Just getting into The Amazing Race and I love it so far. Just finished Season 3 and OH MY GOD HOW?! Zach deserves a lifetime MVP award for that performance. I seriously doubt any other man would be able to put up with Flo, but to see him not only put up with it but carry them through challenges AND WIN?? God Bless This Man.

S17 - Gary and Mallory got lost for hours in Oman and still arrived minutes behind Nat & Kat; had they gotten lost for ~30 min less, we would have lost those girls. And once again in the finale, Jill & Thomas were trailing behind them until they took some bad directions and fell behind Brook and Claire.

S18 - Gary and Mallory got an incredibly bad taxi in the finale, and even then they managed to get to the final task with the other two teams still there; they had a solid chance at winning, taken by something out of their control.

S25 - That twist came in clutch, and the memory task seems to be the team-killer of so many seasons; it gave Amy & Maya the win, and it crushed teams like Jaime & Cara in S14 and Raquel & Cayla in S33

Now, I don't want to discredit the win of these teams, Nat & Kat were still ahead of Jill & Thomas in the finale and Kisha and Jen still beat the Globetrotters despite never winning a leg, my point is that casting professional athletes and strong women does not guarantee a win, navigation skills are important, so is attention to detail and many other attributes, you can see this pattern in many M/F and M/M teams as well, the race rarely comes down pure physical.

I started by having to spend $19.92 or more (I was born in 1992) at the thrift stores, as I love thrifting.

I then went out of town to find three chairs in an amphitheater with a company name on it.

My detour was either find things at a presidential library or walk backwards to the roof of the library. I chose the latter.

My pit stop was inside the library and someone I knew working there greeted me.

Image was taken on Dec 29 2025, three months after the race passed through.

Really seems like it will be Doug and Dylan which really sucks unless this is nonelimnation. I could be wrong but this looked like where they were from the third episode.

It did look like Jody & Jenn's fruit stand was pretty awful but I dunno.

Alright, just showed my daughters (9 & 11) their first season and we started with 17 - between Nat & Kat and Brooke & Claire, and Gary & Mallory, figured they would love it. Plus the proposal was a huge hit. They’re hooked now.

It’s been so long since I’ve watched these seasons, so I’d love if the community gave some input. Looking for a season with a similar vibe to 17 - pretty upbeat and strong female teams wouldn’t hurt.

https://tarrecap.wordpress.com/2026/10/08/s39e2-donkey-hote/

They need to do something about how the eliminated teams "look" in their confessionals.

Like "huh. I wonder who got eliminated? The team that is giggly and basking in the sun during their post-leg confessionals? Or... the team who has their interview in the dead of night, shoulders slouched and their eyes are puffy with tears and use past tense about themselves?"

I dont know how to combat this. If it matters.

Or if anyone else cares about this.

But boy is it distracting for me.

If I were a betting man, between confessionals filmed in Morocco what they showed of Dylan and Doug and Jody and Jenn... just saying.

Anyone else extremely stressed they kept their backpacks on during this fruit challenge? I would 100% bump into it with them on.

https://tarrecap.wordpress.com/2026/10/08/s39e1-phil-drops-massive-spoilers-for-previous-seasons/

I'm really happy we're back in Africa with a BANG.

Ann Marie & Riley have officially become the first mother/daughter team to win a leg in TAR USA. They are definitely a team to be reckoned with.

This season's tasks are way harder evidently this leg and so, this will give an advantage to the 3 teams that are still holding their express pass.

The roadside assistance is a good addition and thankfully, Dafina & Saran got it since one of them was injured.

Cliffhanger, WTH. I like both of these teams but i'll be surprised if Jody & Jenn survive this one.

Interesting to see how the scramble leg pans out next week. No doubt Marrakesh is the right place to do it.

I’ve been binge watching more recent seasons and I’ve noticed something that I feel like is a misconception: that couples who come on the show that have communication issues struggle more and have more issues and end up not surviving after TAR. And while I agree that couples with communication issues struggle a bit more, I would argue that TAR is such an incredibly unique experience that causes such high levels of stress and anxiety that even couples who have good communication can struggle and have issues.

TLDR; don’t go on TAR if you want your relationship to work out. That’s not to say relationships don’t work out post TAR, but it causes significant strain and stress on any couple, regardless of their prior communication skills.

Live Episode Discussion Thread

Season 39, Episode 3: This is Sick and Twisted

Aired: October 7, 2026

Synopsis: A new advantage is up for grabs in the Moroccan desert, and a fruit-stacking challenge has teams falling apart.

Spoilers up to and including this episode can be expected in this thread.

I thought i start a new series, I hope to cover all seasons. . The question is: What is the absolute dumbest thing a team has done during The Amazing Race season 13

Let’s continue this series, I hope to cover all seasons. . The question is: What is the worst thing a team has done to another team or bystanders during The Amazing Race season 13

My church friend surprised me tonight with the start of my own Amazing Race leading up to my November 13 birthday. On Saturday she intends to continue by going out of town with me and my mom. My brother filmed me.

This headline says it but they don't post any total numbers. Just the 18 to 49 demo which was .40: "Wednesday TV Ratings 9/30/26: The Amazing Race Returns Above Any Season 38 Episode, Scrubs Premieres to Series Lows, Survivor Rises " So a good start? https://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2026/10/wednesday-tv-ratings-93026-amazing-race.html

I know I am being nitpicky, but it drives me nuts how one teammate will yell to the other “I love you” when trying to complete a challenge. I get that they are yelling words of encouragement, but this “I love you” stuff is annoying. I want to say, no sh$t you love them, this person is your spouse, your sibling, etc. I know I am being really critical. Am I the only one who finds this annoying? What else drives you nuts on TAR?

In the first episode, I heard so many teams say that a strong all women team has to win.

They really stacked the deck to make it happen.