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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In leg 5, they said that they had been to Bangkok recently, but it wouldn't be an advantage as they wouldn't be able to find anything... except ladyboys.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In leg 5, they said that they had been to Bangkok UsefulNotes/{{Bangkok}} recently, but it wouldn't be an advantage as they wouldn't be able to find anything... except ladyboys.
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* AlwaysSecondBest
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: To a point. They were underdogs to Andy & Tommy, but favorites in the finale.
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* SurferDude: Though they were technically snow boarders, they fit this trope perfectly.
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* OvershadowedByAwesome: A big theme of Season 19 was Ernie & Cindy running a successful, NoDamageRun race, yet constantly feeling like a second-tier team because they did not achieve many first place finishes, and constantly made late mistakes that allowed them to be overtaken and beaten by Andy & Tommy (who managed to build up the image of an unstoppable force heading into the Final Four). Once the snowboarders were gone, they were far above the remaining competition heading into the final leg, and they cruised to victory.
* TheSlacker: Ernie
* TheSlacker: Ernie
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* RockPaperScissors: How they decided who would do what Roadblock.
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* ShooOutTheClowns
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* SelfDeprecation: See the above quote.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In leg 5, they said that they had been to Bangkok recently, but it wouldn't be an advantage as they wouldn't be able to find anything... except ladyboys.
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* GoshdangItToHeck: Marcus would utter a very loud, "Shoot!" when they were stuck.
* HalfTruth: Discussed by Marcus in the premiere when talking about keeping that he had been a professional football player a secret. Technically, as a tight end, it was his job to protect the quarterback, so it was not lying to say he was in "protection," and as he was retired at that point, if asked if he was a football player, it was technically correct if he said no.
* HalfTruth: Discussed by Marcus in the premiere when talking about keeping that he had been a professional football player a secret. Technically, as a tight end, it was his job to protect the quarterback, so it was not lying to say he was in "protection," and as he was retired at that point, if asked if he was a football player, it was technically correct if he said no.
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* InformedAbility: Marcus's physical abilities. He got beaten carting around 200 lbs. bales of hay by a 60-year-old man.
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* InvincibleHero: They were a subversion. Though they did win six of the first ten legs prior to their elimination, and though their dominance was constantly talked about, so was the fact that they were insanely lucky, and that half of their wins were due to the team(s) in front of them incurring penalties.
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* HighSchoolSweethearts: Bill had this exchange with Cindy, about him and Cathi, in leg 8:
---> '''Bill''': She was 12 and I was 13, and we met in middle school.
---> '''Cindy''': Aw, so cute.
---> '''Bill''': Went together for 8 years and got married on the day of graduation from college.
---> '''Cindy''': Wow, we just met in a bar.
---> '''Bill''': Well that's okay too.
---> '''Cindy''': Over a shotski.
---> '''Bill''': She was 12 and I was 13, and we met in middle school.
---> '''Cindy''': Aw, so cute.
---> '''Bill''': Went together for 8 years and got married on the day of graduation from college.
---> '''Cindy''': Wow, we just met in a bar.
---> '''Bill''': Well that's okay too.
---> '''Cindy''': Over a shotski.
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* CrazyPrepared: Cindy, as part of her ControlFreak nature, made Ernie prepare with her for any possible situation, including studying geography, intensive language courses, and rock climbing.
* EducationMama: Overachiever Cindy apparently came from one of these "Asian Tiger Mom" households, and it shows.
* EducationMama: Overachiever Cindy apparently came from one of these "Asian Tiger Mom" households, and it shows.
* GenreSavvy
* OutOfFocus: Compared to Cindy, Ernie just kind of floated in the background most of the time.
* ChewingTheScenery: Marcus delivered most of his metaphors with flair.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Bill Smith.
* DumbBlonde
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* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Bill Alden.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Bill Alden.
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* AntiClimax: In the finale, they didn't see another team after the first task.
