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Ronnie’s TAR Thoughts: Episode 1!!

Ohhhh Ronnie is back, giving his thoughts about the show, and he’s sharing what he thought the best and worst moves of the episode was. Check them out below or read the full article! He says a few good points, so head there for all the details!

Worst Strategic Move of the Episode Nominees

  • The Cowboys trading in their cash in LAX for Brazilian currency – In theory, swapping out currency ahead of time is not a bad idea. It could potentially save time while entering your destination country. There is just one key element to that choice: you must pick the right currency! Again, in theory this was a great idea – it just didn’t work out the way they planned.
  • Brothers Dan and Jordan talking trash so much – In a game like this you really are left to your own devices. In Big Brother, it is pretty much a given that everyone is talking trash on everyone at some point, but in this game, talking trash seems to be the last thing you want to do. I would think that it would make the other teams be very cautious of you and maybe not want to help you. Although I have to admit, they did talk trash in an extremely humorous fashion!
  • The father and daughter painting the inside of the house – I don’t understand why they thought that this was a good idea. The clue for the Road Block said that it was a beautification project that the city was doing. Why would the city have a beautification project for the inside of a house that hardly anyone will ever see? I just feel that they didn’t think this one through entirely. Thankfully, it wasn’t something that cost them the race.
  • Team Teen South Carolina not following the directions – Why did they not take the trolley thing down the mountain side? It said in the clue that they had to take the trolley thing, so I really don’t understand why they didn’t do it. I fully understand that they came to the mat in second place and this seemed to be a non-issue, but it deserved a mention because it could have caused them to be eliminated from the race. We never know just how close the racers really are to each other and this kind of mistake later on might cause their demise. I hope it was a tough lesson that they will take to heart.
  • The brothers also getting a time penalty – The reason this is mentioned is basically for all of the same reasons as mentioning Team Miss Teen South Carolina, above, even though the brothers had a somewhat different issue in losing the paint brush. While it is not something that caused them to be eliminated from the race, they need to be more careful in the future.
  • The husband/wife team not making the proper choice for the cable Road Block – This choice single-handedly caused them to lose the race. I can’t help but think that if they had chosen the wife to do the cable challenge, it would have ended a lot better for that team.
  • And the winner is… The husband/wife team not making the proper choice for the cable road block! This was, hands down, the worst move we saw. Like I said, it is what caused their elimination. It is for this reason above all others that I had to select it as the worst strategic choice of the episode.

    Best Strategic Move of the Episode Nominees

  • Dan & Jordan pointing out Jeff and Jordan’s BB experience – I ask for you to metaphorically set your JJ love aside and look at this as though you were running the race, because if you were in TAR 16 and saw Jeff & Jordan there, I doubt you would just hand the race to them. This could potentially be a good strategic move because the other teams may not have had a clue that they were on BB. Letting the other teams know that Jordan & Jeff were already on Big Brother and that Jordan won might make the difference down the road of whether or not JJ are U-Turned and eliminated or not.
  • Jordan doing the cable challenge – Jordan stated that Jeff was afraid of heights. So her doing this challenge instead of him was a great choice. While I have no doubt that Jeff could have done the challenge, his fear may have slowed them down some.
  • The teams on the delayed plane switching their tickets to the Miami flight instead of keeping the Dallas flight – Once the teams who were on the first flight learned of the mechanical failure, it seemed like they hit a snag right at the beginning of their race. Thankfully, the teams realized that they had to work fast and they switched their tickets to the same flight as the other racers.
  • The cowboy team never giving up and gaining a ton of ground – The cowboys seemed like they had really landed at the bottom of the barrel. They exchanged their money for the wrong currency and thus were not able to board the bus. However, they remained calm under pressure and were able to overcome this obstacle and finish at the Pit Stop in a respectable position.
  • And the winner is… The teams switching their tickets to the Miami flight instead of keeping the Dallas flight! This move single-handedly prevented the first three teams to get to LAX from becoming the last three teams to leave LAX. If the teams had hesitated in their reaction to the mechanical failure, not only would they have missed their original flight due to mechanical problems, but they also might have missed the flight to Miami with the other teams. This could have been potentially made them many hours behind the other teams. Congratulations to them for reacting quickly and saving their positions in the race!

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