THE ROBFATHER IS SILENCED

Well, what an interesting week this was. The teams shuffled around a little bit and unfortunately the shuffle swung way out of one team's favor. Or fortunately depending on how much you hate Romber.

This is shaping up to be a very competitive Race, but naturally mistakes are still being made.

OSWALD & DANNY - A team who isn't making many mistakes lately is Oswald & Danny. Firstly, the chose to find the sailor with the compass which in hindsight turned out to be the much better choice as only one team finished the sign making. This got them on the first charter flight and helped them jump into first place finally. I had said previously that they would get tired of finishing behind Rob and Amber and look - they'll never have to worry about it again.

ERIC & DANIELLE - Another excellent leg was had by Eric & Danielle. Only a fool would think they're not contenders to win the whole thing. They've been solid for 4 legs straight and the only team that seems to be gunning for them is Joe & Bill. I wouldn't really fear the Guidos. I have said from the beginning that the fact that they didn't race together the first time around could be their strength. That's proven to be the case thus far. The only issue I think they could run into is something they've already conquered in that Eric will pretty much do whatever it takes to win and Danielle is a little bit soft. I believe she'll step it up though.

TERI & IAN - Thanks to some help from the airport powers that be they were able to get on an early flight to Punta Arenas which catapulted them towards the front of the pack. Of course, it didn't hurt that Romber royally messed up the Detour. You have to take advantage of situations like that and Teri & Ian are very good at this. They were a force to be reckoned with the first time and they will be again this time. Never count them out.

JOE & BILL - You had to think Joe & Bill might have been in trouble when they couldn't make the first flight to Punta Arenas. Not catching up with the rest of the teams is like a death sentence unless someone else screws up massively. Thanks Romber! The Guidos did what they had to do and they secured a better position for themselves. I'll tell you though - hating on Eric & Danielle next week isn't going to do them any favors.

DUSTIN & KANDICE - They could have been in a lot better position if they had chosen the right Detour. They were more hopeless with the sign making than Romber. Why do Dusty and Kandi come off as less intelligent on All Stars than they did last time? No offense to them, but they just do. Like, their decision making sometimes is just.. I don't know. I like them a lot so I'm hoping they'll move up past the Guidos. An all girl team has to win the Race sometime.

UCHENNA & JOYCE - They might be happy Romber is out, but this should make Uchenna & Joyce enemy number one. Come on. They're the only former winners. They BEAT Romber who is one of the smartest teams ever except when it comes to spelling. Their main fault this week was not being as smart at history as Rob. If they had Seville in the first place they would have been done a lot faster. I would always be VERY wary of Juchenna. VERY wary.

CHARLA & MIRNA - This proves that luck can see you through. Chmirna did just about everything wrong. They didn't make the first flight either time. They definitely chose the wrong Detour. Luckily even after that they got grouped on a plane with other teams evening out the playing field. Their cab got stolen by Romber. But they found the letter first. There's no real method for finding a needle in a haystack. You just have to be quick and careful. And lucky. I don't think they'll last much longer and they may get saved by the grace of a non-elimination leg. But they won't win.

ROB & AMBER - You either love them or hate them but you have to admit the show is more entertaining with them around. They always make it interesting. Problem is Rob has difficulty with challenges that involve putting things in order. They lost because of it last time and they lost because of it this time. And because Rob can't spell. I mean, the boy even said "I hope it isn't a spelling thing". Well then check the spellings dumbass! Amber was smart enough to want to try the other Detour when it was at a point that they might have a better chance. I don't know. They probably would have been last no matter what if they didn't make it on that first plane because the same course of events would have happened no matter what. I'll miss them. In my own way. You just rarely see a team go from first to last this early in the game. Oh well. They don't need any more money or prizes. Ever.

Until next week.....