The Amazing Race starts on Sunday
Sep 12th, 2006, 07:53 AM
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caribtraveler~ your last comment rings true for Fear Factor, which I admit I watched a few times this summer..
boy, Joe Rogan must hate THAT job, ha ha, especially the water sports.. funny how my husband magically appeared whenever the show was on!
I have enjoyed the AR, but my main guilty pleasure is Lost, and I'm eagerly awaiting the first new season opener(it's one of the rare network shows my kids and I all watch together).. J.
boy, Joe Rogan must hate THAT job, ha ha, especially the water sports.. funny how my husband magically appeared whenever the show was on!
I have enjoyed the AR, but my main guilty pleasure is Lost, and I'm eagerly awaiting the first new season opener(it's one of the rare network shows my kids and I all watch together).. J.
Sep 12th, 2006, 01:16 PM
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I'm not a regular watcher of the Amazing Race but did receive instructions for a "Play at Home" team game that sounds like a lot of fun.... here are the rules:
Preparation:
Go on line at www.cbs.com. Look up the Amazing Race and read though the Bios of the contestants. Prior to the first episode, pick the three teams you think will do the best on the race. After watching the first episode, you will have the opportunity to make one change in your team selection, provided that the team you would like to change has not been eliminated in the first leg of the race. Once you have made your final selection, these will be the teams you have for the duration of the race. No new players will be allowed to join the pool after the first episode of the series has aired.
Scoring Points:
Teams are awarded points at the end of each leg of the race as follows:
First team, to the pit stop -15 points
Second team – 12 points
Third team – 9 points
Fourth team – 5 points
Fifth team - 4 points
Sixth team – 3 points
Seventh team – 2 points
Eighth and Ninth team – 1 point
Tenth Team – 0 (elimination)
Teams who are last to arrive at the pit stop, but who are saved because it is a non-elimination round will receive the point score assigned to the placement.
Spoiler Points (this is where the fun starts):
Spoiler Points (pluses) awarded as follows:
1. Teams who manage to come in first after arriving last to the pit stop the week before – an extra 10 points – plus an extra 5 points if they managed to do it starting with no money due to a non-elimination round
2. Teams who have a member who vomits during any leg of the race - 15 points
3. Teams who have a member who gags during any leg of the race – 5 points
4. Teams who have a member who proposes marriage to another member of the team – 25 points
5. Teams who have members who announce they will be getting a divorce after the race – 50 points
6. Teams who have a member who proposes marriage to a member of another team – 100 points
7. Teams who use the yield option – 10 points
8. Teams who seek revenge for getting yielded – 10 points
9. Win a footrace to the mat – 10 points
10. Good Samaritan, to another team or a local – 5 points
11. Sustain injury – Sustain an injury that requires medical attention – 15 points
12. A participant says “I love you” to their teammate – 5 points
13. A participant says “I love you” to someone else’s teammate – 10 points
14. Teammate kiss on the lips – 3 points
15. With tongue – 10 points
16. Hi-five your teammate – 3 points
17. Hi-five someone else’s teammate – 5 points
18. A team member agrees to shave their head, eyebrows, armpits, back (provided they have hair to shave) 10 points and a bandana
19. A team member refuses to shave their head, eyebrows, armpits – minus 10 points
20. A team member refuses to shave their back especially if they have hair to shave – automatic elimination from the home game version of Amazing Race 8 unless they keep their shirt on for the entire race…
21. Team experiences a flat tire – minus 5
22. Two or more flat tires in an episode – minus 15
23. Team member ends up in a police station – minus 15
24. A team is pulled over by a cop for any reason – minus 5
25. If they can talk their way out of a ticket – 5 points, and an extra 5 points if they can get the cop to help them in some way.
26. Take a penalty at a detour or a roadblock because you don’t want to do the task – minus 20 points
27. Changing your mind about a fast forward because you don’t want to do the task – minus 5
28. Don’t complete a road block or detour correctly, resulting in your team having to go back – minus 5
29. Teams who switch road blocks mid-way – minus 5 points
30. Teams who have a member who has a screaming hissy fit – minus 5 points
31. Teams who have a member who calls another member of their team a nasty name – minus 10 points
32. Teams who have a member who starts crying and says, “I can’t do it!” – minus 5 points
33. Teams who pray to “Lord Jesus” to help them find a clue (like he hasn’t got better things to do) – minus 15 points
34. Teams who don’t have at least one member who can drive a standard transmission – minus 10 points
35. Teams who don’t check what kind of gas their car requires, and fill up with the wrong kind – minus 10 points
36. Teams who are not aware that English is not spoken all over the world – minus 10 points
37. Teams who think, if they speak loudly to someone in pigeon English they will be understood – minus 10 points
38. Teams who are unnecessarily rude to the locals – minus 5 points
39. Teams who do not arrive first when opting to use the Fast Forward – minus 20 points
40. Teams who dress in matching outfits – minus 10 points, unless tastefully done (this does not include team shirts i.e), bowling moms….)
