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Brothers Dan and Jordan Pious crossed the "The Amazing Race" season 16 finish line first, winning the million dollar prize. Cowboys and brothers Jet and Cord McCoy finished the race second, while models Brent Horne and Caite Upton finished third.
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Dan and Jordan were out for the win the minute they learned their next stop was San Francisco. They hadn't been dirty players before this point, but I guess the gloves were off for the last leg. Honestly, I never thought the brothers could pull off the win, but they brought out their nasty, but much needed game-playing tactics at just the right time.
The brothers made two huge moves that changed everything for them.
Their first big move was putting their bags down in between Caite and Brent and Jet and Cord at the airport, basically cutting the line to get tickets on to the plane. Jet and Cord were extremely annoyed and were not afraid to let the brothers know it, but who could blame them? They did arrive at the airport six hours prior to the brothers.
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Their next huge move was asking to move from coach to first class during the flight. This got them off of the plane way ahead of the other two teams. I bet they were at least 10 or 15 minutes ahead of everyone, and while they may not seem like a lot of time, in matters pertaining to "The Amazing Race" 15 minutes is the difference between first place and elimination. Jet and Cord caught up the pair at one point, but Jordan and Dan were ahead just enough to dodge them every time they met up.
The moment that really sealed their win was the final challenge - the memory challenge. This was Jordan's pride and joy. Being the huge "The Amazing Race" fan that he is, he knew a challenge that required matching the games and/or players eliminated to each leg of the race would eventually come. It is a staple of the reality show. Jordan had been writing every thing down. I have never seen a team finish this challenge as quickly as Dan and Jordan. At that moment, Dan and Jordan absolutely deserved to win.
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