Premiere Episode
This long awaited season began in Los Angeles with 22 perfect strangers that meet each other at the starting line for the first time. Phil tells them this is all about first impressions so to have a look around and start trying to figure out who you might want to be partnered with.
First we hear from Olive, she's a firefighter from Rhode Island - "this is a race for a million dollars I definitely don't want to be dragged down by somebody."
Shy looking Brooke is a lawyer and based on first impressions there are some people you'd rather be partnered with than others (I think she was referencing the tattooed and hugely bearded Michael.)
Michael is a butcher and he says ideally he'd like to be paired with somebody that has more charm than him because he can be a pain in the a$$ (oh, that's just wonderful.)
Phil - The only question is who are you going to be paired up with?
Sharmar muscled banking firm associate, "It doesn't matter who you pair me with, I'm just going to throw them over my shoulder and make sure that we win."
Jenn Lee - professional model - plans to use her looks to her advantage to win the race and the million dollars.
Jessie - amazon K-9 cop - says she does not want to be partners with Asian Barbie (that would be Jenn), she's only here because she thinks she looks good.
Before they even get to talk to anybody, they are going to see how each other performs because the game starts now. Phil tells them they are starting with a challenge - they have to go pick up a piece of luggage with the Panamanian flag on it. To get to the luggage store, they have to leave the park through a gate behind them, go two blocks south west, then seven blocks south east. The quicker they are to come back with the luggage, the more likely they are to be able to pick their ideal partner...
What are you waiting for? Go get your luggage! AND THEY ARE OFF!
We hear from Seth, a police officer from Bellevue, WA - as a police officer he has to be able to get along, and work well, with a partner right off the bat, so this should be easy for him. (This is also my guy in the pool - come on Seth!)
Brooke again looks like a timid little thing but she is a criminal attorney and likes to be in control of most situations but she hopes if someone knows better she can step aside and let them lead (uh oh, if she's already telling us she has control issues, that could be a problem.)
Scott, the first thing he tells us is he's a big achiever and graduated from Harvard at the top of his class (I have a feeling we'll be hearing he went to Harvard A LOT) he also says he may not get along with another type A personality right away, he may snap, "I am a gay, red-head." (Wow, learning lots about Scott right off the hop.)
Redmond was a navy corpsman with the Marines for five years until he stepped on an IED and lost his right leg - he immediately started competing in every sport imaginable because he wanted to show the world that no matter what happens to you, your goal should be to continue to succeed. Redmond and Scott are working together to find the luggage store.
Vanck is a wall street analyst and what you would call a bit of a geek - he is very intellectual and thinks he should choose a pretty girl to be his partner which never hurts in terms of sales - because people look at him like he has two heads sometimes. (Oh man, I hope the big brain can carry him.)
Jenn - the swimwear model thinks the ideal partner for her is the surfer kid from Hawaii - that would be Kevin Ng, Asian guy with long hair. She doesn't know if he's very smart "no offense" but he looks like he'd be fun. They say they are just going to follow the white people to find the shop.
Jessie is 6ft3 and the first female K-9 officer in Ohio - she was running with a pack going in the wrong direction and when Francesca tries to point out the direction to go, Jessie snaps, "you went the wrong way to begin with so I'm not going to listen to you now.
Francesca is an army drill sergeant and doesn't intimidate, but she does say about Jessie, "ooh, she's feisty."
Olive is the first one in the shop but she's quickly followed by a bunch more arriving at the luggage shop and then they have to figure out what the Panama flag looks like - and there are people that know (they must have had some pre-race materials to look over I bet) - Shamar is the first person with a bag heading back to Phil.
We meet Matt - he's a professional snowboarder who won a gold at the x-games - winning the Amazing Race would make him feel pretty unstoppable.
Floyd - is my favourite - always a huge smile on his face - he is a college drum major, has been watching the amazing Race since he was in the fifth grade and luckily memorized the world flags before coming on the race. This has been his dream for a long time - his friends all say he's the most positive person they know and his ideal partner would have to be positive and able to enjoy this wonderful journey that they are on.