* AsianAndNerdy: Cindy
* AsianAndNerdy: Cindy
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An African-American married couple. If you talk to Marcus for more than two minutes you'll learn two things. First, he used to play football. Second, he relates his entire life through the sport. They had a knack for falling way behind, then making last minute comebacks to survive. Still they made the final 3, and were knocked out of the running on the first task when it took Marcus 12 tries to correctly land the plane in the flight simulator.
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An African-American married couple. If you talk to Marcus for more than two minutes you'll learn two things. First, he used to play football.football, specifically, tight end for the Indianapolis Colts. Second, he relates his entire life through the sport. They had a knack for falling way behind, then making last minute comebacks to survive. Still they made the final 3, and were knocked out of the running on the first task when it took Marcus 12 tries to correctly land the plane in the flight simulator.
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* CallBack: On leg 2, upon getting out of a cab in Indonesia, Marcus said that he now knew how [[Characters/TheAmazingRace15 Big]] [[Characters/TheAmazingRace18 Easy]] felt having to ride in tiny vehicles on his two seasons.
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: The Final 3 teams celebrated on the mat when they realized that they had finished ahead of Andy & Tommy, and wouldn't have to face them and their insane luck in the finale.
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Engaged couple. Out in the real world, Cindy's mom apparently was not very happy with her choice in husband, so that caused her to go out of her way to prove her relationship to her family, but none of that showed on the race. What the audience saw was a ControlFreak who pushed herself and her husband-to-be way too hard, freaked out at the drop of a hat, and annoyed them with her single-minded goal to win the race. They spent most of the season as second bananas to Andy & Tommy, but once they were free of the snowboarders in the finale, the put on the most dominating finale performance in Race history, not even seeing another team after the first task on their way to victory.
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Engaged couple. Out in the real world, Cindy's mom apparently was not very happy with her choice in husband, so that caused her to go out of her way to prove her relationship to her family, but none of that showed on the race. What the audience saw was a ControlFreak who pushed herself and her husband-to-be way too hard, freaked out at the drop of a hat, and annoyed them with her single-minded goal to win the race. They spent most of the season as second bananas to Andy & Tommy, but once they were free of the snowboarders in the finale, the they put on the most dominating finale performance in Race history, not even seeing another team after the first task on their way to victory.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Constantly. Despite being more technically skilled at the game and having more knowledge of the {{Metagame}} than Andy & Tommy, their inability to notice small details was why they were never considered the best team on the season. They cost themselves at least three leg wins due to stupid mistakes. Add to that the three legs they did win, and they would ahve been the six win team had they been able to get their act together.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Constantly. Despite being more technically skilled at the game and having more knowledge of the {{Metagame}} than Andy & Tommy, their inability to notice small details was why they were never considered the best team on the season. They cost themselves at least three leg wins due to stupid mistakes. Add to that the three legs they did win, and they would ahve have been the six win team had they been able to get their act together.together. They even knew this, and Cindy kept pointing in out near the end of the season.
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* NoSenseOfDirection: They woudl have won leg 10 if they had just been able to navigate.
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* NoSenseOfDirection: They woudl would have won leg 10 if they had just been able to navigate.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Constantly. Despite being more technically skilled at the game and having more knowledge of the {{Metagame}} than Andy & Tommy, their inability to notice small details was why they were never considered the best team on the season. They cost themselves at least three leg wins due to stupid mistakes. Add to that the three legs they did win, and they would ahve been the six win team had they been able to get their act together.
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* SiblingTeam
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* DumbMuscle: Tommy would morph into this whenever he hit a mental task. He would get a blank, confused look on his face.
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* TheStoic: Much like [[Characters/TheAmazingRace12 T.K.]], it invited endless stoner jokes.
* TheStoic: Much like [[Characters/TheAmazingRace12 T.K.]], it invited endless stoner jokes.
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* LetsGetDangerous: After getting a lucky bus ride on leg five, they stopped trailing at the back of the pack and started running at the front.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Constantly. Despite being more skilled at the game and having more knowledge of the {{Metagame}} than Andy & Tommy, their inability to notice small details was why they were never considered the best team on the season. They cost themselves at least three leg wins due to stupid mistakes. Add to that the three legs they did win, and they would ahve been the six win team had they been able to get their act together.
