The Amazing Race [Season 30]

[Macie Lightfoot]

Filming starts today! I live an hour from the starting line but sadly am not attending today because I would probably rather do anything than go into NYC. Probably gonna regret this later in life but oh well! I have friend who is there who told me that he high-fived Cody and his hand was so STRONG. I'm pretty sure Jess said at one point that Cody fingers her like he's gripping a bowling ball so I'm even further in love x

I'll put this in spoiler tags for rn but it's only the gender breakdown of teams

five M/M teams, three M/F, three F/F

[RileyH]

I want to be fingered like a bowling ball

but perched for this

[EspeonBB]

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[RileyH]

winners :clap1:

[Macie Lightfoot]

omg those shorts on Cody

[Macie Lightfoot]

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oh what a shame, could've seen Justin if I went today (:

[Macie Lightfoot]

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[Jason.]

I didn't realise filming would be so soon.

When does this air?

[Macie Lightfoot]

Last season started filming in June and didn't air until the very end of March. A little unpredictable since TAR just recently stopped airing twice a year like Survivor. My guess would be that it airs sometime in the spring.

[Macie Lightfoot]

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[Macie Lightfoot]

First destination is Iceland!

[RileyH]

mess @the haters

the sign isn't even true smh

[Jason.]

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NOT Jersey sneaking in

[RileyH]

wouldn't be surprised tbh

[EspeonBB]

NOT Jersey sneaking in

The starting line is in New York which isn't far from Jersey

:eyes:

[RileyH]

we need answers :fist:

[Eddie.]

yes Jody for the win!

[Macie Lightfoot]

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Codaddy retrieving the first clue :love:

[Macie Lightfoot]

MAJOR JODY SPOILERS x

they're in the F6 :love:

[DrunkerThanMoses]

Yawn hope some else wins, but can see production doing their best to ensure they win

[JerseyWins]

Paul > Jody

[Jason.]

Paul > Jody

Did anyone ask?

[JerseyWins]

Did anyone ask?
we need answers :fist:
The answer is Paul > Jody :spin:

[Valmafra]

Destinations:


1.) Reykjavik, Iceland by way of New York City

2.) Antwerp, Belgium

3.) Tangier, Morocco

4.) Saint Tropez, France

5.) Arles, France

6.) Prague, Czechia

7.) Harare, Zimbabwe

8.) Harare, Zimbabwe

9.) Manama, Bahrain

10.) Chiang Mai, Thailand

11.) Hong Kong, China

12.) > 99% chance of somewhere in Southern California


Boot Order:



11th: Kayla/Dessie (Boxing-Ring F/F) in Reykjavik, Leg 1

10th: April/Sarah (Goat Yoga F/F) in Antwerp, Leg 2

F9 NEL for Cedric/Shawn (NBA M/M) in Tangier, Leg 3

9th: Tim/Joey (Competitive Eater M/M) in Saint Tropez, Leg 4

8th: Cedric/Shawn (Aging NBA M/M) in Arles, Leg 5

7th: Trevor/Chris (Gay Violinist M/M) in Prague, Leg 6 via Jody's U-Turn

F6 NEL/TBC for unknown team in Harare, Leg 7

6th: Eric/Daniel (Twin Firefighter M/M) in Harare, Leg 8

5th: Brittany/Lucas (Floridian Lifeguard M/F) in Manama, Leg 9

F4 NEL for Evan/Henry (Yale Debater M/F) in Chiang Mai, Leg 10

4th: Connor/Alexander (Indy 500 M/M) in Hong Kong, Leg 11

Finalists: Jessica/Cody (BBUS19 M/F), Evan/Henry (Yale Debater M/F), and Jen/Kristi (Professional Skier F/F)

[Wizard.]

Omg Jody made the final!?!

I need to start watching this

[Valmafra]

Omg Jody made the final!?!

I need to start watching this



Yes, and the Finale City is going to be San Francisco!

