I'm ready for tonight's show! How about you? I'll be live blogging the major happenings the best I can as they air here on the East Coast. But the real party is in the comments area -- come join in on the fun!
SueGee, or as we affectionately like to call her, SqueeGee, has made the random picks for the blog pool. We don't start with the first team out because we don't even get to know them. (Sorry, Ring Girls.) Here are the picks:
#TeamBigBrother (Cody & Jessica) DeLee, ChicMc, Megan H
#TeamChomp (Joey & Tim) David, Chrob61, tbc
#TeamExtreme (Kristi & Jen) Janice from GA/FL, Kristen From Ohio
#TeamFirefighters (Eric & Daniel) Judi Sweeney, Indiana Jane
#TeamGoatYoga (April & Sarah) Sharon N, Merrilee
#TeamIndyCar (Alex & Conor) SueGee, Brian, Brenda
#TeamOceanRescue (Lucas & Brittany) Donna in FL, Glenn Allen
#TeamSlamDunk (Cedric & Shawn) Nickelpeed, Willie in NC
#TeamWellStrung (Trevor & Chris) Fred aka TwoBlackAces, Petals
#TeamYale (Henry & Evan) Jackie, Ed in Ohio
Ready? Let's GO!
Ten teams remain. Who will be eliminated NEXT?
They're headed to Antwerp, Belgium. Mmm ... chocolate! All teams will be on the same flight. Well, of course, as long as all make the flight! Once they land in Amsterdam, they need to take a train to Antwerp.
Oh, the Roadblock is WAY up high on a crane, called Sky Climb. Oh my. Cedric and Shawn find it first. They have to climb a chain ladder and get their next clue before the crane descends.
Onto the Detour. Printing presses are the topic. They need to print a clue. Or the have to evaluate three diamonds.
Cody seems to be taking to the printing idea. But then the Yale team came along and they figured out holding the card backwards to the light gives them the exact mirror image they need for the letters.
Whoa! The NBA guys figured out the printing and are currently in 1st place! They are followed by the Ski Girls.
Now it's "Time to go head to head." A member from each team must race in a French Fry costume steering a dolly of "frites", loser races the next team. Jess and Cody will go against the NBA guys as the Ski Gals got a bit lost. The last loser from the race will result in that team being eliminated.
Cody wins over Cedric.
Pit Stop:
1. Cody and Jess -- won $2500 each
Uh-oh -- the Twins (Firefighters) switch from the printing Detour to the diamond one which actually seems a lot harder.
To the race - Shawn against Henry.
2. Cedric and Shawn
Race -- Evan against Kristi.
3. Ski Girls
Race - Henry against Chris.
4. Team Well Strung
Race - Alex against Evan
5. Alex and Conor - The Indy Racers
Now Henry is trying again against Lucas
6. Lucas and Brittany
Wah ... the Yalies are my blog pool team. They're wearing themselves out racing and not winning!
Race - Evan against Tim
7. Tim and Joey Chestnut
Race - Henry against April ... FINALLY
8. Henry and Evan!
April against Daniel
9. The Twin Firefighters
Team Goat Yoga -- April and Sarah have been Philiminated.
Next week has another U-Turn and ... and ... swapping partners?!?!?!
go, Jody!
ReplyDeleteMy laptop is rebooting, so I'm using cellphone to blog. Ack
ReplyDeleteHi Jackie and everyone that follows! I like that I got the lifeguards!
ReplyDeleteI got the hot dog guy!!
ReplyDelete~~~SPLASH~~~ Come on in! Its warm like a bath tub!
ReplyDeleteHi to Jackie & Mr Vincent and all that enter tonight!
Squeegee (From the LeftCoast)
Hello my love, BFJoe
ReplyDeleteHi Joe and Petals!
ReplyDeleteHi Jackie! Hope you are doing well. Give Vincent and scratch for me. Thank you, Jackie, for hosting us. Really appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteHi Joe, Petals, Glenn, tbc, SueGee, and anyone else who follows!!!
Hi everyone!! I brought some Pinot Grigio and chips and salsa! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteHi Suegee1
ReplyDeleteThere's really no villain among these teams. It would help to have someone to cheer against as well as for. I kind of like all of them, although the yoga girls with their silly fighting were annoying, but I couldn't really dislike them
ReplyDeleteHey Glenn!
