The Amazing Race 35: A Planes, Trains and Automobiles Day - Ep. 8 Blog Party

 

I will be live-blogging and updating this post constantly as the show airs here on the East Coast. Refresh the page to get the latest updates. As always, the real blog party is in the comments. I hope to see you there!

Lifeguard SueGee has once again updated the blog pool and here's where we stand going into tonight's show:

Ashlie & Todd -- Dr Celine, NanaintheNW, SueGee

Greg & John -- Brent McKee, Jackie, Judi Sweeney

Joel & Garrett -- ChicMc, Ethan, Willie J, Jasonuwp

Morgan & Lena -- Bizaro22, Debbie in FL, Krysta

Robbin & Chelsea -- Indiana Jane, KelseyNY, MikesGirl

Rob & Corey -- marthalight, PDX Granny, Sharon N

Steve & Anna Leigh -- David, Donna in FL, Glenn Allen

Are you ready? Let's GO!

Sitting through the Previously On segment. Teams will be leaving Germany and travel to the capital city of Slovenia, a first time TAR visit to the country. Teams will be taking part in an Expedia type journey.

Greg/John, first from the last leg go to pick up flight and train tickets. They get a 4pm flight when most, if not all, will be on a 7:30pm flight. 

Ashlie thinks Slovenia is where Dracula is from. Heh. They want to slow the boys (Greg/John) down. Teams are heading towards the airport, many hoping for standby on earlier flights. Greg/John have two teams with them on the early plane -- Rob/Corey and Ashlie/Todd got standby. The three teams have a train trip planned which should bring them to Slovenia by 1am. Uh-oh ... their transfer is going to be missed!

They go back to the Vienna station they had left. The other teams should be happy to see them. All the teams are now on the same train.

The capital city which I will not try to spell is gorgeous surrounded by mountains. Teams rush to get their cars to drive to the next clue. Garrett/Joel are at the clue box first. Expedia experience -- gliding - Roadblock Who wants a birds-eye view? Find a four-letter clue from the glider. Heh ... Todd cannot do the Roadblock due to height and weight restrictions. Rob went for Corey and Rob.

Four boats on the lake with numbers on them. Rob gets 1991. The question is what year did Slovenia gain its independence. Garrett thought it was old, got it wrong. Rob got it right with 1991. They have to drive to a Planica Nordic Center for the next clue. Ashlie got it right, too. John right also. Robbin, too!

Anna Leigh and Steve got lost and Anna Leigh is acting out. I feel sorry for her father. They finally find the glider planes just as Garrett finally gets a right answer there. Lena/Morgan still there, but now finish.

Ohhh! An Express pass is available at the Nordic Centre, climb 1100 steps to get it Steepest zipline down. Ashlie/Todd go for it and miss their marked entry. Rob/Corey come across the clue for the Express pass and go for it. Todd/Ashlie realize their mistake and try to catch up to Rob/Corey. Todd/Ashlie give up. Greg/John go for it as Rob/Corey are only halfway up. The brothers bail and gave up!

Teams must ski to the top before choosing a Detour. Greg/John first to the clue box. Field Work - collect fluff and store hay or House Work - create a home for a colony of bees. Ashlie is having all kinds of issues staying up on the skis.

Rob/Corey have the Express Pass! Oh, geez ... Anna Leigh and Steve are going for the Express Pass even though it says taken! Todd/Ashlie got done with the hay first. They are on their way to a skyscraper for the next clue -- climbing up a huge spiral staircase. Rob/Corey finish the hay. Then Greg/John.

Anna Leigh and Steve make it to the top and find out the Express Pass was taken. At least they get to take the zipline down. They go for building the bee houses while Garrett and Joel are still there. They finish and leave Anna Leigh and Steve behind. Garrett/Joel have to turn around and retrieve their notebook.

The Pit Stop is the Dragon Bridge. Todd/Ashlie and Greg/John are heading towards the Pit Stop.

Pit Stop Order:

1. Greg/John - Trip for two to a country in Africa

2. Todd/Ashlie 

3. Rob/Corey

4. Garrett/Joel

5. Robbin /Chelsea

6. Anna Leigh and Steve

7. Morgan/Lena -- Philiminated

Survivor 45: Following a Dead Horse to Water - Ep. 8 Blog Party

 

Good evening! Tonight we will see the return of the Survivor auction. I can't even tell you when we last saw that. But, unlike ZingBot on BB, I always enjoyed the Survivor auction.

9:25PM ET. So, please shift over to that post for that show. Merci.

I will be live blogging the show the best I can, constantly updating it. Refresh this page to get the latest updates. As always, the real party is in the comments area. I hope to see you there!

