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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 8:36 pm
Hmm, never heard that, but also as they say in the fine print, there are times when we don't see tasks that are actually done. Could be that the speed bump was boring or done while they were all bunching for operating hours of the circus. Either way you'd think Phil would have just said something. === Michael and Kevin.. well too bad that Kevin didn't READ the clue when his dad said "read the clue". Bummer. But enjoyed them while they lasted.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 8:36 pm
11/07/2010 Leg 7 St Petersberg, Russia
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | avg | RB | SB | EP | U turn | FF | prizes | E | | Nat(31)/Kat(35) hair:long blonde/long dark) Scottsdale AZ Santa Monica CA doctors/friends | 02 | 07 | 08 | 01 | 01 | 04 | 01 | | | | | | 3.429 | N3 K3 | | | | L5 | trip for 2 to Belize trip for 2 to Costa Rica $5000 each | | | Brook(27)/Claire(30) hair:long blonde/brown) San Diego CA Reno NV co-hosts | 04 | 02 | 06 | 03 | 05 | 02 | 02 | | | | | | 3.429 | B4 C3 | | | | | 10 day trip for 2 to Hawaii | | | Nick(26)/Vicki(26) hair: fauxhawk/coppery) Henderson NV boyfriend/girlfriend | 10 | 08 | 05 | 06 | 06 | 07NEL | 03 | | | | | | 6.429 | N5 V2 | L7? | | | | | | | Gary(53)/Mallory(24) hair:gray/short blonde) Morganfield KY Lexington KY father/daughter | 06 | 09 | 02 | 02 | 02 | 06 | 04 | | | | | | 4.429 | G4 M3 | | | | | | | | Jill(27)/Thomas(30) hair:long blonde/dark wavy bangs) Marina del Rey CA dating couple | 01 | 05 | 07 | 05 | 03 | 01 | 05 | | | | | | 3.857 | J3 T4 | L7 | L4 | | | EXPRESS PASS1 trip for 2 to Sao Paulo | | | Chad(26)/Stephanie(23) hair: dark/short blonde) Ft Lauderdale FL dating | 08 | 04 | 03 | 07 | 07 | 05 | 07P06 | | | | | | 5.714 | C4 S3 | | | | | | | | Michael(58)/Kevin(20) hair: dark/darker) Sugar Land TX father/son | 07 | 03 | 09NEL | 04 | 04 | 03 | 06P 07 | | | | | | 5.286 | M3 K4 | L4 | | | | | 06 | | Katie(23)/Rachel(24) hair:longer blonde/shorter blonde) Rahway NJ Moorestown NJ teamates | 05 | 02 | 04 | 08 | 08 | | | | | | | | 5.400 | K4 R1 | | | | | | 05 | | Connor(22)/Jonathan(22) hair: Chesterton OH Cranford NJ friends | 03 | 06 | 01 | 09 | | | | | | | | | 4.750 | C3 J1 | | | | | $5000 each | 04 | | Andie(43)/Jenna(21) hair: darker/dark) Atlanta GA Athens GA birth mom/daughter | 09 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 9.500 | A0 J2 | | | | | | 02 | | Ron(45)/Tony(42) hair: hair/bald short/tall Los Angeles CA Tucson AZ best friends | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11.000 | R1 T0 | | | | | | 01 | | 1 EXPRESS PASS allows a team to skip or abandon any task at any one time through the 8th leg of the race. Jill and Thomas won the EP when they came in first in Leg 1 and they used the EP in Leg 4 to proceed to pitstop without completing the last task. NEL Non Elimination Leg. Leg 3 Michael and Kevin came in last/ninth but will continue to Leg 4 where they will have to perform a Speed Bump Leg 6 Nick and Vicki came in last/seventh but will continue to Leg 7 where they will have to perform a Speed Bump (which we never saw on the show) P Leg 7 - Michael and Kevin came in sixth but incurred TWO 30 min penalties. This moved them to seventh and they were out of the race. Chad and Stephanie came in seveth, incurred ONE 30 minute penalty which allowed them to move to sixth place and stay in the race.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 9:22 pm
Great spoiling, Pippin! Thank you! Great ryhming, Nero! 
