ROFL! Yes, I noticed that. We should resurrect Canada Girl's TAR drinking game and incorporate "Rapido" in it. Of course it would have to be on a holiday since we'd be waayyy to trashed to make it to work the next day.

OT, has anyone seen single bottles of TAR Snapple? I've only seen it in cases and I don't want that much since I don't know if I'll like it.

My local supermarkets have it by the single bottle, but that doesn't help anyone else much.

It's helpful because I was wondering if it was only sold by the case. I'll keep looking. Thanks.

Just miss the Trolley and might have to wait 30 minutes! However, the trolley might be coming back for them, much to the dismay of the other teams...

No luck for the Trotters, they're stuck waiting...

I thought we were looking at Who Held That Plane situation for a few seconds. It's occasionally nice to be wrong.

Make your way to the Largo de San Fransisco and search for your next clue...

Who's not afraid to shake in their boots?

Get into Samba costume and lead your troop to a judge... who will then say if you've done a good job or not...

Zev is up for his team, as is Mallory (Zev to even them out going into the Final Leg...)

Sista Act are badly lost, and they're now having flashbacks to their last leg in their previous time....

Meanwhile, we get more Samba lessons for Zev and Mallory... and Mallory is on her way first!

I need to borrow the 1 paddle from DWTS.

Not low enough.

We're in a Dandrew situation: the only ways he gets out of this are miracle or judge mercy. (There's also the penalty, but we don't know how long each attempt takes. The judge may want to go home eventually.)

Mercy is given, he gets the clue.

Mallory Passes!

Make their way to Copacabana and then head to the Cop Salon

Zev? FAIL!

Sista Act have arrived!

Consider this the Ultimate Rip and Read!

ALL MEMBERS (MALE AND FEMALE) MUST ENDURE AN APPROXIMATE 15 MINUTE BODY WAXING!!!!!!

'We're gonna play 'Find The Wimp'.'

Zev/Justin combined.

Zev? FAIL AGAIN!

Kisha/Jen? (Not sure which one did it...) Passes!

Trotters arrive now at the Roadblock!

On the Rocks or On the Beach

Rocks: Make 100 Caparinas (sp?) Brazil's most popular drink...

Beach: Change into bikinis and then sell bikinis to beach-goers and then have to make approximately $60 US to get their next clue

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caipirinha

I think we need to send that link to the Captioner...

LAST EDITED ON 05-09-11 AT 08:24 AM (EST)

Wish I could have done that task - many years ago I worked in a restaurant that had the caipirinha as a specialty. MAde those many times. It's not made with rum but cachaca.

Zev finally passes!

The Trotter FAILS first then Passes! Everyone else is heading to the waxing.... except:

Gary/Mallory are doing Rocks for the Detour.

It takes a bit of wasted liquor, but Gary/Mallory have started to make acceptable drinks...

Sista Act and Trotters escape the waxing, and choose Rocks apiece...

Meanwhile, it's a horror show for the very hairy Zev/Justin as they're getting their WAXING!!! YEOUCH!

Mixology Race! Gary cut himself on the shaker rim...

Gary/Mallory are at 34, Sista Act are in the single digits as are Trotters...

Zev/Justin are so hairy, that 15 minutes isn't enough time to completely do the job!

Justin has the weirdest wax job on his chest.

Another OT, I've been hearing about the Green Lantern forever.

I haven't gotten Commercial #1.

So, are they going to inflict their bald spots on Phil?

Lots of problems with the bikini task. Not only is Zev anything other than a natural salesman and the changing tube is a joke, but from what I saw of the display umbrellas, they've got a ridiculously limited size range -- plus some of those styles went out of fashion right around the time yellow polka dots did. Unless this beach is preloaded with buyers, they're in trouble.

I guess you don't need to change into a bikini to sell them... but those that buy them apparently have to... Zev/Justin try selling bikinis and are having major issues...

Meanwhile the drinks are piling up for the other three teams...

It sure looks like Zev and Justin will be eliminated but they went out big! I couldn't stop laughing when they were getting waxed. Also, even if he was having problems, Zev really tried to learn that dance and have fun.

You were laughing - I was feeling their pain! ouchy-wa-wa!
They were a great team and one of the few "second chances" teams that lived up to their prior casting.

Got a new job in Rio!!!

You can see it in real life, but not in CBS Life. (At least, not without the premium subscription.)

Gary and Mallory are Team #1

I want to go to Brazil very badly.

Gary/Mallory are almost done, Sista Act at 58, Trotters at 50

Make your way to the Pit Stop: Museum for Contemporary Art, and the beach below it....

