tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17990271755803624992024-03-16T21:48:29.265-05:00My monkey could do thatToyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.comBlogger1074125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-66559198632915673402024-03-16T21:47:00.000-05:002024-03-16T21:47:57.914-05:00TAR 36, Recap Leg 1, 3/13/24<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
to Leg 1 of The Amazing Race 36! It’s only been a few months since
we last saw the amazing Phil, but this season was filmed almost a
year and a half ago, so back to COVID restrictions we go. Phil
introduces us to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, which apparently is the
friendliest city in the world, and we get to meet the teams as they
run up the Playa el Salado at the Westin Resort and Spa.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
the thirteen (!) teams for The Amazing Race 36 are: (click for more)</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Michelle
and Sean, Team Double Dutch</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>,</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
who are married, and owners of a double dutch aerobics studio in
Atlanta. They have three kids, and excited to be racing together to
have some down time from the kids.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Anthony
and Bailey, Team Beach Bum Twins</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are identical twin brothers from Clearwater, Florida. They always
had to compete against each other, and the beach is their element, so
they are excited to compete with each other for once.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Chris
and Mary, Team Daddy-Daughter Dance</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
live together in a one bedroom apartment. Chris raised Mary by
himself, since his wife passed away when Mary was 10. They have a
really strong relationship.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Amber
and Vinny, Team Dating Nurses</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are nurse anesthetists that have been dating for four years. They
travel a lot for their job. That’s all I’ve got.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Juan
and Shane, Team Top Gun</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">, have
been best friends since they met in the Air Force. They are both
married with kids, and they are excited to spend some tie together
away from their wives.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Yvonne
and Melissa, Dating Hikers</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are a dating couple that met in the group “Girls Who Like Girls Who
Like to Hike.” They are from San Diego and have been dating for
three years.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Maya
and Rohan, Team Superfan Siblings</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are students and aquatics instructors. They have been watching since
Nick and Starr won TAR13. Phil made sure they didn’t comment on
his age.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Derek
and Shelisa, Team Retired Blue Bloods</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are grandparents that both used to be on the police force. Shelisa
was the first female African-American Lieutenant on her force. They
have been married for 34 years. Aldo, they do not look nor act like
the oldest team on the race.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Angie
and Danny, Team Family Education</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are mother and son. Danny grew up sick a lot and was homeschooled.
That explains a lot. And it is his dream to be on the Amazing Race.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Ricky
and Cesar, Team Dating Dudes</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are boyfriends. They actually became boyfriends on a trip to Puerto
Vallarta, so this is very nostalgic for them.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Kishori
and Karishma, Team Cousin</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">, are
cousins, but have a sisterly bond because Karishma lost both her
parents to illness while she was still in high school.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Rod
and Leticia, Team NFL Fitness</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are married for 9 years. Rod used to be in the NFL. So, buff. But
Leticia is a fighter!</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Sunny
and Bizzy, Team Badass Firefighter</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are friends and firefighters. They joined the force in 2014, and
were 2 of 3 women to make the cut. They could end up being quite
strong.</span></span></p>
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<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I don't
think I like this "introduce yourselves" thing.”)</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Playa
el Salado, Westin Resort and Spa, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico</b></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Phil
assembles the teams and reminds them about the new season. There
will be no Non-Elimination Legs again, which means with 13 teams
there are only 11 Legs. And charter flights are still a thing. Plus
they will visit two new countries this season! Oh, and the first
team to finish will win ONE MILLION DOLLARS (US$1000000)! Phil lets
teams know that the first clue is on the cars in front of the hotel
to drive themselves to the location of their first task. Then oh so
sexy Phil does his standard patter: “Ready? The world is waiting
for you. Good luck, travel safe. Cue Phil's eyebrow pop. (Kmanpat:
“I’ve missed the eyebrow pop.“) GO!” Who will be eliminated
. . . tonight? (Toyouke: “I did miss this show.”)</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Welcome to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! Drive yourselves to the Malecón
and find the Voladores Pole to to get your next clue.</b></i></span></span></p>
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<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So,
teams get their clues, find their cars, ask for directions as
necessary, and depart the Westin Resort in the following order:</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Ricky/Cesar</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Kishori/Karishma</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Maya/Rohan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Yvonne/Melissa </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Michelle/Sean</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Angie/Danny – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">This kid
is already crying about being here. And his mom too. “)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Rod/Leticia</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Anthony/Bailey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Amber/Vinny </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– Amber: “I
don’t speak Spanish, but I speak Southern!”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Juan/Shane</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Derek/Shelisa</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Sunny/Bizzy</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Chris/Mary</b></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">There
are two trains of thought here: jump in the car and go, or hang
around and ask for directions. These two techniques work with
varying degrees of success, and teams arrive at the Voladores Pole in
the following order:</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Ricky/Cesar</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rod/Leticia</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Derek/Shelisa</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Yvonne/Melissa </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Anthony/Bailey </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– and they
decide on their own that they are going to have to climb the pole.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">These
two meatheads.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Amber/Vinny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Chris/Mary</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Michelle/Sean</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Kishori/Karishma </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Angie/Danny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Sunny/Bizzy</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Juan/Shane</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Maya/Rohan </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who actually
get their car impossibly stuck on a dead end, and it’s kinda funny.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
had hopes for these siblings but I am seeing why their dad doesn't
let them use the washing machine. Now we gotta watch this Austin
Powers bs.”) </span></span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I kind of
love that they immediately made them drive themselves and it
immediately screwed some teams.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
teams open their clues and we get the first Detour Clue. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>DETOUR:</b></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Pick
‘Em Up OR Pin ‘Em Down</b></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Pick
‘Em Up: Teams make their way on foot to Calle Corona 408, where
both team members must pick up two rocking horses, one large and one
small, and get them back down the hill along the cobblestone streets.
Teams then take their horses to the “In Search of Reason” statue
on the Malecón. They must then remove the wheels using the provided
tools. Once approved by the kids, teams get their next clue. Due to
the limited number of rocking horses, only seven teams can complete
this option.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Pin
‘Em Down: Teams make their way on foot to Plaza Hidalgo. When they
arrive, they must watch a lucha libre match for 40 seconds, and then
go to a station to match up the competitors correctly. If teams are
wrong, they can watch the match again. Once the matchup board is
correct, the referrees give the teams their next clue. Due to the
limited number of matchup boards, only seven teams can complete this
option.</i></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Is
"narrow cobblestone streets" a classic phrase like "crowded
and chaotic marketplace"?”)</span></span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Ricky/Cesar choose Pin ‘Em Down</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rod/Leticia choose Pin ‘Em Down</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Derek/Shelisa choose Pick ‘Em Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Yvonne/Melissa choose Pick ‘Em Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Kishori/Karishma choose Pin ‘Em Down</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Anthony/Bailey choose Pick ‘Em Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Amber/Vinny choose Pick ‘Em Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Angie/Danny choose Pick ‘Em Up – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">and
Vinny is excited that his girlfriend can use tools: </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">"This
girl actually knows how to take these things off.” (Toyouke:
“...It's a bolt? You turn it?”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Michelle/Sean choose Pick ‘Em Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Sunny/Bizzy choose Pick ‘Em Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Juan/Shane choose Pick ‘Em Up </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
but they start heading up the hill and run into Chris and Mary who
tell them the horses are gone. So they are forced to Bald Snark to
Pin ‘Em Down.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Chris/Mary choose Pick ‘Em Up - </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">and
do so when there are still plenty of rocking horses. But they get
hopelessly lost and arrive just after Sunny and Bizzy pick up the
last set. So they are forced to Bald Snark to Pin ‘Em Down.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Maya/Rohan choose Pin ‘Em Down</b></span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">These
wheels on these horses would be annoying even without cobblestones.
And this kid at the rocking horses is having the best day.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
rocking horse moving and Mexican wrestling ensues. So, teams
complete the detour in the following order:</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Ricky/Cesar</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rod/Leticia</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Kishori/Karishma</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Derek/Shelisa</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Amber/Vinny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Anthony/Bailey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Yvonne/Melissa</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Sunny/Bizzy</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Juan/Shane </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Michelle/Sean</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Angie/Danny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Chris/Mary</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Maya/Rohan</b></span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to drive themselves to Lienzo Charro Miguel
“Prieto” Ibarria to get their next clue. Teams drive and arrive
at the ranch in the following order:</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rod/Leticia</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Ricky/Cesar</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Derek/Shelisa</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Kishori/Karishma</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Angie/Danny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Yvonne/Melissa</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Juan/Shane</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Michelle/Sean</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Anthony/Bailey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Sunny/Bizzy</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Chris/Mary</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Amber/Vinny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Maya/Rohan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the first roadblock. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who’s
feeling loopy?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member must complete a charro challenge by
jumping through seven spinning lassoes without losing their hat or
bandana to get their next clue from the proctor. If a mistake is
made, the Roadblocker must restart the challenge.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rod</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Cesar</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Derek</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Karishma </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who does it in
nine tries, but then doesn’t get her clue because she forgot to put
on her bandana. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
many classic Race failures and it's only the first episode. I like
that they let her do all that without saying anything. I will give
her credit for finishing and immediately rereading the clue instead
of trying again or something.”)</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
And then she eventually finishes on try twenty-three. I think. I
lost count.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Danny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Yvonne</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Shane</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Sean</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Anthony</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Sunny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Mary</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Vinny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Rohan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much lasso jumping, teams complete the Roadblock in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rod/Leticia</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Ricky/Cesar</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Derek/Shelisa</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Juan/Shane</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Kishori/Karishma</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Yvonne/Melissa</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andie/Danny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Michelle/Sean</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Anthony/Bailey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Sunny/Bizzy</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Amber/Vinny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Chris/Mary</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Maya/Rohan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to travel to the PIT STOP at the Playa de Los
Arcos del Malecón. This is the first pit stop in a
racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive WILL be eliminated!</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rod/Leticia </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who win the
opportunity to keep racing! Oh what joy!</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Ricky/Cesar</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Derek/Shelisa</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Juan/Shane </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Michelle/Sean</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Yvonne/Melissa</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Angie/Danny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Anthony/Bailey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Sunny/Bizzy</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Kishori/Karishma</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Chris/Mary</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Amber/Vinny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Maya/Rohan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>And
Maya and Rohan are eliminated. Shocker of the night. What is it
with these superfan teams and getting eliminated first? I don’t
like this trend.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Rod/Leticia </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Ricky/Cesar </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Derek/Shelisa </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Juan/Shane </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Michelle/Sean </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Yvonne/Melissa</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Angie/Danny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Anthony/Bailey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9th
– Sunny/Bizzy</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10th
– Kishori/Karishma</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11th
– Chris/Mary</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12th
– Amber/Vinny</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
time: More Mexico! Teams going to the wrong challenge! And there’s
heat in November! Until next time!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-17367304399771091372024-03-10T18:52:00.001-05:002024-03-10T18:52:57.557-05:00TAR 36, Recap Leg 0, 3/6/24<p> </p><p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
back to the Amazing Race! It’s season number thirty-six. We only
had to wait three months for this one! The reason for that is that
TAR36 has been taped for a while now, as it was supposed to be TAR35,
and so charter flights are back since old TAR35 (now TAR36?) was
still in COVID restrictions. Thankfully, EVERYTHING will be back to
normal with TAR37, which should be taped or being taped. Oh, and I
brought Toyouke along for the snark. Aren’t you lucky? We’ve
read the bios and watched the videos, so let’s get to this shall
we? (Toyouke: “I’m</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
very annoyed they don't have good bios or individual videos this
year</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">.”) The thirteen
teams (because it worked so well last time!) for TAR36 are: (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Amber
and Vinny, Team Dating Nurses.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
They are dating nurse anesthetists from Colorado. They give me
distinct young dating couple vibes, but Vinny is about seven years
older than Amber, so there’s that potential issue. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
also need to know what Vinny did that makes him think TAR will
confront "a commitment issue". Why phrase it this way
instead of "an issue with commitment"? Your way makes it
sound like you cancelled your wedding or refused to move in or some
specific event.”) Good point. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Fifth Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Anthony
and Bailey, Team Wonder Twins.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
The twin brothers from Florida. They even have the same stupid
facial hair. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Scraggly
facial hair. Get it right.”) But they are young fit men, so this
should be fine, unless we get Liam/Yeremi level stupidity.</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction: Sixth Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Chris
and Mary, Team Daddy-Daughter Dance.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
They are a father-daughter team from Massachusetts. Chris is also
the oldest contestant this season, and his picture does give me the
same inspiration that Steve gave me last season. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
we have two parent/child teams this season. Interesting.”)
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction: Eleventh Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Danny
and Angie, Team Family Education.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
A mother and son team. Mom is a seventh grade teacher. (Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I read
that he was basically an RA and immediately that tracks. He thinks
they're going to be the first mother/son team to win but I don't
think so.”) Just keep being cute, Danny. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Ninth Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Derek
and Shelisa, Team Blue Bloods.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Married retired police officers from California. They are the
oldest team on the race this season. But cops have to move, so I’ve
got a good feeling about them. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">They'll
probably be fine in spite of age.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Third Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Juan
and Shane, Team Top Gun.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> They
are best friends who met in the Air Force. Once again, fit young men
whose only conflict is that they don’t spend this much time
together. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">It's
an alpha male team where they're both pilots. They'll be strong but
I'm bored already.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Winners, TAR36.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Kishori
and Karishma, Team Cousin.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Cousins that live across the country from each other. Other than
that, pretty girls. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
got nothing.”)</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Prediction: Thirteenth Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Maya
and Rohan, Team Sheltered Siblings.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Siblings from New Jersey. They look like more than just people from
New Jersey. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">They
seem fun I guess. I am entertained they're not allowed to use the
washing machine at home and they have not taken this for the gift
that it is.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Seventh Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Michelle
and Sean, Team Double Dutch.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Married aerobics instructors from Georgia. They specialize in jump
rope and double dutch instruction. Didn’t we already have a team
that specialized in jump rope? That doesn’t seem like something
that would happen twice. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">They
own a business together so supposedly they can get along and not have
giant fights.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Fourth Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Ricky
and Cesar, Team Dating Dudes.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
They are a dating couple from New York City. Ricky is a preschool
teacher, and Cesar is a food stylist. Not necessarily skills that
make you race ready. Also, they look alike.</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
(Toyouke: “Yeah, what he just said.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Tenth Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Rod
and Leticia, Team NFL Fitness.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Married couple from Georgia. Rod played in the NFL, and both of
them run businesses involved with fitness. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
real question is, will he tell everyone he's a former NFL player so
they can assume he doesn't need the money and block him?”) Always
a good strategy. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Prediction: Eighth Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Sunny
and Bizzy, Team Badass Firefighter.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Firefighters and best friends from Wisconsin. I have a really good
feeling about them. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Not
only female firefighters, but a team of blondes that I can tell
apart! However Bizzy is taking space in her pack for her baby
blanket.”) Nothing wrong with that. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Second Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Yvonne
and Melissa, Dating Dames.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Dating couple from San Diego. It’s nice to have so much LGBTQ
representation this season! (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
don't get anything from them. Wait, Yvonne wants to keep her cool and
Melissa laughs at her. So that's maybe something.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Twelfth Place.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">And
there it is. Another crazy batch of “ordinary” contestants.
Hopefully, you are able to tune in on Wednesday, March 13 at 8:30 pm
CDT for the premiere! We’ll see you and the first recap then!</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-89206668456477412512024-03-04T12:47:00.002-06:002024-03-04T12:47:33.034-06:00New posts are on the way<p> Hi everyone,</p><p>It has been a few months! I am not missing, there just hasn't been anything to talk about. But that is going to change soon with a new season of The Amazing Race and a new season of Top Chef. TAR is airing the seasons out of order. This one that starts next week was filmed before the last one, so Covid protocols are still in effect and that means charter flights and probably very little public transportation. Top Chef is in Wisconsin, and it is the first season without Padma. But I expect lots of cheese and beer and I hope they make everyone make a hot dish so someone can get pissed off because it's not fancy enough. Top Chef begins during spring break so I will be out of town (in New York, cross your fingers I can go somewhere cool to eat). So that recap will be at least 3 days late. Sorry! But I hope to see you all soon!</p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-53163085116807009792023-12-17T16:13:00.000-06:002023-12-17T16:13:31.519-06:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 11, 12/13/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
to Leg 11! Last time, on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Searching
For the Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
4 teams raced from Sweden to Dublin Ireland. There was much
Riverdancing and hurling, and Steve and Anna Leigh fell behind and
were eliminated. And then there were three: Rob and Corey, the
father with hearing impairment and his son, who have one of the most
loving father-son relationships I’ve seen on television in a long
time; Greg and John, the brothers and computer scientists who always
see every challenge as a puzzle to solve; and Joel and Garrett, best
friends and beard enthusiasts who seem to have kept up with the young
guns and are always able to come back from their setbacks, mostly
caused by Joel. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
think I'm OK with any of these teams winning? Very unusual.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Who
will win The Amazing Race 35? (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Arrival
at the pit stop last episode:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Rob and Corey, Team ASL Family</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Greg and John, Team Cat Dads</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Joel and Garrett, Team Dad Bod </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>St.
Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Rob/Corey
(1st)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Of
all legs to not show departure times. . .</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Fly to your FINAL DESTINATION CITY: Seattle, Washington, USA! Once
there, find your marked vehicle and your next clue. </b></i></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Greg/John
(2nd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Joel/Garrett
(3rd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
teams taxi to Dublin International Airport. Teams arrive in the
following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are all assigned the same flight. The Amazing Yellow Line now takes
all the teams from Dublin, Ireland to Seattle-Tacoma International
Airport. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
notice no one has bags. Did they ditch them in the airport? At least
they all did.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
find their marked cars and their clue on the dashboard: a miniature
of the Space Needle. Teams drive themselves to the Space Needle and
valet park to get their next clue. Teams arrive in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to make their way to the top of the Space Needle
and each walk around the outside to get their next set of
instructions. Since they must go one at a time, racers attempt the
task in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Greg</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Joel</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So it
says one teammate at a time but why does the second teammate have to
walk at all? That clue was straightforward. I feel like they should
have set that up better so it's not so useless.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
finish walking the Space Needle in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to make their way on foot to Chihuly Glass and
Gardens, find the man with the red and yellow tie, and take the
marked path to the clue box. Teams arrive at the clue box in the
following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So,
teams rip open their clue and find their next task, the Scramble.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>SCRAMBLE:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>GRUNGE
/ GRAB / GLASS</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Grunge:
Teams drive themselves to the Showbox Theatre and choose a stage an a
band. Then they become roadies by moving all the equipment, setting
it up, and plugging everything into the power source. Once approved
by the stage manager, he will call the band for their sound check,
and the lead singer will give them their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Grab:
Teams drive themselves to Emerald City Trapeze Arts. Once there,
both team members must grab a trapeze, hang from their knees and grab
another artist’s hands to complete the trick. Once complete, the
proctor will give them their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Glass:
Teams drive themselves to Seattle Glassblowing Studio, and watch a
demonstration on how to create a glass float. Teams then work
together to create one at least 4 inches in diameter. Once complete,
the judge will give them their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Once
teams have all three parts to the clue, they may travel to their next
task, as presented on the clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I like
the idea of a scramble but it's such a crapshoot because you don't
know where you need to end up.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Because
it is hard to keep track of who goes where in what order, I’m going
to tackle the Scramble task by task. I’ll also list which task
this is for each team in parentheses when they arrive.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>GRUNGE</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
travel to the Showbox Theatre and arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett (2)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey (2)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John (2)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
struggle to find some of the power cords and especially the hidden
amp. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">This
checker at the Grunge challenge is kind of rude?”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">But
eventually, teams set up their band equipment successfully and get
their clues in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>GRAB</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
travel to Emerald City Trapeze Arts and arrive in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey (1)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett (3)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John (3)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
struggle to perform the trick correctly, unless you’re Corey or
John and a fit young guy who can get it on the first try. (Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">You gotta
have core strength to swing your legs up on the trapeze, it's not
that easy.</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">“) But
eventually, teams complete the trapeze trick successfully and get
their clues in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>GLASS</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
travel to Seattle Glassblowing Studio and arrive in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John (1) – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Those
boys are just failing at the worst possible time.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett (1)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey (3)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
struggle to blow glass correctly, or even get things to be the
correct size. But eventually, teams get their floats the correct
size and get their clues in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now able to assemble their clue, which is a seaplane with the
address 6321 NE 175</span><sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
St. Kenmore WA, which is the home of Kenmore Air Harbor. Teams
finish the scramble and get their clue in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Somehow
the Beards are winning?!?!”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
arrive at Kenmore Air Harbor in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Once
they arrive, teams get the final task. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>FINAL
TASK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Sailing
to the Finish Line</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this final task, both team members must arrange kayaks on eleven
racks with red kayaks representing Roadblocks and yellow kayaks
representing Detours. The kayaks must be placed on the rack for the
corresponding leg (or part of leg) that they were performed on.
Then, teams must assemble oars with country names and Pit Stop
pictures and place them with the appropriate set of kayaks. Once
correct, teams get their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><u>Leg,
Country, Pit Stop, Roadblocks, and Detours</u></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Leg
1, Thailand: Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat Worawihan, Who wants to be above
it all?, Sword Play or Spa Day. </i></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Leg
2, Thailand: Suan Sampran, Who has a green thumb?, Stock Up or Scoop
Up.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Leg
3, Vietnam: Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery, Paper or Plastic.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Leg
3, Vietnam: Hung King Temple, Stand or Deliver, Who wants to play
matchmaker?</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Leg
4, India: Gatore Ki Chhatriyan, Who’s feeling balanced, All Dolled
Up or The Big Picture.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Leg
5, India: Badi Chaupar, Bundels or Bricks, Who likes to play with
blocks?</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Leg
6, Germany: Schokoladenmuseum, Who’s ready for change?, Who’s
feeling locked in?, Just for Kicks or Matter of Taste.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Leg
7, Slovenia: Dragon Bridge, Who wants a birds-eye view?, Field Work
or House Work.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Leg
8, Slovenia: Socerb Castle, Who can deliver the goods?, Scrape Off or
Swap Out.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Leg
9, Sweden: Stromparterran, Who wants to party?, Sort or Serve.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Leg
10, Ireland: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Who wants to get their steps
in?, Who’s got the swing?</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
kayak arranging ensues. Teams complete the task in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– because they
can’t figure out that they swapped the Leg 1 Roadblock with the Leg
7 Roadblock.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
find now that they must drive to Clise Mansion in Marymoor Park, the
FINISH LINE of this racearoundtheworld. The first team to arrive
will WIN the Amazing Race!</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– (Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Who would
have thought this team could even make it to the final, let alone
second?”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>8
countries, 19 cities, more than 23000 miles, Greg and John, you are
the winners of The Amazing Race 35! </b></i></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9th
– Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10th
– Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11th
– Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12th
– Elizabeth/Iliana </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13th
– Alexandra/Sheridan </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
season: TAR36! It finished taping on November 17, 2022, and included
visits to Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Barbados and Dominican
Republic, so it should be a fun Race! We’ll see you on March 13,
2024 for the premiere of TAR36!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-266074389564859342023-12-10T19:52:00.000-06:002023-12-10T19:52:01.485-06:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 10, 12/6/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
to Leg 10! Last time, on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Dropping
Into Sweden the Hard Way</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">, 5
teams raced from Slovenia to Stockholm, Sweden. Rob and Corey used
their Express Pass at the Roadblock, but then were not able to keep
the lead they created. Three teams struggled with directions, so the
Beards ended up in first, while Todd and Ashlie fell behind and were eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Arrival
at the pit stop last episode:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Joel and Garrett, Team Dad Bod</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Greg and John, Team Cat Dads</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Rob and Corey, Team ASL Family</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Steve and Anna Leigh, Team Texas Heat</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Strömparterran,
Stockholm, Sweden</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:38
PM Joel/Garrett (1st)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Fly 1000 miles west tot Dublin, Ireland! Book your flights and
lodging on the Expedia App. Once there, make your way to Castle Park
School and then travel by foot to the Forty Foot and swim the Irish
Sea to a buoy to retrieve your next clue. You have 0 Euro for this
leg of the race.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:41
PM Greg/John (2nd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:42
PM Rob/Corey (3rd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:43
PM Steve/Anna Leigh (4th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
teams taxi to Stockholm Arlanda International Airport. Teams arrive
in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
all end up on the same flight. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Let's
not pretend they'll all pick different flights or something.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
Amazing Yellow Line now takes all the teams from Stockholm, Sweden to
Dublin Airport. Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who
reveal that Steve has done two less roadblocks than Anna Leigh and
will need to perform the next two. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">OK
so they still have the rule about Roadblocks being even.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey - </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who reveal that
Corey has done two less roadblocks than Rob and will need to perform
the next two.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
find their marked cars and drive themselves to Castle Park School in
order to access the Forty Foot. Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
arrive at the Forty Foot in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
swim in the Irish Sea and retrieve their clue from the buoy in the
following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">You're
not last because your dad is a slow swimmer, you're last because you
suck at navigating.”) Anna Leigh: "We’re so far behind"
(Toyouke: “You are literally right behind the team in front of you.
