Topic: TAR36 LIVE STREAMS AND COMMENTARY HERE! EP 2 3/20/2024 8:30-10PM CENTRAL TIME

[RachelLeVega]

HAPPY TAR DAY!  


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Have FUN everyone and for joining us!!

[RachelLeVega]

In about an hour and a half, we will continue the race! Holding down the fort and keeping on theme with a homemade Patrón-infused cosmo and aguachile from one of my favorite Chicago restaurants tonight! Stay warm and relaxed in the meantime.

[RachelLeVega]

10 minutes to go crazy!

[Alenaveda]

Expecting another good leg tonight.

[RachelLeVega]

And we are on the air!

Previously on TAR, 13 teams arrived and took off in Puerto Vallarta for a million dollars. Chris & Mary got off to a trip! And Rohan & Maya got off to an Austin Powers situation. Juan & Shane were situated in the back of the pack, but picked it up as they went on. The tasks tested teams, especially Karishma. Amber & Vinny felt the pressure. But in the end, Rohan & Maya came up short. Rod & Leticia arrived at the mat 1st, but it's a KOR...

Make your way on foot to Iguana Bridge in Zona Romantica.

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Leticia says having to run legs back-to-back is extreme, she's not an athlete like Rod. It's going to be a challenge to remember for him. Ricky & Cesar said not getting 1st was disappointing, but it's giving them a push. They discuss their dating life and think TAR is the best test of their relationship. "Look at the bridge, you think this is the one?". They run one way into a market. Rod & Leticia see. It's a chicken with a head cut off kind of race.

Abridged intro and commercials. Expedia sponsor.

[RachelLeVega]

We return to shots of Puerto Vallarta and Derek & Shelisa leaving in 3rd. They feel they are underestimated and they have known each other longer than some of the racers' lives. Shelisa finds a map and it's free! Add it to her sudubook collection. Derek points out Iguana Bridge on the map. He talks about being her best friend. "You don't wanna run at all?" - Derek

Ricky & Cesar still running while Rod & Leticia get to the clue 1st.

DETOUR: Balloon Collection or Color Correction
In Balloon Collection, teams must pick up colored balloons to a party while avoiding popping them in the market. In Color Correction, teams must search through patterned papers for a sequence of 10 flags that don't match the others on an arrayed field of papers.

Ricky & Cesar leave the Detour clue in 2nd and do the balloons because they ran by it.

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Juan & Shane leave in 4th, they met in pilot training. They meet a fork in the road.

Ricky & Cesar start picking up balloons while Rod & Leticia arrive. They notice Rod & Leticia having both bunches of balloons. Cesar course corrects and grabs his assortment of balloons back there.

Derek & Shelisa are confused where the bridge clue is. Rod & Leticia finish up very fast WITH 3 sets while Ricky & Cesar just found the 2nd and 3rd behind. Derek & Shelisa still finding it difficult to locate it. "Ask him where he got the balloons!"

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Ricky & Cesar shunned Derek & Shelisa finding the bridge, yessss! No mercy!

Rod & Leticia receive the next clue. Lazaro Cardenas Park!

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Rod & Leticia start getting into a tiff where Rod needs Leti to run. Meanwhile, Derek & Shelisa do the balloon Detour. They reveal they are Lifetime Fitness members.

Ricky & Cesar finish the Detour. Juan & Shane start doing the balloons. Derek & Shelisa reiterate, "each of you should pick up one bunch."

Michelle & Sean leave in 5th and start running to Zona Romantica. Michelle says one of their goals is to "just be with each other". Michelle is already tired from running.

Derek & Shelisa pick up the second set of balloons while Yvonne & Melissa (title quote sayer) leave in 6th.

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Melissa reveals she is a Navy vet and she and Yvonne's strengths are their weaknesses.

Derek & Shelisa finish the balloons in 3rd. Rod & Leticia find the park next to Ricky & Cesar. ROADBLOCK! "Who has skeletons in their closet?"

One team member must paint their teammate's face with calavera sugar-skull makeup following the picture in the frame.

Leticia is relieved it's in her wheelhouse while Ricky says he has experience with drag makeup.

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Angie & Danny leave in 7th. He has hosted mini Amazing Races in his hometown. That's cool! He has studied enough on the race that it feels like they have an edge up. Team Walla Walla! "The fact that we are racing this entire thing on foot, that scares me a little bit." - Danny

Anthony & Bailey leave in 8th and are on the same wavelength and want to have a good time.

[RachelLeVega]

What did Anthony do again? I missed it. 

Sunny & Bizzy talk about Bizzy's daughter not realizing boys can be firefighters too. They leave in 9th.

Rod wants margaritas and Coronas. Leticia says the boyfriends are neck-and-neck with them the entire time.

Ricky calls faces "real estate" from his drag makeup terminology. "My issue is that I'm a perfectionist."

Leticia gets a check first and has spots missing.

[RachelLeVega]

Juan & Shane find the last set of balloons. Kishori & Karishma leave in 10th and find a large map, pointing them to a random bridge. The cousins think if they aren't 1st, they're last. They are already in a mess leaving the previous midpoint.

Chris & Mary and Amber & Vinny leaving in 11th and now last. Vinny and Amber says "it's on, we gotta go!". Vinny says the race is like an ER emergency.

[RachelLeVega]

Juan & Shane pick up the Detour finish clue in 4th while Yv & Mel and Sunny & Bizzy pick up the Detour option clue in 5th and 6th. Michelle & Sean are confused where the bridge is and don't understand what is going on.