Lifeguard SueGee has updated the blog pool. Here's where we stand:

Kendra --- Cherry Pie, EthanC

Emily --- ChicMc, Donna in AL, Jackie

Austin --- Pearl, Nora M, Sharon N

Drew --- Dr Celine, monty924

Bruce --- Krysta, Skyriverblue

Kellie --- Michelle, Bizaro22

Jake --- Donna in FL, TS14Fan

Katurah --- Donna NY, April W

Dee --- Judi Sweeney, Brent McKee

Julie --- Andi, PDX Granny

JURY

Kaleb

Survivor fans ready?

Sitting out the Previously On segment.

They're returning from Tribal. Was Sifu the right choice? What about Bruce? The second group returns and tells them they voted out Kaleb. Jake has some amends to make as he actually wanted to go to rocks to save Kaleb. Julie is a bit irked that Jake voted for her. The Kaleb vote was understandable. Now she feels she can't trust Jake. Lines have been drawn.

Day 15 - The girls realize they are in the majority -- 6 to 4. Is it time for them to make a move? The six all want Bruce out. Kellie is very pleased with the thought of the women banding together to get him out.

A boat is arriving. The boat has a table with attached serving plates. The crew puts the names of each castaway at a plate. Who's ready for a blast from the past? The Survivor auction where they can bid on food items. They have to find the cash in bamboo tubes in the forest. Once they find a tube, they have to go put it on their plate, then go find more.

Everybody is running around gathering them except Bruce. The rest all have multiples; he has nothing. He's barely trying. Ohhh ... he found one! Now they are opening the tubes. All have different amounts. Dee has $900.

Time for the auction! 30th season, 2015, was the last time it was done. No advantages this time around. 15 items for the auction -- only the first five guaranteed. Auction will end without warning. The person with the most money left loses their vote. Bruce only has $80. Jeff draws the stone for the number of total items. Bidding is $20 increments. Beer and pretzels to Kendra for $360.

French fries, ketchup and a soda. $500 to Kellie. A covered item -- Emily $440 and it's a charcuterie platter and a glass of white wine. Chocolate milkshake Dee for $900. Covered item Katurah $480 -- Jeff offers to trade for another covered dish. She sticks with the first one -- two giant fish eyes. That was all her money. Austin buys them for $100.

The covered item from before goes to Drew for $520 -- candy bowl. A slice of pizza goes to Austin for the rest of his money. Toothbrush, toothpaste and mouthwash sold to Julie for her complete $420. Covered dish bought by one, shared by three. Jake buys for his whole $340. No utensils. He invites Julie. Reluctantly chooses Bruce. 

Three people still have money -- Kellie with the most $200. One item -- covered dish. All her money, PB&J, potato chips and a margarita. Bruce has $80 and Emily has $60. Oops! Bruce loses his vote. The auction is over.

Back at camp, the women are having fun talking about the auction. Oh, and we get a backstory about Kendra reuniting with her biological father.

Emily is more partial to Drew and Austin than the women. She warns Drew about the six women. Drew thinks it will be great to flush the idol, plus targeting Bruce for his own needs. Austin and Drew talk to Katurah and Julie. Bruce is the target with Jake as a backup.

Immunity Challenge time. Hold onto a rope containing a log with one third their pregame body weight, move down knots on the rope. Jeff also has a bag of rice. Four people need to sit out of the challenge to get the rice which would last. Dee, Emily, Drew, Katurah all under pressure as Jeff cut a hole in the bag and let rice out of it.

Kellie is the first out. Then Kendra out. They move down to the final section with no knot. Julie, Austin, Jake and Bruce still in it. Austin out. Jake out. It's between Bruce and Julie -- the two oldest in the game. Julie drops. BRUCE WINS IMMUNITY!

Bruce knows so many want him out and he had no vote, they thought it a done deed. He has an idol in his pocket, too. Kellie is really irked. Emily says it put a wrench in the plans. Will they vote out Jake? Can they get Bruce to use his idol to save Jake? Kellie is with Jake and even Bruce. Emily and Kellie tell Jake not to use his shot in the dark and he will be safe. They didn't give him an alternate name. So, he searches for an idol.

Drew has a plan to flush the idol and go after Kellie because she has so much power in the game. It seems to be between Jake and Kellie as targets as they head off to Tribal Council.

Tribal Council - Night 16. Kaleb sits alone in the jury box looking all clean. He looked shocked at Bruce's Immunity necklace. They talk about the rice and the four who sat out of the challenge. Jake makes a pitch. He loses track of his thoughts. He talks about them dogpiling onto him and was willing to go to rocks last Tribal. Kellie thinks Jake went into it too fast. Jake gets quite defensive if it's a unanimous vote tonight. Is it a ploy because he's a lawyer?

