Non-elimination rounds
Each race has pre-determined non-elimination rounds in which the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop is not eliminated. Instead, they are allowed to continue on with the race. Non-elimination rounds generally come later in the race, and racers are not explicitly told which legs they are. Starting with the fifth season, the last clue before the Pit Stop always ends with the statement, "The last team may be eliminated." Previously, the last clue ended with the statement, "The last team will be eliminated", except in non-elimination legs, thus allowing the racers to figure out that the current leg was non-elimination.
Also, with the fifth season of The Amazing Race, the rules concerning non-elimination rounds were changed. Instead of simply giving the final team a free pass to continue with the race, they are now penalized in an attempt to decrease their odds of winning the next leg. All their collected money is taken from them, and no money is handed to them at the beginning of the next leg. This forces the team to find their own money to complete the next leg in order to stay in the race. If they manage to stay in the race, their funding goes back to normal for the subsequent legs, provided they don't come in last in another non-elimination round.
In the end, dating couple Colin & Christie couldn't quite make up the deficit caused by the Yield, as they finished in last place behind Brandon & Nicole. The stunned, jubilant dating couple received a pardon from Phil, though, as this was the last of the pre-determined non-elimination legs. Stripped of all money, Colin & Christie remained in the Race. A tearful Christie remarked, "All I've wanted to do really is just run the Race until the very end." On his former allies, Colin added, "Having Chip & Kim Yield us was definitely an eye-opener. We trusted them, and they burned us. It's on."
If I am not mistaken, on the last non-elimination leg last season, no one lost money. But that leg was next to last, and this is 2nd from last.
Will Kendra do the Road Block task? (30 Minutes of Fame) No
wow, i should join the team. my picks are pretty much the same. i have h/a as coming in first and kris/jon second. i think the taxi ride costs them 1st this week. likely wishful thinking on my part.please join the team cinni _)^ , I always wanted to ask you .. /*^ ..its public so there should be no problem .
cinni
Hey, cinniii's here!really? where?? hey, mike-e's here! :<(
If Kendra makes an ignorant comment in the woods and no one is there to hear it... (40 Minutes of Fame) ...a pack of angry beavers kill her (what? I'm Canadian - beavers are mean! They cut down my two perfect hammock trees)(%# ((^ , Traegen ..LOL
Which team finishes second? (40 Minutes of Fame) Freddy/Kendra
Me too. Getting the 40 points added was about as much fun as getting my Survivor Vanuatu hat in the mail ]#* ]#*I was wondering if you got a hat Swanee .. (^.#
Who know if MW will correct the scores? It's not really fair to people who didn't change their teams.
I see you've updated your picks. I'm even waffling about picking Kris/Jon as coming in first, ha! But I guess I'll stick with H/A, on the guess that Aaron completes the RB first. It's just wondering when that crazy taxi ride occurs, before or after a challenge...