Wednesday, January 10, 2018

The Amazing Race 30: January 10 Blog Party


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?!?!?!

102 comments:

Joe in NY said...

go, Jody!

Petals said...

My laptop is rebooting, so I'm using cellphone to blog. Ack

Glenn Allen said...

Hi Jackie and everyone that follows! I like that I got the lifeguards!

tbc said...

I got the hot dog guy!!

SueGee said...

~~~SPLASH~~~ Come on in! Its warm like a bath tub!

Hi to Jackie & Mr Vincent and all that enter tonight!

Squeegee (From the LeftCoast)

Petals said...

Hello my love, BFJoe

Glenn Allen said...

Hi Joe and Petals!

Nickelpeed said...

Hi Jackie! Hope you are doing well. Give Vincent and scratch for me. Thank you, Jackie, for hosting us. Really appreciate it.

Hi Joe, Petals, Glenn, tbc, SueGee, and anyone else who follows!!!

tbc said...

Hi everyone!! I brought some Pinot Grigio and chips and salsa! Enjoy!!

Glenn Allen said...

Hi Suegee1

Joe in NY said...

There'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

Petals said...

Hey Glenn!

(And hello to Jackie & Vincent)

Joe in NY said...

Hi Petals, Jackie, et al.

Glenn Allen said...

Hi Penny and TBC!

Petals said...

Hey everyone! My first TAR blog, so I'm in the shallow end of the oil, lol.

Nickelpeed said...

The height would make me kind of nervous on this task.

Petals said...

Hi again, from my "real" computer! I have nothing alcoholic, but I do have some freshly squeezed OJ and hot buttered popcorn. (weird, i know)

Nickelpeed said...

I know, Joe. There's really nobody to hate....yet. LOL

The firemen should do well in this.

Petals said...

Is Goat Yoga when the goats jump on you?

And...why? LOL

Ed in Ohio said...

Hello Everyone! I got Team Yale....but if they should falter..... Go Team BB Jody!

Petals said...

GO JESS

Petals said...

^5 Ed!

BTW - RTR baby!

Ed in Ohio said...

Petals, TIDE Roooollllledddd AGAIN!

Jackie S. said...

Yes, Goat Yoga has goats climbing on people as they do yoga. I'd rather just play with baby goats myself.

Glenn Allen said...

Petals 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

Nickelpeed said...

I just want to play with the goats. LOL

Petals said...

Ed - 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*
From what I hear, the Tide players were uncharacteristically aggressive and unsportsmanlike. I don't like that, but still - RTR!

Petals said...

Penny - me too! Love the goats.

Ed in Ohio said...

Jackie, We have Team Yale. We'll see if 'youth' & 'smarts' can take them far.

Joe in NY said...

Cody has been very good with letters, last week and this week.

Joe in NY said...

I love goats...they are so naughty!!!

Petals said...

Jackie - 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
Being around the cute goats would be worth the "namaste"

Joe in NY said...

The diamonds look kind of like fun, but that has the most potential (I think) for abyssmal failure.

Petals said...

Joe - the goats at our local petting zoo are notoriously aggressive about being petted & receiving treats, etc. Little kids get knocked down a lot, LOL

Joe in NY said...

These poor ball players have been struggling with letters.

Petals said...

The diamonds are cool because I LOVE THEM!

Joe in NY said...

Diamonds are soooo hard to analyze with microscopic occlusions.

Ed in Ohio said...

No diamonds better not come up missing!!

Nickelpeed said...

My pool pick is #Slamdunk. But I would love for #BigBrother do well, too.

Go team #slamdunk!!!!

Joe in NY said...

OMG, that is very interesting.

tbc said...

C’mon Joey, switch to the other. I want to see you and Tim in an eating contest....

Joe in NY said...

All the printing teams are lapping the diamond teams

Nickelpeed said...

The 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.

Joe in NY said...

He's kind of handicapped by his height with that little cart.

Nickelpeed said...

Oh Cedric. Poor guy!

Joe in NY said...

YAY, JODY!!! They are cute!

Petals said...

WOOHOOOOOOO

Nickelpeed said...

Yes, Joe, his is tall. That cart was very small in comparison to his height.

Joe in NY said...

That diamond challenge was HARD!!! Good on them for pulling that off

Ed in Ohio said...

Head to Head comp I like it. Team JODY takes it!