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 9:47 pm
It was so uncomfortable to watch the pairs when they didn't have enough money for the taxi drivers. Especially when the taxi drivers were grabbing at them. I had no idea how they would manage to get out of that situation, but it looks like it's not a violation to spend your own money if you run out of what TAR gave you?
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Jmm
Moderator
08-15-2002
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 9:49 pm
Naja, I think that is money from previous legs of the race that wasn't spent.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 9:52 pm
Oh yeah, I didn't think of that.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 10:34 pm
Or, the teams just didn't change enough money into rubles but had US cash left. Yeah, ironic, wasn't it, that Kevin was moaning about how his Dad was going to lose it for them, and then it probably was Michael who caused them to lose with the two errors.
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Bonbonlover
Member
07-13-2000
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 10:41 pm
Jmm... I think you are probably right... But I had always thought that any "extra" monies were collected or not able to be used... Knowing that they can save up money really does put an added layer to this race... Maybe you should share a cab with someone so that you have a bit more on the next leg when it may be helpful to double a tip used to get a better seat on the plane...
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 11:00 pm
The Amazing Race 17 - Elimination Station: Via Russia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kagH5wZ2Vz4 A summary for our Canadian friends. They're all going snorkling. Katie & Rachel seem to have mellowed out, even some smiles (1st time I've seen THAT since they lost). They say they've had to come to accept their fate that they're out of the race. Everyone bobbing in the water, with their orange lifejackets it looks like apple bobbing @ Halloween. On the boat discussing who might come next. Back to K/R wanting Brooke/Claire because they don't want any women to win. Ron asks if they never want a woman team to win, they say maybe someday in the future but not THIS race. Andie says she & Jenna want a woman team to win because it would be such a good thing. It's dark, shows boat docking and in come Kevin/Michael to the lvg rm. Kevin says he was upset because of the way they were eliminated, when they got to the mat Phil told them you're in 6th place but they had 60-min penalty. Michael said he was disappointed but relieved, he was smiling because they don't have to do this anymore. Clip to a luxurious bedroom, Kevin & Michael talking about how he wanted to keep racing. Michael tells him to enjoy the place they are. Kevin keeps at it, we could have traveled Asia, we could have gone to China. Micheal gets stern "Kevin, Kevin please! I've been to China many times!" K. says we could have had a huge advantage. M. says you need to enjoy what we have. They all go to a Mayan Temple walking the paths, beautiful scenery. Out overlooking the sea, M/K and K/R end up talking, start out grousing more about losing. Michael gives them all advice about they're young, consider this is a good opportunity to learn to how handle disappointment, because they will face more disappointments in life. K/R talking about how Michael is really laid back and wise and K/R seemed more accepting of what he said. (Well, we will see how long that lasts come next week, thinks Bisc!)
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Vsmart
Member
02-10-2003
| Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 11:52 pm
Is only one person permitted to read the clue?
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 12:54 am
Brook and Claire discuss the technique for their new career of plate spinning http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/video/?pid=VRu0QOLIv4FLjk0SDJVNWUgPnvEX_8qa&vs=Default&play=true Teams must choose to either learn a Russian folksong on the accordion or figure out how to simultaneously spin ten plates! http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/video/?pid=hJh8o35BneUAQfIBAtMkqafEEZLPom_z&vs=Default&play=true OK, I'm a total klutz. I cannot figure how the heck they managed the spinning of the plates. Here, B/C explain their technique - 'like lighting a candle & at an angle, like lighting a Menorah'. Obviously, I've never lit a Menorah but can anyone shed some light (no pun intended) on the physics of what they're describing? Everyone was stunned at the speed they accomplished it.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 1:03 am
Vsmart ~ Is only one person permitted to read the clue? I believe they both can read the clue. But so often in teamwork they are reliant on one or the other, or else it becomes a case of micro-managing. Like, when my Mom and I traveled Europe, she read the train schedules and I oversaw the money & watching the exchange rates. I think a LOT of Kevin's angst is because his Dad told him "be sure to read every word". Then he didn't and he can't blame his Dad for their loss. It wasn't due to his Dad being the oldest racer. I'm truly going to miss Kevin and, especially, Michael. They showed true grace and how not to quit no matter how rough the race becomes.