You're following them. This is why she's so annoying.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to drive themselves to the Gaiety Theatre. Teams
arrive at the cluebox in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the eleventh roadblock.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who
wanted to get their steps in?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member must put on a costume and learn a 30
second Riverdance routine with an instructor. Once ready, they
perform the routine with the troupe. If incorrect, they must return
to the end of the line to try again. If correct, the director will
give them their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Corey – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">He's
not perfect but he's keeping up in terms of speed and never stopping
when you make a mistake. It feels like if he had been last they would
have let it slide, you know?”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel – </b></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">"I
took dance to meet girls and I met girls and never learned to dance."</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much Riverdance, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to drive themselves to Croke Park and make their
way to the top of the stadium to get their next clue. Teams arrive
in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to rappel from the Jumbotron down to the field in
order to get their next clue. Teams arrive on the field in the
following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the twelfth roadblock. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who’s
got the swing?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member must complete a hurling drill, which
includes completing and catching a pass, as well as scoring a point.
Once complete, a hurling team member will give them their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much hurling, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Yeah the
beards DID leave after Texas. I'm not sure how that happened? How did
they get far enough ahead to finish a Roadblock?”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to drive themselves to Toner’s Pub. They arrive
in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
discover that they must each memorize a James Joyce quote and recite
it inside the bar correctly to get their next clue from the
bartender. Teams complete the task in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to make their way on foot to St. Patrick’s
Cathedral, the PIT STOP of the tenth leg of this racearoundtheworld.
The last team to arrive WILL be eliminated! </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – who win a trip
for two to Fiji.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>And
Steve and Anna Leigh are eliminated. Anna Leigh feels this is the
worst feeling in the world, but Steve is really happy that he got to
spend so much time with his daughter.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
week: The finale! It’s a Scramble to complete challenges involving
glass blowing, circus work, and rock and roll. And we’ll finally
have the winner of TAR35! Until next time!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-73058560507274422762023-12-03T20:55:00.000-06:002023-12-03T20:55:46.429-06:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 9, 11/29/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
to Leg 9! Last time, on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Slovenia?
I Hardly Know Her!</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">, 6 teams
continued racing about Slovenia. There was strategy, which mostly
meant not telling people things. Rob and Corey struggled on the
Detour (read the clue!) but decided to save the Express Pass. The
brothers were first again, and Todd and Ashlie struggled, but it was
Robbin and Chelsea who fell way too far behind and were eliminated.
Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Arrival
at the pit stop last episode:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Greg and John, Team Cat Dads</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Joel and Garrett, Team Dad Bod</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Steve and Anna Leigh, Team Texas Heat</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Rob and Corey, Team ASL Family</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Todd and Ashlie, Team Comeback Couple</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Grad
Socerb, Socerb, Slovenia</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6:40
AM Greg/John (1st)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Fly 1000 miles north to Stockholm, Sweden! Take a bus back to
Vienna, and fly to Stockholm from Vienna International Airport. Once
there, make your way by taxi to Stockholms Fallskärmsklubb</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:01
AM Joel/Garrett (2nd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:19
AM Steve/Anna Leigh (3rd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:29
AM Rob/Corey (4th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:28
AM Todd/Ashlie (5th)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
teams make their way by bus back to Vienna International Airport.
Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
Amazing Yellow Line now takes all the teams from Vienna, Austria to
Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
now get taxis to take them to Gryttjom and find the Stockholms
Fallskäarmsklubb. Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">This is
so much frantic energy for still having 5 teams left. I don't think
it's so close you need to pay before you get out of the cab.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Now,
when teams arrive, they have to take a number from the front gate,
and the location does not officially open until 5 am. But a number of
teams miss the number pull, so teams get their order to get their
clues at 5 am in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">At
5 am, the clue box becomes available and the teams receive their clue
in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are instructed to board a skydiving plane and each do a tandem
skydive from 10000 feet. Teams will land at Djurgården, where they
will get their next clue. Teams complete the skydiving in the
following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to travel by foot to the boat dock behind Villa
Källhagen, and travel to the island of Tynningö to get their next
clue. Teams arrive at the boat dock in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
take their boats and arrive at Tynningö. They find the clue box and
get the clues in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the tenth roadblock. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who
wants to party?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member must properly construct a flower
ring. Once it is approved, they can attach it to a Midsommar
maypole, which is then hoisted onto its base by volunteers. Once the
Roadblocker has danced around the maypole, the proctor will give them
their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I might
have done this Roadblock, because you can see what they're doing and
it doesn't seem that hard. But it might be fine.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– technically, but this
is where the boys decide to use their Express Pass, as it needs to be
used by the end of this leg. (Toyouke: "</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Might
as well blow the Express Pass since you have to use it this leg.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much wreath building and dancing, teams complete the Roadblock in the
following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Yeah I
don't think that Roadblock took that long. I feel like everyone was
10-15 minutes apart and Texas already caught up. Or maybe it doesn't
matter? Clearly there's nowhere on this leg so far where people have
spread out, so only gaining 15 minutes might make a difference?”)
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams are now instructed to
take their boats to Nybrokajen and find the Royal Dramatic Theatre.
After they arrive that the theatre, they must find the violinist to
get their next clue. Teams arrive at Nybrokajen in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
then make their way on foot to the Royal Dramatic Theatre and arrive
in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
enter the theatre and make their way to the violinist to get their
clue in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
can't believe Rob and Corey had any trouble finding how to get into
the theater.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to travel to the Kungsträdgården Subway Station
and take the subway to Solna entrum Station to get their next clue.
Teams arrive at Kungsträdgården Subway Station</span></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who try
to take a bus and beg the driver to not let Rob and Corey on.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Ah,
begging public transportation to not let other teams on. A classic.
But also, how do you not know what a subway is? I'd let them get the
penalty.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
take the subway and arrive at Solna Centrum Station. Teams find
their clues in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
open their clues and we get the tenth Detour Clue. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>DETOUR:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Sort
OR Serve</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Sort:
Teams </i></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>take
a taxi to Bromma Atervinningcentral, a recycling facility. Once
there, teams choose a pile of recyclables and sort them into all the
proper bins. Once complete, the proctor will give them their next
clue.</i></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Serve:
Teams </i></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>take
a taxi to Stockholm City Hall and find the Stadshuskällaren, the
banquet facility for the Nobel Prize dinners. Once there, one team
member becomes the server, and the other becomes the runner. The
server chooses a table of Nobel Laureates, notes their year of
induction and serves them each a three course meal based on the year
the dinner was served. The runner receives instructions from the
server in order to find each of the requested dishes. Once all three
courses have been delivered correctly, the maitre’d will give them
their next clue.</i></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey choose Sort – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Oh yeah,
they should have saved the Express Pass for this Detour.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh choose Sort </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John choose Serve </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett choose Sort</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie choose Sort</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
recycling sorting and food delivering ensues. So, teams complete the
detour in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to take a taxi to Pampas Marina and find their
next clue near the Alba II Boat. Teams arrive in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to take the subway from Vastraskogen back to
</span><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Kungsträdgården
Subway Station. After three teams get erroneous information about
subway stations, teams arrive at Vastrakogen in the following order:</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to make their way on foot to Strömparterran, the
PIT STOP of the ninth leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team
to arrive WILL be eliminated! </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – who win a
trip for two to the Galapagos Islands.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Why did
Anna Leigh have zero reaction when Phil told them it was the final
four? Was that rerecorded or something? I think that's what I find so
frustrating about her, she just assumes everything is the worst and
then when it's not, it's like she doesn't hear it and nothing changes
about her expression or mood.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>And
Todd and Ashlie are eliminated. Todd declares himself the true
winner of the Amazing Race, and Ashlie reminds us that she loves
Todd.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
week: Dublin, Ireland! Swimming! Riverdance! Hurling! How Irish
it all is! Until next time!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-64581042457111818742023-11-26T22:34:00.001-06:002023-11-26T22:34:56.882-06:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 8, 11/22/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
to Leg 8! Last time, on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>This
Product Placement Episode Is Not Brought To You By a Gnome</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
7 teams raced from Germany to Ljubljana, Slovenia. There was an
Express Pass battle between four teams, which ended in victory for Rob
and Corey. Steve and Anna Leah made mistakes and dealt with anger and
sadness, only to end up second to last behind sisters Morgan and
Lena, who were eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Arrival
at the pit stop last episode:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Greg and John, Team Cat Dads</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Todd and Ashlie, Team Comeback Couple</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Rob and Corey, Team ASL Family</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Joel and Garrett, Team Dad Bod</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Robbin and Chelsea, Team Cougar Mom</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Steve and Anna Leigh, Team Texas Heat</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Dragon
Bridge, Ljubljana, Slovenia</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:56
AM Greg/John (1st)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Travel on foot to Congress Square to get your next clue. You have 0
Euro for this leg of the Race.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:57
AM Todd/Ashlie (2nd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:07
AM Rob/Corey (3rd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:29
AM Joel/Garrett (4th) – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who
discuss how they even got to the final six. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Yeah,
the beards are weirdly unfit to have gotten this far, but I guess you
can get there with smarts.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:38
AM Robbin/Chelsea (5th)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:42
AM Steve/Anna Leigh (6th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
teams make their way on foot back to Congress Square, which you may
recall is where their cars were parked originally. Teams arrive in
the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the ninth roadblock. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who
can deliver the goods?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member must pick up a krosnja, which is a
backpack that holds suha roba, or wooden utensils. Roadblockers then
find an address where they pick up the suha roba and correctly load
them onto the krosnja. Then they carry the utensils to Levstikov
Trg, where a judge will determine if the krosnja is loaded correctly.
If so, they receive their clue that they can open when they reunite
with their partner in Congress Square.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">- </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">"I'm
starting from top down but back to front" (Toyouke: “This is
the kind of statement that seems helpful but also is not helpful.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Chelsea – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who misses a
utensil in her first check and has to return to where she loaded.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much krosnja loading and carrying, teams complete the Roadblock in
the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– (Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Now we're
all smiles but you'll have to drive yourselves in a second and then
you'll collapse again.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to drive themselves in their marked cars located
in Park Zvezda to Pivka Jama, and explore the cave to get their next
clue. Teams arrive at Pivka Jama in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who took a 30
km “Dad Detour” past the site. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
she doesn't drive but also he's the navigator? And also he sucks at
navigating? How do they get anywhere? Also, you can't make someone
both navigate and drive and then complain when you get lost.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who found
the cave but decided because it said “Campsite” on the sign, it
must be incorrect.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
don headlamps and go spelunking to find the Pivka Jama clue in the
following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to continue farther into the cave and find a
dragon puzzle. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
used to build models like this, but not this complicated I don't
think.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams must
assemble their puzzle correctly to get their next clue from the
dragon keeper. Teams arrive at the puzzles in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
complete the task of building dragons</span></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to drive themselves to the Fonda Fish Farm in
Lucija. Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
open their clues and we get the ninth Detour Clue. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>DETOUR:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Scrape
Off OR Swap Out</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Scrape
Off: Teams </i></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>don
wetsuits and take a speedboat to a floating platform. Once there,
teams choose a kayak and a pair of chains and kayak themselves a
floating fish farming container. Using the chain, teams scrape the
barnacles off of the two rings of the container. Once approved by
the farmer, teams receive their next clue.</i></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Swap
Out: Teams </i></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>don
wetsuits and take a speedboat to a floating platform. Once there,
teams choose a kayak and an unmarked buoy and kayak themselves out to
the buoy farm. Once there, teams find a marked buoy, retrieve the
attached mussels, trade the marked buoy for the unmarked buoy and
return to the floating platform. After doing this twice, teams
receive their next clue from the farmer.</i></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John choose Swap Out </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey choose Swap Out </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
but misread the clue, forget to take an unmarked buoy, unhook the
marked buoy, forget to retrieve the mussels, and try to find them but
they are lost. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
LAST team I want to fall to RTFC.</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">“)
So they Bald Snark to Scrape Off.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>
</b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh choose Scrape Off </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett choose Swap Out</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie choose Scrape Off </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
but forget their chains on the floating platform.</span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea choose Swap Out</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
barnacle scraping and mussel harvesting ensues. So, teams complete
the detour in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to drive themselves to Grad Socerb, the PIT STOP
of the eighth leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team to
arrive WILL be eliminated! </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – who win $5000
each.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Rob
and Corey do the same fist pump and it's adorable.”)</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>
</b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Robbin
and Chelsea knew they were last, as the sun is setting around them.
Chelsea says their kids are going to love watching them, but once they
see Greg and John and Rob and Corey, they’ll know there’s no way.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
week: Stockholm, Sweden! There’s food! And water! And racing!</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Until next time!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-51660808629828526592023-11-19T18:20:00.000-06:002023-11-19T18:20:44.452-06:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 7, 11/15/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
to Leg 7! Last time, on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>No One
Can Ever Drive and Self Navigate For Anything</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
8 teams raced from India to Cologne, Germany. Emotions run high
because driving. Robbin and Chelsea decide to follow Greg and John
and end up in the top two. Joel and Garrett have a bad day, but
Andrea and Malaina’s is worse, as they are eliminated before
finishing the leg. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Arrival
at the pit stop last episode:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Greg and John, Team Cat Dads</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Robbin and Chelsea, Team Cougar Mom</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Todd and Ashlie, Team Comeback Couple</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Rob and Corey, Team ASL Family</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Steve and Anna Leigh, Team Texas Heat</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Morgan and Lena, Team Business Sisters</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Joel and Garrett, Team Dad Bod</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Schokoladenmuseum,
Cologne, Germany</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">We
are informed by Phil that the leg has been designed by Expedia
Cashback Rewards. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">This
product placement is slightly more annoying than the gnome.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:14
AM Greg/John (1st)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Make your way 600 miles southeast to Ljubljana, Slovenia! Make your
way to Teddy Travel to pick up airline tickets to Vienna and train
tickets from there to Ljubljana. If you would like to try and find
better travel arrangements, you may.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:23
AM Robbin/Chelsa (2nd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">And
for the first time this season, we stop getting release times. Boo.
</span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Todd/Ashlie
(3rd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Rob/Corey
(4th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Steve/Anna
Leigh (5th)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Morgan/Lena
(6th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Joel/Garrett
(7th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
teams make their way to Teddy Travel in Cologne. Teams arrive in the
following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who wisely ask
about a better flight and find one taking off at 4 pm. There are
tickets available, so they book that flight.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who are told
about the 4 pm flight and decide to try and standby for the flight.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who are told
about the 4 pm flight and decide to try and standby for the flight.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
find their parked cars and drive themselves to Frankfurt Airport.
Teams drive and arrive at FRA in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
board their respective flights to Vienna Airport.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Flight
#1, Austrian Air, departs 4:00 PM</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Flight
#2, Austrian Air, departs 7:30 PM</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4)
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
Amazing Yellow Line takes us from Frankfurt am Main to Vienna, and
teams arrive at Vienna Airport in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
now have tickets on the train from Vienna to Salzburg to Ljubljana.
But the lead teams find a better route through Graz, getting them in
significantly sooner. As they are traveling, they watch the map show
that they may be stuck in Graz, as the train they are on is slowing
down and will arrive at the station late. So they backtrack to
Vienna and take the previously arranged tickets. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
have a feeling you're going to get there before 8am and the place
will be closed until 8am.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">With
all teams on the train to Salzberg and then on to Ljubljana, the
Amazing Red Train Tracks take us to Ljubljana and </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">teams
arrive </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to make their way on foot to Congress Square and
find Park Zvegala and their marked vehicles to drive themselves to
Lesce Air Field to get their next clue. Teams arrive at Park
Zvegala in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
figure out how to drive stick shift, and then make their way to Lesce
Air Field to find their clues in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who have a
rough time relearning how to drive stick shift.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who have
impossible navigation skills.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the eighth roadblock. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who
wants a bird’s eye view?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member must board a glider and be taken up
into the air at 70 mph to glide over Lake Bled and find four numbers
on boats in the lake. Once they land, teams must answer a trivia
question (What year did Slovenia gain its independence?) using the
numbers (1991) in order to open the pilot’s clipboard and get their
next clue. If you are incorrect, you must return to the end of the
line and go back in the air to try again.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Those
numbers are pretty hard to read, and you have to go all the way back
up again? That sucks.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Garrett </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– whose first
attempt is 1199.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Ashlie </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who was forced to
due to height and weight restrictions.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Lena – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">whose first attempt
is 1976?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– because Anna Leigh
was so distraught about being in last place, she couldn’t be
bothered.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much number searching and gliding, teams complete the Roadblock in
the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to drive themselves to the town of Planica and
find the Planica Nordic Center. Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who, as
usual, followed Greg and John.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b> </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get information about how to claim the
second Express Pass</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>EXPRESS
PASS</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>To
earn the Express Pass, teams must find the marked staircase and climb
1100 steps to the top of the ski jump hill. Once both team members
have made it to the top, the team would be awarded with the Express
Pass, and be allowed to take the world’s steepest zip line to the
bottom to continue the race.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teams go for the Express Pass:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who promptly
misses the marked stairway. When they realize what they have done,
Rob and Corey have arrived and started. They get about a quarter of
the way, and then turn around and give up.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who sees Todd
and Ashlie being lost, so they go for it. Corey: “This climb is
snow joke.” They notice Todd and Ashlie on their tails at various
times but work their way to the top and claim the Express Pass and
get to do the zip line as a reward.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who run into
Todd and Ashlie as they give up their run but are encouraged to do
it. They also get about a quarter of the way and realize they can’t
catch Rob and Corey, but they couldn’t see the second half, and if
they had, they may have continued.</span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who
completes the task and decide to go for it, completely missing the
sign that says TAKEN. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
assumed when the first clue they read said "it's time to ski"
that they didn't include the Express Pass clue at all. It is clearly
marked but also not very big. But "Oh there's the marker"
and don't see the white tape?</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">“)
They get to the top, find out it is taken, and get to take the zip
line to the bottom anyway. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">There
was some discussion that the zipline was presented as a "reward"
for getting the Express Pass and therefore they should have had to
walk back down the stairs. Maybe the guy felt bad.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So,
Rob and Corey ultimately get the Express Pass, and must use it by the
end of Leg 10.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Once
the Express Pass consideration is over, it’s snow time! Teams are
now instructed to enter the Planica parking deck, don cross country
skis and ski to the top of the parking deck to get their next clue.</span><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Teams start the task in the following order:</span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
complete the task</span></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
open their clues and we get the eighth Detour Clue. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>DETOUR:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Field
Work OR House Work</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Field
Work: Teams </i></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>drive
themselves to Podkoren and find the Zelenci Nature Reserve. Once
there, teams choose a hay rack and fill it with the entire pile of
hay in front of it. Once complete, the farmer will approve the task
and give the teams their next clue.</i></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*House
Work: Teams drive themselves to Ratece and find Bee-Toni. Once
there, teams choose a beehive to construct. Once complete, the
beekeeper will approve the task and give the teams their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Ooo, a
Reckless/Chicken option! We haven't seen one of those in a while. Or
do you have to do anything with bees actually?”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John choose Field Work – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Greg:
“For the record, we had picked the other Detour, so sometimes teams
can make their own independent decisions.”</span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Robbin/Chelsea choose Field Work </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie choose Field Work </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey choose Field Work</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Joel/Garrett choose House Work</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena choose Field Work</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve/Anna Leigh choose House Work</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
hay placing and apiary building ensues. So, teams complete the
detour in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to drive themselves back to Ljubljana, park in the
Hisa Parking Garage and find the Neboticnik Skyscraper, once the
tallest building in Yugoslavia. They must ascend the spiral
staircase 230 feet up to get their next clue. Teams park at Hisa in
the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who left
their notebook at the Detour and went back to get it, and still beat
other teams. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">AGAIN?!?
They left something behind before, right?”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who find
a different garage and ask for directions.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Morgan/Lena </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who park in a
different garage, and have to repark in the actual garage.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
make their way to the top and get their clues in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who consider the
elevator on exit, but decide against it.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who take
the elevator on exit, as they watch Morgan and Lena approach the
clue. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">OK
I'm going to need a ruling on that.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to travel on foot to Dragon Bridge, the PIT STOP
of the seventh leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team to
arrive WILL be eliminated! </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – who win a trip
for 2 to Namibia.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I don't
like it. No penalty? We had to listen to all that whining for
nothing?”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Morgan
and Lena arrive as Phil is telling Steve and Anna Leigh that they are
safe, and that it was a foot race. He then lets the sister know that
they are the last team to arrive and they are eliminated. They
wanted to spend time together and work through their differences, and
they feel like they have done that.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
week: More Slovenia! We go spelunking! Todd and Ashlie take the
scenic route. And Rob ends up in the water.</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Until next time!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-2246252825012268292023-11-12T22:15:00.000-06:002023-11-12T22:15:29.991-06:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 6, 11/8/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
to Leg 6! Last time, on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>What’s
the Deal With the U-Turn Vote?</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
9 teams continued racing through Jaipur, India. There was a U-Turn
vote. Texas got U-Turned, and they complained about it. It slowed
down Steve and Anna Leigh, but ultimately it was one pair of brothers
that came in first (Yay, Greg and John!) and the other that came in
last. So Liam and Yeremi were eliminated. Who will be eliminated. .
. next? (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Arrival
at the pit stop last episode:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Greg and John, Team Cat Dads</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Rob and Corey, Team ASL Family</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Joel and Garrett, Team Dad Bod</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Morgan and Lena, Team Business Sisters</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Todd and Ashlie, Team Comeback Couple</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Andrea and Malaina, Team Philly Jawns</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Steve and Anna Leigh, Team Texas Heat</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Robbin and Chelsea, Team Cougar Mom</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Badi
Chaupar, Jaipur, India</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6:42
AM Greg/John (1st)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Fly 4000 miles to Frankfurt, Germany! Proceed to a ticket agent to
pick up your tickets. Once there, choose a marked vehicle and drive
yourselves to Kaub and take the ferry across the Rhine. While on the
ferry exchange 5 euro for a bag of historical coins. When you exit
the ferry, continue driving yourself to Burg Rheinstein to get your
next clue.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:25
AM Rob/Corey (2nd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:28
AM Joel/Garrett (3rd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:36
AM Morgan/Lena (4th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:54
AM Todd/Ashlie (5th)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8:02
AM Andrea/Malaina (6th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8:03
AM Steve/Anna Leigh (7th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:18
AM Robbin/Chelsea (8th)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
teams make their way to the travel agent in Jaipur. Teams arrive in
the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are informed at the travel agent that this is the only flight to
Frankfurt from Jaipur. So teams return to their taxis and make their
way to Jaipur International Airport. Teams drive and arrive at JAI
in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Since
they are all on the same flight, the Amazing Yellow Line takes us
from Jaipur to Frankfurt am Main, and teams arrive at Frankfort
Airport and get their cars in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So,
as instructed, teams now drive themselves to Kaub and find the
Färhe-Kaub to cross the river. </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
(Toyouke: “I'm glad for them having to drive themselves and also
navigate.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams find
the ferry in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Ferry
1</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4)
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Ferry
2</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Ferry
3</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Robbin/Chelsea – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who
actually end up on a different ferry, don’t find the guy to give
them their coins, ask someone on the other side, return and find the
correct ferry.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Ferry
4</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Andrea/Malaina – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who drive
around a very long time, find the wrong ferry, get their money
changed, make their way to Burg Rheinstein, realize they don’t have
the correct money, go back to the ferry, realize they took the wrong
ferry, complain to the money changer about getting the wrong money</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">, cross back
over the river, find out they are 10 km away, drive a little, then
find out they are 25 km away, find the correct ferry, get the correct
coins. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
really like them but this such a huge mistake.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
hope you can figure out how this is going to turn out.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
talk to the money changer and pay their 5 Euro in order to get a bag
of Witten, a historical type of coin. Teams finish crossing the
river, drive themselves to Burg Rheinstein and arrive at the cluebox
in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the sixth roadblock. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who’s
ready for change?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member take their bag of Witten and pay a
robber baron with it to gain entry to the castle. The entry is 5
Groshen, but teams must convert Groshen to Heller to Kappen to Witten
using the provided conversions to come up with 15 Witten. Once they
have entered the castle, roadblockers get their clue and must rappel
down the side of the castle to be reunited with their partner.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Todd</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who has a business
degree and converted crazy fast.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Corey –</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> who knows math and
calculated the conversions quickly</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Chelsea – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who had no time
for this and just kept bringing witten until the amount was correct.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Everyone
else did the math. You're just going to run back and forth and make
yourself tired for nothing?”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Andrea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much coin conversion and rappeling, teams complete the Roadblock in
the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Morgan/Lena</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
did not expect them to jump so many teams at once!“)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who ask for
directions to their next location as they are heading down from the
castle.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who see
this happening and decide to follow them.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to drive themselves to the city of Cologne and
park in the marked parking garage to find Gürzenich Köln and get
their next clue. Teams arrive at Gürzenich Köln in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
did not expect them to jump so many teams at once!“)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to participate </span><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">in
a </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Cologne Carnival</span><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
with one team member pedaling a husar bicycle, while the other throws
roses to the crowd. Teams then complete an obstacle course in order
to get their next clue. Teams complete the task</span></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who realize
how close the beards are to them and pick up the pace.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– however,
for them, it’s more as if the task was completed rather than them
completing the task. More on that soon.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to travel by foot to Hohenzollernbrücke to get
their next clue. Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the seventh roadblock. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who’s
feeling locked in?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, the team member that did not complete the first
Roadblock of the leg must find a marked combination lock amidst the
thousands of locks on the bridge. Once they find a lock, they must
open it using the combination, which is the name of the oldest
cologne produced in Cologne, 4711. Roadblockers deliver the open
lock to the proctor who will give them their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Oh there
is no way you will know the number without asking random people.
