Friday, January 7, 2022

SEASON #33: PENN & KIM

 EPISODE #1:  We're Back. /It Can't Be Easy.                                             11 Teams to Start.

HOST: Phil Keoghan.

PRIZE: One Million Dollars.

This started before the shutdown of the Pandemic after the first episode and finally got restarted 1 year later.

PLAYERS (11 Teams)

1.  AKBAR COOK                         Married                                              Martinsville, NEW JERSEY

    SHERIDANCOOK                      "                                                        Martinsville, NEW JERSEY

2.  ANTHONY SADLER               Friends                                               Sacramento, CALIFORNIA

     SPENCER STONE                       "                                                      Sacramento, CALIFORNIA

3.  ARVN KUMAR                           Father                                                  Detroit, MICHIGAN

     NATALIE KUMAR                   Daughter                                            Detroit, MICHIGAN

4.  CARO VIEHWEG                      Dating                                              Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA

     RAY GANTT                                   "                                                   Tom River, NEW JERSEY

5.  CONNIE GREINER                Married                                               Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA

     SAM GREINER                          "                                                       Charlotte, NORTH CAROLINA

6.  KIM HOLDERNESS                                                                          Raleigh, NORTH CAROLINA

     PENN HOLDERNESS                                                                       Raleigh, NORTH CAROLINA

7.  MARIANELA GONZALEZ       Twins Sister                                   North Bergen, NEW JERSEY

     MARISSA GONZALEZ                "       "                                         North Bergen, NEW JERSEY

8.  MICHAEL NORWOOD         Friends - Police                                 Buffalo, NEW YORK

     ARMONDE "MOE" BADGER   "        "                                          Buffalo, NEW YORK

9.  RAQUEL MOORE                     Flight Attendants                          Chicago, ILLINOIS

     CAYLA PLATT                                "      "                                        Gulf Breeze, FLORIDA

10.  RYAN FERGUSON                 Best Friends                                  Columbia, MISSOURI

       DUSTY HARRIS                     "        "   - Heroes                          Columbia, MISSOURI

11.  TAYLOR GREEN-JONES     Gay Married                                   Portland, OREGON

       ISAIAH GREEN-JONES          "      "                                            Portland, OREGON


The game started at each players' home when they get a message from Phil.  FIRST CLUE:  is hidden in LONDON, ENGLAND


at TRAFALGAR SQUARE.  Go to the nearest airport & grab a flight to England.  Look for London's Iconic RED PHONE BOXES that come to life.

Now, Travel on Foot to BUCKINGHAM PALACE & find your clue at the CANADA GATE.

                                         DETOUR: Artist Den or Digi Ben

ARTIST DEN:  Posting pices of an original artwork which is a puzzle to get next clue.

DIGI BEN: Time Travel through London.  Begin at Parliament Square find a "Bobby" near Little Ben then go Picadilly Circle Tube & find Digi Ben.

Now, Travel to THE CHIPPING FORECAST in Soho and find the "Queen & Boris Johnson" having a nosh for your next clue.  

Now, Go to PIT STOP: Inside the NATIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM and search for Phil.

1ST PLACE:  Anthony & Spencer.  Prize:  Trip to Turks & Caicos.

LAST:  Michael & Moe.  ELIMINATED.                                                     10 Left.


EPISODE #2:                                               

Still in London, England.  Race to ROYAL MAIL CENTER DELIVERY in Clerkenwell and find next clue. 

ROADBLOCK:  Who Still Get Mail?

- Take a mini rail ride to an underground loading dock & search the for the clue.  2 players over thought the task & found the clue but didn't believe it was the clue.

Now, take a taxi to LEICESTER SQUARE to find your Next Clue.

                               DETOUR: Bullseye, Mate or Decorate.

- BULLEYES: Hit a bullseye with your partner in a round to get Next Clue.


- DECORATE: Decorate 2 cakes if they in the EU with their flags.

PIT STOP: Russell Square Metro Station.

1ST PLACE:  Ryan & Dusty.  No Prize Mentioned.

LAST:  Lulu & Lala.  NON-ELIMINATED.                                  Still 10 Teams.


EPISODE #3:  Who Has This One in the Bag?                                                 10 Teams Left.

Travel North by Train from England to GLASCOW, SCOTLAND


to find your next clue on the Windscreen on one of the cars parks in NCP Car Park.

