The Realty TV Show The Amazing Race 14 is skipping this week, and will not be aired on CBS Sunday Night, April 5th, 2009. And no, this is not an April Fools joke. Instead, CBS will be showing the Country Music Awards.
Of course, the actual race was not stopped. It was just the showing of the series is delayed by one week. All we can do now is look at the coming attractions again.
Mail this post The Realty TV Show, the Amazing Race 14, started this week from the 5th Pit Stop, Margie & Luke were the first team to arrive, so they were the first team to depart at 12:18AM. Teams now must fly nearly 2,000 miles to Jaipur, India. They then must ravel by taxi to find the Sacred Tree for their next clue.
The flight path was to Moscow first, then to New Delhi, and finally all teams met up for the last flight leg which left at 5:40AM to Jaipur, India. We find the blondes, Christie & Jodi, were still in last place because their taxi had to stop along the way to fill-up on gas. They were optimistic that they could catch up on any physical task. Tammy & Victor were the first team to race to the first clue, which was to travel to Amber Park for their next clue.
Teams then found a Road Block. One person must work by taking care of a group of camels. The team member is put in charge of a group of camels, and must bring to them food and water to satisfy them. Once they have the right amount, the camel master hands them their next clue.
Tammy & Victor finished this Road Block first, and the next clue had teams racing to the Puppet Store where they would find their next clue to follow.
The Mel & Mike team had Mel, the 68 year old father, doing this physical task which he really suffered through all of the physical labor. But, no heart attack, and he finished the task in second place.
Then next clue was a Detour: Teams have to choose between two tasks: Movers or Shakers. In movers, teams choose a cart loaded high in barrels, then transport them by pedaling 1 ½ miles through heavy traffic, and at their destination they search through their containers for a small metal elephant which they exchange for their next clue.
In shakers, teams travel to a busy intersection, put on traditional costumes & make-up, and join a dance group. Then they go around in the streets and shake their hips for tips. Once they have earned enough money, they exchange it with the band leader for their next clue.
The blondes, Christie & Jodi, now have to perform a Speed Bump for finishing last place on the last leg. There task is to decorate an elephant with paint, before joining the others on the Detour task.
The teams must now race by taxi to Jaigarh Fort, a 15th century fortress, which the pit stop for this leg of the race. The last team to arrive will be eliminated. So Tammy & Victor end up as team number one, and winners of this week’s race. Mel & Mike 2nd place, Kisha & Jen 3rd place, Margie & Luke 4th place, Jaime & Cara 5th place, Mark & Michael 6th place, and last place was Christie & Jodi who were then eliminated from the race. This was not surprising, as they had to perform the Speed Bump. Also, out of 14 of these Realty TV shows of the Amazing Race, no girl, blonde team has ever won!
Mail this post So here we are, February 15th, at the premier opening of our favorite reality TV show, The Amazing Race 14. Eleven teams are being transported on U.S. Marine Helicopters to the beginning of the race located at the Joint Forces Training Base, Home of California National Guard and the Army Reserve, in Los Alamitos, California.
The 11 teams are Preston/Jennifer, Mel/Mike, Steve/Linda, Tammy/Victor, Jaime/Cara, Christie/Jodi, Brad/Victoria, Kisha/Jen, Margie/Luke, Mark/Michael, and Amanda/Kris.
Phil explains to the cast members that you have to complete various tasks, and there are pit stops at the end of each leg of the race. There will be 8 pit stops that are elimination points, where you will be eliminated for finishing that leg in last place. The winner of the race will receive 1 million dollars. Then Phil states my favorite line, “The world is waiting for you.”
The teams race to pick-up their luggage and their instructions, and drive away in a rental cars to the airport. They read where they are to take a flight to Switzerland. Two choices, one flight leaves early but arrives late, and one flight leaves late but arrives early. So the teams split up and took both flights.
Arriving in Switzerland, they read where they are to take a train ride. We see breath-taking scenes of the snow caps on the mountain tops, as the train races through the Swiss Alps. They arrive at night and go to a church at Locarno, Switzerland. This is where they sign up to receive their instructions for the next day. Only 4 teams per 15 minute time slots, so this is a make or break moment for the teams.
Having to spend the night, they were shown an area where they could lie down. Hay was put on the ground for them, under a tent roof. There were complaints of mosquitoes everywhere. The Steve/Linda team, who call themselves “Hicks”, couldn’t keep up with the race for the day. We see and hear the husband yelling at his wife, and the wife crying.
At 7:15AM the first teams received instructions from the church, and embarked on a race to the Verzasca Dam for the next clue. There was another sign-up sheet for a “Road Block”. Only one member of each team would perform this task. . . a bunchy jump off of the dam, and when completed, would receive the next clue. We are told this is the 2nd highest jump in the world.
Each team member seemed worried, particularly Jodi who was having a tough time with it. We could see a big bounce up after the initial fall. A camera helmet was on each contestant so we could see, and also hear, what they were experiencing. But hey, for the big prize money, they all got up enough nerve to do this task.
Once done, the teams had to race on, catching a train to find Kleine Rugen Wiese in InterLaken, Switzerland for their next clue. At this point in the race, it seemed like they were all getting close, except for a few late comers.
Their next task was to choose a pair of traditional cheese racks, and climb to the top of a hill. Once at the top, teams had to transport 200 pounds of cheese from an aging shed to the bottom of the hill. When teams finish stacking all 200 pounds of cheese, they were to receive their next clue.
The hill was described as being full of mud and animal poop. The teams slipped a bunch of times coming down the hill. Women could carry one cheese, and men would carry two. But their constant falling and sliding kept the Swiss men who were watching really laughing loudly at the teams. The wooden cheese racks would break up upon falling, so they had to carry or slide the cheese down the hill by hand. The old man came all the way down the hill on his butt. This task took great strength, which the women seemed to be failing at.
After getting through this, the teams then must race to the bus stop and travel to the town of Stechelberg. Once there, they were to listen to a group of singers which leads them to the pit stop.
Margie/Luke was the first team to arrive. Since Luke is hearing impaired (his mother is not), Phil used sign language to tell Luke that they were team number one (I thought that was pretty cool.). They then won a trip to Mexico. Luke “signed” while his mother translated that he just wanted to show people that death people can do this race too!
Tammy/Victor (sister/brother) arrived in 2nd place. Mark/Michael (stuntmen) finished in 3rd place. The last place team was close. We thought the Blondes would loose, but they were able to run quicker to the finish line and beat out the Preston/Jennifer couple (who fought a lot during the race). So Preston/Jennifer became the first team to be eliminated!
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