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My End of Season ALL-TIME Rankings (as of TAR12)

THE BEST SEASON OVERALL 1. TAR3 2. TAR5 2. TAR8 4. TAR1 5. TAR11:AS 5. TAR12 7. TAR2 8. TAR10 9. TAR9 10. TAR6 11. TAR4 *huge gap* 12. TAR7 THE WINNING TEAMS (As a team) 1. The Linz Family (TAR8) 2. Flo & Zach (TAR3) 3. Rob & Brennan (TAR1) 4. Uchenna & Joyce (TAR7) 5. Chris & Alex (TAR2) 5. Chip & Kim (TAR5) 5. Tyler & James (TAR10) *gap* 8. TK & Rachel (TAR12) 9. Reichen & Chip (TAR4) 10. BJ & Tyler (TAR9) 11. Freddy & Kendra (TAR6) 12. Eric & Danielle (TAR11:AS) THE WINNING TEAMS (With respect to the final 3) Winning Team / Who I thought should have won 1. Uchenna & Joyce / Uchenna & Joyce (TAR7) 2. The Linz Family / The Linz Family (TAR8) 3. Rob & Brennan / Rob & Brennan or Frank & Margarita(TAR1) 4. Chris & Alex / Blake & Paige or Chris & Alex(TAR2) 5. Chip & Kim / Chip & Kim or Brandon & Nicole(TAR5) 6. Tyler & James / Tyler & James or Lyn & Karlyn(TAR10) 7. Flo & Zach / Teri & Ian or Ken & Gerard (TAR3) 8. Reichen & Chip / Kelly & Jon (TAR4) 9. Freddy & Kendra / Kris & Jon (TAR6) 10. BJ & Tyler / Eric & Jeremy or Ray & Yolanda(TAR9) 11. Eric & Danielle / Charla & Mirna or Dustin &Kandice (TAR11:AS) 12. TK & Rachel / Ronald & Christina or Don & Nicolas(TAR12) THE MOST DESERVING FINAL 3 TEAM (NON-WINNERS) 1. Kris & Jon (TAR6) 2. Teri & Ian (TAR3) 2. Charla & Mirna (TARAS) 2. Ronald & Christina (TAR12) 5. Ken & Gerard (TAR3) 6. Kelly & Jon (TAR4) 7. Dustin & Kandice (TARAS) 8. Eric & Jeremy (TAR9) 9. Nicolas & Donald (TAR12) 10. Frank & Margarita (TAR1)

THE BEST FINALE(regardless of winner) 1. TAR3 2. TAR12 3. TAR8 *4-9 almost even* 4. TAR5 5. TAR2 6. TAR1 7. TAR6 8. TAR11: AS 9. TAR9 10. TAR4 11. TAR10 12. TAR7 THE BEST GROUP OF TEAMS 1. TAR3 2. TAR8 3. TAR5 4. TAR1 5. TAR11: AS 6. TAR2 6. TAR12 8. TAR10 8. TAR6 8. TAR4 11. TAR9 *gap* 12. TAR7 MY FAVORITE AMAZING RACE TEAMS OF ALL TIME 1. Kris & Jon (TAR6) 2. Teri & Ian (TAR3/AS) 3. Ronald & Christina (TAR12) 4. Charla & Mirna (TAR5/AS) 5. The Linz Family (TAR8) 6. John Vito & Jill (TAR3/AS) 7. David & Margaretta (TAR1) 8. Don & Mary Jean (TAR6) 9. Linda & Karen (TAR5) 10. Meredith & Gretchen (TAR7) 11. Erwin & Godwin (TAR10) THE TOP TEAMS (NOT IN TOP 3) THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE FURTHER 1. Teri & Ian (TARAS) 2. John Vito & Jill (TAR3) 3. The Gaghan Family (TAR8) 4. Linda & Karen (TAR5) 5. Meredith & Gretchen (TAR7) 6. The Paolo Family (TAR8) 7. The Rogers Family (TAR8) 8. Joseph & Monica (TAR9) 9. Jim & Marsha (TAR5) 10. Charla & Mirna (TAR5)