And are Team Guido the only final 3 team to never make it to the finish line?
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.
Phil had to go out in the field to eliminate Lena/Kristy in TAR6.
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.
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.
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
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
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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!)
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.
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.
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:
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.
David & Mary wore 'LOST' T-shirts in reference to the Cho Bros in All-Stars(I believe they wore it in Leg 2.)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).
Slightly OT: Erwin & Godwin wore T-Shirts with Phil's face in the India leg in Season 10.
"I Know Phil, Little Ol’ Gorgeous Thing"
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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??
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.
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...
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:
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).
I have really enjoyed watching TAR Asia and TAR China Rush. I haven't really seen any of the other versions.
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.
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:
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?
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
You are totally right but I couldn't make a list...but I know someone will have the answer!!
Thank you
I don't think teams are allowed to buy tickets at the Ushuaia Airport either.
I just checked the episode. Phil said travellers cannot book International flights from the Ushuaia Airport. :tup:
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 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.
I think those two were some of the seasons I skipped. I guess that goes to show how much the edits vary.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.
I'm going through every season right now, so it will still probably be a while.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! :)
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 & Mos were in a casino, mentioned not being very good Muslims and yucked it up.
A question of my own: What locations have been visited more than once (e.g. the farm in Sweden from seasons 6 and 15)?
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.
Why didn't TAR go to Denmark and Belgium?
Can a team use Express Pass on the Intersection? What'd happen then?
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.
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!
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.
When will The Amazing Race 19 start airing? :)
Thanks! :hearts: :<3 :tup: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)
Is there a reason why foreign versions haven't come over to the western hemisphere? (Obviously not counting Latin America TAR and TAR Brazil.)
It seems that there was never a penalty in the finale in every season.
Why?
Is there a reason why foreign versions haven't come over to the western hemisphere? (Obviously not counting Latin America TAR and TAR Brazil.)
Is there a reason why foreign versions haven't come over to the western hemisphere? (Obviously not counting Latin America TAR and TAR Brazil.)
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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:
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".
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 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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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:
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.
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'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!
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?
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?
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?
Including being a contestant in a survivor game. :lol: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: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: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
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.
OMG! Are you Luke, DeafRacer? :waves: You have a lot of fans in China!
Including being a contestant in a survivor game. :lol: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
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.
What is the penalty for quitting a U-turn?
What is the penalty for quitting a U-turn?
I think it's just like quitting a detour. 4 hours.
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.
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.
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.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.
Question: Has anyone quit the race because of injury?
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.
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.
:groan: There are hundreds of these, probably thousands if you include Singapore and the Philippines. Let's not start chasing these pretty please?
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.
The Bowling Moms tshirt that ?? wore...
Can Someone explain why they don't use cluebox anymore?
Can Someone explain why they don't use cluebox anymore?
Yes...TARA and TAR were in Prague (?) I believe at the same time. They saw each other at the airport, but that was all.
Can Someone explain why they don't use cluebox anymore?
They believe by this way spoilers would not spread so quickly.
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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.
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)?
Didn't saw that too.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?
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.
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/cast/3/
The pictures from this list.
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/cast/3/
The pictures from this list.
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/cast/3/
The pictures from this list.
IIRC, either Gina or Sylvia did those....
I remembered when I was young
Ahhh the good old days. :lol:
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.
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.
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
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.
After taxes, the couple will be left with about $500,000Seriously? Half of it? :cmas18
From here: http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_19543977QuoteAfter taxes, the couple will be left with about $500,000Seriously? Half of it? :cmas18
What is WRP?
What is WRP?
World Race Productions
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
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?
A question:The episode title sounded familiar.
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
To any former racer who might be reading this, has anybody actually tried to throw the third leg, reading about the third place curse?
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
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
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.
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.
There is. See S7, where Romber threw the challenge of having a traditional Argentinian feast.
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.
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.
SuperTux,Apskip, thanks for your illustration.
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.
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:
No it didn't.So, where did the eliminated teams go?
The TAR 19 ES was in Ko Samui, the same house that TAR 18 used.
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:
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.
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!! :)
The point I'm trying to make is that, for instance, married winning teams pay less taxes than other teams.
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.
Anyone remember why the Istanbul legs were moved in season 5?
There's a five million dollar penalty for leaking. :)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What international versions of TAR are in English?
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)
Can a team that has a Speed Bump use a Fast Forward?As to the 2nd question, no.
Also can a team use an Express Pass on a Fast Forward? It could have been possible this season.
Has there ever been a Fast Forward on a Speed Bump leg? I don't think there has.
Can a team that has a Speed Bump use a Fast Forward?As to the 2nd question, no.
Also can a team use an Express Pass on a Fast Forward? It could have been possible this season.
Has there ever been a Fast Forward on a Speed Bump leg? I don't think there has.
