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maf:
--- Quote from: apskip on November 22, 2011, 07:45:39 PM ---"transport a passenger carrying some fishes to one of three different addresses."
I saw the requirement on camera as separate passengers to two of three different addresses.
--- End quote ---
When Phil presents this road block he says "To use a local bicycle taxi, know as a Kabasi, and deliver deliver a passenger carrying fish to one of three specific addresses written on their fish. Once they drop off their customer at the right address they must return to the start and hand over their earnings to the Kabasi dispatcher, who will hand them their next clue."
That is, he only speaks of one passenger. And you only see one passenger per contestant.
--- Quote from: apskip on November 22, 2011, 07:45:39 PM ---Also, the carrying from the ship DETOUR involved only 2 passengers, not 8.
--- End quote ---
apskip:
maf,
I saw Marcus carry only 2 passengers from ship to shore, but I accept your evidence that it really was 8 he was required to carry.
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 19, Episode 8, Super Shady
Film date: 2-4/7
The next morning teams are released in the following order:
1.Andy & Tommy 15:122.Ernie & Cindy 15:13(+0:01)3.Bill & Cathi 15:26(+0:14)4.Amani & Marcus 15:34(+0:22)5.Laurence & Zac 15:36(+0:24)6.Jeremy & Sandy 15:42(+0:30)
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Fly to Copenhagen, Denmark!
Once there, drive yourselves
to Vor Frelsers Kirke. Climb
the top and look to the...
to find half of your...
The, look around...
other half will...
...
--- End quote ---
Route info: Fly to Copenhagen, Denmark. Once they land they must choose a marked car and drive themselves to the bell tower of Vor Frelsers Kirke (7.2km 0:11). Once there they must race for the top and search for their next clue. There will also be another double U-turn on this leg.
The extra information says: "Due to limited availability we have pre-purchased airline tickets to Copenhagen. If you are able to book flights that you find more advantageous, you may do so". The provided tickets have an arrival time at 08:20 on the 4th.
Choice quotes:
"After five victories, people are not smiling at us as much", Andy
"Double U-turn again, we are so using it", Cindy
All teams probably first make the same flights to Nairobi where they arrive early the next day (the 3rd).
KQ732 LLW-LUN 23:55-01:05
KQ732 LUN-NBO 02:05-05:45
Here Laurence and Zac manage to arrange a flight over London:
VS672 NBO-LHR 09:42-16:44
SK1516 LHR-CPH 18:36-21:06
The others all fly to Amsterdam on
KQ116 NBO-AMS 08:10-15:55
In Amsterdam everybody but Marcus & Armani scramble to find better flights. In the end they end up on different flights.
Andy & Tommy and Jeremy & Sandy fly Cimber Sterling
QI3534 AMS-CPH 20:45-22:41 (almost 2 hours behind schedule)
Bill & Cathi and Ernie & Cindy fly on Norwegian
DY3541 AMS-CPH 21:40-23:10
Amani & Marcus wait until the next morning and fly:
SK550 AMS-CPH 06:55-08:20
Choice quotes:
"Super shady", Cindy gets the title after Laurence and Zac have been less than forthcoming with their flight details
"You guys hiding back here?", Sandy to to Andy & Tommy at the gate in Amsterdam
"I'm pretty confident that everybody's gonna be on the 08:20 flight", Marcus see no need to rush
"How do you drive a manual?", Tommy find the car
"You put it in 'R' first. I think 'R' means Really fast", Andy jokes
"They're already on to the next clue. It feels like death to me", Marcus when he realizes they are the only ones still in Amsterdam
The first teams arrive in the evening on the 3rd, but find the church closed. It will open again in the morning. The next morning the first five teams climb the tower at 07:30. It's a long exhausting climb and there are 400 steps. There are two clues they must find. One is a red and white flag on the railing which says "-Borg Slot" and a banner on a roof nearby which reads "Fredriks". From these they should figure out that their next destination is the Fredriksborg castle.
The task is made harder by the fact that there are two men folding and unfolding the banner on the roof.
Jeremy & Sandy did not see the banner. But they did see the signs pointing to different sights, one of which was "Rosenborg slot". So they assumed that was their target and left. Once they get there they look around and realize they are in the wrong place so they have to go back to the church and look again. Now they run into Marcus & Amani at the church.
