1) Tammy & Victor - running a clean race, working much better together. Yes, they had a minor advantage but the other teams sure rode their tail! And I loved the fishing and Victor calling the birds back. Yes, I too winced when Tammy said she'd been there before, but I doubt Guilin is as nice as the Mediterranean or some fancy resort! I also thought it funny when she told the calligrapher that her dad would die if she didn't come in first - that's probably true!!!! And that must have been VERY uncomfortable for them at the mat.

2) Margie & Luke - Still here just because of Margie - she is a trooper and a great racer. Luke is really showing his immaturity and I think they both just let their emotions ramp up and felt like victims - definitely overreacted and couldn't let it go. Luke has a LOT of growing up to do and his mom needs to cut the cord. I think she popped out with the "black" thing because she had lost all control at that point (that was awful but I don't think it means she's a bigot, just incredibly defensive about her son) - and that's what the girls wanted her to do! Seems to be a lot of stress in the race now. They could have lessened it a bit by owning their share of the incidents and apologizing, but oh well!

GAP:

3) Cara & Jaime - Graceful cheerleaders that they are . . . it's a good thing they finished their task, but too bad Jaime is just so nasty - I felt bad for those poor people trying to teach and judge them. Yeech!!!! They ARE the Ugly Americans! Strong competitors though.

Even BIGGER GAP:

4) LaKisha & Jen - They were just awful this leg. Jen should not have rushed Luke at the 1st cluebox and she had all her weight plus her backpack. She crowded him and he overracted by body checking her. Still no reason to call someone a "B####." And then they both just added fuel to the fire consistently through the day - righteously announcing at the fishing RB to everyone that Luke had hit her, etc. as they rode Victor and Tammy's coattails.

I'm in agreement with alot of you as to the subtleties of the day long implosion And I too burst out with nervous laughter when I am upset so I kind of understand, but you are right - that was actually a deliberate ploy by Jen and LaKisha to amplify the situation and that's not cool.

Philiminated) Mark & Michael - not sad to see them go, but this was actually their best leg in a long time - showed them in a good light. Mark was actually SMILING! when he was washing that lady's hair. They lasted much longer than they should have in this race.

LAST EDITED ON 04-20-09 AT 05:26 PM (EST)

For this week:

1. (3,1,7,3,4,2,1,1) Tammy/Victor – Basically, I expect them to win this leg...they did not but because other teams basically follow. They learned their lesson from the meltdown heard around the world and now is working much better together. I feel bad as they have to sit through the whole fight with 2 teams yelling and screaming with each other!

2. (4,5,5,2,2,3,5,4) Cara/Jaime – Jaime is half as ugly as usual. They are competitive, but being ugly Americans is another thing.

3. (7,8,6,6,5,4,3,3) LaKisha/Jennifer – First talk about the leg, they rode on Tammy/Victor on half of the leg. Now talk about the "fight"...is it necessary? No it's not, it can easily be defused. However, I laugh myself when Luke becomes a baby in his meltdown. Also, I also think that it's all on Luke on both push.

4. (2,2,1,7,7,6,2,2) Margie/Luke – Margie, oh Margie, the speech at pit stop is totally unnecessary and I bet it ##### off a lot of people. Discriminate against Luke, while not helping the situation with your rant...WTF? Luke is just a big crybaby. Crying because someone "push" you and saying the B word to you? Come on...

Special Mention:
- The people @ Pit Stop: Probably they do not understand a thing from Phil's mouth...and eating while hearing American yelling at each other is just priceless
- The producers/Phil: They make something out of nothing on a pretty boring leg.

Philiminated: (1,3,2,5,3,5,4,5) Mark/Michael – At least they did not get penalized this leg. They had fun, but really, they were bad racers.

1. Tammy & Victor - Ran a good leg and stayed out of the drama. I'm surprised that they're not more athletic though.

2. Kisha & Jen - The weakest team left and I doubt that they will last beyond the next leg given Jen's upcoming melt-down. I'm surprised they've lasted this long because they really are not good racers but I have to put them here because I hate the other teams more.

3. Cara & Jaime - NO!!!!!!!!!! NO ONE SPEAKS ENGLISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4. Margie & Luke - Where do I begin? I understand that Margie is protecting her son, however, he's a spoiled, lying, whining brat who uses his disability when it suits his purpose. The first cluebox was a rush and he reacted... ok. But at the 2nd cluebox she clearly didn't push you into it. WTF??!! Hate to break it to you, mom, but probably why people put him down his whole life is not because he is deaf but because he is a whiny, cry baby prone to hissy-fits and tantrums while you stand around and coddle him.

