^Go for it! That would be a nice project for you...
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^^Go for it! That would be a nice project for you...
I know of only 3.
S5 Istanbul moved to Dubai
S8 Belize leg cancelled due to hurricane Emily
S19 Laos leg cancelled.
Why were the S5 and S19 legs moved?
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If I remember correctly, there had been some sort of unrest or terror attack in Instabul shortly before season five was filmed, and as to TAR 19, Phil only said that they had to unexpectedly replan the two legs filmed in Phuket from their original location on less than 24 hours' notice. I don't think any other details ever surfaced.
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If I remember correctly, there had been some sort of unrest or terror attack in Instabul shortly before season five was filmed, and as to TAR 19, Phil only said that they had to unexpectedly replan the two legs filmed in Phuket from their original location on less than 24 hours' notice. I don't think any other details ever surfaced.
There was two separate bombing (five days apart) in Istanbul in November of 2003 and TAR 5 filmed late January and February of 2004
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^^Go for it! That would be a nice project for you...
I know of only 3.
S5 Istanbul moved to Dubai
S8 Belize leg cancelled due to hurricane Emily
S19 Laos leg cancelled.
Wasnt ther one in s11 with tanzania?
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Yes
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Hi guys! I've been following this blog since the start of TAR 20, so I'm kind of new lol. I just had a question on Leg 2 of TAR19: I saw on Wikipedia that someone had said that teams had checked into the pitstop for some amount of time before they made them re-film and then run back to the orphanage due to production not arriving at the orphanage in time? Something like that IIRC? Does anyone know if that actually did happen, because when the teams are checking in, it's almost like a majority of them knew that they had done something wrong. Wikipedia can be incorrect obviously so I just wasn't sure...and also wasn't sure if this was a dumb question lol thanks! :tup:
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Firstly , :bigwelcome to RFF , ikennynguyen!
Secondly , i have no idea. :lol: But that looks interesting to know!
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Hi guys! I've been following this blog since the start of TAR 20, so I'm kind of new lol. I just had a question on Leg 2 of TAR19: I saw on Wikipedia that someone had said that teams had checked into the pitstop for some amount of time before they made them re-film and then run back to the orphanage due to production not arriving at the orphanage in time? Something like that IIRC? Does anyone know if that actually did happen, because when the teams are checking in, it's almost like a majority of them knew that they had done something wrong. Wikipedia can be incorrect obviously so I just wasn't sure...and also wasn't sure if this was a dumb question lol thanks! :tup:
From what I remember teams got ahead of production somehow and they had to refilm some sequences. I think you could ask eddiethejet.
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Just thought of this question.
When teams are buying train, bus, or subway tickets, do they buy all 4 tickets for themselves and camera crew or only 2 tickets for themselves?
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Depends on what they're using to pay for the tickets. If they're using the production credit card (for airfare although one season they were permitted to use it for fuel for vehicles) they actually are purchasing tickets for both the team and the two-person camera crew. If they're using their cash (whether or not we know how much they have for a leg, they are paying only for themselves, and the camera crew pays for their own tickets. If its a single fare (regardless of how many, or fuel or tolls for a vehicle) then the team is paying for the crew as well.
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Thanks theschnauzers! :hugs:
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New challenge:
Let's figure out the episodes where Phil's voiceover is taken over by an impostor, my contribution: Season 11 Leg 2, I'm listening to the opening voiceover cringing and thinking "that's not Phil, this is so wrong"
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New challenge:
Let's figure out the episodes where Phil's voiceover is taken over by an impostor, my contribution: Season 11 Leg 2, I'm listening to the opening voiceover cringing and thinking "that's not Phil, this is so wrong"
Just checked it out and it does sound like regular Phil!
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New challenge:
Let's figure out the episodes where Phil's voiceover is taken over by an impostor, my contribution: Season 11 Leg 2, I'm listening to the opening voiceover cringing and thinking "that's not Phil, this is so wrong"
Just checked it out and it does sound like regular Phil!
I listened to EP2 and EP3 and I don't hear a difference. Are you talking about the "Previously on the Amazing Race" part or after the opening credits?
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It's interesting to notice that Phil presents all the voiceover of TAR while Jeff Probst doesn't do so for his Survivor. Actually I don't know yet who does that for Survivor... :lol:
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Phil has been known to have to do overdubs for the voiceovers on a phone, in the middle of nowhere, if they're editing and have an audio problem to fix. Sometimes the planned standovers get overtaken by editing decisions, and it's easier for the editors to call Phil up and have Phil read the revision aloud over the telephone. (I remember Phil mentioning this in interviews over the years, so it has happened more than once.0 There is always going to be differences in audio quality due to differences in ambient sound, equipment used, and background noises (inside versus outside, for example.)
And this is usually how the editors handle Phil's voiceovers when they decide to take out route markers from the episode in editing.
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New challenge:
Let's figure out the episodes where Phil's voiceover is taken over by an impostor, my contribution: Season 11 Leg 2, I'm listening to the opening voiceover cringing and thinking "that's not Phil, this is so wrong"
Just checked it out and it does sound like regular Phil!
I listened to EP2 and EP3 and I don't hear a difference. Are you talking about the "Previously on the Amazing Race" part or after the opening credits?
All the voiceovers in episode 2 are by a different person, though during the middle of the episode he almost manages to get the right accent
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What are the exact details on decoys running the race? It happens with the top 6 teams I believe? and what exactly do the teams do when they run as decoys? Just follow and watch the other teams and be present at key points or perhaps random points to throw spoilers off? Do they ever actually perform any of the tasks?
I saw footage once of a decoy team running into a cab being filmed. I searched the last 10 pages of the thread and didn't see anything so I apologize if this was already addressed!
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I'm not aware that WRP has ever done so with original TAR, although there were issues with some betting sites in Las Vegas during the time frame of some early TAR seasons (I'm thinking 5-6-7, but I can't remember precisely at the moment).
The only U.S. program that I'm aware of that has ever brought a suit of that sort was Mark Burnett's company over Survivor a cycle of two ago involving Russell Hantz.
This doesn't mean that there might not have been cease-and-desist letters from a show's lawyers, but we rarely heard about those.
http://www.thefashionspot.com/buzz-news/gossip-and-news/170665-why-was-angelea-preston-disqualified-from-antm
America's Next Top Model had an issue with a contestant revealing herself on facebook. My boyfriend told me she posted a facebook status saying she was america's next top model. They then re-filmed the entire finale without her present and chose a different winner.
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What season of TAR does have the shortest route after Season 8?
Wiki states that Season 12 has the shortest route after season 8. However, on the same site, Season 12's route is longer than Season 15.
Season 12 traveled 30,000 miles, while Season 15 traveled 25,000 miles. I don't know how they count the distance traveled so I'll just ask here.
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I wouldn't rely on the show's announced mileage because as far as I know, every independent effort to verify their numbers have failed.
Off the top of my head, I would think TAR 7 was likely the shortest excluding FE, simply because of its route -- eastward from LA to as far as India, then turning back to the Caribbean and Miami. Except for those two, there was a lap touching at least 22 time zones in every season.
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I've watched almost every season but my memory is a bit fuzzy. Has there been a season with no or very few rivalries between teams and did this make it boring to watch?
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Let's see, from what I've seen:
Season 1: Everyone vs. Guidos
Season 3: ?!?!?
Season 4: Millie and Chuck vs. Kelly and Jon
Season 5: Charla and Mirna vs. almost everyone, Chip & Kim vs. Colin & Christie
Season 6: Adam and Rebecca vs. Freddy and Kendra, Everyone vs. Jonathan & Victoria
Season 12: ?!?!?
Season 13: Kelly & Christy vs. Nick & Starr
Season 14: Kisha & Jen vs. Margie & Luke
Season 15: Globetrotters vs. Sam and Da
Season 16: Brent and Caite/Louie and Michael vs. Carol & Brandy
Season 17: Chad & Stephanie vs. Nat & Kat
Season 18: ?!?!?!
Season 19: ?!?!?!
Season 20: Vanessa & Ralph/Art & JJ vs. Brendan & Rachel
I thought season 3 and 12 where two of the best seasons.
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TAR7: Rob & Amber vs. Everybody.
TAR8: The Linz vs. The Weavers.
TAR9: MoJo vs. The Hippies.
TAR10: Bama vs. The Beauty Queens.
And I can also add:
TAR2: Tara vs. Will :lol:
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3 had the Twin Hunt though that really only lasted until Morocco. :lol:
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TARLA 1: Ferna and Fran vs Tamara and Matias
TARLA 3: Anyone, they where so soft whit each other and was almost boring to watch :'(
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TAR11: Charla & Mirna vs. Rob&Amber, Dustin&Kandice and Teri&Ian, with at least three previews saying "x&y are confronted by Charla&Mirna"
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TARaus1: Everyone vs. Richard & Joey
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TarAus2 : Grace vs Paul?
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TARLA 1: Ferna and Fran vs Tamara and Matias
TARLA 3: Anyone, they where so soft whit each other and was almost boring to watch :'(
There was two rivalries in TARLA 1: Tamara & Matías vs. Rodrigo & Anna (don't forget the insults both ways along the race until the brasilian team was elimintated) and Ferna & Fran vs Daniel & David (remember how the girls called David "el niño" - the kid - with rejection).
And in TARLA 2, Aleandra & Marlene vs. Vinicius & Guilherme.
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TarAus2 : Everyone vs Paul and James & Sarah VS. Joseph & Grace
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Can a team use their Express Pass to skip the Fast Forward task and go directly to the pit-stop?
I remember reading somewhere (I think it was on the AR Wiki) that a team will incur a 4 hour penalty if this happens. But I reckon that that's fair.
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Can a team use their Express Pass to skip the Fast Forward task and go directly to the pit-stop?
I remember reading somewhere (I think it was on the AR Wiki) that a team will incur a 4 hour penalty if this happens. But I reckon that that's fair.
ONE MORE TIME. THE ANSWER IS NO.
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I remember seasons 17 and 19 as having no real team dramas. In fact teams seemed to get along so well it was almost boring :lol:
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Season 17 had Nat & Kat vs. Chad & Stephanie and it wasn't broing :)
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I remember seasons 17 and 19 as having no real team dramas. In fact teams seemed to get along so well it was almost boring :lol:
Jill & Thomas vs. Brook & Claire?
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I remember that not certainly as a drama. Brooke & Claire weren't really angry at them, from what I know.
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I remember that not certainly as a drama. Brooke & Claire weren't really angry at them, from what I know.
Yeah, I don't really remember that as a rivalry at all.
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Hello, one question about TAR17 has been stuck in my head since a long time ago and I just couldn't find the answer in the web, so I guess perhaps so of you will know?..
Why did Nick & Vicki not have to do a speed bump after their first NEL?
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The judges of that detour made a mistake. Nick and Vicki got it but spended much more time than needed , because the judges missed the right anwser.
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The judges of that detour made a mistake. Nick and Vicki got it but spended much more time than needed , because the judges missed the right anwser.
Oh, thanks! Something about that (judge being incorrect) seems familiar, maybe I have seen it somewhere a long time ago, so that I couldn't remember? :?
Right before posting this, another question popped into my head: how many roadblocks can a single person do and is there a rule that there can't be a difference of more than 2 in the number of roadblocks both team members have completed?
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The how many roadblocks question has always been complicated. Some seasons seemed to be different than others but I don't think anyone has been able to do more than two more than their partner since season 6.
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In season 17 Connor perform the first 4 roadblocks and then they were eliminated. :tup:
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In season 4, Tian peformed 6 Roadblocks to Jaree's 0.
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In season 17 Connor perform the first 4 roadblocks and then they were eliminated. :tup:
Hmm, that's interesting, because by leg 7, Michael had done 2 RBs and Kevin had done 4. However, before the leg's RB, Kevin says something like 'I've done 4 RBs and my dad's only done 2, so he had to do this one'.
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That question still remains a mystery, I guess.
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The ROADBLOCK BALANCE RULE was instituted after season 5.
Maybe the better example of egregious ROADBLOCK splits was season 5's finalists. Their splits were:
Chip 9 Kim 1
Brandon 9 Nicole 1
Colin 8 Christie 1
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In season 17 Connor perform the first 4 roadblocks and then they were eliminated. :tup:
Hmm, that's interesting, because by leg 7, Michael had done 2 RBs and Kevin had done 4. However, before the leg's RB, Kevin says something like 'I've done 4 RBs and my dad's only done 2, so he had to do this one'.
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That question still remains a mystery, I guess.
Well , Kevin only sayed that , because of strategy . If Michael could do this "easy" ones , than Kevin could do the hard ones later in the game.
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The ROADBLOCK BALANCE RULE was instituted after season 5.
Maybe the better example of egregious ROADBLOCK splits was season 5's finalists. Their splits were:
Chip 9 Kim 1
Brandon 9 Nicole 1
Colin 8 Christie 1
And also Flo: 1, Zach: 9. I don't even remember which Roadblock Flo did back then :lol:
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she selled the escargot
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What's is your idea of the 'perfect team'? Is it one that is polite and nice and still races well or maybe ultra-competitive, no-nonsense team or something else?
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What's is your idea of the 'perfect team'? Is it one that is polite and nice and still races well or maybe ultra-competitive, no-nonsense team or something else?
a team that only argues amongst themselves, plays fair and strategic, races consistently, sense of humour, kind and likeable :hearts:
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I don't know whether this has already been asked, but if a team used a Blind U-Turn, would they have been allowed to use a normal U-turn later on in the race (because they still had their Courtesy Of picture)?
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I don't know whether this has already been asked, but if a team used a Blind U-Turn, would they have been allowed to use a normal U-turn later on in the race (because they still had their Courtesy Of picture)?
Luke of TAR14 and TAR18 drops by here from time to time, and I believe he said at one point that he and his mother would have been able to use the U-Turn in China, if they had gotten there first.
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I don't know whether this has already been asked, but if a team used a Blind U-Turn, would they have been allowed to use a normal U-turn later on in the race (because they still had their Courtesy Of picture)?
Luke of TAR14 and TAR18 drops by here from time to time, and I believe he said at one point that he and his mother would have been able to use the U-Turn in China, if they had gotten there first.
That's my recollection as well.
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Hey! Maybe this question has been asked before and I know that this is crazy, but what actually is WRP? :lol: :-[
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Hey! Maybe this question has been asked before and I know that this is crazy, but what actually is WRP? :lol: :-[
World Race Productions
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Hey! Maybe this question has been asked before and I know that this is crazy, but what actually is WRP? :lol: :-[
World Race Productions
Thanks kev! :hrt:
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Actually its "WorldRace Productions" or so it appears when they apply for permits and so forth, and its also the way its used on the closing credit card at the end of each episode.
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In the Jamaica leg in TAR7, there was a task in between the limbo Road Block and the rafting Detour. It involved searching a school for a clue while the children were chanting "hot or cold", and got edited out of the two-hour episode, but was included in international broadcasts where the two legs aired separately (as in the original episode the first leg ran short but the second leg ran long). So my question, for the American fans, is: Was that task included in any form on the DVD?
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It may be included, but due to the weird way deleted scenes are on there, I've never taken the time to watch them (you have to press a button when a symbol pops up in the middle of an episode where the scene would go). And I don't have any of my DVDs with me right now, so I can't check.
So yeah, it might be on there, but it isn't part of the episode.
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In the Jamaica leg in TAR7, there was a task in between the limbo Road Block and the rafting Detour. It involved searching a school for a clue while the children were chanting "hot or cold", and got edited out of the two-hour episode, but was included in international broadcasts where the two legs aired separately (as in the original episode the first leg ran short but the second leg ran long). So my question, for the American fans, is: Was that task included in any form on the DVD?
As a current owner of the DVD the answer to that is no.. i am really intregued by this task
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I've been wondering about one thing related to spoilers. I know that many shows including The Amazing Race require local people to whom the contestants resort to sign a secrecy contract which bans their spreading spoilers. If they don't want to sign, their faces will be blurred on the show. But if those people who didn't sign spread spoilers before the show airs, is it against the law and could the crew sue them?
I ask this question because a similar thing has happened to The Voice of China. Due to the fact that most Chinese people don't want to leak their personal information, the crew did not ask audiences in the live recording locale to sign the secrecy contract. The result is that spoilers are all over the Internet now.
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I've been wondering about one thing related to spoilers. I know that many shows including The Amazing Race require local people to whom the contestants resort to sign a secrecy contract which bans their spreading spoilers. If they don't want to sign, their faces will be blurred on the show. But if those people who didn't sign spread spoilers before the show airs, is it against the law and could the crew sue them?
I ask this question because a similar thing has happened to The Voice of China. Due to the fact that most Chinese people don't want to leak their personal information, the crew did not ask audiences in the live recording locale to sign the secrecy contract. The result is that spoilers are all over the Internet now.
I don't know how to answer that. The closest I've been to reality TV show filming is when I crashed into the filming of Survivor. However the contestants did not have a cameraman with them.
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No, the agreement that is signed by someone who is filmed allows CBS to use the footage on TV. It has nothing to do with spoilers.
NDA agreements are signed by those who WORK on or for the show...and yes, those are legally binding.
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I've been wondering about one thing related to spoilers. I know that many shows including The Amazing Race require local people to whom the contestants resort to sign a secrecy contract which bans their spreading spoilers. If they don't want to sign, their faces will be blurred on the show. But if those people who didn't sign spread spoilers before the show airs, is it against the law and could the crew sue them?
I ask this question because a similar thing has happened to The Voice of China. Due to the fact that most Chinese people don't want to leak their personal information, the crew did not ask audiences in the live recording locale to sign the secrecy contract. The result is that spoilers are all over the Internet now.
I don't know how to answer that. The closest I've been to reality TV show filming is when I crashed into the filming of Survivor. However the contestants did not have a cameraman with them.
I would love to know the story behind this!
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I've been wondering about one thing related to spoilers. I know that many shows including The Amazing Race require local people to whom the contestants resort to sign a secrecy contract which bans their spreading spoilers. If they don't want to sign, their faces will be blurred on the show. But if those people who didn't sign spread spoilers before the show airs, is it against the law and could the crew sue them?
I ask this question because a similar thing has happened to The Voice of China. Due to the fact that most Chinese people don't want to leak their personal information, the crew did not ask audiences in the live recording locale to sign the secrecy contract. The result is that spoilers are all over the Internet now.
I don't know how to answer that. The closest I've been to reality TV show filming is when I crashed into the filming of Survivor. However the contestants did not have a cameraman with them.
I would love to know the story behind this!
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post it, but anyway. Before you get your hopes up, this was the SWEDISH version of Survivor. I was 4 or 5 when this happened.. I think it was between 2000-2002. We were expats from Australia living in Malaysia at the time, and one day we decided to take a spontaneous boat trip off the east coast to an island called Rawa. On the way we stopped at another island to just chill out (I'm not sure what it was called). We were all just playing on the beach and these two guys saw us and came up to us and explained they were on the show and we needed to get off the island or the crew would get angry. Before we left them, they asked for a few provisions from us (i.e. grapes, sandwiches, cigarettes, lighters) which we gave them. We left the island and that was it. I don't really remember it because
1. I was so young
2. I've never watched any edition of Survivor
I DO have a printed photo in my scrapbook of the two guys, maybe someone could tell me who they are and what season, because I actually wouldn't mind knowing :lol: Here it is:
ETA: After a bit of research, I believe the contestant on the left is Tommy Jensen from Expedition Robinson 2001
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That is so awesome, supah3ro! :colors
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That is so awesome, supah3ro! :colors
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As to the audience aspect; spoilers have been common for American Idol, especially for the song choices for the week's performances by the contestants at the dress rehearsal that takes place a few hours before the live broadcasts.
I haven't heard about the US version of The Voice, but I haven't gone looking for those either. But with the early rounds that are pre-recorded, I wouldn't be surprised if it is happening with those, as well.
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Wow! Really cool supah3ro!!!
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Is this true?
If a team used the Express Pass to skip a Detour and that team is U-Turned, the U-Turn is void.
Source is Wikipedia.
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Is this true?
If a team used the Express Pass to skip a Detour and that team is U-Turned, the U-Turn is void.
Source is Wikipedia.
It's never come up in any episode, so unless it has a source I assume it is incorrect, much like the "If a team doesn't use the EP before leg 8 they are required to do the Fast Forward", which was on wikipedia for quite a while before it was removed.
I mean, that doesn't even make sense. Why would skipping one task let you skip a second task also?
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Is this true?
If a team used the Express Pass to skip a Detour and that team is U-Turned, the U-Turn is void.
Source is Wikipedia.
i believe what this is trying to say is that if a team is uturned (lets say Ron and Christina) iby kynt and vyxsin. while ron and chrstina completed spirt world they can use there express pass to those "nullify" that they have to do natural world (i just finished watch TAR unfinished buisness epi 2)
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I actually understand this. The team used the EP to skip the DETOUR. They then get U-Turned and are forced to go back and do a task that they have already skipped. Therefore, the U-Turn is void. I don't like this, however. And also, if someone gets U-Turned, and they quit the U-Turn Detour, is the penalty the same?
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I actually understand this. The team used the EP to skip the DETOUR. They then get U-Turned and are forced to go back and do a task that they have already skipped. Therefore, the U-Turn is void. I don't like this, however. And also, if someone gets U-Turned, and they quit the U-Turn Detour, is the penalty the same?
The EP lets you skip a task. The Detour is two tasks, but you only have to do one of them. Each time a team uses the EP, they always choose who is doing the Roadblock or which Detour task they'd do. Therefore, using the EP on the Detour task and then getting U-turned would make you go back and do the Detour task you hadn't selected. That's why this "rule" doesn't make any sense and more than likely isn't real.
But yes, I presume the penalty for quitting a Detour after being U-turned would be the same as not completing the Detour.
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I actually understand this. The team used the EP to skip the DETOUR. They then get U-Turned and are forced to go back and do a task that they have already skipped. Therefore, the U-Turn is void. I don't like this, however. And also, if someone gets U-Turned, and they quit the U-Turn Detour, is the penalty the same?
The EP lets you skip a task. The Detour is two tasks, but you only have to do one of them. Each time a team uses the EP, they always choose who is doing the Roadblock or which Detour task they'd do. Therefore, using the EP on the Detour task and then getting U-turned would make you go back and do the Detour task you hadn't selected. That's why this "rule" doesn't make any sense and more than likely isn't real.
Once you're done with the Detour task, you would go to the U-Turn board and get your next clue. If someone U-Turns you after that, it would be like Laurence & Zac trying to U-Turn Amani & Marcus. The U-Turn would be void because you've already gotten your next clue, not because you used your Express Pass.
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If the clue requires the team to take a taxi to somewhere but contestants decide to take the subway (or even walk) instead due to shortage of money, will it incur a penalty?
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If the clue requires the team to take a taxi to somewhere but contestants decide to take the subway (or even walk) instead due to shortage of money, will it incur a penalty?
Yes, definitely. I can only remember examples the other way around, but if the clue states that a team MUST do something, they'll be penalised if they don't.
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If the clue requires the team to take a taxi to somewhere but contestants decide to take the subway (or even walk) instead due to shortage of money, will it incur a penalty?
During Leg 10 of TAR13, Toni & Dallas took the Moscow subway instead of a taxi to their next clue. Instead of getting a Pit Stop penalty, however, they were immediately told by the woman handing out clues to return to the Roadblock location and take a taxi back to her.
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Thanks for your replies! :)
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If the clue requires the team to take a taxi to somewhere but contestants decide to take the subway (or even walk) instead due to shortage of money, will it incur a penalty?
During Leg 10 of TAR13, Toni & Dallas took the Moscow subway instead of a taxi to their next clue. Instead of getting a Pit Stop penalty, however, they were immediately told by the woman handing out clues to return to the Roadblock location and take a taxi back to her.
The inherent problem with that enforcement of rules is that Toni and Dallas were using alternate transportation because they had lost all their money when Dallas inadvertently in a taxi did so and they had no money for a taxi. it was hard enough for them to beg money for public transportation.
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If the clue requires the team to take a taxi to somewhere but contestants decide to take the subway (or even walk) instead due to shortage of money, will it incur a penalty?
During Leg 10 of TAR13, Toni & Dallas took the Moscow subway instead of a taxi to their next clue. Instead of getting a Pit Stop penalty, however, they were immediately told by the woman handing out clues to return to the Roadblock location and take a taxi back to her.
The inherent problem with that enforcement of rules is that Toni and Dallas were using alternate transportation because they had lost all their money when Dallas inadvertently in a taxi did so and they had no money for a taxi. it was hard enough for them to beg money for public transportation.
And they had already lost their passports (while I think Dallas lost his or did he lose Toni's as well), and so they were effectively already out of the race.
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The obverse also has happened, and resulted in a penalty of 30 minute plus the time saved in the Lisbon leg of TAR 3; when Heather and Eve received a route marker at the end of a soccer penalty kick roadblock that directed them to the pit stop on foot. They got a cab, and realized, on camera, that the directions told them to go on foot. They arrived first at the mat, and after the last team checked in they were shown on camera with Phil and Phil explained their violation and the definition in the Rule book. Because all of the other teams checked in within a half hour after they had arrived, their check in time was adjusted for the penalty, and they were eliminated.
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Was the penalty for not completing the detour a 12 hour penalty for each side? And is it still that way, just with 3 hours rather than 12?
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Was the penalty for not completing the detour a 12 hour penalty for each side? And is it still that way, just with 3 hours rather than 12?
wayyy back in s1 if you skipped a detour it was 24 hours ie Nancy and Emily (because u skipped both sides) (it is impossible to not do one but not the other) however it changed in s17 where its 6hrs.. i.e. Nick and Vicki as far as we know thats how it remains
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There's never been a detour penalty "for each side" and I'm not sure how you got that; it was 24 hours in season one, with some references to the same penalty in some subsequent early seasons; and at some point, it was reduced to six hours. (None of this 3 for each side business.)
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i think this user is trying to ask the penalty for skipping the uturn... would the penalty still be 6hrs since its a detour? (if thats now what he's asking i would like to kno that)
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There's never been a detour penalty "for each side" and I'm not sure how you got that; it was 24 hours in season one, with some references to the same penalty in some subsequent early seasons; and at some point, it was reduced to six hours. (None of this 3 for each side business.)
It was from some interview with Maria & Tiffany. Or maybe it wasn't, I didn't actually check what the link was to. It was just at a non-TAR related forum, and someone posted a video link, and then people started talking about what the girls were saying. It was a really large thread, so I'd rather not take the time to hunt the link down again, so I guess just ignore me.
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I have a queston
How much money does a team win (after taxes and ect)
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I think that might have been answered earlier in the thread, but I'm not sure how many pages back it was.
I recently rewatched Season 3, and at the final Roadblock (animal memory task) each person was given notes. Anyone know what was on that?
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The teams are paid pre-tax, they're responsible for paying federak (and state, if any) income taxes themselves.
How much they pay depends on their "marginal" tax rate and what the tax rates are in their state of residence. That varies from state to state, and some states don't assess personal income taxes. The effective federal rate depends on the individual's other income and deductions, and that makes it difficult to give a precise answer.
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I hope...well...forever, but really, how many years do you think this will keep on keeping on?
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It will never end, because eventually its a race around the universe (sadly, people would complain about how the race ALWAYS visits Mars :lol:).
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It better never end.
It will never end, because eventually its a race around the universe.
Nice i heard phil talk about going to mars on season 50,if that gets your hopes up.
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I would have trouble remembering all the team names. :stare
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Another question, can you find application videos of accepted teams anywhere online? Not necessarily just from this season, but just in general. I'd be interested in watching them.
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Search YouTube... I know Zev & Justin's is there, and maybe a couple others.
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Another question, can you find application videos of accepted teams anywhere online? Not necessarily just from this season, but just in general. I'd be interested in watching them.
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27048.0.html
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I have another question. Which was the shortest leg in the history of TAR? I mean one leg from Pit Stop to Pit Stop. Does it take only few hours? I heard the second leg in India from TAR 13 was a really short leg?
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Theodorus:
The leg you suggested is AR13, Ep. 7. Here are its major tasks (not in order):
DETOUR-follow a series of power lines, keeping mark of numbered tags hanging from power lines in Nai Sarak Street, report these numbers to
power company official, plugged in musical Ganesh statue to receive next clue in New India Stationers in Chawri Bazar or find store
named Ram Bhandar in spice market, transport 40-pound bags of chili peppers to location 1/4 mile away in Shwan Kumar and Sons,
then grind them into chili powder with mortar and pestle to receive next clue
ROADBLOCK-find envelope marked "The Amazing Race" among several marked "Try Again" raised on ladders amongst celebrators of Holi, Festival of colours, while being bombarded with traditional colored dyes and water
GENERAL-Speed Bump task required Ken & Tina to serve holy water to hundreds of Sikhs at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib (at site in Chandni Chowk
area of Old Delhi) until they satisfied waiting crowd
I have looked at other very short legs, but when the beginning transportation is factored in they can become very long legs. So I think that transportation is a key part. The double legs in the same city avoid that issue. Here are one worth considering:
AR12, Ep. 4 Burkina Faso near Ouagadougou
DETOUR-use traditional methods to pan for 1 ounce of gold; they can trade their gold after weighing, at nearby tent, for next clue or learn traditional local dance, perform it in front of 3 local celebrity judges, crowd of locals; teams must some of own their own dance moves; lack of creativity or bad performance will incur teams 10 minute penalty
ROADBLOCK-ride bicycle, deliver large amount of cumbersome goods, including small goat; deliver items to specific people stated in clue at nearby market
GENERAL-look for village chief, accept gift of live chicken from him, which they then had to take throughout the leg to Pit Stop
I also looked at several other double legs/same city to see if the second one was particularly short. I did not find out additional one beyond the one above.
This is a "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" judgments, as we do not have access to any filming duration information from World Race Productions.
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Thank you, apskip :hugs:
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Is there any team that voluntarily left the race not due to official reasons such as bad physical condition or knowing they were far behind the others? I know Summer & Eachan from CR2 are one example, who left the game because Eachan's grandfather was dying (if I'm not wrong). Just wanna know if there're other examples.
P.S. Beware the word "official" here, so Show content
Xiao Bing & Xiao Bang
from CR3 are not counted in because they did not "officially" volunteer to leave the race, although the real reason hasn't been disclosed/verified.
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Is there any team that voluntarily left the race not due to official reasons such as bad physical condition or knowing they were far behind the others? I know Summer & Eachan from CR2 are one example, who left the game because Eachan's grandfather was dying (if I'm not wrong). Just wanna know if there're other examples.
P.S. Beware the word "official" here, so Show content
Xiao Bing & Xiao Bang
from CR3 are not counted in because they did not "officially" volunteer to leave the race, although the real reason hasn't been disclosed/verified.
Marshall & Lance in TAR5, leg 6 (Egypt). They arrived in seventh place to the RB at the Habu Temple, after all the teams completed it; so they realized they were in last. Also, one of them - I don't remember which one - had a leg injury that made him unable to keep racing. As a matter of fact, this was the first time Phil eliminated a team on the ground and not at the PitStop.
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How do teams apply for visa? I read somewhere that they were given list of countries by production team, and they were instructed to apply for visa from all the countries. Is that true?
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No. They submit their passports, and production obtains all the visas, including a few they won't need, lol.
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If racers have questions about rules during the race, who can they ask? I wonder because on the bicycle/cart ride last night could one team member switch with the biker and power the cart? My husband is 6'7 300lbs of muscle and I can't imagine someone being able to pedal him quickly. During the race tonight he asked if we were racing, could I stay in the cart and sit with the little guy while my husband rode the bike? How would we know if that was legal on the race and we wouldn't incur a penalty?
Also, if anyone knows...What the heck was that around Rob's waist on the pit stop mat?? Looked like a band with latex gloves on the hip.
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No. They submit their passports, and production obtains all the visas, including a few they won't need, lol.
Then my source is totally wrong (:;) :lol: Thank you, peach
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I have a question. When is peach going on this show? :lol:
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Speaking of Peach applying, who here has applied? Other than previous racers visiting this thread, obviously.
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Speaking of Peach applying, who here has applied? Other than previous racers visiting this thread, obviously.
I applied for Series 2 of China Rush, the only edition I'm eligible for! In the end, they decided to cast only people who could make it to the Shanghai auditions so we didn't have a shot :(
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Do the male racers shave their legs?
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What is the longest flight in TAR history?
JFK-JNB (Season 1)?
FRA-KUL (Season 11)?
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Is there any team that voluntarily left the race not due to official reasons such as bad physical condition or knowing they were far behind the others? I know Summer & Eachan from CR2 are one example, who left the game because Eachan's grandfather was dying (if I'm not wrong). Just wanna know if there're other examples.
P.S. Beware the word "official" here, so Show content
Xiao Bing & Xiao Bang
from CR3 are not counted in because they did not "officially" volunteer to leave the race, although the real reason hasn't been disclosed/verified.
Marshall & Lance in TAR5, leg 6 (Egypt). They arrived in seventh place to the RB at the Habu Temple, after all the teams completed it; so they realized they were in last. Also, one of them - I don't remember which one - had a leg injury that made him unable to keep racing. As a matter of fact, this was the first time Phil eliminated a team on the ground and not at the PitStop.
Thanks for adducing such an example, but I'm afraid M&L's example could be classified as "leaving the race due to poor physical condition or being far away behind." I'm looking for examples that are NOT due to those reasons. :)
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What is the longest flight in TAR history?
JFK-JNB (Season 1)?
FRA-KUL (Season 11)?
Was there a straight JFK-JNB? Wasn't there stops in MXP & CDG & FRA?
I think GRU-FRA or LAX-SYD maybe.
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It's close. Here is the list of nautical miles distances between the city pairs indicated above:
JFK JNB 6877
LAX SYD 6508
FRA KUL 5377
GRU FRA 5272
There currently are nonstop JFK to JNB flights, but it is unclear whether they existed in the spring of 2001. My guess is that they did exist. However, there were 3 separate flights out of JFK that AR1 teams were placed on, so only one of those was possibly nonstop. There likely were 3 flights to major European hubs like LHR, CDG or FRA that were also used, with connections from there nonstop to Johannesburg.
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Yes, there was a direct South African Airlines, a Swiss Air via Zurich, and an Alitalia via Milan.
There's no way I'll forget the first appearance of the Amazing Yellow Line!
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I thought all the SAA direct flights from JFK to JNB made short fuel stops in Accra, Ghana.
I actually asked one of the racers on that flight and they confirmed it was non stop, JFK to JNB.
It really is a pity that the flightstats database doesnt go back that far to check SA2 on March 8, 2001, TAR's first flight.
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Is there any team that voluntarily left the race not due to official reasons such as bad physical condition or knowing they were far behind the others? I know Summer & Eachan from CR2 are one example, who left the game because Eachan's grandfather was dying (if I'm not wrong). Just wanna know if there're other examples.
P.S. Beware the word "official" here, so Show content
Xiao Bing & Xiao Bang
from CR3 are not counted in because they did not "officially" volunteer to leave the race, although the real reason hasn't been disclosed/verified.
Marshall & Lance in TAR5, leg 6 (Egypt). They arrived in seventh place to the RB at the Habu Temple, after all the teams completed it; so they realized they were in last. Also, one of them - I don't remember which one - had a leg injury that made him unable to keep racing. As a matter of fact, this was the first time Phil eliminated a team on the ground and not at the PitStop.
Thanks for adducing such an example, but I'm afraid M&L's example could be classified as "leaving the race due to poor physical condition or being far away behind." I'm looking for examples that are NOT due to those reasons. :)
Maybe Mary & Peach on TAR2? I remember that they decided to do "their own PitStop" and to not perform the RB in Hong Kong.
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Here's a question that is definitely food for thought; why isn't there a version of The Amazing Race hosted by Phil Keoghan that Canadians can compete on?
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Here's a question that is definitely food for thought; why isn't there a version of The Amazing Race hosted by Phil Keoghan that Canadians can compete on?
The U.S. limitations are entirely due to the visa and entry requirements for those traveling on U.S. passports into other countries and conversely the requirements for nationals holding non-U.S. passports coming into the U.S.
It may also be that CBS still believes that U.S. viewers won't watch a competition show like TAR with Canadians or other nationals in the cast.
It may also be that no Canadian broadcaster has shown any interest in mounting a Canadian version of TAR.
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Here's a question that is definitely food for thought; why isn't there a version of The Amazing Race hosted by Phil Keoghan that Canadians can compete on?
If Canada would get their own version I think that they should get their own host...
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Here's a question that is definitely food for thought; why isn't there a version of The Amazing Race hosted by Phil Keoghan that Canadians can compete on?
If Canada would get their own version I think that they should get their own host...
Yeah, I would think so as well.
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Is there any team that voluntarily left the race not due to official reasons such as bad physical condition or knowing they were far behind the others? I know Summer & Eachan from CR2 are one example, who left the game because Eachan's grandfather was dying (if I'm not wrong). Just wanna know if there're other examples.
P.S. Beware the word "official" here, so Show content
Xiao Bing & Xiao Bang
from CR3 are not counted in because they did not "officially" volunteer to leave the race, although the real reason hasn't been disclosed/verified.
Marshall & Lance in TAR5, leg 6 (Egypt). They arrived in seventh place to the RB at the Habu Temple, after all the teams completed it; so they realized they were in last. Also, one of them - I don't remember which one - had a leg injury that made him unable to keep racing. As a matter of fact, this was the first time Phil eliminated a team on the ground and not at the PitStop.
Thanks for adducing such an example, but I'm afraid M&L's example could be classified as "leaving the race due to poor physical condition or being far away behind." I'm looking for examples that are NOT due to those reasons. :)
Maybe Mary & Peach on TAR2? I remember that they decided to do "their own PitStop" and to not perform the RB in Hong Kong.
I haven't watched that season. Wikipedia says that in that season "Peggy & Claire, Shola & Doyin, and Mary & Peach had each fallen so far behind the other teams in their respective elimination legs that they ended up not completing all the tasks set out for them. Instead, they were instructed to go directly to their respective Pit Stops, where they were each eliminated." Then it is the case that teams were far away behind the others. :duno:
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Is there any team that voluntarily left the race not due to official reasons such as bad physical condition or knowing they were far behind the others? I know Summer & Eachan from CR2 are one example, who left the game because Eachan's grandfather was dying (if I'm not wrong). Just wanna know if there're other examples.
P.S. Beware the word "official" here, so Show content
Xiao Bing & Xiao Bang
from CR3 are not counted in because they did not "officially" volunteer to leave the race, although the real reason hasn't been disclosed/verified.
Marshall & Lance in TAR5, leg 6 (Egypt). They arrived in seventh place to the RB at the Habu Temple, after all the teams completed it; so they realized they were in last. Also, one of them - I don't remember which one - had a leg injury that made him unable to keep racing. As a matter of fact, this was the first time Phil eliminated a team on the ground and not at the PitStop.
Thanks for adducing such an example, but I'm afraid M&L's example could be classified as "leaving the race due to poor physical condition or being far away behind." I'm looking for examples that are NOT due to those reasons. :)
Maybe Mary & Peach on TAR2? I remember that they decided to do "their own PitStop" and to not perform the RB in Hong Kong.
I haven't watched that season. Wikipedia says that in that season "Peggy & Claire, Shola & Doyin, and Mary & Peach had each fallen so far behind the other teams in their respective elimination legs that they ended up not completing all the tasks set out for them. Instead, they were instructed to go directly to their respective Pit Stops, where they were each eliminated." Then it is the case that teams were far away behind the others. :duno:
One of them failed to complete the tea Detour of that leg and get sick for the amount of cups she drunk attempting to perform it. So they went to a cafeteria or restaurant and did the PS thing. I remember I read somewhere that this thing cost money to the production for the extra hours of recording.
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Hi, I'm a newbie here. :)
My question is:
I haven't watched that season. Wikipedia says that in that season "Peggy & Claire, Shola & Doyin, and Mary & Peach had each fallen so far behind the other teams in their respective elimination legs that they ended up not completing all the tasks set out for them. Instead, they were instructed to go directly to their respective Pit Stops, where they were each eliminated." Then it is the case that teams were far away behind the others. :duno:
How much hours is far behind the last team to arrive at the pit stop?
Another question is: what was the biggest time difference between the first team to depart and the last team to depart?
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The biggest lead that I'm aware of in starting a leg is actually in season one in China and Alaska. The third place team (Team Guido) left the pit stop in Beijing over 24 hours behind the first and second place team to start the 12th leg, and were had just started the final leg when the other teams reached the finish mat.
As to the other question, the "pity" clue directing the last team to the pit stop is only given out when all other teams have checked in, and the last team has not yet reach a cluebox prior to the final clue that would send them to the pit stop; thus cutting out all other remaining tasks. This was not done when Phil has had to go to the location of that team to eliminate them on the spot, or a team quit. Neither of these things happen when the leg is a non-elimination leg; the last place team is always encouraged to complete the leg.
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Thank you for your answer, Leafsfan and theshnauzers. :)
Especially in the early season, when the vehicles provided are not sponsored, racers often encounter problems with their provided vehicles. Were the production crews deliberately tempering the vehicles to create more drama?
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Is there any team that voluntarily left the race not due to official reasons such as bad physical condition or knowing they were far behind the others? I know Summer & Eachan from CR2 are one example, who left the game because Eachan's grandfather was dying (if I'm not wrong). Just wanna know if there're other examples.
P.S. Beware the word "official" here, so Show content
Xiao Bing & Xiao Bang
from CR3 are not counted in because they did not "officially" volunteer to leave the race, although the real reason hasn't been disclosed/verified.
Marshall & Lance in TAR5, leg 6 (Egypt). They arrived in seventh place to the RB at the Habu Temple, after all the teams completed it; so they realized they were in last. Also, one of them - I don't remember which one - had a leg injury that made him unable to keep racing. As a matter of fact, this was the first time Phil eliminated a team on the ground and not at the PitStop.
Thanks for adducing such an example, but I'm afraid M&L's example could be classified as "leaving the race due to poor physical condition or being far away behind." I'm looking for examples that are NOT due to those reasons. :)
Maybe Mary & Peach on TAR2? I remember that they decided to do "their own PitStop" and to not perform the RB in Hong Kong.
I haven't watched that season. Wikipedia says that in that season "Peggy & Claire, Shola & Doyin, and Mary & Peach had each fallen so far behind the other teams in their respective elimination legs that they ended up not completing all the tasks set out for them. Instead, they were instructed to go directly to their respective Pit Stops, where they were each eliminated." Then it is the case that teams were far away behind the others. :duno:
One of them failed to complete the tea Detour of that leg and get sick for the amount of cups she drunk attempting to perform it. So they went to a cafeteria or restaurant and did the PS thing. I remember I read somewhere that this thing cost money to the production for the extra hours of recording.
Now I see. Thanks! :tup:
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Which team in the has the record for the most consecutive 'Team #1'?
I'm curious to know as I've been re-watching TARAUS2 and Paul & Steve won 5 legs in a row....
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Which team in the has the record for the most consecutive 'Team #1'?
I'm curious to know as I've been re-watching TARAUS2 and Paul & Steve won 5 legs in a row....
If faux-pitstops are not involved, then Marc and Rovilson from TARAsia2 did a back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back 1st place finishes (7 in a row, that is! :lol:)
If faux-pitstops are considered pitstops, then no. They had a 2nd place somewhere between those wins
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Which team in the has the record for the most consecutive 'Team #1'?
I'm curious to know as I've been re-watching TARAUS2 and Paul & Steve won 5 legs in a row....
For the US TAR version, I think it's 4.
Nick & Starr, Meghan & Cheyne and Rachel & Dave have had a 4 leg streak of "Team #1".
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Which team in the has the record for the most consecutive 'Team #1'?
I'm curious to know as I've been re-watching TARAUS2 and Paul & Steve won 5 legs in a row....
For the US TAR version, I think it's 4.
Nick & Starr, Meghan & Cheyne and Rachel & Dave have had a 4 leg streak of "Team #1".
I have the same data posted in one of the Ranking the Teams threads.
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In TAR 13, there was a challenge where the teams had to look for their next destination in newspapers delivered to them. Didn't the previous season, 12, do that same exact challenge?
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In TAR 13, there was a challenge where the teams had to look for their next destination in newspapers delivered to them. Didn't the previous season, 12, do that same exact challenge?
Yes. In S12 it was in India and in S13 it was in Bolivia.
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In TAR 13, there was a challenge where the teams had to look for their next destination in newspapers delivered to them. Didn't the previous season, 12, do that same exact challenge?
I want the race to do that agian, but have a secre Fast Forward clue hidden in the newspaper along with a normal route info.
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Thank you for your answer, Leafsfan and theshnauzers. :)
Especially in the early season, when the vehicles provided are not sponsored, racers often encounter problems with their provided vehicles. Were the production crews deliberately tempering the vehicles to create more drama?
Hm. That is an interesting question! I thought about that myself when watching TAR 10! It seems like Rob & Kimberly had a bad car almost every single leg! :lol:
Unfortunately I don't have an adequate answer for you...anyone else have one? :duno:
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Production did not deliberately sabotage vehicles. However, if a provided vehicle had defects, production did not necessarily know about it, either. There was a policy that if a vehicle provided to the Racers became inoperable (could not be repaired), a replacement vehicle would be provided, but the team would not receive any time credit for time lost, whether the damage was caused by the Racers or not. (for instance, TAR 3 Dieselgate, TAR 6 in Hungary with Cold War era automobiles)
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I have questoin why does the caremen have packbags
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I have questoin why does the caremen have packbags
Probably to carry extra batteries and tape/discs/memory cards for their cameras. :duno:
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Just want to clarify on penalties, do tell me if I get anything wrong.
If you skip both sides of the detour, you will get a 24 hour penalty? [Unlikely that this can happen now. Back in TAR1, the detour which Nancy and Emily skipped was purely a choice between 2 modes of transport, and there was no task master to intervene and prevent them from entirely skipping it.]
If you attempted at least 1 side of the detour, but there are some reasons that didn't allow you to complete it, you will get a 4 hour penalty, like Josh and Brent? But in the case of Maria and Tiffany, there was no such thing as a closing time for their detour options, and they are forced to quit and get eliminated? Did they technically get any sort of penalty?
What about driving past the speeding limit in legs where teams self-drive? It has not been given to any team since TAR2 (for US version).
What about quitting a roadblock? Is the 4 hour penalty applied right after you declare you quit, or 4 hours after the next team arrives? What if you're already the last team to arrive?
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Just want to clarify on penalties, do tell me if I get anything wrong.
If you skip both sides of the detour, you will get a 24 hour penalty? [Unlikely that this can happen now. Back in TAR1, the detour which Nancy and Emily skipped was purely a choice between 2 modes of transport, and there was no task master to intervene and prevent them from entirely skipping it.]
If you attempted at least 1 side of the detour, but there are some reasons that didn't allow you to complete it, you will get a 4 hour penalty, like Josh and Brent? But in the case of Maria and Tiffany, there was no such thing as a closing time for their detour options, and they are forced to quit and get eliminated? Did they technically get any sort of penalty?
What about driving past the speeding limit in legs where teams self-drive? It has not been given to any team since TAR2 (for US version).
What about quitting a roadblock? Is the 4 hour penalty applied right after you declare you quit, or 4 hours after the next team arrives? What if you're already the last team to arrive?
You're way off :lol: .
The 24 hour penalty was the penalty for quitting a Detour (both sides) up until TAR 17. Nowadays the penalty is apparently 6 hours (which is the amount of time Nick & Vicki were given in TAR 17 in Hong Kong). Anyway, I haven't watched TAR1 yet.
Josh & Brent sure did get a 4-hour penalty for the pool having to close and them unable to complete it. I'm sure that would've been the case for the library side of the Detour as well. For Maria & Tiffany, they were just unable to complete their Detour because it was quite too physical for them. It was their decision to quit, they weren't forced.. although yes, they technically did get a penalty which was 24 hours at the time.
Teams don't self-drive as much anymore sadly, but Terence & Sarah were given a penalty for speeding by boat which consisted of 30 minutes. Same thing, I haven't watched TAR2 either.
The 4-hour penalty is applied right after they decide, I don't recall such rule of it being applied after the next team arrives?
Hope this cleared everything :tup:
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Just want to clarify on penalties, do tell me if I get anything wrong.
If you skip both sides of the detour, you will get a 24 hour penalty? [Unlikely that this can happen now. Back in TAR1, the detour which Nancy and Emily skipped was purely a choice between 2 modes of transport, and there was no task master to intervene and prevent them from entirely skipping it.]
If you attempted at least 1 side of the detour, but there are some reasons that didn't allow you to complete it, you will get a 4 hour penalty, like Josh and Brent? But in the case of Maria and Tiffany, there was no such thing as a closing time for their detour options, and they are forced to quit and get eliminated? Did they technically get any sort of penalty?
What about driving past the speeding limit in legs where teams self-drive? It has not been given to any team since TAR2 (for US version).
What about quitting a roadblock? Is the 4 hour penalty applied right after you declare you quit, or 4 hours after the next team arrives? What if you're already the last team to arrive?
You're close.
Sometime between Seasons 15 and 17 the penalty for quitting the Detour was shortened from 24 hours to 6 hours. With Josh & Brent's 4 hour penalty, I'm thinking it's due to each side being unavailable for completion, unless the penalty was shortened again.
Speeding has been an issue that has come up before more recently than Season 2. In All-Stars (Season 11) Kevin & Drew had production check to see if anyone sped. Terrence & Sarah got a penalty for speeding in Season 13, and I think that's the most recent.
The Roadblock rule is 4 hours after the next team arrives, unless you're the last team in which case it starts immediately. Now this rule might have also been changed since Season 7, but there is no evidence to think this I believe.
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Is Episode 9 of TAR21 the first time in TAR history that every remaining team was on a DIFFERENT flight to the next destination? :o
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Warning: Stupid question ahead!
How is it possible that Abbie & Ryan have booked two pairs of tickets from Moscow to Amsterdam? I always thought that they may book just one pair. :duno:
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Warning: Stupid question ahead!
How is it possible that Abbie & Ryan have booked two pairs of tickets from Moscow to Amsterdam? I always thought that they may book just one pair. :duno:
Nope, the only season where teams could only buy one set of tickets is the first. :tup:
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Is Episode 9 of TAR21 the first time in TAR history that every remaining team was on a DIFFERENT flight to the next destination? :o
Nope. Season 6 Final Leg: Each team was on a different flight to both Honolulu and Chicago.
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Warning: Stupid question ahead!
How is it possible that Abbie & Ryan have booked two pairs of tickets from Moscow to Amsterdam? I always thought that they may book just one pair. :duno:
I am pretty sure that A/R only booked a 2nd flight from Frankfurt to Amsterdam. That was in case they missed the connection and if that 2d flight got booked up.
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Is Episode 9 of TAR21 the first time in TAR history that every remaining team was on a DIFFERENT flight to the next destination? :o
Yes. (For that number of teams only). It has been the largest spread-out ever. Including those that got to go to Larnaca!
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Is Episode 9 of TAR21 the first time in TAR history that every remaining team was on a DIFFERENT flight to the next destination? :o
Yes. (For that number of teams only). It has been the largest spread-out ever. Including those that got to go to Larnaca!
I still wish that they went to Paris instead. :lol: (I like Texas a lot, but I think it would've been HILARIOUS.)
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Is Episode 9 of TAR21 the first time in TAR history that every remaining team was on a DIFFERENT flight to the next destination? :o
Yes. (For that number of teams only). It has been the largest spread-out ever. Including those that got to go to Larnaca!
I still wish that they went to Paris instead. :lol: (I like Texas a lot, but I think it would've been HILARIOUS.)
exactly! i dont get y the chippies told them it was the wrong country i would have let them book tickets on another flight
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In all versions of TAR around the world, which team firstly nullified the U-Turn deliberately for strategic purposes? Is it
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Summer & Eachen
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CR2
who U-Turned a team way in front of them in order to save an ally team behind from being U-Turned?
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In all versions of TAR around the world, which team firstly nullified the U-Turn deliberately for strategic purposes? Is it Show content
Summer & Eachen
from Show content
CR2
who U-Turned a team way in front of them in order to save an ally team behind from being U-Turned?
Yeah i remember that.
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Are the racers allowed to take ipods on the race?
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No
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No, no gadgets.
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really? how do they keep themselves entertained.. and ik they can take a calculator.. techinically thats a gadget
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Small calculator is okay, no GPS, Internet or other electronic devices...
My guess is that they are too tired to need entertaining. If they are good, they are spending every available second on researching flights, destinations and maintaining some sort of journal to help them with a memory task, if any!
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A calculator is not entertainment.
They keep themselves entertained by being on the greatest show on television. If that's not entertainment enough for them, they shouldn't be there.
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A calculator is not entertainment.
They keep themselves entertained by being on the greatest show on television. If that's not entertainment enough for them, they shouldn't be there.
Clearly SOMEONE never typed 5318008 and turned it upside down when they were at school.. hours of fun!
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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true... i just dont see why an ipod wouldnt be allowed.. its not like it can help with translating or anything..
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An iPod can be connected to WiFi, which would then serve as a function of an iPhone if Apps like Skype, Viper are downloaded.
Which will help them connect to their friends and family...
End of story.
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o yea i only use mine for music so i forgot about that... what about any devices for playing music.. dare i say a walkman?
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o yea i only use mine for music so i forgot about that... what about any devices for playing music.. dare i say a walkman?
I don't think so.
I've always wished teams were allowed to bring cameras to take pictures.
Lol, if I were on the Race and I had my camera, I'd be like taking pictures of all the planes at the airport. :)
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Free uploads at RFF! :lol3:
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Random related question: Are racers allowed to go online and access their emails and social networking sites and write non-race related info? Or are they strictly banned from doing so?
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No...no communication at all.
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What did Phil get detained in Ukraine for?
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What did Phil get detained in Ukraine for?
being amazing :cmas16
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What did Phil get detained in Ukraine for?
being amazing :cmas16
Was it during Season 10?
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What did Phil get detained in Ukraine for?
being amazing :cmas16
Was it during Season 10?
Yes.
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Was it during Season 10?
Yes.
Ooh, I just saw a video on TMZ.
Phil said that he was detained because he didn't have the right papers in immigration. :cmas18
http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=d6732afb-8780-4449-93bf-985275cc9111#!id=0_qjhwouph
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It is my understanding that there was an ISSUE with the papers...something expired perhaps? There are several articles on this online.
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Thanks everyone! :cmas9 :cmas17 (Christmas Smiley Fun Time! :cmas23 :cmas51 :cmastree :xmas110 :cmas19)
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What happened to that website where we could find really detailed results/progress of each team/leg? (Who finished the Roadblock first, in which order teams arrived to the route info...) It had I think seasons 5/6 to the current season (when I lost track of that website). I always found that site to be really interesting... :cmas5
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I'm wondering about this situation: in one elimination leg Team A successfully checked in while Team B was the last to arrive and thus got eliminated. But in the following 12-hour rest one member of Team A got badly injured and couldn't race for the next leg. In this case, would Team B return to the race and if they could, do they need to face a speed bump?
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Super Tux, the way I understand it, once you're eliminated that's it; you can't come back in.
If the second team can get sufficient medical attention, no matter how far behind they are, they aren't eliminated unless they become the last team that hasn't checked in at an eliminationpoint, at which point Phil will either come to them, or rhey will get to the pit stop and be eliminated.
Bottom line no switching teams.
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Super Tux, the way I understand it, once you're eliminated that's it; you can't come back in.
If the second team can get sufficient medical attention, no matter how far behind they are, they aren't eliminated unless they become the last team that hasn't checked in at an eliminationpoint, at which point Phil will either come to them, or rhey will get to the pit stop and be eliminated.
Bottom line no switching teams.
Reasonable. :cmas16
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Can anyone provide detailed information on decoys?
Like how they run the race after they're eliminated, is it just teams that finish 6th or higher (or is it 5th)? Do they complete any tasks or just stand nearby? Are they just tossed into the city and just kind of run around far behind or in front of the other teams?
I know there was the editing issue where you see a previously eliminated team in the background of a challenge just watching.
Thanks y'all!
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Can anyone provide detailed information on decoys?
Like how they run the race after they're eliminated, is it just teams that finish 6th or higher (or is it 5th)? Do they complete any tasks or just stand nearby? Are they just tossed into the city and just kind of run around far behind or in front of the other teams?
I know there was the editing issue where you see a previously eliminated team in the background of a challenge just watching.
Thanks y'all!
When and where!?
TAR13, Leg 10. When Andrew & Dan are doing their Speedbump in Russia, you can see Kelly & Christy in the background during one of the shots.
And AFAIK, the first few eliminated teams are sequestered in a resort/villa somewhere near the location of the first few legs (nicknamed "Elimination Station"). Once they get down to 6 teams or so, the eliminated teams travel with production because by the time they would arrive at Elimination Station, they would have to leave to go back to the US for the Finish Line.
I don't think they'll actually have decoy teams running the legs until they get back to the US.
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Can anyone provide detailed information on decoys?
Like how they run the race after they're eliminated, is it just teams that finish 6th or higher (or is it 5th)? Do they complete any tasks or just stand nearby? Are they just tossed into the city and just kind of run around far behind or in front of the other teams?
I know there was the editing issue where you see a previously eliminated team in the background of a challenge just watching.
Thanks y'all!
The short answer is..........Yes, all of the above.
Normally, the first 5 eliminated teams...11th-7th are sent to a villa somewhere in the world to wait out the race. So teams eliminated 6th, 5th, and 4th end up being decoys. If they were sent to the villa, they would just end up getting on a plane pretty quickly to the end city, so they follow production. Some are used as decoys and then are sent ahead to the end city to wait for the finale. It really just depends on circumstances of a particular race.
In TAR13, Kelly and Christi were filmed, while watching Dan and Andrew doing a speedbump (I believe), in Moscow. The poor girls really got a raw deal, lol. Terrance and Sarah, eliminated 5th, had used their Russian visas to make flights from India to Alma Almaty. So they couldn't re-enter Russia and were sent directly to Portland, so no decoy work for them. Then Toni/Dallas (eliminated 4th) were stuck in Moscow when Dallas left his passport in a taxi, no decoy work. Production ended up using some of the other eliminated teams to do decoy runs in Portland.
In TAR15, the Globetrotters and one other team ran up and down the Strip as decoys. The Poker Girls did some decoy work in Estonia.
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Terrance and Sarah, eliminated 5th, had used their Russian visas to make flights from India to Alma Almaty. So they couldn't re-enter Russia and were sent directly to Portland, so no decoy work for them.
So what would've happened if Terrance/Sarah had made the final 4? Would've they had to get new passports during that leg?
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Terrance and Sarah, eliminated 5th, had used their Russian visas to make flights from India to Alma Almaty. So they couldn't re-enter Russia and were sent directly to Portland, so no decoy work for them.
So what would've happened if Terrance/Sarah had made the final 4? Would've they had to get new passports during that leg?
How long did it take the Rockers to get new passports and Russian exit visas?
American passports are easy to replace, especially on an emergency basis. You just go to the nearest American Consulate and get one. The problem is the Russian visas. You don't get them overnight. When Terrance and Sarah got on that flight to Moscow, to get to Alma Almaty, their race was over........whether they got eliminated in Alma Almaty or not.
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Terrance and Sarah, eliminated 5th, had used their Russian visas to make flights from India to Alma Almaty. So they couldn't re-enter Russia and were sent directly to Portland, so no decoy work for them.
So what would've happened if Terrance/Sarah had made the final 4? Would've they had to get new passports during that leg?
How long did it take the Rockers to get new passports and Russian exit visas?
American passports are easy to replace, especially on an emergency basis. You just go to the nearest American Consulate and get one. The problem is the Russian visas. You don't get them overnight. When Terrance and Sarah got on that flight to Moscow, to get to Alma Almaty, their race was over........whether they got eliminated in Alma Almaty or not.
Was this brought up in the show? I don't remember.
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Terrance and Sarah, eliminated 5th, had used their Russian visas to make flights from India to Alma Almaty. So they couldn't re-enter Russia and were sent directly to Portland, so no decoy work for them.
So what would've happened if Terrance/Sarah had made the final 4? Would've they had to get new passports during that leg?
How long did it take the Rockers to get new passports and Russian exit visas?
6 days
Leafsfan,
Just an FYI, but that is what is called a rhetorical question.
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Terrance and Sarah, eliminated 5th, had used their Russian visas to make flights from India to Alma Almaty. So they couldn't re-enter Russia and were sent directly to Portland, so no decoy work for them.
So what would've happened if Terrance/Sarah had made the final 4? Would've they had to get new passports during that leg?
There was nothing wrong with Terrance's/Sarah's passports. Passports are documents issued by a country to verify the identity of their citizens. So they didn't have to have their passports replaced.
Visas are issued by countries to a person that would like to enter. There are many different kinds of visas. Tourists, business/commercial, student, medical, etc. For US citizens to go to Russia, a traveler has to have an entrance visa and an exit visa issued by the Russian govt., before you arrive in Russia. Visas are usually rubber stamped onto a page in a passport with pertinent dates entered. In the case of TAR13, it was a one time entrance and a one time exit. T/S used up those visas when connecting through SVO on the way from India to Kazakhstan. They, in effect, unknowingly had self-eliminated. If they had not come in last, I suspect you would have seen Phil give them the speech that he gave to Toni/Dallas later in TAR13, Justin/Zev in TAR 15 and the Rockers in TAR21. Since they came in last, Phil's speech wasn't necessary.
What kind of visa a person needs and how restrictive it is, is usually determined by treaty between the two countries involved. In the case of TAR, all racers give their passports to Production several weeks before the race begins and Production takes care of acquiring all the necessary visas. This is probably done by WRP production assistants walking the passports to the various foreign consulates in Los Angeles. Production also gets visas of other countries, that they will not go to, to keep the racers in the dark about where they will actually travel.
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Hey I'm new here and I'm a TAR fan from New Zealand. I'm wondering if there is any word on a possible Amazing Race New Zealand? If there is, Do you think they'd manage to get Phil to host it?
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:welcome: to RFF SamualDude!
No word on a NZ franchise that I have heard... so far anyway!
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So if Production handles the applying for visas, did every team have the visiting visa?
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I buy some of the the former seasons of tar. I wish they would include scenes showing some of the work of the sound and camera guys. I love the live sightings that show those guys in actionb.
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:welcome: to RFF SamualDude!
No word on a NZ franchise that I have heard... so far anyway!
I'd imagine it'll come around soon since Australia has one :P, I wonder if Phil would host it or a different New Zealand celebrity.
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Loire Valley to Barcelona must be a low train route.
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Why do you think producers went Netherlands - Spain - France as opposed to Netherlands- France - Spain in S21
Loire Valley to Barcelona must be a low train route.
Train is the same in the other direction. I would suspect it was the early arrival in NYC afforded by flying from Paris, as opposed to Barcelona or Madrid. There were 4 flights arriving @JFK between 12:00 and 12:45 pm from Barcelona/Madrid.......so the Paris flight gave production about +2 hours more daytime to film.
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Why do you think producers went Netherlands - Spain - France as opposed to Netherlands- France - Spain in S21
Loire Valley to Barcelona must be a low train route.
I thought it was to reach 25,000 miles :cmaslol
Train is the same in the other direction. I would suspect it was the early arrival in NYC afforded by flying from Paris, as opposed to Barcelona or Madrid. There were 4 flights arriving @JFK between 12:00 and 12:45 pm from Barcelona/Madrid.......so the Paris flight gave production about +2 hours more daytime to film.
I thought it might have been due to the speed bump too... but I wonder if the legs were switched if placement would have changed
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Where has each season's winner come from? (Talking in terms of what State has each winner come from?)
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1. CA
Rob and Brennan
2.MA
Chris and Alex
3.NY
Flo and Zach
4.CA
Reichen and Chip
5.TX
Chip and Kim
6.FL
Freddy and Kendra
7.TX
Uchenna and Joyce
8.OH
Linz Family
9.Unknown but supposedly China
BJ and Tyler
10.CA
Tyler and James
11.NY and CA
Eric and Danielle
12.CA
Tk and Rachel
13.Ny and TX
Nick and Starr
14.CA
Tammy and Victor
15.CA
Meghan and Cheyne
16.RI
Daniel and Jordan
17.AK and CA
NATand Kat
18. IL
Kisha and Jen
19.IL
Ernie and Cindy
20.WI
Rachel and Dave!
21NY
Josh and Brent
I LOVE RACHEL AND DAVE! Represent WI!
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Thanks alyssa!!
This cracks me up!:
9.Unknown but supposedly China
BJ and Tyler
I might have said:
9.Unknown but supposedly China
BJ (outer space)....okay, NJ! and Tyler (CA)
:lol3:
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Ll yeah. Wow that was a heck of a first ever post! I have lots of time on my hands..... i have been reading this forum for a while now!
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Ll yeah. Wow that was a heck of a first ever post! I have lots of time on my hands..... i have been reading this forum for a while now!
Well, :bigwelcome and keep on posting!! :xmas49
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I will try after new years will not be extremely active.
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What would happen if the Express Pass was used in an intersection task?
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I have been watching all former seasons again and am curious as to how production comes up with the dollar amounts that teams are given at the beginning of each leg.
Why not $400 instead of $392?
This is just one of many questions in my head about TAR.
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The randomness of the amount is the beauty of it.
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The randomness of the amount is the beauty of it.
Oh, I agree. I love it!
I was just curious if it was a calculated amount based upon the length of the leg and taxis needed.
I think it would be cool if it somehow referenced a former team or a past leg of another race.
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What would happen if the Express Pass was used in an intersection task?
Most likely both teams would get to skip it... i say this because this happens when a fast forward is used as part of an intersection
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I have been watching all former seasons again and am curious as to how production comes up with the dollar amounts that teams are given at the beginning of each leg.
Why not $400 instead of $392?
This is just one of many questions in my head about TAR.
My understanding is that World Race Productions uses a sophisticated model including the cost of non-airplane transportation, food allowance etc. in local currency. They make an adjustment just before the beginning of a race to the current exchange rate for the local currency.
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Has any team ever lied to PRODUCTION about their occupation? I know some teams have lied to OTHER TEAMS like Nary/Jamie and Maria/Tiffany did, but I've always wondered if anyone told production the wrong occupation.
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They are investigated top to bottom, production knows more about them than their mothers. :lol:
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I don't know if this has been discussed as I know of, but has any teams in any edition arrived at the Pit Stop thinking they have claimed 1st place, but learned they were actually last or vice versa (thinking they were last, but learned they arrived in 1st)?
I've always wanted to see an expression like...
PHIL (OR ANY OTHER TAR HOST): _____ & _____... :stare
TEAM: Give us good news! *crosses fingers happily for first* :bounce :bounce
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): You are the last team to arrive... :(
TEAM: *Lucy & Emilia's episode 4 "confuzzled" face*... WHAT?! :o :o
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): I'm sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from the race. :(
TEAM: Are you joking?! Oh...my... how could this have happened? Like, I seriously don't know... :umn:
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I don't know if this has been discussed as I know of, but has any teams in any edition arrived at the Pit Stop thinking they have claimed 1st place, but learned they were actually last or vice versa (thinking they were last, but learned they arrived in 1st)?
I've always wanted to see an expression like...
PHIL (OR ANY OTHER TAR HOST): _____ & _____... :stare
TEAM: Give us good news! *crosses fingers happily for first* :bounce :bounce
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): You are the last team to arrive... :(
TEAM: *Lucy & Emilia's episode 4 "confuzzled" face*... WHAT?! :o :o
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): I'm sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from the race. :(
TEAM: Are you joking?! Oh...my... how could this have happened? Like, I seriously don't know... :umn:
TAR3 in Scotland the last place team had won the ff and arrived last so there must have been some sort of shock.
i thought i remembered them knowing they arrived a half aday behind and ff couldn't do anything but make the leg easier
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I don't know if this has been discussed as I know of, but has any teams in any edition arrived at the Pit Stop thinking they have claimed 1st place, but learned they were actually last or vice versa (thinking they were last, but learned they arrived in 1st)?
I've always wanted to see an expression like...
PHIL (OR ANY OTHER TAR HOST): _____ & _____... :stare
TEAM: Give us good news! *crosses fingers happily for first* :bounce :bounce
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): You are the last team to arrive... :(
TEAM: *Lucy & Emilia's episode 4 "confuzzled" face*... WHAT?! :o :o
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): I'm sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from the race. :(
TEAM: Are you joking?! Oh...my... how could this have happened? Like, I seriously don't know... :umn:
TAR3 in Scotland the last place team had won the ff and arrived last so there must have been some sort of shock.
i thought i remembered them knowing they arrived a half aday behind and ff couldn't do anything but make the leg easier
Dennis & Andrew kind of saw that coming their way as they had a flight problem remembering Andrew's famous emergency call in Cancún, so I wouldn't say it was a total "O.M.G., what did we do wrong?!" moment. Factually, they were never currently in 1st any time on the race.
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I don't know if this has been discussed as I know of, but has any teams in any edition arrived at the Pit Stop thinking they have claimed 1st place, but learned they were actually last or vice versa (thinking they were last, but learned they arrived in 1st)?
I've always wanted to see an expression like...
PHIL (OR ANY OTHER TAR HOST): _____ & _____... :stare
TEAM: Give us good news! *crosses fingers happily for first* :bounce :bounce
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): You are the last team to arrive... :(
TEAM: *Lucy & Emilia's episode 4 "confuzzled" face*... WHAT?! :o :o
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): I'm sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from the race. :(
TEAM: Are you joking?! Oh...my... how could this have happened? Like, I seriously don't know... :umn:
TAR3 in Scotland the last place team had won the ff and arrived last so there must have been some sort of shock.
i thought i remembered them knowing they arrived a half aday behind and ff couldn't do anything but make the leg easier
Along the lines of the FF, Mopper probably got a shock too. :(
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I noticed that 8 legs had fastforwards.. :groan:
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I noticed that 8 legs had fastforwards.. :groan:
... which is actually better since the gameplay for FF is strategic! (should I go for it now or save it for later)
Too bad TAR obviously did not like this (or budget cuts)
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I don't know if this has been discussed as I know of, but has any teams in any edition arrived at the Pit Stop thinking they have claimed 1st place, but learned they were actually last or vice versa (thinking they were last, but learned they arrived in 1st)?
I've always wanted to see an expression like...
PHIL (OR ANY OTHER TAR HOST): _____ & _____... :stare
TEAM: Give us good news! *crosses fingers happily for first* :bounce :bounce
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): You are the last team to arrive... :(
TEAM: *Lucy & Emilia's episode 4 "confuzzled" face*... WHAT?! :o :o
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): I'm sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from the race. :(
TEAM: Are you joking?! Oh...my... how could this have happened? Like, I seriously don't know... :umn:
TAR3 in Scotland the last place team had won the ff and arrived last so there must have been some sort of shock.
Not exactly. Dennis and Andrew had problems getting flights and arrived into London 8 hours later than the latest of the other AR3 teams. Gaining a few hours back by avoiding the tasks in Cambridge did not make enough difference to keep them out of last place.
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Due to budget issues they've cut down to 1 or 2 fast forwards? Oh. Thx
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Is there always a producer with each team, or are they only present at the detours and roadblocks?
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I don't know if this has been discussed as I know of, but has any teams in any edition arrived at the Pit Stop thinking they have claimed 1st place, but learned they were actually last or vice versa (thinking they were last, but learned they arrived in 1st)?
I've always wanted to see an expression like...
PHIL (OR ANY OTHER TAR HOST): _____ & _____... :stare
TEAM: Give us good news! *crosses fingers happily for first* :bounce :bounce
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): You are the last team to arrive... :(
TEAM: *Lucy & Emilia's episode 4 "confuzzled" face*... WHAT?! :o :o
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): I'm sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from the race. :(
TEAM: Are you joking?! Oh...my... how could this have happened? Like, I seriously don't know... :umn:
TAR3 in Scotland the last place team had won the ff and arrived last so there must have been some sort of shock.
Not exactly. Dennis and Andrew had problems getting flights and arrived into London 8 hours later than the latest of the other AR3 teams. Gaining a few hours back by avoiding the tasks in Cambridge did not make enough difference to keep them out of last place.
I was thinking of a scenario without the FF coming into play similar to the Taiwan leg in TAR12 like...
Final 4 all at the Roadblock location... Brian & Angela (1st) departs RB *make your way to the Pit Stop* and takes a taxi to the Pit Stop and once they're out of sight, Steve & Mike (2nd), Stacy & Jenny (3rd), and Roger & Cathy (Last) finish the RB and race to the Pit Stop learning there was a quicker route by taking a city bus than taking a taxi during rush hour. Steve & Mike, Stacy & Jenny, and Roger & Cathy all reach the Pit Stop and then they were off the mat. Brian & Angela runs up unknowingly they are last (thinking they were 1st), but received the information and were eliminated with a speechless and shocked expression.
So to clarify, has any team dropped from 1st to last during the race to the Pit Stop, but thought they were first? :)
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Actually in seasons 1-4 there was a FF in every leg. That stopped in season 5 were they cut the numbers of FF in 2 and in later seasons ( after 12 I think) in only 1.
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Is there always a producer with each team, or are they only present at the detours and roadblocks?
each team has a cameraman and a sound guy and there are mounted cameras/mics + more cameramen at tasks and the pit stop
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Then 18 and 19 didn't have any, 20 had 3, and 21 had just one.
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21 had 2 ;)
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Is there always a producer with each team, or are they only present at the detours and roadblocks?
each team has a cameraman and a sound guy and there are mounted cameras/mics + more cameramen at tasks and the pit stop
Thanks. I kind of figured that about the sound and video guys.
I just imagined there would be producers everywhere to ensure smooth roadblocks and detours and any airport mishaps.
Also, who calls for replacement cars i.e. when a teams car breaks down, who makes the call to get a new one?
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Is there always a producer with each team, or are they only present at the detours and roadblocks?
each team has a cameraman and a sound guy and there are mounted cameras/mics + more cameramen at tasks and the pit stop
Thanks. I kind of figured that about the sound and video guys.
I just imagined there would be producers everywhere to ensure smooth roadblocks and detours and any airport mishaps.
Also, who calls for replacement cars i.e. when a teams car breaks down, who makes the call to get a new one?
It's usually the cameramen who "walkie-talkie" the producers to send a replacement vehicle remembering Kent & Vyxsin's stickshift malfunction in Italy and Maria & Tiffany's (?) unstartable vehicle after the water for camels Roadblock in Dubai.
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Is there always a producer with each team, or are they only present at the detours and roadblocks?
each team has a cameraman and a sound guy and there are mounted cameras/mics + more cameramen at tasks and the pit stop
Thanks. I kind of figured that about the sound and video guys.
I just imagined there would be producers everywhere to ensure smooth roadblocks and detours and any airport mishaps.
Also, who calls for replacement cars i.e. when a teams car breaks down, who makes the call to get a new one?
It's usually the cameramen who "walkie-talkie" the producers to send a replacement vehicle remembering Kent & Vyxsin's stickshift malfunction in Italy and Maria & Tiffany's (?) unstartable vehicle after the water for camels Roadblock in Dubai.
Thanks for the info. It makes sense to have communication between the camera men and producers.
I wonder how many producers are available during any given leg and where they are during each leg???
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I don't know if this has been discussed as I know of, but has any teams in any edition arrived at the Pit Stop thinking they have claimed 1st place, but learned they were actually last or vice versa (thinking they were last, but learned they arrived in 1st)?
I've always wanted to see an expression like...
PHIL (OR ANY OTHER TAR HOST): _____ & _____... :stare
TEAM: Give us good news! *crosses fingers happily for first* :bounce :bounce
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): You are the last team to arrive... :(
TEAM: *Lucy & Emilia's episode 4 "confuzzled" face*... WHAT?! :o :o
PHIL (O.A.O.TAR.H): I'm sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from the race. :(
TEAM: Are you joking?! Oh...my... how could this have happened? Like, I seriously don't know... :umn:
TAR3 in Scotland the last place team had won the ff and arrived last so there must have been some sort of shock.
Not exactly. Dennis and Andrew had problems getting flights and arrived into London 8 hours later than the latest of the other AR3 teams. Gaining a few hours back by avoiding the tasks in Cambridge did not make enough difference to keep them out of last place.
I was thinking of a scenario without the FF coming into play similar to the Taiwan leg in TAR12 like...
Final 4 all at the Roadblock location... Brian & Angela (1st) departs RB *make your way to the Pit Stop* and takes a taxi to the Pit Stop and once they're out of sight, Steve & Mike (2nd), Stacy & Jenny (3rd), and Roger & Cathy (Last) finish the RB and race to the Pit Stop learning there was a quicker route by taking a city bus than taking a taxi during rush hour. Steve & Mike, Stacy & Jenny, and Roger & Cathy all reach the Pit Stop and then they were off the mat. Brian & Angela runs up unknowingly they are last (thinking they were 1st), but received the information and were eliminated with a speechless and shocked expression.
So to clarify, has any team dropped from 1st to last during the race to the Pit Stop, but thought they were first? :)
What about Andy & Tommy in Panama? *shrug*
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Whoops, forgot about rat FF.
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One thing to mention about field producers during filming.
WRP (Bert, Elise, and company travel with the Race during filming and from what I've understood, they trying to cover the main tasks and pit stop traveling separately from Phil and the Racers. Phil also wears a producer hat, mostly for his stand-ups and perhaps the pit stops if the main production team has to get ahead to the locations for the following leg(s). Then there are local producers in each country that get that leg and its tasks set up for filming. They could be locals, could be based with WRP, or are hired from other places to come in and handle certain locations for the filming. (Remember the local producer who died in Uganda a year or so back? He was brought in to help set up and film the Malawi legs a couple of Racers ago and was based in South Africa, IIRC. Although his death wasn't when he was helping WRP, he was an example of a producer that helps out in a particular country for filiming.)
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During the first 4 seasons, there could have been up to 12 Fast Forwards in any one Race; when the Race reached a point where all of the remaining teams had won a fast forward, then the FF was no longer made available. I believe from memory without looking it up that the latest team that won a FF in those four seasons was Tara and Wil in season 2 on the last possible leg (assuring they made final three) but don't hold me to that.
After that, the use and benefit of the FF changed drastically and reduced the strategic value of going for a FF on any leg when it was available. Usually, the leading team at the time would go for and take the FF assuring them of a leg win, but there was little strategy involved.
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One thing to mention about field producers during filming.
WRP (Bert, Elise, and company travel with the Race during filming and from what I've understood, they trying to cover the main tasks and pit stop traveling separately from Phil and the Racers. Phil also wears a producer hat, mostly for his stand-ups and perhaps the pit stops if the main production team has to get ahead to the locations for the following leg(s). Then there are local producers in each country that get that leg and its tasks set up for filming. They could be locals, could be based with WRP, or are hired from other places to come in and handle certain locations for the filming. (Remember the local producer who died in Uganda a year or so back? He was brought in to help set up and film the Malawi legs a couple of Racers ago and was based in South Africa, IIRC. Although his death wasn't when he was helping WRP, he was an example of a producer that helps out in a particular country for filiming.)
Awesome info! Thanks!
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I think my question got lost here, but
What would happen if one half of an intersected team used an express pass on the Intersection?
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I think my question got lost here, but
What would happen if one half of an intersected team used an express pass on the Intersection?
I would think both teams would just bypass the task like a normal task that is Express Passed.
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What would happen if the Express Pass was used in an intersection task?
Most likely both teams would get to skip it... i say this because this happens when a fast forward is used as part of an intersection
who says u cant quote urself
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What would happen if the Express Pass was used in an intersection task?
Most likely both teams would get to skip it... i say this because this happens when a fast forward is used as part of an intersection
who says u cant quote urself
Sorry Tarfan, I forgot about your answer. :groan:
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What happened if a team accidentally pressed the wrong picture on the U-Turn board? Let's say Team A get to the U-Turn first and choose to U-Turn Team B, but accidentally choose Team C despite the fact they said they were going to U-Turn Team B, would Team B or Team C get U-Turned? And also, suppose it was Team B that would be U-Turned, and they want to U-Turn Team D, and they do that but press the wrong CoP and choose the CoP of Team C - what would happen then? I know this might sound a bit technical, but I always thought that this could be a problem with touchscreen U-Turns :lol:
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Dunno if they would be allowed a "do-over" or not, my guess is for drama they would be stuck with what they actually picked!
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What would happen if the Express Pass was used in an intersection task?
Most likely both teams would get to skip it... i say this because this happens when a fast forward is used as part of an intersection
who says u cant quote urself
Sorry Tarfan, I forgot about your answer. :groan:
its all good.. u might just have to let me win in design challenge lol jk
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Dunno if they would be allowed a "do-over" or not, my guess is for drama they would be stuck with what they actually picked!
I was thinking moreso for the latter scenario, when they pressed the wrong "whodunnit" picture - suppose we might never find out...
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Another question - does anybody know how long a Yield lasted before teams could continue on? Or did it vary for each Yield?
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I believe the Yield hourglass was about 15 minutes before teams could start racing again. In season 10 (Morocco), the "Yield Queens" yielded Lyn & Karlyn during the staged chariot Roadblock and it was when D&K, Roberly, and the models all have passed halfway in the first lap before Lyn & Karlyn were released from their yielding.
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Yes, Yield was 15 minutes. It was enough for Weavers to finish their Macdonalds. :lol3:
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Dunno if they would be allowed a "do-over" or not, my guess is for drama they would be stuck with what they actually picked!
That would be my guess to. It would be stupid and hilarious as phil will probably say this for the preview.... "Next week on The Amazing Race, for the first time ever... A team uses their U-TURN wrongly by accident".. :stare
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Dunno if they would be allowed a "do-over" or not, my guess is for drama they would be stuck with what they actually picked!
That would be my guess to. It would be stupid and hilarious as phil will probably say this for the preview.... "Next week on The Amazing Race, for the first time ever... A team uses their U-TURN wrongly by accident".. :stare
Knowing the style used in the promos, I guess it would be more like "...and a team make a critical mistake that results in jeopardizing the survival of another team...".
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Well that sounds more like it! :lol3:
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Another question - does anybody know how long a Yield lasted before teams could continue on? Or did it vary for each Yield?
Each yield varied. Colin & Christie's yield (the very first time it was used) was roughly 40-45 minutes.
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As to making a mistake choosing a team, I also think the choosing team would be stuck with their choice, no matter once.
Mechanically until a couple seasons ago, the Yield/U-Turn used sticker-backed photographs of the teams that had to be torn off and pasted onto the Yield/U-Turn board, and each team had its own photo in their TAR Fanny Pack that was to be attached in the same way. So I agree that a team would be stuck with an erroneous choice.
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Another question - does anybody know how long a Yield lasted before teams could continue on? Or did it vary for each Yield?
Each yield varied. Colin & Christie's yield (the very first time it was used) was roughly 40-45 minutes.
Is there any evidence? I remembered its mostly 15 minutes. They started the jeepney task just when the other three teams were done. Which fixing the jeepney would take about 15 mins plus?
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Another question - does anybody know how long a Yield lasted before teams could continue on? Or did it vary for each Yield?
I have seen a variety of answers above, so I will give you a different one. I think YIELDs typically ran about 30 minutes for the sand to run out. Maybe some were as low as 15 minutes or as high as 40 minutes, but most appeared to me to be 30 minutes.
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Yes, Yield was 15 minutes. It was enough for Weavers to finish their Macdonalds. :lol3:
They must be fast eaters then.
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What exactly does Extended Pit Stop mean? I see that a lot in spoilers..
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What exactly does Extended Pit Stop mean? I see that a lot in spoilers..
More than 12 hours of Pit Stop rest.
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Declive what the hell is your new profile gif lol
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Declive what the hell is your new profile gif lol
Sorry this is not an Amazing Race question.
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true just wondering lol
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What exactly does Extended Pit Stop mean? I see that a lot in spoilers..
