Well, here we are again after another elimination episode. The point system had Duke/Lauren in the bottom 4 as well as the cheerleaders in the bottom 3. So far so good. The 2 lowest point total teams, Team Hillbilly and Team Soul Sisters, were fortunate last night. They came in 6th and 7th out of the 9 remaining teams. But don't let that fool you as to the weakness of these 2 teams. They each gained a spot that they otherwise wouldn't had if not for the fact that Team Gay Pride had to endure the time penalty. Realistically, how many legs will someone have one of those. Had that happened in any other leg (or not at all), then they are in 7th and 8th and thus extemely fortunate that Duke and Lauren chose the more time consuming detour task simply because they stumbled upon it first. With fewer teams to make those kind of mistakes as the season goes on and the fact that they won't be able to count on time penalties very often (if at all), these teams are gone soon. However, because I don't expect any more double elimination episodes, at least one of them will get to see at least 2 more legs (and maybe more if a non-elimination leg shows up). On a different note, I mentioned that I thought that the beauty queens would have a competitive streak because the pageant world is a cut-throat environment. I think we saw the beginning of that last episode when they cause Team Gay Pride cry (I mean pout and sulk) by stepping in front of them and then not relenting. And since I just can't leave it alone, I have to say that comment Gay Pride made afterward was one of the lamest comebacks that I have ever heard.