12/12 Amazing Race Finale Discussion

[alexandra]

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The final three teams soar to new heights over Southern California, competing in the final leg for a shot at the million-dollar prize and, for two teams, the chance to become the first ever all-female team to win the series

[Jay]

:yay Nat and Kat!

Not a terribly suspenseful finale. Once Nat and Kat left the studio before B/C's arrival, the race was over.

:down to CTV for not showing next season's preview.

[Erika]

Why do I always cry at the end? :lol

WTG Nat and Kat! :woo

[coksy]

Why do I always cry at the end? :lol

WTG Nat and Kat! :woo

I teared up too! Though I totally denied it when my bf asked me about it... :whistle :giggle

Woohoo!!! Congratulations Nat & Kat! One of my favorite teams since the start AND the first all-female team to win. :woo :woo :woo


Not a terribly suspenseful finale. Once Nat and Kat left the studio before B/C's arrival, the race was over.

I agree that it wasn't that suspenseful, though the taxi ride in traffic at the end did have me on edge a bit. All in all though, I like the tasks of the final leg.

[BottleItUp]

YAY FOR NAT & KAT!! :yay
And also good that Brook & Claire came in second, IMO, anyways... All female teams make up the top two!!

[alexandra]

:down to CTV for not showing next season's preview.

I was waiting for the preview too! Esp. after Mallory said "I wish we could go again"!!!


:yay I'm so happy for Nat and Kat making face history!! Very deserving winners! :biggrin


I loved the final challenge with all the cultural reps. I have always thought about a challenge like that everytime I ask in the bonus question of the prediction game "will the cultural rep be male or female?". It wasn't too hard but it was a great idea. It is high up on my list of final challenges along with the putting all the flags in order on TAR 9 or all the clue boxes in TAR 13.

Yet again another example with Jill and Thomas about how 1 cab can ruin everything. It was smart for Brook and Claire to go to a hotel and search themselves. Nat and Kat got lucky using the phone too.

[MaxxFisher]

OK, so the last clue was a puzzle based on knowledge. So why did Thomas has so much trouble? I mean he did go to Notre Dame

[BottleItUp]

OK, so the last clue was a puzzle based on knowledge. So why did Thomas has so much trouble? I mean he did go to Notre Dame

He went to Notre Dame? When did you hear that? I don't ever remember him saying that...
:giggle

[MaxxFisher]

I had to dig deep and do research

[Erika]

Next Season:

Amazing Race: Unfinished Business (teams that did not win)

Teams in the preview included:
- Kynt/Vyxsin - Goths - TAR 12
- Mel/Mike - father/son - TAR 14
- Margie/Luke - mother/deaf son - TAR 14
- Amanda/Kris - dating - TAR 14
- Herb/Nate - Globetrotters - TAR 15
- Cara/Jamie - NFL Cheerleaders - TAR 14
- Gary/Mallory - father/daughter - TAR 17
- Brooke/Claire - tv hosts - TAR 17
- Nick/Vicki - dating - TAR 17
- Gary/Matt - father/son - TAR 15
- Chad/Stephanie - engaged -TAR 17
- Tony/Dallas - son/mother - TAR 13
- Louis/Michael - detectives - TAR
- LaKisha/Jennifer - sisters - TAR 14
- Zev/Justin - friends - TAR 15
- Ron/Tony - friends - TAR 17
- Michael/Kevin - father/son - TAR 17
- Father/Son team - short dad - forget who they are
- Poker players girls
- Cowboys

[BottleItUp]

My God, they're bringing back half the teams from this season :o
Thoughts on the six teams their bringing back from this season:
Happy to see back: Gary & Mallory, Brook & Claire, Nick & Vicki
Undecided: Michael & Kevin, Ron & Tony (We met them for one freaking episode!!)
:puke: Chad & Stephanie

[MaxxFisher]

There are only going to be 11 teams, they just showed more to throw people off

Here are the rumored teams:

Kynt and Vyxsin (Dating Goths)
Season & Placing: Season 12, 5th Place
Eliminated Where: Mumbai, India

Even though they were spared in a non-elimination leg and successfully completed the speed bump in the next episode, the duo were done in by a tactical error. Instead of choosing to U-Turn the team behind them, they chose to penalize a team already competing at one of the roadblocks. Silly, silly move. If you know one team is trailing you, knock them down further and don’t gamble on another team. What a waste of a U-Turn.


Ronald & Christina (Father & Daughter)
Season & Placing: Season 12, 2nd Place
Eliminated Where: Anchorage, United States

The father & daughter team made it all the way to the finals. Unfortunately for them, Christina struggled in the final challenge when she forgot that a human was also an animal. I guess that breaks down the stereotype of all Asian’s being book smart. PS Christina, dogs are also animals.


Jamie & Cara (Former NFL Cheerleaders)
Season & Placing: Season 14, 2nd Place
Eliminated Where: Maui, Hawaii

Out of all the all-female teams to compete on TAR, Jamie and Cara looked the most determined to become the first all-female team to win “The Amazing Race”. Too bad for them, a string of bad luck in the final leg prevented them from making history. First they struggled carrying a pig on the beach, then their cab got lost. When the cab finally figured out where to go, he had to stop for gas. Boo hoo.


