Who will be the first pair to make it to the elimination station.
If you've not seen it the Amazing Race teams up a set of two players who have some sort of previous connection. Coming from a variety of backgrounds it could be they are Mother and daughter or Father and daughter or in a relationship as a couple. In this years episode as in all the others everyone has a favorite or soon chooses one in the first few episodes. It's always fun to see who is the so called villains and not well liked because of their competitiveness or witty play.
There's a new twist to the game this year. At the opening of this 90 minute edition, host Phil Keoghan introduces a new opportunity to the game. Contestants have the chance to get an Express Pass. Keoghan let's them know that the first pair of winners of the first leg of the race will be rewarded with it.
The pass can be used at any point in the game at the beginning of first 8 legs. Used only once mind you but it will allow the winning pair to bypass a challenge and move on to the next. Thus giving them the extra advantage to come in first and be the first pair to leave for the next leg. Seems a little unfair that the winners of the first leg end up with the advantage that may carry them to the end but then again it's not always the case. We shall see.
Two of the women, Brook and Claire, both Home Shopping Television hosts, are the stars featured in a viral Internet clip that went horribly wrong. The pair attempting to launch watermelons from a large slingshot when it backfires and hits Claire in the kisser. Brook's suggestion to Claire after the shocking mishap: "You have to finish." Watch it below if you haven't seen it.
