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Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Wednesday, June 02, 2010 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
Well, Race XVII started filming this past week- here are the first batch of spoilers from various sources.

-11 teams again this time around.

-Starting point- Boston, MA on May 26th (they arrived on lobster boats)

-FOUR F/F teams (they seem to be trying for a F/F winner), 3 M/M teams, 4 coed teams.

-Four of the 22 contestants are beauty pageant participants- one is racing with her dad, one is racing with her boyfriend, and two of them are racing together (these two are Mrs. America contestants)

-One of the M/M teams are Princeton graduates, and were members of the schools a cappella group (they'll probably go for a Glee-like angle I guess).

-another M/M is a YouTube comedian and his dad- here's his website (notice in his blog it says he'll be "away from the internet for a while" and "I'm doing a project overseas" as of May 21st)
http://www.kevjumba.com/

-They had to drive themselves in Smart Cars from the starting location (in Gloucester) to Logan Airport.

-First leg goes to England (the first time in a while it's been in the UK)

-they have to drive to Stonehenge- so that might be the pitstop or somewhere close to it (that would be an awesome place for a pitstop actually)

-Second leg- UK to Ghana (a new country). The second and third legs are speculated to both be in Ghana- not confirmed.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Wednesday, June 02, 2010 - 4:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Wilson, I always get so excited when I see that you've been posting in the AR thread. Thanks!

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Monday, June 07, 2010 - 1:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
more stuff came in this weekend...this is from Reality Fan Forum BTW...

-they're not sure about the beauty queen team anymore, that might have been a misidentification.

-The route has gone from Ghana to somewhere in Scandanavia (possibly Sweden), and from there to Russia. They believe they are through 6 legs, so that's about halfway.

Tntitanfan
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08-03-2001

Monday, June 07, 2010 - 4:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tntitanfan a private message Print Post    
It is sort of like having two TAR's for the price of one - a whole set of the "spoilers" show and then the actual show!

Aussiedeb
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07-05-2004

Monday, June 21, 2010 - 7:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Aussiedeb a private message Print Post    
My daughter is currently in Australia and will be traveling back on July 1st & 2nd.. told her to look out for TAR teams..

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Monday, June 21, 2010 - 5:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
OK- a bit of new info from RFF:

-It looks like at least TWO of the final four teams will be female/female, maybe even two of the final 3!

-The route seems to go from Russia, to Oman, to Bangladesh, to Hong Kong, to South Korea.

-Finish line seems to be in LA, and filming wrapped up on June 15th or 16th (so it was only about 21-22 days long).

Mimi
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04-30-2009

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 9:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mimi a private message Print Post    
Oh this is exciting! Any ideas when it airs?

Aussiedeb
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07-05-2004

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 6:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Aussiedeb a private message Print Post    
Oh.. that means my daughter missed out on seeing them at LAX.. dammit.. I was hoping for some inside info finally lol

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
We have a premiere date- Sunday, September 26th at 8:30 PM (special time, and it's a 90 minute episode....)

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 1:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I'm so happy it is a 90 minute premiere. It is way too much to take in trying to get to know the teams in 60 minutes.

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 6:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
Teams are up!

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Wednesday, September 01, 2010 - 4:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
OK- over on RFF,the info says it looks like the new twist is called the EXPRESS PASS.

They aren't 100% sure about it, but they think what the team who has it can do is use it to skip any one Detour or Roadblock task of their choice and automatically get the clue to the next location. Sort of a Mini-Fast Forward (since they don't go automatically to the Pitstop, unless the clue they get directs them to), but they choose when to use it.

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Tuesday, September 07, 2010 - 5:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
OK....it looks like we might have some info on the first couple of eliminated teams...as well as a possible F3.

Apparently, the first three out are:
Ron/Tony

Andie/Jenna (which is a shame- they have such a good story)

Nick/Vicki

the final 3 are likely:

Nat/Kat (the doctors)

Brooke/Claire (the home shopping hosts- and the team who has an unfortunate encounter with a watermelon)

Jill/Thomas (one of the dating couples)

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
spoiler for tonight:
(re RFF - Reality Fan Forum)

EP01: Gloucester/Boston, MA (USA) to England
Film Date: MAY 26-MAY 27
Air Date: SEPT 26

START: Teams ride lobster boats from State Fish Pier across Gloucester Inner Harbor to starting line at Eastern Point Yacht Club

