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Raenstorm
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07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 2:31 pm
1 hour and 20 minutes until the final leg begins!
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 3:51 pm
Phil recaps the season so far...
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Keldogg
Member
08-12-2005
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 3:52 pm
I would like to thank you Raen, and everyone who contributed this year, for being so good about doing the great spoiling for us this year....THANKS!
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 3:54 pm
It has been my pleasure. 
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Mush
Member
09-09-2002
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 3:54 pm
Thanks so much Raen -- as a west-coaster, I can't watch a reality show without first reading through your recaps!
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 3:56 pm
We're up to Perth and E/J canceling taxis.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 3:59 pm
Recap over and we're on to the credits now!
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 4:07 pm
Oops, forgot we don't get a commercial at the beginning of this leg. We're at the 11th pit stop. We see Ray & Yolanda getting their reward. They are in their hotel room and looking at their trip info on the computer. Phil wonders some stuff about each of the teams. 11:18 PM: BJ/Ty leave. Take taxi to Province of [some name I can't type] and find Royal K. Find elephants. 1:21 AM: E/J leave. BJ/Ty arrive and find out that it doesn't open until 4AM. Setting up camp and looking at the elephants. 1:28 AM: Ry/Yo leave. E/J and Ry/Yo arrive and find out when it opens. BJ/Ty giving Ry/Yo a hug. It opens and in they go... All getting their T-Mobile Sidekicks [watch out for falling product placement anvils!]. Fly more than 7000 miles to Tokoyo Japan and scan the giant video screens to learn the location of the next clue. BJ/Ty say, "Good thing we've already been there and I speak Japanese." Off they go.. E/J looking over their shoulders as the elephants seem to be following them. In the cab, Ty telling us about his Japanese girlfriend and how he has walked to parts of it before, etc. He guesses the other teams are probably worried about that now and we see that E/J are excited to be going but a little worried about Ty knowing it so well, though. BJ/Ty are upstairs but have to go downstairs to get ticket. Ry/Yo buying tickets on United flight but it's very very full. E/J trying to get tickets on the same flight. Ry/Yo and E/J talking about the hippies knowing Japan. Ry/Yo and E/J running for the flight. They've made it onto the flight. BJ/Ty not making it on the flight at this point.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 4:19 pm
Back at the airport, the flight takes off without BJ/Ty on it. BJ/Ty checking Thai airlines. Their flight will get in an hour and a half later than the other plane. Their plane is off now. When they land, they will look for marked cars and then go to world's busiest intersection and search giant video screens for the location of the next clue. Ry/Yo and E/J land and off to find marked cars. They get their cars and are off. Oh, E/J stop first and ask for directions where to go first. They get a map and are off. Ry/Yo getting a little confused on where to go and stopping to ask directions on where to go. They head back and are back on the right route now. BJ/Ty arrive and asking someone for directions on the bus to the marked car. E/J meanwhile very happy to have gotten a map from the guy at the hotel while Ry/Yo struggle a bit. E/J arriving now and looking for where they can park their car. They park and get some directions from someone. Ry/Yo still looking now? Yes, they keep having to stop for directions but can't understand what people are saying. BJ/Ty on their way now. E/J out looking at the video screens and they are EVERYWHERE. E/J see, "Find Hachiko". It's a statue in the crossing. They have to figure this out and look for man at the statue. They ask someone and go the right away. They find the man (he has a TAR scarf). They get clue. DETOUR. Phil explains a detour to us. Maiden: Travel 7 mi to tea garden. Must carry a maiden 1/3rd of a mile. Messenger: Pick up folding bikes and messenger bags. Assemble bikes and ride through chaotic Tokoyo traffic and deliver packages to two places. And then come back. E/J decide to do Maiden. BJ/Ty have parked now and looking at screens. They get clue and are off to get their clue. They get it and decide to do Messenger. E/J arriving at the tea garden now and carrying their maiden. BJ/Ty arrive at the bike place, assembling their bikes and are off. They get directions. They are loving their bike ride. Ry/Yo stuck in traffic and Ry is glad they have a lead on the hippies but Yo guesses that the other teams might be ahead of them and says they need to do better than this.