Meanwhile the other teams reach Fredriksborg slot (43km 0:42) and find a maiden in the main courtyard holding a basket of clues. They reach her in the following order:
1. Laurence & Zac
2. Ernie & Cindy
3. Bill & Cathi
4. Andy & Tommy
5. Jeremy & Sandy, as Andy & Tommy are leaving
6. Amani & Marcus, got lost
Choice quotes:
"Holy cool", Cindy is impressed by the castle
"That looks pretty impressive", Laurence is a little less expressive
Road block: "Who is ready to take a few steps back in time?". In this road block teams must perform a renaissance dance. They must put on period costume and get make-up and then work with an instructor to learn a complex three-part dance routine. When they have performed satisfactory the countess will give them their next clue.
Choice quotes:
"This is hilarious", Cindy looks forward to seeing Ernie dance
"May the force be with you", Laurence wishes Zac good luck
"They didn't do a half job when they built this place. This is a full job", Laurence is impressed by the ballroom
"They're teaching Ernie how to dance. This is so cute", Cindy is so excited that she can't stand still
"This probably would've suited me a little better. Used to be the front man in a rock'n'roll band you know", As usual Laurence thinks he would have done better (and he might be right this time)
"I had to get shown how to dance by a rude looking man in tights. Not one of my prouder moments", Zac is not entirely comfortable
"Actually, she was 12 and I was 13, we were in middle school.", Bill to Cindy on how he and Cathi met
"We just met in a bar", Cindy feels cheap
"Zac has zero dancing skills", Cindy (is right)
"You have tried it before?", Andy's dancing coach is impressed with his dancing
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member performing the road block, and the numbers how many roadblocks each team member have performed):
1(+1)Ernie* & Cindy (5-4)2(+1)Bill & Cathi* (5-4)3(+1)Andy* & Tommy (5-4)4(-3)Laurence & Zac* (4-5)5(+0)Jeremy & Sandy* (5-4)6(+0)Amani* & Marcus (4-5)
Route info: "Drive yourself to Frilandsmuseet". Teams must now head for Frilandsmuseet (31km 0:31) and search for their next clue. The next clue is hidden inside a mail box. But the box has a small race-flag attached so it is relatively easy to find. Teams reach this in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy
2(+0) Bill & Cathi
3(+0) Andy & Tommy
4(+0) Laurence & Zac
5(+1) Amani & Marcus
6(-1) Jeremy & Sandy, were navgitaionally challenged
--- Quote ---DETOUR
Detour: All Hopped Up or All
Churned Out
All Hopped Up: Participate in
a Danish pastime called the
Kanin Hop. Set up a
steeplechase course. Then
lead a specially trained rabbit
through the course without
knocking over any of the
obstacles.
All Churned Out: Using only
your hands and a butter
churn, work your muscles to
convert cream into six blocks
of butter.
Caution: Double U-Turn
Ahead
--- End quote ---
Choice quotes:
"We said no more animals after those sheep", Cindy on why they choose the butter.
"This is no joke. Some major muscles here", Cindy find churning butter harder than expected
"You could probably do the rabbit and I couldn't", Cathi doubts her animal handling skills
"May we have our cute little rabbit", Cathi when she has to do the rabbit anyway
"Gaining a new appreciation for butter right here", Zac realizes it is hard to make butter
"I've had a frustrating day and right now you can really help my frustration, okay?", Marcus tries to motivate his rabbit
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy, butter
2(+0) Bill & Cathi, butter
2(+0) Bill & Cathi, rabbits
3(+0) Andy & Tommy, butter
4(+0) Laurence & Zac, butter
4(+1) Amani & Marcus, rabbits
5(-1) Laurence & Zac, rabbits
6(+0) Jeremy & Sandy, butter
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way on foot to
the Karlstrup wind mill on
the grounds of
Frilandsmuseet to find
your next clue.
--- End quote ---
This is nearby and nobody seems to have any trouble finding it. At the wind mill teams find another double U-turn. They reach it in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy, U-turns Bill & Cathi
2(+0) Bill & Cathi, U-turns Laurence & Zac
2(+0) Bill & Cathi again after having completed the rabbit
3(+0) Andy & Tommy
4(+0) Laurence & Zac
4(+0) Amani & Marcus
5(+0) Laurence & Zac, again after having completed the rabbit
6(+0) Jeremy & Sandy
Choice quotes:
"Bill and Cathi, they are right on our tails", Cindy on who she wants to U-turn
"Sorry guys, we need a win", Cindy on why she U-turned
"Let's do Laurence & Zac because they are further behind", Cathi at the U-turn sign
"Bastards", Cathi on Ernie & Cindy
"Can you believe we weren't U-turned?", Tommy is surprised
"This is bloody ridiculous", Laurence does not take kindly to being U-turned
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Drive yourselves to the
next Pit Stop:
'Havet Ship' at Larsens
Plads in Copenhagen.