Drive yourselves (in Smart Cars) to Logan International Airport (Crews following in SUVs)
EVIDENCE: Report of teams asking for directions on East Main Street

Fly to London, England
First 3 teams on AA108 (DEP 7:06pm/ARR 7:00am
Stephanie/Chad Dating (initially wearing blue and black and changed into black at Boston airport)
Ron/Tony: One thin, one heavy-set, dressed in orange
Jill/Thomas: M (dark hair) in white, F (blonde) in purple (may be wearing lime green pants?)
Other 8 teams on VS12 (DEP 8:02pm/ARR 7:26am) (Source):
Michael/Kevin: Asian father/son team in blue
Connor/Jonathon: Wearing green (dark hair, in 20s-30s)
Gary/Mallory: Gary in yellow (gray hair), Mallory blonde in yellow with black jacket
Nat/Kat: One in blue (blonde hair), one in black jacket/blue shirt (possibly Asian, dark hair)
Nick/Vicki: Dark hair, wearing grey/black with lots of tattoos, piercings (may be wearing lime green pants?)
Brook/Claire: One with dark hair, one blonde
Rachel/Katie: Blonde, wearing bright green
Andie/Jenna: Dark hair, wearing red/maroon/black (changed into pink and blue at Boston airport)
EVIDENCE: Teams spotted at airport

ROUTE INFO: Drive yourselves to Stonehenge (near Amesbury/Salisbury, England)

Balancing task?
Drive to Eastnor Castle
Scale wall of castle, perform zipline task to retrieve flag
ROADBLOCK: Hit knight with launched watermelon (possibly with Knights of Middle England ((Source))
PERFORMED BY: Claire
PIT STOP: First place team given Express Pass
Possibly Eliminated:
Andie/Jenna: No sightings since Logan Airport in Boston (5/26), possibly made it to Ghana re: tweet (Source)
Ron/Tony: No sightings since LHR customs (5/27)
Status Uncertain:
Stephanie/Chad: No confirmed sightings since Logan (5/26), POSSIBLE sighting in Muscat (MCT) (6/8)
Nick/Vicki: Last spotted in customs at LHR entering England (5/27), POSSIBLE sighting in Hong Kong (6/12)

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
from tv guide interview of Phil - re the pass...

TVGuide.com: Speaking of new things, what can you tell us about the Express Pass?


Keoghan: Well, first of all, I think we've tried to always inject new things, but at the same time, we don't want to mess with something that's worked. Like I said, change is always good. It livens up the show and keeps everyone on their toes, especially for a show that's been on as long as ours. This is a tool that teams can use to help themselves stay in the race and it's something from the beginning that gives them an extra incentive to race really hard right out of the gate. It rewards the team that does well, but unlike the Fast Forward, its impact is not for one leg. It has an effect on the entire race.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Amazing-Race-Keoghan-1023630.aspx?rss=breakingnews

Rvon
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12-11-2003

Monday, September 27, 2010 - 8:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rvon a private message Print Post    
I grew up in the Boston area (moved to West Coast years ago) and visited Gloucester many, many times. I was very surprised that this was a starting point because, if my memory serves me correctly, Gloucester is about 1.5 hours from Boston/Logan Airport. And from what I recall of Logan Airport, it is a nightmare to get to.

They must have given them very good directions to get into Logan Airport because I can't figure out how the heck they ever found their way there without specific directions. Just sayin'.....

Nancy
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08-01-2000

Monday, September 27, 2010 - 9:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancy a private message Print Post    
rvon-Gloucester is about 45 min to an hour tops from logan airport--i live in beverly and it takes me 1/2 hour to logan(traffic being light) and gloucester is only 10-15 more minutes from here.

Nancy
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08-01-2000

Monday, September 27, 2010 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancy a private message Print Post    
Also Logan airport is not all that difficult to navigate to now--its been totally re-worked :-)

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 9:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
I wondered about the distance - thanks for sharing! Reading maps has become a real lost art thanks to GPS, on iphones as well as in rental cars!!

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 10:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
The Racers -
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head to Ghana the first 4 on the flights will be Connor/Jonathon arriving first of four teams (Michael/Kevin, Rachel/Katie, and Brook/Claire

but that didnt mean much last week...

so that leaves Andie/Jenna or Stephanie/Chad since Tony/Ron were eliminated last week (These teams hadnt had any sightings from Reality Fan Forum sleuthers)

I found the youtube posted on RFF very interesting - it is only 22 seconds long, and gives an overview of the Kaneshie Market in Ghana that AR is speculated to go - perhaps a roadblock that involves coffins shaped like fish/lobsters..