Other than that, haven't they done this Roadblock before? With locks?
In addition to it being Swedish Roulette AGAIN? Also, it's
interesting how some teams asked people for the number first and it
seems like some teams didn't read that part of the clue until they
found the lock.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Robbin</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much lock finding, teams complete the Roadblock in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
open their clues and we get the seventh Detour Clue. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>DETOUR:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Just
For Kicks OR Matter of Taste</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Just
For Kicks: Teams </i></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>make
their way to Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum and make their way
to the rooftop to play dartboard soccer. Each team member must kick
two balls at the target, and the four balls must total 66 points.
When complete, the referee will give them their next clue.</i></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Matter
of Taste: Teams make their way to Hafenterrasse to taste nine types
of mustard. Teams memorize the mustards and their German names, and
then must take a taste test and get all nine correct in order to get
a coupon for a free sausage with their favorite mustard and their
clue from the sausage vendor. </i></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">OK this
soccer dart task is worse than I thought. Getting an exact score will
be very hard. Although, if you can't ask anyone what the German means
I'm not sure how you can match up mustard flavors.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John choose Matter of Taste – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Ah. So
they tell you which one is which and you have to identify the flavor
later. That's not as bad as I thought.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd/Ashlie choose Just For Kicks </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
rather, Todd chooses it, but realizes when they get there that Ashlie
can’t really play soccer or kick a ball, and he has difficulty
scoring the points as well. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
don't know why she's so shocked, the task said you have to score
exactly? You should already know that? And listen, I played soccer
for years and I don't know if I ever had the skill to aim the ball
well enough to get an exact score.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
they Bald Snark and head back to Matter of Taste.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Robbin/Chelsea choose Matter of Taste </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey choose Just For Kicks </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
and actually analyze the game and figure out how to score their
points.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh choose Matter of Taste</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena choose Matter of Taste</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett choose Matter of Taste </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
and they have decided that they are the last place team, so they
start taking their time. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
don't dislike the beards but this whole "we're never negative,
we are having fun" seems so judgmental and superior.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
ball kicking and mustard tasting ensues. So, teams complete the
detour in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to travel on foot to the Schokoladenmuseum, the
PIT STOP of the sixth leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team
to arrive WILL be eliminated! </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – who $4000 each.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– Phil: “You
know, I mentioned we were going to a new country this season, and
it’s really great that you still have a chance to go since you’re
team number seven.” It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a
team this convinced they were going home and be saved by the Phil.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>As
Andrea and Malaina arrived at Gürzenich Köln, they find the party
complete and Phil standing in the empty room to eliminate them from
the race, as all the other teams have checked in at the
Schokoladenmuseum. They are happy to have raced together, as they
have been friends for 27 years, and will continue to be friends.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
week: We’re soaring through Slovenia! Anna Leigh is exhausted.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Anna
Leigh looks terrible, and I don't mean that in a "women must
always wear make-up and never look human" way, but in a "this
girl must be exhausted to have messy hair and look tired" way.”)</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
And another Express Pass is up for grabs!</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Until next time!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-63031938686158823582023-11-05T21:12:00.000-06:002023-11-05T21:12:58.170-06:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 5, 11/1/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
to Leg 5! Last time, on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>It’s
Been Way Too Long, India, Nice To Stop By</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
10 teams raced from Vietnam to Jaipur, India. Corey managed to fall
way behind on a roadblock in which he couldn’t balance pots on his
head. Robbin and Chelsea decided to not share information with
teams, which annoyed people. And the gays and the sisters were in a
visible race to the mat, in which Joe and Ian were sadly eliminated.
Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Arrival
at the pit stop last episode:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Steve and Anna Leigh, Team Texas Heat</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Greg and John, Team Cat Dads</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Joel and Garrett, Team Dad Bod</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Andrea and Malaina, Team Philly Jawns</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Todd and Ashlie, Team Comeback Couple</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Rob and Corey, Team ASL Family</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Robbin and Chelsea, Team Cougar Mom</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Liam and Yeremi, Team Military Bros</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9th
– Morgan and Lena, Team Business Sisters</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Gatore
Ki Chhatriyan, Jaipur, India</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Before
we get started, we have to have the ridiculous Blind U-Turn Vote.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>This
is a Blind U-Turn Vote. Teams may choose to U-turn any team they
wish, but they may only get one vote. If a team receives the most
votes and is U-turned, they must complete both Detour options when
they arrive.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">This
stupid vote. I mean if we have to have this dumb vote, you might as
well vote based on who will help you. The problem with this vote
done before the leg is that if you all vote for a strong team, they
could just dominate the leg and you won't eliminate them the way you
would if they happened to fall behind enough for you to U-turn them
normally.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh choose to U-Turn Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John choose to U-Turn Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett choose to U-Turn Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Andrea/Malaina choose to U-Turn Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie choose to U-Turn Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob/Corey choose to U-Turn Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea choose to U-Turn Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi choose to U-Turn Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Morgan/Lena choose to U-Turn Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
Steve and Anna Leigh are U-Turned in a 5-4 vote over Robbin and
Chelsea, and will have to perform both sides of the Detour when they
arrive later in the leg. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">See?
They're already in first. U-Turning them now might mean you just put
them in the middle of the pack. That's why you do it when they aren't
in first.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8:48
AM Steve/Anna Leigh (1st)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Race by taxi to Famous Nagra Shoe Store No. 32 across from the Hawa
Mahal and ask the shopkeeper for your next clue. You have 1000
Indian Rupees for this leg of the race.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:45
AM Greg/John (2nd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:55
AM Joel/Garrett (3rd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:58
AM Andrea/Malaina (4th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:03
AM Todd/Ashlie (5th)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:09
AM Rob/Corey (6th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:29
AM Robbin/Chelsea (7th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:42
AM Liam/Yeremi (8th)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>110:44
AM Morgan/Lena (9th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
now take their taxis to Famous Nagra Show Store No. 32 and find the
shopkeeper in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are handed their clue by the shopkeeper and given a telescoping
monocular in order to locate their next clue, “Udai Poll No. 2 at
Jalabi Chowk” written in one of the windows. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">How
are there so many people who do not understand the concept of a
telescope?”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams find
the clue in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
now make their way on foot to Jalabi Chowk. Teams arrive at the
cluebox in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to walk across the street and find a marked
electric auto Rickshaw from Pink City Rickshaws, and push other
rickshaws out of the way in order to get in out of the lot.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">This
is a mobile game ad. I have gotten this exact ad where it's a parking
lot full of cars and you're supposed to clear them to get the bus
out. An ADVERTISEMENT.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Once
the rickshaw is free, teams have the driver take them to SD Masala
Spice Shop No. 49. Teams complete the task in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
now take their rickshaws to SD Masala Spice Shop No. 49 and arrive in
the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
see that Steve and Anna Leigh have been U-Turned, and then open their
clues in which we get the sixth Detour Clue. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>DETOUR:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Bundles
OR Bricks</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Bundles:
Teams </i></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>make
their way to Jaipur Flower Market, where they must bundle up four
types of flower (yellow marigolds, orange marigolds, mixed marigolds
and roses), load their auto rickshaw with the flowers, instruct their
driver to help them deliver the flowers to two temples, and return to
the flower market in order to exchange their receipts for their next
clue.</i></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Bricks:
Teams make their way to Vivek Enterprises, where </i></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>they
must load a cycling rickshaw with 50 bricks, one sack of sand, and
two sacks of gravel. They must then navigate the streets to deliver
the supplies to A26 Balai Colony, ride back to Vivek Enterprises, and
give their receipt to a supplier in order to receive their next clue.</i></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">This
Detour isn't much of a choice. Both are delivery tasks. I guess you
hope people want to carry flowers because they're lighter?”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh choose Bundles </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
and almost complete the full Detour before going to Bricks, but don’t
return their receipts to the flower market, which they have to do
before starting Bricks. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Yeah,
the clue says "return and turn your receipts in" so...you
gotta do that. If they hadn't screwed up with not finishing the
first task, they'd just be in the front group. So U-Turning them
didn't do anything. They screwed themselves by not reading the
clue.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Andrea/Malaina choose Bundles</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John choose Bricks </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey choose Bricks</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie choose Bricks</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Joel/Garrett choose Bricks</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Morgan/Lena choose Bundles</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi choose Bundles</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Robbin/Chelsea choose Bricks</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
flower bundling and rickshaw loading ensues, leading to much
delivering. So, teams complete the detour in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to travel by rickshaw to Garg Textile Wholesale
Fabric Shop to pick up a bolt of fabric and their next clue from the
shopkeeper. Teams get their fabric and clue in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to travel by rickshaw to Jaipur Mahal to get their
next clue. Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the fifth roadblock. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who
likes to play with blocks?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member must use four printing blocks and
four different colors to properly print nine Indian peacocks on their
fabric. Once teams have the required number, the printmaker will
give them their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joel</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Morgan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I feel
like this Roadblock is doing more to shake up the standings than the
U-Turn.</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">“) After much
printmaking, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to find their rickshaw and use it to travel to
Badi Chaupar, the PIT STOP of the fifth leg of this
racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive WILL be eliminated! </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – who win a trip
for two to New Zealand</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>And
Liam and Yeremi are eliminated. They reminisce on the trials and
tribulations they have had as brothers, but are happy they were able
to race.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
week: Cologne, Germany! Teams play soccer darts. And it’s the
first self-driving leg, so all craziness will break loose. (Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Is it too
much to also hope for stick shift?”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Until
next time!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-85176428297645508022023-10-29T17:39:00.000-05:002023-10-29T17:39:42.847-05:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 4, 10/25/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
to Leg 4! Last time, on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Even
With a Pit Stop, Keep Racing Counts as a Double Leg Just Saying</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
11 teams continued racing through Vietnam, some on very little sleep
from the night before. Emotions ran high, and at the Swedish
Roulette Roadblock, Robbin and Chelsea emerged as the victors. In a
shocking twist, Jocelyn and Victor, who won the first two legs, were
eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Arrival
at the pit stop last episode:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Robbin and Chelsea, Team Cougar Mom</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Steve and Anna Leigh, Team Texas Heat</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Todd and Ashlie, Team Comeback Couple</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Joe and Ian, Team EnGaygement</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Rob and Corey, Team ASL Family</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Liam and Yeremi, Team Military Bros</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Andrea and Malaina, Team Philly Jawns</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Greg and John, Team Cat Dads</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9th
– Joel and Garrett, Team Dad Bod</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10th
– Morgan and Lena, Team Business Sisters</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Hung
King Temple, Can Tho, Vietnam</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:00
AM Robbin/Chelsea (1st)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Fly over 2000 miles to Jaipur, India! Once there, take a taxi to the
Amber Palace to get your next clue.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">How long
has it been since they were in India?” Kmanpat: “TAR32 was the
last time, so about 4 years.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:01
AM Steve/Anna Leigh (2nd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:02
AM Todd/Ashlie (3rd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:03
AM Joe/Ian (4th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:09
AM Rob/Corey (5th)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:17
AM Liam/Yeremi (6th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:18
AM Andrea/Malaina (7th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:19
AM Greg/John (8th)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>–
</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">and they are both excited to
be visiting a new country.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:24
AM Joel/Garrett (9th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:36
AM Morgan/Lena (10th) </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
Morgan makes sure to remind us that India is part of Asia. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
now take their taxis and make their way back to Ho Chi Minh City and
Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Teams drive and arrive at SGN in
the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joe/Ian </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">We
learn from Philly that everyone is on the same flight. So, the
Amazing Yellow Line takes us from Ho Chi Minh City to India, and
teams arrive at Jaipur International Airport in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
now find taxis and make their way to the Amber Palace. Teams arrive
at the palace in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to collect a bundle of sugar cane and walk to the
top of the palace to deliver it to the mahout to get their next clue.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">You
can't just find the guy? You have to haul sugar cane too?”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
complete the task in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joe/Ian</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Did they
contrive all this bunching because the U-Turn is coming and they want
a footrace? Some shoving?”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the fourth roadblock. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who
is feeling balanced?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member must dress in traditional dress and
learn a Bhavai dance, which involves balancing three pots on their
head. Once approved by the proctor, teams get their next clue. If a
roadblocker fails at an attempt, they must go to the end of the line
before their next attempt.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Ian - </b></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">"It's
not because I have poor balance, it's just that they had the wrong
shape thing for my head."</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Morgan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much pot balancing and dancing, teams complete the Roadblock in the
following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– and since they
finished near the sisters, the brothers decide to team up with. . . </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Morgan/Lena </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Oh
man I can hear the internet screaming about this alliance already.
Not because they're hateful people, but because everyone is always
screaming about alliances.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joe/Ian </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to make their way on foot to Panna Meena ka Kund,
a stepwell, in order to get their next clue. Teams arrive and get
their clues in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who run by
Robbin and Chelsea in the rickshaw and don’t get any help.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">No
one is obligated to tell you where to go when you're lost.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joe/Ian </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
open their clues and we get the fifth Detour Clue. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>DETOUR:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>All
Dolled Up OR The Big Picture</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>For
both Detour options, teams choose a marked rickshaw and driver and
make their way to Jaigarh Fort.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*All
Dolled Up: Teams make their way to the Puppet Theatre to build two
Kathputli marionettes. Once they are approved by the puppet maker,
teams string them up and make them dance for an audience, where an
audience member will give them their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*The
Big Picture: Teams make their way to the gardens and choose a marked
mural. Teams must then find missing pieces and costume items in the
fort to complete the Rajput painting and stand in the mural for a
picture. If the entire recreation is correct, the photographer will
give them their next clue. There are only six stations, and once all
stations are taken, teams are forced to do the other Detour.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">OK both
these Detour choices seem annoying.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh choose All Dolled Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Morgan/Lena choose The Big Picture </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
but after spending two hours and not finding their mistake, they Bald
Snark and switch to All Dolled Up.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John choose The Big Picture</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Andrea/Malaina choose The Big Picture</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea choose The Big Picture</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Liam/Yeremi choose The Big Picture</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian choose The Big Picture</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Todd/Ashlie choose All Dolled Up </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
but only because they were in a foot race with Joe and Ian for the
last mural, and were forced to go make marionettes.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joel/Garrett choose All Dolled Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Rob/Corey choose All Dolled Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
puppet making and mural creation ensues. So, teams complete the
detour in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joe/Ian </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Morgan/Lena </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– but they get
to their rickshaw just as Joe and Ian are leaving their task, and are
heading to the Pit Stop at the same time! (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">OOOOoooo
an ACTUAL race!”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to find their rickshaw and use it to travel to
Gatore ki Chhatriyan, the PIT STOP of the fourth leg of this
racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive WILL be eliminated! </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – who win
$3000 each.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>And
Joe and Ian are eliminated. They are humbled and are happy to have
discovered that they are each other’s person.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9th
– Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
week: More India! Also, the first vote for the U-Turn! (Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Wait, the
vote is BEFORE the leg? It's not a regular U-Turn you have to get to
first to use? This is BS. This isn't Survivor and it's not Big
Brother. Now you can screw someone and you don't have to do anything?
You should have to beat them to the U-Turn box to earn it.”)</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Robbin can’t handle stamps! And Joel and Garrett reach their
breaking point! Until next time!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-8006106424406309462023-10-22T19:31:00.000-05:002023-10-22T19:31:05.915-05:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 3.2, 10/18/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
back to Leg 3! Last time, on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>I
Miss Airport Drama</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">, 11 teams
raced from Thailand to Vietnam. Teams had to get their own flights,
and this resulted in airline delays and secret flights being
discovered. The sisters played their Express Pass at the floating
market, and then struggled to maintain their lead. Team Texas lucked
out by snagging one of the earliest departure times for the floating
market, and made their way into first place, while the brothers ended
up, and I quote Phil, “dead last”. But they were told to keep
racing! So Leg 3 continues. . . I think. Who will be eliminated. .
. next? (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Truc
Lam Phuong Nam Zen Monastery, Can Tho, Vietnam</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Take a taxi to Café Du Diec and speak to the barista to get your
next clue.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8:56
AM Steve/Anna Leigh (1st)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:00
AM Joel/Garrett (2nd) </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Only
4 minutes? Dang.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:12
AM Rob/Corey (3rd)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:32
AM Todd/Ashlie (4th) </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who
remind us that the Amazing Race is unpredictable. Tell us something
we don’t know Ashlie.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:44
AM Robbin/Chelsea (5th) – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">they
think being in the back of the pack gives them an edge. Okay. . .</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:48
AM Morgan/ Lena (6th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:49
AM Joe/Ian (7th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:50
AM Greg/John (8th)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:51
AM Andrea/Malaina (9th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:54
AM Jocelyn/Victor (10th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:56
AM Liam/Yeremi (11th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
teams make their way to Café Tu Diec. Teams arrive and talk to the
barista in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– and Joel had
an uncle that fought in Vietnam.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
open their clues and we get the fourth Detour Clue. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>DETOUR:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Stand
OR Deliver</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Stand:
Teams make their way on foot to Cho Tan An and find the marked stall
to properly set up a seafood stand in the busy market. Teams must
collect the correct seafood from the marked stall and then properly
arrange it. Once approved by the proctor, teams get their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Deliver:
Teams make their way on foot to Nha Hang Riverside and find the
marked mattress truck. Teams then must carry 4 66 pound mattresses
to the West Hotel and up three flights of stairs to a specific room.
Once delivered, housekeeping will verify and give teams their next
clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I feel
like the language barrier is going to be important for both these
tasks. And at this point just let them use the elevator.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh choose Stand</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett choose Deliver </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
and Garrett takes a page out of Todd’s playbook when he asks to get
his next mattress first but will guide the teams to the hotel.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">He's
right, they're just going to follow anyway and you can't waste time
going to the wrong place.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie choose Deliver </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
and Ashlie thinks she broke her finger during the task.</span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey choose Deliver – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">and
Corey injures his foot on the stairs. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Let's
compare and contrast Rob saying, "Are you OK?! Is your foot OK?"
vs. Todd saying, "I've broken my finger before, you'll be
fine.””)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea choose Stand</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena choose Stand </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Greg/John choose Stand</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Andrea/Malaina choose Stand</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joe/Ian choose Deliver</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– and
try two at a time, but that doesn’t work well.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Jocelyn/Victor choose Stand </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
and get yet another task in their wheelhouse.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Liam/Yeremi choose Deliver </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
and use the two at a time technique to a good degree of success.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
fish stand building and mattress carrying ensues. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
also love that the best route to the hotel runs by the fish stand.
And this lady at the fish market is too excited.”)</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
So, teams complete the detour in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Angela/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to make their way to Ong Pagoda in order to get
their next clue. Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Angela/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are instructed to ask for a wish card at the counter from the
attendant, write a wish on the card, and wait while the attendant
places the wish in the temple. Once complete, teams get their clue
instructing them to travel by taxi to Hung King Temple in order to
get their next clue. Teams arrive at the temple in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Oh
please you did not wish for "world peace" you're lying to
make yourself look better.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Angela/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the third roadblock. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who
wants to play matchmaker?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member must take the provided photo in the
clue and find the matching tile in the temple complex amid the
hundreds that exist. Once approved by the docent, teams may proceed
to the Pit Stop.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">BOO
Swedish roulette at the end of a double leg with no chance to change
standing before the Pit Stop? Terrible.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Joe</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Andrea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much tile searching, teams complete the Roadblock in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joe/Ian </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to run to the center of Jung King Temple, the PIT
STOP of the third leg leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team
to arrive WILL be eliminated! </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who win a
trip for two to Madrid, Spain.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joe/Ian </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>And
Jocelyn and Victor are sadly eliminated. They thought it was great
to do this just the two of them, and they have no regrets. I’m
going to miss them.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Joe/Ian </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9th
– Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10th
– Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
week: Off to Jaipur, India! There are balancing tasks and tuk tuks!
And apparently a lot more will happen! Until next time!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-42262438884232928952023-10-15T16:22:00.000-05:002023-10-15T16:22:02.638-05:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 3.1, 10/11/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Welcome to Leg
3! Last time, on </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>You’ll
Never Change Standings That Much If You Stay in the Same City</i></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">,
12 teams continued racing through Thailand. There was pressure and
many lost shoes at the Roadblock, where Idaho Dad Bod managed to
leave their fanny pack. Retail Love had a Detour option made just
for them, and they once again took first place, while mother/daughter
Elizabeth and Iliana traveled to the Detour they didn’t want, but did it anyway and were eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Arrival
at the pit stop last episode:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Jocelyn and Victor, Team Retail Love</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Rob and Corey, Team ASL Family</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Greg and John, Team Cat Dads</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Morgan and Lena, Team Business Sisters</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Todd and Ashlie, Team Comeback Couple</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Steve and Anna Leigh, Team Texas Heat</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Joe and Ian, Team EnGaygement</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Liam and Yeremi, Team Military Bros</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9th
– Joel and Garrett, Team Idaho Dad Bod </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10th
– Andrea and Malaina, Team Philly Jawns</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11th
– Robbin and Chelsea, Team Cougar Mom</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Suan
Sampran, Sam Phran, Thailand</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5:24
AM Jocelyn/Victor (1st)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>–
</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who have two daughters that
they are racing for.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Make your way to Thailand Tour and Travel 2 in order to book tickets
to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam! Once there, make your way to the bus
station and take the bus to Can Tho in the Mekong Delta Region and
search the docks for your next clue.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
Amazing Yellow Line shows us how to fly from Thailand to Vietnam. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5:54
AM Rob/Corey (2nd) </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– and
Corey lets us know with shirtless pictures that he’s done two
backpacking trips around the world. Keep reminding us of this,
Corey.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6:41
AM Greg/John (3rd) </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– John
lets us know that he’s been to Vietnam. Don’t think this ends up
being super important.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:08
AM Morgan/Lena (4th) </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– and
we are reminded that their Express Pass must be used by the end of
Leg 4, but they may use it this leg if the opportunity presents
itself.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:29
AM Todd/Ashlie (5th)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7:49
AM Steve/Anna Leigh (6th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8:30
AM Joe/Ian (7th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8:45
AM Liam/Yeremi (8th)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – who
remind us about their strained brotherly relationship.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:00
AM Joel/Garrett (9th) – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who
decide to walk to the Travel Agency. I don’t think it’s walkable
though?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:01
AM Andrea/Malaina (10th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:08
AM Robbin/Chelsea (11th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
teams make their way to Thailand Tour and Travel 2. Teams arrive in
the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – who find
that the first direct flight from Bangkok is at 1:45 pm. So they
book it as do. . .</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">and Rob reminds
us he probably hasn’t used a travel agent since his honeymoon.
