After several weeks, many eliminations and two quitters, Hoopz won I Love Money with a comeback win over Whiteboy. On the last elimination episode both Toastee and Pumpkin were eliminated, leaving the final four of Real, Hoopz, Whiteboy and Megan. All three wanted to win but with Megan the only one not in the alliance she realized that the only way to make it to the end would be to win the role of Pay Master. At the final Pay Master challenge the final four reenacted a fond moment from Flavor of Love 2. In that season Buckeyee almost pushed Krazy over the balcony and they were about to do the same.

For the challenge the fastest person to carry a Krazy doll over a suspended pathway, throw the doll over the balcony at the end and then return to the other side would win. Megan was up first and after getting halfway across the platform she fell, dropping the Krazy doll and disqualifying her. Hoopz was up next and although she quickly got across and threw Krazy over the balcony, she forgot to return and that hurt her time. Next up was Real and after completing the task only a few seconds past Hoopz’s time he was no longer in the running. That left Whiteboy to try his hand and with a time of 16 seconds he beat Hoopz out to become the final Pay Master of the game.

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The Amazing Race is back for its 13th season and after winning their sixth Emmy in a row they have a lot to stand up for. Starting once again in Los Angeles, California the new 11 teams began from the Colosseum in California. After getting to know the teams the race began as the teams learned they were to fly to Belize for their first leg. Airport troubles once again struck as most of the teams went into the wrong line for tickets. After finding the new line Terence/Sarah, Mark/Bill, Aja/Ty, Nick/Starr, Kelly/Christy and Ken/Tina landed the first flight out.

While in line the frat brothers Andrew and Dan mentioned how they hoped the flight would be delayed, giving them a better shot as the second flight was three hours behind. Some didn’t take to that too well but it did of course jinx the flight as indeed the first flight to Belize was delayed, but not enough to arrive after the second flight. When landing in Belize the teams had to first find a sandwich shop where they would get a clue to transport a candy cart to a plaza. Terence and Sarah pulled out ahead quickly thanks to Sarah being able to talk the language and they landed the first spot on the sign in sheet in the end, giving them a 9:00 departing time.

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Could Dan be the worst player of Big Brother history yet still be one of the best? His methods this season have been odd and tonight we saw just how crazy America’s Ex-Player can be. Following April’s eviction on Thursday the remaining players jumped onto a vine and started swinging for the Head of Household. After being whipped into a padded wall, several of the players were knocked out of the challenge leaving two to make the strangest deal in Big Brother history. After Jerry fell down only five remained and an all out water balloon fight was held. Michelle and Dan took the brunt of the hits but it hindered neither performance. Only an hour after Jerry’s drop, Keesha fell followed a few hours later by Michelle whose leg got caught in the netting. That left three guys in an endurance competition, odd isn’t it. Since ladies have ruled the endurance of Big Brother past it was different to see Memphis, Dan and Ollie still up on the vines.

After Memphis’ body gave out that left Dan and Ollie still hanging around. This left the two to battle it with their words and create a deal to decide who would win the HoH. Dan started up the conversation as he wanted to see his girlfriend Monica. Ollie wouldn’t give up with only that so Dan added a lot to the mix. After a few minutes passed Dan offered Ollie all the power of the HoH without the title. If Ollie dropped, giving Dan the win, Ollie would be able to keep Michelle safe, make one of Dan’s nominations and choose who goes up with the Power of Veto is used. Basically all Dan got to decide was one of the nominees and he got to see his girlfriend. It was a stupid move for Dan to make but it was all in the scheme of his ‘I’m a weak player’ strategy.

Following Dan’s drop from the vine his alliance started talking and realized a deal was made. It was making Memphis, Renny and Keesha very paranoid as they knew that Ollie was at least safe. Keesha also thought she heard Dan say that another person could be safe and also a little about Ollie making one nomination. They weren’t for certain but just the idea of a crazy deal made them worry. Ollie wasn’t too upset though as he told his deal to Michelle. She was excited as well and the two became a strong pair at that very moment.