It's an outdated concept. The 12-hour Pit Stop was phased out many many seasons ago.
Almost all Pit Stops are more than 12 hours now. The only exceptions are the finale legs, which are often shorter than 12 hours.
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In other words, it is variable for what production needs.
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What are those small black bags around the racers necks in the current season?
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What are those small black bags around the racers necks in the current season?
Microphones
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What are those small black bags around the racers necks in the current season?
Waterproof Microphones
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All right, this one may be a stumper...
Before Season 16, what was the purpose of the numbered tags on the team's backpacks? Do the specific numbers assigned to each team correspond to something?
Also, why did they replace the tags with plain black ones in Season 16?
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All right, this one may be a stumper...
Before Season 16, what was the purpose of the numbered tags on the team's backpacks? Do the specific numbers assigned to each team correspond to something?
Also, why did they replace the tags with plain black ones in Season 16?
These are total guesses, but here goes:
The numbered tags were for production to keep track of the teams quicker without having to use their names? ???
They replaced them because the colored ones were too obvious for spoilers? ??? (That one might be true.)
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All right, this one may be a stumper...
Before Season 16, what was the purpose of the numbered tags on the team's backpacks? Do the specific numbers assigned to each team correspond to something?
Also, why did they replace the tags with plain black ones in Season 16?
These are total guesses, but here goes:
The numbered tags were for production to keep track of the teams quicker without having to use their names? ???
They replaced them because the colored ones were too obvious for spoilers? ??? (That one might be true.)
That was kind of my thought too, I just wanted some second or third opinions.
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Are there any other teams not listed below who have been originally casted or auditioned for a season, but then were replaced by another team, then being casted on another season?
I know for sure Jill (John Vito & Jill) planned to be on the first season with her brother ??? , but then the NYC tragedy happened... Tian & Jaree were originally planned to be on season 3, but the producers lost their paperwork placing them in season 4... and Lucy & Emilia originally planned to be on TARaus1, but their mother fell I'll and were furthermore replaced by Alana & Mel bumping them to season 2. The missing family team from season 8 does not count.
Did I miss any other team? ???
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I believe Luke, Margie, and two other family members were in the process of being on TAR 8. I'm not sure if they were supposed to be on it.
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Uchenna & Joyce were cut at the last minute for TAR6, even to the point that they were sequestered at the SL.
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Uchenna & Joyce were cut at the last minute for TAR6, even to the point that they were sequestered at the SL.
Glad they were cut from TAR6 and bumped up to the seventh season. They would have had to deal with swimming before checking in... and all the painful dating and engaged teams that sixth installment.
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Moving the discussion over here!
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,22643.0.html
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Anyone knows where were the eliminated teams sent to upon elimination from Season 18-22?
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Anyone knows where were the eliminated teams sent to upon elimination from Season 18-22?
They still were sent to an "elimination station", but were not shown in TAR extras unlike all-stars through season 17. Can someone expand by explaining the locations of the stations? Would really appreciate it. :)
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No idea but i think TAR's 18 and 19 went somewhere in Thailand...
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TAR loves Thailand. ;)
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TAR loves Thailand. ;)
I think TAR20's ES might have been in Brazil ??? (city might be Rio or Saõ Paulo). Flights from Argentinian, Paraguayan, and European oneway flights to Brazil are fairly cheap. TAR21's has to be somewhere in Thailand for the amount of legs in Asia and Istanbul and Moscow's visits.
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GeorgiaPeach has developed relationships with most past Amazing Race team members. Why can't those contacts be used with one non-finalist from each season to answer the question of where the Elimination Stations were?
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GeorgiaPeach has developed relationships with most past Amazing Race team members. Why can't those contacts be used with one non-finalist from each season to answer the question of where the Elimination Stations were?
True <3
And question:
(I know Peach wouldn't want to answer this :lol:)
Can you name teams/people that are loveeed on the show but are actually hated by many upon contact/real-life (or vice versa)? :o I've heard/read that Fran and Barry are not that nice than they are portrayed in the show (according to the Gaghans)
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GeorgiaPeach has developed relationships with most past Amazing Race team members. Why can't those contacts be used with one non-finalist from each season to answer the question of where the Elimination Stations were?
True <3
And question:
(I know Peach wouldn't want to answer this :lol:)
Can you name teams/people that are loveeed on the show but are actually hated by many upon contact/real-life (or vice versa)? :o I've heard/read that Fran and Barry are not that nice than they are portrayed in the show (according to the Gaghans)
Max & Katie :lol3:
That's an interesting thing about Fran & Barry .. how would the Gaghans know them, though?
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GeorgiaPeach has developed relationships with most past Amazing Race team members. Why can't those contacts be used with one non-finalist from each season to answer the question of where the Elimination Stations were?
True <3
And question:
(I know Peach wouldn't want to answer this :lol:)
Can you name teams/people that are loveeed on the show but are actually hated by many upon contact/real-life (or vice versa)? :o I've heard/read that Fran and Barry are not that nice than they are portrayed in the show (according to the Gaghans)
This is the opposite of your question, but Rob/Kim were probably hated for their constant arguing, but in real life i hear they're great people and are really good to each other.
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And question:
(I know Peach wouldn't want to answer this :lol:)
Can you name teams/people that are loveeed on the show but are actually hated by many upon contact/real-life (or vice versa)? :o I've heard/read that Fran and Barry are not that nice than they are portrayed in the show (according to the Gaghans)
Max & Katie :lol3:
That's an interesting thing about Fran & Barry .. how would the Gaghans know them, though?
On another forum I visit, someone who somewhat knows Max & Katie posts and he says they're pretty likable.
As for Fran & Barry and the Gaghans, there are TAR conventions. I believe I read this somewhere on RFF, but I think either Billy or Carissa wanted to meet Fran & Barry but were snubbed or something. As a side note, I found a show recap written by Fran & Barry and it was pretty rude about the racers (and a bit hypocritical).
To answer the original question, I think one of the best examples of someone disliked on the show but not in real life is Ray from Season 7. Everyone likes Ray!
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Or you could ask Tammy. She use to follow and participate here in the forum. Just look for banredbeans; that's her.
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If there is no anwser given , we find out on our own! :knuckles:
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Camera shots are not the rarity they used to be, I see one or two almost every vid.
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What I don't understand is why TAR 14's double-length leg isn't counted as 2 legs?
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What I don't understand is why TAR 14's double-length leg isn't counted as 2 legs?
There's a variety of definitions people use for distinguishing legs like this.
One way to split is to separate when there's a "To Be Continued". This started on Season 6, but teams didn't visit Phil at this point- the episode just ended with teams still racing, waiting for a shop to open. In the next season a clue sent racers to Phil, where he said "The leg is not over, here is your next clue!" (a double-length leg). Season 10 had something else funky, in that teams were never told to go to a pitstop or see Phil, they just opened a clue that said "You're still racing!!!!!", and I always thought that was kind of strange. I believe Season 18 (Unfinished Business) was the first "To be continued" for Phil to say something like "Your next leg begins now, here's your next clue!" (a zero-hour pitstop in the middle of two legs).
Another point is if they got a prize. Before Season 18 teams didn't receive a prize for showing up first at these locations, making it more obvious that it is the midpoint of two separate legs. However, Jamie & Cara actually did in fact win a prize, but it wasn't shown, but then again Phil said that the leg wasn't over.
For his handy list of team average placements, I'm pretty sure theschnauzers counts any visit to Phil as a separate leg, and he might also count Seasons 6 and 10 as two legs despite teams not ever meeting Phil at a midpoint. For my list of average placements, the way I separate legs is if Phil says that it's two legs rather than a continuation of a leg. I wouldn't be surprised if that's how the show did it, if it even cares about that.
Honestly, TAR14 is more like the recent TBCs and should probably be counted as two separate legs, but because it was the first to be like that the show just used the old jargon. I probably gave a lot of mostly unneeded info, and I probably didn't even answer your question.
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When Phil says the Pit Stop prize, he says "A trip for two from Travelocity to ___________, you and a guest will....."
Does that mean each racer gets the Pit Stop prize or just one for the team?
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For the team. They need to draw straws later, lol.
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What I don't understand is why TAR 14's double-length leg isn't counted as 2 legs?
There's a variety of definitions people use for distinguishing legs like this.
One way to split is to separate when there's a "To Be Continued". This started on Season 6, but teams didn't visit Phil at this point- the episode just ended with teams still racing, waiting for a shop to open. In the next season a clue sent racers to Phil, where he said "The leg is not over, here is your next clue!" (a double-length leg). Season 10 had something else funky, in that teams were never told to go to a pitstop or see Phil, they just opened a clue that said "You're still racing!!!!!", and I always thought that was kind of strange. I believe Season 18 (Unfinished Business) was the first "To be continued" for Phil to say something like "Your next leg begins now, here's your next clue!" (a zero-hour pitstop in the middle of two legs).
Another point is if they got a prize. Before Season 18 teams didn't receive a prize for showing up first at these locations, making it more obvious that it is the midpoint of two separate legs. However, Jamie & Cara actually did in fact win a prize, but it wasn't shown, but then again Phil said that the leg wasn't over.
For his handy list of team average placements, I'm pretty sure theschnauzers counts any visit to Phil as a separate leg, and he might also count Seasons 6 and 10 as two legs despite teams not ever meeting Phil at a midpoint. For my list of average placements, the way I separate legs is if Phil says that it's two legs rather than a continuation of a leg. I wouldn't be surprised if that's how the show did it, if it even cares about that.
Honestly, TAR14 is more like the recent TBCs and should probably be counted as two separate legs, but because it was the first to be like that the show just used the old jargon. I probably gave a lot of mostly unneeded info, and I probably didn't even answer your question.
I treat each half of a "double" leg as a separate leg for averaging purposes in order to have each season treated equally especially during seasons 1-12, when the normal length was 13 legs. Subsequent seasons with the variations that the show has been using, with 12 legs or equivalents in every season since season 14 has been similarly treated. Only season 13 had 11 legs, and that was due to the scheduling in that particular spring cycle (as there was one fewer Sunday available before the end of the May "ratings sweep" period and the overall September to May annual ratings cycle.
I haven't had any problem in my mind as to when an extended or continuous racing takes place and where the legs are separated.
(Not that it matters, but the folks at Wiki finally ended up agreeing with this approach for the early seasons. Since it was possible from the information broadcast to determine the order of arrival at the "midpoint" whatever it was with or without Phil being there, the treatment is consistent. The overnight camping we've seen in early seasons and in season 8 were not leg midpoints; teams departed at pre-set intervals that were not always determined by the time of arrival at that point.)
I don't know if that helps or not, but if you go to the original ranking all of the teams by placement average thread, you'll see that this was discussed when I first posted it here at RFF.
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Just re-watched the TAR 14 episode. Phil did say "This leg is not over." How did I miss that?!
Haha, thanks guys!
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(Not that it matters, but the folks at Wiki finally ended up agreeing with this approach for the early seasons. Since it was possible from the information broadcast to determine the order of arrival at the "midpoint" whatever it was with or without Phil being there, the treatment is consistent. The overnight camping we've seen in early seasons and in season 8 were not leg midpoints; teams departed at pre-set intervals that were not always determined by the time of arrival at that point.)
What!? Really!? I leave for a month and everything changes. Although honestly, the entire reason I went with the way I did is because the wiki was like that, and I knew that it would take a lot of time to change everything on the site. I guess I better edit my list.
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The Wiki folks use two columns of placements for the double-length leg. The only nit-pick I have is their attempt to list a midpoint placement on the final leg of season 8. They show a mid-leg placement but do not explain where they consider the midpoint. Prior discussion here reached the conclusion that depending on what exact task was chosen (arrival at Montreal Olympic Stadium) to start a task to search and find a clue with a release time the following morning, the order of completing that task, or the time each time found) would come up with three different placement orders at those point. The show never made clear which was the actual midpoint, and I decided that, consistent with the earliest seasons camping out overnight during the final leg, that task could not be considered a midpoint of a double leg.
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What are the nine Emmy's that TAR has won?
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All for best reality TV show.
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Actually, I kinda meant what seasons did they win the Emmy's on.. sorry for the confusion!
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Oh. :lol:
Haphazard list: TAR3 Switzerland, TAR7 Botswana 1, TAR18 Varanasi? (Rontina eliminated), TAR20 Tanzania 2.
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TAR 9 Oman, TAR 12 India, TAR 14 Switzerland. TAR 10 Vietnam 2 (?)
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Generally it is determined by the episode(s) submitted for consideration in the nomination process. While most of them have had two cycles, the second Emmy (IIRC) had 3 cycles (cycles 4, 5, 6) during the eligibility period.
I don't have that information handy, but that is what one would be looking for.
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Wikipedia had a list of the episodes/years they were nominated for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_(U.S._TV_series)#Awards
So it looks like they won for Seasons 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 18, and 20.
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Have any team members on any TAR season (including international) had an incident when they accidentally broke or torn their backpacks?
I think this might be a REAL game changer if they are in a foot race for last place or a Berlin moment like Freddy & Kendra versus Jonathan & Victoria. :lol3:
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Is there a penalty in the Amazing Race for deliberately blocking another team's taxi?
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I always wonder how production relays information to the Pit Stop about penalties that the teams get. The camera guys can't just radio and tell them, 'cus then the team would know.
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I always wonder how production relays information to the Pit Stop about penalties that the teams get. The camera guys can't just radio and tell them, 'cus then the team would know.
Field producers :)
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?
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Is there a penalty in the Amazing Race for deliberately blocking another team's taxi?
Charla & Mirna got into Colin & Christie's taxi and refused to get out in Egypt. The cousins didn't get a penalty.
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Each team is followed by a camera and a productor i think. If the productor sees a penalty he can just call or message the Pit Stop production.
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Production is not assigned to follow teams as the camera crew does.
However, production is stationed at all tasks. clue boxes, and the pit stops, so if a team violates an instruction at one of those locations, either the local person overseeing a task, a local producer at a location, or production at the pit stop will relay the information to Phil.
In the event there's a rule violation at other times, with only the camera crew present, then the crew can report the issue when the team reaches the pit stop, and a penalty can be assessed during the pit stop, and Phil will record something with the team to inform the team and the viewer about the penalty. (We haven't had one of those in a long time, but that is how that has worked in the past.)
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Each team is followed by a camera and a productor i think. If the productor sees a penalty he can just call or message the Pit Stop production.
Nope. Camera guy and sound guy. Production runs with the teams in first and last... at least some of the time.
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(first time poster, long time reader)
Also, can anyone explain to me how the decoys work in the final cities? For example, when do they assume they'll need to start having decoys, and how many teams do they use as decoys? Like will the next two teams eliminated be decoys in the finale? ...just curious if anybody knows.
Usually the Final 6 or so are decoys, (during TAR 16, a friend of mine spotted Steve & Allie racing in the Singapore leg), they race the course with the other teams to try to fool those who like to spoil.
:hiya NickNa Taw, and :welcome2: to the RFF!
As an example, in last season finale, the twinnies and Ryan & Abbie were spotted in the Lombardi's pizza area doing exactly the same task that the F3 teams. If you check in the TAR21 sightings section, you will able to see the pics of them. How did we know they were decoys? By the lack of camera crew with them. (We also have pics of Trey & Lexie performing the task in Bycicle Habitat with the camera crew).
Maybe my oldest fellow detectives can add more info about for how long it's been happening the decoy thing, but I read here somewhere that Louie and Michael were spotted in San Francisco, during TAR16 finale, carrying a trunk at the same time the F3 were racing to win the million dollars.
And Redskevin88 is right about one of the reasons is to fool people like us who likes to spoil things. :lol:
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I don't know if this is to be posted by here. Something known about the filming of TAR 23??
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We wouldn't post it if there was. The rule is no info about the start until the racers are safely underway.
But you can spec over here:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,28716.new.html#new
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Hey, I just stumbled across this list of sequester locations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:ApprenticeFan/Sandbox#Sequesterville_locations). Can anyone confirm it? Can anyone possibly add to it? (Here; don't edit the page, it someone's user page)
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Hey GB,
LOTS of errors on that Wiki page.......which is normal......try this link.
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,24544.0.html
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Team A and B are doing a task/looking for a clue, both have cabs waiting for them. Team A finishes the task first/gets their clue and returns to their cab. Team A also decides to pay team B's cab to follow them and not return to the location of the task (assuming team B's packs are not in the cab). Would team A get penalized for this?
Additionally, could team A remove team B's packs and drop them off by team B before taking both cabs, or is that prohibited under the rule of tempering with clues/resources?
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"Packs."
You can't touch anything that is from other teams, on the race.
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Declive is correct.
Example: Joseph & Grace took out James & Sarah's bags in order to steal their taxi in TAR AU 2, resulting in a penalty.
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"Packs."
You can't touch anything that is from other teams, on the race.
What's their criteria of "touching" that can get penalty, can someone explain more detail?
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"Packs."
You can't touch anything that is from other teams, on the race.
What's their criteria of "touching" that can get penalty, can someone explain more detail?
If you pick other team's things. Steal or even take out of a cab or a designated spot.
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"Packs."
You can't touch anything that is from other teams, on the race.
What's their criteria of "touching" that can get penalty, can someone explain more detail?
If you pick other team's things. Steal or even take out of a cab or a designated spot.
Remember the penalty to the Globetrotters in the japanese leg of UB because of moving Ron & Christina's funnypack to a different place from where they put it.
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So, the "touching" criteria is if it put other team's in disadvantage, right? What if they moved it accidentally? Will they get a penalty too? :res:
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So, the "touching" criteria is if it put other team's in disadvantage, right? What if they moved it accidentally? Will they get a penalty too? :res:
If it caused disadvantage , yes.
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Flight Time & Big Easy "accidentally" moved Ron & Christina's bags and got a penalty.
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Are teams assigned a certain color to wear or is that just coincidence/team spirit.
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Are teams assigned a certain color to wear or is that just coincidence/team spirit.
Assigned for viewer convenience, is my guess.
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Teams get different colored bandanas at the start of the race. This is so the camera/sound crew know which team to follow.
Colored clothing is a teams choice for their own reasons.
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Guys..
Why are there so less clueboxes IN AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA?
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It's been explained before that colors are used to assist the camera crews in following the teams during the Race, especially in situations where teams are in a group, or a team is in the midst of a group of locals, such as public transit or a crowded street.
How this is done is not as clear (or at least I've not heard of how), but it does seem as if teams give input (choosing a color) and bring clothing having that color, or teams are told before they depart for pre-start sequester the color that is being used for that team so they can bring clothing with that color.
The one thing that is clear is that there's no coincidence involved.
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Guys..
Why are there so less clueboxes IN AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA 2?
now i know! they used all the clueboxes for the final roadblock !
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What is TPTB?
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The Powers That Be
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why weren't uchenna and joyce able to physically help Merideth and Gretchen in Season 7 for the brawn detour but the Linz boys were able to Goldewski sisters in Season 8? wouldnt this rule change make it easier for teams? Also what was the second fastforward in S8.. u can see the clue in Bill's hand before the detour... it was the leg right after the paols got it i belive
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It's well known that if teams interact with a local while on the race, production has to have the local sign a release forum in order to be able to use their footage on TV.
But what if teams interact with a child? Do they still get him to sign the release forum, or do they have to find the kid's parents or someone who's of legal age?
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It's well known that if teams interact with a local while on the race, production has to have the local sign a release forum in order to be able to use their footage on TV.
But what if teams interact with a child? Do they still get him to sign the release forum, or do they have to find the kid's parents or someone who's of legal age?
i think that depends on the location and circumstances. In any event, the show has been known to go back after filming and obtain a release from someone they didn't get initially, or in a circumstance like that one, from the legally empowered person.
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I watched an episode of Airport 24/7 and they talked about Global Entry. It is a prepaid service that allows you to go through customs more quickly and costs $100.
I wonder if you are allowed to use this during the race. I know it will not affect every leg (only US legs going through certain cities.) Just curious. Has anyone heard or read about teams using this?
There are also different variations of this in different countries, with some being free.
I could see this as a major advantage if used when entering these countries.
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It probably wouldn't work for a team unless the powers that be agreed to provide it to the camera and sound guys as well. Since you have to get a background check and be interviewed, you'd have to do it in advance before you know what camera and sound people you would be working with. I kind of doubt the powers that be would do it, but I'll bet Phil and the production guys would have (already have?) that service just in case they get delayed and have to move quickly to stay ahead of the teams.
Still, if I were on one of the next couple of races, I'd be looking into that. If allowed, it would be a big leg up on the teams without it. However, I don't travel internationally, so I'm not sure just how long clearing customs takes and how much faster this would be.
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Good point. I forgot about the camera guys.
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Global entry would only possibly impact on the legs coming back into the U.S. or anywhere around the U.S., which usually total not more than 1 in any amazing race season.
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Why is Season 10's intro 5 seconds longer? Just seems weird
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12 teams compared to the usual 11
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I don't know if this has been asked before, but how long is the fastest leg filmed? I mean, in which leg was the entire leg (from the first team to depart until the last team to arrive check-in) had the shortest time filmed? :)
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Probably Botswana leg 2 of either TAR 7 or TAR 22
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The 2nd leg in India of TAR13
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The 2nd leg in India of TAR13
I believe it's the correct answer. Nick & Starr departed at 8.55 a.m., and when the start of the next leg to Kazakhstan, they departed at 10.14 p.m., which means they arrive at PitStop at 10.14 a.m.
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That's just over an hour, wow. o.O
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That seems impossible for me :lol: I don't know, but that leg is really short.
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Maybe it was an 11 hour pitstop or something?
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Maybe it was an 11 hour pitstop or something?
I think it's simply Nick/Starr pwnage. :lol3: :lol3: :lol3:
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Guys, I meant that it's from the first team to depart until the last team to arrive in the Pit Stop. :)
But, I really can't believe that Nick & Starr ran just over an hour for a leg! :ascared
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What things are on the extra piece of paper that teams receive in their clue? (ie The additional information)
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What I do know is that there is information sometimes regarding addresses of locations, where do be dropped off by a taxi, what entrance, and where to park when self driving. There is also more specifics on how to complete a task and step by step instructions along with what can and cannot be done.
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Why did the producers or whoever is in charge of the tasks/routes change the U-Turn boards from photocopy (TAR12 - 18) to digital (TAR19 - current)? I find it really hard to see the pictures on the iPads when you watch it on TV like during the Lake Malawi's Jamaica Shop Double U-Turn. :(
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I don't know if this has been asked but...
If you use the EP on the DT, can you be U-Turned?
My theory is no, because you have to choose a DT first and then you have to use the EP, you can't just magically conjure a clue from the Detour cluebox.
Thanks for your thoughts <3
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I don't know if this has been asked but...
If you use the EP on the DT, can you be U-Turned?
My theory is no, because you have to choose a DT first and then you have to use the EP, you can't just magically conjure a clue from the Detour cluebox.
Thanks for your thoughts <3
The Wiki isn't helping in this friendly argument either
My theory is that it is because you're skipping the Route Marker when using the EP, so by using it, you're effectively skipping the entire Detour as you're using the EP on part of it, so when you get U-Turned there's no task to go back to as the EP has effectively let you skip the Detour
I think we've been arguing about this for about 20 mins and we just want an answer :lol:
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Just my spec: Isn't the Express Pass used to skip a TASK? You can't use it to skip a general Route Info clue, you can only bypass Active Route Infos. TASK =/= CLUE. So I think you should be able to be U-turned even if you've used it before the U-turn, because you only skipped one of the detour tasks, not both. Hasn't there been talk before of flushing Express Passes with U-turns?
Though peach or someone else probably has asked some former racer, I'm interested what others with actual info have to say :lol:
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A couple of points to consider. Teams are told ahead of time in that leg that a U-Turn is ahead.
A team can conceivably use the Express Pass at the point where they have to choose a Detour task; which would allow them to go to the next Route Marker. I would assume that would be the point at which they encounter the U-Turn sign, and if they're playing the Express Pass correctly, that team ought to be able to use a U-Turn on another team, or choose not to use it at all. Until the circumstances arise in a Race, I'm not entirely sure anyone except Bert and Elise can answer that question.
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I have another question that's not as stupid as my previous one, :res: .
What does it mean when there is "limited amount of flights" to a certain country? Phil said it during Pit Stop departures from Accra, Ghana to Kiruna, Sweden. Couldn't teams just take connecting flights from the UK, France or Germany into Kiruna?
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It could be a production imposed set of limited flights, or it could well be that the airlines have themselves only scheduled a limited number of flights out of that airport to international destinations.
The only way to tell is to check the online airline guides for that airport at that time of year to see whether it is a lack of flights or a producer imposed restriction. At least, Phil is acknowledging, one way or the other, that the Racers are faced with limited flight choices.
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My question: I know Maria & Tiffany who switched detours three times in Netherlands before they ended up quitting, but did anyone else switched as much as they have or more?
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My question: I know Maria & Tiffany who switched detours three times in Netherlands before they ended up quitting, but did anyone else switched as much as they have or more?
Two that come to mind, from my records:
Race 13 - In Boots or Borscht, Andrew and Dan switched to Borscht after encountering trouble with properly putting on their boots, switch back when they realized they'd have to put them on regardless, then switched once again when Dan could not correctly march.
Race 14 - Keisha and Jenn similarly had great difficulties with both sides of the Sync or Swim detour.
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My question: I know Maria & Tiffany who switched detours three times in Netherlands before they ended up quitting, but did anyone else switched as much as they have or more?
Two that come to mind, from my records:
Race 13 - In Boots or Borscht, Andrew and Dan switched to Borscht after encountering trouble with properly putting on their boots, switch back when they realized they'd have to put them on regardless, then switched once again when Dan could not correctly march.
Race 14 - Keisha and Jenn similarly had great difficulties with both sides of the Sync or Swim detour.
I remember Flo & Zach wanting to switch more than once during the second Vietnam leg, but that didn't really happen. :groan:
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Flo & Zach went Boats-Bikes-Boats IIRC.
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My question: I know Maria & Tiffany who switched detours three times in Netherlands before they ended up quitting, but did anyone else switched as much as they have or more?
Two that come to mind, from my records:
Race 13 - In Boots or Borscht, Andrew and Dan switched to Borscht after encountering trouble with properly putting on their boots, switch back when they realized they'd have to put them on regardless, then switched once again when Dan could not correctly march.
Race 14 - Keisha and Jenn similarly had great difficulties with both sides of the Sync or Swim detour.
:) WCPAMOTM, you got records? :waves:
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Yes I do - to a degree. I'm a long-time lurked on various forums, and I've been watching TAR first-run episodes since race 1 ep. 2. And thankfully, CBS rebroadcast ep. 1 very soon after. I'm one of those nerds who began taking notes as soon as I started watching. And while I haven't done a whole lot of original research myself, I have compiled and organized informations brought to the table by others. So I have information synopses from many of the races. It gets pretty spotty for about 15-20, but I plan to fix that during my current rematch project.
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If the Russian transit area of the airport is not considered Russian soil right, then how come Terence & Sarah were not allowed to re-enter Russia and run decoy?
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If the Russian transit area of the airport is not considered Russian soil right, then how come Terence & Sarah were not allowed to re-enter Russia and run decoy?
Transiting Moscow uses up a Visa, so I would call it "Russia" too.
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If the Russian transit area of the airport is not considered Russian soil right, then how come Terence & Sarah were not allowed to re-enter Russia and run decoy?
Transiting Moscow uses up a Visa, so I would call it "Russia" too.
So how come Edward Snowden was allowed to enter Russia without visa or passport?
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Because they are granting him Asylum. (maybe, tbd)
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Who's that Amazing Race music composer that has a website of all his musical works? I'd love to view him.
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Snowden was allowed to leave Hong Kong by the local authorities and at the time it was thought Wikileaks was arranging to get him from Moscow to, most likely, Ecuador as an asylum-seeker, and probably through a connection in Havana.
Then he got there, and it's hard to know what exactly was going on. I'm under the impression he has no visa to go into Russia, so he's in the transit area outside of passport control and has been since he got there. It appears he'll have his choice now of 2 or 3 Latin American countries, depending on which one he accepts. I suspect, though, that if he doesn't, the Russians are likely to ask him to fly elsewhere anyway.
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Who's that Amazing Race music composer that has a website of all his musical works? I'd love to view him.
That would be Lee Sanders!
http://www.sandersmusic.net/SandersMusic/SandersMusic____MUSIC.html
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My question: I know Maria & Tiffany who switched detours three times in Netherlands before they ended up quitting, but did anyone else switched as much as they have or more?
They actually switched more than three times. They kept switching until they couldn't do it anymore apparently.
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I think they tried to perform each detour twice , actually.
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I think they tried to perform each detour twice , actually.
OK then, that's four. Thanks Declive. :lol:
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I have a question. If someone exercise their express pass to finish a Detour immediately and in front another teams decided to U-Turn them, do they need to do another side of the detour?
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I have a question. If someone exercise their express pass to finish a Detour immediately and in front another teams decided to U-Turn them, do they need to do another side of the detour?
I think so. Express Pass can be used to skip only one task, while Detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its pros and cons.
What really intrigues me is which Detour sode they must perform if they're U-Turned after skipping Detour.
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They've got to perform the DT task that they didn't EP, or that's what I've always assumed :P
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I think they tried to perform each detour twice , actually.
OK then, that's four. Thanks Declive. :lol:
No, three. :lol:
Detour A - Switch 1 - Detour B - Switch 2 - Detour A - Switch 3 - Detour B - Quit
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Using an Express Pass on a Detour and being U-Turned is a commonly debated topic. Some people say that they skip the whole Detour and don't do the other side of the Detour. Others say what Theo said. I think that the only way we will know for sure is if that comes up on the actual race.
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Using an Express Pass on a Detour and being U-Turned is a commonly debated topic. Some people say that they skip the whole Detour and don't do the other side of the Detour. Others say what Theo said. I think that the only way we will know for sure is if that comes up on the actual race.
they skip one side i.e.: Ernie and Cindy in TAR 19.. i say that the UTURN acts like a RI and if they get there after being UTURND then they go back while if they get there and they are not uturned then they go on their merry way
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Just wondering if anyone knows why Seasons 12-14 were only 11 legs long?
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CBS was cheapo :lol:
And counting the superleg, TAR14 was 12 legs long. :tup:
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I think they tried to perform each detour twice , actually.
OK then, that's four. Thanks Declive. :lol:
No, three. :lol:
Detour A - Switch 1 - Detour B - Switch 2 - Detour A - Switch 3 - Detour B - Quit
Adding on, in TAR14's Guilin leg (M/L & K/J fight), Jaime & Cara technically switched back and forth. They chose "Choreography" first, but then they wanted to go do "Calligraphy" after failing the routine twice. However, Cara's smart idea of continuing until the music stops led them back to doing "Choreo".
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What is the penalty for flying to the wrong airport? (Hypothetical Question like for example, in TAR 18 Kent & Vyxsin somehow like flew directly to Lijiang Airport)
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What is the penalty for flying to the wrong airport? (Hypothetical Question like for example, in TAR 18 Kent & Vyxsin somehow like flew directly to Lijiang Airport)
No penalty or time credit would be given for this terrible, yet more idiotic than John & Jessica's EP, mistake. Kynt & Vyxsin were REQUIRED to be on the select FLIGHT as the other teams.
Imagine Jeff & Jordan actually flying to China and realizing there isn't a Wulff Castle there. :funny:
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If teams were told to fly to Heathrow and accidently went to Gatwick, would they be penalized?
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Depends on the wording. If they were told to fly to Heathrow, prob yes. If they were told to make your way to London....then the airports/airlines possible may have been spelled out in the small info we don't see.
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Did some of the teams in UB act as replacements? If so I wonder which teams they replaced and why that team didn't or couldn't play again (I know Claire was pregnant from S17) Thanks :ascared
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Did some of the teams in UB act as replacements? If so I wonder which teams they replaced and why that team didn't or couldn't play again (I know Claire was pregnant from S17) Thanks :ascared
Maria & Tiffany would be an obvious choice for Unfinished Business, but I think Tiffany had an upcoming poker tournament during the time of the UB filming. It's likely they replaced Jaime & Cara since the carrot tops had a weak reason going into UB with the taxi luck (everyone has taxi luck, not just them) and the same finale crasher as Margie & Luke.
I believe there was an unneccesary amount of TAR14 teams that season and it could be the reason why casting directors replaced many different teams such as Toni & Dallas, Dandrew, Joe & Heidi, and Brook & Claire (I doubt they would have been brought back because the watermelon nor the Chinese food set Claire back to be eliminated. It would be a super weak reason for Claire to say, "We made it to F3, but I struggled with many of the Roadblocks.")
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I suppose, but they definitely merit an All Star status :)
Really would have loved Ken & Tina over Amanda & Kris! Though not sure what UB they had. Thanks Rachel.
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Why do some think S24 is going to be a returnee season? I know it would give 5 seasons to choose from (I think many will be from 22 :gaah: )
25 just seems more like an anniversary or landmark season. Either way I loved All Stars & UB :hearts:
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Why do some think S24 is going to be a returnee season? I know it would give 5 seasons to choose from (I think many will be from 22 :gaah: )
25 just seems more like an anniversary or landmark season. Either way I loved All Stars & UB :hearts:
I think it might be season 28 though because TAR22 didnt really bring out much personality among teamz during tasks. TAR20 and 19 weren't that good judging strictly by personalities either.
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Pam/Winnie had more personality than the top 4 together. Only Pwinnie & Youtubers seemed to have personalities (Sorry other racers)
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Pam/Winnie had more personality than the top 4 together. Only Pwinnie & Youtubers seemed to have personalities (Sorry other racers)
IMO, Max and Katie were pretty much up there in terms of personality. At least for Max, he embraced the "villain" role, somewhat similar to Colin of TAR5 fame. Jennifer and Caroline might get an honorable mention, but other than that, meh. J/C did have a lot more personality compared to 65% of the racers since 2001.
I think if anyone would return outside the YouTube team, Pam/Winnie, and whomever else, it would be John & Jessica. Boring, I guess so, but based on their run and their decision that ended their run, it would make a lot of sense.
As for a racers return season, 25 would be great, but the show didn't really do much for "landmark" seasons 5, 10, 15, and 20. Although TAR5 didn't need anything; it was historic on its own. TAR10 was great due to the most diverse cast ever, IMO.
I think they might target 26 before 25, due to a spring run (and May sweeps). But in all likelihood, I would not be surprised to see new racers over the next five seasons.
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It could well be 24 if you took 2 teams from 4 seasons and 3 from another. I just hope tar never ends and if it does they either have every winning team :D :D or 11 best ever teams for overall brilliance! :colors
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Are there any restrictions on how much clothing (including gloves) and simple first aid supplies (band-aids, daily meds & vitamins) you can bring in an Amazing Race backpack or is it just how much you can fit in there?
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You can bring a steamer trunk if you want, lol. But there is a required first aid box that must be carried as well.
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I think I remember Phil saying in an interview they could bring 4 bags if they wanted, but they had to lug them around.
I think I'd try bring as much as little but a bag that you can carry or pull along with you.
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This may sound stupid, but in TAR12, how did production actually find rental donkeys in Alaska for the final Roadblock? :lol:
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Probably took them from a field :funny:
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This may sound stupid, but in TAR12, how did production actually find rental donkeys in Alaska for the final Roadblock? :lol:
ACME Donkey Rental...:lol:
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This may sound stupid, but in TAR12, how did production actually find rental donkeys in Alaska for the final Roadblock? :lol:
..... am now also literally wondering how the donkey was there in Alaska. LOL :funny:
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So here's a question. Lately, we've gotten Zero Hour Pit Stops which are essentially non-elimination Legs, but with no penalties for the last place team.
These Zero-Hour Pit Stops, I think are different from the original TBC/double/superlegs because now they actually do treat these as officially Pit Stops and separate Legs, unlike before when it was clear teams continue Racing ("This Leg is not over...", etc.).
So, should those last place teams get a Speed Bump?
And if it's just to save money on an extra task, then I'd rather they go back to the superleg format with no prize for the first place team (more savings!) and the Leg continues with Phil merely a Route Marker. Does that make sense? Am I overthinking it? Does the distinction matter? :nut:
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It's supposed to be a ripoff of the superleg so that's why there aren't speedbumps.
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The only difference is that they started giving out prizes OFFICIALLY and announcing the positions of the teams (Margie and Luke, season 18) when in the past, it's just teams arrived at the pit-stop, BUT THE RACE IS NOT OVER YET, KEEP RACING. However, teams actually did receive prizes for the TBC legs, where Jaime and Cara won something for theirs on TAR 14... just that in the past it's not shown.
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Yeah, but prize or not, those "keep racing" legs I feel like, are one whole, superleg. While now, we get a non-elimination Leg and a regular Leg just with no "mandatory rest period," so the last place team should still get a Speed Bump?
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The "double leg" of the early seasons has evolved, folks.
Keep in mind that around TAR 14 to 18 the mandatory 12 hour rest period became a thing of the past, and that since there's no minimum period for a rest period between legs, there can be no rest period, which is what we saw, twice, in the season where those were introduced.
The use of "keep racing" continues from TAR 9, I believe as in TAR 6 the double leg was an improvisation in Hungary that happened to work. So I suspect that is where some of the confusion is coming from. The "keep racing" used to introduce the midpoint of a double leg; now it signifies when a no rest period pit stop takes place.
Don't overthink this, folks, it really isn't that hard to figure out; and we haven't seen a traditional double-length leg since the last visit to Sydney, IIRC.
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did teams get penalty when they reached pitstop without the clue?
obviously,I wanna know the rule about above situations.
did any teams happen on TAR previously season? :colors
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I agree with theschnauzers, it's just a super leg, so don't overthink it...
And yes, if you arrive at the pit-stop without something you need to pick up (items), Phil will send you back to retrieve it. Not with paper clues though, if you lose the paper, you need to have the kindness of other racer to tell you where to go... and if none of them wants to help... good luck.
On Leg 10 of TAR 10 in Morocco, Tyler and James were running to the pit-stop and forgot their lucky pendant... before Phil had to ask them to go back and retrieve it, they realized their mistake and went back. :funny:
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Remember "Follow that Plane"?? :funny:
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Remember "Follow that Plane"?? :funny:
:lol: That's vintage TAR :lol:
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The "double leg" of the early seasons has evolved, folks.
Keep in mind that around TAR 14 to 18 the mandatory 12 hour rest period became a thing of the past, and that since there's no minimum period for a rest period between legs, there can be no rest period, which is what we saw, twice, in the season where those were introduced.
The use of "keep racing" continues from TAR 9, I believe as in TAR 6 the double leg was an improvisation in Hungary that happened to work. So I suspect that is where some of the confusion is coming from. The "keep racing" used to introduce the midpoint of a double leg; now it signifies when a no rest period pit stop takes place.
Don't overthink this, folks, it really isn't that hard to figure out; and we haven't seen a traditional double-length leg since the last visit to Sydney, IIRC.
Yes, I know about Hungary and begging and all the other "keep racing" legs in TAR8 at the farm or Romber in TAR7.
So your simple explanation pretty much says we now get no-penalty non-elimination Legs.
I only ask because it seems unfair some saved teams have to deal with a Speed Bump and others don't.
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We just have to deal with it? There are teams who came in last and all they had to do for Speedbump was to untie a bunch of tangled ropes :res: while some teams had to solve a really hard puzzle in Malawi or in the worst Speedbump IMO ever, serve water to loads of people in India, which the traffic was just time wasting and the people were countless!
I understand where you are getting from, but this is just like any "THIS LEG IS NOT OVER" legs like in TAR 7, TAR 9 and many of the earlier seasons... it would have been lame if Phil actually told the teams they are the last team to arrive, this is a keep racing leg... BUT YOU GET A SPEEDBUMP... right? (considering he doesn't announce like the prize that the first team won and send them off immediately)
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Other than TBC legs, are there any other twists accidentally created?
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There have not been many twists on TAR as compared to Survivor... :funny:
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At the starting line Phil said that the second express pass to be handed over before the end of the fifth leg. And we have heard Marie say that she will not hand it over until on the mat of the fifth leg. Now I wonder what will happen if there is no other team around when they get to the mat. Will they be penalized for checking in without giving it away? Can/will they just wait for the next team?
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I suspect Tim and Marie have until the last team checks in on the fifth leg; but that's just a guess on my part. As the team with the Express Passes, there probably was an unseen instruction sheet about handing over the second pass to another team, and trying to avoid the possibility that the team holding both Express Passes gets eliminated before handling the second one over to another team.
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What's the time penalty for buying tickets for 1st class/business class?
If a team goes to the pit stop by cab when the clue says to walk on foot, when does Phil tell the team to go back from where they came from and when does he give them a 30-minute penalty? I can't find the differences in the situations. :crazy:
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Isn't the taking business class a 24hr penalty or am I :crazy:
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Isn't the taking business class a 24hr penalty or am I :crazy:
yes usually that is the case. however i belive the exact wording is the just have to pay for an economy seat.. then it would be okay..
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It led to Azaria & Hendekia's elim. if I remember correctly? :torche
Can a team use their EP on any task in the leg?
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DT, RB, ARI as far as I know.
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Can a team use their EP on any task in the leg?
I still wonder to this day how the EP will work with the intersection if both of them were in the same season. :umn:
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Never thought of that Platinum!
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It led to Azaria & Hendekia's elim. if I remember correctly? :torche
Can a team use their EP on any task in the leg?
1. They had to switch to a later flight which had economic seats, putting them in last.
2. I doubt they can use it on a route info. :funny:
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Are teams no longer allowed to pay a taxi driver to follow them or kidnap locals in their vehicles to guide them?
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I think only Charla & Mirna kidnapped locals, the rest were of their own free will.
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Are teams no longer allowed to pay a taxi driver to follow them or kidnap locals in their vehicles to guide them?
Yes the are. Back in Season 17 when Jill & Thomas paid local taxi driver to lead them to the Pitstop, they recieved 30 minute penalty, making Chad & Stephanie pass them and be the first team to arrive.
We no longer have fern since Season 18 I believe ???
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Charla & Mirna straling a person in nearly every leg :funny:
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It led to Azaria & Hendekia's elim. if I remember correctly? :torche
Can a team use their EP on any task in the leg?
1. They had to switch to a later flight which had economic seats, putting them in last.
2. I doubt they can use it on a route info. :funny:
My guess would be that, generally speaking, a team could use the Express Pass to avoid a route info task such as the Ford Challenge. That said, I could imagine that certain of such tasks could be designated as ineligible within the additional info. I can agree that the EP couldn't be used if a team simply couldn't puzzle out a destination clue. (how would that work anyway? Would Phil suddenly appear to hand the team an engraved detailed map to the next destination? :funny:)
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I suspect Tim and Marie have until the last team checks in on the fifth leg; but that's just a guess on my part.
I think this is a good guess. Another guess is that Tim and Marie would not be allowed to check in to the pitstop while still in possession of the second EP. We might actually find out what happens!
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I suspect Tim and Marie have until the last team checks in on the fifth leg; but that's just a guess on my part.
I think this is a good guess. Another guess is that Tim and Marie would not be allowed to check in to the pitstop while still in possession of the second EP. We might actually find out what happens!
Yeah, but what can the exes do when arriving on the mat with the two EPs? Wait it out until last place like Zev & Justin? I don't think so. That would be a horrible rule for just a repetitive flank of cardboard even if a team is unbearable, annoying, or mean-spirited.
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Do the teams get to keep the papers of the detour, roadblock, route info, etc? Or they have to throw them?
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All clues are supposed to be handed in at the mat....
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If a team has 2 EPs, are they allowed to NOT give it away and just let it expire on the 4th/5th leg?
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No, they have to. They can choose not to use theirs but if they don't give the second one away, I'm sure they can't check-in or receive a penalty, or maybe have to wait by the mat for another team to arrive, hand them the pass, before they can check-in. That will reduce their choice on who gets the Express Pass though, and also, they will be delayed for their Pit-start next next.
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What's on my mind is whether or not perhaps, Tim and Marie can stick the Express Pass on perhaps... let's say the U-TURN board and write a note saying that the Express Pass is for a particular team. I know we have seen seasons where a last team had all their money taken away from them on a NEL, and teams on the following leg left money in the cluebox at the start of the next leg of the race. Can't remember which season... is it Season 7 where teams left money for Meredith and Gretchen except for Rob and Amber?
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What will happen if more than 1 team received a 24-hour penalty? (Almost impossible example: 5 teams have an alliance that they'd all buy 1st class tickets, because the next flight leaves more than 12 hours after the 1st one.)
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Last team to check in eliminated and the rest 12 hours behind the other teams? idk :lol:
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I was imagining a daring alliance :lol: , even if it consists of around 2 or 3 people only.
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In the Intro, Phil says you MUST give EP away by the end of the fifth leg...
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What will happen if more than 1 team received a 24-hour penalty? (Almost impossible example: 5 teams have an alliance that they'd all buy 1st class tickets, because the next flight leaves more than 12 hours after the 1st one.)
Production will stop them at all cost. It must also be in the rules somewhere.
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What will happen if more than 1 team received a 24-hour penalty? (Almost impossible example: 5 teams have an alliance that they'd all buy 1st class tickets, because the next flight leaves more than 12 hours after the 1st one.)
Production will stop them at all cost. It must also be in the rules somewhere.
Hmmm... cool! :colors
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This has never been encountered by any teams in the US series yet: What's the time penalty (U.S. series) for helping his/her teammate complete a roadblock.
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You quit and receive a 4 hours penalty.
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Tim & Marie's relationship, exes, means which one of the following? ???
a.) ex-bf / ex-gf (formerly dating)
b.) ex-fiance / ex-fiancee
c.) ex-husband / ex-wife
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Tim & Marie's relationship, exes, means which one of the following? ???
a.) ex-bf / ex-gf (formerly dating)
b.) ex-fiance / ex-fiancee
c.) ex-husband / ex-wife
Most likely A) since never have I heard them say married or engaged.
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Is it just me or have there been other seasons where it has gone so long without a non-elimination leg? :gaah:
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Is it just me or have there been other seasons where it has gone so long without a non-elimination leg? :gaah:
TAR3 & 4 didn't have a non-elimination Leg until Leg 8.
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Leg 4 was a KOR and a KOR is a NEL.
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Is it just me or have there been other seasons where it has gone so long without a non-elimination leg? :gaah:
Technically a TBC doesn't eliminate a team... :snics:
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If both U-turn and FF appear in the same leg, can a U-Turned team tries to finish the FF instead after seeing the picture on the U-Turn board? If they finish the FF does that mean they don't need to complete both detours?
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If both U-turn and FF appear in the same leg, can a U-Turned team tries to finish the FF instead after seeing the picture on the U-Turn board? If they finish the FF does that mean they don't need to complete both detours?
Maybe in recent seasons, if you already chose NOT to do the FF, you can't change that decision..
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If a team wins a Fast Forward Pass, they are entitled to bypass all other tasks on the leg, and go directly to the pit stop.
If they have done some tasks, then they can skip all remaining tasks and go directly to the pit stop. (My recollection is that in some of the early seasons, a FF might not be provided at the last stop in country A, but would be included in the clue envelope at the first clue box in country B. So that is where this sentence comes from.)
In the case you ask about, the power of the fast forward overcomes the U-Turn, and the U-Turn would be treated as if the team had already passed that point in the leg when a later team attempts to U-Turn them.) So yes, the team doesn't need to complete any remaining tasks before the pit stop.
The teams keep the FF clue with then through the leg, the team can decide to go for a FF after reaching the detour, and IIRC, this did happen in some of the early seasons.
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Thanks for your replies!
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If a team wins a Fast Forward Pass, they are entitled to bypass all other tasks on the leg, and go directly to the pit stop.
If they have done some tasks, then they can skip all remaining tasks and go directly to the pit stop. (My recollection is that in some of the early seasons, a FF might not be provided at the last stop in country A, but would be included in the clue envelope at the first clue box in country B. So that is where this sentence comes from.)
In the case you ask about, the power of the fast forward overcomes the U-Turn, and the U-Turn would be treated as if the team had already passed that point in the leg when a later team attempts to U-Turn them.) So yes, the team doesn't need to complete any remaining tasks before the pit stop.
The teams keep the FF clue with then through the leg, the team can decide to go for a FF after reaching the detour, and IIRC, this did happen in some of the early seasons.
Wow! :faint: I didn't know that teams are allowed to go back for the ff.
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Does anybody know why TAR decided to have the traditional 11-team race instead of the 12-team one? ??? I like seeing more teams compete. :pity The more the merrier.
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$$$$$
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Where did the team go after they got eliminated in the newer season?
Previously they have Elimination Station but it stopped until season 17, i don't know when Eliminatin Station started. I only found season 14-17 elimination station on youtube
And what about the eliminated team before Elimination Station?
Did they just go home?
Another question, since TAR usually have a (and sometimes a long) self drive. Are they allowed to bring CD? Could be a mixtape or an album of an artist or whatever for them listening to music. A long drive could get tiring and boring right, so why not?
If not bringing their own CD, are they allowed to listen to the radio or not?
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No, it just isn't shown.
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There has always been a place for the eliminated teams, but only few seasons were shown to us. I miss that, it was such a good way for us to get to know eliminated teams a bit better...
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Where did the team go after they got eliminated in the newer season?
Previously they have Elimination Station but it stopped until season 17, i don't know when Eliminatin Station started. I only found season 14-17 elimination station on youtube
And what about the eliminated team before Elimination Station?
Did they just go home?
Another question, since TAR usually have a (and sometimes a long) self drive. Are they allowed to bring CD? Could be a mixtape or an album of an artist or whatever for them listening to music. A long drive could get tiring and boring right, so why not?
If not bringing their own CD, are they allowed to listen to the radio or not?
You must ask one of the first six eliminated teams from TAR18-current personally because inferences are sometimes way off. TAR17's ES was in Cancun and they didn't even touch Central or South America. There's basically no connection between Ghana, Norway, or Sweden that would make you determine Mexico as an ES.
EDIT: For the CD question, they aren't allowed to bring any items but their bags, clothes, prescripted meds, and travel documents. Besides, the camera and sound crew must record them while driving. Music just interferes with their conversations.
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You must ask one of the first six eliminated teams from TAR18-current personally because inferences are sometimes way off. TAR17's ES was in Cancun and they didn't even touch Central or South America. There's basically no connection between Ghana, Norway, or Sweden that would make you determine Mexico as an ES.
Usually, the first five. Yes, WRP often uses Mexico or Thailand, maybe because it's cheap and remote? :funny:
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TAR 22 was in Italy, I believe.
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TAR 22 was in Italy, I believe.
That's interesting. Do you know this season's sequestorville?
You must ask one of the first six eliminated teams from TAR18-current personally because inferences are sometimes way off. TAR17's ES was in Cancun and they didn't even touch Central or South America. There's basically no connection between Ghana, Norway, or Sweden that would make you determine Mexico as an ES.
TAR 18 according to a source in this forum I can't remember (peach or apskip?) was Ko Samui, Thailand and TAR 19's was in Phuket.
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Elimination station "sequesterville" locations in earlier seasons (according from TARflies (http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?_f=detail&id=29#et1)):
TAR1 - Paris, France
TAR2 - Cancun, Mexico
TAR3 - Lisbon, Portugal
TAR4 - Lisbon, Portugal
TAR5 - Chiang Mai, Thailand
TAR6 - Cancun, Mexico
TAR7 - Acapulco, Mexico
TAR8 - Panama City, Panama
TAR9 - Lisbon, Portugal
TAR10 - Lisbon, Portugal
TAR11 - Acapulco, Mexico
TAR12 - Madeira Island, Portugal
TAR13 - Acapulco, Mexico
TAR14 - Koh Samui, Thailand
TAR15 - Phu Quoc, Vietnam
TAR16 - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
TAR20 and TAR21's sequesterville locations are unknown
As Peach posted TAR22's sequesterville location is Italy and Capri is possibly the resort location.
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TAR 22 was in Italy, I believe.
Bora-Bora to Italy? Wow, that was a FAR jump.
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TAR 22 was in Italy, I believe.
Bora-Bora to Italy? Wow, that was a FAR jump.
And THAT is what I call no ES-seasonal route correlation. ;)
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Thing is sequesterville is always "out of the way" so people can't track them down, and they change it up all the time ( i think there is like 3-5 different spots they go to)
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In the first leg of TAR23, the person who did not elect to do the first roadblock had to paraglide. What if this team member decided to quit the paragliding? What sort of penalty would the team receive, since that person was not the person who was performing the roadblock?
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Well if the person did not want to do the paragliding, what other option is there than to bring the team down and take the penalty? It would be Mika all over again :stare
I have a question: did TAR even receive a 24th season? I only recall hearing about only one season being picked up for 2013-14 cycle unless I read something wrong.
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Yes it did they're filming it now.
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In the first leg of TAR23, the person who did not elect to do the first roadblock had to paraglide. What if this team member decided to quit the paragliding? What sort of penalty would the team receive, since that person was not the person who was performing the roadblock?
My guess is that the team would receive the standard 4 hour penalty for failing to complete a roadblock.
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In the first leg of TAR23, the person who did not elect to do the first roadblock had to paraglide. What if this team member decided to quit the paragliding? What sort of penalty would the team receive, since that person was not the person who was performing the roadblock?
I would guess that since the paragliding was part of the roadblock, it would be a 4-hour penalty.
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How does Phil know what goes on in the Leg? Does the camera crew alert him? (Ex: Phil will ask a team, "so, I heard you decided to use the U-turn" but HE WASN'T THERE!) How does he know these things???????
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Cameraman tells them is what I've always thought, or via radio?
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How does Phil know what goes on in the Leg? Does the camera crew alert him? (Ex: Phil will ask a team, "so, I heard you decided to use the U-turn" but HE WASN'T THERE!) How does he know these things???????
It's a combination of the camera crews and production staff that are at the locations for all clue markers and tasks, and the camera crews traveling with each team. The camera crews are unlikely to have radio contact, but they can tell production at the fixed locations out of earshot of the teams.
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Phone a friend. :lol:
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What happens when teams drop their bags while running to the pitstop? Do they go and retrieve after finishing the mat interviews? Does a crew member keep an eye on the bags for them?
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I've heard that winners don't need to pay taxes if they choose to get the prize money 20 grands each year instead of getting the whole 1 million bucks once and for all. Then what if CBS collapses in 50 years?
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What happens when teams drop their bags while running to the pitstop? Do they go and retrieve after finishing the mat interviews? Does a crew member keep an eye on the bags for them?
The area in the vicinity of the check-in is under the control of production; so either the team members or the production assistants will retrieve their backpacks. (While Phil may interview teams on the mat, production will also film interviews afterwards at the pitstop hotel or lodging location. But the the backpacks are safe.
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I've heard that winners don't need to pay taxes if they choose to get the prize money 20 grands each year instead of getting the whole 1 million bucks once and for all. Then what if CBS collapses in 50 years?
As far as I know, CBS pays the full million to the team (one half to each teammate) and after that, each team member is responsible for paying any income taxes (federal, most states, and some localities) on their share of the prize money, By the way, teams also have to declare and pay income taxes on any prizes they win during the Race. Because individual tax situations are different, it's not possible to state what percentage of the prize money goes to taxes; and some tax planning during that tax year may also reduce the amount of taxes that has to be paid.
Whether an annuity gets used is an individual post-race planning issue which is not done by CBS. I'm not comfortable speculating about how that could be done or whether there's any way to use annuities to reduce the tax burden. I am aware that annuities are available for winners of the multi-state or state-operated lotteries in the U.S. (they get to choose after they win if the want the adjusted lump sum with taxes withheld, or a 20 year annuity which adds up to the announced jackpot amount; but that doesn't apply to the US version of TAR. I also don't know how any of the regional versions deal with income or other taxes.
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yeah these are good to go over, just like any prise you can op to take out the taxes at time of payment ( casinos use this form alll the time) so 1 mill divided by two is 500k - taxes is roughly 300k take home. easy pezy in my book. :yess:
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I've heard that winners don't need to pay taxes if they choose to get the prize money 20 grands each year instead of getting the whole 1 million bucks once and for all. Then what if CBS collapses in 50 years?
As far as I know, CBS pays the full million to the team (one half to each teammate) and after that, each team member is responsible for paying any income taxes (federal, most states, and some localities) on their share of the prize money, By the way, teams also have to declare and pay income taxes on any prizes they win during the Race. Because individual tax situations are different, it's not possible to state what percentage of the prize money goes to taxes; and some tax planning during that tax year may also reduce the amount of taxes that has to be paid.
Whether an annuity gets used is an individual post-race planning issue which is not done by CBS. I'm not comfortable speculating about how that could be done or whether there's any way to use annuities to reduce the tax burden. I am aware that annuities are available for winners of the multi-state or state-operated lotteries in the U.S. (they get to choose after they win if the want the adjusted lump sum with taxes withheld, or a 20 year annuity which adds up to the announced jackpot amount; but that doesn't apply to the US version of TAR. I also don't know how any of the regional versions deal with income or other taxes.
Got it. Thanks for educating me in that!
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What happens when the teams get separated from their camera crew?
Like for example the team runs into a train as the doors were closing and the door closed right after the team entered the train but leaving the camera crew behind on the platform?
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What happens when the teams get separated from their camera crew?
Like for example the team runs into a train as the doors were closing and the door closed right after the team entered the train but leaving the camera crew behind on the platform?
:funny: :funny: :funny: They'll be given... a time credit? :crazy:
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What happens when the teams get separated from their camera crew?
Like for example the team runs into a train as the doors were closing and the door closed right after the team entered the train but leaving the camera crew behind on the platform?
:funny: :funny: :funny: They'll be given... a time credit? :crazy:
I do believe this scenario had happened in an early season, and in that instance, IIRC, the team had to wait at the destination stop for the camera crew to catch up. I'm not sure that the team would get a time credit since, ideally, the team should have waited with the crew for the next available train so as to not get separated. (In other words, the team would have had to wait, one way or the other so the next effect on the amount of time waiting would have been the same.)
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Remember the taking order in Chinese detour?
Does the subtitle of what Jen & Kisha said is for real or just for the humor?
Speaking of Jen & Kisha, where did Kisha stated that she's gay?
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Remember the taking order in Chinese detour?
Does the subtitle of what Jen & Kisha said is for real or just for the humor?
Speaking of Jen & Kisha, where did Kisha stated that she's gay?
I don't think it's humor. :funny: Chinese is really... complicated? (not sure with the term complicated)
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Another question is about spending. Usually in which country do the crew spend most money?
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Is it the case that TAR fans dislike football? They usually share the same time slot.
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Remember the taking order in Chinese detour?
Does the subtitle of what Jen & Kisha said is for real or just for the humor?
Speaking of Jen & Kisha, where did Kisha stated that she's gay?
http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-jennifer-and-lakisha-hoffman-talk-the-amazing-race-8911.php
Reality TV World: LaKisha, a couple of weeks ago there was a story about how you're openly gay but how that wasn't featured anywhere in the [show]. Was that your decision or was that someone else's decision?
LaKisha: I think it was CBS' decision just because this is a race so I think [the teams] have certain labels and we were 'the athletic sisters' and they really wanted to focus on that aspect of our relationship. And I think they did a great job of that because from the beginning of the race with us adjusting to each other to the end of the race [with] us really supporting and working well as a team, I think they really captured that.
And you know, it's just one of those things where I have big breadth. There's different characteristics of me that make me who I am, from being a woman, to being African-American, to being a sister... it could be as a teacher... it could be as a lesbian. You know there's so many aspects of me so I guess they picked what they felt would really be fitting for us at that moment.
No, that wasn't my decision because my family knows about me and my friends know about me.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: According to a CBS spokesperson, LaKisha's sexual orientation would have "definitely" been mentioned if it had been deemed, similar to the gay father and son team of Mel and Mike White, to be a "major story point" of her The Amazing Race participation. The show has also similarly not noted the orientation of openly gay "Mother and Son" team member Luke Adams, the spokesperson noted.]
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Could teams exchange money at the pitstop, for example, which means they don't need to take their time for doing so during the race?
In the first leg of S24 fans reported that many teams, instead of exchanging money in banks, did so with fans even if it meant to lose some money they could have got (e.g. a team exchanged 60 dollars for 298 RMB).
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Another question is about spending. Usually in which country do the crew spend most money?
Most likely Japan (especially Tokyo), but maybe Italy would be the most expensive for the crew.
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I thought teams weren't supposed to help other teams with a Roadblock, if this is true, why didn't Jason & Amy receive a penalty?
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No rule against a team helping another team that I know of, you just can't actively hinder another team.
And no, football is good for ratings, so we LIKE football.
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I like when 'Additional info' paper is clearly visible on screen, so I can take a deeper look into production. I know that it includes info about how to perform every task or about security demonstrations we dont see on TV. What else is usually written in them? Dont you some have a clear screencap of one of these?
I've got just this one http://oi43.[banned image hosting site].com/29239g1.jpg
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I like when 'Additional info' paper is clearly visible on screen, so I can take a deeper look into production. I know that it includes info about how to perform every task or about security demonstrations we dont see on TV. What else is usually written in them? Dont you some have a clear screencap of one of these?
I've got just this one http://oi43.[banned image hosting site].com/29239g1.jpg
I remember in earlier seasons production would paste instructions to drive stick on the wheel of a car.
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The additional information could be any number of things, from specific rules and requirements for a task to instructions and limitations about transportation, and even the place name in the native language and alphabet that the teams have to get to, especially in places where English speakers aren't common or special local laws or customs that have to be observed (such as women Racers covering their heads when entering a mosque, which has happened in several different Races over the years.
The sheets that are one-third of normal size letter paper are what the producers want the Racers to read on camera (usually) but the additional instructions at the beginning of the Race often included the flight information for the teams' first flight.
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The Race does not allow teams to fly on certain airlines, am I right?
I was just reading up on an airplane crash in Mozambique that happened last week. The airline was LAM. It sounds familiar as I believe this was the airline teams flew on in TAR11 during the African leg there.
I know that these airlines do not have the best of safety records. But is there like a list of airlines or transport companies that the Race producers forbid them from flying on?
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The Race does not allow teams to fly on certain airlines, am I right?
I was just reading up on an airplane crash in Mozambique that happened last week. The airline was LAM. It sounds familiar as I believe this was the airline teams flew on in TAR11 during the African leg there.
I know that these airlines do not have the best of safety records. But is there like a list of airlines or transport companies that the Race producers forbid them from flying on?
I read somewhere, probably on Ryan from S21 review of one of the early episodes of S23, that when teams need to travel somewhere production gives them a list of airlines they can use, I believe this to be true but I'm not so sure about it...
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The Race does not allow teams to fly on certain airlines, am I right?
I was just reading up on an airplane crash in Mozambique that happened last week. The airline was LAM. It sounds familiar as I believe this was the airline teams flew on in TAR11 during the African leg there.
I know that these airlines do not have the best of safety records. But is there like a list of airlines or transport companies that the Race producers forbid them from flying on?
I always guessed it was IATA or ICAO approved airlines? :cmas5
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The producers will restrict teams for safety, security, or other production related reasons. (In the early seasons, especially immediately after 9/11, Athens and Frankfurt had a poor security reputation, for example.) Other restrictions may be due to visa or other requirements specific to a certain country.
As far as I've read over the years, there is not a master list as such, it has to be adjusted for changes reflecting the safety, security, or other production related reasons I mentioned before.
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What would happen if a winner leaked that they actually won before the season even began to air or just finished filming? What would happen?
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What would happen if a winner leaked that they actually won before the season even began to air or just finished filming? What would happen?
I think I read it somewhere that if winners leak the news they'd be punished with a fine of 5 million dollars.
A similar case did happen in the first season of TAR Australia where someone leaked who the winners were before the finale aired. Seven channel was pissed off, but since the leaker was not a contestant, we didn't see any following lawsuit or fine.
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To be more precise, if the leaker of such information signed a non-disclosure agreement, the network and the production can enforce that contract in court. The contract has what is called a liquidated damages provision that fixes the amount of damages for any breach of that agreement. It's been understood that the amount is either $5 million or $10 million, at least in the early seasons, an amount to cover the cost of producing the season.
It might be higher now.
The only time I am aware of such contracts actually were taken to court was for an early season of Survivor.
As to leaks, it was known that bets were places by some people who claimed to know the results of a couple of the early seasons of TAR, but that was resolved when the betting rooms in Las Vegas agreed not to take bets on the outcome of competition shows that had been filmed before broadcast.
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What happens if a team receives a 24-hour penalty on a NEL?
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What happens if a team receives a 24-hour penalty on a NEL?
Probably would make it an elimination and the next leg a NEL? No way they could catch up.
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24 hour penalties don't happen any more, but I think they used to do a pity elimination for teams too far behind *coughUchenna&Joycecough*
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A 24 hour penalty would be assessed on their departure time for the following leg; it probably would lead to an eiimination, depending on what is planned (a long plane trip with an HOO could well reduce the gap significantly.)
In the early seasons we did see teams fall behind by 24 hours on an NEL, and they continued Racing. In TAR 1, Margarita and Frank had a 24 hour lead headed to India, and by the end of the next leg the other teams had caught up in India; In TAR 11, one team was a day ahead in arriving in Tanzania, due to flight scheduling issues in an heavy travel period in Africa, but an HOO allowed other teams to catch up; and in TAR 1 beginning in Thailand, two teams fell 24 hours behind the lead teams, and the last team was eliminated in Beijing, and the other team never caught up before the end of the Race, they had just started the final leg when the winning team reached the finish line.
One thing is clear the show does not switch NELs around because a team fell far behind, or quit the Race, or anything else. Its a governmental rule dealing with contests on television that prevents it, and the producers literally have to have put the plans (including alternative legs and so forth) in an sealed affidivit before filming starts. (That may have changed at some point, but it was clearly the case during the early seasons.)
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Thanks for the answer TS, that clarifies it from every angle possible :cmas20
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A 24 hour penalty would be assessed on their departure time for the following leg; it probably would lead to an eiimination, depending on what is planned (a long plane trip with an HOO could well reduce the gap significantly.)
In the early seasons we did see teams fall behind by 24 hours on an NEL, and they continued Racing. In TAR 1, Margarita and Frank had a 24 hour lead headed to India, and by the end of the next leg the other teams had caught up in India; In TAR 11, one team was a day ahead in arriving in Tanzania, due to flight scheduling issues in an heavy travel period in Africa, but an HOO allowed other teams to catch up; and in TAR 1 beginning in Thailand, two teams fell 24 hours behind the lead teams, and the last team was eliminated in Beijing, and the other team never caught up before the end of the Race, they had just started the final leg when the winning team reached the finish line.
One thing is clear the show does not switch NELs around because a team fell far behind, or quit the Race, or anything else. Its a governmental rule dealing with contests on television that prevents it, and the producers literally have to have put the plans (including alternative legs and so forth) in an sealed affidivit before filming starts. (That may have changed at some point, but it was clearly the case during the early seasons.)
Thank you very much! :cmas17 Loved the info bolded above.
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I love all-Star seasons, funny thing is when they have "average" joe teams they make for better TV because the average person can relate to them more. :) So here's a hint.... get more average joe teams CBS ( example Dave and Mary, Art and JJ , Tim and Danny, roller durby moms.. :) - less " industry" people IE famous, models, TV writers etc
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if a team quits before the leg even started, does that leg become a NEL? pretty sure it's happen when Dave & Connor decided to quit. i remember because i was like so confuse what's the point of double u-turn when nobody is eliminated in the end
and what would happen if a team quit (like in Maria & Tiffany situation) in a NEL leg?
oh one last question, i wonder how Zev & Justin realize that Zev lost his passport?
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if a team quits before the leg even started, does that leg become a NEL? pretty sure it's happen when Dave & Connor decided to quit. i remember because i was like so confuse what's the point of double u-turn when nobody is eliminated in the end
In Dave and Conner's case, they had decided to quit before being released for the leg, but traveled to the new country and went directly to see Phil at the Pit Stop and were eliminated. For placement purposes. that leg was an elimination leg, so they were considered to have finished 8th IIRC in the Race.
and what would happen if a team quit (like in Maria & Tiffany situation) in a NEL leg?
Maria and Tiffany quit the detour on an elimination leg, but because all the other teams had checked in, Phil went to the detour location and eliminated them without formally assessing the penalty for quitting the detour.
oh one last question, i wonder how Zev & Justin realize that Zev lost his passport?
I'd have to go back to the episode recording to be sure, but they had realized they did not have both passports with them when they reached the Pit Stop, and Phil sent them back out to find the passport and they had until all the other teams had checked in in order to proceed to the next leg. It was an elimination leg.
This was the leg that established that a team that misplaces or loses their passport have until the teams are departing to the next county to find or replace the passport; they must have the passport to proceed (i.e., buying airline tickets, or train or ferry tickets).
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In season 17 Connor perform the first 4 roadblocks and then they were eliminated. :tup:
Hmm, that's interesting, because by leg 7, Michael had done 2 RBs and Kevin had done 4. However, before the leg's RB, Kevin says something like 'I've done 4 RBs and my dad's only done 2, so he had to do this one'.
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That question still remains a mystery, I guess.
In S19 among first seven RBs Jeremy performed 5 and Sandy only 2 but they went to the F3 because 3 consecutive RBs in leg 7, 8 and 9 didn't requrie physical and Sandy completed all of it as well as RB in leg 11 and leg 12 (I thought Jeremy/Sandy was the first M/F team had a RBs devident 6/7
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In season 17 Connor perform the first 4 roadblocks and then they were eliminated. :tup:
In season 22 Connor performed 4 RBs and Dave only one before they withdrew because of his tendon achilles if Dave didnt injury I though Dave performed RBs in leg 4, 6 and 7
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A 24 hour penalty would be assessed on their departure time for the following leg; it probably would lead to an eiimination, depending on what is planned (a long plane trip with an HOO could well reduce the gap significantly.)
In the early seasons we did see teams fall behind by 24 hours on an NEL, and they continued Racing. In TAR 1, Margarita and Frank had a 24 hour lead headed to India, and by the end of the next leg the other teams had caught up in India; In TAR 11, one team was a day ahead in arriving in Tanzania, due to flight scheduling issues in an heavy travel period in Africa, but an HOO allowed other teams to catch up; and in TAR 1 beginning in Thailand, two teams fell 24 hours behind the lead teams, and the last team was eliminated in Beijing, and the other team never caught up before the end of the Race, they had just started the final leg when the winning team reached the finish line.
One thing is clear the show does not switch NELs around because a team fell far behind, or quit the Race, or anything else. Its a governmental rule dealing with contests on television that prevents it, and the producers literally have to have put the plans (including alternative legs and so forth) in an sealed affidivit before filming starts. (That may have changed at some point, but it was clearly the case during the early seasons.)
Here's a good question. What if a team Dave & Connor were unable to continue in Leg 2, or decided to quit? Will the NELs be changed since the next leg was a KRL? Can a team possibly sue CBS?
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A 24 hour penalty would be assessed on their departure time for the following leg; it probably would lead to an eiimination, depending on what is planned (a long plane trip with an HOO could well reduce the gap significantly.)
In the early seasons we did see teams fall behind by 24 hours on an NEL, and they continued Racing. In TAR 1, Margarita and Frank had a 24 hour lead headed to India, and by the end of the next leg the other teams had caught up in India; In TAR 11, one team was a day ahead in arriving in Tanzania, due to flight scheduling issues in an heavy travel period in Africa, but an HOO allowed other teams to catch up; and in TAR 1 beginning in Thailand, two teams fell 24 hours behind the lead teams, and the last team was eliminated in Beijing, and the other team never caught up before the end of the Race, they had just started the final leg when the winning team reached the finish line.
One thing is clear the show does not switch NELs around because a team fell far behind, or quit the Race, or anything else. Its a governmental rule dealing with contests on television that prevents it, and the producers literally have to have put the plans (including alternative legs and so forth) in an sealed affidivit before filming starts. (That may have changed at some point, but it was clearly the case during the early seasons.)
Here's a good question. What if a team Dave & Connor were unable to continue in Leg 2, or decided to quit?
I think TPTB will do everything possible to get the team to check in at the pit stop and have them quit in an elimination leg. When you watched every episode of every season, you can tell when the last place team is encouraged by production to finish any difficult task in an NEL and not quit unless it becomes medically unavoidable. This is what they did with Dave and Connor, and they were allowed to go directly to the pit stop on the following elimination leg.
Will the NELs be changed since the next leg was a KRL?
No. They can't and the order of elimination points aren't change, even if the leg itself has to be switched to a backup planned leg.
Can a team possibly sue CBS?
From an early season of Survivor, a copy of one of those agreements with CBS made it online because of a lawsuit. It's clear from that example that the participants waives their claim against the network in the event of an injury; and on the otherhand, CBS always have medical staff traveling with the teams and have local medical resources available (one reason why private security travels with, but out of sight of the camera, the teams). IIRC, only one lawsuit against Mark Burnett ever made it past the pre-trial process, and it was settled in some way, bu no court has ever refused to enforce the no claim provisions of that key agreement. (That lawsuit came out of the first season of Survivor when one of the contestants claim Burnett interferred to prevent Rudy from being voted off early in the season, but that was never proved; and such claims are almost impossible to prove since all producer contact is recorded by the camera crews.)
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Can a team possibly sue CBS?
From an early season of Survivor, a copy of one of those agreements with CBS made it online because of a lawsuit. It's clear from that example that the participants waives their claim against the network in the event of an injury; and on the otherhand, CBS always have medical staff traveling with the teams and have local medical resources available (one reason why private security travels with, but out of sight of the camera, the teams). IIRC, only one lawsuit against Mark Burnett ever made it past the pre-trial process, and it was settled in some way, bu no court has ever refused to enforce the no claim provisions of that key agreement. (That lawsuit came out of the first season of Survivor when one of the contestants claim Burnett interferred to prevent Rudy from being voted off early in the season, but that was never proved; and such claims are almost impossible to prove since all producer contact is recorded by the camera crews.)
My question was if let's say for discussion sake that John & Jessica's* position was affected because of a last-minute change of legs, and they somehow found out, could they sue CBS?
*I'm just using a random team here.
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They can't prove that they would have done better on the other leg though.
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Can a team possibly sue CBS?
From an early season of Survivor, a copy of one of those agreements with CBS made it online because of a lawsuit. It's clear from that example that the participants waives their claim against the network in the event of an injury; and on the otherhand, CBS always have medical staff traveling with the teams and have local medical resources available (one reason why private security travels with, but out of sight of the camera, the teams). IIRC, only one lawsuit against Mark Burnett ever made it past the pre-trial process, and it was settled in some way, bu no court has ever refused to enforce the no claim provisions of that key agreement. (That lawsuit came out of the first season of Survivor when one of the contestants claim Burnett interferred to prevent Rudy from being voted off early in the season, but that was never proved; and such claims are almost impossible to prove since all producer contact is recorded by the camera crews.)
My question was if let's say for discussion sake that John & Jessica's* position was affected because of a last-minute change of legs, and they somehow found out, could they sue CBS?
*I'm just using a random team here.
It's my understanding from what I've read and heard over the years that the contracts contestants sign would preclude such a claim, because a waiver of those types of claims are part of the contract. It's like a typical game show where a category or task of the show is changed for technical reasons at the last minute. This is where the lawsuit over the first season of Survivor comes in and Burnett did not lose that lawsuit which claimed he interfered with the vote at tribal council that voted the contestant off the show. (There's also the example of the US version of Big Brother where indirect producer interference of sorts is legendary, but that show is not even considered a game show for regulatory purposes.)
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What happens if a team says ( before the show airs ) that they win, their final place or something important?
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$1,000,000 fine I think?
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$1,000,000 fine I think?
I haven't seen the actual contract, but I've seen both $5 million and $10 million mentioned in the past. Whatever the number is now, it is a so-called "liquidated damages" provision to make it simpler to prove an amount, although the actual amount of damages is all of the costs of producing that season, so I wouldn't be surprised if the contracted amount now is higher.
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They can't prove that they would have done better on the other leg though.
Let's say Dave & Connor survived on Leg 2, but withdrew during the Leg 2 pit stop period, with eight teams starting Leg 3. Leg 4 becomes non-elimination, with say Chuck & Wynona non-eliminated. In the next leg they u-turn John & Jessica to survive (logically using the last u-turn), and let's imagine in this case they don't have /or use their express pass.
If they could somehow prove that Leg 4 was somehow changed into a non-elimination leg, could they possibly sue on the grounds that if Chuck & Wynona weren't non-e, they wouldn't have needed to use the u-turn, and they could possibly survive Leg 5?
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I think if they wanted to quit, they'd have to do it prior to the last team checking hin
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They can't prove that they would have done better on the other leg though.
Let's say Dave & Connor survived on Leg 2, but withdrew during the Leg 2 pit stop period, with eight teams starting Leg 3. Leg 4 becomes non-elimination, with say Chuck & Wynona non-eliminated. In the next leg they u-turn John & Jessica to survive (logically using the last u-turn), and let's imagine in this case they don't have /or use their express pass.
If they could somehow prove that Leg 4 was somehow changed into a non-elimination leg, could they possibly sue on the grounds that if Chuck & Wynona weren't non-e, they wouldn't have needed to use the u-turn, and they could possibly survive Leg 5?
I think the film clips shown during their season shows that Dennis and Conner did in fact decide to quit during the rest period, but accomodated the producers to fly to the next country, went to the pit stop and then were eliminated.
I'm not sure what different scenario you are trying to create. The producers can't change the planned elimination points and NELs.
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Is the elimination station still existing?
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I think I answered this a few weeks back. It depends on what you mean by the elimination station. Teams are still sent to a resort somewhere to spend 1-2 weeks until it's time for them to fly to the final city. Do they still film short video clips for TAR from wherever it is they are being kept? Not that I can see.
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In the Chinese version there is no elimination station though. Teams go home after their elimination.
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^That is infinitely stupid because it makes the boot order ridiculously easy to spoil.
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Scenario:
While the teams are in the middle of racing, an earthquake happens in the country.
What will happen if this happens?
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Based on the Sahara sandstorm that interrupted filming in season one in Tunisia, and the blizzard that struck during filming in Siberian Russia of TAR 14 (leg 5; teams were on a train on the Trans-Siberian Railway as a rolling pitstop), my guess is that production would adjust that leg and/or the following leg; there have been "extended pit stops" on a couple of occasions due to production issues. There was also the apparent adjustment of legs and tasks when the teams last visited Phuket in Thailand; it's not clear if Phuket was the original primary location for those legs, or whether that was a complete substitution for legs in a different country; this is because teams were sent to Bangkok after teams had completed two roadblocks in Phuket.
So those are the things that have been observed in past seasons, and the logical deduction is that production would use similar responses in your hypothetical situation.
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Scenario 1: about fast forward
A team chooses to skip the fast forward and go to the next task (let's say it's a roadblock). This team goes to the roadblock and fails after several attempts.
Questions to this scenario:
1.) Is the team allowed to go back and perform the fast forward instead?
2.) If yes, what happens to the team's roadblock count?
Scenario 2: about u-turn
Let's say... there are 9 teams. They all bunched-up before the detour (let's say by means of a HoO). One team gets lost and was not able to perform either side of the detour. That team accidentally finds the u-turn ahead of all the other teams. (Note: They will definitely have to go back and perform the detour.)
Question to this scenario: Is the lost team allowed to use the u-turn before going back to either side of the detour?
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Scenario 1: about fast forward
A team chooses to skip the fast forward and go to the next task (let's say it's a roadblock). This team goes to the roadblock and fails after several attempts.
Questions to this scenario:
1.) Is the team allowed to go back and perform the fast forward instead?
2.) If yes, what happens to the team's roadblock count?
Scenario 2: about u-turn
Let's say... there are 9 teams. They all bunched-up before the detour (let's say by means of a HoO). One team gets lost and was not able to perform either side of the detour. That team accidentally finds the u-turn ahead of all the other teams. (Note: They will definitely have to go back and perform the detour.)
Question to this scenario: Is the lost team allowed to use the u-turn before going back to either side of the detour?
SCENARIO 1: Yes, a team is allowed to take the Fast Forward anytime before the first task is completed on that Leg. The unfinished Roadblock penalty is nullified, but the count will be tallied.
SCENARIO 2: Most likely, the team will be smart enough to keep on searching for the Detour site, but if they follow the scneario, the skipped Detour will become a 12-hour penalty since well, they skipped the Detour. The U-Turn will still be in effect for the stalled team.
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I would go further and say that an unclaimed fast forward may be taken at any point within the leg by any team which has not previously claimed one.
In TAR4 there were two legs where a team completed a task then went on to claim the fast forward which was prevoisly inaccessible (one because of geographical placement and one due to hours of operation).
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Scenario 2: about u-turn
Let's say... there are 9 teams. They all bunched-up before the detour (let's say by means of a HoO). One team gets lost and was not able to perform either side of the detour. That team accidentally finds the u-turn ahead of all the other teams. (Note: They will definitely have to go back and perform the detour.)
Question to this scenario: Is the lost team allowed to use the u-turn before going back to either side of the detour?
SCENARIO 2: Most likely, the team will be smart enough to keep on searching for the Detour site, but if they follow the scneario, the skipped Detour will become a 12-hour penalty since well, they skipped the Detour. The U-Turn will still be in effect for the stalled team.
Really said team must have had a Heather & Eve sized lapse in their logic to find the U-Turn and then proceed onwards instead of realising they skipped the Detour entirely :lol:
I would go further and say that an unclaimed fast forward may be taken at any point within the leg by any team which has not previously claimed one.
In TAR4 there were two legs where a team completed a task then went on to claim the fast forward which was prevoisly inaccessible (one because of geographical placement and one due to hours of operation).
When was this, could you enlighten me?
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SCENARIO 2: Most likely, the team will be smart enough to keep on searching for the Detour site, but if they follow the scneario, the skipped Detour will become a 12-hour penalty since well, they skipped the Detour. The U-Turn will still be in effect for the stalled team.
I mean: One team accidentally skips the detour, and finds a u-turn. Before going back to either side of the detour, are they allowed to use the u-turn?
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SCENARIO 2: Most likely, the team will be smart enough to keep on searching for the Detour site, but if they follow the scneario, the skipped Detour will become a 12-hour penalty since well, they skipped the Detour. The U-Turn will still be in effect for the stalled team.
I mean: One team accidentally skips the detour, and finds a u-turn. Before going back to either side of the detour, are they allowed to use the u-turn?
I don't think we've seen anything remotely like this since the advent of the U-Turn. We have seen teams skip a task and reach the pit stop by accident (Derek and Drew, TAR 3, Vietnam, for instance) and were sent back to properly find and complete the final task before they could check in. My guess is that the team would be penalized for not completing the detour task before reaching the U-Turn point; whether their use of the U-Turn would even count is an unknown. We've seen a couple of instances where a team selected a team ahead of them for the U-Turn, which effectively nullified it, but I don't know if there's anything that provides an answer.
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Scenario 1: about fast forward
A team chooses to skip the fast forward and go to the next task (let's say it's a roadblock). This team goes to the roadblock and fails after several attempts.
Questions to this scenario:
1.) Is the team allowed to go back and perform the fast forward instead?
2.) If yes, what happens to the team's roadblock count?
But if a team quits a roadblock, it is a 4-hour penalty...
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Scenario 1: about fast forward
A team chooses to skip the fast forward and go to the next task (let's say it's a roadblock). This team goes to the roadblock and fails after several attempts.
Questions to this scenario:
1.) Is the team allowed to go back and perform the fast forward instead?
2.) If yes, what happens to the team's roadblock count?
But if a team quits a roadblock, it is a 4-hour penalty...
They didn't quit they just moved onto the FF...
Also this is allowed because Brandon & Nicole did it (though they failed the FF)
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Scenario 1: about fast forward
A team chooses to skip the fast forward and go to the next task (let's say it's a roadblock). This team goes to the roadblock and fails after several attempts.
