My Advice for Amazing Race Contestants...

Amazing Race 2004 Forum

Here's some advice to contestants trying to win the Amazing Race.

1 Make sure you are "physically fit", in good shape and not overweight.

(Make sure your partner follows advice #1, because you are a team!)

2. If you are up against Amber and Rob- ROB IS GONNA TRY TO SCREW YOU OVER, AND AMBER WILL CHEER HIM ON LAUGHING ALL THE WAY! DO NOT BELIEVE A WORD THAT COMES OUT OF ROB'S MOUTH!!

3. Don't waste time arguing and make sure you READ the directions completely.

4. Do not share your money, your cell phone, or ANY information with other teams. Act like you don't know anything, but willing to help.

5.If you are an older team, use your experience and try to keep up with the young ones.

6. If you are in a foot race to the finish...run like hell!


7. Don't get too cocky. At the airport...mostly everyone is on equal footing. Phone ahead for reservations instead of going to the counter begging.

8. If you can, phone ahead to your new destination and book a taxi to meet you at the airport. Book the craziest m-f'n taxi driver you can who knows where he's going.

9. Be nice to the locals.

I can't stand the people who yell and scream at the locals because the locals don't understand or can't help them. It's not the locals fault you can't speak swahili

Schmiggens: Great lets keep it going...

10. If you're a recovering alcoholic or just act like one, try to stay away from alcohol (beer, wine,spirits etc) because you don't want to look like a lush and fall behind because the "..beer tastes soooo good in Munich" or " ...the wine is divine in Paris..".



11. Be prepared to eat flesh of animals you never even heard of and drink blood of other beings. A healthy appetite helps--so starve yourself a little, but keep hydrated.

12. Instead of sitting around on your ass in an airport when you're waiting for your next flight, talk to the other passengers on your flight. They may be able to give you information on your new destination that could get you ahead of other teams.

13. Buy a guide book for your new destination country and read that while you wait at the airport or on the flight.

14. If you're in the very last leg of the race, post the stuff you don't need back home so your back pack is lighter for the last leg, then you can run faster.
If you can't post it back to youself, then throw it away. You can buy new stuff with your $1 million