[Valmafra]

Destinations:


1.) Reykjavik, Iceland by way of New York City

2.) Antwerp, Belgium

3.) Tangier, Morocco

4.) Saint Tropez, France

5.) Arles, France

6.) Prague, Czechia

7.) Harare, Zimbabwe

8.) Harare, Zimbabwe

9.) Manama, Bahrain

10.) Chiang Mai, Thailand

11.) Hong Kong, China

12.) > 99% chance of somewhere in Southern California


Boot Order:



11th: Kayla/Dessie (Boxing-Ring F/F) in Reykjavik, Leg 1

10th: April/Sarah (Goat Yoga F/F) in Antwerp, Leg 2

F9 NEL for Cedric/Shawn (NBA M/M) in Tangier, Leg 3

9th: Tim/Joey (Competitive Eater M/M) in Saint Tropez, Leg 4

8th: Cedric/Shawn (Aging NBA M/M) in Arles, Leg 5

7th: Trevor/Chris (Gay Violinist M/M) in Prague, Leg 6 via Jody's U-Turn

F6 NEL/TBC for unknown team in Harare, Leg 7

6th: Eric/Daniel (Twin Firefighter M/M) in Harare, Leg 8

5th: Brittany/Lucas (Floridian Lifeguard M/F) in Manama, Leg 9

F4 NEL for Evan/Henry (Yale Debater M/F) in Chiang Mai, Leg 10

4th: Connor/Alexander (Indy 500 M/M) in Hong Kong, Leg 11

Finalists: Jessica/Cody (BBUS19 M/F), Evan/Henry (Yale Debater M/F), and Jen/Kristi (Professional Skier F/F)




The 1% chance of a NorCal finale abides!

[RileyH]

The answer is Paul > Jody :spin:

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[Macie Lightfoot]

YES at the M/M slaughter #yesallfemales

Also, I'm not gonna put it in spoiler tags since it's not about the cast or boot order or anything, but the route is FANTASTIC except for the Asia endgame. And apparently finishing in California.

[Valmafra]

the route is FANTASTIC except for the Asia endgame. And apparently finishing in California.

Fortunately, the former involves a completely new country as well as a region last seen in the single digit seasons, and the latter just might be outside the Southern part...

[Valmafra]

Yawn hope some else wins, but can see production doing their best to ensure they win


Current status: tied with Brenchel in the worst case scenario!

[Calderyon]

Cast:

http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/

5 all male pairs, 4 all female pairs and only 2 male-female pairs.

[Valmafra]

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[Valmafra]

Schedule

3rd January - Leg 1: Reykjavik, Iceland (#TheRingGirls Kayla/Dessie eliminated in 11th place)

10th January - Leg 2: Antwerp, Belgium

(#TeamGoatYoga April/Sarah eliminated in 10th place)

17th January - Leg 3: Tangier, Morocco

(F9 NEL for #TeamSlamDunk Cedric/Shawn)

24th January - Leg 4: Saint Tropez, France

(#TeamChomp Tim/Joey eliminated in 9th place)

24th January - Leg 5: Arles, France

(#TeamSlamDunk Cedric/Shawn eliminated in 8th place)

31st January - Leg 6: Prague, Czechia

(#TeamWellStrung Trevor/Chris eliminated in 7th place via U-Turn by #TeamBigBrother)

7th February - Leg 7: Harare, Zimbabwe

(F6 NEL/TBC for unknown team)

7th February - Leg 8: Harare, Zimbabwe

(#TheFirefighters Eric/Daniel eliminated in 6th place)

14th February - Leg 9: Manama, Bahrain

(#TeamOceanRescue Brittany/Lucas eliminated in 5th place on Valentine's Day)

14th February - Leg 10: Chiang Mai, Thailand

(F4 NEL for #TeamYale Evan/Henry on Valentine's Day)

21st February - Leg 11: Hong Kong, China

(#TeamIndyCar Conor/Alexander eliminated in 4th place)

21st February - Leg 12: San Francisco, California

(Finalists #TeamBigBrother Jessica/Cody, #TeamYale Evan/Henry, and #TeamExtreme Jen/Kristi)

[Valmafra]

An Israeli-Canadian twist has made its way to the States:

12.28.2017

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON “THE AMAZING RACE” TEAMS SQUARE OFF HEAD-TO-HEAD IN A COMPETITION TO EARN THEIR PLACE ON THE MAT AND AVOID ELIMINATION, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10

“You’re The Best French Fry Ever” (Antwerp, Belgium) – For the first time ever, teams square off head-to-head in a competition to earn their place on the mat and avoid elimination.

