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The Amazing Race recap, leg 11!

// May 4th, 2009 // fun

****SPOILERS!!*****

Just so you guys know…if any of you are ever my teammate on The Amazing Race and I had to pee on my way to the final pit stop before the finish line…I have news for you.

I’d go right there in my pants, while running to see Phil.

No joke.

I’d do it for you. I’d do it for me. I’d do it for a million dollars.

You have a team that was close behind you, the pit stop is somewhere nearby but you haven’t found it yet and you stop to take a leak?

I just don’t think I could do it.

I feel bad for Kisha and Jennifer, because as much as I ended up not liking them a  whole lot, they sure had some odds to overcome on this leg. Swimming, being in last place, then a U-Turn…and they were so close to making it into the final three.

Not to mention that final challenge with the Chinese people ordering dinner…that would have driven me crazy.

Although some of the translations at the bottom of the screen were downright hilarious.

So it was goodbye to Kisha and Jennifer, hello to the teams that will race one final leg for the one million dollars.

Cara and Jamie are the dark horse in this thing now. You heard Phil at the end. They have a real chance at becoming the first all-girl team to win The Amazing Race.

Or course, they only have a chance to win if the final leg ends up in an English-speaking country.

As we all know, the beginning of this leg was just a continuation from last week, where the pit stop was more like a mirage on the horizon. The teams looked exhausted to me…I can’t even remember the time, but once they kept on going, you could see the sun start to rise.

Racing all day and night, only to have no break. Tiring. But a great way to go into the final leg. Make them work.

I think it might have caught up a bit with Margie who, for the first time on the race, appeared quite frustrated with Luke. Upset at having to sign everything for me, upset at his skills in applying a nice base coat to her face…everything.

She DID totally look like Alice Cooper though.

What was funny for me during this episode was that I almost joined Jamie in her distaste of China. Not the country itself, but just the fact that we were still THERE. This was now the third straight week that we’ve been in this country and it was starting to wear on me.

Especially because it has made it that much easier for Tammy and Victor, which was starting to become a somewhat unfair advantage.

Even if it took them two tries to get the food order correct.

At least we’re probably assured the first task next week will be to board a plane headed for the United States.

Home sweet home.

That episode is the finale of course, and we have three teams that all really have a chance to win it.

Yes, the cheerleaders probably have the WORST chance, but they’ve held their own.

Here are my odds for each team to win it all next week:

2:1 – Tammy and Victor: They’ve probably been the most consistent team all season, they communicate well, they move fast and they don’t seem to make mistakes. Luck is always on their side.

3:1 – Margie and Luke: They are almost as good as Tammy and Victor, but not quite. Surprisingly athletic and fast. Tammy and Victor should be very afraid.

10:1 – Jamie and Cara: These girls have made it thus far by playing hard, but they just make too many mistakes to really challenge here at the end. But I hope they do anyways.

My prediction on who wins it all. Are you ready?

Are you sure?

MARGIE AND LUKE

I honestly kind of like all the teams. I thought Tammy and Victor were the best team from that initial first episode, and they are here in the final three, proving me a good judge of…oh whatever, I got lucky.

Any of the three teams would be fun to see win. The first all-girl team. The first team with a deaf person. And I’m going with Luke and his mother, because he so badly wants to win this thing…and she’s now totally in it for herself, as well as her boy.

I think they will pull it out.

What about you guys? I want to hear YOUR predictions! Let me know in the comments below!

THE CONTEST!

We lost Jina this week, so that makes only two teams from our initial ten that are totally out of it going into the season finale.

Eight of us are still alive. Makes me wonder if this contest is just a bit too easy *grin*

If Tammy and Victor win, four of you guys win (including me).

If Margie and Luke win, three of you guys win (including me).

If Jamie and Cara win, three of you guys win (not including me).

Next year we’ll do a tiebreaker involving the selection of the final city destination and the person who gets closest will win it all.

There is a $5 dollar Starbucks giftcard waiting for each winner. Unless you hate that place, then we can work something out.

Melissa Jill – Tammy & Victor, Brad & Victoria, Mark & Michael

Scotty – Tammy & Victor, Margie & Luke, Mark & Michael

Jina – Amanda & Kris, Lakisha & Jennifer, Brad & Victoria

Sarah – Margie & Luke, Brad & Victoria, Mark & Michael

Kathy – Christi & Jodi, Cara & Jamie, Amanda & Kris

Mike – Amanda & Kris, Tammy & Victor, Margie & Luke

Tracy – Cara & Jamie, Tammy & Victor

Nicky – Cara & Jamie, Mike & Mel

Sara – Margie & Luke, Brad & Victoria

Adrian – Mike & Mel, Christie & Jodi

Remember, tell me who you think will win it all at in the comments below!