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Meggieprice

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 06:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This seems like a good idea for not starting threads for one question, etc.

My husband and I watched last night-our first time from the start having gotten involved towards the last half last time. Our questions?
Since they get little money- are the plane tickets already paid for? We assumed they cover their own food...true?
How does that all work?

Do they get money for each leg they complete or does only the winner get compensated at all?

Wendo

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 09:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Meggie, plane tickets are paid for by the show. Food, I believe, has to be paid from the money they're given (or money the beg for in the case of the lawyer chicks.)

Realtvfan

Thursday, October 03, 2002 - 10:38 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
From previous AR seasons, each team's meals, and lodging during the pit stops are all paid by AR. Each team does not have to use their limited money to eat, unless they eat during the racing time away from the Pit stop.

One team, that was leading in AR1, actually ended up losing because they were using their limited money between Pit stops for food and teas shops in Paris. They eventually ran out of limited money in India to pay taxies and required admission fees to various sites.

Also, some Pit Stops involve a weekend, such as the India Pit Stop in AR1. The show never tells you that the racers had two days off, but the racers did get the weekend off to sleep and eat at a normal pace.

If there is an overnight between Pit stops, the teams sometimes need to use the racing money to pay food and lodging there. Some teams, to save money, have just slept outside on the ground in the past. The overnight situation is planned in advance and the team's money is set appropriately.

The filming is all done within 30 days and I have not heard of anyone from AR1 or AR2 saying anything about weekly money as they all receive in BB. One million and the adventure of a lifetime, or just an adventure of a lifetime.

When you are eliminated, you do not get to go home. In AR1, they had to go to Europe for the rest of the month together with the other eliminated teams until the race as over for everyone. I do not know where the eliminated folks stayed in AR2.

Hopefully this is helpful.

Meggieprice

Friday, October 04, 2002 - 12:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks! Very helpful. I am really looking forward to seeing this one from the start.

There's a Fantasy League at CBS I saw today...

Wendo I am always so comforted when I see you around even though noone is attacking us now!

Lumbele

Friday, October 04, 2002 - 08:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Realvtfan, thank you. I watched AR1 and thought I knew it all. You filled in some blanks I didn't know I had.LOL

Saphyre

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 04:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I have a question after last night's show. I thought I remembered in the past that if a team was delayed due to a transportation problem that was no fault of their own, they were credited time. I can't recall exact times last season, but do remember some getting credit.

I'm wondering now if the teams that were on the bus that was involved in the accident will get credit for the time. It looked like the bus accident did affect the time they arrived at the pit stop due to having to wait for another bus.

Marej

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 06:37 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Why do some of the Racer's dislike the twins?

Spygirl

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 07:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Saphyre: I don't remember anything like that, but my memory for details is poor.

Marej: Jealousy would be my guess.

Grooch

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 07:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Saphyre, I think that happens when it is the fault of the filming crew causes the delay and not the players.

Calamity

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 07:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Saphyre, I don't remember the specifics but there has been a few times that teams were given time credits for delays caused by technical problems, such as trouble with the cameras or equipment needed for the tasks.

Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure a bus broke down last year and several teams were stranded for a while. Don't remember if they were given a time credit but I don't think so.

I'd guess the accident would simply be considered bad luck, like getting stuck in traffic. Probably the ones who were the most affected were the Twins since they had gotten the FF and lost part of their advantage.

Kitt

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 02:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't think there was a credit last year either (for the bus incident). In this case luckily it affected four teams equally so it wasn't so bad anyway. Good job the twins still got to the Pit Stop first though, that would have been a little unfair if it had spoilt their Fast Forward.

Yep, I think the other teams have admitted it's jealousy over the twins, as they're too picture-perfect.

Meggieprice

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 02:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I missed the beginning last night-didn't get our clients hustled out of here quite fast enough lol...and this was probably addressed, but is there an advantage to being first in a leg of the race? Do you get to take off before the others? Do they take off in the same order they came in?

Kitt

Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 03:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
They are allowed to leave the pitstop exactly 12 hours after they arrived, so it does give them a big advantage to be first in. Unfortunately it seems that one task is often something that normalises a few teams, such as waiting for a flight or waiting for some place to open, but in theory, it's an advantage to be first.

