A few seasons ago, when the blonde girl and her boyfriend won it, was the season with the most difficult challenges (remember the one where they had to unroll hay bale after hay bale in Sweden, or how about the ringing telephone game in the Czech Republic?). And she has arguably been the best individual player on the show (her teammate, named Shane, was a lousy player all the way through), even though there've been a few other standout players like the Cowboys (not in their second run, though lol).
Is it just me, or are they challenges getting easier and easier? This season has been a bit more difficult than last one, but ... (let's return to the days of more trying challenges).