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Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
You would almost think that Vyxsin was deliberately doing everything she could to lose the race. She has them go miles and miles in the wrong direction, leaves her passport on an airline counter, spends ages looking for those symbols when they do remarkably catch up and then proceeds to lose her fanny pack and passports once again. Amazing.

Mallory is funny. I've never seen such an excitable person.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 9:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Justin impressed me so much, yet again. He continued to cheer on Zev, was positive when Zev returned ... if all people treated each other so respectfully in stressful situations, this world would be much better off.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 9:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I think the fanny pack is Kent's fault, he was last to get out of the gondola thing. I also think he should have insisted he did the zodiac task, as Vyxsin's mind was obviously missing that day... might have been quicker and make the rest of the day go more smoothly.

Those yaks were beautiful! Not used to seeing them anything but muddy, but those ones looked like they'd just been to a yak parlour!

I don't trust any of the expressions at the pitstop (or unpitstop) to be real. Phil's announcement about the trip was said with his back to the camera so could be a voiceover - who knows what they were actually reacting to.

That leg looked relentless. And it's not even over... It'll be interesting to see what sort of penalty Ron and Christina get for missing the beginning of the bus trip, and Kent and Vyxsin get for missing the flight.

Vsmart
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02-10-2003

Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vsmart a private message Print Post    
Only the Cowboys asked for blessing for the planet instead of themselves. Good karma!

Kappy
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06-28-2002

Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 10:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kappy a private message Print Post    
Go Cowboys! I realized tonight that we never see them much because they're too nice to cause any camera-worthy drama.


Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 11:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Team Freeloader.. so why did Mallory feel she had to help Luke.. I know they have the Express Pass which is powerful considering how well they are doing, but it only takes one big slip..

Good Karma for Big Easy and Flight Time and good to see Christina acknowledge it, or them seeming to be okay with each other no matter what Justin might think in his interviews.

Ron.. omg.. he needs to just go on a leisure trip to China.. tonight he was reminding me, only ten times more of when the other father and daughter were racing and Dad stopped to grab an extra beer with daughter kind of freaking out.

Kent definitely eligible for sainthood, though with Vyxsin so totally frazzled, thought he should have just DONE that task, hoping she could calm down before the next leg. She's really a mess.. well I'm just guessing she is the one carrying the pack, but might have been best to hand that over to Kent in that case. Ah, Kitt.. well see maybe that was his fault! but hard to tell..

I thought we saw the Cowboys, especially riding the yak :-)

I don't think they are allowed to wear the pack during actual competition, certainly not like last week when they had to stand in a waterfall, or slop in mud..

Justin is very supportive of Zev, but can be snarky about others.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 11:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
03/13/2011 Leg 04 - Yokasuka, Tokyo, Japan - Li Jiang, China

team1TBC234TBC56789101112avgRBSBEPU
turn
FFprizesE
Margie(53)
Luke(25)
07050801        05.25M1
L2
    Aruba trip 
Jet(31)
Cord(30)
113030602        05.50J1
C2
      
Gary(53)
Mallory(25)
01090203        03.75G1
M2
    Express Pass!2 
Ron(61)
Christina(29)
08100403P+04        06.25R1
C2
      
Kisha(30)
Jen(26)
03040405        04.00K1
J2
      
Herb/FT(34)
Nate/BE(29)
05020305P-06        04.50H2
N1
      
Jaime(32)
Cara(28)
06080907        07.50J1
C2
      
Zev(28)
Justin(31)
040101TBC        02.00Z1
J2
    Cancun trip
Costa Rica trip
 
Kent(35)
Vyxsin(32)
100707TBC        08.00K1
V2
      
Mel(70)
Mike(40)
090610P         08.33Me1
Mi1
     03
Amanda(25)
Kris(27)
0211          06.50A1
K0
  L1/L21  02


1 AUTOMATIC U-Turn: A penalty assessed at the beginning of Leg 1 to the last team to find the proper airline tag needed to obtain their flight (first or second) from LAX. The last 3 teams got a second flight due to land 90 minutes behind the first, but the last of those teams has to perform an automatic U-Turn which will force them to perform both options of the first detour. Kris and Amanda were penalized thus in Leg 1. They completed both parts of the detour in Leg 2. While they actually left the detour ahead of others they ended up in last and were eliminated, blaming the u-turn.