Becca has a strangely deep voice but she is also super fun, enthusiastic, goofy - she is a rockclimber and wears a button pointing to the fun-zone. If her partner's not into the whole fun thing, "what are they doing here?"
Liz - Auctioneer and cowgirl. She can be in the city but she'd rather be out on the farm with her horse... and she is realizing she should not have worn cowboy boots, they were made for walking, not running. (Seriously, what were you thinking?)
Michael - the butcher with the huge red beard says the appearance is kind of his secret weapon, he started growing the beard right after he quit his last job, about three years ago. Now he owns his own butcher shop and has an IQ of around 140, so he's no dummy.
People start getting back to Phil:
Seth - the WA policeman,
Matt - snowboarder,
Olive - Firefighter,
Shamir - Banker,
Sara - Luxury real estate agent (really? you specified luxury real estate?),
Scott - ginger from Harvard,
Becca - Rockclimber,
Vanck - super nerd,
Joey - Police Sergeant is the only person with the wrong flag on his bag - he's got to go all the way back to the store and look for a bag with the right flag (wah, wah.)
We learn that Joey grew up in the projects of Boston, the third of four kids to a single mother - he's had to work hahd for everything he's got (including the wicked Bahston accent) drinking beer is one of his weaknesses. And he ends up the last person back to the park.
Now we move on to the picking of the partners:
-Seth goes first and he chooses Olive. First woman to arrive and she's probably a better dancer than him - she's excited to have a strong partner too # TeamAmerica
-Matt chooses Redmond, figuring a guy with one leg has a lot of fight and won't give up. #TheBoys
-Shamir picks Sara - because he wants to go with the super hot chick, and she was the next person to come in after him.#TheSandsExpress
-Harvard Scott chooses Brooke, the criminal attorney - both have already told us they are Type A personalities, I see some clashes coming. #TeamBrookeandScott
-Becca chooses Erkle (Floyd) and they are totally my favourite team! #TeamFun
-They show us Ashton, the perfect blond real estate agent who says her ideal partner is a guy with visible strength, taller and stronger than her... and then it's uber-nerd Vanck's turn to pick his partner and who did he pick? You guessed it, Ashton did not get her ideal partner. #TeamVanckandAshton
-Tara is an army officer and she is going to pick the underdog - last place Joey policeman - #TeamMomandDad
-London, a street artist says she needs some muscle and she picks Logan, who is not too hard on the eyes I must say - he is an orthopedic device specialist and she is so excited he wasn't picked yet - #TeamLoLo (They show Ashton being bitter, Logan was her ideal partner I would say.)
-Model Jenn chooses Hawaii - Kevin the athletic trainer - #LongHairDontCare
-Big beard Michael chooses the cowgirl, Liz #TeamLizandMike
-Which leaves Jessie, the amazon K-9 police officer and Francesca, the Army Drill Sergeant, as the last two and a partnership by default. On the plus side, they've already had their first fight so it can only go up from here. #SwoleSisters - As a bonus for being the only two that did not get to pick their partners, they will be chauffeured to LAX by Phil himself, everyone else has to find a taxi.
That also means, they are off to the airport and heading to Panama City, Panama! There are two flights and limited seats on the first flight. The first clue was in the luggage they picked up and hidden in one of the bags is the Express Pass. Once in their cabs everyone checks out the bags and it's Smiley Floyd that got the Express Pass - And he loses his mind, so excited.
We learn that Shamir speaks Spanish and Brooke is psyched about that, not a bad skill to have when heading to Panama.
Becca lives in Boulder, Co and Floyd can't believe it he goes to CU (University of Colorado) he does cop to being an Erkle - double major in economics and applied math - but these two are going to be so much fun.
Jessie does apologize to Francesca for their earlier "words" but they are all good - SwoleSisters is right, these two have amazing arms.
Jenn and Kevin are getting to know each other and when she asks how old he is he tells her 30 - she says well you're Asian and all Asians look like they're twelve (except their taxi driver who shoots her a look - he is Asian and... does not look twelve.