Warning!! The last Team
to check-in may be
eliminated.
--- End quote ---
Teams must now drive to Larsens plads in Copenhagen (16km 0:21) and find the Havet ship, which is the pit stop for this leg of the race.
Choice quotes:
"I have no idea where we are going right now. I think we might be getting hopelessly lost", Laurence
Teams reach the ship in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy, win a trip to Fiji
2(+0) Bill & Cathi
3(+0) Andy & Tommy, seconds after #2
4(+0) Amani & Marcus
5(+1) Jeremy & Sandy
6(-1) Laurence & Zac, are eliminated (got lost and stuck in traffic for about 2h)
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 19, Episode 9, Speedo time
Film date: 5-6/7
I have tried to estimate distances and driving times every now and then. This data, from Google, is an approximation at best and may have no relationship to reality.
The last pit stop was at the Havet Ship in Copenhagen. This is where teams are released the next morning.
1.Ernie & Cindy 09:012.Bill & Cathi 10:34(+1:33)3.Andy & Tommy 10:39(+1:38)4.Amani & Marcus 11:43(+2:42)5.Jeremy & Sandy 12:08(+3:07)
Choice quotes:
"We don't like to think about that first leg", Cathi prefers to forget their rock bottom performance in the first leg
Route info: "Drive yourselves to the statue of Hans Christian Andersen". The statue is located next to the city hall (2.5km 0:06). Teams will find their next clue lying by the foot of the statue. They reach it in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy, leave before #2 arrive
2(+0) Bill & Cathi
3(+0) Andy & Tommy
4(+0) Amani & Marcus
5(+0) Jeremy & Sandy, there are still two teams left here when they arrive
--- Quote ---ROAD BLOCK
Who's ready to take a
fairytale ride?
--- End quote ---
In this road block teams must memorize a poem by Hans Christian Andersen. The poem is written on a plaque which the producers have placed by the base of the statue and reads:
--- Quote --- To move to breathe to fly to float
to gain all while you give
to roam the roads of lands remote
to travel is to live
--- End quote ---
They must then pick up a bike and by using the map imprinted on the covered front wheel and ride to the Theater museum (800m). Once there they must recite the poem in front of a critic. If they perform correctly and with enough dramatic flair they will receive their next clue. Otherwise they must ride back to the statue before they can try again.
The task is not made any simpler by the fact that the statue is a popular tourist destination so sometimes there are loads of other people there obscuring the plaque.
Choice quotes:
"Me? That makes me nervous", Cindy is very apprehensive
"Ha ha ha, a tour bus unloaded on her", Ernie can't help laughing when a busload of tourists descend on the statue and interferes with Cindy's memorization
"It's kind of a cool poem. To travel is to live, and that is so the truth", Cindy
"He looks so dapper", Cindy on the critic
"Cathi was an English teacher. She graded kids on this, so I think she'd better do it right", Bill
"17, 22, I'm trying to confuse you do you don't have to go back and look at it", Marcus tries to confuse Amani so she learns the poem better (and it seems to work)
"I think I was off the map", Tommy had trouble navigating
"Shoot, I went the wrong way", Cathi is also not where she needs to be
"He's like mad", Andy correctly gauges Tommy's state of mind when he comes back to redo the task
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member performing the road block, and the numbers how many roadblocks each team member have performed):
1(+0)Ernie & Cindy* (5-5)2(+2)Amani* & Marcus (5-5)3(-1)Bill & Cathi* (5-5)Missed a word and have to go back and start over4(-1)Andy & Tommy* (5-5)Make a flat performance and have to go back and start over5(+0)Jeremy & Sandy* (5-5)Make a flat performance and have to go back and start over
Route info: "Driver yourselves to Legoland". Teams must now drive to Billund and the original Legoland park (which is a very fun place) (263km 2:54). Once there they must find the pirate carousel ride where they'll get their next clue.