Questions to this scenario:
1.) Is the team allowed to go back and perform the fast forward instead?
2.) If yes, what happens to the team's roadblock count?
But if a team quits a roadblock, it is a 4-hour penalty...
They didn't quit they just moved onto the FF...
Also this is allowed because Brandon & Nicole did it (though they failed the FF)
That's interesting...
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Question! What place did Ethan & Jenna finished in TAR19, 10th or 11th? There's seems to be some conflict in the racer's Wikipedia pages. I believe it's 10th, how about you guys?
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Question! What place did Ethan & Jenna finished in TAR19, 10th or 11th? There's seems to be some conflict in the racer's Wikipedia pages. I believe it's 10th, how about you guys?
10th. I remember Phil saying "You are 10th but it's a double elimination...." To Ethan & Jenna while the flight attendants were told the normal "your last, your out"
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In TAR4 there were two legs where a team completed a task then went on to claim the fast forward which was prevoisly inaccessible (one because of geographical placement and one due to hours of operation).
When was this, could you enlighten me?
In leg 2, Steve and Dave arrived in Venice before 8:30 with most of the other teams and immediately performed the pathway/waterway detour. They opted to take the FF which opened at 2pm; this still gained them hours over the other teams as the roadblock did not open until 5pm.
In leg 4, Tian performed the race car roadblock in LeMans. The next morning in Marseilles, she and Jaree decided to take the FF. I'm not sure when the FF clue was given in this leg, but a smart team would not count on backtracking all the way to LeMans should they not succeed.
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^Thanks :D
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Hey guys. Sorry if this is a total noob question. I was hoping to procure season 14 on DVD but wasn't able to find it anywhere. I notice that a lot of the earlier seasons are on DVD but not the later ones. Did they just stop making DVDs for seasons? Or are they just behind and they will all come out eventually?
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Hey guys. Sorry if this is a total noob question. I was hoping to procure season 14 on DVD but wasn't able to find it anywhere. I notice that a lot of the earlier seasons are on DVD but not the later ones. Did they just stop making DVDs for seasons? Or are they just behind and they will all come out eventually?
They have made DVDs for Seasons 1 to 12 so far.
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Hey guys. Sorry if this is a total noob question. I was hoping to procure season 14 on DVD but wasn't able to find it anywhere. I notice that a lot of the earlier seasons are on DVD but not the later ones. Did they just stop making DVDs for seasons? Or are they just behind and they will all come out eventually?
They have made DVDs for Seasons 1 to 12 so far.
Yep, those were the ones I found. I am wondering if there are plans for the other seasons to come out as well or if they stopped making them altogether and I should give up hope for TAR14.
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Actually, it's seasons 1 to 11 that have become available on DVD so far; except for seasons 1 and 7, they are only available through an Amazon produced on demand platform; seasons 1 and 7 were released in the traditional DVD marketplace.
Seasons 13 through 23 are available for purchase from I-Tunes with seasons 18 through 23 also available from I-Tunes in a HD format.
The only season not yet available in either format is season 12. There was a promo during one of the episodes of TAR 23 for seasons 12 and 13 for pre-order on Amazon, however, that was never followed up with other promotions, and have not become available on Amazon.
Many seasons are available for streaming through Hulu plus, but I haven't used that service and can't tell you anything able it.
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Have there been any current active duty military people run the race. I know about the former POW. Was he still active duty. Any others?
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Have there been any current active duty military people run the race. I know about the former POW. Was he still active duty. Any others?
The only one that comes to mind is Dave Brown from season 20. I think he's in the Army Reserve (and thus wasn't on active duty at the time the season was filmed), but I'm not 100 per cent certain of the Reserve status.
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Hey guys. Sorry if this is a total noob question. I was hoping to procure season 14 on DVD but wasn't able to find it anywhere. I notice that a lot of the earlier seasons are on DVD but not the later ones. Did they just stop making DVDs for seasons? Or are they just behind and they will all come out eventually?
They have made DVDs for Seasons 1 to 12 so far.
Yep, those were the ones I found. I am wondering if there are plans for the other seasons to come out as well or if they stopped making them altogether and I should give up hope for TAR14.
Actually, if you have a Macintosh product, season 14 - 23 can be bought on iTunes for about $10 per season.
Have there been any current active duty military people run the race. I know about the former POW. Was he still active duty. Any others?
The only one that comes to mind is Dave Brown from season 20. I think he's in the Army Reserve (and thus wasn't on active duty at the time the season was filmed), but I'm not 100 per cent certain of the Reserve status.
I think Jim (of Jim & Marsha) from season 5 was on active duty. Not sure though, but I remember Jim & Marsha being dubbed as "military dad/daughter".
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Hey guys. Sorry if this is a total noob question. I was hoping to procure season 14 on DVD but wasn't able to find it anywhere. I notice that a lot of the earlier seasons are on DVD but not the later ones. Did they just stop making DVDs for seasons? Or are they just behind and they will all come out eventually?
They have made DVDs for Seasons 1 to 12 so far.
Yep, those were the ones I found. I am wondering if there are plans for the other seasons to come out as well or if they stopped making them altogether and I should give up hope for TAR14.
Actually, if you have a Macintosh product, season 14 - 23 can be bought on iTunes for about $10 per season.
Have there been any current active duty military people run the race. I know about the former POW. Was he still active duty. Any others?
The only one that comes to mind is Dave Brown from season 20. I think he's in the Army Reserve (and thus wasn't on active duty at the time the season was filmed), but I'm not 100 per cent certain of the Reserve status.
I think Jim (of Jim & Marsha) from season 5 was on active duty. Not sure though, but I remember Jim & Marsha being dubbed as "military dad/daughter".
I think the "military dad/daughter was because Jim had served in the military.
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Scenario 1: Elimination issues?
Two teams decided to withdraw on the same leg, and the leg happens to be a NEL. What happens in this case?
Scenario 2: TAR22L1 Sandcastle rb
What happens if the team member who did the rb decided not to rebuild all the sandcastles the team member destroyed, but found the clue under one of them?
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Scenario 1: Elimination issues?
Two teams decided to withdraw on the same leg, and the leg happens to be a NEL. What happens in this case?
Scenario 2: TAR22L1 Sandcastle rb
What happens if the team member who did the rb decided not to rebuild all the sandcastles the team member destroyed, but found the clue under one of them?
S1: I think both teams will be allowed to withdraw from the race, but NEL's will be switched around. ???
S2: This will just incur a 4-hour penalty since the team member didn't follow Roadblock instructions properly.
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Are teams allowed to mingle during the Pit Stops or are they sequestered from each other?
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They are sequestered.
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Scenario 1: about fast forward
A team chooses to skip the fast forward and go to the next task (let's say it's a roadblock). This team goes to the roadblock and fails after several attempts.
Questions to this scenario:
1.) Is the team allowed to go back and perform the fast forward instead?
2.) If yes, what happens to the team's roadblock count?
But if a team quits a roadblock, it is a 4-hour penalty...
They didn't quit they just moved onto the FF...
Also this is allowed because Brandon & Nicole did it (though they failed the FF)
That's interesting...
IIRC, Brandon & Nicole had arrived at the Roadblock, which Brandon then attempted to complete. Brandon stopped, and they went for the FF. When they saw what the FF was, they went back to the RB location, which Brandon went on to complete (at which point they were in last place). I don't necessarily see that as a quit, because teams have attempted tasks, then stopped to pursue the FF before. I would consider it a quit if it were something on a Momily level (skipping the Detour when they could have just switched from looking for the car to taking the bus).
Now, if Brandon & Nicole went back to the RB location, and Nicole completed it, I believe that's a whole different scenario (as Brandon did elect to do the RB before they switched).
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Are teams allowed to mingle during the Pit Stops or are they sequestered from each other?
Not exactly "sequestered". In the old days we had ESM...eating, sleeping, mingling. Now the teams are kept apart and there is no planned mingling. Airports are the new ESM, lol. I think TPTB think it helps create tension and drama between the teams...I miss it.
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What would happen if a team lost their EP/SP?
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What would happen if a team lost their EP/SP?
I think production would just print a new one for them :lol:
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What would happen if a team lost their EP/SP?
I think production would just print a new one for them :lol:
I don't think they would because it would make for great tv :lol: Imagine them going to skip a task only to have lost it legs ago. :funny:
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I also don't think they would print a new one for the team because IIRC, a team lost their CoP picture and they weren't given a replacement. ???
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Totally forgot about the COPs :lol:
Yeah I guess that would happen, but I think there's a chance it would get reprinted because an EP is a PRIZE, not something you should keep with you? Just my 2 cents. :)
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It shouldn't be difficult to keep it in a safe spot. Plus, I don't know when production would have the time or resources to print on special paper and/or laminate it. If they really want it, they should keep it.
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I don't believe production would replace a lost EP. Production will not replace a lost clue or instruction sheet, or a lost gnome. And we know production will not replace a passport, although we at RFF have been known to help return a Racer's lost passport to a Racer before they got eliminated.
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If team that won Express Pass in first leg and get NEL in NEL leg, would can skip Speed Bump with Express Pass in next EL leg?
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There is nothing said about that. I just think it is quite a stupid thing, since
1. A team with an Express Pass would not risk it and try to not become last (use it before getting last in a NEL)
2. Using it on a Detour (takes more time) is more intelligent, most of the times. A Speed Bump is easy and takes a few time to complete, while the Detour usually makes the difference.
By the way, I think the Express Pass is only not able to be used in Fast Forwards only AFAIC
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I think an EP can skip a speedbump, but a speedbump is too easy to skip.
Any team who still possesses the EP after getting NEL'd would most likely use the EP on a detour or a rb.
I read from Wikipedia (but I can't find it there anymore) that an FF is EP-able, but there's a time penalty. (6 hours? ??? )
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Wiki is unreliable....
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It is currently unknown whether the EP can be used on a Fast Forward. I don't think anyone can confirm it one way or another until it is addressed in the show.
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There is nothing said about that. I just think it is quite a stupid thing, since
1. A team with an Express Pass would not risk it and try to not become last (use it before getting last in a NEL)
2. Using it on a Detour (takes more time) is more intelligent, most of the times. A Speed Bump is easy and takes a few time to complete, while the Detour usually makes the difference.
By the way, I think the Express Pass is only not able to be used in Fast Forwards only AFAIC
sometimes a team can get a pitstop clue at first place but go to pitstop mat at last place because of cab driver or navigation problem (in self-driving leg)...
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I have questions:
1. Can you tell me which team that is fan favorites of all seasons of TAR US?
2. There is Fast Forward in a leg with U-Turn?
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For #2, a Fast Forward has appeared in a leg with a U-Turn, the two that pop into my mind is TAR16 in Singapore are TAR21 in Amsterdam. ;D
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I have questions:
1. Can you tell me which team that is fan favorites of all seasons of TAR US?
2. There is Fast Forward in a leg with U-Turn?
I'm not sure what you mean by your first point? If your talking about teams that fans feel are the biggest fan favourites of all time, then I would say -
Charla & Mirna
Dustin & Kandice
Brook & Claire
Jet & Cord (Yea, I know a lot of people don't like them, but based on the FB fans this team needs to here)
Gary & Mallory
Bopper & Mark (Maybe this has lessened now after Marks appearance in All Stars)
I'm sure there a tons I'm missing, but of the top of my head, they're the teams I'd consider the biggest fan favourites.
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And I'm not sure some you included are "fan favorites" to begin with.
And some people have short memories. There were teams not picked for the original All-Stars season that I think are fan favorites.
CBS has said this season was cast based on social media interest in a team, but I'm not so sure, because at least one team are fan favorites who weren't included (Jamyes and James).
I'd rather not even attempt to suggest who the all time fan favorite teams are because there are more opinions than there are visible stars in the sky on that topic.
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And I'm not sure some you included are "fan favorites" to begin with.
And some people have short memories. There were teams not picked for the original All-Stars season that I think are fan favorites.
CBS has said this season was cast based on social media interest in a team, but I'm not so sure, because at least one team are fan favorites who weren't included (Jamyes and James).
I'd rather not even attempt to suggest who the all time fan favorite teams are because there are more opinions than there are visible stars in the sky on that topic.
My answer: Example Season 1 fan favorites are Kevin & Drew
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And I'm not sure some you included are "fan favorites" to begin with.
And some people have short memories. There were teams not picked for the original All-Stars season that I think are fan favorites.
CBS has said this season was cast based on social media interest in a team, but I'm not so sure, because at least one team are fan favorites who weren't included (Jamyes and James).
I'd rather not even attempt to suggest who the all time fan favorite teams are because there are more opinions than there are visible stars in the sky on that topic.
My answer: Example Season 1 fan favorites are Kevin & Drew
Ok, if your looking for the fan favourites of each season, here's who I'd say - (These are Teams I feel the majority of people rooted for, and not necessarily my favourites of the season) -
Season 1 - Kevin & Drew
Season 2 - Oswald & Danny
Season 3 - Ken & Gerard
Season 4 - Jon & Al
Season 5 - Charla & Mirna
Season 6 - Kris & Jon
Season 7 - Uchenna & Joyce
Season 9 - Fran & Barry or BJ & Tyler
Season 10 - David & Mary or Dustin & Kandice
Season 11 - Charla & Mirna or Dustin & Kandice
Season 12 - Kynt & Vyxsin
Season 13 - Toni & Dallas
Season 14 - Margie & Luke
Season 15 - Sam & Dan or Flight Time & Big Easy
Season 16 - Jet & Cord
Season 17 - Brook & Claire
Season 18 - This one I'm not sure? Most of them :lol:
Season 19 - Amani & Marcus or Bill & Chati
Season 20 - Mark & Bopper
Season 21 - Jaymes & James
Season 22 - Joey & Meghan
Season 23 - Chester & Ephraim
Season 24 - So far Mark & Mallory or maybe Dave & Connor
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Please take further fan favorites discussion to either WishLists or the Championship Discussion threads. Thanks!
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We haven't got any news of the renewal of this show so far. Will S24 be the final season?
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We haven't got any news of the renewal of this show so far. Will S24 be the final season?
Don't think so. Neither does ET:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,29745.msg980645.html#msg980645
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From my experience about a decade ago, now, I would say that if there was any such possibility the "network" would be sending out an alarm.
CBS makes money off of TAR not just from advertisers in the most highly preferred demo but from international syndication, and they finally figured out they can used TVGN which CBS half-owns as well as I Tunes and Google as revenue streams. And the overnights are now so deceptive as to the actual audience that watches within the 30 days now being tracked by CBS Research internally, that worrying about the ratings has become ridiculous. (When we're still in the Top 25 in the weekly broadcast ratings, no matter what those overnights look like, it has become next to meaningless.)
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Which team was the last team to complete TAR24's starting line task?
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Which team was the last team to complete TAR24's starting line task?
The only ones shown were the first five teams who finished it. But I have a feeling that after the first flight tickets ran out, they just gave the rest without checking the Chinese characters.
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Which team was the last team to complete TAR24's starting line task?
The only ones shown were the first five teams who finished it. But I have a feeling that after the first flight tickets ran out, they just gave the rest without checking the Chinese characters.
But on TAR's facebook page, I saw a photo of Mark & Mallory bringing the correct answer with them. So the moment I saw that pic, I was confused whether everyone finished the SLT or not.
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Is the task location of Ep3 of TAR24 near to where the first season of Survivor was filmed?
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Yes, it was. Kota Kinabalu is the nearest big city to the island of Pulau Tiga (about 50 km away). On Survivor: Borneo it may have even been mentioned by name.
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I'm sure this has already been asked in this thread, and I'm sorry for asking again, but what's the paper teams have taped on their steering wheels? The extra instructions that come in the envelopes?
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I'm sure this has already been asked in this thread, and I'm sorry for asking again, but what's the paper teams have taped on their steering wheels? The extra instructions that come in the envelopes?
I believe the papers are vehicle agreement notices. Rules of the car like no radio, no use of GPS, those sort of shenanigans.
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Do you like the double your money twist in TAR 21?
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I'm sure this has already been asked in this thread, and I'm sorry for asking again, but what's the paper teams have taped on their steering wheels? The extra instructions that come in the envelopes?
I believe the papers are vehicle agreement notices. Rules of the car like no radio, no use of GPS, those sort of shenanigans.
They are "extra" instructions re how to go, speeding, etc. We have shots of some of these...
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Do you like the double your money twist in TAR 21?
You should start a new poll. ;)
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Was there ever a NEL/TBC/KOR with 10 teams (US)? ??? If there is, which season?
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Was there ever a NEL/TBC/KOR with 10 teams (US)? ??? If there is, which season?
Another way of wording this would be has there ever been a NEL / TBC / KOR on Leg 2. The answer's no, but all of these have happened with still 11 teams.
Season 15 Leg 1 - 11 Teams - NEL
Season 18 Leg 1 - 11 Teams - KOR / TBC
Season 19 Leg 1 - 11 Teams - NEL
TAR Aus Season 1 Leg 1 - 11 Teams - NEL
TAR Aus Season 2 Leg 1 - 11 Teams - NEL (Although this was due to the use of the Salvage Pass)
Hope this helps :)
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Wow, with 24 seasons it's quite weird!
And this season was just begging for a NEL/KOR on leg 2 :'(
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Was there ever a NEL/TBC/KOR with 10 teams (US)? ??? If there is, which season?
Another way of wording this would be has there ever been a NEL / TBC / KOR on Leg 2. The answer's no, but all of these have happened with still 11 teams.
Season 15 Leg 1 - 11 Teams - NEL
Season 18 Leg 1 - 11 Teams - KOR / TBC
Season 19 Leg 1 - 11 Teams - NEL
TAR Aus Season 1 Leg 1 - 11 Teams - NEL
TAR Aus Season 2 Leg 1 - 11 Teams - NEL (Although this was due to the use of the Salvage Pass)
Hope this helps :)
:tup: Thanks!
Wow, with 24 seasons it's quite weird!
And this season was just begging for a NEL/KOR on leg 2 :'(
Weird indeed. :stare
Maybe TAR didn't do this so that the 1st team eliminated gets a new companion at sequesterville after the 2nd leg. :lol:
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Maybe TAR didn't do this so that the 1st team eliminated gets a new companion at sequesterville after the 2nd leg. :lol:
That's why there's never been a Leg 2 NEL.
However, they COULD have had one in TAR15 if Poker was eliminated in Tokyo.
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They are "extra" instructions re how to go, speeding, etc. We have shots of some of these...
Please, will you share some of them with me, Peach? I always try to capture these additional info... thanks! :)
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Gosh I would if I could, but not sure I have any stored, but we have put them in the threads before.. Possibly MAF does??
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Gosh I would if I could, but not sure I have any stored, but we have put them in the threads before.. Possibly MAF does??
I do not. We haven't gotten any clear shots of them since I started doing my racing reports.
But I remember hearing one team describe them as instructions on how to switch between two and four wheel drive on a recent African leg. So it is probably always instruction on how to operate the vehicle.
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I have seem ones with driving instructions as in how fast etc but think I have seen more.\as well...
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OK, nvm, thanks. :waves:
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I have seem ones with driving instructions as in how fast etc but think I have seen more.\as well...
That all answers my question, thanks! So instructions on 'how' to drive (but of course not instructions on how to use a clutch!).
I haven't watched All-Stars for a while, but I'm guessing these instructions are where the stuff about speeding in the Atacama was written?
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Hi,
What I don’t get is, why didn’t they say anything about the missing Malaysian aircraft at the end of the show in Malaysia (ep. 4?) They have done similar things in the past.
I really like the show, but this omission bothers me. :oh
Thanks for any thoughts you have on this.
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:hiya and :bigwelcome to the R.F.F., Lavender Princess.
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Hi,
What I don’t get is, why didn’t they say anything about the missing Malaysian aircraft at the end of the show in Malaysia (ep. 4?) They have done similar things in the past.
I really like the show, but this omission bothers me. :oh
Thanks for any thoughts you have on this.
The two times the show has mentioned a disaster on air that happened in a location between filming and broadcast were in 2004-05 when the show filmed in Sri Lanka before the Great Indian Ocean Tsunami and broadcast two episodes after that event, and in New Orleans for the Family Edition before Hurricane Katrina flooded that city and much of the nearby coastline.
They haven't directly mentioned it in a broadcast episode since. The Superstorm Sandy event that hit New York City and New Hersey was mentioned in a PSA, but not in the episode as broadcast in the US. The current situation with the Malaysia flight wasn't a natural disaster, and the origin and cause of that event is still undetermined. So I can understand why both CBS and WRP have not chosen to mention it in connection with this season's Malaysia legs. (And given that they are reportedly replacement legs for the Philippines, which suffered a massive natural disaster from the super Typhoon before filming of this season started, it is almost ironic.)
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Did we get a Christchurch mention somewhere? I am remembering something more recent from somewhere...
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Christchurch was mentioned when TAR held a leg there, but the earthquake wasn't during a period after filming and before boradcast of that episode. It was, instead, a leg filmed to promote tourism in that region, and that was a leg involving a PSA on CBS rather than a mention at the beginning of an episode filmed there before their earthquake and aired afterwards.
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And given that they are reportedly replacement legs for the Philippines, which suffered a massive natural disaster from the super Typhoon before filming of this season started, it is almost ironic.
Is this 100% true? :'( :'( :'( If it is, I wish they'd visit the Philippines next season.
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And given that they are reportedly replacement legs for the Philippines, which suffered a massive natural disaster from the super Typhoon before filming of this season started, it is almost ironic.
Is this 100% true? :'( :'( :'( If it is, I wish they'd visit the Philippines next season.
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Have TAR crew ever thought about changing the sponsor (or has Travelocity ever considered quitting)? I've been told that Travelocity hasn't been doing well during these years.
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I'm sure this has already been asked in this thread, and I'm sorry for asking again, but what's the paper teams have taped on their steering wheels? The extra instructions that come in the envelopes?
I believe the papers are vehicle agreement notices. Rules of the car like no radio, no use of GPS, those sort of shenanigans.
They are "extra" instructions re how to go, speeding, etc. We have shots of some of these...
Here is an example from TAR 22 the second Botswana leg
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,28582.msg859428.html#msg859428
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Oh :tu for finding that kiki!!
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1.) What if a team that won the 2 express passes prize used both of them? What penalty would they get?
2.) What if the camera crew is late? Let's say a team is suppose to depart at 3:55 AM, but no camera crew is present, maybe because they overslept.
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1.) What if a team that won the 2 express passes prize used both of them? What penalty would they get?
2.) What if the camera crew is late? Let's say a team is suppose to depart at 3:55 AM, but no camera crew is present, maybe because they overslept.
1) I'm pretty sure that the task masters and producers wouldn't allow the team to use the second Express Pass and would just outright refuse to give them the next clue. But in the event that it actually happens, they would probably be either forced to return to the task and complete it or be served a penaly equivalent of quitting the task.
2) Production probably have back-up crews ready. But if it happens, most likely a time credit would be given to the affected team at the next pit stop. A late camera crew is probably considered a 'production difficulty'. :)
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1.) What if a team that won the 2 express passes prize used both of them? What penalty would they get?
2.) What if the camera crew is late? Let's say a team is suppose to depart at 3:55 AM, but no camera crew is present, maybe because they overslept.
1) I'm pretty sure that the task masters and producers wouldn't allow the team to use the second Express Pass and would just outright refuse to give them the next clue. But in the event that it actually happens, they would probably be either forced to return to the task and complete it or be served a penaly equivalent of quitting the task.
2) Production probably have back-up crews ready. But if it happens, most likely a time credit would be given to the affected team at the next pit stop. A late camera crew is probably considered a 'production difficulty'. :)
Thanks! :)
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1.) What if a team that won the 2 express passes prize used both of them? What penalty would they get?
2.) What if the camera crew is late? Let's say a team is suppose to depart at 3:55 AM, but no camera crew is present, maybe because they overslept.
1) I'm pretty sure that the task masters and producers wouldn't allow the team to use the second Express Pass and would just outright refuse to give them the next clue. But in the event that it actually happens, they would probably be either forced to return to the task and complete it or be served a penaly equivalent of quitting the task.
2) Production probably have back-up crews ready. But if it happens, most likely a time credit would be given to the affected team at the next pit stop. A late camera crew is probably considered a 'production difficulty'. :)
I'm pretty certain the team would be penalized for violation the rules on the express pass in addition to the penalty for not completing whatever task they skipped. Probably the 30 minute minimum plus the incomplete task penalty would be my guess. Late camera crew is far less likely since the crews usually don't sleep where the teams do, and can film the teams at the pit stop hotel location (which has happened more than once). Since camera crews are rotated every leg (known to be true in the early seasons, and no reason to think that has been changed) the odds of a camera crew oversleeping a team departure is unlikely (and a location crew films the pit stop departure in addition to the film crew that follows that team that leg.)
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1.) What if a team that won the 2 express passes prize used both of them? What penalty would they get?
2.) What if the camera crew is late? Let's say a team is suppose to depart at 3:55 AM, but no camera crew is present, maybe because they overslept.
1) I'm pretty sure that the task masters and producers wouldn't allow the team to use the second Express Pass and would just outright refuse to give them the next clue. But in the event that it actually happens, they would probably be either forced to return to the task and complete it or be served a penaly equivalent of quitting the task.
2) Production probably have back-up crews ready. But if it happens, most likely a time credit would be given to the affected team at the next pit stop. A late camera crew is probably considered a 'production difficulty'. :)
I'm pretty certain the team would be penalized for violation the rules on the express pass in addition to the penalty for not completing whatever task they skipped. Probably the 30 minute minimum plus the incomplete task penalty would be my guess. Late camera crew is far less likely since the crews usually don't sleep where the teams do, and can film the teams at the pit stop hotel location (which has happened more than once). Since camera crews are rotated every leg (known to be true in the early seasons, and no reason to think that has been changed) the odds of a camera crew oversleeping a team departure is unlikely (and a location crew films the pit stop departure in addition to the film crew that follows that team that leg.)
I see... Thanks! :)
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This most likely wouldn't happen, unless the team wants their names on this record.
Is the team holding the EP allowed to let the EP expire, or are they required to use it on the 8th leg if they didn't use it on earlier legs?
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I guess the EP will be expired then.
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IIRC, Phil has said that the Express Pass has to be used by the 8th leg, not that the team has to use it no matter what. This is no different than the original form of the Fast Forward where teams could choose to win the Fast Forward once during the Race, but they weren't required to win a Fast Forward no matter what.
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So, does anyone know what that...parade was that teams found the night before William Tell showed up?
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Do teams carry their own cold weather gear or does production provide it on the required legs?
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You should note that in cases of EXTREME weather conditions, either hot or cold,
the production might choose to (but does not obligate itself to) provide you
with additional clothing or protection from the elements. Put simply: you
may face very hot and/or very cold weather conditions and will have to rely only
on what you yourself have packed.
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Does anyone know why Gary and Mallory were penalized for having maps in TAR18 Leg 8? Many teams have used maps to drive, and they weren't given a penalty.
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Offhand, it probably was prohibited for that particular task, or it was a kind of map that was off-limits for that task or that season. (I seem to recall there was a season where the producers decided to no longer provide any maps to the Racers forcing them to rely on other map sources, IIRC it was season 14.)
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In a leg with 2 roadblocks, in which the 2nd must be performed by the team member who sat out on the 1st, if a team disregarded this not rule/note intentionally, what penalty would they get? 30min, 4h, or others?
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2 hours for incorrectly completing the Roadblock would be my guess.
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In a leg with 2 roadblocks, in which the 2nd must be performed by the team member who sat out on the 1st, if a team disregarded this not rule/note intentionally, what penalty would they get? 30min, 4h, or others?
I think they would just flat out refuse to give the clue until the right person re-do, like for example see Rob & Kelley in S21, when the Rob did the Fallopian tubes roadblock wrongly, the person didn't give the clue and he had to re-do the roadblock.
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Does anyone know why Gary and Mallory were penalized for having maps in TAR18 Leg 8? Many teams have used maps to drive, and they weren't given a penalty.
WAIT! :ascared They were penalized?
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Does anyone know why Gary and Mallory were penalized for having maps in TAR18 Leg 8? Many teams have used maps to drive, and they weren't given a penalty.
WAIT! :ascared They were penalized?
It was actually in Season 17, during the Oman leg. They were eliminated so I guess the penalty didn't apply.
Source: Wikipedia
^ Gary & Mallory incurred a 30-minute penalty for possessing and using maps, which was explicitly prohibited in the clue. Already in last place, they were eliminated without the penalty being applied.
But in their TV Guide exit interview they mentioned that Nat & Kat also had the same map, so why weren't the doctors penalized?
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Amazing-Races-Gary-1025631.aspx
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If the penalty is real and Nat & Kat had the same map, then it didn't really matter. Since they were the last two teams, they would have the same exact penalty and it wouldn't make a difference in their placements. I guess editing just swept it under the rug since it didn't change their positions.
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Which team received the record of getting the most penalties?
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Maybe it was having a map DURING a task? In that case, a team could have used it while another team did not? I do not remember, it is just a possibility.
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Maybe it was having a map DURING a task? In that case, a team could have used it while another team did not? I do not remember, it is just a possibility.
maybe it is the water delivery detour they did on that leg where teams have to instruct their car drivers to somewhere
it would be unfair for teams who did not have map to complete the option
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Which team received the record of getting the most penalties?
I believe Mark & Michael from TAR14 accumulated the most penalties since I remember Phil describing their numerous infractions in Thailand for trading belongings in exchange for taxi services TWICE (2 hours each), sabotaging/hiding the bike pumps during the pull rickshaw Roadblock (30 min.), and hiring a taxi to guide them through the rickshaw roadcourse (30 min.). This totaled to 5 hours of waiting! Wow! :o
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Which team received the record of getting the most penalties?
In TARA 4 Hussein and Natasha got 3 4-hour penalties on three separate legs* for a total of 12 hours of time penalties.
*Depending on your personal views on double length legs
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Are TV network CEO and founder/(Unrelated to TAR) TV show producers are allowed to participate?
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Which team received the record of getting the most penalties?
In TARA 4 Hussein and Natasha got 3 4-hour penalties on three separate legs* for a total of 12 hours of time penalties.
*Depending on your personal views on double length legs
Hussein & Natasha would have the longest amount of penalties that they have overcame.
Mark & Michael still had 4 penalties, 2 in each of the Thai Legs.
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What will happen if the last team has a time credit? Will the 2nd to the last team have to wait at the pit stop and wait for the last team or what will happen exactly?
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What will happen if the last team has a time credit? Will the 2nd to the last team have to wait at the pit stop and wait for the last team or what will happen exactly?
That is one of the things that has bothered me but is never explained by the show. As far as I know, time credits are added to the teams's time retroactively (at the pit start). So even if the last team has a time credit that could bump up their placement, they would still get eliminated. I think this happens because time credits are calculated only after teams have reached the pit stop.
But of course, I'm not sure. ???
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The closest we've seen goes all the way back in seasons one and three, when a penalty against another team took the last arriving team out of last place, and a scene was filmed involving the teams and Phil informing the team of the penalty that changed the eliminated team.
I think the producers ar well aware of what triggers production credits and makes a major effort to avoid those things from happening on the final leg in particular. I think that explains the lack of self-driving and the minimal use of mass transit anywhere on the final legs. (It's easy enough to have extra camera crew teams at each cluebox and tasks on the final leg to take over following the teams to the finish mat.)
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Are a team of former thief/bank robber, prostitutes or film director is allowed to join TAR? ???
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Are a team of former thief/bank robber, prostitutes or film director is allowed to join TAR? ???
OK, where did you get the team list for TAR 25? :knuckles:
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Are a team of former thief/bank robber, prostitutes or film director is allowed to join TAR? ???
OK, where did you get the team list for TAR 25? :knuckles:
Since The Amazing Race is a family show, I don't think they would cast prostitues, former or otherwise. Though it would be interesting to see a team of them :)
Thief/Bank Robbers could be possible if they didn't have a big news headline attached to their name. They could be a reformed criminal type, like how they casted Tyler & James in S10 as models and reformed drug addicts.
Film Director is totally possible. Are Mel & Mike (S14 & S18) film directors?
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The Amazing Race Latin America 5 had a team of girls from Brazil, and one of them worked in a Sex Shop.
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The Amazing Race Latin America 5 had a team of girls from Brazil, and one of them worked in a Sex Shop.
Wait :ascared Sex shop as in a brothel or just a shop selling fetish items and sex toys?
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The latter.
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One thing I've been wondering...what do you think the TAR contestants tell the customs agents when they go through? Questions I've been asked (and almost haven't been able to continue without answering) that a TAR contestant normally wouldn't know: Where are you staying? How long will you be here? And couple this with the lack of onward travel... I didn't have an answer to these questions when I went to London, and the agent was not happy with me...I wonder if contestants are trained (or provided) with canned answers to satisfy the customs agents?
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The teams are always with their camera crews, and possibly some other production people as well.
And it is likely the customs people are alerted beforehand that a show will be having people and camera crews flying in.
(The camera crews are the big tipoff, and sometimes getting their equipment through is a bigger issue than the contestants.)
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Why does TAR usually choose 11 teams instead of other numbers, like 10? 11 is a somewhat odd number to me.
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They try 12 for a few seasons to have one fewer NEL on a 13-leg Race; they tried 10 teams on the Family Edition, which lead to too many NELs on a 13-leg Race; then they tried 11 teams one season (13) I believe with 11 legs, and then settled on the current format of 11 teams and 12 legs ever since.
From a production perspective, 11 seems to work. Can't really explain why much more than that.
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Has the race (US version) ever had an Asian couple team?
Dating, married or otherwise...
I know they've had family (Ron & Chris, Tammy & Victor) and friends (Pam & Winnie) but what about love and romance?
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Has the race (US version) ever had an Asian couple team?
Dating, married or otherwise...
I know they've had family (Ron & Chris, Tammy & Victor) and friends (Pam & Winnie) but what about love and romance?
well this season,25 theres gay asian couple.
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Has the race (US version) ever had an Asian couple team?
Dating, married or otherwise...
I know they've had family (Ron & Chris, Tammy & Victor) and friends (Pam & Winnie) but what about love and romance?
Joe/Heidi from Tar16
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Has the race (US version) ever had an Asian couple team?
Dating, married or otherwise...
I know they've had family (Ron & Chris, Tammy & Victor) and friends (Pam & Winnie) but what about love and romance?
Joe/Heidi from Tar16
And Vipul & Arti - Indian is Southwest Asian.
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Has the race (US version) ever had an Asian couple team?
Dating, married or otherwise...
I know they've had family (Ron & Chris, Tammy & Victor) and friends (Pam & Winnie) but what about love and romance?
Joe/Heidi from Tar16
And Vipul & Arti - Indian is Southwest Asian.
Actually, India is Southern Asia. Southwest Asia is more of the Middle East, also called Western Asia.
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Has the race (US version) ever had an Asian couple team?
Dating, married or otherwise...
I know they've had family (Ron & Chris, Tammy & Victor) and friends (Pam & Winnie) but what about love and romance?
Joe/Heidi from Tar16
And Vipul & Arti - Indian is Southwest Asian.
Actually, India is Southern Asia. Southwest Asia is more of the Middle East, also called Western Asia.
Aah, okay. I usually classify world regions in general cardinal directions and its easily known regions (Middle East, Polynesia, Australia/New Zealand, etc.)
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Has the race (US version) ever had an Asian couple team?
Dating, married or otherwise...
I know they've had family (Ron & Chris, Tammy & Victor) and friends (Pam & Winnie) but what about love and romance?
Dennis and Isabelle (S25)
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Anyone noticed in TAR 24 Leg 3 when Joey&Meghan lost their taxi in Malaysia, flashbacked to Season 22 in Switzerland, but instead, the text showed Season 18 instead of 22 (Sorry, bad engrish :funny: first post :funny:)
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Anyone noticed in TAR 24 Leg 3 when Joey&Meghan lost their taxi in Malaysia, flashbacked to Season 22 in Switzerland, but instead, the text showed Season 18 instead of 22 (Sorry, bad engrish :funny: first post :funny:)
I, too, noticed that. I started having a mini tantrum :funny: and yelling at the editors.
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Anyone noticed in TAR 24 Leg 3 when Joey&Meghan lost their taxi in Malaysia, flashbacked to Season 22 in Switzerland, but instead, the text showed Season 18 instead of 22 (Sorry, bad engrish :funny: first post :funny:)
:welcome: to RFF, randyortonwwe! We are glad you are here!
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I know that this has been asked millions of times but, can anyone tell me if
1. eliminated racers get consolation prizes or something?
2. Do eliminated teams travel with production
3. How much is the gaps in between legs?
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I know that this has been asked millions of times but, can anyone tell me if
1. eliminated racers get consolation prizes or something?
2. Do eliminated teams travel with production
3. How much is the gaps in between legs?
1. The only teams that get any prizes are the teams that win a leg, and the final overall winners. I do believe however that all teams are compensated for the work they miss. Please correct me if I'm wrong on that someone? :lol:
2. No, all eliminated teams, except 4th & 5th place, go to a sequestered location, and stay there with each other until they are called to go to the finish line. CBS used to air short videos called the Elimination Station which showed the teams at this location, but for some reason stopped it. Probably due to budget. :groan:
3. Normally the Pitstops last 12 hours, but it can vary based on different things. A big one would be if there are very few flights to the next Country, there would be an extended Pitstop to avoid teams from "loitering" around the Airport. There's quite a few factors that affect the length of a Pitstop but I'm not 100% on them all.
I'm sure someone else on here with a bit more knowledge than myself can give you more insight. :lol:
Hope this helps anyway. :wise
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every team gets a $$ amount based on placing
all sequestered teams get a stipend
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every team gets a $$ amount based on placing
all sequestered teams get a stipend
WHAT??? WOW!!! :o
I never knew that. Now I feel like a fool. :-[ :lol:
So my next question is, how much is each placement worth?? Let me guess, it's undisclosed? :res:
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It is out there.but no time now...we are RACING!!
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every team gets a $$ amount based on placing
all sequestered teams get a stipend
WHAT??? WOW!!! :o
I never knew that. Now I feel like a fool. :-[ :lol:
So my next question is, how much is each placement worth?? Let me guess, it's undisclosed? :res:
Caroline & Jennifer and Brendon & Rachel both recieve undisclosed amounts of money, I forgot how much Brenchel has. CaroJen $25000, stated in interviews.
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every team gets a $$ amount based on placing
all sequestered teams get a stipend
WHAT??? WOW!!! :o
I never knew that. Now I feel like a fool. :-[ :lol:
So my next question is, how much is each placement worth?? Let me guess, it's undisclosed? :res:
Caroline & Jennifer and Brendon & Rachel both recieve undisclosed amounts of money, I forgot how much Brenchel has. CaroJen $25000, stated in interviews.
That's quite a bit. I'd be happy with that, and it eases the pain of not winning too.
It's pretty nice knowing that all the teams get at least something for their time on the race. Even if they're only there for a few legs.
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One other correction: the 12-hour pit stop is no longer even standard or approximate. It hasn't been mentioned in a number of seasons, and the check in times (approximately estimated by the sunlight shadow method) and departure times bear this out.
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If every placement gets an undisclosed amount, how much pay do 12th place teams supposedly receive?
(It makes me somewhat mad that Jonathan & Victoria and Nate & Jen probably got money for fighting and shoving each other. :barf)
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Has teams on earlier seasons used a (now defunct) airline like Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Trans World Airlines?
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Has teams on earlier seasons used a (now defunct) airline like Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Trans World Airlines?
I've definitely seen Northwest and Continental, I think.
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Question that may already have been asked: are most teams recruited or they all actually apply? Curious if I can apply for a future season.
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I think you need to apply to show interest in joining. But being interesting and a bit famous would speed your application. But you should always try to apply. :) Good luck!! :waves:
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APPLY!
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Sign up with a semi celebrity, athlete, journalist, youtubber etc. :funny:
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Question 1: Do former TAR contestants have reunions?
Question 2: Do greeters audition? Do they get paid?
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Question 1: Do former TAR contestants have reunions?
Question 2: Do greeters audition? Do they get paid?
There's TARCon which is organized by fans every year (?) after the February-May season (?), and they invite racers to join. Some racers also make reunion parties at the finale, like what Jason & Amy did.
Greeters are hired by production, so they probably get paid. Audition I don't think so, but how they choose them is a mystery to me.
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TARcon was held after every season, until season 23. I don't know if one was held after season 24, as the site's home location online (the forums at televisionwithoutpity.com) was closed by Bravo a few months ago, and I've not seen anything about subsequent events.
Racers do have their own group, and have been known to plan events for the start or the end of various seasons. These are private events, and generally aren't open to others except by invite. CBS has in the past at least invited the final three teams to either New York or L.A. for the finale, and to appear on a CBS show for the check presentation to the winner, but again, that doesn't seem to be happening these days.
Something to keep in mind, while TPTB did organize a tenth anniversary event in 2011-12, that was unusual for them, as there are now approximately 500 living Racers! Even a Racer get together now becomes a major production.
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1. Any racers who "Passed away?
2. Any racers who broke up? or hooked up?
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1. Any racers who "Passed away?
Rogers family mother oops I don't remember her name :X
Margaretta
Nancy
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1. Any racers who "Passed away?
Rogers family mother oops I don't remember her name :X
Margaretta
Nancy
Renee
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2. Any racers who broke up? or hooked up?
There's way too many dating/engaged/married teams for me to handle, but in general with fusioned racers...
DATED AFTER THE RACE: Brennan and Emily (TAR1), Tara and Alex (TAR2), Flo and Drew (TAR3), Eric and Danielle (TAR9) with obvious proof :lol:, Azaria and Christina (TAR12) as mentioned on Unfinished Business, and Dallas and Starr (TAR13).
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Not only dated! Azaria and Christina are happily married and the parents of an adorable boy!
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Would have been a good team to bring back. What if they were on TAR18? If Christina got to F7 with Ron, I think they might have won
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In international TAR versions, where the eliminated teams go? Sequesterville?
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In international TAR versions, where the eliminated teams go? Sequesterville?
Yes.
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How many teams have won four or more consecutive legs? (International versions included)
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How many teams have won four or more consecutive legs? (International versions included)
Nick & Starr, Meghan & Cheyne, Rachel & Dave, Natalie & Meaghan...
If there are any others, please add on to this list!
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Is this true?
Tim & Marie were originally invited, while this season was still airing, for The Amazing Race: All-Stars; however they declined and they were replaced by Leo & Jamal.
Source: Wikipedia Season 23 page
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Is this true?
Tim & Marie were originally invited, while this season was still airing, for The Amazing Race: All-Stars; however they declined and they were replaced by Leo & Jamal.
Source: Wikipedia Season 23 page
Yes, it is. As far as I know, Tim said OK but Marie declined. There're 2 explanations: one says that it is enough to play once on TAR; the other is that Marie disliked how she was edited on the show.
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Is this true?
Tim & Marie were originally invited, while this season was still airing, for The Amazing Race: All-Stars; however they declined and they were replaced by Leo & Jamal.
Source: Wikipedia Season 23 page
Yes. They were asked, they (Marie) did decline, Tim would have loved to race again.
Whether we can say they were "replaced" by Leo and Jamal is more problematic. It is possible that Leo and Jamal would have been asked anyway, how the final cast teams would have worked out in that case is not clear.
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Is this true?
Tim & Marie were originally invited, while this season was still airing, for The Amazing Race: All-Stars; however they declined and they were replaced by Leo & Jamal.
Source: Wikipedia Season 23 page
Yes. They were asked, they (Marie) did decline, Tim would have loved to race again.
Whether we can say they were "replaced" by Leo and Jamal is more problematic. It is possible that Leo and Jamal would have been asked anyway, how the final cast teams would have worked out in that case is not clear.
I would think that JJ/ Margie & Luke replaced Tim & Marie. Alas, we'll never know for sure.
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I once read that Gary & Mallory were replacements for Brook & Claire for TAR18. (also from Wikipedia)
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I once read that Gary & Mallory were replacements for Brook & Claire for TAR18. (also from Wikipedia)
Wikipedia SAYS that, but we'll never know. its possible, however.
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I would think that JJ/ Margie & Luke replaced Tim & Marie. Alas, we'll never know for sure.
Margie and Luke were not replacements.
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What other teams were invited for all of the "returning" seasons but declined, cut, alternate, etc? Survivor Wikia has a whole page on that, I am curious about TAR.
And they really should bring teams from old seasons or make a returning cast season after.. 10 seasons instead of 6
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Weren't Pam & Winnie and Andy & Tommy supposed to be on TAR24?
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Hmmm...let's end this discussion. Who was asked or not remains private unless the teams involved have shared the info themselves.
Thanks!
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This question has been circling my mind for a while now.
Does production require teams to color coordinate their race outfits or is it the teams' choice to do so? Since TAR20, I've noticed all teams have been dressing in the same t-shirts/activewear or the same hues during the race. It seems teams can't wear anything way mismatched like, for example, Ronald's personal "Who's Your Daddy?" clothes while Christina wears her handpicked outfits back in TAR12.
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After watching TAR Canada's recent episode, on the last task before the Pit Stop (canoe to the Pit Stop), can a team use their Express Pass on it? If yes, who should they handed it to?
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I think they can't use the express pass on those mandatory tasks. Like...you HAVE to canoe to the pit stop , there's no other way to go.
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This question has been circling my mind for a while now.
Does production require teams to color coordinate their race outfits or is it the teams' choice to do so? Since TAR20, I've noticed all teams have been dressing in the same t-shirts/activewear or the same hues during the race. It seems teams can't wear anything way mismatched like, for example, Ronald's personal "Who's Your Daddy?" clothes while Christina wears her handpicked outfits back in TAR12.
They are encouraged to do so for the first two or three legs. After that, they can do whatever they want.
Except on TAR Vietnam, where they are colour-coded for the entire thing.
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Although this isn't specific to any particular Seasons, it is a question, and it's related to TAR, so I'll ask anyway. :lol:
I'd like to say I'm a pretty big TAR fan, and have seen all the US, Canadian and Australian Seasons so far, but I want to start getting into other (International) seasons. Has anyone any advise as too where to start, or which Seasons are really great that I'm missing out on?
Thanks in Advance Guys! :kuss:
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If you want to see TARLA, I strongly suggest you to see the first season. It still remains as the best of the five aired.
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If you want to see TARLA, I strongly suggest you to see the first season. It still remains as the best of the five aired.
Thanks Alen! Is it in English though? Or Subtitles?
What about TARA or China Rush? I remember watching about 10 Mins of the First Leg for one of the Asian Seasons, but can't mind which one? ???
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Sadly, none of the seasons of TARLA have english subs :( .
About TARA, I liked all seasons; but my fav is TARA2.
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I on the other hand watched the first three seasons of TARA and found the second to be one of the worst ones of all the international seasons, even worse then TAR family edition. Hahaha the third was great though
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I thought the second was better than any of the other Asian versions. It went to Europe and Africa, and it had two hilarious idiots running the race as well as a lovable deaf guy.
The worst out of all the international versions is without a doubt the Vietnamese version. Do not call anything "the worse" until you've seen that one.
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I found those two idiots not funny but extremelly annoying. The other teams were not so good either. The route was ok but a bunch of horrible decisions, like when they did an entire leg in Japan then in the end had to take a train to pitstop and everyone was equal and it was tbc
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I only liked 2 of the female teamsin s2. Enjoyed the 3rd much more, Ida & Tania were hilarious
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Sadly, none of the seasons of TARLA have english subs :( .
About TARA, I liked all seasons; but my fav is TARA2.
But if want, you can see TARLA 5 and read the live update in the international board to understand.
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Sadly, none of the seasons of TARLA have english subs :( .
About TARA, I liked all seasons; but my fav is TARA2.
But if want, you can see TARLA 5 and read the live update in the international board to understand.
Thanks Alen, but I think watching it, and having to read on a seperate board what they're saying would take away from the enjoyment of it.
I'm thinking of starting TAR Asia.
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Sadly, none of the seasons of TARLA have english subs :( .
About TARA, I liked all seasons; but my fav is TARA2.
But if want, you can see TARLA 5 and read the live update in the international board to understand.
Thanks Alen, but I think watching it, and having to read on a seperate board what they're saying would take away from the enjoyment of it.
I do it all the time ^_^
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Although this isn't specific to any particular Seasons, it is a question, and it's related to TAR, so I'll ask anyway. :lol:
I'd like to say I'm a pretty big TAR fan, and have seen all the US, Canadian and Australian Seasons so far, but I want to start getting into other (International) seasons. Has anyone any advise as too where to start, or which Seasons are really great that I'm missing out on?
Thanks in Advance Guys! :kuss:
I really like TAR: China Rush, season 1. It has pretty good tasks, locations, and teams (and since all the teams are expats, they are fluent in English). The other seasons of China Rush are good, too, but feature more Chinese locals (which isn't a bad thing, but forces me to read the subtitles, which I find a little annoying). I would start with season 1.
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Although this isn't specific to any particular Seasons, it is a question, and it's related to TAR, so I'll ask anyway. :lol:
I'd like to say I'm a pretty big TAR fan, and have seen all the US, Canadian and Australian Seasons so far, but I want to start getting into other (International) seasons. Has anyone any advise as too where to start, or which Seasons are really great that I'm missing out on?
Thanks in Advance Guys! :kuss:
I really like TAR: China Rush, season 1. It has pretty good tasks, locations, and teams (and since all the teams are expats, they are fluent in English). The other seasons of China Rush are good, too, but feature more Chinese locals (which isn't a bad thing, but forces me to read the subtitles, which I find a little annoying). I would start with season 1.
I agree with Paldog. I think that all seasons of China Rush are good, but there is a bit more product placement than the US Version (with the Hilton Teddy Bears). You should watch them.
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Although this isn't specific to any particular Seasons, it is a question, and it's related to TAR, so I'll ask anyway. :lol:
I'd like to say I'm a pretty big TAR fan, and have seen all the US, Canadian and Australian Seasons so far, but I want to start getting into other (International) seasons. Has anyone any advise as too where to start, or which Seasons are really great that I'm missing out on?
Thanks in Advance Guys! :kuss:
I really like TAR: China Rush, season 1. It has pretty good tasks, locations, and teams (and since all the teams are expats, they are fluent in English). The other seasons of China Rush are good, too, but feature more Chinese locals (which isn't a bad thing, but forces me to read the subtitles, which I find a little annoying). I would start with season 1.
I agree with Paldog. I think that all seasons of China Rush are good, but there is a bit more product placement than the US Version (with the Hilton Teddy Bears). You should watch them.
Thanks for all the suggestions guys :<3
I think I'll start with China Rush, and then move on to TARA!
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Is Express Pass applicable to Speed Bump?
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Yes, I think so. It's just that... speedbumps are too easy to skip. Only someone who doesn't strategize well would use the EP on the speedbump.
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Is Express Pass applicable to Speed Bump?
Unless you are John & Jessica :funny: you'll probably use your Express Pass WAY BEFORE you finish last. So I don't think it applies.
I got a question. Is it possible for two teams to use their Express Pass in the same leg/or in the same task?
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Yeah , two teams can use the Express Pass on the same task.
And the Express Pass is availiable to the Speed Bumb too.
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Hi. I know the Roadblock rule was introduced in Season 6 due to final 3 teams of Season 5 have unbalanced Roadblock number performed (Chip/Brandon 9, Colin 8, their partner Kim/Nicole/Christie only performed ONE Roadblock :ascared) that leads Bowling Moms Linda & Karen epic elimination in the Philippines 2. :'(
I want to know the list of Roadblock rule changes from Season 6 from Season 24 if there is some changes made. This is because I was confused on some season such as Season 23 & 24 where in Season 23 last 2 legs before final Marie was explicitly mentioned in the clue that she must perform roadblock in Indonesia 2 and Japan while in Season 24 Dave doesn't happen like Marie. ???
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I want to know the list of Roadblock rule changes from Season 6 from Season 24 if there is some changes made. This is because I was confused on some season such as Season 23 & 24 where in Season 23 last 2 legs before final Marie was explicitly mentioned in the clue that she must perform roadblock in Indonesia 2 and Japan while in Season 24 Dave doesn't happen like Marie. ???
A LOT of fans wanted to know after seeing Connor do too many Road Blocks.
And Phil tweeted SEVERAL times responding to all the tweets. Basically, he says:
#Roadblocks #TAR25 rules same 4 all no team could do more than 6 RBs B4 end of L10 - 3 RBs in L11+12 those can be divided 2-1 #AmazingRace
He tweets this here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/467022210654158850), here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/468076476789575680), here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/468187655059279872), here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/468194816724328448), here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/468187866368315392) and here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/468194816724328448).
But no matter how many times he says it, it still doesn't make any sense.
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I want to know the list of Roadblock rule changes from Season 6 from Season 24 if there is some changes made. This is because I was confused on some season such as Season 23 & 24 where in Season 23 last 2 legs before final Marie was explicitly mentioned in the clue that she must perform roadblock in Indonesia 2 and Japan while in Season 24 Dave doesn't happen like Marie. ???
A LOT of fans wanted to know after seeing Connor do too many Road Blocks.
And Phil tweeted SEVERAL times responding to all the tweets. Basically, he says:
#Roadblocks #TAR25 rules same 4 all no team could do more than 6 RBs B4 end of L10 - 3 RBs in L11+12 those can be divided 2-1 #AmazingRace
He tweets this here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/467022210654158850), here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/468076476789575680), here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/468187655059279872), here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/468194816724328448), here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/468187866368315392) and here (https://twitter.com/PhilKeoghan/status/468194816724328448).
But no matter how many times he says it, it still doesn't make any sense.
I just realized this yesterday: If Margie & Luke managed to reach the penultimate leg, and Luke was stuck with that last Roadblock before the finale, they would be screwed. But even with the last-minute rule patch, they should have uninstated it after Margie & Luke were eliminated. Even with that, (especially AFTER realizing they were going to cast a deaf guy on the show again after doing it TWICE) they could have structured it in some other way so either Margie or Luke could have chosen the Welsh poem Roadblock.
An easy way to fix this dilemma is to turn that underwhelming Magic Roadblock into a Route Info task instead of a Roadblock. They have done this before, a RI task with each member have different things to do. With that, there are only 12 RBs in the Race, with only 10 RBs done going into the penultimate leg. A (smart) team like Margie & Luke should realize they should have their options open for tasks and situations like this. Or an even easier solution, decrease the limit from 6 to 5 RBs for the first 10 legs, since they only have 10 RBs, which is easily divided by 2.
This is like Adam & Bethany talking about being careful with their Roadblock count since Bethany only has one arm and that could pose a great difficulty for some tasks.
It's just one of the many major oversights the production had for this season. :res: My biggest question is why they just won't give the exact reason for this rule change, or fess up to their one giant oversight.
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Seasons 1-5: There was no stated rule for Roadblocks. However, it is assumed that each team member had to do at least One, since Kim, Christie and Nicole of S5 all did exactly one. It is assumed this is the same for Season 8.
Seasons 6-7: The basics. Only 12 Roadblocks on the race, and no person can do more than six.
Seasons 9-17: No person can do more than seven, even though some races like 12 and 13 only had 11 Roadblocks in total.
Seasons 18-23: No person can do more than six Roadblocks before entering the last leg of the race. The Roadblock or Roadblocks of the final leg have no restrictions, except that if there's two one must be performed by each.
Seasons 24-onward: No person can do more than six Roadblocks before entering the 11th leg of the race. Any Roadblocks on the 11th and 12th legs have no restrictions, except that if there's two on one leg, one must be performed by each.
Fairly simple stuff, though I don't know why they got rid of the whole "completely even thing". Roadblock rules can get even more confusing in foreign versions of the race. The Israeli version keeps a firm 6-Roadblock limit, even though Season three only had SEVEN Roadblocks throughout the entire race. On the flipside, the fifth Latin American race has SEVENTEEN Roadblocks, with a grand total of Five legs having two Roadblocks on them.
Usually it's pretty fairly enforced (even with Connor, despite what the masses seem to think). Definitely the worst case was in the third Vietnamese season. In there, each team member can only do five Roadblocks before the final leg (The last Roadblock has no restrictions). However, the producers forgot how to count and one team member accidentally hit six Roadblocks on the antepenultimate leg. They didn't give him a penalty because he already received a penalty during the Roadblock so they were like "is ok..." This penalty was a grand total of 30 minutes.
Speaking of Luke though, I think me might have done okay. I'm not sure what you're talking about Kharpov. As Phil has said in his tweets, the Roadblocks of leg 11 and 12 have no restrictions. The only thing would be that if Luke performed the magic trick, then Margie would have to Skydive. (Would have loved to see that)
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I think K means Luke could not have done the Welsh poem task.
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Yes, but at that point there would have been nothing forcing him to do it. The limit is abolished at the end of the 10th leg.
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Seasons 1-5: There was no stated rule for Roadblocks. However, it is assumed that each team member had to do at least One, since Kim, Christie and Nicole of S5 all did exactly one. It is assumed this is the same for Season 8.
Seasons 6-7: The basics. Only 12 Roadblocks on the race, and no person can do more than six.
Seasons 9-17: No person can do more than seven, even though some races like 12 and 13 only had 11 Roadblocks in total.
Seasons 18-23: No person can do more than six Roadblocks before entering the last leg of the race. The Roadblock or Roadblocks of the final leg have no restrictions, except that if there's two one must be performed by each.
Seasons 24-onward: No person can do more than six Roadblocks before entering the 11th leg of the race. Any Roadblocks on the 11th and 12th legs have no restrictions, except that if there's two on one leg, one must be performed by each.
Fairly simple stuff, though I don't know why they got rid of the whole "completely even thing". Roadblock rules can get even more confusing in foreign versions of the race. The Israeli version keeps a firm 6-Roadblock limit, even though Season three only had SEVEN Roadblocks throughout the entire race. On the flipside, the fifth Latin American race has SEVENTEEN Roadblocks, with a grand total of Five legs having two Roadblocks on them.
Usually it's pretty fairly enforced (even with Connor, despite what the masses seem to think). Definitely the worst case was in the third Vietnamese season. In there, each team member can only do five Roadblocks before the final leg (The last Roadblock has no restrictions). However, the producers forgot how to count and one team member accidentally hit six Roadblocks on the antepenultimate leg. They didn't give him a penalty because he already received a penalty during the Roadblock so they were like "is ok..." This penalty was a grand total of 30 minutes.
Speaking of Luke though, I think me might have done okay. I'm not sure what you're talking about Kharpov. As Phil has said in his tweets, the Roadblocks of leg 11 and 12 have no restrictions. The only thing would be that if Luke performed the magic trick, then Margie would have to Skydive. (Would have loved to see that)
Thank you so much for the list. That explain a lot. :conf:
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Yes, but at that point there would have been nothing forcing him to do it. The limit is abolished at the end of the 10th leg.
Thanks GB :D That's what I was trying to say. The probable reason they changed the Roadblock rule is because if Luke was stuck with that Welsh poem Roadblock since it was the last RB before the finale reset with the traditional RB rule, they would probably be forced to quit the task, which is just too unfair even for them. So they changed the rule so this wouldn't happen. My question to production is "is this your reason for the rule change?"
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Can a team facing the Speed Bump in one leg just give up the Speed Bump and take Fast Forward instead? If they can, is there any time penalty for them at the pitstop for not finishing the Speed Bump?
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Did the producers ever pt a ff before a speed bumb? I don't think they would do that.
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Did the producers ever pt a ff before a speed bumb? I don't think they would do that.
What's about Bopper & Mark? I don't remember when speed bump is placed before FF, or vice versa in TAR 20 Leg 10?
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Did the producers ever pt a ff before a speed bumb? I don't think they would do that.
What's about Bopper & Mark? I don't remember when speed bump is placed before FF, or vice versa in TAR 20 Leg 10?
It was placed right before the fast forward, they needed to complete the speed bump before they got the fast forward clue.
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Did the producers ever pt a ff before a speed bumb? I don't think they would do that.
They did in the Show content
TAR Australia vs New Zealand Leg 8
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Than , i have no idea. But that was lame on the producers.
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What happens a racer dies in race by accident?
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What happens a racer dies in race by accident?
Probably the show'll be canceled. At least the whole season'd be screwed.
This has happened in some seasons of Survivor (international versions).
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Don't EVEN think it!
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1) Teams saved by Salvage Pass don't need to perform the Speed Bump right?
2) Teams saved by The Save (in the upcoming 25th season) don't need to perform the Speed Bump right?
3) Would you like to barter the Express Pass for The Save or vice versa? (I wonder whether or not it'd happen between teams in the 25th season)
4) Is there any twist that you don't think should ever be introduced in the show?
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Don't EVEN think it!
Think what?
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What happens a racer dies in race by accident?
Probably the show'll be canceled. At least the whole season'd be screwed.
This has happened in some seasons of Survivor (international versions).
I hope to God/Buddah/Gandi/Allah/any other religious figure that it never happens to anyone but I think on Survivor Bulgaria they continued even when someone died.
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What happens a racer dies in race by accident?
Probably the show'll be canceled. At least the whole season'd be screwed.
This has happened in some seasons of Survivor (international versions).
I hope to God/Buddah/Gandi/Allah/any other religious figure that it never happens to anyone but I think on Survivor Bulgaria they continued even when someone died.
Yes, it was season 4. They did let it continue.
The fifth season premiered 3 days ago. To my surprise they picked it up after a five-year hiatus.
ETA: Is Gandi a religious figure? ???
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Not to say death, did it rarely happen that someone got injured on The Amazing Race?
The only injury accident in my memory was that Dave broke his Achilles in S22. (Just discount Claire's watermelon in S17; it was not a big deal lol.)
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Not to say death, did it rarely happen that someone got injured on The Amazing Race?
The only injury accident in my memory was that Dave broke his Achilles in S22. (Just discount Claire's watermelon in S17; it was not a big deal lol.)
It was a big deal... for Claire and the baby inside her at that time. :funny:
Jokes aside for Amazing Race (US edition), the only injuries apart from Connor I remember was Lance's injury in Season 5, Gretchen in Season 7, and Mel's hypothermia in UB.
25 seasons and only those few injuries. Not a bad record.
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And Brian & Greg's cameraman.
In reference to that, who filmed them for the rest of the leg? Their Sound Guy?
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What happens a racer dies in race by accident?
Probably the show'll be canceled. At least the whole season'd be screwed.
This has happened in some seasons of Survivor (international versions).
I hope to God/Buddah/Gandi/Allah/any other religious figure that it never happens to anyone but I think on Survivor Bulgaria they continued even when someone died.
Yes, it was season 4. They did let it continue.
The fifth season premiered 3 days ago. To my surprise they picked it up after a five-year hiatus.
ETA: Is Gandi a religious figure? ???
Have there been any other cases? ;o Never heard of it, that's so sad! :(
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Don't EVEN think it!
Think what?
about cancellation,lol
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What happens a racer dies in race by accident?
Probably the show'll be canceled. At least the whole season'd be screwed.
This has happened in some seasons of Survivor (international versions).
I hope to God/Buddah/Gandi/Allah/any other religious figure that it never happens to anyone but I think on Survivor Bulgaria they continued even when someone died.
Yes, it was season 4. They did let it continue.
The fifth season premiered 3 days ago. To my surprise they picked it up after a five-year hiatus.
ETA: Is Gandi a religious figure? ???
Have there been any other cases? ;o Never heard of it, that's so sad! :(
Another case, if I recall it correctly, was on Survivor India where a contestant drowned to death in muddy water in a challenge.
And a cameraman drowned to death in Survivor 19 (if that counts).
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Hi.
Since Season 25 will introduce "The Save" twist which will give on the Leg 1 winning team, will The Double Express Pass twist will disappear or the twist still goes on but instead give on the Leg 2 or Leg 3 winning team? ???
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Most probably it will disappear.
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What happens a racer dies in race by accident?
Probably the show'll be canceled. At least the whole season'd be screwed.
This has happened in some seasons of Survivor (international versions).
I hope to God/Buddah/Gandi/Allah/any other religious figure that it never happens to anyone but I think on Survivor Bulgaria they continued even when someone died.
Yes, it was season 4. They did let it continue.
The fifth season premiered 3 days ago. To my surprise they picked it up after a five-year hiatus.
ETA: Is Gandi a religious figure? ???
Have there been any other cases? ;o Never heard of it, that's so sad! :(
Another case, if I recall it correctly, was on Survivor India where a contestant drowned to death in muddy water in a challenge.
And a cameraman drowned to death in Survivor 19 (if that counts).
I'M SO SORRY FOR OFF TOPIC, AS THIS STARTED AS A TAR QUESTION AND EVOLVED INTO SURVIVOR DISCUSSION, I WILL POST NO MORE OF THAT HERE :<3
Couldn't find anything about the Indian incident, however, I accidently googled up another casualty of Survivor: France in 2013 o.O
Here's an article: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/french-survivor-season-canceled-death-430640
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Can a team facing the Speed Bump in one leg just give up the Speed Bump and take Fast Forward instead? If they can, is there any time penalty for them at the pitstop for not finishing the Speed Bump?
Lol how weird, I was thinking about this very thing in class today. I saw this thread and decided to ask about it, the I saw your post :funny:
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Most probably it will disappear.
Thank you for your reply. :hrt: But at the same time I feel producer might want the twist is still exist because of 2 reason:
1) Create express pass drama just like Tim & Marie did in Season 23.
2) Save production cost IMO since they have 5/6 legs in Europe which is very expensive to cope, so they only start giving prizes (Cash, trip from Travelocity, Ford, etc.) on leg 3.
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If there is a head-shaving FF, what would happen if both people were bald? :funny:
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If there is a head-shaving FF, what would happen if both people were bald? :funny:
They would go for it and win it. Easiest FF ever.
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No EP this time. :tup:
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I WOULD like them to keep the EP in the race, though just one, especially since we have a save, too. That's what I'm hoping for :wohoo:
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Like in season 21, Abbie & Ryan won the Double Your Money chance on Leg 1, while Natalie & Nadiya won the EP on Leg 2.
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I think they should give out MORE Express Passes!
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If I were the producer I'd make a Double-your-money twist for leg 1 winners and double-EP for leg 2, the Save for leg 3 and the Salvage Pass for leg 4, hence I'd save a large sum of cost. LOL
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If I were the producer I'd make a Double-your-money twist for leg 1 winners and double-EP for leg 2, the Save for leg 3 and the Salvage Pass for leg 4, hence I'd save a large sum of cost. LOL
It's a cheap shot, but it works out ;)
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If I were the producer I'd make a Double-your-money twist for leg 1 winners and double-EP for leg 2, the Save for leg 3 and the Salvage Pass for leg 4, hence I'd save a large sum of cost. LOL
Adding a new twist, don't forget a "Cheat [A Task]" card in Leg 5. :lol:
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No EP this time. :tup:
What? No EP :ascared ? Then I would be very sad to see this great twist to be gone. :'(
I want to see more of the EP Drama just like Tim & Marie did in TAR23.
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Not to say death, did it rarely happen that someone got injured on The Amazing Race?
The only injury accident in my memory was that Dave broke his Achilles in S22. (Just discount Claire's watermelon in S17; it was not a big deal lol.)
It was a big deal... for Claire and the baby inside her at that time. :funny:
Jokes aside for Amazing Race (US edition), the only injuries apart from Connor I remember was Lance's injury in Season 5, Gretchen in Season 7, and Mel's hypothermia in UB.
25 seasons and only those few injuries. Not a bad record.
I'm skimming to try to catch up here so I may have missed if someone else posted this, but James and Abba (can't remember which one) had an injury. If I recall correctly, he broke a bone in each leg but didn't realize it until he got home running a couple legs (no pun intended) while injured.
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Not to say death, did it rarely happen that someone got injured on The Amazing Race?
The only injury accident in my memory was that Dave broke his Achilles in S22. (Just discount Claire's watermelon in S17; it was not a big deal lol.)
It was a big deal... for Claire and the baby inside her at that time. :funny:
Jokes aside for Amazing Race (US edition), the only injuries apart from Connor I remember was Lance's injury in Season 5, Gretchen in Season 7, and Mel's hypothermia in UB.
25 seasons and only those few injuries. Not a bad record.
I'm skimming to try to catch up here so I may have missed if someone else posted this, but James and Abba (can't remember which one) had an injury. If I recall correctly, he broke a bone in each leg but didn't realize it until he got home running a couple legs (no pun intended) while injured.
Renee Rodgers TAR8 had a concussion at the Starting Line as well, but didn't realize until after they were eliminated.
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Who were the former Amazing Racers at the TAR25 starting line? I thought I recognized someone, but the camera shot went too fast.
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Who were the former Amazing Racers at the TAR25 starting line? I thought I recognized someone, but the camera shot went too fast.
Frank (TAR1), Terence (TAR13) and Luke (TAR14, TAR18 and TAR24).
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Not to say death, did it rarely happen that someone got injured on The Amazing Race?
The only injury accident in my memory was that Dave broke his Achilles in S22. (Just discount Claire's watermelon in S17; it was not a big deal lol.)
It was a big deal... for Claire and the baby inside her at that time. :funny:
Jokes aside for Amazing Race (US edition), the only injuries apart from Connor I remember was Lance's injury in Season 5, Gretchen in Season 7, and Mel's hypothermia in UB.
25 seasons and only those few injuries. Not a bad record.
I'm skimming to try to catch up here so I may have missed if someone else posted this, but James and Abba (can't remember which one) had an injury. If I recall correctly, he broke a bone in each leg but didn't realize it until he got home running a couple legs (no pun intended) while injured.
Renee Rodgers TAR8 had a concussion at the Starting Line as well, but didn't realize until after they were eliminated.
Shawn (of Jen & Shawn) dislocated his shoulder on Leg 2 of TAR Canada 2.
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Like in season 21, Abbie & Ryan won the Double Your Money chance on Leg 1, while Natalie & Nadiya won the EP on Leg 2.
Yes. This is what exactly happened on Season 25 where Leg 2 was awarded EP while bigger twist was awarded on Leg 1. Thank god EP still exist.
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Not to say death, did it rarely happen that someone got injured on The Amazing Race?
The only injury accident in my memory was that Dave broke his Achilles in S22. (Just discount Claire's watermelon in S17; it was not a big deal lol.)
It was a big deal... for Claire and the baby inside her at that time. :funny:
Jokes aside for Amazing Race (US edition), the only injuries apart from Connor I remember was Lance's injury in Season 5, Gretchen in Season 7, and Mel's hypothermia in UB.
25 seasons and only those few injuries. Not a bad record.
I'm skimming to try to catch up here so I may have missed if someone else posted this, but James and Abba (can't remember which one) had an injury. If I recall correctly, he broke a bone in each leg but didn't realize it until he got home running a couple legs (no pun intended) while injured.
Renee Rodgers TAR8 had a concussion at the Starting Line as well, but didn't realize until after they were eliminated.
Shawn (of Jen & Shawn) dislocated his shoulder on Leg 2 of TAR Canada 2.
Didn't Kent broke some ribs in UB?
Also one of Shahla & Nabeela in TARC2 suffered from hypothermia I think.
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Can someone list dangerous countr is that uk tourist go to
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Has an Express Pass ever been used on a Speed Bump?
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Has an Express Pass ever been used on a Speed Bump?
No, no one has ever been in last with the express pass and been saved by a NEL so no one has ever had a speed bump with it let alone use it on a speed bump
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What time do they show TARPh2? I NEED HELP FROM THE FILIPINOS!!!
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Who were the former Amazing Racers at the TAR25 starting line? I thought I recognized someone, but the camera shot went too fast.
Frank (TAR1), Terence (TAR13) and Luke (TAR14, TAR18 and TAR24).
I didn't see Luke! Need to go rewind that moment!!!
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What time do they show TARPh2? I NEED HELP FROM THE FILIPINOS!!!
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM; Mon - Fri; Philippine time
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This may sound like a stupid question..
Say 4 teams are on a race to the mat and all arrive within the same minute, then another team arrives a minute later.. Then, would the start times be odd?
Ex.:
Team A, B, C, D arrives at pit stop at 7.30 PM
Team E arrives at pit stop at 7.31 PM
Would that mean..
Team A, B, C and D depart from pit stop at 7.30 AM, 7.31 AM, 7.32 AM, and 7.33 AM respectively.
Team E departs from pit stop at 7.31 AM
Would that mean Team E starts the next leg earlier than C and D even though its placement the previous leg is lower than C and D?
Hmm.. ???
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This may sound like a stupid question..
Say 4 teams are on a race to the mat and all arrive within the same minute, then another team arrives a minute later.. Then, would the start times be odd?
Ex.:
Team A, B, C, D arrives at pit stop at 7.30 PM
Team E arrives at pit stop at 7.31 PM
Would that mean..
Team A, B, C and D depart from pit stop at 7.30 AM, 7.31 AM, 7.32 AM, and 7.33 AM respectively.
Team E departs from pit stop at 7.31 AM
Would that mean Team E starts the next leg earlier than C and D even though its placement the previous leg is lower than C and D?
Hmm.. ???
Nope. Team E gets pushed back as well. They'll depart at 7:34 AM instead.
My follow-up question, has this happened before?
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This may sound like a stupid question..
Say 4 teams are on a race to the mat and all arrive within the same minute, then another team arrives a minute later.. Then, would the start times be odd?
Ex.:
Team A, B, C, D arrives at pit stop at 7.30 PM
Team E arrives at pit stop at 7.31 PM
Would that mean..
Team A, B, C and D depart from pit stop at 7.30 AM, 7.31 AM, 7.32 AM, and 7.33 AM respectively.
Team E departs from pit stop at 7.31 AM
Would that mean Team E starts the next leg earlier than C and D even though its placement the previous leg is lower than C and D?
Hmm.. ???
Nope. Team E gets pushed back as well. They'll depart at 7:34 AM instead.
My follow-up question, has this happened before?
Last season leg 2 (Mark and Mallory's elimination), where the 3rd to 7th place team appeared together? (I think)
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Who were the former Amazing Racers at the TAR25 starting line? I thought I recognized someone, but the camera shot went too fast.
Frank (TAR1), Terence (TAR13) and Luke (TAR14, TAR18 and TAR24).
I didn't see Luke! Need to go rewind that moment!!!
Just check the pics of the departing line in the spoilers board.
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What time do they show TARPh2? I NEED HELP FROM THE FILIPINOS!!!
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM; Mon - Fri; Philippine time
Are there replays during weekends?
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What time do they show TARPh2? I NEED HELP FROM THE FILIPINOS!!!
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM; Mon - Fri; Philippine time
Are there replays during weekends?
Perhaps, 9:00 PM IIRC.
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1. Non-elimination legs are predetermined, right? So, if a team with save (i.e. Misti and Jim) arrives last at that predetermined NEL, do they still get to keep The Save?
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1. Non-elimination legs are predetermined, right? So, if a team with save (i.e. Misti and Jim) arrives last at that predetermined NEL, do they still get to keep The Save?
Did you see this morning's episode?
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1. Non-elimination legs are predetermined, right? So, if a team with save (i.e. Misti and Jim) arrives last at that predetermined NEL, do they still get to keep The Save?
Did you see this morning's episode?
Okay, so I just watched it now sooooo, nevermind
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What was the 4th continent to be visited in TAR 24? If not confirmed, then what is speculated?
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What was the 4th continent to be visited in TAR 24? If not confirmed, then what is speculated?
Speculation been spread that they might go Oceania region (Hobart/Melbourne, Australia or New Zealand) last season.
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Who were the former Amazing Racers at the TAR25 starting line? I thought I recognized someone, but the camera shot went too fast.
Frank (TAR1), Terence (TAR13) and Luke (TAR14, TAR18 and TAR24).
And Andrew Lappitt!
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A question seen in Weibo today:
In the case that a contestant who has double nationality participates in the show with both of his passports, if he loses his American passport in the race and the other passport still allows him to travel internationally, will he be eliminated?
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I imagine that yes he could still travel but would run into problems with visas. If he lost the passport with the entry/exit visas then it would be the same as being eliminated because they couldn't continue the race
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He would be traveling on a US passport, so his "other" one would not be in play.
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He would be traveling on a US passport, so his "other" one would not be in play.
I suspect CBS would not allow the contestant to even take the other nationality passport with them.
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He would be traveling on a US passport, so his "other" one would not be in play.
I suspect CBS would not allow the contestant to even take the other nationality passport with them.
Just like how the crew of Survivor did with the winner of the 15th season I wonder?
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Who are racers in US version that are Muslim besides Bilal & Sae'ed from TAR 10?
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Who are racers in US version that are Muslim besides Bilal & Sae'ed from TAR 10?
Afghanimals
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After arriving at the challenge locale by taxi, do the contestants usually pay the bill and let the taxi go or ask the taxi driver not to leave?
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After arriving at the challenge locale by taxi, do the contestants usually pay the bill and let the taxi go or ask the taxi driver not to leave?
It depends on the situation. If teams are in a populated city, they could let their taxi go each time since it could be cheaper to hire a new one than letting their first taxi wait on them while doing a task, and it's just easy to get another one. But sometimes, taxis are so rare or just hard to get that it's better to hang on to one. Sometimes, the clue itself states what's the best course of action.
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After arriving at the challenge locale by taxi, do the contestants usually pay the bill and let the taxi go or ask the taxi driver not to leave?
It depends on the situation. If teams are in a populated city, they could let their taxi go each time since it could be cheaper to hire a new one than letting their first taxi wait on them while doing a task, and it's just easy to get another one. But sometimes, taxis are so rare or just hard to get that it's better to hang on to one. Sometimes, the clue itself states what's the best course of action.
Thanks for your reply :kuss:
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Pertaining to the future scheduling of TAR, if Madam Secretary happens to be "eliminated" from CBS, will The Amazing Race have a good chance of moving back to its preceding Sunday time slot if its ratings don't make the worst of the worst first? I read in this new Yahoo! article, https://tv.yahoo.com/photos/2014-shows-in-trouble-slideshow, that although Madam Secretary has a great viewership count, ratings have staggered in vision of advertisers (which TAR desirably has been known for: Travelocity, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Snapple, Carnival Cruise Lines, etc.).
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Pertaining to the future scheduling of TAR, if Madam Secretary happens to be "eliminated" from CBS, will The Amazing Race have a good chance of moving back to its preceding Sunday time slot if its ratings don't make the worst of the worst first? I read in this new Yahoo! article, https://tv.yahoo.com/photos/2014-shows-in-trouble-slideshow, that although Madam Secretary has a great viewership count, ratings have staggered in vision of advertisers (which TAR desirably has been known for: Travelocity, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Snapple, Carnival Cruise Lines, etc.).
I reckon it depends on whether Madam Secretary will become another Good Wife. :res:
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Did Allan Wu once appear on the US version of TAR as a NPC？ :) I learnt this info on a website.
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Did Allan Wu once appear on the US version of TAR as a NPC？ :) I learnt this info on a website.
In the Singapore leg of TAR16.
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Did Allan Wu once appear on the US version of TAR as a NPC？ :) I learnt this info on a website.
In the Singapore leg of TAR16.
Thanks for your reply :)
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Pertaining to the future scheduling of TAR, if Madam Secretary happens to be "eliminated" from CBS, will The Amazing Race have a good chance of moving back to its preceding Sunday time slot if its ratings don't make the worst of the worst first? I read in this new Yahoo! article, https://tv.yahoo.com/photos/2014-shows-in-trouble-slideshow, that although Madam Secretary has a great viewership count, ratings have staggered in vision of advertisers (which TAR desirably has been known for: Travelocity, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Snapple, Carnival Cruise Lines, etc.).
Good question, I think that TAR is a solid show but I don't think that they will move it back due to sports, and having a solid show on Friday is not always a bad thing. there are staple shows that have been on for 20+ seasons that have a consistent revenue stream, fan base, sponsors, and it keeps winning awards.... they will treat it like the old pair of jeans that people refuse to get ride of because it is just part of your personality, CBS has two stable RT show, survivor and TAR. ( lets not talk about BB)
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Madam Secretary now has a full season pickup from CBS, so that should put to rest that sort of speculation.
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Pertaining to the future scheduling of TAR, if Madam Secretary happens to be "eliminated" from CBS, will The Amazing Race have a good chance of moving back to its preceding Sunday time slot if its ratings don't make the worst of the worst first? I read in this new Yahoo! article, https://tv.yahoo.com/photos/2014-shows-in-trouble-slideshow, that although Madam Secretary has a great viewership count, ratings have staggered in vision of advertisers (which TAR desirably has been known for: Travelocity, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Snapple, Carnival Cruise Lines, etc.).
Good question, I think that TAR is a solid show but I don't think that they will move it back due to sports, and having a solid show on Friday is not always a bad thing. there are staple shows that have been on for 20+ seasons that have a consistent revenue stream, fan base, sponsors, and it keeps winning awards.... they will treat it like the old pair of jeans that people refuse to get ride of because it is just part of your personality, CBS has two stable RT show, survivor and TAR. ( lets not talk about BB)
Thanks, zerorecall! :) Just the answer I was looking for.
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Sometimes a team may encounter a RB that has to be performed by a specific member in the team not due to the upper limit of RBs one contestant is allowed to perform. For example, IIRC in the first season of TAR Australia, there's a skydiving RB that must be performed by a certain member in the team Mo/Mos (I don't remember who it is) because the other one's weight exceeds the upper limit set in the safety regulations.
If such a kind of RB occurs in the latter legs and by that time the number of RBs the "supposed" performer has done has reached the maximum, what will happen then? Is it going to be that the supposed performer completes the RB anyway and then the team receives a penalty?
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I have another question as well. Here it is:
A U-turn board is set after the Detour. If Team A, falling behind, gets lost on the way to the Detour locale and just "happens" to find the U-turn board and passes it (and later this team goes back and eventually finds the Detour locale), can any other team finishing the Detour earlier than Team A uses U-turn on it?
ETA: Can Team A u-turn other teams when they see the board (and the U-turned team could be temporary #1).
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Sometimes a team may encounter a RB that has to be performed by a specific member in the team not due to the upper limit of RBs one contestant is allowed to perform. For example, IIRC in the first season of TAR Australia, there's a skydiving RB that must be performed by a certain member in the team Mo/Mos (I don't remember who it is) because the other one's weight exceeds the upper limit set in the safety regulations.
If such a kind of RB occurs in the latter legs and by that time the number of RBs the "supposed" performer has done has reached the maximum, what will happen then? Is it going to be that the supposed performer completes the RB anyway and then the team receives a penalty?
It hasn't happened yet, but it's possible if production don't notice it. But if it happens, my guess is that either 1 of 2 things happen:
(1) Full-Roadblocked team member would then perform the RB, but it would count to No-Roadblocked team member. A time penalty would then be imposed on them.
(2) Team would be forced to forfeit the task and incur a penalty. Could be 4 hours for quitting or 2 hours for being unable to complete the Roadblock.
I have another question as well. Here it is:
A U-turn board is set after the Detour. If Team A, falling behind, gets lost on the way to the Detour locale and just "happens" to find the U-turn board and passes it (and later this team goes back and eventually finds the Detour locale), can any other team finishing the Detour earlier than Team A uses U-turn on it?
ETA: Can Team A u-turn other teams when they see the board (and the U-turned team could be temporary #1).
A team can U-Turn any other team as long as they still have the power to do so (i.e. not have used it yet). It's all a matter of the U-Turn being effective (i.e. U-Turned team being behind and not used the Express Pass).
Even if they find the U-Turn before the Detour, Team A would still have to find & complete the Detour before being instructed to find the U-Turn board. If Team A used the U-Turn before completing the Detour, they would probably get penalized.
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I have another question as well. Here it is:
A U-turn board is set after the Detour. If Team A, falling behind, gets lost on the way to the Detour locale and just "happens" to find the U-turn board and passes it (and later this team goes back and eventually finds the Detour locale), can any other team finishing the Detour earlier than Team A uses U-turn on it?
