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Victor Jih’s TAR Blog: Episode 1

Sorry I missed Episode one! It was posted on Wednesday and I guess I didn’t see it. BUT I SAW IT NOW! I’ll have episode two up as soon as possible!

“Everybody ready? All right. The world is waiting for you. Good luck. Travel safe. Go!” And with those iconic words from Phil Keoghan, the eleven teams in the sixteenth installment of The Amazing Race took off from downtown Los Angeles to LAX via public transportation. Their destination? Santiago, Chile, where cable-walking, a funicular, and colorful house-painting await. This season features a Big Brother crossover couple, a former Miss Teen USA contestant seeking redemption from national humiliation, and a 71-year-old grandmother out to prove that the oldest are not the slowest.

I said in my pre-season blog that decision-making under difficult circumstances will separate the winners from the losers. I swear I had no idea the opening leg would be so dominated by bad decisions! In a mistake-filled start to the competition, the truly endearing Big Brother pair Jeff and Jordan emerge victorious while — spoiler alert — high school sweethearts Dana and Adrian fail to complete the leg and are the first eliminated.
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