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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 12:19 am
- Who's going to face the doubled U-turns? - Will Zev/Justin make up some time while blowing their horn & whistling Dixie? - Will Kent/Vyxsin find their passport/fanny pack on the endless string of rotating gondolas, OR will some kind stranger leave it at the ticket window? OR will K/V be consigned to early retirement living in China forevermore? - Will Ron discover he's put on weight from relentless eating of the delicacies, so he can no longer run (just waddle)? Pull out the popcorn! This is bound to be another intense show! Amazing Race Don't Ruin the Basketball Game (Kunming, China) P.S. Yes, Bisc is slow in producing tonight. Just came back after gazing at the 'super Moon' from my balcony, couldn't stop looking. The cloud cover parted and the moon was just so glorious! A sight to behold.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 8:05 am
Well the super moon is a pretty good excuse. But there won't be another one in what ... 18 years? 
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 3:16 pm
I loved looking at it out my LR window last night as I sipped a bedtime glass of cold white wine!
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 4:09 pm
SuperMoon was fantastic. It looked like a bright glowing light from my place. Basketball is running long, so AR will start late. Set DVR's and TiVo's accordingly. Except on west coast, of course.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 4:51 pm
60 minutes is on (around 6:30 CST I believe, I wasnt watching specifically)
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 5:19 pm
60 Minutes is over and previouslies are on now.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 5:32 pm
Back with K/V having to go back and look for their pack. Zev & Justin are the 8th team to arrive. They have to travel by train and go to Dounan Flower Market. There is a Double U-Turn somewhere in this leg of the race. K/V go back to the top and get their pack back. Margie/Luke are back at the train station. The earliest train is at 7PM. Margie/Luke bummed about this since it means they'll all be on the same train. K/V doing Hammer. They get through and head off to the pit stop. They are the last team to arrive but they are still racing. Phil hands them the clue. There is bad news though and they've incurred a 30 minute penalty. They'll have to wait that out before checking into the next pit stop. Phil encourages them as they take off. K/V heading to the train station. They say they are NOT going to let anyone else know about their penalty or they'll be a target for the Double U-Turn. Other teams are waiting and the Cowboys, Jen/Kesha, and Flight Time/Big Easy playing a game of basketball as they wait. The other teams are watching and cheering them on... Zev/Justin arrive in the middle of the game. They tell them about K/V. K/V arriving and the other teams asking what happened. Kent sticking to the story about their car breaking down. Vyxsin tells them they don't know what will happen as far as a penalty. Train boarding now. There are three beds stacked on top of each other in each room. (Actually 6 beds total.) Train arrives and all the teams take off to get a taxi. Zev/Justin following Christina/Ron's taxi. Flower Market: Jen/Kesha arrive first with Ron/Christina right behind them. Jen/Kesha find the clue box. Must now make their way to the Golden Horse and Jade Memorial Arches. Margie/Luke are 4th to arrive behind Zev/Justin. Big Easy/Flight Time are the last to get to the Flower Market. Looks like Jet/Cord took their taxi. Flight Time/Big Easy searching for a taxi.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 5:34 pm
Why do K/V think that having a penalty will make them a target for the u-turn. If anything, that should keep them from being picked.
