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10 Most Memorable Moments
« on: Nov 20^th, 2005, 2:57pm »

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The Amazing Race's
10 Most Memorable Moments

As the reality hit airs its 100th episode, we look back at the roughest roads, sneakiest strategies, and craziest challenges.

By: Craig Tomashoff

10. Best Side Trip

Danny and Oswald going on a Hong Kong shopping spree during Season 2. Even though the other teams stressed about getting to the airport, these friends followed their strategy of asking a travel agency to book their flight, leaving them with enough time to shop for cologne.

9. Saddest Moment

Watching the faces of Race's youngest competitors, like Carissa, 9, when their families were eliminated this season. "You're telling a kid he's lost, and he thinks he's not good enough," says Keoghan.

8. Sneakiest Maneuver

Rob taking the four-hour penalty to avoid eating four pounds of icky-looking meat in Season 7. By convincing two other teams to join him, he saved his stomach and his place in the race. Recalls Keoghan: "What I loved is he used [his brain] to manipulate the situation."

7. Most Frustrating Challenge

Searching for a clue in a giant bale of hay in a Swedish field during Season 6. The challenge was too much for sisters Lena and Kristy, who struggled so long to find the clue that Keoghan had to come tot he hay field to eliminate them. "If Phil hadn't shown up, we might still be out there," Lena says.

6. Most Dramatic Sacrifice

Joyce getting her head shaved in India in Season 7. "As the hair came off, an internal transformation happened," she says. "I felt liberated. Later we learned that when a woman shaves her head, it's good karma. Maybe that was the key to our success." They won the race.

5. Best Line of Dialogue

Kevin yelling, "Swing, you fat bastard, swing!" to Drew as his teammate hung on a zip line over a gorge near Victoria Falls, in Season 1. "Watching him hang seemed so funny to me," says Kevin. "People still yell that phrase to us. It's become a term of endearment."

4. Oddest Mode of Transportation

The bubble-like "zorbs" in Season 5, which teams used to travel down a hill in New Zealand. "I did the guinea pig test of them," says Keoghan. "It was the closest thing to what you imagine floating on a cloud would feel like."

3. Most Disgusting Meal

The live octopus entree in South Korea during Season 4. As the main course wiggled, contestants (like Reichen, above) had to swallow it. Keoghan reminded the teams that "for the locals, it's a delicacy. It's no different than us loving a hamburger." Except that hamburgers don't walk off your plate.

2. Dumbest Mistake

Four of eight teams putting regular gas into their diesel cars in Portugal in Season 3. By ignoring all the signs calling for diesel, the teams proved Keoghan's point that racers "stop thinking about basic things when they rush."

1. Gutsiest Performance

Little person Charla racing with a 55-pound hunk of meat on her back in Season 5. "She was the smallest person with the biggest heart," says Race host Phil Keoghan. "If you look at that, everybody was saying she couldn't do it, and she's probably heard that all her life. But she knew she could do that challenge and she did."

100 episodes by the numbers
Total number of miles traveled so far: 330,000
Total number of countries visited: 48
Total hours of footage shot: 9,378
Most-visited countries: South Africa and France (3 times each)
Longest flight: 30 hours-from Iguacu, Brazil to New York to London to Capetown, South Africa
Youngest contestant: Austin Black, age 8, Season 8
Oldest contestant: Meredith Smith, age 69, Season 7
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-TVGuide November 21-27, 2005

there is a mistake:

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Most-visited countries: South Africa and France (3 times each)

they forgot Argentina.

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Total number of countries visited: 48

U.S.A.
South Africa
France
Tunisia
Italy
Zambia
Canada
Jamaica
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Costa Rica
Panama
Uruguay
Chile
Morocco
Egypt
Senegal
Portugal
U.K.
Austria
Germany
Hungary
Russia
Thailand
India
China
Philippines
Australia
South Korea
Vietnam
Iceland
Ethiopia
Tanzania
Botswana
Namibia
Sweden
Norway
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Switzerland
Netherlands
Singapore
Malaysia
New Zealand
Kenya

what are we missing?