* NoSenseOfDirection: They woudl have won leg 10 if they had just been able to navigate.
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An African-American married couple. if you talk to Marcus for more than two minutes you'll learn two things. First, he used to play football. Second, he relates his entire life through the sport. They had a knack for falling way behind, then making last minute comebacks to survive. Still they made the final 3, and were knocked out of the running on the first task when it took Marcus 12 tries to correctly land the plane in the flight simulator.
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An African-American married couple. if If you talk to Marcus for more than two minutes you'll learn two things. First, he used to play football. Second, he relates his entire life through the sport. They had a knack for falling way behind, then making last minute comebacks to survive. Still they made the final 3, and were knocked out of the running on the first task when it took Marcus 12 tries to correctly land the plane in the flight simulator.
* GentleGiant: This seems to be the trend amongst big, athletic black guys on the show.
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* HugeGuyTinyGirl: But really only because he's that big, not because she's that tiny.
* HappilyMarried
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: But really only because he's that big, not because she's that tiny.
* FailedASpotCheck: Not noticing Panama Viejo on the dancer's dress (partially) cost them the race.
* FailedASpotCheck: Missing that giant sign in the first leg almost cost them the Race.
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* HappilyMarried
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* FailedASpotCheck: Almost became the third eliminated due to lost passport.
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Dating Divorcees... Um, Divorcees. Despite making the Final 3, they spent the majority of their time out of the spotlight, even with a first-place finish and several close shaves under their belt. They were on ultimately smoked by Ernie & Cindy in the Race, they won a finale leg, and the finished 2nd when the got bad directions to The Dump in the finale. Oh, and they finished second-to-last in three straight elimination legs. That's really about it.
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* OutOfFocus: A horrible case, maybe the worst in the series.
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* CrackDefeat: They were in first place in the penultimate leg, looking like a lock for the Final 3, when they messed up the clue that was supposed to lead them to the Pit Stop, their cab driver taking them first to the Panama Canal, than a statue looking for "Balboa". This should have been no big deal, as only one of the other teams figured it out on the first try, except that the cab drivers for all the other teams had been in contact all day, and the one who knew where he was going told the other two where the Pit Stop was. Since Andy & TOmmy's driver was not in on this collusion, they missed out and were eliminated.
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* CrackDefeat: They were in first place in the penultimate leg, looking like a lock for the Final 3, when they messed up the clue that was supposed to lead them to the Pit Stop, their cab driver taking them first to the Panama Canal, than a statue looking for "Balboa". This should have been no big deal, as only one of the other teams figured it out on the first try, except that the cab drivers for all the other teams had been in contact all day, and the one who knew where he was going told the other two where the Pit Stop was. Since Andy & TOmmy's Tommy's driver was not in on this collusion, they missed out and were eliminated.
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Engaged couple. Out in the real world, Cindy's mom apparently was not very happy with her choice in husbands, husband, so that caused her to go out of her way to prove her relationship to her family, but none of that showed on the race. What the audience saw was a ControlFreak who pushed herself and her husband-to-be way too hard, freaked out at the drop of a hat, and annoyed them with her single-minded goal to win the race. They spent most of the season as second bananas to Andy & Tommy, but once they were free of the snowboarders in the finale, the put on the most dominating finale performance in Race history, not even seeing another team after the first task on their way to victory.
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Engaged couple. Out in the real world, Cindy's mom apparently was not very happy with her choice in husbands, so that caused her to go out of her way to prove her relationship to her family, but none of that showed on the race. What the audience saw was a ControlFreak who pushed herself and her husband-to-be way too hard, and annoyed them with her single-minded goal to win the race. They spent most of the season as second bananas to Andy & Tommy, but once they were free of the snowboarders in the finale, the put on the most dominating finale performance in Race history, not even seeing another team after the first task on their way to victory.
* AsianGalWithWhiteGuy: And apparently it mattered very much to Cindy's family.
* ControlFreak: My god, Cindy.