And. . .</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– And . . .</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who are the
last team to get on that flight.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who discover
the 1:45 pm is no longer available, so they book the next available
at 7:55 pm, as do . . .</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Or so
they think.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– these two go to a
different agent then the previous six teams, who all used the same
two agents. These guys talk to an agent who gets them a flight on a
different airline departing at 1:50 pm.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– go to the
agents that the first seven teams did and get on the 7:55, as do. . .</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– and then. .
.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Joel/Garrett </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– because they
walked, they got here later, and showed up as Joe and Ian finished
with their agent, who get them on the 1:50 pm flight.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– just book
the 7:55.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
now take their taxis and make their way to Suvarnabhumi International
Airport. Teams drive and arrive at BKK in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
now head to their flights. (Toyouke: "I missed flight drama.")</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Flight
#1, VietTravel Airlines VU130, departs 1:45 PM</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4)
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">But
when they get to the gate, there is no airplane, and they discover
their flight has been delayed until 3 pm.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Flight
#2, VietJet Air VJ804, departs 1:50 PM</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Flight
#3, VietTravel Airlines, departs 7:55 PM</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4)
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5)
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
the Amazing Yellow Line takes us from Bangkok to Vietnam in a less
than predicted order, and teams arrive at Tan Son Nhat International
Airport in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joe/Ian</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
now take taxis to the Bus Station, where they will catch night busses
to Can Tho. Teams arrive at the Bus Station in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joe/Ian</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Jocelyn/Victor </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
board their busses to Can Tho. (Toyouke: "It is technically a sleeper bus, but not everyone is sized for a Vietnamese sleeper bus. This will be relevant later.")</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Bus
#1, departs 6:30 pm</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Bus
#2, departs 7:00 pm</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Bus
#3, departs 7:30 pm</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4)
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Bus
#4, departs 1:00 am</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4)
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5)
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
arrive four hours later in Can Tho. Once they arrive, they make
their way to Ninh Kieu Wharf to get their next clue. Teams find the
clue box in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joe/Ian</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Jocelyn/Victor </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
discover that Hours of Operation are in play, and the wharf doesn’t
open until 5:45 am. There are three boxes with various departure
times for individual sampans to travel to Cai Rang Floating Market.
Teams choose a departure time. Teams select the following times for
themselves:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>5:45
Departure</b></u></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u> </u></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4)
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who
lucked out that somehow a 5:45 departure made it into one of the
other boxes. (Toyouke: "And that no one else looked for it.")</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>6:00
Departure</b></u></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u> </u></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4)
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>6:15
Departure</b></u></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u> </u></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are allowed on the wharf at their specific time, and get their clue
from the attendant in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joe/Ian</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Joel/Garett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Jocelyn/Victor </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who remind us
that their flight had very little sleep, as they arrived in Can Tho
at 5 am, and had to do this task an hour later.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">And
we FINALLY have our first task of the leg.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this task, teams must take their sampan into Cai Rang Floating Market
and deliver the preloaded dragonfruit, tangerines and golden melons
to the marked vendors. They must hand over the fruit individually,
and only two sampans are allowed at each boat at a time. Once a
fruit is unloaded, teams receive a piece of a clue from each vendor.
Once they have all three, they can piece the clue together and
instruct their driver to take them to the next clue at Pier 20.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much fruit hauling, teams complete the task in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Morgan/Lena </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">-who, after trying
to deliver two different fruits and ending up in lines, decide to use
their Express Pass. They proceed directly to the next clue. (Toyouke: "I don't think this was a terrible idea, knowing how much trouble other teams had with having to wait in line.")</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Joe/Ian </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who forget to get
their clue from the tangerine vendor, and the other teams won’t let
them dock to get their clue. Serves them right for not doing their
due diligence. (Toyouke: "I wouldn't let them in either.")</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Greg/John </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who, in the luck
of the sampan driver draw, got the one who insisted on following all
the one way signs and took the longest to pull up at any of the fruit
boats.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
piece together their clues, which instruct them to travel by sampan
to Pier 20. Teams arrive at Pier 20 in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Joe/Ian </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
open their clues and we get the third Detour Clue. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>DETOUR:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Paper
OR Plastic</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Paper:
Teams make their way by taxi to Sau Hoai Rice Noodle Factory. One
there, teams must use liquid rice flour to make 12 rice paper wraps.
Once all 12 are approved by the proctor, teams get their next clue.
Only 5 stoves are available, and they are first come first serve.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Plastic:
Teams make their way by taxi to Thanh Van Customizing. Once there,
teams must choose a piece of vinyl to cut, heat and apply to a
section of a motorcycle. Once approved by the proctor, teams get
their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Joel/Garrett choose Paper </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Morgan/Lena choose Plastic </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
because Morgan says she’s done this before.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Steve/Anna Leigh choose Paper</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Rob/Corey choose Paper</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie choose Paper</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Joe/Ian choose Plastic </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
because Ian used to “help” his dad do this. Basically, he stood
behind him and watched.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b> </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Liam/Yeremi choose Plastic</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea choose Paper</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Jocelyn/Victor choose Paper </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
but got lost on the way to the task.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Greg/John choose Paper </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Andrea/Malaina choose Paper</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> –
but end up getting there after all the stoves are taken, and choose
to wait rather than try the other Detour.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
rice paper wrap making and vinyl melting ensues. So, teams complete
the detour in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Morgan/Lena</b> - (Toyouke: "Picking the wrong Detour and not Bald Snarking is a much worse mistake than using the Express Pass earlier.")</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joe/Ian </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Jocelyn/Victor </b>- (Toyouke: 😬)</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to take a taxi to Truc Lam Phuong Nam Zen
Monastery, and find Phil at the mat.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>And
Liam and Yeremi are told they are dead last. But it’s double leg,
so they get handed their next clue! (Toyouke: "BOOOOO You said no non-elims!") Teams are now instructed to
travel by taxi to Café Tu Diec and ask the person behind the counter
for their next clue. They also have 5500 dong for the next part of
the leg.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9th
– Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10th
– Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11th
– Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
week: Leg 3 continues! Steve and Anna Leigh deal with fish wiggling!
And Morgan and Lena regret using their Express Pass already. Until
next time!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-42931848845977556182023-10-08T18:15:00.001-05:002023-10-08T18:15:32.515-05:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 2, 10/04/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
to Leg 2! Last time, on </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>Why Are
There So Many Teams This Season?,</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
a record 13 teams started Amazing Race 35 in Los Angeles, California.
We are told that there are no NELs, but airport drama is back!
Teams made their way to Bangkok, Thailand, where Morgan and Lena ate bugs for the Express Pass, and Elizabeth and Iliana risked going home
first to do the Massage Task in the Detour. The grocery store owners
took first place, while the nerdy siblings couldn't learn choreography
and were eliminated. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Arrival
at the pit stop last episode:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Jocelyn and Victor, Team Retail Love</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Rob and Corey, Team ASL Family</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Greg and John, Team Cat Dads</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Morgan and Lena, Team Business Sisters</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Todd and Ashlie, Team Comeback Couple</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Steve and Anna Leigh, Team Texas Heat</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Joel and Garrett, Team Dad Bod</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Liam and Yeremi, Team Military Bros</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9th
– Joe and Ian, Team EnGaygement</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10th
– Andrea and Malaina, Team Philly Jawns</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11th
– Robbin and Chelsea, Team Cougar Mom</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12th
– Elizabeth and Iliana, Team Superfan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Wat
Chaloem Phra Kiat Worawihan, Mueang Nonthaburi, Thailand</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8:26
AM Jocelyn/Victor (1st)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>–
</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">who are celebrating their
twentieth wedding anniversary.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Travel by taxi to Salaya in Nakhon Pathom and find Wat Suwannaram to
get your next clue</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
Amazing Red Line shows us the importance of traveling West out of the
main city proper of Bangkok in order to get to the temple. This will
be important.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8:34
AM Rob/Corey (2nd) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8:44
AM Greg/John (3rd) </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who
navigate to Wat Suwannaram in Bangkok, only to learn that there are
multiple Wat Suwannarams, and they want the one in Salaya. Oops.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8:55
AM Morgan/Lena (4th) </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– and
we learn their Express Pass must be used by the end of Leg 4.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9:01
AM Todd/Ashlie (5th)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:23
AM Steve/Anna Leigh (6th) </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
Anna Leigh says her dad is her best friend. Okay, sure.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:28
AM Joel/Garrett (7th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:36
AM Liam/Yeremi (8th)</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – who
navigate to Wat Suwannaram in Bangkok, only to learn that there are
multiple Wat Suwannarams, and they want the one in Salaya. What’s
with these all boy teams today?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:39
AM Joe/Ian (9th) </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:44
AM Andrea/Malaina (10th) </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
who have been best friends for 27 years. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10:45
AM Robbin/Chelsea (11th) </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
who have been best friends for 30 years. Take that Philly! </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11:09
AM Andrea/Malaina (12th)</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
teams make their way to Wat Suwannaram. Teams arrive in the
following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the second roadblock. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who
has a green thumb?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member must travel by boat to a lotus farm
and harvest 20 lotus flower bulbs and leaves to wrap them in from the
lotus pond. Roadblockers must then create two bundles arranged in a
3-4-3 pattern and wrapped with leaves and bamboo ties. Once properly
completed, the lotus farmer will give them their next clue, which can
be opened when they reunite with their partner.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Greg</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Robbin</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Elizabeth</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Look, I
guarantee Asian families pay for someone to create these bundles, so
Jocelyn's guilt about how Victor's family will shame her is unfounded. Also, this farmer is pickier than normal.”)
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After much lotus bundle
making (many with 12 to 15 checks before getting it right), teams
complete the Roadblock in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
reunite, open the clues, and are now instructed to take a taxi to Rai
Khing and find the Wat Rai Khing and make their way to the marked
elephant to get their next clue. Teams arrive at the temple in the
following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joel/Garrett </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who had left
the roadblock, and Joel managed to take off his Amazing Fanny Pack
and leave it there. So they had to turn around and get it.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to place a coin in the elephant, walk under it
three times and talk to the operator in order to get their next clue.
Teams complete the task in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
open their clues and we get the second Detour Clue. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>DETOUR:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Stock
Up OR Scoop Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Stock
Up: Teams make their way by taxi to Don Wai Market and find the
restaurant who gives each team a shopping list. Teams then make
their way through the market with a pushcart and baskets purchasing
the items, which are written out phonetically. Once all the items
are purchased, teams return to the restaurant. If they are correct,
the restaurant owner will give them their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Scoop
Up: Teams make their way by taxi to Ton Som O Farm 3 and navigate the
canals by boat to load with pomelos. Once they have procured enough
pomelos to fill 5 baskets, the pomelo farmer will give them their
next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor choose Stock Up </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">-
(Toyouke: “I’m sorry, this option was made for them. They run an
Asian market, and Victor basically speaks Thai.”)</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey choose Scoop Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John choose Scoop Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena choose Scoop Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie choose Stock Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh choose Scoop Up </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian choose Scoop Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joel/Garrett choose Scoop Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi choose Scoop Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Andrea/Malaina choose Stock Up </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Elizabeth/Iliana choose Stock Up </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
actually, they chose Scoop Up, but their cab driver followed the
Philly Jawns, and they ended up there, so they decided to do the
task. (Toyouke: "You know you're last, so you kind of have to.)</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Robbin/Chelsea choose Scoop Up</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
shopping and pomelo harvesting ensues. So, teams complete the detour
in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to take a taxi to Suan Sampran, the PIT STOP of
the second leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive
WILL be eliminated! </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> – who win
$2000 each.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joel/Garrett </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>And
Elizabeth and Iliana are eliminated. Elizabeth thinks it’s amazing
they were able to do it together.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Jocelyn/Victor </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Steve/Anna Leigh </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9th
– Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10th
– Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11th
– Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
week: Vietnam! There are flight delays! (Toyouke: “Hooray,
airport drama!”) We visit a floating market, and Jocelyn and
Victor can’t handle being in last! Until next time!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-1983196444432103862023-10-01T20:31:00.000-05:002023-10-01T20:31:52.224-05:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 1, 9/27/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
to Leg 1 of The Amazing Race 35! It’s been a full year since we
last saw the amazing Phil, and with two seasons ready to go
(including one from before this one that still uses charter flights;
we’ll discuss that later) we get the one that was filmed more
recently. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Just
in time for the strike to be over!”)</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Phil voices over that flights are back! As are the Express Pass and
the U-Turn! All of which he’ll bring up again later! But then we
careen towards the Hollywood sign, and we get to meet the teams. (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So
the thirteen (!) teams for The Amazing Race 35 are:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Todd
and Ashlie, Team Comeback Couple,</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
who are married high school sweethearts. They’ve been married 15
years, and apparently there was a rough spot in their marriage that
they had to work through, but they are extremely vague about it.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
still want to know who cheated on who.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Todd:
“I want to be a team that wins!” Pretty sure they all do, Todd.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Andrea
and Malaina, Team Philly Jawns</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
have been friends from twenty-seven years after they met in college.
Andrea says she’s the competitive one, but Malaina can come on full
force when she needs to.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Morgan
and Lena, Team Business Sisters</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are sisters. Morgan: “Oh, we will be fighting. But we love each
other.” Well, at least a team that can pinpoint their drama before
we even start.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Rob
and Corey, Team ASL Family</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are a father and son team. Corey reveals that he is a CODA, child of
deaf adults. He says that brings a unique dynamic to their team.
Corey, we all watched Margie and Luke, we’ve seen this dynamic
before.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Joel
and Garrett, Team Dad Bod</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
have been best friends since they met in the Armed Forces. And they
are from Idaho. Garrett: “I was deployed on my first wedding
anniversary with Joel, and now I’m leaving my wife for him again
for our twentieth anniversary!” Oh, they’re going to be fun.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Joe
and Ian, Team EnGaygement</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">, are
an engaged couple that has been dating five years. Joe says his
partner doesn’t communicate well, and Ian says he gets easily
stressed. But their incompatibility will be a strength,
apparently.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Jocelyn
and Victor, Team Retail Love</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are married entrepreneurs that run a supermarket. Jocelyn: “We
work 12 hours each day seven days a week. We’re used to it.”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Elizabeth
and Iliana, Team Superfan</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">, are
mother and daughter. Mom says she’s always right. Iliana says
they are both sassy and spicy and best friends, because Iliana is
Elizabeth’s first born after she found out she wouldn’t be able
to have kids. Just leaving that there.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Alexandra
and Sheridan, Team Enginerd</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are siblings and roommates from Chicago. Sheridan: “We can’t
believe we’re here!” Me neither, Sheridan.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Liam
and Yeremi, Team Military Bros</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are brothers and Armed Forces Veterans. They didn’t talk to each
other for a long time after their parents divorced, and now they are
trying to reconnect.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Greg
and John, Team Cat Dads</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">, are
brothers and computer scientists. Greg is the younger brother, and
John is older. John: “We just want to get through one leg!”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Robbin
and Chelsea, Team Cougar Mom</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are childhood friends. Robbin: “We’ll be ruthless in order to
win.” Considering Robbin lost her husband to cancer, then
developed a brain tumor, and then gained and lost a lot of weight,
I’d say she’s determined enough at least.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Steve
and Anna Leigh, Team Texas Heat</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">,
are a father and daughter from Texas, obviously. Anna Leigh is very
much a daddy’s girl, who has a lot of traditional boy skills. She
could be good.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Hollywood
Sign, Grifith Park, Los Angeles, California, USA</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Phil
assembles the teams and tells them about all of the firsts of the new
season. This is the first time starting with thirteen teams. There
will be no Non-Elimination Legs again, which means with 13 teams
there are only 11 Legs. The Express Pass is back, but you have to
complete a task to earn it. And the U-Turn is back, but now it is
mandatory to use, as each team must vote for whom they want to
U-Turn. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">OK
so you have to U-Turn someone but as we've seen, people can easily
game the system.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Airports
are back in play, so no charter flights. Oh, and the first team to
finish will win ONE MILLION DOLLARS (US$1000000)! Phil lets teams
know that the first clue is on the cars at the bottom of the hill to
drive themselves to the location of their first task. Then oh so
sexy Phil does his standard patter: “Ready? The world is waiting
for you. Good luck, travel safe. Cue Phil's eyebrow pop. (Kmanpat:
“I’ve missed the eyebrow pop.“) GO!” Who will be eliminated
. . . tonight? (Toyouke: “I did miss this show.”)</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Clue:
Welcome to Los Angeles, California! Drive yourselves to the historic
Millenium Biltmore Hotel to get your next clue.</b></i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Oh, not
straight to the airport. Huh.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">So,
teams get their clues, find their cars, ask for directions as
necessary, and depart Griffith Park in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Liam/Yeremi </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Alexandra/Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Rob/Corey – </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
didn't think Dad would drive? I guess he could get a special
license.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">There
are two trains of thought here: jump in the car and go, or hang
around and ask for directions. These two techniques work with
varying degrees of success, and teams arrive at the Biltmore Hotel in
the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Robbin/Chelsea </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Alexxandra/Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get the first roadblock. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">A
ROADBLOCK?!?! In Episode 1?” Kmanpat: “Um, yeah, it happens
often.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ROADBLOCK:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Who
wants to be above it all?</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>In
this roadblock, one team member must walk across a tightrope at the
top of the building to the other side. Then, the team member must
solve a word scramble: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ with
the letters A C E F G I L N O S T Y. When they come up with the
correct answer (City of Angels), they tell the judges, TAR34 Winners
Derek and Claire. Once approved, teams can get their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teammates take the Roadblock:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who loves the movie
La La Land, so figured it out pretty quickly.</span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Joe </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who, at one point, is
shown to have been thinking for 50 minutes. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">This
is not a good showing if it takes you an HOUR to get this. And then
you needed someone to tell you.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who figures it out,
and is willing to tell the others if he gets to move to the front of
the line. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Yeah
negotiating to get to the front of the line was a pretty good move.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Rob </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who hung back from the
pack and solved it on his own.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Morgan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Joel</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Iliana </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– “I’m with my
mom, she will kill you if I fall.”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">After
much tightrope walking and puzzle solving, teams complete the
Roadblock in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Joe/Ian </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Andrea/ Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Alexandra/Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to drive themselves to Los Angeles International
Airport to catch a flight to Bangkok, Thailand! There are two
flights, but only a limited number of tickets on the first flight,
but teams are not told how many. Teams drive and arrive at LAX in
the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Alexandra/Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
now queue up to get their flights.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Flight
#1, China Air, departs 12:05 AM</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4)
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5)
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6)
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
gate agent then puts up a sign showing the first flight is full,
sending the remaining teams to the other flight.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><u><b>Flight
#2, Eva Air, departs 1:30 AM</b></u></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1)
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2)
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3)
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4)
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5)
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6)
Alexandra/Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7)
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
Amazing Yellow Line takes us on a journey from LAX through Taipei to
Bangkok. Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– and Victor
speaks Laotian, which is kinda like Thai, apparently?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Andrea/Malaina </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Alexandra/Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are then informed that they need to make their way to Wat Paknam in
order to get their next clue. Teams arrive in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Andrea/Melaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Jocelyn/Victor </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Alexandra/Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">When
they rip open the clue, teams get information about how to claim the
first Express Pass</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>EXPRESS
PASS</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>To
earn the Express Pass, teams must find the marked vendor on the
grounds of Wat Paknam, and each eat a full plate of fried insects.
Once both team members have finished their own plate, the team would
be awarded with the Express Pass.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I'm glad
you have to do something to win the Express Pass and it's not just
who gets somewhere first. Even if it's eating bugs.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
following teams go for the Express Pass:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Other
teams consider it, but see Morgan and Lena in various stages of
finishing, and well, it is bugs, so all the teams let them have that
one.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Once
the Express Pass consideration is over, teams are instructed to make
their way to Wat Suthat via long-tail boat and tuk-tuk in order to
get their next clue. Teams arrive at the boats in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Andrea/Melaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Alexandra/Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
get out of their long-tail boats and find tuk-tuks in the following
order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Alexandra/Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
arrive at Wat Suthat in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Alexandra/Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
teams open their clues and we get the first Detour Clue. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>DETOUR:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Sword
Play OR Spa Day</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Sword
Play: Teams make their way on foot to Saranrom Park, where both team
members must change into traditional costume and learn a 30 second
daab routine, which is a traditional Thai martial art. Once approved
by the proctor, teams get their next clue.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i>*Spa
Day: Teams make their way on foot to the Putthinan Thai Massage
parlor, and choose one of five pairs of massage therapists. Teams
change into massage clothes and then are each treated to a 30 minute
deep tissue massage. If teams stop the massage therapists at any
point, the massage must start over. Once the massage is complete,
the therapists give the teams their next clue. Due to the limited
number of massage therapists, only five teams can complete this at a
time.</i></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">This is a
trick. They know everyone will pick "get a massage" over
"learn a dance".”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor choose Spa Day</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey choose Spa Day</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Morgan/Lena choose Spa Day</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Todd/Ashlie choose Spa Day </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
and about 10 minutes in Todd says, “Wait, wait, wait,” which is
interpreted as an interruption. They then have to restart the
massage. Since no teams are waiting at this point, they are able to
restart immediately. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I'm
shocked they were that strict with "you can't stop the
massage".”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Greg/John choose Spa Day</b></span></span></p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Andrea/Malaina choose Sword Play </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
and after learning the routine with bamboo sticks, they freak out a
little when they actually have to use swords. So, in the first Bald
Snark of the season, the best friends decide to head over to Spa Day.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Hmm.
I don't know about Bald Snarking here. I guess? But they have no idea
where anyone else is. I think if I knew the other side of the Detour
was close I'd swap but not knowing where it was, or how fast it would
be to do that side, I can see staying.”)</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Steve/Anna Leigh choose Spa Day</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Joel/Garrett choose Spa Day</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Alexandra/Sheridan choose Sword Play</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Joe/Ian choose Sword Play</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Robbin/Chelsea choose Spa Day</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Liam/Yeremi choose Spa Day</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Elizabeth/Iliana choose Spa Day </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">–
and arrive when all five spots are taken. They decide to wait, and
are able to begin their massage when Steve and Anna Leigh exit the
building.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Much
sword swinging and massage giving ensues. So, teams complete the
detour in the following order:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Morgan/Lena</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Alexandra/Sheridan </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who
take at least nine attempts at the routine.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Teams
are now instructed to travel to the PIT STOP in Mueang Nonthaburi,
Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat Worawihan. This is the first pit stop in a
racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive WILL be eliminated!</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1-
Jocelyn/Victor </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">– who win a
trip for two from Expedia to Patagonia, Chile. Sort of.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2-
Rob/Corey</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3-
Greg/John</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4-
Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5-
Todd/Ashlie</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6-
Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7-
Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8-
Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9-
Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10-
Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11-
Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12-
Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>13-
Alexandra/Sheridan</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="background: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>And
Alexandra and Sheridan are eliminated. Sheridan: “We gave it a
go!” Or something like that. (Toyouke: “</b></i></span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><i><b>Well
Sheridan was kind of cute but they were so useless in the end. I
don't think they were competitive enough.”)</b></i></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>ORDER
NOW:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>1st
– Jocelyn/Victor </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>2nd
– Rob/Corey </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>3rd
– Greg/John </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>4th
– Morgan/Lena </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>5th
– Todd/Ashlie </b></span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>6th
– Steve/Anna Leigh</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>7th
– Joel/Garrett</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>8th
– Liam/Yeremi</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>9th
– Joe/Ian</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>10th
– Andrea/Malaina</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>11th
– Robbin/Chelsea</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>12th
– Elizabeth/Iliana</b></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Next
time: More Thailand! Diving! A fanny pack gets left somewhere!
