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Linda/Karen
Bowling Moms
Linda: 45, Mother/Tennis Teacher, Palmdale, California
Karen: 41, Mother/Homemaker, Palmdale, California
Bio:
Linda & Karen are mothers, and bowling partners. Both are married and have children. They met 12 years ago when they joined a local bowling team.

Read their full bio on CBS.com


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Records:
-After Leg 6, Season 5 marks the most girls remaining on the show.
-Being the first ever all female team to make it to the final 4.
-First team to lose their yield power because they lost their 'Courtesy Of' sticker. (2nd team was Joseph/Monica in Season 9)
-First team to face the new twist to the Non-Elimination penalty.
Quotes:
Linda: " Oh god, this is the motherload!!" (Refering to a tourist bus driving up, so they could ask for money from them.)
Linda: "We've been watching the game too much and we know that Colin/Christie are good but damn it Charla/Mirna are better. I love 'em!"
Karen: "Linda has just been whining and I just want her to be quiet. If you're going to whine, then just shut up!"
Linda: They're screwing the helmet to my head, it can't be good."
Linda: "You're kids are gonna be so proud of you!!"
Linda: "Am I going to drown!?"
Linda: "These people must be wondering what the hell are all these Americans are doing!"
Lucky Situations:
-Coming in last place on a non-elimination leg during leg 5
-Thinking they were last in Leg 9, when they actually came in 2nd place.
-Getting on the last flight to Auckland but finishing the leg in 2nd place, the highest they had ever been.
-Were at the front of the pack from Legs 7 to 11.
Unlucky Situations:
-Losing to Colin & Christie and being eliminated on Leg 12, the second to last leg of the two hour season finale of the Amazing Race.
-Losing all their money on Leg 5.
-Being driven to the wrong airport twice in Russia and Egypt, that almost caused them to be hours behind.
-Having their car break down in Tanzania and causing them to be on the last charter flight
-Getting their truck stuck in the sand dunes near Dubai.
-Having to exchange their U.S. dollars for rupees causing them to miss the first train.
-Made it to the final 4 but never won a leg.
-Just missed out on been in the final 3
Leg
Pit Stop Location
Ending Location
1
Punta Ballena, Uruguay
3rd Place
2
Buenos Aires, Argentina
4th Place
3
San Carlos De Bariloche, Argentina
6th Place
4
St. Petersburg, Russia
6th Place
5
Cairo, Egypt
7th Place
6
Luxor, Egypt
6th Place
7
Lake Manyara, Tanzania
3rd Place
8
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4th Place
9
Kolkata, India
3rd Place
10
Rotorua, New Zealand
2nd Place
11
Manila, Philippines
2nd Place
12
El Nido, Philippines
4th Place
Average Placing: 4.17
Roadblocks:

Leg 1: No Roadblock
Leg 2: Grab Ribbon off Cow-Karen
Leg 3: Find White Chocolate Center-Linda
Leg 4: Eat 2lbs. of Caviar-Linda
Leg 5: Climb Down Osiris Shaft/Find Satchel-Karen
Leg 6: Dig for Stone Scarab-Linda
Leg 7: Eat Ostrich Egg-Karen
Leg 8: Roadblock Not Shown
Leg 9: Make 20 Mud Bricks-Karen
Leg 10: Ride in Zorb-Karen
Leg 11: Climb Auckland Harbor Bridge-Linda
Leg 12: Ascend 150 Foot Cliff-Karen

Total:
Linda: 4
Karen: 6
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Preceded By:
Jon & Al
4th Placer
Season 5
Succeeded By:
Hayden & Aaron


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Just6ntlc My comments 2 Jul 27 2008, 4:18 PM EDT by tiedyejake
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I would've been happy if they weren't eliminated in the 2nd to last leg of the Amazing Race. What do you think about my comment anyone?
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