The one thing we learn at the airport as they are all waiting for their flights is that Seth is gay and has a boyfriend so their is no chance of any romance between him and Olive... but she has gay friends so he thinks they'll get along well.
Panama City
Once they land they will have to find a marked car and make their way to the Panama Canal. Which is much easier said than done. First flight got in at 7am and we get a montage of all the teams looking at maps, fighting traffic, stopping to ask directions... but no one speaks much English, there are no street signs, and apparently no one in Panama city knows where the Panama Canal is. Everyone is lost and it's an Amazing Race nightmare.
Seth & Olive are the first team to get to the locks and the cluebox - it is Route Info, they have to drive to the Panama Rainforest Discovery Centre and search for their clue at the top of the canopy tower (so more driving, great.) Teams came in: Floyd & Becca, Scott & Brooke, London & Logan, Matt & Redmond (that's all the first flight teams.)
2nd flight lands at 9:36am after being delayed an hour and they have the same issue as the first flight, except now there is even more traffic, still no street signs, still no English... Shamir at least speaks Spanish but that doesn't get him through traffic. Vanck tells Ashton to take a 135deg right turn in the round about, and as a normal person would she just says, "I don't know what that is." (Oh boy, these two are so mismatched - what was he thinking?)
Rainforest Discovery Centre
-They have to run up the longest spiral staircase to get to the top of the tower and get their clue - Seth & Olive are the first there and getting dizzy on the way up - the clue is to the DETOUR: Shoot or Scoot.
In Shoot they must use a traditional canoe, paddle down the river and use a traditional bow & arrow to shoot/knock over two silver fish targets to get their next clue.
In Scoot they must use a modern racing canoe and go head to head against a professional crew to try and win their next clue.
Seth & Olive choose Scoot - they have to choose a team to race against and we find out it's three heats - first they start out at the same buoy, if our team loses then the next time, they get a head start, if they lose again, the third try is an even bigger head start.
Becca & Floyd choose Shoot- they get a quick lesson on how to shoot the traditional bow & arrow and then it's out on the water with you - I think trying to balance in the boat is almost as hard as trying to shoot an arrow at a target...while standing in a boat.
Scoot - Seth & Olive lose very badly to the professional rowers, they are not professional rowers.
Shoot - Becca is finding it's harder to hit the fishes than she thought.
-Scott & Brooke get there and he cannot shoot the arrow at all (did you watch the demo?)
-Becca finally hits a fish and Brooke pulls the plug for them, Scott & Brooke are changing Detours.
Scoot - Seth & Olive lose the next heat as well, head start did them no good... but finally on the third heat, the way longer head start did it for them and they finally win their next clue - To make their way to the Pit Stop: The Cinta Costera Tres - where they will find Phil under a huge Panama flag.
Shoot - Becca finally hits their second silver fish target and they are the next team to get the clue to the Pit Stop.
Scoot - Brooke & Scott make their first attempt and he is mister poopy diaper when they lose badly on their first attempt. Brooke is trying to stay positive but he does not make it easy.
RedBeard and Cowgirl (Mike & Liz) are super lost. Jenn & Kevin (longhairdon'tcare) are just as super lost... and it's become a race to not be last at this point. I'm not going to go through everyone's attempts at the Detour, just some of the high points:
Matt & Redmond were superstars in the canoe and beat the professional rowers on their first attempt. And that just made Scott that much more of a grumpy gus.
Joey (Boston cop) & Tara tipped their canoe trying to do the racing.
Vanck & Ashton also tipped their canoe - and decided to switch right away. He is super annoying, in the bow challenge, saying he wanted to shoot eventhough she has more experience and then when he couldn't do it, he kept trying to coach her on how to do it. (I do feel kinda sorry for her, he is a very challenging partner.) Oh, and they ended up switching back to the Scoot when they couldn't shoot.
Redbeard & cowgirl could not do the shooting - well, he couldn't hit anything with the arrows so they switched... and then they flipped the canoe.
