Grannies- Spoiler??
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Aussiedeb | Wednesday, March 13, 2002 - 10:22 am     Ok found this on survivorsucks.com Thought it was interesting reading for us TA2 fans. It appears that the Grannies will NOT be eliminated tonight! Peggy is quoted as saying: "I had a meltdown in an airport in Europe and almost fell apart...". Since they are still in Brazil tonight, I think they're safe for at least another week. Also note the last paragraph: Kuhn isn't allowed to say whether she and her sidekick finished in the money. "We did better than we thought we would," she said. "And it was great fun." I don't think going out second would be doing better than they thought they would. Here's the text of the article: The Jeffersonville High School class of 1956 will be represented when "Amazing Race 2" settles in its regular spot at 9 tonight on CBS. Peggy Kuhn, who was born in Louisville but graduated from the Southern Indiana school 46 years ago, said she and Claire Jinks, her partner on the show, are unique. "We're the oldest people that have ever been on anything like this," she said in a phone interview from Truckee, Calif., a mountain ski-resort town where she lives. Kuhn, 63, and Jinks, 65, are the senior-citizen entrants among the 11 couples competing in a grueling dash around the world in pursuit of a $1 million first prize. "I didn't dream I'd ever do anything like this in my life," Kuhn said. What would prompt a member of the granny generation to attempt such feats as swinging across deep gorges, as contestants did in the first "Amazing Race"? "It was the hardest thing I've ever done," Kuhn said. "I read about it on the Internet one night. "I used to write commercials, so I sat down and wrote a three-minute commercial for me and a friend. I sent it in, they called us, and the first thing you know, we're stars." Kuhn thinks their age was an asset in getting picked. "They wanted a couple of characters. Between the two of us we were almost 130 years old." Qualifying was the easy part. Actually doing the 40-day trek across the globe was a little bit more taxing. "It was twice as hard as I thought it would be," Kuhn said. There was one stretch where she didn't sleep for four days. "I didn't know that was possible. "I had a meltdown in an airport in Europe and almost fell apart, but my partner said, 'Suck it up, Peggy.' I did, and we made it back." Kuhn and her husband, Kenny, have been gone from Louisville for 35 years. Kenny Kuhn graduated from Male High School in 1955. "Kenny still has brothers and sisters there, and I have nieces and nephews," she said. "He played baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1954-65) and we made Louisville our home base during those years. He's in the Kentucky High School Hall of Fame." Kuhn isn't allowed to say whether she and her sidekick finished in the money. "We did better than we thought we would," she said. "And it was great fun." http://www.courier-journal.com/features/columns/dorsey/fe20020313dorsey.html |
Neko | Wednesday, March 13, 2002 - 10:37 am     Why would them still being in Brazil make a difference? I mean, they've flown farther than that before in TAR. |
Crazydog | Wednesday, March 13, 2002 - 11:18 am     Neko, I think the spoiler part is that the article mentions a meltdown in Europe. The teams have not yet been to Europe. It was said I think in an EW article that TAR2 avoids Europe altogether. I've heard they go from Brazil to South Africa to Namibia. I am not sure if to get to South Africa from Brazil you need to change planes in Europe, or perhaps to go from Namibia to wherever (Bangladesh, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia?] you need to pass through Europe. But unless she is confused, it seems they went through Europe. Seeing as how the farthest teams go is from Rio to the Brazilian border, they don't make it to Europe tonight, making the "Gutsy Grannies" last at least another week. |
Hippyt | Wednesday, March 13, 2002 - 03:02 pm     I saw a preview today that shows people using a hang glider off a cliff,and one of the grannies was suited up talking about how her heart was pounding,something to that effect. This leads me to believe they don't take the long route this time,so they can catch up,and last awhile longer! I already changed my votes on The Amazing Race! |
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