Mark Crawford and Larry Graham’s elimination on The Superb Race got here right down to a footrace to the end line.
“Once we drove up, we have been attempting to get outta the taxi, however there was a bus there and the cab driver wouldn’t enable us to get on the market,” Graham, 59, completely advised Us Weekly of his and Crawford’s elimination. “And by that point after we obtained out, they have been working and so we fell in behind them.”
In the course of the premiere episode, Graham and Crawford have been neck and neck with two groups: courting nurses Courtney Ramsey and Jasmin Carey plus brothers Nick Fiorito and Mike Fiorito. Graham added that the time distinction between the three groups was “most likely lower than a minute.”
“It was shut,” Crawford advised Us. “We may see ’em. They have been there.”
Within the episode, viewers noticed Ramsey and Carey battle to search out transportation within the busy streets of Hong Kong. The ladies have been the second to final to reach on the Fork within the Street cease. They in the end selected to do the dancing process, considering they may move different groups, together with Graham and Crawford.
Graham and Crawford instantly opted for the dancing problem relatively than the singing one (which had fewer groups signed up on the time) since neither considered one of them was assured of their vocal talents. The retired firefighters have been additionally hesitant to aim to sing in Chinese language.
“In case you [heard] us sing, you then would know that it actually wasn’t [an option],” Crawford quipped. “There was a transparent fork there, however we solely had a technique we have been going.”
(L-R): Larry Graham and Mark Crawford. Package Karzen/CBS
Whereas Graham and Crawford took some further time on the dancing problem, they confessed the duty had an additional troublesome ingredient as a result of language barrier between them and their teacher.
“Once we have been speaking with our man, he may dance rather well. He may play the little drum beat. However we misplaced somewhat bit in interpretation,” Crawford advised Us. “The dance wasn’t troublesome, however we couldn’t get the steps down as a result of it was only a slight communication difficulty.”
As Crawford and Graham navigated the problem, they shared that they weren’t shocked to see Ramsey and Carey catch as much as them since they have been uncertain of their place general.
“You by no means know the place individuals are within the race both. We had no thought the place we have been,” Graham defined. “Like after we obtained to the Fork within the Street. We have been, like, quantity seven or one thing proper in the midst of the pack. And I used to be considering, ‘We’re like useless final.’”
Very like Ramsey and Carey, Graham and Crawford additionally struggled with getting a trip after letting their cab go as soon as they obtained to the Fork within the Street.
“Issues occur … we’re grateful simply to be the place we have been within the race. And what you don’t understand is it’s not as many taxis,” Graham stated. “Generally you get one, however then you must determine how one can talk the place you’re going.”
The Superb Race airs on CBS on Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET and is accessible to stream on Paramount+ the subsequent day.
