Amazing Race 17: The Final Three (Good-bye Nick & Vicki)

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The Amazing Race 17 finally cut it to the final three tonight. Nick & Vicki decided to take the scenic route on their final leg through Korea. That was probably for the best, since we’ve already seen Nick at his worse (hopefully). He managed to keep cool tonight and led Vicki to the Pit Stop in 4th place and elimination. The odds just went up that there will be the first all female team winning the Amazing Race 17.

Here’s how the semi-final leg went:

Teams had to go straight to the airport and fly to South Korea. All were aware of the tensions there. I’m sure they are a lot more tense looking back now. Nat & Kat started off in first place, but it did not take long for Jill & Thomas to catch up. In fact, all three teams left in the first plane out to Korea. Nick & Vicky missed the plane and had a nine hour delay, enough to nearly guarantee their exit tonight.

Amazing Race 17: Chad & Stephanie Are Off TAR to Find... True Love?

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Tonight was an intense episode of the Amazing Race 17. With teams flying to Bangladesh, Chad & Stephanie awoke on time and started first. Jill & Thomas were right on their heels. The new twist for Amazing Race 17 is the Double U-turn in this leg. Two teams would be slowed down with an extra task, and Chad & Stephanie said they would U-turn Nat & Kat if given the chance. They didn’t. Instead, it was Chad & Stephanie who went from first to last place tonight after suffering one of the U-turns. Buh-bye to these lovebirds.

Here is how this leg of Amazing Race 17 went down:

Teams headed to the airport first to race for the best flights to Bangladesh. It usually just comes down to luck and timing. This group seems the weakest (or most willing to give up) at finding better flights.

The Amazing Race 17: Michael & Kevin make a few too many mistakes

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Tonight’s leg of the Amazing Race 17 kept the racers in Russia, and proved to be one of the most mentally challenging. Jill & Thomas started in first place, but as often happens things changed dramatically during the leg. It was a mind mess that wound up deciding who went home tonight though. Kevin & Michael incurred two penalties costing them a full one hour penalty, and the race. They were declared the last team to arrive, and eliminated from the Amazing Race 17.

It was pretty dramatic. Here’s the play by play.

Jill & Thomas, Brook & Claire and Kevin & Michael led the teams to the first Detour at a Russian circus. The circus was closed so the teams all caught up to each other, as is often the case.

The Amazing Race 17: Nick & Vicky Get Saved

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The 6th leg of the Amazing Race 17 was not as easy as the rest of the legs have proven to be. The Detour was the toughest part of the leg, and nearly drove two teams out of the race. In the end it was Nick & Vicky that came in last place. Phil revealed the 6th leg was a non-elimination leg after telling Team Tattoo that they came in last place.

Nat & Kat kicked off the leg in first place, and headed off to the train station that would take them to St. Petersburg, Russia. They quickly became aware that it would be a tight leg when all teams would ride the same train for several hours to get to Russia.

Brook & Claire wound up bonding with Nat & Kat during the train ride. As the teams shared a cabin for the long ride, they took turns smelling each others shoes and socks. Boy, did that look like fun... NOT! It was funny to watch though.