ETA: Can Team A u-turn other teams when they see the board (and the U-turned team could be temporary #1).
Can ask Emily how it worked out for her team when they bypassed the detour. :funny:
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I have another question as well. Here it is:
A U-turn board is set after the Detour. If Team A, falling behind, gets lost on the way to the Detour locale and just "happens" to find the U-turn board and passes it (and later this team goes back and eventually finds the Detour locale), can any other team finishing the Detour earlier than Team A uses U-turn on it?
ETA: Can Team A u-turn other teams when they see the board (and the U-turned team could be temporary #1).
A team can U-Turn any other team as long as they still have the power to do so (i.e. not have used it yet). It's all a matter of the U-Turn being effective (i.e. U-Turned team being behind and not used the Express Pass).
Even if they find the U-Turn before the Detour, Team A would still have to find & complete the Detour before being instructed to find the U-Turn board. If Team A used the U-Turn before completing the Detour, they would probably get penalized.
Thanks for the reply, but then I'm questioning the legitimacy for a U-Turned team to exercise the right of U-Turn before they perform the other Detour. Shouldn't the U-Turned team be regarded as not having finished the Detour by that time? If so, such a team can legitimately U-Turn another team ONLY after the team itself completes both Detours. ???
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I have another question as well. Here it is:
A U-turn board is set after the Detour. If Team A, falling behind, gets lost on the way to the Detour locale and just "happens" to find the U-turn board and passes it (and later this team goes back and eventually finds the Detour locale), can any other team finishing the Detour earlier than Team A uses U-turn on it?
ETA: Can Team A u-turn other teams when they see the board (and the U-turned team could be temporary #1).
A team can U-Turn any other team as long as they still have the power to do so (i.e. not have used it yet). It's all a matter of the U-Turn being effective (i.e. U-Turned team being behind and not used the Express Pass).
Even if they find the U-Turn before the Detour, Team A would still have to find & complete the Detour before being instructed to find the U-Turn board. If Team A used the U-Turn before completing the Detour, they would probably get penalized.
Thanks for the reply, but then I'm questioning the legitimacy for a U-Turned team to exercise the right of U-Turn before they perform the other Detour. Shouldn't the U-Turned team be regarded as not having finished the Detour by that time? If so, such a team can legitimately U-Turn another team ONLY after the team itself completes both Detours. ???
It's probably because the U-Turn instructs a team to complete the other Detour, with the implication that the team already finished a Detour. That's why the Express Pass lets the team that used it on the Detour skip the U-Turn since, technically, they didn't finish any Detour.
It's also shown on other versions that they could skip the U-Turn board if they want once they complete both sides of the Detour. And the reason why teams on the US version visit the U-Turn board again after completing both Detours is because their next clue is right beside the U-Turn board.
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Yeah, could be :)
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Would you barter an Express Pass for a Save? (or vice versa)
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Would you barter an Express Pass for a Save? (or vice versa)
If it's me, I'll be loyal to the pass that I'll be getting. :lol: I don't wanna regret something because I exchanged it away.
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Everything on the race has a road-themed name (Detour, Roadblock, etc) except for the Fast Forward. What would you rename the FF to make it fit in better?
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Everything on the race has a road-themed name (Detour, Roadblock, etc) except for the Fast Forward. What would you rename the FF to make it fit in better?
Not much thought put into this, but how about Short Cut? :lol:
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Everything on the race has a road-themed name (Detour, Roadblock, etc) except for the Fast Forward.
Except for Salvage Pass, Express Pass, Switchback, the Save and the Handicap (in the Norwegian edition) as well.
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Everything on the race has a road-themed name (Detour, Roadblock, etc) except for the Fast Forward.
Except for Salvage Pass, Express Pass, Switchback, the Save and the Handicap (in the Norwegian edition) as well.
Isn't the E-Pass (for toll gates) close to the express pass? ???
What good twist would be great for the term stoplight?
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Everything on the race has a road-themed name (Detour, Roadblock, etc) except for the Fast Forward.
Except for Salvage Pass, Express Pass, Switchback, the Save and the Handicap (in the Norwegian edition) as well.
Isn't the E-Pass (for toll gates) close to the express pass? ???
What good twist would be great for the term stoplight?
How about for the terms 'junction' or 'terminus'? :)
Switchback is also a road term, also know as a 'hairpin turn': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairpin_turn.
Actually, if I could rename some things, I would change 'Fast Forward' to 'Freeway'. A freeway is a type of highway that's designed for high-speed traffic, which is very similar to the Fast Forward in terms of speeding a team up. Though it doesn't have the same ring into it, at least it's in theme. :)
I would imagine that a Spotlight would be similar to the other versions' Double Battle (one team would proceed - green, while the other stops - red).
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Everything on the race has a road-themed name (Detour, Roadblock, etc) except for the Fast Forward.
Except for Salvage Pass, Express Pass, Switchback, the Save and the Handicap (in the Norwegian edition) as well.
Isn't the E-Pass (for toll gates) close to the express pass? ???
What good twist would be great for the term stoplight?
How about for the terms 'junction' or 'terminus'? :)
Switchback is also a road term, also know as a 'hairpin turn': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairpin_turn.
Actually, if I could rename some things, I would change 'Fast Forward' to 'Freeway'. A freeway is a type of highway that's designed for high-speed traffic, which is very similar to the Fast Forward in terms of speeding a team up. Though it doesn't have the same ring into it, at least it's in theme. :)
I would imagine that a Spotlight would be similar to the other versions' Double Battle (one team would proceed - green, while the other stops - red).
Maybe the junction has 2 sets of clues, leading to 2 different tasks, and then 2 different pit stops, which will need help from an additional co-host.
The thing about this idea is it's a big hassle. I wouldn't want to do this either since it will be confusing.
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Everything on the race has a road-themed name (Detour, Roadblock, etc) except for the Fast Forward. What would you rename the FF to make it fit in better?
Fast LANE.
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Fast Forward - Green Light?
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I think Fast Forward is the best sounding name it could be given tbh
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I think Fast Forward is the best sounding name it could be given tbh
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Two questions:
1) What if a team which is temporaily the last team gives up an Intersection? It'll result in a penalty for the penultimate team as well for not completing the task.
Another similar case could be that the penultimate team has to wait for the last team that encounters trouble in flight and that is almost "never" able to arrive at the Intersection locale. (Imagine the penultimate team waits for over 6 hours for the last team, which is a large amount of time that's hard to make up in the next leg.)
2) Can an EP bypass the Intersection? This may result in the case that the last team has no other team to cooperate with.
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Another questions:
How many tasks could there be in one leg? Any record for one leg in a season in any edition to have most tasks? (A double-leg is regarded as 2 legs here.)
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The leg with the most tasks is probably the first Las Vegas leg in TAR Israel 3
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Two questions:
1) What if a team which is temporaily the last team gives up an Intersection? It'll result in a penalty for the penultimate team as well for not completing the task.
Another similar case could be that the penultimate team has to wait for the last team that encounters trouble in flight and that is almost "never" able to arrive at the Intersection locale. (Imagine the penultimate team waits for over 6 hours for the last team, which is a large amount of time that's hard to make up in the next leg.)
2) Can an EP bypass the Intersection? This may result in the case that the last team has no other team to cooperate with.
1) The Amazing Race Australia, Season 1 had this exact issue. Chris & Anastasia opted to quit the log sawing Intersection in Poland because Anastasia could not physically do it, and they got the full 4 hour penalty. Sam & Renae, the team they were intersected with, were forced to give up because Anastasia was necessary to complete the task. However, they only got a 2 hour penalty because 1) they were forced, and 2) they already successfully cut one log piece.
The closest one that I can think of right now for the similar case is Dustin & Kandice, who had a 12+ hour lead on Eric & Danielle and Joe & Bill in the Warsaw leg of TAR11, being forced to wait 4 hours for another team to pair up with because they were the third team to arrive in the Intersection board (after being equalized with Oswald & Danny and Uchenna & Joyce via a bus to Auschwitz.). The next leg had flight equalizers anyways, so it didn't affect them much.
2) I'm not sure about this one.
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The leg with the most tasks is probably the first Las Vegas leg in TAR Israel 3
Didn't that leg have around 10 tasks? I'm pretty sure that's the most we can get.
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The leg with the most tasks is probably the first Las Vegas leg in TAR Israel 3
Didn't that leg have around 10 tasks? I'm pretty sure that's the most we can get.
That's a crazy amount of tasks! :o
Leads me to asking, which Leg for the US Version has had the most tasks?
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Two questions:
1) What if a team which is temporaily the last team gives up an Intersection? It'll result in a penalty for the penultimate team as well for not completing the task.
Another similar case could be that the penultimate team has to wait for the last team that encounters trouble in flight and that is almost "never" able to arrive at the Intersection locale. (Imagine the penultimate team waits for over 6 hours for the last team, which is a large amount of time that's hard to make up in the next leg.)
2) Can an EP bypass the Intersection? This may result in the case that the last team has no other team to cooperate with.
About the EP, I asked that more than a year ago. I never got an exact answer and I still wonder to this day how it'll work, since I'm making a fan fiction of TAR. :( I can't apply it until I get an exact answer. :pity
About your 1st question, it reminds me of something.
What if a team withdrew at the start of the leg which will have an intersection later on. For example, David & Connor withdrew in 8th place. Let's say: Since TAR assumed that 8 teams would race, they set up an intersection on that leg, but after a team's withdrawal, what will happen then? :ascared
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Two questions:
1) What if a team which is temporaily the last team gives up an Intersection? It'll result in a penalty for the penultimate team as well for not completing the task.
Another similar case could be that the penultimate team has to wait for the last team that encounters trouble in flight and that is almost "never" able to arrive at the Intersection locale. (Imagine the penultimate team waits for over 6 hours for the last team, which is a large amount of time that's hard to make up in the next leg.)
2) Can an EP bypass the Intersection? This may result in the case that the last team has no other team to cooperate with.
About the EP, I asked that more than a year ago. I never got an exact answer and I still wonder to this day how it'll work, since I'm making a fan fiction of TAR. :( I can't apply it until I get an exact answer. :pity
About your 1st question, it reminds me of something.
What if a team withdrew at the start of the leg which will have an intersection later on. For example, David & Connor withdrew in 8th place. Let's say: Since TAR assumed that 8 teams would race, they set up an intersection on that leg, but after a team's withdrawal, what will happen then? :ascared
They would know they were quitting before hand so they would just take away the intersection and maybe place it when there would be 6 teams maybe
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Didn't Paula & Natasha wait a good few hours at an intersection for Terri & Henry?
In the Aus version Anastacia gave up the intersection and they got a 4 hour penalty whereas Sam/Renae got a 2 hour one if I remember correctly :lol:
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About your 1st question, it reminds me of something.
What if a team withdrew at the start of the leg which will have an intersection later on. For example, David & Connor withdrew in 8th place. Let's say: Since TAR assumed that 8 teams would race, they set up an intersection on that leg, but after a team's withdrawal, what will happen then? :ascared
They would know they were quitting before hand so they would just take away the intersection and maybe place it when there would be 6 teams maybe
Even if they did know of a teams withdrawal prior to the start of the Leg, it would still cause chaos among production, because the clues previous to the Intersection would be directing teams to the Intersection location, and these would all need to be reprinted, so instead, teams are directed to wherever they would be going after the Intersection. This could be deemed extremely difficult as everyone is on the road, and don't have a specific "base" as such to go too.
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Two questions:
1) What if a team which is temporaily the last team gives up an Intersection? It'll result in a penalty for the penultimate team as well for not completing the task.
Another similar case could be that the penultimate team has to wait for the last team that encounters trouble in flight and that is almost "never" able to arrive at the Intersection locale. (Imagine the penultimate team waits for over 6 hours for the last team, which is a large amount of time that's hard to make up in the next leg.)
2) Can an EP bypass the Intersection? This may result in the case that the last team has no other team to cooperate with.
About the EP, I asked that more than a year ago. I never got an exact answer and I still wonder to this day how it'll work, since I'm making a fan fiction of TAR. :( I can't apply it until I get an exact answer. :pity
About your 1st question, it reminds me of something.
What if a team withdrew at the start of the leg which will have an intersection later on. For example, David & Connor withdrew in 8th place. Let's say: Since TAR assumed that 8 teams would race, they set up an intersection on that leg, but after a team's withdrawal, what will happen then? :ascared
I think the intersection would either be skipped completely or changed at the last minute to an Active Route Info or something.
Usually in intersections, it's a task that can be "split in half" so to speak, so maybe production can make it so that teams do half of the intersection, but rewritten as an ARI.
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It may be why we haven't seen an Intersection appear in recent American seasons, due to the chaos it may arise by the Express Pass.
As to the aftermath of withdrawal of any team on the Intersection, I don't think it's a big issue for the crew because the crew would know the case priorily and they just need to cancel the Intersection and reprint the clue.
IIRC this happened in the second season of China Rush where a predetermined Intersection was forced to move to a latter leg. (It was not aired tho. I know it from insider's news.)
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Question:
Could it happen in a leg with U-Turn that one team, completing all tasks and arriving at the pitstop, just fails to find the U-Turn board midway? I mean, due to the route the taxi driver chooses, the team may just take a shortcut or make a much longer distance and hence the team members don't see the U-Turn board as if it didn't exist in this leg and go directly to the next task locale.
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Is there a penalty for ripping off the clue?
According to the promo of EP6 of TAR China (Shenzhen version), a team member does so because he's very angry.
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Question:
Could it happen in a leg with U-Turn that one team, completing all tasks and arriving at the pitstop, just fails to find the U-Turn board midway? I mean, due to the route the taxi driver chooses, the team may just take a shortcut or make a much longer distance and hence the team members don't see the U-Turn board as if it didn't exist in this leg and go directly to the next task locale.
The way the race course is structured in the US version, it's almost impossible to skip the U-Turn board since 1) the clue says to visit the board, and 2) their next clue is usually right beside the U-Turn board. And even if they skip it because they failed to see it within a few feet of them, they would probably be turned away from the pit stop since they missed a route marker or be penalized. This is especially the case if the team who accidentally skipped the U-Turn in actually U-Turned.
In other versions however (like Philippines 2), there is no clue next to the must-vote U-Turn or Yield boards. Instead, the clue that says where the U-Turn board is also says their next destination, only that the teams have to pass by the U-Turn board first. For example, Charlie & Daniel in Philippines 2 forgot to visit the U-Turn board in Leg 2, only to realize it after arriving at their next clue in another province. They went back and discovered they were U-Turned, which they had to do before returning to the race course.
Is there a penalty for ripping off the clue?
According to the promo of EP6 of TAR China (Shenzhen version), a team member does so because he's very angry.
What does "ripping off a clue" mean? If you mean destroying their own clue, I think the team won't get a penalty since destroying their clue would be to their own disadvantage, similar to losing their clue or giving it away. Getting a second clue would institute a penalty, however.
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I think Phil or BVM said in an Interview, no more Intersections!!
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What does "ripping off a clue" mean? If you mean destroying their own clue, I think the team won't get a penalty since destroying their clue would be to their own disadvantage, similar to losing their clue or giving it away. Getting a second clue would institute a penalty, however.
Yeah, I mean to tear up the clue into pieces. I agree on your reply.
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In Tar 14 leg 9 ( Guilin, China ) what happened at the start because when the first two flights landed it was pitch black and when they arrived at the hair salon it was morning with the sun fully up was there an unaired overnight rest or did it actually take that long to get to?
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In Tar 14 leg 9 ( Guilin, China ) what happened at the start because when the first two flights landed it was pitch black and when they arrived at the hair salon it was morning with the sun fully up was there an unaired overnight rest or did it actually take that long to get to?
They went to the Peak of the Luminous Moon and did some task with drums that was unaired.
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What if there's a tie in voting U-Turn?
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This just happened on TAR Philippines. Both teams got 3/10 votes and were both U-Turned.
Two times this has also happened with a voting Yield. Once on TAR Philippines season 1, and once on TAR Israel 3
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Thanks for the reply above.
Another question: Is a U-turn valid, from a team following the normal route, on another team who's currently doing a Fast Forward (and later that team finishes this FF)? This might happen in the case that tasks on the normal route are easy while the FF task is time-consuming.
As to another case that a team U-turns another team that has finished the FF, that U-turn is invalid, isn't it?
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Thanks for the reply above.
Another question: Is a U-turn valid, from a team following the normal route, on another team who's currently doing a Fast Forward (and later that team finishes this FF)? This might happen in the case that tasks on the normal route are easy while the FF task is time-consuming.
As to another case that a team U-turns another team that has finished the FF, that U-turn is invalid, isn't it?
A team that is U-Turned but won a Fast Forward wouldn't be affected by that U-Turn.
My question is: Could a team really go back to U-Turn after passing it? Amy & Maya said Brooke & Robbie should go back and U-Turn the cyclists, but does the rules really allow for this?
A hypothetical I would like to throw out there :) Can a team that has finished a Fast Forward go back on the normal race course, complete the Detour, then use the U-Turn? This could happen if the team is far ahead enough, like Natalie & Nadiya in Amsterdam/Season 21. Logistically, it would be the same as a team completing the Detour and using the U-Turn first before heading to the Fast Forward and claiming it, but is the team locked to the Fast Forward?
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^ I think that the team could go do the Detour, U-Turn someone, and then go to the FF. I think you have to go right to the Pit Stop after winning the FF.
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The Fast Forward can be taken at any point in the leg. In Season 4, Steve & Dave took the FF (which appeared at the first Route Marker) after completing the Detour.
The rest of the course, however, must be done in order.
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So I don't even know why but I was wondering... There is a lot of new regulations in airports but racers have been visiting hundreds of them around the world, has the production team got in trouble of some kind by having people running around the airport and getting in the way of "normal behavior" in an airport? annoying regular clients, maybe.
I know some changes were made back in the day to the rule of begging for money because of some airport regulations but is there anything else?
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Could be the reason that (A) teams are now sometimes specifically instructed to use travel agencies and (B) as of TAR25 can only purchase one set of plane tickets and that's it.
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Just remembered: In TAR25's Philippine Legs, is the Leg 10 fish detour clue giver the same as the Leg 11 sidecar detour clue giver? ???
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Just remembered: In TAR25's Philippine Legs, is the Leg 10 fish detour clue giver the same as the Leg 11 sidecar detour clue giver? ???
No. :D The lady at the Leg 11 sidecar Detour had long hair, while the other woman's hair didn't reach past her shoulder.
Going back to the Fast Forward thing: Could a team, after claiming a Fast Forward, go back and complete the actual race course (Roadblocks, Detours, etc) and perhaps even use the U-Turn? Hypothetical situation: [season 21/Amsterdam] after claiming the FF, Natalie & Nadiya finished the Detour, and used the U-Turn, before going directly to the pit stop (w/o completing the RB).
On another note, what's the difference between TBC and double-length legs? And are these just purely fandom terms?
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The only thing one can do after the Fast Forward is go to the Pit Stop.
TBC stands for To Be Continued, which is shown on-screen for both Double-Length legs and No-Rest legs. The difference is that DL Legs are one leg that is twice as long, while NR Legs are two legs that have no rest-point inbetween.
Since the claim of the "300th" leg, a few DL Legs are going to be reclassified as NR Legs, but other than that we have a pretty solid grasp on which is which.
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The only thing one can do after the Fast Forward is go to the Pit Stop.
TBC stands for To Be Continued, which is shown on-screen for both Double-Length legs and No-Rest legs. The difference is that DL Legs are one leg that is twice as long, while NR Legs are two legs that have no rest-point inbetween.
Since the claim of the "300th" leg, a few DL Legs are going to be reclassified as NR Legs, but other than that we have a pretty solid grasp on which is which.
So 'No Rest' legs are counted as 2. Does this include fake pit stops in season 14/China? But didn't we never concluded how the heck they got 300?
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Season 14 has been counted as a Double-Length leg for a while now.
I can't remember, but I think someone in the 300th leg thread came up with something definitive. I've been waiting for a good amount of free time to really look into it myself and edit the wiki.
Edit: Neobie came up with two believable hypotheses for the 300 leg conundrum. When I get home later I'll double-check his findings and implement one of them. If the show said 300, then that's gospel.
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If the show said 300, then that's gospel.
Don't take that to heart too much. If that's true, Joey & Meghan was in season 18 ... somehow.
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If the show said 300, then that's gospel.
Don't take that to heart too much. If that's true, Joey & Meghan was in season 18 ... somehow.
:cmas52
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I'm curious how TAR moves on the go. They had the U-Turn pictures ready in Japan, even when the two people standing together in the picture only met ~24 hours ago. Penultimate Roadblock clues often say "ABC and XYZ must do this Roadblock"; obviously production wouldn't have known this before the race started. I wonder how they get things like this ready in time. ???
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I remember reading someplace that the race travels with computers & printers so they can easily print out the clues on the fly. This would be important as weather or other natural or man-made disasters could alter the routes, tasks, etc.
What we see as the starting line is actually several takes made into the one experience we see on TV. After filming the excitement of meeting the blind date, but before the race takes off, TAR could easily take the pictures. Or, they could have been computer chopped - I didn't look closely but are the racers wearing their starting line clothes?
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The Starting Line is actually about four times as long as you see it on TV. Past racers have reported that they film Phil's speech and the sprint to the first clue multiple times, just to get many different angles.
Besides the U-Turn pictures, remember that we also have official cast photos of the Blind Date teams and intro cinematics for them. There was definitely a long pause after they were filmed meeting each other.
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I don't know if I should of asked this in the TAR26 thread, but since it was entitled spoilers I was afraid to venture over there. I had a question about the Fitbits being used this season. I did see a bunch of commercials for the product while viewing Wednesday nights episode, of course that is one reason they would be wearing them, simply product placement. But I wanted to know if they'll factor this into the race somehow? The way they did during this summers 2014 Big Brother. Or if there will be a place on the website (I didn't see it) where we can see how many steps they take during the day/night (depending on when they are racing)? And how does the whole process of charging them go? I thought you needed a computer to charge them, I'm sure production steps in for this but it seems like an unneeded added stress.
This questions seems super minuscule but it's not hard to miss the massive bands on everyone's wrist.
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Welcome to RFF, skiier18! :hearts: :conf:
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As far as I know, we have not heard anything about how these will be used. My guess is mostly product placement!
:bigwelcome to RFF!
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Where did the Leg 2 Roadblock take place, considering teams took a taxi away from Matsushiro Castle.
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I think K means Luke could not have done the Welsh poem task.
But Luke can complete the recharge fuel RB in leg 6 as well as milk transport in leg 9 and barber task in leg 10
And don't forget Amy & Daniel, despite Amy has an amputee leg, she completed two RBs very well and only eliminated because navigation lost rather than skill
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Steve & Aly is dating for 7 months now. So this was since they were filming or since the show aired?
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Filming
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So I have a question...
Context: I was watching a reairing of a TARLA 6 Leg (I'm not even sure which one). Ok, so there's a Blind U-Turn in this leg and yeah that's fine the team in first place says that they would've use it but they already used their u-turn on a previous leg. Ok, so everything is ok, they can't use it. Then the teams arrive at the mat, they are told they are team number 1 and the host ask them "Why didn't you use your U-Turn?" so they respond "We would've used it but we couldn't because we already used ours" and the host tells them that because it was blind they could've used it without any problem... WAIT WHAT?!
I understand the idea of the Blind U-Turn as a simple U-Turn without your own picture on it so nobody knows you used it. But is part of the rules that if you already used the u-turn you can use a future blind u-turn because your picture is not necessary? Or this is just a stupid and terrible adaptation by the already terrible version The Amazing Race Latin America?
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So I have a question...
Context: I was watching a reairing of a TARLA 6 Leg (I'm not even sure which one). Ok, so there's a Blind U-Turn in this leg and yeah that's fine the team in first place says that they would've use it but they already used their u-turn on a previous leg. Ok, so everything is ok, they can't use it. Then the teams arrive at the mat, they are told they are team number 1 and the host ask them "Why didn't you use your U-Turn?" so they respond "We would've used it but we couldn't because we already used ours" and the host tells them that because it was blind they could've used it without any problem... WAIT WHAT?!
I understand the idea of the Blind U-Turn as a simple U-Turn without your own picture on it so nobody knows you used it. But is part of the rules that if you already used the u-turn you can use a future blind u-turn because your picture is not necessary? Or this is just a stupid and terrible adaptation by the already terrible version The Amazing Race Latin America?
It's interesting you mention this actually because quite a while ago Luke ( from Margie & Luke ) said that they would have been able to use the UTurn on Kisha & Jen on Leg 11 in Beijing because they Uturned Amanda and Chris without using there picture which meant they still had it on them! But I don't think would have worked in seasons 19-22 with the electric Uturns but who knows!
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Blind U-Turns are considered a separate entity from regular U-Turns.
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This has been mentioned above, so could someone clarify which leg was the 300th? :)
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This has been mentioned above, so could someone clarify which leg was the 300th? :)
Not this leg again :funny:
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There's a thread about it on the forum called "300...?"
The producers claim that TAR25's Italy leg was the 300th, but we the people find that doesn't make a lick of sense.
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This has been mentioned above, so could someone clarify which leg was the 300th? :)
Nobody knows. Remember, these are (probably) the same people who considered Joey & Meghan as Season 18 competitors!
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I found the 300th episode thread and I know so many people are confused, but can somebody tell me the difference between Keep On Racing, To Be Continued and No Rest Period legs?
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I found the 300th episode thread and I know so many people are confused, but can somebody tell me the difference between Keep On Racing, To Be Continued and No Rest Period legs?
There are to types of Keep on Racings
Seasons 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 14
Seasons 18, 19, 22, 23 & 25
The first set are counted as the same leg
Eg: Tar 10 Leg 9 - Madagascar - Finland ( Kor ) Leg 9 - Finland - Ukraine
The second set are counted as different legs
Eg Tar 22 leg 3 - Bora Bora - New Zealand ( Kor ) Leg 4 - New Zealand - Bali
Did that make sense :funny:
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Seasons 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 14 are "Double-Length Legs"
Seasons 18, 19, 22, 23 & 25 are "No-Rest Legs"
"Keep On Racing" and "To Be Continued Legs" are more 'general' terms that the fans came up with, I think, that can apply to both of them.
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Is there any inkling of renewal by now?
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Starting TAR25, Jim (of the dentists) revealed that once a team has gotten tickets, they are not allowed to find an earlier flight anymore.
So For TAR26 Leg 6, was Mike & Rochelle's move legal? ???
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Starting TAR25, Jim (of the dentists) revealed that once a team has gotten tickets, they are not allowed to find an earlier flight anymore.
So For TAR26 Leg 6, was Mike & Rochelle's move legal? ???
I thought the same, because what Jim said must be true as Matt & Ashley said they were given incorrect tickets at the airport, and they made no effort to look for a better flight? ???
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Starting TAR25, Jim (of the dentists) revealed that once a team has gotten tickets, they are not allowed to find an earlier flight anymore.
So For TAR26 Leg 6, was Mike & Rochelle's move legal? ???
I don't think they needed to buy new tickets. Instead the airline had no problems putting them on the earlier flight since they probably had fully rebookable tickets. Note that it was the same airline for both flights.
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Did Matt & Ashley book tickets on a different airline then? Because otherwise it makes no sense for them not to even try to change tickets.
This is probably impossible to answer, but were the teams allowed to switch detours this leg? It would have been unfair if Rochelle had been chosen the task involving heights, since she is afraid of them, and couldn't switch.
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Did Matt & Ashley book tickets on a different airline then? Because otherwise it makes no sense for them not to even try to change tickets.
This is probably impossible to answer, but were the teams allowed to switch detours this leg? It would have been unfair if Rochelle had been chosen the task involving heights, since she is afraid of them, and couldn't switch.
It seems as if all teams flew on Lufthansa (despite the telecast repeatedly showing a United plane taking off). But the other teams probably just didn't think about trying to switch.
Regarding changing detours, I think they were quite a distance apart so it would have taken a lot of time to switch.
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Previously teams could book multiple flights, they were all fully refundable. These days, almost certainly due to $$$, teams must do their research first, chose a flight, and book that. If they can then talk the airline into booking them sooner, that is great. They just cannot make/hold multiple reservations.
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So does that also mean that a team couldn't be stand-by on 2 flights? Say, a team is on flight 1 (earliest), others are on flight 2 (later), both of which are fully booked.
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You would have to be standing by for a flight ion the same airline you had booked. Up to the airline whether they would help I guess. Theoretically I am not sure M/R were "standing by". I had the impression they just asked if they could get on the earlier flight last minurte. There are always no-shows, I think they were just lucky.
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I do remember Rochelle saying "could you put us on stand-by?" or something like that. But it doesn't matter, thanks for answering my question :)
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Jim: This season [25] there's a new rule that once you book a ticket, you cannot change it. Even if you find a better flight, you're stuck with your first purchase.
First "purchase" makes me think that teams are allowed to exchange tickets, but that's it. Mike & Rochelle probably exchanged their tickets for last minute seats on the first Nice flight.
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Yeah, I think that it right.
Basically once you have spent money on tickets, you cannot spend anymore (on tickets). Exchanging is therefore okay.
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You can change your tickets for free when switching flights if your on the same airline... All flights were on Lufthhansa except Matt and Ashley they wer on SwissAir
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Does anyone know why Phil always says "@NoOppWasted" at the end of his tweets? :lol:
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I don't know what the tweets are about, but if you're asking about the hashtag, it probably means "no opportunity wasted".
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Does anyone know why Phil always says "@NoOppWasted" at the end of his tweets? :lol:
Check here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Opportunity_Wasted
http://noopportunitywasted.com/
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Here's an intresting one:
Say there's a team who's gay or lesbian in the race will the other people signing up have to be non homophobic to avoid all kinds of gaysist :funny: things happening?
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Here's an intresting one:
Say there's a team who's gay or lesbian in the race will the other people signing up have to be non homophobic to avoid all kinds of gaysist :funny: things happening?
>Kelly & Jon
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Here's an intresting one:
Say there's a team who's gay or lesbian in the race will the other people signing up have to be non homophobic to avoid all kinds of gaysist :funny: things happening?
>Kelly & Jon
I've seen Season 4 twice, but I don't really remember seeing any homophobic remarks by any of the teams? What did Kelly & Jon actually say? or do? ???
I do remember their hatred for Millie though.
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Here's an intresting one:
Say there's a team who's gay or lesbian in the race will the other people signing up have to be non homophobic to avoid all kinds of gaysist :funny: things happening?
>Kelly & Jon
I've seen Season 4 twice, but I don't really remember seeing any homophobic remarks by any of the teams? What did Kelly & Jon actually say? or do? ???
I do remember their hatred for Millie though.
Jon was very homophobic, and did not want to be beaten by Reichen or Chip simply because of their sexuality. Prime examples of his comments can be found in the Australia legs.
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Here's an intresting one:
Say there's a team who's gay or lesbian in the race will the other people signing up have to be non homophobic to avoid all kinds of gaysist :funny: things happening?
>Kelly & Jon
I've seen Season 4 twice, but I don't really remember seeing any homophobic remarks by any of the teams? What did Kelly & Jon actually say? or do? ???
I do remember their hatred for Millie though.
Jon was very homophobic, and did not want to be beaten by Reichen or Chip simply because of their sexuality. Prime examples of his comments can be found in the Australia legs.
Thanks Book :<3
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Should Jelani & Jenny have gotten a penalty for an outside assistance in the hot tub Detour or are the rebuses free to decipher for the entirety of Amsterdam to solve?
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I'm pretty sure if they weren't allowed to ask for help, they would have been penalised :lol:
I agree there should have been a rule prohibiting them to ask locals for help, but quite obviously there was none.
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In regards to TAR26 rules, I get the feeling that producers really didn't think the whole "selfie phones" through. They haven't been fully explained, but as I understand it they can take pictures and do literally nothing else.
But no-one thought about them taking a picture of something on someone else's phone it seems.
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Bergen and Kurt were looking at directions in Munich and so was Blair in Amsterdam so ???
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I don't know about Bergen & Kurt, but Blair was probably looking at a photo of a local's phone.
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Blair used his camera to take a picture of a map on Amsterdam on the local's phone.
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Has anyone managed to win three legs in row to finale? Looks like there is only four row leg wins or two.
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Has anyone managed to win three legs in row to finale? Looks like there is only four row leg wins or two.
*delete*
I'm misreading your question. Sorry :( Looks like only 2 and 4 in a row.
*but don't worry, Blair & Hayley might be the first team to make it lol :D*
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Max & Katie won 3 legs in a row before the finale, but they didn't win the race. (There may be others, I didn't check everyone)
So I guess your question is whether any teams have won 2 legs pre-finale in a row and then the third in a row which is the finale. The answer to that would be BJ & Tyler (TAR 9) :)
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Max & Katie won 3 legs in a row before the finale, but they didn't win the race. (There may be others, I didn't check everyone)
So I guess your question is whether any teams have won 2 legs pre-finale in a row and then the third in a row which is the finale. The answer to that would be BJ & Tyler (TAR 9) :)
Yeah, that's answer. BJ & Tyler.
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Max & Katie won 3 legs in a row before the finale, but they didn't win the race. (There may be others, I didn't check everyone)
So I guess your question is whether any teams have won 2 legs pre-finale in a row and then the third in a row which is the finale. The answer to that would be BJ & Tyler (TAR 9) :)
Yeah, that's answer. BJ & Tyler.
And everyone's favorite team from TAR24...
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Dave & Connor won 4 legs in a row, not 3.
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In TAR15, Meghan and Cheyne won the final 4 legs. They also won the first leg.
In the same season, Sam and Dan finished 2nd in the final 4 legs. Eric and Jeremy also finished 2nd in the last 4 legs in TAR9.
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Rachel & Dave also won the final four legs on TAR20.
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Does anybody know what font is used for the teams' names on their U-turn photos?
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When will they start filming for TAR 27?
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When will they start filming for TAR 27?
Late May - Early June
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How strict are the producers at enforcing the rules along the way? For example as far as I understand it teams are forbidden to move each other's belonging. But still Jeff & Jackie moved Tyler's fanny pack (form the back seat to under the front seat) in Munich and we didn't see any penalty.
If production had been real strict then Jeff & Jackie could have taken something like a jacket and used it to cover the fanny-pack. They can do this without moving the fanny-pack, but Laura & Tyler will then be unable to get the fanny-pack without moving the jacket.
Would this work or is it to be too creative with the rules?
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How strict are the producers at enforcing the rules along the way? For example as far as I understand it teams are forbidden to move each other's belonging. But still Jeff & Jackie moved Tyler's fanny pack (form the back seat to under the front seat) in Munich and we didn't see any penalty.
If production had been real strict then Jeff & Jackie could have taken something like a jacket and used it to cover the fanny-pack. They can do this without moving the fanny-pack, but Laura & Tyler will then be unable to get the fanny-pack without moving the jacket.
Would this work or is it to be too creative with the rules?
Jeff & Jackie said they didn't touch the fanny pack during the elimination interview.
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Either that or they picked it up to see what it was, and then followed the rules by putting it back where it was before, but just happening to smoosh it further under the seat.
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Why in Tar Australia 2 did they fly to Amsterdam just to go to Prague and the same with Tar Asia in Frankfurt? Prague has an airport capable of taking long distance flights with a connection through maybe Munich, Paris or Dubai.
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Why in Tar Australia 2 did they fly to Amsterdam just to go to Prague and the same with Tar Asia in Frankfurt? Prague has an airport capable of taking long distance flights with a connection through maybe Munich, Paris or Dubai.
because they needed to eat donuts!!11!
but it was actually probably to push the country count up
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Why in Tar Australia 2 did they fly to Amsterdam just to go to Prague and the same with Tar Asia in Frankfurt? Prague has an airport capable of taking long distance flights with a connection through maybe Munich, Paris or Dubai.
because they needed to eat donuts!!11!
but it was actually probably to push the country count up
you can never go wrong with donuts, even if you go to another country just for them!
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I think in TAR Australia that was the case (country count) especially since their final task was identifying flags.
For TAR Asia 2, I think initially it's so that production can get a leg up on teams since the next several legs would have no bunches (and then once Terri & Henry were like 80 days behind it ensured that production and teams weren't on the same flight to Germany). The US version tends to do this often as well.
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What season and episode where teams had to travel using hot air balloon? I definitely want to watch that.
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What season and episode where teams had to travel using hot air balloon? I definitely want to watch that.
TAR8, leg 10.
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Is TAR Philippines in English?
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Is TAR Philippines in English?
TAR Philippines is in Taglish. Every contestant and the host speak in a unique mix of the English and Tagalog languages, and the programme assumes that the viewer knows both. It's fairly understandable, but not completely in English.
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Are teams allowed to back-out a day before the race? If so, will this affect the filming dates, or will the replacement team be pressured to prepare?
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Has leg 11/12 of TAR ever visited the very first country to be visited on the next season?
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Has leg 11/12 of TAR ever visited the very first country to be visited on the next season?
Technically yes. Leg 11 of TAR 21 was located in the Loire Valley, France. Leg 1 of TAR 22 was located in Bora Bora, a French overseas territory.
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Has leg 11/12 of TAR ever visited the very first country to be visited on the next season?
Technically yes. Leg 11 of TAR 21 was located in the Loire Valley, France. Leg 1 of TAR 22 was located in Bora Bora, a French overseas territory.
Sort of the same with TAR 25. the UK was Leg 11 of TAR 24 and the first separate country visited in TAR25 was the UK
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A really simple question, and I just need this for my fan fiction:
For TBC legs from TAR6 to TAR14, are the midpoint placements counted in the team's placement average?
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A really simple question, and I just need this for my fan fiction:
For TBC legs from TAR6 to TAR14, are the midpoint placements counted in the team's placement average?
No. :)
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A really simple question, and I just need this for my fan fiction:
For TBC legs from TAR6 to TAR14, are the midpoint placements counted in the team's placement average?
No. :)
Thank you! :tup:
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Just notice when did production prohibited hiring cabs on self drive legs?
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Some time before Season 17. It was the first time someone was penalized for it.
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Are teams allowed to back-out a day before the race? If so, will this affect the filming dates, or will the replacement team be pressured to prepare?
TAR8 had cast eleven families. I believe the missing quartet dropped out at the last minute, consequently beginning the race with ten teams running on schedule.
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Are teams allowed to back-out a day before the race? If so, will this affect the filming dates, or will the replacement team be pressured to prepare?
TAR8 had cast eleven families. I believe the missing quartet dropped out at the last minute, consequently beginning the race with ten teams running on schedule.
Oh... so that's what might have happened. :ascared Anyway, thanks! :)
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Are teams allowed to back-out a day before the race? If so, will this affect the filming dates, or will the replacement team be pressured to prepare?
TAR8 had cast eleven families. I believe the missing quartet dropped out at the last minute, consequently beginning the race with ten teams running on schedule.
Oh... so that's what might have happened. :ascared Anyway, thanks! :)
From what I know, that eleventh team (Flanders Family, IIRC) was cut instead of quitting because of cost issues.
They always have alternates on deck in case a team couldn't make it at the last minute. Max & Katie said they were alternates for 3 seasons before deciding to go for the villain-angle to get cast. Another example would be Mallory replacing Bopper at the starting line in S24.
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The whole thing with the Flanders Family has been "Citation Needed" on Wikipedia since it first appeared there.
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Are teams allowed to back-out a day before the race? If so, will this affect the filming dates, or will the replacement team be pressured to prepare?
TAR8 had cast eleven families. I believe the missing quartet dropped out at the last minute, consequently beginning the race with ten teams running on schedule.
Oh... so that's what might have happened. :ascared Anyway, thanks! :)
From what I know, that eleventh team (Flanders Family, IIRC) was cut instead of quitting because of cost issues.
They always have alternates on deck in case a team couldn't make it at the last minute. Max & Katie said they were alternates for 3 seasons before deciding to go for the villain-angle to get cast. Another example would be Mallory replacing Bopper at the starting line in S24.
Ah, that must have been heartbreaking. :( Two of the Flanders should have been invited back for TAR9 regarding the problem that production had caused them.
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Are teams allowed to back-out a day before the race? If so, will this affect the filming dates, or will the replacement team be pressured to prepare?
TAR8 had cast eleven families. I believe the missing quartet dropped out at the last minute, consequently beginning the race with ten teams running on schedule.
Oh... so that's what might have happened. :ascared Anyway, thanks! :)
From what I know, that eleventh team (Flanders Family, IIRC) was cut instead of quitting because of cost issues.
They always have alternates on deck in case a team couldn't make it at the last minute. Max & Katie said they were alternates for 3 seasons before deciding to go for the villain-angle to get cast. Another example would be Mallory replacing Bopper at the starting line in S24.
Ah, that must have been heartbreaking. :( Two of the Flanders should have been invited back for TAR9 regarding the problem that production had caused them.
Oh. :ascared And Oh! :o
I don't know what is worse for Max & Katie's case: :( To be able to travel across the globe while being hated for being quasi-villainous OR not being casted to race but saving themselves from being hated.
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A really simple question, and I just need this for my fan fiction:
For TBC legs from TAR6 to TAR14, are the midpoint placements counted in the team's placement average?
Depends on who you ask. If the TBC leg was a double leg, then yes, the midpoint is counted as far as my listing is concerned. If the TBC in actually a no rest pit stop, then its already two legs, there's no actual midpoint involved.
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It's a long wait but I think it's worth the wait for Maxie since TAR22's route is way better than the 19-20-21. :hoot:
I don't think they were kind of paint that much as evil too. Especially toward the end.
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A really simple question, and I just need this for my fan fiction:
For TBC legs from TAR6 to TAR14, are the midpoint placements counted in the team's placement average?
Depends on who you ask. If the TBC leg was a double leg, then yes, the midpoint is counted as far as my listing is concerned. If the TBC in actually a no rest pit stop, then its already two legs, there's no actual midpoint involved.
Alright then, thanks! :)
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Maxie weren't villainous people, I only remember them as being cut-throat gamewise.
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Maxie weren't villainous people, I only remember them as being cut-throat gamewise.
They gave their thoughts on how Joey & Meghan's careers were unprofessional/childish and Max flipped off Joey & Meghan & Mona & Beth when they missed the train to Interlaken.
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I remember them mentioning at the airport during the 1st leg that they will be making friends fakely. They gained a lot of haters from this, but they didn't seem too villainous for most of the race. They just mentioned it for 1 leg.
The hate was a probable cause to why they declined all-stars, and I'm not even sure if they were invited back, but I know they were.
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Are The Amazing Race one of most spoiled television shows in the US?
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Has there ever been a leg 2 NEL on any version?
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Has there ever been a leg 2 NEL on any version?
No.
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Has there ever been a leg 2 NEL on any version?
Yes; Velyki Perehony, the Ukrainian edition, had a leg 2 NEL.
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Are The Amazing Race one of most spoiled television shows in the US?
I think that honor goes to Survivor in the US. While the votes are revealed live at the finale, they are cast months to a year before during filming, and castaways are know to share notes during that period.
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Has there ever been a season (US or international) wherein the final leg is only ran by racers of the same gender? (All-male or All-female finale)
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Did Amy & Maya, Misti & Jim, Adam & Bethany and Kym & Alli applied or recruited?
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I seem to recall hearing Amy and Maya saying they went to a casting session in Chicago or maybe Milwaukee. I'd guess that Adam and Bethany were recruited due to the movie about Bethany but I don't know for sure. I don't know about the others, but Misti had a beauty pageant title and Kym (or Alli?) was doing Youtube videos, so they might have been recruited.
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Follow-up question: Is there a direct way of knowing whether a team was recruited or not?
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Did Amy & Maya, Misti & Jim, Adam & Bethany and Kym & Alli applied or recruited?
I seem to recall hearing Amy and Maya saying they went to a casting session in Chicago or maybe Milwaukee. I'd guess that Adam and Bethany were recruited due to the movie about Bethany but I don't know for sure. I don't know about the others, but Misti had a beauty pageant title and Kym (or Alli?) was doing Youtube videos, so they might have been recruited.
Actually, Kym and her brother auditioned for TAR multiple times. It was when they auditioned for Survivor: BvW that they received CBS's call. :ascared
Kym was given an incentive to exchange her brother for a female to be on TAR, hence Alli was cast.
http://www.myentertainmentworld.ca/2015/03/amazing-race-kym-alli/ (http://www.myentertainmentworld.ca/2015/03/amazing-race-kym-alli/)
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Did Amy & Maya, Misti & Jim, Adam & Bethany and Kym & Alli applied or recruited?
I seem to recall hearing Amy and Maya saying they went to a casting session in Chicago or maybe Milwaukee. I'd guess that Adam and Bethany were recruited due to the movie about Bethany but I don't know for sure. I don't know about the others, but Misti had a beauty pageant title and Kym (or Alli?) was doing Youtube videos, so they might have been recruited.
Actually, Kym and her brother auditioned for TAR multiple times. It was when they auditioned for Survivor: BvW that they received CBS's call. :ascared
Kym was given an incentive to exchange her brother for a female to be on TAR, hence Alli was cast.
http://www.myentertainmentworld.ca/2015/03/amazing-race-kym-alli/ (http://www.myentertainmentworld.ca/2015/03/amazing-race-kym-alli/)
Poor brother. :ascared
After reading that article, I really wanna see Kym & Alli race again. :conf:
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Has there ever been a season (US or international) wherein the final leg is only ran by racers of the same gender? (All-male or All-female finale)
TARLA3 had an all-male final three: Maxi & Demi, Felipe & Alejandro and Nicolás & Cristóbal.
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Has there ever been a season (US or international) wherein the final leg is only ran by racers of the same gender? (All-male or All-female finale)
TARLA3 had an all-male final three: Maxi & Demi, Felipe & Alejandro and Nicolás & Cristóbal.
Whoa there! :ascared I knew I missed something. Thank you for the info! :)
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Has there ever been a season (US or international) wherein the final leg is only ran by racers of the same gender? (All-male or All-female finale)
TARLA3 had an all-male final three: Maxi & Demi, Felipe & Alejandro and Nicolás & Cristóbal.
Whoa there! :ascared I knew I missed something. Thank you for the info! :)
TARLA4 did have all male F3 as well.
Show content
Apparently some speculation was floated out that the upcoming season of TAR did have all same gender F3.
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The upcoming season of TAR is still filming :funny: :funny:
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The upcoming season of TAR is still filming :funny: :funny:
He/she meant Show content
TAR Canada 3.
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Wow okay! :ascared Would an all-female F3 be good, if it ever happens?
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Wow okay! :ascared Would an all-female F3 be good, if it ever happens?
Depends on team's personality and behavior.
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Did Amy & Maya, Misti & Jim, Adam & Bethany and Kym & Alli applied or recruited?
I seem to recall hearing Amy and Maya saying they went to a casting session in Chicago or maybe Milwaukee. I'd guess that Adam and Bethany were recruited due to the movie about Bethany but I don't know for sure. I don't know about the others, but Misti had a beauty pageant title and Kym (or Alli?) was doing Youtube videos, so they might have been recruited.
Actually, Kym and her brother auditioned for TAR multiple times. It was when they auditioned for Survivor: BvW that they received CBS's call. :ascared
Kym was given an incentive to exchange her brother for a female to be on TAR, hence Alli was cast.
http://www.myentertainmentworld.ca/2015/03/amazing-race-kym-alli/ (http://www.myentertainmentworld.ca/2015/03/amazing-race-kym-alli/)
Poor brother. :ascared
After reading that article, I really wanna see Kym & Alli race again. :conf:
I, on the other hand, would love to see them on Survivor too :lol:
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Simple questions:
1.) During the 3rd leg of TAR Aus 2, the 2nd roadblock involved staircases at a certain place in India. Was this task recycled from TAR US? If it was, what season was it originally from?
2.) From TAR Aus 2 as well, was the Pose Nude Fast Forward new to that season or was it recycled from TAR US as well?
Thank you in advance! :)
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Simple questions:
1.) During the 3rd leg of TAR Aus 2, the 2nd roadblock involved staircases at a certain place in India. Was this task recycled from TAR US? If it was, what season was it originally from?
2.) From TAR Aus 2 as well, was the Pose Nude Fast Forward new to that season or was it recycled from TAR US as well?
Thank you in advance! :)
Both of them were original, I think. TAR Canada 2 recycled the nude Fast Forward from TAR Aus 2.
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Simple questions:
1.) During the 3rd leg of TAR Aus 2, the 2nd roadblock involved staircases at a certain place in India. Was this task recycled from TAR US? If it was, what season was it originally from?
2.) From TAR Aus 2 as well, was the Pose Nude Fast Forward new to that season or was it recycled from TAR US as well?
Thank you in advance! :)
Staircases Roadblock was original, but was later re-used on the first Norwegian season (with different rules)
Posing nude to be painted was originally from the second Israeli season. It took place in the Czech Republic and involved laying down instead of standing. There were less camera shots with 'conveniently placed objects' in favor of just blurring the naughty parts. The task was then reused again on the second Canadian season (again, with different rules)
http://realityfanwiki.com/index.php?title=The_Amazing_Race_Norge_1_Leg_3
http://realityfanwiki.com/index.php?title=HaMerotz_LaMillion_2_Leg_5
http://realityfanwiki.com/index.php?title=The_Amazing_Race_Canada_2_Leg_9
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Also I think the staircase RB might have been a variation on the unaired FF in Jaipur in TAR 1 (in that season a team has to go to what I think was a different place to climb 33 or 22 steps)
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If production and budget ever allows, would The Amazing Race ever visit Antarctica? If so, where would they go? And how would they get there? Probably either from Australia, New Zealand, or Argentina, and the following leg would be in another one of these locations. What do you all think?
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If production and budget ever allows, would The Amazing Race ever visit Antarctica? If so, where would they go? And how would they get there? Probably either from Australia, New Zealand, or Argentina, and the following leg would be in another one of these locations. What do you all think?
I think *if* they really wanna do Antarctica, they're most likely visiting via Argentina. (Probably 1-2 legs in Argentina/Chile then Antarctica) It would be much more expensive to access via NZ or Australia.
Still have no idea what they can do over there. Maybe they'll probably fly to some country's base and perform some tasks. The thing is I still think we can create the task in Antarctica (Ice Climbing, Searching things in ice/snow etc.) in somewhere else which is much more easier to access like Alaska, which might be the reason why they didn't visit Antarctica yet.
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What is the longest jump TAR ever done? I've been thinking about it lately. The two that come up to my mind is the Argentina - Russia one in Leg 4 of TAR5 and Moscow - Portland finale of TAR13. But are they the longest? Or they're other jump that longer than these two? ???
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What is the longest jump TAR ever done? I've been thinking about it lately. The two that come up to my mind is the Argentina - Russia one in Leg 4 of TAR5 and Moscow - Portland finale of TAR13. But are they the longest? Or they're other jump that longer than these two? ???
Here's are some of the longest jump I of think: (only the jump >= ~6000 miles will highlighted)
New York - Livingstone ~7550 miles (TAR1)
Windhoek, Namibia - Bangkok ~ 6200 miles (TAR2)
Montreaux/Geneva - Kuala Lumpur ~6300 miles (TAR3)
Buenos Aires - Saint Petersburg ~8200 miles (TAR5)
Calcutta/Kolkata - Auckland ~6950 miles (TAR5)
El Nido - Calgary ~7000 miles (TAR5)
Sao Paulo - Moscow ~7300 miles (TAR9)
Muscat - Perth ~5400 miles (TAR9)
Seattle - Beijing ~5400 miles (TAR10)
Antananarivo, Madagascar - Helsinki ~5600 miles (TAR10)
La Paz - Auckland ~6950 miles (TAR13)
Moscow - Portland, Oregon ~5350 miles (TAR13)
Prague - Las Vegas ~5750 miles (TAR15)
Los Angeles - Valpariso ~5600 miles (TAR16)
San Carlos de Bariloche - Frankfurt ~ 7950 miles (TAR16)
Shanghai - San Francisco ~6150 miles (TAR16)
Seoul - Los Angeles ~6000 miles (TAR17)
Los Angeles - Sydney ~7500 miles (TAR18)
Los Angeles - Taipei ~6800 miles (TAR19)
Bangkok - Lilongwe, Malawi ~5000 miles (TAR19)
Lilongwe, Malawi - Copenhagen ~5000 miles (TAR19)
Brussels - Panama City ~ 5500 miles (TAR19)
Asuncion, Paraguay - Turin, Italy ~6400 miles (TAR20)
Hanoi - Maun ~ 6250 miles (TAR22)
There's still more the long jump. But I think the Buenos Aires - Saint Petersburg jump is the longest for the direct direction, not including the airport connection. (Like the lolzy Kuwait - Mauritius jump via London ~9000 miles in TAR10 :lol: )
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Thank you so much! :<3 Wow, the Buenos Aires - St. Peterburgs 8300 miles is so crazy. I wonder how long they spent on the airplane and transit airport. :o
Lack of long jump like this in recent season is </3. :(
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Thank you so much! :<3 Wow, the Buenos Aires - St. Peterburgs 8300 miles is so crazy. I wonder how long they spent on the airplane and transit airport. :o
Lack of long jump like this in recent season is </3. :(
Yeah. The recent season are kinda lack of long jump. But I think the last few season have a few legit jump as well. (Malta-Singapore/Manila-Los Angeles in TAR25, Bangkok-Munich/Nice-Namibia/Namibia-Amsterdam/Amsterdam-Peru in TAR26).
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Lack of long jump like this in recent season is </3. :(
What. TAR25 Malta >> Singapore and half the route of TAR26. :umn:
Also quite a few long jumps in TAR27, though I think I'm not allowed to post the details here, as it's from the spoilers.
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Why in Tar Israel 2 & 3 did they return to Israel before shooting the final legs in Singapore & Taiwan?
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Why in Tar Israel 2 & 3 did they return to Israel before shooting the final legs in Singapore & Taiwan?
I believe that were waiting for some edit things...
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Why in Tar Israel 2 & 3 did they return to Israel before shooting the final legs in Singapore & Taiwan?
This happened in Season 1 as well. They returned halfway through the final leg in NZ and then returned. It's for, I dunno, 'dramatic purposes'? I guess? I personally think it's a really silly idea.
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Regarding the longest leg.....In actually, although it was a double length leg, I think the leg in TAR 9 from Sao Paulo to Moscow to Frankfurt is just about the longest leg ever in distance and probably duration as well.
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Here's a question: why has leg 2 never been a NEL?
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Here's a question: why has leg 2 never been a NEL?
I am wishing for Leg 2 or Top 10 NEL too. :gaah: But here's my guess: TAR doesn't want to leave the 1st eliminated alone for too long in sequesterville.
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Regarding the longest leg.....In actually, although it was a double length leg, I think the leg in TAR 9 from Sao Paulo to Moscow to Frankfurt is just about the longest leg ever in distance and probably duration as well.
Didn't CaroJen said in TAR22 that Bora Bora - New Zealand - Bali is the longest leg ever or something? Not really sure though. Or I'm misunderstand? ??? (It's been a while since I watch that season, maybe I misheard)
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Regarding the longest leg.....In actually, although it was a double length leg, I think the leg in TAR 9 from Sao Paulo to Moscow to Frankfurt is just about the longest leg ever in distance and probably duration as well.
Didn't CaroJen said in TAR22 that Bora Bora - New Zealand - Bali is the longest leg ever or something? Not really sure though. Or I'm misunderstand? ??? (It's been a while since I watch that season, maybe I misheard)
That was probably because they flew from Bora Bora to NZ, then they slept overnight in NZ while the leg was going on. After the NZ leg, they flew to Indonesia, which I think the flying took a day after the NZ leg?
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That is indeed the longest leg in the history of TAR.
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More like the longest part of the race without a pit stop break, since those were 2 separate legs. :lol:
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Is there any episode whose title was spoken by more than one person?
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Is there any episode whose title was spoken by more than one person?
TAR26 Episode 2 is one I remember in particular.
Others are probably in clues and tasks.
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Is there any episode whose title was spoken by more than one person?
tar 23 episode 6 by the afghanimals
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Thought of this while watching TAR Can 3 Leg 2. What would happen if a team that wins both Express Passes (on the course, and not at the Pitstop), use their Pass on the same Leg, but get eliminated the following Leg, while still in possession of the EP they're meant to hand over?
Will it just be burned? Or will they be forced to decide who to give it too during their Elimination? ???
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Is there any episode whose title was spoken by more than one person?
15.05 “Do It for the Hood! Do It for the Suburbs!” by Flight Time & Sam is another one. I’ve been rewatching TAR15 :D
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Thought of this while watching TAR Can 3 Leg 2. What would happen if a team that wins both Express Passes (on the course, and not at the Pitstop), use their Pass on the same Leg, but get eliminated the following Leg, while still in possession of the EP they're meant to hand over?
Will it just be burned? Or will they be forced to decide who to give it too during their Elimination? ???
My guess is that it would be burned. 100% unsure though. ???
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I disagree. My guess would be that they would be forced to tell the host who they wanted to donate it to upon their elimination. (Similar to how John & Murry on TARAu3 were forced to tell Grant who they wanted to donate it to when their "decision limit" expired)
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I disagree. My guess would be that they would be forced to tell the host who they wanted to donate it to upon their elimination. (Similar to how John & Murry on TARAu3 were forced to tell Grant who they wanted to donate it to when their "decision limit" expired)
Yep. I agree with that.
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I disagree. My guess would be that they would be forced to tell the host who they wanted to donate it to upon their elimination. (Similar to how John & Murry on TARAu3 were forced to tell Grant who they wanted to donate it to when their "decision limit" expired)
Yep. I agree with that.
I haven't watched TAR Aus 3. :ascared Maybe if I watched it, I would say the same as y'all's. ???
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I just realized that we never see any of the racers smoke. Does anybody now the story behind that? Does the race only cast non-smokers? Or is it simply impractical to keep up while racing?
I would guess that a dedicated smoker could stuff the backpack with cigarettes and the light up as son as the partner does a road-block.
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IIRC, the US version has had a rule from the beginning against smoking whenever they may be filmed. And given they have to be able to carry everything in their backpacks, it's probably impractical to have much room for cigarettes anyhow.
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Within the first five minutes of TAR1, you see Drew chewing on gum because he can't smoke. Ian's behaviour in TAR3 was also blamed on nicotine withdrawal. Yup, it's a rule that spans the entire show.
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I don't know whether or not it was a case of bad editing or if the rules are differrent in the Norwegian Edition ???, but you can clearly see Omar & Bilal having cigarettes in the race. I don't remember which legs however...
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I don't know whether or not it was a case of bad editing or if the rules are differrent in the Norwegian Edition ???, but you can clearly see Omar & Bilal having cigarettes in the race. I don't remember which legs however...
Haha, well that would of course be from the one single season I haven't seen yet XD
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Are trip prizes free or paid?
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Are trip prizes free or paid?
For the Travelocity trips, I believe when Phil says, e.g.: "You have won a trip for two to Costa Rica! You can/will visit [listing beautiful experiences]", only plane tickets are free. Any additional packages like lodging and spas mentioned by Phil can also be complements.
Stuff like souvenirs, food, and other travel fares (taxi, rental car, bus) are costs on the travelers' behalf.
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No. It is usually a package...plane/hotels/perhaps some meals/excursions.
BUT taxable in the US so value has to be adjusted accordingly.
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If teams still have some of their allowance money once they are eliminated, do they get to keep it or do they surrender it? Same goes to the top 3 once they have finished the race. Do they keep the remaining of the allowance (whether they have won the grand prize or not)?
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If teams still have some of their allowance money once they are eliminated, do they get to keep it or do they surrender it? Same goes to the top 3 once they have finished the race. Do they keep the remaining of the allowance (whether they have won the grand prize or not)?
I think I have read it somewhere that they need to return everything back to production once the race ended. Like the case of the Dentist in season 25, I think Phil make a joke about them bring The Save back home but in the end Jim indicated that they didn't allow to do it or something.
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Returned I think. But in sequester they get an allowance to pay for the fun things they get to do there....
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Oh okay. :oh Thank you for the info! :)
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IIRC, the teams aren't prohibited from having souvenirs, but whatever they take on and during the Race aren't returned to them until after the season finale is aired. And the route marker info and task sheets are turned back in to production at each pit stop.
I have no reason to think any of that has changed.
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Okay, thank you! :)
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That's sad though... On Survivor, contestants have mentioned taking back idols as souvenirs many times.
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What hotel did teams stay in Bora Bora in TAR 22?
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What hotel did teams stay in Bora Bora in TAR 22?
Hilton Bora Bora Nui - same location of the visited outdoor chapel
Source: http://www.somewhereluxurious.com/the-amazing-race-filmed-at-the-hilton-bora-bora-nui/717 (http://www.somewhereluxurious.com/the-amazing-race-filmed-at-the-hilton-bora-bora-nui/717)
The Amazing Race in Bora Bora
At one point of The Amazing Race in Bora Bora, the teams were directed to head to Motu Tapu on jet skis. The Hilton Bora Bora owns this small private island, and guests have access to it. The island is sometimes the setting for weddings and romantic getaways. This luxury resort has meeting space and resources to plan special events for special gatherings on the property.
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What hotel did teams stay in Bora Bora in TAR 22?
Hilton Bora Bora Nui - same location of the visited outdoor chapel
Source: http://www.somewhereluxurious.com/the-amazing-race-filmed-at-the-hilton-bora-bora-nui/717 (http://www.somewhereluxurious.com/the-amazing-race-filmed-at-the-hilton-bora-bora-nui/717)
The Amazing Race in Bora Bora
At one point of The Amazing Race in Bora Bora, the teams were directed to head to Motu Tapu on jet skis. The Hilton Bora Bora owns this small private island, and guests have access to it. The island is sometimes the setting for weddings and romantic getaways. This luxury resort has meeting space and resources to plan special events for special gatherings on the property.
So TAR teams stayed in this expensvie luxury hotel? Can't believe it.
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Remember in TAR3 when Andre & Damon's taxi took them to a city in the middle of nowhere and they got detained?
Did we ever figure out what city that was?
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What hotel did teams stay in Bora Bora in TAR 22?
Hilton Bora Bora Nui - same location of the visited outdoor chapel
Source: http://www.somewhereluxurious.com/the-amazing-race-filmed-at-the-hilton-bora-bora-nui/717 (http://www.somewhereluxurious.com/the-amazing-race-filmed-at-the-hilton-bora-bora-nui/717)
The Amazing Race in Bora Bora
At one point of The Amazing Race in Bora Bora, the teams were directed to head to Motu Tapu on jet skis. The Hilton Bora Bora owns this small private island, and guests have access to it. The island is sometimes the setting for weddings and romantic getaways. This luxury resort has meeting space and resources to plan special events for special gatherings on the property.
So TAR teams stayed in this expensvie luxury hotel? Can't believe it.
From memory, I think teams stayed on Motu Tapu at the end of the second leg and spent the night in hammocks.
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What hotel did teams stay in Bora Bora in TAR 22?
Hilton Bora Bora Nui - same location of the visited outdoor chapel
Source: http://www.somewhereluxurious.com/the-amazing-race-filmed-at-the-hilton-bora-bora-nui/717 (http://www.somewhereluxurious.com/the-amazing-race-filmed-at-the-hilton-bora-bora-nui/717)
The Amazing Race in Bora Bora
At one point of The Amazing Race in Bora Bora, the teams were directed to head to Motu Tapu on jet skis. The Hilton Bora Bora owns this small private island, and guests have access to it. The island is sometimes the setting for weddings and romantic getaways. This luxury resort has meeting space and resources to plan special events for special gatherings on the property.
So TAR teams stayed in this expensvie luxury hotel? Can't believe it.
Production may have stayed there and not the teams, and using the island may have been negotiated.
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Remember in TAR3 when Andre & Damon's taxi took them to a city in the middle of nowhere and they got detained?
Did we ever figure out what city that was?
I'm not sure; if I get a chance I'll check the old style timeline put together back in the day and see if that was noted. In any event, TAR's security people certainly knew and Bert and Elise presumably did as well.
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I want to know, do racers aware/know that if they win the race, they get $1 million, but later gets taxed to $500,000?
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If we know, why do you assume they don't? :lol:
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I want to know, do racers aware/know that if they win the race, they get $1 million, but later gets taxed to $500,000?
The actual amount after taxes depends on the Racer's state/city of residence and their other income and taxable deductions. That varies from state to state (some states do not have income taxes), and many cities also do not have income taxes. But IIRC, the actual amount could be much closer to $350,000 of $500,000 each; each Racer gets paid half, and they are responsible for reporting and paying the income taxes on it.
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For TAR 22 if Jessica and John's personal water craft were brokendown, would they allow to use the EP to bypass the task and move to Motu Tapu by different method
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For TAR 22 if Jessica and John's personal water craft were brokendown, would they allow to use the EP to bypass the task and move to Motu Tapu by different method
That was not an Active Route Marker.
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I'm not sure if anyone has asked this, but do eliminated teams get to keep the remaining of their allowance, or are they supposed to return it once they've been eliminated?
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I'm not sure if anyone has asked this, but do eliminated teams get to keep the remaining of their allowance, or are they supposed to return it once they've been eliminated?
Its called an allowance, meaning they are 'allowed' to keep it. Why would they need to return it?
Because they've been eliminated and have no further need for it? The allowance is 'race funds', not something that teams get to take home with them.
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Race funds allotted for a leg are turned in at the end of the leg.
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Is there any news for a new season of TAR Australia?
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Is there any news for a new season of TAR Australia?
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Although season 3 is pretty meh for me, another season of Aus would be great. :lol:
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Vague rumors of another channel being interested...so there is some hope!
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Vague rumors of another channel being interested...so there is some hope!
Fingers crossed, finally old enough to apply!! :pray:
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Vague rumors of another channel being interested...so there is some hope!
Fingers crossed, finally old enough to apply!! :pray:
<3
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Vague rumors of another channel being interested...so there is some hope!
Fingers crossed, finally old enough to apply!! :pray:
<3
omg yes <3
if TAR AUS doesn't accept racer, it's their loss
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Vague rumors of another channel being interested...so there is some hope!
Fingers crossed, finally old enough to apply!! :pray:
<3
omg yes <3
if TAR AUS doesn't accept racer, it's their loss
<3 :hearts:
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Of the teams that finished second-to-last and last on the first leg, how many have gone on to win the season?
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Of the teams that finished second-to-last and last on the first leg, how many have gone on to win the season?
The only one I could find was the Linz Family.
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The Save from the previous season returned for this season [TAR 26] but was unaired, unclaimed, and unused. It could be obtained during the 3rd Leg of the race by completing both sides of the detour. [citation needed]
--Wikipedia
Is there any validity to this that we have found? It sounds reasonable, at the very least...
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The Save from the previous season returned for this season [TAR 26] but was unaired, unclaimed, and unused. It could be obtained during the 3rd Leg of the race by completing both sides of the detour. [citation needed]
--Wikipedia
Is there any validity to this that we have found? It sounds reasonable, at the very least...
I remember that Peach said that
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Yes but I can't find where we talked about it. I believe it came from a post elim Interview but I do not remember, but it is in spoilers somewhere..
There was a Save in Leg 3 Phuket. You had to do both sides of the Detour.
But remember NO one including the Olympians managed to complete the wakeboarding, so that was a bust....
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It's in TAR 26 Spec over here (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,30642.msg1096428.html#msg1096428)
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It's in TAR 26 Spec over here (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,30642.msg1096428.html#msg1096428)
Thanks oval...I couldn't find it. :spy:
It is totally confirmed though, but don't think "beacause peach said so" will work for wiki. :funny:
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Did someone say so, and they can't be identified because of contractual or non-disclosure reasons? I'm not saying you're wrong, but it did come a little out of nowhere in the thread :3
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You'll have to take it on faith.
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I was looking at S26 and i was looking at Leg 9 and does anyone know what the Jagershuis is? Its in the town of Oudarkark Aan de Amstel just outside Amsterdam. i looked it up on google translate an it mean Hunter House in dutch so does anyone know?
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Google Earth indicates that they are a restaurant and hotel, but their website is broken.
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I moved the Leg 4 discussion to...surprise! Leg 4.
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Is there any TAR wiki that specifies which batch (flights, trains, buses) has which teams?
For example, TAR22's 1st leg has the following on the 1st flight:
1.) Chuck & Wynona
2.) Idries & Jamil
3.) Pam & Winnie
4.) Dave & Connor
5.) Jessica & John
Wikipedia only specifies the final placements and penalties of teams, so I might need those information for more What-ifs on the What-ifs Thread. :grins: Thanks in advance! :)
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Is there any TAR wiki that specifies which batch (flights, trains, buses) has which teams?
I specify this in all my racing reports, which I have done since season 17. They should be available in the archives of this site.
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Is there any TAR wiki that specifies which batch (flights, trains, buses) has which teams?
I specify this in all my racing reports, which I have done since season 17. They should be available in the archives of this site.
Oh cool! I should check those out.
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Those are also covered in the "task-by-task" placement tables at the bottom of "Leg" pages on our wiki, although at present only Seasons 1-11, 21 and Asia 1 are covered. More will come, tho!
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Those are also covered in the "task-by-task" placement tables at the bottom of "Leg" pages on our wiki, although at present only Seasons 1-11, 21 and Asia 1 are covered. More will come, tho!
:tup:
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Would the TAR production crew ever allow for a new leg to begin without all the teams having checked in at the previous pitstop again ??? ? I don't mean like with KOR, but like in All Stars, where Dustin & Kandice started out the second leg in Poland, before Team Guido and Eric & Danielle completed the first one.
Personally, I don't think we will ever see this again :(. Mostly because I don't think such a situation would ever accure again, but what do people think? Would they expand the rest time for the teams in front or decrease it for the teams in the back, so that they would make their flights?
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Would the TAR production crew ever allow for a new leg to begin without all the teams having checked in at the previous pitstop again ??? ? I don't mean like with KOR, but like in All Stars, where Dustin & Kandice started out the second leg in Poland, before Team Guido and Eric & Danielle completed the first one.
Maybe if they are staying in the same country and there is a considerable difference between front of the pack and back of the pack. But I'm assuming that with the years this proved to be just difficult production wise. I think that's why we see more and more Route Markers with Hours of Operation. If there was just one team on the back I'm sure Phil would be there to eliminate them ASAP. See Leg 1 of Season 27, the last team was in the same area of the pitstop finishing the last task but production needed to move on so Phil walked back to eliminate them.
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Now my question that might actually need it's own thread.
Would The Amazing Race benefit itself of having only 10 teams instead of 11?
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Now my question that might actually need it's own thread.
Would The Amazing Race benefit itself of having only 10 teams instead of 11?
That was season 8 and led to more NELs and not fewer. Too many NELs tend to take the frantic energy out of NEL legs.
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Now my question that might actually need it's own thread.
Would The Amazing Race benefit itself of having only 10 teams instead of 11?
That was season 8 and led to more NELs and not fewer. Too many NELs tend to take the frantic energy out of NEL legs.
Family Edition is something on its own. You can't really compare it to that experimental season.
But yeah more NELs to me would be fine considering we now have more KOR legs or TBC legs. More budget for challenges, more screen time for teams going home early. Just a thought though. It would go against something stablished in the first season but I think the race has done worst things.
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Now my question that might actually need it's own thread.
Would The Amazing Race benefit itself of having only 10 teams instead of 11?
That was season 8 and led to more NELs and not fewer. Too many NELs tend to take the frantic energy out of NEL legs.
Family Edition is something on its own. You can't really compare it to that experimental season.
But yeah more NELs to me would be fine considering we now have more KOR legs or TBC legs. More budget for challenges, more screen time for teams going home early. Just a thought though. It would go against something stablished in the first season but I think the race has done worst things.
10-team races happened on some international versions of TAR. I didn't really like the fact that only 10 teams were racing.
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Is Tiffany & Krista's average placing by leg 5 the lowest in history? (compared to the results of teams by Leg 5 of the past races)
Their average placing is like... 7.40?
Such bottom - godness :hearts:
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Nah.
09-08 Danielle-Dani 39/5 7.8000
18-09 Cara-Jaime 39/5 7.8000
19-08 Liz-Marie 39/5 7.8000
06-08 Don-Mary Jean 40/5 8.0000
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Now my question that might actually need it's own thread.
Would The Amazing Race benefit itself of having only 10 teams instead of 11?
That was season 8 and led to more NELs and not fewer. Too many NELs tend to take the frantic energy out of NEL legs.
Family Edition is something on its own. You can't really compare it to that experimental season.
But yeah more NELs to me would be fine considering we now have more KOR legs or TBC legs. More budget for challenges, more screen time for teams going home early. Just a thought though. It would go against something stablished in the first season but I think the race has done worst things.
10-team races happened on some international versions of TAR. I didn't really like the fact that only 10 teams were racing.
10-team races happen on most international versions, and it's generally lackluster. Then, consider the international versions who have had only 9 teams, and the three terrible ones that only had 8 teams...
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Has there any team who made final 3 but never entered Top 3 until Leg 11/penultimate leg? Wait, I forgot Andrew & Dan from TAR 13 lol. So whose team are other than them?
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Do you count f4 nels as penultimate?
If so, then Lyn & karlyn (s10) and josh & brent (s21) also fit both of them get the first top 3 finish in the f4 nel
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Do you count f4 nels as penultimate?
If so, then Lyn & karlyn (s10) and josh & brent (s21) also fit both of them get the first top 3 finish in the f4 nel
No. Penultimate leg means the last leg before the finale. So maybe Andrew & Dan is only one, I researched. Too lazy to find out again.
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Which are the teams that have placements that strictly increase/decrease by 1 over consecutive legs for at least 4 legs? For example, Jo Jer and Zabrina and Eric and Danielle placed 4-3-2-1 in the final 4 legs of their respective seasons.
Has any team managed to place 1-2-3-4 or something similar to that?
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Copying from Logan & Chris' thread:
Leg 1: UTR
Leg 2: UTR Positive
Leg 3: MOR (some arguing at the start then generally happy for the rest of the leg)
Leg 4: UTR Positive (I don't remember anything but them arguing a bit at the start then Logan was so OTTP about the Roadblock)
Leg 5: OTTN
I love their edit :lol: <3
Can someone explain what do these UTR, MOR, OTTN mean? Are there other terms except those three?
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UTR - Under The Radar
MOR - Middle Of the Road
OTTN - Over The Top Negative
I have only seen these terms (along with INV - Invisible & CP - Complex Personality) being used for Survivor in evaluating the castaways' edits to determine their probable story arc and/or winning possibility. The Survivor analysis is called Edgic (derived from Edit + Logic). :)
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Speaking of Justin and Diana and the superfans... Who is the first racer who admitted himself/herself/themselves as a superfans and in what season?
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Speaking of Justin and Diana and the superfans... Who is the first racer who admitted himself/herself/themselves as a superfans and in what season?
I think Meredith&Gretchen in season 7 first claimed themselves as superfans
But the first 'official' superfans team should be Gary&Wil from season 21
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Which are the teams that have placements that strictly increase/decrease by 1 over consecutive legs for at least 4 legs? For example, Jo Jer and Zabrina and Eric and Danielle placed 4-3-2-1 in the final 4 legs of their respective seasons.
Has any team managed to place 1-2-3-4 or something similar to that?
Tanner and Josh
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Which are the teams that have placements that strictly increase/decrease by 1 over consecutive legs for at least 4 legs? For example, Jo Jer and Zabrina and Eric and Danielle placed 4-3-2-1 in the final 4 legs of their respective seasons.
Has any team managed to place 1-2-3-4 or something similar to that?
Tanner and Josh
Due to recent events, Tanner & Josh became the answer. :lol:
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^ Yep, I noticed that too. :funny:
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On how many occasions do we have a detour/roadblock in the very first clue of the leg?
From what I can recall...
Detour: TAR 1 Leg 7
Roadblock: TAR27 Leg 6
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TAR 11 Leg 12
Oswald: No, I'm just kidding.
;)
For serious though, the last leg of TAR France. The host gave it to them as they checked in.
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On how many occasions do we have a detour/roadblock in the very first clue of the leg?
From what I can recall...
Detour: TAR 1 Leg 7
Roadblock: TAR27 Leg 6
TAR Aus 1 Leg 1
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Any team from any season who had the biggest mistake of flying on an entirely different country than where they're supposed to go?
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Any team from any season who had the biggest mistake of flying on an entirely different country than where they're supposed to go?
It was David & Jeff from TAR 4. In finale leg, they mistakenly booked a flight to Sydney instead of Tokyo in order to get flight connections to Honolulu then go to Phoenix.
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Any team from any season who had the biggest mistake of flying on an entirely different country than where they're supposed to go?
Trey & Lexi almost flew to Paris instead of Amsterdam?
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I feel like production would stop a team from flying to the completely wrong place tbh...
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Paul & Amie almost got a boat to Turkey, and Kevin & Drew almost got a boat to Algeria.
Debbie & Dana from TAR Israel 3 actually BOUGHT tickets to London before realizing they were supposed to go to Paris.
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Ice Girls from TAR23 were almost going to (Abu) Dubai. :funny:
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Imagine if the destination in Granada, Spain and a team instead bought tickets to Grenada in the Carribean. :funny:
I believe in TAR4, Rusell and Cindy bought tickets to Gmund instead of Gmunden.
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On how many occasions do we have a detour/roadblock in the very first clue of the leg?
From what I can recall...
Detour: TAR 1 Leg 7
Roadblock: TAR27 Leg 6
Josh/Brent opened the roadblock in leg 6 TAR 21 as fifth clue (including speedbump) which featured before roadblock
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Any team from any season who had the biggest mistake of flying on an entirely different country than where they're supposed to go?
Trey & Lexi almost flew to Paris instead of Amsterdam?
Abbie & Ryan also almost made a similiar mistake, A question arose, in a leg if two or more teams travelled to an entirely different country than where they're supposed to go and then all of them travelled to original country but at that time all task were closed due to hours of operations, what would happen for them?
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Any team from any season who had the biggest mistake of flying on an entirely different country than where they're supposed to go?
Trey & Lexi almost flew to Paris instead of Amsterdam?
Abbie & Ryan also almost made a similiar mistake, A question arose, in a leg if two or more teams travelled to an entirely different country than where they're supposed to go and then all of them travelled to original country but at that time all task were closed due to hours of operations, what would happen for them?
Season 16, Leg 1
Jordan (Big Brother team): "We need tickets to China." :funny:
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Any team from any season who had the biggest mistake of flying on an entirely different country than where they're supposed to go?
Trey & Lexi almost flew to Paris instead of Amsterdam?
Abbie & Ryan also almost made a similiar mistake, A question arose, in a leg if two or more teams travelled to an entirely different country than where they're supposed to go and then all of them travelled to original country but at that time all task were closed due to hours of operations, what would happen for them?
It would be interesting for the viewers, but I guess the producers will have to intervene at some point because
1. I doubt they will cover the cost of going to the wrong place and back to the right place
2. it may screw up the entire production schedule.
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Teams have gone to the wrong place, and production did not intervene. when teams have been kidnapped to the wrong city (Andre and Damon, TAR 3), production did intervene to get their release and return them to where they should have been.
In the former instance, it has led to teams being eliminated (David and Jeff, TAR 4) and and a second final three team in TAR 10, IIRC, went to the wrong airport in Paris and the flight they took have them several hours behind the other two teams.
Teams usually end up having to show ticket agents the route info, and that usually avoids going to the wrong country.
Only demonstrates why geography needs to be taught as part of a pre-college education. :)
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Denise was penalized when she called out to James Earl during the RB. Remember during TAR All stars, during the letter search and the race was between Rob and Mirna, Charna called out to Mirna to look in a certain spot. Was this not penalized or did this circumstance create a new rule regarding help to partners at a roadblock?
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In which seasons did teams cross the International Date Line twice in a season? TAR Canada 2?
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In which seasons did teams cross the International Date Line twice in a season? TAR Canada 2?
TAR Canada 3 And TAR China 1
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Denise was penalized when she called out to James Earl during the RB. Remember during TAR All stars, during the letter search and the race was between Rob and Mirna, Charna called out to Mirna to look in a certain spot. Was this not penalized or did this circumstance create a new rule regarding help to partners at a roadblock?
IMO, Charla did a right thing to Mirna, she technically didn't help Mirna directly, but a advice and motivation, and the task was a luck based task and searching comparing to 27's Argentinian Meat RB, so it wasn't count as penalty....
While Dwlenise, for sure directly guided James step by step for finishing the RB
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Denise was penalized when she called out to James Earl during the RB. Remember during TAR All stars, during the letter search and the race was between Rob and Mirna, Charna called out to Mirna to look in a certain spot. Was this not penalized or did this circumstance create a new rule regarding help to partners at a roadblock?
IMO, Charla did a right thing to Mirna, she technically didn't help Mirna directly, but a advice and motivation, and the task was a luck based task and searching comparing to 27's Argentinian Meat RB, so it wasn't count as penalty....
While Dwlenise, for sure directly guided James step by step for finishing the RB
Saying one phrase is step-by-step guidance for finishing a roadblock? :funny:
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Denise was penalized when she called out to James Earl during the RB. Remember during TAR All stars, during the letter search and the race was between Rob and Mirna, Charna called out to Mirna to look in a certain spot. Was this not penalized or did this circumstance create a new rule regarding help to partners at a roadblock?
IMO, Charla did a right thing to Mirna, she technically didn't help Mirna directly, but a advice and motivation, and the task was a luck based task and searching comparing to 27's Argentinian Meat RB, so it wasn't count as penalty....
While Dwlenise, for sure directly guided James step by step for finishing the RB
Saying one phrase is step-by-step guidance for finishing a roadblock? :funny:
Lol I felt so pedantic:lol:
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Teams who arrived last and were surprised, then eliminated:
I remember Emily & Jono from TAR Aus 3 and Team JJ from "that season." :res:
Is there anybody else? :)
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Teams who arrived last and were surprised, then eliminated:
I remember Emily & Jono from TAR Aus 3 and Team JJ from "that season." :res:
Is there anybody else? :)
Muslims from TAR 10
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Brian & Cynthia
Rex & Bob
They were both suprised to be eliminated
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I have a bit of a theoretical question: Assume it's an elimination leg, and there are 2 teams left to reach the Pit Stop; the last team would get eliminated.
What happens if both teams step on the mat *at the same time*? They could, for instance, talk about it beforehand and hold hands while stepping on the mat all at the same time. Would they all get eliminated? Would neither get eliminated?
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I have a bit of a theoretical question: Assume it's an elimination leg, and there are 2 teams left to reach the Pit Stop; the last team would get eliminated.
What happens if both teams step on the mat *at the same time*? They could, for instance, talk about it beforehand and hold hands while stepping on the mat all at the same time. Would they all get eliminated? Would neither get eliminated?
First of all, :hello2: and :bigwelcome to RFF, VicTT!
To try answering your question, if given that scenario, I think Phil would ask them off-camera who wants to check-in ahead of the other team without announcing the leg being an elimination leg?
I read at Wikipedia once that the team who checked in earlier at the previous pit stop would be able to check in ahead of the team they're up against if it's a tie. This is Wikipedia though, which means the source is unreliable, :funny: but I do think that this scenario can be possible too. ???
Another way I can think of is a coin toss.
Since we've never encountered this scenario, we can also assume and speculate. :)
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Regardless if there is handholding, it will be clear to the cameras who steoped first. The cameras tell the story.
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I read at Wikipedia once that the team who checked in earlier at the previous pit stop would be able to check in ahead of the team they're up against if it's a tie. This is Wikipedia though, which means the source is unreliable, :funny: but I do think that this scenario can be possible too. ???
That's not just Wikipedia, that was confirmed in a post-race interview by one of the TAR21 teams. I believe it was Abbie & Ryan. Whichever team placed higher on the previous leg is safe.