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Re: 10 Most Memorable Moments
« Reply #1 on: Nov 20^th, 2005, 3:14pm »

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I saw that in the tv guide. Cool

Haven't they gone to India three times?

And yay for Charla. Wink

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Re: 10 Most Memorable Moments
« Reply #2 on: Nov 20^th, 2005, 3:34pm »

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YAY GO TAR!

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« Reply #3 on: Nov 20^th, 2005, 8:24pm »

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oh yeah!

they went to India once, twice, thrice, 4 times, 5 times, 6 times! Shocked

that beats S.A., France, and Argentina!

(Season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7)

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Re: 10 Most Memorable Moments
« Reply #4 on: Nov 20^th, 2005, 11:49pm »

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i thought they went to India a lot LOL

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Re: 10 Most Memorable Moments
« Reply #5 on: Nov 20^th, 2005, 11:59pm »

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Here is what I got
South America (5)
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Uruguay
Chile

North/Central America (7)
USA
Canada
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Costa Rica
Panama

Africa/Middle East (12)
Zambia
Tunisia
South Africa
Morocco
Egypt
United Arab Emirates
Senegal
Ethiopia
Tanzania
Botswana
Namibia
Kenya

Asia/Oceana (12)
Australia
New Zealand
India
Russia
Thailand
China
Philippines
South Korea
Vietnam
Singapore
Malaysia
Sri Lanka

Europe (12)
Portugal
U.K.
Austria
Germany
Hungary
Sweden
Norway
Turkey
Switzerland
Netherlands
Italy
France

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Re: 10 Most Memorable Moments
« Reply #6 on: Nov 21^st, 2005, 7:08pm »

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on Nov 20^th, 2005, 2:57pm, TAR 4 life wrote:

The Amazing Race's
10 Most Memorable Moments

As the reality hit airs its 100th episode, we look back at the roughest roads, sneakiest strategies, and craziest challenges.

By: Craig Tomashoff

10. Best Side Trip

Danny and Oswald going on a Hong Kong shopping spree during Season 2. Even though the other teams stressed about getting to the airport, these friends followed their strategy of asking a travel agency to book their flight, leaving them with enough time to shop for cologne.

9. Saddest Moment

Watching the faces of Race's youngest competitors, like Carissa, 9, when their families were eliminated this season. "You're telling a kid he's lost, and he thinks he's not good enough," says Keoghan.

8. Sneakiest Maneuver

Rob taking the four-hour penalty to avoid eating four pounds of icky-looking meat in Season 7. By convincing two other teams to join him, he saved his stomach and his place in the race. Recalls Keoghan: "What I loved is he used [his brain] to manipulate the situation."

7. Most Frustrating Challenge

Searching for a clue in a giant bale of hay in a Swedish field during Season 6. The challenge was too much for sisters Lena and Kristy, who struggled so long to find the clue that Keoghan had to come tot he hay field to eliminate them. "If Phil hadn't shown up, we might still be out there," Lena says.

6. Most Dramatic Sacrifice

Joyce getting her head shaved in India in Season 7. "As the hair came off, an internal transformation happened," she says. "I felt liberated. Later we learned that when a woman shaves her head, it's good karma. Maybe that was the key to our success." They won the race.

5. Best Line of Dialogue

Kevin yelling, "Swing, you fat bastard, swing!" to Drew as his teammate hung on a zip line over a gorge near Victoria Falls, in Season 1. "Watching him hang seemed so funny to me," says Kevin. "People still yell that phrase to us. It's become a term of endearment."

4. Oddest Mode of Transportation

The bubble-like "zorbs" in Season 5, which teams used to travel down a hill in New Zealand. "I did the guinea pig test of them," says Keoghan. "It was the closest thing to what you imagine floating on a cloud would feel like."