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Karen
Member
09-06-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 1:40 am
Bisc, thanks for giving me the Elimination Station stuff. I don't always say thanks for it but I always mean to. You mention Mayan temple... where is ES this season?
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 2:12 am
Hi Karen, I figured you would enjoy but have your hands full these days. They're in Cancun. This Mayan temple I believe they said was on the south side of the island or something like that. I tried to catch the name a couple of tries but they said it too fast. They really didn't show the temple itself, just the footpaths as everyone was walking & eating icecream.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 2:27 am
Opps, correction. I'm rewatching the 1st ES again (Ron & Tony are such a joy, I just love those guys!) They said the name (too fast to catch) - when the boat picks them up - they say ES is at "an island just off the coast of Cancun, Mexico".
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Karen
Member
09-06-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 2:45 am
Cool, thanks. Thought maybe they were in Belize (one of the teams won a trip to Belize). Sounds like they're at Isla Mujeres (I googled). Thanks again for the transcriptions.
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Necie
Member
09-07-2006
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 2:54 am
"It's like Guitar Hero." LOL
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 6:32 am
I was sorry to see Michael and Kevin go, but really, they deserved it after such a rookie mistake. Every year, teams fall on their own swords by not reading the clue correctly. Brooke and Claire realized their mistake, by rereading the clue en route to the the next clue box, and then correcting their mistake. I was wondering about the speed bump, too. But it makes sense if they didn't have to do it because there was a screw up that wasn't their fault.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 6:55 am
So apparently someone went back and watched last week's episode and Phil never mentioned a Speed Bump to Nick/Vicki on the mat last week. Which also makes sense if they knew there was a judging screw up. (Even if they just edited that part out because they definitely would have known before it aired, if not when they actually arrived at the mat.) I actually wonder if that's why it was a NEL since that seemed to come much earlier than normal as well. Either way, I still think the producers should have at least given us a quick "Due to an error in judging..." explanation. It's not like they owe it to us but they had to know people like us would notice the lack of a Speed Bump.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 7:23 am
Dang, they were my faves. Guess I'll root for the doctors now.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 7:33 am
Raen, they might have had a disclaimer in the credit roll- that's what usually happens. and RTFC Syndrome strikes again... Bonbon, they've always been able to keep any money saved from what they get at the start for later legs- in fact, for the first few seasons (don't know whether this is true now) they had unseen access to an "emergency" fund- they could ask their cameraman once for US $200 if they needed it.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 8:00 am
I dont think they can share cabs since they have to have their crew with them - sharing a cab would put 8 people plus the driver in a cab... and they used to have the last place team give them all their money -(and then they'd have to beg for money for the next leg - instead of being eliminated) so I thought they could save up money - being frugal, maybe they are given money for snack/food, and many chose not to spend it on that but to keep racing... ????
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 9:02 am
They've shared vans before but those are usually available around the airports and not in the streets.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 9:19 am
They can use the money provided in each leg however they see fit. They could buy souvenirs if they wanted, or not spend a dime. Don't they have two production people along with the two racers? Even if there was just one (a camera person) in the vehicle, that would be 3 people per team plus the driver.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, November 08, 2010 - 9:35 am
I've always heard that it was only 2 people - a sound guy and a camera operator, along with each couple, but usually I'm wrong...LOL!. I wasn't really on the Michael/Kevin bandwagon, but they weren't my least favorite team either. Kevin's arrogance about his own ability to run the race really cost them this leg. He probably learned some good life lessons. I understand his frustration with his father but that's who he ran the Race with so he was going to have to deal one way or the other. Still on the doctor bandwagon...those women are fierce and realize they are targets. (Hopefully correct now.)
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