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Alaginger | Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 06:55 am     Back to Episode 10: There is a neat video preview of next week's show up at the CBS website. It shows Kelly doing like a Karate chop against a board somebody or something is holding up in front of her and she says, "I'm going to give those guys a run for their money". This could very easily be where the title statement comes from, with Jon saying about "Hit My Face"......but I didn't hear him saying that on the preview video. But, this also tells me that Kelly/Jon do not go for the FF. So, now I think David/Jeff go for the FF or nobody goes for the FF. Also, in the previews you can see the Al/Jon team on the ice and one of them (Al?) cutting a circle hole in the ice and coming up out of a swim under the ice, and there is another shot of somebody (I think it is Chip) approaching the ice to dive in. Maybe Clp has the capability of getting some of these pictures. I can only do that if another poster on another website has put them up......so I'll go look. |
Alaginger | Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 07:00 am     "RE: Episode 10" Here's the Press Release... ONE TEAM MUST ENDURE A CHALLENGE INVOLVING FOOD THAT REFUSES TO BE SWALLOWED!, ON "THE AMAZING RACE 4," THURSDAY, JULY 31 "That's me. That's my face. Just hit my face. Hit my face!" --A team has to perform a rather sticky challenge, on THE AMAZING RACE 4, Thursday, July 31 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Phil Keoghan is the host of the series. One team's experience at a pinnacle moment of their relationship comes in handy during a challenge in which they have to eat live baby octopi that refuse to be swallowed. Meanwhile, two teams find themselves lost and inadvertently drive toward the North Korean border, finding themselves amongst columns of tanks, machine gun nests and assorted heavy armor. Also, team members face the daunting prospect of having to strip down and swim underwater through a corridor of freezing ice water under a frozen lake. |
Alaginger | Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 10:45 am     Okay.......I've been back over to the CBS website and rerunning, and rerunning, and rerunning that video and I've learned how to stop it at certain spots ......because the thing goes by so d*mn fast. This time I definitely saw David striking at the board, and the Al/Jon team, and Kelly.....so I'm thinking now that nobody goes for the FF. Hope that helps somebody....... |
Clp | Monday, July 28, 2003 - 01:23 am     Here is my take;
I think they are going to Seoul. They would have to fly from Sandakan, Malaysia (last pit stop) to Kota Kinabalu to Hong Kong to Seoul. There is only one or two flights that go this route, so look for bunching at the airport to allow Kelly and Jon to catch up. TASKS DETOUR - The title of the press release is "ONE TEAM MUST ENDURE A CHALLENGE INVOLVING FOOD THAT REFUSES TO BE SWALLOWED!". We know Chip and Reichen eat the octopus and since the release says "one team" and not teams, I think the Detour is a choice between "Chopped Octopus" or "Chopping Wood". We see all other teams at the Taekwondo studio, so I think everyone but Chip & Reichen go that route. ROADBLOCK - This is the ice swimming. In the preview we can see Jon & Al, Chip, and Kelly at the ice. No David & Jeff. FAST FORWARD - Ths FF could come after the Detour (it did in Venice), so David and Jeff could take the FF after the Taekwondo, but I am leaning towards the racers knowing this is a non-elimination leg. Not sure if the excursion to the North Korean border is anything more than a red herring. Happy spoiling! |
Alaginger | Monday, July 28, 2003 - 05:42 am     Clp, I think you are right on the money! Now we know pretty much what they are going to be doing....just not who gets to the Pit Stop first and last, and if David/Jeff do or do not take the FF. Great caps........I wish I could do that!!! (Oh, and I still think this is a non-elimination episode!) |
Not1worry | Monday, July 28, 2003 - 11:07 am     You guys are brilliant! |