* FlawlessVictory
* FreudianExcuse: Cindy's just full of them.
* OppositesAttract: How did someone as laid back as Ernie ended up with someone as uptight as Cindy?
* AsianGalWithWhiteGuy: And apparently it mattered very much to Cindy's family.
* ControlFreak: My god, Cindy.
* FlawlessVictory
* FreudianExcuse: Cindy's just full of them.
* OppositesAttract: How did someone as laid back as Ernie ended up with someone as uptight as Cindy?
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Dating Divorcees... Um, they were on the Race, they won a leg, and the finished 2nd when the got bad directions to The Dump in the finale. Oh, and they finished second-to-last in three straight elimination legs. That's really about it.
* HospitalHottie: Sandy's a nurse practitioner.
* OutOfFocus: A horrible case, maybe the worst in the series.
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* OutOfFocus: A horrible case, maybe the worst in the series.
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* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: Ethan was recovering from cancer.
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An African-American married couple. if you talk to Marcus for more than two minutes you'll learn two things. First, he used to play football. Second, he relates his entire life through the sport. They had a knack for falling way behind, then making last minute comebacks to survive. Still they made the final 3, and were knocked out of the running on the first task when it took Marcus 12 tries to correctly land the plane in the flight simulator.
* BusmansVocabulary: Everything can be described through a football metaphor. ''Everything''.
* RunningGag: Did you know Marcus used to play for the Indianapolis Colts?
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* BusmansVocabulary: Everything can be described through a football metaphor. ''Everything''.
* RunningGag: Did you know Marcus used to play for the Indianapolis Colts?
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However, their story is not that clear cut. There were negative feelings against them from the beginning, first for being another blatant StuntCasting team, embodying everything fans hated about Seasons 15 and 16, and in particular, a not so subtle attempt to create another [[Characters/TheAmazingRace15 Flight Time & Big Easy]] or [[Characters/TheAmazingRace16 Jet & Cord]]. Second, while visiting a Buddhist temple in leg 5 they were, to say, a bit narrow-minded in their commentary. Third, half of their six leg wins came due to another team(s) in front of them incurring a penalty, and two others came from legs that seemed to be particularly geared towards their strengths. Then you have their elimination, which was not due to any mistake they made, but because the cab drivers of the other teams collaborated on how to get all the other teams to the Pit Stop, Stop. Add all that up, and you have a team that's much more controversial than they were ever meant to be.
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commentary. Third, half of their six leg wins came due to another team(s) in front of them incurring a penalty, and two others came from legs that seemed to be particularly geared towards their strengths. Then you have their elimination, which was not due to any mistake they made, but because the cab drivers of the other teams collaborated on how to get all the other teams to the Pit Stop, and you have a team that's much more controversial than they were ever meant to be.
* BornLucky: They won ''three legs'' due to other teams' penalties.
* CrackDefeat: They were in first place in the penultimate leg, looking like a lock for the Final 3, when they messed up the clue that was supposed to lead them to the Pit Stop, their cab driver taking them first to the Panama Canal, than a statue looking for "Balboa". This should have been no big deal, as only one of the other teams figured it out on the first try, except that the cab drivers for all the other teams had been in contact all day, and the one who knew where he was going told the other two where the Pit Stop was. Since Andy & TOmmy's driver was not in on this collusion, they missed out and were eliminated.
* BornLucky: They won ''three legs'' due to other teams' penalties.
* CrackDefeat: They were in first place in the penultimate leg, looking like a lock for the Final 3, when they messed up the clue that was supposed to lead them to the Pit Stop, their cab driver taking them first to the Panama Canal, than a statue looking for "Balboa". This should have been no big deal, as only one of the other teams figured it out on the first try, except that the cab drivers for all the other teams had been in contact all day, and the one who knew where he was going told the other two where the Pit Stop was. Since Andy & TOmmy's driver was not in on this collusion, they missed out and were eliminated.
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Professional snowboarders, with Andy competing in the 2006 Winter Olympics. On the surface, they were a pair of goofy, fun-loving friends who dominated the season until they hit a horrible streak of luck that eliminated them in 4th.
