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The Amazing Race 14
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 Winners: Siblings Tammy and Victor came from behind to win the 14th edition of The Amazing Race, beating out Jaime and Cara in second place and Margie and Luke in third. (We'll refrain from asking whether a pair of lawyers really needs a million dollars.)
Roadblock: One member of each team had to comb through more than 300 surfboards to find 11 that were painted with pictures of tasks from earlier in the Race. The Racers then had to put the boards in the order that the tasks had appeared. Luke was the first to reach the Roadblock and he built up a commanding lead over Victor and Jaime, who arrived later, but he grew frustrated when his first few attempts at the puzzle proved incorrect. Victor stayed calm and completed the task on the first try -- giving him and Tammy the edge they needed to win the Race.
Funniest Moment: Both Luke and Victor found themselves spending more time pulling up their ill-fitting swim trunks than searching for surfboards at the Roadblock -- until they both decided to simply yank the trunks off altogether. (Fortunately for all concerned, they were wearing underwear underneath.)
Savviest Travel Move: Margie and Luke clearly know what every backpacker knows -- that it's easier to carry heavy weight on your shoulders than with your arms and hands. When a task called for teams to schlep a 145-pound pig to a Hawaiian luau, the mother and son were the only ones to hoist the animal up onto their shoulders, enabling them to finish quickly. Meanwhile, the other two teams struggled under the weight of their pigs, dropping the animals repeatedly into the sand. (Remind us not to eat the pork from their luaus.)
Biggest Blunder: Luke's frustration at the Roadblock seemed to sap his concentration -- and may well have made the difference between winning the million and finishing third.
Must-See Sight: The teams were too stressed out to appreciate it, so we enjoyed the marvelous scenery of the Maui coastline on their behalf.
For a full recap of this episode, see CBS.com. To read recaps of previous episodes, click here.
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