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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Sunday, November 27, 2011 - 10:41 pm
Go Broncos! Sorry east coast people, but that was exciting! Sorry to see Bill and Cathi go as well. DD really liked them as a team, and so did I. Very good role models. I had to laugh because when they talked of being "best friends" DD said "but I thought they were married!". 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, November 27, 2011 - 11:12 pm
11/27/2011 Leg 10 - Brussels, Belgium
team | 13 | 25/6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 63/8 | 7 | 8 | 99 | 10 | 11 | 12 | avg | RB | SB | HZ | Dbl U turn | FF | prizes | E | Andy(30) Tommy(32) | 07 | 04 01 | 02 01 | 01 | 05 | 02 01 | 01 | 03 | 04 | 01 | | | 02.40 | A5 T6 | | | | | trip to Ireland trip to Dubai $5Keach trip to Br VI $7.5K each 2 Ford Mustangs | | Jeremy(35) Sandy(33) | 02 | 05 06 | 03 | 03 | 08 | 04 03 | 06 | 05 | 03 | 02 | | | 04.10 | J6 S4 | | | | | | | Ernie(29) Cindy(30) | 01 | 01 04 | 05 | 05 | 03 | 05 | EP 02 | 01 | 02 | 03 | | | 03.10 | E6 C5 | | | L8 UT B/C | | Express Pass2 trip to Fiji | | Amani(36) Marcus(30) | 05 | 07 09 | 06 | 06 | 01 | 07 | 04 | 04 | 01 | 04 | | | 04.70 | A5 M6 | L74 | | | | trip to Bali trip to Panama | | Bill(63) Cathi(62) | 113 | 03 07 | 07 | 07 | 02 | 03 06 | 03 | 02 | 05 | 05 | | | 05.50 | B6 C5 | L24 | | L8: UT L/Z | | | L10 | Laurence(48) Zac(19) | 06 | 08 02 | 01 027 | 04 | 06 | 04 | 05 | 06 | | | | | 04.38 | L4 Z5 | | | L7: UT M/A | | | L8 | Justin(31) Jennifer(26) | 03 | 06 08 | 04 | 02 | 04 | 01 02 | 07 | | | | | | 04.29 | Ju4 Je4 | | | | | | L7 | Liz(24) Marie(24) | 10 | 02 05 | 08 | 083 | 09 | | | | | | | | 07.00 | L2 M4 | L54 | | | | | L5 | Kaylani(33) Lisa(32) | 09 | 10 03 | 09 | | | | | | | | | | 07.00 | K1 L1 | | L11 | | | | L3 | Ethan(37) Jenna(30) | 04 | 09 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 07.00 | E2 J0 | | | | | | L2 | Ron(44) Bill(49) | 08 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 09.50 | R1 B1 | | | | | | L2 | | 1 Hazard - As last to find first clue at beginning of leg 1, Kaylani and Lisa must complete a Hazard Task before the end of the leg. To add to the excitement Kaylani drops her passport in a gas station near the starting point but it is gone when they go back. Luck of the showgirls.. someone who realized Amazing Race was going through tweeted someone and took the passport to LAX where they paged Kaylani, so the team made the second flight out. The Hazard task required them to go to a certain building and one of them (Kaylani) had to bungee jump in a mall. 2 EXPRESS PASS allows a team to skip or abandon any task at any one time through the 8th leg of the race. Ernie and Cindy won the EP in Taipei at the end of Leg 1. 3 Non Elimination Leg. Leg 1 was an NEL, thus saving Bill and Cathi, who came in last. Leg 4 was an NEL, thus saving Liz and Marie, who came in last. Leg 6 was an NEL, thus saving Marcus and Amani, who came in last. 4 SPEED BUMP - A task that must be performed only by the last place team on the next leg after they come in last during a NEL. Bill and Cindi were last in NEL in the first leg, so had to perform a Speed Bump in Leg 2. AND the next leg will be a double elimination leg.. so Bill and Cathi will have to be at least in 9th place next round to stay in the race. Liz and Marie were last to the pit stop in Leg 4 and thus had to complete a Speed Bump task in Leg 5. Their task was to clean up after and wash an elephant. Marcus and Amani were last to the pit stop in Leg 6 and had to complete a Speed Bump task in Leg 7. This task consisted of solving a slide puzzle to create a picture of the new flag of Malawi. 5 DOUBLE ELIMINATION ROUND. Two teams will be eliminated. Round 2. 6 Round two. At the end of the detour tasks, teams were told to take the money they earned and donate it at an orphanage, where they would get a token and proceed to the pit stop. However, there was a sign on the table telling them to ALSO donate ALL money they had. This sign was missed by most teams, who then had to go back on foot to the orphanage, donate and return to the pitstop.. and this changed the order and caused one team (Ethan and Jenna) down to last two, and thus eliminated. Kaylani and Lisa did notice the sign, so, while being one of the last two teams to the pitstop, they lived to run another leg. 7 Laurence and Zac were team # 1 but incurred a 15 minute penalty for using four buckets to draw water, instead of the two buckets specified in the clue. This dropped them to second place behind Andy and Tommy. 