Philiminated - Dumb and Dumber - Thank you!! I wouldn't have wasted screen time on these 2 losers though.

Siggie courtesy of Seana

LAST EDITED ON 04-20-09 AT 07:34 PM (EST)

Here are my rankings of the teams:

1. Tammy & Victor -- the best team this leg, in terms of race skills and lack of drama. I felt for them during the meltdown.

2. Cara & Jamie -- a little better this week, but not great. They moved up largely because two others moved down.

3. LaKisha & Jennifer -- what you said to Luke was uncalled for, even if he was being overly competitive! And laughing at him wasn't much better, although I don't think you laughed at him for being deaf.

4. Margie & Luke -- yikes! What a meltdown this leg! From the bumps with Jen to getting attacked by a duck to having LaKisha & Jen laughing at you. Unfortunately, you brought it on yourself by misleading them with the cab last leg.

5. Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dumber (aka Mark & Michael)-- bye-bye, guys! I don't think you'll be missed much.

OYYYY...this episode was just UGLY.

#1 - Tammy/Victor - I love this team. Victor/Tammy driving off in that one episode and abandoning C/J and M/L doesn't even pale in comparison to how M/L play the game. I just love this team because they're having fun doing it.

#2 - Lakisha/Jen - In defense of L/J, I smile too when people like Luke/Margie react the way they do. Yeah, it'll ##### them off, but that's their problem. L/J is #2, since they pulled off a first-place finish. I also loved the fact they kept in their anger after Margie's black reference and the fact Luke called them bi***es.

#3 - Cara/Jaime - I LOL'd when one of them saying if someone threw a piece of filet mignon, I wouldn't return it either.

#4 - Margie/Luke - I've hated this team since they blind-yielded Kris/Amanda. I can understand Margie defending her son, but Luke was in the wrong here. Based on what I saw, Luke elbowed L/J and then shoved L/J again at a clue box. C'mon Luke...these are women. If you're gonna get physical, be a man and fight someone your own size. Also...Luke, grow up too. It's a competition! I hate whiny people. They're so annoying. The biggest gripe I have about Luke is him calling L/J bi***es. You do not call women that especially black women! That is very disrespectful.

Philiminated: Mark/Michael - another annoying team - so happy they're gone.

Nothing turns me off more than drama, so this whole episode made me mad. Anyway...

1. Tammy/Victor (2) - Running a good race, seem to be having a good time, and are staying out of the drama.
2. Cara/Jaime (5) - Aww, you might have to go to a country with a lot of people? And I bet they don't even speak English! Here by default.
3. Margie/Luke (1) - Let a small incident blow into a huge fued. I was rooting for them when Margie was trying to calm Luke down, but by the end they just made me mad.
4. Kisha/Jen (3) - Also let a small incident blow into a huge fued. If they get that PO'd after one elbow, how did they ever manage to play college basketball? And they didn't even attempt to calm down, they stayed mad the whole time, which also made me mad.

Philiminated: Mark/Michael (4) - Too far behind to overcome.

Decided to get my list in early this week:

1)Cara & Jaime - Surprised to have them first but they were the only likable team this week. I would rather see them win over any other team which is sort of sad.

2)Lakisha & Jennifer - They are not blameless, at the first cluebox, it seems to me that Luke just reacted to someone crowding him and it was not intentional. They continued to provoke when they could easily have just dropped the matter. Their attitudes say to me they are exactly what Luke called them.

3)Margie & Luke - Luke was a petulant crybaby again and why did Margie even tell him what Jennifer said? What possible good would that do? She needs to coddle him less and let him grow up.

4)Tammy & Victor - I think the Pit Stop Meltdown is distracting people from their behavior this leg. Using a second language to your advantage is one thing but they played the race card - telling their cab driver to beat the "Foreigners"(at least that was how it was translated - I suspect the actual words Tammy used may have been more derogatory), telling other teams cab drivers to drive slow and interfering at the detour telling the calligrapher in Chinese to stamp theirs first as he was about to stamp another teams card. Poor sportmanship by spoiled brats.

Philiminated: Mark & Michael - a well deserved elimination. ONe of the most suspenseless Race legs ever. It was so obvious they would never catch up.

Tammy/Victor led the other teams around the detour. I'm sure it wouldn't have been quite as easy for the others if they hadn't been able to follow T/V. Getting their card stamped first is their just reward, IMHO.