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Amazing Race 13 Premiere Episode Recap

Posted by Beth VanHoose

September 29, 2008 |

I don’t understand why CBS doesn’t allow two-hours for the premiere of The Amazing Race each season.  An hour just isn’t enough time to get to know all eleven teams.  That being said, last night’s episode was a great start for the Amazing Race’s 13th trip around the world.

 

Teams started out on the field at the Los Angeles Coliseum.  After a welcome and brief introduction by host Phil Keoghan, the teams raced up the stairs to their bags and the first clue, which sent them to Salvador, Brazil.  Teams could take one of two flights, an American Airlines flight or a United flight.  The American flight was scheduled to get teams in 3 hours before the United flight, but a rain delay cut that lead down by an hour.

 

Although Aja & Ty got to the airport first, they didn’t find the marked ticket counter, and they, along with a few other teams, waited at the wrong counter.  Six teams made the American flight — Mark & Bill, Ken & Tina, Terence & Sarah, Nick & Starr, Ty & Aja, and Kelly & Christy.  The other five teams were on the United flight.

 

Once the planes landed in Salvador, the teams headed to a sandwich shop to receive their next clue.  Teams were instructed to select a old, wobbly food cart and wheel it full of food through the streets of Salvador to a Plaza, where a man would be waiting with their next clue.

 

Terence & Sarah finished this task first and received their clue, directing them to a military base where they spend the night after signing in for one of three departure times for the next morning — 9:00, 9:30 or 9:45.

 

Four teams left at 9am, headed for the center of the city and their next clue, a detour.  In this detour, the teams had to choose between “Hard Way Up” and “Soft Way Down”.  “Hard Way Up” involved climbing the stairs of a nearby church on their hands and knees.  When they reached the top, they would be asked a mystery question.  If they got the right answer, they would receive the next clue.  A wrong answer required them to repeat the task. In “Soft Way Down” teams had to find an outdoor elevator and climb 240 feet down a cargo net to the street.

 

Ten of the teams chose “Soft Way Down”; only Andrew and Dan chose “Hard Way Up”.  After climbing the stairs on their hands and knees, they were asked how many stairs they had just climbed.  Taking a guess, they wrote down the wrong number and had to make their way back to the bottom of the stairs and start over.  Counting the steps this time, they were able to provide the right number.

 

After teams completed the detour task, they received their final clue of the leg, sending them to the Pit Stop at Forte Sao Marcelo.  Siblings Nick & Starr were the first to step on the mat, winning them a trip to Belize to enjoy after the race.  Loveable beekeepers Arthur and Anita were last, and they were eliminated from the race.

 

The eleven teams, in order of finishing:

 

1.                  Nick & Starr

2.                  Ken & Tina

3.                  Terence & Sarah

4.                  Mark & Bill

5.                  Kelly & Christy

6.                  Toni & Dallas

7.                  Andrew & Dan

8.                  Ty & Aja

9.                  Anthony & Stephanie

10.              Marisa & Brooke

11.              Arthur & Anita - ELIMINATED


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  1. Joe on September 30, 2008 9:33 am

    Nice recap! I am already annoyed by quite a few teams, including the mom & son and the Ken & Tina, who will likely crash and burn soon. The brother sister combo is gonna be tough, siblings always are….

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