8 Justin and Jennifer were team #1,but forgot to pay their truck driver, so Andy and Tommy took over first place while they had to return to pay the driver. They just made it back to be team #2. Bill and Cindy also failed to pay their driver, so it seemed that they might have been ahead of the second arrival of Justin and Jennifer and the first arrival of Jeremy and Sandy. Thus Bill and Cindy dropped from third to sixth (just beating out Marcus and Amani) and Jeremy and Sandy went from fourth to third. Legs 7 and 8 included the opportunity for two teams to U-Turn another team. In Leg 7, Laurance and Zac chose to U-Turn Marcus and Amani, but Marcus and Amani were ahead of them, so there was no effect on them. In Leg 8, Ernie and Cindy U-Turned Bill and Cathi, which meant Bill and Cathi had to complete both options of the Roadblock. Bill and Cathi chose to U-Turn Laurance and Zac. 9 To Be Continued. At the Pit Stop for Leg 9, Marcus and Amani arrived first, were awarded a trip to Panama and then told by Phil to take this clue and continue on. We didn't get the rest of that leg until the next week's show. It was not an elimination round but was also not NEL, so Bill and Cathi avoided a Speed Bump task.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, November 27, 2011 - 11:22 pm
I remember the Heidi Bowl. I think I might have even watched Heidi that night. A week later, I was struck down by the Hong Kong flu and in bed for a month. My then husband didn't watch football. === I am thankful I'm on the west coast at times like these, though. Andy and Tommy are going to NEED to win the big prize to help pay for taxes on all the prizes they have won so far.. Not that they would complain. You know who I'm NOT missing? Laurance!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 1:30 am
The judge on that waffle task was so sweet...you could tell that he was wanting them to get the order right. Cindy needs to quit obsessing over being first and just try and run the race. She will have gone around the world and not enjoyed one single moment of it...Ernie needs to think seriously about that one! Love the two snowboarders. They, on the other hand, are enjoying the heck out of themselves.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 3:15 am
I think they have shown Cindy enjoying some of the tasks, so who knows how much they are skewing the coverage.. their schtick seems to be that she's too driven. But Ernie was also beating up on himself over the driving too. The funniest moment tonight was quick.. after Marcus and Amani had watched the pigeons fly and then went off to meet them and they saw a couple of pigeons by the side of the road and there was some remark that they hoped those weren't THEIR pigeons.. for some reason that made me laugh. I noticed the waffle judge too.. so supportive, unlike most of the judges on this show.. sweet is a good description.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 5:45 am
Must have been too close to my bedtime - stupid football! - but I thought the waffle judge was a female! I also thought all but the first driver-guy at the Ford Proving Grounds acted like they were having as good a time as the racers! I wonder if there was a "Phil eyebrow" when one of the gals mispronounced "proving."
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 6:58 am
Good show. I agree with most everyone's comments. I was sorry to see Bill and Cathi eliminated. It was great to finally see a nice competitive older couple. The waffle judge was a sweet guy. The Mustang competition was awesome. What a great prize for the guys to win for coming first!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 8:02 am
Ernie needs to RUN far, far away!!! I think that is what annoys me most about Cindy (besides her being a control freak) is she obsesses over coming in first so much that she even used a U-Turn to guaranty it. I don't think she realizes they just have to avoid last place. She is ruining the enjoyment of the race for herself. Just. Don't. Like. Her.
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 8:19 am
I kind of tend to think that Ernie's personality is a good fit for Cindy. They complement each other by being opposites. I don't think he feels she is over the top or ruining anything. I also think she sees in him what she is lacking in herself....that is the draw that keeps them together. I am sorry to see the older couple go also. They are from the town 10 miles over from my hometown so I was rooting for them. They handled things with maturity and grace and gave it their all. It is so nice to see couples working together in a positive light. I can live with a Marcus/Amani win or a snowboarder win.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 8:44 am
I agree that the Ford Proving Grounds people were great...was the second one an America or was his accent just a lot less distinctive?