2 EXPRESS PASS allows a team to skip or abandon any task at any one time through the 8th leg of the race. Gary and Mallory won the EP in Sydney at the TBC "end" of Leg 1.

3 At time of TBC on first leg/show, Jet and Cord had not actually completed all tasks required to get to Phil and be declared 11th. They did complete and made the second flight, so benefitted from airport bunching.

TBC To Be Continued.

Leg 1 of this race ended with racers being given a clue and sent on, but first place team Gary and Mallory left with the coveted Express Pass and Kris and Amanda were still to perform their automatic U-Turn.

Leg 4 of this race, at least on the fourth show, ended with racers being sent on with no actual pit stop, and with Zev/Justin still working on the Detour task and Kent/Vyxsin about to have to retrace to the gondola looking for their pack with money and passports, and not yet at the detour.

P- Leg 3. The Globetrotters arrived 3rd at the Pit Stop and Ron & Christina 4th, but Phil imposed a 30 min. penalty on the Trotters because they took R/C pack and left it in the changing area and didn't tell R/C who lost time looking for it. This moved R/C into 3rd and the Trotters into 4th, but Jen/Kisha arrived within the penalty time so they took 4th and the Trotters were 5th.

P Leg 3 Mel and Mike didn't complete the detour due to extreme cold.. Mike called it off. And this meant they were last and eliminated.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 11:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Sean.. reading your blog.. I think this was like the ticket I just paid $490 for plus $50 to be allowed to go to traffic school and an amount for traffic school TBD at this point but probably $40 at least.

And it was a camera and I was informed weeks later.

BE and FT were caught by the camera, not by Christina.

So fair or not that is the way things work in real non race life these days too.

LOL.. in my notes I had Mallory neighing like a horse and then galloping off when they got their first clue.. later Luke sort of whinneyed too.

Hmm if M/L really are first to the U Turn who hasn't helped them yet? Mallory's helping them might save them, though they would be the logical ones, at least force them to maybe use their Express Pass.. but it will probably be Jet and Cord..

Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 3:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
While watching the clips, seems that Kent/Vixon weren't the ONLY ones lost on the way to the airport. Margie (looking pretty haggard) in the back seat, they were 5 HOURS still on the road heading back towards the airport - with 4-hrs til departure time. She said the map was confusing with all the loops and interchanges, she couldn't understand from watching TV how teams could get so lost. Says NOW she understands.

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/video/?pid=i6obR2OCYP__C5n8EdzAVDHq8h0YQNZo&vs=Default&play=true
The Amazing Race 18 - Margie & Luke Lost In Tokyo
Clip 1:44 Dating Goths Kent & Vyxsin weren't the only team with troubles getting to the airport.
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There was a dustup previously in another clip with Justin & Margie & Jaime, for Jaime saying someone shouldn't help BE/FT on the zodiac windchime task. Justin yelled at Margie & Jaime for being hypocritical when their own teams have been working within their alliance so much.

Now J/Z and Cowboys have been pretty much running their own races. Margie/Luke seem to be a weak & needy team. I wouldn't be surprised if M/L got an opportunity to U-turn either of those teams J/Z or the Cowboys, whether they needed to or not. It's their MO, in their makeup even.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 6:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
Kappy said we haven't seen "much" of the Cowboys, and we haven't seen nearly as much as of some other teams. Maybe we just miss them more because they are so cute and pleasant -

Lostfan
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03-10-2010

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 10:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lostfan a private message Print Post    
I just cant believe that mallory helped luke ... why do these people keep helping them, they are never greatful and will never help anyone else ... and from the previews, it looks lke they are the ones to use the u-turn on someone. :-(

so sick of this team. never know, but mallory and her dad could have been first if they hadnt helped luke.

and I hate these "continued" shows ... wth!

