I am, Stephanie. I was sorry to see Cochran go, but loved his last speech.

I haven't actually seen the last ep. But Cochran was an interesting guy to me. He and Brandon are the most interesting of the personalities even if they would both drive me crazy in real life.

Fiendish clues and tasks! If you're going to win a million, you'd better be able to handle them.

Kudos to Ernie for reasoning out what to do about the missing 1 key. I predict Bill or Cathi would have had a big advantage because for sure they encountered similar setups on typewriters back in Ye Olde Days.

(And heh, being a faster typist would not have necessarily helped -- those lever-keys are apt to jam if you go fast. Hunt and peck has an actual advantage....)

If Cindy's parents don't think Ernie is the bee's knees by now there's no hope for them.

Let us pause to admire Jeremy for landing his simulator on the first try. That is SO not easy to do.

Seriously!

Very good finale.

And the puzzle at the end was extra amusing with the added height.

Kudos to Ernie for reasoning out what to do about the missing 1 key.

I was really surprised that the missing key stumped everyone for a little bit. I was taught to type on a typewriter not much more advanced than that one, and it didn't have a "1" key either, so I had to always use the "l" instead. I guess these people just aren't as ancient as I am...

I amused my college-age nephews recently telling them how you could rent typewriters by the hour when I was in college, or pay somebody to type it for you.

I went to Clarion West in 1991, and was one of the five out of 20 students who brought a computer.

pay somebody to type it for you

I earned a few bucks doing this in college, where I at least had an electric typewriter. I also would proofread/edit the paper before typing it up, so the person always got good marks on their writing ability, if not their content. My roommate senior year (1987-88) had a home computer in our room, but she was the only one I knew who did. There was a computer lab in the library, but since they closed at midnight, Ms. All-nighter here didn't take full advantage of them.

I was totally thinking Bill and Cathy would've done awesome on the typewriting.

I would've felt worse for Jeremy and Sandy, getting to the other Dump, but I didn't like them much, so...

This is the first season I've ever watched TAR, and now I'm all about it. Roomie got me into it and now I'm all "Let's apply! I wanna go! Even though I'm out of shape and afraid of heights and don't do well in heat or lack of sleep or food...er...."

But can you drive a stick shift?

You have to drive stick shift! And know to check if your rental car requires diesel fuel.

They showed an ad for TAR3 and TAR4 on dvd last night, and it reminded me that my first race was TAR4. Dating virgins! The first gay married couple on the show (IIRC)! Clowns! Nutbunches!!! (Still the best ever episode, with Kelly and Jon losing out on the Fast Forward [feeding fruit to the orangutans!] and then racing to the mat with the virgins in hot pursuit.)