As the Nation goes, so goes....Big Brother? In a good, old-fashioned showdown of Good vs. Evil - Good prevails and Jordan Lloyd is crowned the winner of Big Brother 11. By jules11, September 17, 2009 People all across the Nation are hurting right now. The economy, recession, job loss, and Healthcare – if one thing isn’t affecting you, another one is. So it’s no wonder that Big Brother 11, CBS’ summer time guilty pleasure, had it’s best ratings so far. While there are avid fans of the show since it first aired, it gained quite a few new viewers. In times like these, people want to suspend reality, even if only for an hour a night. This season was no disappointment with villains, romance, lying, cheating, stealing and an all out Good vs. Evil ending that rivals any Hollywood script. Early on, Jordan Lloyd, a waitress from North Carolina, showed that sweet Southern charm. I think most were surprised when it continued throughout the game. I know I was. She was a breath of fresh air in a world of the cynical and jaded. While she may not have been the smartest one in the house, she didn’t pretend to be either. She knows her limitations and owns them. From the beginning, Jordan had everyone in the house pegged. She was on point. When the entire house was against Jeff, she was the only one who went to him. In her interviews, when asked about this, she said that it was because she knew Jeff was a nice guy. They had similar qualities and would rather hang out with him, even if it turned people against her, than be involved in the bitterness that was carrying on. Obviously, this was the foundation of Jeff’s allegiance to her and vise-versa. In a house full of schemers and liars, you never know whom you can trust, even in your own alliance. Jeff and Jordan had the most solid alliance in Big Brother history. They knew, without a shadow of a doubt, that they could trust and count on one another completely. In this game, that’s as good as gold. The house continued to be against Jeff, however they couldn’t send him packing because of the cliques. Instead Jessie, Ronnie, Natalie, Russell and Chima picked off his friends in the game one by one, their heads growing ever larger with each eviction. Big Brother proclaims, ”Expect the Unexpected” as their tagline, but doesn’t always live up to the hype. Occasionally, America is able to be a part of the show. After all, we are Big Brother, watching the house guests’ every move; we should be able to pull a few strings here and there. When the Coup D’etat was announced to us, Americans voted in droves to award the power to Jeff. The “good guys” were at the bottom with no ladder in sight. The power couldn’t have come at a better time for Jeff and Jordan. To the average viewer, Jessie, Chima, Natalie and Ronnie appeared to be merely power hungry. It seemed unfathomable that Jessie’s ego could get any larger than what he walked in with, but, shockingly, it did. For those of us with the live feeds, we saw just how much this power was going to their heads; they wrapped themselves in it like it was a warm blanket. When Russell decided to go against the group and get rid of Ronnie, they had a huge wake-up call, but still fought for him to stay. It was amusing to watch Natalie and Jessie stammer their pleas to Russell. Natalie really wanted Lydia to go and I think it had more to do with her jealousy over her relationship with Jessie than anything else. Chima fought for Ronnie as well, although she did it while basically laying on top of Russell. Ronnie ran around to everyone in the house, begging, all the while thinking he was so masterful. But, his secret was out – he was a rat. He thought he knew everything about the game and wasn’t even all that clever. How he thought he was a mastermind is beyond me. Perhaps he meant at Dungeons and Dragons? Natalie came up with a lie that involved Michele campaigning for Ronnie to somehow take the heat off him and place it on Michele as if she had some super secret alliance with Ronnie. Russell called a house meeting to get to the bottom of it and we were introduced to Michele’s response of “I don’t remember” – a phrase that would ultimately be her downfall. In the end, Russell stuck to his guns. America knew that Jeff had the power to change the nominations, but he chose not to since he was sure Ronnie would be leaving. Jessie, Chima and Natalie all voted for him to stay thinking that someone might just throw him a sympathy vote, which didn’t happen and he was sent packing as the last person evicted before the jury house. When Chima won the following HOH competition her first instructions to the house guests were that they better not go against her. Apparently, even her enemies. Her target was Russell and she made no bones about it, acting like a woman scorned. The previous week, she yelled and screamed at Russell and he yelled back. He didn’t like her advances and according to Chima, “Americans don’t like Middle Easterners” expanding to call him a “terrorist”. The edit on the regular broadcast version made it appear that she said he was “terrorizing the house” but those of us who watched it unfold live, know that is not what was said. In fact, the footage that was shown actually happened days later. I imagine after she had a talking to due to all the enraged fans’ emails and phone calls. I personally don’t much like being smacked in the face with racism when I tune in to a mindless reality show for entertainment. Jessie was the only one who knew he could be heading to the jury house because of the special power. Chima didn’t believe, for even a split second, that anyone would go against her commands. Jessie relayed to Natalie how important it was to be nice to Jeff and thus they began a crusade to befriend him and Jordan. Everywhere they went Jessie and Natalie were right behind. Jessie and Natalie thought they were genius and it was “working” while Jeff and Jordan found it irritating and weird. As Thursday night rolled around, millions gathered around their televisions for the outcome of the power we granted. We knew Jeff would use it. We knew he would do the right thing for himself and evict Jessie – he just had to, right? We let out a collective sigh when Jeff stood for his chance to turn the table on the power in the house. No one seemed more surprised than Jordan. Hell, Jessie expected it so much he wore a special shirt for the occasion, ripping off an over-layer when Jeff placed him on the block. Unveiling a tee with a picture of himself. Flexing. Shirtless. With a caption reading, “The man, the myth, the legend.” The legend of what? Tools? We didn’t get to witness the aftermath live as CBS and production took Chima’s threats of “I’ll ruin your live show” seriously. But, Chima was fuming. During the HOH competition that followed, comment after comment flew about just how mad she was. Thankfully, Michele pulled out the win and the power shift was on an upswing as Michele had aligned herself with Jeff and Jordan. It really couldn’t have worked out any better. Well, Chima, Natalie and Lydia obviously didn’t feel this way. They held some sort of weird funeral for Jessie - crying and toasting him as if he died. Chima was furious that Russell wasn’t gone and that her power had been usurped. Stating that “Russell is a terrorist and I’m the Twin Towers”. Yes, folks, came right out of her mouth. There was even that annoying giggle directly after. Chima’s self-destruction was upon us and I loved every minute of it. Her self-entitlement knows no bounds and she believed that she could behave in any manner she pleased. She went through Russell’s belongings, found his Rosary from the Vatican and hid it. Natalie joined in as well, pulling Jeff’s clothing from his drawers and dumping it on his bed. Chima continually disregarded production requests while Natalie, Lydia and even Kevin laughed about it, adding fuel to her fire. After repeated attempts to get her in line, the last straw for Big Brother was when she threw her microphone into the hot tub. Natalie and Lydia immediately ran to retrieve it, with Natalie proclaiming, “It slipped out of her hand.” Huh? Is Natalie aware they are being filmed by hundreds of cameras at all times? Someone explained the premise of the show to her, right? It slipped? I believe this gave the producers the ammunition they needed to remove Chima from the game, which they thankfully did. She thought she owned them; she could do anything she wanted, not follow the rules within the game. But, in the end, it was she who was owned with a simple line of, “No need to sit down.” I’m pretty sure DVRs all across America worked overtime rewinding that little bit over and over again - I know mine did. Lydia flipped out, got drunk and became a raving lunatic. Natalie seemed pleased with this behavior with that smirk of hers in full display at all times. Lydia suggested they put a red M&M in Michele’s drink since she is allergic to red food dye. Kevin suggested whispering in Michele’s ear directly before the competition about her brother’s recent death. Natalie wanted to replace their belongings with other things: sour cream in the tanning lotion, something in their contact solution – things that have nothing to do with the game at hand and more about physically and emotionally hurting the others on a personal level. In the end, Kevin and Natalie came up with a lie to tell Jeff they overheard a conversation Russell and Michele had regarding “splitting up the couple”. That they were going to try to get Jeff out before their Final Four deal was in play. Oh, how they were excited. Kevin laid it out to Jeff, giving Jeff food for thought. Jeff and Jordan confronted Michele about it and she gave her now standard response, “I don’t remember”, immediately casting doubt on herself. Later, she even furthered it by saying that Russell wanted Jeff out next week. This is the moment that Jordan began to go against her gut. She became confused and mistrusting of her own thoughts about people. Had Michele not been in Jordan’s ear already in regards to not trusting Russell and repeating and making up things he said negatively towards her, this wouldn’t have worked at all. Michele unknowingly laid the groundwork and the “Last Minute Lie” gained momentum. In the end, Jordan chose to evict Lydia keeping the numbers in their favor for the next week. Jeff won the next HOH and we were thrilled. The affable, genuine, funny and entertaining Jeff, finally truly had the power he needed. We cheered as a whole and then immediately cringed as one when Jeff made a deal with Natalie and Kevin. Well, okay, I screamed a little. But, Jeff doesn’t have the live feeds as we do, he can only go by what information he’s given, so he made his decision based on that. He took Russell out, which wasn’t such a terrible move, however he should have waited a week. With Russell gone and Kevin winning the following HOH competition, we were able to see the lengths he and Natalie would go to in their despicable behavior. I mean, Natalie cheated in pool and chess and that didn’t even have anything to do with the game of Big Brother. She lied and rationalized every one of them. She believed them. She bossed everyone around as if she owned the place. Jeff and Michele were placed on the block with Jeff, of course, as the target. Before the POV competition, Natalie and Kevin, once again, rummaged through Michele’s belongings, found her competition gloves, took them and stuffed them in Natalie’s bag. And loved every minute of it. What’s interesting about this is that Michele was asleep in the HOH room at the time. She wanted to talk to Kevin, but fell asleep and he ran out of the room as soon as he saw her. When she awoke, she saw the Rule Book and decided to read it. Directly underneath it was the famous calendar that Natalie and Kevin made from Play-Doh. Michele looked at it, moved a couple of things around and simply shrugged. In the meantime, Natalie and Kevin were back outside playing pool when Kevin thought about the calendar being up there and how Michele could find it. Natalie’s response? “That crazy bitch better not go through our stuff. Who would do something like that? I’ll cut a bitch.” Yes, Natalie goes through Michele’s drawers, find her gloves, steals them, then two minutes later says that she’ll “cut a bitch” for doing the exact same thing. Michele won the POV and removed herself from the block. Jeff and Jordan were crushed. They knew Jeff would be