Clp | Wednesday, July 30, 2003 - 11:59 pm     Episode 12 Title "He's a Few Ticks Away from Having a Heart Attack!" This is a one hour episode, so no two hour finale. Here are the next three titles, all we are missing is the finale title. Ep. 10 - "That's Me. That's My Face. Just Hit My Face. Hit My Face!" - someone talking to their partner while doing the wood breaking, amybe Jon to Kelly Ep. 11 - "Such a Nice Pheremone Smell to You; Just Makes Me Want to Stay Close to You" - I don't know why I think this is David or Jeff. Ep. 12 - "He's a Few Ticks Away from Having a Heart Attack!" - no idea. |
Wilsonatmd | Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 10:34 pm     the CBS website info for next week.... Teams arrive at the penthouse of a skyscraper, only to discover that they must descend down the side of the building from the balcony...face first. A harrowing Roadblock requires teammates to stay calm while retrieving a clue from a tank teeming with huge sharks. That's easier said than done, especially for Reichen, who's already in the water. Kelly & Jon prod Reichen & Chip in order to make them lose their cool. A small mistake results in a penalty. Will it be Heather & Eve all over again? (For those new to us: Heather and Eve were a team last season. After a Roadblock in a very tight leg when the teams were very close to each other, they were given the directions to the pitstop. The clue said, very specifically, that teams had to WALK to the pitstop. Heather and Eve got a cab, and were getting ot the pitstop when they realised what the clue said (BTW, they were Harvard Law School grads). Instead of trying to rectify the mistake by going back to the Roadblock location and then walking, they decided to go to the pitstop anyway (in first place). When the last team to arrive got to the stop, they, Heather and Eve, and Phil sat at a table to explain what happened. Since Heather and Eve failed to follow directions, they were given a time penalty of the time gained from being driven instead of walking plus 30 minutes....which was just enough for them to drop from first place to being behind the last place team because the teams were so close together, and Heather and Eve were eliminated. |
Alaginger | Friday, August 01, 2003 - 06:36 am     WOW WILSON AND CLP!!! GOOD STUFF! Right now, with just gut feel and what little bit of pictures is shown, I think the FF might be taken by David/Jeff since they need a boost to get away from last place.......of course, a bunching at the airport might make that idea go away.......so hope we get more pictures. Also, I'm betting this is an elimination round ..... and we still have one more non-elim to go (right?). |
Not1worry | Friday, August 01, 2003 - 07:25 am     Ditto on Alaginger's elimination question. We know 3 teams go into the finals. So if they eliminate a team next episode, what would be the point? You can't have an elimination leg with only 3 teams. Everyone would have to know that the next leg is non-elimination, since there'd be 3 teams left. Last year we had 2 non-elim legs in a row. It seems like next week has to be non-elim as well? |
Crazydog | Friday, August 01, 2003 - 08:32 am     No, I believe the final "non-elimination" is going to be on 8/14. Next week has to be an elimination to cut down to three teams for the finale, which this year airs on two separate nights. Assuming they are still going with a three team finale and not four. |
Bob2112 | Friday, August 01, 2003 - 09:55 am     So, does the show end on 8/21 instead of a double episode on 8/14? I agree that the last exemption has always occured after they reduced to 3 teams, so next week should be an elimination. Kelly/Jon, Jon/Al and David/Jeff will likely all go for it, so I hope the task is difficult enough to give all 3 of them an even chance to win it. If it's an easy task, then Kelly/Jon will have a good chance of grabbing it first (depending on how much of a lead they have. Reichen/Chip may have lucked out, since the two teams that don't get the fast forward will lose time to them. |
Clp | Friday, August 01, 2003 - 11:13 am     TV Guide shows 8/14 and 8/21 as one hour episodes. Usually the last two episodes are put together in a two hour finale, with the first hour being the final 3 non-elimination leg. This year, it seems the two legs are split into two episodes. |
