Due to an incredibly sore back, I spent most of the weekend lying on my couch watching TV. I caught up to the Amazing Race by watching the 4 episodes that I missed. I think it was Buffy who said it - this show will lose a lot if/when Amber and Rob are out of the show. Most of the dynamic is built on how well they are doing and how the other competitors are responding to them.

I caught a news story saying that an internet gambling site has stopped taking bets on this season's Amazing Race. The winner on the Amazing Race, unlike Survivor or American Idol who wait until a final "live" episode to determine its winner, is already known since all the shows are pre-taped. The site stopped taking bets as one of the couples started to get a significant amount bets its way. This type of thing has actually happened a few times - the most recent, I think, was with The Bachelorette - and in all cases, the site was correct to stop taking bets because the ones getting the bets eventually won, proving the leak was legitimate.

I'll spare you other watchers the details. I wish I hadn't read it.