the one leaving and both of their heads were spinning. Jordan truly believed Jeff deserved to be there over her and Jeff felt the guilt of wanting to stay over his best friend in the house – a person he developed genuine feelings for. As Jordan cried and drank an entire bottle of wine and started on another, Natalie and Kevin came up with a new plan to hurt Michele for no apparent reason. Natalie wanted Jeff to pretend to like Michele romantically. It was apparent to all of us that she had a huge crush on Jeff, but seriously, who didn’t. The difference is that she fawned over him and followed him and Jordan everywhere they went at an uncomfortable pace. Natalie wanted Jeff to use Michele’s feeling for Jeff to get her to use the veto on him instead of herself. I almost threw up listening. Who behaves this way? They knew that Michele would never do it; they just wanted to really hurt her and Jeff in the process. Poor Jordan stepped into the lion’s den when they told her about it. She was wasted and vulnerable and Natalie and Kevin knew it. Jordan agreed that it was a great idea and when Jeff came out and Natalie told him about it, Jordan went right along with it. I don’t care what your feelings about Jeff were at this point, the moment he opened his mouth you knew the character of the man. He wouldn’t agree to do anything like that for a million dollars, much less $500K. He let them know that he wasn’t that guy and shut them down instantly. While Natalie kept trying, Kevin seemed to back away when he knew Jeff wasn’t going for it. When Jeff stormed into the house, Natalie continued to work on Jordan, with Kevin and finally Jordan saying it was a lost cause. Jeff was evicted to America’s dismay. He was the good guy! But, he lost, it hurts, he gone. While Jordan cried, Michele comforted her and assured her that she had her back. It would be her and Jordan against Natalie and Kevin until the end. Jordan let Michele know that Jeff told her to “stick with Michele” and that’s what she planned to do. But, she was heartbroken. Somewhere, during the two months they were there, Jordan fell for Jeff. I’m pretty sure the feelings are mutual. I don’t think she realized how much she really did like him until it was apparent that he would be leaving. I commend them on not putting their feelings on display for all of America. Of course, we are all clamoring to know what’s going to happen with their relationship in the future. But, honestly, that’s why I think the feelings are genuine. They are protecting them. What they have is special to them and is their life outside of the game – not for public consumption. Natalie went on to win the HOH in a tiebreaker. And apparently did so “without breaking her word”. I’m not exactly sure how that works though – Julie asked questions and they answered “Fact” or “Fiction”. In fact, no one except Julie even spoke. So, while Michele and Jordan gave each other pep talks, Natalie and Kevin cheated each other at chess and schemed of ways to pull pranks on the girls. The kitchen water-spray trick, Saran Wrap on the toilet seat, and oh yeah, bleach in Michele’s contact solution. Blindness always gets a laugh. The things Kevin and Natalie have said throughout the game are horrific. Natalie is no villain. A good villain has redeeming qualities. They have to make you see something else in them to be interested enough to want to watch them – to hope they change their behavior. Natalie is no villain; she’s just straight-up evil. She’s a pathological liar and from everything we witnessed 24/7, I believe she’s a sociopath – she’s a liar and believes those lies as truths, a thief, a cheater, is self-righteous, homophobic, believes she’s entitled to everything, including others’ belongings, thinks that everything is about her and for her and cannot control her behavior. I find nothing redeeming in Natalie. Natalie dressed as Flava Flav for her nomination ceremony and practiced her speech for hours. What wasn’t shown on the regular broadcast, was her repeatedly telling Michele that she wasn’t a good Christian. That Michele aligned with the devil and now she would face the consequences. She repeated what a good Christian she was and how Michele was now the devil. Confused? Believe me, I watched it live and still don’t understand. In the end, Michele went up with Kevin alongside as a feeble attempt to throw the girls off Kevin and Natalie’s alliance. Kevin won the POV, saving himself and Jordan went up in his place. As Kevin was the only vote, Michele was out - but not before one last awkward speech on Michele's part including devil horns. To no one’s surprise, it didn’t help her at all and Jordan was left - Cinderella vs. the two evil stepsisters. Well, I guess, stepbrother, but it doesn’t really have the same ring to it, does it? Going into the final HOH competition, we knew of Kevin and Natalie’s plan. Kevin was to win the first round of the competition, with Natalie winning the second round – she “guarantees she’ll win” as apparently, “Jordan is stupid and has nothing on her.” So, once again, a Nation of Jordan fans collectively held our breath as the log rolling competition began. She had this in the bag – we just knew it. Natalie was in trouble almost immediately. She twirled around and almost slipped off, only to save herself. She knew she was in trouble yet again, so her only tactic was to distract Jordan. It began with “I bet Michele’s loving being in the jury house with Jeff. Finally, all alone with him.” When she didn’t the reaction she was looking for, she began telling Jordan how cold she looked all the while blue and shaking. Most of us have seen the screen capture of Natalie’s hand only on the rope and not on her key as they were instructed. I truly believe she should have been disqualified for this. She cheated at pool and chess when there was no reason for it. She admitted to cheating during the OTEV competition. I imagine she cheated in anything she could. Why this behavior was allowed is beyond me and frankly beyond the game. Kevin was turned to the side, with his back completely facing Jordan when they were told to face to pool when Jordan asked if she could turn around. He bragged about watching the gears on the mechanism controlling the log and it was apparent just watching that that was what he was doing. And all the while, Jordan just continues to play the game on her own merit within the rules of the game. Just before the four-hour mark, she slipped and was out of the running for the first round of the three-part series. As soon as she walked inside, Natalie made Kevin confirm again that he would take her to the end no matter what and he obliged. She jumped off with Kevin winning the first round. I was crushed. I wanted so badly for Jordan to win and gain her self-confidence back. Leading up to the second round, Kevin and Natalie continually blew Jordan off as a competitor. Apparently, she didn’t matter – she was only “1/2 a competitor” anyway. Again, Natalie guaranteed she’d win. At the same time, everyone made deals with each other. It seemed like Kevin would take Jordan if he won, Jordan would take Natalie and Natalie would take Kevin. But who really knew with these three? When Thursday’s show rolled around, I was on the edge of my seat. Jordan repeatedly said she became nervous on the live shows and this was the one time she couldn’t give in to that - the difference is this time Jordan knew it as well. She knew she had to win this game to stay in the running to make it to the Finals. Natalie went first and was almost instantly thrown off when she accidentally got the wrong ball into the wrong hole. But, that’s a part of the game. You take it into account and move forward from there. She didn’t and even put another one in the wrong spot. The total she had right were five. Jordan was up next and we knew she had it. If she didn’t make the same mistake as Natalie, she would most certainly win. She started with a bang, but then accidentally got the wrong ball in. However, she realized where she had to go from there and it became her only mistake, making her correct answers: nine. The studio audience couldn’t contain their enthusiasm for Jordan – even though I imagine they were instructed otherwise. And we, at home, were cheering right along with them. I actually felt proud of her - a person I don’t even know. Good had triumphed and it was about time. Fans of Big Brother can agree that the next five days were filled with anxiety and impatience – I can only imagine what Kevin, Natalie and Jordan felt. Natalie continued on in her smug way, assuming that whomever won would take her with them in the Final Two. Kevin worried about Jordan taking him as she said she would and Jordan worried about Kevin doing the same. However, I think Jordan was less worried at this point. She seemed to know that it didn’t really matter what he said – she needed to win the final round for herself. Don’t get me wrong, of course she wanted Kevin to take her, but she knew it was in her hands to take herself. Almost 7-1/2 million households tuned in to see who would win Big Brother. Would it be Kevin, who floated and lied his way through the game to get to his position? Would it be Natalie who didn’t deserve a single penny as a reward for her behavior? Or would it be Jordan, the sweet and generous girl who made it to the end without lying and scheming at every turn and her true self intact? The final round of the last HOH were questions on how the jury would answer. Jordan took the lead and Kevin tied it up on the next one. We groaned at home, along with the studio audience, when Jordan got Jeff’s answer wrong, even though he’d said it hundreds of times. But, in the end, Jordan won in a tiebreaker question and her fate was in her own hands. In choosing Natalie as her final opponent, she chose wisely. During the jury’s questions, Jordan was her sweet, honest and ditzy self. Natalie stayed true to herself as well and continued lying and taking credit for other people’s actions in the house. But, this time, she didn’t get away with it. In a final vote of 5-2, Jordan won the 11th season of Big Brother and the crowd went wild! Some Big Brother fans say that Jordan shouldn’t have won and it’s a travesty to the game itself. “She didn’t have a strategy.” “She didn’t make any big moves.” I’m left to wonder why you have to lie to be considered a decent player. Jordan was Jordan and won the competitions she needed to win at the time she needed to win them, all with a huge smile on her face. Natalie lied and schemed, but never won, she counted on others to do it for her. She lied, cheated and stole and in this day and age, it seems that is what gets you ahead. But, you know what? We’re sick of it. We see it everyday and Natalie Martinez didn’t deserve to be rewarded for her atrocious behavior. She already sees nothing wrong with it and winning would have only fueled it. If we can’t personally take on Lehman Brothers or AIG, we sure as hell can cast a vote for someone who represents what we’d like to see in this world – simple, old-fashioned good. It’s time for the people who work an honest job, scrape by, help and love their family, friends and neighbors to get a leg up for a change. I think that’s what Jordan represents to many Americans. You couldn’t have watched her for over two months and not fallen in love with her. The kindness and generosity she showed towards everyone in the house, including her enemies, are characteristics that seem to have long been forgotten in today’s society. I, for one, am glad that someone has shown that you can get ahead without resorting to despicable behavior. Jordan Lloyd came in to the Big Brother house with a smile on her face and left with an even bigger one. The sweet Southern gal defeated someone who took pride in the pain she caused others and did so without stooping to her level. For me, Jordan did more than give me a guilty pleasure this summer; she gave me hope that there are still decent people out there. She proved to America that winning at all costs is never actually winning. But, most of all she proved that good could prevail over evil. I’m sure that in the not so distant future, Natalie will get what’s due to her. But, today, Jordan got her due and she’s $500,000 richer for it. So, congratulations, Jordan! I’ve never felt a contestant deserved a win more than you and I doubt none have ever appreciated it more. Now, go get mama that house!