3. Most Disgusting Meal

The live octopus entree in South Korea during Season 4. As the main course wiggled, contestants (like Reichen, above) had to swallow it. Keoghan reminded the teams that "for the locals, it's a delicacy. It's no different than us loving a hamburger." Except that hamburgers don't walk off your plate.

2. Dumbest Mistake

Four of eight teams putting regular gas into their diesel cars in Portugal in Season 3. By ignoring all the signs calling for diesel, the teams proved Keoghan's point that racers "stop thinking about basic things when they rush."

1. Gutsiest Performance

Little person Charla racing with a 55-pound hunk of meat on her back in Season 5. "She was the smallest person with the biggest heart," says Race host Phil Keoghan. "If you look at that, everybody was saying she couldn't do it, and she's probably heard that all her life. But she knew she could do that challenge and she did."

100 episodes by the numbers
Total number of miles traveled so far: 330,000
Total number of countries visited: 48
Total hours of footage shot: 9,378
Most-visited countries: South Africa and France (3 times each)
Longest flight: 30 hours-from Iguacu, Brazil to New York to London to Capetown, South Africa
Youngest contestant: Austin Black, age 8, Season 8
Oldest contestant: Meredith Smith, age 69, Season 7
----------------------------------------------------------------------

-TVGuide November 21-27, 2005

there is a mistake:

they forgot Argentina.

U.S.A.
South Africa
France
Tunisia
Italy
Zambia
Canada
Jamaica
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Costa Rica
Panama
Uruguay
Chile
Morocco
Egypt
Senegal
Portugal
U.K.
Austria
Germany
Hungary
Russia
Thailand
India
China
Philippines
Australia
South Korea
Vietnam
Iceland
Ethiopia
Tanzania
Botswana
Namibia
Sweden
Norway
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Switzerland
Netherlands
Singapore
Malaysia
New Zealand
Kenya

what are we missing?

They are definitly right with the sadest moment. That broke my heart! Next to Debbie and Bianca getting eliminated Wink

LOL

And I totally agree with the most dramatic sacrifice.!

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Re: 10 Most Memorable Moments
« Reply #7 on: Nov 21^st, 2005, 8:40pm »

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I agree with the saddest moment too. Cry

The disgusting meal, I kinda agree, but the caviar gets a (dis)honorable mention lol.

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« Reply #8 on: Nov 21^st, 2005, 8:50pm »

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Yes! I thought of the cavier first when I read most disgusting meal...but I gotta admit, the octopus was pretty gross...lol

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Re: 10 Most Memorable Moments
« Reply #9 on: Nov 23^rd, 2005, 4:23am »

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Congrats to TAR!!!

And didn't they visit the USA 8 times? Cheesy

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« Reply #10 on: Nov 23^rd, 2005, 4:36am »

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thats what I was thinking LOL

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Re: 10 Most Memorable Moments
« Reply #11 on: Nov 23^rd, 2005, 4:52am »

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Lol, they were practically in the US, they didn't even went to it. Grin

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on Nov 23^rd, 2005, 4:52am, Popo wrote:

Lol, they were practically in the US, they didn't even went to it. Grin

I would consider every time they return to the US as a visit.. so every leg has gone to the US since every leg finishes in the US, so they have visited the US 8 times

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« Reply #13 on: Nov 23^rd, 2005, 2:25pm »

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I have an idea, why don't we make our own '10 Most Memorable Moments'? Someone will supply the category and the nominees, and people can supply with their votes. Majority wins.

#10) Team With Most Potential, But Fell Falt on Their Face

A) Nancy & Emily from TAR1
B) Peggy & Claire from TAR2
C) Derek & Drew from TAR3
D) Lena & Kristy from TAR6
E) The Gaghan Family from TAR8

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« Reply #14 on: Nov 23^rd, 2005, 3:00pm »

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D... Lena and Kristy could have gone a long way, imo, if not for the stupid hay bales.

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