Episode Report Card M. Giant: B+ | 139 USERS: B+ YOU GRADE IT Franked Again
By M. Giant | Season 21 | Episode 9 | Aired on 2012.11.25
Phil tells them they're the last team to arrive, "And I'm very sorry to tell you that you have been eliminated from the race." Abbie's eyes water, and Phil asks, "Ryan, you got nothing to say?" Ryan: "Herp." Eloquent. Abbie says they just wanted to make it, and Ryan says he doesn't know what to say. "You never get a chance like this. It's not only once in a lifetime, it's once in a hundred lifetimes." He interviews, "The Chippendales cost me two million dollars." I'm sure he's not the first. "Just thinking about how much money that really is, it's life-changing. It sucks, it's a bad feeling... I don't feel like we accomplished what we set out to accomplish." Since that was winning nine legs in one race, I would have to agree. But at least they finished nine legs, which is something. "It just feels wrong, it doesn't feel right." Well, the cheery organ-grinder music that plays over the closing credits right after they leave the mat would seem to indicate that there might be those who disagree. Coincidentally, that's an old beer-hall song of celebration whose title translates roughly to "We Just Saved a Million Dollars."
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