The teams start out at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Everybody showing up in their matching outfits, 'cept the frat boys. Phil goes over the rules, in case someone has never seen the show.
The first clue sends them to Salvador, Brazil. They don't indicate how much money they got.
On the first flight.
The Geeks, Mark and Bill
Mom and Dad, Ken and Tina
Terence and Sarah
Brother and Sister, Nick and Starr
Aja and Ty
Kelly and Christy
Scheduled to arrive three hours before
On the second flight.
Mom and son, Toni and Dallas
The Frat Boys, Andrew and Dan
The Hippies Anita and Arthur
Marisa and Brook
Anthony and Stephanie
The first flight is delayed in Rio, but still arrives first. They are looking for a sandwich shop. They must drive a cart filled with candy through a busy street market. The teams liken it to the worst shopping cart ever. Kelly and Christy end up with the bad cabbie and get hopeless lost.
The next clue sends them to a Brazilian military base where they will spend the night outdoors under mosquito netting. They will sign up for one of three buses the next morning 45 minutes apart.
9:00 bus has
Terence and Sarah
Nick and Starr
The Geeks
Ken and Tina
9:30 bus has
Aja and Ty
Kelly and Christy
The Frat Boys
9:45 bus has
Mom and Son
The Hippies
Marisa and Brooke
Anthony and Stephanie
Terence is the first whiner at the mini pit stop. Sarah is networking and he wants her to "connect with me." Starr was flirting with someone I think it was Dallas.
After they get off the bus they have to take a taxi to a church. However, it is difficult to find a taxi, and more whining about how people aren't nice. They all walk by the detour clue. The choices are Hard Way Up, or Soft Way Down.
In Hard Way Up the teams have to climb a staircase, Escadario de Paso, on their hands and knees and answer a spiritual question. If they get the question wrong they have to go down and do it again.
In Soft Way Down. They have to go to the top of a building and climb down a rope netting 240 feet. There can only be three teams on the netting at one time. The first team there misses a critical clue and goes up the elevator and not through the marked doorway to the service stairs. All teams choose this one, except for the Frat Boys who climb the stairs and get have to answer "How many steps have you climbed?" They guess for and get it wrong. The next time they guess 53 and get it right.
They need to go to the Pit Stop. First there was Nick and Starr. As the winners of this leg of the race they win a trip from Travelocity to Belize. The last team to arrive is the Hippies.
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The Amazing Race 13 - 9-28-08
Introducing the teams:
Anthony and StephanieThe on again off again couple, hoping that stress and pressure will bring them back together. Place your bets now. He's a mortgage broker, she's a financial saleswoman. Knowing what we know now, let's hope they win, they probably don't have jobs anymore.
Toni and DallasA Mother/Son team. She won't let go is hoping for some quality time. He thinks she talks too much.
Nick and Starr
The brother/sister team. Meaning there will be fighting and crying and they won't have to "evaluate" their relationship every episode. They were bitter enemies in high school, let's see if that doesn't make for some drama.
Anita and Arthur(the hippies)
They, and I quote from CBS's website, "make their own honey" now that is talent. I thought only bees could make their own honey. With such powers they may be the ones to contend with.
Kelly and Christy(the bff's)
Divorce's out to see the world. (sorry, I doubt that's punctuated correctly). Their friendship handled their divorces, let's see what non-stop travel and stress will do to it.
Ken and TinaMarried but separated and bicoastal. Their biography is quick to point out their Christianity and his unfaithfulness. Wondering if this will be the token bash Christians team. Hope not.
Terence and SarahHappily dating for over a year, and going to ruin it in under a month she has an MBA from Wharton, he is a running coach who pays the bills by selling real estate.
Marisa and BrookeThe blonde team. There master plan? Flirting.
Andrew and DanFrat boys, apparently been named "Team Superbad" by their fellow racers.
Aja and Ty
The long distance daters. This could either be really good, or really bad, depending on how much stake they place in the race making or breaking their relationship.
Mark and Bill
Comic book geeks. One has traveled on has not. They've been friends for 25 years. They'll probably come out with their relationship in tact.
So, I'm really bad at assessing the teams from the get go. I counted O'Brother out of Season 2 early on and they went on to the final three. The last set of blondes did really well, Miss New York and Miss California made it pretty far, and the winner of the All Stars was originally part of a blonde team. I'm wondering who'll be the Myrna/Schmyrna team this season. I don't know, some one has got to be annoying, I just can't pick them from their pictures.
Tune in Sunday after 60 minutes to find out.
The Amazing Race Season 13
New season starts September 28, 2008. Let's all let out a collective "finally". You can go here to find out all that CBS has to say about the new season. I, personally, cannot wait. It will be on Sunday's so set your DVR's and Tivo's for the entire night. WE all have experienced the joys of missing half the show because football went long.
In case you ever forget, come on back and I will tell you all about it. Who I like, who I don't. Who's my guess to win.
Until then, let me know who you love from seasons past. My faves are
Oswald and Danny aka Cha Cha Cha
Rob and Amber - OK so he didn't stop when the boys flipped their truck. There were a bunch of other people and it was apparent that everyone was ok. I didn't watch Survivor so don't know all the gameplay going on over there with them, but just loved them. Was disappointed that they left the All Stars so early. Especially losing to Myrna and Schmyrna. Never was too fond of them.
The Brothers from Season 2 - They were fun. Can't think of their names right now, but loved them.
On a side note, if anyone wants to be on the show with me, that'd be cool. The only requirement is that we can't be friends, because people with existing relationships don't always fare as well relationally as those who have "internet" relationships. Something to keep in mind. I am very happily married so you must also be a girl, and like the bungee type activities.
Otherwise, I'll be parked on the couch on the 28th.
In case you ever forget, come on back and I will tell you all about it. Who I like, who I don't. Who's my guess to win.
Until then, let me know who you love from seasons past. My faves are
Oswald and Danny aka Cha Cha Cha
Rob and Amber - OK so he didn't stop when the boys flipped their truck. There were a bunch of other people and it was apparent that everyone was ok. I didn't watch Survivor so don't know all the gameplay going on over there with them, but just loved them. Was disappointed that they left the All Stars so early. Especially losing to Myrna and Schmyrna. Never was too fond of them.
The Brothers from Season 2 - They were fun. Can't think of their names right now, but loved them.
On a side note, if anyone wants to be on the show with me, that'd be cool. The only requirement is that we can't be friends, because people with existing relationships don't always fare as well relationally as those who have "internet" relationships. Something to keep in mind. I am very happily married so you must also be a girl, and like the bungee type activities.
Otherwise, I'll be parked on the couch on the 28th.
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