Choice quotes:
"This bridge is no joke", Sandy is impressed by the Great Belt bridge
Teams arrive in Legoland in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy
2(+0) Amani & Marcus, around 15:40
3(+1) Andy & Tommy, as Amani & Marcus are leaving
4(+1) Jeremy & Sandy, while Andy & Tommy are doing it
5(-2) Bill & Cathi
Once at the carousel they are given a box of Lego pieces which when assembled shows their next destination. The catch is that they must assemble them while riding the pirate carousel, and they may only work on the puzzle while the ride is in motion.
Some helpful soul have provided motion sickness bags. None of the racers are shown to use them, but some of them come close.
Jeremy & Sandy don't notice that they have dropped a piece and eventually have to get a new puzzle when they can't find the last piece.
Choice quotes:
"This is what I do not like", Amani does not like twirling rides
"You told me to hold together, you can't throw up", Amani expects Marcus to be her rock
"I was a Lego maniac when I was a kid so I was stoked to be there", Andy
"I need my son for help", Jeremy wants to use a lifeline
"It was absolute torture for me", Sandy did not enjoy the carousel
Teams complete the puzzle in the same order they arrive.
When completed the puzzle shows a railway station and the text "Hamburg Hbf". When exiting the carousel teams also get an envelope with additional instructions. Teams must now drive themselves to the Hamburg main railway station (286km 3:03) where they will find their next clue.
Choice quotes:
"Are we driving to Hamburg. What?", Cindy is surprised
Teams arrive in Hamburg in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy
2(+1) Andy & Tommy
3(-1) Amani & Marcus
4(+0) Jeremy & Sandy
5(+0) Bill & Cathi
At the Hamburg train station we find this season's first ordinary clue box. It is kind of a shock to see it after all the baskets and other creative solutions the producers have used so far. In it is:
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Ride the rails to
Brussels, Belgium!
Once there, make your
way to the European
Parliament Building and
search the grounds for
your next clue.
--- End quote ---
Teams will now travel by train via Cologne to Brussels. The next train leaves at 00:30. Which is a bummer for Ernie & Cindy who see their 4 hour lead disappear. But there is even more bad news for them. They drop their ticket from Cologne to Brussels somewhere and they do not have enough money to buy a new one. After agonizing a lot they decide to take their chances on the train. Luckily for them nobody comes around to check the tickets on that train so they have no problems.
Choice quotes:
"We don't have our tickets from Cologne to Brussels. I don't know if I dropped them. And I'm kind of feeling really sick right now", Cindy
"I can't really handle this right now", Cindy is about to crack
"We are pumped because we get to sleep", Jeremy find they have beds on the train
"Hopefully I can fit", Marcus have misgivings about the train beds
"We go from having a four hour lead to having no tickets, it's insane", Cindy is feeling down
"Ernie & Cindy misplaced their tickets. But Ernie seems like he stays pretty calm and lets Cindy do the stress related thing", Tommy on Ernie & Cindy
Outside the Brussels-Midi train station there is a long line of people waiting for taxis. The players eschew this line and run out to the street and catch taxis there instead.
The clue at the parliament (4km 0:09) is in a pannier bag of a yellow bike with a race-flag attached to the saddle. Teams find it in the following order:
1. Bill & Cathi
2. Andy & Tommy
3. Ernie & Cindy
4. Amani & Marcus
5. Jeremy & Sandy
In reality this clue was probably a detour. But in the show it is presented as an active route marker where people have to participate in a bodybuilding posedown. Teams must strip down into a provided bathing suit and paint each other with competition oil. Then they work with a professional bodybuilder to learn a set of poses (probably 12 or more). They must then perform these in front of a panel of judges and some audience. They are judged on how well they perform the poses. They must earn a score of 12 or higher to get their next clue.
The bodybuilding takes place in the Concert Noble (1.8km 0:05 (700m walking)). The provided bathing suits are really very small so the producers have to use some creative blurring here and there. We also see that the time is just after 10 in the morning.