Got to get to bed...goodnight everyone! @BBJordanLloyd Can u believe BB12 is coming soon?! I'm excited! Do you & Jeff ever look back a year ago & think wow?! haha great story!! @kayla_kristinee i cant believe it starts again in july its crazy..gone by fast @BBJordanLloyd Both of you were very gracious & all of us had a great time! @VickieHardy thank you! @BBJordanLloyd Hey Jordan! I hope Jake picks Tenley too, but I heard or read somewhere that he picks Vienna... @RachelLyn_H hey! i know i read he picks vienna to. hope its tenley @bbjordanlloyd Watching flashback of your last morning together and Jeff is playing cards. Is he still a card playing fanatic? @johngottijeff not really i dont like when he does around me cause i get bored @BBJordanLloyd hey girl! did you ever get any offers to model? @LoveMyChild i dont @BBJordanLloyd Yes, we all had fun meeting you & Jeff in Vegas! @VickieHardy thank you it was fun! @BBJordanLloyd Dana from Amazing Race had some nice things to say about you in an interview she did for some website I saw. She seems nice @JCavi8 love her @BBJordanLloyd Oh...by the way...the cowboys are my second fav...they live about an hour away from me... @senoritasarrita cowboys are great people! @BBJordanLloyd did you see that Dove makes deodorant for men now? Jeff must be happy! lol @Sarahnator83 no haha..i will have to tell jeff @BBJordanLloyd any favorites on idol so far? I like the guy that sang heaven & the girl that played the guitar & harmonica @breannamf dont have a favorite yet @BBJordanLloyd Why so quiet during the vegas chat? Nerves? @michmomto3 i was so tired @BBJordanLloyd make sure jeffro doesnt welch on the antigua trip, i know you 2 are busy, how nice would it be there right now. @dloon20 i wish i was somewhere warm right now @BBJordanLloyd Do u think Long Distance relationships R really hard? I broke up w/ a BF when I moved & sometimes I wish I took the chance @kayla_kristinee its hard but you have to make it work @BBJordanLloyd I love the line on TAR, "I'm not a runner I'm a walker" Loved it how you had Jeff carrying the packs. @knouase haha to funny @BBJordanLloyd ...oH! and my daughter Kate says THANK U for her video message- she was grinning ear to ear over that! @Singermomm tell her shes welcome @BBJordanLloyd Hey Jordan....who do you think will be the next bachlorette? @senoritasarrita ali @BBJordanLloyd Jordan,how is Jeff's swearing doing?Does he watch it more when he's around your mom? @Theresa721326 hes getting better at that..haha @BBJordanLloyd So great meeting u in Vegas- wish I could have talked more to you though- you and Jeff are SO nice. We all appresh! @Singermomm nice meeting you to. thanks! @BBJordanLloyd Hey Jordan!!!! Weather was better here today. Cool but sunny... How is your weather? @ndd123 its the same @bbjordanLloyd Are you thinking about going to Star Bar? You should go, would be alot of fun. @Sheshebee3 im not going this time...but maybe next time @BBJordanLloyd Did you watch #TheBachelorWomenTellALL? Wow Rozlyn is a piece of work, huh?! @savannahsmum yeah...i was in shock it was fun to watch @BBJordanLloyd Did you watch idol? What did you think about the results?? @Amanda0009 saw idol..the boys are better than the girls..they need to bring back some of the girls they cut Hey @BBJordanLloyd ? Did you hear about @BrooklynDDecker being in a movie with adam sandler and jennifer aniston!? Isnt that GREAT!? @Fedfan1414 thats so cool! im excited for her @BBJordanLloyd, Who do you think Jake will pick? Tenley or Vienna? @Jess_BBLove i want tenley to win but everyone says its vienna @BBJordanLloyd watched when u got ur hoh letter 2day & cried..love what jeff says in his DR about how that is exactly why he likes u so much @SammyNJ i cried again when i saw that @BBJordanLloyd Jordan LOVE the new hair! Don't change it! When will u get to spend some "alone" time with Jeff next? @singingmary thanks! @BBJordanLloyd BTW--I saw some pics from Vegas--Your hair looks GREAT !!! @MelissaB71 thanks not used to the bangs they bother me sometimes @BBJordanLloyd oh yea.. I've been wondering. Are you still doing The Baub Show on Monday? I hope so!!! @thebaubshow @loverofchuck yes @BBJordanLloyd are u & jeff gonna be together again anytime soon? in the baub show? @secri11 next month prob. @BBJordanLloyd YAY! you're back to answer your fans on Twitter! We missed you! by the way, you doing the tightrope on the race was AWESOME!! @loverofchuck thank you it was fun @BBJordanLloyd I love the movies that tell you what happens to the real life people after the movie ends. @MyLadyKat yeah those are the best @BBJordanLloyd Is Laura engaged now? Good for her if so. @JCavi8 yeah she is! @BBJordanLloyd hi jordan!i may not be from the US but i was able to see the whole BB11 run later on.i luvd you there!stay grounded & pretty @secri11 aww thanks! @BBJordanLloyd u watching the ice skating tonight?! so sad what happened to the skater from canada...can't imagine anything like that : ( @SammyNJ not watching the ice skating but that is sooooo sad what happened to that girl i felt really bad for her @BBJordanLloyd haha! Love those movies! Enjoy! @twinky411cd thanks! @BBJordanLloyd Im watching you tell Jeff about the fork in your mouth injury on Flashback. @deemj61 haha omg @BBJordanLloyd husband has me watching "Kitchen Nightmares" would prefer a lifetime movie @MelissaB71 i agree! @BBJordanLloyd Jordan-I love watching those movies, too.But I always cry and then have to go to work the next morning with swollen eyes haha @maryotin haha i know i cry sometimes cause i get so into the movie @BBJordanLloyd You remember watching the wonder years right?! The lead guy was kevin arnold @rkosxdestiny i know! and his younger brother is from boy meets world who played corey @bbjordanlloyd - are you excited about the baub show monday? @chandabs yeah hes always fun to talk to @BBJordanLloyd-loved u guys in vegas did u love it there? I bet itwas agreat v-day with jeff!! we miss u guys @lucindagay09 yeah vegas was fun..it was a mess trying to get back home with my flight but other than that good @BBJordanLloyd True movie thursdays are amazing what did you think of the last movie?! i loved it @rkosxdestiny last movie was good i have seen it like 5 times before i just like watching it @BBJordanLloyd Which movie are you watching, Jordan? @Patti4319 was watching no one would tell and now a new one just started @BBJordanLloyd Forest Gump is one of my favorites:) Did you ever get to see Dear John?? I read the book so I won't ruin it if you didn't! @lovemy4boysrtsj hey! I havent seen dear john yet but im going to watching true movie thursday on lifetime..i get so into these movies

Jordan & Jeff ('The Amazing Race') Monday, March 22 2010, 2:49pm EDT By Lara Martin, News Editor CBS Big Brother couple Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder were arguably the fan favorites when they entered The Amazing Race.After charming America as housemates, the duo went on to win overviewers as they battled detours and roadblocks from Argentina to Europe. Unfortunately, their luck ran out during last night's champagne-themed week in France, and they became the latest team to be eliminated from the competition. We gave them a call to chat about the experience and whether there is any more reality TV in their future... How did you go from Big Brother to The Amazing Race? Jeff: "Being on Big Brother probably helped us out a lot. We were approached by the production team about whether we were interested in doing it. We applied, but I'm sure being on the show definitely gave us a leg up. We were totally interested in doing it and we got on!" Were you worried at how the race pressures might affect your relationship, particularly as you had only started dating? Jeff: "Absolutely. It's like any relationship, it has its up and downs like anything in life and being thrown into a situation like this is stressful on a relationship, and especially on a new relationship. I was definitely aware that it would be a different type of game, but I don't think either of us were prepared for how stressful it was or what we would go through on the race, but all in all it made us stronger in the end and I'm glad we did it." You've obviously lived in close proximity to each other before, but did you discover anything about each other during the race that you didn't know about? Jordan: "I didn't realize how competitive Jeff is and that if he has somethingin his head that he wants to do there is no changing his mind because he is so confident he is going to accomplish it." Jeff: "So she's saying in a nice way that I'm stubborn! I think we both discovered that I need to turn the competitiveness down a little bit and she needs to turn it up a little bit. We also learned a lot of different things we need to meet in the middle in, and we saw some points in each other that we needed to work on because we didn't like that about each other. We learned from our mistakes and it's made us stronger in the end which I'm thankful for." How did Big Brother and The Amazing Race compare - did you prefer one over the other? Jeff: "They are incomparable to anything and I don't want to put one down over the other. I think The Amazing Race was more my style because it's about traveling and I've loved that my whole life. But Big Brother was an experience of a lifetime in itself. If I had to pick either of the two I'd say traveling is more my style." Jordan: "I agree, I would say The Amazing Race more so because you're not just stuck in one place, you can travel to different countries and get to do all these exciting tasks. I'm glad I did Big Brother but The Amazing Race was just more fun for me." Did people recognize you outside the States? Jordan: "I don't think anybody outside the States recognized us but in the States at LAX airport people were coming up to us saying things, and of course it was obvious because we were wearing matching bookbags and matching shirts." Jeff: "Just a handful of people recognized us and it didn't help us anyway inthe race. They weren't like, 'Here's some money', it was more, 'Hey,what's up? We know you from Big Brother! Are you still together?' It was nothing that gave us a leg up, although I wish it would have!" You seemed to have a string of misfortune, but also a lot of luck such as the non-elimination leg. Were you expecting to get this far? Jeff: " I was expecting to win to be honest with you, I don't think anybody should do anything unless they expect the best from themselves. Looking back, we got so lucky and it was a blessing we got to stay as long as we did. We should have been out in Germany with the non-elimination, we were last in France but luckily there was the U-Turn. We got so far behind with all that stuff going on and the extra task we had to do,and waiting for other teams to finish. It was a stressful couple of legs of the race because we were last and I think you then make decisions you don't really think about because you're trying to rush. We made all the wrong decisions starting from that cab ride in Germany. It was a string of misfortune like you said!" Did you know you were in bottom place last night? Jeff: "Yes we knew. Every single thing they told us to do we did the opposite! Getting out of that town took us forever, we did everything wrong! But it was so bad that we did everything wrong it became comical, which is why we were so relaxed about everything. We just wanted to finish with our heads high and classy, and I think that's what we did and it was a good way to exit." What was your favorite memory from the race? Jordan: "Mine would be walking the wire in Chile, and Germany, too. I liked it there because it was around Christmas and there were lots of pretty decorations that looked so good, and they had good hamburgers!" Jeff: "Mine was winning the first leg of course, because that was very memorable and awesome. The whole leg was just great and we got on perfectly as a teamand clicked. And as much as we hated each other during that WW2 thing -that was definitely our downfall - that was the coolest thing ever with the bombs and the planes, because it was so realistic." You've done Big Brother and The Amazing Race, any other reality shows in the future? Maybe Survivor?! Jordan: "I would be terrible at that! Probably not!" Jeff:"I think we need a reality break. I think people are getting tired of us being on TV. I would love to continue but it's like if I went on Survivor,what sort of chance would I have? People would be like, 'This guy has a silver spoon'. I don't think I'd have a fair shot at it even though I'd love to. I have two experiences that were once in a lifetime and I gotto do it twice." So what are your plans for the future, then? Jordan: "I'm back at the salon and then I'm going to take some summer school classes, and me and Jeff are going to take a trip to Antiqua together later this year. My mom turns 50 on Thursday so we're also planning a cruise with the family. That's really it for me so far!" Jeff: "That sounds like a lot!"