He talks about if he pulls out my ... er an idol tonight or play shot in the dark. Time to vote.

The tally. Jake plays his shot in the dark. He is NOT Safe.

Jake, Jake, Jake, Kellie, Kellie, Kellie, Kellie, Kellie.

9th person voted out is Kellie, second member of the jury. She is mad.

Off Topic: Sad News for the Regulars

 Participant on the blog for years and years, JonMD1267 last commented on Halloween day. We knew that's not like him. The problem with screen names here is that I often don't have a real name or address. I know his first name and that he lives in Maryland.

 Thankfully, I remembered that he once donated to the blog on PayPal, which lists a real name, email and snail mail address. I sent an email, but never received a reply. Well, I just looked up his name and town and found this. I signed the guestbook. I think his sister would like to know how his online presence touched the lives of so many.

Obituary Guestbook | John Francis Adams Jr. of Waldorf, Maryland | Brinsfield Funeral Homes and Crematory P.A.

BB25: Live Season Finale Blog Party

 

We made it! We lived through this too long season of 100 days in the Big Brother house. While the first half of the season was good, once we hit the Zombie week it was like the season itself jumped the shark. But we stayed. And, yeah ... there were some gems here and there. I would never have predicted the final three to be Bowie Jane, Matt and Jag.

Tonight, on the two-hour finale, we will see:

• The rest of Part One of the final HOH comp which had its start aired on the Tuesday show.
• Part Two of the final HOH comp which is taped.
• Part Three of the final HOH comp which will be live.
• The Jury Roundtable with Dr. Will (which sounds great!)
• Live eviction down to the Final Two
• Jury questions
• Final Two speeches
• The voting and winner of BB25
• America's Favorite Player
• Whatever "holiday surprise" Julie was talking about. I'm in fear because I've seen promos for it with Britney, Frankie and Danielle in holiday pajamas.

I will be live blogging the show as it airs here on the East Coast. As I will be constantly updating, refresh the page to get the latest happenings! As always, the real party is in the comments area -- I hope to see you there!

Before we get started, Lifeguard SueGee has updated the blog pool. I find it hard to believe I'm still in my own blog pool! Here's where we stand ...

Bowie Jane - Jasonuwp, Sally, Rachel C, Jessica U, Joyce Johnson

Matt - Brenda, Helenann2k, Brent McKee, Chrob61

Jag - Barbara W, Jackie, Donna in Alabama, Mary C

JURY

Cameron

Cory

Blue

America

Cirie

Felicia

Hamster watchers ready?

Julie tonight

I sat through the Previously On segment.

We go to the Part One of the HOH in which they are hanging on suspended balls crashing into stuff. We get diary room bits on why each needs to win. They are getting hit with goo, hair and ice-cold rain. They have to move down from the disk to the bubble. Bowie Jane out at an hour 24 minutes. Jag and Matt want to do rock-paper-scissors. Jag goes down. MATT is the winner of Part One!

Bowie Jane and Jag will compete in Part Two. Julie tells us the Dr. Will Roundtable is up next.

Here we go! Felicia comes in to join them. They talk about Bowie Jane and her non-game. America thinks floating worked as a strategy for her. They talk about control. Cory thinks Jag was more in control. Cirie thinks he manipulated so many. This is really good. I'm not able to keep up with each statement. They say Matt has a better social game than Jag. Lots of positive talk about Matt. His worst moves were not owning up to his moves in the game.

Bowie Jane's parents are in the crowd from Australia.

Part Two of the HOH Comp! Competitions have to be sent back to their proper universe. Zipline back and forth, chronological orders for the comps in the correct universes.

Jag studied hard but never paid attention to what universe each comp came from. He's having all kinds of problems. Finally gets it. He thinks his performance was horrible. Then it's Bowie Jane's turn. I wish she would stop shouting in the Diary Room. Like Jag, she didn't pay attention to which universe each comp was from. She seems to be doing worse than Jag. Finally she finishes. JAG wins Part Two! 1 hour 2.56 minutes vs. Bowie Jane's hour and a half.

Jag has final two deals with both Matt and Bowie Jane. Now, that can't happen, right?

Time for Part Three HOH comp! Meowmeow Enterprises sends them Jury Verse. How well do they know the jury? Videos, three statements about the jury person, one is false. Six videos.

1. Both right

2. Both right

3. Both right

4. Both right

5. Both right

6. Both wrong

To a tiebreaker. How many minutes was the When Universes Collide Part One comp from the start to when Jag went down?

Matt 140 Jag 163 -- 176 is right.

JAG wins Part Three!

To the living room. 

