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The Great American Road Trip

2009 American TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Great American Road Trip
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The Great American Road Trip is a reality television competition series that aired on NBC. It follows seven families as they go on a road trip and compete against each other at different landmarks in and around U.S. Route 66 in the United States. The series is hosted by comedian Reno Collier.

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The show premiered on July 7, 2009 as the lead-in to America's Got Talent. However, due to poor ratings, NBC moved the show to Monday nights, with the next episode coming less than a week later.[1] In the second week, ratings declined about 10 percent, as seen in the chart below.

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Structure

The families are given recreational vehicles for use throughout the competition. They drive from place to place to compete in various challenges. There are two contests each week. The first is the "King of the Road" challenge, in which the winner receives a reward, and the second is the "End of the Road" challenge, in which the losing team goes home.

Families

The following families are in the competition. They are listed with their hometowns:

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Locations

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Episode One

Episode Two

Episode Three

Episode Four

Episode Five

Episode Six

These hotels were locations during the scavenger hunt:

Episode Seven

Episode Eight

Episodes

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*^Note A : In episode two, no teams were eliminated. Instead, the top three teams in the King of the Road challenge (Pollards, Cootes, and Ricos) faced off in a second challenge, with the winning team receiving a prize. The Cootes received a trip to an upcoming movie premiere in Hollywood.
*^Note B : In episode 6, instead of an End of the Road challenge, the top 2 families compete for the luxury.

*^Note C : In episode 7, there were only 2 teams in the bottom instead of 3.

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Elimination chart

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  • ^Note 1 : In Episode 2, nobody was eliminated. The Pollards won the first competition in the episode. The top three competed for a luxury. The Cootes won this competition.
  • ^Note 2 : In Episode 6, nobody was eliminated. The Cootes won the first competition in the episode. The top two competed for a luxury, and last place was sidelined. The Pollards won this competition.
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