There are coconuts and speed boats! And lots of crying! Until next
time!</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-82126488688188851942023-09-24T20:22:00.000-05:002023-09-24T20:22:52.023-05:00TAR 35, Recap Leg 0, 9/20/23<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Welcome
back to the Amazing Race! It’s season number thirty-five. It has
been a full year since the last time we’ve racearoundtheworld-ed,
and in that time, two full TARs have been taped. Since there’s a
strike going on, rather than air what was going to be TAR35, they
took the next season (filmed this past June and July), gave it 90
minute episodes, and made THAT TAR35. In good news, airport drama is
back! But charter flights will be back later since old TAR35 (now
TAR36?) was still in COVID restrictions. All caught up? Good. Oh,
and I brought Toyouke along for the snark. Aren’t you lucky? We’ve
read the bios and watched the videos, so let’s get to this shall
we? (Toyouke: “Why are the individual team bios on Parade.com this
year? At least I can watch them for once.”) The thirteen teams
(first time ever!) for TAR35 are (click for more):</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Alexandra
and Sheridan, Team Enginerd.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
They are siblings from Chicago. And engineers. They’ve got a good
vibe, but definitely the nerd team. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Their
video said nothing about any kind of skill or good quality they are
bringing to the table.”) They could self destruct early, which is
disappointing, because I could look at Sheridan for a while.
(Toyouke: “Of course you could.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Ninth Place.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Andrea
and Malaina, Team Philly Jawns.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
These best friends are from Philadelphia. Right off the bat, they
are giving me Lyn & Karlyn from TAR10 vibes. They have good
camaraderie, which might prevent them from screwing up a lot.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
never trust a team that starts by saying, ‘We're not going to be
the mean team,’ because either they are terribly mean, or they
complain constantly that no one lets them win anything and it's not
fair because they're so nice and they'd never do anything like
that.”) And then there’s that. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Fifth Place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Ashlie
and Todd, Team Comeback Couple.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
They are a married couple from California, but I’m not certain what
they would be coming back from. I already get the beauty queen vibe
from Ashlie and I’m not ready for it. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
decided based on an Instagram video with no sound that I didn't like
them, and I was right. They're hateable and somehow also bland? They
have "worked through" "marital problems" and now
I have to know what that was and who cheated. It's gotta be cheating.
Right?”) I don’t disagree. Also, Ashlie looks older than
38. Also also, getting Free Ron vibes, and not ready for that
again.</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> Prediction: Tenth
Place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Elizabeth
and Iliana, Team Superfan.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> A
mother and daughter team from Tampa. Mom was unable to get pregnant
for a long time, and then Iliana came along. Mom is retired
military, so that could help. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">They
seem fine. I don't know.”) But they made fun of Rachel! (Toyouke:
“Well, then, I approve.”) Mother/daughter teams don’t have
great track records, but I like their chances. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Fourth Place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Greg
and John, Team Cat Dads.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Brothers. Who are fit. But they live on opposite coasts so they
don’t see each other much. (Toyouke: </span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">“They
seem pretty fun and also competent. I liked how they suggested when
they get along their parents will be proud of them.”) Heh. Fit
boys always tend to do well. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Third Place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Jocelyn
and Victor, Team Retail Love.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
They are a married couple from New Mexico and are grocery store
managers. They are also the oldest team on the race this season with
both of them being 49. Which, based on previous oldest couples, is
not that old. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Obviously
I love them, but also I think they're supposed to be the old married
couple? At 49? Everyone will love them and then they'll get smoked in
a footrace or something equally disappointing. Maybe they know how to
drive stick shift and they'll make it pretty far.”) Yeah, this is
a hard call, feels like Hung & Chee from TAR32. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Winners, TAR35.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Joe
and Ian, Team EnGaygement.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Gay boys from New York. As if we haven’t seen this before. They
are fit and fun. They don’t seem to be interesting beyond that.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">OF
COURSE they met at the gym. They're every generically attractive fit
gay couple who talks about how they're opposites but they totally
compliment each other so it's cute and not dysfunctional.”) I want
them to be on my screens for a while, but I’m not hopeful.</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Prediction: Twelfth Place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Joel
and Garrett, Team Dad Bod.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Best friends from Idaho. And although they look the oldest, they are
actually my age. I think they are supposed to be the fun older guys.
(Toyouke: “Meh, I’ve seen this team before.”) I’m hoping
the Idaho helps with challenges.</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction: Eighth Place.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Liam
and Yeremi, Team Military Bros.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Brothers who served in different branches of the military. They
seem extremely capable and likeable. BTW, this is the same thing I
said about the brothers who were in the military last season.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">OK
first of all, points off for not naming your kid "Jeremy"
like a normal person. Again, someone casually mentions some trauma
but has zero details. Why was your relationship "fractured"?
Because it sounds like they didn't speak until the younger one turned
18. It's so weird to sort of admit there's trauma but not use it for
screen time. They'll probably do well.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Second Place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Morgan
and Lena, Team Business Sisters.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Sisters, also on opposite coasts. They are kind of generic.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">I
do like them, but they also seem carefully curated to be quirky and
fun. The blondes of the season?”) Oh, maybe. We don’t have any
actual teams of blondes this season. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Thirteenth Place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Rob
and Corey, Team ASL Family.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Father and son from opposite coasts, and dad is deaf. So it’s hard
not to see Margie & Luke all over again. But Corey is really
nice to look at. (Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">They
are supposed to be fans and there is no mention about how we've
already had a deaf contestant. I'm also confused and vaguely offended
by Corey's babbling that his dad will show people that ‘deaf people
can raise their children’?”) Also, ASL is not used all around
the world, so signing might not be the most effective communication
method. </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"> Prediction:
Sixth Place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Robbin
and Chelsea, Team Cougar Mom.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
Childhood best friends and moms from Washington State. They are kind
of badass, and I think could be one of our more successful mom teams.
(Toyouke: “</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">The
deepest comment, ‘Robbin was my 7th grade bully’ is not the
quirky statement you think it is? I'm a little put off by that?”)
But they make fun of Charla and Mirna, so also a plus in our book.
</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction: Seventh Place.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;"><b>Steve
and Anna Leigh, Team Texas Heat.</b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">
A father daughter team from Texas. Not a lot to say about them.
</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">(Toyouke:
“Why are Texans so exhausting? Also ‘my husband hates that I
call my dad for everything, hee!’ is...not cute? That's maybe an
issue? I was about to ask if Texas counts as The South and then she
screwed up "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" and
now I'm mad.”) </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">Prediction:
Eleventh Place.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, serif;">And
there it is. Another crazy batch of “ordinary” contestants.
Hopefully, you are able to tune in on Wednesday, September 27 at 8:30
pm CDT for the premiere! We’ll see you and the first recap then!</span></span></p>
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</p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-3286636095551056282023-09-07T22:44:00.002-05:002023-09-07T22:44:32.499-05:00Project Runway All Stars 8/7/23--"The Finale" summary<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Previously
on “Project Runway All-Stars”: the final four were asked to make
avant-garde outfits inspired by an art instillation that was mostly
glass and mirrors. Bishme continued to make interesting streetwear
and was declared the winner. Laurence did an interesting skirt shape
(and had Mimi) so she was also in. It came down to Brittany (boring
but decently made) and Rami (fit the challenge but had terrible
seams) and the judges chose Brittany. So Rami was eliminated. (click
for more)</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
pick up right after the last episode finishes. Nina claims she didn't
know who would be in the finale when they started. Some montages.
They will get $10,000 and eight days to make eight looks. Eight
DAYS?! Why can't they give them months? It's just not as good when
you rush the finale collections. You might as well make them stay in
New York.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On
the first day, it looks like they're going to do that, because
they're all at Christian's studio looking at all his amazing gowns.
He says to take the judges on a journey. They will get some help for
this week. Prajje, Kara Saun, and Fabio. Nice. Bishme won last week
so he gets first pick, and he immediately takes Prajje. Brittany
picks Fabio, and Laurence gets Kara Saun which is who she probably
would have picked anyway. They can also shop anywhere in the Fashion
District. I wonder if they actually took some time off and then
brought them back to New York. Brittany is going to do activewear as
evening wear. She's very commercial and she knows it. Laurence is of
course at a shop full of leather, but she promises she's going to use
color and playing with contrasts. Bishme is thinking about his
process of grieving. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They
get back to the workroom and spread out. Bishme puts up the program
from his sister's memorial to remind him of who the collection is
about. Laurence has no drawings, but she's just going. Day One ends
without the extra help but they're already tired. Then according to
the chyrons we are going to skip an entire day without seeing what's
up.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christian
comes in to look around and oversee model selection. Brittany's
collection is fun and young, so maybe make sure there's something
sophisticated. The other two are going very couture. Bishme wants to
ease the judges into the drama. He's got sketches on each dressform
so he's planned out the order of the looks to tell his story.
Christian tells Laurence to actually write down her plan because that
will help. As they start model casting everyone seems to want a
badass girl, although Laurence says “body” which is meaningless.
I mean it's Laurence so it probably means having the same body as
Laurence. Mimi is the first model to walk in and this will be a good
fight. They swear they don't need a card from her, as she slowly
opens her coat (no shirt on, a coy glance at the camera, then the
card comes like, from the waistband of her pants) and then Mimi walks
back to the door, with a longer smirking look at the camera. THIS
bitch (respectfully). There is a lot of shrieking because everyone
has favorites. Christian helps by picking names randomly so they can
pick. Brittany gets to pick first and she immediately takes Mimi.
Laurence agrees to trade someone to Bishme so he can have someone he
really wants and he finds this worth it. Also we saw zero plus-sized
models in this montage, I'd like to point out.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">With
three hours left, the helpers show up. Laurence doesn't seem to know
what exactly she's doing yet. We skip a day again, and now it says
“Model Fitting #2” so we skipped a whole fitting? Christian shows
up again. It's now Day Five, and they have three days left. Laurence
is now organized with a plan. We saw none of this. I don't like how
much we are jumping around. Make the finale two episodes or
something. I just feel really rushed, like I have no idea why anyone
is doing anything or even what they're doing. Anyway, Laurence has
like, two jumpsuits to make. Like cut out and everything. They're not
even started and they need to be fitted. Christian hates one of
Brittany's looks because the pants make her look like a kid. It's
already sportswear and it doesn't need to be more casual. Bishme is
subdued and he says he just has a lot to do. Christian kind of pouts
that Bishme doesn't want to talk to him, but he at least tells Prajje
to help him. Also time for the hair and makeup consults that no one
cares about. The makeup guy is cute but he is no Hot Makeup Guy
Scott. Tomorrow they get to meet with CFDA individually, since that's
part of the prize. Bishme says he only has three looks done. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now
they're at the fake bar and Bishme is really down. He might be
exhausted or burnt out or something. He looks like he needs a hug.
They should let them go sleep instead of forcing fake partying.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now
it's Day Seven. We skipped all of Day Six I think. So we went through
the entire week they had to work on their collections, in 30 minutes.
And that is 30 minutes real time, meaning when you take out
commercials it's even less. Time to meet with the CFDA guy. He
praises Brittany for knowing who her customer is and what her brand
is. Most people know who they want to design for. She wants to know
what exactly the mentorship would do and where she'd start. Basically
they'd get her to manufacturers. Probably marketers? Bishme says
fashion is his diary. Laurence says her brand is edgy and classy. And
leather. She claims she wants to do everything, not just leather. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Final
model fitting. I was wrong, Brittany has one of the plus sized models
and so does Laurence. Bishme isn't where he wants to be, and he seems
very tired. I think being inspired by his sister is harder than he
thought it would be, because he's still grieving. Prajje tries to
take care of some of the fitting, but he needs Bishme of course, and
Bishme is currently outside. He says “I think I'm done” under his
breath as he goes outside. He tells Prajje he might leave, and Prajje
is like “we don't have time for your mind to fuck with you, let's
go”. Bishme is realizing if he wins, his sister won't be there with
him, and he is still grieving. Prajje is keeping him together.
Laurence is finding one of her looks needs a much better fit.
Brittany has put Mimi in some gown and she is doing high kicks
because Mimi is extra. There is a lot of frantic sewing. The helpers
leave, and everyone is sad because that was a lot of help. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They
make everyone walk around outside instead of being able to finish
things. They have to talk about the season! And the judges! No one is
thankful for the judges. Do they make you do your best? Or do they do
dumb random shit? They all hug and talk about Oreos.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Runway
Day. Looks like they are not in the usual space but they are also not
anywhere I can recognize. It looks like a warehouse they just took
over for today. Christian appears to give them one hour. Only an
hour? When you were giving them five hours some weeks? I think
they're doing that runway route where you walk in a big loop, so you
can have a lot of front row seats, you know? People arrive and some
people, like Geoffrey, get chyrons with their names. Then they show a
shot of two people and it just says “Project Runway Alumni” which
is SO shady (but also I don't know who they are). They're not on
screen for long enough and I don't recognize them.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brandon
isn't here. Why isn't Brandon here? Why isn't Elaine the one who is
gone? Anyway, to replace Brandon we have Zac Posen, which is fine
since he's judged the show before, and also the guest judge is Billy
Porter, who should have been on for the peacocking challenge but this
is fine too. I forgot he's been on this show before.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brittany
is up first. She is freaking out. Her collection is called
“Pop-gression”, which is a progression of color and prints and
activewear. She starts with an outfit of a lime green bra and khaki
cropped pants, which hit the knee and are not tapered, and some
straps in green and black that are sort of like overalls, but also
like those stretchy elastic belts you can buy for cheap. Plenty of
pieces with the snaps lining slits in the pants and stuff like that.
There is a piece that is a long dress in a pink and black mottled
cow-like print, over matching pink shorts (or maybe a skirt?). The
“dress” is basically tall rectangles attached to the top of the
bodice, and then not sewn together, so there's a piece in front that
goes under a belt but then is open to show off the pink skirt/shorts.
Then the sides are not under the belt but because nothing is sewn
together it makes little vertical cutouts on her torso. Actually a
lot of bras, or bustiers, with wide legged pants or something that
you wouldn't wear to the gym. The final look is a gown with two slits
up the front so Mimi's legs are on display, in black and white
squares. Not perfect squares though. Then some stockings with striped
hems like athletic socks, both just over the knee and then matching
ones on her forearms. And a hood. The slits in the skirt are lined
with grommets, and Mimi makes sure to plant a foot on the light
scaffolding that's making the border of the runway, to show off a
whole leg and be extra. Also a high kick. Billy makes a hand gesture
like “OK werk”.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bishme's
mom is here. Aww. “Powering Through”. He doesn't talk about his
sister in this introduction. It starts out pretty basic, with a white
asymmetric dress with a matching hood. There's one long sleeve and
the skirt is also asymmetric. The fabric is draped across her torso
so it almost looks like a toga or something. He's got a short dress
and a huge matching coat in red and white checks, but not gingham, a
shiny sequined fabric? I think it's sequins and not like, vinyl. He's
got hats too, one with a red track suit that has a long piece in the
back. There's a couple of pieces with a black, white, and red fabric
that looks woven but unfinished, so at the ends there's six inches of
fringe that make up the bottom of a skirt or something. A skirt of
this material, and a dress that's got the same draping as the first
look, but in the woven fabric with fringe at the bottom of the skirt.
There is a long tight dress of black vinyl with the big sleeves he
likes. The final look is a sheer bodice with the black vinyl covering
her boobs, but not in a rectangle or anything. The vinyl is a cutout
of a woman with her arms raised, cut to cover what it needs to but I
had to watch this twice to see what it was. The skirt is just a giant
mass of tulle ruffles, which literally fills up the walkway. It is
touching the scaffolding on both sides. Very dramatic and I like that
it's interesting.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Laurence's
collection is “One Night in Paris”. The dark side of Paris. She
opens with a top and pants in what looks like a pale blue. The top is
attached at the neck, but open below that and also cropped, so there
is a lot of skin. The arms are white ruffles, which look like
sheepskin almost. The pants of course fit very well and have a low
rise to them. There is of course a ton of leather, long coats,
dresses, all very well tailored. Some sheer pieces to go with bell
bottoms. But also lots of color. A sheer skirt that's got sequins but
also a mass of tulle at the bottom. There's one look that's just a
mermaid skirt and a bra. The final look is in red, a sleeveless top
in patent leather or vinyl, with a hem that's longer on the sides
than the front, and a skirt that is mostly sheer. She's done that
thing she did earlier in the season, where there's a fake panty sewn
into the skirt, although this one is the same color. The sheer has
some sequins in it, but not in a pattern. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Of
course we need the obligatory interviews with people, one person who
likes each designer. Y'all know how this works.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So
Bishme and Brittany have arrived with their final looks, while
Laurence has some look from the middle. Elaine demands tribute to the
guest judges. Zac was on the show when Laurence was, which I had
forgotten. Brittany talks about using a lot of color and prints, and
it was eight looks but 21 pieces that can be mixed around. Elaine
says she found a way to put an evening gown in her activewear
collection. It's elevated and high fashion. Zac thinks off the runway
it might go costumey. Every model had the same hair, and earrings,
and shoes, so it was very cohesive. Nina was most impressed by the
wide-legged pants in the same print as the final gown because it's a
bigger scale.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bishme
wanted to showcase both the good side and bad side of things. Red for
rage and black for darkness, white for innocence. The final gown he's
called “the anxiety gown” and Billy says it doesn't feel
oppressive, it feels like you're moving through it. Zac calls it
eveningwear as art. Sophisticated and well edited, and editorial.
Nina tells him he has a gift and he should feel confident about that.
But the vinyl gown had the big sleeves so Nina didn't like that one.
Or, he could have left that one out. Sure. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Laurence
wanted to mix leather and softer fabrics. Billy says he loves to come
on this show because he loves to shop. The outfit Laurence has with
her is the one with the long cream coat and dress. Billy wants the
coat with maybe some flared pants and says they will exchange
numbers. Everything is so well made. Nina loves the romantic and hard
combined. It's elegant and sophisticated. Zac didn't like one of the
looks, which wasn't quite nailed down. Elaine says there's joy and
fluidity that they've never seen from Laurence (sure) but also she
makes the most expensive-looking clothes out of anyone on the show
(OK that is true). </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Who
is the future of fashion? They're all so different. Brittany is
making activewear, so Elaine claims it's “challenging” to put her
in the same sentence as the other two. I feel like that could be
flattering but Elaine means it in a derogatory way. Billy says she
scored an eight out of eight. He was impressed with all of it. Elaine
shrieks about it and how Brittany can do more than activewear. Nina
and Zac jump in to defend activewear and “repetition is
reputation”. She's mixing colors and textures, and activewear is
very important right now. Nina does admit maybe there's not longevity
there. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bishme
is looking forward more? They love the final piece for being art.
There was consistency and he fit so much into eight looks. The fringe
dress maybe didn't fit the model properly, but the elements are
there. And he does have bags and hats, everyone loves the hats. I
think the judges saw a progression and Elaine especially can't stop
talking about the emotion in the looks.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Laurence
is a master of technique, and Zac had pointed out on the runway that
none of the fabrics she used were forgiving at all. “A sexy tailor
with edge”. Zac hates the purple suit, which I think was the only
look without leather. Elaine says some bullshit about how her
mistakes are forgettable, not in a bad way like “you make clothing
that is boring” but “I love Laurence so much I have blocked out
anything she made that was bad like it never happened.” There is a
weird argument about how she didn't have a “wow” look, which I
guess is why her final look wasn't the one she stood next to for
judging. But then everyone falls over themselves about how you can
have quiet impact or whatever. Not having a big final look that is
gasp-worthy means she has taste, apparently. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's
all the contestants from this season and loved ones, to see the
judging. Nina is proud to have been here for twenty seasons. The
winner is...Bishme! He's barely keeping it together. I love seeing
everyone giving his mom hugs. He says his sister was the first person
who didn't judge him for being outside the norm. Aww. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
was a pretty good season! I'm sure there will be more. Thank you all
for reading! We will be back when The Amazing Race starts this month.
Bye for now!</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-67840121474136500322023-09-01T19:00:00.000-05:002023-09-01T19:00:05.116-05:00Project Runway All Stars 8/31/23--"The Sky's the Limit" summary<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Previously
on “Project Runway All-Stars”: menswear red carpet challenge.
Make some flashy clothes. I do like this challenge which is fun but
has a good twist. Rami won for making a tuxedo, but with diagonal
seams and loose pants. It was a sci-fi costume in the best way.
Prajje did paint on some silk, but the judges used the shitty runway
lighting to complain the colors weren't good and he was sent home.
(click for more)</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everyone
celebrates final four. Bishme says this is where he went out last
time. Christian texts them and then declares a field trip. Meet him
at “Summit”, whatever that is. This turns out to be some kind of
art instillation with mirrors in the elevator and a big empty room
that's all glass and mirrors. When you look down it's mirrors, so you
see the ceiling. Rami is literally kneeling as close to the window as
he can get. He's freaking out about the heights, so maybe kneeling
helps? You feel like you won't fall as easily. Christian appears from
somewhere, but no one knows where because of all the mirrors. He
talks about the skyline and how each spot has a new perspective. The
final challenge is to be inspired by this room and create an
avant-garde look “worthy of the finale”. This is where Brittany
went home, on the avant-garde challenge. It's so subjective, which
translates to “the judges do whatever they want”. Laurence says
she wanted to be an architect before she became a designer. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">40
minutes to sketch now. Pretty sure he said it was a two day
challenge? The designers go to get their sketch pads and this room is
full of silver balloons. Bishme is sketching a huge hat and a dress
with some kind of giant collar like a mirror maybe. Brittany is
inspired by perspective, something with proportions that go from big
to small. Laurence is feeling the pressure to make up for last week's
shitty outfit, and she is looking at a building that is all
rectangular with one curved corner, like a scoop is cut out of it.
Something sculptural with a tiny waist. Rami wants to redefine the
shape of the body.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">$700
at Mood. Christian is wandering around with a royal blue feather boa
saying this is his avant-garde look. Lots of vinyl. Thick vinyl.
Bishme says it's fine because he wants the structure. Christian wants
someone to do something insane. Same. Brittany has bought eight yards
of fabric for a big puffer jacket with sleeves to the floor, and
Christian doesn't know if it's enough.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Is
Christian going to do home visits? I think he should. I think this is
technically a two day challenge but they only have four hours today.
Laurence has to make her best piece yet. Rami says everyone here is
worthy of the finale. Bishme was inspired by the balloons, and he
wants the model to not have to hold up the dress. Rami interviews
about facing his fear of heights and facing his fear of this
challenge. I wonder if I could stand in there. I don't have a fear of
heights, but I do have a fear of falling. Up in a regular building,
or a plane, I have zero problems looking down. But getting on a
two-step stepladder to change a light bulb is terrifying. It's a
building but if everything is clear I wonder if I would be affected.
Bishme has started his big collar, and for reference there is a foam
mannequin head on top of his dress form, a la Ornacia. Laurence has a
bunch of foam stuffing for shaping. Bishme covers some shoes in the
vinyl he has. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
final four go to the “lounge” and drink. Bishme asks a “random”
question about if anyone practiced making avant-garde. Brittany
admits she doesn't often think in an artistic way, but in a
commercial way. Laurence and Rami talk and Laurence speaks in French
for a minute and everyone laughs about it. I don't know, they're
drinking.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Day
Two they have 12 hours to work. Christian shows up for judgment. It's
the last walkthrough! Kind of sad. Bishme is trying to reference the
balloons at night. He's going to put a wire in the back part so it's
a perfect circle. He tells Christian the baseball cap is kind of his
signature at this point. Maybe the brim could like, cover the model's
face? That's cool. He's into the rest of it too. Brittany tells
Christian this is their 24<sup>th</sup> walkthrough together. She has
the giant coat, but maybe showcase the waist? Contrast the giant
sleeves? She has to push it. Laurence has a sketch, but Christian
thinks she can push it a little more. More collar? Something
surprising. Maybe Christian just likes huge collars. Rami seems to
know exactly what he wants the dress to look like, even though he
only has a bodice right now. For no reason, Christian doesn't like
it. It's not really Rami? He shouldn't make something that confuses
the judges and makes them say “I don't see you in this design”? </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christian
leaves them to work. Bishme is going to put his hat backwards but
cover one eye? He says he used to live in places where how you wore
your baseball cap said you were with a group or not. Model fitting.
Brittany's giant sleeves have little handles like, halfway down to
control them. Right now under this is a bodysuit but it's boring. It
needs to be more exciting. Laurence also needs to be more drama,
although she does have Mimi which is a bonus all the time. Bishme and
Christian continue to bicker/flirt. Rami is putting muslin on his
model because the skirt isn't done yet. The final push is just
everyone focused and working hard. Rami thinks he can edit without
sacrificing his vision. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Runway
Day. As they have breakfast, Brittany says she apologizes to everyone
in advance because she's going to be stressed today. Laurence says
this changed all her shit, but it is amazing how many people she
inspired. Rami had some kid who had cancer who just wanted to talk to
him, like a Make-a-Wish thing I guess. Bishme admits he kind of
didn't want to come back to All-Stars because he wasn't sure how it
would go. Christian shows up and asks to try on Brittany's coat. He
bitches it's too heavy, but then the next instant says it's fabulous.