Matt - Jag, my boy. Love you, had each other's back. Let's keep it real.

Bowie Jane - Good buddies, would like to be in the final two, lots of money on the line.

Jag chooses to evict ... he tells both good things about them. He chooses to evict Bowie Jane. He has to take Matt to the final two. She's good about it.

Bowie Jane tells Julie she told Jag he had to do what is right for him. Short and sweet interview.

Jury questions time. Three questions for each finalist.

Cirie - Matt - Through game Jag leader, you follower. What moves were your own? Saved Jag's game. We did everything together, why we're here.

Cory - Jag - You and Matt working together, did you carry Matt to final two? I made it happen, I was the leader.

Felicia - Matt - 2 occasions you told me you were thinking of evicting Jag, real or lie? I was loyal to Jag, told you what you wanted to hear.

America - Jag - Goodbye messages you took credit before you never said anything? I finished the job and can own up then.

Cameron - Matt - Lying a big part of the game, strategic lie? Telling people I would take a shot at Jag, telling people what they wanted to hear.

Blue - Jag - Voted out week four, why do you deserve to win the game over the person saving you? Came up with BB mastership game for myself, adapted, my journey in the game is testament to that.

Bowie Jane - Jag - How did your game change for the better when you joined in the Mafia with Matt and me? Loves her.

Final statements from the Final Two.

Matt - First deaf person to play the game, had to play a social game, had to step up, lived in Have Not, almost perfect game, good social game, he worked on his social game rather than the comps, performed when needed to, backed away, team player. I played my own game. Had Jag gone out, I would have been fine.

Jag - I have willed this to be this way, I signed your eviction notices. Got Cam out. Singlehandedly sent Cory and Blue home. I convinced Matt to send Cirie home. I am the most dominant and strategic player in this house. All your blood is on my hands. I am the first Sikh player.

Time to vote.

Cameron - what a road, voting for the guy I told over a month ago.

Cory - Voting for the person I can beat in a fight.

Blue - Team brunette, team blond

America - To the slimiest snake of them all

Cirie - I am loyal, voting person most loyal to me.

Felicia - Neither of you were loyal to me, best ability to get befriended.

Bowie Jane - Keep to my word.

The pre-jury is there. Julie asks Mecole what surprises her the most -- Cameron was the hero rather than the villain. He is flattered. Hisam surprised Mecole is a political consultant. Bowie Jane admits being a criminal trial attorney specializing in money laundering and tax fraud. Felicia brings up her age. She admits being 45.

Cameron, Felicia's famous relative ... Denzel. Felicia admits not true. All are shocked that Jared is Cirie's son. That bit must be watched!

Time to reveal the vote!

BJ - Jag

Felicia - Matt

Cirie - Matt

America - Jag

Blue - Jag

Cory - Jag

JAG WINS BB25! (And JACKIE wins the blog pool for the first time!) Cameron also voted Jag.

America's favorite houseguest. Top three -- Cirie, Matt and Cameron.

CAMERON won it!

There is something going on in the BB House -- Frankie, Danielle and Britney are in laundry bins in storage. They find their doohickey to close the Multiverse. They shoot it and the universes go away one by one. Uh-oh Christmas stuff starts floating around, they have holiday pjs on now.

Brand new show BB Reindeer Gane with legendary BB players. Jordan Derek and Tiffany as Santa's elves. Premieres December 11.

 

BB25: Last Live Feeds of the Season - Day 100

They bid the live feeders adieu.

But had to add their silly M

Here's the last and latest from inside that Big Brother House of Finally Finale:

• Once again, not too much to report.
• Yesterday Bowie made pitches to both of the others.
• She knows she would lose to both, so she's pitching for second place.
• When she talked to Jag, she actually made some excellent points -- if he wins Part Three and takes Matt to the Final Two, he's throwing away the 750 grand.
• However, she thinks he's sure to win against her and she would be satisfied with second place.
• Jag did seem to ponder it for a bit.
• However, he and Matt met up in the bathroom and compared notes on Bowie Jane's talks.
• Her talk with Matt had been more along the lines of an assured win against her, iffy against Jag.
• In the end, it looks like Jag and Matt will stick together in the final two.
• In other news, Matt trash talked America/Cory again.
• They went through all the other players and decided most were overrated.
• They napped ... at one point the guys cuddled together with Bowie Jane awkwardly atop them.
• They each played Solitaire ... solitarily.
• They have not done much housecleaning as of yet. You know Felicia would be going with the vacuum!
• I'm waiting to see if they do something for the feeds close before I post this.
• Live feeds ended at 1:00PM ET.

Discussing Bowie Jane's pitches

Thinking about Bowie Jane's pitch

Not smiling as much lately