Congratulations Uchenna And Joyce!

If you do not watch reality shows, by all means, stop reading this post.

OK, those of you remaining should know that of all reality-based shows on TV currently, The Amazing Race is the best of the best and the only one that is really "real". Yes, that includes Survivor which has far too many bits of "assistance" from the show's producers. The only thing AR can be brought to task about is some creative editing to create tension and angst by making teams seem closer than they actually are.

That said, this race that just finished has been the most real of all of them (yes, even with Rob and Amber from Survivor). There was a crash where a vehicle was flipped in an African Safari area and injured the onboard camera guy. You have teams delayed and at the whim of local police laws, crowds, traffic jams, flat tires, spitting llamas, tempermental camels, beggars, delayed flights, rain, sun, sick elephants, slips and falls of the racers (the oldest lady racer essentially cracked her head open) and more.

The funniest thing about each race is seeing how the failure to take time to RTFM costs people so much time and eventually their spot in the race (and their chance at the million dollar prize). The race is simple in concept really. Start with a clue, then follow the instructions to the next clue. Possibly perform a difficult task or two on the way to the next clue. get the final clue to reach the pit stop and get there before everyone else (or at least try not to be last and get eliminated). Simple right? Yeah, well someone needs to tell the contestants each year because they still have no clue. The amount of silly mistakes that happens and gets teams bagged is incredible.

Anyhow, the couple that won is one of the most deserving of all winners. Uchenna and Joyce worked for Worldcom and Enron. Add to that the fact that they used their finances, and patience, up in trying unsuccessfully yo have a child and you have the cracked foundation of a relationship. They came on the race to fix things, mainly communication (essential to this race) and to, obviously, win a million bucks so they could try invitro again. Thankfully, being short forty-five bucks did not cost them the race and the million dollar prize.

What am I talking about? See for yourself when they replay the final of The Amazing Race 7 on Sunday on OLN at 9PM.