Now, drive yourself (Manual Transmission) Acroos Scotland to GLASCOW'S WEST END find the ORAN MOR for Next Clue.

ROADBLOCK: Who Think They Have This One in the Bag?

- Teams will join a Scottish Pipe Band. 


Must assemble a bagpipe, then play a note while a troop of bagpipe played the Scottish anthem.

Now, Drive to WALTER MACFARLALANE SARACEN FOUNTAIN in ALEXANDRA PARK for your next clue.  Kim & Penn is in First Place.

DETOUR: (Kim & Penn in First Place) KILT or REBUILT.

KILT:  Wearing full highland dress, must sing & perform a famous song.

REBUILT: Teams must work as copper by putting a head onto a whiskey barrel.


Now, Drive to the UNIVERSITY OF GLASCOW & search for Phil at the PIT STOP:

PIT STOP:  1ST PLACE:  Kim & Penn - Prize:  Trip to Cape Code, Massachusetts.

9TH PLACE:  Akbar & Sheri.

LAST:  Arun & Natalia - ELIMINATED.

                                  FEB. 28TH, 2020

Phil called all the teams & made an announcement.  The Pandemic began. Suspend the race.   

                                 19TH MONTH LATER

ST. GALLEN, SWITZGERALD - Welcome Back.

                                         TO BE CONTINUE!


EPISODE #4:  Ready to Restart the Race.

                            5 Teams Are at the Line Up.

- Ryan/Dusty, Raquel/Cayla, Lulu/Lala, Kim/Penn, and Akbar/Spencer.

- MISSING: Connie/Sam, Anthony/Spencer, Taylor/Isaiah, and Caro/Ray.

BROUGHT BACK FROM ELIMINATED: Michael/Moe and Arun/Natalia.        7 to Restart

NEW CAUSE OF COVID:  Flying on Charter Flights, Avoiding Public Transportation & Doing self-Driving.

NOW, Find MUSEUMSTRASSE - see 3 Buses, First Come, First Serve for Next Clue.

The Buses will drive them to SCHWAGALP, then take cable car 8,000 ft. above sea level to top of the SANTIS to find NEXT CLUE.  


ROADBLOCK: Who Wants to take in the View?

- Follow a Ferrata (rope) go down the mountain to the CLUE BLOCK on the ridge.  

- Sheri put her team in last place.

NOW, Drive to GASTHAUS SONNE in the town of URNASH for NEXT CLUE.  (Cars are automatic)

DETOUR: Punch It or Toss It.

- PUNCH IT: Using Special Tools - attach ornaments in correct orders.

                                              OR

- TOSS IT:  Fahnenschwingen - Learn how to toss flags in a series of highly choreographed maneuvers.

NOW, Drive to PIT STOP: MARKTGASSE in the town of ALTSTATTEN.

1st Place:  Ryan & Dusty - Prize:  $2,500 each.

ELIMINATED:  Michael & Moe was last - got lost.


EPISODE #5:  Stairway to Hell.                                       6 Left.

Still in ALTSTATTEN, SWITZERLAND.

NEW RULES: Teams will leave the Pit Stop in groups of two leaving every 15 minutes.  

GROUP #1: Ryan/ Dusty and Kim/Penn:  ROADBLOCK: Who Wants to Get Down with The Travelocity Roaming Gnome?

- Pass over the Alps travel into TICINO where they're find VERZASCA DAM & Bungee Jump


722 feet with Gnome.

GROUP #2: Lulu/Lala and Raquel/Cayla.

GROUP #3: Sheri/Akbar and Arun/Natalia.

- Sheri will have to do the Roadblock because of Akbar's weight.

- Arun/Natalia got lost.  Could not follow directions. 

                          ROUTE INFO

Now, drive to the lakefront town of LUGANO.  Search on foot around the lake for the NEXT CLUE near the PIZZA CARLO BUGATTI for NEXT CLUE.

 

DETOUR: B ARTENDER RACE    OR           SAUSAGE ENCASE.

BARTENDTER RACE: you must bring 12 Bottles of Wine & 12 Bags of Chestnuts up a long Staircase to a party to get your NEXT CLUE.     