Kevin & Jenn are so far behind, they can't find the tower at the rainforest - haven't even found the Detour clue yet.
Once they finally do find the clue - they choose to do scoot and head for the canoes...
Liz & Mike are on their third attempt at the rowing, they have flipped a couple times and they are pretty tired and demoralized when Kevin & Jenn show up and it's just the spark they needed to finally finish the Detour.
Unfortunately, it's gotten too dark for Jenn & Kevin to do more than one attempt and they are given the clue to the Pit Stop because they can't safely continue.
Here's How They finished:
1) Seth & Olive - Wahoo! Seth's my boy! Now if only he had some personality.
2) Becca & Floyd - but then these two have enough personality for everybody.
3) Matt & Redmond - they would have done well on their own, but together, watch out.
4) Brooke & Scott - he swore he didn't think he chose the wrong partner... but there was some hesitation.
5) Shamir & Sara - and he gave Phil one of his own eyebrow looks, very nice.
6) Tara & Joey - he knows the flag of Panama now.
7) Vanck & Ashton - very rough day, not the partner she envisioned and they are so different.
8) London & Logan - she is super positive which is going to be great for them, and Phil is doing a little matchmaking, pointing out London has lovely eyes too.
9) Jessie & Francesca - they are a match made in heaven now, couldn't imagine doing the race with anyone else.
10) Jenn & Kevin get to the mat before Mike & Liz because of course they got lost again... but because they could not complete the Detour, they have a two hour penalty and have to sit there and wait it out.
10) Mike & Liz - They thought for sure they were out being the last team to arrive but they made it before the two hour penalty was up which means...
11) Jenn & Kevin - **ELIMINATED** She thinks they got along too well and he was too laid back, she should have fought and pushed them harder. And with #LongHairDontCare being the first team out, Pat T., Trish W., Jeff T., and Patty F., are out of the pool and get their $ back.
So it will be interesting to see how these partnerships work out with no one knowing each other. It looks like they are going to be racing through some beautiful places and there will be excitement and fighting - I'm just so happy the race is back! (But I've heard rumours this may be the last season.)
Have a great weekend everyone,
Coleen
This long awaited season began in Los Angeles with 22 perfect strangers that meet each other at the starting line for the first time. Phil tells them this is all about first impressions so to have a look around and start trying to figure out who you might want to be partnered with.
First we hear from Olive, she's a firefighter from Rhode Island - "this is a race for a million dollars I definitely don't want to be dragged down by somebody."
Shy looking Brooke is a lawyer and based on first impressions there are some people you'd rather be partnered with than others (I think she was referencing the tattooed and hugely bearded Michael.)
Michael is a butcher and he says ideally he'd like to be paired with somebody that has more charm than him because he can be a pain in the a$$ (oh, that's just wonderful.)
Phil - The only question is who are you going to be paired up with?
Sharmar muscled banking firm associate, "It doesn't matter who you pair me with, I'm just going to throw them over my shoulder and make sure that we win."
Jenn Lee - professional model - plans to use her looks to her advantage to win the race and the million dollars.
Jessie - amazon K-9 cop - says she does not want to be partners with Asian Barbie (that would be Jenn), she's only here because she thinks she looks good.
Before they even get to talk to anybody, they are going to see how each other performs because the game starts now. Phil tells them they are starting with a challenge - they have to go pick up a piece of luggage with the Panamanian flag on it. To get to the luggage store, they have to leave the park through a gate behind them, go two blocks south west, then seven blocks south east. The quicker they are to come back with the luggage, the more likely they are to be able to pick their ideal partner...
What are you waiting for? Go get your luggage! AND THEY ARE OFF!
We hear from Seth, a police officer from Bellevue, WA - as a police officer he has to be able to get along, and work well, with a partner right off the bat, so this should be easy for him. (This is also my guy in the pool - come on Seth!)
Brooke again looks like a timid little thing but she is a criminal attorney and likes to be in control of most situations but she hopes if someone knows better she can step aside and let them lead (uh oh, if she's already telling us she has control issues, that could be a problem.)