Just CuriousCan a team that has a Speed Bump use a Fast Forward?As to the 2nd question, no.
Also can a team use an Express Pass on a Fast Forward? It could have been possible this season.
Why not?
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.
Has there ever been a Fast Forward on a Speed Bump leg? I don't think there has.
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?
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).
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Marcus didn't told anyone about the NFL.
Marcus didn't told anyone about the NFL.
He told everyone constantly :lol3:
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.
Where does the soundman sit in the taxi of the Azerbaijan (TAR20) leg?
I have a question!They are indeed. And from what I've read/watched of them, they probably had only seen one episode at the most.
Were Brenchel a recruited team? :duno:
To any former racer who might be reading this, has anybody actually tried to throw the third leg, reading about the third place curse?
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?
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:
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. :)
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.
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).
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?
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.
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.
SuperTux,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.
One of the cheerleaders from Season 14 has also mentioned that they got $25,000 so I suppose it's still the same.SuperTux,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.
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.
SuperTux,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.
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.
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. :)
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. :)
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.
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)
Can teams use the express pass on a fast forward?
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.
Can teams use the express pass on a fast forward?
Can teams use the express pass on a fast forward?
The answer is NO. You must complete that task. From those who know. :)
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:
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:
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.
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:
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 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.
3. How many legs/tasks, if any, have producers cancelled because of too many potential spoilers?
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.
4. Which leg, and in which season, took the shortest amount of time to complete? (and by who?)
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.
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.
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.
^^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.
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.
^^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.
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:
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"
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?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!
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 accentI 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?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'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.
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 :'(
Can a team use their Express Pass to skip the Fast Forward task and go directly to the pit-stop?
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.
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:
I remember that not certainly as a drama. Brooke & Claire weren't really angry at them, from what I know.
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? :?
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'.
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.
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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And also Flo: 1, Zach: 9. I don't even remember which Roadblock Flo did back then :lol:
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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?
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)?
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.
Hey! Maybe this question has been asked before and I know that this is crazy, but what actually is WRP? :lol: :-[
Thanks kev! :hrt:Hey! Maybe this question has been asked before and I know that this is crazy, but what actually is WRP? :lol: :-[
World Race Productions
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?
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'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'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 becauseI'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!
That is so awesome, supah3ro! :colors
If a team used the Express Pass to skip a Detour and that team is U-Turned, the U-Turn is void.
Is this true?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.QuoteIf a team used the Express Pass to skip a Detour and that team is U-Turned, the U-Turn is void.
Source is Wikipedia.
Is this true?QuoteIf 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 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.
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.
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?
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?
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.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.
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?
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.
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.
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
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, soShow contentXiao Bing & Xiao Bangfrom CR3 are not counted in because they did not "officially" volunteer to leave the race, although the real reason hasn't been disclosed/verified.
No. They submit their passports, and production obtains all the visas, including a few they won't need, lol.
Speaking of Peach applying, who here has applied? Other than previous racers visiting this thread, obviously.
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, soShow contentXiao Bing & Xiao Bangfrom 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.
What is the longest flight in TAR history?
JFK-JNB (Season 1)?
FRA-KUL (Season 11)?
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, soShow contentXiao Bing & Xiao Bangfrom 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. :)
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.
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?
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...
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, soShow contentXiao Bing & Xiao Bangfrom 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.
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, soShow contentXiao Bing & Xiao Bangfrom 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:
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?
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, soShow contentXiao Bing & Xiao Bangfrom 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.
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....
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....
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".
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?
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.
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?
I have questoin why does the caremen have packbags
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?
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?
Warning: Stupid question ahead!Nope, the only season where teams could only buy one set of tickets is the first. :tup:
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:
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
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:
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
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!
exactly! i dont get y the chippies told them it was the wrong country i would have let them book tickets on another flightIs 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.)
In all versions of TAR around the world, which team firstly nullified the U-Turn deliberately for strategic purposes? Is itShow contentSummer & EachenfromShow contentCR2who U-Turned a team way in front of them in order to save an ally team behind from being U-Turned?
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.
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?
What did Phil get detained in Ukraine for?
What did Phil get detained in Ukraine for?
being amazing :cmas16
What did Phil get detained in Ukraine for?
being amazing :cmas16
Was it during Season 10?
Was it during Season 10?
Yes.
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.
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!?
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!
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.
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?
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.
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
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?
:welcome: to RFF SamualDude!
No word on a NZ franchise that I have heard... so far anyway!
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.
Why do you think producers went Netherlands - Spain - France as opposed to Netherlands- France - Spain in S21Loire 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
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!
The randomness of the amount is the beauty of it.
What would happen if the Express Pass was used in an intersection task?