Margie & Luke (Mother & Son)
Season & Placing: Season 14, 3rd Place
Eliminated Where: Maui, Hawaii

In the final episode, the mother and son team were leading the pack. They finished all the tasks first until the final roadblock. Luke struggled to arrange the surfboards in order. With the help of Jamie, he realized the last two boards were the culprits. Eventually they finished the race in 3rd. They’ll definitely be looking for redemption this go-round.


Kisha & Jen (Sisters)
Season & Placing: Season 14, 4th Place
Eliminated Where: Beijing, China

At first, these tall ladies didn’t seem like they would even make it past the earlier rounds. Eventually they got their act together and became contenders. Along with their rivalry with Margie & Luke which resulted in a pushing altercation, these two were notable for another reason. Whether or not, it actually played a factor in real-time, the editing of their ill-fated and ill-timed bathroom break prevented them from making the finals. Lesson learned. Will yourself to hold your bowel movements.


Mel & Mike (Father & Son)
Season & Placing: Season 14, 6th Place
Eliminated Where: Phuket, Thailand

Here’s another team that got done in by an incompetent cab driver. They started their final leg in 2nd place but fell behind when their cabbie didn’t know where the gorilla was. Umm, the zoo maybe?!?!? In the end, they caught up and were neck and neck with Kisha and Jen for last place, but their choice of 100 barrels proved fatal.


Amanda & Kris (Dating Couple)
Season & Placing: Season 14, 8th Place
Eliminated Where: Krasnoyarsk, Russia

You know the saying. When it rains, it pours. For these two, when it rained, it was a typhoon. They progressively improved as the race went on, but they never won a leg. Even with this, they were viewed as a threat and were victims of the dreaded U-Turn. They chose “Stack” as their Detour, but quit after their stack of wood collapsed near completion. Frustrated and spent, they switched tasks and did the other detour, but when they successfully completed that, they learned they had been blind U-Turned by Margie & Luke and had to go retry “Stack” again. The collapsing stack of wood proved to be symbolic and the two’s dream of winning collapsed along with it.


Flight Time & Big Easy (Harlem Globetrotters)
Season & Placing: Season 15, 4th Place
Eliminated Where: Prague, Czech Republic

The Harlem Globetrotters looked like they were heading to the finals, until they encountered a difficult roadblock. Unable to spell out FRANZ, the two elected to take a four-hour penalty, thereby essentially taking them out of the running. Hopefully they’ve brushed up on their foreign historical figures.


Zev & Justin (Best Friends)
Season & Placing: Season 15, 9th Place
Eliminated Where: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

I was totally rooting for these guys during their season. They were focused on the game but took time out to enjoy their surroundings. During leg 2, Zev gave his jacket to a local citizen. Awww. Out of all the teams on Season 18′s second chance season, they had the worst luck during their initial season. They arrived first during the fourth leg, but when they checked in, they realized they had lost their passport. They tried to retrace their steps, but to no avail. No passport, no advance. Total heartbreaking elimination.


Jet & Cord (Cowboys)
Season & Placing: Season 16, 2nd Place
Eliminated Where: San Francisco, United States

After a bumpy start, these boys came into their own. They even set a few records along the way. On leg 8, they became the first team ever to win a leg after completing a speed bump. They also tied the record for most legs won by a team of brothers. Twins Derek and Drew did the same in Season 3. What did them in was queue jumping by eventual winners Dan & Jordan during the final leg. Even though Jet & Cord arrived at the airport first, Dan & Jordan placed their bags ahead of the cowboys and butted in line when the ticket agent opened. They were able to get their tickets first which gave them seats closer to the exit than the cowboys. That would prove vital since Jet and Cord were never able to catch up. Bad luck indeed. Personally, I would’ve bitch slapped those line jumpers.


Gary & Mallory (Father & Daughter)
Season & Placing: Season 17, 6th Place
Eliminated Where: Muscat, Oman

Fan favorites from the most recent season, Gary and Mallory won viewers over with their southern charm. Too bad for them, that charm didn’t translate into good cab karma. Like a few teams in TAR history, they fell victim to the inept cab driver who claimed they knew where they were going only to later admit he was lost. Total douche. I hope these two do well on Season 18. Love them.

[Dennis]

So...I was watching the finale when the clue came up about Sancho. While Nat and Kat were frantically looking for an "iphone", I decided to use my own phone to google "sancho panza master".

the first 3 hits that came up spoiled the race winners for me! :lol

Whoops.

[kungfuhippie]

Considering all of the teams have some education, I was surprised no one knew Don Quixote. That was a gimme, as was the 7 year itch. I wouldn't have gotten the second clue though.
I'm happy with the outcome :) A team like Nat and Kat are extremely rare - they never argued. Its easy to not argue when your leading the pack, but not so easy when you're bringing up the rear. I don't recall Nat and Kat ever exchanging any harsh words. The fact that they're surgeons might help explain this - they are used to stressful situations. Still, I loved that about their team. Very deserving team to break the all-female winner curse!

[antmanthony]

Thank you Nat and Kat for winning!!! I was really hoping that any team would win but Brooke and Claire Also, yay for the first all female team to win The Amazing Race!