[Valmafra]

Cast:

http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/cast/

5 all male pairs, 4 all female pairs and only 2 male-female pairs.

Nay, there are 3 teams of both F/F and M/F.

[AarynGriesfan]

Can't wait for Jody to be on my tv again tomorrow night!

[Valmafra]

Let's go, NBA ~

[Macie Lightfoot]

lmfao Goat Yoga meltdown :love:

[Macie Lightfoot]

the NBA stars are DISASTERS and I'm loving it :joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

omg what on earth

[Macie Lightfoot]

okay so that had all the makings to be a GREAT premiere... but then the editing of the back half of the pack was a complete mess and we didn't even get to see some of the teams at all? Probably should've been a 90 minute premiere because for the closest finish EVER... I feel almost nothing alol. Like who are Dessie and Kayla? The editing just completely fell apart after the first three teams checked into the Pit Stop and that just ruined the whole flow of everything.

[Eddie.]

okay so that had all the makings to be a GREAT premiere... but then the editing of the back half of the pack was a complete mess and we didn't even get to see some of the teams at all? Probably should've been a 90 minute premiere because for the closest finish EVER... I feel almost nothing alol. Like who are Dessie and Kayla? The editing just completely fell apart after the first three teams checked into the Pit Stop and that just ruined the whole flow of everything.
True. The first half of the episode was so promising, but the second half was really rushed. That finish though...
I'm excited for the twists this season, especially the team swap and head-to-head comps.

[AarynGriesfan]

I enjoyed the first episode. Would have been nice if it was a little longer but oh well. I feel bad for the ring girls that's a rough way to go home. They seemed like nice girls plus they were really hot.

[Headie]

okay so that had all the makings to be a GREAT premiere... but then the editing of the back half of the pack was a complete mess and we didn't even get to see some of the teams at all? Probably should've been a 90 minute premiere because for the closest finish EVER... I feel almost nothing alol. Like who are Dessie and Kayla? The editing just completely fell apart after the first three teams checked into the Pit Stop and that just ruined the whole flow of everything.

Agree with this. Felt very rushed towards the end.

Still enjoyed it though, Glad the Goat Girls survived as they seem like they could be potentially messy. And same for the NBA guys too

[AarynGriesfan]

7.31 million people tuned into the Amazing Race last night. They usually get like 4.5 to 5 million people. So clearly the Jody army is saving the franchise.

[Valmafra]

I've clearly jinxed #TeamSlamDunk.

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[Eddie.]

I think the new intro is VERY refershing. Plus Henry & Evan are giving me Vanck & Ashton vibes!

[Valmafra]

I think the new intro is VERY refershing. Plus Henry & Evan are giving me Vanck & Ashton vibes!

Right on ~

[Valmafra]

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[_Tom_]

I find the intro cringey with the bad green screen? And including Phil lmao. It's a marginal improvement on the huge tacky CGI names though.

[Valmafra]

And including Phil lmao.

Not even Probst is that bad.

[Macie Lightfoot]

alol this episode is fine so far but I'm screaming bc I read that Goat Yoga might not even be friends anymore?! :joker:

[Macie Lightfoot]

Lucas and Brittany having a safe word :joker: #pineapple

also Kristi/Jen are WINNING

[Macie Lightfoot]

wtf at this Head to Head ****

[Macie Lightfoot]

like it actually wouldn't be too bad if the last team wasn't auto-eliminated.

[Macie Lightfoot]

leave it to the H2H to save the most boring team and eliminate arguably the most entertaining team! Slightly less depressing since they were the last two teams already but still.

[Macie Lightfoot]

CPN Yessica making a breakthrough next week <33333333

[Valmafra]

Lucas and Brittany having a safe word :joker: #pineapple

also Kristi/Jen are WINNING

Troynuncdicit's best post in this thread thus far.

[Valmafra]

Compared to S19's lacklustre tasks, this was a good Belgian leg.

