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It seems that if you want to get on The Amazing Race then all you have to do is win Survivor or Big Brother (all three shows air on CBS). Easy, right? I’m actually going to put together an audition tape for TAR. If you have any ideas of what I should include in my [...]

There have been a handful of highlights so far in this all-star season of The Amazing Race — one truly difficult challenge (just like old times!), Mallory’s adorableness, the fairly early and utterly humiliating Philimination of Margie and Luke — but the show is still exhibiting plenty of big problems in its 18th cycle. Some [...]

The producers of Dirty Jobs, The Ultimate Fighter and Ghost Hunters are challenging you to the ultimate game of hide and seek in Los Angeles.  Producers are looking for pairs of adventurers (boyfriend/girlfriend, father/son, friends, coworkers…) who are smart, strategic and determined enough to evade a team of skilled trackers for five days in LA. For [...]

The Amazing Race’s China Rush is returning for a second season, and for all of you in China, here’s your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of the show! Director of the show, Chad Grochowski, informs us that the race will be “wilder than ever” and the prize “bigger than ever” (to be announced May [...]

  So you want to be on CBS’ The Amazing Race, huh! Here’s a list of winners and their pedigrees. Good luck, smarty pants! Season 1: Rob Frisbee: Undergrad – University of Arizona; Grad – Harvard Law School Brennan Swain: Undergrad – Messiah College; Grad – Regent University School of Law Season 2: Alex Boylan: [...]

ABC Delays the Start of Its Amazing Race Clone A touch of Taymor-itis seems to be going around TV land as of late. Within the last week, Fox has pushed back previously scheduled premieres for its high-profile dinosaur drama Terra Nova and a Jamie Foxx–produced sketch-comedy show. Now Vulture has learned that ABC is almost [...]

This Saturday for the first time in the history of CitySolve Urban Race (and High Trek Adventure or that matter) one of the checkpoints will be broadcast live! YUP! LIVE! So, no matter where you are San Diego, Chicago or Boston you’ll be able to be a part of the CitySolve Urban Race experience! We [...]

Jet and Cord did the unthinkable, so did Steve and Allie. And thank god for Tivo (I was watching the Boston vs. New York game. Go Sox!). But I digress. It was history in the making Sunday night on The Amazing Race. It was the first time ever that a last place team (Jet and [...]

On second thought… I actually had some time to rethink my The Amazing Race season 16 picks based on Sarah Kelber and BuzzSugar.com and my own two eyes. Thank you Sarah, BS and the gift of sight! 11. Adrian (40) & Dana (39) 10. Jody (71) & Shannon (22) 9. Brent (29) & Caite (20) [...]

I would first like to say that I have not seen what this season’s The Amazing Race participants look like, smell like, how tall or short they are, if they have a lazy eye or X-ray vision but here are my rankings (worst to first) sight unseen. I’m basing these rankings the same way George [...]