Scott, the first thing he tells us is he's a big achiever and graduated from Harvard at the top of his class (I have a feeling we'll be hearing he went to Harvard A LOT) he also says he may not get along with another type A personality right away, he may snap, "I am a gay, red-head." (Wow, learning lots about Scott right off the hop.)
Redmond was a navy corpsman with the Marines for five years until he stepped on an IED and lost his right leg - he immediately started competing in every sport imaginable because he wanted to show the world that no matter what happens to you, your goal should be to continue to succeed. Redmond and Scott are working together to find the luggage store.
Vanck is a wall street analyst and what you would call a bit of a geek - he is very intellectual and thinks he should choose a pretty girl to be his partner which never hurts in terms of sales - because people look at him like he has two heads sometimes. (Oh man, I hope the big brain can carry him.)
Jenn - the swimwear model thinks the ideal partner for her is the surfer kid from Hawaii - that would be Kevin Ng, Asian guy with long hair. She doesn't know if he's very smart "no offense" but he looks like he'd be fun. They say they are just going to follow the white people to find the shop.
Jessie is 6ft3 and the first female K-9 officer in Ohio - she was running with a pack going in the wrong direction and when Francesca tries to point out the direction to go, Jessie snaps, "you went the wrong way to begin with so I'm not going to listen to you now.
Francesca is an army drill sergeant and doesn't intimidate, but she does say about Jessie, "ooh, she's feisty."
Olive is the first one in the shop but she's quickly followed by a bunch more arriving at the luggage shop and then they have to figure out what the Panama flag looks like - and there are people that know (they must have had some pre-race materials to look over I bet) - Shamar is the first person with a bag heading back to Phil.
We meet Matt - he's a professional snowboarder who won a gold at the x-games - winning the Amazing Race would make him feel pretty unstoppable.
Floyd - is my favourite - always a huge smile on his face - he is a college drum major, has been watching the amazing Race since he was in the fifth grade and luckily memorized the world flags before coming on the race. This has been his dream for a long time - his friends all say he's the most positive person they know and his ideal partner would have to be positive and able to enjoy this wonderful journey that they are on.
Becca has a strangely deep voice but she is also super fun, enthusiastic, goofy - she is a rockclimber and wears a button pointing to the fun-zone. If her partner's not into the whole fun thing, "what are they doing here?"
Liz - Auctioneer and cowgirl. She can be in the city but she'd rather be out on the farm with her horse... and she is realizing she should not have worn cowboy boots, they were made for walking, not running. (Seriously, what were you thinking?)
Michael - the butcher with the huge red beard says the appearance is kind of his secret weapon, he started growing the beard right after he quit his last job, about three years ago. Now he owns his own butcher shop and has an IQ of around 140, so he's no dummy.
People start getting back to Phil:
Seth - the WA policeman,
Matt - snowboarder,
Olive - Firefighter,
Shamir - Banker,
Sara - Luxury real estate agent (really? you specified luxury real estate?),
Scott - ginger from Harvard,
Becca - Rockclimber,
Vanck - super nerd,
Joey - Police Sergeant is the only person with the wrong flag on his bag - he's got to go all the way back to the store and look for a bag with the right flag (wah, wah.)
We learn that Joey grew up in the projects of Boston, the third of four kids to a single mother - he's had to work hahd for everything he's got (including the wicked Bahston accent) drinking beer is one of his weaknesses. And he ends up the last person back to the park.
