Originally Posted By Rsey103 The Amazing Race 16 premieres Sunday February 14, 2010 on CBS. 8 EST/PST. Among this cast are Jeff and Jordan from Big Brother 11 and Miss South Carolina Teen USA Caite Upton.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss YAY! One of my favorite shows. Recently I saw the first two TAR Asia races; those were great too.
Originally Posted By Terminus I love TAR also .... What's the over/under on how many times Miss Upton says something completely stupid to someone that makes Americans look stupid/rude?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I suppose it depends on how often she'll need to read a map and talk at the same time.
Originally Posted By Terminus Or answer a question... Or... Hey! I wonder if they'll be going to The Iraq? Probably not, but that would be cool.
Originally Posted By quincytoo They are spending a great deal of time in my favourite place in the whole world....Puerto Vallarta From what I have heard from my friends who live down there, the eliminated parties are sent to a villa just south of PV to await the rest of the race.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Who'll be the next to go? Might be interesting to see how Jet and Cord get through their Speed Bump....
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Jet and Cord are the first team ever to finish last on one leg and finish first on the next, having survived a non-elimination leg and a speed bump. They are the team to beat, it seems. Steve and Allie added little or nothing to the show. I was okay with seeing them go..
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Jet and Cord were helped quite a bit by all the teams being leveled when they all had to fly to Malaysia on the same flight. I think in past Speed Bumps there was no leveling, so the time gap was harder to overcome. Regardless, I really like Jet and Cord, and they did a great job completing the flags Detour and the Speed Bump quickly which allowed them to surge into first place. I liked Steve and Allie, but choosing the flag Detour and abandoning it killed them. Oh well. I think it'll be the cowboys, the lesbians, and the cops in the final. The cowboys are probably the odds on favorite, but a memory puzzle at the end might not be their strong suit.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Here's how the remaining teams rank based on all their finishes so far, 1. Jet and Cord 2. Carol and Brandy 3. Louie and Michael 4. TIE: Brent and Caite, Dan and Jordan Four legs to go.....
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I liked Steve and Allie - sorry to see them go. Then again, I like pretty much everyone left except the beauty queen and her no-brighter beau.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Carol and Brandy, being snotty to your competitors isn't going to win you a million dollars. Occasionally, they do have a little power over you. Here's how the teams rank now: 1. Jet and Cord (by a country mile) 2. Louie and Michael 3. Dan and Jordan 4. Brent and Caite Three legs to go...
Originally Posted By quincytoo I was so glad to see them go last night I am not a fan of Miss Diva Beauty Queen but she was right that they were being mean to her. Karma is a botch
Originally Posted By velo we got home late from our travels and missed the first 1/2 hour...how did the #1 team get there so quickly? Was there a fast-forward? (and how much of a lead do they actually have?). by the time we turned the TV on, they never showed the 2 brothers again. Rsey103, I think you missed the first team on your list?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Dan and Jordan took the Fast Forward. For the FF, they had to ride to the top of the largest observation wheel in the world (think London Eye), get out of the cabin, traverse a ladder, and get back into the next cabin. Carol and Brandy were slapped with a U-Turn, courtesy of Brent and Caite, so they had to do both sides of the Detours (play some drums and sell ice cream.) That cost them just enough time to be eliminated.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Here's how the final four teams now rank according to their finishes so far: 1. Jet and Cord (These guys are so far out in front the other teams have lost sight of them.) 2. Louie and Michael 3. TIE: Dan and Jordan, Brent and Caite The cowboys have got this. How can you lose a race with a name like Jet? Pingping, the world's smallest man, smoked cigarettes the size of his forearm while watching the noodle-making challenge. I wasn't surprised by the announcement that he had died at the end of the show......
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I'd like to say the cowboys have got this, but I've seen strong teams fold at the end when the mental puzzle comes up in the final Roadblock. Not saying the cowboys are dumb, but you just never know. They've been my fave team from the word go though, so I hope they win (or won, since the race has technically been over for months!)