Choice quotes:
"Oh dear", Cathi sees their bodybuilding 'uniforms'
"Speedo time", One of the snowboarders gets the title
"What are you wearing?", Cindy to Cathi
"What you're going to be wearing hon", Cathi responds
"I was pretty mortified. I'm not sure I have ever worn a bikini that was so small", Cathi
"This is awful", Cindy is not comfortable
"Our friendship has hit a whole new level", The snowboarders while they are tanning each other
"Looking pretty sexy babe", Cindy to Ernie
"Some of the poses were very difficult with the snowboard injuries I've had", Tommy
"...think about gettin' on a escalator and knockin' somebody in the head and hurry up and put your arm behind your back like you didn't do it", Amani paints a mental picture of the moves
"We needed to get a score of 12 between the two of us and most of the notes were in Ernie's details. So frustrating", Cindy on how the judges mostly criticized Ernie
"It was humbling for sure", Andy realized they sucked at this
"I haven't been that nervous since I was in the principals office in third grade", Marcus
"I think we got two standing ovations", Sandy
Teams perform in front of the judge in the following order:
Ernie & Cindy, earn 9 points
Andy & Tommy, earn 4 points
Amani & Marcus, earn 12 points are are team #1
Andy & Tommy, earn 5 points
Ernie & Cindy, earn 12 points and are team #2
Bill & Cathi, get 3 points
Jeremy & Sandy, earn 13 points and are team #3
Route info: "Make your way to the next pit stop, the gazebo in Park Elisabeth. Hurry!! the last team to check in may be eliminated". Teams travel here by taxi (4.7km 0:07). Unfortunately not many drivers now where the gazebo is so Marcus & Amani stop and have somebody google it for them. Ernie & Cindy just jump into a taxi and ask the driver to drive to Elisabeth park. It turns out that the gazebo is easy to find.
Amani & Marcus's prayers are answered and they have enough of a lead to reach Phil first. They win a well deserved trip to Panama.
Choice quotes:
"Now, as the first team to arrive you know what that means. You'll be the first team leaving on the next leg of the race. And the next leg of the race starts right now.", Phil
To be continued...
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 19, Episode 10, Release the brake
Film date: 7/7-2011
The last leg ended in a cliffhanger with the teams spread out over the course:
1. Amani & Marcus, have reached the pit stop and have just learned that there will be no rest period
2. Ernie & Cindy, on their way to the pit stop
3. Jeremy & Sandy, have just completed the bodybuilding challenge
?. Andy & Tommy, still trying to pass the bodybuilder judges
?. Bill & Cathi, still trying to pass the bodybuilder judges
This episode starts with Phil telling Amani & Marcus that the next leg starts right now. He also gives them their next clue:
Route info: "Drive yourselves to the Ford proving grounds in Lommel, Belgium, and search for your next clue."
Choice quotes:
"I'm impressed", Bodybuilding judge to Bill regarding his shape
"This has been exceedingly fun", Bill on their way to the pit stop
After that we get to see the other teams complete the bodybuilding challenge and eventually they all reach Phil in the following order:
1. Amani & Marcus
2. Ernie & Cindy
3. Jeremy & Sandy
4. Andy & Tommy (#4 to complete the bodybuilding challenge with 12 pt)
5. Bill & Cathi (last to complete the bodybuilding challenge with 12pt)
Choice quotes:
"...we're going to put a little pedal to the metal as safely and legally as we can", Cathi
"We are so lost", Marcus is having trouble finding his way
Teams then drive to the proving grounds in Lommel (100km 1:25) where they will find their next clue stacked inside a tire. They arrive here in the following order:
1(+1) Ernie & Cindy
2(+1) Jeremy & Sandy, while #1 is doing it
3(-2) Amani & Marcus, after #2 have left
4(+0) Andy & Tommy, a minute or so after #3
5(+0) Bill & Cathi, while #3 and #4 are doing it
--- Quote ---ROAD BLOCK
Who wants to play with
the Ponies?
--- End quote ---
In this road block contestants must drive a Mustang through a series of performance maneuvers. The maneuvers are:
1. Accelerate to 100mph and then brake and do an avoidance maneuver
2. Drive a slalom course and stop in a designated box without hitting the inflated simulated car ahead in 16 seconds or less.
3. Do a victory donut (spin while burning out)
The only tricky challenge is #2. The time is tight and the box they have to stop in is small. There are lots of frustrated players hitting the rubber car.
Choice quotes:
"I'm not a car guy. I must have done the challenge probably 15 times", Ernie about the slalom
"Yeah, we get to drive a Mustang or something", Tommy guesses the task when they drive up to the clues
"I'm feeling very very jealous right now that Tommy gets to drive these Mustangs around the course 'case I have a passion for driving", Andy is jealous
"Tommy had a really hard time in the poem. Plus like I can do the mind ones better", Andy on why Tommy gets to do this
"Release the brakes", Marcus' instructor gets the title
Jeremy gained quite a lot of time on Ernie while doing the challenges. But not enough to pass him.
After the roadblock Andy almost started bickering with Tommy due to jealously. But then he got all religious and got over it.