Now we move on to the picking of the partners:
-Seth goes first and he chooses Olive. First woman to arrive and she's probably a better dancer than him - she's excited to have a strong partner too # TeamAmerica
-Matt chooses Redmond, figuring a guy with one leg has a lot of fight and won't give up. #TheBoys
-Shamir picks Sara - because he wants to go with the super hot chick, and she was the next person to come in after him.#TheSandsExpress
-Harvard Scott chooses Brooke, the criminal attorney - both have already told us they are Type A personalities, I see some clashes coming. #TeamBrookeandScott
-Becca chooses Erkle (Floyd) and they are totally my favourite team! #TeamFun
-They show us Ashton, the perfect blond real estate agent who says her ideal partner is a guy with visible strength, taller and stronger than her... and then it's uber-nerd Vanck's turn to pick his partner and who did he pick? You guessed it, Ashton did not get her ideal partner. #TeamVanckandAshton
-Tara is an army officer and she is going to pick the underdog - last place Joey policeman - #TeamMomandDad
-London, a street artist says she needs some muscle and she picks Logan, who is not too hard on the eyes I must say - he is an orthopedic device specialist and she is so excited he wasn't picked yet - #TeamLoLo (They show Ashton being bitter, Logan was her ideal partner I would say.)
-Model Jenn chooses Hawaii - Kevin the athletic trainer - #LongHairDontCare
-Big beard Michael chooses the cowgirl, Liz #TeamLizandMike
-Which leaves Jessie, the amazon K-9 police officer and Francesca, the Army Drill Sergeant, as the last two and a partnership by default. On the plus side, they've already had their first fight so it can only go up from here. #SwoleSisters - As a bonus for being the only two that did not get to pick their partners, they will be chauffeured to LAX by Phil himself, everyone else has to find a taxi.
That also means, they are off to the airport and heading to Panama City, Panama! There are two flights and limited seats on the first flight. The first clue was in the luggage they picked up and hidden in one of the bags is the Express Pass. Once in their cabs everyone checks out the bags and it's Smiley Floyd that got the Express Pass - And he loses his mind, so excited.
We learn that Shamir speaks Spanish and Brooke is psyched about that, not a bad skill to have when heading to Panama.
Becca lives in Boulder, Co and Floyd can't believe it he goes to CU (University of Colorado) he does cop to being an Erkle - double major in economics and applied math - but these two are going to be so much fun.
Jessie does apologize to Francesca for their earlier "words" but they are all good - SwoleSisters is right, these two have amazing arms.
Jenn and Kevin are getting to know each other and when she asks how old he is he tells her 30 - she says well you're Asian and all Asians look like they're twelve (except their taxi driver who shoots her a look - he is Asian and... does not look twelve.
The one thing we learn at the airport as they are all waiting for their flights is that Seth is gay and has a boyfriend so their is no chance of any romance between him and Olive... but she has gay friends so he thinks they'll get along well.
Panama City
Once they land they will have to find a marked car and make their way to the Panama Canal. Which is much easier said than done. First flight got in at 7am and we get a montage of all the teams looking at maps, fighting traffic, stopping to ask directions... but no one speaks much English, there are no street signs, and apparently no one in Panama city knows where the Panama Canal is. Everyone is lost and it's an Amazing Race nightmare.
Seth & Olive are the first team to get to the locks and the cluebox - it is Route Info, they have to drive to the Panama Rainforest Discovery Centre and search for their clue at the top of the canopy tower (so more driving, great.) Teams came in: Floyd & Becca, Scott & Brooke, London & Logan, Matt & Redmond (that's all the first flight teams.)
2nd flight lands at 9:36am after being delayed an hour and they have the same issue as the first flight, except now there is even more traffic, still no street signs, still no English... Shamir at least speaks Spanish but that doesn't get him through traffic. Vanck tells Ashton to take a 135deg right turn in the round about, and as a normal person would she just says, "I don't know what that is." (Oh boy, these two are so mismatched - what was he thinking?)
Rainforest Discovery Centre
-They have to run up the longest spiral staircase to get to the top of the tower and get their clue - Seth & Olive are the first there and getting dizzy on the way up - the clue is to the DETOUR: Shoot or Scoot.
In Shoot they must use a traditional canoe, paddle down the river and use a traditional bow & arrow to shoot/knock over two silver fish targets to get their next clue.
In Scoot they must use a modern racing canoe and go head to head against a professional crew to try and win their next clue.
Seth & Olive choose Scoot - they have to choose a team to race against and we find out it's three heats - first they start out at the same buoy, if our team loses then the next time, they get a head start, if they lose again, the third try is an even bigger head start.
