We start this leg of the Race with a peek into the Dang Mailbag. Sandra from Utah writes in about the "Tree of Utah." She says, "It was erected by a Swedish millionaire who thought we needed a sculpture to break up the monotony of the salt flats. We've actually gotten used to it, but it is a rather strange sculpture." See, you come to Dang Fun, and you learn something new. I suppose if I were a Swedish millionaire I'd be building wacky monuments too.
On to the second-to-last episode. The Floridas stopped for directions and the Weaver girls fought over whether they should also get gas. When they decided to refuel later you knew it would be a factor at the end.
The Detour was putting on wagon wheels, hooking up horses and driving the wagon a quarter mile, or assembling a teepee. The physically more difficult task proved to be much faster, and that's what the sibs and daughters chose.
Florida and the sisters did the teepee and the Weaver boy even made fun of the Native American. Or--if we're not being politically correct--the rude, snotty Weaver boy even made fun of the Native American.
But it was the sisters who were doing the most fighting. They were at each other's throats the entire leg. Even kisses from Buffalo Bill couldn't cheer them up.
The Roadblock was riding in some sweet Buick golf carts to find four colored balls scattered around nine holes. The siblings shot themselves in the foot again by not looking into the actual holes and Wally's girls passed them to take the lead.
The sisters really topped themselves on the golf course. The two in the cart got into a huge fight, and one of them jumped out of the cart and ran beside the cart. Whatever happened to good old-fashioned greed? Couldn't you get a along with some pretty nasty people for a legit shot at a million dollars? All the fighting was truly amazing.
The cattle ranch where they ended up is 10,000 acres. That's enough to tucker a cow out.
The Bransens were first and they won a full-sized Buick. The Linz family was an easy second.
How bad were the Godlewskis? The Weavers were pulled over by the cops, flirted with running out of gas, and it still wasn't even close.
Usually when a team is eliminated they talk about how the experience brought them together and proved how much they love each other. Heck, even the Angry Paolos were crying tears of pride when they were done. But not the sisters. They were talking about how their personalities don't match, and they weren't surprised at how poorly they got along, and the problems will continue back home. Can sisters get a divorce?
Next Tuesday we go two hours to crown a champion and hand out a million bucks. I still think the Bransens are the favorite because the Linzes can't go a whole leg without messing something up.
And if the Weavers win, they just might have to cancel the whole show.
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