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TV Guide interview with Megan & Heidi
« on: Mar 14^th, 2005, 11:53am »

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by Ethan Alter

California girls Megan Baker and Heidi Heidel want everyone to know they're not as bland as they seemed on The Amazing Race (Tuesdays, 9pm/ET on CBS). They're not, they, like, swear!

"We actually have a lot of fun and say funny things," Baker insists to TVGuide.com, "but we were so stressed out that our personalities didn't really come across." Unfortunately, even their clandestine sense of humor couldn't help them avoid Philimination on the second leg of TAR. Here, the two pals discuss what might have been and dance around the subject of their relationship with brothers Brian and Greg.

TVGuide.com: So did you have to drown your sorrows after watching the episode last week?
Heidi Heidel: No, we aren't too sorrowful over the whole thing. We're happy to have done it. I think from the point you are eliminated, you have a lot of time to think about why you lost, and we've definitely dealt with it. Also, they really didn't show the full story of what happened. It kind of looks like we were in the back of the pack throughout and then got eliminated.

TVG: What didn't we get to see?
Megan Baker: There were a couple of days that weren't shown between Peru and Chile and during that time, you went from flight to flight. At one point, Brian and Greg and Heidi and I were on one separate flight that was a really good flight, but it ended up getting delayed, which put us an hour and a half behind everyone else. And then it got delayed again another 20 minutes. On the show, they made it look like there were only two separate flights, but there were actually more than two. So the four of us landed in Chile an hour and a half behind everyone else, fully aware that one of us was most likely getting eliminated.

TVG: And why did it wind up being you in the end? Were Brian and Greg just faster?
Megan: We actually left the airport four minutes ahead of the boys, but they arrived at the funicular ahead of us, [because] they had a faster cab. Then we each chose a different detour they did the books, we did the fish market and we finished at pretty much the same time.
Heidi: We did the fish market so fast, we crossed the finish line only four minutes behind the teams who had been an hour and a half ahead of us. That's how fast we were. If it hadn't been for that delayed flight, we probably wouldn't have come in last.

TVG: Some of the other teams struggled with the shopping detour. How did you breeze through it so easily?
Megan: We arrived there by ourselves. When there are other teams around you, you are a lot more tense and not as focused. Heidi and I stayed on our own and did it slowly and correctly the first time. Everyone else kind of rushed through it without really paying attention.
Heidi: Also, a lot of the people didn't even have enough money to purchase the ingredients. We didn't know we were going to need money before we got there, but we were able to get over $100 from this guy on the funicular, so when we got to the market, money wasn't an issue. We were actually overpaying for everything just to get it done quickly. We were asking for money throughout the race. By the time we went out, we had banked about $300. We were really workin' it. [Laughs]

TVG: The show hinted at a flirtation between you and the boys. Was that genuine, or were you just playing for the cameras?
Megan: No, we weren't playing for the cameras at all. There was definitely an attraction.
[Long pause]

TVG: So... are you dating now?
[Silence] Lips Sealed

Megan: We've hung out a lot. We're friends.

TVG: OK, then! What was the hardest thing about the race?
Heidi: I was my own worst enemy because I was letting the stress get to me. I couldn't hear, I couldn't see I was freaking out so much that I couldn't function. I would tell myself to calm down, and then as soon as we'd start racing again, I'd freak out. It was frustrating because I'm not normally like that. But as it went along, we got more comfortable with the situation and were doing better and better. We had really started to calm down and focus at the fish market, for example. But then as soon as we got comfortable, we were eliminated!

TVG: You made a big mistake on the first leg in Peru when you started digging in the sandpile for the later flight to Cuzco instead of checking out the other times. What happened there?
Megan: That was the disadvantage of not really knowing the show. The thought process behind it was that, with some flights, the very first one that takes off isn't the one that necessarily lands first. So when we walked up, I said, "We don't know which one is faster." But if I had watched the show more, I would have realized they wouldn't have taken you on a long flight at that point it would have been a short flight that did matter. Plus, we were so out of breath at that point and didn't want to run anymore. [Laughs]

TVG: And it turned out not to be a major setback since the 7:00 flight was delayed anyway.
Megan: Yeah. But another thing they didn't show, which was a little frustrating, was the reason that we were the last team getting the clue in Cuzco was because we were the only team that had to check our bags. We had requested seats in the front of the plane because we wanted to be the first ones off. But at the airport in Ancon, they actually lined you up to board the plane, and by the time we got on, there wasn't any space left for carry-on luggage. So we were the only team who checked their bags in, and everyone ran and got that clue. There are just so many things that happen to you on the race that you can't control. You just have to do the best you can do with the situation you're given at the time.

TVG: What would you do differently if you ran the race over?
Megan: We would not have backpacks the size that they were. They were almost as big as us! It was hard to run with them. If we were to run it again, I'd seriously just have a fanny pack. We know the game now, so we'd do it completely differently.