Commercials.

[RachelLeVega]

We come back to Michelle & Sean lost locating the Bridge to Terabithia. "You know where Romantica is?" - Sean asking a local.

Sunny & Bizzy arrive at the papers. They have to take out the incorrect strand and deliver it to the party planner. Beach Boys arrive at the Detour clue pickup and do the colored paper task.

Sunny & Bizzy have a guide and use it to determine the outlier. Anthony & Bailey are taken aback by the flags and see the moms. "This one hurts my head." - Bailey. They switch tasks. Oh no.

Angie & Danny arrive at the Detour pickup location, they do the papers. Angie thinks it's a symbol. She doesn't know what she's looking for.

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"I don't know if it's spatial dyslexia or processing..." - Angie. Danny decides to switch to the balloons.

Ricky & Cesar fawn over their makeup while Leticia calls for a check. The oranges move on! Monarch butterfly to fit their vibe.

PIT STOP: Casa Kimberly under the Bridge of Love, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor's old vacation spot.

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Ricky & Cesar ask for a check and leave in 2nd to the PS. Derek & Shelisa arrive at the RB. "Stop sweating." - Shelisa. The makeup is not sticking. Derek looks like a clown now.

Yvonne & Melissa find the balloon vendor and leave the Detour in 5th. Beach Boys don't see balloons. It's a lot further than they think. "I'm not in the mental state to look at them and organize them." Anyways, they start taking up balloons.

Sunny & Bizzy release a strand and has a mishap, disapproved. They cut the wrong one. They are exhausted and it's hotter than hell. No time to drink water. "So we did something way wrong. This is killing us." - Sunny

Commercials.

[RachelLeVega]

We come back to papel picado hell as Sunny & Bizzy are struggling. Michelle & Sean still can't find Iguana Bridge. They arrive at Lazaro Park. Uh oh. They begin the Roadblock (incorrectly). Shelisa says Derek looks like a hot mess despite Derek pointing out people put makeup on every day.

Chris & Mary are finally shown and are superfans of the race! They try to find the bridge while Angie & Danny are amix with teams like Amber & Vinny who can't find the bridge clue. They help the emergency nurses with directions to the bridge. I don't agree with Danny justifying helping teams, but fine...

Rod & Leticia find the Pit Stop! They are TEAM NUMBER ONE!

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Ricky & Cesar lurk in from behind Phil. Rod & Leticia win OneKey Cash points from Expedia to Lisbon, Portugal! Leticia says winning this leg is emotional not realizing how strong they are. It's a big confidence boost. Ricky & Cesar are officially TEAM NUMBER TWO. Phil points out they were at each other's pace this entire leg. Ricky says it feels good coming close to them.

Meanwhile, Kishori & Karishma are still on the beginning of the leg. Can't find the bridge, but found the Roadblock at the park too.

"There's only seven in here, this has to be it!" - Karishma the Confident.

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Kishori see Juan & Shane and start an iconic moment of epiphany. Juan & Shane say there's a whole-as Detour before the Roadblock. Karishma consoles Kishori saying this isn't the correct sequence. Michelle and Sean overhear their conversation and starts wiping Sean's additional clown makeup off fittingly. Perfect.

Commercials.

[RachelLeVega]

We come back to our first two clowns getting help from Juan & Shane. Our second pair of clowns start running behind them.

Derek & Shelisa get a call for a check. They are approved despite the Dollar General look.

Anthony & Bailey progress on the balloons while Angie & Danny are proud of each other. Danny asks if this is harder than childbirth.

Beach Boys leave the Detour in 6th. Sunny & Bizzy aren't trying to narrow down their papel with no success. Angie & Danny arrive at the party planner in 7th. Danny says they made a good decision after seeing the firefighters struggling.

Amber & Vinny pick up the Detour clue in 9th. Chris & Mary vs Kishori & Karishma vs. Michelle & Sean in the back of the pack picking up the Detour clue.

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Kishori & Karishma and Chris & Mary are at the papers. Sunny & Bizzy are still there confused.

"You're seven feet tall. You're like Shaq!" - Karishma

Angie is exhausted and has Danny taking her pack walking through the city.

Derek & Shelisa arrive at the Pit Stop. He looks like he ran all twelve legs of this race... oooh.. so we have 12 legs. They are TEAM NUMBER THREE.

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Yvonne & Melissa vs. Juan & Shane at the facepainting. Beach Boys just arrive while Shane calls for a check. Not right.

Beach Boys begin the task, oh this will be exciting.

Juan & Shane are approved and move on, surprising Melissa & Yvonne. "I'm relaxed."

Amber & Vinny are excited to grab the last pair of balloons and drop them off at the party planner. "We beat out a bunch of teams, babe. They're still back there."

Sunny & Bizzy see a swapped strand while the actual back of the pack are still confused by the strand terminology.

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Chris & Mary switch to the balloons while Michelle & Sean start the balloons. Sunny & Bizzy call for a check and they are the FIRST team to complete the papel picados! Michelle & Sean say they still have to keep running their own race.

Kishori & Karishma decide to switch because they keep seeing teams lap them.

Juan & Shane are TEAM NUMBER FOUR! They plan to be like butterflies and spread their wings and don't underestimate their competition.

Chris & Mary popping balloons while Kishori & Karishma are absolutely exhausted. They are frazzled and return to the beach promenade while Chris & Mary forging ahead. K&K are in distress, can't find any purple balloons.

Commercials.