Brenda1966
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07-02-2002

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Even if you can't wear the fanny pack for certain tasks, when you are running, on the move from task to task you should wear the flipping thing!

I was one of the fools interested to see Mom and Luke race again, hoping they'd grown up a bit. But she's really started to get on my nerves. They are always asking for help but offer little up. And now they are going to u-turn someone?! When will people realize this and stop helping them!??!

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 11:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Oh I meant to mention that I actually enjoyed watching Ron & Christina for once. The role reversal was funny with him constantly stopping to eat and her trying to nag him to get moving.

Also as others have mentioned, I'm tired of these teams helping other teams. I'm all for a team being pleasant to other teams and treating it as a friendly competition but helping each other all the time is a useless strategy, it ultimately leads to hard feelings and it takes away from the show.

Scout
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01-19-2005

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scout a private message Print Post    
I thought that Ron's anger was kind of scary. Christina actually jumped out of a moving shuttle - would have hit her head on the road if the backpack hadn't cushioned it, and mostly, I think, because her dad was going to totally lose it if they didn't get on the other shuttle.
Very classy of the Globetrotters to hold theirs. I doubt Ron would have done the same.

I wondered if Vyxsin was having so much trouble thinking was just result of the altitude? I don't remember her ever having so many problems before.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 12:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
I was shocked that GT's held the bus too. There is no way I would ever imagine Christina holding a fart let alone a bus for any of the other teams. Yes I typed fart.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 12:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
I got the impression that the fanny pack kind of slipped off of Kent as he got off the tram...it looked like it sort of caught on the doorway when they showed it...but STILL! Don't you think you would notice something like that? I'm not sure I would depend on a fanny pack for documents that important. I might have to tape it onto my body or something like that.

I'm ready for Ron and Christina to leave. I was ready for them to leave last week.

I kind of like the "to be continued" rounds because that way teams have a chance to catch up instead of getting so overwhelmingly behind. Of course that doesn't count if the team that should be eliminated by my choice is the one who doesn't get eliminated...LOL!

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 1:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
LOL lilfair

Karuuna
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08-30-2000

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 1:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I think helping builds good will, and perhaps less likelihood that you will be U-turned down the road. So it may very well be a good strategy.

Just like after the GTs got help from Zev & Justin, and then turned around and gave them an advantage later.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Ron and Christina didn't help people at the airport last night...but then they expected help when they were on the road. I hope Kharma comes back and bites them!

Nerovh
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06-12-2005

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 1:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nerovh a private message Print Post    
I just don't see M/L caring whether or not a team has helped them in the past if they really think that team is a threat to them. Time and again they have ditched people who helped them instead of returning the favor and helping the other team out. I have yet to see them "repay" any of the favors they have received, unlike FT/BE. I hope Christina/Ron get some kind of penalty for not taking the right bus the whole way, just like FT/BE got one for accidentally taking the wrong pack.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 2:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
ITA Nevroh. Their sense of entitlement is just amazing to me. I think of them as the Amazing Race's answer to Blanche DuBois, except less charming, if that's possible.

Gurliegirl
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06-20-2006

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 2:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gurliegirl a private message Print Post    
Sometimes I wonder if any of these people have even seen the show before, much less actually played the game before.

Karuuna
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08-30-2000

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 2:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Well, helping someone else is not a *guarantee* they will help you back. However, if you can help them, and you think it will not get you eliminated *this* round, then it could be wise. Again, thinking Uturn....

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 2:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Of course they are all thinking that Kent and Vyxsin are way behind them...only Justin and Zev know they have caught up.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, March 14, 2011 - 3:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
The Globetrotters ARE a class act - they do their mommas and grandmommas proud. Their atleticism and sports smarts may thrill the male side of the famiies, but I can tell you good manners and fairness come from the other sides.

This may also be a good time for me to remark on my respect for the Cowboys not taking the Lord's name in vain. They also show the results of loving, caring "raising!" And, yes, I know the proper term is "rearing, but I think that mean something different to rodeo riders!