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I read at Wikipedia once that the team who checked in earlier at the previous pit stop would be able to check in ahead of the team they're up against if it's a tie. This is Wikipedia though, which means the source is unreliable, :funny: but I do think that this scenario can be possible too. ???
That's not just Wikipedia, that was confirmed in a post-race interview by one of the TAR21 teams. I believe it was Abbie & Ryan. Whichever team placed higher on the previous leg is safe.
Ooh interesting! :colors
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I read at Wikipedia once that the team who checked in earlier at the previous pit stop would be able to check in ahead of the team they're up against if it's a tie. This is Wikipedia though, which means the source is unreliable, :funny: but I do think that this scenario can be possible too. ???
That's not just Wikipedia, that was confirmed in a post-race interview by one of the TAR21 teams. I believe it was Abbie & Ryan. Whichever team placed higher on the previous leg is safe.
Confirmed. The team eliminated would be the team who placed lower in the previously leg.
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I read at Wikipedia once that the team who checked in earlier at the previous pit stop would be able to check in ahead of the team they're up against if it's a tie. This is Wikipedia though, which means the source is unreliable, :funny: but I do think that this scenario can be possible too. ???
That's not just Wikipedia, that was confirmed in a post-race interview by one of the TAR21 teams. I believe it was Abbie & Ryan. Whichever team placed higher on the previous leg is safe.
Confirmed. The team eliminated would be the team who placed lower in the previously leg.
Wikipedia wasn't lying! :o
Thanks for the confirmation! :hearts:
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In light of the recent reveal of TAR28 cast, just want to know if it's normal that the cast for the next season is revealed during the airing of the current season? Thanks
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Only for open starts....
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I read at Wikipedia once that the team who checked in earlier at the previous pit stop would be able to check in ahead of the team they're up against if it's a tie. This is Wikipedia though, which means the source is unreliable, :funny: but I do think that this scenario can be possible too. ???
That's not just Wikipedia, that was confirmed in a post-race interview by one of the TAR21 teams. I believe it was Abbie & Ryan. Whichever team placed higher on the previous leg is safe.
Confirmed. The team eliminated would be the team who placed lower in the previously leg.
Interesting. Wonder what would happen on Leg 1?
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Only for open starts....
Is this a yes or a no? :lol:
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I read at Wikipedia once that the team who checked in earlier at the previous pit stop would be able to check in ahead of the team they're up against if it's a tie. This is Wikipedia though, which means the source is unreliable, :funny: but I do think that this scenario can be possible too. ???
That's not just Wikipedia, that was confirmed in a post-race interview by one of the TAR21 teams. I believe it was Abbie & Ryan. Whichever team placed higher on the previous leg is safe.
Confirmed. The team eliminated would be the team who placed lower in the previously leg.
Interesting. Wonder what would happen on Leg 1?
Whoever draws the purple rock.
...Wait ???
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I read at Wikipedia once that the team who checked in earlier at the previous pit stop would be able to check in ahead of the team they're up against if it's a tie. This is Wikipedia though, which means the source is unreliable, :funny: but I do think that this scenario can be possible too. ???
That's not just Wikipedia, that was confirmed in a post-race interview by one of the TAR21 teams. I believe it was Abbie & Ryan. Whichever team placed higher on the previous leg is safe.
Confirmed. The team eliminated would be the team who placed lower in the previously leg.
Interesting. Wonder what would happen on Leg 1?
Whoever draws the purple rock.
...Wait ???
I've been wondering about Leg 1 too. :lol: My guess is on the finishing order of the SLT if there's one. If no SLT for the season, maybe for the finishing order of a specific task? ???
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When the summer or odd-numbered season TAR episodes air on Friday nights (in the US), does the TAR crew have a pit stop set for that time while filming for the fall or even-numbered seasons to watch the episode?
For example, TAR27's 1st Indian leg will air tonight (for US time). Does the crew have a set pit stop during the air time so that they can watch it too? ???
… Or do they just skip it because they must've seen it already? :lol:
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It depends on where they are in the world / season, for instance, TARAS was filming while TAR 10 was airing, and I think between the Malaysia and Hong Kong legs, the remaining teams got to watch Dustin & Kandice yield Lyn & Karlyn on TAR 10 (after they said they were Yielded, hence 'Yield Queens') so I'd assume crew (if they aren't doing anything) would watch too.
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Wikipedia and I disagree on Tiffany & Krista's Roadblock count so far. Which Roadblocks has Tiffany completed? (So I can go back and check plzkthx)
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Wikipedia and I disagree on Tiffany & Krista's Roadblock count so far. Which Roadblocks has Tiffany completed? (So I can go back and check plzkthx)
Let 3,5,6,8
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Oh jee, wow. Good going, editors.
Leg 5, they show "Krista" on screen, and then two seconds later you hear "GO TIFF!!!"
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Oh jee, wow. Good going, editors.
Leg 5, they show "Krista" on screen, and then two seconds later you hear "GO TIFF!!!"
I never had the courage to mention that since I wasn't sure who was who thanks to that edit of the roadblock, but now that somebody mentioned it... (:;)
Ugh... editors. :gaah:
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Don't forget to check the official CBS.com TAR page to see if there is any thing there to clarify such points. The other way, if possible is to see what the one Racer performing the roadblock was wearing and go back and look at who declared for the roadblock.....so even if that chevron is wrong on screen yoe can verify the correct ID.
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I heard on TVTropes's TAR page that female teams are generally treated quite badly in India. What are instances/events in any season with visit to India where female teams are shown to be treated badly? Like Tiffany & Krista (who got their balloons in chaos by a motorist), Nancy & Emily (they took 1/15 hours to get train tickets) and Tian & Jaree (they complained about being groped during very crowded train ride).
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I heard on TVTropes's TAR page that female teams are generally treated quite badly in India. What are instances/events in any season with visit to India where female teams are shown to be treated badly? Like Tiffany & Krista (who got their balloons in chaos by a motorist), Nancy & Emily (they took 1/15 hours to get train tickets) and Tian & Jaree (they complained about being groped during very crowded train ride).
Does Tina being targeted at the color festival in TAR13 count? or was that for laughs
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I heard on TVTropes's TAR page that female teams are generally treated quite badly in India. What are instances/events in any season with visit to India where female teams are shown to be treated badly? Like Tiffany & Krista (who got their balloons in chaos by a motorist), Nancy & Emily (they took 1/15 hours to get train tickets) and Tian & Jaree (they complained about being groped during very crowded train ride).
Does Tina being targeted at the color festival in TAR13 count? or was that for laughs
I remember Kelly & Christy were treated a bit much during the Holi Roadblock. The non-participating member (I believe it was Christy) got bombarded by powder while being chased on the sidelines.
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Holi Roadblock <3
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Holi Roadblock <3
TAR13's India legs in general. <3 :<3
Painting Tuk-Tuk task that Dandrew slay. <3
Night Detour with exchanging huge load of money with random local OR ironing clothes in windy area. <33333
Holi's RB <33333333333 (Best Indian RB ever?)
Blurry Eyes OR Teary Eyes <333333
Gardener as Pit Stop greeter <3333
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I just rewatch TAR 21 earlier today. One thing come to my attention, in Moscow Josh & Brent were "forced" to take a penalty for not completing the synchronized swimming detour. The interesting fact is they were handed a 4 hours penalty instead of 6 hours. I remember Nick & Vicki took a 6 hours penalty for not completing a detour task in Hongkong. So my question is does the rule have changed? 4 hours penalty for not completing a detour?
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I just rewatch TAR 21 earlier today. One thing come to my attention, in Moscow Josh & Brent were "forced" to take a penalty for not completing the synchronized swimming detour. The interesting fact is they were handed a 4 hours penalty instead of 6 hours. I remember Nick & Vicki took a 6 hours penalty for not completing a detour task in Hongkong. So my question is does the rule have changed? 4 hours penalty for not completing a detour?
Yes. The rules of penalties are not consistent season to season. Mostly because it depends a lot on production schedule. It used to be way longer. I'm gonna try not to spoil what exactly happened but the one that comes to mind was the detour penalty in Season 1, one of the teams thought they would be the last team to arrive so after hours of searching for a location they decided not to complete the detour and were issued a 24 hours penalty. If successfull they would've been safe that leg and the team that won the Fast Forward would've been eliminated.
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Hey, long-time lurker here! I didn't quite know if I should post this in the ongoing apps thread but decided to just ask here because it's a pretty general question:
Do we have an idea of about how many of the teams from recent seasons have actually applied for the race (made and submitted a video/went to a casting call) as opposed to having been recruited by casting and then told to make a tape?
I'm planning on finally applying for the 29th season with my boyfriend but am a bit intimidated because I feel like a lot of the teams nowadays are simply recruits ???
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I just rewatch TAR 21 earlier today. One thing come to my attention, in Moscow Josh & Brent were "forced" to take a penalty for not completing the synchronized swimming detour. The interesting fact is they were handed a 4 hours penalty instead of 6 hours. I remember Nick & Vicki took a 6 hours penalty for not completing a detour task in Hongkong. So my question is does the rule have changed? 4 hours penalty for not completing a detour?
I think it was because Josh & Brent were forced while Nick & Vicki wanted to quit.
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I just rewatch TAR 21 earlier today. One thing come to my attention, in Moscow Josh & Brent were "forced" to take a penalty for not completing the synchronized swimming detour. The interesting fact is they were handed a 4 hours penalty instead of 6 hours. I remember Nick & Vicki took a 6 hours penalty for not completing a detour task in Hongkong. So my question is does the rule have changed? 4 hours penalty for not completing a detour?
I think it was because Josh & Brent were forced while Nick & Vicki wanted to quit.
This is the reason why.
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I just rewatch TAR 21 earlier today. One thing come to my attention, in Moscow Josh & Brent were "forced" to take a penalty for not completing the synchronized swimming detour. The interesting fact is they were handed a 4 hours penalty instead of 6 hours. I remember Nick & Vicki took a 6 hours penalty for not completing a detour task in Hongkong. So my question is does the rule have changed? 4 hours penalty for not completing a detour?
I think it was because Josh & Brent were forced while Nick & Vicki wanted to quit.
Yes, this could be the factor. Besides the library is already closed when they got there, my theory is that 4 hours penalty were handed to them because they ONLY could've done one detour task, which is the swimming one
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Hey, long-time lurker here! I didn't quite know if I should post this in the ongoing apps thread but decided to just ask here because it's a pretty general question:
Do we have an idea of about how many of the teams from recent seasons have actually applied for the race (made and submitted a video/went to a casting call) as opposed to having been recruited by casting and then told to make a tape?
I'm planning on finally applying for the 29th season with my boyfriend but am a bit intimidated because I feel like a lot of the teams nowadays are simply recruits ???
:hello2: and :wel2 to RFF, leeyuck!
There are a lot of recruits these days, such as the whole cast of TAR28; however, TAR26's blind daters are not recruits at all IIRC.
It's actually hard to tell whether a team is a recruited one or not unless they say they applied for n times or they were invited to the show. ???
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AFAIK: (the people who have spoken about applying and got on)
TAR23:
Tim & Marie
TAR25:
Shelley & Nici
Dennis & Isabelle
Amy & Maya
TAR26:
All Blind Daters
Mike & Rochelle
TAR27:
Justin & Diana
Tiffany & Krista
I'm not too sure about anyone else, but those are from the top of my head for recent seasons! :)
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I just rewatch TAR 21 earlier today. One thing come to my attention, in Moscow Josh & Brent were "forced" to take a penalty for not completing the synchronized swimming detour. The interesting fact is they were handed a 4 hours penalty instead of 6 hours. I remember Nick & Vicki took a 6 hours penalty for not completing a detour task in Hongkong. So my question is does the rule have changed? 4 hours penalty for not completing a detour?
I think it was because Josh & Brent were forced while Nick & Vicki wanted to quit.
This is the reason why.
IIRC, the four hour penalty was written into the instructions for that task. It's been used other times as well. The general 6 hour penalty for not completing a detour is what would otherwise apply if a team quits the detour.
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Before 27, when the last time we had a final clue and finish line was just about running, not take a taxi to get there?
So far i just remembered TAR 9
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Before 27, when the last time we had a final clue and finish line was just about running, not take a taxi to get there?
So far i just remembered TAR 9
Tar 18 & Tar 20 but they weren't running
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Is Tiffany holding an iPhone? Whose is that?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir0z1GIAzlE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir0z1GIAzlE)
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Is Tiffany holding an iPhone? Whose is that?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir0z1GIAzlE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir0z1GIAzlE)
I think it's just a phone borrowed from a local. :cmas16
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AFAIK: (the people who have spoken about applying and got on)
TAR23:
Tim & Marie
TAR25:
Shelley & Nici
Dennis & Isabelle
Amy & Maya
TAR26:
All Blind Daters
Mike & Rochelle
TAR27:
Justin & Diana
Tiffany & Krista
I'm not too sure about anyone else, but those are from the top of my head for recent seasons! :)
Aren't Tyler & Laura recruited by production?
I remembered Kelsey & Joey and Logan & Chris applied for season 27
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AFAIK: (the people who have spoken about applying and got on)
TAR23:
Tim & Marie
TAR25:
Shelley & Nici
Dennis & Isabelle
Amy & Maya
TAR26:
All Blind Daters
Mike & Rochelle
TAR27:
Justin & Diana
Tiffany & Krista
I'm not too sure about anyone else, but those are from the top of my head for recent seasons! :)
Aren't Tyler & Laura recruited by production?
I remembered Kelsey & Joey and Logan & Chris applied for season 27
Tyler & Laura has their audition videos shown on Leg 1.
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AFAIK: (the people who have spoken about applying and got on)
TAR23:
Tim & Marie
TAR25:
Shelley & Nici
Dennis & Isabelle
Amy & Maya
TAR26:
All Blind Daters
Mike & Rochelle
TAR27:
Justin & Diana
Tiffany & Krista
I'm not too sure about anyone else, but those are from the top of my head for recent seasons! :)
Aren't Tyler & Laura recruited by production?
I remembered Kelsey & Joey and Logan & Chris applied for season 27
Tyler & Laura has their audition videos shown on Leg 1.
Don't recruited people still have to do an audition video? I'm pretty sure they don't get recruited at a local bar and automatically get on the show.
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AFAIK: (the people who have spoken about applying and got on)
TAR23:
Tim & Marie
TAR25:
Shelley & Nici
Dennis & Isabelle
Amy & Maya
TAR26:
All Blind Daters
Mike & Rochelle
TAR27:
Justin & Diana
Tiffany & Krista
I'm not too sure about anyone else, but those are from the top of my head for recent seasons! :)
Aren't Tyler & Laura recruited by production?
I remembered Kelsey & Joey and Logan & Chris applied for season 27
Tyler & Laura has their audition videos shown on Leg 1.
Don't recruited people still have to do an audition video? I'm pretty sure they don't get recruited at a local bar and automatically get on the show.
Imo, there's no reason for Tyler & Laura to be recruits. ???
Harley & Jonathan mentioned in an elimination interview that they were called for the show though.
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AFAIK: (the people who have spoken about applying and got on)
TAR23:
Tim & Marie
TAR25:
Shelley & Nici
Dennis & Isabelle
Amy & Maya
TAR26:
All Blind Daters
Mike & Rochelle
TAR27:
Justin & Diana
Tiffany & Krista
I'm not too sure about anyone else, but those are from the top of my head for recent seasons! :)
Aren't Tyler & Laura recruited by production?
I remembered Kelsey & Joey and Logan & Chris applied for season 27
Tyler & Laura has their audition videos shown on Leg 1.
Don't recruited people still have to do an audition video? I'm pretty sure they don't get recruited at a local bar and automatically get on the show.
Imo, there's no reason for Tyler & Laura to be recruits. ???
Harley & Jonathan mentioned in an elimination interview that they were called for the show though.
There is reason for anyone to be a recruit :cmaslol
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AFAIK: (the people who have spoken about applying and got on)
TAR23:
Tim & Marie
TAR25:
Shelley & Nici
Dennis & Isabelle
Amy & Maya
TAR26:
All Blind Daters
Mike & Rochelle
TAR27:
Justin & Diana
Tiffany & Krista
I'm not too sure about anyone else, but those are from the top of my head for recent seasons! :)
Aren't Tyler & Laura recruited by production?
I remembered Kelsey & Joey and Logan & Chris applied for season 27
Tyler & Laura has their audition videos shown on Leg 1.
Don't recruited people still have to do an audition video? I'm pretty sure they don't get recruited at a local bar and automatically get on the show.
Imo, there's no reason for Tyler & Laura to be recruits. ???
Harley & Jonathan mentioned in an elimination interview that they were called for the show though.
There is reason for anyone to be a recruit :cmaslol
Tyler & Laura seem more like the ordinary ones, imo. Even their team name is dull (#TeamSoCal) to the point that they are doubtfully recruits, imo. :cmaslol
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I think this could apply to some international places ever visited by TAR... ???
Not including Los Angeles County, how come the final legs (and sometimes starting points) frequently visit certain cities and states (New York; Las Vegas, NV; San Francisco, CA; Dallas, TX; Alaska, and Hawaii), but neglect others (Philadelphia, PA; Houston, TX, Minneapolis, MN, etc.). Once in a while we get a blue moon like Chicago, Atlanta, and Portland, but how come they are barely touched among the majorly visited?
I know budget can determine the location at times, but TAR13's Moscow-Portland, TAR15's Prague-Vegas, and the latest season's Hong Kong-NYC flights make it hard to believe.
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AFAIK: (the people who have spoken about applying and got on)
TAR23:
Tim & Marie
TAR25:
Shelley & Nici
Dennis & Isabelle
Amy & Maya
TAR26:
All Blind Daters
Mike & Rochelle
TAR27:
Justin & Diana
Tiffany & Krista
I'm not too sure about anyone else, but those are from the top of my head for recent seasons! :)
Aren't Tyler & Laura recruited by production?
I remembered Kelsey & Joey and Logan & Chris applied for season 27
Tyler & Laura has their audition videos shown on Leg 1.
Don't recruited people still have to do an audition video? I'm pretty sure they don't get recruited at a local bar and automatically get on the show.
Imo, there's no reason for Tyler & Laura to be recruits. ???
Harley & Jonathan mentioned in an elimination interview that they were called for the show though.
There is reason for anyone to be a recruit :cmaslol
Tyler & Laura seem more like the ordinary ones, imo. Even their team name is dull (#TeamSoCal) to the point that they are doubtfully recruits, imo. :cmaslol
Well, IMO I think they weren't recruited to directly be a team, just 2 of the people casting found and suggested to audition. Then ultimately they both ended up making the show and racing together as a team. ;)
However, I have no info whether they actually were recruited or not.
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Why is this even a question when Laura and Tyler stated how they got on the show here
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,30831.50.html
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I'm just a dumbo with bad memory. :cmas24
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Tyler & Laura has their audition videos shown on Leg 1.
Recruited racers are required to submit a video...so a video is no evidence for recruited vs applied.
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What are the pairs of countries (that have been visited by TAR) that are next to each other, but have never been visited in the same season?
For example, UAE and Oman are neighbo(u)rs and have both been featured on different TAR US seasons, but never together (so far).
(I guess you can leave Russia out as it is just too big. :cmaslol)
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Well, being a Lithuanian... :cmaslol Lithuania and Poland
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If we're only talking about TARUS: Uruguay & Brasil and Paraguay & Bolivia.
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Surprisingly, Thailand (1, 2, 9, 14, 19, 26) and Malaysia (3, 4, 11, 16, 24) even if they both have been visited quite often.
Malaysia and Indonesia (19, 21, 22, 23) too
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Have we seen France & Italy on the same season?
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Have we seen France & Italy on the same season?
S4
& S1
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Is there any news of a new car sponsor or if Ford is coming back? :cmas7
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The Zombie task on TAR Philippines 2's Leg 8, did the task originally appear in another season or in another franchise?
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Is it possible for any team to have a time penalty being counted down at the finish line?
We've had Dave & Rachel being told to go back from the finish line to the task that they missed, but I've never seen any team told to wait out a penalty on the finish line. I've seen Hussein & Natasha waiting out a 4-hour penalty on the final leg, but not on the finish line itself.
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Is it possible for any team to have a time penalty being counted down at the finish line?
We've had Dave & Rachel being told to go back from the finish line to the task that they missed, but I've never seen any team told to wait out a penalty on the finish line. I've seen Hussein & Natasha waiting out a 4-hour penalty on the final leg, but not on the finish line itself.
2nd Season of the Vietnam race.
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Linh Chi & Nhan Phuc Vinh arrived in 1st but received time penalties for their taxi driver running red lights, so they stood (angrily) on the finish line and waited for time to run out. Diep Lam Anh and Thu Hien showed up soon after and won the race.
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Wow that must have been pretty awkward.
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Is it possible for any team to have a time penalty being counted down at the finish line?
We've had Dave & Rachel being told to go back from the finish line to the task that they missed, but I've never seen any team told to wait out a penalty on the finish line. I've seen Hussein & Natasha waiting out a 4-hour penalty on the final leg, but not on the finish line itself.
2nd Season of the Vietnam race.
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Linh Chi & Nhan Phuc Vinh arrived in 1st but received time penalties for their taxi driver running red lights, so they stood (angrily) on the finish line and waited for time to run out. Diep Lam Anh and Thu Hien showed up soon after and won the race.
^Why should they get penalized for it? Unless, of course they paid the taxi driver to do it.
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Aren't all teams required to obey traffic rules? :cmas31:
I always wondered that about self-driving legs. Can they go faster than allowed, thus probably surpassing other teams?
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Aren't all teams required to obey traffic rules? :cmas31:
I always wondered that about self-driving legs. Can they go faster than allowed, thus probably surpassing other teams?
From what I know, teams can incur a 30-minute penalty for speeding. But recently, teams who were overspeeding at TAR22's Leg 7 had to pay the fine before resuming with their race. :cmas5
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Teams have been penalized for speeding, so it is a risk. Not sure how uniformly that is enforced though.
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Aren't all teams required to obey traffic rules? :cmas31:
I always wondered that about self-driving legs. Can they go faster than allowed, thus probably surpassing other teams?
From what I know, teams can incur a 30-minute penalty for speeding. But recently, teams who were overspeeding at TAR22's Leg 7 had to pay the fine before resuming with their race. :cmas5
I think the circumstance that was different in Maun, Botswana were teams going out of their way to the police office to pay the fine. That might have supplemented for the 30-min penalty. In season 13, I remember when Terence & Sarah were caught speeding on the way to the Auckland Airport. I believe they paid the fine on the spot instead of driving elsewhere.
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Aren't all teams required to obey traffic rules? :cmas31:
I always wondered that about self-driving legs. Can they go faster than allowed, thus probably surpassing other teams?
From what I know, teams can incur a 30-minute penalty for speeding. But recently, teams who were overspeeding at TAR22's Leg 7 had to pay the fine before resuming with their race. :cmas5
That was due entirely to Botswanan law.
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I've been watching past seasons of International Versions of TAR and then I wonder, when a team checks-in are they required to bring their bags with them (except the fanny pack which I know they should always bring). I'm thinking the big, bulky, backpacks. I remember seeing teams leaving their bags when running to the mat and there are some that won't drop it even if it's a footrace. And in one leg of TAR: Australia Season 1, it was a footrace for first place, and the team members scrambled to get their backpacks on their pick-up trucks before they ran.
So what is the rule on this?
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I've been watching past seasons of International Versions of TAR and then I wonder, when a team checks-in are they required to bring their bags with them
As far as I understand it they are free to drop their bags as soon as they are within sight of the pit stop. Actually they are of course free to drop their bags anytime they want, but they will not be allowed to go back and collect them unless it is within sight of the pit stop (until after the race that is).
Exceptions apply, one some legs you notice that team are instructed to leave their bags in specific places and they may or may not be reunited with their bags later that leg.
There has also been at least one instance where a team forgot to bring their bags from one challenge so they had to race on without bags. After they were eliminated in the following leg they learned that production had taken care of their forgotten bags and they were reunited.
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I've been watching past seasons of International Versions of TAR and then I wonder, when a team checks-in are they required to bring their bags with them
As far as I understand it they are free to drop their bags as soon as they are within sight of the pit stop. Actually they are of course free to drop their bags anytime they want, but they will not be allowed to go back and collect them unless it is within sight of the pit stop (until after the race that is).
Exceptions apply, one some legs you notice that team are instructed to leave their bags in specific places and they may or may not be reunited with their bags later that leg.
There has also been at least one instance where a team forgot to bring their bags from one challenge so they had to race on without bags. After they were eliminated in the following leg they learned that production had taken care of their forgotten bags and they were reunited.
Steve & Allie from TAR16 forgot their bags after a task that involved feeding a turtle in Seychelles. They had their travel documents with them so they raced without their bags.
There was a post-race interview quote from Steve talking about production giving them back their bags after the race.
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So, it means it's the racer's choice to leave their bags behind? Meaning whatever they have when they step on the mat will basically be just their possessions going forward?
I remembered the BQs leaving their bags on a bench on a park where the pitstop is, not sure if it is within the perimeter of the mat. But for sure they still race with their things.
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As long as it's at sight, I think?
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Teams have frequently dropped their backpacks within sight of the check-in mat; I think it is based on the location being within a production security perimeter. On final legs, it has frequently been the case that teams got rid of their backpacks; checked them in as luggage to be retrieved after the Race; or rented a locker at the final airport to store their backpacks.
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In self-driving legs, can they leave their bags inside the vehicle and then check-in? Or again they can only do it, if the parking is within sight? I remember a case where it's a three-team footrace to the mat and the teams just go outside their cars and ran to Phil, not bothering to take their bags with them.
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In self-driving legs, can they leave their bags inside the vehicle and then check-in? Or again they can only do it, if the parking is within sight? I remember a case where it's a three-team footrace to the mat and the teams just go outside their cars and ran to Phil, not bothering to take their bags with them.
If teams park their car and items in the Pit Stop location's vicinity, then it's allowed. Like what schnauzers said,
I think it is based on the location being within a production security perimeter.
:tup:
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The team with the EP reached the determined place to complete the task but this task already closed because hours of operations, would they allow to use EP to nullify their penalty
Two or more teams can't compelte the task because hours of operations, what would happen in pitstop
Team faced flight drama like NFL in S23 had the save or other team had a salvage pass?
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Question that Peach may know the answer to. Leg 9 in TAR11 had Uchenna and Joyce being eliminated with the next two legs both being NELs. Had Uchenna and Joyce made the flight was Leg 9 supposed to be a NEL and Leg 10 an elimination leg? Did the flight cause the production to change up things with the remaining NELs?
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The team with the EP reached the determined place to complete the task but this task already closed because hours of operations, would they allow to use EP to nullify their penalty
Two or more teams can't compelte the task because hours of operations, what would happen in pitstop
Team faced flight drama like NFL in S23 had the save or other team had a salvage pass?
1.) If they're the last team, then perhaps they can, but what's the point of it if they'll be eliminated too. ;)
2.) Those 2 teams either have to wait for the task's location to open or they will receive a certain amount of time penalty which will be served at the pit stop.
3.) The Save can be used in this case I guess, but if the team is a whole day behind everyone else, they'll just last until the start of the next leg. :funny: Also, I think this will give the crew a really hard time. If it's the salvage pass, the team who has it will most likely be forced to use the headstart instead.
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The Vietnam season penalty wasn't because the taxi driver ran a red light, it was because the team directed him to go the wrong way on a one-way street which is apparently a huge problem there.
As for bags, the rule was flat-out stated in Canada season 1 because it became relevant. One team dropped their bags early on the other side of dunes near the pitstop, but the host said the bags needed to be in view of the pit stop.
Question that Peach may know the answer to. Leg 9 in TAR11 had Uchenna and Joyce being eliminated with the next two legs both being NELs. Had Uchenna and Joyce made the flight was Leg 9 supposed to be a NEL and Leg 10 an elimination leg? Did the flight cause the production to change up things with the remaining NELs?
That's pretty much exactly the story I've heard.
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From what I understand, NEL legs are predetermined and confirmed and documented with CBS legal before the race begins.
And we have heard teams say "I see Phil" in ref to it being safe to drop their bags...so perhaps that is the be all/end all. ???
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From what I understand, NEL legs are predetermined and confirmed and documented with CBS legal before the race begins.
And we have heard teams say "I see Phil" in ref to it being safe to drop their bags...so perhaps that is the be all/end all. ???
True, If it was a planned NEL Uchenna and Joyce would just be eliminated in Hong Kong then I guess.
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The penalty for finishing last of non-elimination leg which applied for Tanner & Josh should be considered as Handicap rather than speedbump
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The penalty for finishing last of non-elimination leg which applied for Tanner & Josh should be considered as Handicap rather than speedbump
I agree! TAR US calling it a speedbump made the whole penalty become a disappointment. :groan:
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The penalty for finishing last of non-elimination leg which applied for Tanner & Josh should be considered as Handicap rather than speedbump
I agree! TAR US calling it a speedbump made the whole penalty become a disappointment. :groan:
This type of penalty already used in The amazing race norge 1 and 2
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On TARPH2, host Derek Ramsay lectured (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlt67SADx4) a team (RR & Jeck) and called them out at the Mat as they were being eliminated for basically not taking the Race seriously and taking a spot away from the teams eliminated before them and the others that auditioned.
Has this kind of thing happened on any other TAR? Actually calling out a team at the Mat for Racing poorly and wasting a spot? Not something like Jonathan & Victoria, but something like almost expressing the show's regret at casting them in the first place? lol
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None that I can remember and I don't think Phil would do such a thing unless the team did something REALLY intolerable. But that would probably still be left for the edit and the team's portrayal, not such public disrespect.
On a side note, is TAR PH always partly in English? :funny: It sounds so weird, like why is it not in Filipino? :lol:
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On a side note, is TAR PH always partly in English? :funny: It sounds so weird, like why is it not in Filipino? :lol:
It's in both English and Tagalog, IIRC.
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On a side note, is TAR PH always partly in English? :funny: It sounds so weird, like why is it not in Filipino? :lol:
It's in both English and Tagalog, IIRC.
Taglish, as it is called here. :lol: It is normal to hear someone speaking in this mixed language every day.
None that I can remember and I don't think Phil would do such a thing unless the team did something REALLY intolerable. But that would probably still be left for the edit and the team's portrayal, not such public disrespect.
Speaking of the edit, I think TAR Ph shows almost everything. ??? It seems so detailed from how I remember seeing the episodes.
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Speaking of the edit, I think TAR Ph shows almost everything. ??? It seems so detailed from how I remember seeing the episodes.
That's an interesting point. Maybe TARPH's daily format and filming weeks before airing and then editing the final weeks while the first few weeks are already airing... maybe that's one reason TARPH includes anything and everything interesting. By contrast, TARUS specifically crafts story arcs and uses only footage they can twist and fit into the story they want to tell or focus on. And footage that fits with the kinds of characters they want to portray the teams as. Maybe?
How about other TARs? Especially supersized ones like HaMerortz. What do they fill all that time with? Are they edited like TARUS seasons? Or do they take on a more fluid kind of edit or something?
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Speaking of the edit, I think TAR Ph shows almost everything. ??? It seems so detailed from how I remember seeing the episodes.
That's an interesting point. Maybe TARPH's daily format and filming weeks before airing and then editing the final weeks while the first few weeks are already airing... maybe that's one reason TARPH includes anything and everything interesting. By contrast, TARUS specifically crafts story arcs and uses only footage they can twist and fit into the story they want to tell or focus on. And footage that fits with the kinds of characters they want to portray the teams as. Maybe?
How about other TARs? Especially supersized ones like HaMerortz. What do they fill all that time with? Are they edited like TARUS seasons? Or do they take on a more fluid kind of edit or something?
I think it all comes down to how much time they have for each leg and if there are other things worth showing. US version is about 43 minutes per leg, Filipino version is about 70 minutes per leg, Israeli version can be anywhere from 1 hour to 4 hours for one leg.
Whereas with their time the US editors try to create a storyline (albeit more episodic in recent seasons) which can cause some teams to appear single focused or cartoonish even, HaMerotz LaMillion is able to create three-dimensional characters. There aren't any "Villains" or "ROOT FOR THE INSPIRATIONAL UNDERDOG", they seem like real people. The extra time is filled with more confessionals, more of teams getting from place to place or doing tasks, teams running into weird things, more tasks and route markers in general. Despite the additional time, there actually isn't much extra interaction with the host.
It's been a while since I've watched the Norwegian or Ukrainian versions, but I think they're about the same as HaMerotz. Just not as bonkers.
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In self-driving car legs if team's car were broken down and not able to be repaired it, would they allow to change their car?
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In self-driving car legs if team's car were broken down and not able to be repaired it, would they allow to change their car?
Yes, and it'll (almost?) always be replaced.
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In self-driving car legs if team's car were broken down and not able to be repaired it, would they allow to change their car?
Yes, and it'll (almost?) always be replaced.
That would depend on the circumstance.
In TAR3, "Dieselgate" broke down a few teams' vehicles while driving from Lisbon, Portugal to Algeciras, Spain because it was the teams' fault for putting regular gas in a diesel engine.
In TAR12, Kynt & Vyxsin had transmission problems in Tuscany when their car went into reverse on drive and vice versa. Because it was a faulty car, they got a replacement. Same with Tian & Jaree at the TAR4 starting line when the trunk of their Mercedes wouldn't close all the way.
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Speaking of cars breaking down, has any international version(s) made an instance when they had to give a team a replacement vehicle? ???
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Speaking of cars breaking down, has any international version(s) made an instance when they had to give a team a replacement vehicle? ???
In Hamerotz Lamillion sisters team in season 4 was in the danger of that. They filled up the tank with gas instead of petrol they had to go to the mechanic and get all that gas out of the car and then filled it with petrol basically their car was repaired:D but no new one
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Speaking of cars breaking down, has any international version(s) made an instance when they had to give a team a replacement vehicle? ???
In Hamerotz Lamillion sisters team in season 4 was in the danger of that. They filled up the tank with gas instead of petrol they had to go to the mechanic and get all that gas out of the car and then filled it with petrol basically their car was repaired:D but no new one
I guess that would count as a Dieselgate situation.
So as of the U.S. version, a collective list of times a vehicle had to be replaced:
TAR2 - Blake & Paige (jeep broke down)
TAR4 - Tian & Jaree (uncooperative trunk at starting line)
TAR4 - Reichen & Chip (rollover collision onto grass)
TAR7 - Brian & Greg (famous, scary LAND RollOVER collision)
TAR8 - The Godlewskis (battery drained in Suburban)
TAR12 - Kynt & Vyxsin (faulty transmission)
TAR15 - Maria & Tiffany (car wouldn't start)
Correct/add teams if I missed any. :)
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The Linz family also had their car's battery die because production used it to charge up the camera equipment; their anger wasn't shown on screen but apparently they were irate about it.
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Speaking of cars breaking down, has any international version(s) made an instance when they had to give a team a replacement vehicle? ???
In Hamerotz Lamillion sisters team in season 4 was in the danger of that. They filled up the tank with gas instead of petrol they had to go to the mechanic and get all that gas out of the car and then filled it with petrol basically their car was repaired:D but no new one
I guess that would count as a Dieselgate situation.
So as of the U.S. version, a collective list of times a vehicle had to be replaced:
TAR2 - Blake & Paige (jeep broke down)
TAR4 - Tian & Jaree (uncooperative trunk at starting line)
TAR4 - Reichen & Chip (rollover collision onto grass)
TAR7 - Brian & Greg (famous, scary LAND RollOVER collision)
TAR8 - The Godlewskis (battery drained in Suburban)
TAR12 - Kynt & Vyxsin (faulty transmission)
TAR15 - Maria & Tiffany (car wouldn't start)
Correct/add teams if I missed any. :)
Lynn & Alex in S7 had about 3 in Botswana
John Vito & Jill had one in Morocco
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Speaking of cars breaking down, has any international version(s) made an instance when they had to give a team a replacement vehicle? ???
In Hamerotz Lamillion sisters team in season 4 was in the danger of that. They filled up the tank with gas instead of petrol they had to go to the mechanic and get all that gas out of the car and then filled it with petrol basically their car was repaired:D but no new one
I guess that would count as a Dieselgate situation.
So as of the U.S. version, a collective list of times a vehicle had to be replaced:
TAR2 - Blake & Paige (jeep broke down)
TAR4 - Tian & Jaree (uncooperative trunk at starting line)
TAR4 - Reichen & Chip (rollover collision onto grass)
TAR7 - Brian & Greg (famous, scary LAND RollOVER collision)
TAR8 - The Godlewskis (battery drained in Suburban)
TAR12 - Kynt & Vyxsin (faulty transmission)
TAR15 - Maria & Tiffany (car wouldn't start)
Correct/add teams if I missed any. :)
Lynn & Alex in S7 had about 3 in Botswana
John Vito & Jill had one in Morocco
TAR9: Fran & Barry's vehicle in Leg 2, in a fight for last.
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Unless I'm mistaken, it seems to have been a while since a team ran really low on money during the race. Does anyone know if there has been a conscious choice to provide the teams with a bit more money each leg? And do the teams normally buy food and water during the longer legs, or do most try to save money by trying to go without until the reach the pitstop?
(Sorry if this has been asked before, I couldn't find it with the search function.)
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Not an answer to your question, but Tiffany & Krista had actually run out of money (in Argentina) and Tanner & Josh helped them by giving some of theirs. :)
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Speaking of cars breaking down, has any international version(s) made an instance when they had to give a team a replacement vehicle? ???
In Hamerotz Lamillion sisters team in season 4 was in the danger of that. They filled up the tank with gas instead of petrol they had to go to the mechanic and get all that gas out of the car and then filled it with petrol basically their car was repaired:D but no new one
I guess that would count as a Dieselgate situation.
So as of the U.S. version, a collective list of times a vehicle had to be replaced:
TAR2 - Blake & Paige (jeep broke down)
TAR4 - Tian & Jaree (uncooperative trunk at starting line)
TAR4 - Reichen & Chip (rollover collision onto grass)
TAR7 - Brian & Greg (famous, scary LAND RollOVER collision)
TAR8 - The Godlewskis (battery drained in Suburban)
TAR12 - Kynt & Vyxsin (faulty transmission)
TAR15 - Maria & Tiffany (car wouldn't start)
Correct/add teams if I missed any. :)
Lynn & Alex in S7 had about 3 in Botswana
John Vito & Jill had one in Morocco
TAR9: Fran & Barry's vehicle in Leg 2, in a fight for last.
TAR10 David & Mary in Mongolia.
TAR10 Rob & Kimberly twice I think?
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The Linz family also had their car's battery die because production used it to charge up the camera equipment; their anger wasn't shown on screen but apparently they were irate about it.
This happened more than once, I think time credits were applied.
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Unless I'm mistaken, it seems to have been a while since a team ran really low on money during the race. Does anyone know if there has been a conscious choice to provide the teams with a bit more money each leg? And do the teams normally buy food and water during the longer legs, or do most try to save money by trying to go without until the reach the pitstop?
(Sorry if this has been asked before, I couldn't find it with the search function.)
Welcome Jo! :waves:
Leg $$ are carefully calculated to allow for transport and entry expenses...but not food or water.
Racers stock up when they can, some legs include a hotel breakfast, so pockets may get filled. And during flights they are known to ask for a second meal if one was provided. But basically they are hungry all the time. Smart racers have a stash of power bars for emergencies. And cameraguys have water but aren't supposed to share...hence some heat related faints. They used to be able to accept a meal in airports etc, but I understand that may no longer be allowed. :(
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Welcome Jo! :waves:
Thanks for the welcome, glad to be here!
And cameraguys have water but aren't supposed to share...hence some heat related faints.
Do you know if teams are allowed to bring their own water bottles? I can't recall seeing a team use one. Of course this would only useful in places where the tap water is drinkable.
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I think so...you mean a reusable one? Subject to airport screening rules of course.
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The Linz family also had their car's battery die because production used it to charge up the camera equipment; their anger wasn't shown on screen but apparently they were irate about it.
This happened more than once, I think time credits were applied.
The other time it happened was the Godlewski Family. Phil's on-screen narration said there were no time credits.
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The Linz family also had their car's battery die because production used it to charge up the camera equipment; their anger wasn't shown on screen but apparently they were irate about it.
This happened more than once, I think time credits were applied.
The other time it happened was the Godlewski Family. Phil's on-screen narration said there were no time credits.
I wonder why though. ??? Unless camera crew has a more specific set of rules, I thought any inconvenience caused by production was given time credit.
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KevJumba and Joey & Meghan recorded leg recaps on their Youtube pages after each episode.
Has any other team done this? Are any of the teams from TAR28 doing this?
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Racers are live tweeting/commenting on the show like crazy. You can check them out perhaps?
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CBS is also posting new material in addition to the Insider videos. "Race in the Raw," at the official site is but one of them.
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Marty & Hagan's elimination had me thinking:
Can a team get a cab driver to remove another team's bags from the cab?
At first, I thought they had no chance of surviving after leaving their cab miles away, BUT: what if they got the cab driver to remove the bags and took the cab to their original cab? (or simply steal it)
Or is the rule strictly: You can't take a cab with bags in it.
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Marty & Hagan's elimination had me thinking:
Can a team get a cab driver to remove another team's bags from the cab?
At first, I thought they had no chance of surviving after leaving their cab miles away, BUT: what if they got the cab driver to remove the bags and took the cab to their original cab? (or simply steal it)
Or is the rule strictly: You can't take a cab with bags in it.
Adding to that, can teams use cabs with bags in them (then the driver goes back to fetch the other team :lol: )?
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Teams cannot physically move another team's bags, which includes driving off with them in their vehicle or a taxi. They also cannot instruct a taxi driver to remove the bags, as this is indirectly moving their bags.
If the taxi driver removes the bags of his own volition, if he is perhaps tired of sitting there waiting, then teams are free to take the taxi. This was not bound to happen for Marty & Hagan, however, because the taxis in Cartagena were hired by production (as they were marked with race flags)
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Thanks!
I did notice the race flags. That leads me to another question :lol: Why would production need to hire taxis? Safety reasons??
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There could be various reasons, including safety. (Unlicensed cabbies) and of course what happened to one team in Morocco in TAR 3. TAR's security team had to rescue them from another town to twart an extoertion racket IIRC in that town by its police chief or some such.
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No wonder there wasn't a cab drama on the most recent episode. :ascared
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KevJumba and Joey & Meghan recorded leg recaps on their Youtube pages after each episode.
Has any other team done this? Are any of the teams from TAR28 doing this?
Kym & Alli had video recaps for every episode except the last; they also tend to sprinkle in unaired moments (like how they got a good flight to CPH)
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Something's been bugging me, so hopefully someone can help clear it up.
The first "Raw from the Race" video had teams visiting some temples in Mexico. I'm assuming this is where some of the Promotional Cast pics must have been taken, however, I'm confused on when this actually took place?
My guess would be after Leg 1 had ended, as teams seemed to have checked in rather early in the day, considering the departing times for the RB were from 07:30 - 07:50. Take an hour or 2 for the RB, and then to reach the Pitstop, we're probably talking no later than 12 midday for the last team to have reached the mat? - (I know, I should really refer to Leg 2's departure times) :lol: - So anyway, that gives teams pretty much the entire day to spend around Mexico.
BUT, we see all the teams together in the video, which means they would've known that Scott & Blair had been saved? So why, in another Bonus Video, are all the teams so "shocked" when Scott & Blair arrive at the Airport and reveal they're still racing? ???
I don't think the airport scene was "staged", as teams seemed genuinely excited / shocked when they were told? My only other assumption is that teams were told by production that all teams had to go to the temples for press pics / footage, regardless of elimination or not?
It's been really annoying me, and I'd be extremely grateful if someone can give a conclusive answer? :lol:
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Longest leg ever, in terms of time spent racing? (US and International)
Racing includes time between pit start and pit stop, teams waiting for a flight or a HoO, and until the last team arrives.
I remember in TAR22 Legs 3 to 4, Mona & Beth said they've been racing for 4 days(?), ??? but that was considered 2 legs.
Day 1: Flight from Bora Bora to New Zealand
Day 2: Camping out in New Zealand
Day 3: New Zealand Leg
Day 4: Indonesia Leg
Was there something this long in just a span of one leg, or was it slightly shorter?
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Longest leg ever, in terms of time spent racing? (US and International)
Racing includes time between pit start and pit stop, teams waiting for a flight or a HoO, and until the last team arrives.
I remember in TAR22 Legs 3 to 4, Mona & Beth said they've been racing for 4 days(?), ??? but that was considered 2 legs.
Day 1: Flight from Bora Bora to New Zealand
Day 2: Camping out in New Zealand
Day 3: New Zealand Leg
Day 4: Indonesia Leg
Was there something this long in just a span of one leg, or was it slightly shorter?
It could be longer or shorter but S7 leg 8
• Teams took charter flights from Khwai to Francistown
• They then had to get to Gaborone
• Took a flight via Johannesburg & Mumbai to Lucknow
• Leg in Lucknow
• Teams had a Kor at the Pitstop
• Waited until the evening to be told do take a 24 hour train to Jodhpur
• Teams arrived and waited overnight
• Next morning the tasks in Jodhpur begin.
So at least 3.5 days, I'm gonna watch the episode to see the flight sutuation
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TAR 9 from Argentina to Moscow to Germany, with a KOR in the middle at the mat with Phil in Red Square outside the Kremlin. I'd have to go back and check the elasped time from first team release to last team check in, but it was also one of the longest in mileage.
Another was TAR 11, from Tanzania to Poland which got most teams mired in overwhelmed airline traffic during to religious pilgrimages throughout Africa leaving few seats open for Racers and camera crews. Thus delaying their arrival at the (moved) Tanzania pit stop, and thus team releases for the legs in Poland.
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As to the Mexico pit stop and the promotional photos. It is entirely possible teams were not told about the NEL, so that it was a surprise for them at the airport at the beginning of the second leg. Thus, that allowed all the stuff to be done with no one the wiser.
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As to the Mexico pit stop and the promotional photos. It is entirely possible teams were not told about the NEL, so that it was a surprise for them at the airport at the beginning of the second leg. Thus, that allowed all the stuff to be done with no one the wiser.
Were teams allowed to talk to one another during the photoshoot time? ???
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As to the Mexico pit stop and the promotional photos. It is entirely possible teams were not told about the NEL, so that it was a surprise for them at the airport at the beginning of the second leg. Thus, that allowed all the stuff to be done with no one the wiser.
Were teams allowed to talk to one another during the photoshoot time? ???
Don't know. Entirely possible teams were instructed not to speak about the results of the leg only.
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The first "Raw from the Race" video had teams visiting some temples in Mexico. I'm assuming this is where some of the Promotional Cast pics must have been taken, however, I'm confused on when this actually took place?
It must have been filmed in the morning of the 17th.
My reasons for believing this is that it looked very much like morning in the video (bright sun low on the horizon). And teams probably checked in fairly early on the 16th, but still to late for that morning light. Teams were released in the afternoon of the 17th so there is just about enough time to do the intros in the morning.
Regarding the other teams knowing about the NEL. There is a secret scene showing Scott & Blair arriving to a lounge area where the other teams are waiting during the pit stop. Scott & Blair tell them they were not eliminated. So from that it seems like some of the Eat, Sleep and Mingle is back.
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Speaking of the eat-sleep-mingle that was common in earlier seasons, does this depend on the location they're in?
Some teams in recent seasons say they don't know who's out until the following leg, and they're just in their hotel rooms during the whole pit stop period. Meanwhile, we've seen teams see each other in the pit stop in Namibia (TAR26).
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Longest leg ever, in terms of time spent racing? (US and International)
Racing includes time between pit start and pit stop, teams waiting for a flight or a HoO, and until the last team arrives.
I remember in TAR22 Legs 3 to 4, Mona & Beth said they've been racing for 4 days(?), ??? but that was considered 2 legs.
Day 1: Flight from Bora Bora to New Zealand
Day 2: Camping out in New Zealand
Day 3: New Zealand Leg
Day 4: Indonesia Leg
Was there something this long in just a span of one leg, or was it slightly shorter?
Leg 5 and leg 6 of TAR VN 4
Day 1 Flight from Hanoi to Luang Prabang
Day 2 and day 3 Lao's leg
Day 4 Leg in Nghe An province
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PDJ3ATT_ro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odEMcRloaOo&ebc=ANyPxKrd_0nHis7ABt6Wezc11vPp5SPCLGUCIn95pforn-cI6hKSoQKFX1b8uLPgqV2OiC9pAKS2xtRrM1XZuCDDxjAyevejXg
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BUT, we see all the teams together in the video, which means they would've known that Scott & Blair had been saved? So why, in another Bonus Video, are all the teams so "shocked" when Scott & Blair arrive at the Airport and reveal they're still racing? ???
That wasn't filmed in an airport, but rather somewhere near the pitstop.
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^^Absolutely correct. That is the place they were eating while waiting to do their interviews/soundbites/etc. So the timing is after the Pitstop, before the overnight sleep, definitely before Leg 2 and the reactions we see are real. Normally they cannot talk to each other but they were allowed to do so here.
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Before the start of any season, are all the episodes of the season already edited and ready to watch, but just waiting for the airdates?
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What if a team gets arrested for violating the laws in a country?
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What if a team gets arrested for violating the laws in a country?
Lucy & emilia in australia season2?
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What if a team gets arrested for violating the laws in a country?
Lucy & emilia in australia season2?
Oh yeah! :ascared I remember they said it was an accident, and they just needed to find a place, so they were set free.
Was there anything more serious than what Lucy & Emilia did? :lol:
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What happened to them? I haven't seen any of TAR Australia, but am interested. ;)
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What happened to them? I haven't seen any of TAR Australia, but am interested. ;)
Firstly, You NEED to watch the Oz Seasons. I'd go as far as say Oz Season 2 is possibly the best Season of any Race I've seen. Definitely better than anything we've got from the US in years.
They ended up being arrested, although from what I remember, which isn't much coz it's been ages since I seen it, I don't think they did anything all that "crazy"? Did they not just stumble into the wrong place or something? :lol:
I think Colin from Season 5 was in deeper with the law than Lucy & Emilia were? ???
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What happened to them? I haven't seen any of TAR Australia, but am interested. ;)
Firstly, You NEED to watch the Oz Seasons. I'd go as far as say Oz Season 2 is possibly the best Season of any Race I've seen. Definitely better than anything we've got from the US in years.
They ended up being arrested, although from what I remember, which isn't much coz it's been ages since I seen it, I don't think they did anything all that "crazy"? Did they not just stumble into the wrong place or something? :lol:
I think Colin from Season 5 was in deeper with the law than Lucy & Emilia were? ???
TAR Aus 2 is the best season I've watched and remembered quite clearly. :hoot:
On a certain leg, Lucy & Emilia drove to the palace grounds in UAE. They were arrested as a result, but were later on set free when they said they didn't mean to and they just wanted to go to some place.
The rest of the season, you have to watch it! ;) You'll learn from there why Lucy & Emilia is the luckiest team EVER!
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Before the start of any season, are all the episodes of the season already edited and ready to watch, but just waiting for the airdates?
it totally depends. There have been seasons (TAR 5 and 6 in particular0 where episodes later in the season were not completed before the season premiere. In all instances,the post-production begins almost as soon as the first leg is completed. Bertram and Elise prefer that filming and post-production be completed before the premiere, but if a filming start is delayed or if the route and tasks on some legs require filming closer to the season air dates, then they will do that. It's one reason why the Race course was restructured after season 12 so that filming could be condensed in as few days as possible.
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I’m just wondering, are detour options supposed to be balanced? For example, one may be longer but with the right skills can be easier, and the other one is shorter but requires luck? With this season, detour options were noticeably unbalanced, or that is the very essence of the clue, to make the better detour decision?
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I’m just wondering, are detour options supposed to be balanced? For example, one may be longer but with the right skills can be easier, and the other one is shorter but requires luck? With this season, detour options were noticeably unbalanced, or that is the very essence of the clue, to make the better detour decision?
There's really no rule about detours being balanced or not.
It's just that if it's unequal, it creates tension or drama, while it becomes fair if it is equal.
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Thinking back to the instances when teams were stalled while on transportation (e.g. TAR18's emergency landing in Honolulu en route to Sydney, TAR3 and 20's Cancun and Buenos Aires bus incidents), what would production do if a flight team(s) were on had to make an emergency water landing? Will they be given time credit, other teams and Race personnel have to wait, or worst-case scenario - production is cancelled altogether?
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I have not seen anything in particular other than the contract does allow the season not be ever be aired, in which case, the teams would not receive any prizes they were to have won. The bona fide external emergency situation is one that is unclear. From what few aimilar instances I have seen, the production soes not take a pause unless necessary; as in last minute substitution of a leg due to civil, military, or natural disasters (which have occurred several times, including season 27 for leg 11). The first leg you are referring to, the race proceeded, and as far as I know, no time credits were awarded, that type of situation being one of the everyday risks of air travel.
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I’m just wondering, are detour options supposed to be balanced? For example, one may be longer but with the right skills can be easier, and the other one is shorter but requires luck? With this season, detour options were noticeably unbalanced, or that is the very essence of the clue, to make the better detour decision?
There's really no rule about detours being balanced or not.
It's just that if it's unequal, it creates tension or drama, while it becomes fair if it is equal.
There's never been a requirement that I have ever seen that both side of a Detour task be "equal" or balanced. Somethimes they're deliberately unbalanced, to force teams to do one of the two options (the greasy flagpole detour comes to mind) or the real challenge is to force teams to really consider the options and figure out which choice is easier to complete for that team.
The issue is most apparent when a leg is percieved as "linear," with few or no opportunities for movement in the placement order among teams.
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or natural disasters (which have occurred several times, including season 27 for leg 11).
Could you refresh my memory about this please?? ???
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We started referencing the weather issues from the typhoons during filming in post 501 of the TAR 27 spoiler discussion thread, reply post 536, reply post 568, mention volcano in post 594, you mentioned this weather issue in post 597, a lot of discussion between July 10 and 13 on pages 22 to 27. Range in live sightings thread You mentioned the weather in the sightings thread on page 10 post 231.
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Thanks!! I wasn't thinking weather I guess....
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I once saw someone say that racers can't fly airlines like EasyJet & Ryanair. Why is this they fly everywhere in Europe and they are so cheap. What also makes it strange is that on numerous occasions they have flown with AirAsia which is the Malaysian equivalent.
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I have wondered that too and thought perhaps it was the carry on restrictions. The camera guys aren't going to be checking their babies.
Those airlines often cancel flights too...so :duno:
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I have wondered that too and thought perhaps it was the carry on restrictions. The camera guys aren't going to be checking their babies.
Those airlines often cancel flights too...so :duno:
Oh yeah I forgot about that :(
Delays are frequent on RyanAir (The worlds worst airline) but EasyJet is quite good I fly with them a lot!
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I have wondered that too and thought perhaps it was the carry on restrictions. The camera guys aren't going to be checking their babies.
Those airlines often cancel flights too...so :duno:
Oh yeah I forgot about that :(
Delays are frequent on RyanAir (The worlds worst airline) but EasyJet is quite good I fly with them a lot!
And Southwest Airlines too. Low-cost carriers are sometimes sneaky about baggage and carry-on prices. Though I have never had that problem flying with SW.
I guess TAR uses more internationally-based companies because it's easier to transfer between cities and, as what BritishTARFan typed, low fared flights aren't as dependable.
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Unless the rules have changed, TAR's producer provided air travel cards pay for Y class which are capable of being used to change flights without the restrictions of low fare airline prices (which come with a lot of restrictions). The producers also have a blacklist of airlines based on safety and security concerns, as well as ticket restrictions; they also usually know which flight production needs to take to stay ahead of the Racers, and after all these years they presumably also know which airlines will cooperate with production.
The guidelines could always change, but until a Racer or production says something differently, we wouldn't know about it.
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Teams get one chance only now, they are no longer allowed to change flights.
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Teams get one chance only now, they are no longer allowed to change flights.
While that rule was mentioned in Season 25, Mike and Rochelle were able to get on an earlier flight to Nice in Season 26.
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Teams get one chance only now, they are no longer allowed to change flights.
While that rule was mentioned in Season 25, Mike and Rochelle were able to get on an earlier flight to Nice in Season 26.
Both the flights were on Lufthansa so they were able to swap flights with out paying for a second flight
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Would any team allow to use the Express Pass(es) in intersection or face off task(s)?
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Was there ever a time penalty that was revealed but has never happened?
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Was there ever a time penalty that was revealed but has never happened?
The 24-hour time penalty for not flying economy class was revealed in post-race interviews, but never applied.
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Was there ever a time penalty that was revealed but has never happened?
Using an Express Pass for a Fast Forward will garner a 4-hour penalty.
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Was there ever a time penalty that was revealed but has never happened?
Using an Express Pass for a Fast Forward will garner a 4-hour penalty.
I'm intrigued by that possibility. :ascared
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Was there ever a time penalty that was revealed but has never happened?
Using an Express Pass for a Fast Forward will garner a 4-hour penalty.
Where did you hear that?
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Was there ever a time penalty that was revealed but has never happened?
Using an Express Pass for a Fast Forward will garner a 4-hour penalty.
I think I remember that being discussed years ago, but where was it confirmed? ???
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Longest time a team is stuck in a task, whether completed or not? Include runners-up if possible. :tup:
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Longest time a team is stuck in a task, whether completed or not? Include runners-up if possible. :tup:
Thanh Thuy & Minh Thoa and Tuan Anh & Xuan Son completed the overcooked rice detour task in Ninh Binh at leg 3 TARV, it took about 9 hours to complete it, and the girls hold the EP but they used it in RB rather than in Detour, if the girls used in detour task, Tuan Anh & Xuan Son would be booted in Ninh Binh and the result of the race changed entirely including two single U-turns in leg 6 and leg 10
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What is the farthest teams had to drive themselves? I'm thinking it was Leg 5 of Season 3 where they had to drive themselves from Portugal to Spain, but can you think of anything longer? ???
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What is the farthest teams had to drive themselves? I'm thinking it was Leg 5 of Season 3 where they had to drive themselves from Portugal to Spain, but can you think of anything longer? ???
Teams drove about 800 miles on TAR 8 Leg 10a, although that was over two days. The Portugal-Spain drive was about 400 miles.
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What is the farthest teams had to drive themselves? I'm thinking it was Leg 5 of Season 3 where they had to drive themselves from Portugal to Spain, but can you think of anything longer? ???
Teams drove about 800 miles on TAR 8 Leg 10a, although that was over two days. The Portugal-Spain drive was about 400 miles.
In season 2 teams continually drived from Mont Somers to Rotorua, New Zealand. Although they took the ferry from South to North Island there was no hours of operation ( apart from 1 hour wait for the ferry ) or PitStop.
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What if there's an intersection on a leg where a team withdraws?
For example, if an intersection existed on TAR22's Leg 5, and with Dave & Connor withdrawing at the start of the leg, what would happen to the intersection and the teams?
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What if there's an intersection on a leg where a team withdraws?
For example, if an intersection existed on TAR22's Leg 5, and with Dave & Connor withdrawing at the start of the leg, what would happen to the intersection and the teams?
Impromptu removal of Intersection more than likely. I think all the tasks that have been addressed within an Intersection (10 Madagascar DT/FF, 11 Poland DT/FF, 16 Germany RB) can be completed by individual teams format too.
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What international versions have done legs in the United States? I would like to watch them!--English preferably.
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What international versions have done legs in the United States? I would like to watch them!--English preferably.
You can just check the RFF wiki :-). So far...
SAustralia 3 | They did about half a leg in Los Angeles before flying to Melbourne
Tar France | Did two legs in the U.S. One in Hawaii the other in Los Angeles.
Tar Israel 3 | Did 3 legs in Las Vegas & Arizona
Tar China | Did 2 legs, one in New York City, the other in Fort Worth & Rural Texas
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What if there's an intersection on a leg where a team withdraws?
For example, if an intersection existed on TAR22's Leg 5, and with Dave & Connor withdrawing at the start of the leg, what would happen to the intersection and the teams?
China Rush 2 kiiiinda had this happen? A team withdrew on leg 4 which I've heard was probably meant to be a F8 NEL, followed by an Intersection in the next leg (in reality the team withdrawing was 8th place and leg 5 was a F7 NEL). Given some of the tasks of leg 5 - sawing bamboo which was adapted from Family Edition, a fairly time-consuming Detour, a Yield and a fairly easy food preparation RB which is similar to like 20 Speed Bumps - it would make sense that some of the tasks were repurposed.
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I know this is late, but after ("re")watching TARA4's Leg 2, why were teams forced to take a 4-hour penalty for failing the roadblock? Why were they not allowed to try again?
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I know this is late, but after ("re")watching TARA4's Leg 2, why were teams forced to take a 4-hour penalty for failing the roadblock? Why were they not allowed to try again?
They might have had some specific rule just for that task. Remember the "run out of bottles penalty" in Paraguay for TAR?
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I know this is late, but after ("re")watching TARA4's Leg 2, why were teams forced to take a 4-hour penalty for failing the roadblock? Why were they not allowed to try again?
They might have had some specific rule just for that task. Remember the "run out of bottles penalty" in Paraguay for TAR?
Oh right, I remember the one in Paraguay specified by Phil though.
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I know this is late, but after ("re")watching TARA4's Leg 2, why were teams forced to take a 4-hour penalty for failing the roadblock? Why were they not allowed to try again?
Based in leg 3 depatured time of several teams, Michelle & Claire got a time credit because the singaporean girls ate most chicken balls
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I know this is late, but after ("re")watching TARA4's Leg 2, why were teams forced to take a 4-hour penalty for failing the roadblock? Why were they not allowed to try again?
They spent all their money on the Philippines leg and also on renting Marina Bay Sands, they ran out of money to ensure enough oxygen bottles for the roadblock.
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Speaking of penalties, when are they really applied? For example, if I don't do the Roadblock, I watched some episodes where the clue will still be given to a team and the team have to wait for the 4-hour penalty at the mat or pitstop before a team can be checked in, but there are also episodes that a team will wait out the penalty at the roadblock place before they be given the next clue.
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Speaking of penalties, when are they really applied? For example, if I don't do the Roadblock, I watched some episodes where the clue will still be given to a team and the team have to wait for the 4-hour penalty at the mat or pitstop before a team can be checked in, but there are also episodes that a team will wait out the penalty at the roadblock place before they be given the next clue.
I'm also a bit confused by this, but most of the time, it's served at the roadblock site.
The only times they were served at the pit stop is usually when it's the last task before the pit stop. Also, when they are the last team/s at that last task. ???
I am not entirely sure about this. :umn:
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That changed over time, i guess. If there's no place to sit and wait on the Pit Stop (unlikely), teams can serve it at the Roadblock. If not, i think they just head to the PS.
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Are leg prizes pre-determined?
I noticed that some of the leg prizes can be trips to Hawaii, and what if the team who wins that kind of prize already lives in Hawaii? :ascared
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Are leg prizes pre-determined?
I noticed that some of the leg prizes can be trips to Hawaii, and what if the team who wins that kind of prize already lives in Hawaii? :ascared
Well let's say The trip in S25 leg 2 where Adam & Bethany won the leg wa to Hawaii, they'd probably change it to another prize like Leg 3's prize to Dubai. Or maybe if a Hawaiian team was on it there are no trips to Hawaii.
Also has there ever been a team from Alaska?
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Also has there ever been a team from Alaska?
Rob of Rob & Sheila is the only racer from Alaska.
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Has there ever been a blind racer, or are blind racers not allowed to race?
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Are leg prizes pre-determined?
I noticed that some of the leg prizes can be trips to Hawaii, and what if the team who wins that kind of prize already lives in Hawaii? :ascared
Then they could gift it. :tup:
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Are leg prizes pre-determined?
I noticed that some of the leg prizes can be trips to Hawaii, and what if the team who wins that kind of prize already lives in Hawaii? :ascared
Then they could gift it. :tup:
Oh! They'll be forced to gift it though. Still, it's better than having no prize at all.
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EVERYTHING is pre-planned and cleared with legal. Nothing like tasks or almost certainly prizes would be changed on a whim.
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It's possible that when TAR is negotiating prizes for the season with Travelocity, they may request no trips to Hawaii when they expect to have a team from Hawaii. It probably costs about the same to send a winning team to Mexico or the Caribbean as it does to Hawaii.
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Has there ever been a blind racer, or are blind racers not allowed to race?
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I have same question
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Has there ever been a blind racer, or are blind racers not allowed to race?
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I have same question
Sent.
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Even the prizes in non-US versions I'm pretty sure are all predetermined. There's a team that won cell phones on every leg they won.
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I'm Amazing Race Asia three one team won the exact same holiday to Koh Samui on back to back legs :funny:
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Has there ever been a blind racer, or are blind racers not allowed to race?
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I have same question
Sent.
There is no reason that question can't be answered publicly?
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Has there ever been a blind racer, or are blind racers not allowed to race?
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I have same question
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There is no reason that question can't be answered publicly?
I answered that, but thought it might cross the spoiler line because the only one that comes to mind is of a cast not officially revealed yet, Show content
Canada 4. This person may or may not be completely blind, but has the white cane.
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Oh heck. Yes, putting that into spoiler tags.
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I read somewhere that Tyler & James were sitting on top of each other in post-race interviews? Can anyone include a picture?
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Youngest team based on both team members' average age? (US and Int'l)
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Youngest team based on both team members' average age? (US and Int'l)
2-way tie for average
Hamilton & Michaelia of Canada, both 19
Romi & Coral of Israel, 18 and 20
The youngest US team I think is Darius & Cameron, 20.5
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I read somewhere that Tyler & James were sitting on top of each other in post-race interviews? Can anyone include a picture?
I'm not sure that is even accurate; but there are links in their thread from the time they won their season (10 years ago!) and a quick google search shows an image from a CBS interview of them sitting next to each other that was capped by tarflies.com. (It has both the CBS eye and tarflies watermarks on it, so I'm not sure it can be posted here.) But I found nothing of either of them sitting on one another, period.
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Don't know where to ask this, as it is indeed a question, but it's more speculative. Maybe you can help me Peach :)
So as of Season 28, the Amazing Race has visited 88 countries (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_(U.S._TV_series)#Countries_and_locales_visited). When do you guys think The Amazing Race will visit its 100th country? How many seasons would it take to visit twelve more countries? And which country would it be? ???
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Right now I'm genuinely afraid TAR might end at S30, and that would mean no 100th country...
But if the show continues (let's hope so!!), I reckon this will happen around the 35th season. :)
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I don't know WHEN, just hope we see it!! :luvya:
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Right now I'm genuinely afraid TAR might end at S30, and that would mean no 100th country...
But if the show continues (let's hope so!!), I reckon this will happen around the 35th season. :)
I can accept my girlfriend breaking up with me but if TAR gets axed and ends at Season 30 I won't be able to accept that. I'm serious.
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I don't know what got me thinking this, but what would happen if I female contestant was on her period during the race? Do you think they'd plan for that and have tampons and ibuprofen in their backpacks? ???
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Also here's a question. Does it bother anyone that The Amazing Race Ukraine finished almost exactly 3 years ago, yet this map of the route on Wikipedia is STILL incomplete???
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velyki_perehony#Race_summary
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I don't know what got me thinking this, but what would happen if I female contestant was on her period during the race? Do you think they'd plan for that and have tampons and ibuprofen in their backpacks? ???
Considering the race goes on for 3 weeks +, it must happen a lot! I pray for them girls :funny:
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I don't know what got me thinking this, but what would happen if I female contestant was on her period during the race? Do you think they'd plan for that and have tampons and ibuprofen in their backpacks? ???
Gretchen (Season 7) once said in an interview that after they were stripped of all belongings, she could still keep the tampons she brought. So yes, they do (or at least should) pack them themselves.
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penalty in keep on racing leg
In TAR Asia 4 leg 7, Hussein & Natasha got 4 hours penalty for not completed their RB task, they serviced their penalty at leg 7 pitstop before Allan Wu handed them next clue
In TAR Australia 2 leg 7 Joseph & Grace also got 2 hours penalty for removing a teams' bags from a taxi, they serviced their penalty at leg 7 pitstop before Grant Bowler handed them next clue
In TAR 18 (UB) leg 4 Kent & Vyxsin got 2 hours penalty for not book a the assigned flight, but they serviced their penalty in leg 5 rather than leg 4
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penalty in keep on racing leg
In TAR Asia 4 leg 7, Hussein & Natasha got 4 hours penalty for not completed their RB task, they serviced their penalty at leg 7 pitstop before Allan Wu handed them next clue
In TAR Australia 2 leg 7 Joseph & Grace also got 2 hours penalty for removing a teams' bags from a taxi, they serviced their penalty at leg 7 pitstop before Grant Bowler handed them next clue
In TAR 18 (UB) leg 4 Kent & Vyxsin got 2 hours penalty for not book a the assigned flight, but they serviced their penalty in leg 5 rather than leg 4
I am also curious about this inconsistency. ??? Perhaps this rule in the US version is the only one differing from the rule in the Int'l versions. Jeck & RR of TAR Ph 2 also incurred a penalty at the end of Leg 5 (and not Leg 6) for not being able to perform a task in Leg 5 for safety reasons.
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How long of a penalty did Kent & Vyxsin get?
I'm speculating this difference in rule application may simply have been due to production requiring Phil to get ahead of the first teams. :tup:
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How long of a penalty did Kent & Vyxsin get?
I'm speculating this difference in rule application may simply have been due to production requiring Phil to get ahead of the first teams. :tup:
Considering the break between the double leg in China during TAR18 was shorter than the others mentioned, this is possible. After all, the other mentioned penalty were at least 2 hours. The one Kynt & Vyxsin had was just 30 minutes.
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Just curious. Can two teams play the Express Pass in the same leg?
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With the exception of Season 27 (where the team who won the second Express Pass after the first team played it), there is no rule saying that two teams can't play it on the same leg.
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Just curious. Can two teams play the Express Pass in the same leg?
This happened on the first AND second seasons of TAR China.
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penalty in keep on racing leg
In TAR Asia 4 leg 7, Hussein & Natasha got 4 hours penalty for not completed their RB task, they serviced their penalty at leg 7 pitstop before Allan Wu handed them next clue
In TAR Australia 2 leg 7 Joseph & Grace also got 2 hours penalty for removing a teams' bags from a taxi, they serviced their penalty at leg 7 pitstop before Grant Bowler handed them next clue
In TAR 18 (UB) leg 4 Kent & Vyxsin got 2 hours penalty for not book a the assigned flight, but they serviced their penalty in leg 5 rather than leg 4
Neil & Kristin and Simi & Ope both got the penalties for qutting Face-Off task and serviced their penalties at leg 5 pitstop because Jon Montgomery handed them next clue
I am also curious about this inconsistency. ??? Perhaps this rule in the US version is the only one differing from the rule in the Int'l versions. Jeck & RR of TAR Ph 2 also incurred a penalty at the end of Leg 5 (and not Leg 6) for not being able to perform a task in Leg 5 for safety reasons.
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I had two thoughts on it. Either
a) Production, realizing teams would be bunched, enforced K/V's penalty on leg 5 so that it wouldn't be rendered moot, or
b) Production, wanting to move things along and noting that K/V were already in last, applied the penalty for them the first chance they could get, which would be the leg 5 pit stop, much like how time penalties on the US version for last place teams are added to their release time from the Pit Start.
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Just curious. Can two teams play the Express Pass in the same leg?
This happened on the first AND second seasons of TAR China.
Belated thanks!
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Do you guys remember when season 1 of the amazing race Norway went to Melbourne? They got locked in the jail and had to solve the following riddle:
"The prison guard would shout out twelve, the prisoner responded with 6 and was set free. The prison guard would then shout out six and the prisoner responded with 3 and was set free. The prison guard then shouted out ten and the next prisoner shouted out 5 and was hung" - what should the prisoner have shouted?"
Can anyone help me figure this out? :gaah:
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Count the number of letters in each. Cheers :beer2:
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I'm guessing he should of shouted 3
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Count the number of letters in each. Cheers :beer2:
I was with the hung guy. :killme:
Which is why you and ian are brilliant!!
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penalty in keep on racing leg
In TAR Asia 4 leg 7, Hussein & Natasha got 4 hours penalty for not completed their RB task, they serviced their penalty at leg 7 pitstop before Allan Wu handed them next clue
In TAR Australia 2 leg 7 Joseph & Grace also got 2 hours penalty for removing a teams' bags from a taxi, they serviced their penalty at leg 7 pitstop before Grant Bowler handed them next clue
In TAR 18 (UB) leg 4 Kent & Vyxsin got 2 hours penalty for not book a the assigned flight, but they serviced their penalty in leg 5 rather than leg 4
Well those are three different versions of the show. They each have their own rules.
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Another question. Which countries have been visited by foreign editions of The Amazing Race but NOT the American version? I know off the top of my head I can think of Cuba (Tar Australia 2, Tar Israel 3 I think), Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Curacao, Venezuela (all Tar Latin America), Bosnia & Herzegovina (Tar Israel 2 I think), and Laos (Tar Vietnam). Any others? ???
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Another question. Which countries have been visited by foreign editions of The Amazing Race but NOT the American version? I know off the top of my head I can think of Cuba (Tar Australia 2, Tar Israel 3 I think), Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Curacao, Venezuela (all Tar Latin America), Bosnia & Herzegovina (Tar Israel 2 I think), and Laos (Tar Vietnam). Any others? ???
Israel/Palestine :P
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Another question. Which countries have been visited by foreign editions of The Amazing Race but NOT the American version? I know off the top of my head I can think of Cuba (Tar Australia 2, Tar Israel 3 I think), Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Curacao, Venezuela (all Tar Latin America), Bosnia & Herzegovina (Tar Israel 2 I think), and Laos (Tar Vietnam). Any others? ???
Israel/Palestine :P
Oh my God. DUH. 😂 thanks!
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Has any team ever done a "reverse Jessica & John" and got eliminated on the same leg they used an Express Pass?
I ask after Jin Xing and Hans technically did this on TAR China last week. I say technically because they were immediately brought back into the race. But this is what made me wonder :)
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Has any team ever done a "reverse Jessica & John" and got eliminated on the same leg they used an Express Pass?
I ask after Jin Xing and Hans technically did this on TAR China last week. I say technically because they were immediately brought back into the race. But this is what made me wonder :)
Weren't Jessica & John eliminated while not being able to use the EP? ???
Also, I didn't understand the reverse part. :umn:
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They were ABLE to use it, but John did not want to and they waited too long. So technically they did not use it and were eliminated with an unused EP in hand.
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Has any team ever done a "reverse Jessica & John" and got eliminated on the same leg they used an Express Pass?
I ask after Jin Xing and Hans technically did this on TAR China last week. I say technically because they were immediately brought back into the race. But this is what made me wonder :)
Your answer can be found here (http://realityfanwiki.com/index.php?title=Express_Pass)!
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Why has Melbourne only been visited once? (On TAR Norway 1)
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Why has Melbourne only been visited once? (On TAR Norway 1)
Two visits on TAR Australia
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There may have also been a scheduled visit that was changed last minute.
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Why has Melbourne only been visited once? (On TAR Norway 1)
Two visits on TAR Australia
Yeah, yeah, I know, but I'm taking about PROPER legs. (Okay then, twice. TAR Norway 1 and TAR Australia 3)
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Are there going to be any more countries that get TAR?
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You'll need to ask CBS and WRP.
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Are there going to be any more countries that get TAR?
If you ask me, Britain and South Africa should have their own! Or maybe the Amazing Race India! But that's neither here nor there :)
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How many teams have been elimanted after winning the Fast Forward?
(I can remember 2. Dennis and Andrew and Bopper and Mark)
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How many teams have been eliminated after winning the Fast Forward?
(I can remember 2. Dennis and Andrew and Bopper and Mark)
What versions are you talking about? If you're just asking about the US version, then it is only Dennis & Andrew (Season 3, leg 3) and Mark & Bopper (Season 20, leg 10).
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How many teams have been eliminated after winning the Fast Forward?
(I can remember 2. Dennis and Andrew and Bopper and Mark)
What versions are you talking about? If you're just asking about the US version, then it is only Dennis & Andrew (Season 3, leg 3) and Mark & Bopper (Season 20, leg 10).
Upon further investigation, no other situation like this has happened in any other version of The Amazing Race. So the answer to your question is, yes, it was only Dennis & Andrew and Mark & Bopper who met this grisly fate!
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I have a question.
In TAR11, there are 2 consecutive NEL's, and at the time, the penalty was a 30 minute penalty at the next Pit Stop if you weren't first. What would've happened if Oswald & Danny made it to the Pit Stop before Eric & Danielle's penalty expired? Would their remaining penalty carry over to the Pit Start time or to the next Pit Stop?
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I can't be 100% sure, but I don't think anyone can and logically I think it would've been applied to their departure time for the following leg. The other option you considered wouldn't really make sense, because it wasn't a KOR/ZHPS leg.
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Also, sorry for being a noob, but what does ZHPS mean?
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Also, sorry for being a noob, but what does ZHPS mean?
Zero Hour Pit Stop. When nobody gots eliminated, but the host pulls out the clue and tells them "you're still racing"
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oh, ok, thanks
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I wonder what would happen if there was an Intersection, but one team was medically removed from the race before it.
(I get the sneaking suspicion someone's asked this already...)
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I wonder what would happen if there was an Intersection, but one team was medically removed from the race before it.
(I get the sneaking suspicion someone's asked this already...)
They'd probably adjust the intersection. ??? Either by taking it away, or by moving it to a different leg.
Possible situations about the intersection mostly remain a mystery, :gaah: and is only being speculated. :funny:
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fwiw China Rush 2 saw Summer & Eachen quit on a leg that was allegedly meant to be an NEL with 8 teams, followed by an Intersection; whether it had anything to do with it or not the Intersection appeared later in the race.
(incidentally production somehow let them get away with U-Turning another team right before leaving :funny:)
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I was just watching TAR 19. Once thing boggles me. Why is the Sydney Opera House included in TAR19's opening sequence?
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I was just watching TAR 19. Once thing boggles me. Why is the Sydney Opera House included in TAR19's opening sequence?
Why was the Statue of Liberty featured in TAR Australia S2 ???
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Who was the first team ever to pay a taxi to lead them somewhere while they drove?
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Who was the first team ever to pay a taxi to lead them somewhere while they drove?
Well, it was team in Season 1, when they had to self-drive but I can't think who it was. :umn:
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Well, it was team in Season 1, when they had to self-drive but I can't think who it was.
In episode 6, Frank had the taxi driver lead him to the pit stop at Sant' Agata Bolognese.
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OK, well how about the second time then, since that one was part of a task.
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OK, well how about the second time then, since that one was part of a task.
I would of been in Season 1 again, I think. ???
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I was just watching TAR 19. Once thing boggles me. Why is the Sydney Opera House included in TAR19's opening sequence?
That Sydney Opera House is from TAR18 sequence, they often recycle some sequence from previous seasons, therefore you'll see some of previous seasons' sequence.
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There are flash images of spoiler locations interspersed with old pics in the Intros--we have fun decoding them!
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Over the years, it's been unclear who has been offered a chance to comeback. Phil & production have mostly been quiet. I know Flo declined to race again.
Does anyone know who were alternate choices for these returnee seasons - TAR 11: (Real) All-Stars, TAR18, & TAR24 (fake All-Stars)?
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Over the years, it's been unclear who has been offered a chance to comeback. Phil & production have mostly been quiet. I know Flo declined to race again.
Does anyone know who were alternate choices for these returnee seasons - TAR 11: (Real) All-Stars, TAR18, & TAR24 (fake All-Stars)?
As far as I've read
TAR 11
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-Flo with Drew (S3), this was supposed to be the composite slot that Eric & Danielle filled. She turned it down because they wouldn't let her race with Zach, and the the way they portrayed her.
-Colin & Christie (S5). Christie was pregnant at the time.
-Meredith & Gretchen (S7). Turned it down because they felt they couldn't do it again at their age.
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-Andy & Tommy (S19). One had a newborn baby, I forgot which (Too bad, a team who really deserved to be there :( )
-Tim & Marie (S23). Marie declined. Too soon after getting back from filming 23, and similiarly to Flo, she didn't like her portrayal.
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There has been a lot of speculation about this.
Unless the racer or production confirms it publicly...it remains speculation. And most racers would not dream of possibly jeopardizing further opportunities. :tup:
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The one about Marie is.
She made a tweet addressing that during 24.
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TAR 18
This is a pretty popular team: Brooke and Claire
and then a MF team from Season 16 that were believed to be alternates
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^^No, and No.
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Just imagine if Flow and Marie raced again :funny:
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I believe Claire mentions in this interview that they declined as she was pregnant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkFXUTbjRIU
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I believe Claire mentions in this interview that they declined as she was pregnant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkFXUTbjRIU
That's right, so they were never alternates for 18.
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Okay...still interesting to know who declined to come again.
I believe Claire mentions in this interview that they declined as she was pregnant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkFXUTbjRIU
That's right, so they were never alternates for 18.
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I believe Claire mentions in this interview that they declined as she was pregnant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkFXUTbjRIU
That was a shame that they couldn't race again. It was a shame they finished 2nd, because they were such a nice couple and they deserved to win.
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Will TAR still invite racers from earlier seasons to race in the future, or will they be "forgotten" forever?
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Yeah no one pre-S14 is ever coming back as a racer...they might throw a token for a premiere visit (Frank, Rob & Brennan recently) or a Switchback but otherwise, TAR history starts with S14 for the producers (they absolutely love that season). Why else would they pretend that S24 was the first "All-Stars"? This is what angers me the most as a TAR fan...it's such a slap to the face to long-time fans that the early seasons don't matter.
Will TAR still invite racers from earlier seasons to race in the future, or will they be "forgotten" forever?
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Yeah no one pre-S14 is ever coming back as a racer...they might throw a token for a premiere visit (Frank, Rob & Brennan recently) or a Switchback but otherwise, TAR history starts with S14 for the producers (they absolutely love that season). Why else would they pretend that S24 was the first "All-Stars"? This is what angers me the most as a TAR fan...it's such a slap to the face to long-time fans that the early seasons don't matter.
Will TAR still invite racers from earlier seasons to race in the future, or will they be "forgotten" forever?
I would not be so sure.... :tup:
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Sincerely curious, why think otherwise?
The show hasn't celebrated its history. In the S26 premiere, the montage of previous TAR couples showed only one pre-S11 team (S10 Rob & Kim). When Bertram was asked why no pre-S11 team was appearing in S18 (eg. Ken & Gerard, or the Clowns), he replied "If we're digging too far back, people might not even remember who they were." However, other RTV shows are willing to have early season teams appear.
Yeah no one pre-S14 is ever coming back as a racer...they might throw a token for a premiere visit (Frank, Rob & Brennan recently) or a Switchback but otherwise, TAR history starts with S14 for the producers (they absolutely love that season). Why else would they pretend that S24 was the first "All-Stars"? This is what angers me the most as a TAR fan...it's such a slap to the face to long-time fans that the early seasons don't matter.
Will TAR still invite racers from earlier seasons to race in the future, or will they be "forgotten" forever?
I would not be so sure.... :tup:
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I think it would be good to have contestants from pre 14. I'm sure if they cast memorial characters. I reckon S31 should be all contestants from S1-14. What do we think?
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I imagine a lot of the single-digit season teams wouldn't be able to come back after this long. Some are in a different place in life and they don't have time anymore, some are no longer on speaking terms, etc.
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well, the only impossible tasks i can relate to are the ones involving languages or forms of comunication..
Season 15 - Leg 8 Detour: Viking Alphabet (none of the teams even attempted to do it)
Season 16 - Leg 5 Detour: In The Trenches (Joe & Heidi u-turned and failed to decode the message)
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well, the only impossible tasks i can relate to are the ones involving languages or forms of comunication..