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Pippin04
Member
10-26-2007
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 5:39 pm
I do not like that they all get a chance to catch up. It seems like they are doing this on the show all the time now.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 5:46 pm
Back with Flight Time/Big Easy finding a taxi and heading off. Ron/Christina arrive first with Zev/Justin right behind them. DETOUR. Honor the Past: Must watch traditional performance. Without taking notes, place set of 15 dolls in the order the performers appeared on stage. Embrace the Future: Unload solar heater from truck, go onto roof of a building and install it. When correctly installed, they'll get clue. Ron/Christina and Zev/Justin doing Honor the Past. Jet/Cord at McDonalds?? (From the part in the clue that said "Golden Arches".) Ron/Christina and Zev/Justin arrive at the theater and putting on their outfits. Ron/Christina and Zev/Justin both splitting up the dancers on the stage (in their own teams, I mean) to remember the order. Margie/Luke Embracing the Future and carrying their boxes up the stairs now. Kent/Vyxsin doing Embrace the Future. Jet/Cord & Gary/Mallory finally find the right place. Jet/Cord doing Embrace the Future. Ron/Christina get it wrong and have to do it again. Margie/Luke have to get one more box on the roof and now working on assembling their heater. Zev/Justin see who they had wrong and head back to move their dolls around. Zev/Justin get it as Ron/Christina head back out to watch the performance. Double U-Turn: Two teams can slow down two other teams by forcing them to complete the other side of the DETOUR. Jen/Kesha get their dolls right and head out. Ron & Christina finally get their dolls right and get their clue. They head out. As they come out, Jen/Kesha and Zev/Justin are still outside. They are going to follow Ron/Christina. Jaime & Cara are carrying their boxes upstairs to the roof now. Margie/Luke finish their heater and pass Kent/Vyxsin coming up the stairs. Jaime/Cara bickering a bit here. Kent/Vyxsin working on their heater too but get stopped on the stairs when Kent says he can't do it. Jet/Cord passing them on their way up the stairs. Flight Time/Big Easy also carrying their boxes upstairs. Jaime/Cara done and get clue and head out. They say they will U-Turn if they have to... Jet/Cord finished and heading out. Ron/Christina, Zev/Justin, and Jen/Kesha are all at the wrong place. They get back in their cars and head back out. Margie/Luke arrive first. They decide not to U-Turn anyone. They must now make their way to the Stone Forest. Kent/Vyxsin finally get their heater done and head out. Gary/Mallory working on their dolls and get it right. They head out. Jaime/Cara arrive somewhere but don't think it's right. Jet/Cord arrive tho and head a different way. Jet/Cord arrive second and NOT using the U-Turn. Jet/Cord point Kent/Vyxsin in the right way. Jaime/Cara get there right behind them. Jaime/Cara want them to U-Turn the Globetrotters but they put up Jaime/Cara instead. Jaime/Cara: "Unbelievable."
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Csnog
Member
07-18-2002
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 5:48 pm
That's the way it runs in China. While some of the cities are very modern, others are not. The transportation system is not as up to date as politicians would like you to believe.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 5:49 pm
@Dogdoc: I think their reasoning was the 30 minute penalty AND U-Turn would pretty much guarantee everyone else would have a chance to check-in before them.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 6:03 pm
Back with Kent/Vyxsin saying the one team they knew were behind them were Jaime/Cara standing right behind them. (Recalling the mistake in their first race was U-Turning a team that was ahead of them.) Jaime/Cara U-Turn Flight Time/Big Easy as they head off to do the other task. Meanwhile the other teams are getting there and heading off to the Stone Forest. Other teams seemed to have arrived pretty close to each other as they are all going to follow each other to the Stone Forest. Jaime/Cara at the theater now and trying to remember the correct order. Flight/Time & Big/Easy arrive and see that they are U-Turned. They head back to the other task. Jaime/Cara get their dolls correct and head out. Zev/Justin upset about having left Ron/Christina. Flight Time/Big Easy at the theater and working on their dolls. They get it pretty quickly and head out. Jaime/Cara's taxi has to stop for gas. Jaime/Cara frustrated by it. THey say it is like Hawaii all over again. Zev/Justin and Gary/Mallory are following each other and aren't sure their drivers know where they are going. Jen/Kesha arrive first. ROADBLOCK: Teams must assembly a life-size dinosaur, 20-foot replica. Must make sure the dinosaur's joints are in place as they go or the palentologist will stop them if their dinosaur is unsafe. Kesha is doing this task. Margie/Luke arrive and Margie is going to do the task. Ron/Christina arrive and Christina is going to do the task. Kent/Vyxsin arrive and Kent is going to do the task. Jen asks Vyxsin why they used the U-Turn. Vyxsin admits they have a penalty and they didn't mean to lie but felt they had to "fudge around the truth." Ron is not impressed. Zev/Justin and Gary/Mallory are not in the right place but their driver seems to think he knows where to go