[AarynGriesfan]

Haha Jessica stealing the gnome. <3

[Benjamin]

Not a fan at all of the H2H. I would have been so angry if Henry & Evan had been eliminated when they should have really been 3rd. Glad they persevered and had a frantic finish :love:

Also, the firefighters need to go. So bloody dull.

[Headie]

What a **** twist. Team Goat Yoya </3333

Can the TAR franchise let these stupid Head to Head twists die already

[Valmafra]

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[Macie Lightfoot]

CPN Jessica <333333333

[Valmafra]

Congrats to Yale for nabbing that Swiss trip ~

[Macie Lightfoot]

That was a really good Roadblock and not a bad episode at all, but I feel like it was a little too focused on The Tasks and could've focused a little more on The Teams? Maybe I'm just being a little picky, but I just wish there was a little bit more character development.

Also, Kristi and Jen are soooo boring and it's like someone split Kim Spradlin into two beings and they both ran The Amazing Race together.

[Valmafra]

That was a really good Roadblock and not a bad episode at all, but I feel like it was a little too focused on The Tasks and could've focused a little more on The Teams? Maybe I'm just being a little picky, but I just wish there was a little bit more character development.

Also, Kristi and Jen are soooo boring and it's like someone split Kim Spradlin into two beings and they both ran The Amazing Race together.

Since when was Troynuncdicit anything but picky?

Leave it to a bitter Jody stan to spew chauvinist rubbish at their alpha-female competition.

[Valmafra]

Fun fact: can't spell Tangier without tagine.

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[Eddie.]

Am I the only one who thinks the F2F twist is OK though I don't think it should be used like two times every four legs, maybe one at the begining and one at the end, so that the pressure to stay in the race is high, and also so it doesn't take up HALF of the episode.

Since there are two episodes per week from now on, which helps me to cope with my TAR withdrawals, I think Team NBA (can't remember their names) would be eliminated first because they suck at tasks. Then the second episode would probably be the firefighers (can't remember their names as well) would be eliminated next because they are dull.

[Valmafra]

That second hour was literally the best leg in France since Natalie/Nadiya got eliminated in the Loire Valley.

[Eddie.]

Awwh, I think Lucas and Brittany deserved the win more then Kristi and Jen because of how close to elimination they were in the previous legs , and that proposal! <3

[Headie]

Am I the only one who thinks the F2F twist is OK though I don't think it should be used like two times every four legs, maybe one at the begining and one at the end, so that the pressure to stay in the race is high, and also so it doesn't take up HALF of the episode.

Since there are two episodes per week from now on, which helps me to cope with my TAR withdrawals, I think Team NBA (can't remember their names) would be eliminated first because they suck at tasks. Then the second episode would probably be the firefighers (can't remember their names as well) would be eliminated next because they are dull.

Yeah I'm sorry but the Face Off thing is such bull****, I don't know why TAR thinks it's a good idea. The whole leg is made pointless and all comes down to luck-based challenges.

[Eddie.]

Yeah I'm sorry but the Face Off thing is such bull****, I don't know why TAR thinks it's a good idea. The whole leg is made pointless and all comes down to luck-based challenges.

well you are granted to your own opinion, let us just hope the latest F2F twist would be the last one in the whole season...

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[Eddie.]

are there gonna be two episodes again like last week?

[Valmafra]

are there gonna be two episodes again like last week?

Nay.

[AarynGriesfan]

Once again Brittany making a huge deal out of nothing. What did that move cost you 30 seconds? Stop being such a drama queen.

[Paige22]

rankings of the remaining teams

1. Cody and Jessica
2. Kristi and Jen
3. Lucas and Brittany
4. Henry and Evan
5. Alex and Conor
6. Eric and Daniel

I’m really liking this season so far!

[Macie Lightfoot]

Some belated commentary:

-I don't think the Head to Head twist is that bad itself, but it needs to not be AT THE PIT STOP because that's kind of ruinous. Similarly, having the U-Turn right after the airport and before the Detour is similarly stupid.
-Kristi and Jen are still supremely boring :3
-this season is....... fine I guess? Like I'm glad the ratings are great and TAR will surely get renewed, but it's tough to care about any of these teams that much? Henry and Evan can be fun and so can Alex and Conor, but Lucas and Brittany really aren't doing *it* for me and I probably wouldn't care about Cody and Jess if I didn't know them from BB. Speaking of, ~CPN Jessica~ is so ****ing lukewarm and I don't know what's more disappointing, the next episode previews continually hyping her up or Brittany overreacting for no reason.

