EPISODE 8
The teams left India for Instanbul, Turkey, this week. Uchenna & Joyce and the grandparents make a critical move while at the airport waiting for their connecting flight. They were able to get on a plane that landed two hours earlier in Turkey. This left a two-hour gap between these two teams and Rob & Amber and Ron & Kelly. The reality TV superstars, along with the POW & the beauty queen, tried to get a quicker flight but were told there were none. The race ended with Uchenna & Joyce holding onto their first place position with Ron & Kelly coming in last. This was a non-elimination leg, however. They were surprised to found out that they won a prize by picking the right Travelocity gnome during one of the tasks. They won $20000 dollares to spend on the website along with a night's stay in a suite that was in a very classy hotel.
MAINTAINING MOMENTUM
Uchenna & Joyce have been the underdogs throughout most of this race, but their luck has been changing. Last week, they successful completed the Fast Forward and achieved a crucial first placing for the married couple. They once again repeat last week's feat by finshing first once again, which proves that they do not have to totally rely on the Fast Forward to get the top spot. By winning the first position in the last two legs, they have greatly increased their chances of winning. Sure, it is great to get ahead in the beginning, but its really at the end when it truely matters. With these placings so close to the end, Uchenna & Joyce have achieved some great momentum to move them to the million dollars. They have achieved the first placings when it really counts; sadly, they never got a prize. I am really starting to like this team a lot. Throughout the race, they have been wonderful to each other and with the other racers. They have shown us what ordinary people can do when put in extreme situations, which is the original ideal of the race. They certainly have earned the million dollars.REVERSAL OF FORTUNE
Teams Rob & Amber and Ron & Kelly have really taken a turn for the worse during this crucial period of the race. During their trip around the world, both teams have consistently been doing well at the race and accomplishing great placings at the end of the legs. Things appear to be changing, though. These teams have moved from the head of the pack to being left in the dust by teams that were thought to be "weak." Last night, Rob even commented that "Uchenna is stupid." Well, he was totally shocked when he found out that Uchenna & Joyce along with the grandparents had got on a flight much earlier than his & Amber's. We saw this with Colin & Kristie in TAR5; they accomplished much at the beginning but blundered in the final legs. These teams seem to be in trouble and really need to kick it up a bit to achieve total victory.
GNOMES ROCK!
The task to find the gnomes last night was the best part of the race! (well, along with the expression on Rob's face after finding out he was far behind the underdogs)
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