SAUSAGE ENCASE: squeeze out nine feet of sausage then divide it into 4 portions & coiled it & put a stick through it for NEXT CLUE.    


Ask the Gnome Where you're headed next?  He will give you a photo of PARCO CIANI on LAKE LUGANO.

PIT STOP: Green Heart of Lugano.

1st Place: Ryan & Dusty.  PRIZE: Trip to Island of Dominica in the Caribbean.

LAST:  Arun & Natalia - NON-ELIMINATION.  - They are still getting lost.    


EPISODE #6: Say Cheese.                                           6 Teams Left.

All 6 Teams are taken a Charter Flight from LUGANO, SWITZERLAND to South to CORSICA, FRANCE.  The island in the Sea.  They will be taken to the starting point Capital City of CORTE, FRANCE to begin the next leg.  Starting Point is ANCIENT ROMAN BRIDGE departing in group of three leaving every 15 minutes.

GROUP #1: Dustin & Ryan     and      Lulu & LaLa

GROUP #2: Akbar & Sheri, Kim & Penn, and Raquel & Cayla.

GROUP #3: Arun & Natalia.

- Make way to the CITY OF CORTE and find BELVEDERE CITADEL and find NEXT CLUE.  Take a Canister of Goat's Milk for the Detour.


DETOUR: SAY CHEESE or MULE, PLEASE.

SAY CHEESE: Make 3 Baskets of popular Fromage the old fashion way for the Next Clue.

                                                  OR

MULE, PLEASE: Put Straps on the mule & take it to the Fromagerie for Next Clue.



Now, Make your way to VERGHELLU CANYON ALTIPIANI and search for Next Clue.

ROADBLOCK: Who's Wants to Make a Splash?

- Must slip, slide their way down the 1 1/2-mile river and look out for the clue.

- Akbar did the roadblock & got winded.  Now, he knows what Sheri was going through.  They were not in shape for the race.  He put their team in Last Place.


PIT STOP: CARDICCA DAM.  Use the Kayaks to paddle down to the Pit Stop.


1ST PLACE: Kim & Penn - PRIZE: $5,000 each.

LAST: Akbar & Sheri was ELIMINATED.


EPISODE #7: Gently Down the Stream.                                5 Teams Left.

Still in CORSICA, FRANCE - Spent the night on the bank of Tavignano River (cause of the Pandemic).

GROUP 1: Kim/Penn              and         Raquel/Cayla.

GROUP 2: Dusty/Ryan           Arun/Natalia                               Lulu /Lala.

- Drive South 1 1/2 miles to a WATCHTOWER TOUR DE FAUTEA


& Be treated to a local delicacy, CAZU MARZU (live maggots).   When eaten - get the Next Clue: 

                           DETOUR

ROW, YOUR BOAT or GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM

ROW YOUR BOAT - get in a transparent hull kyack row to buoys then pull up 10 assigned fishes.

GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM - take a 15-minute cruise in the harbor on an Aquavision Boat & look for 10 metal fishes. Memory them & fill out form & give it to the dock diver.

Now, Drive to BONIFACIO and Search for the PORT DE PLAISANCE - ROADBLOCK

- WHO'S FEELING KNOTTED UP?  Teams must repair holes in their nets.


Now, Run to the Pit Stop.  Make way ON FOOT across the Harbour to U RASTELLO and go up to:

PIT STOP: BONIFACIO CLIFFS.

1ST PLACE: Kim/Penn - PRIZE - Trip to Turkey.

LAST PLACE: Arun/Natalia - NON- ELIMINATED.


EPISODE #8: Souvlaki                                           5 Teams Left.

Now, leaving the French Island of CORSICA heading to THESSALONIKI, GREECE.


GROUP #1 - Penn & Kim              Raquel & Cayla

GROUP #2 - Lulu & Lala               Dustin & Ryan

GROUP #3 - Arun & Natalia

Drive yourself to KONSTANTINOS OLIVE GROVE near the village of NEA GONIA, Search among the OLIVE TREES for NEXT CLUE. 


Now, Drive to MARIANNA'S in NEA GANIA & find your next clue.

                           ROADBLOCK

- Who Likes to Wrap?

- Use a mixture of rice, vegetables, spices, and grape leaves to wrap 60 Dolmades.  When done correctly - get NEXT CLIUE.