Fancast Moderator: Hello everyone and welcome to Fancast's 'AmazingRace' live chat! Jeff &Jordan will be joining us shortly so get your questions ready! Jeff & Jordan: Hi Jess_BBLove: ] Hi Jeff, Hi Jordan! What was your least fhello Monday Maavourite part on being on The Amazing Race? Jeff & Jordan: Jordan - I didn't like crawling on the ground in France... I wanted to shoot Jeff. Vicky: ] Is SURVIVOR in the works for either or both of you? Jeff & Jordan: Definetly not Jordan... She couldn't do. It's not in the future for either of us. Aamnda09: ] What is your fav memory on the race? Jeff & Jordan: favorite memory was when we came in first in the first let. That was obviously my favorite Laurie: ] What's next for you two ? Jeff & Jordan: right now we need to get our feet back on the groundand get back to our daily lives. Jordan is going back to school and I'm(Jeff) going back to work Tracy: ] Any chance of a Jeff and Jordan show many fans would love it! Jeff & Jordan: Jeff and Jordan show - Maybe. We would do it but it is not up to us! misscoco: ] you two are the best Jeff & Jordan: Thanks! Guest: ] do you even live in the same cities? Jeff & Jordan: No - I'm (Jeff) in Chicago and Jordan in North Carolina, but we see each other a lot. Ken: ] which team would like to see win? Jeff & Jordan: All the teams are awsome... We bonded with the cowboys from the begining sowe are rooting for them, but everyone has agreat shot at winning. B Burns: ] Will you guys keep in touch with us on Twitter ? Jeff & Jordan: Yah, absolutely. We can't talk a lot while the show is airing but after the show, we'll do more. Jaime: ] What impressed you the most about each other on the race? Jeff & Jordan: Jeff - I was so proud of Jordan when she crossedthe cable. When she stepped up and did that, that was soooo great! Moody: ] There has been a rumor that Jeff might be involved with a travel show, is that something Jeff can address? (this was askewd a few times, and always ignored) [Comment From brent brent: ] just wanted to say jordan your gorgeous Jeff & Jordan: Brent - (Jeff) you should see her now! Sarah: ] thank goodness you both know how to swim well Jeff & Jordan: Thank goodness for the life jackets. The water was freezing. We would have drowned without them! Guest: ] Your taxi driver in Germany was the worst! How long were you in that taxi? Jeff & Jordan: 30 to 40 min each way... Jess_BBLove: ] Are you allowed to talk about Elimination Station? If you are, what was the best part about being there? Jeff & Jordan: Watch the cbs.com clips. It was great! Marilyn: ] Are we looking at mariage? Jeff & Jordan: WOW! ummmmmmm... Baby steps. Were taking it one thing at a time. You never know, though. Tracy: ] They brought Class and respect back to reality tv. Jeff & Jordan: We did? plaid_lover: ] Jordan you're my favorite reality person ever. Love you! Jeff & Jordan: What about Jeff? Marilyn: ] Would love to see a CBS wedding with you two,lol. Jeff & Jordan: If Jordan and I get married we would love it it CBS would spring for it! Haha! scott: ] What's Phil like? Jeff & Jordan: Scott - Phil is awsome! He is really cool and funny. I like him. Peggy: ] How did TAR impact your relationship as a couple? Jeff & Jordan: It impacted us for the best. We came out stronger as a couple than we went in. Rhi: ] Phil or Julie? Jeff & Jordan: Rhi- OHHHHH... I can't answer that. They are both really awsome. Julie has a sweeter side since she is a woman. (Jeff)Phil never told me how handsome I was! Guest: ] Are you in the same town right now..if not, will you be soon? Jeff & Jordan: We are both in LA right now jw: ] i think Jordan is the sexiest reality show contestant ever! Jeff & Jordan: Wow! Dayna: ] Im 13! Huge fan of Jeff and Jordan! Give me a shout out plsssssss Jeff & Jordan: Shout out to Dayna! dee: ] Jordan are you going to move in with Jeff soon? Jeff & Jordan: I have to finish school before I move in with Jeff.My Grandpa wouldn't stand for me moving in with him before I was married. Jo: ] Did you guys watch the show together last night? Jeff & Jordan: Yes! With candles and a bottle of wine! Diane: ] Any live TV shows like Bonnie Hunt soon? Jeff & Jordan: We'll be on Bonnie tomorrow Jess_BBLove: ] How was dealing with the language barrier? Jeff & Jordan: Jordan's or the other people? The language barrier was hard. Monica242: ] Are you excited to take the trip to Vancouver? Jeff & Jordan: Yes Do either of you keep in touch with your former Big Brother houseguests? Jeff & Jordan: Not really, but we keep in touch with a couple. Chi Chi: ] Jeff your fans were proud of you not dropping any F bombs on TAR Jeff & Jordan: Chi Chi - Jordan - Ha! Jeff - they edit those out. I swore right? Glory: ] what were your favorite tasks and challenge? Jeff & Jordan: Jordan - I like the bunjee jump and the wire... Jeff - I like the WWI thing. That was so cool Dave: ] hey Jordan .. how about dancing with the stars next :-) Jeff & Jordan: OMG...I would so do dancing with the star but I'm not a star. Jeff- maybe dancing with dorks. Jordan - I like the outfitsand the make up and hair and all that Wes: ] Any tips for people thinking about doing TAR? Jeff & Jordan: Make sure you communicate with your parnter. PAY ATTENTION TO THE CLUES Jeff & Jordan: Think positive too Franny: ] How have your families handled all of your fame? Jeff & Jordan: Our families love watching us on TV but it hasn'tchanged anything. They don't look at us like we're famous because weare not. Julie from Tennessee: ] Jeff -- which was better? Jury House in BB11 or Elimination Station? Jeff & Jordan: Elinination station Dayna: ] Who was your favorite ALLI on TAR? Jeff & Jordan: We really bonded with the cowboys... They are great guys Fancast Moderator: Okay Jeff and Jordan have to get going now. We wantto thank them so much for answering all of your questions! Jeff & Jordan: Thanks for your questions and all the love

After navigation troubles and their glass tower crash in the Champagne region of France, Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder became the fifth couple eliminated from the 16th season of The Amazing Race. Though the pair was initially frustrated by their many stumbles, they completed the day’s mission with dignity. “I wanted to throw my body on the glass!” Jeff tells In Touch about the couple’s failure to balance 680 glasses into a 15-level tower at the Taittinger La Marquetterie. “We knew we were beat when it broke. It was cold and dark, and we were tired. But we finished strong with our heads high!” Jordan: We are navigation-illiterate! I told Jeff, “I’ll drive and you can navigate. I will get us lost!” Jeff: I’m the worst with directions. I knew that we would have the worst time with that during the race. We knew going into it that it would be difficult. When you saw Brent and Caite in the vineyard, did you think you still had a chance? Jeff: We did think we had a chance. We went to the vineyard and I made a dumb decision to focus on the Tower instead of the Terra. How did you feel when the champagne tower came crashing down? Jeff: I wanted to throw my body on the glass. We knew we were beat, but when it broke, it was cold and dark, and we were tired. So we got some flashlights and headed to the vineyard and finished strong with our heads high. Jeff, you seemed more upset at the end, while Jordan was better at accepting that you had lost. Jeff: I’ve played sports, so I’m so competitive. She’s not competitive enough. She’s learned to pump it up a bit. I got a little down on myself. I had an outstanding chance to earn a million dollars, but it’s not about the money. It’s about the experience I had. I’ve learned to accept that. The win wasn’t in the cards for us. The experience was worth more. You both said communicating would be the biggest challenge for you as a couple. Was that true? Jordan: I think that was our downfall. We did not communicate at all together. We were the worst of all. When things were bad, they went bad. How did your relationship change through the process? Jordan: It really helped me to learn a lot of things I didn’t understand about Jeff. I learned to understand him, and he learned to understand me. Jeff: I learned to speak with her like a coach rather than a boyfriend during the race. A lot of the downfalls have changed into positives in the relationship because we’ve learned from mistakes. We’re stronger than ever now.