Ryn

Friday, October 11, 2002 - 03:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
oops - have to keep the banner here I guess

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Realtvfan

Friday, October 11, 2002 - 07:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Last Season Will and Tara were given a one minute credit due to a film crew isssue. The one minute credit was important because they finished second to Page and Blake by one minute in Hawaii. Both team were given the first place prize for that pit stop. We don't know if Will and Tara went together or separately. lol

There was also a one time credit given in AR1. I think is was team mom and dad in Tunisa from AR1 but I'm not certain.

Those are the only 2 time credits I remember.

Dogdoc

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 05:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Do the contestants get to read the rule book that the producers have? In the show with the Heather Eve contraversy the instructions said to "walk" to the pit stop. Some of the contestants were confused (as was I) and wondered if they could run and not be cheating. Why don't they tell them they have to go "on foot" instead. Should they have known that walk could mean run? On second thought, maybe it meant they should walk or run to a taxi and ride to the pit stop!

Draheid

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 07:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Dogdoc, I would presume they read the book. As Jeff pointed out that 'in the glossary' it defines walk to be 'transportation by foot'.

Crazydog

Friday, October 25, 2002 - 09:22 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Some of the unaddressed questions/comments:

In TAR2, they were sequestered in Cancun.

I don't recall Dave and Margaretta (the grandparents) getting a time credit in TAR1. It's possible but I guess it was so insignificant I don't remember it. I recall they got a penalty in Paris. Dave went up the Eiffel Tower before he got the clue at the box on the ground. When he came back down he got the clue, and should have gone back up but did not.

The only time credit I clearly remember in TAR1 was given to Karyn and Lenny in Italy because production difficulties caused them to miss their train.

As far as the rules, they supposedly have a few days of meetings before the race starts to discuss in detail the rules of the race. I was also confused by "walk but don't run" and agree that it would have been better if it had said "travel on foot from the stadium to the castle". During TAR1 there was another misinterpretation where it said "take a train to [some town in Italy]". Two of the teams, the Guidos and Frank/Margarita, got off in a connecting station and took a cab from there. There was discussion of the fact that the clue could have been written clearer. After last year's Tara/Wil and Chris/Alex taxi-minibus interpretation, I'm surprised there is still a little ambiguity in the clues.

Realtvfan

Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 09:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
It was just too funny for me that the lawyers were the only team to try to severely twist the clue's meaning. At least the lawyers in AR1 were one of the teams NOT to try and twist the meaning. I was very glad they won in AR1.

With the "walk, don't run" phrase, there is also the issue of speed walkers in the olympics who are very fast. I'm thinking the "don't run" phrase was inserted to protect team "Mom and Dad" who clearly are at a huge disadvantage in a distance running race with backpacks.

Could you imagine what the producers' nightmares would have been from AR1 if Team Grandparents had made it to Alaska with the dip in the cold water to get that clue? Then what if Team Grandparents withdrew from the race because team grandparents determined that either of them jumping in artic cold water was too risky for their age. The same risk might exist with Team Mom and Dad in AR3 running for over a mile with backpacks.

To me, "Travel on foot..." might have team Mom and Dad extending themselves too far, expecially if other younger teams started running past them. Legally, allowing a one mile plus run, with both the panic of elimination and heavy back packs, might put the show at risk if something went wrong.

Such is the fun of the English language!

Pamy

Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 02:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Someone here said that this week's will be even better than last weeks show. Maybe the girls get to come back in the race. Have they done any interviews yet?

Sallycat

Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 04:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Was that a blouse that Phil was wearing with the choker necklace and did it look like he had implants? Just asking.

Pamy

Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 04:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Does anyone know if this week is a non elimination round?

Pamy

Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 07:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Sally! I was thinking something looked odd about him last week, now I know!

Fanny

Sunday, October 27, 2002 - 05:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sally I saw the same thing!!

Mamaanja

Monday, October 28, 2002 - 07:42 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sally, you are right! It looked like he had little teenager boobies. Maybe the big surprise next week is that Phil.....is a woman! Philomena!