Now, Drive to the beach in HERAKLEA and search for MOMO'S KANTINA STAND - ask for the sandwich SOUVLAKI BUT FIRST MUST SPELL IT. 


Then eat the sandwich & look for the Next Clue (on the wrapping) ST. GEORGE'S CHURCH.

                        ANOTHER ROADBLOCK

Who Wants to be Iconic?

- Listen to a priest telling a sermon about the Saints, then go to the stand & answer questions about 5 Saints for the NEXT CLUE.

Drive to the Next Pit Stop near Nea Kallikraleia.

PIT STOP - KALLIKRALIEIA Fishing Harbour.

1st - Penn & Kim PRIZE - $7.500 each.

LAST - Lulu & Lala - ELIMINATED.


EPISODE #9: Rock Bottom.                                         Teams Left.

    FINAL FOUR:  Kim/Penn      Raquel/Cayla      Ryan/Dusty      Arun/Natalia 

Still in KALLIKRATEIA PORT, GREECE.

GROUP - 1: Kim & Penn and Raquel & Cayla

GROUP - 2: Ryan & Dusty and Arun & Natalia.

Drive yourself to the FOREST THEATRE in THESSALONIKI look for NEXT CLUE at THEATRO DASSOUS.                          

                         ROADBLOCK

Who will leave no stone unturned?


- Search for four Gold Coins under millions of stones & give it to the ORACLE for NEXT CLUE.

Cayla finds it first, then Kim, then Arun finally Dusty.

Find Socrates at the TRIGONION TOWER & listen to his words for the NEXT CLUE.

                     DETOUR

BRING EM - Safety carries 300 plates uphill to CAFE JASMINE give them to the owner for NEXT CLUE.

                                         or

BREAK EM - Smash a pile of plates only when the band is playing, looking for the NEXT CLUE.


PIT STOP: White Tower.

1st place - Raquel & Cayla - PRIZE - Trip to Kauai, Hawaii.

LAST - Dusty & Ryan - NON - ELIMINATION.


EPISODE #10: No Room for Error/In the Hands of The Amazing Race Gods.  4 Teams Left.

Start At - THESSALONIKI, GREECE Boarding a charter flight to LISBON, PORTUGAL.  Start at the statute of Jesus Christ. 


GROUP 1 - Raquel/Cayla at 8:30am

GROUP 2 - Arun/Natalia         Kim/Penn

GROUP 3 - Dusty /Ryan.

Drive yourself to FORTALEZODESAAO FILIPE in the town of SETUBAL.  Then look at the scenery for the Next Clue hidden below in the ancient port city.

                                  ROADBLOCK #1

Who wants to go exploring?  - find the rowboat with the name of Portuguese explorer & row across the marina.


Now, make your own FOOT to MERCEARIA CONFIANCA DE TROINO.

PAINT THE TOWN: get a can of sardine with painting on it & find a door & paint the matching painting on it.

Now, Drive to SANTUARIO DO CABO ESPICHEL for NEXT CLUE.

- Cayla lost her clue.

                          ROADBLOCK #2

Who's Down for the Count?

- Count the number of columns in a church by staying in a marked area (106) then tell the monk who will point to the next pit stop - The Lighthouse.

PIT STOP - CAPE ESPICHEL LIGHTHOUSE

1st - Raquel & Cayla.  PRIZE - Trip to Island of St. Lucia.

2nd - Penn & Kim.

3rd - Ryan & Dusty.

LAST - Natalia & Arun was ELIMINATED.

                                       PART TWO

Leave PORTUGAL for LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.   Starting on top of BONAVENTURE HOTEL Towers.  Their next clue is found in locked boxes.  The combination in found on the elevators.

Now, drive to EL PUEBLO DE LOS ANGELES HISTORICAL MONUMENT at the end of OLVERA STREET for Next Clue.  Now, Smash three Pintas for Next Clues in each of the Pinatas.  6465 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood.  Now, Become Foley Artist - add sound effects to five memorable moments of The Amazing Race.

Now, Drive to the home of THE GALAXY and search for Next Clue on the Tennis Court.  Solve the riddle on the wall of the season.  Then run through the tunnel and be greeted by Phil.


          THE WINNERS ARE KIM & PENN.



2nd - Cayla & Raquel

3rd - Dusty & Ryan.


  


 




                    




 


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