By Reality TV World staff, 03/23/2010 The Amazing Race's sixteenth edition seemed to get off to a great start for newly dating former Big Brother stars Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd when they finished first in the competition's first leg. However things quickly went downhill for the couple from there and they began a string of disappointing finishes that culminated in three legs in which they finished last (but survived due to a non-elimination leg), next-to-last (and only due to the last place team's inability to complete a U-Turn task) and last again (and were finally eliminated). On Monday, Jeff and Jordan talked to Reality TV World about their The Amazing Race experience -- including where their relationship stands now, how they ended up on The Amazing Race, what one event they believe caused their downfall, where they hit their breaking point and had "mutual hate" for each other, and how they believe they could have gotten back into the Race. Reality TV World: Let's start with the obvious question and get it out of the way -- what's the status of your relationship right now? Jordan Lloyd: We're still together and it's really good. (laughs) Everything is going really good. Jeff Schroeder: Was good! Jordan Lloyd: Shut up! (laughs) Reality TV World: Are you guys planning to continue the long-distance thing or is one of you moving? Jordan Lloyd: For right now, we're doing the long-distance thing. I'm back at the salon working and Jeff's back at his job. I've got to take some summer school classes, I got to get school out of the way! That's really it right now, then we'll decide maybe later. Jeff Schroeder: Yeah, probably we'll do the summer, the long-distance thing, because she's going to be going to school in Charlotte and it makes no sense for one of us to move now. So we'll do the summer thing back and fourth like we've been doing, we've been doing all right with that. We'll do that and let her finish school and then when she's done with school she'll definitely have more options into where we want to move and things like that. Reality TV World: How did you guys end up getting on the Race? I thought I heard that you guys had been campaigning -- how'd it come about and how quickly? Jordan Lloyd: About two days. Jeff Schroeder: Yeah, [but] we didn't campaign. Jordan Lloyd: After the finale of Big Brother, the producers approached us and just asked us if we would be interested in being on the Race. And Jeff, he didn't hesitate at all because he likes to travel. So he said he would do it and I wanted to do it because I'd never been to another country before and I just thought it would be like a great experience. Reality TV World: I know you guys were still obviously trying your best, but after being so far back for so long, it almost kind of seemed like you were kind of waiting for someone to finally put you out of your misery the last couple of legs. Was that kind of the case? You kind of seemed resigned to your fate a little. Jordan Lloyd: I think the whole Germany -- Germany really messed us up for the last two legs. The cab driver took us, I would say it was about 30-40 minutes out of the way, And then the whole -- I got really discouraged [during] the whole war thing in France because I knew with had an extra [Speed Bump] task to do, and luckily somebody got U-Turn'd or it would have been us out. And then the last leg was just, we just were so turned around, so lost. It was just -- I mean it kind of got comical towards the end. It was like, "Make the best of this." We knew we were in last, we were so far behind that we just wanted to go out and, you know, not be bitter about things Reality TV World: Jeff, there seemed to be a couple of moments near the end there where you were getting frustrated with Jordan's effort. Looking back, do you think she actually wasn't giving her best effort, or was she just kind of a convenient target for your frustration about what was going on [with your Race position]? Jeff Schroeder: It was a combination of both. She definitely was not trying her best, she can say that right now and sit here and say that she wasn't. She was kind of just being difficult, I was being difficult. I think part of our problem is I am overaggressive and too competitive and she's not enough. So I tell everyone I think I need to take it down a couple of dials and she needs to turn it up little. We need to meet somewhere in the middle there. But France with the World War I thing was definitely our bottom, we got to each other. We definitely blew up, that was our breaking point. And you know, for blowing up and recovering that easily, like that quickly and getting things in order -- we talked that evening and we just said "You know, things can't be like this, I'm sorry," she apologized. We were really, really far behind at that point because we were even behind everybody else. And we were like, "Listen we've got to try our best, we can still do this." We were both in great spirits starting off that last show in the beginning of it, but it seemed like if we went north the clue was south, and if we went west the clue was east. It was like we couldn't get anything right. We were in good spirits about everything and it just wasn't our day, and it's hard when there's not a place where you can catch up like a train station or an airport or things like that. And it was just time for us to go. You know, other teams, they played a great race and deserved to be there and it was our time to go! We had a great time and no regrets, obviously. Reality TV World: I was going to mention that -- you guys actually seemed to even run into a little bit of bad luck as far of the course itself went. You went two legs without having a spot where the teams could bunch and had to wait for a plane or a train or some location that was closed until morning that would allow the teams to bunch back together. Jeff Schroeder: Exactly. Jordan Lloyd: That's what we were hoping for. I kept telling Jeff, "Maybe we're going to have to meet at a bus or go to a plane." Like every time we opened a clue I was hoping it would say "Make your way to a bus station," or "Make your way to the airport," because I knew that would even us back out. But then whenever I didn't see that I knew there was no way unless somebody had a flat tire... Jeff Schroeder: Well obviously, there was a way -- it was just that we couldn't make any mistakes. And we knew that, because we had to make up time as it was. I definitely anticipated other teams making mistakes and us getting a chance to catch up, but when we just made mistake after mistake after mistake and you're already that far behind, you know, things look dire. I never want to quit or give up, but sometimes you have to face reality and when we were out there in the vineyard with flashlights, it kind of felt like we had, even though it wasn't. Like I said, we accepted it, we were in good spirits about it and I'm glad we went out the way we did. We went out classy with our heads up and if you're going to go out, that's the way you got to go out, you know what I mean? Reality TV World: Yeah, with the exception of a couple of moments in the last few legs, you guys really seemed to do a good job of staying loose and just shrugging things off with self-deprecating remarks like, "We shouldn't reproduce" when you made mistakes. Was that a deliberate strategy on your part or was that just your natural personalities? Jeff Schroeder: Well that's easy for both of us to answer -- go ahead. Jordan Lloyd: Our natural personalities, yeah. Jeff Schroeder: It's just us. You know we get along, we crack jokes. That's definitely how I live. But things are stressful, like in life or like in anything, there's stressful moments. And The Amazing Race is a pressure cooker. For mother and daughter, brothers, sisters, father and daughter -- you know what I mean, everyone is going to get into it at one point. You have two people with two opposing points of views, obviously you're going to get into it a little bit. In France, the World War I [simulation] was our definite bottom of the Race. We both were tired of each other, me as well as her. We had mutual feelings of hate toward each other. (laughs) But like I said, we got over it real quickly and learned that we were both wrong, we both made mistakes, and we just had to get together as a team and we did that. And things just didn't go our way [after that]. Reality TV World: Yeah, Brent and Caite -- Caite far more than Brent, actually -- seem to be one of those teams that kind of took the opposite approach and really seemed focused on trying to prove how smart they were every time they made a mistake. What are your thoughts on that approach? Do you think you would have been able to last as long with a similar take on things? Jeff Schroeder: No way. Jordan Lloyd: No. Jeff Schroeder: Because Jordan really gets down on herself. I don't think she was ever taught -- you know, she was never into sports or anything like that, and I think being competitive is not really in her. She's more of a relaxed person and that's totally cool, that's awesome. That's probably the reason why I like her, because she's laid back and she just worries about her own thing and does her own thing, and that's why I get along with her so well. Because I'm the total opposite of that. And I think if I would have tried to ruffle Jordan's feathers -- I tried to encourage her and I think it came off more of being a tough guy or like bossing her, and it didn't work. Everyone saw it in France, we wanted to kill each other and I think I was getting too pushy, and I realized that, so that wasn't the way to motivate her. You have to really be patient with Jordan and talk to her, and that's the way to get her going. Our minds were together on that leg, but our minds were definitely somewhere else. We were together but not on the universe's page, we were going the wrong way. (laughs) Reality TV World: How surprised were you that you managed to survive those two legs with the non-elimination Pit Stop and then falling into a situation where another team got U-Turn'd and just couldn't do it? Jeff Schroeder: We were just super lucky. Jordan Lloyd: Yeah. Jeff Schroeder: We kind of knew there was a non-elimination coming up... Jordan Lloyd: ...but we didn't know when. Jeff Schroeder: Right. Jordan Lloyd: I was just hoping when we were in Germany it was going to be a non-elimination and thank god it was. And then thank god for the U-Turn for the next one. Jeff Schroeder: Yeah. Like we said, we got screwed up in Germany and we were at the back of the pack. And like I said, for three [legs] there was nothing for us to even out the teams, we just fell so far behind with everything. You know, we were lucky to even be on there the last couple of weeks. It was great just staying there a couple of more weeks and just seeing a couple of more things that we shouldn't have gotten the chance to, maybe. You know, we would have gotten eliminated obviously at that non-elimination and it would have been a real short trip. But you know, we made it halfway. We got to see a couple of extra things that we probably shouldn't have so we're thankful for that. Reality TV World: You guys were one of several teams that ended up getting directions to Taittinger's headquarters instead of the chateau and vineyard. Did you guys ever get an explanation about why so many locals seemed so confused -- is the chateau normally not open to the public or something? Jeff Schroeder: Well it wasn't locals, we went to the tourist information place and they told us that (laughs) Jordan Lloyd: Yeah, I thought at first this is for sure right because this is a tourist place but I think it was because wasn't it on (unintelligible) Epernay? Jeff Schroeder: Epernay was the place you had to go. Jordan Lloyd: It was the office. Jeff Schroeder: No, Epernay was the place you had to go. Jordan Lloyd: Oh it was? Okay. Jeff Schroeder: Yeah. One was the office and one was the chateau. So I guess at first glance if someone looked at it, they would send you to the office, you know? Because why would anyone want to go to the chateau? I'm thinking [that]. I don't know. I can see the mistake. If things weren't going as bad as they were, I probably would have been a little bit more upset about it but it was kind of like, "Man, this is just a day we're having and just put this on the pile." (laughs) Reality TV World: About how much time do you think you lost driving all the way back to the office in Reims and then all the way back out to the chateau? Jordan Lloyd: It was about 30 or 40 minutes. Jeff Schroeder: Yeah, from those two places it was about 30 or 40 minute drive, so an hour and a half [roundtrip including the stop.] Reality TV World: So do you think that might have been the difference on what ultimately left you behind Brent and Caite? Jeff Schroeder: Sure, absolutely. If we hadn't had done that, we would have had some more time. Yeah, definitely. We would have had an hour and a half extra, that would have changed everything. But you can't go back and point fingers at anything, you know? You could say, yeah, if we had gone [straight] there I think we would have had a way better shot, but who's to say we wouldn't have found the grapes or done something else wrong? So everything happens for a reason and it's in the stars for everybody I think. And you can't go back and point fingers unlike you'll drive yourself crazy. Because there were airplanes that we got on first that they were delayed and we got there last. Who are you going to blame there? You could blame all day but ultimately you have