Amazing Race...

If I were in that situation I would most likely pray that God would keep over my team and keep us safe or something like that.  I wouldn't pray for the specific little things like flips or good taxi drivers.  But like I said, that's just me

Yeah- some people mistake God for a vending machine and think that if they pray they'll get what they want.  If it's not in God's will/plan you won't get it no matter how much/hard you pray for it. 

God isn't too busy for any prayer.  He just chooses whether or not to answer it.  And... sometimes no answer can be His answer.  And He answers on His calendar not ours. 

Sorry- I just wanted to share that

After reading the responses to my question, I figured something out.  I'm thinking out loud here... The reason that the woman on the Amazing Race irritated me so much by praying for things was her overall attitude and has nothing to do with religion after all.  I feel like I am responsible for my life and that people get where they are by working hard and doing the right thing.  This woman (and her children) seemed to think that they have no control over their own lives and turn to prayer because that is their way of dealing with "issues" no matter how small they are.  I guess it is just a different philosophy or way of living. 

And by the way, to clarify my original question...I know that people can (and do) pray for whatever they want.  I was trying to understand the thought process behind people who pray for everything.

Maybe people don't say that because they understand that if they didn't get what they wanted then it wasn't in God's plan.  And they recognize that God's plan is always better than our plan.  They give God the glory when they're prayers are answered and just hang tight when they're not answered becuase they know that something good will happen out of it.  That's the only thing I can think of, if that makes sense.