41. Teams who complain about sleeping arrangements (i.e), having to sleep in a tent, on a bench, with their partner, etc.) – minus 10 points
42. Teams who accuse taxi drivers, ticket agents, flight attendants etc. of causing them to loose the race – minus 5 points
43. Team members who cry or whine because they are “too” tired, “too” hungry, “too” scared etc. – minus 5 points
44. Teams members who ask “Are we there yet?” – minus 5 points
45. Teams members who ask “Do we have to?” – minus 5 points
Preparation:
Go on line at www.cbs.com. Look up the Amazing Race and read though the Bios of the contestants. Prior to the first episode, pick the three teams you think will do the best on the race. After watching the first episode, you will have the opportunity to make one change in your team selection, provided that the team you would like to change has not been eliminated in the first leg of the race. Once you have made your final selection, these will be the teams you have for the duration of the race. No new players will be allowed to join the pool after the first episode of the series has aired.
Scoring Points:
Teams are awarded points at the end of each leg of the race as follows:
First team, to the pit stop -15 points
Second team – 12 points
Third team – 9 points
Fourth team – 5 points
Fifth team - 4 points
Sixth team – 3 points
Seventh team – 2 points
Eighth and Ninth team – 1 point
Tenth Team – 0 (elimination)
Teams who are last to arrive at the pit stop, but who are saved because it is a non-elimination round will receive the point score assigned to the placement.
Spoiler Points (this is where the fun starts):
Spoiler Points (pluses) awarded as follows:
1. Teams who manage to come in first after arriving last to the pit stop the week before – an extra 10 points – plus an extra 5 points if they managed to do it starting with no money due to a non-elimination round
2. Teams who have a member who vomits during any leg of the race - 15 points
3. Teams who have a member who gags during any leg of the race – 5 points
4. Teams who have a member who proposes marriage to another member of the team – 25 points
5. Teams who have members who announce they will be getting a divorce after the race – 50 points
6. Teams who have a member who proposes marriage to a member of another team – 100 points
7. Teams who use the yield option – 10 points
8. Teams who seek revenge for getting yielded – 10 points
9. Win a footrace to the mat – 10 points
10. Good Samaritan, to another team or a local – 5 points
11. Sustain injury – Sustain an injury that requires medical attention – 15 points
12. A participant says “I love you” to their teammate – 5 points
13. A participant says “I love you” to someone else’s teammate – 10 points
14. Teammate kiss on the lips – 3 points
15. With tongue – 10 points
16. Hi-five your teammate – 3 points
17. Hi-five someone else’s teammate – 5 points
18. A team member agrees to shave their head, eyebrows, armpits, back (provided they have hair to shave) 10 points and a bandana
19. A team member refuses to shave their head, eyebrows, armpits – minus 10 points
20. A team member refuses to shave their back especially if they have hair to shave – automatic elimination from the home game version of Amazing Race 8 unless they keep their shirt on for the entire race…
21. Team experiences a flat tire – minus 5
22. Two or more flat tires in an episode – minus 15
23. Team member ends up in a police station – minus 15
24. A team is pulled over by a cop for any reason – minus 5
25. If they can talk their way out of a ticket – 5 points, and an extra 5 points if they can get the cop to help them in some way.
26. Take a penalty at a detour or a roadblock because you don’t want to do the task – minus 20 points
27. Changing your mind about a fast forward because you don’t want to do the task – minus 5
28. Don’t complete a road block or detour correctly, resulting in your team having to go back – minus 5
29. Teams who switch road blocks mid-way – minus 5 points
30. Teams who have a member who has a screaming hissy fit – minus 5 points
31. Teams who have a member who calls another member of their team a nasty name – minus 10 points
32. Teams who have a member who starts crying and says, “I can’t do it!” – minus 5 points
33. Teams who pray to “Lord Jesus” to help them find a clue (like he hasn’t got better things to do) – minus 15 points
34. Teams who don’t have at least one member who can drive a standard transmission – minus 10 points
35. Teams who don’t check what kind of gas their car requires, and fill up with the wrong kind – minus 10 points
36. Teams who are not aware that English is not spoken all over the world – minus 10 points
37. Teams who think, if they speak loudly to someone in pigeon English they will be understood – minus 10 points
38. Teams who are unnecessarily rude to the locals – minus 5 points
39. Teams who do not arrive first when opting to use the Fast Forward – minus 20 points
40. Teams who dress in matching outfits – minus 10 points, unless tastefully done (this does not include team shirts i.e), bowling moms….)
41. Teams who complain about sleeping arrangements (i.e), having to sleep in a tent, on a bench, with their partner, etc.) – minus 10 points
42. Teams who accuse taxi drivers, ticket agents, flight attendants etc. of causing them to loose the race – minus 5 points
43. Team members who cry or whine because they are “too” tired, “too” hungry, “too” scared etc. – minus 5 points
44. Teams members who ask “Are we there yet?” – minus 5 points
45. Teams members who ask “Do we have to?” – minus 5 points
Sep 17th, 2006, 05:39 AM
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Armand: It is amazing to me that if you don't watch/care/enjoy a show, when you are scrolling down, why on earth would you spare an ounce of energy to comment? Ya'll, I know that is a terrible sentence, but, I have only had one cup of coffee and it is still early for me! Yea! Amazing Race! Can't wait.
Sep 17th, 2006, 03:28 PM
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Here on the West Coast, the SD Chargers killed Tennessee go I am done with football for the day. GO CHARGERS! (and btw the Padres are back in first place)
Now just have to wait until tonight for The Amazing Race. Looks like 60 minutes is on for 1.5 hours, then the Amazing Race starts at 8:30 and goes for 1.5 hours. Can't wait.
Now just have to wait until tonight for The Amazing Race. Looks like 60 minutes is on for 1.5 hours, then the Amazing Race starts at 8:30 and goes for 1.5 hours. Can't wait.
