Father/son team Mel & Mike continue to produce stunning results, scoring a first place finish for the third leg of "The Amazing Race 14" on top of the second place finish from the previous leg.
This team may have been the one that I was most wrong about, at least in the early going of the series. Their talents are primarily creative, skills in screenwriting or speech writing that didn't translate well to the race.
As the collectively oldest team, physicality clearly wasn't going to play in their favor either. Mel & Mike also had the "just glad to be there vibe." I imagine they were more glad to become serious contenders.
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What does seem to have kept Mel & Mike in the top tier is their experience, sense of good humor and ability to avoid major mistakes. Obviously, the younger by comparison Mike took the gymnastic Roadblock, to good form as it turned out. Their so-called major mistake in choosing the Gypsy Detour turned to their advantage as the physical task at least didn't allow the opportunity for major mistakes that plagued other teams.
Mel & Mike finished the Detour second then took advantage of Amanda and Kris' own bag misplacement to secure the hard won victory and a trip to Costa Rica. To a certain extent, the race leg was a bit of a gift to the team. I wouldn't necessarily expect the father & son to stay at the top tier on more physical legs but staying in the race field may not be as difficult as originally anticipated.
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