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Gidget
Member
07-28-2002
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 4:21 pm
"Driving Miss Crazy" LOLOL
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 4:36 pm
Ry/Yo asking for directions again but they've found someone who speaks English this time. E/J saying they need to hurry and arriving at their tea house now. They open the thing they were carrying and deliver maiden. They get clue. Make their way to Capsuleland Hotel to get next clue. Off E/J go to get taxi. BJ/Ty bicycling along. Arrive at first location and hand over package. They ask for directions on how to get to the next building. Aww, the girl looks so cute in her work outfit!! Ry/Yo arriving now and parking. Looking for clue now and they seemed to have missed it. BJ/Ty arriving at other building now and getting signature. Then they are off to return the bikes. Ry/Yo see it now and get their clue. They decide to do Maiden because they didn't feel like asking for directions again. E/J asking someone for directions for hotel. Their cab driver calls to get directions. BJ/Ty returning bikes now and getting clue. making their way to the hotel now. Ry/Yo arrive and picking up their maiden. Ry says it's heavy. E/J arriving at the hotel now. Find out they are the first. They have a 9AM departure time. They will be sleeping at the hotel that night. Laughing at how they are sleeping in "tubes" that night. One of them jokes about hoping that they don't wake up and find out it's 1972 or something. Ry/Yo finally deliver their maiden and get their clue. Ry says, "You feel much heavier than you look." Off they go with Yo telling her she is cute. Ry/Yo off to hotel now. BJ/Ty arriving at the hotel. They will leave at 9:15AM. They are talking to E/J now as E/J ask about Ry/Yo. Ry/Yo arrive and they will be leaving at 9:30AM. They come in and see everyone else. BJ/Ty asking if they got lost and Ry says they had trouble translating. All going to bed now. Next morning at 9AM, E/J leaving. Drive yourselves to Fujkyo Highland, amusement park. More than 80 miles? E/J asking for directions now as they get their car. Off they go. BJ/Ty getting their clue now and are off. They ask someone for directions and are in the car. Ry/Yo get their clue and are off. Ry says it's a beginning of a new day and they are only 15 min behind the other teams. Ry/Yo stopping to get directions first. Not sure if they understood their directions or not. E/J arriving now? Or just getting toll ticket. Not sure. E/J seeing a mountain and one says, "It must be Mt. Fuji" and the other one rolls his eyes at that. E/J paying toll now but want to stop and ask directions on where to go. Someone offers to lead them. BJ/Ty getting close to their get off now and seeing the amusement park. BJ/Ty arriving now and have caught up with the frat boys. E/J bummed that their lead is gone. Clue: Roadblock. Who is ready to coast through their day? Have to take 3 consecutive three rides. As they ride all three rides, they have to spot man holding a sign. Then have to tell park manager the message that they saw. If they are right, they get clue. If not, they have to ride all three again. Ty is doing it. I missed which of E/J is doing it. Off they go on the first ride. Ty says something about crickets but I missed what it was... First ride spins and goes upside down. [Ed: This task was MADE for me.] Ry/Yo having trouble at the toll booth. They can't find their toll ticket and having trouble translating at the booth.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 4:38 pm
Heh. Yes, I didn't get that in there...at one point while they were lost on the way from the airport, Ry made a comment about Yo being a great navigator she muttered something and he said, "Driving Miss Crazy."
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 4:51 pm
Back with Ry/Yo at the toll booth. They have to pull over to the side. They finally get it worked out and now asking for directions on where to go. Haha. I think the toll booth guy patted him somewhere he didn't like because Ry says, "Hey, man, we don't do that from where I'm from." Back with the guys on the thrill rides. On a roller coaster now and trying to look for messages now. Neither of them not sure they saw it. Ty things he did but isn't sure. Oh - ha - Ty is winking and says that he didn't actually see it and is just trying to convince Jeremy he saw it there so he won't watch as closely. Off they go... They both see it now and are done. Both get clue. Clue: Travel 7 1/2 miles to Lake... sorry I missed it. Take duck boat and paddle across the lake to the big swan boat. BJ/Ty just going and E/J following them. Jeremy jokes about having been on the swan boat team in high school. Ry/Yo bickering now. Yo is going to do the task and getting on first ride now. BJ/Ty in the car now and Ty telling BJ how he tried to throw Jeremy on the roller coaster. Jeremy is telling Eric about the same thing. Jeremy says he hates the hippies. Yo is on to the second ride now and still seeing nothing. Off to the third now. She finally sees the sign and is done. She gets clue and they are off. off they go. They get directions first but aren't sure they have it right. They look at map and are off. Yo admits that she hates Ry's driving and Ry says that she hates it when she's driving and she hates it when she isn't. BJ/Ty and E/J arriving now. Off they go to the duck boats. Paddle race now... Each in their boats and off. E/J going to keep a steady pace because they think BJ/Ty will wear out going so fast. E/J saying, "We got to beat those hippies." BJ/Ty are team #1. They high five and they've won a T-Mobile Sidekick and get three years of free service. E/J are team #2. Phil makes fun of them getting beaten by BJ/Ty on paddling. E/J saying they aren't happy with the hippies now because they are playing dirty now. Ty says it is just paying them back for the taxis. Ty says he was just trying to get an advantage because E/J are tough to beat. Ry/Yo arriving on the boat now. They are team #3 and last team to arrive but are not eliminated. However, they lose all possessions and money. They give it all up. Phil says it is tough but they could go from absolutely nothing to a million dollars. They say they are racing for a win.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:06 pm
