Amazing Race 17 Recap

By Daron Aldridge

October 4, 2010

We...don't have a lot in common. But we are both double-jointed!

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Former last place Mallory finishes the Roadblock in seventh and Jill finally comes through with her last sale in eighth. Jill seemed to have a legitimate concern for giving the people the best thing for their money, which is admirable, but Thomas doesn’t seem to be preoccupied with that because they are there to win their race. Personally, I can see both sides, yet in the heat of the race, I would probably lean to the competitive side.

Nick has to sell one more pair and must deal with the Ghana-equivalent of a Kardashian or Spencer Pratt, who only wants to ham it up for the camera. Of course, she finally gives Team Tat their final sale, which leaves the doctors haggling for their last one. Their lead isn’t huge as Kat finally gets done and must dig out of last place.

Despite being the first ones at the Detour, Team HSN has struggled to install their antenna, but finally get it tuned. Their final clue tells them to head to another market for the Pitstop. The footage shown of the market is more chaotic than the Roadblock, so it would be as simple and spotting Phil in an open field. This will be more like Where’s Waldo: Ghana Edition. Meanwhile, volleyballers Rachel & Katie have made it to the coffin showroom and proven that my inclination to the more straightforward task would have been the right one this leg. They have made up time and still could snatch a first place finish from Team HSN.




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The wandering singers of Team Glee finally get to the Detour and follow the crowd by going with Tune In. Michael has proven himself to his son by taking charge and completing the Detour for them. Chad & Stephanie get tuned in next and head for the Pitstop.

After seasons of watching (and loving) this show, we know exactly what it means when they include a cut of a team trying to explain their destination to a cabbie and the cabbie is just not clicking with them. It means that such an edit of Gary & Mallory en route to the Detour, which everyone else found easily, spells doom for them and hope for the last place doctors, unless they get lost too, which is entirely possible.

Jill & Thomas opt for Check Out and select the aforementioned gaudy, camera-shaped coffin and Team Tat makes up a bit of ground by hitting the Detour in seventh place. Too bad, these guys who admittedly aren’t the most intellectual (remember their inability to find the battlements and boats last leg?), will likely have a hard time with this one too.

The race is on (yeah, I went for the easy pun) as Brook & Claire scramble around the market looking for the Pitstop and Phil, but volleyballers Rachel & Katie are also there on the same mission. Team HSN hits the mat first and proclaims they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. The other girls are officially second and ecstatic, probably because they haven’t seen anyone else in a while.


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