Tilikum on Amazing Race

Ok, this is late in coming. I just realized that we forgot to blog about this event.

Back in May CBS came to the camp that Nate works at, Tilikum, and filmed their final episode of Amazing Race on the ropes course up there. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the show, it's a reality show that is a race around the world. The show begins in the US and continues to 5 different continents in the course of 30 days or so and then ends at a location in the US. At the start of the race there are 11 different teams. The teams get eliminated if they are the last to arrive at the different check points. Each team is identified by some tag line like "mother and son" or "college roommates" etc.. By the last leg of the race there are 3 teams racing to the finish at a US location. Tilikum got to be a part of that final episode in the last leg of the race. Even if you are unfamiliar with Tilikum, but more familiar with Portland I think you'll like this episode because there are many other spots in the Portland area that the team had to stop through before the final finish at the Pittock Mansion.

We both happened to be at work the day CBS filmed....and what a fun day it was! Of course we had to stay in doors as not to be "caught" in the way of a camera. After all this is a reality show. No "cut" or "take 2" involved with this show!
Our faces were pressed against the windows as we watched each of the speeding taxi cabs wizz by the main office. We could see who the final three teams were, but the show hadn't aired yet, so we didn't know who we wanted to have win until a few months ago when it aired.

It was difficult keeping the event a secret from everyone, but the contract with CBS had a big fine attached to it if anyone was to say anything prematurly. whoops don't want to do that!

If you're interested in watching this episode you can go to:

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/video/video.php?cid=827787788&pid=jc4Fgay1x60JdU0pKS1hlEHtzFdMpRTg&play=true&cc=30


It's Season 13 episode 11.

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