The Amazing Race Pool: Family Edition

The Schroeders get eliminated from the race in their own home town. Ouch.

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From the CBS website:

Wonder what happens to the Teams after they are eliminated from THE AMAZING RACE? Now’s your chance to find out. Each Wednesday, join hosts Jon Weiss, of THE AMAZING RACE 4 and current host of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and New York magazine’s Sarah Bernard, for an exclusive interview with Tuesday night’s eliminated Team. Call in with your questions and comments for the family and other special in-studio guests. THE FINISH LINE is webcast on the THE AMAZING RACE home page every Wednesday at 1PM ET/10AM PT.

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CBS has been at the forefront embracing the burgeoning podcasting phenomenon, and one of their offerings on their Netcast page is an interview with Phil.

Click here to listen to the interview in your web browser, or right click on the this link to download the audio file.

The Aiellos talk about being the latest family eliminated from the race.

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The Chicago Tribune has an interesting interview with TAR host Phil Keoghan.

I was happy to read that the family edition won't be spending the entire race driving around the US in SUVs. Phil promises that "it's not just America. It's an international show still. It's the race."

You can read the interview here.

Speaking of Phil, did you know that although he was born in New Zealand, that he grew up in Canada? You can find this and many more interesting (and useless) Phil facts on his page in the Wikipedia. For example, did you know he hosted Miss World 2003?

The Rogers are the latest family to be eliminated from the race.

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The excellent web site Lifehacker.com is offering up life lessons taken from last nights episode of The Amazing Race! Check it out here.

Missed the last week's episode? Check out Television Without Pity's episode recap. Even if you watched the show it is worth reading TWP's often hilarious and snarky recounting of events.

The Black family is interviewed after being eliminated from the race. What's up with the tie-dye anyway?

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This interesting clip features an interview with the Schroeder Family and how they are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and also features Phil Keoghan giving a rundown on a few of the families.

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On the Amazing Race Family Edition, ten families compete in a grueling race around the world for a million dollar prize. However, nothing encountered on The Amazing Race can compare to what one of the families competing on the show has been through recently. The Schroeder family is from New Orleans, Louisiana and lost everything during Hurricane Katrina.

The Schroeder family consists of Mark, Char, Stassi, and Hunter. Mark is an architect, while his wife Char is a public relations director. Stassi and Hunter are Mark’s two children from a previous marriage. Reality TV Magazine got in touch with Char Schroeder to find out how Hurricane Katrina had impacted their lives. Char told Reality TV Magazine, “We have weathered two hurricanes together and Hurricane Katrina demolished our home and all of its contents. We also lost two of our cars.”

With New Orleans under evacuation orders, it was actually another Amazing Race family that came to the Schroeder family’s rescue. The Rogers Family that also competed in The Amazing Race Family Edition lives in Shreveport, Louisiana. Char told Reality TV Magazine, “Thanks to the other race families, we received shelter, clothes, gifts and money. We ran from the hurricane and were fortunate enough to stay with the Rogers for almost two weeks. We will always be indebted to them.” Char also added, “Another family, my work family, has been sending us gifts to start over again, including pots, pans, dishes etc.”

Even though nothing can compare to facing a major catastrophe like a hurricane, the Schroeder family actually gives credit to The Amazing Race for helping to prepare them for the difficulties they have faced. Char said “We have lost everything, but the race taught us to live "on the run" under difficult situations. It prepared us in so many ways and it gave us a host of friends that we'll have for life.”

Despite everything they have been through, the Schroeder family remains resilient and determined to see their city rebuilt. Char said, “We will return to our city, the one where Mark and I grew up, because we know what it means to miss New Orleans.”

Source: Reality TV Magazine

Hello TAR Pool Participants! Are you ready for another exciting season!?

Here are the official rules for Season 8 Family Amazing Race. Please pass
this email on to friends or family - everyone is welcome to join!

If you would like to join the pool please email Jen with your name and email
address to programdirector@braggcreekca.com!

I welcome your feedback on the rules and how we should play this season's pool. Please email me your suggestions!


$10 to join the pool

Rules:

1. After the first episode airs, each pool participant chooses one Team as
their choice for the ultimate winner of the Race - if
correct at the end, you earn 7 points

2. Once there are only 5 teams left in the race, each pool participant has
an opportunity to revise their selection for the ultimate team winner - if
correct, this choice will earn 3 points

3. Each Tuesday (before 5:00pm MST) you must send via email your answers to
the following questions - each correct answer will earn 1 point: 1) First
Team to finish that leg of the race 2) Second Team to finish 3) Last Team to
finish and possibly be eliminated

4. Bonus point opportunity! At any time during the Race you may decide to
add a Non-Elimination Guess to your weekly voting. If you believe that that
leg of the race will end in a non-elimination, you can add that guess to
that week's voting. If you guess correctly you will earn 3 bonus points. If
you add a Non-Elimination Guess to your weekly voting and one does not occur
you will lose -1 point.


The winner of the pool will be the person with the most accumulated points
at the very end of the season. There will be money awarded to the first and
second place finishers in the pool. The person with the most points will
finish 1st and will be awarded 75% of the pool money. The person with the
second highest points will receive 25% of the pool money.


Check out the teams at:
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race8/
Premier airs Tuesday September 27th

Looking forward to the family race!

Jen :)