ReplyDelete(And hello to Jackie & Vincent)
Hi Petals, Jackie, et al.
ReplyDeleteHi Penny and TBC!
ReplyDeleteHey everyone! My first TAR blog, so I'm in the shallow end of the oil, lol.
ReplyDeleteThe height would make me kind of nervous on this task.
ReplyDeleteHi again, from my "real" computer! I have nothing alcoholic, but I do have some freshly squeezed OJ and hot buttered popcorn. (weird, i know)
ReplyDeleteI know, Joe. There's really nobody to hate....yet. LOL
ReplyDeleteThe firemen should do well in this.
Is Goat Yoga when the goats jump on you?
ReplyDeleteAnd...why? LOL
Hello Everyone! I got Team Yale....but if they should falter..... Go Team BB Jody!
ReplyDeleteGO JESS
ReplyDelete^5 Ed!
ReplyDeleteBTW - RTR baby!
Petals, TIDE Roooollllledddd AGAIN!
ReplyDeleteYes, Goat Yoga has goats climbing on people as they do yoga. I'd rather just play with baby goats myself.
ReplyDeletePetals the Intro from last week said one was a yoga instructer and one had a bunch of Goats say they combined for goat yoga by putting goats on people as they did yoga1
ReplyDeleteI just want to play with the goats. LOL
ReplyDeleteEd - I cannot believe that game. I went to bed (yes, really) after Donald but before kick-off, and was v excited to learn the outcome in the wee hours upon waking. *whew*
ReplyDeleteFrom what I hear, the Tide players were uncharacteristically aggressive and unsportsmanlike. I don't like that, but still - RTR!
Penny - me too! Love the goats.
ReplyDeleteJackie, We have Team Yale. We'll see if 'youth' & 'smarts' can take them far.
ReplyDeleteCody has been very good with letters, last week and this week.
ReplyDeleteI love goats...they are so naughty!!!
ReplyDeleteJackie - I've seen a YouTube video about goats climbing on people doing yoga, but I didn't realize it was a "thing". Wow. It actually looks painful! LOL
ReplyDeleteBeing around the cute goats would be worth the "namaste"
The diamonds look kind of like fun, but that has the most potential (I think) for abyssmal failure.
ReplyDeleteJoe - the goats at our local petting zoo are notoriously aggressive about being petted & receiving treats, etc. Little kids get knocked down a lot, LOL
ReplyDeleteThese poor ball players have been struggling with letters.
ReplyDeleteThe diamonds are cool because I LOVE THEM!
ReplyDeleteDiamonds are soooo hard to analyze with microscopic occlusions.
ReplyDeleteNo diamonds better not come up missing!!
ReplyDeleteMy pool pick is #Slamdunk. But I would love for #BigBrother do well, too.
ReplyDeleteGo team #slamdunk!!!!
OMG, that is very interesting.
ReplyDeleteC’mon Joey, switch to the other. I want to see you and Tim in an eating contest....
ReplyDeleteAll the printing teams are lapping the diamond teams
ReplyDeleteThe thing is with printing presses like this, what you're looking at should be backwards because when you print it, it's always the other way. I love the old printing presses.
ReplyDeleteHe's kind of handicapped by his height with that little cart.
ReplyDeleteOh Cedric. Poor guy!
ReplyDeleteYAY, JODY!!! They are cute!
ReplyDeleteWOOHOOOOOOO
ReplyDeleteYes, Joe, his is tall. That cart was very small in comparison to his height.
ReplyDeleteThat diamond challenge was HARD!!! Good on them for pulling that off
ReplyDeleteHead to Head comp I like it. Team JODY takes it!
ReplyDeleteThat was very smart to bring a mirror.
ReplyDeleteI love them printing it on their arms....
ReplyDeleteSwitching to diamonds are going to guarantee they are the last team to the pit stop, BUT this is the first time in TAR history that being the last one there doesn't matter. They just have to win the race.
Man, poor NBA could be running the fries race all day.
ReplyDeleteI hope not, Joe. They are my pool pick.
ReplyDeleteI love this race....
ReplyDeleteI'm very skeptical about the goats...they kinda poop everywhere all the time...no climbing on me!!!
ReplyDeleteSqueegee
I am glad my team has the mirror. I wonder when the guy proposes to his Girlfriend, I am glad the NBA players finished second.