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcgxhyEDp7o
very loud, very busy, crowded market.

Episode 3 from TV Guide says the name is In Phil We Trust, and its also in Ghana - a quiz stumps the teams

the preview commercial on youtube was taken down. Screen caps are still posted on RFF

Wilsonatmd
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01-23-2001

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 2:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wilsonatmd a private message Print Post    
Well, the press info for next week (10/17) says in part:

"one couple finds themselves in an unfortunate position and contemplate making a game changing decision"

Could we see Jill/Thomas using their Express Pass?

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 8:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
from the tv guide Episode 6:
Run Babushka Run
The seven remaining teams depart the Pit Stop at Ankenes Marina in Narvik, Norway on the sixth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 8:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Leg 1 USA-England
Leg 2 England to Ghana
Leg 3 Ghana
Leg 4 Ghana to Sweden
Leg 5 Sweden to Norway
Leg 6 Norway to Russia
Leg 7 Russia
Leg 8 Russia to Bangladesh (via Oman?)
Leg 9 Bangladesh
Leg 10 Bangladesh to Hong Kong
Leg 11 Hong Kong to South Korea
Leg 12 South Korea to USA

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, October 31, 2010 - 5:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Safe from Elimination at End of Leg:
Brook/Claire: Spotted in Hong Kong, likely spotted in Dongducheon, South Korea (Source 1), (Source 2), (Source 3)
Nat/Kat: Spotted in Hong Kong, likely spotted in Dongducheon, South Korea (Source 1), (Source 2)
Jill/Thomas: POSSIBLY spotted in Hong Kong, likely spotted in Dongducheon, South Korea (Source 1), (Source 2)
Nick/Vicki: POSSIBLE sighting in Hong Kong (6/12), likely sighting as decoys on flight to LAX (Source 1)
Stephanie/Chad: POSSIBLE sighting in Muscat Airport on evening of 6/8 or 9

Possibly Eliminated:
Michael/Kevin: Not seen since flight to St Petersburg 6/5
Gary/Mallory: Not seen since flight to St Petersburg 6/5

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Sunday, October 31, 2010 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
Episode 7 - I want to be in the circus that's where I belong - Russia (is it a TBC leg? double leg, 2 episodes but 1 leg )

Love that they are showing Russian

the first 6 episodes to get rid of 5 teams.....then the next 5/6 episodes to get rid of 3 teams......then the finale. They move the NELs around.......but seems to work out pretty close.

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/26810451

Reader234
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08-13-2000

Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 8:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Reader234 a private message Print Post    
more tv guide info on Episode 7 - -
"I Want To Be In The Circus, That's Where I Belong" (Russia) — Teams are clowning around when they learn a traditional Russian circus act, but it's no joke when multiple teams make a critical error and misread a clue, jeopardizing their positions in the Race, on THE AMAZING RACE, Sunday, Nov. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan is host.

Its all about reading the clues correctly, sad when a team taxi that doesnt know where to go, or needs gas, or... they cant get a taxi, but if they cant read the clues correctly....

Bolshoi Circus is here http://reserve.sp.ru/circus/index_e.htm

I'll have to ask my future dil what the traditional lawn game could be! I'm sure she would frown and tell me they never played lawn games when she lived in Russia!

you tube has a few videos on the Gorodki Lawn Game! Here's the website with the diagram
http://strange-games.blogspot.com/2007/10/gorodki-russian-street-skittles.html

and some youtubes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMGOoD8St_A&feature=related
this is one that is 5 min long, black and white, involves set up etc...


2 years ago
*Gorodki (little cities) is an ancient sport played in Russia. As a modern sport having uniform rules, Gorodki were generated by 1923. The basic aim of the game is to remove skittles presented in 15 different figures from a designated area at the playing field by throwing a bat at them. Gorodki is most often played in teams. Famous people who played it include Alexander Suvorov the great general, Ivan Pavlov the biologist and Vladimir Lenin the revolutionary.

The previews of the circus show they have to spin plates.

The promos are showing the girls Brooke/Claire (Home shopping girls) are having a hard time and may be eliminated (but they've been seen in the other places, where the parent/child teams have not been spotted elsewhere)