Becca & Floyd choose Shoot- they get a quick lesson on how to shoot the traditional bow & arrow and then it's out on the water with you - I think trying to balance in the boat is almost as hard as trying to shoot an arrow at a target...while standing in a boat.
Scoot - Seth & Olive lose very badly to the professional rowers, they are not professional rowers.
Shoot - Becca is finding it's harder to hit the fishes than she thought.
-Scott & Brooke get there and he cannot shoot the arrow at all (did you watch the demo?)
-Becca finally hits a fish and Brooke pulls the plug for them, Scott & Brooke are changing Detours.
Scoot - Seth & Olive lose the next heat as well, head start did them no good... but finally on the third heat, the way longer head start did it for them and they finally win their next clue - To make their way to the Pit Stop: The Cinta Costera Tres - where they will find Phil under a huge Panama flag.
Shoot - Becca finally hits their second silver fish target and they are the next team to get the clue to the Pit Stop.
Scoot - Brooke & Scott make their first attempt and he is mister poopy diaper when they lose badly on their first attempt. Brooke is trying to stay positive but he does not make it easy.
RedBeard and Cowgirl (Mike & Liz) are super lost. Jenn & Kevin (longhairdon'tcare) are just as super lost... and it's become a race to not be last at this point. I'm not going to go through everyone's attempts at the Detour, just some of the high points:
Matt & Redmond were superstars in the canoe and beat the professional rowers on their first attempt. And that just made Scott that much more of a grumpy gus.
Joey (Boston cop) & Tara tipped their canoe trying to do the racing.
Vanck & Ashton also tipped their canoe - and decided to switch right away. He is super annoying, in the bow challenge, saying he wanted to shoot eventhough she has more experience and then when he couldn't do it, he kept trying to coach her on how to do it. (I do feel kinda sorry for her, he is a very challenging partner.) Oh, and they ended up switching back to the Scoot when they couldn't shoot.
Redbeard & cowgirl could not do the shooting - well, he couldn't hit anything with the arrows so they switched... and then they flipped the canoe.
Kevin & Jenn are so far behind, they can't find the tower at the rainforest - haven't even found the Detour clue yet.
Once they finally do find the clue - they choose to do scoot and head for the canoes...
Liz & Mike are on their third attempt at the rowing, they have flipped a couple times and they are pretty tired and demoralized when Kevin & Jenn show up and it's just the spark they needed to finally finish the Detour.
Unfortunately, it's gotten too dark for Jenn & Kevin to do more than one attempt and they are given the clue to the Pit Stop because they can't safely continue.
Here's How They finished:
1) Seth & Olive - Wahoo! Seth's my boy! Now if only he had some personality.
2) Becca & Floyd - but then these two have enough personality for everybody.
3) Matt & Redmond - they would have done well on their own, but together, watch out.
4) Brooke & Scott - he swore he didn't think he chose the wrong partner... but there was some hesitation.
5) Shamir & Sara - and he gave Phil one of his own eyebrow looks, very nice.
6) Tara & Joey - he knows the flag of Panama now.
7) Vanck & Ashton - very rough day, not the partner she envisioned and they are so different.
8) London & Logan - she is super positive which is going to be great for them, and Phil is doing a little matchmaking, pointing out London has lovely eyes too.
9) Jessie & Francesca - they are a match made in heaven now, couldn't imagine doing the race with anyone else.
10) Mike & Liz - They thought for sure they were out being the last team to arrive but they made it before the two hour penalty was up which means...
11) Jenn & Kevin - **ELIMINATED** She thinks they got along too well and he was too laid back, she should have fought and pushed them harder. And with #LongHairDontCare being the first team out, Pat T., Trish W., Jeff T., and Patty F., are out of the pool and get their $ back.
So it will be interesting to see how these partnerships work out with no one knowing each other. It looks like they are going to be racing through some beautiful places and there will be excitement and fighting - I'm just so happy the race is back! (But I've heard rumours this may be the last season.)
Have a great weekend everyone,
Coleen
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