Up in Dan’s Head of Household room it was all about Monica. Not only did he get a letter from her but she also sent him a shirt that says ‘Taken’. During the time Dan read his letter from Monica he gave his housemates a show. He says his tears and emotions during the letter read were all for show and at least Renny fell for it. When everyone left the room Dan let us know that it was all about the game now even though it was nice to see his family and girlfriend. One interesting thing to mention here is something from the live feeds. After seeing Monica’s picture, Ollie mentioned that he saw her during casting. Rumor has it that Monica was supposed to be in the house with Dan but she pulled out. If that IS the case the others may hold that against Dan, even if she isn’t in the house now.

A little bit later Ollie went up to Dan to talk about the deal. Dan is one of those players that talks to “us” through the camera and it’s actually interesting as we get live input to his thoughts as they happen. When Ollie walked in it was all about who was going up on the block and his choice was Memphis. Dan didn’t try to sway him from that and it was time for him to reveal his deal with his one true alliance: Memphis. When Memphis heard that Dan might be putting him up he wasn’t too happy. He said that he would never put Dan on the block but Dan realized he had to secure the votes before actually going through with it. After calling both Keesha and Renny into his HoH room, Dan created another alliance with them. He wanted to include Memphis but Renny backed down for a bit until Dan said they would only use Memphis for now. After that Renny agreed to the deal and a new final three alliance was born. The name is still pending as of now.

Before the nominations Memphis took one last stab at keeping himself off the block. He didn’t understand why his final two ally would go against him and nominate him but Dan used it as a way to hide their alliance. It’s a well known fact that the two are aligned so I don’t get Dan’s thinking but if it calms Memphis down I guess it’s good for now. Up in the HoH Dan once again talked out loud about his ideas. He went back and forth on keeping and breaking his deal with Ollie. He knew that nominated Memphis was a huge risk but he went with it anyway, keeping his deal with Ollie…. for now. With Jerry and Memphis nominated it’s going to be an interesting Power of Veto as both have proven that they can win it. How will the Power of Veto change the game and will Dan stick to his word if it is used? Tune in Tuesday to find it! It’s going to be good!

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After last weeks double execution/bribery the Mole returned with only eight players. It seems most were sad to see both Bobby and Ali go as they became fairly close to them. Only one voiced a negative point to leaving and that was Nicole. She thought Bobby was in deed the mole and realized she now had to re-evaluate her strategy in order to stay in the game. Other then that everyone who talked was crying for those two to go as they felt they lost two close allies and friends.

The next morning everyone was driven to Argentina, their next location in the journey. In the Andes mountains the eight broke into two teams of four each. Nicole, Victoria, Kristen and Clay became the “selfish” team while Craig, Mark, Paul and Alex became the “selfless” team. John then explained to everyone how the Inca used to carry gold up the Andes mountains for the Spanish. Their mission was to do just though, carry bars of gold up the Andes Mountains. Each gold bar weighed about 5 pounds and for each that made it to the top $250 would be added to the pot. Oh there was one more thing, the first team to make it up the mountain got a chance for a small little reward: exemptions.

When the two teams started to grab their bricks it was obvious who the selfish team was. They wanted to take up the least amount of bricks they could so they could be the first up the mountain. Kristen ended up taking more then half the selfish teams bricks while Clay took five although he claims he could have taken twelve. For the selfless team it was obvious they wouldn’t be up for considering Craig was on their team. They made the decision to grab as many bricks as they could and started up the mountain a few minutes after the selfish team.

As the selfish team started up Nicole made it seem as if she was tired. She says she wants people to think she’s the mole, casting doubt on her and less on the real mole. It’s smart but really could come back to bite her. As they got half way up the Andes John was waiting for them and told them they now had to carry a scale the rest of the way. Two scales were available, one weighing ten 10 pounds and another weighing at least 20 pounds. They had to decide which scale to take based on looks along and the selfish team chose right as they picked the lighter of the two.

