In an interview with the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Phil Keoghan, host of THE AMAZING RACE, was asked what have been the most memorable moments for him from the past seven seasons.
* Charla and Mirna carrying meat in Season 5: "I´m sorry, it just doesn´t get much better than that."
* Emily and Nancy trying to find a clue in an Indian marketplace in Season 1: "It was just such an amazing example of culture shock, which to me, the audience connects with, because they understand, - If I were there, I would be so out of my element."
* The head shaving with Uchenna and Joyce in Season 7: "It´s extremely touching. Part of what makes that so powerful is that when Brandon and Nicole were faced with the same fast-forward, they decided not to do it, and they didn´t win THE AMAZING RACE. I asked Brandon and Nicole, "What would you do for a million dollars?" They looked at me, and I said, "Would you shave off your hair for a million dollars?" They realized what I was asking them, and I said, "Well, clearly you wouldn´t, because you don´t know if you just gave up a million dollars." Speaking Uchenna and Joyce, Phil said, "I don´t think we´ve ever had more popular winners. Same with Chip and Kim."
* The challenge in New Zealand, when racers rolled down a hill in a giant ball called a Zorb:"That´s a friend of mine, that´s my friend¹s farm. I drove about 500 miles to find that location; they´d never taken the Zorb off-site before, so I tested it with my friend, down this hill. I just remember screaming, "We´ve got to get that in the show!"
* In Season 5, when the Bowling Moms were doing the rock-climbing challenge, Phil wished that Christie had done that challenge instead of Colin: "That´s when I wished there had been the rule about (teammates having to do an even number of) roadblocks. Colin was doing most of the roadblocks, and I would have loved to have seen Christie go head to head with Karen (of the Bowling Moms)."
* John of the team John Vito and Jill eating the cheese in Season 3: "It was just funny."
* Uchenna and Joyce at the orphanage in South Africa.
* In Season 6, Gus and Hera at the Goure Island in Africa, where slaves were shipped to the New World: "To me it¹s one of the greatest moments, where the show really slowed down and was breathing. The whole show slowed down. It was extraordinary."
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