The Amazing Race 20 Secret Scenes, Episode 6: Rachel Explains It All

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Featured Team: Art & JJ

Art & JJ’s List of Names: While driving in Bavaria, Art tells us that they call Vanessa & Ralph “Conan & Kardashian” since he’s huge like Conan and she resembles the Kardashians, although she’s prettier. Kim Kardashian’s marriage to Kris Humphries was fresh in their minds when they bestowed that nickname on them. JJ admits he’s embarrassed he actually knew that bit of celebrity trivia.

Art continues with other nicknames: The green team (Brendon & Rachel) they call Rapala, since she looks like a fish lure and Rapala makes those; the teachers; the Jersey guidos or the East Coast boys; Major Dave & Rachel; and finally, the Kentucky Boys. No longer around are the Hawaiians, the Clowns, and the Twins. JJ reminds him that there also was the Repugnant Mississippi Girls, which he also calls the team that they dislike greatly. JJ claims that all the remaining teams snuck out of their hotel rooms last night to celebrate that the Mississippi girls were gone.

Featured Team: Art & JJ

The Bigger Picture for Art & JJ: Before the leg’s start in Bavaria, JJ talks about the fact that winning the race and $500K would propel his family into financial security for the next 10-15 years. He and his wife just adopted a baby boy and she wants to stay home with the baby even though she has her own business. The joy he’s seen in his wife and son is worth all the work to win the prize.

Art explains that he’s racing for the money because his son is going to be out of high school soon and he wants to be able to pay for any school that his son wants to go to. He’d also love to pay off his house and provide the ability for his wife not to have to work. They would also like to easily afford to travel to where their son plays collegiate sports.

Featured Team: Vanessa & Ralph

Mo Money, Mo Problems: In Azerbaijan, Vanessa & Ralph discuss if the taxi driver will take Euros. After unsuccessfully trying to ask the driver in English, Vanessa & Ralph bicker a bit on how to organize their current stockpile of US dollars. Ralph gets frustrated as Vanessa encourages him to be subtle about handling their money and use common sense so that he’s not showing off all the money they have. He parcels out a portion of it and stuffs it in his bag while keeping some in hand, enough to hopefully pay for the cab.

Ralph gets snippy with Vanessa after she continues to tell him to be cautious, so he finally tells her to lay off. She can’t believe he’s going to start a fight at this moment while he can’t believe she isn’t giving him any credit for being discreet with their money. Ralph decides to move on and tells her he wants to talk to the driver to see if he’ll drive faster. Vanessa openly mocks this idea which of course pisses Ralph off, so he gives up. She doesn’t understand how he’s going to communicate with the driver when it’s clear he doesn’t speak English and it seems like they’re going pretty fast.

Vanessa wants to know why Ralph is acting this way and if it’s because he’s hungry or tired. Ralph wishes she would stop talking so he could get a word in. She’s not fond of his tone and tells him he needs to cheer the %*#$ up because she’s not dealing with his mood the entire leg. Ralph responds that there is no tone and he’s done everything she asked, but this rebuttal only reinforces what she sees as him being pissy.

Vanessa points out that he still hasn’t done what she wanted concerning the fact that their money is all in one lump of cash. Ralph decides then that they’ll switch fanny packs and she can hold the money. She of course refuses to switch and promises to shoot him. Ralph doesn’t understand where this is coming from and Vanessa tells him that he needs to reduce his tone of voice towards her.

Ralph is fighting a losing battle here but doesn’t realize that until he apologizes, any tone of voice will piss her off. Vanessa declares that until he speaks to her like a human being, she doesn’t want to talk to him. Ralph points out that she just wants to pick a fight. He again tells her that he did as she requested concerning the money and Vanessa reminds him that if the cab driver sees a huge wad of cash, he’ll want more. They haggle and bicker over how else to split up the money and putting some in a different pocket satisfies Vanessa.

Featured Team: Brendon & Rachel

No Mean Girls for Rachel: In Germany, Rachel tells us that she & Brendon really like Bopper & Mark and Nary & Jamie as they’ve all helped each other out willingly in the race thus far. Vanessa & Ralph are definitely not friends of Rachel & Brendon as they’re negative and talk smack. They’re also not friends with Dave & Rachel or Art & JJ either.

Rachel compares those three teams they’re not friends with to “the Plastics” from Mean Girls, as they think they’re popular and well-loved, but they’re just the mean girl clique. Those teams aren’t nice and talk about you behind your back. Brendon explains that they’re just very fake and although they come into the Pit Stop all smiles, out on the race course they’re jerks and a bit obnoxious. It’s not easy to separate the behavior on the race versus the behavior shown during rest periods.

Featured Team: Nary & Jamie

Tight Lipped “Teachers”: At the airport terminal, Nary explains that in their career field there are a variety of personalities, from the arrogant to people like them to somewhere in the middle. The reason they didn’t tell any of the other teams about their profession is because it wouldn’t be clear what kind of people Nary & Jamie are. Art & JJ were immediately pegged as cops, but no one is close to figuring out that she & Jamie are agents too. She regrets having to lie about it and wouldn’t be surprised when the others do find out about it they hate them even more. Nary, I don’t think anyone cares as you & Jamie are not really doing that well!