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.
i thought i remembered them knowing they arrived a half aday behind and ff couldn't do anything but make the leg easierI 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.
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.i thought i remembered them knowing they arrived a half aday behind and ff couldn't do anything but make the leg easierI 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 easierI 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 noticed that 8 legs had fastforwards.. :groan:
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 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.
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.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
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. I kind of figured that about the sound and video guys.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
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. I kind of figured that about the sound and video guys.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
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?
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? :)
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.)
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?
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
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
its all good.. u might just have to let me win in design challenge lol jkWhat 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:
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!
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!
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
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.
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.
Another question - does anybody know how long a Yield lasted before teams could continue on? Or did it vary for each Yield?
Yes, Yield was 15 minutes. It was enough for Weavers to finish their Macdonalds. :lol3:
What exactly does Extended Pit Stop mean? I see that a lot in spoilers..
Declive what the hell is your new profile gif lol
What exactly does Extended Pit Stop mean? I see that a lot in spoilers..
What are those small black bags around the racers necks in the current season?
What are those small black bags around the racers necks in the current season?
Waterproof Microphones
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?
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.)
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.
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. :)
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.
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?
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.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)
On another forum I visit, someone who somewhat knows Max & Katie posts and he says they're pretty likable.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?
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.
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.
(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 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.
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.
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.
(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.
"Packs."What's their criteria of "touching" that can get penalty, can someone explain more detail?
You can't touch anything that is from other teams, on the race.
"Packs."What's their criteria of "touching" that can get penalty, can someone explain more detail?
You can't touch anything that is from other teams, on the race.
"Packs."What's their criteria of "touching" that can get penalty, can someone explain more detail?
You can't touch anything that is from other teams, on the race.
If you pick other team's things. Steal or even take out of a cab or a designated spot.
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:
Are teams assigned a certain color to wear or is that just coincidence/team spirit.
Guys..
Why are there so less clueboxes IN AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA 2?
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?
The 2nd leg in India of TAR13I 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.
Maybe it was an 11 hour pitstop or something?
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
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?
I remember Flo & Zach wanting to switch more than once during the second Vietnam leg, but that didn't really happen. :groan: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.
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.
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?
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.
Who's that Amazing Race music composer that has a website of all his musical works? I'd love to view him.
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?
I think they tried to perform each detour twice , actually.
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.
I think they tried to perform each detour twice , actually.
OK then, that's four. Thanks Declive. :lol:
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
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".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
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.
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 :ascaredMaria & 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.
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: )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.
25 just seems more like an anniversary or landmark season. Either way I loved All Stars & UB :hearts:
Pam/Winnie had more personality than the top 4 together. Only Pwinnie & Youtubers seemed to have personalities (Sorry other racers)
This may sound stupid, but in TAR12, how did production actually find rental donkeys in Alaska for the final Roadblock? :lol:
This may sound stupid, but in TAR12, how did production actually find rental donkeys in Alaska for the final Roadblock? :lol:
Remember "Follow that Plane"?? :funny::lol: That's vintage TAR :lol:
The "double leg" of the early seasons has evolved, folks.Yes, I know about Hungary and begging and all the other "keep racing" legs in TAR8 at the farm or Romber in TAR7.
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.
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..
Can a team use their EP on any task in the leg?
It led to Azaria & Hendekia's elim. if I remember correctly? :torche
Can a team use their EP on any task in the leg?
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.
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:
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.
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.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!
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.)
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.
Tim & Marie's relationship, exes, means which one of the following? ???Most likely A) since never have I heard them say married or engaged.
a.) ex-bf / ex-gf (formerly dating)
b.) ex-fiance / ex-fiancee
c.) ex-husband / ex-wife
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.
Is it just me or have there been other seasons where it has gone so long without a non-elimination leg? :gaah:
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?
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.
Where did the team go after they got eliminated in the newer season?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.
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.
TAR 22 was in Italy, I believe.
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 22 was in Italy, I believe.
And THAT is what I call no ES-seasonal route correlation. ;)TAR 22 was in Italy, I believe.
Bora-Bora to Italy? Wow, that was a FAR jump.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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:
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?
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?
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.]
Most likely Japan (especially Tokyo), but maybe Italy would be the most expensive for the crew.
Another question is about spending. Usually in which country do the crew spend most money?
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 remember in earlier seasons production would paste instructions to drive stick on the wheel of a car.
I've got just this one http://oi43.[banned image hosting site].com/29239g1.jpg
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?
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?
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?
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.
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.)
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 endIn 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.
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 6/7In 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 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
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.)
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.)QuoteHere'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.QuoteWill 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.QuoteCan 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.)
QuoteCan 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.)
QuoteCan 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.
$1,000,000 fine I think?
They can't prove that they would have done better on the other leg though.
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?
Scenario 1: about fast forwardSCENARIO 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.