However, their story is not that clear cut. There were negative feelings against them from the beginning, first for being another blatant StuntCasting team, embodying everything fans hated about Seasons 15 and 16, and in particular, a not so subtle attempt to create another [[Characters/TheAmazingRace15 Flight Time & Big Easy]] or [[Characters/TheAmazingRace16 Jet & Cord]]. Second, while visiting a Buddhist temple in leg 5 they were, to say, a bit narrow-minded in their commentary.
* {{Expy}}: They're [[Characters/TheAmazingRace9 B.J. & Tyler]] with just a dash of Christianity.
* RealMenLoveJesus: To the point of insulting all other deities in front of their house of worship apparently.
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However, their story is not that clear cut. There were negative feelings against them from the beginning, first for being another blatant StuntCasting team, embodying everything fans hated about Seasons 15 and 16, and in particular, a not so subtle attempt to create another [[Characters/TheAmazingRace15 Flight Time & Big Easy]] or [[Characters/TheAmazingRace16 Jet & Cord]]. Second, while visiting a Buddhist temple in leg 5 they were, to say, a bit narrow-minded in their commentary.
* {{Expy}}: They're [[Characters/TheAmazingRace9 B.J. & Tyler]] with just a dash of Christianity.
* RealMenLoveJesus: To the point of insulting all other deities in front of their house of worship apparently.
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After two straight successful seasons, the Race initially seemed to be reverting to old bad habits. With four StuntCasting teams, the comparisons to Seasons 15 and 16 were not far behind. However, withing within the first few episodes it became abundantly clear that the producers were not planning on going easy on these teams. The producers had obviously been paying attention, and put together a course that exploited the {{Metagame}} and the tendency for teams to overlook small details. The teams were entertaining for the most part, with little inter-team drama. While the season had its moments, it was never great, nor was it ever exactly bad either. It's probably the closest the show has to an "average" season.
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Older couple, they fell behind in leg 1 while unable to find the giant sign that was their next clue, but were saved by a rare first leg non-elimination. They would quickly improve, even pulling a pair of 2nd place finishes before the fell behind again in leg 10, finally getting eliminated in 5th.
* [[BadassGrandpa Badass]] [[NeverMessWithGranny Grandparents]]: Being a farmer, Bill blew through a Roadblock involving transporting 200 lb. bales of tobacco across a warehouse via handcart, easily beating former NFL tight end Marcus in the process. Cathi was no slouch either, carrying an entire bedframe on her back to the Pit Stop on that same leg. Two legs later, they were U-Turned and shrugged off the additional task without dropping a spot.
* CoolOldGuy / CoolOldLady: They were the fan favorites for a reason after all.
* [[TeamMom Team]] [[TeamDad Parents]]: They were even nicknamed "Ma and Pa" by the other teams.
* [[ReallyDeadMontage Elimination Montage]]
* [[BadassGrandpa Badass]] [[NeverMessWithGranny Grandparents]]: Being a farmer, Bill blew through a Roadblock involving transporting 200 lb. bales of tobacco across a warehouse via handcart, easily beating former NFL tight end Marcus in the process. Cathi was no slouch either, carrying an entire bedframe on her back to the Pit Stop on that same leg. Two legs later, they were U-Turned and shrugged off the additional task without dropping a spot.
* CoolOldGuy / CoolOldLady: They were the fan favorites for a reason after all.
* [[TeamMom Team]] [[TeamDad Parents]]: They were even nicknamed "Ma and Pa" by the other teams.
* [[ReallyDeadMontage Elimination Montage]]
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Father and son team, Zac was the first person under the age of 18 to sail solo around the world. Laurence quickly became intolerable as he taunted both his son and other teams. They would get U-Turned on leg 8, but still had a lead on Jeremy & Sandy until they got lost looking for the Pit Stop, finishing 6th.
* InformedAbility: They had trouble navigating their boat in leg 4.