Heh. Rami put some wire in his outfit so it will stand up how he
wants. Christian asks Brittany if she is sure her model won't flash
anyone, and it's honestly just a little bit of underboob. She says
it's fine, and then makes some comment about how she knows Christian
doesn't care, which prompts him to loudly insist “I like boobs!”
Brittany mentions her fabric is iridescent, which I only note because
of how shitty the runway lighting is, and how we might not see it. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For
no reason, they brought a whole bunch of the silver balloons to put
on the floor by the runway. The guest judges are Steven Kolb, CEO of
the CFDA (the Council who is providing the mentorship part of their
prize), and stylist Law Roach. Bishme: a dark purple dress in shiny
vinyl. The skirt hits just above the knee, and it looks like a pencil
skirt with a separate piece around her hips for some volume and a
kind of pointy triangular shape. The bodice is strapless, and it is a
horizontal piece around her torso, with two circles attached over her
breasts. So there is a gap between. Behind all this is a big circle
of the vinyl, with some pieces on the back that kind of look like a
bow. I wanted this circle to come up over her head, but it's lower
than that, so maybe about her ears? She has a matching vinyl baseball
cap on, worn backwards, with a piece attached that comes down over
one eye and ends at her cheekbone like a superhero mask. There's a
cutout so she can see out of that eye. I think there are platform
shoes, but it's hard to see because Bishme covered them in the vinyl
so they're just giant hooves almost. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rami:
a long skirt and bandeau top. I don't think it's one piece? It's
draped as Rami does, with one hip sticking out, like the fabric just
bunches over that hip. There is some midriff exposed, and then the
top is sleeveless and comes up to a big cowl collar that covers her
whole neck and sticks up behind her head. Like a stiff tube that is
shorter in front so you can see her face. In this light it looks like
a dull vaguely flesh toned color, but I think it's supposed to be
gray. The skirt has a mermaid kind of shape that flares out at the
knee. There is one sheer panel in the skirt, which is on one side so
it looks like the skirt is hanging off her hips and drooping. The
collar has wire in it so it's stiff. I think there are two fabrics,
so some of it is the different panels making shapes. I love Rami but
it kind of just looks lumpy in spots. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brittany:
so her model comes out in a skirt and the jacket, both in the same
dark gray puffer material. The skirt is a basic miniskirt shape, but
it looks like there are some strips that hang down to look like
garters, and she has over-the-knee black leather boots, so I guess
garters and stockings? The coat is cropped, but there is a giant hood
that sticks out at least six inches in front of her face like
blinders, and when she comes out the sleeves are bunched up so it
almost looks like giant boxing gloves. When she gets halfway down,
she drops the sleeves and now they drag on the ground. It is not
iridescent. I think the “garter” strips actually have plastic
clips and straps, not just fabric strips she cut out.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Laurence:
a short dress in black vinyl. All the panels in the skirt are
horizontal, narrow at the knee and then wider at the hip. Maybe it's
all one panel? But there is a taper for sure. There is the widest
panel, and then from her hip to waist it's tight again, so there's
almost a shelf effect. The top is sleeveless with a high boatneck,
and then over this is a piece with big square shoulders and a collar
that stands up. The shoulder piece and the bodice have different
fabrics, which you can tell by how shiny they are. There is a column
of snaps down the front next to the zipper, and a horizontal zipper
at the waist. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elaine
kisses up to everyone. They all did such a good job! They did,
actually, but does Elaine believe that? Who knows. Rami is up first.
He talks about contrasting colors and lines, which is why he has two
fabrics that contrast. Nina got his reference. The hood has some
tulle to reference the clouds. Some of the details are not perfect,
but Nina is impressed overall. The mesh matches her skin pretty well,
but you can see a lot of the seams look pretty bad. Law says he
couldn't use it because everyone would zoom in and critique the
seaming. It's a little raw and they hate the fabric choice but they
get where he was going with it. Rami promises he'd get better fabrics
if he made the finale. Brandon mentions that they did ask him to push
himself and he wants to acknowledge that Rami pushed himself.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bishme
talks about reflections and the balloons. The circle in the back
isn't sewn to the dress, it's a belt. He talks about the backwards
hat. Law is obsessed with the hat because he understands what Bishme
is talking about with how you wear your hat. But outside of that it's
not that new? It's too referential. Nina loves the color and she can
see how editorial this is. Steven likes the shoe covers. Brandon does
complain about how referential it is, but the hat saves it. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brittany
wanted to use a reflective fabric, and she swears in the workroom
it's a rainbow and very reflective. But also playing with volume.
This is her avant-garde way to do what she does well. It's commercial
but in a good way. Law could put a rapper in it, but it's streetwear
and not avant-garde. It's not that architectural. Elaine says it's
“avant-garde meets activewear” and then she has to do her
bullshit “I'm not fatphobic I think thick girls can be hot”
comment where she says it's very flattering to the model and she
looks hot. Shut up Elaine. Nina couldn't tell what she was inspired
by, and she's disappointed. Oof. If she moves forward she can't fall
back on her love of current fashion.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Laurence
used both vinyl and leather, which makes Brandon shocked. The CFDA
guy says “avant-garde biker jacket” which is not a terrible
description. She leveled up. Elaine says she's never seen Laurence
smile so much. You can take the big shoulder part off, but you can
see some of the shoulder padding. They still like it. She's good at
tailoring.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elaine
thinks Bishme's look plus his body of work should put him in the
finale. He got the challenge and it was polished. Plus it's a
difficult fabric to work with. He always tries to address the
challenge, which excites Brandon and Nina both. Nina thinks he is
commercial and original. Laurence is also a technician, even though
tonight it was a tiny bit costumey. She had such great shapes. Nina
wishes she would have a little more fun, but Brandon says her clothes
do the talking.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brittany
made a finished look that was successful, but in the last few
challenges Nina thinks she's been too referential. Rami had major
construction issues, and he kept talking about the seams but those
were the worst part. But this was out of his comfort zone and it was
not referential. It comes down to Brittany doing what she's good at
and doing it well (and maybe being too similar to someone else) and
Rami pushing himself but failing (but being original). </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nina
believes in all of them. But only three can move on. Bishme is the
winner! He's always thinking of new things. “What Christian did,
I'm gonna do like, times ten.” Brandon praises him for always
fitting the challenge. Laurence is in. She's happy of course.
Brittany is in. Aww. I do like Rami but those seams weren't great.
Brittany of course is immediately sobbing. I know he can do beautiful
work and it's the type of work that women will demand because it's so
beautiful. He says that even in his lowest points he's challenged
himself. Christian is upset and you can tell. Rami says it's been an
honor.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next
week: the finale! I think they were actually at Fashion Week! And I
think that was Billy Porter, and it's about time.</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-78994601136255583412023-08-31T21:09:00.002-05:002023-08-31T21:09:22.675-05:00Recap up on Friday<p> My DVR cancelled my recording for no reason, and I was not at home so I didn't discover it until halfway through the episode. I set it up to tape the replay but that's not until 1am, so I will have to get it tomorrow after school. So early evening? We're almost to the end.</p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-55574718066957616822023-08-24T22:38:00.000-05:002023-08-24T22:38:05.110-05:00Project Runway All Stars 8/24/23--"Let Me See Your Peacock" summary<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Previously
on “Project Runway All-Stars”: we had a very contrived challenge
that was supposedly about “double bind”, which is when you get
conflicting criticisms, aka what the judges here always do. But then
everyone started talking about how this was about women not being
able to be themselves? Which makes no sense. Anyway, the whole thing
ended up being an excuse for nonsense judging and Laurence won, which
is whatever. Korto argued with the judges so I guess that was the
excuse to send her home. (click for more)</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bishme
complains about being in the bottom. Everyone has been, so far, but
he's still pissed. They're all tired.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christian
shows up to the runway with a giant fan made of peacock feathers. It
is time for “male peacocking”. That's the trend of men having fun
on the red carpet and being extra. So the challenge is to make a
menswear look for the red carpet. You must stand out and attract as
much attention as possible. A two day challenge, with $5000 for the
winner. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They
all pick models without drama. Bishme says he's not a peacock but he
makes crazy stuff. Prajje is much more comfortable with this. His
inspiration is Lil Nas X which was an example so it's the right idea.
Laurence finds out at Mood she gets an extra $200 for winning last
week. So she is making both skinny pants and a kilt. Real talk: what
makes a garment a “kilt” and not a “skirt”? Still haven't
figured that out. Prajje can't buy the fabric he wants, because it's
on hold...for Christian. Heh. Rami is going to try the one shoulder
jacket that I think he's tried to do already. Christian tries to talk
him into a skirt. Brittany has snaps happening. I don't know. Prajje
is pleased with his purchases.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eight
hours left to go today. Rami has made his own clothes, but not really
for male clients. Brittany admits she really took a long time to get
over the tuxedo challenge on her season. Which was a very bad outfit,
as they show us. She talks about overcoming, but in the real world,
you could just say you never make menswear and it would be just fine.
Prajje is of course painting on his fabric. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christian
shows up to point out there's a whole empty table and it's very
quiet. Brittany seems to have shiny flared pants in teal, and a white
blouse with a giant bow. She says she's not worried this time about
menswear, because she did it already for the Below Deck people and
that went well. Laurence says something about a bullet-proof vest.
And...something else that she can't even talk about because she's
laughing too hard. Prajje explains his paintings, and that when he
cuts the fabric you won't see the whole symbol. He has several other
fabrics and Christian tells him to edit. He could really use $5000 to
bring his child to America, and pay for immigration. Rami talks about
working bridal elements into his look. Bishme has to physically grab
Christian's hand so he will fistbump properly. Heh. He's got a
Western look going on. Models won't be here until tomorrow morning.
Prajje talks about a cape sleeve. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
the morning Brittany gets to call home and talk to her husband. They
haven't been showing the phone calls home. When the call starts it
looks like she's already been crying. Her husband gases her up.
Everyone jokes about how Brittany is wearing her wedding ring and how
Anna was flirting with everyone anyway. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Model
fitting. Christian walks around being nosy and both Prajje and Bishme
are good at getting him to leave. Bishme's model gets poked by a pin
somewhere, and he freaks out because he's bled on the actual garment.
Christian's advice is actually to just replace the panel, instead of
trying to wash it. I will tell you, as a person who has reason to
know how to get blood out of things, if you rinse it right now in
cold water it will probably be OK. It is a small piece, like on
jeans, the part between the top of the pocket and the waistband.
Prajje immediately says “hydrogen peroxide, girl” and Bishme runs
off. This works also, in case you need to know. Laurence still needs
to make a shirt to go under her vest. She's going to do it tomorrow.
Prajje demands attention and Christian basically says a cape sleeve
and a pleated cape in the back of the jacket is too much. Then Prajje
is like “OMG who sent for you?!” </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rami
says he loves that fashion can make an impact. He interviews that his
mother died when he was young, and his grandmother wore black for a
decade. He used to point at her closet to try to get her to wear
colors. Aww. We call time without a lot of bitching about how much
work is left to do. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
the “Night Lounge” Laurence mixes drinks and everyone giggles
about it. I'm not sure what the point of this scene is, except to
look cute.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Runway
Day. There's not as much frantic working as I thought there would be.
Laurence's blouse looks like it's made of the same sheer pinstriped
fabric Brittany used last week. Christian asks if she likes it, and
eventually she decides she doesn't, so just a vest with no shirt.
Christian also questions Prajje's shirt, which is just bronze mesh,
but it's simple and Prajje refuses to be swayed. Bishme hand sews a
hat. Brittany wasn't going to put the giant pussy bow, and Christian
promises she can throw him under the bus if the judges hate it.
Prajje worries because Brittany's pants are pretty close to Korto's
pants, and she went home. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Guest
judge is Colman Domingo. This man dresses in colors and prints so he
knows how this works. Brittany: shiny teal pants and a white top. The
top has sheer stripes, and puffy sleeves and a big pussy bow in the
front. The sleeves have frilled cuffs, and the whole thing feels
sheer but not as sheer as her look last week. But there is plenty of
skin showing. The pants are wide-legged pants with snaps up the
front, Brittany's signature sportswear look. The snaps are open from
about the knee down. He looks ridiculous but I'm pretty sure I've
seen pictures of Harry Styles in a sheer blouse with frilly cuffs so
it's not so far out there. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rami:
a one shouldered coat and pants in white. The whole coat has diagonal
seams, so think a regular suit coat lapel, but under one arm, across
the chest, and over the shoulder. Then four or five panels, with the
seams parallel to the lapel, and a full sleeve on that side. On the
other side is just his bare arm. The jacket has an asymmetrical hem
(longer on the side opposite the sleeve), and then the pants are
flowy and loose. Under the jacket is some kind of collar construction
that looks like a waistcoat? It almost looks like there is a vest
under this jacket, but it's the other side of the suit jacket lapel.
When you focus on his neck and upper chest, it looks like really wide
lapels, but on one side the jacket just ends, and on the other side,
you have the diagonal seams. At the bottom of this jacket, it's just
silk that flows down into a train. This is a Star Trek costume and I
mean that as a compliment. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prajje:
hot pink suit with white paint lines on it. The jacket is cropped and
has gold buttons, and looks like a ringmaster's jacket. Regular
sleeves and in the back there are long tails that hit the floor.
Under the jacket is a bronze mesh shirt with a mock turtleneck. The
pants don't seem that unusual, except that he's cut the fabric to
leave some of the pattern, so it's not just random lines. The hips
look a little wide, but maybe that's just the cut of the pants.
They're pleated pants, and Prajje is just now realizing the runway
lights are garbage and the color doesn't look right. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Laurence:
a black sleeveless vest that hits right at his belly button. It's
quilted, so it looks like armor or a bullet-proof vest. Then a royal
blue kilt and leggings. The kilt has pleats but it hits below the
knee so it just looks like a skirt. They show that there are three or
four black leather cords for a belt, but that also shows that there's
no waistband on this skirt, no hem. It's a little bit of a mullet
hem, so longer in the back. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bishme:
a suit in lime green. First of all there is a wide-brimmed hat with a
scarf wrapped around his neck and trailing to the ground. Pretty sure
the scarf is attached to the hat. Then a sleeveless jacket, with wide
lapels. Where the closure is, there is a strip of fabric sticking out
of that side and wrapped around his waist like a belt. Then matching
pants with cargo pockets. There are also flaps or something on each
hip. It kind of looks like big patch pockets, but I don't think it's
actual pockets, just pieces of fabric that add some bulk. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We're
back to doing that shit of “one of our favorite looks” and you
wait to see who it is. Anyway, it's Rami. He wanted to make something
romantic, and sexy and bridal. It's original, and the color is great.
Elaine thinks the fabric looks cheap but she's going to be
magnanimous and ignore that. Brandon would even wear it. Bishme is
also on the top. He says this is for a Western movie premiere, for
the star. It's playful and you for sure make a statement. Elaine
drools over the model because she's the worst most of the time.
Brandon tries to give her shit but Nina says Bishme always thinks
about his model's body which is pretty much true. It works without
the hat, but you kind of need the hat? Bishme wanted to do a train,
but not an obvious train.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prajje
was in the bottom. Nina hates the bronze shirt, because it's too
shiny. Is it “shine with shine”? I don't think the pink is that
shiny. Elaine wants the color story, and basically Prajje wanted a
bold pink and a metallic shirt. I don't think this lighting is doing
him any favors. It's not telling the story he wants it to tell.
Brandon says it's not elevated enough. Brittany is in the top. She
wanted it to look like maybe they pulled it from a women's store.
It's sexy and disco. Elaine just has to say, the fabric looks Gucci.
It's teal fabric with tiny polka dots. Somehow it's “referential”
but it fits the challenge. Also Brandon wants to complain they've
seen the snaps and sportswear from her before. Whatever Brandon.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So
Laurence is in the bottom. She does call it a kilt. She also tells
them the shirt didn't work. It's maybe not far enough. The kilt and
the vest are two different vibes, so now it's confused. Nina wants to
know the story of this look. Laurence says herself but as a man. So
masculine but a little feminine. It's opposites? The pieces by
themselves are fine, but they don't work together. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rami
pushed himself, and it's original. It's inspired and elegant. Nina
loves the twist on a tuxedo. Bishme gave them a moment. The color is
perfect, but maybe the hat is too far. But Nina says on the runway it
grabs your attention which is what you want. Brittany's look is fun
and playful, and she's also pushing herself. The pants are great but
also referential. Nina points this out and they put up a shot of
Harry Styles in a blouse with a pussy bow and wide-legged pants.
Fair. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prajje
was confusing, and Nina is very offended by the shirt. I guess pink
and copper is the worst. They whine that they don't know what
happened to the Prajje of earlier. What happened is he tried to
change it up, because he knew eventually you guys would complain that
you were bored, and then right on cue you all whined that you wanted
the exact same thing from him all the time. Laurence made something
super boring. They hate the cropped vest and the low waist of the
skirt together. Both Laurence and Prajje liked their looks, and the
guest judge is like, you need to fit the challenge. And now Brandon
and Elaine are also complaining about how you need to put some of
yourself in the look but also think about the client. You literally
just complained that you don't know where the Prajje you like is in
these clothes. You can either get Prajje making what he likes or
Prajje fitting the challenge. You can't say you want Prajje but also
he shouldn't put himself in the outfit. This is why no one liked your
fake “double bind” challenge, ELAINE. You guys do this shit all
the time.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
winner is Rami. This is his first challenge win. Bishme and Brittany
are in. Laurence was too reserved and the proportions were off.
Prajje's color story were confusing and there were too many ideas.
Prajje is out. Laurence is in. Hmm. He loves the look, and you'll see
it again because he'll probably be wearing it. Brandon says some
bullshit about taking critiques in stride. He has no regrets and he's
proud of everything he's made. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next
week: be inspired by some room full of mirrors, make something
avant-garde.</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-71499885227586468192023-08-18T19:29:00.002-05:002023-08-18T19:29:49.033-05:00Project Runway All Stars 8/17/23--"Double Bind" summary<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Previously
on “Project Runway All-Stars”: the remaining designers were able
to make whatever they wanted. The runway was outside for no reason,
meaning no one could see anything. Bishme made a weird skirt that was
sheer to the knee and then giant brown ruffles and he won. Kara Saun
made a coat covered in feathers which was a lot. She was eliminated,
even though they yelled at Prajje for making something dated. (click
for more)</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There
was also a bizarre B plot of Prajje thinking he invented fabric
crossed over someone's chest and therefore Brittany stole his look.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christian
shows up to the Scrap Bin and says it's hard to lose friends. Korto
calls Kara Saun the heart of the group. But it's time for the next
challenge. Elaine is back on the runway, which just makes me roll my
eyes. Who cares about any challenge Elaine does. Christian loves
flair. Elaine says some nonsense about how your clothes can represent
you but also sometimes you have to conform. Which is the worst. “One
minute you can be called too aggressive, and the other minute you're
called too meek”. Elaine that's just how you and the other judges
are. Come on. Elaine claims this is called a “double bind” and
now we're celebrating women wearing whatever they want. Listen I know
this is a real thing but the way they had Elaine present it was the
worst because asking the designers if they've ever felt like they're
getting blamed for opposite problems is obvious. The judges do it all
the time. They whine that they're bored with your signature and then
they complain the next week that it's not there. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anyway,
the challenge is to make one look that showcases two styles. How does
this eliminate the double bind problem? Why have you been harping on
women expressing themselves and wearing whatever they want when
you're forcing the designers to have contradictions? Just make them
do looks that have two styles, without all this bullshit about
judging women that I know you don't care about? The examples they
give are both from the Met Gala and just seem to be “make an outfit
and put something random in it”. Is Kylie Jenner wearing a wedding
dress and a backwards ball cap “blending” or whatever the fuck?
Also just to be EVEN WORSE you will be “randomly” assigned the
conflicting styles. Bishme gets “basic and bold” which is already
pissing be off because you can easily be both those things. Is
“basic” automatically bland? I didn't think so. Korto gets
“formal and casual” which is dumb, if at least a better pair than
Bishme's. Rami gets “fitted and oversized”, Prajje has “elegant
and edgy”, and Brittany has “sexy and modest”. Laurence gets
“classic and trendy”. These are all dumb. Bishme gets the
advantage to trade assignments with anyone else, but he is not
interested. Also a one day challenge for no reason.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">30
minutes to sketch. Rami talks about pushing himself. He's just making
a tight dress and a big coat. I wish he'd even do like, oversized
collar and fitted sleeves or something. Laurence is making a
jumpsuit. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In
the morning, Prajje's advice for Brittany's “sexy/modest” look is
to show some tits. Korto is going to buy brocade because that's what
she does. She buys black at Mood and Christian reminds her she just
did black. She claims to have suffered the judging thing that I was
talking about, although she has made some short skirts so that was
legit criticism. Christian gives Rami shit for wearing a Hawaiian
shirt, for some reason. It at first sounds like Laurence is over by
like $15 but nothing happens.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rami
asks Brittany if she knows what a double bind is, and Brittany says
she does because people see her and assume because her hair is
bleached blonde she must be a bitch. That's not a double bind,
Brittany. That's just stereotyping. I forgive her, though, because in
order to combine sexy and modest I thought she'd just make like, some
lingerie and put a coat over it. No, she's making a long sleeved,
long dress and corset, but all made out of lace. So everything is
“covered” but with lace so you can still see skin. So you could
be sexy but also covered in fabric. Bishme is making a hoodie, but a
gown. He says as a black person you have to have a certain attitude
if you're wearing a hoodie. While this is true...not a double bind.
At least Brittany eventually got to “be sexy but without makeup”
and “don't be slutty but show some skin”. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christian
shows up to make disappointed noises. Laurence has a jacket or
jumpsuit with multiple fabrics and a weird extra piece on the back.
Maybe streamline. But Christian likes the concept. Bishme had thought
the “basic” could be the hoodie fabric but “bold” is the
gown. He should make it super obvious it's a sweatshirt. Korto is
making casual pieces out of formal fabrics and vice versa. Then she
tries to get into it with Christian for being safe last time because
that is “basic”. He's not even involved in judging. She claims
the details on her clothes weren't considered, and they're not basic,
but you couldn't see them in the shitty lighting. She thinks she's
damned if she does, damned if she doesn't. I'm sure she's heard that
before. But she's arguing that she's never boring so how could they
keep her designs safe? It's also confusing because no one actually
called her “basic”, she just decided that since they told her she
was too safe that means they're calling her basic. Her looks can't
possibly be safe because she's true to herself and they cast her.
Girl you know they don't cast you only based on your work. I hear
what she's saying and I think she has a great point but they're just
going to focus on how they never said the word “basic”. Christian
shows up to talk to Rami and he thinks the brocade is too dated. Rami
disagrees but Christian is still making comments about the Hawaiian
print shirt. Brittany has to have all the solid parts of her clothes
be perfect. Prajje is making origami out of fabric, which these
judges haven't seen yet. But it might not be edgy enough, even if it
is impressive. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
continue to not talk about things that are “double binds”. Did
Laurence face racism as a child? Absolutely. Did people tell her a
bunch of nonsense about what she can and can't do? I'm sure they did.
It's not a double bind. There's no conflicting messages. Being free
to express yourself doesn't mean you're not going to face a double
bind when the judges complain they don't see you in the look.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
models appear. Brittany's “lace” is all sheer with pinstripes. I
thought when they said “lace” it would be...you know. Lace, all
floral patterns but you can see skin in between. This is just sheer.
Christian makes a face at Prajje's plan, I guess because the origami
is going on a big piece of fabric which he thinks is “Golden Girls
going to lunch big scarf”. Prajje's response is to say he loves the
goddamn Golden Girls. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Three
hours left. Bishme's not happy and Prajje asks why he looks like he
missed the bus. He's really not satisfied with this sweatshirt dress.