Nickelpeed said...

That was very smart to bring a mirror.

Joe in NY said...

I love them printing it on their arms....

Switching 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.

Joe in NY said...

Man, poor NBA could be running the fries race all day.

Nickelpeed said...

I hope not, Joe. They are my pool pick.

Joe in NY said...

I love this race....

SueGee said...

I'm very skeptical about the goats...they kinda poop everywhere all the time...no climbing on me!!!

Squeegee

Glenn Allen said...

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.

Ed in Ohio said...

So much for 'youth' & 'brains'. Team Yale could be in big trouble!

Nickelpeed said...

But SueGee, they are pellet poops! LOL

Glenn Allen said...

Team yale might need to switchup and let his partner go next race!

Nickelpeed said...

Team Chomp lost so much time.

Joe in NY said...

Glenn, Team Yale has been alternating. Unfortunately, they aren't very athletic.

Nickelpeed said...

I've never heard Phil talk so much about the teams. Must be a new commentary.

Joe in NY said...

Team Ocean Rescue should be much better athletes than Poor Yale

Nickelpeed said...

Poor team Yale. Dang.

tbc said...

Penny, I know. I’m hoping they make it through!!

Glenn Allen said...

Go team rescue. I feel sorry for team Yale1

Ed in Ohio said...

Team Yale is gonna need a miracle

Joe in NY said...

The 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.

Joe in NY said...

Last 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.

Ed in Ohio said...

Maybe Team Yale could use a set of training wheels (4>2)

Nickelpeed said...

How funny, he's a french fry champ, too! LOL

tbc said...

I feel so bad for them!! How frustrating!!

Joe in NY said...

Goat Yoga is the only hope for the Yale team

Nickelpeed said...

JOE! How funny! My husband said the same thing!!! Hahahahahaha

Nickelpeed said...

Henry's got to be aggressive here. Go Henry.

Joe in NY said...

OMG. LOL. Face plant at the finish

Nickelpeed said...

What a finish! Wow.

Ed in Ohio said...

Finally Yale wins......Barely!

Nickelpeed said...

So, is this a non-elimination? TeamYoga or TeamFirefighters?

tbc said...

“He lost his frites”. Lol

Glenn Allen said...

Wow go firefighters!

Joe in NY said...

Actually not sorry to see Team Goat Yoga go home. I didn't hate them, but they were probably my least favorite team

Nickelpeed said...

This hour went really fast! Poor TeamYoga.

SueGee said...

I 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,

Nickelpeed said...

Jackie, 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.

Petals said...

Thank you, Jackie! Love seeing you guys! XOXOXOXOX

tbc said...

Thank you, Jackie, for hosting!! Thank you, SueBee, for putting together the pool.

Always fun!!

See y’all next week.

Joe in NY said...

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!]

Ed in Ohio said...

G'nite All!

Thanks Jackie & SueGee!

Nickelpeed said...

I think it's funny Phil is so chatty. But, I guess it made the French Fry race exciting! LOL

Joe in NY said...

Enjoy the January thaw my fellow East Coasters!

See y'all next week!

Jackie S. said...

After the bickering last week, I wasn't all too keen on Goat Yoga. I'm glad the Yalies finally got through.

Thanks for coming by!

Nickelpeed said...

Me, too Joe. Still kind of early, but my favs are Jody; but so far it doesn't matter who wins.

Uh oh, what does Jessica do next week?

SueGee said...

And I got another new name "SueBee" just like Romper Room???

See you next week

Sharon N said...

Ha! That's the fastest my pool person (from anything) has ever been eliminated!! Nice... free to cheer on anyone from now on.

tbc said...

SueGee, 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...

David said...

Thanks Jackie =)

And 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

tbc said...

David, yes, we definitely need an eating contest... bring on the hot dogs!!

Judi Sweeney said...

Wow.... my guys just barely made it! Thanks Jackie and SueGee!!!

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chrob61 said...

Go Team Chomp!

I like the new head-to-head competition they did. Hopefully there will be more on future legs of the trip!