Gary/Mallory escape Rocks first... Zev/Justin are still trying to sell and finally decide to head to Rocks...

Gary/Mallory are Team Number 1!!!!! They win a cruise on the Med. Sea... If they win, Gary might be the oldest to win TAR...

Zev/Justin arrive at Rocks right as Sista Act leave for the Pit Stop... Trotters are at 76 drinks now...

'I'm gonna say 'Franz'.'

Bless Big Easy's dumb heart.

I'm about to get choked up over Zev and Justin being out. This is one of the few times that I've liked all of the teams in the final 4. I'm good with any of them winning.

Sista Act are officially 2nd

Trotters are heading their 3rd, and Zev/Justin have a drink before heading to their Philimination....

Zev/Justin continue to drink their drinks as they head to the Pit Stop... and we get a recap of their legs this time through before they meet Phil...

recap of their legs
I thought you were saying they showed a close of of their waxed legs; I re-wound cause I missed that!

because after this break, It's time for the Final Leg!

Why did Zev/Justin choose the bikini challenge?! It appeared they did really well with the drink making!

Yeah, selling bikinis to people already wearing bikinis was a weird challenge to begin with.

If they could have sold just five (they were asking for 20 and only had to make 100) they may well have been in first. They were just not good salesmens.

If tradition holds, then the Globetrotters are about to face a memory task.

This is going to hurt muchly.

They keep saying that they're the best team. Physically, yes; intellectually, no.
Flight Time, "there are three tough teams left." Umm, no there are two teams left.

Of course, the editors may have brought that in from when Zev/Justin were still in it. Those editors love to splice in words from random places.

Technically they were correct. There were three teams left.

But they said something like "We're facing three tough teams". I heard the same thing and thought - "No - you're facing two tough teams"

Gary/Mallory: 8:54am

Fly to the Final Destination: Miami, Florida... and then head to the Arena to get their next clue...

Sista Act: 9:05am... $305 for the leg.

Trotters: 9:29am

or maybe it was Marine Stadium Marina....

Team member must transport a boat to dry dock, using a forklift.... and try to avoid a catastrophe! *yikes!*

I wouldn't want any of them touching my boat!

Gary/Mallory are still not at the Roadblock... as both Sista Act and Trotters are trying to not screw up and drop their boat...

Any hope of convincing Jim the end of the first hour was the end of the race?

*sigh*

Another race decided by a bad taxi driver...

Next stop: Jules' Underwater Lodge at Key Largo...

Trotters out first, Sista Act out 2nd...

Gary/Mallory are still stuck in Taxi Hell...

We can probably figure then for at least twenty minutes behind, and possibly a whole lot more. There's one foul cabbie on every course, and they just drew the Deuce Of Lost.

Agreed. What rotten luck for Gary & Mallory!

Belle Book

That place looks so cool.

http://www.jul.com/frontpage.html

Was that the front of Rob's cigar store?

C'mon Jen/Kisha - you or Gary/Mallory deserve to win it. Trotters winning will be so disappointing.

>C'mon Jen/Kisha - you or Gary/Mallory
>deserve to win it.
>Trotters winning will be so
>disappointing.

See, I like the Trotters, even though they're dumb. But I would really like Kisha/Jen or Gary/Mallory to win.

Gary/Mallory get directions to the Marina as the other two teams are heading to the next task...

Gary is doing the Roadblock... and it looks like they may gain some of that lost time...

Trotters plan: Pay their driver, he gets gas and then comes back for them...

The other member now must use a personal submarine to find a treasure chest with their next clue... (Now we know why they needed to be absolutely even going into this leg...)

Gary/Mallory escape the first Roadblock and are heading for the 2nd one...

There is an underwater band with mermaids as well serving as distractions...

Trotters get the clue first!!!

Head to Mile Marker 29 (Please subtract 4 from 33) And Trotter's Taxi either isn't back yet, or he abandoned them!!!

Yay!

A search task. A @#$$%^ luck-based randomizing search task.

Well, at least the math might take a while.

Yeah - what was up with that? These tasks were the easiest ever on the final leg. Where was the memory or figuring task?

They must have brought some taxis in for this; I don't remember seeing many taxis in the Keys.
Course I was driving & didn't need a taxi.

Okay, I want to go there!

I want to know how the oxygen is being refreshed in those helmets, because it doesn't look like they were maintaining anything close to a constant pressure. It looked like leaning the thing forward would have flooded the headpiece.

It was magic! Didn't you hear: The mermaids were real!

Trotters find their taxi, which was on their way back, apparently... or at least caught another one...

Kisha/Jen have taken the lead as Trotters get directions...

Mallory's turn to head underwater for the treasure chest....