He doesn't really have extra fabric, so he's got to stick with what
he has. I do like his idea. Korto interviews that she wasn't herself
for a long time, like not correcting people pronouncing her name
wrong, but now she knows she's great. Brittany talks about how
exhausted they all are, and then Bishme puts some heels on and they
get music from somewhere to dance around. Rami does like a belly
dancer hip shake and everyone laughs. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lots
of laying around at the “Night Lounge”. I guess now is the point
of the season when everyone loses it. Rami tries to give Bishme some
advice but he just makes jokes about how old Rami is. They are all
laughing so I guess it's not that serious.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Runway
Day. Christian shows up to be cheerful and bring the models. Brittany
hasn't quite sewn up the bodysuit she has, I guess because she's
going to sew her model in? Rami is still draping, and he says that
the jacket isn't working. So he's draping a big piece of fabric over
one arm as “oversized”. If he goes home, then he goes home, but
he refuses to put his name on the jacket because it's that bad.
Christian calls Prajje's look “costume” but Prajje says
“architecture”. Korto has shortened her jacket, which her model
is leaving open with no bra. As she talks to Christian, Brittany pops
up from under the table to ask if she can have whatever leftover
fabric Korto isn't using. So now there will be some topstitched
neoprene in Brittany's look. Bishme has been sewing beaded lace on
the bodice. He and Christian give each other shit and it's barely
this side of flirting. There is a lot of Christian telling people to
hurry up and dress their models. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">OK
so for some reason, Elaine's hair is lopsided. It's slicked down to
her head on top with finger waves, and then a little ways down it's
natural so it puffs out. But when she faces the camera, the point
where it puffs out is higher on one side than the other. Is that
supposed to be trendy? It just looks like she was running late and
the hairdresser didn't have time to finish. Anyway, the guest judge
is designer Batsheva Hay. Brittany: the model has a strapless
bodysuit, and then over this is a sheer dress. The sheer fabric has
thin stripes, but they're more for being shiny than actually covering
anything. The dress goes all the way up to a high neck, and there are
long sleeves. Over her biceps are puffs of shredded fabric, and then
the sleeves aren't actually attached at the wrists. It's just pieces
of fabric that hang down but as she walks, her arms move in and out.
I still don't know how this is modest when it's so sheer. It does
have a cool design at the hems, more like what you picture when you
think of lace. Prajje: long slender gown in a dark blue with a high
slit. I think it's strapless? There is a big scarf or piece of fabric
wrapped around her shoulders, in a blue and red print, with the
origami sewn to it. Each origami piece is like a 3D diamond so there
is texture. The scarf hangs over one arm. It should be “elegant and
edgy” and I'm not sure how much the 3D scarf is edgy but it's more
edgy than sheer fabric is modest.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Laurence:
a pink leather jumpsuit. That's it basically. It's classic because
leather jacket but trendy because jumpsuit. There are shoulder pads
and no lapels, but the back still has a flap like it's two pieces.
Rami: a black gown, or possibly a skirt and bra top. It's a basic
long skirt, straight, and the top is a bandeau top with two straps
that go from the center around her neck. On one side is a long piece
of fabric that's draped over her arm like half of a cape. Actually,
it's attached to the skirt. So imagine if you had a skirt with a
train, and you took the train and attached it to your shoulder. This
is the “oversized” part, and the dress is “fitted”. I guess
it's fitted but I'm not sure how one piece of fabric is oversized.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bishme:
a long gown in hot pink, very tight but with one side exposed. Not
just a slit in the skirt, but a cut out almost. This comes up into a
strapless bustier with some beading, and then on her stomach is a
pouch pocket like a hoodie has. Then we're doing that “jacket”
that's just sleeves and a piece across your shoulders, with a hood.
Does that style have a name? It is cut very well, although in the
back the zipper is not lying perfectly flat. Korto: a black cropped
jacket, with some dark pink brocade. It looks like the front is the
black and the back is the brocade. It looks like there is elastic on
the hem, and short sleeves. The model is wearing it with just the top
inch zipped up. Then there are very wide pants in the brocade. I feel
like there's some folds or pleats happening in the pants but it's
hard to tell what's going on. When the model turns around, there's an
inverted chevron pattern on the back of the jacket.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Laurence
is up first. I guess we're not going to do that dumb thing where we
say “this is one of our favorites” and then you wait to see what
happens. Laurence explains how the classic is a blazer and the
“motorcycle pants” are trendy. The back of the jacket is a wool,
but it matches the color perfectly so it doesn't look any different
from here. Nina likes the two fabrics. Brandon doesn't think it's
trendy, he thinks you could wear it now and 20 years from now so that
makes the whole thing classic. He does praise her tailoring. Elaine
says it's a fire look but her hair is too distracting to me. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bishme
explains how he turned a hoodie into a gown. Elaine says it's beauty
pageant, which...there's a hood and a pouch pocket. The beading is
dated. Brandon asks why he went to that silhouette, and Bishme just
kind of laughs and says he thought it would work. Nina says the
hoodie is “forced” although I'm not sure how? Does it not go?
It's struggling because it's too sexy. The guest judge says actually
she thinks he was the best at the challenge. So there. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rami
is next and now he has to explain the “oversized” part of his
dress. No one got it. He explains about how he made a jacket but it
wasn't working. They wanted something more dramatic, although it is
beautiful. Elaine can't let it go without harping on how this
plus-sized model looks amazing because Rami made her something
flattering, because Elaine doesn't like fat people but she knows
that's not right so she brings up the fit of their clothes
constantly.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mimi
comes out for Prajje, and sometimes the designers take the model's
hand to escort them to the end of the runway, and when it's Mimi she
will hold out her hand like the queen that she is, because <i>obviously</i>
she will be escorted. The origami is supposed to be edgy, and they
aren't getting it. Nina likes the texture and the technique but it's
safe because it wasn't the top or the bottom. That doesn't make it
“safe”, Nina. Someone has to be in the middle. That's how lists
work. They talk for a while about how exactly he made the origami and
then they're done I guess.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Korto
says that this is “ball pants” and a bomber jacket. They're great
pants with pockets, but the jacket maybe doesn't fit right? Nina
disagrees, she likes the jacket but not the pants. Something more
streamlined would be better, although I don't know if “casual and
formal” should be streamlined. Korto talks back and says that last
week she made tailored pants and a sweater and they told her she was
safe. As Brandon tries to interrupt to say he was going to talk about
that, Korto keeps talking to say in her mind “safe” means
“boring”. As I predicted, Brandon says he never said “boring”
so now the argument is about “I never said that” instead of “I
disagree with you”. Last week had a lot of big moments. Korto tells
the judges she's getting mixed messages. I am willing to believe the
producers made sure they would have someone say the pants were great
but the jacket is not, and someone else say the exact opposite.
THAT'S a double bind, you guys. Well then she keeps going and says
they're not considering the details she's putting in, and last week
they didn't like the black so now it's color. Elaine at least admits
she has a point, but the brocade is dated. Korto doesn't want to have
that title, that it's not cool or modern. OK but is that Elaine's
fault? It's such a weird statement, “I don't want to have that
title on me, like I'm older so I make things for older people, like I
can't make things modern, I can be modern.” She's really reading a
million things into every comment. Elaine responds that they know she
can be modern, that's why they want to see it. Someone eventually
says the word “mature” and Korto pounces on it because she IS
mature, she was independent at 18, she takes care of herself and
doesn't depend on anyone. OK that's not how the fashion industry
defines “mature” and I can't imagine Korto has gone this entire
time without realizing that. Right? Or am I off-base? Eventually
Korto says this is her and she's not for everybody so whatever.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brittany
has a stupid grin on her face for her look. The silhouette is
supposed to be modest. Nina is already laughing. It's beautiful, but
it's sheer. She's not getting nearly enough criticism for not
following the challenge. It's not modest at all, but I guess it's out
of her comfort zone so she gets a pass? That's bullshit. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nina
starts by saying fashion is subjective. Brandon reads off every
single pairing for some reason. I guess to point out he could never
come up with anything because this is a hard challenge. Laurence made
something interesting, and it was forward thinking. And whatever
else, she does tailor everything beautifully. So Brittany was chic
and somehow cohesive and out of her comfort zone. But she didn't make
anything modest! It was completely sheer! Rami's look was beautiful,
and now Nina is in on the “the model is confident” train. He
didn't follow the challenge either. I'm not saying either one was the
worst (I mean I wouldn't be mad about it) but why have a challenge at
all if you're just going to ignore it?</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prajje
thought “artful” for “edgy” and Elaine thinks it was flat.
She is upset because his evening wear isn't cool enough for her. The
colors weren't really great but the scarf was cool. Bishme could have
made something great. Brandon is disappointed after last week, and
they seriously hate the bedazzling. Also this dress is somehow not
effortless, and I'm not sure why. I just don't know what that means I
guess. Korto didn't get there, although she had a decent idea. No one
agrees on the pants. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elaine
starts off by saying words are subjective and they took that into
account. Then she says Laurence and Brittany are the top two, which
is ridiculous. “Modest” is not so subjective you can spin a sheer
dress into being modest. Thankfully Laurence wins, because holy shit
can you imagine if Brittany won. She's in, and Rami is in. Rami
should have been in the bottom too but whatever. Prajje is in. Bishme
had a good idea but the execution wasn't there. Korto was
underwhelming. Korto is out. Bishme is in. They don't kiss her ass
the way they have for other people, but she also doesn't kiss their
asses either. Back in the Scrap Bin Brittany gasps all loud because
she always makes a big deal about eliminations. Korto was expecting
it, and she says there was nothing wrong with her outfit. Nothing any
of the judges said will affect her. Did she get eliminated because
she fought with the judges on the runway? Probably. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next
week: a striking menswear look, meaning everyone is thirsty and it's
uncomfortable.</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-32385612855252952772023-08-18T00:16:00.001-05:002023-08-18T00:16:07.457-05:00Slight delay on recap<p> It has been a very busy week and the Project Runway recap is going to be late. I am hoping Friday afternoon? Sorry and thank you</p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-47848587136756104872023-08-10T23:29:00.002-05:002023-08-10T23:29:57.301-05:00Project Runway All Stars 8/10/23--"Freedom" summary<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Previously
on “Project Runway All-Stars”: we had the client challenge, which
involved “Below Deck” and making uniforms. It was actually very
interesting, because no one was in the bottom for not dressing a
“real person” but instead for making terrible designs. Bishme got
his first win for designing a uniform out of neoprene, which looked
great but I'm still not sold on how breathable it is. Anna designed a
kimono-style top for a captain's uniform, and was sent home for not
making it formal enough. (click for more)</span></span></p>
<span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">OK
first of all, up front, there is some Amber Alert and I am missing
chunks of this recording. Hopefully nothing important.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">No
one in the Scrap Bin is sad. They're not partying or anything but the
last few weeks Brittany especially was sobbing and being emotional
and she is totally fine. I don't think Anna was that terrible of a
designer but I guess that's who they all decided to pick on this
season. Christian appears and says the next challenge is a Project
Runway first. Make whatever you want. Really? Everyone celebrates and
Prajje screams for a ridiculous amount of time. I don't buy it.
You're going to let them do whatever? And you're telling them this
early? No twist? No restrictions? I'll believe it when I see it.
Christian gives them two days and says it better be good. They will
show their looks at some park which looks like it's on an island
somewhere. Outdoor runway, rain or shine. Christian also gloats that
maybe this is too much freedom, because they won't know what to make.
Bishme gets first pick of models, and apparently there are extra
models in the stack. I think they all take skinny models. Bishme
walks out with a plant for some reason. Spoiler: there really isn't a
twist coming.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Everyone
wakes up for breakfast and sketching at the hotel. Kara Saun brags
that she, Laurence, and Korto are a sister circle and they're so
supportive of each other. It sounds like everyone is extending this
“freedom” challenge to the freedom of being themselves. I feel
like everyone is dropping the word “freedom” as much as possible.
Several big complicated coats. At Mood Christian gives them $750 each
and 30 minutes. Kara Saun buys pastel feathers. Rami is told to do
something insane. Laurence buys purple leather. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nine
hours to work today. Brittany says this is an exciting challenge but
also terrifying. You could get out of control easily. Prajje is
working vodou into his look. He's making an eveningwear look instead
of the streetwear he's been making this whole time.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christian
appears which I feel is early? Kara Saun has some sheer fabric with
thin lines of feathers making a veiny pattern. She talks about her
non-profit, which helps foster kids make short films. She wants
something big and sculptural. Laurence is making a tailored jacket
and a long skirt. She's got nothing cut yet though. Christian doesn't
know if the judges will know Prajje's look is his, because it's
different. I don't know why that's a bad thing, unless they're going
to penalize him for it. But it sounds like a good idea. Bishme has a
visor with a long veil, and Christian is obsessed. Korto has a big
robe and she's trying to work leather into the sleeves. We do not see
if he says anything to Brittany or Rami.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There
is some drama involving Prajje, who is at Korto's workstation writing
her a note. Korto says in confessional that there is “a lot” of
plagiarism going on. “A lot” translates to Brittany is making the
same top as Prajje did in the 90s challenge. First of all that's not
“a lot”. Second his top was a band of white fabric, wrapped
around the back and then the ends are crossed over the breasts and
attached behind her head. I'm sure I could find dozens of tops like
this. It's a bra made from a long strip of fabric, it's not
groundbreaking. Prajje says he'd appreciate a note, whatever that
means. Now they're all gossiping about it in the sewing room, because
I guess now we've included “high waisted pants” in the list of
things Prajje has invented. They're not even the same color. Prajje
“graciously” in confessional says that maybe Brittany just lives
in her own world where she's not aware that she's stealing looks.
Kara Saun advises him to leave it alone, because it's for the judges
to figure out. Prajje says he's going to leave it, which I doubt.
People who are really going to drop it never announce how they're
going to drop it.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Model
fitting. Rami says that this challenge is about religious freedom in
Palestine. Design is what helped him deal with that anxiety. For some
reason the models are chatty and asking the designers like, where
they're from and stuff. Laurence talks about being private, and they
just asked about her accent, but sure. There are a lot of shots of
Brittany talking to her model in her look, interspersed with Prajje
watching her. It doesn't look the same but I guess we need some drama
now that Anna is gone.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bishme
is using chocolate brown silk and making giant ruffles, but no one
says a word about how Anna always had ruffles. Laurence says Kara
Saun's look is very busy. Prajje claims he likes Brittany's look but
his was better. I don't think they're the same, Brittany has the
bottom pulled down so it's long stripes and less of a bra. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Suddenly
it says “Day of Runway”. Did I miss something? I don't remember
seeing two days? Whatever. Also no one seems dressed for a runway.
Maybe they are because it's going to be outside? Everyone asks Bishme
about his look and he answers them all with “I think so, once I'm
done with it”. Laurence is working on her skirt, which, did she
leave it until the day of? Kara Saun is focusing on her jacket,
because it's going to stay closed the whole time. Bishme has some
fabric that looks interesting when stretched. He's giving up on his
exaggerated shoulders because the judges flat out told him they're
terrible. Christian shows up and confirms it's the day of the runway.
Kara Saun has a cape also and she claims “a lot of look” is her
signature. Bishme fucks with Christian a little bit that he's going
to send his model out in a jacket and panties. Christian then wanders
the workroom yelling at various people. Laurence's skirt is very
tight, but she doesn't really have time to do anything but cut a
slit. I think she wants to add a panel. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
all head to the park, where it is pretty cloudy and Christian tells
everyone the models will be walking with umbrellas. Rami is very
worried about his silk dress. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So
now it's dark. Christian was crowing about the natural light, but
there are giant flood lights everywhere. Christian gets to sit with
the judges, but not judge. No guest judges today, which to me is an
immediate indication that they've already decided who should be
eliminated and they don't want to risk a guest judge going off script
and loving that person. I am still convinced that's what happened
with Chris March in Season 4 and the “surprise, all 4 of you are
going to the finale” and his subsequent elimination. They wanted
him to be fourth place but the guest judge that day wouldn't stop
talking about how amazing he was so they couldn't get rid of him
then. OK, OK, it could also be that whoever it was saw the rain and
said “Fuck this” and canceled last minute. Korto: big coat over a
plain black top and pants. Somehow the lighting here is even worse
than the lighting on the runway and that's saying a lot. The top has
a high neck and the pants are just basic straight legged pants. The
coat is a cream brocade with a green pattern. It's huge, with big
loose sleeves that end at the elbow, and it hits the floor. When the
model actually turns around and they're not shooting her backlit with
four floodlights, the top is revealed to be a ribbed sweater, and the
pants are a dark gray. It's also windy so it's hard to see. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prajje:
So this is where my recording cut out and I had to go back and fill
this in. A green crop top, with slightly puffy long sleeves and a
high crew neck. The skirt has diagonal pleats around her hips, and
then a sparkly kind of sheer fabric in a ball gown shape below that,
all in green. The model also has a gold snake (I think a repurposed
necklace) in her hair, draped over her forehead. And tall green
boots. I think it's backless? Brittany: OK my recording cut this too
so I had to get it from later. A pink jacket and cargo pants. The
jacket rests at the tips of her shoulders, like it's almost off the
shoulder. It's baggy, but I'm not sure if there are pockets or other
details. The pants have lighter pink strips of fabric, and big
pockets. Because I'm getting this later I don't know if she took off
the jacket on the runway or not. There's a lot of weird gathering.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kara
Saun: purple cropped coat. The sleeves are covered in rows of pastel
pink and blue ostrich feathers, with a high collar and some kind of
sparkly fabric that matches the feathers. More feathers on the
vertical seams in the bodice. Under this coat is a long pink gown. It
looks sheer with a branching pattern, also in pink. There is also a
cape in the back, or at least a rectangular piece of fabric that
hangs from the back of the coat. Rami: a long silk gown, in pale
green and green-gray. It feels like the darker color is silk and the
lighter color is maybe a heavier weight of silk? The bodice is a V
neck with no sleeves, with one side in each color. Then there's a
panel of the light silk across her stomach like a sash, and hanging
down that hip. It moves beautifully, and there's a train. Brandon
keeps saying things look great “from afar”. He can't see either.
The back is mostly open, with the light color continuing the sash
effect. At the end of the runway Mimi closes her umbrella to pose,
because Mimi is extra in the best way.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Laurence:
a black leather jacket, short sleeved and slightly cropped, and a
long skirt in purple leather. The jacket is of course tailored to
within an inch of its life, and the skirt has some panels at the top
so it looks like black panties on top of the skirt. Whatever panel
Laurence put in, the model can walk in it, pretty much. The shoulders
are a little square and there is a double row of buttons down the
front like a double breasted suit. Brandon for some reason goes on a
monologue about how amazing Laurence is at cutting skirts her model
can walk in, which is annoying because she almost couldn't and also
why are we talking about this now and not during judging? You're just
showing your hand. Bishme: a cropped jacket, in what looks like
leather but I don't think it is, a bra, and a sheer skirt. The skirt
is completely sheer to her knees, where it is buried in giant brown
ruffles. You know those costumes (I think from Brazil and Carnival)
of men with maracas, where their forearms and legs from the knee down
are covered in multicolored ruffles? It looks like that, although
it's a skirt. She's got what looks like a ball cap with a very long
veil that's waving around in the breeze. The jacket has a high
collar, and it's kind of shiny which is why I don't think it's
leather. It's also backless. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">OK
so we're going to do actual judging inside, thank God. Brittany and
Korto are in. So you see why I don't know anything about Brittany's
look. I guess it doesn't matter. Korto is immediately salty about not
being in the top, but I can't figure out who she's complaining about.
Bishme is in the top. Elaine thinks this is bridal. The jacket is
actually pleather, but it looks expensive. Nina says as an editor
she's looking for someone who is just setting trends. I didn't notice
but her jacket has two horizontal stripes in the sleeves around her
elbows. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prajje
is in the bottom. He tells them he's done eveningwear before, and
it's something he does. He also talks about his inspiration. Elaine
tells Prajje this isn't him, because it's not modern or fresh, and it
doesn't fit. It does fit, it's just not tight. Brandon thinks there's
too much going on. Nina objects to the placement of the snake? Like
if he'd left it as a necklace it would be fine? Whatever. She also
notes the proportions. I can't get over Elaine saying “this isn't
you” when Prajje spent quite some time at the beginning of the
episode saying this is him, along with several pics from the
producers to back him up. Rami is in the top. He wanted freedom of
movement in this design. The fabric is risky, because you can't make
mistakes, but because there aren't any it highlights how good he is
at this. Nina says the cut on the bias is driving her insane but it's
so glamorous and “perfection”. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Laurence
is the top. There's a shot of Kara Saun looking sad. Brandon asks
Laurence where she learned to cut a skirt, and she says it's a bunch
of math and body and she just...it's in her head. She is talking
about fashion school, and she gets emotional and talks about how she
got pregnant but still went to fashion school. Nina tries to give her
therapy about how she's very strict but when she's soft too it's
amazing. Brandon says maybe the jacket isn't super modern, but her
skill in construction is too impressive. Kara Saun mentions fashion
design and her non-profit. It's whimsical but there's a ton going on.
Elaine doesn't like the train. Brandon asks what's up with the top,
and so she takes off the jacket. The branch pattern continues up to
her shoulders, anyway, but on one side the branches are purple, maybe
placed over the sheer fabric pattern? But she ran out of time? Also
the model has these big pasties, which I imagine are there so she's
not totally braless, but they're also not matching so I'm pretty
confident they're not part of the dress. When she turns around, the
dress is backless, but there is purple opaque satin across her
shoulders. Elaine declares this more breathtaking without the jacket.
If she had finished the dress, sure. Nina says at least her looks are
never boring. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back
in the Scrap Bin Korto bitches that the judges want Kara Saun to
change who she is. I mean, that's the nature of this show. You were
on the show, you know how it works. You need to cater to these three
people, and it's not always going to match up with what you want to
do. So now is judging time, and this is the second time my recording
cut out for an Amber Alert, but at least this time it's just the
judges repeating what they just said. I missed all of the discussion
about the top looks.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kara
Saun put everything in one look and it was too much. Elaine wants to
argue that there is nothing you could put on the bottom of this look
to make the jacket work. Nina thinks maybe, but the other two don't
seem to agree. Nina says in the real world, designers have
fantastical designs, but Elaine says it was a circus. They have
fantastical designs like Bishme's skirt. Prajje wanted to push
himself, but it was not modern. Elaine says some shit about how he is
in the top so much, and he's not finding his groove but he's stuck.
Look I don't think he's stuck. He could have just done some
streetwear and a jacket with graffiti on it and called it a day. Nina
points out he wanted to surprise them. Which he did technically.
Brandon asks which one of these two could you see walking down a
runway today. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
winner is Bishme. Rami and Laurence are in. Bishme wants to get to
the finale, and he's excited to get to a place where he can show them
a collection. Brandon says that Kara Saun and Prajje both delivered
on runway moments. Kara Saun was too fantastical and not fashion
enough, and Prajje had a dated silhouette. Kara Saun is out. So
Prajje is in. The judges tell her how great she is and she says her
mom wanted her to come back and then died two weeks later. Jeez. It
looks like Kara Saun is leaving notes on everyone's workstations as
she leaves. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next
week: one look with two styles. I have no idea what that means.</span></span></p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-41032908208900360732023-08-03T23:13:00.001-05:002023-08-03T23:13:19.543-05:00Project Runway All Stars 8/3/23--"Below Decked Out" summary<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Previously
on “Project Runway All-Stars”: everyone had to make outfits out
of denim, and then they made them compete head-to-head for no reason
other than drama. And I suspect so they could declare if you lost
your head-to-head battle you could be eliminated, even if you didn't
do that poorly. Anyhow, Laurence made a gown and she won. Prajje was
briefly criticized because Elaine was uncomfortable having to look at
his model's back rolls because she's fat, which of course she tried
to hide by saying it wasn't “flattering” but of course the model
“has a lovely figure” or whatever. But then Rami was sent home
for not being “fashion forward” and then Christian used his Save
so no one went home. (click for more)</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's
very sweet how everyone is excited for Rami, and no one has expressed
how they're not happy there are still eight people. Rami has more
confidence now, and he hasn't gotten that from the judges yet.
