User:Hornean/Archive/Final Position Summaries

USA Season 1

 * Matt & Ana got lost looking for Batoka Gorge when they had trouble pronouncing "gorge" correctly. And their fate was sealed when they took a wrong turn in search of the pit stop.
 * Kim & Leslie had trouble looking a flag which is at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower. And their fate was sealed when they had an argument with their cab driver on their way to the pit stop.
 * Pat & Brenda blew their lead when they made a huge mistake by arriving at the Museum of Arts instead of the Pantheon at the detour.
 * Dave & Margaretta suffered a setback when their cab driver refused to accept American dollars, making them struggle to exchange the currency with the locals.
 * Paul & Amie met disaster when they got hopelessly lost in the Sahara Desert.
 * Lenny & Karyn tried very hard to navigate through busy streets. And their fate was sealed when they argued with their cab driver on the way to the pit stop.
 * Nancy & Emily had trouble finding a private car at the Detour. Desperate, they gave up the task and took a taxi resulting in a 24-hour penalty.
 * Kevin & Drew found themselves fighting against Joe & Bill. On the way to the pit stop, they were caught in a traffic jam. As they hopped out, they discovered that they were at the wrong gate to the Temple of Heaven Park.
 * Joe & Bill
 * Frank & Margarita
 * Rob & Brennan

USA Season 2

 * Deidre & Hillary fell to the bottom of the pack when they had trouble scaling down Sugar Loaf Mountain at the detour.
 * Hope & Norm fell to last place when their cab driver took a longer route to the bus station.
 * Peggy & Claire found themselves in a roundabout flight to South Africa. And their fate was sealed when they missed their connecting flight in London.
 * Shola & Doyin got lost in the desert, and to make matters worse, their car got stuck in the sand.
 * Cyndi & Russell found themselves in dire straits when they had trouble finding a water taxi.
 * Mary & Peach found themselves vulnerable when their cab driver took them to the wrong building.
 * Gary & Dave tried to catch up with the teams and started to close the gap on them. But they switched Detour tasks which sealed their fate.
 * Oswald & Danny had their hopes going out on air when fatigue set in on Oswald at the Detour.
 * Blake & Paige found themselves lost trying to find the Municipal Pier.
 * Tara & Wil had the lead arrving at Murray Circle first with Wil running to a head start. Tara's pace, however was slower than Chris & Alex and the separated couple lost their lead just 40 yards away from the finish line.
 * Chris & Alex found themselves behind Tara & Wil after arriving at Murray Circle. But they caught a break when Tara had trouble running faster and they passed her and Wil just 40 yards away and crossed the finish line first to win the race.

USA Season 3

 * Gina & Sylvia found themselves in a battle against Derek & Drew. After stopping for directions and having trouble with their van, their chances had evaporated.
 * Tramel & Talicia hoped to recover after their bus got hit by a car. But they blew their chances when their waverunner tipped over at the Detour.
 * Dennis & Andrew couldn't get enough seats on the flight the other teams were on and they struggled to find the next earliest flight to England. When they finally landed, they opted to use the Fast Forward in hopes to catch up. Eventually, they won the Fast Forward, but due to a larger time gap, it was too late.
 * Heather & Eve found themselves stalled at the Detour when they had trouble with the stick shift. But their problems were just beginning when they mistakenly took a taxi to the pit stop due to misreading the clue correctly, resulting in a 37-minute penalty. Because the other teams arrived within 31 minutes, it proved to be the difference.
 * Michael & Kathy met disaster when they mistakenly fueled their car with unleaded instead of diesel. Their car then stalled near a hotel. Forced to spend the night, the mistake wass too much for them.
 * Aaron & Arianne could not recover from a gasoline mishap in the previous leg after missing the train to Marrakech.
 * Andre & Damon had a big dillema when they had trouble finding the next available flight to Germany. And their fate was sealed when they missed their connecting flight in Paris.
 * John Vito & Jill felt the sting of karma when they went the wrong direction looking for the Choa Chu Kang apartments.
 * Derek & Drew found themselves in hot water when their cab driver missed a route marker with the cyclos. They even mistakenly arrived at pit stop where they were informed that they did not complete the Roadblock. Those mistakes cost them dearly.
 * Ken & Gerard
 * Teri & Ian
 * Flo & Zach