* {{Jerkass}}: Laurence, at one point he relentlessly mocked Sandy (a nurse practitioner) for not being able to sew.
* NoSenseOfDirection
* RealityShowGenreBlindness: They got off a first class bus to Bangkok and ran back to the bus station to get on another bus, wasting both money and time because they thought the "no first class plane tickets" rule applied to buses as well. At the Pit Stop, Phil questioned their motives, doing everything but calling it a stupid move.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Laurence liked to constantly let the cameras know how much better he would have done everything than his son, and was shown to be nearly insufferable any time he interacted with the other teams.
* StuntCasting
* InformedAbility: They had trouble navigating their boat in leg 4.
* {{Jerkass}}: Laurence, at one point he relentlessly mocked Sandy (a nurse practitioner) for not being able to sew.
* NoSenseOfDirection
* RealityShowGenreBlindness: They got off a first class bus to Bangkok and ran back to the bus station to get on another bus, wasting both money and time because they thought the "no first class plane tickets" rule applied to buses as well. At the Pit Stop, Phil questioned their motives, doing everything but calling it a stupid move.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Laurence liked to constantly let the cameras know how much better he would have done everything than his son, and was shown to be nearly insufferable any time he interacted with the other teams.
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* BlackAndNerdy: Justin
* BrotherSisterTeam
* HideYourGays: For most of the race at least, Justin's orientation was only casually mentioned in their final leg.
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* BlackAndNerdy: Justin
* BrotherSisterTeam
* HideYourGays: For most of the race at least, Justin's orientation was only casually mentioned in their final leg.
* NoSenseOfDirection
* StraightGay
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Twins. They would run out of money on leg five, forcing them to beg for rides from cab drivers and get eliminated in 8th.
* MsFanservice
* OutOfFocus
* MsFanservice
* OutOfFocus
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Former Vegas showgirls, they made a splash in the first leg when Kaylani dropped her passport while asking for directions in the first leg, and fans, talking over Twitter, got it back to her at LAX. Of course, many fans naturally assumed that the producers had arranged for this stranger to show up at the airport, despite Kaylani noticing her passport missing and them returning to the gas station where she lost it before heading to the airport, and the guy who had returned it having previously given directions to Andy & Tommy at that gas station. They wouldn't last long anyway, as they did not pay their cab driver prior to doing the Roadblock in leg 3, and had to go back to pay him before checking in at the Pit Stop, resulting in their elimination.
* FatalFamilyPhoto: One of the most literal examples in the series, as leg 3 started with Kaylani talking about the picture of her daughter on her backpack.
* MsFanservice
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Fans using Twitter and other social media to get their passport back to them would have been impossible in early seasons.
* FatalFamilyPhoto: One of the most literal examples in the series, as leg 3 started with Kaylani talking about the picture of her daughter on her backpack.
* MsFanservice
* TechnologyMarchesOn: Fans using Twitter and other social media to get their passport back to them would have been impossible in early seasons.
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The winners of ''Characters/SurvivorAfrica'' and ''Characters/SurvivorAmazon'' respectively, and the less well known couple from ''{{Characters/Survivor All-Stars}}''. They had been suggested by ''{{Series/Survivor}}'' fans for years as another potential immigrant for ''The Amazing Race''
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The winners of ''Characters/SurvivorAfrica'' and ''Characters/SurvivorAmazon'' respectively, and the less well known couple from ''{{Characters/Survivor All-Stars}}''. They had been suggested by ''{{Series/Survivor}}'' fans for years as another potential immigrant for ''The Amazing Race''
the Race. They did decently well in the first leg, but left their clue behind at the Detour in the second leg, and then missed the sign telling them to donate all their money to the orphanage, dropping them to 10th place. Though they never finished in last, they became the first and only victims of the double elimination.
* TheNotSecret: They wanted to keep it a secret that they had both won ''Survivor'' in order to keep the other teams from targeting them. However, at the same time they were telling this to the camera, the other teams were talking about it at the gate.
* TheScrappy: [[{{In-Universe}} The other teams]] immediately resented them as they had both previously won ''Survivor'' and all.