The Big Swan was 12th pit stop. We see teams eating during their rest. 12:18 AM: BJ/Ty departing now. Fly to Anchorage, Alaska. They stop and leave Ry/Yo 2000 yen. They are cleaning frost off their car now and off they go. 12:20 AM: E/J leaving now. Clean a little frost off but then are off. Reading rules again and making like they are in a Kung Fu movie with crazy mouths. E/J making fun of BJ/Ty going a different direction and then say they hope they are going the right way. BJ/Ty looking at map and think it's the most direct route. Ry/Yo opening what BJ/Ty left them and laughing at the note, "PS: If you win a million, you owe us $20." They say they need more money. BJ/Ty arrive at hotel and asking if there is Internet and telling hotel guys to pretend they don't speak English. E/J arriving now and see they will have to wait for bus until 6AM. E/J asking for Internet and the guys saying they do but then say they don't. E/J, "You said you have it. Hmmm." They are using the phone to call now. Ry/Yo stopping to ask for money and the guys say she looks like Janet Jackson. She laughs and says it is going to be a long day. They get money and are off. BJ/Ty find a flight that arrives at 10:53AM. E/J calling and find a flight that gets in at 7:50AM. BJ/Ty seeing that the others are there. E/J asking why they came in from the back and wondering why they went the wrong way. BJ/Ty and E/J seem to be playing a game of pretending they don't know the other one is pretending. Not sure. Bus arrives and BJ/Ty and E/J getting on it now. Ry/Yo still not there though. E/J hiding from BJ/Ty and BJ/Ty looking for them. Ry/Yo park and looking for bus. They get on and are off. E/J finally come out and getting their tickets. They will be getting to Alaska at 7:50AM. E/J boarding now. BJ/Ty checking to see if there are an earlier flights. Finding the flight that will get them there at 7:50 in the morning. (They have a different connecting flight to the 7:50AM flight.) Ry/Yo checking flights and looking for an earlier one than the one they were told about. E/J waiting for their flight now. Ry/Yo find a flight and trying to get on it. This will take them to the 7:50AM connection but they can't seem to get to Taipei on time.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:20 pm
Back with Ry/Yo trying to get on the flight to Taipei. And they manage to get on. BJ/Ty arriving now. Oh, arriving at the same flight as Ry/Yo. So, BJ/Ty and Ry/Yo on the same flight and now going to be on the same flight as E/J. E/J not to happy when the other two teams arrive. The plane is off now and on the way to Anchorage. Some stock footage of Anchorage and they arrive in snow. Ry and Yo are cold. Yo wants Ry to drive. Drive themselves 30 miles to Mirror Lake. BJ/Ty decide to ask directions. Off they all go. Bj/Ty asking toll guy for directions to the lake. Ty jokes about how it's not so cold but laugh sobs as he says it. All leaving now and getting directions as they do. Ry says the signs are frozen so they decide to stop and ask for directions just this once. So now they are behind BJ/Ty and E/J on teh road. BJ/Ty in 1st place but E/J coming up behind them and pass them. Arriving at the lake now. BJ/Ty decide to follow them. DETOUR. Drill it or Deliver it. Drill it: Set up ice fishing camp. Drill 10 holes into ice shelf until they reach water. Then push a shack and cover at least two holes with it. Once it's approved they get clue. Deliver it: Must load plane with medical supplies then use map to direct their pilot to Gerwood... then unload supplies and come back. BJ/Ty want to do deliver it but find out that there is a weather delay on the flights so they can't. They decide to do Drill It. E/J who were doing Drill It accuse the Hippies of being copycats and they give it right back, saying they were out in front first. BJ/Ty working away and drilling. They have four holes as E/J having trouble with their drilling. Ry/Yo think they are lost again and again stop to make sure they are going the right way. They find out that they are... E/J have all 9 holes now but BJ/Ty still working on their holes. E/J pushing their shack now. BJ/Ty have 8 holes now an dworking on their last hole now. E/J say this is so tiring. BJ/Ty off to get their shack now. E/J finish and get clue. Drive yourself to Kincaid Park and find chalet. Will put on snow shoes and search park for next clue. BJ/Ty pushing their shack now and get it in place. They get clue and are off. Ry/Yo finally arriving at the lake now as Bj/Ty are leaving. Ry/Yo doing Drill it. Ry says he's from the south, commenting on putting a FL boy in cold weather. E/J out in the lead. BJ/Ty commenting that this could be their chance to catch up. Ry/Yo still working on their holes and finally have them done. Pushing their shack now. Ry makes a comment about catching them at the airport? Ry/Yo get clue and are off. E/J arriving at the park now. Find their snow shoes and putting them on. They look at map and are off. BJ/Ty arriving and looking for their shoes ... pass them at least once. Now going inside to ask about them and pass right by them.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:20 pm
