Dating Couple back on top as Mag-Ama, Nerds exit ‘Amazing Race PH’

Phoebe Walker and Matt Edwards.

For all the squabbling that almost led to a breakup at one point, all Matt Edwards and Phoebe Walker needed was their love for each other to win another pit stop on the episode of “The Amazing Race Philippines 2” aired on TV5 on Saturday.

In the 8th leg of the reality competition series that saw the remaining six teams negotiate several challenges in Iloilo, including one that involved zombies in an Intersection task that forced two teams to work together, Team Dating Couple emerged victorious to add another P200,000 from Shell V Power Nitro Plus to the P600,000 they had already earned from three previous pit stop wins.

With only one week to go, Matt and Phoebe are now the odds-on favorite to win the fabulous grand prize that consists of two house and lots from RCD Royal Homes, two Kia Sportage SUVs and a whopping cash prize of P2 million courtesy of PLDT Home Telpad.

Unlike Chef Roch Hernandez of Team Chefs who plans to realize her dream wedding if she and teammate Chef Eji Estillore win, Matt and Phoebe are not even thinking of settling down.

“We’re only 22. A lot of things can happen. In my case, I hope to use the prize money for my family,” Phoebe told InterAksyon in a recent interview.

“Bata pa kami. Maybe in 10 years time,” Matt added.

Of course, the race is far from a done deal and they still have three other formidable teams to contend with as the 8th leg also saw a heartbreaking double elimination for Team Mag-Ama AJ and Jody Saliba and Team Nerds Vincent Yu and Ed Maguan. They were sent home by “TARP 2” host Derek Ramsay after finishing 5th and 6th respectively at the pit stop atop the Injap Tower Heliport in Mandurriao.

In the end, smarts (Nerds) and heart (Mag-Ama) were not enough to carry both teams through the homestretch. But they can still take consolation in the fact that they both won one pit stop each and the P200,000 that came with it.

Teams Nerds and Mag-ama are sent home after the conclusion of the 8th leg on 'The Amazing Race Philippines' Season 2.

As for the Team Magkapatid of Jet and Yna Cruz, their “bridemaids” streak of runner-up pit stop finishes continue as they ended up second for the fourth time in the race. Still taking inspiration from last year’s grand prize winners LJ Moreno and CJ Jaravata who clinched the championship in the final leg, the rich siblings still feel good about their chances.

“Like CJ and LJ, we’re also fans of the show even way back when it started in the US so we’re very familiar with the rules. CJ and LJ were also not the physically strongest team so we thought we might have a chance since we keep finishing second or third,” Jet noted.

For the Team Chefs, landing in the Final Four with only one leg to go brings Roch closer to her ultimate objective. But before she even thinks of proposing to her boyfriend, there’s still the matter of racing ahead of the others.

Of course, not to be taken for granted and possibly the most dangerous team among the remaining tandems are Team Mr. Pogi Kelvin Engles and JP Duray. Behind the leaders in the first five legs, the team dubbed by online fans as “miracle boys” have since finished in the Top 4 from then on.

Asked what they would do with their prize money should they win, both said they would give it to their parents, although Kelvin said he was also considering using some of it as capital for a business he intends to venture in.

Is there one more miracle that awaits the Pogi Boys? Can Team Chefs cook up a storm as the race reaches it climax? Will knowing “The Amazing Series” by heart finally pay off for the Team Magkapatid? Or will the Dating Couple prove that they really have “the best combination of brains and muscle” as Matt had declared?

The only way to find out is to tune in for the finale week of “The Amazing Race Philippines 2”. Powered by Rexona and sponsored by PLDT Home Telpad, Summit Natural Drinking Water, Kia Motors, RCD Royal Homes, Shell, and Resorts World Manila, the series airs on at 9PM Mondays to Saturdays and Highlights airing every Sundays on TV5.

Dating Couple back on top as Mag-Ama, Nerds exit ‘Amazing Race PH’

Source: InterAksyon.com (November 30, 2014 at 01:20PM)

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