Last night’s episode of The Amazing Race was among the most annoying so far this season.  It was as if some people lost the ability to use their brains all together.
This leg started in Dubai (those resorts and the area looked amazing!) and ended in Amsterdam  and, in all honesty, I felt like the tasks were pretty easy so I was stunned to see some people mess up so badly.
The contestants had to correctly count the number of bells (62) at this one bell tower in the Netherlands and most of them were able to do it in a reasonable …read more

The Amazing Race debuted last night and, for the most part, it was the same old same old except it started unusually – the contestants were immediately thrust into a challenge!
The teams were given a clue that contained a major hint right at the top of it but many overlooked it at first.  They had to find one of the 11 license plates that was for an area in Japan since that would be their first destination.  The teams who were able to find the plates were given plane tickets to Tokyo but the one team who didn’t figure it …read more

Siblings, Victor and Tammy Jih were crowned the winners of the fourteenth season of The Amazing Race and I was really glad.  They learned to work together more cohesively over the course of the race (even though Victor continued to play the role of the “big brother” right up until the very end) and showed real determination and drive.  Plus, they just dominated most of the legs and I like to see hard work pay off.
I was also glad because I seriously could not stand the other two teams.  Jamie and Cara came in second place and, truly, that was …read more

Brothers, Michael Munoz and Mark Munoz, were eliminated from The Amazing Race 14 last night.  Last week, they incurred a 4-hour penalty for breaking the rules again (they used personal belongings to barter with taxi drivers) and then, because they were last to check in, they also were given a speed bump.  I  never thought of them as the most likable team but they went through all of their tasks, knowing they were far behind the other contestants, with grace and they even seemed to have a little fun.  I was impressed.
That wasn’t the big drama of last night’s episode, …read more

CBS has announced that The Amazing Race has been renewed for its 15th season.  The show, which has won six Emmy Awards, is currently averaging 10.94 million viewers and is winning its time slot.  I can understand why, I absolutely love The Amazing Race and I find that the last three seasons have been better than ever.  How often can you say that about anything, never mind a reality TV show.
Casting is underway for the 15th season so if you are interested, applications are available at www.cbs.com/amazingrace.  They have a lot of interesting questions on the application (what most …read more

It was announced yesterday that the Emmy® award-winning “The Amazing Race” television series will be made into a video game.
From the press release:
“The Amazing Race” video game teams players up in pairs for an unforgettable journey across exotic locations and continents in a race against time and other teams. Players work to find each checkpoint and take on dozens of frantic challenges and tasks as they navigate Detours, Roadblocks and other unpredictable game elements from the show. Working together strategically throughout the game is essential as each team tries to discover hidden clues that are crucial to getting them to …read more