IDK, I miss TAR29 and it's a tall order to follow up that stellar season, which this forum hated for the stupidest ****ing reasons??? Bring me back some Brooke Camhi please and thank you.

[Valmafra]

IDK, I miss TAR29 and it's a tall order to follow up that stellar season, which this forum hated for the stupidest ****ing reasons??? Bring me back some Brooke Camhi please and thank you.

Troynuncdicit wants Flo-lite to return even after she was unable to prevent the show from losing three Emmys in a row? :rolleyes:

[Valmafra]

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[Eddie.]

Is it bad I miss TAR29...that was the best TAR season ever...
Hope all the twists don't shy away from the original format...

[Valmafra]

It is bad I miss TAR29...that was the most overrated TAR season ever...

Fixed.

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[Macie Lightfoot]

Here we go ladies x

[Valmafra]

Best leg in the Middle East since Pinky Marie knocked out the Baseball Bunnies, and best Thai Leg since the Monica/Joseph boot.

[DouglasS]

Loving this season, mainly because of Cody and Jessica and Team Yale

[starry]

I've enjoyed this one overall, mainly because some of the tasks have been good and there's been self-navigating in a few legs. And at the end we at least have two out of four teams who have some character, the BB team and Evan and Henry. Hope they both make final 3.

The head to heads weren't a clever experiment though, it made the race element pointless for the final two teams, they should never be at the end of the leg. And having the u-turns before the first detour didn't make sense really, one of them was set up so only those on the last plane were likely to be in danger. I did like the team swap, it was a nice variation on the intersection, I wouldn't mind that brought back. The Kafka phone task retread was nullified by teams working together.

[Valmafra]

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[Macie Lightfoot]

LMFAO wow at that ending :joker: "Did we do it?" :love::love::love:

[Macie Lightfoot]

Like, they weren't even THAT good tbh but that ending just feels Right for some reason?

[Paige22]

Wow, an amazing final 3 with an amazing winner:love:

[Cal.]

Heard legend Jessica Graf won 500k, Paul is SHOOK!

[Headie]

Would've preferred Henry & Evan to win but I guess the thought of Paul fuming from his sofa is good enough for me <3

[starry]

I liked the season, pretty good ending as well. Either of the top two winning would have been good, hopefully Henry and Evan come back in a later season.

[Wojtek]

Great winners :love:

[AarynGriesfan]

Best winners ever!:lovedup:

[AarynGriesfan]

Have we heard from Paul yet? Is he on suicide watch?

[Jason.]

Cody and Jessica winning $1m in three weeks while Paul lost $1m over 200 days. :love::love::love:

[DouglasS]

Cody and Jessica winning $1m in three weeks while Paul lost $1m over 200 days. :love::love::love:

Jody are the true winners of BB19 it seems :hee:

[Wizard.]

Jody win at life! Next up All Stars :love:

[DouglasS]

Jody are the biggest Winners in BBUSA History with 1.05M slay

[EspeonBB]

I didn't watch but screaming @ Jody winning

Another loss for Paul https://i.imgur.com/EP4krgk.gif

[Natalie.]

Glad Jess and Cody won

I hope Henry and Evan do another season, really liked them

[Mandie]

I think I must be the only ones who didn't like Henry and Evan. I didn't mind Henry but she was just annoying.

I love that the end was close (or at least, was made to appear like it was). Evan is going to lose her **** when they realize Henry had the right pieces!!

[starry]

Have we heard from Paul yet? Is he on suicide watch?

I'm more annoyed with that idiot puppet Josh in a way as he won and could get paraded around as a BB winner this year. He at least got less money now than Jessica and Cody.


I love that the end was close (or at least, was made to appear like it was).

I think the main thing is that it was a difficult final memory task, quite a few in this decade have been too easy.

[Eddie.]

Can we just say that this season's Top 3 is the best ever.
Especially since all of them were my series favourites, I'm so proud...