Christian texts them to meet him at a pier.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When
they arrive it's cold, and everyone has coats. Several in particular
have giant oversized coats of a cut that would not be allowed on the
runway for not being “flattering”. I think they're fine, I'm
still irritated at Elaine because it's not like Prajje's outfit was
bunching weirdly or was too tight or anything. It just had a back
cutout so you could see the model's back which was not perfectly
smooth because people are not shaped like that sometimes. Anyway,
Christian says it's time for the “real client” challenge. Someone
yells that they love that challenge. This is the episode that sent
Anna home. A giant yacht pulls up and the crew gets off. It's some
“Below Deck” crossover and I do not watch that show but I'd like
to point out there are both men and women. The captain says they need
new uniforms. Actually I don't hate that. Make new formal uniforms,
but instead of models you will have the crew. You can use black
and/or white but it must have epaulets (the bars on the shoulders
that show rank). The captain tells them they can be trendy, but they
have him do it with the cringiest “dad says slang to embarrass
their teenage children” lines so I'm not repeating them. Random
draw for match-ups. Two day challenge. I do notice not all of the
crew are wearing the formal uniforms right now. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rami
talks to his client and confirms she has an active job so she needs
to do things like move luggage and whatever. OK so this is going to
be a problem immediately with this challenge. Some people got a
captain or other bridge crew, and those are the people who would wear
formal uniforms most often. I mean everyone is going to have to wear
formal uniforms at some point, but someone like the chief engineer
would only wear one on rare occasions. And yet he's busy telling
Brittany that black is best because it won't show motor oil. But you
wouldn't wear a formal uniform to work on the engines? All the clips
of him he has a regular polo shirt? I don't know. I guess everyone's
“formal uniforms” are a button down shirt with epaulets, either
white or black, and black pants or a short skirt. Laurence is finding
out about how it should be quick-drying and that her client only
carries a radio generally. Bishme's client needs to have her phone on
her. I think people are using color, so I guess that's OK? There are
a couple of jumpsuits happening. Prajje is getting the bad edit. The
one with the “this person is wacky” music and the chimes and side
eye. You guys know what I mean. His client wants bling. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">$400
at Mood. Bishme's client gets hot a lot while she works...so he buys
neoprene? Anna is thrilled that her client is OK with an Asian look.
Laurence is making a leather jacket which is crazy. You are on a
boat. Kara Saun is merging a track suit with a tuxedo. Someone lets
Bishme get on the PA system to tell everyone time is up. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prajje
talks about how he has a showroom in Philly (“Come and visit, but
make an appointment, don't just show up”) and he loves to dress
clients. He's not giving his client all the bling she wanted but
there will be some. Brittany measures Rami I guess to figure out
measurements on a man. She actually explains some things I was
confused about. Apparently her client, as chief engineer, he would
need to be able to work on the engines and machinery and then come up
on deck and greet clients so his clothing both has to be something he
can work in, but look OK enough to pass for formal. Yeah, that makes
much more sense. I think she might be one of the jumpsuit people.
Laurence is for sure making a jumpsuit, but also a leather/wool
jacket, which I feel is not practical for at sea. I think a lot of
people are making skorts also. You need shorts under a skirt if you
are a deckhand or some other active role. Rami doesn't want to be on
the bottom again.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Day
Two. Bishme interviews that you can't overshadow your client, but you
also can't let them dictate everything. You need to have a balance.
Christian enters with six hours left. Rami I think doesn't have a
skort, but a dress with shorts visible in the back? Like not a skirt
but an apron? Christian says maybe separates. Bishme has sewn in a
pocket for his client's phone. Instead of shoulder patches with
stripes, he's put the stripes on the skirt. There's a slit, which
Christian says might be too revealing, but then Bishme says she wants
it because she said that's how she gets her tips. Heh. I mean she did
say that. Prajje has a pattern and also gold stripes and it's a lot.
Christian thinks maybe it'll pay off. Anna has made a kimono
jumpsuit. She's very excited, even though Christian is worried. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bishme
and Prajje goof off with the radio. Who let Bishme have a radio. The
clients come in for what I'm assuming will be chaos. Korto has a neon
yellow, but Christian is asking pointed questions about the length of
the shorts. Laurence's jacket is hot but it's still a leather jacket.
Brittany's look fits weirdly, and she reminds us how she went home on
the menswear challenge her season for poor fit and then got the Save.
Rami has put actual pockets in the skirt. No one is super upset about
their garment, no drama or fights. The clients leave, but with a
promise they're all going to drink together in three hours when the
day is over. Prajje notes how nice this was, unlike his season with
Real Housewives, where one of them made a designer cry. Bishme is
making a jacket last minute. With a big anchor on the back. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
all go to a bar to meet the clients, where I don't see a single other
customer. Everyone does shots and drinks. One of the guys chats up
Anna? That's what it looks like anyway. Anna says this competition is
stressful and she's going to a bar for shots. The Below Deck people
do an impromptu runway thing. Anna seems drunk. But she's not
flirting, she doesn't need to flirt. I mean that's true, she didn't
do anything to encourage that. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Runway
Day. Anna brags that she's not hungover. They only have two hours
today. As the clients show up, they try to edit it like Gary, the boy
flirting with Anna last night, is hovering around her workstation
like a creeper. I don't think anything happened, and certainly Gary
started it, but Anna in confessional is very blithe about it in a way
that would make her look like a jerk if anything did happen, if that
makes sense? Brittany is quietly freaking out. She's hand-sewing
snaps, and Bishme is helping. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nina
is actually back. She is very glad to see Rami which means she should
be here always. Especially for people that never met Elaine or
Brandon. I did see someone float the idea that All-Stars should have
continued to have completely different judges and hosts and I don't
hate that. Guest judge is Kate Chastain, who used to be on the show.
Brittany thinks this is good for her. And also Luann from last
season's client challenge. Elaine calls her the winner, but Shantall
would have been the winner right? Come on Elaine. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bishme:
a white collared shirt and a short black straight skirt. The skirt is
well above the knee, and has a triangular cutout over one thigh. On
the opposite side of the skirt are the stripes for the epaulets. The
shirt is short sleeved, with blank epaulets on the shoulders. I think
it might have a zipper? Then a black jacket, about the same length as
the skirt, with a big anchor sewn to the back in white, and the
epaulets on the shoulders. When she turns around there's something
weird happening on the back of the shirt, like there's a sheer patch
or something, but I can't get a good look at it. Laurence: it's a
black jumpsuit and a black leather jacket with white details. There
are white stripes down the sides and across the shoulders of the
jacket, and along the bottom it's striped and elastic like a baseball
jacket. Once he takes the jacket off, it's a short-sleeved jumpsuit
with the epaulets and a clip at the waist for his radio. Is there a
white zipper up the back of the top part, even though there are also
buttons up the front? It's not an exciting jumpsuit but I guess it
fits OK.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Korto:
a black sleeveless top and black shorts. They're pretty short. There
are some neon yellow details, like outlining a pouch at her waist and
some stripes at one side of her chest, and the epaulets match. There
seems to be a vest over this? It looks like a vest that is loose, and
in the back it's overlapping panels. You know how a tulip skirt has
curved panels that overlap to make a triangle opening? Like that, but
in the back of this vest piece. I've never seen a top cut like this
except on plus-sized tops and this woman is not plus-sized. Maybe it
is one piece since she never takes it off? Kara Saun: a black double
breasted jacket and pants, in what is probably a tuxedo cut. The
jacket has thin gold stripes down the sleeves and at the cuffs, and
the front of the jacket also has gold hems. There is also a shawl
collar. I believe Kara Saun said something about a utility belt, but
I can't really see it. He never takes off the jacket so I don't know
if she made him a shirt or not. It doesn't look anything like a
uniform. As he turns around, it looks like the bottom of the jacket
is also that striped baseball jacket elastic hem like Laurence's.
There is black fabric at his neck but because he never takes off the
jacket, it could be a dickey for all e know.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rami:
a short black ruffled skirt and a wrap top. I think it is two pieces.
The top has gold ribbons that are diagonal (they follow the edge of
the fabric instead of going vertically) and mesh cap sleeves. The
skirt ruffles start below her natural waist, with gold-outlined
pockets. There's a spot for a radio and I believe there are shorts
under this. Then there's a half capelet with a zipper and a tie belt.
You can see the shorts in the back when she turns around, but I don't
know how the skirt is cut to do that. Brittany: a black jumpsuit with
short sleeves. There are big pockets everywhere, and thin white
topstitching outlining all the pockets and the hemlines. The crotch
is a little wonky but he keeps one hand in a pocket the whole time so
that might be it. </span></span>
</p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anna:
so the “kimono jumpsuit” translates to a kimono top with a loose
fit. The short sleeves and the lapels have a strip of gold ribbon or
something, and it's basically a V-neck with gold stripes that run
straight down the front. I thought it was a wrap top at first but
it's not cut that way. The sleeves have big round openings so they
kind of bell out. The pants are just basic black pants, they're maybe
a little short. There are a bunch of pleats on the top also. Prajje:
a short sleeved top with a small peplum, made of different fabrics.
There's a plain black fabric, but also either a print or lace on a
white lining? On one shoulder are the epaulets, but with the stripes
going vertically. It almost looks like those old uniforms where you'd
have gold rope around your arm at your shoulder? The print fabric
panels are on a diagonal, so it's her right lapel and like, most of
the right peplum, and a similar cut on the back. The pants are in
black and these are definitely cropped. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Elaine
pretends they care what the clients think, which is absurd
considering they always eliminate people for listening too much to
clients and not talking them out of nonsense. Rami is up first. It's
very functional but still looks like a uniform. The tailoring is
great. Nina asks her if it passes the twerk test. Nina. Can we at
least pretend to be professionals. I still can't see what is
happening with the back of the skirt but whatever. Clearly no one
gives a shit about actual fashion. Korto is next and she does take
the jacket off so we can see underneath. It's sleeveless and the
neckline is interesting. It's kind of a keyhole with a slit in the
middle? One of the guest judges says it's Bond Girl vibes. Korto put
the neon yellow on purpose for variety against everyone wearing
black. Brandon doesn't like the romper but Nina loves the vest. Hmm.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anna's
client says he needs to be comfortable as a captain. His pants are
cropped for sure. He's got a radio clipped to his belt, but the belt
is loose enough that the whole thing sags there. Brandon tells her
that her client has broad shoulders and the epaulets she's placed are
too small. Or maybe too close together? Anyway he doesn't have enough
authority. It feels too casual for the captain, a silk top is not
formal enough. Nina hates the neckline. Bishme's client says she
wanted sexy, and it turns out the whole look is neoprene. The weird
back thing is a vent, so a sheer piece. Nina loves the neoprene. I
still don't know how breathable it is. Everyone really loves how
fresh it is and it still looks good. It does look very crisp and it
does look like a uniform, although maybe a fashion uniform costume.
But a uniform.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prajje's
client wanted a lot of change, but she also stands up for Prajje
making the design his own. Elaine thinks it's maybe too much Prajje
and not enough to fit the challenge. The print is distracting and
putting a captain's hat on her, a hat which let's be clear was put on
the accessory wall for this challenge, is making it costumey. No
self-respecting costume designer is making a black top with a peplum
and diagonal lace panels for a captain's outfit. A costume designer
would make a look like Bishme's. The jacket shape is great though,
and Nina likes the parts without the lace. Laurence brings out her
leather jacket and her client talks about lightweight and comfortable
and airy when he's wearing said jacket. Oh but the jacket isn't meant
for the boat, just for later. Uh huh. Brandon for some reason asks if
it's easy to take the jumpsuit on and off (I guess asking about going
to the bathroom) which prompts him to start stripping. It's fine but
they are bored and think Laurence could have pushed herself more.
Maybe some more stripes. Laurence says “I know, I just...didn't”
and she kind of shrugs.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kara
Saun's ridiculous outfit is next. There is so much going on, double
breasted buttons and a gold zipper and the front panel is a different
fabric and a shawl collar. Nina says she wouldn't know if this was a
guest or not. It's beautiful but not practical. Kara Saun argues that
military dress uniforms are like this and this is for a special
event. But no one else interpreted the challenge that way. Brittany
is last. This is a perfect uniform for an engineer. It's fashionable
and the topstitching is great. And it's formal enough to be on deck
serving guests. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back
in the Scrap Bin the clients are waiting. Brandon says the top three
are Rami, Brittany, and Bishme. Yeah I agree. Bishme's look is so
good you could wear it just out on the town. It's elegant, simple,
but still fashionable. And they love the neoprene I guess. Brandon
wants to talk about Rami, and how he is in the top this week. They
all seem to have pretty generic praise for Rami, although Nina does
say his look is “day to evening, casual to formal” whatever that
means. Brittany had great details, and Brandon thinks she's figuring
out how to put her topstitching into every challenge. Nina says she
maybe had the hardest challenge, because the chief engineer has to be
able to do actual work in his uniform.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kara
Saun did not meet the challenge. It was just fashion. Nina says the
fit was too tight on every piece of it. Anna's client loved the look,
but it was too flimsy. He looked too comfortable and casual, which is
bad for the captain. Prajje did too much. The print took it over.
Elaine tries to make another metaphor about how he sunk his client's
ship or something.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
winner is Bishme! It's his first win this season. Brittany and Rami
are also in. Laurence and Korto are in. Nina tells the bottom three
they've come a long way. Anna is out. Prajje and Kara Saun are in.
Anna is already crying and she says she's going to do fashion until
she dies. Anna says she just has to keep moving forward. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next
week: supposedly make whatever you want. </span></span>
</p>Toyoukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06462089582639218645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1799027175580362499.post-60095658347774277072023-07-31T11:52:00.000-05:002023-07-31T11:52:09.405-05:00Project Runway All Stars 7/27/23--"Uncut Hems" summary<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Previously
on “Project Runway All-Stars”: the challenge was to make lingerie
inspired looks. We also had models of all genders just to screw with
people. Kara Saun made a 1921-inspired sheer dress that was also tied
to Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Massacre, and she won. Fabio was
worried about being too boring, which is why he's been in the bottom,
but he went too far in the other direction and was eliminated. (click
for more)</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brandon
returns to the Scrap Bin. This was edited falsely in the last
episode: Brandon came in, said how Christian was not there but this
was “a tough one” so he was here instead. Then they had him tell
Fabio to clean up his space. Now they are presenting the “tough
one” line but it's presented as him coming after Fabio has left and
then asking if they all drink back here. He gets some wine and talks
to them about how he knows they're tired, but they all have
successful careers. They need to find the strength and keep going.
Then he leaves, and he didn't even drink any wine. As they discuss
what the next challenge might be, they get a video from Christian
saying he's out of town preparing something for them. Field trip
tomorrow! </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They
drive to Connecticut, which someone says is where Christian has a
store. They are all excited. Rami is proud of him. Christian just did
a collab with Gloria Vanderbilt jeans. This is a throwback challenge,
the all denim challenge. In the back there are just jeans on every
available surface. Obviously make something, but the twist is you
will have head-to-head battles. Whoever loses their battle is up for
elimination. Since Kara Saun won, she gets to pick her opponent
first. She picks Anna, supposedly because they're both strong,
although I do think it would be interesting. Brittany picks Laurence,
because Laurence specializes in leather so maybe Brittany will be
better with denim. Rami picks Korto, which means it's Bishme vs.
Prajje. Prajje is upset because they're friends. Winner gets $5000.
Oh and a one day challenge. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They
have ten minutes to get whatever denim they can. It's a shitshow as
expected. Anna dumps a bunch of stuff on the floor and claims the
pile, but Korto is pissy because she feels Anna is just dumping the
entire table on the floor to claim it. To be fair Anna admits that's
what she's doing. The whole room is cleared out and Prajje thinks
they should get paid for cleaning up. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back
in the workroom there are zippers and bleach and grommets. Brittany
actually asks Laurence if she ever works with denim, and Laurence
says “I work with denim like I work with leather”. Brittany
curses and then interviews that she's still going to win. Anna has
never worked with denim. Never? Kara Saun of course has worked with
lots of denim. Anna randomly says in confessional that she's more
herself in America than she was in China. Prajje wants to weave the
waistbands of the jeans into a new textile. Bishme seems to be making
fringe. Anna decides to bleach all of her denim to make a white
outfit, while Prajje is painting messages on his. Laurence doesn't
understand why Brittany would pick her, because shouldn't you pick
someone you think you can beat? Kara Saun basically says she picked
Anna because Anna is not good, without actually saying that.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Christian
comes in, missing the song everyone has made up about working. Korto
has a big coat, and Christian says it should have another surprise.
Maybe some tie-dye with bleach. Christian and Rami commiserate about
how they did this exact challenge on their season. Whatever Rami has
drawn is apparently amazing. Some skirt treatment that I'm not sure
he has time for. Anna wants to bleach her entire outfit “because I
want to do it”. She needs to bleach more than just a small sample,
but she's trying to push herself. Kara Saun is making a cape with
fringe. Christian is worried about all of them. Prajje has a lot of
look, but he says Bishme scares him so he'd rather be able to edit
later. Maybe not a jacket again? Bishme's dress is nice but it
doesn't look like he's started on his coat and the whole thing is
shredded. Laurence has a gown and Christian joins in taunting
Brittany for her dumb decision. But who else is she going to beat?
Anna already got picked. Brittany's dress is boring. Christian just
kinds of abandons her to fix it. She's starting to freak out.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Model
fitting. Bishme's jacket needs to either be a cropped jacket or floor
length. Brittany's skirt is not sewn up in the back and she thinks a
zipper will fix this. I'm not sure it's even going to close up. Korto
tie-dyes some of her denim. Anna asks for advice, and Korto tells her
if she wants to bleach her entire outfit, she has to do it tonight.
Otherwise she can't wash it out and she'll burn her model. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
night lounge has ice cream sundaes that will somehow take their minds
off this challenge. This has not worked for Anna, who didn't rinse
her garment out and so can't put it on her model. They all decide the
best solution for her is to start over completely in the morning.
Oof. Korto is not that upset because they showed her telling Anna
about rinsing her garment and Anna I guess ignored her.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Runway
Day. They have five hours, which is a suspiciously long time. Korto's
bleach has worked so she's pleased. Rami has a big panel with a
lattice weave, and it's too short but he says it just has to work.
Christian finds out about Anna starting over and he's shocked. He's
also shocked she didn't know she had to rinse out her fabric. Korto
says “I'm glad I rinsed mine off!” and then immediately starts
apologizing and saying it's just a little joke and she's kidding. All
the models walk in wearing their own denim which I think is
suspicious. But whatever. Christian moves from “one day challenges
are fun” to “head to head challenges stress me out”. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nina
is gone again, supposedly returning next week. Guest judges are Willy
Chavarria and Julia Fox. Prajje: a jumpsuit that looks like it's made
from all the waistbands of the jeans. It's very patchwork, and has
narrow legs and no sleeves. The front is pretty open, with two bands
to hold the sides closed so the model doesn't flash everyone. It's
not wildly different colors but enough so you can see each waistband.
Her lower back is exposed and it looks like it fits well. Bishme: a
short dress with a sweetheart neckline on the bodice and halter
straps. It's dark but pretty basic. Over this is a coat that is all
denim fringe. I think the coat is cropped and it actually looks
finished. The dress fits very well and I'm impressed he finished that
coat.</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Korto:
a short pencil skirt and a slightly puffy jacket, in dark denim with
lines of bleach. I can't tell what's happening with this coat, other
than that it's got bleach and it's not a trench. Rami: a cropped top
with slightly pointed shoulders. Denim is stiff enough they might
have just draped the fabric over her shoulder and it stuck out some.
It looks like a pair of pants upside down, with the waistband under
her boobs and the legs over her shoulders. The skirt is pretty short,
but on the top and bottom of the skirt is a latticework of woven
waistbands. It's interesting and the vertical stripes continue on the
solid part of the skirt. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anna:
so basically what Anna has done is make a skirt that looks like the
tops of several pairs of jeans, sewn together crooked. I don't think
it's actual tops, because there aren't zippers. But it's tubes of
denim with a waistband at the top and bottom, one over her chest, and
then the next one is sewn on one side so it hangs crooked. Then the
next one down is sewn on the opposite side so it's crooked the other
way. It hits in a weird spot just below her knees and the bodice
looks too tight but it's interesting, at least. Kara Saun: a
knee-length dress with a halter top and a pencil skirt. The top has
fringe over her boobs, made of strips with grommets or snaps. The
skirt has open panels on either side where there are just horizontal
strips holding it together. The solid part of the skirt has more
strips to continue the pattern all the way around. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Laurence:
a floor-length gown with a train. The skirt is narrow, almost to the
point where the model can't walk properly. The top has a mock
turtleneck and short puffy sleeves. Over her boobs there are actually
round panels, instead of seaming or something, so it draws attention.
It looks heavy but it's also an evening gown. There's a round keyhole
in the back. Brittany: a short minidress with a row of buttons up the
front, and horizontal strips all up the rest of the dress. The dress
is a tube with spaghetti straps but the strips make it interesting.
Over this is a puffer jacket, in three sections, each section a
different color for an ombre effect. She says the strips are frayed
hems. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
guest judges praise all the looks. Bishme, Korto, Kara Saun, and
Laurence all are the winners. So that means Prajje, Rami, Anna, and
Brittany are up for elimination. We'll start with the tops. Bishme
wanted to do something classy. It's a fur alternative, and forward
thinking. It looks like a new material. Korto talks about lightening
up her fabric so you could see details. I don't know if you can but
sure. Elaine is even dumber than I thought because she thinks this is
ink? She doesn't know bleached denim when she sees it? There's like,
double sleeves and stuff, and Brandon says the bleach makes them look
more closely. That's fair.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kara
Saun had a great fit. They think there's a bustier but it's just cut
perfectly. They make the argument to Anna (well Elaine does anyway)
that her dress was cool too, but “more women” could wear Kara
Saun's outfit. They aren't judging on that, so I'm not sure why they
brought it up. Kara Saun's outfit is intricate though. As is
Laurence. They can't shut up about the back of Laurence's gown. The
neckline is a waistband. There are tiny black spikes on the sleeves
and they all shit on those for a while.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Time
for the losers. Brittany explains about the hems and the puffer coat.
The coat is great but maybe lose the line of buttons down the front.
There's already a lot going on. But Julia says she's sold on the vibe
of this girl. The hood of the jacket isn't padded, so maybe that
could change also. Brandon says it's forward thinking. Prajje had so
much detail, but they don't necessarily like the silhouette. Maybe
also not an open back. Why not? Elaine whines about the styling and
then says it's not flattering. What is she even talking about? It
fits her so well. Oh but you have a beautiful body! Elaine, just
admit you are uncomfortable seeing back rolls on someone. You all
bitch and moan when someone doesn't make a tight garment with a lot
of skin for a plus-sized model but you also don't want to actually
see the plus-sized model. That's just how her body is shaped, it has
nothing to do with the garment.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Anna
already got praise, so it's whatever. She tells them she fucked up
her first dress. Also her model is wearing a chain across her chin?
That's not necessary. The fit is weird but now they are going to give
her a pass. Brandon thinks she can't walk, but I think she can walk
more easily than Laurence's model and you all loved her. Rami talks
about plaid, but Elaine calls the part over her stomach “dated”.
The top and the skirt don't really go together. They hate the length
of the skirt. Brandon is all, I don't recognize this hardness from
you, when they complain about seeing the same thing all the time and
then when you change it up they whine that it's not what you're good
at. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kara
Saun was great but maybe not the winner. Bishme's jacket was great
but the dress was pretty basic. Laurence made art. See and she also
had an open back but they were drooling over it. But she had a skinny
model. They can't handle that Korto put bleach on her garment. I
don't know. They quickly think Brittany was safe, and also Anna only
needs a little editing. Rami was too ambitious and he didn't make
something fashion forward. Brandon does point out that Anna just
sewed some tops together, and Elaine is like “but it looks cool”.
Elaine is not sounding intelligent here. Prajje lost focus and didn't
edit. They don't have a lot of things to say about it.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kara
Saun is in. The winner is Laurence. Yeah, it was pretty impressive.
Korto and Bishme are in. Brittany is in. Anna's fit was off. Rami had
too many ideas and was not modern. Prajje needed to edit. Rami is
out. Anna and Prajje are in. Brandon says something about how Rami
had a part in Brandon's journey here? Huh? Prajje says the same
thing, but I believe that. He stands behind his design. Christian
says it's hard to see Rami leave because he knows how good Rami is.
Rami knows his customers trust him. Christian doesn't want him to
leave yet so he's using the Save. Woo! They're both crying and
emotional. Rami says he didn't get the chance to show them what he
can do, and now he can. He also says he didn't get the chance to say
how proud he is of Christian for everything he's accomplished. Aww!
No pressure but Rami has to kill it next challenge. Everyone is so
happy he's not leaving.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Next
week: the real client challenge, which has to do with Below Deck. </span></span>
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