* StuntCasting
* TheNotSecret: They wanted to keep it a secret that they had both won ''Survivor'' in order to keep the other teams from targeting them. However, at the same time they were telling this to the camera, the other teams were talking about it at the gate.
* TheScrappy: [[{{In-Universe}} The other teams]] immediately resented them as they had both previously won ''Survivor'' and all.
* StuntCasting
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-->'''Ernie''': To lose it to the boys would be one thing, but to lose it to Sandy & Jeremy or Marcus & Amani would be like losing it to my brother or something.
-->'''Cindy''': It'd be like losing it to the C student when we're the A+ student.
-->'''Cindy''': It'd be like losing it to the C student when we're the A+ student.
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-->'''Cathi''': At our age we're going to die soon anyway.
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The winners of ''Characters/SurvivorAfrica'' and ''Characters/SurvivorAmazon'' respectively, and the less well known couple from ''{{Characters/Survivor All-Stars}}''. They had been suggested by ''{{Series/Survivor}}'' fans for years as another potential immigrant for ''The Amazing Race''
!!Ronald "Ron" Zeitz & William "Bill"SmithSmith
Flight Attendants and domestic partners. They fell behind all the other teams early in leg 2 and never caught up, finishing 11th.
* CampGay
!!Ronald "Ron" Zeitz & William "Bill"
Flight Attendants and domestic partners. They fell behind all the other teams early in leg 2 and never caught up, finishing 11th.
* CampGay
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After two straight successful seasons, the Race initially seemed to be reverting to old bad habits. With four StuntCasting teams, the comparisons to Seasons 15 and 16 were not far behind. However, withing the first few episodes it became abundantly clear that the producers were not planning on going easy on these teams. The producers had obviously been paying attention, and put together a course that exploited the {{Metagame}} and the tendency for teams to overlook small details. The teams were entertaining for the most part, with little inter-team drama. While the season had its moments, it was never great, nor was it ever exactly bad either. It's probably the closest the show has to an "average" season.
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[[quoteright:349:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Amazing-Race-19-Cast_1284.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:349:Top Row: Ron & Bill, Laurence & Zac, Liz & Marie, Jeremy & Sandy, Andy & Tommy, Marcus & Amani. Bottom Row: Ernie & Cindy, Justin & Jennifer, Kaylani & Lisa, Ethan & Jenna.]]
!!Ernest "Ernie" Halvorsen & Cindy Chiang
!!Jeremy Cline & Sandra "Sandy" Draghi
!!Amani Pollard & Marcus Pollard
!!Andrew "Andy" Finch & Thomas "Tommy" Czeschin
!!William "Bill" Alden & Catherine "Cathi" Alden
!!Laurence Sunderland & Zachary "Zac" Sunderland
!!Justin Young & Jennifer Young
!!Elizabeth "Liz" Canavan & Marie Canavan
!!Kaylani Paliotta & Lisa Tilley
!!Ethan Zohn & Jenna Morasca
!!Ronald "Ron" Zeitz & William "Bill" Smith
[[caption-width-right:349:Top Row: Ron & Bill, Laurence & Zac, Liz & Marie, Jeremy & Sandy, Andy & Tommy, Marcus & Amani. Bottom Row: Ernie & Cindy, Justin & Jennifer, Kaylani & Lisa, Ethan & Jenna.]]
!!Ernest "Ernie" Halvorsen & Cindy Chiang
!!Jeremy Cline & Sandra "Sandy" Draghi
!!Amani Pollard & Marcus Pollard
!!Andrew "Andy" Finch & Thomas "Tommy" Czeschin
!!William "Bill" Alden & Catherine "Cathi" Alden
!!Laurence Sunderland & Zachary "Zac" Sunderland
!!Justin Young & Jennifer Young
!!Elizabeth "Liz" Canavan & Marie Canavan
!!Kaylani Paliotta & Lisa Tilley
!!Ethan Zohn & Jenna Morasca
!!Ronald "Ron" Zeitz & William "Bill" Smith
