Amazing Race 9 premiers 28 FEBRUARY 2006

[MysticCat]

Well, I said all along I would not complain if the hippies won -- although the get-up BJ wore on the CBS Morning Show had me reconsidering. I found them very, very annoying, but they raced well, and they were good examples (usually -- see blueangel's example above) of respectful travelers. They made some mistakes along the way, but recovered well.

Ray and Yolanda could only have won by fluke. They consistently made too many mistakes.

Like I've said before, I would have preferred to see Eric & Jeremy win. They ran a close to flawless race -- one of the best I've ever seen (one of the few teams to never finish below fourth place) -- and they were also good examples of respectful travelers.

As for them being "pouty" or "po'd," I interpreted their attitude as simple disappointment from very competative racers who almost won. I'm still puzzled as to how so many people took them and all of their skirt-chasing seriously. They made jokes at their own expense the entire race, even after losing. They didn't take themselves seriously, except when it came to racing and being competative. And they never called themselves "frat boys." As Phil indicated, that's a nickname other teams gave them.

But at the end, the hippies pulled it out.