Season 15 - Leg 8 Detour: Viking Alphabet (none of the teams even attempted to do it)
Season 16 - Leg 5 Detour: In The Trenches (Joe & Heidi u-turned and failed to decode the message)
I wonder how long that took them. ??? From 3rd, everybody passed them, even Jeff & Jordan, who were quite far behind.
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Aw, trap detours I love them :hearts: Some that come to mind:
- TAR 18: the dining cart Detour in Austria (ignoring that that is a lot of food to consume in 12 minutes, if you dared try it again you would be doing so on a full stomach or else having to perform an impromptu elimination iykwim)
- TAR 25: the gostra Detour in Malta; while not *impossible* (I think a team of two Allis could do it), it's certainly probably the hardest task of that season
- TAR 26: the waterskiing Detour in Phuket, granted I don't think it was designed to be impossible because producers attached a Save to it but still!
And then of course there are the Detours that are impossible due to production difficulties (the final walking Detour in Hawaii in TAR 3, one could argue both sides of the Detour in the second Vietnam leg in TAR 3) or other issues (the airplane Detour in Alaska in TAR 9 which was cancelled due to a snowstorm).
fake eta the morse code Detour was terribly designed but then again that entire leg was terribly designed, starting with having a mobile Pit Stop in the first place rather than bunch teams on a train (or have a KOR).
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Will TAR still invite racers from earlier seasons to race in the future, or will they be "forgotten" forever?
I have faith. :tup:
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well, the only impossible tasks i can relate to are the ones involving languages or forms of comunication..
Season 15 - Leg 8 Detour: Viking Alphabet (none of the teams even attempted to do it)
Season 16 - Leg 5 Detour: In The Trenches (Joe & Heidi u-turned and failed to decode the message)
Season 12 - Leg 10 Detour: Earth (none of the teams had to do it)
Season 14 - Leg 10(a) Detour: Sync (Kisha & Jen and Tammy & Victor failed to dive)
Season 17 - Leg 11 Detour: Full Bottle (none of the teams had to do it)
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Which season has the most penalties incurred by any team in the US version? Internationally?
Which team or racer has gone to the most countries during their time in TAR?
Which team or racer has traveled the most miles during their time in TAR?
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Which team or racer has gone to the most countries during their time in TAR?
Dustin & Kandace (18)
China, Mongolia, Vietnam, India, Kuwait, Mauritius, Madagascar, Finland, Ukraine, Morocco, Spain, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Mozambique, Tanazania, Poland & Malaysia
They also went to Hong Kong, Macau & Guam! & Won a trip to Puerto Rico.
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Which team or racer has gone to the most countries during their time in TAR?
Dustin & Kandace (18)
China, Mongolia, Vietnam, India, Kuwait, Mauritius, Madagascar, Finland, Ukraine, Morocco, Spain, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Mozambique, Tanazania, Poland & Malaysia
They also went to Hong Kong, Macau & Guam! & Won a trip to Puerto Rico.
They're actually tied with Flight Time & Big Easy:
Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Sweden, Estonia, Czech Republic, Australia, China, India, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Brazil, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Italy
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Which team or racer has gone to the most countries during their time in TAR?
Dustin & Kandace (18)
China, Mongolia, Vietnam, India, Kuwait, Mauritius, Madagascar, Finland, Ukraine, Morocco, Spain, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Mozambique, Tanazania, Poland & Malaysia
They also went to Hong Kong, Macau & Guam! & Won a trip to Puerto Rico.
They're actually tied with Flight Time & Big Easy:
Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Sweden, Estonia, Czech Republic, Australia, China, India, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Brazil, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Italy
Dustin & Kandice's list seems cooler, and the additions of the autonomous regions makes it even cooler! :hearts:
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Which list would u guys prefer?
I would choose Flight Time and Big Easy's list, because they went to Australia, the UAE, Cambodia and Malaysia! :hearts:
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Which list would u guys prefer?
I would choose Flight Time and Big Easy's list, because they went to Australia, the UAE, Cambodia and Malaysia! :hearts:
I'll expand on this then.
Dustin & Kandice's list seems cooler, and the additions of the autonomous regions makes it even cooler! :hearts:
~Mongolia hasn't been visited by TAR since season 10, and I think there's more to see from that place.
~Madagascar seems like a cool place. :colors
~Finland never had a proper pit stop, plus I think there's more we need to see from that place.
~Kuwait, Ecuador, and Mauritius aren't very well known countries, so it's cool. 8)
~Mozambique was last visited in TAR11, and I wanna see more from there.
~Guam!? Only TAR showed me what's in Guam. I think there's more to see.
~HK & Macau are cool Chinese places. 8)
~The Puerto Rico bonus sounds awesome for them. :hrt:
Of course, I'm not saying FT&BE's list is bad, because I also like their list:
~Japan is wackily awesome. :colors
~UAE looks like a fun and fancy place.
~Estonia and Czech Republic are some of other undervisited places of TAR.
~Australia is cool. 8)
~Sweden is something similar to Finland, also interesting to see.
~Liechtenstein is a small land that needs some recognition. :hoot:
~Austria and Switzerland are other cool European place.
I think my comments on the countries are weird. :lol:
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FT & BE: 8 Asia, 8 Europe, 1 Australia, 1 South America
Dustin & Kandice: 6 Asia, 5 Africa, 4 Europe, 3 South America
Okay, I think I like Dustin & Kandace's list more because they went to African countries, :colors which I think need more recognition. Also, FT & BE went to too many Asian and European countries, which isn't bad, but that makes Dustin & Kandice's list more diverse.
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I have some more information for u Platrium:
Madagascar is located off the coast of Africa and hasn't been visited since Season 10 (the same with Monoglia, haha)
Finland was visited in season 10 as well. However, (as Platrium said), the pit stop was located in Ukraine!
Kuwait and Mauritius were also visited in Season 10. Ecuador was visited in Season 11 (I would love for all of these three countries to be featured in TAR 30)
Guam is located in Oceania and was visited in Season 11 (I think). Guam is a U.S island territory with a population of 165,124 people!
Puerto Rico is a U.S unincorporated territory and was visited in Season 7.
:)
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I have some more information for u Platrium:
Madagascar is located off the coast of Africa and hasn't been visited since Season 10 (the same with Monoglia, haha)
Finland was visited in season 10 as well. However, (as Platrium said), the pit stop was located in Ukraine!
Kuwait and Mauritius were also visited in Season 10. Ecuador was visited in Season 11 (I would love for all of these three countries to be featured in TAR 30)
Guam is located in Oceania and was visited in Season 11 (I think). Guam is a U.S island territory with a population of 165,124 people!
Puerto Rico is a U.S unincorporated territory and was visited in Season 7.
:)
I'm pretty sure RFF'a are good at geography
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I know where they are located, :lol: I've just never been to them, because $$$.
I think we're not supposed to be discussing this in this thread, lol. :peek
Can we move on? :lol:
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I know where they are located, :lol: I've just never been to them, because $$$.
I think we're not supposed to be discussing this in this thread, lol. :peek
Can we move on? :lol:
Oh, whoops! I thought u wanted those facts! :<3
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The Beauty Queens are definitely one of the more underrated teams in TAR history.
Which list would u guys prefer?
I would choose Flight Time and Big Easy's list, because they went to Australia, the UAE, Cambodia and Malaysia! :hearts:
I'll expand on this then.
Dustin & Kandice's list seems cooler, and the additions of the autonomous regions makes it even cooler! :hearts:
~Mongolia hasn't been visited by TAR since season 10, and I think there's more to see from that place.
~Madagascar seems like a cool place. :colors
~Finland never had a proper pit stop, plus I think there's more we need to see from that place.
~Kuwait, Ecuador, and Mauritius aren't very well known countries, so it's cool. 8)
~Mozambique was last visited in TAR11, and I wanna see more from there.
~Guam!? Only TAR showed me what's in Guam. I think there's more to see.
~HK & Macau are cool Chinese places. 8)
~The Puerto Rico bonus sounds awesome for them. :hrt:
Of course, I'm not saying FT&BE's list is bad, because I also like their list:
~Japan is wackily awesome. :colors
~UAE looks like a fun and fancy place.
~Estonia and Czech Republic are some of other undervisited places of TAR.
~Australia is cool. 8)
~Sweden is something similar to Finland, also interesting to see.
~Liechtenstein is a small land that needs some recognition. :hoot:
~Austria and Switzerland are other cool European place.
I think my comments on the countries are weird. :lol:
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well, the only impossible tasks i can relate to are the ones involving languages or forms of comunication..
Season 15 - Leg 8 Detour: Viking Alphabet (none of the teams even attempted to do it)
Season 16 - Leg 5 Detour: In The Trenches (Joe & Heidi u-turned and failed to decode the message)
Season 12 - Leg 10 Detour: Earth (none of the teams had to do it)
Season 14 - Leg 10(a) Detour: Sync (Kisha & Jen and Tammy & Victor failed to dive)
Season 17 - Leg 11 Detour: Full Bottle (none of the teams had to do it)
Season 17 - Leg 3 Detour: Language Arts where they had to solve a massive Adinkra word search-like puzzle in Ghana
Season 15 - Leg 11 Roadblock: The KAFKA thing by hundreds of telephone?
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After TARA5, Leg 9, I'm wondering...
Has there ever been a Yield AND a U-Turn in the same Leg before? Not to mention, the penultimate Leg too.
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What would of happened if Nancy and Emily completed the detour properly.
Would of they made the final 3?
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It would be a tight-race between them and Kevin & Drew. Joe & Bill would've been out at F5 since they were so behind Nancy & Emily.
What would of happened if Nancy and Emily completed the detour properly.
Would of they made the final 3?
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After TARA5, Leg 9, I'm wondering...
Has there ever been a Yield AND a U-Turn in the same Leg before? Not to mention, the penultimate Leg too.
No,that was the first time (and hopefully the last in a penultimate leg) we saw this.
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What would of happened if Nancy and Emily completed the detour properly.
Would of they made the final 3?
It wouldn't have mattered much, because they were behind Kevin and Drew, and in the next leg, Kevin and Drew ended up 15 hours behind (and then 24 hours behind in China) due to hours of operation. Nancy and Emily would just caught up to Kevin and Drew, and it would've been fight for 3rd place.
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Could I request a list of all known cancelled legs? (Ie, Belize TAR8)
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Could I request a list of all known cancelled legs? (Ie, Belize TAR8)
Belize
Laos
Melbourne (grrrr)
Istanbul
Tanzania
Buenos Aires
Japan
Seoul
Ghana
Rio de Janeiro
Philippines
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That's all I can think of.
Read more here: http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,28088.25.html
Hoped this helped. :<3
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Could I request a list of all known cancelled legs? (Ie, Belize TAR8)
Belize
Laos
Melbourne (grrrr)
Istanbul
Tanzania
Buenos Aires
Japan
Seoul
Ghana
Rio de Janeiro
Philippines
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That's all I can think of.
Read more here: http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,28088.25.html
Hoped this helped. :<3
Would you like to give your PROOF for each of those please? :groan:
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Check the link peach
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YOU are telling ME to check the link? :funny:
The point is that YOU do not have direct knowledge of any of those legs. Many of those are just spec. Some were directly confirmed later.
GB asked for facts, not spec. So unless YOU can confirm some of those, it would be better to say "this thread suggests these" rather than presenting that list as fact. And that goes for everyone.
I do NOT want to see us quoted as "RFF says" unless we have direct evidence. Spec should be marked as such. We take great pride in our detecting and spoilers here, so lets all try to be very sure that what is posted is accurate.
Thanks!
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GB:
Belize>>confirmed by production
Laos >> Directly confirmed to me.
Melbourne >>unknown. We had what I consider EXCELLENT spoiler info about a leg. However on the ground crews were unable to confirm any of it and we did not later see it, ...so either it was misinformation or misdirection or a last minute change.
I would have to go thru my files on the others, if you want to message me after the holidays we can take another look. I can't confirm any of those off the top of my head. :iok
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I did hear that due to Swine Flu Tar 15 was meant to have legs in Rio, Ghana & The Balkans but were replaced. But that could have just been spec.
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Hey! I think my Roadblock counts for Art & JJ are off. Can someone tell me which Roadblocks JJ completed?
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Hey! I think my Roadblock counts for Art & JJ are off. Can someone tell me which Roadblocks JJ completed?
1. Art
2. JJ
3. Art
4.
5. JJ
6. JJ
7.
8. Art
9. JJ
10. Art
11. Art
12. Art & JJ
Art : 6
JJ : 5
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Hey! I think my Roadblock counts for Art & JJ are off. Can someone tell me which Roadblocks JJ completed?
1. Art
2. JJ
3. Art
4.
5. JJ
6. JJ
7.
8. Art
9. JJ
10. Art
11. Art
12. Art & JJ
Art : 6
JJ : 5
Ah, thanks. It was the Germany leg that was wrong.
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I think the answers are here on TAR wikia.
http://amazingrace.wikia.com/wiki/Art_%26_JJ#Race_History
Hey! I think my Roadblock counts for Art & JJ are off. Can someone tell me which Roadblocks JJ completed?
1. Art
2. JJ
3. Art
4.
5. JJ
6. JJ
7.
8. Art
9. JJ
10. Art
11. Art
12. Art & JJ
Art : 6
JJ : 5
Ah, thanks. It was the Germany leg that was wrong.
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Well that's the thing. I double checked on that wiki and it had the same answer that I did (JJ having only done four), so I knew that it was wrong just like I was.
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GB
You are correct. Leg 4 we did a FF in Italy and in Leg 7 we did all challenges together in the first of two legs in Tanzania.
Greatest adventure of my life! I have endless memories!
J.J.
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Thanks guys!! :tup:
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Wow, nice to see you guys on this board! :P
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Thanks so much!!
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GB
You are correct. Leg 4 we did a FF in Italy and in Leg 7 we did all challenges together in the first of two legs in Tanzania.
Greatest adventure of my life! I have endless memories!
J.J.
Hello Art and JJ!!! Welcome back!
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Can Amazing racers use Uber? Just curious.
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Likely not b/c it is not registered as public transportation.
Can Amazing racers use Uber? Just curious.
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They use "uber taxy" in russia :funny:
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They use "uber taxy" in russia :funny:
What does this mean please??
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They use "uber taxy" in russia :funny:
What does this mean please??
I think they mean how taxis work in Russia, as teams have commented on before. There aren't really registered taxis in Russia, and anyone can offer to give the teams a lift. That's how James & Abba lost their passport.
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hey guys, i'm working on some decorating stuff at home and i need ASAP (if u can) some HD pics of the new logo of the race.
hope u can help me out
:bump
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After watching TAR Canada's recent episode, on the last task before the Pit Stop (canoe to the Pit Stop), can a team use their Express Pass on it? If yes, who should they handed it to?
They only use EP in roadblock, detour and Performance Route Info task such as traditonal dancing task in leg 5 of TAR 22
I don't know whatever team can use EP in intersection or Double-Battle (Face Off) task
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Here's a thought. What if a team member on TAR28 had done all 6 of their Roadblocks before the team reached the double-Roadblock on Leg 9?
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Here's a thought. What if a team member on TAR28 had done all 6 of their Roadblocks before the team reached the double-Roadblock on Leg 9?
I guess after the racer's 5th roadblock, the clue will state that the other member must to the roadblock. By the 1st roadblock of Leg 9, that note will disappear, then it will return on succeeding legs. I think that's how it'll work. ???
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Is there any knowledge of where the U-Turn board was placed in Leg 3 of Season 28?
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In light of the successful U-turn of Seth and Olive c/o Tara and Joey, when are the other times of successful U-turns of the race? Meaning a strong team eliminated early because of a U-turn or a strong team unexpectedly eliminated because of a U-turn.
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If Team A and B use an electronic u-turn on an early leg, can Team A and B use a courstery-of u-turn on a later leg?
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In light of the successful U-turn of Seth and Olive c/o Tara and Joey, when are the other times of successful U-turns of the race? Meaning a strong team eliminated early because of a U-turn or a strong team unexpectedly eliminated because of a U-turn.
Do you count the u-turn killing
Abbie & Ryan?
Brodie & Kurt?
maybe Kisha & Jen？
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In light of the successful U-turn of Seth and Olive c/o Tara and Joey, when are the other times of successful U-turns of the race? Meaning a strong team eliminated early because of a U-turn or a strong team unexpectedly eliminated because of a U-turn.
Do you count the u-turn killing
Abbie & Ryan?
Brodie & Kurt?
maybe Kisha & Jen？
I would consider
Brandon & Adam (S.23) they were U-Turned by Leo & Jamal in Poland. Brandon & Adam finished 1st on the previous leg (Norway).
Joe & Heidi (S.16) were finishing in the front pack and they were U-Turned by Louie & Michael
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Arguably the very first U-Turn (Lorena & Jason were U-Turned despite being one of the first to finish almost every task that didn't have anything to do with camels).
Definitely Amanda & Kris (in TAR 14) who finished 5-3-2-8.
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There are a lot of cases of successful U-turns. In fact, Brook & Claire from TAR17 were the 1st ever team to survive a U-turn (but that's only because the W-turn was introduced right then and there). Bill & Cathi would've been the very 1st to survive a U-turn, although the subjective term of successful applies to Bill & Cathi, as Ernie & Cindy's reason of U-turning Bill & Cathi is for the latter not to beat the former in a race for 1st.
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There are a lot of cases of successful U-turns. In fact, Brook & Claire from TAR17 were the 1st ever team to survive a U-turn (but that's only because the W-turn was introduced right then and there). Bill & Cathi would've been the very 1st to survive a U-turn, although the subjective term of successful applies to Bill & Cathi, as Ernie & Cindy's reason of U-turning Bill & Cathi is for the latter not to beat the former in a race for 1st.
Globetrotters in season 18 override their u-turn user
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What are the top 3 causes of eliminations in TAR US? Research and statistics will be greatly appreciated! :)
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What are the top 3 causes of eliminations in TAR US? Research and statistics will be greatly appreciated! :)
Bad taxi driver should definitely be one of those :funny:
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Getting Lost probably
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Oh gosh...I could tell you the answer to that if you locked me in a dungeon for a whole day @_@
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What are the top 3 causes of eliminations in TAR US? Research and statistics will be greatly appreciated! :)
PENALTIES!!!
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Poor task choice has to be up there.
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Someone should open up a public Google Docs and list out all the teams, then we can work together to fill in their elimination reasons.
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And this weekend we got the answer to a question which I think has been asked here many times. Can you use the express pass on a fast forward? And the answer from Becca & Floyd is no. They asked and were told that they were not allowed to use the express pass on the fast forward task.
PS In their case it was an academic question. They didn't consider using the express pass to skip the helicopter, and why should they. It seemed to be a awesome task and they thought they were guaranteed a first place anyway.
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Really weird how that seemed to have not been well thought out to insure a first place finish.
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Just found out that CBS just released a lot of new merchandise with the new TAR logo on it. Idk what this could mean (or which thread to put it on), but thought it might be interesting to know.
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What if, for a future season (Not All Stars or Returnees-themed season) just a regular season where maybe the Top 22 teams are voted into the Top 11 teams just like platform of Survivor Cambodia a few seasons ago. What do you guys think? People get to see their audition videos and allow them to vote which team should race.
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When was the team shoots for the intro in Season 29 made actually? Can anyone explain?
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When was the team shoots for the intro in Season 29 made actually? Can anyone explain?
I'm not too sure but my gut tells me, based on the vibe of the scene around them, it was Panama.
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We have an article for the "Switchback" on our wiki. However, it looks like the Race has dropped the Switchback name even though they're still doing Switchback-y tasks. I didn't add them to the list on the page, but I should go and do that now.
After the last "official" one in Season 25, I know there was one in Zimbabwe (27), and now two in Greece and Vietnam (29). Did I forget any?
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We have an article for the "Switchback" on our wiki. However, it looks like the Race has dropped the Switchback name even though they're still doing Switchback-y tasks. I didn't add them to the list on the page, but I should go and do that now.
After the last "official" one in Season 25, I know there was one in Zimbabwe (27), and now two in Greece and Vietnam (29). Did I forget any?
Would the waterslide in the UAE in TAR 28 count? Racers were definitely mentioning Mika melting down and I think the show might have as well.
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We have an article for the "Switchback" on our wiki. However, it looks like the Race has dropped the Switchback name even though they're still doing Switchback-y tasks. I didn't add them to the list on the page, but I should go and do that now.
After the last "official" one in Season 25, I know there was one in Zimbabwe (27), and now two in Greece and Vietnam (29). Did I forget any?
Would the waterslide in the UAE in TAR 28 count? Racers were definitely mentioning Mika melting down and I think the show might have as well.
Yes. You are right, thank you. I knew I was forgetting one.
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Even without the Elimination Station, do eliminated teams from TAR 18 onwards still do things like that are seen in Elimination Station, like going outdoors, play tennis, or whatever?
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We have an article for the "Switchback" on our wiki. However, it looks like the Race has dropped the Switchback name even though they're still doing Switchback-y tasks. I didn't add them to the list on the page, but I should go and do that now.
After the last "official" one in Season 25, I know there was one in Zimbabwe (27), and now two in Greece and Vietnam (29). Did I forget any?
Would the waterslide in the UAE in TAR 28 count? Racers were definitely mentioning Mika melting down and I think the show might have as well.
I thought it was a just a recall ... not a properly switchback
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Even without the Elimination Station, do eliminated teams from TAR 18 onwards still do things like that are seen in Elimination Station, like going outdoors, play tennis, or whatever?
Oh yes..they have an AMAZING time.
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Thanks, Peach!
By the way, do we ever know other five teams (ten chosen) that is in Phil's 15 returning teams list for All Stars?
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What list? ???
Link please?
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What list? ???
Link please?
TAR 11's Phil personal list.
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What list? ???
Link please?
TAR 11's Phil personal list.
LINK please?
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http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/the-amazing-race-host-phil-keoghan-dishes-about-all-stars-4715.php
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Oh thanks!! :tup:
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We have an article for the "Switchback" on our wiki. However, it looks like the Race has dropped the Switchback name even though they're still doing Switchback-y tasks. I didn't add them to the list on the page, but I should go and do that now.
After the last "official" one in Season 25, I know there was one in Zimbabwe (27), and now two in Greece and Vietnam (29). Did I forget any?
Would the waterslide in the UAE in TAR 28 count? Racers were definitely mentioning Mika melting down and I think the show might have as well.
I thought it was a just a recall ... not a properly switchback
Same place, but not the same task. Is that considered a Switchback? ???
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Mostly because they show footage from the previous season.
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Do 4th-6th place eliminated teams still are being used as decoys or what?
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Haven't had decoys in a while. They DEF should have used them this time!
Both Becca and Floyd and Matt and Red were sent directly to Chicago...no sequester (from B/F Podcast)
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Hi - just now after watching the final episode I wonder two things, and I hope some of you experts can answer them ;)
1.) Why was the winning team allowed to "Gate Check" their bags? Why is it so "secret"? What does is mean exactly, because why wouldn't all the teams do that on the final leg?
2.) How did they keep that Winning Team secret? I searched the spoiler threads after seeing it, and you only got them up to the check in to the stadium. Then they take a, I suppose pre-fixed taxi to a "secret" location and check in. Is the taxi so secret? I mean you had a drone up there! (I really researched before asking xD)
But especially this time. The location wasn't secret. I saw all the boats and spectators in the background, someone must have seen something? There were no decoy teams (this time? I read somewhere here, but - sidequestion - how do they use decoy teams?) so how do they keep that from the internet?
Thanks for your time and answers im advance =)
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:welcome: :hello2: :wel2 :hiya :bigwelcome :welcome2: to RFF, Emil007
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Hi - just now after watching the final episode I wonder two things, and I hope some of you experts can answer them ;)
1.) Why was the winning team allowed to "Gate Check" their bags? Why is it so "secret"? What does is mean exactly, because why wouldn't all the teams do that on the final leg?
2.) How did they keep that Winning Team secret? I searched the spoiler threads after seeing it, and you only got them up to the check in to the stadium. Then they take a, I suppose pre-fixed taxi to a "secret" location and check in. Is the taxi so secret? I mean you had a drone up there! (I really researched before asking xD)
But especially this time. The location wasn't secret. I saw all the boats and spectators in the background, someone must have seen something? There were no decoy teams (this time? I read somewhere here, but - sidequestion - how do they use decoy teams?) so how do they keep that from the internet?
Thanks for your time and answers im advance =)
:hello2: and :wel2 to RFF, Emil 007!
For number 1, I think that's technically like leaving the bags elsewhere on the race course. Then they'll just retrieve it after the race, since it's the final leg. If you remember or watched TAR16, Steve & Allie accidentally left their bags in Seychelles, and raced the following leg without their bags as they were not able to retrieve it themselves. I believe that rule applies. Since Brooke & Scott didn't need their bags anymore on the final leg, they just checked them in and plan to retrieve them after the race so that they'll be running the final leg with a lighter load. Someone please correct me if ever I'm wrong.
As for number 2, I'd rather have a different forum member answer that to be safe. :)
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Just wondering, would conjoined twins, if ever casted, count as 1 or 2 members of a team? ???
Also, biking seems to appear occasionally along the race. Therefore, is it a requirement for every racer to learn how to ride a bike before joining the race?
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Just wondering, would conjoined twins, if ever casted, count as 1 or 2 members of a team? ???
They would be two team members but running a very serious risk of violating Roadblock rules of not being allowed to help.
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Just wondering, would conjoined twins, if ever casted, count as 1 or 2 members of a team? ???
They would be two team members but running a very serious risk of violating Roadblock rules of not being allowed to help.
I don't even know where to start with this one.
They would have to carry two (or one?) bags, self-drive, issue passports, book flights (one seat or two?), do two-people or more tasks, and whatever. So, the possibility of this being cast is very, very low. But anything can happen.
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2.) How did they keep that Winning Team secret? I searched the spoiler threads after seeing it, and you only got them up to the check in to the stadium. Then they take a, I suppose pre-fixed taxi to a "secret" location and check in. Is the taxi so secret? I mean you had a drone up there! (I really researched before asking xD)
But especially this time. The location wasn't secret. I saw all the boats and spectators in the background, someone must have seen something? There were no decoy teams (this time? I read somewhere here, but - sidequestion - how do they use decoy teams?) so how do they keep that from the internet?
Thanks for your time and answers im advance =)
As for number 2, I'd rather have a different forum member answer that to be safe. :)
I wasn't here then, but from a podcast I once heard it sounds like Season 21 was one of the last times they used "decoy teams". They had the last 2 eliminated teams (in that instance, Abbie & Ryan and Natalie & Nadiya) running around looking like they're racing in a location away from where the actual final 3 is, to divert attention.
Of course it there was no camera and sound crew with them, it's pretty obvious.
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Who can apply for the show? Is it only those living in the 50 states or Washington DC?
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Who can apply for the show? Is it only those living in the 50 states or Washington DC?
I assume all 50 states plus Washington D.C. According to TAR Casting Website, you just need to be a US citizen and you must have a valid US passport.
http://www.theamazingracecasting.com/Faq
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I assume so, it is the capital lol.
Checked the contestants list on WP. One person has ever been cast from DC. Christina of 12/18
Along similar lines, Brooke has previously lived in the US Virgin Islands, read that on her website when she was first ID'ed. That's like the first instance of a territory.
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I believe Brooke just lived in the Virgin Islands, but wasn't a citizen of the islands. That was my question mostly. I was wondering if, say, a person born and living in Puerto Rico could apply.
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INA: ACT 302 - PERSONS BORN IN PUERTO RICO
Sec. 302. [8 U.S.C. 1402] All persons born in Puerto Rico on or after April 11, 1899, and prior to January 13, 1941, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, residing on January 13, 1941, in Puerto Rico or other territory over which the United States exercises rights of sovereignty and not citizens of the United States under any other Act, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States as of January 13, 1941. All persons born in Puerto Rico on or after January 13, 1941, and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are citizens of the United States at birth.
https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-29/0-0-0-9711.html (https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-29/0-0-0-9711.html)
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Who can apply for the show? Is it only those living in the 50 states or Washington DC?
I assume all 50 states plus Washington D.C. According to TAR Casting Website, you just need to be a US citizen and you must have a valid US passport.
http://www.theamazingracecasting.com/Faq
Well you just would have eliminated Sara with those rules... ;)
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The show doesn't care WHERE you live as long as you are a US CITIZEN.
I think you all mean Sara...not Brooke.
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The show doesn't care WHERE you live as long as you are a US CITIZEN.
I think you all mean Sara...not Brooke.
Yes, my bad. Coincidentally, Sara mentioned that in a tweet today. I was probably thinking Brooke remembering she has a website for her legal practice.
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I'm in Canada and we don't have fancy overseas territories, so I don't always understand the rules.
What about American Samoa? I remember from a CGP Grey video that people from there are only "foreign nationals" of the USA, or something like that.
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I'm in Canada and we don't have fancy overseas territories, so I don't always understand the rules.
we may not have fancy overseas territories, but we do have cold, northern territories.
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^ :lol:
What about American Samoa? I remember from a CGP Grey video that people from there are only "foreign nationals" of the USA, or something like that.
Anyone born in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands automatically becomes a citizen.
American Samoans are only citizens if one of their parents is a U.S. citizen or if they go through the naturalization process like other non-Americans to become a U.S. citizen.
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Is there any TAR season where everyone except the first eliminated team have been checked in Top 3 at Pit Stop?
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Is there any TAR season where everyone except the first eliminated team have been checked in Top 3 at Pit Stop?
In the US version, none have, but 4, 5, and 22 are the only seasons (as far as I'm aware) where only one team hasn't been in the top 3.
4: Russell & Cindy never made it to the top 3, the rest (except Debra & Steve) did. In fact, Monica & Sheree are the only other team to not win a leg (but were 2nd on one leg). You can discredit this season however, as two other teams only had their appearance in the top 3 from the Fast Forward.
5: Bob & Joyce only made it to the top 4, the rest (apart from Dennis & Erika) made it to the top 3 at least once.
22: Idries & Jamil were never in the top 3, everyone above them did.
There might be international versions that has done this, but TAR 5 is the closest you can get in the US.
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Internationally, Asia 1. Though it was actually everyone except the second team out - Leg 1 was a Non-Elimination.
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I've checked and it seems to be TAR (new) China 2 and TAR Vietnam 4 (2015).
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Is there any TAR season where everyone except the first eliminated team have been checked in Top 3 at Pit Stop?
I don't think there is one
But season 4 and season 5 came close by having two teams each failed to get any Top 3 placement throughout the season
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I've checked and it seems to be TAR (new) China 2 and TAR Vietnam 4 (2015).
TAR Vietnam 4 began with 3 back to back NELs, and only two teams of them (Song Ngư & Trúc Như, Ly Ly & Joo Young) not checked-in at top 2 in any legs
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Is there any TAR season where everyone except the first eliminated team have been checked in Top 3 at Pit Stop?
I don't think there is one
But season 4 and season 5 came close by having two teams each failed to get any Top 3 placement throughout the season
This happened in Seasons 18 and 22 as well.
18 was a unique case because 11th place finishers Amanda & Kris actually finished 2nd on the first leg--It was Mel & Mike and Jaime & Cara who failed to place in the top 3 at least once during the season.
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Internationally, Asia 1. Though it was actually everyone except the second team out - Leg 1 was a Non-Elimination.
Asia 1, Asia was an air sponsor thus It equalized teams with each others by only one available flight in every legs except final one
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I read somewhere that Chip from Chip & Kim from TAR 5 once made a list of strongest individual TAR racers, which all 11 spots were men, with top female racer being a physical trainer. Their names please?
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Which race course (Excluding TAR Canada and Family Edition) spent the most legs in English-speaking countries? Something tells me it's TAR2
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Also, biking seems to appear occasionally along the race. Therefore, is it a requirement for every racer to learn how to ride a bike before joining the race?
Gonna ask this again. It got flooded by my question on conjoined twins. :lol:
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Also, biking seems to appear occasionally along the race. Therefore, is it a requirement for every racer to learn how to ride a bike before joining the race?
Gonna ask this again. It got flooded by my question on conjoined twins. :lol:
I think it's one of those things that are...intuitive to know? Not to mention in every possible task with biking either a) it's a Detour and you can switch and/or b) you can *walk* the bike.
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Which race course (Excluding TAR Canada and Family Edition) spent the most legs in English-speaking countries? Something tells me it's TAR2
Going off of official languages it's probably TAR2 (South Africa, Namibia, Hong Kong, Australia x2, New Zealand x2, US x2).
Thinking about it TAR22 comes close - New Zealand, Botswana x2, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the US account for 6/12 legs and in French Polynesia they mostly raced in or near resorts where English is understood so...8/12?
This makes me wonder about the opposite question - what season was the "hardest" from a language perspective? There were some that only had the US as an English speaking country (21 and 29 come to mind) but I think those might have been tempered with "easy" languages (Spanish, French).
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Which race course (Excluding TAR Canada and Family Edition) spent the most legs in English-speaking countries? Something tells me it's TAR2
Going off of official languages it's probably TAR2 (South Africa, Namibia, Hong Kong, Australia x2, New Zealand x2, US x2).
Thinking about it TAR22 comes close - New Zealand, Botswana x2, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the US account for 6/12 legs and in French Polynesia they mostly raced in or near resorts where English is understood so...8/12?
This makes me wonder about the opposite question - what season was the "hardest" from a language perspective? There were some that only had the US as an English speaking country (21 and 29 come to mind) but I think those might have been tempered with "easy" languages (Spanish, French).
TAR 14 had Russia, China, and India - it seemed like there were a lot of language challenges.
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^ I agree, those are not only countries where English is not an official language, but the language barrier is huge in that it's pretty hard to find an average person who speaks English. I mean, like a random pedestrian to ask for information or something like a taxi driver.
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TAR14 is likely the one wit teams having the most language barrier
Who can forget Jamie and Cara's Beijing fiasco :funny:
I think teams had language difficulty in Siberia and Thailand as well
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Is there a penalty for missing a U-Turn and checks in the Pit Stop despite being U-Turned? Or disregarding the U-Turn just to continue the race without doing the other Detour after being U-Turned?
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Is it just me, or are there no detours whenever there is a switchback that is an ARI? ???
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Is there a penalty for missing a U-Turn and checks in the Pit Stop despite being U-Turned? Or disregarding the U-Turn just to continue the race without doing the other Detour after being U-Turned?
Yes, that situation happened in Canada 3. One woman needed medical attention after the Roadblock, and her injury prevented being able to finish either Detour. They got U-Turned but had given up.
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Is there a penalty for missing a U-Turn and checks in the Pit Stop despite being U-Turned? Or disregarding the U-Turn just to continue the race without doing the other Detour after being U-Turned?
Yes, that situation happened in Canada 3. One woman needed medical attention after the Roadblock, and her injury prevented being able to finish either Detour. They got U-Turned but had given up.
Yeah, but what about intentionally or unintentionally doing so?
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Is there a penalty for missing a U-Turn and checks in the Pit Stop despite being U-Turned? Or disregarding the U-Turn just to continue the race without doing the other Detour after being U-Turned?
Yes, that situation happened in Canada 3. One woman needed medical attention after the Roadblock, and her injury prevented being able to finish either Detour. They got U-Turned but had given up.
Yeah, but what about intentionally or unintentionally doing so?
That happened in TAR Latin America 4. They basically went "Pshaw, we're in last already" and received a penalty that was half the length of the "quit the Detour" penalty. It was a non-elimination leg, and the next flight bunched them all together...Yeah.
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Would TAR be any different if TAR debuted in 1980s or 1990s?
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Is there a penalty for missing a U-Turn and checks in the Pit Stop despite being U-Turned? Or disregarding the U-Turn just to continue the race without doing the other Detour after being U-Turned?
The standard penalty for TAR US is 4 hours for skipping a task. In TAR7, three teams chose to skip the Roadblock (Eating 4 pounds of meat) in Argentina.
If a team inadvertently misses a task, they sometimes have the option of returning to the course and completing the leg properly.
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Is it just me, or are there no detours whenever there is a switchback that is an ARI? ???
The broken ox task in 25 had a Detour attached as well.
You could ostensibly count the waterslide in 28 (it wasn't labeled as a switchback but teams were actively referencing Mika), and that leg had a Detour and RB.
That said I think that that only came up...once (cheese hill)? There's a lot more roadblocks that are used as roadblocks again (haybales, ditch vault, spy task, Corinth bungee).
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Would TAR be any different if TAR debuted in 1980s or 1990s?
I reckon so! The editing would be different and same with the countries visited.
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Would TAR be any different if TAR debuted in 1980s or 1990s?
I reckon so! The editing would be different and same with the countries visited.
Interesting question. In the 80's, yes, there would be a few differences in Europe.
-Germany was East and West prior to the wall coming down in 1989
-Prior to 1991, Croatia and all its neighbouring countries were part of Yugoslavia
-Russia probably would never been an option, being the USSR also prior to 1991
Can't immediately think of examples in other parts of the world
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Would TAR be any different if TAR debuted in 1980s or 1990s?
I reckon so! The editing would be different and same with the countries visited.
Interesting question. In the 80's, yes, there would be a few differences in Europe.
-Germany was East and West prior to the wall coming down in 1989
-Prior to 1991, Croatia and all its neighbouring countries were part of Yugoslavia
-Russia probably would never been an option, being the USSR also prior to 1991
Can't immediately think of examples in other parts of the world
So how long carry-on cameras that TAR has been using since its debut has been around?
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What was reason that TAR introduced Elimination Station from TAR 11-17? Did some drama happen in TAR 10 Elimination Station (owing to diversity of the cast) that the production felt that Elimination Station would be good?
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WHY DOES EVERYONE HATE THE FAMILY EDITION!!!!! IT IS LITTERALLY THE EXACT SAME LAYOUT AS TAR CANADA!!!! JUST MORE PROOF CANADA IS BETTER :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny:
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Could a team use the Express Pass to skip/win the Fast Forward-clue?
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^^no. Not a chance
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Could a team use the Express Pass to skip/win the Fast Forward-clue?
Becca & Floyd had an Express Pass when they chose to do the Fast Forward. If you skip it with a Express Pass, you automatically get a 4-hour penalty, if I'm not wrong.
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There's no 4-hour penalty but it's specifically prohibited in the rules according to Becca & Floyd.
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There's no 4-hour penalty but it's specifically prohibited in the rules according to Becca & Floyd.
Perhaps if they had given the EP at FF, the FF task instructor would have rejected it.
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That idea of a 4-hour penalty for EP'ing a Fast Forward has been around since Season 17 and keeps popping up on Wikipedia. Where the heck did it come from? It doesn't even really make sense.
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Could any team use express pass in intersection and face off (double battle) tasks, when the EP have been introduced since Season 17, no intersection task placed there, intersection was occured in leg 5 and leg 8 of TAR Australia 1, but at this time, EP already used
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I believe the EP in Australia 1 was good until the second Czech Republic leg, meaning it would be irrelevant for the second Intersection and the first Intersection was literally just so the team of four could pick up stuff to deliver to an orphanage which...a regular team could do anyway.
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What are teams besides Flo & Zach (TAR 3) that switched Detours at least more than once?
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I think LoLo did?
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What are teams besides Flo & Zach (TAR 3) that switched Detours at least more than once?
I remember Dan & Andrew flip-flopping during the Borscht or Boots Detour. :funny:
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Oswald & Danny, All-Stars (Malaysia)
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Adam & Rebecca, TAR6, Norway.
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Tara and Joey, TAR29, leg 4
Shamir and Sara, TAR29, leg 3 (though it was unaired)
Maria and Tiffany, TAR15, leg 7
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I think Kisha & Jen in TAR 14, leg 10a?
Also Ken & Gerard several times :funny:
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I don't know where to post this, but..
Has anyone tried to use these performance index formula in Excel? It doesn't seem to work out for me. It ends up in a number just slightly higher or lower.
(http://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=%5Ctext%7Bperformance%28j%29%7D+%3D+1+-+%5Cdfrac%7B%5Ctext%7Bplacement+on+leg+j%7D%7D%7B%5Ctext%7B%28%5C%23teams+on+leg+j%29%7D-1%7D&bg=ffffff&fg=000&s=0)
This is from http://datameetsmedia.com/who-dominated-amazing-race-29-computational-approach/ (http://datameetsmedia.com/who-dominated-amazing-race-29-computational-approach/)
Also this domination index formula:
(http://s0.wp.com/latex.php?latex=%5Ctext%7Bdomination%28j%29%7D+%3D+%5Cdfrac%7B1%7D%7Bj%7D%5Csum%5Climits_%7Bk%3D1%7D%5Ej+%5Ctext%7Bperformance%28k%29%7D&bg=ffffff&fg=000&s=0)
If anyone solved it, please tell me how to type the formula in Excel so I can calculate TAR team's domination index! Thanks!
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:idgit Wow... def won't be me but go for it!
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I think the performance formula listed is wrong (based on the articles explanation). Because if a team finished 1st, their performance would be 1-(1/#) or something less than 1. I think the correct formula is 1-[(placement-1)/(teams-1)]
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I think the performance formula listed is wrong (based on the articles explanation). Because if a team finished 1st, their performance would be 1-(1/#) or something less than 1. I think the correct formula is 1-[(placement-1)/(teams-1)]
It worked for me. Thanks.
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how long is a pitstop? 12 or 24 hours???
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Variable. Depends on production and transport needs. Has been as short as 8 hours and as long as 36-48.
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Variable. Depends on production and transport needs. Has been as short as 8 hours and as long as 36-48.
ok... thx! jw for my wish list season!
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Was this is an advertisement for TAR? Taken at 2005 near the monorail station at the Sahara, Las Vegas, by the way.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/MonorailAtSahara.JPG)
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This is more of a TAR Wiki discussion, but a very short google search specifically details what the unaired final Roadblock was on TAR11 and Dustin did it.
RNO: So, what was the Roadblock?
Dustin: I had to jump off a cliff into the water. It was a mile run up this huge hill and Kandice was sitting in a boat right below where I would jump off, cheering me on. It was just jump at my own leisure. You just had to walk to the edge and the safety briefing was close your eyes, cross your arms, and jump.
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Have we had a colour-blind racer yet? I'm struggling to remember one...
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Have we had a colour-blind racer yet? I'm struggling to remember one...
Jesse from TARAus3....
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Variable. Depends on production and transport needs. Has been as short as 8 hours and as long as 36-48.
osaka pit-stop in TAR20 was arround 3 hours only
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Which seasons/episodes did they have flashbacks with old footage from previous seasons?
I remember in TAR11, David & Mary talking about how it was hard not having their friends around (footage of the Cho Brothers and them at the Kuwait airport was shown).
Then in TAR15, the hay-bale "switch back" task had footage from TAR6.
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Which seasons/episodes did they have flashbacks with old footage from previous seasons?
I remember in TAR11, David & Mary talking about how it was hard not having their friends around (footage of the Cho Brothers and them at the Kuwait airport was shown).
Then in TAR15, the hay-bale "switch back" task had footage from TAR6.
Aside from all Switchbacks listed on this (http://realityfanwiki.com/index.php?title=Switchback) page and what you've mentioned, I recall...
>TAR11 Oswald & Danny talking about the Detour in Macau being similar to the one they did in Hong Kong
>Team introductions for TAR18 and TAR24, and various points from both of those seasons.
>TAR25 leg 1, the three teams noting the similarity to the three teams on TAR22 that quit the first leg's Roadblock.
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Some that i recall
TAR18 Leg 8 Gary & Mallory remember their leg 8 curse
TAR18 Leg 5 Kent & Vyxsin remember their u-turn mistake in TAR12
TAR18 Leg 5 Jamie & Cara with their cab getting gas, a la Hawaii in TAR14
TAR24 Leg 2 Luke mentioning Margie's past roadblocks
TAR11 Leg 4 The mail roadblock feacture flashbacks of the senders
TAR28 Leg 8 The teams talking about the slide that eliminate Mika
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Also
- TAR 24 when the Globetrotters joked about the Beakman boys carrying their luggage around on wheels.
- TAR 25 leg 1 when they talked about all three teams taking the penalty, it flashed back to 22
Also how did they get pictures for the U Turns in TAR 29? Did they do a quick photoshoot between the schoolyard pick and when they left for Panama?
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Also how did they get pictures for the U Turns in TAR 29? Did they do a quick photoshoot between the schoolyard pick and when they left for Panama?
Yup, they're the same photos as their official team picture which was taken at the Starting Line.
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Do teams talk to their camera and sound guys, I guess aside from interviews?
Or are they supposed to pretend that they do not exist at all?
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Do teams talk to their camera and sound guys, I guess aside from interviews?
Or are they supposed to pretend that they do not exist at all?
No, I think teams interact with their camera crew quite a bit. IIRC the reason for changing teams' camera crew each Leg was because in the earlier seasons, teams were getting very close with their crews, and they wanted to prevent that happening? ??? I could be wrong though? :lol:
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Does anyone know where I can watch past seasons of TAR?
I had the last 3 on my DVR (it crashed).
I have CBS All Access (can't find anything but clips there).
Searched on line (no luck).
Thanks!
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Does anyone know where I can watch past seasons of TAR?
I had the last 3 on my DVR (it crashed).
I have CBS All Access (can't find anything but clips there).
Searched on line (no luck).
Thanks!
You can watch them on Hulu.
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Does Amazon Prime still have them?
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Does Amazon Prime still have them?
Only until TAR25. :(
Hulu has 1-27 but no 28 and 29.
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May have something to do with this:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,33250.0.html
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May have something to do with this:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,33250.0.html
It's bizarre though. You would think CBS keeps it up.
Oh well, hopefully the potential influx of viewers for 30 makes them put it back up.
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What would of happened if Nancy and Emily completed the detour properly.
Would of they made the final 3?
I think they would have for sure made the final three, even potentially winning. I remember Nancy pointing out a bus stop to Emily while they were searching for the private car and asking if she was sure they didn't want to take the bus and I was so frustrated Emily didn't go for it. They were my favorite team.
Since Joe & Bill won the Fast Forward, Nancy & Emily still would have had theirs and could have used it to catch up on the next leg. It definitely would have ensured Kevin & Drew would be the next team eliminated, and depending on hours of operation, Nancy & Emily may have been able to place first on the next leg or at least pulled close to Frank & Margarita and Rob & Brennan.
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Weren't Joe & Bill and Kevin & Drew already almost a day behind when they were battling it out for the 3rd spot in China? I forget the whole timeline of how that happened, but if Nancy & Emily didn't screw up their flights as well, definitely.
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Just curious about this. The winning team gets $1 million which obviously works out to $500K apiece. A friend told me a $500K prize is about $230K after Fed taxes. And it's down to about $200K after state & local taxes, legal fees, etc. (Still a very nice payday for about a month's worth of work!)
Does that sound about right? Thanks!
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What would of happened if Nancy and Emily completed the detour properly.
Would of they made the final 3?
I think they would have for sure made the final three, even potentially winning. I remember Nancy pointing out a bus stop to Emily while they were searching for the private car and asking if she was sure they didn't want to take the bus and I was so frustrated Emily didn't go for it. They were my favorite team.
Since Joe & Bill won the Fast Forward, Nancy & Emily still would have had theirs and could have used it to catch up on the next leg. It definitely would have ensured Kevin & Drew would be the next team eliminated, and depending on hours of operation, Nancy & Emily may have been able to place first on the next leg or at least pulled close to Frank & Margarita and Rob & Brennan.
At least we didn't wait until season 10 to see first F/F team in F3
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Does anyone remember which legs were filmed while it's raining? It can be either it started to rain in the middle of the leg or it was raining since the beginning until the Pit Stop.
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Does anyone remember which legs were filmed while it's raining? It can be either it started to rain in the middle of the leg or it was raining since the beginning until the Pit Stop.
Off the top of my head, I can think of 1 ... All Stars S11 in Macau.
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TAR 4 Leg 2 Venice
TAR 9 Leg 6 Greece
TAR 12 Leg 3 Burkina Faso
TAR 15 Leg 2 Cai Be
TAR 17 Leg 11 Seoul
TAR 21 Leg 9 Netherlands
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Does anyone remember which legs were filmed while it's raining? It can be either it started to rain in the middle of the leg or it was raining since the beginning until the Pit Stop.
By coincidence, I was just watching TAR China Rush 1 Episode 10 (in Yunnan), where it literally rained for the entire leg. Hard.
Also TAR3 Leg 11 in Cai Be. One of the heaviest downpours ever seen on the race besides Burkina Faso.
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Although for barley any of the leg. S15 Ep2 when they landed in Ho Chi Minh City also on their way to Cai Be there was extreme rain but this subsided for the actual leg the following day.
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TAR28 leg 11 Pit-stop was running too
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It definitely rained in TAR 6 leg 2, which made the rollerskiing that much harder.
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Wasn't also raining on the New York part of the final leg from TAR10?
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Wasn't also raining on the New York part of the final leg from TAR10?
Does look like it but not much though. At the start of S10 it was raining as well.
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It rained somewhat on the latter half of the Kingston, Ontario leg of TAR Canada 4, forcing the audience dressed in period clothing to move inside.
It was also raining a lot in Montreal on TAR Canada 2, making it somewhat difficult to do the stunt driving challenge.
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It rained somewhat on the latter half of the Kingston, Ontario leg of TAR Canada 4, forcing the audience dressed in period clothing to move inside.
It was also raining a lot in Montreal on TAR Canada 2, making it somewhat difficult to do the stunt driving challenge.
Yeah, I remember the latter for raining the whole time. Everyone had an extremely difficult time with that Roadblock, including the professional stunt actor. The wet tarmac made for poor traction for the maneuvers they had to do.
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S17 Episode 11 was raining too
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I remember the leg in Ireland was raining, TAR12 Leg 1. I'm pretty sure there's more, but I can't think of any on the spot right now. ???
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What happens to camera and sound crew when teams get eliminated? Do they get stationed elsewhere on the race course, or do they get sent home? I know for sure they shuffle between teams every leg to avoid bias, but I'm not sure what happens to them when racers get fewer and fewer.
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The crew gets downsized as the teams become fewer.
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You know that comedic moment in TAR 18 where Christina is telling Zev & Justin to keep their cabs by saying "[Chinese word/s]" to the driver, and Z/J laugh because of how unusual it sounds?
What WAS Christina telling them to say?
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You know that comedic moment in TAR 18 where Christina is telling Zev & Justin to keep their cabs by saying "[Chinese word/s]" to the driver, and Z/J laugh because of how unusual it sounds?
What WAS Christina telling them to say?
Which episode, leg 4 or leg 5
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I THINK episode 4...
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You know that comedic moment in TAR 18 where Christina is telling Zev & Justin to keep their cabs by saying "[Chinese word/s]" to the driver, and Z/J laugh because of how unusual it sounds?
What WAS Christina telling them to say?
Which episode, leg 4 or leg 5
episode 5, but still leg 4 as this was an extended leg. Just before they got to the (honour the past - they had to wear yellow hats) detour. It looks like she is showing 'wait here' while saying something like 'duh'.
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You know that comedic moment in TAR 18 where Christina is telling Zev & Justin to keep their cabs by saying "[Chinese word/s]" to the driver, and Z/J laugh because of how unusual it sounds?
What WAS Christina telling them to say?
Which episode, leg 4 or leg 5
episode 5, but still leg 4 as this was an extended leg. Just before they got to the (honour the past - they had to wear yellow hats) detour. It looks like she is showing 'wait here' while saying something like 'duh'.
What she said was Děng(等), which means 'wait' in Mandarin
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Is there a place to see the filming dates of each season compiled in one place?
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Have you checked our wiki?
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Perfect, thank you, Peach!
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I know this happened as recently as leg 9 of TAR29, but I can't remember.
Is it written in the task infromation for teams that there is a limited number of stations for a detour? Or do they just find that out once on location?
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Is there a place to see the filming dates of each season compiled in one place?
Perfect, thank you, Peach!
Actually, uh, that is pretty much the one thing I haven't been covering. All I have on the Wiki is basic filming start and end dates such as "June 10 – July 2, 2016"
If anybody wants to provide me with more specific filming dates, feel free to send them to me in a PM (or make a thread here...?) and I will put them in, but I don't have time to research that stuff myself.
If you do, please don't forget the Pit Start date (ie, the finale of TAR 20 needs not only the day they were in Chicago, but also the day that they flew out of South Korea)
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You can check Oval's Timelines. I would think start and finish dates would be enough for the wiki but leg dates are there as well in a "to the best of our knowledge" way.
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I know this happened as recently as leg 9 of TAR29, but I can't remember.
Is it written in the task infromation for teams that there is a limited number of stations for a detour? Or do they just find that out once on location?
I think they find out once they see it on the clue? Not too sure, but that's how I understand it when I see it happens.
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Hey, have we as a community ever figured out where the "Surf Rescue" task in the TAR20 finale took place? After all these years, it's still listed on most sites as just "Beach"
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Looking back at the spoiler thread, one member speculated Kawela Bay.
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,27140.msg751421.html#msg751421
Expanding on that, the field where the helicopter landed seems to match the park next to Kawela Bay.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kawela+Bay,+HI+96731/@21.6978063,-158.0068871,327m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x7c0050fb1b0ff917:0x56cf185c03c41f14!8m2!3d21.7033333!4d-158.01
The beach is in a bay slightly enclosed by two peninsulas.
https://www.google.com/maps/@21.6961787,-158.0101851,3a,75y,316.41h,77.71t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipP5JCiaqwrFUQzuEpqB03ZsjUlzsiZX8hgnhe7y!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipP5JCiaqwrFUQzuEpqB03ZsjUlzsiZX8hgnhe7y%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya47.734085-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352
Finally, the place where Rachel & Dave get their taxi matches the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Kawela Camp Rd.
https://www.google.com/maps/@21.695395,-158.0079347,3a,75y,67.13h,92.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2XoevtdMn9v6SnOH1Pzv0Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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HA!! That's exactly the one I just randomly guessed when I made my KMZ file. I guess I'm super smrt
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When is the soonest after a season is filmed that it can air (i.e. how long does it take to edit a season for broadcasting)?
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When is the soonest after a season is filmed that it can air (i.e. how long does it take to edit a season for broadcasting)?
I believe it was Season 6? Just 2 months and 4 days after the final leg, they begin to air
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How many times were no direct flights offered on the first leg??
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How many times were no direct flights offered on the first leg??
Off the top of my head, I know TAR14 had none.
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Pretty sure about 27, 26, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 16, 14, 13, 12, 9, 8 but that shouldn't count, 6, 5, and 2.
Maybe 4 and 7 as well?
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I think 10 too. Korean Air would've connected through Seoul and United would've connected through SFO.
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When is the soonest after a season is filmed that it can air (i.e. how long does it take to edit a season for broadcasting)?
To add a little on this: that season and the following season had to be edited on the fly as the season was being filmed, as CBS originally announced an even earlier premiere date, but had to delay it in order to place TAR on a weeknight, IIRC. It had originally been announced for a Saturday slot. I think The Futon Critic show page for the episodes would show this.
That was an unusual period, as three seasons were aired almost literally back-to-back-to-back in a period of eight or nine months or so.
Season 5 ended on September 21st, 2004; season 6 began airing on November 16th,2004 it ended on February 8th, 2005 (with a record 15 episodes), Season 7 began airing on March 1st, 2005 and concluded on May 10th, 2005: again with 15 episodes. The site does not contain any episode dates prior to 5.04 at the beginning of August 2004.
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When is the soonest after a season is filmed that it can air (i.e. how long does it take to edit a season for broadcasting)?
To add a little on this: that season and the following season had to be edited on the fly as the season was being filmed, as CBS originally announced an even earlier premiere date, but had to delay it in order to place TAR on a weeknight, IIRC. It had originally been announced for a Saturday slot. I think The Futon Critic show page for the episodes would show this.
That was an unusual period, as three seasons were aired almost literally back-to-back-to-back in a period of eight or nine months or so.
Season 5 ended on September 21st, 2004; season 6 began airing on November 16th,2004 it ended on February 8th, 2005 (with a record 15 episodes), Season 7 began airing on March 1st, 2005 and concluded on May 10th, 2005: again with 15 episodes. The site does not contain any episode dates prior to 5.04 at the beginning of August 2004.
Saturday, oh wow. TAR would have been a scheduling record-setter if that happened. It has been everywhere from Monday to Sunday. Has the show ever aired episodes on Saturday including any rare reruns?
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When is the soonest after a season is filmed that it can air (i.e. how long does it take to edit a season for broadcasting)?
To add a little on this: that season and the following season had to be edited on the fly as the season was being filmed, as CBS originally announced an even earlier premiere date, but had to delay it in order to place TAR on a weeknight, IIRC. It had originally been announced for a Saturday slot. I think The Futon Critic show page for the episodes would show this.
That was an unusual period, as three seasons were aired almost literally back-to-back-to-back in a period of eight or nine months or so.
Season 5 ended on September 21st, 2004; season 6 began airing on November 16th,2004 it ended on February 8th, 2005 (with a record 15 episodes), Season 7 began airing on March 1st, 2005 and concluded on May 10th, 2005: again with 15 episodes. The site does not contain any episode dates prior to 5.04 at the beginning of August 2004.
Saturday, oh wow. TAR would have been a scheduling record-setter if that happened. It has been everywhere from Monday to Sunday. Has the show ever aired episodes on Saturday including any rare reruns?
Yeah, I remember that. TAR 6 was planned to air on Saturdays, but CBS never intended to air it and was soon delayed in few weeks. The big reason as Clubhouse was having low ratings in the first five episodes, TAR 6 placed in the Tuesday time slot.
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Does anyone understand what happened to Eric and Danielle in Johannesburg.
They were given tickets for the Air Malawi flight and were then kicked off to what I presume was an overbooked flight. What confuses me is when they say "I cant believe it actually happened, Im still waiting for someone to run after us and tell us to stop". Like did they know they shouldn't be there?
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Does anyone understand what happened to Eric and Danielle in Johannesburg.
They were given tickets for the Air Malawi flight and were then kicked off to what I presume was an overbooked flight. What confuses me is when they say "I cant believe it actually happened, Im still waiting for someone to run after us and tell us to stop". Like did they know they shouldn't be there?
It was United Airlines in disguise.
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Does anyone understand what happened to Eric and Danielle in Johannesburg.
They were given tickets for the Air Malawi flight and were then kicked off to what I presume was an overbooked flight. What confuses me is when they say "I cant believe it actually happened, Im still waiting for someone to run after us and tell us to stop". Like did they know they shouldn't be there?
It was United Airlines in disguise.
Godd not that day, I was at Ohare the day it happened.
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Is AXN going to show Season 30?
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What countries were planned to have a visit??? Ik there was one in 19 and another in 25...
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What countries were planned to have a visit??? Ik there was one in 19 and another in 25...
I don't understand this question? ???
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Like in Season 19 wasn't Laos supposed to get a visit??? and Morocco wasn't supposed to get a visit in 25 i beleive?
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If Head-to-head were introduced earlier for TAR US, I thought Dave & Connor would likely to be booted sooner because Dave thought "He is Old"
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Question: Where can you buy an Amazing Race Pit Stop mat? I want one! :lol:
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Currently out of stock:
https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Race-Pit-Stop-Floor/dp/B00414VWLC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
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When teams get a Detour clue, I know that they have a paper with extra information about the task (unless it's a blind Detour).
But is all the info relevant to the task given there? Or might the teams arrive to the task's location to find out there is an Hours of Operation, a limited number of teams eligible to complete it, or something of the like?
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When teams get a Detour clue, I know that they have a paper with extra information about the task (unless it's a blind Detour).
But is all the info relevant to the task given there? Or might the teams arrive to the task's location to find out there is an Hours of Operation, a limited number of teams eligible to complete it, or something of the like?
I can easily think of an example for these kinds of situations, but I don't know whether they are alwas true
Hours of operation: Season 3 leg 7 (Austria), Season 5 leg 5 (Egypt)
Limited number of teams: Season 10 leg 10 (Morocco)
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What if there had been a Head-to-Head in TAR30's Leg 9? Considering Lucas & Brittany had a passport issue, would the supposed 4th-placed team be allowed to check-in with a penalty (like the team is quitting a task), or would they have to wait for the Lifeguards after several hours? I can't imagine Phil having to wait for the last team just because of that twist. :funny:
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I imagine they would cancel or repurpose the task.
(Incidentally this is solved by putting the H2H is the middle of the leg like foreign races; if someone is unable to participate in a Double Battle/Dual Duel then the default "final" team gets their clue without the usual penalty)
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Can somebody compile the averages of teams from TAR25 to TAR30? I wanna see the Top 11 at least, and imagine those teams race for an all-star season.
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Can somebody compile the averages of teams from TAR25 to TAR30? I wanna see the Top 11 at least, and imagine those teams race for an all-star season.
Top 11 from those seasons are:
1. Justin and Diana (TAR 27): 2.08
2. Kristi and Jen (TAR 30): 2.36
3. Tyler and Korey (TAR 28): 2.42
4. Matt and Redmond (TAR 29): 2.55
5. Misti and Jim (TAR 25): 2.58
6. Kurt and Brodie (TAR 28): 2.60
7. Adam and Bethany (TAR 25): 2.83
8. Laura and Tyler (TAR 26): 3.08
9. Tara and Joey (TAR 29): 3.08
10. Alex and Conor (TAR 30): 3.10
11. Kym and Alli (TAR 25): 3.11
Without winners, take out Laura and Tyler, slide 9,10 and 11 up a slot and throw in Jelani and Jenny (TAR 26): 3.17
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Can somebody compile the averages of teams from TAR25 to TAR30? I wanna see the Top 11 at least, and imagine those teams race for an all-star season.
Top 11 from those seasons are:
1. Justin and Diana (TAR 27): 2.08
2. Kristi and Jen (TAR 30): 2.36
3. Tyler and Korey (TAR 28): 2.42
4. Matt and Redmond (TAR 29): 2.55
5. Misti and Jim (TAR 25): 2.58
6. Kurt and Brodie (TAR 28): 2.60
7. Adam and Bethany (TAR 25): 2.83
8. Laura and Tyler (TAR 26): 3.08
9. Tara and Joey (TAR 29): 3.08
10. Alex and Conor (TAR 30): 3.10
11. Kym and Alli (TAR 25): 3.11
Without winners, take out Laura and Tyler, slide 9,10 and 11 up a slot and throw in Jelani and Jenny (TAR 26): 3.17
Thanks! :woohoo:
This would be a truly competitive all-star season I'd be super excited to have. The early boots would definitely be shocking no matter which teams they are.
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In the history of the race (including international versions) has there ever been an instance wherein a team bypassed a speed bump with an express pass?
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In the history of the race (including international versions) has there ever been an instance wherein a team bypassed a speed bump with an express pass?
Pretty sure that wouldn't be allowed, but no-one has attempted it.
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In the history of the race (including international versions) has there ever been an instance wherein a team bypassed a speed bump with an express pass?
Pretty sure that wouldn't be allowed, but no-one has attempted it.
I think it's allowed, but it's not wise. Firstly, it's very unusual to have a team survive a NEL with an EP. Possible, but unlikely. Next, a leg usually consists of a roadblock and a detour at the very least, either of which would be more difficult than the speedbump. Speedbumps are usually very straightforward. It's rather unstrategic to use an EP on a Speedbump, but I think it is possible to EP a Speedbump.
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Can somebody compile the averages of teams from TAR25 to TAR30? I wanna see the Top 11 at least, and imagine those teams race for an all-star season.
I have two threads concerning the average placement of each team in this discussion area. A season by season list for all 30 seasons, showing each leg placement which are used to compute that season’s team placement averages, and a master list of all Racers going back to season one. I list the season and placement for each team, and highlight the final three and teams eliminated on the first leg. The master list currently covers seasons 1 to 29, but season 30 will be added as soon as I have a little time. Easiest and fastest way to find that information.
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Could we consider driving ATV or Off-road as self-driving car legs? for this case we would have 7 out of 11 legs were self-driving car in TAR Asia 4.
Leg 1, 2 in Malaysia
Leg 5 in Philippines
Leg 6, early leg 7 in New Zealand
Late leg 7, all leg 8 in Australia
Leg 10 in South Korea
TAR Australia 1 also have many self-driving car legs
Leg 1 from starting line to Melbourne Airport
Leg 4;5 in South Africa
Leg 7 in Czech Republic
Leg 8 in Poland
Leg 9;10 in Israel
Late leg 12 in Australia
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Can somebody compile the averages of teams from TAR25 to TAR30? I wanna see the Top 11 at least, and imagine those teams race for an all-star season.
I have two threads concerning the average placement of each team in this discussion area. A season by season list for all 30 seasons, showing each leg placement which are used to compute that season’s team placement averages, and a master list of all Racers going back to season one. I list the season and placement for each team, and highlight the final three and teams eliminated on the first leg. The master list currently covers seasons 1 to 29, but season 30 will be added as soon as I have a little time. Easiest and fastest way to find that information.
Ooh! Will look into that when I need more info on averages. Thanks! :)
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I don't think I've seen this asked:
Where were eliminated teams sequestered for TAR30?
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Rome,
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I realise this is a politically based question but how exactly did Lucas & Brittany get into the UAE?
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I realise this is a politically based question but how exactly did Lucas & Brittany get into the UAE?
What are you suggesting?
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I realise this is a politically based question but how exactly did Lucas & Brittany get into the UAE?
What are you suggesting?
Without a passport how did they get into the waiting area with all the other teams?
They don’t need a passport to get to the waiting area because you don’t have to go through customs if you aren’t leaving the airport. To actually get into the Dubai, they probably had to call the US Consulate in Dubai or something to get permission for transit to and from there.
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What kind of visas are they getting? Are they getting the basic tourist visas or are they getting special visas because they are filming?
(https://i.ibb.co/bFrdzr4/1-PZc-SV0y2-3tz-OWg-H5-GUIFA.jpg)
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How come all visits to Belgium thus far have required intermittent trips to Germany or the Netherlands to both enter and leave? There's airports in Belgium......right?
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What if there had been a Head-to-Head in TAR30's Leg 9? Considering Lucas & Brittany had a passport issue, would the supposed 4th-placed team be allowed to check-in with a penalty (like the team is quitting a task), or would they have to wait for the Lifeguards after several hours? I can't imagine Phil having to wait for the last team just because of that twist. :funny:
sorry for bringing this up after a long time, but yeah, I think Leg 5 of TARCAN 3 will help answer your question.
Simi and Ope were last at the face off, and the next team who arrived at the face off were Neil and Kristin. However Kristin was injured from the roadblock and couldn't do the face off, so both Neil and Kristin and Simi and Ope took a 4 hour penalty. However, there was still one team who was left, and they were Nic and Sabrina. Nic and Sabrina weren't penalized and could proceed with the leg. However, by then it was too dark for the teams to continue racing, and they still had a detour left (Nic and Sabrina were even u-turned!), so they had to wait out their penalties at the pit-stop, while Jon waited with them. Adding to all of this was the fact that this leg was a KOR, so if Jon had to wait for all of this bs then I assume Phil would also have to wait for B & L to catch up with the face off.
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What if there had been a Head-to-Head in TAR30's Leg 9? Considering Lucas & Brittany had a passport issue, would the supposed 4th-placed team be allowed to check-in with a penalty (like the team is quitting a task), or would they have to wait for the Lifeguards after several hours? I can't imagine Phil having to wait for the last team just because of that twist. :funny:
sorry for bringing this up after a long time, but yeah, I think Leg 5 of TARCAN 3 will help answer your question.
Simi and Ope were last at the face off, and the next team who arrived at the face off were Neil and Kristin. However Kristin was injured from the roadblock and couldn't do the face off, so both Neil and Kristin and Simi and Ope took a 4 hour penalty. However, there was still one team who was left, and they were Nic and Sabrina. Nic and Sabrina weren't penalized and could proceed with the leg. However, by then it was too dark for the teams to continue racing, and they still had a detour left (Nic and Sabrina were even u-turned!), so they had to wait out their penalties at the pit-stop, while Jon waited with them. Adding to all of this was the fact that this leg was a KOR, so if Jon had to wait for all of this bs then I assume Phil would also have to wait for B & L to catch up with the face off.
:faint:
I didn't/haven't watch(ed) TAR CAN, but I guess the face-off works slightly differently from the head-to-head (since it's at the pit stop). ??? Well, I wonder what would happen if that actually happens in TAR US.
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For international versions if teams were assigned penalty(ies) in KOR legs, they would serve as KOR pitstop (TAR Asia 4 leg 7, TAR Australia 2 leg 7, TAR Ukraine 1 leg 5, TAR Canada 3 leg 5), but for TAR US they served their penalty as next pitstop (Kent & Vyxsin for TAR 18)
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How come all visits to Belgium thus far have required intermittent trips to Germany or the Netherlands to both enter and leave? There's airports in Belgium......right?
My guess is that Antwerp isn’t a hub airport, even for European air travel and it proves easier from TPTB to otherwise arrange things.
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There's something I've always been curious about, and I don't know if anyone would have an answer here...
In TAR10 in Vietnam, the teams were prohibited from taking motorcycle taxis as it was unsafe. However, Tom & Terry did do this and received a penalty. What I wonder is how they managed to facilitate this ride to include their camera and sound guys... Did they really find two MORE motorcycle taxis to carry them, and did the crew actually agree to this? They would agree to sit on the back of a motorcycle as someone else drove...WHILE holding a huge camera/boom mike? I am reminded of a comment Jen recently made about camera crews having the right to tell teams to slow down or stop doing something if they felt unsafe, so I have no idea how something like this even happened...
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There's something I've always been curious about, and I don't know if anyone would have an answer here...
In TAR10 in Vietnam, the teams were prohibited from taking motorcycle taxis as it was unsafe. However, Tom & Terry did do this and received a penalty. What I wonder is how they managed to facilitate this ride to include their camera and sound guys... Did they really find two MORE motorcycle taxis to carry them, and did the crew actually agree to this? They would agree to sit on the back of a motorcycle as someone else drove...WHILE holding a huge camera/boom mike? I am reminded of a comment Jen recently made about camera crews having the right to tell teams to slow down or stop doing something if they felt unsafe, so I have no idea how something like this even happened...
As I’ve understood.the rules over the years, the camera crew stays with the team, period.The closest example to that situation I can think of at the moment is during the Lisbon leg where one team took a cab to the pit stop rather than walk, the team would have paid the fare. I’m pretty sure the TAR 10 situation would have required the team to pay for the transportation of he camera crew as well.
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There's something I've always been curious about, and I don't know if anyone would have an answer here...
In TAR10 in Vietnam, the teams were prohibited from taking motorcycle taxis as it was unsafe. However, Tom & Terry did do this and received a penalty. What I wonder is how they managed to facilitate this ride to include their camera and sound guys... Did they really find two MORE motorcycle taxis to carry them, and did the crew actually agree to this? They would agree to sit on the back of a motorcycle as someone else drove...WHILE holding a huge camera/boom mike? I am reminded of a comment Jen recently made about camera crews having the right to tell teams to slow down or stop doing something if they felt unsafe, so I have no idea how something like this even happened...
I checked the relevant episode and just from how it was filmed the sound and camera guys must have each found separate motorcycles. Perhaps not coincidentally, there are only two short clips of them on the motorcycles, one of them getting on and one of them disembarking.
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I asked Tom: :waves:
Hi peach! Yes. At the time our crew indicated it was ok. They did ride next to us. We literally saw motorcycles nearby and due to the time element knowing we got off at the wrong stop, instead of running or walking the bus route we thought not knowing how far that the motorcycles would be faster. Honestly we remember the clue saying no motorcycles but did not remember if it was outside of Hanoi or not. When we went to check we could have sworn our crew nodded it was ok so we never looked back at the clue.
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How come all visits to Belgium thus far have required intermittent trips to Germany or the Netherlands to both enter and leave? There's airports in Belgium......right?
My guess is that Antwerp isn’t a hub airport, even for European air travel and it proves easier from TPTB to otherwise arrange things.
Brussels is a major hub city and there's even a direct flight to Tangier from Brussels.
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How come all visits to Belgium thus far have required intermittent trips to Germany or the Netherlands to both enter and leave? There's airports in Belgium......right?
My guess is that Antwerp isn’t a hub airport, even for European air travel and it proves easier from TPTB to otherwise arrange things.
Brussels is a major hub city and there's even a direct flight to Tangier from Brussels.
Probably production want to bunch all the teams together.
Remember, the head-2-head on previous leg did widen the gap between teams (Yales were at least 2 hours behind 7th place team and Twins were more than 2 hours behind Yales)
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new here... hi.
Is there an itinerary or shooting schedule somewhere online for any race season?
I'm asking because I just started a rewatch of the series where I'm trying to get a feeling for what the racers actually went through -- and it's very confusing. Just one example: an evening party shown briefly at the start of season 1 episode 9 in Laxmi Niwas could not have happened if teams only spent 12 hours there. I'm guessing that stop was 36 hours minimum?
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new here... hi.
Is there an itinerary or shooting schedule somewhere online for any race season?
I'm asking because I just started a rewatch of the series where I'm trying to get a feeling for what the racers actually went through -- and it's very confusing. Just one example: an evening party shown briefly at the start of season 1 episode 9 in Laxmi Niwas could not have happened if teams only spent 12 hours there. I'm guessing that stop was 36 hours minimum?
:welcome2: to RFF, haybale!
I can't really answer that question but what I most probably think they do is that they would probably leave a day's gap in the shooting schedule for stuff like that. Either that or production just edits it in such a way that it appears as if they're partying after the episode. Sometimes it so happens that there is no flight for the next destination so production has to extend stay in a particular place.
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I would like to ask about TAR 24 1st leg cause Caroline and Jennifer arrived 9th however they switched places with joey and Meghan :idgit
I don't see any production problem in the leg
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new here... hi.
Is there an itinerary or shooting schedule somewhere online for any race season?
I'm asking because I just started a rewatch of the series where I'm trying to get a feeling for what the racers actually went through -- and it's very confusing. Just one example: an evening party shown briefly at the start of season 1 episode 9 in Laxmi Niwas could not have happened if teams only spent 12 hours there. I'm guessing that stop was 36 hours minimum?
:welcome: to RFF haybale!!
The answer is YES!
RFF has grown tremendously season by season. As we try to follow each season in LIVE time during the filming, in more recent seasons we have had great fun following them along. Our LIVE (SPOILER) info has grown season by season. All spoiler info is summarized in a stickied TIMELINE post in each season's own thread maybe from season 9 or 10 on? Not sure when we started that without checking. :-[
Older seasons can be found in the ARCHIVES (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/board,43.0.html)
Examples of recent seasons would be
30 (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,33368.0.html) with an extensive summary at the end as well.
29 (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,32178.0.html)
For ALL the seasons, we also have an EXTENSIVE WIKI
That can be found here: http://realityfanwiki.com/index.php?title=Portal:The_Amazing_Race and may help you to follow as well.
Enjoy! And please feel free to ask for more here or message me. I can often ask former racers to clarify, will see what I can find out about that delay for you.
Have fun!
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Wow, thanks Peach. What a difference it makes when you know the right word to google.
Another forum's TAR1 TIMELINE contains a whole week of rest days that were not shown on tv.
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Glad you found something. There were several good TAR place's that are no longer active. I was a member of 2 and miss them still!
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Glad you found something. There were several good TAR place's that are no longer active. I was a member of 2 and miss them still!
Don't worry Peach! This is the best TAR place!
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In leg 6 of TAR US 21, at the pit-stop there was a Turkish band playing some tune, is there somebody who recognizes that tune? Like is there a name for that routine?
I really liked the band's tune and I cannot for the life of me find out what the tune is, so if someone identifies it, do let me know.
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I know in the earlier seasons they did, but in the later seasons, did the race ever have a flight after the first leg (not counting the final leg) that connected through the US?
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Aside from Season 8?
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Any season after the first all-stars
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I believe the two flights in TAR 25 from St. Thomas to London connected through Atlanta.
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Does anybody kbow the flight that teams took on S15 leg 12?
They were seen taking a British Airways flight from Prague.
When landing in Vegas we see they were on Virgin Atlantic.
British Airways has only operated flights from Prague to London Heathrow whereas Virgin has only operated Vegas flights from London Gatwick. Does this mean teams had a change of airports in London? Or maybe it was just a BA exterior shot but they definitely took a Virgin flight and the only operators of Prague to Gatwick would've most likely have been Easyjet.
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Does anybody kbow the flight that teams took on S15 leg 12?
They were seen taking a British Airways flight from Prague.
When landing in Vegas we see they were on Virgin Atlantic.
British Airways has only operated flights from Prague to London Heathrow whereas Virgin has only operated Vegas flights from London Gatwick. Does this mean teams had a change of airports in London? Or maybe it was just a BA exterior shot but they definitely took a Virgin flight and the only operators of Prague to Gatwick would've most likely have been Easyjet.
I asked Dan:
"I think we did take a transfer bus and then I know we went on virgin to USA." He thinks transfer was Heathrow to Gatwick. Good pick up!
:waves:
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https://nypost.com/2017/05/31/amazing-race-crew-reveal-their-craziest-behind-the-scenes-tales/
The article talks about a team in Hong Kong that refused to check in. Any ideas as to who it was?
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Pretty sure it was Mary & Peach.
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Pretty sure it was Mary & Peach.
Yeah, it was after dark, they knew they were getting eliminated, so they just were like "screw it, let's go have dinner". I remember that.
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Pretty sure it was Mary & Peach.
Yeah, it was after dark, they knew they were getting eliminated, so they just were like "screw it, let's go have dinner". I remember that.
'We're made our own Pit Stop' <3333333
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Peach was also sick from the tea they had to drink.
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How many teams who were marked for elimination/handicapped/speed bumped also u-turned or yielded in the subsequent leg? Like I know in TAR US Nicky & Kim and Steve & Aly had to complete a speed bump in Leg 8 and were also u-turned on the same leg, Tanner & Josh were handicapped in Leg 9 and were also u-turned.
Has this happened on any other season/edition??
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Ron & Kelly (if you count losing money as a handicap)
Eric & Danielle
Amani & Marcus (failed)
Mona & Beth
Liz & Michael
Ryan & Rob
Rita & Yvette
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Thanks Xoruz for that list.
I completely forgot about Ryan & Rob, quite possibly one of the most unlucky in the history of TAR.
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Here's my question for you: Who's the only all-female team to complete all 4 countries / states of U.K. ? ( England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland )
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Here's my question for you: Who's the only all-female team to complete all 4 countries / states of U.K. ? ( England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland )
Caroline and Jennifer?
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There is this question that is seriously bordering me if the us version and that leg there is a head to head what happens if a team decided to quit the RB or a detour what happens if they won their first head to head do they serve it right in the spot or the start of the next leg?
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Here's my question for you: Who's the only all-female team to complete all 4 countries / states of U.K. ? ( England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland )
Caroline and Jennifer?
Correct Bourkie! CaroJen's got luckier after being NEL'd twice in TAR 24: All-Stars 2.
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There is this question that is seriously bordering me if the us version and that leg there is a head to head what happens if a team decided to quit the RB or a detour what happens if they won their first head to head do they serve it right in the spot or the start of the next leg?
Clarifying, do you mean, "what if a team quits a task prior to the head-to-head duel?" If so....
The team would serve the penalty after arriving at the Pit Stop since they would be ahead of another team if they did win a head-to-head. Plus, if it was an on-site penalty for a major task that has a 4 and 6 hour wait-out time, I doubt the producers would allow for the second-to-last place team to wait hours on end too for that penalized team.
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There is this question that is seriously bordering me if the us version and that leg there is a head to head what happens if a team decided to quit the RB or a detour what happens if they won their first head to head do they serve it right in the spot or the start of the next leg?
Clarifying, do you mean, "what if a team quits a task prior to the head-to-head duel?" If so....
The team would serve the penalty after arriving at the Pit Stop since they would be ahead of another team if they did win a head-to-head. Plus, if it was an on-site penalty for a major task that has a 4 and 6 hour wait-out time, I doubt the producers would allow for the second-to-last place team to wait hours on end too for that penalized team.
Yes. In TARCan 3 Kristin was injured during the roadblock in Leg 5. As she was unable to play, she took a penalty at the face off (head-to-head, double battle, whatever you may) and that prompted Simi & Ope to also take a penalty. What Simi & Ope didn't realize was that there was still a team trailing behind - Nic & Sabrina. So when Nic & Sabrina finally arrived but since there was nobody left for them to go against, they got the clue without performing the face off and without receiving a penalty. Nic & Sabrina received penalties for the detour later on (it was too dark for them to perform it) so Nic & Sabrina checked in dead last but placed 6th because of Simi & Ope and Neil & Kristin. To their weird luck, the leg was also a KOR.
And by the way, this was TARCan's first try out with the face off.
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And Last right?
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And Last right?
It's been done every season since :furious: Same rules though (placed mid-leg, last team has to serve a time penalty before continuing to race).
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And Last right?
I wish LOL. All of the face offs ever since have been sooooooooo subpar.
They had like two face offs on curling and crockinole and they were basically the same (I mean there are finer nuances if you actually play the sport, but still.)
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Has there ever been a pair of male and female twins on the race? I'm pretty sure there hasn't, but I could be mistaken...
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Has there ever been a pair of male and female twins on the race? I'm pretty sure there hasn't, but I could be mistaken...
Khai Shing & Khai Sheng, TAR: China Rush 3
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Why does TAR only ever utilise Narita. Surely it would be cheaper to use Haneda Airport especially when using Intra Asian flights, it's bigger than Narita and is located within the city centre, I understand Narita has more international destinations but Haneda serves so many destiantions multiple times per day, it would save money surely as teams don't need to pay for the expensive Narita Express.
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Why does TAR only ever utilise Narita. Surely it would be cheaper to use Haneda Airport especially when using Intra Asian flights, it's bigger than Narita and is located within the city centre, I understand Narita has more international destinations but Haneda serves so many destiantions multiple times per day, it would save money surely as teams don't need to pay for the expensive Narita Express.
They have used Narita in the past meaning the connections are there to get permitting done faster. If they used Haneda they would have to go through the whole process again. I would assume the familarilty as well. However, Haneda is so much closer and I agree with you.
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Why does TAR only ever utilise Narita. Surely it would be cheaper to use Haneda Airport especially when using Intra Asian flights, it's bigger than Narita and is located within the city centre, I understand Narita has more international destinations but Haneda serves so many destiantions multiple times per day, it would save money surely as teams don't need to pay for the expensive Narita Express.
They have used Narita in the past meaning the connections are there to get permitting done faster. If they used Haneda they would have to go through the whole process again. I would assume the familarilty as well. However, Haneda is so much closer and I agree with you.
Ahhh, So they have to get permits to film in airports, that makes sense. Is that why they like to start in LAX often or is that due to flight availability.
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I believe it would be easier to get permits in the US for an American show, so the choice of LAX is probably just based on flight availability.
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Houston, Texas' intercontinental airport has a TON of international flights to all around the globe, even more direct options than LAX. But TAR has never filmed there before. I found these pages about airport filming permits and policies, so these might help everyone understand why L.A. is used frequently for The Amazing Race.