Redstar | Friday, August 01, 2003 - 11:20 am     Found this: Tourists swim with sharks Down Under Underwater World is billed as the only place in Australia where you can swim safely with one of the deep's most feared animals, the sharks. --CP PHOTOS/HO MOOLOOLABA, Australia (CP) -- A tourist attraction on Australia's Sunshine Coast lets visitors swim with sharks -- about 40 of them, including a male nurse shark more than three metres long. Underwater World, about an hour north of Brisbane in Queensland state, is billed as the only place in Australia where you can swim safely with one of the deep's most feared animals. It's done in a shark tank, with tourists wearing scuba gear. During its lifetime a grey nurse produces up to 3,000 teeth, with each tooth replaced every eight to 15 days. Nothing but the tooth. As the tank minders point out, although the grey nurse has fierce-looking teeth -- even visible when the shark's mouth is closed -- the species is not the "man-eater" that other sharks such as the great whites are reputed to be. http://www.canoe.ca/TravelWorld/sharks_9911.html |
Redstar | Friday, August 01, 2003 - 11:37 am     Here's another one: TAKE THE PLUNGE! Join us for a unique shark Xperience This is the opportunity of a lifetime if you've ever wanted to dive with sharks. You will get up close and personal with huge grey nurse sharks, giant stingrays, sea turtles, wobbegong sharks, moray eels and a vast array of marine life. Shark Dive Xtreme!!! Opportunity of a lifetime! Feel the Xhileration, know the Xcitement. Xpect to get up close & personal with huge sharks, giant stingrays, sea turtles & much more. Please explore Oceanworld Manly and its' wonders. West Esplanade MANLY NSW 2095 Phone: 61 2 9949 2644 Fax: 61 2 9949 7950 http://sharkdive.oceanworld.com.au/ |
Redstar | Friday, August 01, 2003 - 11:45 am     Here's another: Dive with the sharks at Melbourne Aquarium! by eviltooth Description: Take a plunge inside Melbourne Aquarium’s 2.2 million-litre Oceanarium and come face to face with the Grey Nurse Sharks, Seven Gill Sharks, Giant Stingrays and hundred of exotic fish. The Dive will be with a fully qualified instructor from Diving Headquarters. Booking is essential. Diving costs Certified divers with own equipment: AUD$124.00 Certified divers without equipment : AUD$184 Non-divers : AUD$264 Opening hours Every day of the year: 9:30am – 6pm (last admission 5pm) January : 9:30am – 9pm (last admission 8pm) The Horned Sharks laid some eggs in March, which can take up to 12 months to hatch. This is the first time eggs'd been laid by this species in captive. Address: Cnr Queenswharf Road and King St , Melbourne Directions: The Aquarium is located on the Yarra River just opposite to Crown Entertainment Complex http://www.melbourneaquarium.com.au/information/index.html |
Redstar | Friday, August 01, 2003 - 11:49 am     I also saw references to a place in Perth, but couldn't locate a website. I also figured that the east coast is a more likely destination. |
Crazydog | Friday, August 01, 2003 - 12:11 pm     If Kelly and Jon are on the skyscraper, which seems to be the Detour, and they are also seen at the Shark Tank, which seems to be the Roadblock, then they probably don't get the FF. I thought the clowns were seen on one of those tasks as well. So, ugh, that means David and Jeff get the FF? They were not in the preview. |
Redstar | Friday, August 01, 2003 - 12:52 pm     I didn't have much luck finding urban rapelling (called abseiling in Australia) info, but did locate this: Australian School of Mountaineering ASM specialise in training people to climb their own mountains, be they personal, corporate – or even the snow-capped ones! Our programs are very effective, extremely safe and lots of fun. ASM Corporate activities are designed to encourage learning of an exciting and inspirational nature. We use innovative, adventure based methods which allow participants to embrace new concepts through total involvement in the experience. We can provide complete programs or alternatively we are able to work in association with your preferred training provider or conference organiser to create a package of outstanding quality. While based at Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, ASM operate throughout Australia and South East Asia. We have extensive operational experience and knowledge within all major conference centres nation wide. Be it a special project group of three or a conference audience of three hundred, ASM have the resources and experience to produce a dynamic and rewarding program for you. SPECIAL EVENTS Let ASM add a special touch to your next Product Launch, Celebration or Special Event! Whether its a grand entry by “Flying Fox” or a breathtaking descent of a city skyscraper, ASM will ensure that your next Corporate Event will be special! We have a long list of production credits and successes, from film promotions and media launches to novel Xmas parties! For ideas on making your next event “high flying” contact our office today. http://www.asmguides.com/corporate.html |
