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12th Show -- Dec. 12, 2010 FINALE

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Mamabatsy
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08-05-2005

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamabatsy a private message Print Post    
The Rose Parade people must have created that task for the race. It had to have been done a while ago. In real time they haven't even started putting the dried flowers on the floats, much less the live ones in water. Those go on just before the floats start moving. I think the dried flowers and seeds get started next week.

I knew the three clues and was also surprised that none of them knew Don Quixote. Although I live LA adjacent, I have never heard of that mansion.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 1:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
That's funny Tish and Mame- because I have never been to LA but I've heard of Graystone Mansion, but have never heard of Don Quixote Studios.

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 1:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Does anyone know how far apart N/K and B/C were at the finish line? I know J/T were probably at least an hour later (and yes, if they didn't know where they were going, they could've easily spent two hours driving around although they should've asked the cab to take them to a hotel and gotten into another cab!).

Dovez
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08-27-2005

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 2:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dovez a private message Print Post    
i live just up the street from greystone mansion.
it is used for many, many events.
i wonder if i was in town when they were filming this episode.

Csnog
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07-18-2002

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 3:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Csnog a private message Print Post    
In looking at the shadows at the finish line as they ran between the eliminated players and the stage area I would say the difference was about 30 minutes to an hour.

Long shadows indicate that Jill and Thomas were about two to three hours after that.

Spear
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08-06-2001

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spear a private message Print Post    
According to reports from TARcon, Jill/Thomas say they still did the "greeter quiz" at Quixote Studios.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 7:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Maybe they had to do the task because there was no way of knowing how long the other two teams would be stuck in traffic? Two hours would seem like a long time in other places, but maybe not in LA?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
One hour in traffic is NOTHING in LA!!

I'm surprised J/T did the greeter quiz though. If they were that far behind, once B/C were at least halfway to the finish line, they should've sent J/T directly there.

I caught a couple of glances at volleyball girls. At one point one of 'em did look like she sucked a rock. And what's her name, who's supposedly gonna marry Chad. Seems like she's still drinking the kool-aid.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching Brooke and Claire this season. Nat and Kat were great racers. And while Jill and Thomas did well towards the end, they bored me to tears.

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Monday, December 13, 2010 - 9:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
From my favorite exit interview site:

Exclusive: Brook Roberts and Claire Champlin talk 'The Amazing Race' realitytvworld

Reality TV World: Do you have any idea how far behind Nat and Kat you two got to the Finish Line?

Brook Roberts: Well according to everyone standing there, it was about 15 minutes...

Claire Champlin: Yeah...

Brook Roberts: Pretty close.


Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 12:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I don't think you can use the shadows when they run in at the finish.. from what has been said in the past, first place team runs in and they film and all, so they hold the next team so they can run in, but they MAY be much closer to the first team (and third to the second as well) and the delay is for "production", but of course they really know the true time between teams.

Interesting that on the Early Show Nat/Kat said after they left the Rose Bowl, they never saw the other teams.. so they were done with the pictures before Brook/Claire arrived. And Brook/Claire said the same, they never saw the other teams after RB, meaning Jill and Thomas were even more behind with the pictures.

But B/C did say they zoomed through all the tasks.

I'm guessing J/T didn't, well we saw how they were not getting through to the clues, I guess.

I would think they WOULD do the task.. it isn't like being a day behind.. surely all the teams could just be milling around and catching up and talking to Phil, or even doing interviews, if they had to wait for team #3.

But I really don't know.

And while I had only seen the volleyball girls smiling, this morning on the Early Show when they showed the clips of N/K arriving and being greeted by Phil, they put in a clip of the volleyball girls looking decidedly unamused. Must suck for them... (too bad, so sad, IMO).. I think life is so much better if you can be happy for others, enjoy their successes, etc.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 12:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Classics may not be stressed in school, but there WAS "Man of La Mancha" and the song "The Impossible Dream"..

They seemed to get the SEVEN from Seven Year Itch.. or maybe it was just googled.. they didn't really show that, but that's older.

And Bob Eubanks was looking so old.. kinda sad, but I'm sure he enjoyed being part of it all.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 7:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I got the 7 from the Seven Year Itch but for some reason I've never read Don Quixote so I didn't have a clue about that one.

I thought Bob Eubanks looked terrified when Brook and Claire tackled him...LOL!

Even if Brooke and Claire zoomed through all the tasks Nat and Kat were first to the bungee jump and Brooke and Claire were third, so they were already behind. Then Nat and Kat were able to use the phone and talk someone into looking up the info on the studio while they were in the cab and they were apparently moving in the right direction, whereas Brooke and Claire had to stop and go into a hotel, which caused a delay. It did seem like Brooke and Claire were able to do the hats task quickly...but Nat and Kat obviously had enough of a lead.

Good ending. Liked both of the all girl teams but liked Nat and Kat better.