Here's an interview with Allison that I found, done after she was eliminated. I pulled it off another message board and it didn't have a link...
Allison's Elites TV interview.
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Elites TV spoke with Allison Irwin the morning after her and partner Donald Patrick became the second couple to be eliminated from the race. Donny was unable to join Allison for the interview because of class. Or, according to Allison, his complete lack of it.
Elites TV Hi Allison, thanks so much for talking with Elites TV. According to the CBS website, you and Donny decided to do Amazing Race to see if you could date after your experiences on Big Brother. So the big question is, are you two still together?
Allison We dated for a while [after the show]. I actually moved in with him and his family, and then I couldnt really take the way he treated me any longer so I decided to get up and leave him.
Elites TV Yeah, it seemed like you guys had some rough patches on the show.
Allison Yeah! [Laughs]
Elites TV But you guys also said that that was normal for your relationship. Do you think the way The Amazing Race was cut focused on your bickering rather than good points between you guys?
Allison No, we do bicker a lot, but we have really good times too which is probably why we stayed together for so long. I mean, [the broadcast] did show us fighting but we do fight a lot. So, I cant really complain about the show.
Elites TV what was the biggest lesson that you learned from competing?
Allison- I cant say that I learned a lesson by competing in AR, because I kind of learned my lessons from competing in Big Brother, which I did by myself. But during Amazing Race I learned to think more about me
respect myself more and not let others downsize or talk to me the way that Donny did. Its bad to say, but I had to see it on TV to for me to realize that this is not what people deserve.
Elites TV - Interesting. So do you think that this is your last reality show or are you going to try for more?
Allison [Laughs] I dont think Im going to be trying out for any more reality shows! But, um, you never know. Survivor is still going on, right?
Elites TV Ok, now about last nights show. When you showed up at the Pit Stop, did you know that you came in last?
Allison I knew. I knew from the second Donny said, Were taking a bus. I knew that that was like our fatal move.
Elites TV That leads me to my next question: If you could change one thing about the final leg in the show last night, would it be to choose Tango over Perro or taking a taxi instead of a bus to La Estancia La Invernada?
Allison Um, well, since both of those were Donnys decisions, I would [choose to] not let him think [Laughs]. I would do the race like I did the first leg. We would have done the Tango, we would have been in the taxi, and we probably would have been in second place.
Elites TV - [Laughs] Interesting
It has been said that this is the most cutthroat season of AR. Would you agree?
Allison - Yeah, definitely. Everybody was really competitive. Everybody was still really nice, but it was just more
driven this year.
Elites TV Were certain teams more competitive than others?
Allison Yeah, definitely.
Elites TV Who was the most cutthroat?
Allison The most cutthroat? Hmmm
let me think. Im going to have to say the Bowling Moms. I think the reason they seemed most cutthroat was because it took me by surprise how cutthroat, conniving and competitive they really were.
Elites TVYeah, on lasts night broadcast they told Jim and Marsha to exchange their money at the airport. That was pretty surprising.
Allison Yeah.
Elites TV Who did you guys get along with most on the show? Did you have time to really bond with certain teams?
Allison I really liked every single person on that show. There was only one person I didnt really care for.
Elites TV Who?
Allison I didnt really care for Marsha, from the father daughter team. I though she was really mean and nasty. Not only to us but her teammate. Everybody else I really did like like, even if, you know, they didnt care for us. I thought everybody was really cool.
Elites TV What went on behind the scenes that we didnt see? Like when you guys were having dinner, were those really fun times? Were there any juicy stories?
Allison No, I wouldnt say that there were any really juicy stories. But, yeah we all did get along. We all had dinner together and everybody forgot about the race and got to know each other.
Elites TV Were people really able to shed their race personas and just hang out and drink wine together?
Allison Yeah, a lot of people were able to just bond and talk about their real lives instead of just our reality life.
Elites TV Were there any moments that werent broadcast that you wish made the final cut?
Allison No
I dont know. There were all kinds of things that went on [laughs]. All kinds of fighting and
you know what I mean. It got a little bit worse than what we all saw so Im kind of glad that [certain scenes] werent shown.
Elite TV (salivating) Can you give a tidbit?
Allison On the bus ride to the roadblock Donny and got into it pretty bad and he started making remarks like I was ugly, I was fat
I was everything that had nothing to do with the race. I think he was just taking out his frustration on me because he knew that he had made a mistake. Twice. And I think that he knew that we were in last place at that point and was very insecure because he knew that
We had a game plan going into this race: I was going to be the brains and he was going to do all the physical aspects of the race. And we didnt stick to our plan. I think he realized that he couldnt do my half of the bargain and I couldnt do his, and he crossed the line. So we got into it really, really bad on the bus. Im kind of glad I didnt see that [scene] because that probably would have put me in tears.
Elites TV Im sorry. So where did you watch the show? With a big group of friends?
Allison - The first one I watched with hundreds of people. We had a huge party and rented out a bar and that was awesome. But last night I just watched it with a couple of close friends.
Elites TV Did you find it really hard to keep the secret?
Allison No, not really.
Elites TV Which detour did you think was scarier, Zipsor Perro.
Allison I knew that no matter what, once you get on that zip line youre going. And I knew that with the dogs you could stop at any time and get lost and we were in a foreign city with nobody around us, with Donny navigating
so I was a bit more scared about [dog walking], that it was going to really hurt us.
Elites TV - Any big culture shocks or language barriers?
Allison - Of course there were language barriers. Just the way people live, the way they perceive Americansit was all really weird and really new for us. It was uncomfortable but at the same time exciting. It was hard because when youre running the race you dont have time to check it all out and meet the people and talk about their cultures. Youre just like: How do I get there. It comes across as very rude, but you kind of have to because youre on a mission. Youre out for a million dollars and if you dont then that could put you in last place.
Elites TV What team has most surprised you by their performance?
Allison Probably the Moms. The Bowling moms
Elites TV And Charla and Mirna? They were last nights big surprise.
Allison Yeah
but shes strong, man. That girls got a lot going for her. She really strong, really determined, and I thought she was a huge threat. And obviously they are still there. Were not, and they are.
Elites TV - What are your future plans?
Allison - Im working in South Carolina until December and then Im planning on moving back to Pennsylvania, to Pittsburg, away from Donny.
Elites TV Whats Donny up to now?
Allison - I think hes trying to go back to school
Elites TV - Good for him.
Allison - Yahhh
I really want to get into pharmaceutical sales and then in the future go to law school. But not in the near future. I need some time and breathing space.
Elites TV - Well good for you, great job on the show and it was a pleasure talking to you.
Allison - You too! Bye.