"With proper coordination the LAX Film Office is able to accommodate film production companies in almost any location at the airport as well as other LAWA owned properties. Productions are coordinated around airport operations with the least amount of impact to LAX tenants while allowing the film companies to obtain the shots they need. Locations include, but are not limited to:
Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, Terminal 4, Terminal 5, Terminal 6, Terminals 7 & 8 (interior and exterior):
Filming in terminals can include passenger holding areas and exterior gates, ticket counters, passenger boarding bridges, flight information display monitors, restaurants, and retail stores
Production companies may build their own sets in certain areas (e.g. to replicate TSA Screening or USCBP FIS areas)
Each terminal has certain restrictions –PLEASE CONTACT THE LAX FILM OFFICE FOR SPECIFICS
**FILMING OF ANY TSA OR USCBP AREA, PROCEDURES, PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT OR SIGNAGE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED**"
Source: http://www.losangelesairport.net/airops.aspx?id=1118
As this page suggests, LAX is probably quicker to get the paperwork filed because film companies have generally been based here and demand a spacious area to film big-budget projects so officials can quickly sign companies like CBS off as approved - not to mention the network has other shows they film at the airport. For Houston though,
"Production companies and other entities which produce non-news television programming including but not limited to "reality TV' shows, movies, commercials, training films, in-flight movie promotional spots, public service announcements, announcements, etc. must enter into a License Agreement with the Houston Airport System to film or videotape at any one of Houston's three municipal airports. The License Agreement calls for a minimum fee of $1,000 per day, per airport, to be paid by the licensee to film or videotape at Bush Intercontinental Airport, Hobby Airport or Ellington Field a minimum of seven (7) days prior to the start of filming or videotaping."...
Before the License Agreement can be signed and considered valid, proof of liability insurance coverage in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 must be provided to the Houston Airport System in writing. A certificate of the insurance coverage's limits must be attached to the application for a license agreement; otherwise the License Agreement application is considered null and void.
Source: http://www.fly2houston.com/newsroom/media-kit/video-policy/
They require a $1K deposit before the race begins and require a million dollar insurance quote even before the license agreement can go through. Those policies being head-on probably drove WRP away from filming there. Not sure if LAX has a similar policy, but the international airport in Houston isn't particularly welcoming toward filming permits.
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Houston, Texas' intercontinental airport has a TON of international flights to all around the globe, even more direct options than LAX. But TAR has never filmed there before. I found these pages about airport filming permits and policies, so these might help everyone understand why L.A. is used frequently for The Amazing Race.
"With proper coordination the LAX Film Office is able to accommodate film production companies in almost any location at the airport as well as other LAWA owned properties. Productions are coordinated around airport operations with the least amount of impact to LAX tenants while allowing the film companies to obtain the shots they need. Locations include, but are not limited to:
Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, Terminal 4, Terminal 5, Terminal 6, Terminals 7 & 8 (interior and exterior):
Filming in terminals can include passenger holding areas and exterior gates, ticket counters, passenger boarding bridges, flight information display monitors, restaurants, and retail stores
Production companies may build their own sets in certain areas (e.g. to replicate TSA Screening or USCBP FIS areas)
Each terminal has certain restrictions –PLEASE CONTACT THE LAX FILM OFFICE FOR SPECIFICS
**FILMING OF ANY TSA OR USCBP AREA, PROCEDURES, PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT OR SIGNAGE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED**"
Source: http://www.losangelesairport.net/airops.aspx?id=1118
As this page suggests, LAX is probably quicker to get the paperwork filed because film companies have generally been based here and demand a spacious area to film big-budget projects so officials can quickly sign companies like CBS off as approved - not to mention the network has other shows they film at the airport. For Houston though,
"Production companies and other entities which produce non-news television programming including but not limited to "reality TV' shows, movies, commercials, training films, in-flight movie promotional spots, public service announcements, announcements, etc. must enter into a License Agreement with the Houston Airport System to film or videotape at any one of Houston's three municipal airports. The License Agreement calls for a minimum fee of $1,000 per day, per airport, to be paid by the licensee to film or videotape at Bush Intercontinental Airport, Hobby Airport or Ellington Field a minimum of seven (7) days prior to the start of filming or videotaping."...
Before the License Agreement can be signed and considered valid, proof of liability insurance coverage in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 must be provided to the Houston Airport System in writing. A certificate of the insurance coverage's limits must be attached to the application for a license agreement; otherwise the License Agreement application is considered null and void.
Source: http://www.fly2houston.com/newsroom/media-kit/video-policy/
They require a $1K deposit before the race begins and require a million dollar insurance quote even before the license agreement can go through. Those policies being head-on probably drove WRP away from filming there. Not sure if LAX has a similar policy, but the international airport in Houston isn't particularly welcoming toward filming permits.
Since all the airport wants is a quote for the $1 million policy, that costs little; and the premium is likely to be far lower than you might expect. I'm sure there are ways to adapt to TAR's filming schedule, especially for a first or final leg.
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General liability insurance is standard commercial coverage for any business. Likely the airport is asking for a certificate of insurance naming the airport as additional insured on the production company's liability policy. The production company requests the certificate from insurance company who issues the certificate with an additional premium bill rate specific for that request (on top of the annual billing for liability coverage). At the end of the annual coverage period all billings are audited and reconciled based on estimates made at previous renewal. This then sets the bill rate for the next renewal period, and it cycles again.
The airports probably request the same certificate of liability insurance from every vendor doing business on the airport property - same would apply to worker's compensation coverage (billed on labor costs). This in turn reduces or offsets the airports own bill rate for the insurance coverage as they will need to provide the certificates at renewal or their coverage bill rate goes up.
This is a standard clause of any Federal, State, County and City contract with general coverage certificates turned in with proposals/bids/permits.
The airport selection is more likely based on logistics and business relationships.
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Who else didn't know that your need permits to film? :funny:
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General liability insurance is standard commercial coverage for any business. Likely the airport is asking for a certificate of insurance naming the airport as additional insured on the production company's liability policy. The production company requests the certificate from insurance company who issues the certificate with an additional premium bill rate specific for that request (on top of the annual billing for liability coverage). At the end of the annual coverage period all billings are audited and reconciled based on estimates made at previous renewal. This then sets the bill rate for the next renewal period, and it cycles again.
The airports probably request the same certificate of liability insurance from every vendor doing business on the airport property - same would apply to worker's compensation coverage (billed on labor costs). This in turn reduces or offsets the airports own bill rate for the insurance coverage as they will need to provide the certificates at renewal or their coverage bill rate goes up.
This is a standard clause of any Federal, State, County and City contract with general coverage certificates turned in with proposals/bids/permits.
The airport selection is more likely based on logistics and business relationships.
Makes sense. Is this liability insurance coverage also instated for foreign countries' airports or does something else substitute it? I would assume all airports would share the same commercial usage "handbook" for these situations. I'm fascinated with this.
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Each airport has their own requirements and fees.
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The mechanics for obtaining coverage to meet a third party requirement to prove that the third party is covered for a specific event is quite standard throughout the industry on a global basis. (Know this from my various an experience with aviation events in the past.) There's usually a small premium involved to temporarily add a third party as an insured, but it is quite standard.
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I remember something being mentioned in a news article about TAR Canada's Beijing visit last season, they had to pay a security deposit and agree that all equipment would be taken with them.
Wonder if this is along the same lines as what you guys are talking about.
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Just wondering, is Lebanon, Jordan, Algeria, and Tunisia safe for TAR to go there?
Hopefully, in my lifetime, if possible, I can see TAR going to Socotra Island in Yemen.
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Got a question:
Which city (and not country) was the most visited by the US version?
What I mean in visited is not the #leg, but visit. Aka if they did two legs in a row to the same city, it counts as 1 visit.
I would guess Tokyo or Bangkok!
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Aside from Los Angeles lol, I believe it's *just* Bangkok with six visits (1-2-9-14-19-26). Amsterdam may fit as well as teams fly into and/or out of Schipol airport every time (4-12-15-21-26-27).
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Just wondering, is Lebanon, Jordan, Algeria, and Tunisia safe for TAR to go there?
Hopefully, in my lifetime, if possible, I can see TAR going to Socotra Island in Yemen.
Pretty sure the others are, but definitely not Algeria. Big travel warning for American cotizens due to kidnappings. That, and also, its really hard for US citizens to get visas to go.
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Just wondering, is Lebanon, Jordan, Algeria, and Tunisia safe for TAR to go there?
Hopefully, in my lifetime, if possible, I can see TAR going to Socotra Island in Yemen.
Pretty sure the others are, but definitely not Algeria. Big travel warning for American cotizens due to kidnappings. That, and also, its really hard for US citizens to get visas to go.
Tunisia isn't happening anytime soon unfortunately.
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Jordan nor Lebanon would be safe for visible group of Americans due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the presence of groups like Hezbollah. Might be safer for nationals of other countries, but not Americans.
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Jordan nor Lebanon would be safe for visible group of Americans due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the presence of groups like Hezbollah. Might be safer for nationals of other countries, but not Americans.
TAR Australia openly and comfortably had an airport layover in Jordan where the teams lazily relaxed, so for them it's not out of the question.
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Jordan nor Lebanon would be safe for visible group of Americans due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the presence of groups like Hezbollah. Might be safer for nationals of other countries, but not Americans.
TAR Australia openly and comfortably had an airport layover in Jordan where the teams lazily relaxed, so for them it's not out of the question.
Jordan is pretty safe, I know multiple friends who've traveled there regularly. (Listed as 2 on State Department website)
Lebanon isn't as safe not due to to Israeli-Palestinian conflict but rather the proximity to the Syrian civil war. (3)
Tunisia & Algeria are not likely choices anytime soon. (Both 2 but still unlikely)
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Just wondering, is Lebanon, Jordan, Algeria, and Tunisia safe for TAR to go there?
Hopefully, in my lifetime, if possible, I can see TAR going to Socotra Island in Yemen.
Jordan is safe.
I wanna see Lebanon, however five Australians were kidnapped there a few years ago, so IDK if TAR wants to take the risk.
I don't see how Tunisia is so bad? What's going on there? ???
Algeria won't happen anytime soon...
And Yemen. Well........
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Tunisia's not the same place it was in 2001, Joe & Bill once said on a RHAP podcast. They're pretty avid world travelers, so they'd know.
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Okay, then what about Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan?
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Okay, then what about Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan?
I believe that they all safe for TAR to visit....
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Okay, then what about Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan?
I believe that they all safe for TAR to visit....
**nods in agreement**
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Okay, then what about Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan?
I believe that they all safe for TAR to visit....
**nods in agreement**
I don't think Turkmenistan is too safe, correct me if im wrong.
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Turkmenistan isn't ever happening it's like North Korea rly
It's hard for Americans to get into.
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There's a lot of hoops for Americans to jump through in order to get a visa for Turkmenistan.
You have to have a verified sponsor, and proof of where you're staying with hotel verification.
I think it can also get denied/revoked pretty easily.
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Isn't Cyprus in one of those classic "North vs. South" conflicts?
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In the final leg of season 1, why would teams fly into Newark. They were racing in Queens which is close to JFK, so why fly into EWR which is further, also considering that they dapreted from the US from JFK.
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In the final leg of season 1, why would teams fly into Newark. They were racing in Queens which is close to JFK, so why fly into EWR which is further, also considering that they dapreted from the US from JFK.
Most likely the flight to Newark would arrive quicker than the flight to JFK from Anchorage.
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Okay, then what about Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan?
All of these countries are at a 1. Believe it or not, but all the "-Stan" countries that were part of the Soviet Union have grown relatively safe throughout the years. From the time the Soviet Union collapsed to the present day. I hope TAR visits these countries soon, my two picks would be:
Uzbekistan, so TAR has officially visited the two doubly-landlocked countries.
Kyrgyzstan: Underrated country of an underrated region of the world.
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Tashkent, Bishkek and Nicosia would be AMAZING places for TAR to visit! :cheer: :conf: :woohoo:
And no, I did not search these capital cities on the internet... I can name nearly any capital in the world... Send me a PM and I'll show you :)
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Tashkent, Bishkent and Nicosia would be AMAZING places for TAR to visit! :cheer: :conf: :woohoo:
And no, I did not search these capital cities on the internet... I can name nearly any capital in the world... Send me a PM and I'll show you :)
Actually, it's spelled Bishkek, not Bishkent.
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Tashkent, Bishkent and Nicosia would be AMAZING places for TAR to visit! :cheer: :conf: :woohoo:
And no, I did not search these capital cities on the internet... I can name nearly any capital in the world... Send me a PM and I'll show you :)
Actually, it's spelled Bishkek, not Bishkent.
There's an actual town in Tajikistan named Bishkent.
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Okay, then what about Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan?
I believe that they all safe for TAR to visit....
Have you read the US DEPT OF STATE Guidelines for each of those? Maybe research before posting statements like that would be a good idea.
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TAR Israel just spent two legs in Kyrgyz last season, but a place that's safe for one country's citizens may not be for another.
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Just because they have a 1 even for US state department, doesn’t mean they’re viable locations
Ease of entry is another factor (Turkmenistan is notoriously difficult to get travel visas for)
Frequency of flights and air traffic flow is another factor
The “-stans” don’t have many frequent flights outside of Moscow and Istanbul
Geo-political matters may also be a factor
Going to one part of Cyprus might cause a sticky situation with Greece or Turkey
Uzbekistan is prob the most likely, but I also wouldn’t hold my breath for an imminent visit
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Tashkent, Bishkent and Nicosia would be AMAZING places for TAR to visit! :cheer: :conf: :woohoo:
And no, I did not search these capital cities on the internet... I can name nearly any capital in the world... Send me a PM and I'll show you :)
Actually, it's spelled Bishkek, not Bishkent.
There's an actual town in Tajikistan named Bishkent.
Still, not the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
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Tashkent, Bishkent and Nicosia would be AMAZING places for TAR to visit! :cheer: :conf: :woohoo:
And no, I did not search these capital cities on the internet... I can name nearly any capital in the world... Send me a PM and I'll show you :)
Actually, it's spelled Bishkek, not Bishkent.
There's an actual town in Tajikistan named Bishkent.
Still, not the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Actually, I was curious to see if Bishkent was an actual town somewhere. Then when I looked it up, I figured out there was a Bishkent :funny:
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Does anyone know what the average time between arriving on the airport on the next destination to the Pit Stop? Also, which leg has the shortest time between the arrival on the next destination's airport to the Pit Stop and which leg has the longest time between the arrival on the airport to the Pit Stop in one leg?
PS: Hours of Operation can be included.
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IIRC, there are several possible shortest legs in elapsed time (in each possible instance I can think of, there were two legs in or near the same city and one was the short duration leg (e.g., Delhi, Beijing, Moscow, Shanghai, etc.) In more recent seasons, it would be almost impossible to be certain as check in and departure times have been inconsistently provided on air, if at all.
The longest leg, IIRC, in duration was TAR 9 from Brotas, Brazil to Moscow, Russia, to Munich, Germany. It was an uberleg (which aren't used anymore) with the midpoint in Red Square.
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The longest standard leg is TAR5 leg 4, elipsed for 3 full days
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What is the longest distance traveled by teams in one leg ? (including traveling across countries)
IMO it's Leg 7 of TARAus 2, but I might be wrong.
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What is the longest distance traveled by teams in one leg ? (including traveling across countries)
IMO it's Leg 7 of TARAus 2, but I might be wrong.
I would think it would be the final leg of TARAus3, where they went from Argentina to Los Angeles to Melbourne
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What is the longest distance traveled by teams in one leg ? (including traveling across countries)
IMO it's Leg 7 of TARAus 2, but I might be wrong.
I would think it would be the final leg of TARAus3, where they went from Argentina to Los Angeles to Melbourne
That leg is 22 thousand km long. Even the TAR China leg where they technically flew from Moscow to Guangzhou and then back to Madrid, that only took 17 thousand km.
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What is the longest distance traveled by teams in one leg ? (including traveling across countries)
IMO it's Leg 7 of TARAus 2, but I might be wrong.
I would think it would be the final leg of TARAus3, where they went from Argentina to Los Angeles to Melbourne
And then by helicopter to Port Campbell!
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Which leg is the shortest anyway to complete? I'm pretty sure a Fast Forward was involved there.
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Which leg is the shortest anyway to complete? I'm pretty sure a Fast Forward was involved there.
TAR 13 Leg 7, most teams finish within an hour
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Which leg is the shortest anyway to complete? I'm pretty sure a Fast Forward was involved there.
TAR 13 Leg 7, most teams finish within an hour
Yep even though to concept of the holiday festival was good it was just way to short
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Okay, then what about Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan?
All of these countries are at a 1. Believe it or not, but all the "-Stan" countries that were part of the Soviet Union have grown relatively safe throughout the years. From the time the Soviet Union collapsed to the present day. I hope TAR visits these countries soon, my two picks would be:
Uzbekistan, so TAR has officially visited the two doubly-landlocked countries.
Kyrgyzstan: Underrated country of an underrated region of the world.
I visited both Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan (already featured in TAR once) last year and both were safe countries. However, regarding the red tape to film there, I am not so sure.
The capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, is quite pretty with interesting buildings. Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan has stunning mountain locales and lakes.
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Have we had a colour-blind racer yet? I'm struggling to remember one...
I asked this ages ago, but I just discovered that Yosiel from Israel Season 5 is colour-blind. When at the U-Turn reveal board, he couldn't tell if the icon was Red (U-turned) or Green (safe).
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Jesse O'Brien from TAR Australia 3 is also colour-blind, being unable to see the yellow coloured balloons in the Portuguese detour!
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Is Kosovo a safe country to visit? I mean it's mostly safe in terms of no conflict, but it's receiving a lot of flak from Serbia, so...
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Is Kosovo a safe country to visit? I mean it's mostly safe in terms of no conflict, but it's receiving a lot of flak from Serbia, so...
I see no harm in visiting Kosovo. I just feel like between them and Serbia, they are having that similar Mainland China-Taiwan "is it a country? is it ours?" debate. Both are fine to travel to.
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Is Kosovo a safe country to visit? I mean it's mostly safe in terms of no conflict, but it's receiving a lot of flak from Serbia, so...
I see no harm in visiting Kosovo. I just feel like between them and Serbia, they are having that similar Mainland China-Taiwan "is it a country? is it ours?" debate. Both are fine to travel to.
Exactly being from a Chinese family we always say that Japan is ours, Korea is ours , Taiwan is ours heck they even say the Philippines is ours which I find really annoying and untrue
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Is Kosovo a safe country to visit? I mean it's mostly safe in terms of no conflict, but it's receiving a lot of flak from Serbia, so...
I see no harm in visiting Kosovo. I just feel like between them and Serbia, they are having that similar Mainland China-Taiwan "is it a country? is it ours?" debate. Both are fine to travel to.
Exactly being from a Chinese family we always say that Japan is ours, Korea is ours , Taiwan is ours heck they even say the Philippines is ours which I find really annoying and untrue
Aw, glad to see people from w/i China also share a similar opinion. I mean, while Chinese people as a whole pretty fine, their government is just... too much at times.
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I think Kosovo would probably fall into a similar category as Israel/Palestine.
Though it's probably relatively safe to go there, it may bring some awkward geo-political issues to have a major US television production filming in a nation that half the world is adamant doesn't legally exist- especially when Russia and China are on that side.
It'd be cool, but I don't see us going there until they reach an agreement with Serbia, and their independence is recognized by the Serbs.
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On that note, TAR can soon look at visiting what has been known as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, being renamed as North Macedonia, as soon as the naming dispute resolution is completely implemented.
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what countries had planned visits but weren't visited after that we know of??
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Philippines & Australia in S24, I think, and then Laos in S19.
There are surely more, some we know about and I've forgotten, and presumably many more we have no clue about.
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Argentina in S2. Istanbul in S5, Belize in S8. Qatar in S24
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Would s15 count for that too?
I remember they had to change the route prior to filming because of the swine flu epidemic in 2009
IIRC, South Korea, India, Ghana, and Brazil were some of the mentioned planned countries
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One season was supposed to visit "a baltic country" and didn't get to. I think it was also S15
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Season 24 would have been so much better with Australia, Philippines, and Qatar!
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Was it Kota Kinabulu that replaced Melbourne on Leg 3? :dick :furious:
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One season was supposed to visit "a baltic country" and didn't get to. I think it was also S15
S15 visited Estonia, so it is not likely to be it
S5 had planned visits to Japan too, which got replaced by the Philippines legs
I thought Qatar was for S25 and got replaced by Morocco, not s24
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Oops, I think it was a "Balkan" country, not "Baltic". I get those mixed up.
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We need a wiki page on cancelled legs, it's such an interesting and yet forgettable topic.
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I always wondered what would be Mo & Mos's reaction if they survived up at least Leg 9 and realize that they're gonna be flying to Israel in TAR Aus 1.
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I always wondered what would be Mo & Mos's reaction if they survived up at least Leg 9 and realize that they're gonna be flying to Israel in TAR Aus 1.
I think this should be in the " The Amazing Race what if" thread by anyways i think they are still last if they survived till leg 9
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I always wondered what would be Mo & Mos's reaction if they survived up at least Leg 9 and realize that they're gonna be flying to Israel in TAR Aus 1.
I think this should be in the " The Amazing Race what if" thread by anyways i think they are still last if they survived till leg 9
That's not what Lemontail is referring to...
Muslims in Israel, well, it doesn't quite work...
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Muslims in Israel, well, it doesn't quite work...
What about Americans in Israel? I really want TARUS to visit Israel, but I don't think if it's even possible.
Also what is current TAR status for Russia? Is TAR avoiding it because of recent controversy with president vote? Russia wasn't visited since TAR21.
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Muslims in Israel, well, it doesn't quite work...
What about Americans in Israel? I really want TARUS to visit Israel, but I don't think if it's even possible.
Also what is current TAR status for Russia? Is TAR avoiding it because of recent controversy with president vote? Russia wasn't visited since TAR21.
I'm pretty sure Russia is fine to visit. Australia hasn't been visited since Unfinished Business and there's no conflict going on between the States and Australia. I'm simply sensing inopportune coincidence.
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We need a wiki page on cancelled legs, it's such an interesting and yet forgettable topic.
Problem with that is the complete lack of online mainstream media sources that can be cited under Wikipedia guidelines.
Might be able to do it on the TAR wiki here,but I don't know offhand what their source guidelines are.
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I'm pretty sure Russia is fine to visit. Australia hasn't been visited since Unfinished Business and there's no conflict going on between the States and Australia. I'm simply sensing inopportune coincidence.
Actually Russia is Level 3 and Travel is NOT recommended.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/russia-travel-advisory.html
Please remember to use the US Dept of State warnings and guidelines as your basis. :tup:
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I'm pretty sure Russia is fine to visit. Australia hasn't been visited since Unfinished Business and there's no conflict going on between the States and Australia. I'm simply sensing inopportune coincidence.
Actually Russia is Level 3 and Travel is NOT recommended.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/russia-travel-advisory.html
Please remember to use the US Dept of State warnings and guidelines as your basis. :tup:
Did not know that. :o Thanks, Peach! It seemed like yesterday the season 21 teams were in Moscow to me. Time sure flies. Hoping the conflict there will settle.
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I'm pretty sure Russia is fine to visit. Australia hasn't been visited since Unfinished Business and there's no conflict going on between the States and Australia. I'm simply sensing inopportune coincidence.
Actually Russia is Level 3 and Travel is NOT recommended.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/russia-travel-advisory.html
Please remember to use the US Dept of State warnings and guidelines as your basis. :tup:
Did not know that. :o Thanks, Peach! It seemed like yesterday the season 21 teams were in Moscow to me. Time sure flies. Hoping the conflict there will settle.
Honestly considering the amount of trouble they've run into in Russia including the aforementioned season, even if it wasn't for the travel advisory currently it would be likely production would avoid there.
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What trouble did they run into in Season 21?
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James and Abba's belongings sans things they brought outside, was stolen by an unauthorized taxi driver, that's it. It caused a huge headache as they lost one of the passports inside the taxi.
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They narrowly made it back in time to stand at the finish line dealing with the embassy. With the level raised, that could be more difficult currently.
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Oh, I thought it was something else like Phil got detained again or something production-related, they couldn't get permits or whatever.
Well that's too bad. The TAR China 3 Moscow Leg was great and the TARAu3 Russia Legs were good too.
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Nah, that was Ukraine season 10.
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Would TAR be any different if TAR debuted in 1980s or 1990s?
I reckon so! The editing would be different and same with the countries visited.
Interesting question. In the 80's, yes, there would be a few differences in Europe.
-Germany was East and West prior to the wall coming down in 1989
-Prior to 1991, Croatia and all its neighbouring countries were part of Yugoslavia
-Russia probably would never been an option, being the USSR also prior to 1991
Can't immediately think of examples in other parts of the world
Sorry for reviving this.
So, the Soviet Union wouldn't allow TAR to visit them?
Imagine if TAR could time travel, then we could visit the Ottoman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Chinese (Qing) Empire lol
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Would TAR be any different if TAR debuted in 1980s or 1990s?
I reckon so! The editing would be different and same with the countries visited.
Interesting question. In the 80's, yes, there would be a few differences in Europe.
-Germany was East and West prior to the wall coming down in 1989
-Prior to 1991, Croatia and all its neighbouring countries were part of Yugoslavia
-Russia probably would never been an option, being the USSR also prior to 1991
Can't immediately think of examples in other parts of the world
Sorry for reviving this.
So, the Soviet Union wouldn't allow TAR to visit them?
Imagine if TAR could time travel, then we could visit the Ottoman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Chinese (Qing) Empire lol
You left out Czechoslovakia, which was part of the Warsaw Pact/ Soviet sphere ofnfluence, that also divided after the end of the Cold War. And Crypus has been divided (unofficially) into Greek and Turkish areas for decades.
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"According to an interview with Wally Bransen on RFF Radio, Hurricane Emily forced producers to cancel a leg in Belize"
-Wikipedia
Does this exist anywhere? I would love to hear it if it does (Assuming RFF stands for us?)
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That was Rob's show. I'll ask if the archives are around.
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Actually, while I'm at it, could I please have a list of all cancelled Race destinations with a source? Not to discredit the unsourced ones or anything, but for this project I'm kindasortamaybe working on, I need ones with a source.
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Actually, while I'm at it, could I please have a list of all cancelled Race destinations with a source? Not to discredit the unsourced ones or anything, but for this project I'm kindasortamaybe working on, I need ones with a source.
Here is the "no way in hell we'll try going to Qatar again" link.
https://nypost.com/2017/05/31/amazing-race-crew-reveal-their-craziest-behind-the-scenes-tales/
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1. In how many separated flights teams traveled from destination A to destination B? What is the record?
2. What is the record for the most flight connections took by team in their way to next destination?
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1. In how many separated flights teams traveled from destination A to destination B? What is the record?
2. What is the record for the most flight connections took by team in their way to next destination?
I think Peggy & Claire still hold the record for most connection flights. Iguacu Falls to Sao Paulo (or Rio, I forgot) to New York to London to Cape Town. It was ridiculous, not to mention they somehow skipped original TSA at JFK Airport which made them miss their second connection flight.
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1. In how many separated flights teams traveled from destination A to destination B? What is the record?
2. What is the record for the most flight connections took by team in their way to next destination?
I think Peggy & Claire still hold the record for most connection flights. Iguacu Falls to Sao Paulo (or Rio, I forgot) to New York to London to Cape Town. It was ridiculous, not to mention they somehow skipped original TSA at JFK Airport which made them miss their second connection flight.
As to question 1, I believe the answer is either 5 or 6. This was during the early era of the show where teams often booked their own flights. Possibly TAR 3 Cancun to Scotland perhaps?
As to question 2, again without researching, my impression is that TAR 11 may hold that record as teams had to get from Tanzania to Poland during an Islamic holy period with lots of people traveling. The answer may also involve the Uber leg in TAR 9 from South America to Moscow, then on to Germany.
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Can a team that wins a season return? NO SPOLIERS PLEASE
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Can a team that wins a season return e.g All Stars season? NO SPOLIERS PLEASE
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Yes.
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Thanks
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I'm wondering if any team has gone from 11th place all the way to first in the premiere leg before.... I can't remember, if any, off the top of my head. I know there have been several instances of the other way around.
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I'm wondering if any team has gone from 11th place all the way to first in the premiere leg before.... I can't remember, if any, off the top of my head. I know there have been several instances of the other way around.
I would say technically Ken & Gerard. Ken & Gerard, Derek & Drew, and Gina & Sylvia arrived at Zocalo at the same time in last place. The screen just placed last place under the three teams.
Next closest example would be the season 18 premiere, but Gary & Mallory were never in 11th place just 10th.
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I'm wondering if any team has gone from 11th place all the way to first in the premiere leg before.... I can't remember, if any, off the top of my head. I know there have been several instances of the other way around.
Tanner & Josh - last to finish the bike race; first on the mat.
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I'm wondering if any team has gone from 11th place all the way to first in the premiere leg before.... I can't remember, if any, off the top of my head. I know there have been several instances of the other way around.
Tanner & Josh - last to finish the bike race; first on the mat.
Oh, how could I have forgotten that they're boat bike broke. :lol:
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Do winners receive their prize as soon as the Race is finished or do they have to wait until it airs? Given the waiting period, it would be a shame if a winner experienced financial difficulties and had to sell his house or something while waiting for the prize.
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Do winners receive their prize as soon as the Race is finished or do they have to wait until it airs? Given the waiting period, it would be a shame if a winner experienced financial difficulties and had to sell his house or something while waiting for the prize.
Traditionally, they were always given it afterward. I saw past leg winners post about how they received their cars and such almost a year after the finale aired.
If a team suddenly came into money or started taking trips they normally couldn't afford, that's kind of a dead giveaway to the people they personally know.
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Do winners receive their prize as soon as the Race is finished or do they have to wait until it airs? Given the waiting period, it would be a shame if a winner experienced financial difficulties and had to sell his house or something while waiting for the prize.
Traditionally, they were always given it afterward. I saw past leg winners post about how they received their cars and such almost a year after the finale aired.
If a team suddenly came into money or started taking trips they normally couldn't afford, that's kind of a dead giveaway to the people they personally know.
It's also almost used as a ransom. "If you talk, you don't get this"
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Do winners receive their prize as soon as the Race is finished or do they have to wait until it airs? Given the waiting period, it would be a shame if a winner experienced financial difficulties and had to sell his house or something while waiting for the prize.
Traditionally, they were always given it afterward. I saw past leg winners post about how they received their cars and such almost a year after the finale aired.
If a team suddenly came into money or started taking trips they normally couldn't afford, that's kind of a dead giveaway to the people they personally know.
It's also almost used as a ransom. "If you talk, you don't get this"
TAR revised its rules about the prize after Reichen from TAR 4 were spotted buying what would be otherwise unaffordable to him prior to winning, along with his buying habits that sparkled after winning the race.
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I'm sure this has been previously discussed, but I've heard multiple times about an instance where 2 versions of the Amazing Race were running through an airport at the same time. Does anyone know what seasons and the airport it occured in?
Thanks :)
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I'm sure this has been previously discussed, but I've heard multiple times about an instance where 2 versions of the Amazing Race were running through an airport at the same time. Does anyone know what seasons and the airport it occured in?
Thanks :)
I believe it was TAR12 & TARA2 at Prague airport, correct me if I'm wrong.
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For countries which require US Passport holders a visa, who processes them? Production
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I'm not sure if this was addressed back when it aired, but how come, in Season 19 Leg 2 (Indonesia), some teams (like Liz & Marie and Bill & Cathi) have zero reaction when Phil "checks" them in & seem like they already knew they did something wrong? Was there some refilming done or was it just bad editing?
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I'm not sure if this was addressed back when it aired, but how come, in Season 19 Leg 2 (Indonesia), some teams (like Liz & Marie and Bill & Cathi) have zero reaction when Phil "checks" them in & seem like they already knew they did something wrong? Was there some refilming done or was it just bad editing?
They saw Ernie & Cindy running back from pit stop and they told them what happened, I guess. So they were not surprised by it then.
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I'm sure this has been previously discussed, but I've heard multiple times about an instance where 2 versions of the Amazing Race were running through an airport at the same time. Does anyone know what seasons and the airport it occured in?
Thanks :)
I believe it was TAR12 & TARA2 at Prague airport, correct me if I'm wrong.
TAR12 didn't visit Prague.
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I'm sure this has been previously discussed, but I've heard multiple times about an instance where 2 versions of the Amazing Race were running through an airport at the same time. Does anyone know what seasons and the airport it occured in?
Thanks :)
I believe it was TAR12 & TARA2 at Prague airport, correct me if I'm wrong.
TAR12 didn't visit Prague.
You are correct, TAR 12 never visited Prague, but some teams made connections through the Prague Airport.
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Another question about TAR 19: in Leg 11, teams appear to take a train to Amsterdam in their Tintin outfits. Where did their bags go? lol
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I thought I might take a moment here to bring up two questions I made where someone offered to provide me an answer but never got around to it.
1. Have we ever figured out the location of the incident where Andre & Damon got arrested on TAR3? It was a Mosque in some small city in Morocco.
2. Have we found the old "RFF Radio Interview with Wally Bransen" that talks about the Belize leg in TAR8 getting cancelled?
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I have this memory of an instance on TAR where a team ran into a local's car or damaged a local's car in some way, and when they tried to apologize and move on the local said to them "Sorry's not gonna cut it this time". Did I imagine this, because I can't find it for the life of me?
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I have this memory of an instance on TAR where a team ran into a local's car or damaged a local's car in some way, and when they tried to apologize and move on the local said to them "Sorry's not gonna cut it this time". Did I imagine this, because I can't find it for the life of me?
TAR Asia 1 Leg 1, Ernie & Jenna I think!
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I have this memory of an instance on TAR where a team ran into a local's car or damaged a local's car in some way, and when they tried to apologize and move on the local said to them "Sorry's not gonna cut it this time". Did I imagine this, because I can't find it for the life of me?
TAR 18 Jamie & Cara, the Japan leg.
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I know this is a silly question, but what would they do if two teams arrived at the Finish Line at the same time, literally hopping on the finish line together?
Also, is there any reason why TAR might not have considered these places:
1. Jerusalem or Tel Aviv, Israel (is it possible?)
2. Dublin, Ireland
3. Male, Maldives (is it logistical?)
4. Jakarta, Indonesia
Also, I was surprised to see on this thread that they haven't visited Melbourne yet. I know TAR Canada went to Jakarta, but I'm surprised about TARUSA and also, I'm very surprised they haven't been to Dublin after 32 seasons.
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The first season of the Australian edition did visit both Israeli cities.
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The American version's production has stated before that they won't go to Israel due to "the high cost of insurance", though that was a while ago.
TAR Asia 1 and 5, as well as TAR Canada 6 have visited Jakarta.
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Been that way for the last three years.
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There are some countries which are yet to be visited by US teams: Suriname, French Guiana, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, San Marino, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Serbia, Belarus, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Angola, Comoros, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Lesotho, Rwanda, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Myanmar, Brunei, East Timor, Tibet, Fiji, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, American Samoa, etc.
How will you rate which one is dangerous and which one is safe?
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Swaziland
Swaziland changed its name to eSwatini last year, just letting you know.
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And also (the independent nation of) Macedonia is changed to North Macedonia to avoid with the whole Macedonia comprises the ancient region of Macedonia including the southern part is at Greece.
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There are some countries which are yet to be visited by US teams: Suriname, French Guiana, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia, San Marino, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Serbia, Belarus, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Angola, Comoros, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Lesotho, Rwanda, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Myanmar, Brunei, East Timor, Tibet, Fiji, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, American Samoa, etc.
How will you rate which one is dangerous and which one is safe?
are these all the countries? uh uh oh Tibet would be very interesting (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/cheer2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862495)
but technically they are chinese teritory (http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/cute2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862498)
Tibet is not safe for people who have fear of heights, also you can't run around in Tibet, you need to move slowly, it's very dangerous to run around in Tibet
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Is it possible, for a team in the finale, to arrive 1st in a memory task that's a Roadblock, before the Finish Line, knowing that teams are hours behind them, just get a penalty for telling the RB performer the answers (like Denise accidentally did in TAR 27), knowing that the length of the penalty doesn't matter if the teams behind them are hours away?
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Is it possible, for a team in the finale, to arrive 1st in a memory task that's a Roadblock, before the Finish Line, knowing that teams are hours behind them, just get a penalty for telling the RB performer the answers (like Denise accidentally did in TAR 27), knowing that the length of the penalty doesn't matter if the teams behind them are hours away?
Absolutely. We had Rachel & Dave miss an entire RB in season 20 without affecting their results. The team would just likely be sitting beside the finish line with all the greeting eliminated teams until the penalty elapses.
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Is it possible, for a team in the finale, to arrive 1st in a memory task that's a Roadblock, before the Finish Line, knowing that teams are hours behind them, just get a penalty for telling the RB performer the answers (like Denise accidentally did in TAR 27), knowing that the length of the penalty doesn't matter if the teams behind them are hours away?
Absolutely. We had Rachel & Dave miss an entire RB in season 20 without affecting their results. The team would just likely be sitting beside the finish line with all the greeting eliminated teams until the penalty elapses.
Probably true on the last part, though Rachel and Dave went back and did the roadblock in S20, so they don't really apply to the question.
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mm what is the title of bgm they played in japan? (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/22.gif?w=560)
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Are there any countries that teams have set foot in as an airport layover that have not formally been visited? I know Denmark was one until it was visited in S19, and I think Charla & Mirna connected through Bahrain once but that's been visited now too. Is there anything?
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Kenya, Season 5? I don't know why the wikis count this as a visited country. They didn't do anything there.
Also, internationally, TAR Australia 1 gave us a glimpse of Jordan when they were connecting out of Israel.
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Are there any countries that teams have set foot in as an airport layover that have not formally been visited? I know Denmark was one until it was visited in S19, and I think Charla & Mirna connected through Bahrain once but that's been visited now too. Is there anything?
TAR 15 connected in Riga, Latvia when flying to Prague.
BJ & Tyler connected in Doha, Qatar when flying to Muscat.
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Are there any countries that teams have set foot in as an airport layover that have not formally been visited? I know Denmark was one until it was visited in S19, and I think Charla & Mirna connected through Bahrain once but that's been visited now too. Is there anything?
TAR 6 connected in Copenhagen, Denmark when teams flew from Reykjavik, Iceland to Oslo, Norway.
Prior to TAR 9, Japan was a connected flight from cities in Far East to Hawaii.
Prior to TAR 10, Spain was also a connected flight from when Bob & Joyce and Kami & Karli flew from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Saint Petersburg, Russia in TAR 5. Spain didn't do anything that those trucks alighted to stop at Algeciras before boarding a ferry across Gibraltar strait to Morocco in TAR 3.
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Kenya, Season 5? I don't know why the wikis count this as a visited country. They didn't do anything there.
I think it's because the clue said to fly to Nairobi, Kenya. It's the same reason that South Africa is counted as a destination in TAR1 even though all they do is get on a flight - the clue said to go to Johannesburg, South Africa.
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This may have been asked already somewhere but I couldn't find it...are the clues printed right before each leg? I've been rewatching some of the seasons and noticed on some Roadblocks, it would specify by name which person needed to do it, so I assumed printing the clues right before each leg would be the only possible way they would know that?
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Are there any countries that teams have set foot in as an airport layover that have not formally been visited? I know Denmark was one until it was visited in S19, and I think Charla & Mirna connected through Bahrain once but that's been visited now too. Is there anything?
Cyprus I think. In one season, some teams connected through Larnaca? Or maybe that option was aired but they never took it.
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This may have been asked already somewhere but I couldn't find it...are the clues printed right before each leg? I've been rewatching some of the seasons and noticed on some Roadblocks, it would specify by name which person needed to do it, so I assumed printing the clues right before each leg would be the only possible way they would know that?
The production certainly has the means to do so. One reason is to deal with last minute changes within a leg, or a change of a leg and all tasks for a replacement leg.
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This makes me wonder, how many replacement legs do Race productions come up with for each season? Is there only a couple backups or..... do they make a completely alternate "race" on hand and pick up countries from that shortlist once deemed necessary?
:o This thought never crossed my mind until now.
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My best guess would be that they have a backup leg or two ready for each continent that would be at the difficulty level that the race would be at during that point
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From what I recall over the years, tTPTB have a number of alternative legs prepared if there’s an issue in filming at any point. More than just a couple. The Racers get a hint of options for countries where visas have to be issued in advance so those are in Racers’ passport. Sometimes TPTB have to apply for visas during filming which may cause a delay, but that’s uncommon
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They also do visas for places they know they aren't going to confuse the racers
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Are there any countries that teams have set foot in as an airport layover that have not formally been visited? I know Denmark was one until it was visited in S19, and I think Charla & Mirna connected through Bahrain once but that's been visited now too. Is there anything?
I believe some teams connected through Sofia to get to Moscow and eventually Krasnoyarsk in TAR 14?
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Is there any country that hasn't had a full leg (or has a Pit Stop in it) in the US version but has been visited on transit to the real destination, but not aired on TV yet?
Kenya in season 5 leg 7 is not counted because I remember the clue specifically told them to fly to Nairobi first before going to Tanzania.
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Is there any country that hasn't had a full leg (or has a Pit Stop in it) in the US version but has been visited on transit to the real destination, but not aired on TV yet?
Kenya in season 5 leg 7 is not counted because I remember the clue specifically told them to fly to Nairobi first before going to Tanzania.
I don't know, but I approve of the avatar~
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The closest thing I can think of is in leg 7 of TAR 12, where teams had to travel by bus from Dubrovnik to Split, before traveling by ferry to Italy. The bus ride would've passed through the narrow coastal part of Bosnia & Herzegovina but it isn't commented on by the show.
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Who is the strongest (physically) racer ever? i nominate Bolo (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/101.gif?w=560)
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How long does a leg usually run normally/in general, counting from teams left the airport/station until the first team check-in to the Pit Stop?
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The closest thing I can think of is in leg 7 of TAR 12, where teams had to travel by bus from Dubrovnik to Split, before traveling by ferry to Italy. The bus ride would've passed through the narrow coastal part of Bosnia & Herzegovina but it isn't commented on by the show.
Ah yes, I just made that journey in the reverse direction (from Split to Dubrovnik). Honestly Bosnia and Herzegovina is really due for a visit in the US version. It will be a leg for the history buffs, since so many notable events have happened in that country. It can be as emotional as Senegal in TAR6 and Poland in TAR11.
On topic:
I guess we may never know, but if there is no clear #2 team for the U-turn after the 1st round of voting, how will the 2nd round of voting be carried out?
Also, if this U-turn vote becomes a fixture in future seasons, perhaps things like immunities, idols and advantages may appear as well? :duno:
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How long does a leg usually run normally/in general, counting from teams left the airport/station until the first team check-in to the Pit Stop?
I would say 2-3-4 hours, since a roadblock/detour these day no more than 1 hour (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/yoyo125.gif?w=150&h=150)
i miss old TAR with gruelling challenges which took them for hours, stacking watermelons in S20 was so epic (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/52.gif?w=560)
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I wonder what is the most expensive task put together on The Amazing Race? (US version)
I immediately think of the WWI Detour/Speed Bump/U-Turn in France on season 6. A full-scale war reenactment with vintage aircraft, staged explosions, actors, and specific setup for the actual tasks themselves.
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I think it may have been the champagne waltz task in Vienna. Season 4 leg 3. There were a lot of extras and an orchestra for that one.
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I think it may have been the champagne waltz task in Vienna. Season 4 leg 3. There were a lot of extras and an orchestra for that one.
And that was a fast forward! No wonder they cut back on those starting in S5. Waste of money if no one takes it.
I thought I recall something saying the season 23 finale had that helicopter challenge where you had to drop objects onto a target and that was one of the most expensive tasks they did.
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This question assumes that the Rolex roadblock clue mentioned something about having to gather ingredients and cook the Rolex. If Brit had yelled to Janie something like "Read the clue" as she ran by, would that have been a violation of roadblock help rules? It would not have conveyed any SPECIFIC task information.
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This question assumes that the Rolex roadblock clue mentioned something about having to gather ingredients and cook the Rolex. If Brit had yelled to Janie something like "Read the clue" as she ran by, would that have been a violation of roadblock help rules? It would not have conveyed any SPECIFIC task information.
You can encourage "You're doing great. Stay focused" But i don't think you can suggest anything.
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This question assumes that the Rolex roadblock clue mentioned something about having to gather ingredients and cook the Rolex. If Brit had yelled to Janie something like "Read the clue" as she ran by, would that have been a violation of roadblock help rules? It would not have conveyed any SPECIFIC task information.
As far as I know, 'read your clue' has always been allowed?
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Hmmm...I wouldn't think so. No help from the inactive partner allowed. Encouragement yes.
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read your clue should have been prohibited by production already. We saw multiple incidents of these on TAR30 (leg 11 with Kristi's roadblock) and TAR31 (leg 1 with Bret's roadblock and leg 6 with Janelle).
If it was not banned by production, all of the inactive partners would have surely yelled 'read your clue' to the participating partner.
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I increasingly consider “read your clue (completely)” to now be the most important rule other than “know where your passport is at all times.”
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Anybody know top secret behind scene info about production cost in one season? (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/22.gif?w=560)
how much in comparison to survivor production cost in one season? 2:1? 3:1? 4:1?
they produce survivor twice a year and TAR barely 1 per year (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/97.gif?w=560)
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Most expensive thing to pay would've been Phil Keoghan's salary per season.
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The size of production across the planet, season by season numbers in the thousands. Neither Survivor nor Big Brother have that to contend with. Plus travel for cast and production that isn’t local, The cost of lodging meals, etc., for eliminated contestants is probably similar, but that is perhaps leveled out by the longer periods needed for Survivor and Big Brother than TAR.
I don’t know that the actual amounts have ever been stated.
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IIRC TAR employs more less 2,000 people all over the world and Survivor employs more less 325 people. Per season.
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Sometimes I feel that there are a lot of unnecessary costs that could have been trimmed. For example, do you need so many people playing instruments on the side? Are they necessary if it is not a music/dance task? Are the costumes for the contestants really necessary?
Question: Do they actually hold the teams up at the airport arrival hall and release them all at once? Or are they allowed to race as per normal?
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Question: Do they actually hold the teams up at the airport arrival hall and release them all at once? Or are they allowed to race as per normal?
I think that depends on whether or not every team is on the same flight, or if multiple flights have been provided by production (such as TAR24 to and through Malaysia)
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What are some instances that we see the teams drinking some alcohol? I only remember TAR 26.
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You’d have to go back to the very early season when the teams were allowed to mingle at pit stops. TAR 2 in South Africa at the winery pit stop is the one that comes to mind.
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TAR 30 had a black death shot in Iceland.
Tar 6 had Gus drinking a Beer
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What are some instances that we see the teams drinking some alcohol? I only remember TAR 26.
There was one where the team had to finish a 'boot' of beer (unsure of season).
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What are some instances that we see the teams drinking some alcohol? I only remember TAR 26.
There was one where the team had to finish a 'boot' of beer (unsure of season).
That was in TAR16.
Vodka detour in TAR5 comes to my mind...
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Don't forget TAR15's absinthe, which made Brian visibly drunk afterwards.
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Question: Do they actually hold the teams up at the airport arrival hall and release them all at once? Or are they allowed to race as per normal?
I think that depends on whether or not every team is on the same flight, or if multiple flights have been provided by production (such as TAR24 to and through Malaysia)
There is some mention of this at the 1h 40 min mark.
http://cococaliente.libsyn.com/ep22-amazing-race-31-w-colin-christie-live-podcast
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Did Colin and Christie ever repair their relationship with Charla and Mirna? Genuinely curious.
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Did Colin and Christie ever repair their relationship with Charla and Mirna? Genuinely curious.
Actually, yeah me too. Im surprised that any interviewer/podcaster didn't touch this topic for them, unless we did miss something
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Has the “home” team ever won the final leg? I know frank and margarita were from nyc and Tyler and korey were from Michigan and lost. marcus and Amani might have been from
Atlanta but I can’t remember but they also lost.
Has there ever been a team that won in their home town?
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Has the “home” team ever won the final leg? I know frank and margarita were from nyc and Tyler and korey were from Michigan and lost. marcus and Amani might have been from
Atlanta but I can’t remember but they also lost.
Has there ever been a team that won in their home town?
I sorted the US contestant list on Wikipedia by placement. There's really only 1 1/2 teams.
Dana & Matt (28) are both from LA (Santa Barbara's close enough, right?)
Eric Sanchez (11) is from Deerfield Beach, a suburb of Miami.
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Has the “home” team ever won the final leg? I know frank and margarita were from nyc and Tyler and korey were from Michigan and lost. marcus and Amani might have been from
Atlanta but I can’t remember but they also lost.
Has there ever been a team that won in their home town?
I sorted the US contestant list on Wikipedia by placement. There's really only 1 1/2 teams.
Dana & Matt (28) are both from LA (Santa Barbara's close enough, right?)
Eric Sanchez (11) is from Deerfield Beach, a suburb of Miami.
But Season 11 finished in San Francisco... :duno:
I don't think they were still living there, but Josh & Brent (Season 21) had lived in New York City.
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Oops, you're right. I was thinking of a wrong season.
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Has the “home” team ever won the final leg? I know frank and margarita were from nyc and Tyler and korey were from Michigan and lost. marcus and Amani might have been from
Atlanta but I can’t remember but they also lost.
Has there ever been a team that won in their home town?
I sorted the US contestant list on Wikipedia by placement. There's really only 1 1/2 teams.
Dana & Matt (28) are both from LA (Santa Barbara's close enough, right?)
Eric Sanchez (11) is from Deerfield Beach, a suburb of Miami.
But Season 11 finished in San Francisco... :duno:
I don't think they were still living there, but Josh & Brent (Season 21) had lived in New York City.
Kat from Nat & Kat is from Santa Monica, within L.A. County where teams raced around.
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I figured there had to be an LA team winning in LA. Thanks everyone
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I'm not sure if this has been asked yet, but what would theoretically happen if a team who had two Express Passes didn't give away one of them? Is this a requirement or simply an option?
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I'm not sure if this has been asked yet, but what would theoretically happen if a team who had two Express Passes didn't give away one of them? Is this a requirement or simply an option?
The host confronts them at the mat and forces them to answer. The host will then hold onto the pass and give it away him/herself. I think this happened in one of the TAR Canada seasons.
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I'm not sure if this has been asked yet, but what would theoretically happen if a team who had two Express Passes didn't give away one of them? Is this a requirement or simply an option?
The host confronts them at the mat and forces them to answer. The host will then hold onto the pass and give it away him/herself. I think this happened in one of the TAR Canada seasons.
Yeah, Season 4, episode 4. They didn't give them away because they were trying to hide that they found them.
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Interesting! Does the team receive some kind of penalty?
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Nah.
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It's more a case of 'waiting until the very last minute', not a violation of a rule.
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Interesting! Does the team receive some kind of penalty?
I really think that they should make the team give away the Express Pass BEFORE checking in. So they can't check in with that second Express Pass
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Yeah that sounds like a fair compromise to me!
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Interesting! Does the team receive some kind of penalty?
I really think that they should make the team give away the Express Pass BEFORE checking in. So they can't check in with that second Express Pass
Why? What's the difference?
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Did Colin and Christie ever repair their relationship with Charla and Mirna? Genuinely curious.
Charla and Mirna are friends with Colin on Colin's personal FB page so I think they have some sort of relationship.
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Interesting! Does the team receive some kind of penalty?
I really think that they should make the team give away the Express Pass BEFORE checking in. So they can't check in with that second Express Pass
Why? What's the difference?
For example, when Steph & Kristin stepped on the mat but still had the 2nd Express Pass on hand, they are not able to check in so they have to go back to where the other teams are and give it to them there. So it could delay Steph & Kristin and lower their standing. BUUUUUT typing this now I could see a very specific situation that they are begging the only team behind them to take it but the other team wouldn't take it, forcing Steph & Kristin to check in last. :duno:
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Yes, that's definitely a good point to bring up! What if the EP-holding team was absolved from responsibility if the team refused to take it? :duno:
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What would happen if a team showed up to the Head to Head with a penalty?
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What would happen if a team showed up to the Head to Head with a penalty?
Maybe the producers would realize it's a bad idea to place them at the end of the leg?
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What would happen if a team showed up to the Head to Head with a penalty?
Maybe the producers would realize it's a bad idea to place them at the end of the leg?
I'm dead this is actually funny :lol:
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FWIW, I think Pit Stop Tasks (like the Penultimate Leg of TAR 31) are much better because teams aren't relying on other teams to show up, and issues like penalties interfering with the Head-to-Heads are avoided :tup:
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What would happen if a team showed up to the Head to Head with a penalty?
My guess is that they'll wait out the penalty before lining up for the Head-to-Head. So other teams could pass them and attempt the Head-to-Head before them. Could be fair if they had like a 15-minute to a 1-hr penalty, but is kind of unfair if they had a 6-hr penalty and still manage to beat the last team. :/
And what if the non-penaltied team won that last H2H? Would they still depart 6 hrs later because the penaltied team had to technically wait out the 6 hrs before the H2H? :duno:
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Well, for that reason, they may still wait out the penalty after the Head to Head but before checking in :duno:
But basically, there's a lot of issues with Head-to-Heads :funny:
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Well, for that reason, they may still wait out the penalty after the Head to Head but before checking in :duno:
But basically, there's a lot of issues with Head-to-Heads :funny:
I've thought of that, but then it would really depend how long the Head-to-Head takes to be setup by production. Putting it into the Race as a pit stop task was definitely a choice.
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Yeah, I think Pit Stop Tasks like the one from TAR 31 (Penultimate Leg) are a much better idea than Head-to-Heads :tup:
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What would happen if a team showed up to the Head to Head with a penalty?
My guess is that they'll wait out the penalty before lining up for the Head-to-Head. So other teams could pass them and attempt the Head-to-Head before them. Could be fair if they had like a 15-minute to a 1-hr penalty, but is kind of unfair if they had a 6-hr penalty and still manage to beat the last team. :/
And what if the non-penaltied team won that last H2H? Would they still depart 6 hrs later because the penaltied team had to technically wait out the 6 hrs before the H2H? :duno:
Depending on the time of the penalty, if quitting a H2H is only 2h, then it's worth it to quit before the other team's 6 hour penalty is finished
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My guess is that production would do what it’s done in the past. If the team didn’t or couldn’t wait out the penalty at the task where it occurred and it infraction was discovered later, it would be imposed at the Mat before the team could check in and after all other tasks. I don’t think they’d imposed it at the head to head since a second head would be disadvantaged unfairly.
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Do some teams bring adult diapers into the race?
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I checked TARCAN 7 for this leg's placements earlier and what I found out was that someone did re-edit and mess the race summary stating that teams visit to Saudi Arabia & Venezuela. What can you say about this?
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Just a troll, lol. Look at the editors' edit history, they've messed around with other TAR seasons' pages.
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Any American teams surrender an expired Express Pass before? I don't seem to remember any team doing so off the top of my head.
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Any American teams surrender an expired Express Pass before? I don't seem to remember any team doing so off the top of my head.
Didn't team fun in 29? I know they had something they ended up never using.
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Besides the shove in Berlin during season 6, and Luke and Jen's clue box body-checking in season 14, has any racer in any edition ever physically attacked another racer from another team, and if so, what were the consequences inflicted upon them by race rules if any?
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Besides the shove in Berlin during season 6, and Luke and Jen's clue box body-checking in season 14, has any racer in any edition ever physically attacked another racer from another team, and if so, what were the consequences inflicted upon them by race rules if any?
I wouldn't call it an attack, but Dan and Sam got psychical with the globetrotters racing to the pit stop in Estonia in 15. From what i remember someone tripped and grabbed the other team and brought them down with them. I don't think there was any consequence.
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Besides the shove in Berlin during season 6, and Luke and Jen's clue box body-checking in season 14, has any racer in any edition ever physically attacked another racer from another team, and if so, what were the consequences inflicted upon them by race rules if any?
I wouldn't call it an attack, but Dan and Sam got psychical with the globetrotters racing to the pit stop in Estonia in 15. From what i remember someone tripped and grabbed the other team and brought them down with them. I don't think there was any consequence.
Yeah, the foot race in Estonia was basically getting toe-tangled and both people tripping over, and then starting false accusations. :funny: I'm just surprised after so many seasons in so many editions, we haven't had a trashy violent fight break out - yet - or one that I remember or know of. Closest other one that's not what I truly mean is season 5, Christie physically blocking the entrance to the airport in Cairo from Mirna.
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Besides the shove in Berlin during season 6, and Luke and Jen's clue box body-checking in season 14, has any racer in any edition ever physically attacked another racer from another team, and if so, what were the consequences inflicted upon them by race rules if any?
I wouldn't call it an attack, but Dan and Sam got psychical with the globetrotters racing to the pit stop in Estonia in 15. From what i remember someone tripped and grabbed the other team and brought them down with them. I don't think there was any consequence.
Yeah, the foot race in Estonia was basically getting toe-tangled and both people tripping over, and then starting false accusations. :funny: I'm just surprised after so many seasons in so many editions, we haven't had a trashy violent fight break out - yet - or one that I remember or know of. Closest other one that's not what I truly mean is season 5, Christie physically blocking the entrance to the airport in Cairo from Mirna.
Team Guido practically did the same thing in season 1. Blocked with their bodies
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Has any team that is basically ''workhorse female partner, useless male partner'' ever appeared in any of the Race iterations?
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Has any team that is basically ''workhorse female partner, useless male partner'' ever appeared in any of the Race iterations?
Lenny & Karyn from TAR 1 come to mind.
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Tian & Jaree from S4
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Has any team that is basically ''workhorse female partner, useless male partner'' ever appeared in any of the Race iterations?
Adam & Rebecca from S6
Tian & Jaree from S4
That's... not... what?
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lol misread my bad... :groan:
Shamir & Sara of S29
Vanck and Ashton
Margie & Luke from TAR14.... Luke isnt exactly clueless but Margie basically carried their team... other teams didnt called her bionic woman for nothing
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is Egypt still blacklisted as Race course tho?
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What was the first instance of teams having to self-drive manual cars?
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Has any team that is basically ''workhorse female partner, useless male partner'' ever appeared in any of the Race iterations?
Adam & Rebeeca (S6)
Ron & Chris (S12, 18)
Margie & Luke (S14, 18, and I don't agree them for 24)
Nick & Vicki (S17)
Shamir & Sara (S29)
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What if a team chooses to ignore the clue's transportation choice, and gets a flight instead of taking a train per clue, how much penalty would they get?
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What if a team chooses to ignore the clue's transportation choice, and gets a flight instead of taking a train per clue, how much penalty would they get?
Probably like Kent & Vyxsin, 30 minutes?
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The penalty will be the time gained plus 30 minutes, not sure how the use of the air travel card would be handled.
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What if the yielded/u-turned team intentionally skip the yield/u-turn punishment?
Such a rare occasion i know :funny:, but maybe at a moment a team would be literally in this case
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What if the yielded/u-turned team intentionally skip the yield/u-turn punishment?
Such a rare occasion i know :funny:, but maybe at a moment a team would be literally in this case
That happened once in Canada. One got injured on the Roadblock and therefore they couldn't finish either Detour. They were already last, so whatever the penalty would have been never got mentioned.
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How are pit stop greeters chosen?
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How are pit stop greeters chosen?
Local casting agencies, guides, people who work at the Pit Stop location, people from production who knows a guy (Phil's dad in season 13 :waves:).
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Has any team that is basically ''workhorse female partner, useless male partner'' ever appeared in any of the Race iterations?
Adam & Rebeeca (S6)
Ron & Chris (S12, 18)
Margie & Luke (S14, 18, and I don't agree them for 24)
Nick & Vicki (S17)
Shamir & Sara (S29)
Terence & Sarah from season 13 to a degree.
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For TAR US only, in a leg with Head to head, one team faces a flight drama/injury or losing passport, what would happen for second to last team
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For TAR US only, in a leg with Head to head, one team faces a flight drama/injury or losing passport, what would happen for second to last team
I would assume they'd have to wait for as long as the last team arrived at that point. It's unfair and a loophole, but that's just the name and description of the task.
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How are pit stop greeters chosen?
Random dude they could grab, like that barber in far corner of Taj mahal (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/101.gif?w=560)
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How are pit stop greeters chosen?
Random dude they could grab, like that barber in far corner of Taj mahal (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/101.gif?w=560)
Gardener maybe?? ???
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How are pit stop greeters chosen?
Random dude they could grab, like that barber in far corner of Taj mahal (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/101.gif?w=560)
Gardener maybe?? ???
Nope, barber in far corner of Taj mahal (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/101.gif?w=560)
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The gardener was TAR13
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loved that one!
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For TAR US only, in a leg with Head to head, one team faces a flight drama/injury or losing passport, what would happen for second to last team
I would assume they'd have to wait for as long as the last team arrived at that point. It's unfair and a loophole, but that's just the name and description of the task.
In Israel if one team were injured in face-off tasks this tasks would be canceled, but the injury team still received 15 minutes penalty, it occured two times in HMLM 4 (leg 4 & 7)
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I wonder why dont they just smudge off the camera dudes, so they can show us more scenes (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/yoyo125.gif?w=150&h=150)
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1. Was there team who was NELed 3 or more times?
2. Which team got most last and 2nd to last placements?
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1. Was there team who was NELed 3 or more times?
2. Which team got most last and 2nd to last placements?
Joe & Bill received non-eliminations three separate times in their two seasons combined.
And Lucy & Emilia from the Australian version for sure unless I'm missing a team.
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2. Which team got most last and 2nd to last placements?
And Lucy & Emilia from the Australian version for sure unless I'm missing a team.
Yeah, Lucy & Emilia came to my mind too because they got 4 back to back last/2nd to last placements right at the beginning.
But actually they had "only" 6 last/2nd to last placements compared to Kami & Karli and Josh & Brent who got 7.
So I wonder if there is another team who got 7 or more?
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This is not a mystery, but maybe the deepest secret in TAR franchise, and if u are a superfans must know this one:
how many person per team as they compete around the world? (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/45.gif?w=560)
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For HMLM 7 leg 3 if Eyal & Sid voted to yield Ariel & Karin instead of Ben & Ran, we would have 11-way tie yield, what would happen later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HaMerotz_LaMillion_7
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2. Which team got most last and 2nd to last placements?
And Lucy & Emilia from the Australian version for sure unless I'm missing a team.
Yeah, Lucy & Emilia came to my mind too because they got 4 back to back last/2nd to last placements right at the beginning.
But actually they had "only" 6 last/2nd to last placements compared to Kami & Karli and Josh & Brent who got 7.
So I wonder if there is another team who got 7 or more?
As for the English-language versions - Josh & Brent, Kami & Karli, and Terri & Henry (Asia 2) all have 7 bottom-2 placings (if you count the pit stop in Fukuoka as a separate leg). But in career totals - Flight Time & Big Easy have 9 (most of a team), and Rachel Reilly has 10 (most of a single racer)!
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Have there been any emergency landings while on airplanes in the history of TAR? The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the TAR18 premiere, where it was a medical emergency requiring a stopover in Hawaii.
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I think that's really the only one
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Have there been any emergency landings while on airplanes in the history of TAR? The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the TAR18 premiere, where it was a medical emergency requiring a stopover in Hawaii.
In one of the Canadian seasons, a racer had a medical emergency, not sure if that required a stopover.
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I can't remember if the first flight to Chile (Jordeff was on this as were other teams) in TAR16 was grounded or just canceled; I know they ended up on the second flight with all other teams.
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I think you're thinking of the premiere of TAR7, and that was a domestic Peru flight.
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I can't remember if the first flight to Chile (Jordeff was on this as were other teams) in TAR16 was grounded or just canceled; I know they ended up on the second flight with all other teams.
The first flight on the S16 premiere had a mechanical problem, and the teams were rebooked onto the second flight.
Have there been any emergency landings while on airplanes in the history of TAR? The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the TAR18 premiere, where it was a medical emergency requiring a stopover in Hawaii.
The only other emergency landing I can think of is when Tammy & Victor's flight to Romania was diverted back to Munich after a midair mechanical problem.
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Have there been any emergency landings while on airplanes in the history of TAR? The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the TAR18 premiere, where it was a medical emergency requiring a stopover in Hawaii.
In one of the Canadian seasons, a racer had a medical emergency, not sure if that required a stopover.
I don't remember that, who was it?
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Have there been any emergency landings while on airplanes in the history of TAR? The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the TAR18 premiere, where it was a medical emergency requiring a stopover in Hawaii.
In one of the Canadian seasons, a racer had a medical emergency, not sure if that required a stopover.
I don't remember that, who was it?
I'm wondering this as well.
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Have there been any emergency landings while on airplanes in the history of TAR? The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the TAR18 premiere, where it was a medical emergency requiring a stopover in Hawaii.
In one of the Canadian seasons, a racer had a medical emergency, not sure if that required a stopover.
I don't remember that, who was it?
I'm wondering this as well.
I'm vaguely remembering something posted during filming, it was either Season 6 or 7 but I can't remember where to find it. Supposedly someone was on a flight with a racer having a medical incident, never said who it was. It never aired, of course.
Is that what you're referring to?
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Wasn’t it season 6 of TARC before going to Salt Spring Island and a member of a female team had an allergic reaction? Nothing confirmed though, I think one poster mentioned it.
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This has probably been answered.
So I was rewatching S18, So I remembered Kent & Vixen missed their flight because they went the wrong way. The flight took off at 9:50am, what I never realised was that K & V departed at 11:33pm!
Does anyone know how far away they drove from the airport in order for it to take them over 10 hours to drive instead of 1h45mins.
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For the past few months, I have been watching celebrities race on The Amazing Race China, and the thought on my mind was which racers were the richest before the race even started.
Now, I am watching TAR China 3, and I think the richest are Kenneth Fok and Guo Jingjing. His family's net worth are in the eleven digits (>$20B), and for the couple, it would be in the few billions.
http://en.people.cn/90779/8380275.html
https://www.networthlist.org/guo-jingjing-net-worth-245261
http://www.yokohamawomensmarathon.com/guo-yu-youdao-kenneth-fok-worth-billions-from-female-powder-accompany-a-wife-home/
https://www.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest%2BNews/Diva/Story/A1Story20121210-388784.html
Keep in mind that Guo Jingjing is the 3rd highest paid athlete from China ever, just behind fellow TAR China 3 contestant Liu Xiang.
Not sure about the US version and the versions from other countries that cast "regular" people. It would be good to know.
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For the past few months, I have been watching celebrities race on The Amazing Race China, and the thought on my mind was which racers were the richest before the race even started.
Now, I am watching TAR China 3, and I think the richest are Kenneth Fok and Guo Jingjing. His family's net worth are in the eleven digits (>$20B), and for the couple, it would be in the few billions.
http://en.people.cn/90779/8380275.html
https://www.networthlist.org/guo-jingjing-net-worth-245261
http://www.yokohamawomensmarathon.com/guo-yu-youdao-kenneth-fok-worth-billions-from-female-powder-accompany-a-wife-home/
https://www.asiaone.com/print/News/Latest%2BNews/Diva/Story/A1Story20121210-388784.html
Keep in mind that Guo Jingjing is the 3rd highest paid athlete from China ever, just behind fellow TAR China 3 contestant Liu Xiang.
Not sure about the US version and the versions from other countries that cast "regular" people. It would be good to know.
I would think Bethany Hamilton would be the wealthiest in income cast for the U.S. version. She's written books with her mother about her shark attack experience and happy-go-lucky lifestyle. She has income from pro surfing from competitions and sponsorships. Soul Surfer the movie was made about her life story which she helped out with by casting her starring role, and she guest-starred in other TV shows and talk show tapings prior to the Race all throughout the 2000s.
In fact, Race should be considered a minor thing Bethany and her husband have accomplished.
Besides that, maybe Maria & Tiffany from poker tournaments.
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Bethany and Amber are the only two people I can think of who were recognized by locals while on the Race. (on the American version)
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Bethany and Amber are the only two people I can think of who were recognized by locals while on the Race. (on the American version)
I would have recognized the TAR31 crew if I had moved my holiday earlier when they were filming in Laos. (but I am not a local.) :d025:
Let's not forget neobie recognizing Margie and Luke at the airport. :lol:
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Pretty sure Charla and Mirna were recognized in TAR11 in Kuala Lumpur
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And keep in mind that we only see what they show.
NOT SHOWN does NOT mean NOT SEEN. :d025:
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Pretty sure Charla and Mirna were recognized in TAR11 in Kuala Lumpur
Yes, the "cookie monster" Detour. :funny:
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For the record, I was talking about being recognized for their OWN notoriety, not because they are/were on The Amazing Race. Amber was recognized because she was on Survivor, and Bethany was recognized because of her story and/or movie. Are there any other cases of THAT?
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Poke poke poke team was recognized by their fan, thats why every teams know they were pro poker (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/42.gif?w=560)
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For the record, I was talking about being recognized for their OWN notoriety, not because they are/were on The Amazing Race. Amber was recognized because she was on Survivor, and Bethany was recognized because of her story and/or movie. Are there any other cases of THAT?
Oh u mean like john rocker from survivor del sur? let me think about it (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/100.gif?w=560)
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Oh i got one (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/yoyo07.gif?w=150&h=150)
S16 we have miss usa (or teen usa?) who was ridiculed by some of the teams, for something she said on the stage
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Oh i got one (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/yoyo07.gif?w=150&h=150)
S16 we have miss usa (or teen usa?) who was ridiculed by some of the teams, for something she said on the stage
Yeah, something about Americans being unable to locate US or read maps, but then she somehow relates to helping Africans or talking about Iraq War to Americans being unable to read basic mapping techniques. That's Caite Upton, Miss Teen South Carolina.
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Oh i got one (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/yoyo07.gif?w=150&h=150)
S16 we have miss usa (or teen usa?) who was ridiculed by some of the teams, for something she said on the stage
Brent & Caite, the very obnoxious "Where is her tiara?" comment by Carol & Brandy.
I also recognized Joey Chestnut immediately because I was looking up competitive eating one time way before season 30 and saw his hot dog-eating record with a photo of his win.
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It's hilarious that nobody understands what I'm asking for, but w/e it's fine. LOL :P
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Yeah, something about Americans being unable to locate US or read maps, but then she somehow relates to helping Africans or talking about Iraq War to Americans being
unable to read basic mapping techniques. That's Caite Upton, Miss Teen South Carolina.
Oh thats all about? i never understand why before this, its not a big deal after all (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/100.gif?w=560)
Brent & Caite, the very obnoxious "Where is her tiara?" comment by Carol & Brandy.
I also recognized Joey Chestnut immediately because I was looking up competitive eating one time way before season 30 and saw his hot dog-eating record with a photo of
his win.
Now that u mention it, almost everybody in that park know who cyborg marine cody & jess were (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/yoyo125.gif?w=150&h=150)
i also recognised NBA team just bcoz i have their cards, well strung is musicians so they already somewhat famous
rob & amber of course prince & princess of reality tv at that moment, nkotb member on S26 is also famous, of course tyler & korey famous on youtube, brooke & rob is famous wrestlers and oh corinne have notorious reputation on survivor gabon (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/81.gif?w=560)
It's hilarious that nobody understands what I'm asking for, but w/e it's fine. LOL :P
well all i mention before are qualified, they are famous before they play on TAR
also beekman boys & power doctors from S23 had their own reality tv before they are on TAR
chippendales are famous among the girls (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/45.gif?w=560)
all BB cast also famous, especially the one who is very notorious bitchin alot on all her seasons, not allowed to say her name (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/yoyo57.gif?w=150&h=150)
globetrotters, NFL teams famous among sport goers
and country angels maybe the most famous of all
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For the record, I was talking about being recognized for their OWN notoriety, not because they are/were on The Amazing Race. Amber was recognized because she was on Survivor, and Bethany was recognized because of her story and/or movie. Are there any other cases of THAT?
Weren't some of the Youtube teams from TAR28 (definitely Tyler & Korey and I think Zach & Rachel) mobbed by fans en route from Colombia to Switzerland?
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Gonna ask, which TAR season that have Seattle as the final city/destination, besides TAR 3?
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None, Season 3 is the only instance.
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In regards to "which racers were the richest before the race even started" question earlier in this thread. Here are my thoughts.
Not TAR but Survivor - Lisa Welchel, "Blair" from The Facts of Life, singer, speaker and author.
For TAR Canada Season 1 there was Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod, well known for their Canadian tv spots "Body Break". Vanessa Morgan was the lead in "My Babysitter's a Vampire" and now of "Toni Topaz" Riverdale.
TAR Canada 2 - Rex Harrington was a professional ballet dancer and tv actor, judge on Canada's version of "So you think you can dance".
TAR Canada 3 had UFC mixed martial artist Elias Theodorou, footballer Nicholas "Nic" La Monaca and former CFL player Neil Lumsden. (not that I watch sports lol)
TAR Canada 4 had actress and Mrs. Universe 2015 winner Ashley Callingbull-Burnham, and Big Brother Canada 1 house guests Jillian MacLaughlin and Emmett Blois.
TAR Canada 6 had Olympic bronze medalist in skeleton Mellisa Hollingsworth. (A teammate of host Jon Montgomery too)
TAR Canada 7 had Lethwei World Champion Dave Leduc and his wife writer, actress, and model Irina Terehova (they were very controversial); Olympic hurdler Sarah Wells and teammate Olympic sprinter Sam Effah.
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Oh many rich people play survivor, russell hantz is one of them, wait was victoria's husband, the most violent racer ever on tarus, forgot his name, can be considered among the richest ever? i mean he got ferrari or sumthin (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/yoyo125.gif?w=150&h=150)
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Oh many rich people play survivor, russell hantz is one of them, wait was victoria's husband, the most violent racer ever on tarus, forgot his name, can be considered among the richest ever? i mean he got ferrari or sumthin (https://cutekawaiiresources.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/yoyo125.gif?w=150&h=150)
Jonathan Baker is like, the most memorable racer of all time.
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TAR Canada 6 had Olympic bronze medalist in skeleton Mellisa Hollingsworth. (A teammate of host Jon Montgomery too)
It's interesting that this happened. I wonder if there are any other regulation in other countries that may have prohibited this.
Are there any other cases of the host being friends with any of the other first-time racers?
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Going back to the topic of richest racers before the race, we forgot about Jonathan Knight (TAR26), who was one of the members of New Kids On The Block.
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Unsure if this had been asked or not, but what was the total distance covered by both of TAR22's legs in Bora Bora after they landed from Tahiti? I just want to understand just how short in travel it was.
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I'm currently re-watching TAR24. In Leg 2, Mark & Mallory were first after the Roadblock but Mark left his backpack on the Roadblock location, thus costing them the race. I wonder if after teams check in to the Pit Stop (of course with the passport in their hands), they are allowed to go back to a task location or ask someone to pick up something they left there?
Another question, at the starting of Leg 2, the departure order for Leg 2 for some teams differs with the placements from Leg 1 because some teams received time credits due to production. What are those time credit examples?
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I wonder if after teams check in to the Pit Stop (of course with the passport in their hands), they are allowed to go back to a task location or ask someone to pick up something they left there?
Nope.
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Has it ever happened that the contestants and the crew happened to witness some incidents during the race? Parades, demonstrations, bomb attack, etc.
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I wonder if after teams check in to the Pit Stop (of course with the passport in their hands), they are allowed to go back to a task location or ask someone to pick up something they left there?
Nope.
So once they left their things somewhere in the leg and checked in, their things are officially "lost"? :o
Thanks, peach!
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I wonder if after teams check in to the Pit Stop (of course with the passport in their hands), they are allowed to go back to a task location or ask someone to pick up something they left there?
Nope.
So once they left their things somewhere in the leg and checked in, their things are officially "lost"? :o
Thanks, peach!
I think in that case they are unable to check in and must go back to get their stuff
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I wonder if after teams check in to the Pit Stop (of course with the passport in their hands), they are allowed to go back to a task location or ask someone to pick up something they left there?
Nope.
So once they left their things somewhere in the leg and checked in, their things are officially "lost"? :o
Thanks, peach!
I think in that case they are unable to check in and must go back to get their stuff
I'm wondering if the following case could be possible:
Team A allies with Team B. In one leg Team A finishes the final task in advance and tells Team B where the pitstop is. Team B asks a passenger (maybe a TAR fan) nearby to deliver team members' luggages to the pitstop (by taxi, for example) in order to lessen the weight. Once Team B finishes the final task, the team runs to the pitstop without burden.
If it is acceptable, another question is that if the final clue asks teams to WALK to the pitstop, is the abovementioned tactic against the rule?
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I wonder if after teams check in to the Pit Stop (of course with the passport in their hands), they are allowed to go back to a task location or ask someone to pick up something they left there?
Nope.
Reminds me of TAR 16 where Steve and Allie forgot to bring their backpacks after the detour on Seychelles, and the next leg, they were begging for some clothes to Louie & Michael, implying that they couldn't go back to the detour spot and get it back after the leg ended
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I think in that case they are unable to check in and must go back to get their stuff
They have to have a passport to check in. So that's true for that.
Anything else is optional. You can go back or leave it, usually your choice BEFORE you check in. Remember when Mark (newly paired with Mallory) left his backpack? Mallory said leave it, he refused, led directly to their early elim.
Once you check in, that's it.
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Has it ever happened that the contestants and the crew happened to witness some incidents during the race? Parades, demonstrations, bomb attack, etc.
Season 1 had teams traveling out of Tunis to Rome and they were alerted of a Rome-Fiumicino airport worker strike that scattered teams to different airports before converging back again.
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I think in that case they are unable to check in and must go back to get their stuff
They have to have a passport to check in. So that's true for that.
Anything else is optional. You can go back or leave it, usually your choice BEFORE you check in. Remember when Mark (newly paired with Mallory) left his backpack? Mallory said leave it, he refused, led directly to their early elim.
Once you check in, that's it.
As other have written, Steve & Allie realized they had left their bags but decided to press on without them.
Once they got eliminated they were reunited wit their bags. It turned out that production had collected them.
But I do not think future racers should assume that this will always happen.
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I think in that case they are unable to check in and must go back to get their stuff
They have to have a passport to check in. So that's true for that.
Anything else is optional. You can go back or leave it, usually your choice BEFORE you check in. Remember when Mark (newly paired with Mallory) left his backpack? Mallory said leave it, he refused, led directly to their early elim.
Once you check in, that's it.
Oh I think I understand now. If teams can take their belongings that are left somewhere in task location, all teams may take this advantage and we might see 11 teams running like they're in the final leg even in Leg 1. :lol:
But can they drop their bags somewhere in the vicinity of the Pit Stop mat so they get less weight while running to the Pit Stop? But assuming the infamous moment where Jonathan yelled at Victoria for carrying his backpack that he dropped on purpose while running to the Pit Stop in Berlin happened, I think they have to bring their belongings to the mat?
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I think in that case they are unable to check in and must go back to get their stuff
They have to have a passport to check in. So that's true for that.
Anything else is optional. You can go back or leave it, usually your choice BEFORE you check in. Remember when Mark (newly paired with Mallory) left his backpack? Mallory said leave it, he refused, led directly to their early elim.
Once you check in, that's it.
Oh I think I understand now. If teams can take their belongings that are left somewhere in task location, all teams may take this advantage and we might see 11 teams running like they're in the final leg even in Leg 1. :lol:
But can they drop their bags somewhere in the vicinity of the Pit Stop mat so they get less weight while running to the Pit Stop? But assuming the infamous moment where Jonathan yelled at Victoria for carrying his backpack that he dropped on purpose while running to the Pit Stop in Berlin happened, I think they have to bring their belongings to the mat?
You can drop bags if you're in sight of the matt.
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I think in that case they are unable to check in and must go back to get their stuff
They have to have a passport to check in. So that's true for that.
Anything else is optional. You can go back or leave it, usually your choice BEFORE you check in. Remember when Mark (newly paired with Mallory) left his backpack? Mallory said leave it, he refused, led directly to their early elim.
Once you check in, that's it.
Oh I think I understand now. If teams can take their belongings that are left somewhere in task location, all teams may take this advantage and we might see 11 teams running like they're in the final leg even in Leg 1. :lol:
But can they drop their bags somewhere in the vicinity of the Pit Stop mat so they get less weight while running to the Pit Stop? But assuming the infamous moment where Jonathan yelled at Victoria for carrying his backpack that he dropped on purpose while running to the Pit Stop in Berlin happened, I think they have to bring their belongings to the mat?
You can drop bags if you're in sight of the matt.
Adding in the addition with self-driving legs where you may leave your belongings in the car if there is parking available on site at the Pit Stop location (season 9's twelve-legged foot race at the wilderness resort in Darwin, Australia, season 11's Guam visit with Fort Soledad).
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Ok so in an alternate world where Natalie & Nadiya find the wedding dress shop in Guangzhou earlier and aren't eliminated, who would be eliminated?
Would they eliminate Joey & Meghan as they were last to the pitstop or would Caroline & Jen be eliminated because after all the time credits were addressed they left the pitstop in last place. Surely they can't bring C & J out and say you're eliminated but it would be unfair to Joey & Meghan if they're eliminated them too due to production error. Or would they make it a non-elim with no penalty or something.
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Ok so in an alternate world where Natalie & Nadiya find the wedding dress shop in Guangzhou earlier and aren't eliminated, who would be eliminated?
Would they eliminate Joey & Meghan as they were last to the pitstop or would Caroline & Jen be eliminated because after all the time credits were addressed they left the pitstop in last place. Surely they can't bring C & J out and say you're eliminated but it would be unfair to Joey & Meghan if they're eliminated them too due to production error. Or would they make it a non-elim with no penalty or something.
I'm pretty sure non-eliminations are settled and finalized before the race even begins. They've definitely done eliminations in the earlier seasons where they brought out the teams to go over what happened (the Heather & Eve "walk to the Pit Stop" comprehension where Eve played off arriving 1st via miracle). I would see Caroline & Jen, Joey & Meghan and Jess & John having to go through that, and ending up with Caroline & Jen eliminated because of the addressed issues from production.
It would've been better to see and acknowledge what happened because none of this season makes any sense.
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In which case is the penalty executed on the spot and in which case at the pit stop?
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In which case is the penalty executed on the spot and in which case at the pit stop?
For quitters, it's determined by this question, "Is it possible for the penalized team(s) to interfere with other teams? (YES/NO)".
It's been streamlined and constantly fixed between seasons, although not perfect.
Prime examples of on-site penalties (YES):
TAR7's infamous Argentinian feast Roadblock- Susan & Patrick and Debbie & Bianca were still behind Romber, Ray & Deana, and Meredith & Gretchen at the time they opted to quit the task.
TAR15 Globetrotters' Franz Roadblock- it was early in the leg and their likelihood to interfere with the other three teams would've been plausible.
TAR31 Art & JJ's quit: Rupert & Laura were still behind when the border patrols decided to forfeit.
Prime examples of transferred penalties to the Pit Stop (NO):
TAR6 Hayden & Aaron's untimely proposal: this one is a one-off mainly because it was determined by logistics that the two teams were initially expected to be in the same penalty situation and the Roadblock location was closing shop for the day. So both teams and crew had to leave regardless.
TAR10 Kellie & Jamie's flaming arrows: they were the last team left on the course when they decided to call it a day.
TAR17 Nick & Vicki's Detour quit: they were the last team at that time.
TAR22 and 25's beachside Roadblocks: because the people who banded together to forfeit were already in last, it was smarter to just give them the clue and battle for their spot in the next leg.
For transportation and rule infractions, it's always been and will always be announced with plot twist "however"s at the Pit Stop.
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Ok so in an alternate world where Natalie & Nadiya find the wedding dress shop in Guangzhou earlier and aren't eliminated, who would be eliminated?
Would they eliminate Joey & Meghan as they were last to the pitstop or would Caroline & Jen be eliminated because after all the time credits were addressed they left the pitstop in last place. Surely they can't bring C & J out and say you're eliminated but it would be unfair to Joey & Meghan if they're eliminated them too due to production error. Or would they make it a non-elim with no penalty or something.
I would like to know what the production error was.
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In which case is the penalty executed on the spot and in which case at the pit stop?
For quitters, it's determined by this question, "Is it possible for the penalized team(s) to interfere with other teams? (YES/NO)".
It's been streamlined and constantly fixed between seasons, although not perfect.