USA Season 4

 * Debra & Steve hoped to recover from a later flight. But their fate was sealed when they had trouble crossing the rope bridge at the Detour.
 * Amanda & Chris found themsleves in danger when Chris had trouble at the Roadblock. And their fate was sealed when they were beaten by Monica & Sheree in a footrace to the pit stop.
 * Russell & Cindy suffered a damaging blow when they arrived at the wrong train station and mistakenly bought tickets to Gmund instead of Gmunden.
 * Steve & Josh suffered navigational problems searching for the Detour.
 * Steve & Dave hoped to cacth up with the other teams after booking flight with a tight connection in Paris. But their strategy backfired when they got caught in a traffic jam due to an accident causing them to miss their flight.
 * Monica & Sheree
 * Tian & Jaree
 * Millie & Chuck suffered a series of navigational woes, including becoming lost in search of Gomantong Caves. They finally arrived only to encounter Kelly & Jon who had been last place for most of the leg. The teams found themselves in a car race to the pit stop. In the end, Kelly & Jon escaped defeat and Millie & Chuck were eliminated.
 * Jon & Al
 * David & Jeff made a costly, damaging mistake by taking a flight to Sydeny instead of Tokyo.
 * Kelly & Jon
 * Reichen & Chip

USA Season 5

 * Dennis & Erika mistakenly booked a slower flight to Uraguay. Trying to put up a good faith gesture after "blocking" other teams at the airport, Dennis gave them their taxis. Even a nice gesture could cost you the race.
 * Alison & Donny
 * Jim & Marsha
 * Bob & Joyce
 * Marshall & Lance
 * Charla & Mirna
 * Kami & Karli
 * Linda & Karen hoped to reach the final three as they kept their lead over last-place Colin & Christie. The Bowling Moms went down for the count when fatigue set in on Karen as she struggled to scale up the Lagen Wall.
 * Brandon & Nicole
 * Colin & Christie could not recover from a flight delay in Canada and the bag mishap in Denver when their car blew their tire.
 * Chip & Kim

USA Season 6

 * Avi & Joe
 * Meredith & Maria
 * Lena & Kristy arrived third at the Roadblock and Lena took the task. Soon, they were dropping their placements rapidly when Lena struggled to find a clue in a hay bale. After pushing and searching for 8 hours, Lena still could not find the clue and the sisters were eliminated.
 * Don & Mary Jean
 * Gus & Hera
 * Jonathan & Victoria met their reign of terror when they misread their clue by taking one donkey when they should've taken two.
 * Lori & Bolo suffered a devastating blow when Bolo did not read the additional part of the clue that involves taking a ticket and sent Lori up the steps without her ticket.
 * Hayden & Aaron tried to catch up with the other teams after having a bad day with their cab driver. But their fate was sealed when Hayden had trouble at the Roadblock and quit the task at the same time as Rebecca finally completing the challenge. The four-hour penalty sealed Hayden & Aaron's fate.
 * Adam & Rebecca
 * Kris & Jon were right behind Freddy & Kendra in a car race to the finish line. But in the end, they got stopped by an oncoming train disintegrating their chances.
 * Freddy & Kendra tried to recover from becoming lost searching for Ping Tom Memorial Park. In the end, they managed to break away from Kris & Jon who got stopped by a train, and they crossed the finish line to win the race.

USA Season 7

 * Ryan & Chuck
 * Megan & Heidi
 * Debbie & Bianca met disaster when drove two hours in the wrong direction.
 * Susan & Patrick
 * Ray & Deana bickered at the Detour and found themselves in a footace against Brian & Greg who were too quick on their feet and the on and off couple were defeated.
 * Brian & Greg couldn't recover from a car accident from the previous leg when they went to the wrong watertower due to the misreading of the clue.
 * Lynn & Alex kept their lead over an exhausted Meredith & Gretchen even after completing the Roadblock. But on the way to the pit stop, they found themselves in a crunch when their cab driver took them to the wrong palace which allowed Meredith & Gretchen to overtake them.
 * Meredith & Gretchen who had overcame all odds through previous legs, finally went down fighting after a grueling Detour and a frustrating Roadblock took its toll on them.
 * Ron & Kelly
 * Rob & Amber, who had been dominating for most of the race, finally met their match when they struggled to find "The King of the Havanas" cigar shop which is actually for its Spanish name "El Rey De Los Habanos" causing them to become lost in Little Havanna.
 * Uchenna & Joyce

USA Family Edition

 * The Black Family
 * The Rogers Family
 * The Aiello Family
 * The Schroeder Family
 * The Gaghan Family, who seemed likable by the other teams, went down fighting when mother Tammy struggled to find a red coffee bean at the Roadblock.
 * The Paolo Family
 * The Godlewski Family
 * The Weaver Family
 * The Bransen Family
 * The Linz Family

USA Season 9

 * John & Scott
 * Lisa & Joni
 * Wanda & Desiree
 * Danielle & Dani suffered a devastating setback when they got yielded by Lake & Michelle. And their fate was sealed when Dani struggled at the Roadblock, allowing Ray & Yolanda to pass them.
 * Dave & Lori
 * Lake & Michelle
 * Fran & Barry who won the previous leg, felt a sting of karma when their taxi failed to show up at the docks, forcing them to take a bus.
 * Joseph & Monica
 * Ray & Yolanda
 * Eric & Jeremy held their lead throughout the final leg until Eric struggled at the Roadblock which allowed BJ & Tyler to pass them.
 * BJ & Tyler trailed behind Eric & Jeremy throughout the final leg, until BJ overtook a stumped Eric at the final Roadblock and the Hippies never looked back and crossed the finish line to win the race.