Psst... RAEN! Thanks for spoiling! BELLINIS!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:28 pm
great job Raen! thanks so much
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:30 pm
BJ/Ty ask about them inside and get told that they are right out front. They finally get it and can't believe it. E/J not sure they are headed the right way. Checking the map again. BJ/Ty have their shoes on and are moving now. E/J have clue now. Fly more than 3000 miles back to where race began, Denver. Then travel more than 30 miles to Clear Creek History Park. BJ/Ty realize they have passed where they needed to go and head back now. E/J back at the place and getting cab. BJ/Ty get clue and are off to get back. BJ/Ty setting up the snow shoes so that Ry/Yo will think no one has been there. Ry/Yo there now and off to find clue. E/J looking for a flight and have one leaving at 11:10. BJ/Ty asking their cab driver for a cell phone to call airlines. He has one and they are booking the 11:10 flight. Ry/Yo get clue and head back now. Ry hopes they'll catch them at the airport. BJ/Ty asking E/J if they found anything international. E/J say you never know and BJ/Ty jokingly say, "Let's follow them." Ry/Yo headed to the airport now. E/J and BJ/Ty waiting for their flight now. Both playing a game with each other about what flight they are on... Ty says, "Is it the million dollars that is tearing us apart?" Ry/Yo arrive at airport and hoping they can get on the same flight. All in line for the same flight? All on that flight. Flight leaves. Flight arrives in Denver and off everyone runs. E/J get cab and arrive. They are looking for their clue now. They find it in the shed. Now go back to where they started. Red Rocks Ampitheatre. They'll fin dnext clue there. BJ/Ty arrive as E/J leave. One of them yells about Red Rocks and the other shushes him. He didn't realize the hippies were there. BJ/Ty looking for their clue now. They find one under a rock. Off they go to get back to their cab. Ry/Yo arriving as BJ/Ty leave. Ry/Yo off to look for clue. Ry/Yo still searching. E/J hoping it's just them and the hippies right now.
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:31 pm

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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:33 pm
LOL! 
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Meggieprice
Member
07-09-2001
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:35 pm
Thank you Raen! You are a star!
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Raenstorm
Member
07-16-2004
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:42 pm
E/J arriving at Red Rocks. BJ/Ty arriving too... E/J see the clue box on the road. ROADBLOCK which Phil explains. Have to run into field of 285 flags. have to find one flag for each of the 9 countries they visited. Uh, Phil tells us all countries but I missed that. They have to place them in order in which they visited them during the race. They have a placard with flags for reference but also contain extra flags. Team member can say stuff but can not physically help. Eric is doing the task. He gets his first flag. He then goes to the last place they went. BJ/Ty arrive and read clue. BJ is doing it. Off they go. Eric has 2 flags now. Looking for German flag now. BJ clarifies that you can only take one flag at a time and Ty agrees with that as he looks at the clue. BJ has one flag. BJ is wrong with second flag. BJ has third flag but it'll be wrong... E/J still working as Ry/Yo still looking for their clue. Yo gets one in the hen house and off they go. Eric looking for greece... he has almost all of them in the correct order. Oh he has two out of order. Sorry. Eric is trying to correct his order. BJ has most of the flags but wrong order. E/J forget where else they went... I'm not sure which one they have forgotten. Eric has four incorrect. Not sure what to change now. Ty figuring out that something isn't right... They figure out the Russia flag... Eric now has more out of order. They are changing them around. Still has four wrong. (Sorry this is hard to see) He has two wrong... BJ is back with Russia flag BJ putting them in right order now... Eric goes back to get different flag. He's still got two wrong. He is changing those back now. BJ has all of them in the right order and off they go. Eric yells to Jeremy that the hippies got it. BJ/Ty arriving to cheers from the others. BJ/Ty hug at the mat. Phil tells them they are the official winners of the race. They hug as the others cheer.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:44 pm
YAY! Just as I was thinking how nice it was to have a team win who truly enjoyed the experience and did it with smiles on their faces, Phil said just about the same thing.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:45 pm
Yay! Now I will tape the second half. I wasn't sure if I wanted to if they didn't win but now I will because I'll be watching Lost.
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Starshine40
Member
07-30-2002
| Wednesday, May 17, 2006 - 5:45 pm
YEAH!!!!! I'm so glad they won! They have been a pleasure to watch.
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