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| Jun 28 2009, 9:03 AM EDT | ImmediateRacke | 2 words added |
| May 30 2009, 4:47 AM EDT | ImmediateRacke | 9 words added, 5 words deleted |
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| Overview: 10 families of 4 set off from Lewiston, New York and raced around North America through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Panama, Costa Rica, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Quebec and Ontario Canada and back to Lewiston. 7 families fell along the wayside - Black family, Rogers family, Aiello family, Schroeder family, Gaghan family, Paolo family, and Godlewski family, but The Linz, Weaver and Bransen families made it till the end. The Linz family barely beat out the Bransen family to the finish line and the Weaver Family for the million dollar prize. | Records: - Least number of teams (10) - Shortest race course - Least number of continents traveled (1) - Youngest winner (Tommy Linz - 19) - Youngest average age of winners (Linz Family - 21.75) - Youngest contestant (Austin Black - 8) - Youngest contestant to make it past leg 5 (Carissa Gaghan - 9) - Youngest Team (based on average) - Linz Family (21.75) - Most yielded Team - Weaver Family (twice) - Least number of countries visited (4) - Most number of contestants on a single race (40) Visit the Amazing Race 8 Trivia page | |
| Memorable Quotes: -Who Dey? - Linzes | Good situations: -The Linz family was nearly eliminated on Leg 1 but went on to win the race -The Paolo family, thinking they were last, put on all the clothes they had and then realized the Bransen's were behind them. They told the Brasnsen's to quickly put on all their clothes and the Bransen's were not eliminated. | Bad situations -Weaver family was yielded twice -The Gaghan family went from second on Leg 1 to seventh on Leg 2 and never regained that lead. -Renee Rogers suffered a concussion at the starting line but she didn't realize it until after they were eliminated. |
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| | Teams: 1.Gaghan Family - Mom, Dad, and Kids 2.Bransen Family - Dad and Daughters 3.Paolo Family - Mom, Dad and Kids 4.Linz Family - Siblings 5.Weaver Family - Widow and Kids 6.Black Family - Mom, Dad, and Kids 7.Aiello Family - Father and Sons-in-law 8.Schroeder Family - Dad, Stepmom, and Kids 9.Rogers Family - Mom, Dad, and Kids 10. Godlewski Family - Sisters |
| Final Placing: 1st Place - Linz Family 2nd Place - Bransen Family 3rd Place - Weaver Family 4th Place - Godlewski Family 5th Place - Paolo Family 6th Place - Gaghan Family 7th Place - Shroeder Family 8th Place - Aiello Family 9th Place - Rogers Family 10th Place - Black Family | Did you have a Favorite Task From This Season? 1. Briefcase Roadblock in Washington D.C. 2. 3. 4. 5. | Leg Winner: Leg 1 - Godlewski Family Leg 2 - Weaver Family Leg 3 - Bransen Family Leg 4 - Bransen Family Leg 5 - Paolo Family(FF) Leg 6 - Paolo Family Leg 7 - Godlewski Family Leg 8 - Godlewski Family Leg 9 - Linz Family Leg 10 (After Double Leg) - Bransen Family Final Leg - Linz Family |