The selfless team wasn’t having as big of a problem as they thought as Craig was keeping up. Although Mark complained a bit they mostly worked well together. At the mid-way mark they took the heavier scale, leaving a few bricks behind, and started back up the mountain. Mark wasn’t too happy about Kristen taking the lighter one but continued on. But as the second scale and second team head up the mountain the selfish team was just finishing. They made it to the top with around 25 bricks and were happy with their choice. A little later with only 30 seconds to spare, the selfless team crossed the finish line and all the bricks were tallied, adding $14,000 to the pot. Well at least for the time being.

Knowing their exemption came at a cost, the selfish team waited to hear what they would have to do. John told them only one of the four would get the exemption and the four had to decide unanimously who would get it or they had to forfeit the exemption AND all the money  they just made. After a few minutes they decided Clay should get it. Although the girls thought Kristen deserved it more, Clay complained the loudest. Some thought it was moleish behaviour but I’m not so sure.

As if the drama wasn’t enough thanks to the mission, while hiking down the mountain Craig didn’t do so well. At the bottom an ambulance was called in as Craig had trouble breathing. They said he went in and out of consciousness and was diagnosed with hypothermia from the cold and low air pressure. Everyone seems a bit worried about him but he still worried about the game. When Craig returned he was told that he had to stay warm and rest but he still worried some would think his trip to the ER was him playing a mole game.

The next day everyone woke up ready to play. Alex and Victoria had a small chat as we learn he thinks she may be the mole. They both thought coalitions wouldn’t last but we all know Alex has one with Paul. That night at dinner John asked everyone for their journals. As they ate they worried what would happen to them, especially Mark. His whole game is in that journal and without it he feels there is no more game to play. Little did they know the journals were their next mission as John returned with the journals still in tact.

The next mission was a rather fun one as it had to deal with quotes in the journals. Each player was told a quote and asked to guess who said that in their journal. Five of the seven questions were guessed correctly but one didn’t count. Nicole continued her fake (or real?) sabotage streak by coughing and blinking at the quote that was hers. This put several more people on her for being the mole. If she really isn’t though she’s one great actress. Since John rounded the pot up to $144,000 and four questions were correct,

Directly following desert everyone was led outside. They were then asked for one person to take a risk a sacrifice their journal. Nicole, Alex and Paul all said they would give theirs in but Alex’s journal was chosen to be sacrificed. John then pulled out a torch and waved it over Alex’s journal but didn’t torch it. He then asked Alex to collect all the other journals and set them on the table. As he did so the table was lit on fire, setting everyone but Alex’s journal into flames. This made Mark angry and he seemed to waver on quitting. His whole game and life in the game was based on his journal. With it gone he didn’t seem to have the will to play anymore. He even went missing for a short time but showed up in order to return back to base camp.

After that short melt down it was then time for the quiz and execution. Craig returned to the dinner table and everyone got ready to take the quiz. A few people seemed to change their tune on the mole. Alex and Paul along with Nicole feel Victoria is the mole while others felt it was Nicole. The only real strategy for the quiz we got to hear was Nicole’s. She said that she will answer as quickly as possible in order to win in the case of a tie. It was good she did that too as John let everyone know pre-execution that there was in fact a tie. Only 5 seconds were split between the two and in the event of the tie, the person who answered the quiz slower would be executed. It ended up being Victoria to get the green thumb and sent packing. She said she expected it but most mouths dropped. She was the biggest mole suspect yet and once again the suspect was sent home.

Next week it seems Craig is given some power that some don’t like. Nicole is put into a lama costume with Paul, her favorite person. Now that should be some great reality television! It seems Paul is getting on some more nerves as everyone thinks he’s a trouble maker. Um having we been seeing that since the first episode?

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In the latest Reality Stream I decided to show a College production posted online called ‘The Race’. It was created by a senior at Ithaca College and is really amazing. It’s based off of The Amazing Race but really does resemble the actual show. It’s production value is amazing and it is highly entertaining and fun to watch. If you like the Amazing Race you are sure to love ‘The Race’ as well. So head over to the Reality Streams page and take a look at the four great episodes. If you still aren’t convinced, I have a little preview below.

httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=Utl3D-_j1z0

(Reality Streams page may take a few minutes to load as it is Quicktime Video)

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