Ooo, great point, Blondie. *makes note to buy multiple language packages from Rosetta Stone...*

Yeah! I am so happy!

Dang! I am bummed that Nick & Starr won - never liked them from the get-go:cool:

I was happy for Nick and Starr. I didn't see Dallas and Toni at the finish line?? Do you think losing their passports caused them to not be able to fly home in time?

That is what I surmised.

Per MC's recent post, they were able to get their passport back the next day, but it would not have been in time to make the flight that the rest of the teams took to Portland. So even if they had come in third on the prior leg, there was no way they could have won the million.

Therefore, I am assuming they were on a later flight back to the US and did not make it to the location before the other teams did. Bummer.

What Blondie said. They got Dallas's passport back, but clearly not in time for them to get to Portland for the finish.

Actually, that's probably not the most efficient way to deal with it, except for something like Spanish, which would help anywhere in the Western Hemisphere except Brazil or a few other places. I think what a lot of teams have done is get to the airport and buy a phrase book for the language of whatever country they are heading to next. It gives them something to study on the flight.

By the way, NA, what languages do you speak (or, if you are like me, used to speak and with a little refresher could still muddle through)? I wonder what we've got covered so far -- French and German for me.

And I was so glad to see Nick and Starr win. But I'm already missing the race. :(

There is always a let down with the last episode. Your adrenalin is going, you're rooting for your favorites, then all of a sudden they win and POOF. It's over. And it won't be back for a long time. Over. It's bittersweet.

Not that long. February 15 is just over two months away. :D

Agreed.

I haven't seen a brother and sister that close since Cruel Intentions. What was with all the hugging, kissing, and butt slapping?

It will feel like a very long two months.

Did y'all know that Dallas and Starr are still dating and have been for the last 6 months? I read it on a blog!!

Who woulda thought that Amazing Race romance would last???

LOL srmom, it's only been 6 months. Haha. I'm sure Starr will somehow get on his nerves.

I can't help but think of Danielle and Eric (winner of TAR All Stars). Weren't they together for a while before All-Stars? They eventually won the million and broke up.

That's why my family was pulling for them... Starr did in fact attend TCU up until recently. Well, within the last year or two I think...

Hey, 6 months is an eternity when you are 20! They live on opposite coasts - it's alot easier to stay on someone's good side when you only meet up once or twice a month for romantic weekends;) It's the daily grind (haha, that sounds bad) that wears down a relationship...

I hope that in the short time they've been dating, Starr has been able to get him to brush down his ridiculous "Sonic the Hedgehog" hair-do :)

Psst . . . it's also in post #52 in this thread. :p;)

And I don't know that they're on opposite coasts. In one of the episodes, Starr or Nick or Dallas mentioned that their families only live about 30 miles from each other.

My favorite new factoid is that Starr and Nick's last name is Spangler. That's right, her name is Starr Spangler.