Moderator | Saturday, August 02, 2003 - 12:00 am     In an effort to make this thread more accessible, the images posted in here have been moved to the Amazing Spoilers Pictures thread. Please post any future pictures there. You should then post a message here to referrence them. Thank you for your help. Mod hd |
Alaginger | Saturday, August 02, 2003 - 11:48 am     Oh My Goodness Mod...........we are so good that we require 2 threads now........Wowee!!! I'm so happy to see so many more posters participating here now. |
Clp | Saturday, August 02, 2003 - 03:31 pm     I think I found the location for the rappelling. Taken from adrenalin.com
Quote:As seen on Channel 9's Getaway program, the Poweraid Extremists and Sydney Weekender television shows, rap jumping is the extreme roping sport. Essentially it is a variation on abseiling, using similar equipment, but a very different technique. Imagine your first steps – from the roof of a 22 storey building in the heart of Brisbane. (You can’t do this anywhere else in Australia.) People far below stop and stare up at a tiny figure almost flying down the side of the building, arms out, legs running. It’s you! You are now Rap Jumping and your heart is pounding! Rap Jumping, sometimes known as Rap Jumping, combines the Adrenalin pumping thrill of bungy, with the control of abseiling, and for anyone who finds normal abseiling a bit tame, Rap Jumping is the Adrenalin roping sport. (Definitely not for the faint hearted.) Rap Jumping has been described as ultra low level skydiving, or beginner’s base jumping. There is, however, a complete safety presence, with a belay (brake control) at the top of the wall, able to stop you at any stage..... LOCATION : Holiday Inn, Transit Centre, Roma Street, Brisbane CBD Scheduled Session Times: Saturday / Sunday - 10am / 1pm
Comparision pictures in the Amazing Spoilers Pictures Thread |
Clp | Saturday, August 02, 2003 - 04:01 pm     I found a possibility for the shark swim From letsgo.com
Quote: Thrill seekers can swim with the sharks at Neptune's Reefworld, Although the aquarium is sub-par, the sharks look much more ferocious once you jump in the tank with them. (4128 9828. Open daily 9:30am-4:30pm. Free pickup and drop-off. Aquarium $14. Shark swim $40; includes aquarium entry.)
Neptune's Reefworld is in Hervey Bay, Australia. The majority of visitors to Hervey Bay come by car. Hervey Bay is only 3 hours north of Brisbane. The Bruce Highway runs by this region making it easily accessible by private vehicle. I put a road map of Brisbane to hervey Bay in the above link Amazing Pictures Spoiler Thread. |
Clp | Sunday, August 03, 2003 - 01:06 pm     Here is another possibility for the shark dive. scubaworld.com
Quote:Time for you to take an awesome dive with the resident sharks and rays at the UnderwaterWorld aquarium.Feel your adrenalin rush as you come within centimetres of large grey nurse sharks,as well as leopard sharks,white tip reef sharks, shovel nosed and the sleek whaler sharks.You'll be face to face with black bullrays, coachwhip rays, giant groper, spangled red emperors, sweetlip, snapper, bream, remoras, wobbegongs and much more!
This looks like a better possibilty than than one I mentioned before, (1) it is closer to Brisbane, (2)the below pictures look like the ones in the preview. (But all aquariums tend to look alike!) Pictures in Amazing Pictures Spoiler Thread |
Alaginger | Monday, August 04, 2003 - 06:05 pm     Next Week on THE AMAZING RACE: .......A harrowing Roadblock requires teammates to stay calm while retrieving a clue from a tank teeming with huge sharks. That's easier said than done, especially for Reichen, who's already in the water. .......A small mistake results in a penalty. I snipped these two tidbits out of the clues at the CBS website because I've been wondering what it means when it says Reichen is already in the water. Then I got to wondering if this could be the small mistake that results in a penalty. Figured I would put it here for you guys to chew on. |
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