User blog comment:TheDipDap1234/The Ridonculous Race Finale - Team Reviews/@comment-1734566-20151010190443/@comment-1734566-20151010192006

Thanks. XD

And yeah, I kinda get what you're saying...but this is one case where my personal opinions still override such natural feelings - SURFERS 4 LIFE! XD

And @Marcos: I actually realized that your comparison to Survivor there is even MORE right than I originally thought. Even in the cases where it's literally 2 or 3 returnees against over a dozen newbies, the seasons always are still unfairly balanced in the returnees' favor: Bobby Jon made it far in Guatemala, as did Jonathan Penner in Philippines. Ozzy was basically about to win South Pacific if he didn't lose that final challenge, while Coach was the runner-up of that same season. Stephanie was the runner-up of Guatemala as was Michael in Philippines, and, of course, the crowning crap achievement: Boston Rob won Redemption Island. Literally the only two cases of a returnee in a mostly-new season not going far were the Russells: Russell Hantz in Redemption Island and Russell Swan in Philippines.

And that still translates well here to RR: There were only 4 returnees in a cast of 36 overall, and while one unfortunate soul was eliminated early, to say the least, the other three ALL made it considerably far, and one was a finalist (and, again, apparently the canon winner). So this actually IS very similar to Survivor. NICE catch there! XD