YES!!! It worked! The YUCKIE couple is GONE! I was ever so happy about that. And...on her BIRTHDAY...how sad... I know the editing makes it difficult to know exactly what happens at the end...how close it really is, etc. But this one had me guessing the entire time. I think we all knew that the Father and Daughter team was in the lead the entire time. They got the first flight out of Japan which was just enough to make them first at every clue box and the first to the Pit stop. Rachel and TK came in second, even with the Speed Bump! Good for them. I like their attitude. After they ran through all the FireWorks and were on their way back to the train station, TK said something like, 'if we come in last at least we went out with a bang'. I think GrandPa is getting tired. His Grandson carries his back pack most of the time...nice boy! When they had to get to the tea house (?) and not many cab drivers knew how to get there, I thought they would be sunk...we all remember the Grandsons 'issues' with directions and finding his way... All three teams picked the 'earth' challenge which looked easy. If you can just set your mind to it, forget how much it's going to hurt your feet, get it over with, you're home free. At least they were not hot coals. What do you think made the difference? Do you think it was Matt and Jens decission to take the subway & bus to the park when the other teams took cabs or, was it the hissy fit Matt pitched between the subway and finding the bus? Did you notice how many people on the street around them were watching them fight? I felt badly for Matt after they lost. He cried and, she took that exact moment in time to analyze their relationship. But after all...it was HER BIRTHDAY! So, now we are down to the final. I think we all like the teams left. I hope next weeks show is two hours...I hate to see it come to an end. Do you think we will have another Amazing Race in the spring. I hope so. sooey

Oh, I was so bummed out about who got eliminated! I just loved their synchronized senses of humor. "A watched pot never boils!" and they spin around and show it their backs, I howled! I think I need to go brush up on my division skills, just in case they're ever needed. I'm beginning to see what you all warned about with the "I'm just a girl" from Big Brother. Geez. Way to use your immaturity as a weapon and as an excuse! That's such a turn-off. "I'm sorry I'm not as smart as you, wa wah wah!" Ick. I'm changing my minds again about the guys from KY- while they are still too loud for my tastes, they are rocking the race and getting along very well at the same time. I wish I could say that about the Border Patrol guys, they bicker too much like kids. Too bad about the bus/window thing, that really seemed odd, wonder what caused that window to break. And it didn't look "fixed", either, so why the 2 hour delay? Good episode, though, I thought. You?

Hi Kids, Running in your underwear? Pleeeze... Where do they come up with this stuff? If it's an activity that is 'enjoyed' by the locals I would have expected that there would have been some locals running along with them, also in their underwear. I guess when they say that it is enjoyed by the locals, it's as a spectator sport. I thought that one was silly at best. The rest of the show was OK. The challanges did not seem to be very hard but I'm sure it was very, very cold and uncomfortable. 'Snow plow' looked easy as did 'Brides', getting to the locations must have been the real challange. I'm glad they are on their way out of Russia. I know it was the editing but I am not left with a very good impression of it. I know that there is much beauty in that part of the world but, winter is not the best time to show it off. So off they go...on to India. The blonds are still in it...saved by a thong? sooey

My dvr was messed up with the game, etc etc etc, and missed AR even though I thought I had started recording it when it actually started, but it didn't etc etc etc. Remember that happened last year.