Prime examples of on-site penalties (YES):
TAR7's infamous Argentinian feast Roadblock- Susan & Patrick and Debbie & Bianca were still behind Romber, Ray & Deana, and Meredith & Gretchen at the time they opted to quit the task.
TAR15 Globetrotters' Franz Roadblock- it was early in the leg and their likelihood to interfere with the other three teams would've been plausible.
TAR31 Art & JJ's quit: Rupert & Laura were still behind when the border patrols decided to forfeit.
Prime examples of transferred penalties to the Pit Stop (NO):
TAR6 Hayden & Aaron's untimely proposal: this one is a one-off mainly because it was determined by logistics that the two teams were initially expected to be in the same penalty situation and the Roadblock location was closing shop for the day. So both teams and crew had to leave regardless.
TAR10 Kellie & Jamie's flaming arrows: they were the last team left on the course when they decided to call it a day.
TAR17 Nick & Vicki's Detour quit: they were the last team at that time.
TAR22 and 25's beachside Roadblocks: because the people who banded together to forfeit were already in last, it was smarter to just give them the clue and battle for their spot in the next leg.
For transportation and rule infractions, it's always been and will always be announced with plot twist "however"s at the Pit Stop.
I get it. Thanks!
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Has a leg ever been seriously impacted, delayed, or downright cancelled and replaced due to inclement weather?
I'm not talking about stuff like wind making it so Jason & Amy couldn't do the fast forward in Vienna. Has it ever been raining or snowing so hard teams couldn't get flights in and/or production had to scrap planned tasks? I'm watching S28 and noticed it raining during the Shenzhen leg and made me think how TAR seems to have remarkably good weather most of the time.
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Has a leg ever been seriously impacted, delayed, or downright cancelled and replaced due to inclement weather?
I'm not talking about stuff like wind making it so Jason & Amy couldn't do the fast forward in Vienna. Has it ever been raining or snowing so hard teams couldn't get flights in and/or production had to scrap planned tasks? I'm watching S28 and noticed it raining during the Shenzhen leg and made me think how TAR seems to have remarkably good weather most of the time.
S24 had legs moved from The Philippines moved to Malaysia/Sri Lanka due to flooding
S19 had Thailand 2 replace a leg in Laos sue to landslides
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TAR 8 had a leg that was cancelled because of a hurricane.
TAR 1 had a leg that was delayed by a Tunisian sandstorm.
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From the previous answers, I come up with a new question. Does the production always have a backup plan or two for a whole leg, just in case that they're unable to race there? I mean, how can they plan the whole logistics of a whole leg to another location if something happen so sudden?
I don't know if they can predict the Laos' landslide or the flooding in Philippines if they're already filming. :duno:
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Production has backup legs planned and ready to implement on very short notice. TAR 11 in Africa made a last minute substitution because it proved impossible to get teams to an inland pit stop in Tanzania, following a series of flight delays, and over bookings in the midst of the Hajji from African countries to Saudi Arabia. This is shown by the initial 24 hour plus lead one team had to reach a port/dock to the island of Zanzibar.
I know there were others but that’s one which is pretty apparent.
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From the previous answers, I come up with a new question. Does the production always have a backup plan or two for a whole leg, just in case that they're unable to race there? I mean, how can they plan the whole logistics of a whole leg to another location if something happen so sudden?
I don't know if they can predict the Laos' landslide or the flooding in Philippines if they're already filming. :duno:
I wonder if TAR US uses past legs from international versions when this happens for reference. One of the Malaysian legs in S24 has a lot of tasks lifted from a leg in TAR Asia. Given the leg was likely a makeup for the Philippines flooding it made me make this connection. I stumbled upon it when designing my quarantine TAR legs in Malaysia and had just seen S24 a few days earlier.
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From the previous answers, I come up with a new question. Does the production always have a backup plan or two for a whole leg, just in case that they're unable to race there? I mean, how can they plan the whole logistics of a whole leg to another location if something happen so sudden?
I don't know if they can predict the Laos' landslide or the flooding in Philippines if they're already filming. :duno:
I wonder if TAR US uses past legs from international versions when this happens for reference. One of the Malaysian legs in S24 has a lot of tasks lifted from a leg in TAR Asia. Given the leg was likely a makeup for the Philippines flooding it made me make this connection. I stumbled upon it when designing my quarantine TAR legs in Malaysia and had just seen S24 a few days earlier.
Sri Lanka was also planned for one leg, and the RB was a recycled task from TARASIA
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Sri Lanka was also planned for one leg, and the RB was a recycled task from TARASIA
Was Italy only planned for one leg as well? The second leg in Italy in S24 is maybe one of the best of the season but the previous leg in Rome reeks of being a makeup leg.
Like they’d planned for teams to fly into Rome anyways so why not have a makeup leg there. Most of the tasks in Rome didn’t even require pre planning ie “Count the Spanish Steps”
Not only did they have to makeup for the Philippines legs but I’d heard before that they had double legs in an African country cancelled that season too. Hence replacing them with a Sri Lanka and Rome leg turning those countries into double legs.
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Sri Lanka was also planned for one leg, and the RB was a recycled task from TARASIA
Was Italy only planned for one leg as well? The second leg in Italy in S24 is maybe one of the best of the season but the previous leg in Rome reeks of being a makeup leg.
Like they’d planned for teams to fly into Rome anyways so why not have a makeup leg there. Most of the tasks in Rome didn’t even require pre planning ie “Count the Spanish Steps”
Not only did they have to makeup for the Philippines legs but I’d heard before that they had double legs in an African country cancelled that season too. Hence replacing them with a Sri Lanka and Rome leg turning those countries into double legs.
Not sure about Rome.
Im 100% on Sri Lanka being 1 leg and Malaysia seemed like 1 leg too.
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Sri Lanka was also planned for one leg, and the RB was a recycled task from TARASIA
Was Italy only planned for one leg as well? The second leg in Italy in S24 is maybe one of the best of the season but the previous leg in Rome reeks of being a makeup leg.
Like they’d planned for teams to fly into Rome anyways so why not have a makeup leg there. Most of the tasks in Rome didn’t even require pre planning ie “Count the Spanish Steps”
Not only did they have to makeup for the Philippines legs but I’d heard before that they had double legs in an African country cancelled that season too. Hence replacing them with a Sri Lanka and Rome leg turning those countries into double legs.
Not sure about Rome.
Im 100% on Sri Lanka being 1 leg and Malaysia seemed like 1 leg too.
So I'm guessing Sri Lanka 2 was the planned leg.
I also thought they had planned legs in Australia & (Ethiopia?, this was 100% spec), There's a good chance Seville was a replacement leg just by looking at the tasks.
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So I'm guessing Sri Lanka 2 was the planned leg.
I also thought they had planned legs in Australia & (Ethiopia?, this was 100% spec), There's a good chance Seville was a replacement leg just by looking at the tasks.
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Yeah Rome and Seville seem like total replacements. Of all the replacement legs that season /theorized replacement legs I liked Seville the most purely for getting to see Rachel get yeeted by the “bulls” around the streets of the city.
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So I'm guessing Sri Lanka 2 was the planned leg.
I also thought they had planned legs in Australia & (Ethiopia?, this was 100% spec), There's a good chance Seville was a replacement leg just by looking at the tasks.
Yeah Rome and Seville seem like total replacements. Of all the replacement legs that season /theorized replacement legs I liked Seville the most purely for getting to see Rachel get yeeted by the “bulls” around the streets of the city.
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I think Australia was fake. It was a user on RFF who was speculating. Don't think that was for 24.
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Move on from Season 24...
Season 2 had a planned leg in Argentina, but due to economic crisis at the time, it was moved to one of NZ legs.
Season 5 were planned to have legs in Turkey and Japan. Due to terrorist attack in Turkey and red tape scandal in Japan, those were moved to UAE and the Philippines legs.
Season 15 had half of the planned legs were affected by H1N1 swine flu pandemic. South Korea, the Balkans, Ghana were moved to Japan, Netherlands and Sweden legs, with the haybale RB from season 6 was an addition.
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I wonder where the Japan legs in S5 were meant to be, one leg for sure Tokyo, the other could've been rural Japan like seen in S18?
and maybe S15 would've looked like LA-Seoul-HCMCx2-Cambodia-Dubaix2-Balkans-Ghanax2-Praguex2orRio-LV
Only put Rio in there because I heard somewhere that Rio was meant to have been visited on the cancelled legs thread.
I wonder where in the Balkans was mean to be visited, they just had Croatia in S12, so maybe Belgrade, Sarajevo, Kotor? We'll never know :(
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I'm very curious about the cancelled legs as well.
Maybe Peach can enlighten us? :bow:
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I have a million questions I wish I could ask production.
Like I wanna know what S15's route was before the changes exactly, also where in Tanzania was meant to be visited in S11, the Ngorongoro Crater, or the same place as S5?
I think routes are what I'm most interested in when it comes to the race, so I'd wonder how if no routes ever were changed, what other seasons would like. Eg if S2 had visited Buenos Aires, where would S5 have gone, if S15 hadn't visited Stockholm, when would it have been visited, so a lot of dumb questions aha.
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My Guess to what S15 would've looked like...
1. Seoul, South Korea 🇰🇷
2. Cái Be, Vietnam 🇻🇳
3. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 🇻🇳
4. Phnom Penh, Cambodia 🇰🇭
5. Dubai & Margham, United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
6. Dubai, United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
7. Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇧🇦
8. Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭
9. Accra & Dodowa, Ghana 🇬🇭
10. Prague, Czech Republic 🇨🇿
11. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷
12. Las Vegas, Nevada 🇺🇸
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Hi, have any Amazing Race DVDs/Blu-rays been issued in Europe?
I see some Region 2 DVDs but I wonder whether they are genuine or not.
Thanks
(Apologies if asked before, I did I try searching for any "DVD" threads.)
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No, and all Amazing Race DVD's are region 1 (US and Canada). Your best bet is to get a player that is region 1 or can read all regions.
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Need some advice from fellow TAR vets. If you wanted to show TAR to someone who never seen it before, which season would you recommend? I have access to all Seasons, including Oz and Canadian Versions. Not sure where the best place is to start? Was thinking Season 1 but might not be a true reflection of the show as it's so different to every other season.
Any and all advice is welcome.
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You don't get much more epic than watching Mirna and Charla riding camels across the desert to the Pyramids at sunset to classic desert music. Season 5 would be a good place to start. IMO....
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You don't get much more epic than watching Mirna and Charla riding camels across the desert to the Pyramids at sunset to classic desert music. Season 5 would be a good place to start. IMO....
You're a star Peach! :luvya: I was debating between it, 3 or 9 (9 solely as it was my first ever Season) Wanted to start with an older one anyway, incase they ended up enjoying it and then we can watch in order up to All Stars, and beyond.
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Just a few questions that no one but production probs has the answer to but they always baffle me... If anyone has suggestions aha.
1. Why did Amazing Race 2 visit Thailand again. The race had the whole world of new destinations but chose to visit Bangkok again for a second time, this has never made any sense to me :lol:
2. Why in the earlier races were NELs near the end of the race normally. Still can't believe the first NEL in S3 was with the final 5, Feel like it loses some of the suspense at the end cause you know there will be all of these NELs, often back to back as seen in S3, 5 & 11
3. What happens if a team gets separated from their sound/camera guy, and has this happened before?
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2. Why in the earlier races were NELs near the end of the race normally. Still can't believe the first NEL in S3 was with the final 5, Feel like it loses some of the suspense at the end cause you know there will be all of these NELs, often back to back as seen in S3, 5 & 11
This is speculation, but I thought I read somewhere that it helps to reduce costs. Late NELs mean fewer teams late in the race which is cheaper to produce.
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2. Why in the earlier races were NELs near the end of the race normally. Still can't believe the first NEL in S3 was with the final 5, Feel like it loses some of the suspense at the end cause you know there will be all of these NELs, often back to back as seen in S3, 5 & 11
This is speculation, but I thought I read somewhere that it helps to reduce costs. Late NELs mean fewer teams late in the race which is cheaper to produce.
However, wouldn't it cost to have more teams in the race for more legs (more flights etc.).
1. Why did Amazing Race 2 visit Thailand again. The race had the whole world of new destinations but chose to visit Bangkok again for a second time, this has never made any sense to me :lol:
Just speculating here. Perhaps the Argentina legs that were cancelled caused a ripple effect which caused Thailand to be replacement legs ?
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yeah never though of budget even though it's the most obvious :lol:
Apparently one of the NZ legs was the replacement but maybe
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2. Why in the earlier races were NELs near the end of the race normally. Still can't believe the first NEL in S3 was with the final 5, Feel like it loses some of the suspense at the end cause you know there will be all of these NELs, often back to back as seen in S3, 5 & 11
This is speculation, but I thought I read somewhere that it helps to reduce costs. Late NELs mean fewer teams late in the race which is cheaper to produce.
However, wouldn't it cost to have more teams in the race for more legs (more flights etc.).
Yeah that's why you put NELs late in the race. I think we are on the same page lol
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2. Why in the earlier races were NELs near the end of the race normally. Still can't believe the first NEL in S3 was with the final 5, Feel like it loses some of the suspense at the end cause you know there will be all of these NELs, often back to back as seen in S3, 5 & 11
This is speculation, but I thought I read somewhere that it helps to reduce costs. Late NELs mean fewer teams late in the race which is cheaper to produce.
However, wouldn't it cost to have more teams in the race for more legs (more flights etc.).
Yeah that's why you put NELs late in the race. I think we are on the same page lol
I think they mean just get rid of NELs and have less legs.
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Like they’d planned for teams to fly into Rome anyways so why not have a makeup leg there. Most of the tasks in Rome didn’t even require pre planning ie “Count the Spanish Steps”
Tasks like the "Sum the Spanish Steps" are common. TARUS 31 had teams counting steps in a minaret between 2 lines (Uganda) - alot simpler than "Sum the Spanish Steps". I enjoyed this task though for many reasons. It wasn't simple/straight forward. The teams had to do some investigation to find the place - those that left it to the taxi driver got lost - then you needed to figure out the Roman numerals (which caught a lotta teams out) - lastly the pit stop was a foot race away. The steps also had history and was visually beautiful to watch.
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I think they mean just get rid of NELs and have less legs.
Yeah. But NELs have a purpose, they sometimes keep interesting but weak teams like Sheri & Cole in the race, keeping viewers interested.
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Less legs means less episodes, which isn’t what anyone wants.
NEL legs serve a purpose of keeping teams guessing while racing, and the viewer too: when used correctly they allow a reasonable number of theams to remain competitive during the middle of the Race. I personally like the idea of the first leg being an NEL because it allows teams to adjust to the pace of the Race during filming and gives the viewer a better chance of getting to know all the teams during the first two legs. But that maybe just me.
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Less legs means less episodes, which isn’t what anyone wants.
NEL legs serve a purpose of keeping teams guessing while racing, and the viewer too: when used correctly they allow a reasonable number of theams to remain competitive during the middle of the Race. I personally like the idea of the first leg being an NEL because it allows teams to adjust to the pace of the Race during filming and gives the viewer a better chance of getting to know all the teams during the first two legs. But that maybe just me.
I agree with you, Leg 1 should be NEL from time to time (maybe not every year because it would be less suspenseful) but the only NEL leg 1 I remember was TAR28 (in Mexico City) and TAR 19, thank god it saved Bill and Cathi!
Overall, I would always have a NEL in the first 3 leg, one in the middle, and the last one between F6 and F5 (A final four NEL is tooo obvious)
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Less legs means less episodes, which isn’t what anyone wants.
NEL legs serve a purpose of keeping teams guessing while racing, and the viewer too: when used correctly they allow a reasonable number of theams to remain competitive during the middle of the Race. I personally like the idea of the first leg being an NEL because it allows teams to adjust to the pace of the Race during filming and gives the viewer a better chance of getting to know all the teams during the first two legs. But that maybe just me.
I agree with you, Leg 1 should be NEL from time to time (maybe not every year because it would be less suspenseful) but the only NEL leg 1 I remember was TAR28 (in Mexico City) and TAR 19, thank god it saved Bill and Cathi!
Overall, I would always have a NEL in the first 3 leg, one in the middle, and the last one between F6 and F5 (A final four NEL is tooo obvious)
Seasons 18 and 15 were both NEL on Leg 1 as well. Although I can understand with Eric and Lisa being eliminated at the start you could argue S15 doesn't count.
Oz Season 2 is another one.
I totally agree too, I love when the first Legs are NEL because I prefer the race when there are more teams.
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Less legs means less episodes, which isn’t what anyone wants.
NEL legs serve a purpose of keeping teams guessing while racing, and the viewer too: when used correctly they allow a reasonable number of theams to remain competitive during the middle of the Race. I personally like the idea of the first leg being an NEL because it allows teams to adjust to the pace of the Race during filming and gives the viewer a better chance of getting to know all the teams during the first two legs. But that maybe just me.
I agree with you, Leg 1 should be NEL from time to time (maybe not every year because it would be less suspenseful) but the only NEL leg 1 I remember was TAR28 (in Mexico City) and TAR 19, thank god it saved Bill and Cathi!
Overall, I would always have a NEL in the first 3 leg, one in the middle, and the last one between F6 and F5 (A final four NEL is tooo obvious)
Seasons 18 and 15 were both NEL on Leg 1 as well. Although I can understand with Eric and Lisa being eliminated at the start you could argue S15 doesn't count.
Oz Season 2 is another one.
I totally agree too, I love when the first Legs are NEL because I prefer the race when there are more teams.
If I remember correctly, Lucy & Emilia were saved because of the father-daughter team's Salvage Pass advantage, so technically, it was a predetermined elimination Leg had they taken the 1-hour head start.
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Also, does anyone know where "Elimination Station" was located in season 31? I came up with nothing. :duno:
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With the financial realities of the TV business, I would hope they can consider a TAR12/13-style 11-Leg Race to at least save some money before just outright not producing a season at all.
An 11-Leg Race is better than no Race at all, I would imagine.
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Also, does anyone know where "Elimination Station" was located in season 31? I came up with nothing. :duno:
Greece.
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With the financial realities of the TV business, I would hope they can consider a TAR12/13-style 11-Leg Race to at least save some money before just outright not producing a season at all.
An 11-Leg Race is better than no Race at all, I would imagine.
I don;t think that is the issue...it is safety and locations that are available.
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Well obviously in the present situation.
I meant in general. Not related to COVID-19. Since the discussion was about less Legs/removing Non-Elim Legs, etc. Having an 11 or even 10 Leg Race shouldn't be off the table, especially if CBS will want to save as much money as possible.
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Well obviously in the present situation.
I meant in general. Not related to COVID-19. Since the discussion was about less Legs/removing Non-Elim Legs, etc. Having an 11 or even 10 Leg Race shouldn't be off the table, especially if CBS will want to save as much money as possible.
I get it. Haven't heard or seen anything along those lines though. I think the route will obviously be determined by safety. Once in a country I would think/hope tasks would be usual standards? Maybe we'll see more double legs in a place.
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May be random but can anyone list out all the seasons (US and international) of the races that filmed between the US 22 one and the US 33 one. Thanks!
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May be random but can anyone list out all the seasons (US and international) of the races that filmed between the US 22 one and the US 33 one. Thanks!
US 22 (Nov—Dec 2012)
Norway 2 (Nov—Dec 2012)
Ukraine (Nov—Dec 2012)
Israel 3 (Jan—Feb 2013)
Canada 1 (May 2013)
Vietnam 2 (Jun 2013)
US 23 (Jun—Jul 2013)
Latin America 5 (Jun—Jul 2013)
US 24 (Nov—Dec 2013)
Australia 3 (Mar 2014)
Canada 2 (Apr—May 2014)
Vietnam 3 (May 2014)
Israel 4 (May—Jun 2014)
US 25 (May—Jun 2014)
Latin America 6 (Jul—Aug 2014)
China 1 (Jul—Nov 2014)
Philippines 2 (Aug—Sep 2014)
US 26 (Nov—Dec 2014)
Canada 3 (May 2015)
Vietnam 4 (Jun 2015)
China 2 (Jun—Aug 2015)
US 27 (Jun—Jul 2015)
Israel 5 (Nov—Dec 2015)
US 28 (Nov—Dec 2015)
Vietnam 5 (Feb—Mar 2016)
China 3 (Apr—Jul 2016)
Canada 4 (Apr—May 2016)
US 29 (Jun—Jul 2016)
Asia 5 (Aug 2016)
Canada 5 (Apr—May 2017)
Israel 6 (May—Jun 2017)
China 4 (May—Aug 2017)
US 30 (Oct 2017)
Canada 6 (Apr—May 2018)
US 31 (Jun—Jul 2018)
Israel 7 (Nov 2018)
US 32 (Nov—Dec 2018)
Israel 8 (Dec 2018)
Canada 7 (Apr—May 2019)
Vietnam 6 (May—Jun 2019)
Australia 4 (Aug—Sep 2019)
US 33 (Feb 2020)
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I've been saving up some questions I've been meaning to ask for the past couple of weeks. All of them involve more behind the scenes stuff.
- From any post-race interviews, have any teams described in detail how they spent their time for fun at airports and at Pit Stops that weren't shown on broadcast or in CBS extras? Since the earlier seasons, we've seen teams interact with each other during their 12-hour rests, and since then, the rules of the break period have changed and teams are isolated from one another. I've wondered what they usually do besides sleep, or if that is all they are allowed or choose to do during the Pit Stops now.
- What is the average distance of Pit Stop accommodations in relation to the Pit Stop in each leg?
- After the finale, is there a post-show reunion party before they pack up and head home or do teams and production leave after their iconic group photos (ending establishing shot in each season)?
- How long does it usually take production to have taxi drivers or strangers asked by teams for directions to sign release forms before they can leave their pickup point?
- (I'm sure this has been answered, but can't find anything about it.) How far in proximity from the Pit Stop are teams allowed to drop off their bags in order to successfully check in if they are required to travel on foot?
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This is a bit of an off-topic question, but anybody have any good ideas for a fast-forward in Shanghai for a fantasy race?
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This is a bit of an off-topic question, but anybody have any good ideas for a fast-forward in Shanghai for a fantasy race?
Maybe something like cleaning or descending the glass ball facade of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. It's a really breathtaking site. Here's some nice photos of it.
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I've been saving up some questions I've been meaning to ask for the past couple of weeks. All of them involve more behind the scenes stuff.
- From any post-race interviews, have any teams described in detail how they spent their time for fun at airports and at Pit Stops that weren't shown on broadcast or in CBS extras? Since the earlier seasons, we've seen teams interact with each other during their 12-hour rests, and since then, the rules of the break period have changed and teams are isolated from one another. I've wondered what they usually do besides sleep, or if that is all they are allowed or choose to do during the Pit Stops now.
- What is the average distance of Pit Stop accommodations in relation to the Pit Stop in each leg?
- After the finale, is there a post-show reunion party before they pack up and head home or do teams and production leave after their iconic group photos (ending establishing shot in each season)?
- How long does it usually take production to have taxi drivers or strangers asked by teams for directions to sign release forms before they can leave their pickup point?
- (I'm sure this has been answered, but can't find anything about it.) How far in proximity from the Pit Stop are teams allowed to drop off their bags in order to successfully check in if they are required to travel on foot?
Sometimes you would stay at world class hotels, other times we slept in a tent, we slept at the Dhaka airport. If we were in a public place sleeping, people would watch us.
If you talk to someone, a local, during the race, you have to wait for the sound man to explain and get them to sign a release paper that gives the show the right to use that person in the show. Most people sign, but I think most have no idea what they are signing. Sometimes it takes a few seconds to do this, sometimes minutes
https://www.quora.com/What-goes-on-behind-the-scenes-of-The-Amazing-Race
Check out Gary Wojnar's Quora, it's quite informative.
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Maybe something like cleaning or descending the glass ball facade of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. It's a really breathtaking site.
Thank you.
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I've been saving up some questions I've been meaning to ask for the past couple of weeks. All of them involve more behind the scenes stuff.
- From any post-race interviews, have any teams described in detail how they spent their time for fun at airports and at Pit Stops that weren't shown on broadcast or in CBS extras? Since the earlier seasons, we've seen teams interact with each other during their 12-hour rests, and since then, the rules of the break period have changed and teams are isolated from one another. I've wondered what they usually do besides sleep, or if that is all they are allowed or choose to do during the Pit Stops now.
- What is the average distance of Pit Stop accommodations in relation to the Pit Stop in each leg?
- After the finale, is there a post-show reunion party before they pack up and head home or do teams and production leave after their iconic group photos (ending establishing shot in each season)?
- How long does it usually take production to have taxi drivers or strangers asked by teams for directions to sign release forms before they can leave their pickup point?
- (I'm sure this has been answered, but can't find anything about it.) How far in proximity from the Pit Stop are teams allowed to drop off their bags in order to successfully check in if they are required to travel on foot?
Sometimes you would stay at world class hotels, other times we slept in a tent, we slept at the Dhaka airport. If we were in a public place sleeping, people would watch us.
If you talk to someone, a local, during the race, you have to wait for the sound man to explain and get them to sign a release paper that gives the show the right to use that person in the show. Most people sign, but I think most have no idea what they are signing. Sometimes it takes a few seconds to do this, sometimes minutes
https://www.quora.com/What-goes-on-behind-the-scenes-of-The-Amazing-Race
Check out Gary Wojnar's Quora, it's quite informative.
Oh wow, TAR21! This is great info! I'm still curious if there is a reunion party after their group photo though.
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I see this is the topic for questions and I have a whole bunch :D. So, let's start with these:
1. Is there any official connection between the movie "Rat race" and The Amazing Race?
2. How much is Phil involved in choosing prospective competitors, and who else does that?
3. What is the contract like the teams sign with TAR? What are the conditions and their main obligations? Do they receive some kind of fee during the race?
4. Can the provided money on the start of each leg of the race can cover all the basic expenses (food, water, etc) or is it just for transport, and TAR always provides the rest to the contestants?
5. What happened with the eliminated teams from Seasons 1 to 10? Was there Elimination Station, on they just went home before getting reunited at the finish line in the final leg?
6. Speaking of the Elimination Station, did it start in Season 11, and was it abolished after Season 17? It says "The first five teams eliminated were sequestered at a villa in Acapulco, Mexico to await the finale. Subsequently, eliminated teams telephoned to inform the teams at the villa of their elimination, but continued to run the Race as decoys to throw off spoilers to the final outcome of the Race. The sequestered teams met up with the decoy teams in the final destination city, to cheer the final three teams at the Finish Line." This is from Season 13. What does this for spoilers mean? I don't understand it at all. What did those 3 teams do?
7. What about Phil's Video Diary? I only managed to find it for Season 18.
8. I will repeat Rachel's question. What about the Pit Stops? Before, Phil always used to say "teams can eat, sleep and mingle with each other", something like that, and there were some scenes of it. Later, there hasn't been anything said nor emitted. Also, I noticed many times that Pit Stops don't always last 12 hours. Sometimes more, and sometimes less. Why is it like that?
9. What about the camera guys? Does each team have 2 of them who follow their every step and record every second of their activity? How does it work?
10. How does it work for the transport of Phil, camera and sound men and other staff? Who else is there, except them? Is there a special plane for all of them, leaving the current Pit Stop country soon as the last team checks in? In the last few seasons we could have seen Phil talking in the middle of leg and one or more teams racing just behind him.
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I see this is the topic for questions and I have a whole bunch :D. So, let's start with these:
1. Is there any official connection between the movie "Rat race" and The Amazing Race?
2. How much is Phil involved in choosing prospective competitors, and who else does that?
3. What is the contract like the teams sign with TAR? What are the conditions and their main obligations? Do they receive some kind of fee during the race?
4. Can the provided money on the start of each leg of the race can cover all the basic expenses (food, water, etc) or is it just for transport, and TAR always provides the rest to the contestants?
5. What happened with the eliminated teams from Seasons 1 to 10? Was there Elimination Station, on they just went home before getting reunited at the finish line in the final leg?
6. Speaking of the Elimination Station, did it start in Season 11, and was it abolished after Season 17? It says "The first five teams eliminated were sequestered at a villa in Acapulco, Mexico to await the finale. Subsequently, eliminated teams telephoned to inform the teams at the villa of their elimination, but continued to run the Race as decoys to throw off spoilers to the final outcome of the Race. The sequestered teams met up with the decoy teams in the final destination city, to cheer the final three teams at the Finish Line." This is from Season 13. What does this for spoilers mean? I don't understand it at all. What did those 3 teams do?
7. What about Phil's Video Diary? I only managed to find it for Season 18.
8. I will repeat Rachel's question. What about the Pit Stops? Before, Phil always used to say "teams can eat, sleep and mingle with each other", something like that, and there were some scenes of it. Later, there hasn't been anything said nor emitted. Also, I noticed many times that Pit Stops don't always last 12 hours. Sometimes more, and sometimes less. Why is it like that?
9. What about the camera guys? Does each team have 2 of them who follow their every step and record every second of their activity? How does it work?
10. How does it work for the transport of Phil, camera and sound men and other staff? Who else is there, except them? Is there a special plane for all of them, leaving the current Pit Stop country soon as the last team checks in? In the last few seasons we could have seen Phil talking in the middle of leg and one or more teams racing just behind him.
Well, I can answer #4 which is yes teams can buy anything they want with that money. Funny story Joey & Meghan from S22 and S24, on Leg 1 of S22 they were hungry and so the got Burger King and then they saw no one else getting food. It then click with them that they need that money for taxis or anything else like that. So, they said the food made them sick and they got their $20 back.
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I see this is the topic for questions and I have a whole bunch :D. So, let's start with these:
1. Is there any official connection between the movie "Rat race" and The Amazing Race?
2. How much is Phil involved in choosing prospective competitors, and who else does that?
3. What is the contract like the teams sign with TAR? What are the conditions and their main obligations? Do they receive some kind of fee during the race?
4. Can the provided money on the start of each leg of the race can cover all the basic expenses (food, water, etc) or is it just for transport, and TAR always provides the rest to the contestants?
5. What happened with the eliminated teams from Seasons 1 to 10? Was there Elimination Station, on they just went home before getting reunited at the finish line in the final leg?
6. Speaking of the Elimination Station, did it start in Season 11, and was it abolished after Season 17? It says "The first five teams eliminated were sequestered at a villa in Acapulco, Mexico to await the finale. Subsequently, eliminated teams telephoned to inform the teams at the villa of their elimination, but continued to run the Race as decoys to throw off spoilers to the final outcome of the Race. The sequestered teams met up with the decoy teams in the final destination city, to cheer the final three teams at the Finish Line." This is from Season 13. What does this for spoilers mean? I don't understand it at all. What did those 3 teams do?
7. What about Phil's Video Diary? I only managed to find it for Season 18.
8. I will repeat Rachel's question. What about the Pit Stops? Before, Phil always used to say "teams can eat, sleep and mingle with each other", something like that, and there were some scenes of it. Later, there hasn't been anything said nor emitted. Also, I noticed many times that Pit Stops don't always last 12 hours. Sometimes more, and sometimes less. Why is it like that?
9. What about the camera guys? Does each team have 2 of them who follow their every step and record every second of their activity? How does it work?
10. How does it work for the transport of Phil, camera and sound men and other staff? Who else is there, except them? Is there a special plane for all of them, leaving the current Pit Stop country soon as the last team checks in? In the last few seasons we could have seen Phil talking in the middle of leg and one or more teams racing just behind him.
I can answer a few.
For 1) Apparently Wikipedia said Rat Race was sold off to Jerry Bruckheimer, the main producer and creator of The Amazing Race. (I'd take this with a grain of salt.) I remember going into Wayback Machine, an internet archive, a couple years ago and finding an artifact of the original premise of TAR asking for people to audition in a "global adventure series" with 8 teams instead of 11 in around 2000. He may as well have been inspired by the movie to make the series.
For 3) Here is a link to what the audition and release-waivers were like when they were searching for teams for TAR14: http://static.cbslocal.com/station/wwj/amazingraceapplication.pdf. It's since been completed all through The Amazing Race Casting's website now. Teams receive a stipend after their elimination episode airs depending on how many legs they run, accumulating I think between $1,500 and $2,500 for each leg they finish. And second placers and third placers get a substantial amount as well. I believe $25,000 and $10,000.
For 5) Yes, there were Elimination Stations that were called Sequestervilles. Just not filmed or put on CBS extras. In order of seasons: Paris, France (1); Cancun, Mexico (2); Lisbon, Portugal (3 & 4); Thailand (5); Cancun, Mexico (6 & 7); Gamboa, Panama (8 ); Lisbon, Portugal (9); Porto, Portugal (10)
For 6) The final 6's last three eliminated teams were basically pseudo-test dummies for tasks in the final leg and to attempt to throw off spoilers (aka us). I remember being here when TAR21 was filming and seeing pictures of the Twinnies and Abbie & Ryan running around NYC with pizza boxes in spoilers. They then reunite with the first five eliminated teams at the Finish Line once production gets word of the actual final three's plane arriving or whichever team gets into the city first. It truly doesn't work. lol
For 7) Phil's Video Diary was replacement content for Elimination Station. Season 13 also had this, but this and 18 were the only seasons that offered it on CBS' website. Might be because ES was either too boring to put out there or the footage was lost.
For 8 ) Sometimes flight frequencies out of the country is the reason why Pit Stops are shorter and time is money. I'm still curious what those teams can choose to do besides sleep during the Pit Stops though regardless of time. Can they go out and spend leftover leg money now (I remember seeing a clip of Dandrew heading out overnight to go convenient store shopping, but not sure about the current climate of this aspect.)
For 10) Gary & Wil's Quora interview below confirms that they have a security guy keeping tabs of the teams and film/audio crew. Phil usually arrives in the next leg's destination after the final team checks in. Sometimes teams just end up catching up to him and he has no choice but to ESPN-style it. Charla & Mirna actually arrived at the Maputo Pit Stop in All-Stars before the crew was finished setting up so they had to refilm them running to the mat.
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Thank you very much, Landon and Rachel.
Well, I can answer #4 which is yes teams can buy anything they want with that money. Funny story Joey & Meghan from S22 and S24, on Leg 1 of S22 they were hungry and so the got Burger King and then they saw no one else getting food. It then click with them that they need that money for taxis or anything else like that. So, they said the food made them sick and they got their $20 back.
They said that and the people from TAR really gave them 20 dollars?
I can answer a few.
For 1) Apparently Wikipedia said Rat Race was sold off to Jerry Bruckheimer, the main producer and creator of The Amazing Race. (I'd take this with a grain of salt.) I remember going into Wayback Machine, an internet archive, a couple years ago and finding an artifact of the original premise of TAR asking for people to audition in a "global adventure series" with 8 teams instead of 11 in around 2000. He may as well have been inspired by the movie to make the series.
For 3) Here is a link to what the audition and release-waivers were like when they were searching for teams for TAR14: http://static.cbslocal.com/station/wwj/amazingraceapplication.pdf. It's since been completed all through The Amazing Race Casting's website now. Teams receive a stipend after their elimination episode airs depending on how many legs they run, accumulating I think between $1,500 and $2,500 for each leg they finish. And second placers and third placers get a substantial amount as well. I believe $25,000 and $10,000.
For 5) Yes, there were Elimination Stations that were called Sequestervilles. Just not filmed or put on CBS extras. In order of seasons: Paris, France (1); Cancun, Mexico (2); Lisbon, Portugal (3 & 4); Thailand (5); Cancun, Mexico (6 & 7); Gamboa, Panama (8 ); Lisbon, Portugal (9); Porto, Portugal (10)
For 6) The final 6's last three eliminated teams were basically pseudo-test dummies for tasks in the final leg and to attempt to throw off spoilers (aka us). I remember being here when TAR21 was filming and seeing pictures of the Twinnies and Abbie & Ryan running around NYC with pizza boxes in spoilers. They then reunite with the first five eliminated teams at the Finish Line once production gets word of the actual final three's plane arriving or whichever team gets into the city first. It truly doesn't work. lol
For 7) Phil's Video Diary was replacement content for Elimination Station. Season 13 also had this, but this and 18 were the only seasons that offered it on CBS' website. Might be because ES was either too boring to put out there or the footage was lost.
For 8 ) Sometimes flight frequencies out of the country is the reason why Pit Stops are shorter and time is money. I'm still curious what those teams can choose to do besides sleep during the Pit Stops though regardless of time. Can they go out and spend leftover leg money now (I remember seeing a clip of Dandrew heading out overnight to go convenient store shopping, but not sure about the current climate of this aspect.)
For 10) Gary & Wil's Quora interview below confirms that they have a security guy keeping tabs of the teams and film/audio crew. Phil usually arrives in the next leg's destination after the final team checks in. Sometimes teams just end up catching up to him and he has no choice but to ESPN-style it. Charla & Mirna actually arrived at the Maputo Pit Stop in All-Stars before the crew was finished setting up so they had to refilm them running to the mat.
Very interesting for 1, 6 and 10. Unfortunately, I can't remember every person, every scene and detail from all 31 seasons, because I watched all of them in previous 5 months :D. So, it's a short period. Are Dan and Andrew the ones who left their snickers at a tasks location and then came in hotel slippers to the airport and there bought themselves new snickers? It should have been in Russia and Kazakhstan, if I am not wrong. I remember Charla and Mirna took the very first flight there, and it was a real gamble. That 11th and All Star season I remembered very well because of that whole flight thing. It think it is a big failure of the organization and their manipulation of teams. There was clear they actually decide when the teams will arrive and do tasks - "hours of operation" of various institutions.
So, "throwing off spoilers" is valid only for people living in the final destination city during the filming and others who know it at the time? You can't see the other 3 teams in the show.
Yes, I have seen that interview, but also the other questions on that website. I recommend you to read, if you haven't read it so far. Also, I found this somewhere, and there are interesting comments as well. https://tv.avclub.com/what-s-it-like-to-be-a-contestant-on-the-amazing-race-1798242351
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Thank you very much, Landon and Rachel.
Well, I can answer #4 which is yes teams can buy anything they want with that money. Funny story Joey & Meghan from S22 and S24, on Leg 1 of S22 they were hungry and so the got Burger King and then they saw no one else getting food. It then click with them that they need that money for taxis or anything else like that. So, they said the food made them sick and they got their $20 back.
They said that and the people from TAR really gave them 20 dollars?
It was the Burger King in the airport that gave them the money back. Meghan talked about it in her recap of the episode. Wish they would have done the recaps for S24.
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It was the Burger King in the airport that gave them the money back. Meghan talked about it in her recap of the episode. Wish they would have done the recaps for S24.
Interesting. I think I remember the Burger King, but not the rest.
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I see this is the topic for questions and I have a whole bunch :D. So, let's start with these:
2. How much is Phil involved in choosing prospective competitors, and who else does that?
The casting team does this. They review (and occasionally solicit) applications and narrow down the pool.
Once the teams are in the FINALS, then they interview with the TAR team, Phil, BVM and Elise, and some of the CBS executives.
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9. What about the camera guys? Does each team have 2 of them who follow their every step and record every second of their activity? How does it work?
Camera crews rotate amongst the teams so there can be no favoritism. Unusual for a team to have the same crew more than a leg at a time. They are with them all thru the leg. Teams have microphones on so they can be recorded at all times. (May be turned off for bathroom visits)
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So, "throwing off spoilers" is valid only for people living in the final destination city during the filming and others who know it at the time? You can't see the other 3 teams in the show
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Not sure what this means??
Spoilers depend on US...production can discourage onlookers and make it very difficult.
But the actual spoiler info comes from from people along the way who volunteer to help us or who or are just purely lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.
There is no spoiler info being released by production along the way if that is what you mean??
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Not sure what this means?
That 11th and All Star season I remembered very well because of that whole flight thing. It think it is a big failure of the organization and their manipulation of teams. There was clear they actually decide when the teams will arrive and do tasks - "hours of operation" of various institutions.
Flights used to 100% up to the racers. NOW (for security) there are airlines teams cannot fly. Fully specified at the start.
There are also times that flights are arranged and the time the racers arrive determines the time of the flight they can leave on.
I expect if they go out again anytime soon with COVID concerns that ALL flights will be predetermined and possibly even all charters. BUT the flight the teams get has previously been up to them to find, and the order is determined by their flight skills and the time they get to the airport.
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That 11th and All Star season I remembered very well because of that whole flight thing. It think it is a big failure of the organization and their manipulation of teams. There was clear they actually decide when the teams will arrive and do tasks - "hours of operation" of various institutions.
Let's be VERY clear here.
There is no manipulation of teams. Production has sometimes been VERY surprised when teams scored a different flight, esp in the early seasons.
ALL Hours of Operation are predetermined. SIGN-UP boards times are predetermined...ALL of these decisions are spelled out way before the RACE is ever run. Nothing is last minute or decided on site.
What flights teams get is either up to them to find...or occasionally based on order of arrival. Which depends on the arrival position of teams themselves. When there is a flight delay due to mechanical events or weather... that's real time. They don't get a time credit.
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I've been saving up some questions I've been meaning to ask for the past couple of weeks. All of them involve more behind the scenes stuff.
- How long does it usually take production to have taxi drivers or strangers asked by teams for directions to sign release forms before they can leave their pickup point?
**Having done this a few times, its pretty quick. A minute or two. If you wanted to read all the small print could conceivably take considerably longer. If you refuse to sign, they cannot use that footage**
- (I'm sure this has been answered, but can't find anything about it.) How far in proximity from the Pit Stop are teams allowed to drop off their bags in order to successfully check in if they are required to travel on foot?
**Once they are within direct eyesight of Phil**
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Interesting side note on casting: Jason Guy, who was on Big Brother 3, and is currently doing “The Secret Alliance” podcast, worked in casting for TAR in 2005-2006.
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Thank you so much, Peach.
So, "throwing off spoilers" is valid only for people living in the final destination city during the filming and others who know it at the time? You can't see the other 3 teams in the show.
Let me clarify this. I understood what Rachel said, but it seems I confused you :). TAR wants to keep people in dark when the season is being filmed, so they don't know who is eliminated and who continues the race, so 6 teams race in last few legs, 3 decoy (eliminated) teams and 3 teams really compete for one million dollars. I wanted to say this. And, of course, there are always people who know which teams compete and spread that information. I didn't mean of any spoiler released by the production crew, I just said, while watching we can't see these decoy teams, so it only makes sense for people who are present during the filming of a season. I hope you understand me now.
Flights used to 100% up to the racers. NOW (for security) there are airlines teams cannot fly. Fully specified at the start.
There are also times that flights are arranged and the time the racers arrive determines the time of the flight they can leave on.
I expect if they go out again anytime soon with COVID concerns that ALL flights will be predetermined and possibly even all charters. BUT the flight the teams get has previously been up to them to find, and the order is determined by their flight skills and the time they get to the airport. Let's be VERY clear here.
There is no manipulation of teams. Production has sometimes been VERY surprised when teams scored a different flight, esp in the early seasons.
ALL Hours of Operation are predetermined. SIGN-UP boards times are predetermined...ALL of these decisions are spelled out way before the RACE is ever run. Nothing is last minute or decided on site.
What flights teams get is either up to them to find...or occasionally based on order of arrival. Which depends on the arrival position of teams themselves. When there is a flight delay due to mechanical events or weather... that's real time. They don't get a time credit.
Speaking of this, I am not sure. It is fine to avoid some airline companies because of security. But, I got an impression that TAR (production or whoever) actually manipulates (manage) the teams. Almost always it seemed they wanted to equalize the teams (some or all), so the show is more interesting, which is logical. The perfect examples for this are the flights and other means of transport and the famous "hours of operation". This especially refers to the arranged transport, because the time space between 2 teams can be 2 or 3 hours when they arrive to the sign board, and they can continue the leg on the next day 10 or 20 minutes apart.
It is similar for the "hours of operation". Some team(s) can gain lead, but when they come to a specific institution, it won't be open for hours, so other teams can catch up and be equalized.
The 11th Season is just the right example for both. I don't remember everything, but it looked like a major failure in the organization, because some teams started the next leg, and some other teams didn't even start that leg. I understand the reasons for the flight to be delayed. But, it seemed there wasn't good organization of flights, because 2 or 3 teams fell way behind, almost 24 hours. Therefore, it is just reasonable to think that TAR somehow manipulates the teams, so these situations can be avoided. In addition, in Season 11, you can see how Eric and Danielle were equalized, little by little, with the other teams and eventually won the race. So, there were so behind because the flights, then they arrive in the middle of the night in Poland, if I am not wrong, and every institution worked on that time, there were no "hours of operation". I remember a meat factory worked, where they ate sausages, and some cultural institution where a guy played piano outside, also in the middle of the night. It certainly wouldn't have worked (the cultural institution at least) at that time if there wasn't the race. Then, there were the charter buses to Auschwitz, 4 hours apart, which is too much, but you can understand why it was arranged like that. Finally, after that was the next flight to the next country, where all the teams are usually equalized. There you go, that is how this "team management" goes. Once again, this is how I remember, correct me if I am wrong. Yes, there was also an Intersection, so instead of 6 teams, all with different arrival times, you have 3. That means the 1st and 2nd were equalized, just like the 3rd and 4th, and 5th and 6th, respectively.
All in all, in my opinion, almost all means of transport and "hours of operation" can be arranged whenever TAR wants. They may be predetermined, but when a situation like this occurs, something can be changed. The professionals like them must have some backup options.
This interview confirms my opinion: https://tv.avclub.com/what-s-it-like-to-be-a-contestant-on-the-amazing-race-1798242351
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TAR wants to keep people in dark when the season is being filmed, so they don't know who is eliminated and who continues the race, so 6 teams race in last few legs, 3 decoy (eliminated) teams and 3 teams really compete for one million dollars. I wanted to say this.
I am not sure where you got this...but it is NOT correct.
Once in a great while they have used some decoys but not often and not recently. Having been at several finale locations and having talked with many many racers, I can tell you this is definitely NOT correct.
I'll see if I can find our video coverage of the Atlanta Finale. Its around here somewhere!:tup:
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Question:
Is there a kind of google-map ish map, of every places TAR has ever been (like pin-pointed on a map)
I don't know if I'm clear lol
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Question:
Is there a kind of google-map ish map, of every places TAR has ever been (like pin-pointed on a map)
I don't know if I'm clear lol
Right here: https://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,25196.0.html
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TAR wants to keep people in dark when the season is being filmed, so they don't know who is eliminated and who continues the race, so 6 teams race in last few legs, 3 decoy (eliminated) teams and 3 teams really compete for one million dollars. I wanted to say this.
I am not sure where you got this...but it is NOT correct.
Once in a great while they have used some decoys but not often and not recently. Having been at several finale locations and having talked with many many racers, I can tell you this is definitely NOT correct.
I'll see if I can find our video coverage of the Atlanta Finale. Its around here somewhere!:tup:
This is an example. My team and I ran our butts off over the course of the week, tracking down ALL the locations. Finale day was 102 degrees IIRC. The whole story about how we did this is pretty amazing...I'll save it for my memoirs.
There were no decoys although they have tried that I think 2 or 3 other times pretty unsuccessfully.
Just a lot of hard work by the WRP team to make this successful
TAR 19 Finale:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3nQixVdOfE&version=3&%3Bhl=
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There were no decoys although they have tried that I think 2 or 3 other times pretty unsuccessfully.
How to forget the twinnies running in NYC on flip-flops and with no cameras in the finale of TAR21 in an attempt to fool us? :funny:
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I guess this is a question instead of a Previous Seasons post, but...
Is the Fountain of Wealth Road Block, presented as an Active Route Info, from the Kuala Lumpur/Singapore Leg on TAR3 the lamest Road Block ever on TAR?
Because I absolutely think it is. :lol: It has to be the shortest Road Block ever to complete. Like, 5 seconds? My goodness. :funny:
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I guess this is a question instead of a Previous Seasons post, but...
Is the Fountain of Wealth Road Block, presented as an Active Route Info, from the Kuala Lumpur/Singapore Leg on TAR3 the lamest Road Block ever on TAR?
Because I absolutely think it is. :lol: It has to be the shortest Road Block ever to complete. Like, 5 seconds? My goodness. :funny:
No, because it's a blessing where you have to be sOaKeD. :funny:
The bamboo trampoline Roadblock from the season-that-shall-not-be-named takes it. It takes 1 second to jump and no water if you're good.
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Curious question: TAR has been to France many time, but they seem to go mostly in the same zone. (Around Paris and South of France, with few exceptions (TAR 16/21)
There are sooooo many places in France not yet visited, Britany, the bordeaux region, Lyon, etc.
Why do they keep going to the same place, is it a production/logistic issue?
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Curious question: TAR has been to France many time, but they seem to go mostly in the same zone. (Around Paris and South of France, with few exceptions (TAR 16/21)
There are sooooo many places in France not yet visited, Britany, the bordeaux region, Lyon, etc.
Why do they keep going to the same place, is it a production/logistic issue?
If anything, it's probably logistical. The main international airports in France are Paris and a couple in the south, all the other airports are much smaller with much more limited schedules. TAR 16 and 21 both worked as exceptions because they didn't fly into either of them IIRC. But wasn't Britany visited in TAR10?
I personally agree with you though. I'm actually in the middle of a Strasbourg leg in my fantasy game and I've always thought it would be cool leg to do something with the area around the borders between Germany, France and Switzerland but who knows, maybe one day!
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Curious question: TAR has been to France many time, but they seem to go mostly in the same zone. (Around Paris and South of France, with few exceptions (TAR 16/21)
There are sooooo many places in France not yet visited, Britany, the bordeaux region, Lyon, etc.
Why do they keep going to the same place, is it a production/logistic issue?
If anything, it's probably logistical. The main international airports in France are Paris and a couple in the south, all the other airports are much smaller with much more limited schedules. TAR 16 and 21 both worked as exceptions because they didn't fly into either of them IIRC. But wasn't Britany visited in TAR10?
TAR 10 was Normandy, not Brittany. They did the skydive at one of the D-Day beaches during the finale.
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Omg, it's been a long time since I've been on here! :ghug: Miss y'all very much.
My question is:
What is the size of the Travelocity Roaming Gnome that is featured on the race? Is it 16"?
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Omg, it's been a long time since I've been on here! :ghug: Miss y'all very much.
My question is:
What is the size of the Travelocity Roaming Gnome that is featured on the race? Is it 16"?
I think it's 13". I found one like the ones on the race and in their commercials on Amazon.
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This may or may not be a huge project to undertake, but I'm doing a just-for-fun thesis for an aspect of the race that has been covered lightly here, but not very in-depth until now since it's been itching at my brain since the Siem Reap leg Wednesday night.
Does anyone happen to know or own a list of how many tasks in numerical total there are for each U.S. season? Including active Route Infos, the works (Detours, Roadblocks, Fast Forwards), and Speed Bumps. I will credit your work in the thesis I will post on RFF's TAR Discussions.
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I remember somewhere on RFF there being a list of the elimination station locations up to season 24. I was wondering if there is a full updated list?
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This may or may not be a huge project to undertake, but I'm doing a just-for-fun thesis for an aspect of the race that has been covered lightly here, but not very in-depth until now since it's been itching at my brain since the Siem Reap leg Wednesday night.
Does anyone happen to know or own a list of how many tasks in numerical total there are for each U.S. season? Including active Route Infos, the works (Detours, Roadblocks, Fast Forwards), and Speed Bumps. I will credit your work in the thesis I will post on RFF's TAR Discussions.
I think I will take on this, I do have a question about the Route Info Tasks. What would you consider to be one, and not one? For Example, in S32 leg 9, before the second Roadblock they had to don sherwani outfits and travel by horse and carriage with a pair of socialites to their next clue. Would you consider this an Route Info Task or just something extra.
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This may or may not be a huge project to undertake, but I'm doing a just-for-fun thesis for an aspect of the race that has been covered lightly here, but not very in-depth until now since it's been itching at my brain since the Siem Reap leg Wednesday night.
Does anyone happen to know or own a list of how many tasks in numerical total there are for each U.S. season? Including active Route Infos, the works (Detours, Roadblocks, Fast Forwards), and Speed Bumps. I will credit your work in the thesis I will post on RFF's TAR Discussions.
I think I will take on this, I do have a question about the Route Info Tasks. What would you consider to be one, and not one? For Example, in S32 leg 9, before the second Roadblock they had to don sherwani outfits and travel by horse and carriage with a pair of socialites to their next clue. Would you consider this an Route Info Task or just something extra.
For active Route info tasks, I consider it anything more than simply picking up a clue or going to the Pit Stop from a certain location. So yes, the socialite carriage ride would be in the count.
Examples for more clarification using the recent episode: teams being told to pick up a clue at Psar Chaa Market, the Khmer Handicrafts workshop, or going to the Pit Stop at Angkor Thom is not considered an active task and should not be tallied in the count. However, the monk offering task at the floating temple, the hitching a tuk-tuk to a motorbike, actions requiring completion before receiving a clue from that Route Info should be in the tally.
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The Amount of Tasks in Each Amazing Race US Season
Season 1
Leg 1: 4
Leg 2: 4
Leg 3: 4
Leg 4: 5
Leg 5: 5
Leg 6: 3
Leg 7: 3
Leg 8: 4
Leg 9: 3
Leg 10: 6
Leg 11: 3
Leg 12: 5
Leg 13: 4
Total: 53
Season 2
Leg 1: 3
Leg 2: 4
Leg 3: 4
Leg 4: 4
Leg 5: 3
Leg 6: 4
Leg 7: 5
Leg 8: 3
Leg 9: 6
Leg 10: 3
Leg 11: 3
Leg 12: 4
Leg 13: 4
Total: 50
Season 3
Leg 1: 3
Leg 2: 4
Leg 3: 3
Leg 4: 4
Leg 5: 4
Leg 6: 4
Leg 7: 4
Leg 8: 6
Leg 9: 6
Leg 10: 5
Leg 11: 2
Leg 12: 2
Leg 13: 3
Total: 50
Season 4 coming soon!
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Guess this is a better place for this question, do we have any idea what their NDAs look like?
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Guess this is a better place for this question, do we have any idea what their NDAs look like?
I seem to recall something being posted almost 15 to 20 years ago, but I can’t recall which CBS show it was for. And it wasn’t the NDA the finalists had to sign.
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Guess this is a better place for this question, do we have any idea what their NDAs look like?
I seem to recall something being posted almost 15 to 20 years ago, but I can’t recall which CBS show it was for. And it wasn’t the NDA the finalists had to sign.
So the finalists sign a different one?
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Yes, and so do the semifinalists, IIRC.
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I’m just wondering if perhaps the NDA sunsets if the show goes a certain time period without completion.
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My guess is that the NDA doesn’t sunset before the show has aired. Cancellation of a season would likely mean no prizes get awarded since prize winners don’t get any prizes if the episodes aren’t aired.
It would totally depend on the exact language used and how words are defined n the agreements.
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Keep in mind that many tasks aren’t shown, including active route markers. The earliest known example is the cooking and eating an ostrich egg just before the pit stop in leg 1 of season one. There was no confirmation of that one until the DVD’s of the first season was released and it was included as bonus content.
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Keep in mind that many tasks aren’t shown, including active route markers. The earliest known example is the cooking and eating an ostrich egg just before the pit stop in leg 1 of season one. There was no confirmation of that one until the DVD’s of the first season was released and it was included as bonus content.
I am going off the wikipedia pages of the seasons so most if not all of the unaired tasks are on there including that one.
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Keep in mind that many tasks aren’t shown, including active route markers. The earliest known example is the cooking and eating an ostrich egg just before the pit stop in leg 1 of season one. There was no confirmation of that one until the DVD’s of the first season was released and it was included as bonus content.
I believe for that circumstance, unaired tasks like that and the Fast Forwards should be in the total count since it was a task when teams were filmed racing. But recorded or starred on a sidenote that it was unaired. (Example: TAR12's Lithuania Fast Forward should be counted although we aren't certain of the contents, but should be noted that it didn't make the final cut for the broadcast.) The ostrich egg task is one of the components I'm taking into consideration for the thesis so it would be helpful to note which tasks aren't aired and which ones made it onto CBS.
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Keep in mind that many tasks aren’t shown, including active route markers. The earliest known example is the cooking and eating an ostrich egg just before the pit stop in leg 1 of season one. There was no confirmation of that one until the DVD’s of the first season was released and it was included as bonus content.
I believe for that circumstance, unaired tasks like that and the Fast
Forwards should be in the total count since it was a task when teams were filmed racing. But recorded or starred on a sidenote that it was unaired. (Example: TAR12's Lithuania Fast Forward should be counted although we aren't certain of the contents, but should be noted that it didn't make the final cut for the broadcast.) The ostrich egg task is one of the components I'm taking into consideration for the thesis so it would be helpful to note which tasks aren't aired and which ones made it onto CBS.
Seasone one, for the leg in Rome, had an unclaimed fast forward that was in Vatican City. Racers discussed it after the end of the season, but I don’t recall there ever being any official confirmation. That’s the sort of issue that is going to arise in that the only likely sources are post-season comments from Racers, and once in a rare while, from Phil, Bertram, or Elise. It was discovered many seasons ago that it’s nearly impossible to compile a complete list.
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Do they sign an NDA at the beginning and the end, I wonder?
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Keep in mind that many tasks aren’t shown, including active route markers. The earliest known example is the cooking and eating an ostrich egg just before the pit stop in leg 1 of season one. There was no confirmation of that one until the DVD’s of the first season was released and it was included as bonus content.
I believe for that circumstance, unaired tasks like that and the Fast
Forwards should be in the total count since it was a task when teams were filmed racing. But recorded or starred on a sidenote that it was unaired. (Example: TAR12's Lithuania Fast Forward should be counted although we aren't certain of the contents, but should be noted that it didn't make the final cut for the broadcast.) The ostrich egg task is one of the components I'm taking into consideration for the thesis so it would be helpful to note which tasks aren't aired and which ones made it onto CBS.
Seasone one, for the leg in Rome, had an unclaimed fast forward that was in Vatican City. Racers discussed it after the end of the season, but I don’t recall there ever being any official confirmation. That’s the sort of issue that is going to arise in that the only likely sources are post-season comments from Racers, and once in a rare while, from Phil, Bertram, or Elise. It was discovered many seasons ago that it’s nearly impossible to compile a complete list.
Ok thank you guys for the feedback, both S1 tasks unaired tasks you guys mentioned are included, and I will go back and mention if any tasks were unaired.
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Keep in mind that many tasks aren’t shown, including active route markers. The earliest known example is the cooking and eating an ostrich egg just before the pit stop in leg 1 of season one. There was no confirmation of that one until the DVD’s of the first season was released and it was included as bonus content.
I believe for that circumstance, unaired tasks like that and the Fast
Forwards should be in the total count since it was a task when teams were filmed racing. But recorded or starred on a sidenote that it was unaired. (Example: TAR12's Lithuania Fast Forward should be counted although we aren't certain of the contents, but should be noted that it didn't make the final cut for the broadcast.) The ostrich egg task is one of the components I'm taking into consideration for the thesis so it would be helpful to note which tasks aren't aired and which ones made it onto CBS.
Seasone one, for the leg in Rome, had an unclaimed fast forward that was in Vatican City. Racers discussed it after the end of the season, but I don’t recall there ever being any official confirmation. That’s the sort of issue that is going to arise in that the only likely sources are post-season comments from Racers, and once in a rare while, from Phil, Bertram, or Elise. It was discovered many seasons ago that it’s nearly impossible to compile a complete list.
Ok thank you guys for the feedback, both S1 tasks unaired tasks you guys mentioned are included, and I will go back and mention if any tasks were unaired.
In this case, I believe the best option is to acknowledge the racers' judgment and include that as a tally for a task, but continue the denotations of it being unaired. (e.g. TAR12's Lithuania FF being only revealed because of Shana & Jennifer's post-season interview) We certainly won't know all the tasks they've put out on the course since season 1, but it would be great to see what there is compiled season-by-season.
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Keep in mind that many tasks aren’t shown, including active route markers. The earliest known example is the cooking and eating an ostrich egg just before the pit stop in leg 1 of season one. There was no confirmation of that one until the DVD’s of the first season was released and it was included as bonus content.
I believe for that circumstance, unaired tasks like that and the Fast
Forwards should be in the total count since it was a task when teams were filmed racing. But recorded or starred on a sidenote that it was unaired. (Example: TAR12's Lithuania Fast Forward should be counted although we aren't certain of the contents, but should be noted that it didn't make the final cut for the broadcast.) The ostrich egg task is one of the components I'm taking into consideration for the thesis so it would be helpful to note which tasks aren't aired and which ones made it onto CBS.
Seasone one, for the leg in Rome, had an unclaimed fast forward that was in Vatican City. Racers discussed it after the end of the season, but I don’t recall there ever being any official confirmation. That’s the sort of issue that is going to arise in that the only likely sources are post-season comments from Racers, and once in a rare while, from Phil, Bertram, or Elise. It was discovered many seasons ago that it’s nearly impossible to compile a complete list.
That Fast Forward was NOT in the Vatican City, it was to find a 'keyhole' where if you look through it you can SEE the whole Vatican City.
This was confirmed by Brennan on one of those old forums that isn't around anymore. In fact, Brennan confirmed all of S1's Fast Forwards except for the last two (Krabi/Beijing), though I think somebody else confirmed Krabi's? Not sure.
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Keep in mind that many tasks aren’t shown, including active route markers. The earliest known example is the cooking and eating an ostrich egg just before the pit stop in leg 1 of season one. There was no confirmation of that one until the DVD’s of the first season was released and it was included as bonus content.
I believe for that circumstance, unaired tasks like that and the Fast
Forwards should be in the total count since it was a task when teams were filmed racing. But recorded or starred on a sidenote that it was unaired. (Example: TAR12's Lithuania Fast Forward should be counted although we aren't certain of the contents, but should be noted that it didn't make the final cut for the broadcast.) The ostrich egg task is one of the components I'm taking into consideration for the thesis so it would be helpful to note which tasks aren't aired and which ones made it onto CBS.
Seasone one, for the leg in Rome, had an unclaimed fast forward that was in Vatican City. Racers discussed it after the end of the season, but I don’t recall there ever being any official confirmation. That’s the sort of issue that is going to arise in that the only likely sources are post-season comments from Racers, and once in a rare while, from Phil, Bertram, or Elise. It was discovered many seasons ago that it’s nearly impossible to compile a complete list.
That Fast Forward was NOT in the Vatican City, it was to find a 'keyhole' where if you look through it you can SEE the whole Vatican City.
This was confirmed by Brennan on one of those old forums that isn't around anymore. In fact, Brennan confirmed all of S1's Fast Forwards except for the last two (Krabi/Beijing), though I think somebody else confirmed Krabi's? Not sure.
You can actually still find some archived forums of Rob getting info via wikipedia sources of the TAR 1 page
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Do all teams get some kind of money/stipend/whatever just for appearing on the show?
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Yes.
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Do all teams get some kind of money/stipend/whatever just for appearing on the show?
Yeah. It’s not a lot and they reimburse them for gear they paid for out of their own pocket.
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Do all teams get some kind of money/stipend/whatever just for appearing on the show?
Yeah. It’s not a lot and they reimburse them for gear they paid for out of their own pocket.
Never heard the gear thing.... :duno:
And the exact $$ amounts are around here somewhere...
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Do all teams get some kind of money/stipend/whatever just for appearing on the show?
Yeah. It’s not a lot and they reimburse them for gear they paid for out of their own pocket.
Never heard the gear thing.... :duno:
And the exact $$ amounts are around here somewhere...
It goes up in increments of $500 starting from $1,500 from 11th to 4th. 2nd gets you $25,000, and 3rd gets you $10,000.
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Thanks Rachel! I was thinking 2nd and 3rd had increased but not sure.
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33 filming getting delayed for at least a year has just got me wondering what kind of back up plan they have legally speaking. It's really crazy that they managed to get this far in without having something like this happen. The contestants are only on the show for one season so obviously they don't have a union or something so they may not have a lot of legal options but I wonder if their contracts have some sort of sunset on them. For example: if the season goes a certain time without filming or cancelled, they split the million between everyone.
CBS must have really tight NDAs because there’s never been a TAR contract that’s leaked. The closest thing I could find is that it’s apparently pretty similar to BB and Survivor’s and there’s a clause in those that say if the season doesn’t air, you don’t get paid.
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33 filming getting delayed for at least a year has just got me wondering what kind of back of plan they have legally speaking. It's really crazy that they managed to get this far in without having something like this happen.
Well, a pandemic like the current one is a once in a century sort of thing.
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33 filming getting delayed for at least a year has just got me wondering what kind of back of plan they have legally speaking. It's really crazy that they managed to get this far in without having something like this happen.
Well, a pandemic like the current one is a once in a century sort of thing.
That's true but it could have been anything, not specifically a pandemic. A last minute natural disaster or political upheaval in a place they were visiting, conflict among teams, issues with background checks, an accident on the course, etc. Maybe not as long as 33 has been delayed but no delay or cancellation at all is really lucky.
Like what would happen if they filmed a season and found out one of the contestants had done something horrible or did it after the show? Would they delay it and get to the bottom of it or would they just eat the production cost and cancel it all together since, as far as anyone knows, the season doesn't have to contractually air and they don't have to pay anyone anything?
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It’s known production has a series of backup plans to replace legs or even different legs planned out. What made 33 so unusual is that their backup options got taken off the table so quickly due to the spread of the pandemic in those planned backups as well as in the places teams and production would have to travel to in order to get to those countries. Just remember, the Americas were generally later in seeing the initial COVID-19 surge than Europe, Africa and Asia. And the first major mutation in the coronavirus was in second half of February in Europe.
The fact that some vaccines are now beginning to be administered only means the light is at the end of the tunnel, but that poorer countries won’t likely begin the process until the second half of 2021. So it’s looking more and more likely that TAR and Survivor won’t be able to resume production until 2022.
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GB can help me on this.
1. What are the largest countries (area) the U.S Version has never visited?
2. What are the largest countries (pop.) the U.S Version has never visited?
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It’s known production has a series of backup plans to replace legs or even different legs planned out. What made 33 so unusual is that their backup options got taken off the table so quickly due to the spread of the pandemic in those planned backups as well as in the places teams and production would have to travel to in order to get to those countries. Just remember, the Americas were generally later in seeing the initial COVID-19 surge than Europe, Africa and Asia. And the first major mutation in the coronavirus was in second half of February in Europe.
The fact that some vaccines are now beginning to be administered only means the light is at the end of the tunnel, but that poorer countries won’t likely begin the process until the second half of 2021. So it’s looking more and more likely that TAR and Survivor won’t be able to resume production until 2022.
I would think it would be easier for Survivor to get back to filming compared to TAR as it is all set in one location. The latest reports/rumors is they're hoping to get up to three seasons filmed in 2021 with the Dominican Republic as a potential location if Fiji isn't available, and to get the first airing in the summer if all goes well.
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GB can help me on this.
1. What are the largest countries (area) the U.S Version has never visited?
2. What are the largest countries (pop.) the U.S Version has never visited?
1. Algeria, D.R. Congo, Saudi Arabia. I could see Algeria happening, as they are working on making it easier for tourists to come visit because before it was extremely difficult, but I don't see the other two happening anytime soon, if ever.
2. Pakistan, Nigeria, and then D.R. Congo again.
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That's nice to know. Thanks Nrh!
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Just a reminder: New countries for TAR Original will always depend on physical safety of travelers from the U.S. per US State Department.
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Does anybody know how one can apply not as a racer but as part of the production team? Obviously, TAR isn't filming now, but I'm curious to see the job qualifications and requirements of the different departments in the production team.
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I know that nowadays the teams wait until they all get through customs before exiting the airport (which I despise :dick) My question is how does it work in the very rare chance they are on multiple flights. Like in the TAR 32 France episode, could someone on the first flight stall in customs until the second flight caught up to help their allies?
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I know that nowadays the teams wait until they all get through customs before exiting the airport (which I despise :dick) My question is how does it work in the very rare chance they are on multiple flights. Like in the TAR 32 France episode, could someone on the first flight stall in customs until the second flight caught up to help their allies?
I fly though Atlanta which is a super efficient airport and has a ton of capacity but I can't imagine purposefully stalling in customs would go over well.
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Teams are held clearing customs until they, production and crews are all through. In returning to the US, connecting flights can be used so all of them have gone through custom before flying to the final city.
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But how does it work when there are two flights (like in Paris in 32)
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But how does it work when there are two flights (like in Paris in 32)
If I remember right, there was only 10 or 20 minutes between each flight, so maybe production made sure there was 10/20 minutes between each group
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Why hasn't the American version of the Amazing Race visit Egypt since season 5? I don't know much about the country, itself.
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Why hasn't the American version of the Amazing Race visit Egypt since season 5? I don't know much about the country, itself.
I don't want to say this is the right answer or assume, but I believe it's mostly security. There have been multiple bombing and terrorist attacks that have occurred around Egypt between the end of the 2010s, some in major tourist areas like Cairo and Alexandria as well as resort towns, and the time Season 5 was filmed there (in early 2004).
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Why hasn't the American version of the Amazing Race visit Egypt since season 5? I don't know much about the country, itself.
I don't want to say this is the right answer or assume, but I believe it's mostly security. There have been multiple bombing and terrorist attacks that have occurred around Egypt between the end of the 2010s, some in major tourist areas like Cairo and Alexandria as well as resort towns, and the time Season 5 was filmed there (in early 2004).
Thank you Rachel for explaining. I couldn't word it!
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I don't want to say this is the right answer or assume, but I believe it's mostly security. There have been multiple bombing and terrorist attacks that have occurred around Egypt between the end of the 2010s, some in major tourist areas like Cairo and Alexandria as well as resort towns, and the time Season 5 was filmed there (in early 2004).
Ok, thank you! Yeah that would probably explain it sadly. Shame too because I really liked Legs 5 and 6.
My other question then is about Tunisia. Do they suffer the same issues as Egypt and that's why they haven't visited the country as well?
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I don't want to say this is the right answer or assume, but I believe it's mostly security. There have been multiple bombing and terrorist attacks that have occurred around Egypt between the end of the 2010s, some in major tourist areas like Cairo and Alexandria as well as resort towns, and the time Season 5 was filmed there (in early 2004).
Ok, thank you! Yeah that would probably explain it sadly. Shame too because I really liked Legs 5 and 6.
My other question then is about Tunisia. Do they suffer the same issues as Egypt and that's why they haven't visited the country as well?
Yeah I think it's the same deal, parts of both countries have travel advisories IIRC even tho for the most part it's safe to travel to, so I think production errs on the side of caution. Pretty sure this is the same reason why we haven't seen a visit to Nigeria (despite it being the most poupulated African country and pretty accessible via air) and why we definitely won't be seeing Myanmar anytime soon. It's very unfortunate though, there's so much to see in Egypt outside of Luxor and Cairo, it's a gold mine of potential, but sadly production always resorts to the UAE for legs in the Middle East, which has been milked to death, and the occasional Morocco.
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Why hasn't the American version of the Amazing Race visit Egypt since season 5? I don't know much about the country, itself.
I don't want to say this is the right answer or assume, but I believe it's mostly security. There have been multiple bombing and terrorist attacks that have occurred around Egypt between the end of the 2010s, some in major tourist areas like Cairo and Alexandria as well as resort towns, and the time Season 5 was filmed there (in early 2004).
Thank you Rachel for explaining. I couldn't word it!
I'd like to add as well. One of my favorite Travel Bloggers, Christian LeBlanc (Lost LeBlanc) went to Egypt last year along with his girlfriend to make a blog about Egypt and some of it's iconic locations. In one of his videos on Youtube, he described it as one of the toughest places he's ever traveled. There's still a lot of logistical concerns on filming.
In Instagram, in one of his stories, when they were about to leave, his equipment was confiscated prior to leaving Egypt.
An Egyptian helped them secure the paperwork up until the last minute, before they boarded the plane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g65wsz6TqcQ&ab_channel=LostLeBlanc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g65wsz6TqcQ&ab_channel=LostLeBlanc)
Also, a classmate of mine went on a solo-trip to Egypt prior to the pandemic and he was chased by scammers. They're everywhere, he described. Best to get a legit tour. Despite the bad experiences, he described Egypt as one of the most beautiful countries he has visited.
One of CBS's news reporters, Lara Logan was sexually assaulted in Cairo in 2011.
The safety of female crew and contestants are factor as well.
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Is there a list of extended Pit Stops from the earlier seasons anywhere? I know TWOP and Tarflies both used to have timeline threads back in the day that would have covered them but both of the sites are now dead.
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My numbers and Wikipedia's numbers disagree on how many Roadblocks Raquel/Cayla have done so far. Would anyone be able to double-check the previous episodes?
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My numbers and Wikipedia's numbers disagree on how many Roadblocks Raquel/Cayla have done so far. Would anyone be able to double-check the previous episodes?
Checked, Raquel has done all of the Roadblocks so far.
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I don't think there's a list, but I can create and post one. Just have to go through the early episodes on TAR Wikia.
Is there a list of extended Pit Stops from the earlier seasons anywhere? I know TWOP and Tarflies both used to have timeline threads back in the day that would have covered them but both of the sites are now dead.
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I'm presently doing a bit of Wiki stuff involving the Title Quotes... The title of Season 5 Episode 4 (Russia) is "Who Says Pageant Girls Don't Eat?" and it's attributed to Brandon. Well I just scrubbed through the whole episode to every scene of Brandon, and I couldn't find where he said it at all. Did he actually say the line, did someone else say it, or did the producers just make this one up?
Edit: Nope, just checked the entire episode, that phrase is NEVER said by anyone. We've been assuming for years that Brandon said it, but he never does (Unless it's in another episode or an extra online clip that no longer exists)
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I'm presently doing a bit of Wiki stuff involving the Title Quotes... The title of Season 5 Episode 4 (Russia) is "Who Says Pageant Girls Don't Eat?" and it's attributed to Brandon. Well I just scrubbed through the whole episode to every scene of Brandon, and I couldn't find where he said it at all. Did he actually say the line, did someone else say it, or did the producers just make this one up?
Edit: Nope, just checked the entire episode, that phrase is NEVER said by anyone. We've been assuming for years that Brandon said it, but he never does (Unless it's in another episode or an extra online clip that no longer exists)
I believe that quote is an outtake of the final aired episode and may have been in previews or promos for that episode. Could also been from media interviews for the episode.
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I know I heard someone say that in the episode. Maybe Colin?
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Similar issue now. The Season 7 recap episode is titled "They Saved The Eyeball" and is attributed to Gretchen, but I listened to the whole episode and couldn't find her saying that anywhere.
There is extra footage in that recap episode when Patrick got an injury right above his eye where such a quote would make sense, but Gretchen doesn't comment on it.
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One thing to keep in mind regarding title quote attributions, especially in the TAR season Wikipedia articles in that the attribution is included very soon after the episode originally aired on CBS. One problem you’ll have trying to verify the attribution this many years later is that video of promos, bonus scenes etc., have not been kept online by CBS on its website. Others may have posted such things on theirYou Tube channels, but that depends on CBS not making a copyright takedown demand. And for most TAR season dvds, there’s not any of this material.
The other thing is to make sure you are using the episodes as actually aired on CBS and not elsewhere.
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It feels very strange to me to use a quote for the episode when that quote is actually not said anywhere in the episode, even if it's included in supplementary online videos or promos...
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The other thing is to make sure you are using the episodes as actually aired on CBS and not elsewhere.
Are there differences in some episodes of the original CBS airing vs elsewhere?
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Did a little more digging and I'm feeling doubtful it was actually Gretchen who said this line...
When the episode title quotes were first added to the Wikipedia page, "They Saved the Eyeball" was left blank since it wasn't said in the episode. A registered user called 'UWAFanatic05' then filled in the blank with PATRICK's name (Which makes sense, as I mentioned before, since Patrick got an injury in the episode close to his eye).
But then 10 days later, an unregistered user (AKA a 'guest') changed the page to say it was a quote from Gretchen instead of Patrick. This edit is the ONLY (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/88.192.223.196) one this IP address has ever made to Wikipedia. As far as I can tell, it's stayed listed as Gretchen ever since.
I'm leaning towards Patrick actually being the quoted, but unfortunately we might never be able to tell...
Likewise, the attribution of the S5 quote to Brandon was done by an unregistered guest, though at least this person had more than one edit to their name.
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The other thing is to make sure you are using the episodes as actually aired on CBS and not elsewhere.
Are there differences in some episodes of the original CBS airing vs elsewhere?
There can be, yes. One early, notorious example was in season 4 where some international broadcasters edited the opening credits and individual episodes to hide the fact that Reichen and Chip were a same sex couple. Other edits are for time or cultural or political sensitivities that aren’t an issue in the US or with CBS.
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Why has it been more than a decade since TAR has visited Hungary? There's probably some super obvious reason of international news, but I don't know it.
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I would trust and use YOUR data GB vs Wiki anyday. Feel free to say so here!
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Not been able to look at the Amazing Race Aus anywhere unfortunately.
How were the flights handled on the season? were they pre booked commercial flights, was there any scenes at airports or airport booking drama? assuming there wasn't
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Not been able to look at the Amazing Race Aus anywhere unfortunately.
You haven't been looking in the right places. :tup:
Anyone who needs help just ask please. We try to please...
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Not been able to look at the Amazing Race Aus anywhere unfortunately.
How were the flights handled on the season? were they pre booked commercial flights, was there any scenes at airports or airport booking drama? assuming there wasn't
Pre-booked commercial flights, no airport footage shown with the exception of one episode.
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Why has it been more than a decade since TAR has visited Hungary? There's probably some super obvious reason of international news, but I don't know it.
Up until a few years ago I'd agree but presently their current ruling party has some, uh, contentious views on certain marginalized communities and other social issues of which production may not want to risk teams being exposed. :tup:
Beyond that Hungary doesn't have as many distinct obvious cultural features as neighboring countries; if they wanted to do a leg in Europe that focused on 'traditional' living or agricultural life or even cool geographical stuff then there's nothing stopping them from going to Poland or Czechia again (for instance).
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Did we ever find out where the race was intending/planning to go after Scotland in S33?
I only remember Lulea, Sweden, were there any others?
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Did we ever find out where the race was intending/planning to go after Scotland in S33?
I only remember Lulea, Sweden, were there any others?
Austria, Italy, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand, South America
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Did we ever find out where the race was intending/planning to go after Scotland in S33?
I only remember Lulea, Sweden, were there any others?
Austria, Italy, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand, South America
Is there a source for Italy? All I remember them saying was Austria "near Northern Italy" which is why it shut down
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Did we ever find out where the race was intending/planning to go after Scotland in S33?
I only remember Lulea, Sweden, were there any others?
Austria, North Italy, Thailand, Nepal, and somewhere in South America.
I'm only guessing, but I suspect it's the Austrian and Italy legs this season that was originally planned for 33.
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I'm only guessing, but I suspect it's the Austrian and Italy legs this season that was originally planned for 33.
That's what I was thinking as well. If they were able to salvage some of their original tasks planned for 33 this season, more power to 'em.
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Guess this is a better place for this question, do we have any idea what their NDAs look like?
Years ago, I participated in the filming of The Amazing Race when I handed the contestants an envelope after they completed the challenge. The NDA for the on-screen person was set at I think for 5 years from the first airing of the last episode of that season. The NDA penalty was brutally high, something like $5-10 million.
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:welcome2: Ken! Delighted to have you here!
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Guess this is a better place for this question, do we have any idea what their NDAs look like?
Years ago, I participated in the filming of The Amazing Race when I handed the contestants an envelope after they completed the challenge. The NDA for the on-screen person was set at I think for 5 years from the first airing of the last episode of that season. The NDA penalty was brutally high, something like $5-10 million.
Really, wow. I would have thought NDA's only lasted up until your specific episode airs.
Congratulations, though! Being a clue giver must feel like a big honor if you're a fan of the show.
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Guess this is a better place for this question, do we have any idea what their NDAs look like?
Years ago, I participated in the filming of The Amazing Race when I handed the contestants an envelope after they completed the challenge. The NDA for the on-screen person was set at I think for 5 years from the first airing of the last episode of that season. The NDA penalty was brutally high, something like $5-10 million.
It seems, since you are sharing, that the season had aired over 5 years ago, so is there anyway you could let us know what task on what season and leg it was on?
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Does anybody know what class of airline tickets Amazing Race Canada contestants have to book? Asking for a friend.
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What else could TARCAN book besides economy/coach class like seemingly every other franchise?
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What else could TARCAN book besides economy/coach class like seemingly every other franchise?
Air Canada has flex and comfort fares. Flex is more expensive on certain routes.
https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/business-travel/for-business/offers/comfort-for-flex.html
https://thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/calgary-flex.jpg
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Except both fall under business class and would thus be inaccessible for use by TARCAN racers.
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When is The Amazing Race going to get back to normal again with the tasks, departure times, flights, speed bumps, u-turns, etc?
Because since Season 33 post-COVID, many things have changed.
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When is The Amazing Race going to get back to normal again with the tasks, departure times, flights, speed bumps, u-turns, etc?
Because since Season 33 post-COVID, many things have changed.
Phil's been asked that again and again on Twitter. His answer is basically... when they feel safe enough to ditch the charter.
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When is The Amazing Race going to get back to normal again with the tasks, departure times, flights, speed bumps, u-turns, etc?
Because since Season 33 post-COVID, many things have changed.
Phil's been asked that again and again on Twitter. His answer is basically... when they feel safe enough to ditch the charter.
So probably when there's no more restrictions on any place at all.
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I believe we are done with the charter plane ...
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I believe we are done with the charter plane ...
Yay!! Looks like everything's going to be normal like usual when they film season 36.
And probably an All-Stars one next for season 37 and 38, but they should have teams starting all the way from 25 so maybe one team per previous season.
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Incidental timing with President Biden's intended declaration on the eleventh of May.
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Very random question - I'm rewatching TAR Aus 6 Ep 12, and at the start there's a warning that states "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this program contains images, names and voices of those who have died."
Do we know what this is referring too? I tried looking up natural disasters or incidents that occurred but couldn't find any information on it?
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Very random question - I'm rewatching TAR Aus 6 Ep 12, and at the start there's a warning that states "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this program contains images, names and voices of those who have died."
Do we know what this is referring too? I tried looking up natural disasters or incidents that occurred but couldn't find any information on it?
https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/mourning-an-aboriginal-death
Traditional law across Australia said that a dead person's name could not be said because you would recall and disturb their spirit.
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I think the question is which dead person(s) appeared in the episode, and I was wondering that myself as well.
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I think the question is which dead person(s) appeared in the episode, and I was wondering that myself as well.
Stuart talked about both of his deceased parents with photos shown.
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What caused so many dominant winners to emerge during the show's middle era? The earlier era had a few dominant winners, but never a team winning 6+ legs. Two won 5 legs (S9 and S1 winners), but none more.
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I think it's a mix of factors - the casts lent themselves to only a handful of capable teams (plus there were no real 'alpha male' teams between TAR 11 and TAR 19 aside from Jet & Cord who had their share of flaws as racers), the legs were shorter and easier, there were fewer legs involving self-driving or complex travel, and the teams themselves were more equipped to handle the TAR metagame by preparing more, studying during the race, and being efficient in racing in general.
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Do eliminated teams still run "decoy" legs? My dad asked me what happens to eliminated teams, and I explained to him how early eliminees go to sequesterville while later eliminees will run decoy legs. But then I realized I wasn't sure if they still do the decoy legs or not. And if they don't, then what happens to late eliminees?
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Do eliminated teams still run "decoy" legs? My dad asked me what happens to eliminated teams, and I explained to him how early eliminees go to sequesterville while later eliminees will run decoy legs. But then I realized I wasn't sure if they still do the decoy legs or not. And if they don't, then what happens to late eliminees?
Someone else might have a better memory, but the last sighted time I remember was season 21, when the Twinnies were "racing" around Manhattan in flip-flops.