Category: The Amazing Race

The Amazing Race: Meet Brenchel And 10 Other Teams!

CBS has officially released The Amazing Race cast, among it Big Brother winner Rachel Reilly and her Big Brother fiance, Brendon. They will face ten other teams in a race around the world for one million dollars.

Can’t wait until the February 19th premiere? Click here for Brenchel spoilers!!

Wednesday 25 January, 2012 11:22 pm / 0 Comments Read More

Brenchel The Amazing Race SPOILERS!!!

The race is near finished, how far did Brendon and Rachel make it in the race?

Check out their placement and pictures below!

View Brenchel Spoilers here! »

ASSUMING THEY AREN’T A DECOY COUPLE – they made it to the final three! We don’t know where they finished but the duo was spotted doing a task today in Hawaii, which is the final leg of the race!

They were also recently spotted on a plane in Asia where a lucky fan got their autograph, so it does in fact look like they are still in the race and not one of the few teams selected as a decoy.

 

Can our Big Brother Duo win another CBS Gameshow!?

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Tuesday 20 December, 2011 6:12 am / 2 Comments Read More

Brenchel To Take On The Amazing Race 20!!

As the 20th season of The Amazing Race started filming, spoiler sites noticed two familiar faces! Popular Big Brother couple and season 13 winner Rachel Reilly and her fiance Brendon were spotted as apart of the cast.

Reality Fan Forum has in fact exclusively confirmed that the duo is in the race and are listed as the noted engaged couple.


Brendon (right, green shirt) and Rachel in front of him in the hat.

Reality Fan Forum also mentions that not only did the couple want to appear on the show, they were also recruited to be apart of the cast.

Monday 28 November, 2011 12:55 am / 1 Comment Read More

Victor’s Blog: Episode Two!!

Okay! Only one day late this time! hahaha I’ll get it next week, I promise!  He talks about the two biggest threats… one being Jeff and Jordan. Read the full article at People.com

And just like that, Jet and Cord catapulted from currency-confusing cowboys to leaders of the pack. On Sunday, the 10 remaining teams on the sixteenth installment of The Amazing Race traveled to Puerto Varas, Chile, for the second leg of the race, where teams struggled navigating the Chilean bus system, dressing llamas or themselves as flying condors, and running around the Weisser Family Farm searching for German baking ingredients.

Once again, mistakes abounded. Jeff and Jordan ended up going to the wrong bus station; Dan and Jordan got lost as they struggled with a manual transmission; Louie andMichael drove right past the final task and ended up 19 miles out of the way; and most teams wasted a day in one bus terminal while Jeff and Jordan, Jet and Cord, and Brent andCaite slipped away after finding a better option. When all the dust settled, Jet and Cord were triumphant while Jody andShannon had to pack for Elimination Station.

Before I crown the biggest mistake, I have to give the cowboys some love. Instead of waiting around for a direct bus, they were smart enough to look for other options. Jeff and Jordan did the same thing, but the cowboys did not rest on their laurels, patting themselves on the back with their great strategic move. They kept vigilant and pulled ahead of every other team. Once they got the lead, they never looked back. Let’s be honest: who thought Jeff and Jordan and Jet and Cord would be the two biggest threats?

I love the fact that Jeff called Jordan out for not knowing how many eggs were in a baker’s dozen! Not only was it endearing, but I’ve recently realized that many otherwise smart people do not know things that most of us take for granted. Is there really such a thing as common knowledge anymore? I quizzed a group of over-achieving high school kids a few weeks ago and was shocked at some of the answers. Who was the white guy Pocahontas had a crush on? (No, not Christopher Columbus.) Who invented the light bulb? (No, not Thomas Jefferson.) Who is Chekhov? (Really? Watch season 14 again.)

Enough suspense … the award for the mistake of the week goes to Shannon! Let me explain. There is no question Jody is the world’s coolest grandmother. I don’t know many people who can handle getting kicked in the head by a cow. She carried her own weight, is not afraid to try new things and has endurance many 30-somethings would envy. As Jody put it, the roadblock proved that septuagenarians “can do physical things.” But what I don’t understand is why — since Jody and Shannon were likely in last place — did Shannon let her grandmother do that roadblock? The one thing Jody did not have was hustle. Slow and steady does not win when you’re in last place. I’m all for proving you can do it, but when you’re hoping to avoid elimination you need to scramble, unless you’ve already resigned yourself to leaving the race. I’m not saying hustling would have made a difference, or that Shannon would have done a quicker job, but it did seem like the team as a whole never understood the urgency of being in a race. If I were Shannon, I would have told my grandmother she can prove herself on the next task! And since Louie and Michael did fall into the back of the pack, hustling could very well have made a big difference. –Victor Jih

Tuesday 23 February, 2010 10:14 pm / 0 Comments Read More

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.

Sunday 21 February, 2010 10:43 pm / 0 Comments Read More

Popular Forum Topics This Week + Hiring:

Hey, we had to get a new forum and after a few weeks of testing everything out, we’re smooth sailing! Of course, since it’s new, there’s not much but please feel free to join and jump in to the discussion! In addition we’re hiring forum and blog positions. For more information please contact admin[at]thebigbrotherforum.com

Popular topics this week are:
Idol:
The Top 24′s Singing Theme Is…
Chris Golightly Is Disqualified; Wants Spot He Deserves!
Who Should Replace Cowell?

Survivor
Insider Tells Parvati About Russell!
James Turns Into Asshole!

Jeff and Jordan on The Amazing Race
Episode One Discussion – Dana Finishes Task After Elimination!

Celebrity Apprentice – Starts March 14!
Early Favorites Leads To Popularity Contest?

Saturday 20 February, 2010 2:21 am / 0 Comments Read More

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!
  • Tuesday 16 February, 2010 10:35 pm / 0 Comments Read More

    Victor Jih Weekly TAR Blogs: The Pre-show!

    Oh yes, we still cover TAR and BB on this website lol TAR’s season 14 winner, Victor Jih, will be writing weekly TAR blogs for People.com — aaand we’re going to post them up for you :D

    I’ll post his comments about Jeff and Jordan first, and the entire blog after the cut.

    I can’t tell much about the teams from the brief web bios, and I don’t want to prejudge anyone. But I am curious to see what kind of decision-makers Jeff and Jordan of Big Brother fame will prove to be. It’s one thing to be good at making strategic interpersonal decisions in the comfort of a gilded cage. It’s another to be able to make time-pressured, competitive decisions in completely foreign contexts. I’m very curious to see how they will fare, and I’m not singling them out because they beat my sister and me as “America’s Favorite Duo” in last year’s Fox Reality Channel Awards!

    One year ago, millions of Americans watched as my sister and I, and ten other teams, lined up at the Los Alamitos Air Force Base to start our race around the world. This Sunday, a new crop of eleven teams get their chance to do the same. I’m jealous. In a new twist, the teams will start in a…

    Monday 15 February, 2010 12:56 am / 0 Comments Read More