to take it upon yourself to say "Hey, I screwed up a couple of times, it's no one else's fault," and accept your defeat. Reality TV World: How long were you actually out in that vineyard? Jordan Lloyd: Oh, hours. Jeff Schroeder: I don't know the exact time but it was daylight when we started and it was pitch black when we were done, so you can fill in the blanks there. (laughs) Jordan Lloyd: (laughs) Reality TV World: What made you decide to try the "Tower" glass tower Detour task? Was it as simple as seeing the other team [doing the "Terra" option] in the field? Jordan Lloyd: We did start off -- because when we read the clue, we were like, "Let's do the grapes." I was like "I don't want to do the glasses." So we go out there and we see Caite and Brent, and then Jeff's like "No, let's do glasses," so then we kind of debated about that and I was "Okay." So then we went back in, started doing the glasses and then it wasn't like five minutes later [Caite and Brent] ran by then we knew were just in last place from there. So after that we just took our time with the glasses and then they broke and then we went back out to the vineyard. So we were there a long time. Jeff Schroeder: Yeah. I don't know why -- one of my regrets on the Race that I did was I always went down the unbeaten path. If one team was going somewhere, I wanted to go the opposite place. And being on the Race, you had to stay with the pack. you got to be able to see your competition on the Race. And I don't know why for some reason in my head I always wanted to do the opposite of what the other people were doing. There's no explanation to it, I just figured I could whatever is in my way and that's it. I figured they had been out there for hours because we were so far behind that it was impossible to get those grapes, so that's why I chose to go back inside and do the glasses. Reality TV World: I know we need to wrap it up, so last question -- what were your expectations going into the Race, did you feel you had a legit shot at winning or were you really just looking for the experience? Jordan Lloyd: I think it was more so the experience. For me it was the experience. Jeff Schroeder: To wrap it up, I was looking to win. (laughs) Both. If you can't win the experience the experience is a great second place. Source: http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-jeff-schroeder-and-jordan-lloyd-discuss-the-amazing-race-10636.php

The Amazing Race Exclusive Interview with Jeff and Jordan Did The Amazing Race strengthen your relationship? Jordan: It did strengthen our relationship before we went on the show I was thinking this is either going to make or break us and it actually really helped a lot. It helped me to understand a lot of things about Jeff. Before he was telling me something and I would get upset, I'd say "Why are you yelling at me?" And he would say "I'm not yelling at you." But then I'd say "The tone it's the way you are talking to me." I figured that is just Jeff, that is just how Jeff is and I think our relationship has gotten even better since being on The Amazing Race. Do you feel the same Jeff? Jeff: Yes I do I think we learned a lot about each other being on both shows (Big Brother and The Amazing Race) about our relationship. Everything on Big Brother was so hunky dory and lovey dovey there wasn't a bad moment between us. And like with any relationship with its ups and downs I knew it would have to get stressful at one point and we just happened to get thrown into the boiling water with this show. So I knew things would get real stressful and definitely what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It didn't kill us we had our low points and we learned from it and so I think definitely yes we got stronger from it. So then you are definitely still a couple? Jordan: We are! Were you recognized by people because you were on Big Brother? Not by other couples in the race but out and about? Jordan: No not in other Countries, but in the States at the LAX airport. People would ask "Oh what are you doing?" And we were OK we have matching blue shirts and backpacks and we'd say "Oh nothing" and try not to talk about it. But people would say "We know you are on the race and good luck" but we couldn't talk about it. We would just say we are doing a travel show but nobody from the other Countries recognized us. Jeff: Nothing to the extent where it helped us out in anyway, let's put it that way! Jordan: At Elimination Station in Puerto Vallarta we were recognized because it's a touristy spot. Jeff: Oh Jordan's getting a big head... Jordan: NO I'm not!! (Both laugh) What surprised you the most about yourself? Jeff: I think what we learned most, I don't know about surprising ourselves, I'm definitely too competitive.... Jordan: Wayyyyy to competitive... Jeff: Jeez let me finish (both laugh) I need to take it down a couple notches. You (Jordan) need to turn it up a notch or two in certain situations. We need to meet in the middle so we definitely learned that about each other. When there is a situation, what ever we are doing, I need to sit back and realize who I am dealing with and I don't need to be as aggressive as I usually am. So I learned that about myself is that I need to take it down a little bit and hopefully she learned that she needs to crank it up a couple of notches during situations. Jordan: Ya. Both of you said in your Bios that communicating would be your biggest challenge do you feel you overcame that? Jordan: NO! Not at all. That was the worst we have no communication what so ever that was like the worst part. We were just terrible at that. Jeff: Ya there was no... I mean we communicate... Um no we didn't... Jordan: No we didn't Jeff: Ya I'm not even going to try and put a positive spin on that. Jordan: I think maybe if we would have communicated a bit better I think it would have helped us. But we just did not see eye to eye about certain things. Whenever we had a detour we had to do what he always wanted to do the opposite and we both wanted to do different things. My fault was not sticking up and saying "No Jeff we are going to do this." Instead of being OK and just following him. Jeff: Yes I definitely get stubborn at points and that has been my whole life. When I get something in my head, it's in there and I don't know that was just a downfall for us the communication. But I think we learned from that too. To know you did anything wrong is to better yourself. I understand I'm like that I understand our communication is like that so we have to work on that. So I think if you learn from things it just makes you better. Again, it made us better in the end. See Jeff you did find a positive spin! Jeff: Well there you go! Did you learn something about each other that you didn't already know? You were together 24/7 in the Big Brother House so you pretty much knew everything, but was there anything on the race that you didn't know and then found out? Jeff: Jordan is gassier than the normal person (Both laugh real hard) Jordan: I think I didn't realize how competitive he was and mean on Big Brother he didn't seem that bad but on The Amazing Race he was and he got on my nerves a lot. But that is really it. Jeff: Jordan can be very stubborn if she wants to. I really didn't see that on Big Brother she was so laid back, nothing really got to her. But on the Race things got very stressful and I saw her stubborn side and a side of her I didn't like. But there were probably 10 sides of me she didn't like so we just have to move on from that and learn from it. Jordan: And Jeff, like he said, he gets something in his head and it's more like what Jeff wants we didn't decide as a group. He would say, "Let's do this" and there was no talking to him about it. That was annoying for me. Jeff: I don't want to get into a whole thing but I would say "Which way do you want to go?" and she would say "I don't care." Somebody had to make the decisions and sometimes I think it's easier for the other person to say "You make the decisions" so fingers can't be pointed. That is what stressed me out more. I make the decision and I'll take the blame for it. I won't point the finger at anyone else that is just how I am. I wish it were different but that is just how I am. But I am more than willing to follow too so step it up a notch! On The Amazing Race what was your proudest moment? Jordan: Mine was to walk on the wire and bungee jumping. When I did the wire thing I wasn't nervous at first and then when I got to the middle of it the wire started shaking and oh my gosh if I fell I knew I wasn't going to be able to pull myself back up. And just to be able to do that and then the bungee jump, I actually will say when I got up there I thought I don't want to do this. You have to make yourself go it's not like someone was pushing you, so I was proud that I did that. Jeff: I will give the proudest moment to Jordan too. When she crossed that wire I was really, really proud of her. We were really clicking as a team. She put her trust in me and I put my trust in her and she stood up and did it like a champion and look what happened we won that leg. We need to believe in each other as we did in that first leg and do that in life and we will be OK I think. That was definitely the proudest moment for me on the race. Jordan you said what you wanted to accomplish on The Race was to understand each other do you feel you accomplished that? Jordan: I did, I really think I did. Since the race we have gotten along so much better and I think it really did help. Before I thought it would make or break and it helped. We get along so much better now which is good! Jeff you said you wanted to learn more about your relationship, did you? Jeff: Definitely! It helped me to understand about everything and in tough times that is when you learn the most. Anyone can go through life or any situation saying yea we are having the best time, everything is perfect. Your learning comes from when you are down and out and things are going bad. We definitely had our bad moments and we definitely learned from them, so ya we learned a lot about each other on this race and it was all for the best. In your interview with Phil at the end of the race you said you needed to talk about "stuff". Did you and Jordan talk about that "stuff"? Both: Oh ya!!! Jordan: At Elimination Station... Jeff: We usually talked about things that evening when everything is done. Jordan is good about let's sit down and talk about it and I'm not a really big let's talk it out type person. She is good about that and I like that about her. She likes to get things out in the open and then we take care of it right there. Jordan: Jeff is very straight forward and tells you exactly how he feels, like he'll say "You are just being annoying" and he will just flat out tell you. And we are so honest with each other it helps. Jeff you said you wanted to be more patient, are you now? Jeff: Am I Jordan? Jordan: I think he is much better than he was before. Before I was like Oh my gosh I cannot take this. But he is definitely a lot more patient. Jeff: Patience was my thing my whole life. I was never patient as a kid I was always jumping around on my seat in class; I was always wired so patience is something I have been working on and will still be working on the rest of my life. But I think I have it to a point where I got it and my temper under control and my patience has improved a lot being with Jordan and trying to be really patient with her. It's a good thing; patience is a virtue they say. Was your time in Puerto Vallarta a nice vacation and did it replace that vacation you were suppose to take together? Both: No we still have to take it. Jordan: I think more so when we were in Puerto Vallarta Jeff was still upset about not being in the race. Jeff: I'm just a sore loser I'll tell you that straight out! Jordan: He is he is a sore loser. Me I was just like we lost, it's over we are somewhere we can lay out and be on the beach and I was fine with that. Jeff: I'm not a sore loser in the way I call everyone out and say "You suck." I definitely don't point fingers at anyone, I get more mad at myself thinking I could've done better I get hard on myself. I did have a bit of a pity party, but the ocean and the margaritas kind of wiped that party away. (Both laugh) I had a good time at the end but it still wasn't alone. Other people were there and the cameras were there so Jordan and I definitely need to by ourselves, get away and just enjoy each other. Would either of you consider doing a Big Brother All Stars or The Amazing Race All Stars if asked? Jordan: I think a Big Brother All Stars I would just need break from Big Brother because that was a lot, I don't think people realize even though you are sitting around the house being bored, it takes a lot out of you just because you go through all these emotions. But I would for sure do another Amazing Race. Jeff: I don't know how we would make an Amazing Race All Stars because we definitely weren't all stars. Well it's based on popularity and I'm not sure you realize it, but you had a lot of people pulling for you on The Amazing Race and watched this season because of Jeff and Jordan. Jeff: Right and The Amazing Race is The Amazing Race and I don't think we did anything because it is an amazing show and they will get their viewers no matter what. But to answer the question if we were asked to do The Amazing Race All Stars I think we would 100% do it again. We do have some regrets from what we did and we would work better as a team. You learn from any experience and the second time you are going to do better.