now. Jet/Cord arrive Christina says the key was to get the hips on correctly. Kesha has to take some of hers apart. Jet is going to do the task I think? Flight Time/Big Easy arrive with Jaime/Cara behind them. Big Easy is going to do the task. Justin is going to do the task and Zev/Justin bummed that Jaime/Cara and Flight Time/Big Easy are already there. Gary/Mallory decide to use their Express Pass since they are in dead last and the task looks tricky. They have to find Green Lake Park for the pit stop. Mallory tells her dad that after using the Express Pass they have to get first. Can't tell who is ahead at this point. Jet/Cord get done and head off. They are currently in 2nd place. Flight Time asking Jaime why they U-Turned them. Jaime doesn't really answer but Vyxsin says they U-Turned Jaime/Cara because they have a penalty. Gary/Mallory's taxi has left and Jet/Cord get ahead of them at this point. Gary/Mallory pay another taxi to take them. Margie/Luke get it done and head off. Jet/Cord and Gary/Mallory at the park now. Jet/Cord are Team #1. They have won $5000 each. Gary/Mallory are Team #2. They hug and Mallory says, "Hey that's ok." Kent asks a judge and is told No. Vyxsin worries about him getting it together since they have to arrive at the pit stop a full 30 minutes before another team.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 6:07 pm
Thanks Raen. If I were Kent, I would leave Vyxsin behind.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 6:15 pm
Kent calls the judge back over but no, it's not right again. Kent going back to check the example. Christina figures out what is wrong with her dinosaur and working on fixing it. Kent also figures out his problem. Margie & Luke are Team #3. They hug. Kisha gets hers done and they get their clue. Kent finally gets his fixed and they head out. Kisha/Jen's taxi is gone so they have to get another one. Kent/Vyxsin are in their taxi and off. Big Easy finishes and gets his clue. They head out. "Double U-Turn THAT." Kent/Vyxsin are the fourth team to arrive but now have to wait out their penalty. Kisha/Jen are Team #4. Flight Time/Big Easy are arriving but not before Kent/Vyxsin can check in... They are Team #5. Flight Time/Big Easy are Team #6. Christina finishes and gets her clue. Zev yells encouragement to Justin. Cara tells Jaime she's doing great. Justin's got something wrong on his dinosaur. Jaime's is wrong as well but she doesn't see what's wrong. Justin makes a fix and he's done. They get their clue and head out. Jaime says she can't physically take this whole thing apart. She's showing Cara what board she has to flip around. Ron/Christina and Zev/Justin racing to the mat together. They are Team #7 & #8 (in that order). Jaime says she just wants it to be over. She finally gets it done correctly and they head off. They are the last team to arrive and they have been eliminated from the race. Phil, "Things just didn't go your way..." Jaime, "Things never go our way." They say they do think it was worth it for them to come back.
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 6:17 pm
Thank you Raen. Great job as usual!
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 6:19 pm
Next Week on TAR: The race moves to Calcutta, India where a massive tea tasting brings Luke to his breaking point.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 6:19 pm
Thanks too Raen! Great spoiling. I sure hope there aren't more U-turns coming up. With 3-4 1st-place finishes under their belts now, the Cowboys would be sitting ducks for selection!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 6:27 pm
Hey, I misspoke. It's Zev/Justin that have a couple of 1st-place finishes (Cancun trip & Costa Rica trip). Looks like this is the Cowboy's first 1st-place finish. I have no doubt, with their new families, the $5000 will be more useful to them. Yay Cowboys! 
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Oregonguy
Member
02-12-2006
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 6:27 pm
A pox on kent and vixsyn for u-turning cara and jaime causing their elimination!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 6:36 pm
RFF has a poster Joab that did a leaderboard (much like Sea has done for many Reality contests) http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,24808.0.html in TAR ep 5 post number 1 - I imagine he'll update it and it will be on post #1 for TAR ep 6 later
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Nerovh
Member
06-12-2005
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 6:41 pm
Jaime/Cara got what they deserved for U-turning my Globetrotters. I thought it was funny that they got eliminated lol.
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Sean
Member
02-26-2011
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 6:55 pm
Hi Everyone! Tonight's Recap is up. Hope you enjoy it! http://sfurfaro.blogspot.com/2011/03/amazing-race-recap-return-of-double-u.html Sean
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 7:13 pm
I know Jet has a family, but didnit realize that Cord does too. I didn't think he was even married in his last race! I was so glad to see the GT's bounce back - love those guys!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Sunday, March 20, 2011 - 7:21 pm
Funny, I don't see a thread with the Teams' Profiles. But I had read somewhere that Cord had gotten married not long before the race.
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