Monday, October 12, 2015

TAR 27 Recap Leg 3, 10-9-15

Welcome to Leg 3! Last time, on I Flew to South America, and All I Got Was Two Legs, 10 teams raced from Brazil to Argentina. Apparently the editors want us to care about the rivalry of Justin and Diana and the Texans. Woo. Anyway, there’s lots of cleaning and people getting injured, particularly Tanner as he is trying to finish second at a Pit Stop. In the end, Justin and Diana finish first and Alex and Adam are out. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)


Arrival at the pit stop last episode:
1st – Justin and Diana, Team Race Proposal, #TheGreenTeam
2nd – Tanner and Josh, Team Prerequisite Hot Boys, #TeamTexas
3rd – Denise and James Earl, Team Token MomGaySon, #TeamAlabama
4th – Logan and Chris, Team Photobomb, #ThePaparazzi
5th – Cindy and Rick, Team Asian Doctor, #ChacAttack
6th – Tiffany and Krista, Team Jet Pack, #TheCheerleaders
7th – Kelsey and Joey, Team Newscast, #TheReporters
8th – Jazmine and Danielle, Team Running Buddies, #TheTrackStars
9th – Ernest and Jin, Team KPop Hip-Hop, #TheDancers

We check in with Team Texas, and find out that Tanner’s injury is just a pulled hamstring, so he’s going to try and run on it. Oh that will be great. And they’ll pray about that, and trying to get Justin out of the race. (Toyouke: “Do you think God's plan includes hating other teams? I don't like Justin either, I'm just saying.”)

Campo Argentino de Polo, Palermo, Argentina

5:45 AM Justin/Diana (1st)
Clue: Travel by bus to San Antonio de Areco, Argentina. Once there, choose a provided truck and driver and travel to La Porteña Ranch to get your next clue.

6:12 AM Tanner/Josh (2nd)
6:13 AM Denise/James Earl (3rd)
6:14 AM Logan/Chris (4th)
6:21 AM Cindy/Rick (5th) – who say they aren’t making any mistakes today. Why do people even say that?
6:28 AM Tiffany/Krista (6th)
6:30 AM Kelsey/Joey (7th)
6:53 AM Jazmine/Danielle (8th)
7:16 AM Ernest/Jin (9th) – (Toyouke: “That's a much bigger gap than I thought there was.”)

So teams make their way to Retiro Bus Station to catch their buses. Teams arrive in the following order:

1- Tanner/Josh
2- Kelsey/Joey
3- Denise/James Earl
4- Logan/Chris
5- Cindy/Rick
6- Tiffany/Krista
7- Jazmine/Danielle
8- Justin/Diana – who apparently never made it to Retiro, but ended up somewhere else to catch their bus. This was odd. (Toyouke: “You watched every season three times and you DIDN'T get the memo of "THE CAB WILL BE FASTER"!?”)
9- Ernest/Jin

Teams board their buses in the following order:

Bus 1
1) Tanner/Josh
2) Kelsey/Joey
3) Justin/Diana

Bus 2
1) Denise/James Earl
2) Logan/Chris
3) Cindy/Rick
4) Tiffany/Krista
5) Jazmine/Danielle

Bus 3
1) Ernest/Jin

Bus. Woo. Teams arrive in San Antonio de Areco and board their trucks in the following order:

1- Justin/Diana
2- Tanner/Josh
3- Kelsey/Joey
4- Denise/James Earl
5- Cindy/Rick
6- Jazmine/Danielle
7- Tiffany/Krista
8- Logan/Chris
9- Ernest/Jin

The truck drivers take the teams to La Porteña Ranch, where a clue box awaits. So teams get their clues in the following order:

1- Justin/Diana
2- Tanner/Josh
3- Kelsey/Joey
4- Logan/Chris
5- Cindy/Rick
6- Jazmine/Danielle
7- Denise/James Earl
8- Tiffany/Krista
9- Ernest/Jin

The envelopes are opened to discover the second roadblock clue.

ROADBLOCK:

Who’s smokin’ hot?

In this roadblock, one team member must collect 2 racks of lamb and one rack of beef ribs from the smokehouse. Then the roadblocker, without the assistance of their teammate, must hang the meat properly: bones face out, right side up and skewered properly. One complete, the pitmaster would give their next clue and a roast lamb.

The following teammates take the Roadblock:

1- Justin – (Toyouke: “Justin looks like Andy Samberg and is approximately the same level of annoying.”)
2- Josh
3- Joey
4- Chris
5- Rick
6- Danielle
7- James Earl – who gets hints from his mom. That can’t be good.
8- Tiffany – who drags the meat to the barbecue pit. (Toyouke: “Also shut up Tiffany. I love that they cut from her reminding us that they're all in shape, to her having to rest and dragging the meat on the floor.”)
9- Ernest – who lets us know he is fluffing his meat.