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 2: about u-turnSCENARIO 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.
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?
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).
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.
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?
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 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...
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)
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"
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?
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.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.
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?
Actually, if you have a Macintosh product, season 14 - 23 can be bought on iTunes for about $10 per season.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.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.
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".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 the "military dad/daughter was because Jim had served in the military.Actually, if you have a Macintosh product, season 14 - 23 can be bought on iTunes for about $10 per season.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.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.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".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.
Scenario 1: Elimination issues?S1: I think both teams will be allowed to withdraw from the race, but NEL's will be switched around. ???
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?
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...
Are teams allowed to mingle during the Pit Stops or are they sequestered from each other?
What would happen if a team lost their EP/SP?
What would happen if a team lost their EP/SP?
I think production would just print a new one for them :lol:
There is nothing said about that. I just think it is quite a stupid thing, sincesometimes 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)...
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
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?
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.
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
We haven't got any news of the renewal of this show so far. Will S24 be the final season?
Which team was the last team to complete TAR24's starting line task?
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.
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.
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.
Do you like the double your money twist in TAR 21?
Was there ever a NEL/TBC/KOR with 10 teams (US)? ??? If there is, which season?
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 :)
Wow, with 24 seasons it's quite weird!
And this season was just begging for a NEL/KOR on leg 2 :'(
That's why there's never been a Leg 2 NEL.
Maybe TAR didn't do this so that the 1st team eliminated gets a new companion at sequesterville after the 2nd leg. :lol:
They are "extra" instructions re how to go, speeding, etc. We have shots of some of these...
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 have seem ones with driving instructions as in how fast etc but think I have seen more.\as well...
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.) 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.)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.)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'. :)
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.
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?
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.
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?
^ 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.
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
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
Which team received the record of getting the most penalties?
Hussein & Natasha would have the longest amount of penalties that they have overcame.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
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?
Are a team of former thief/bank robber, prostitutes or film director is allowed to join TAR? ???
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:
The Amazing Race Latin America 5 had a team of girls from Brazil, and one of them worked in a Sex Shop.
Has the race (US version) ever had an Asian couple team?well this season,25 theres gay asian couple.
Dating, married or otherwise...
I know they've had family (Ron & Chris, Tammy & Victor) and friends (Pam & Winnie) but what about love and romance?
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?
And Vipul & Arti - Indian is Southwest Asian.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.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
Aah, okay. I usually classify world regions in general cardinal directions and its easily known regions (Middle East, Polynesia, Australia/New Zealand, etc.)And Vipul & Arti - Indian is Southwest Asian.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
Actually, India is Southern Asia. Southwest Asia is more of the Middle East, also called Western Asia.
Has the race (US version) ever had an Asian couple team?Dennis and Isabelle (S25)
Dating, married or otherwise...
I know they've had family (Ron & Chris, Tammy & Victor) and friends (Pam & Winnie) but what about love and romance?
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.
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 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?
every team gets a $$ amount based on placing
all sequestered teams get a stipend
every team gets a $$ 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:
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.
Has teams on earlier seasons used a (now defunct) airline like Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines and Trans World Airlines?
Question 1: Do former TAR contestants have reunions?
Question 2: Do greeters audition? Do they get paid?
1. Any racers who "Passed away?
Renee1. Any racers who "Passed away?
Rogers family mother oops I don't remember her name :X
Margaretta
Nancy
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...
In international TAR versions, where the eliminated teams go? Sequesterville?Yes.
How many teams have won four or more consecutive legs? (International versions included)Nick & Starr, Meghan & Cheyne, Rachel & Dave, Natalie & Meaghan...
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.
Is this true?QuoteTim & 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
Is this true?QuoteTim & 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
I would think that JJ/ Margie & Luke replaced Tim & Marie. Alas, we'll never know for sure.Is this true?QuoteTim & 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 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.
I would think that JJ/ Margie & Luke replaced Tim & Marie. Alas, we'll never know for sure.
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.
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.
Sadly, none of the seasons of TARLA have english subs :( .
About TARA, I liked all seasons; but my fav is TARA2.
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.
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.
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 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.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.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.
Is Express Pass applicable to Speed Bump?
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.
#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
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:Quote#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.
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)
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.
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?
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?
Did the producers ever pt a ff before a speed bumb? I don't think they would do that.
What happens a racer dies in race by accident?
Don't EVEN think it!
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.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.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).
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.)
Have there been any other cases? ;o Never heard of it, that's so sad! :(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.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).
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? ???
Don't EVEN think it!
Think what?
Have there been any other cases? ;o Never heard of it, that's so sad! :(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.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).
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? ???
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 :<3Have there been any other cases? ;o Never heard of it, that's so sad! :(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.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).
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? ???
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).
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?
Most probably it will disappear.
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.