TVG: Heidi, did your daughter enjoy watching you on the show?
Heidi: She loves it. Of course, she was like, "They're not showing you enough!" And she was crying last night. Cry

She didn't want us to get eliminated so early on. I had to tell her, "It's OK."

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Re: TV Guide interview with Megan & Heidi
« Reply #1 on: Mar 14^th, 2005, 12:02pm »

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Heidi has a daughter Huh

How old is she Huh

I bet you Brian didn't know that while they were flirting.... I heard they were gonig out... .mabye i heard wrong

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Re: TV Guide interview with Megan & Heidi
« Reply #2 on: Mar 14^th, 2005, 12:08pm »

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Brian was flirting with Megan not Heidi. I knew she had a daughter, she looks real good though. I like Megan better. Thanks for that interview though, it rocks Cool

I loved the girls on the race, they made a great team, they are hilarious Grin

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Re: TV Guide interview with Megan & Heidi
« Reply #3 on: Mar 14^th, 2005, 12:56pm »

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on Mar 14^th, 2005, 11:53am, banzai wrote:

Megan Baker: There were a couple of days that weren't shown between Peru and Chile and during that time, you went from flight to flight. At one point, Brian and Greg and Heidi and I were on one separate flight that was a really good flight, but it ended up getting delayed, which put us an hour and a half behind everyone else. And then it got delayed again another 20 minutes.

That's what I was asking about in a thread in TAR7 profiles. Why these two teams went to last place when they were with the other teams. I also remember wondering about something Brian or Greg said in the furnicular, "are the girls here yet?". I was thinking, "How would they know that the girls are right behind them? They could have been ahead of the boys."

A question: weren't they all in flights given to them, the one they got from doing the Shoe shine Roadblock? Meg/Heidi and the boys should have been with 3 other teams who were in the 2nd flight. How come these two were in a separate flight to Chile?

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« Reply #4 on: Mar 14^th, 2005, 1:18pm »

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Well, JP! I think that they did take one of the two flight that they had to, but I don't think it is a direct flight, probably in between they had to take another flight! And thats the one they took separatly from the other teams Wink

She clearly said"There were a couple of days that weren't shown between Peru and Chile and during that time, you went from flight to flight.

So, flight to flight..hehe Aww how cute, her daughter was crying, she must be happy though her mom is famous..

Yea, Heidi looks really good for the fact that she had a daughter!, and I really liked Megan and Heidi..wait im lost now..if Heidi is a stay at home mom, but shes roomates with Megan? where did her daughter stay when she was on the race? hmm Shocked

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Re: TV Guide interview with Megan & Heidi
« Reply #5 on: Mar 14^th, 2005, 1:21pm »

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Thanks for posting Banzai..oh and Rob+Amber#1fan im guessing her daughter is maybe like around 5 or 6 or something...because well Heidi is not that old lol and um yea

Sorry bout the double post

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Re: TV Guide interview with Megan & Heidi
« Reply #6 on: Mar 14^th, 2005, 1:37pm »

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I'm guessing her daughter stayed with her grandparents or something

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« Reply #7 on: Mar 14^th, 2005, 6:21pm »

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I was just wondering.. Before the race started, everyone was talking and there was so much anticipation about this team.. But when the race started, we threw them and picked other favorites. hihih! They really appear ditzy during the race.. They sort of just followed everyone.. And when you just follow everyone, you will really end up being eliminated..

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Does anyone ever watch any of the clips on the site? Phil has some interesting information about Megan and Heidi and Brian and Greg...

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« Reply #9 on: Mar 15^th, 2005, 10:33am »

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Hey Anime_fan..what kind of info does Phil have about them..I can't view the clips! Cry

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Re: TV Guide interview with Megan & Heidi
« Reply #10 on: Mar 15^th, 2005, 3:25pm »

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Which clip i have pretty much watched them all but maybe could you post the name of the video. I think everyone here might wanna watch it. And could someone PM me and help me get those pictures at the bottom. I have the new window xp media is its a bit different. Sorry about the request

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« Reply #11 on: Mar 15^th, 2005, 3:50pm »

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Phil said sumthing like at the pitstop b4 they were eliminated, the 2 teams shared a room 2gether or sumthin like that

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Could you put the video clip new up... please

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« Reply #13 on: Mar 15^th, 2005, 5:25pm »

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I didn't throw them off, they were my fav , th eir short time being here of course Cry

wel her daughter could have stayed with her dad? Wink

anyways they were really cool, iliked them a lot

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on Mar 15^th, 2005, 3:50pm, Mango Tango wrote:

Phil said sumthing like at the pitstop b4 they were eliminated, the 2 teams shared a room 2gether or sumthin like that

When did Phil say that Huh

He never said anything like that..am i wrong? I don't think he did.. I watched it millions of times..and he never said they shared a room together...IT IS SO SAD THEY LEFT

I really liked them a lot..and it would have been interesting to watch them with Brian and Greg.. Wink

I wonder if Brian AND Greg will be able to continue in the race without them LOL j/k Grin

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