After much skewering and meat preparing, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:

1- Tanner/Josh – Tanner: “I said a prayer not ten seconds before you got it!”
2- Kelsey/Joey
3- Cindy/Rick – whose medical attention to detail was helpful.
4- Justin/Diana
5- Denise/James Earl
6- Jazmine/Danielle
7- Logan/Chris
8- Tiffany/Krista
9- Ernest/Jin

Teams are now instructed to take their roast lamb to Plaza Principal to get their next clue. They arrive and drop off their lamb in the following order:

1- Tanner/Josh
2- Kelsey/Joey
3- Cindy/Rick
4- Justin/Diana
5- Denise/James Earl
6- Jazmine/Danielle
7- Logan/Chris
8- Tiffany/Krista
9- Ernest/Jin

And we get the Detour Clue.

DETOUR:
Horse OR Carriage
*Horse: Teams must select one of the six available polo mallets, travel to Boliche de Bessonart to change into polo gear, and then walk to the riverside across a bridge to equip a fake polo horse with the proper dressage. Once approved, teams must walk their horse back to Plaza Principal to get their next clue.
*Carriage: Teams must select one of the six available buggy whips, travel to La Cinacina Estancia to change into gaucho gear, and then find a carriage which they must clean off with feather dusters. Once approved, teams must push their carriage to a waiting team of horses, have the horses attached to the carriage and ride back to Plaza Principal to get their next clue.

1- Tanner/Josh choose Horse
2- Justin/Diana choose Horse
3- Kelsey/Joey choose Horse
4- Jazmine/Danielle choose Horse
5- Denise/James Earl choose Horse
6- Logan/Chris choose Horse
7- Cindy/Rick choose Carriage – which they chose anyway, but ran all the way to La Cinacina Estancia before READING THE CLUE and finding that they need the buggy whip. Whoops. Good thing it’s the option they intended, because by the time they got back to Plaza Principal, it was the only option remaining. (Toyouke: “#readtheclue”)
8- Tiffany/Krista choose Carriage – and then leave their buggy whip with the feather dusters and have to run back to get it after hooking up the horses. (Toyouke: “#readtheclue”)
9- Ernest/Jin choose Carriage

Much horse dressing and carriage cleaning occurs. So, teams complete their tasks and return to the Plaza Principal in the following order:

1- Tanner/Josh
2- Justin/Diana
3- Kelsey/Joey
4- Jazmine/Danielle
5- Denise/James Earl
6- Logan/Chris
7- Cindy/Rick
8- Tiffany/Krista
9- Ernest/Jin

Once at the plaza, teams complete the detour and get their clues in the following order:

1- Tanner/Josh
2- Justin/Diana
3- Kelsey/Joey
4- Denise/James Earl
5- Jazmine/Danielle
6- Logan/Chris
7- Cindy/Rick
8- Tiffany/Krista
9- Ernest/Jin

Teams find now that they must travel by foot to the Museo Gauchesco, the PIT STOP of the third leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive MAY be eliminated!

1- Tanner/Josh – who win a trip for two from Travelocity to Siem Reap, Cambodia.
2- Justin/Diana – who show up in time to hear about the Double U-Turn on the next leg. (Toyouke: “PHIL why are you telling them that NOW!?!? Don't give them the whole Pit Stop to think about that.”)
3- Kelsey/Joey
4- Jazmine/Danielle
5- Logan/Chris
6- Denise/James Earl – who checked in fifth, but got a 30 minute penalty for assisting at the Roadblock. (Toyouke: “Wow. They are getting picky with the penalties. Has anyone ever gotten penalized for helping on a Roadblock? For just shouting advice? Not that I mind being picky in this situation.”)
7- Cindy/Rick
8- Tiffany/Krista
9- Ernest/Jin

And Ernest and Jin are the last team to arrive and are eliminated. But life is about moments, so here are some Argentinean dancers to cheer you up! OK. . .

ORDER NOW:
1st – Tanner/Josh
2nd – Justin/Diana
3rd – Kelsey/Joey
4th – Jazmine/Danielle
5th – Logan/Chris
6th – Denise/James Earl
7th – Cindy/Rick
8th – Tiffany/Krista

Next week: ZAMBIA! Double U-Turn. I think the Express Pass gets used. And Justin and Texas are still fighting. Until next time!

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