From Big Brother to The Amazing Race with Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder by Reg Seeton After winning the eleventh season of Big Brother, Jordan Lloyd and her former Big Brother house mate and new beau, Jeff Schroeder, hit the reality TV arena to run The Amazing Race. Although Jordan and Jeff were still feeling each other out in their new Big Brother relationship, Jeff and Jordan took their collective to new heights on The Amazing Race when to pair hit the mat early in first place in front of Amazing Race host, Phil Keoghan. Despite getting the jump on the other Amazing Race teams, Jordan and Jeff found themselves struggling with directions and each other as they learned to deal with each other beyond the Big Brother house. In the end, after falling behind to last place in the France leg of The Amazing Race, Jeff and Jordan couldn't overcome directions and this week's Amazing Race detour in French wine country. After hitting the mat in last place, Jordan and Jeff saw their time on The Amazing Race come to an end. Following their elimination, we caught up with Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder to find out where there relationship stands post Amazing race, what went wrong after their Amazing Race victory, and what the future holds for the former Big Brother turned Amazing Race couple. THE DEADBOLT So, are you guys going to have French champagne for New Year's? JEFF SCHROEDER: Definitely not! THE DEADBOLT Did you guys feel you were in it the whole race, or was there a point when you felt it slipping away? JORDAN LLOYD: I think in the beginning, the first leg that we won, we felt like, "Oh yeah, we came in first and the next leg we're probably going to come in first." Then all of a sudden it just got sour from there. JEFF: What? JORDAN: It did! JEFF: The first leg, Jordan's like, "There's no way we're going to win." We won the first leg. JORDAN: I know, but then after we were like, "Oh, we're going to do good. See, we just proved that we can come in first." It just went sour. JEFF: I think it got sour in Germany a little bit. You know, with the cab ride and we started to fall really behind. It's hard to climb back when you're at the back of the pack and there's no trains or busses to even the people out. We snuck by with the U-Turn and we were hoping that the next leg, "We need a train or a bus to even people out." It just didn't happen because we were so far back. That last leg, we kind of had an idea but we never quit. We were like, "Listen, there's always a chance. There's always a chance." But we made so many mistakes this last show, it was impossible for us to come back. THE DEADBOLT: We know you guys liked each other even more after Big Brother, but how do you like each other now after The Amazing Race? JORDAN: I think we like each other even more now. I think it really helped. It definitely made us stronger and made me understand a lot more things about Jeff. Like certain things I thought he was yelling at me, I learned that he's not really yelling at me and that's just Jeff. That's his tone and that's how he is and he's louder about certain things. I don't know. I think it helped. I think it's been better since we got off the show. JEFF: I think it's like any relationship. You know, how everything's perfect and nobody can do anything wrong and life goes on, different things happen, and you start to learn more about the other person. We got thrown into a situation where everything was great, and of course the race is stressful for anybody on it, but we got thrown into a stressful situation. On top of that, we were still trying to learn about each other. So being on Big Brother was like going out for a year and the next show was like speeding up our relationship a ton. We went through everything so fast, ups and downs, and I think we really got to learn a lot about each other in just that short time we were together. THE DEADBOLT: How would it have been for you guys if you hadn't decided to run The Amazing Race? JEFF: I still think we would have went to our down times. Life, like everything else, has its ups and downs that we just didn't experience yet. So when we went through our downs on The Amazing Race, it just helped us learn more about each other. I think it would have been the same. We would have went through our downs but we would have been in different cities. So maybe it would have been even worse. Being on the show brought us together even more, I think. THE DEADBOLT: Did you get a chance to take Jordan to Hawaii yet? JEFF: [laughs] No, Hawaii is gone. We're going to take a trip to Antigua after this is all said and done. We're going to relax for a bit and then probably take a trip soon, real soon. JORDAN: Maybe a year. No, not ... JEFF: We'll see. JORDAN: Yeah, we'll see. My mom turns 50 on Thursday, so my family, we all kind of want to go on a cruise for her 50th. So Jeff is going to come along with us. THE DEADBOLT Was there anything that we didn't see that you wish got aired? JEFF: I think they showed some of our best moments. You know, when you're racing like that, even watching the show I was like, "Oh my God, I can't believe I said that." Jordan was the same way, "I didn't know I said that." So there might have been some good moments they left out, but I just can't remember. When you're racing like that, you're in the moment and doing your thing. I think they captured the moments pretty well. THE DEADBOLT Well, what was the best moment on the race for you guys? JEFF: [laughs] I think coming in first. JORDAN: [laughs] Yeah, the first leg of the race. JEFF: [laughs] It was like we were at the top of the mountain and we just kind of rolled down after that. There were some nice views down the mountain, I'll tell you that. Argentina was beautiful, I really loved that. It was awesome. Then the second to last show, the World War I, that was amazing! The planes coming so low and the bombs going off, everything was so surreal, and that was really, really cool. Even though Jordan and I wanted to kill each other, that was still a really cool moment. THE DEADBOLT So what's next for you guys, a wedding or Survivor? What does the future hold? JEFF: [laughs] I think we're going to take a reality break and just try out real life reality. JORDAN: I'm going to go back to school. I'm going to get the hair salon. That's really it for me. Still doing the long distance thing. JEFF: Are you back in the Ad world, Jeff? JEFF: Yes, I am. I have some other things I'm taking care of but I went back to work and I'm just trying to get my feet back on the ground. You get pumped up for a little bit, think your cool for a short time while you're on these reality shows, but it's your 15 minutes of fame and I think it's over for us. It's time to get back to reality. You can't live off this forever and you've got to get your feet back on the ground and start living the rest of your life.

Mar 22, 2010 07:40 PM ET by Joyce Eng Jordan Lloyd won Big Brother 11, while Jeff Schroeder won fan favorite, but the couple didn't come close to winning The Amazing Race. After a bad cab ride left them in last place two weeks ago, the pair struggled to keep up before getting eliminated Sunday following yet another mistake-ridden leg. "We were trying to keep it positive, but this leg, if everything could've gone wrong, I think it did," Jeff, 31, tells TVGuide.com. "We started late and we tried our best. A lot of people made mistakes this leg, so if we had made the right decisions, we may have had a chance." See what else the two have to say about their last hurrah, what was wrong with their game plan, and if Jordan, 23, knows who Joan of Arc is now. TVGuide.com: You never recovered from that cab ride in Germany two legs ago. Could you sense an elimination was imminent? Jeff: We definitely felt it while we were running. We were in the back of the pack and whenever you're in the back, you never know where the other teams are, so you get more stressed out. We were making wrong choice after wrong choice, more so on my part. Jordan: We were hoping there would be a plane ride or a train ride so we could catch up, but there wasn't. ... The cab ride in Germany — we were in there for 40 minutes, going the wrong way. It cost us almost $100. The driver wouldn't listen to us. He was all about that navigation system and thought it was so right. I was like, "Oh my God! We're probably going to get chopped up in an alley somewhere because it's so dark." TVGuide.com: You and some other teams were directed to the wrong city after the Roadblock. Were you mad after seeing that some teams were directed to the right city? Jeff: I wouldn't say mad, but what were you going to do? It's just the nature of the game. She directed us to the office instead of the castle, and the castle was, like, five minutes from where we were. Jordan: She sent us, like, 30 to 40 minutes back to the other town. Then we just started laughing because we knew that was it for us. TVGuide.com: When you got to the Detour and saw that Brent and Caite were still looking for the grapes, why didn't you choose to do the same? Did you think doing the glasses would be faster? Jeff: We actually started with the grapes and then switched to the glasses. We knew we were really far behind, so we thought they were out there for hours, when they weren't. I feel like I really screwed up on the Race. I think you should stay where the competition is and beat them at the task, but my choice was always to go down the unbeaten path. "Listen, they're doing this. Let's do the other one because I can do anything as well as anyone else." That just wasn't the case. I should've listened to Jordan a little bit more because I think it hurt us a few times. ... I mean, I'm an athlete, so we should've picked soccer right away [in Germany]. But I heard Brent and Caite say they're going to do soccer, so I just picked the other one. ... But [we] like to make mistakes. Jordan: It was also my fault because I didn't speak up enough. I was like, "OK, well, if he thinks we can do it, let's do it." TVGuide.com: How long did you spend doing the glasses before they broke? Jordan: It took us awhile. When we saw Brent and Caite, they were there for, like, 10 minutes, and then they left. Then it was like, OK, we're last. So we just took our time. Jeff: We chose the glasses also because it was getting dark at that point and we couldn't see. A lot of the teams had the advantage of looking for the grapes in the daytime. When we went back outside, we had to get flashlights. We were just out there cracking jokes. We knew it would be the end. I don't even know how far behind the other teams we were. It was ridiculous. TVGuide.com: You had a few navigational issues. Are you bad drivers and bad map readers? Jeff: It's a combination. We don't pay attention to clues. We don't read directions well. We got bad directions. I asked someone how to get to Paris, and there were three different lanes you could take. The woman goes, "Absolutely do not take this lane." So we took the other two lanes five different times, and we finally took the other one and it was right. We're direction illiterate. None of us are Magellan or Christopher Columbus. TVGuide.com: Jordan, why did you confuse Joan of Arc with Noah's Ark? Jordan: [Laughs] Oh my God! I don't know! I had heard of Joan of Arc, but I didn't know who she was. I don't know. All I know is I heard "arc," and the first thing that came to my mind was Noah's Ark. It was a dumb mistake. TV Guide.com: Do you know who she is now? Jordan: Oh yeah, some warrior. TVGuide.com: Last time we talked, you said you were done with TV. Do you still feel the same way? Jeff: I think we're going to take a vacation from reality TV. I think people are getting sick of us, too. We need to let all parties settle down a little bit. As far as reality shows go that are on the air, I think Amazing Race is definitely top-notch. It wins Emmys and it's the classiest way you can go reality. Jordan wants to go on the Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels! [Laughs] I can drive the bus! Jordan: Shut up! I want an Amazing Race re-do. Jeff: We want Amazing Race against fifth-graders! TVGuide.com: Are you sure you can beat them? Jeff: No, but it would be a great show. We'd be neck-and-neck all the way! We'll pitch that one to CBS.