USA Season 10

 * Bilal & Sa'eed
 * Vipul & Arti
 * Kellie & Jamie
 * Duke & Lauren
 * Tom & Terry
 * Peter & Sarah, who had won the previous leg, suffered a killing blow when they got hopelessly lost in Kuwait City.
 * David & Mary
 * Erwin & Godwin
 * Dustin & Kandice
 * Lyn & Karlyn
 * Rob & Kimberly
 * Tyler & James

USA All-Stars

 * John Vito & Jill who were in the front of the pack through the first half of the first leg, fell rapidly to the back of the pack when they got hopelessly lost in Quito.
 * Kevin & Drew
 * David & Mary
 * Rob & Amber, who won the first three legs, finally met their match when they had a terrible performance in the fourth leg (struggling at the Detour and Roadblock), and lost to Charla & Mirna in a footrace to the pit stop.
 * Teri & Ian
 * Joe & Bill
 * Uchenna & Joyce, confidently chose to take a flight Kuala Lumpur with a tight connection in Frankfurt. But confidence turned into fear when their flight to Frankfurt landed ten minutes late which caused them to miss their connecting flight.
 * Oswald & Danny
 * Charla & Mirna
 * Dustin & Kandice, who had been dominating the race, finally met their match when Kandice struggled to match her teammate's answers to unlock the safe.
 * Eric & Danielle, who haven't won any previous legs and using neither the Fast Forward nor the Yield, pulled off a dramatic upset when they passed a befuddled Dustin & Kandice at the final challenge, coming from behind to win the race.

USA Season 12

 * Ari & Staella, who had "stolen" Ron & Christina's cab, felt the sting of karma when they struggled to get their donkey to move.
 * Kate & Pat
 * Marianna & Julia
 * Lorena & Jason
 * Shana & Jennifer
 * Azaria & Hendekea suffered a fatal ticketing error (booked to business class instead of economy) causing them to lose their flight.
 * Kynt & Vyxsin
 * Nathan & Jennifer
 * Nicolas & Donald, who overcame age and fatigue from previous legs, met their fate when Nicolas misread the clue which contained a bag of tools. Nicolas' problems at the Roadblock made the difference.
 * Ronald & Christina, who overcame age, relationship woes, and Ron's constant nagging from previous legs, held the lead throughout the final leg until Christina got stumped at the final Roadblock.
 * TK & Rachel trailed behind Ron & Christina through most of the final leg until Rachel overtook a stumped Christina at the final Roadblock and the newly dating couple never looked back to win the race.

USA Season 13

 * Anita & Arthur
 * Anthony & Stephanie
 * Mark & Bill
 * Marisa & Brooke
 * Aja & Ty
 * Kelly & Christy
 * Terence & Sarah
 * Toni & Dallas, who won the previous leg, suffered their worst nightmare when Dallas accidentally left the bag with his passport and all their money in the cab. After begging for several hours, they couldn't recover.
 * Andrew & Dan
 * Ken & Tina
 * Nick & Starr

USA Season 14

 * Preston & Jennifer
 * Steve & Linda
 * Brad & Victoria
 * Amanda & Kris
 * Christie & Jodi
 * Mel & Mike
 * Mark & Michael couldn't overcome a majority of time penalties from previous legs and were eliminated.
 * Kisha & Jen weren't fazed by the U-Turn and kept their lead over Jaime & Cara even when they arrived at the exterior of the Bird's Nest Stadium. But their lead evaporated when Jen went to the portapotty because of drinking water during a Chinese delicacy at the Roadblock.
 * Margie & Luke
 * Jaime & Cara
 * Tammy & Victor

USA Season 15

 * Eric & Lisa couldn't find the correct license plate at the first challenge in time and were eliminated at the starting line.
 * Garrett & Jessica
 * Marcy & Ron
 * Zev & Justin ran a strong performance in the fourth leg and arrived first at the pit stop. But their victory was short-lived when they discovered that they lost Zev's passport. Having to go back and find it, they had no memory of where the passport was dropped. Having unable to find the passport, they were eliminated.
 * Lance & Keri
 * Mika & Canaan passed a stumbling Flight Time & Big Easy at the Roadblock and kept their composure at the Detour. But when they arrived at Leap of Faith, Mika freaked out due to her fear heights and water and refused to slide down a water slide, even with Canaan pleading. Then the Globetrotters showed up. Mika's two minutes were up and were forced to let the Globetrotter pass them. Mika's fear cost her and Canaan a chance for a million dollars.
 * Maria & Tiffany
 * Gary & Matt
 * Flight Time & Big Easy, who had been dominating through the race, finally met their match when Big Easy struggled at the Roadblock. Even when he bargained Dan to work together, Dan reneged on a promise making Big Easy struggle even more. After Brian & Ericka passed the Globetrotters, Big Easy chose to take a four-hour penalty.
 * Brian & Ericka
 * Sam & Dan
 * Meghan & Cheyne