Sista Act find the next clue: They have to walk across the shallow part of the ocean to Horeshoe Island where the tallest tree will have their next clue...

Sista Act find it first, and it says Time for you to pick up speed...

They get a speedboat ride toward the next clue location...

LAST EDITED ON 05-08-11 AT 09:42 PM (EST)

Sista Act get to the speedboats first, followed shortly after by Trotters.... Sista Act are hiding underneath towels, and it's backfiring somewhat...

Gary/Mallory appear to be catching up!!!

Sista Act gets another clue... Create a Trailerhood... and using a brochure for reference to help them set it up... Trotters are there next up.

The locals are like 'WTF?' as both teams are starting to set things up... Gary/Mallory are also trying to shield some of the splashes with towels... with limited success....

Winds start to pick up and make things difficult for setting up the trailers...

Gary/Mallory are finally within sight distance of the other teams!!!!!

Sista Act asks first, and their condiments aren't correct... I'm not sure what's wrong with the Trotter's trailer...

Everyone's trying to set things up at the same time now...

Marathon Marina! I've been there!

yep, imported taxi drivers; any local knows every key.

LAST EDITED ON 05-09-11 AT 08:31 AM (EST)

Me too. And Key Largo and Big Pine Key. And the Seven Mile Bridge where the bridge sequences for True Lies was shot. You can still see the marks left on the bridge left by the charges for the machine gun shots.

In the hot Florida sun that section of the Seven Mile Bridge gets longer and longer when walking it.

Interesting to see places one is familiar with show up in the Race.

And where were the curb sitting cigarette smoking winos?

And where were the curb sitting cigarette smoking winos?

gave 'em a few dollars & sent 'em off to the liquor store! what else?

I'm going to say 'No.' Unless that memory task rears its head (and I doubt we'll see one after this detail run), we're on the last challenge.

Sista Act escape!

Finish Line is near the Seven-Mile Bridge!!!

Trotters are still in issues... As Gary/Mallory lost their canopy... Trotters realize that they also had missing items on their table...

They are now riding across the bridge in Adult tricycles! and the wind is killing Sista Act...

Gary/Mallory are now on their way to the Finish Line!!!

LAST EDITED ON 05-08-11 AT 10:19 PM (EST)

They were on the "old" bridge.
The new bridge is built with a high point that allows sail boats to pass under. The old bridge was low. It's cut in half just past that island (key) where they ended; then starts back up again going on to the next key.

http://floridarambler.com/florida-bike-hike-trails/florida-keys-take-the-old-seven-mile-bridge/

2.2 miles to Pigeon Key (not the 7 that Big Easy thought!)

We scattered our best friends ashes off this bridge.

KISHA/JEN!!!!

Back to back seasons for Female/Female winners!!! The only leg that they won was the one that counts!!!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good job, gals!

Glad to see them win.

I was hoping for a Zev and Justin win because I don't like it when the winning team didn't win any legs but at least they were never at the back of the pack so Keisha and Jen aren't bad winners.

I didn't like that last task either. I always like those memory challenges to finish things because it makes us look back.

(Do people really live in trailers on the keys...right on the path of hurricanes??? Smart!)

I didn't like any of the tasks this last leg. There should be tasks that have the potential to change the results - a tough mental task or something. Once Gary & Mallory fell behind they had no chance to get back in it.

I completely agree.
& since it was a taxi driver that completely screwed them, it seemed so unfair!
I would much rather have them be given a car to drive themselves; then they have the responsibility of getting directions themselves and getting there.

Kisha and Jen win 1 million dollars. The 2nd time in a row that an all female team wins the Amazing Race!
And, if I may say, 3 out of 4 have been women of color. I'm very happy about that.

LAST EDITED ON 05-08-11 AT 10:39 PM (EST)

I would say this win by Kisha & Jen was more impressive than the Doctors win. Last season, there were no Alpha Male teams cast and very few tasks were strength based (it was search task after search task). Kisha & Jen faced a lot tougher competition and the tasks were not watered down to enhance an all female teams chance to win.

Great job Kisha & Jen!

And I just have to say - Kris is one fine looking man. I wish we could have seen more of him.

ITA at Kris, he was very easy on the eyes!

I am very satisfied with the results tonight. I enjoy the show more when I like the winners.

I agree - I despise the Trotters, if they had won I'd have changed the channel quickly to avoid the sickening feeling of watching them celebrating. That would have been up there with the faux hippies and Freddie & Kendra winning.

So? The 'photo finish' really just had to do with the trailer task, huh?

PFFFFT!

Not a Luke fan, but I thought his "The Sinister Deaf Kid TAR - 14" T-shirt was brilliant