by Gina Scarpa Last night, on The Amazing Race, the remaining seven teams were given very little information on their clues, which took them around France. Several teams went to the wrong location, even the wrong city, more than once and a detour, in which they had to choose between skill and luck, caused stress and uncertainty. Jeff and Jordan, who have been at the back of the pack for a few legs now, were the last team to check in at the mat and were eliminated from the race. Today, the couple from Big Brother spoke to RealityWanted in an exclusive interview about doing another reality show, how the race affected their relationship, and what's next for them. Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What was your reaction when you found out that you were going to get to go on The Amazing Race, especially coming off so fresh from Big Brother? A. Jeff: Right after Big Brother, it was weird because it was such a whirlwind and then they asked us really quickly to try out for the race. Obviously, the answer was yes. I love to travel, it's a great show. Even though everything was going on, it was such a shock and we were definitely excited. Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Teams on the race are often comprised of family members or couples that have been together for some time. Do you think it worked to your advantage or disadvantage to be a new couple? A. Jeff: I think just the way we met was weird. I think it was to our disadvantage but who knows? We got to learn a lot about each other that we didn't on Big Brother. We went through ups and downs but in the end, it was all for the best. Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Do you wish that in the last leg or two, there was the opportunity for all of the teams to catch up to one another and create a more even playing field? A. Jordan: We were hoping that in the last leg that we got eliminated. I kept saying: Maybe we're gonna get on a bus or a train or a plane or something and it'll even us up. Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Because of the vague clues on this leg of the race, it seemed like the most frustrating. Would you agree? A. Jordan: We were so turned around and for some reason, it was so hard to talk to the French people. I couldn't understand them at all. The street signs were confusing and it was aggravating. It kind of got comical. Q. Gina, RealityWanted: When Rob and Amber were on The Amazing Race, it helped them that they were recognizable to people in different countries. Did being on Big Brother have any affect on the locals helping you along the way? A. Jordan: No, nobody recognized us at all. A. Jeff: I would've liked it if everybody recognized us. Some people in the states did but it didn't help us at all. Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What teams on the race did you feel the closest to? A. Jeff: For me, I think the cowboys were my favorite and Brent and Caite, we spent a lot of time with them at the back of the pack. Q. Gina, RealityWanted: At this point, who do you think is running the best race right now? A. Jeff: Mike and Louie. They have that lead and nothing is done to even it out. They're clicking as a team, they work well together, and they're getting their breaks. A. Jordan: I think all the teams are running good. We were hours behind Michael and Louie... an hour and a half... two hours... something like that. Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Do you think there's anything you would've changed about the way you ran this last leg of the race? A. Jeff: Yeah, everything that we did, we'd do the opposite! Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What are you two up to now? Have things quieted down? A. Jordan: It's already died down a lot. Like, a lot! I'm back at the salon working and taking classes. Going to the beach and waiting for summer to get here. A. Jeff: Right now, I'm just back at work. We'll see how this summer works. We'll still do the long distance thing throughout the summer and hopefully things change and something pops for us. When she graduates, we definitely have different options. TO READ THE FULL INTERVIEW PLEASE GO HERE: http://www.realitywanted.com/newsitem/3055-the-amazing-race-16-exclusive-interview-with-jeff-schroeder-and-jordan-lloyd

The 'Big Brother 11' stars weigh in on the differences between the two shows Posted by MSN TV on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 2:38 PM Team "Big Brother 11" -- Jeff Schroeder, 31, and "BB 11" winner Jordan Lloyd, 22 -- crashed out of "The Amazing Race" on Sunday, as the "newly dating" pair failed to escape the trench they had dug themselves on World War I battlefields in previous episodes. Absolutely nothing went right for the team as they criss-crossed France's Champagne region, as poor navigation and plain bad luck doomed them to a last-place showing. ("Phil is going to be so pissed at us," Jordan posited on the way to their elimination.) We spoke with Jeff and Jordan -- still dating, by the way -- about "TAR" versus "BB" (one's cattier than the other, but no points for guessing which one) and dating under stress in Argentina. MSN TV: How did "The Amazing Race" compare to competing on "Big Brother"? Jordan: This was way more fun than "Big Brother." On "Big Brother," you're locked in the house -- you're stuck with people. It was a lot more stress but I liked this a lot better. Jeff: I'm more of an outdoors person. "Amazing Race" fits me better. [To Jordan] "Big Brother" fits you better, huh? You like to lay around and get some sun. Jordan: [On "Big Brother"] it's catty. But there was some cattiness on the race, too. I think people were distant with us at first. Do you think that was because you were already reality show stars? Jeff: In the beginning, yeah. People were giving us the cold shoulder. I thought, maybe we just don't know them -- maybe that's how they are normally, turning their backs on people. I just thought that once they got to know us, they'd like us. We got along with the cowboys great. Jordan, on your bio page, it says that one of your goals for running the race was to "understand each other" better. Did that happen? Jordan: I think it helped. After the race, there was some tension between me and Jeff. But it got better, and I think going through all those tense situations helped us in the end. What were the most stressful times? Jordan: In Argentina, we thought we were in last place because we missed our connecting bus -- I just felt like crying. It was too early to be eliminated! And then in Germany, I just wanted to break down and cry. Definitely, when you're in the back, you get really discouraged. Me, I wanted to cry. Jeff: I'm all into positive thinking, and you can never quit. There's at least a handful of times when she was, like, "We're out," and we were still in the race. She needs to learn that about herself and life. But you're still dating? Jordan: Yes. Jeff: I think it helped us. I'm over-competitive. I want to win and be the best, and I'll die trying. Jordan ... Jordan goes with the wind. And we need to meet in the middle somewhere. Were you able to do that? Jordan: Before, if he'd yell, I'd be, like, "Why are you yelling at me? Lower your tone with me!" But now he's just Jeff -- that's just how Jeff expresses himself. That's not how my friends or family express themselves, but that's how he does.

Exclusive Interview: Jordan and Jeff from 'The Amazing Race' Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Henrik Batallones Staff Writer, BuddyTV How many of you were not rooting for Jordan and Jeff on The Amazing Race? Whether you first saw them on Big Brother or just encountered them lately (in my case), it's not hard to see why they're pretty enjoyable to watch. Sure, they weren't the best racers, but they were still fun to watch. So, admittedly, I was one of those who felt bad when they got eliminated. I got to talk to Jordan and Jeff early today, taking time off to answer a few quick questions about their race experiences, their non-celebrity status and a future reality show. Or is it? First off, why join the race, especially after just finishing Big Brother? Jeff: I love to travel and Jordan had never been to another country before, so we thought it would be something fun to do together. Did being a celebrity of sorts help you in the race in any way? Surely someone recognized you when you started the race in Los Angeles. What about the other teams? Jordan: We're no celebrities but a few people recognized us in LAX. After that, in other countries, no one knew who we were. We were on the same playing level as everyone else. I think one or two teams knew who we were but no one else did. Were you surprised when you finished first in Chile? Jeff: No. We were there to win and we were off to a strong start. But as the race progressed it got harder and we caught a couple of bad breaks. In this race it was anyone's game. Jordan: The whole taxi ride in Germany threw us off for the next two legs and we kept screwing up with directions. Do you think arriving last in the non-elimination leg in Germany hurt your chances in the race? Jordan: Germany really hurt us and caused us to fall far behind--and we had an extra task to do. Thank God there was a U-turn or we would have been eliminated. What was the most memorable part of the race for you? Jordan: Winning the first leg of the race and visiting and seeing all the different places was incredible. Despite not having spent lots of time together, I'm impressed that you didn't bicker as hard as the other teams. Was it really the case, or did you argue a lot more than we saw on the show? Jeff: We had our ups and downs but in the end we kept our heads up high and never gave up. You said that your main goal in running the race was to learn more about each other. Is it mission accomplished? Jordan: It was mission accomplished. We have a better and stronger relationship than before. Jeff: It helped us understand and learn more about each other. You've appeared in two reality shows together. Is a third reality show--maybe your own--in your future plans? Jordan: It's out of our hands but you'll never know. Anything's possible. Source: http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-amazing-race/exclusive-interview-jordan-and-35442.aspx