There's a lot more in the 9th pace curse. There's a thread for that for those who don't know. Also, I noticed that this curse doesn't exist in all-star seasons.
9th place curse: This is for teams who finish 9th place unluckily.
There are different types of 9th place curses:
a.) The High Placement: The team has received at least one high placement before getting eliminated.
b.) Unlucky Situation: This can come from penalties, bad cabs, bad flights, lost passports, etc.
TAR Seasons: (match these from the letters above; DNE = does not exist)
1: A (1st --> 9th)
2: B (bad flight)
3: A / B (penalty, arrived 1st in their elimination)
4: A (1st --> 9th)
5: [I forgot.]
6: B (haybales)
7: A (1st on earlier leg)
8: DNE
9: A (3rd on earlier leg)
10: B (2nd, 3rd on earlier legs)
11: DNE
12: B (never got the chance to get ahead for one whole leg)
13: A / B (2nd, 4th on earlier legs / penalty)
14: B (bad flight)
15: A / B (lost passport, arrived 1st in their elimination)
16: A (2nd on earlier leg)
17: A (1st --> 9th)
18: DNE
19: A? (3rd on earlier leg, but they initially arrived 10th)
20: B (wasting time, first out of SLT)
21: B (bad cab)
22: A (1st, 2nd, 3rd on earlier legs, EP)
23: B (bad flight)
24: DNE
25: TBA
I have noticed this thing on 9th place teams even before I saw a thread like this here on RFF.