USA Season 16

 * Dana & Adrian tried catching up with the other teams after switching flights due to a maintenance issue on the earlier flight. But their chances slip away when Adrian struggled to keep his balance at the Roadblock and slipped off twice. The couple never got past the task and were eliminated.
 * Jody & Shannon
 * Monique & Shawne
 * Joe & Heidi completed the barbed wire Detour task easily and seemed to go the distance. But they encountered a shock when they got Blind U-Turned by whom they assumed correctly it would be Louie & Michael. The U-Turn forced them to do the morse code detour, which proved how difficult it would be. They spent sevral hours struggling with the morse code and were passed by Jordan & Jeff. Joe & Heidi never completed the task and were eliminated.
 * Jordan & Jeff
 * Steve & Allie
 * Carol & Brandy
 * Louie & Michael
 * Brent & Caite
 * Jet & Cord
 * Dan & Jordan

USA Season 17

 * Ron & Tony enjoyed being in the front of the pack after being the first team to book an earlier flight. But they fell rapidly to the back of the pack when they got hopelessly lost in England.
 * Andie & Jenna
 * Connor & Jonathan
 * Katie & Rachel
 * Michael & Kevin seemed to lose their composure when Michael struggled at the Roadblock. But they encountered a break when Chad & Stephanie forgot to bring their bags along. Unfortunately, relief turned into shock for Michael & Kevin when they were informed they broke two rules. First, they hired a taxi to lead them to the tower. Second, they took a taxi from the tower to the church. Each mistake would result in a 30-minute penalty, making it a total of one hour. Chad & Stephanie had also took a taxi from the tower to the church. But that was the only rule they broke. Michael & Kevin had more than 30 minutes when Chad & Stephanie stepped in, resulting in a farewell for the father and son.
 * Gary & Mallory suffered a devastating setback when they got lost in Oman for nine hours.
 * Chad & Stephanie
 * Nick & Vicki couldn't overcome a horrible performance in the previous leg and were eliminated.
 * Jill & Thomas
 * Brook & Claire
 * Nat & Kat

Asia Season 1

 * Jeena & Ernie
 * Aubrey & Jacqueline
 * Sahil & Prashant
 * Sharon & Melody
 * Howard & Sahran
 * Andy & Laura
 * Mardy & Marsio
 * Andrew & Syeon
 * Sandy & Francesca
 * Zabrina & Joe Jer

Asia Season 2

 * Edwin & Monica
 * Brett & Kinaryosih
 * Sophie & Aurelia
 * Daichi & Sawaka
 * Terri & Henry
 * Paula & Natasha
 * Ann & Diane
 * Rovilson & Marc
 * Vanessa & Pamela
 * Adrian & Collin

Asia Season 3

 * Neena & Amit
 * Isaac & William
 * Pailin & Natalie
 * Niroo & Kapil
 * Mai & Oliver
 * Henry & Bernie
 * A.D. & Fuzzie
 * Ida & Tania
 * Geoff & Tisha
 * Vince & Sam

Asia Season 4

 * Yani & Nadine
 * Wendy & Alan
 * Manas & Sahil
 * Ivan & Hilda
 * Sunaina & Dimple
 * Ethan & Khairie
 * Jess & Lani
 * Hussein & Natasha
 * Michelle & Claire
 * Richard & Richard

Latin America Season 1

 * Ariel & Nora
 * Gabriel & Guillermo
 * Ricardo & Adriana
 * Mario & Melissa
 * Miguel & Diego
 * Casilda & Casilda
 * Anna & Rodrigo
 * Carlos & Daniel
 * Ferna & Fran
 * Daniel & David
 * Tamara & Matías

Latin America Season 2

 * Susy & Stefany
 * Mauricio & Mariana
 * Omar & Roger
 * Jelkin & Javier
 * Edison & Edison
 * Marietta & José
 * Esteban & Marisol
 * Vinícius & Guilherme
 * Aleandra & Marlene
 * Toño & Lili
 * Carlos & Mauricio

China Rush Season 1

 * Paul & Francis
 * Miguel & Hector
 * Janis & Aleksandra
 * Bonnie & Mel
 * Sean & Amy
 * Sarah & Molly
 * Lisa & Karen
 * Deepak & Naresh
 * Rick & Josh
 * Charlie & Rachel