That might be why we see teams arrive so close to each other in what we think is Zimbabwe II
Kristy and Jen and Lucas and Brittany seemed to have arrived seconds from each other, the same with Cody and Jessica and Eric and Daniel
Makes sense, and the evidence from the promo points to this happening in Zimbabwe, which seems to host 2 legs.
There seems to be more information that we might be able to infer. Emphasis on might, this is all speculative, until more evidence comes up. Let me add some spoiler text, just in case.
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If all teams will be under the power of this twist, like how intersections used to work, there has to be an odd number of teams still racing, otherwise, it doesn't work.
Curious at what point does it get into play. Maybe Zimbabwe I is a normal leg, and the twist is thrown in as the twist for a KOR Pit Stop, with teams reforming before the Zimbabwe II Pit Stop.
We do have on timeline of a team finishing 6th at a Pit Stop in Zimbabwe. Once teams reform to their original partners, I'm curious how the race will flow back to normal, as while switched it is within their best interest to have switches do well, but once reformed, they'll be back to racing against each other mode. Leg 8 from TAR 10 comes to mind.
More questions: will pairing be determined by "arrival order" (either pit-stop or a special marker like Intersections or Face-Offs) or will there be a specific assignments determined by production.