The Amazing Race 15

Amazing Race 15 team member Maria Ho won $540,020 at the World Series of Poker’s No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament, winning more money than any other woman ever at a US WSOP event. In an interview with Poker Listings, Maria said, “In the last seven months I’ve made three final tables in pretty major events… continue reading

Third-place Amazing Race team Brian and Ericka have revealed that, despite Ericka’s meltdown, the Cirque challenge was not what caused them to lose the race, it was counting poker chips–and perhaps it wasn’t even their fault. Brian told Reality TV World that they had “some issues in the poker room with the counter of the… continue reading

Ugh: Meghan and Cheyne are absurdly cocky about their Amazing Race 15 win, and if there’s anything that can make me like someone less, it’s arrogant cockiness. Meanwhile, Sam and Dan, who annoyed us all season with their bickering and were edited to be the villains, are okay with and humble about the way they… continue reading

Despite being comparatively dull, the finale of The Amazing Race 15 last night was up significantly over the last two seasons’ finales, although some viewers turned the show off during the episode. An average of 12.32 million viewers watched the finale, which is up significantly from the 10.43 million who watched Tammy and Victor win… continue reading

After “8 countries, 21 days, more than 25,000 miles racing around the world,” as Phil Keoghan said, a dating couple broke the two-season streak of siblings winning The Amazing Race, and resurrected the streak of boring straight couples winning. Yes, Meghan Rickey and Cheyne Whitney beat runners-up Sam and Dan McMillen, and third-place team Ericka… continue reading

The closest thing The Amazing Race 15 has left that resembles a rivalry was between the gay brothers and the Harlem Globetrotters, who were eliminated last night. Most of that conflict, however, was manufactured in the editing, as Nathaniel “Big Easy” Lofton and Herbert “Flight Time” Lang’s post-eviction interviews reveal. I know this season would… continue reading

After two episodes of The Amazing Race 15 set in Prague brought us a lot of the same from our final four, which after the appearance last non-elimination leg last week, has finally become a final three: Meghan and Shyane, who are dohminating the rayce yet aren’t that interesting; Sam and Dan, whose bickering and… continue reading

Watching this outtake from last night’s The Amazing Race 15 episode, I was kind of disturbed. While the episode ended with Sam and Dan, and Flight Time and Big Easy, fighting and arguing, in reality, they all resolved their nearly non-existent conflict–despite Phil Keoghan’s attempt to goad them. First, while the episode shows Big Easy… continue reading

As the remaining Amazing Race 15 teams raced through Estonia, there was drama, physical conflict, and blurred bulges. Yet it was also painfully obvious how weak the leg was overall. The first seven minutes–about one-sixth of the episode–focused on all the teams getting to a ferry, which was an equalizer. The Speedbump Gary and Matt… continue reading

I missed The Amazing Race 15 episode last night, as I was driving back to DC with friends from Pittsburgh, where we saw the set of Mister Rogers Neighborhood of Make Believe, which was on display probably for the last time ever in its original studio. After flying home today, I turned on the TV… continue reading

After apparently quitting during Sunday’s episode of The Amazing Race, pro poker players Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle did a round of interviews in which they talked about their final day and the challenge of the Detour challenges. They say that their crushes on Sam and Dan were platonic, but do not talk about, nor… continue reading

Welcome to the part of every Amazing Race season where not much happens except teams break down because they’ve had enough. Learning that they were on their way to Amsterdam from Dubai, Matt and Gary pounded fists and said, “another continent!” This moment of positivity was not foreshadowing for the rest of the episode. Waiting… continue reading

In their post-race interviews, Canaan Smith and Mika Combs–who are still dating–addressed the water slide incident, and Canaan is unapologetic about his actions. Watching those scenes over and over again, which I did today, I see nothing but Canaan 1) trying to force her to sit down, and she struggles and pushes him back as… continue reading

The climax of last night’s Amazing Race 15 episode was the most disturbing incident of domestic violence the show has seen since Jonathan shoved Victoria. And this was arguably worse: a woman screaming “help me” as her boyfriend grabbed her and tried to force her down a water slide that terrified her. Sure, it’s just… continue reading

Lance Layne may have been this Amazing Race‘s resident dick, but unlike previous villains, he’s at least not making excuses for his behavior. “You know what? Anyone that goes on one of these shows and complains about the editing should not be on a reality show. Anyone that understands these shows knows that things are… continue reading