ReplyDeleteSo much for 'youth' & 'brains'. Team Yale could be in big trouble!
ReplyDeleteBut SueGee, they are pellet poops! LOL
ReplyDeleteTeam yale might need to switchup and let his partner go next race!
ReplyDeleteTeam Chomp lost so much time.
ReplyDeleteGlenn, Team Yale has been alternating. Unfortunately, they aren't very athletic.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard Phil talk so much about the teams. Must be a new commentary.
ReplyDeleteTeam Ocean Rescue should be much better athletes than Poor Yale
ReplyDeletePoor team Yale. Dang.
ReplyDeletePenny, I know. I’m hoping they make it through!!
ReplyDeleteGo team rescue. I feel sorry for team Yale1
ReplyDeleteTeam Yale is gonna need a miracle
ReplyDeleteThe problem is they are clumsy. So experience isn't really helping them. They keep running the carts into the curbs and the planters. They should get plenty of rest before some of those diamond teams get there.
ReplyDeleteLast week, Phil was especially chatty with Miss Iceland. What's with the suddenly vocal Phil? I'm used to a quiet Phil with the active eyebrow. I'm a bit disconcerted by his suddenly channeling Jeff Probst.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Team Yale could use a set of training wheels (4>2)
ReplyDeleteHow funny, he's a french fry champ, too! LOL
ReplyDeleteI feel so bad for them!! How frustrating!!
ReplyDeleteGoat Yoga is the only hope for the Yale team
ReplyDeleteJOE! How funny! My husband said the same thing!!! Hahahahahaha
ReplyDeleteHenry's got to be aggressive here. Go Henry.
ReplyDeleteOMG. LOL. Face plant at the finish
ReplyDeleteWhat a finish! Wow.
ReplyDeleteFinally Yale wins......Barely!
ReplyDeleteSo, is this a non-elimination? TeamYoga or TeamFirefighters?
ReplyDelete“He lost his frites”. Lol
ReplyDeleteWow go firefighters!
ReplyDeleteActually not sorry to see Team Goat Yoga go home. I didn't hate them, but they were probably my least favorite team
ReplyDeleteThis hour went really fast! Poor TeamYoga.
ReplyDeleteI think this is the first time TAR named all the teams..I guess they are Twitter handles? I always liked the ones us chatters and the bloggers came up with,
ReplyDeleteJackie, thank you for letting us come here. Appreciate it so much. Will see each other next week. Have a great week; and those getting snow and sleet, stay safe.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jackie! Love seeing you guys! XOXOXOXOX
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jackie, for hosting!! Thank you, SueBee, for putting together the pool.
ReplyDeleteAlways fun!!
See y’all next week.
That was a fun leg. I think I'm going to be happy no matter who wins this race. First time ever I kind of like all the teams. [Jody, still my faves!]
ReplyDeleteG'nite All!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jackie & SueGee!
I think it's funny Phil is so chatty. But, I guess it made the French Fry race exciting! LOL
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the January thaw my fellow East Coasters!
ReplyDeleteSee y'all next week!
After the bickering last week, I wasn't all too keen on Goat Yoga. I'm glad the Yalies finally got through.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by!
Me, too Joe. Still kind of early, but my favs are Jody; but so far it doesn't matter who wins.
ReplyDeleteUh oh, what does Jessica do next week?
And I got another new name "SueBee" just like Romper Room???
ReplyDeleteSee you next week
Ha! That's the fastest my pool person (from anything) has ever been eliminated!! Nice... free to cheer on anyone from now on.
ReplyDeleteSueGee, that was me. Lol. I’m so sorry!!! My friend from college was always “Sue B.” It must have been a Freudian slip.... sorry, but still chuckling...
ReplyDeleteThanks Jackie =)
ReplyDeleteAnd Thanks SueGee. =)
Gooooo chomp. Me and you, Tbc, got the eating guys. I think there had better be a eating challenge soon or we may get eliminated. lol
David, yes, we definitely need an eating contest... bring on the hot dogs!!
ReplyDeleteWow.... my guys just barely made it! Thanks Jackie and SueGee!!!
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ReplyDeleteGo Team Chomp!
ReplyDeleteI like the new head-to-head competition they did. Hopefully there will be more on future legs of the trip!