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 12:13 pm
Auntiemike, are you still living 10 miles from Albany?
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 1:40 pm
No, I'm in Eastern Washington now, although Corvallis is my hometown and I was just there this past weekend. I do know that you are in Albany, however. Do you know this couple?
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 2:59 pm
Was there a penalty for Bill and Cathy coming in last on the previous leg? I heard Phil tell them they came in last but were to keep on running.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 3:44 pm
I don't think so...since it was a DEL there didn't seem to be a penalty.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 4:13 pm
Phil did have a "look" when Proving was pronounced Proh ving.. No penalty for Ernie and Cindy.. after all they did pay for the tickets they lost. And no penalty for Bill and Cathi since I guess technically it was a leg with two pit stops and not an NEL.. but as it turned out they didn't get an advantage for that and were still last at the second PS. (or they just didn't show it since it didn't matter). I thought Bill and Cathi were mostly great.. they did have some brain farts.. which I had sort of forgotten until they brought it up in an interview.. that first leg when they and some others were staring right at the clue but looked all over that area. That first leg must just put people into a crazy place, but if they can get some legs under their belts, they may settle into the race and Bill and Cathi certainly did that.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, November 28, 2011 - 6:34 pm
From my fav exit interview site: Exclusive: Cathi Alden and Bill Alden talk about 'The Amazing Race' http://realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-cathi-alden-and-bill-alden-talk-about-the-amazing-race-12911.php
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Saturday, December 03, 2011 - 6:49 pm
I remember the Heidi incident from 1968. Think I was 12. I watched Heidi and didn't hear about the uproar it caused until later. I would have been upset if I were a football fan. The networks sure learned their lesson from that one!}
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, December 04, 2011 - 6:05 am
Who or what was "Heidi?" Anybody got a link?
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Sunday, December 04, 2011 - 8:31 am
TNT, they are referring to "The Heidi Bowl," which is the reason why networks can not cut off a football game to go to a regularly scheduled show. The game took place in 1968. Here is the link, it is an interesting read. There is no purpose to bellyache about football pre-empting TAR, because as a result of the Heidi Bowl, the networks can not cut away from a football game to a previously scheduled show. CBS is now airing commercials advising viewers to add one hour to the DVR for whatever Sunday night shows they record. Heidi Bowl
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, December 04, 2011 - 12:41 pm
Thanks, Lexie! I'll have to check that out at the library!
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Sunday, December 04, 2011 - 4:13 pm
TNT, it is a link from Wikipedia - not a video.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, December 04, 2011 - 4:28 pm
And a seond thank you, Lexie! I can open Wikipedia on my whimpy little home set, but not videos!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, December 04, 2011 - 9:00 pm
TnT, you HAVE to remember Heidi-gate! But Good lord, how could that have been all the way back in 1968???? Maybe that is a typo, and it was 1978? or 1988? Yikes!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, December 05, 2011 - 1:17 am
Oh goodness Juju. You must be brilliant while the rest of us are not. ETA: I don't & never have watched football nor Heidi. Don't measure anyone for not watching this stuff.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Monday, December 05, 2011 - 6:04 am
Juju - Despite my screen name, I am not - and have never been - a football fan. That is likely why I was not aware of the "Heidi" deal -
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Monday, December 05, 2011 - 10:28 am
I've never been a football fan, but I remember waiting to watch Heidi while my dad was watching a game. I was happy when it switched; he wasn't!
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Monday, December 05, 2011 - 1:39 pm
My daughter and I came into the room about five of seven. My ex told me there was no way they'd start Heidi on time because the game was going to go over. He just about exploded when Heidi started. He was one of the thousands of calls that jammed the phone lines. Hehe, I still remember how angry he was and how much my daughter and I enjoyed that particular version of Heidi.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, December 05, 2011 - 10:15 pm
Hahahahaha, I think I was waiting to watch Heidi too. I am not a football watcher. That said, although I do "remember" it when it happened, I more remember the fallout of it from following years. I thought it was pretty doggone funny that people were so OUTRAGED that HEIDI could ever in a million years have been considered even in the same league with, much less more important than, the Super Bowl. I am just an anthropological observer, and this was one for the ages in American culture.
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