I'm hooked. On my office-mate's advice, we watched The Amazing Race this time around and dang! That's good T.V. Most of the episodes are intense, and the down-to-the-wire breaks are awesome. We're very happy that Uchenna and Joyce won.

The only dubious moment on the race—what are the odds that a pilot would let the jetway be put back on the plane for two more passengers? Nonetheless, priceless payback for the moment Rob & Amber pulled a similar coup in episode 3 or 4.	It couldn't have gone to a more deserving team. Always positive, always about being nice to one another and competitive without being unethical (or even cutthroat).

I predict that in the next race, we'll see two tactics that people will have learned from Rob and Amber: there will be a lot more "bribing" of locals to not help other teams in one way or another; everyone will be jockeying for any airplane advantage they can find. Rob and Amber made significant strides in this race because they always sought a better flight, at a faster time. Doug adds that he thinks the hidden rules (which we all agree must be there) will now include a stricture against hiring "guides" to help with tasks—the other R/A innovation that gave them a serious edge.