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member performing the road block, and the numbers how many roadblocks each team member have performed):
1(+0)Ernie* & Cindy (6-5)Did slalom in 15.1s2(+0)Jeremy* & Sandy (6-5)Did slalom in 13.7s3(+0)Amani & Marcus* (5-6)Did slalom in 13.8s4(+0)Andy & Tommy* (5-6)Did slalom in 15.2s5(+0)Bill* & Cathi (6-5)Did slalom in 15.1s
Choice quotes:
"It was crazy nuts, I've never felt so scared for my life", Ernie afterwards
"Wow, I never felt power like that before", Jeremy enjoyed himself
"From now on, that's how you drive", Marcus gives Amani instructions afterwards
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Drive yourselves to the
city of Gent and search
the Hoofdbrug for your
next clue.
--- End quote ---
In Gent teams park in a designated (i.e. reserved for them) area at the Burgstraat (133km 1:40). The Hoofdbrug is an old bridge (70m from the parking) and the clue is hidden inside a barrel standing on the bridge. It is easy to find the clue once you find the bridge. Teams reach it in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy
2(+0) Jeremy & Sandy, a few minutes after #1
3(+0) Amani & Marcus, while #1 & #2 are making waffles
4(+0) Andy & Tommy, before anybody have left
5(+0) Bill & Cathi, after the first two teams have left
--- Quote ---Detour: Water or Waffle
Water: Make your way to
Langemut and find
Hoefslag straatje. Once
there, build a raft and
use it to retrieve two
pieces of your next clue.
...
--- End quote ---
In Water teams must use the provided materials (wood, rope, barrels and tide-downs) to build a raft. They must then paddle a little bit and retrieve two two pieces of the next clue.
In Waffle teams must first assemble a Waffle stand. They must then bake and decorate 18 perfectly formed waffles. The waffles have different decorations and must be placed in the correct order in the display window.
The waffle stands are located right by the canal where the water teams will paddle around.
Choice quotes:
"We don't do well in water tasks", Cindy on why they did waffles
"Waffles sounds good", Sandy uses her gut to select detour
"I'm too short", Cindy while trying to put the roof on the waffle stand
"I think I should be able to do this quite effectively, but you never really can tell once you get into the booth with Cindy", Ernie
"How did they put that together so fast", Cindy sees that Jeremy & Sandy got their boot assembled quickly
"I don't know. 'cause they're tall and we're not", Ernie bites back
"I got frustrated because I messed up", Jeremy had a hard time making waffles
"Where's Laurence when you need him?", Marcus could use a little help building the raft
"That is farting like a monster. We'll call that Waffle Ernie", Cindy about their waffle (and her partner)
"The strawberry fell. You think that was it", Cindy find why they were rejected the first time
"Babe, there is nothing I see that is different", Sandy can't see why they are incorrect
"This is not good", Jeremy when they get stuck at the detour
"Oh, these are mixed up", Finally Sandy sees which two waffles they have placed wrong
"I'm glad to see you finally found it", The judge to Jeremy & Sandy
"It's our first date. I'm taking her out on the canal", Bill takes his time to joke with a local (while sitting on an unstable raft)
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy, waffles
2(+2) Andy & Tommy, water
3(+0) Amani & Marcus, were about to do waffles but immediately switched to water
4(-2) Jeremy & Sandy, waffles
5(+0) Bill & Cathi, were about to do waffles but immediately switched to water
Route info: "Drive yourselves to De Muur Van Geraardsbergen". Here (42km 0:46) they will find their next clue lying on top of a pigeon cage.
Choice quotes:
"Did we just leave those waffles burning in there?", Cindy realize that they never turned their iron off
"Make your way to...how to making my way?", Marcus is lost
"Well, if you're not making your way here you are making your way home", Amani has words of wisdom
"Ah, we walked right past it", Sandy sees where the clues are when Marcus find them
"Yeah, ditto", Amani (and Marcus) did the same
"Muur... There is no signage. This is a... lot of fun", Bill sounds like he wanted to say something else
Teams grab clues in the following order:
1(+0) Ernie & Cindy
2(+0) Andy & Tommy
3(+0) Amani & Marcus
4(+0) Jeremy & Sandy, a couple of seconds after Amani & Marcus
5(+0) Bill & Cathi, when it's already dark
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Help the pigeon trainer
release a flock of homing
pigeons. Once all the
pigeons are in the air,
the trainer will hand you
an address. Drive to that
address and you will
meet up with one of the
pigeons you just
released - carrying the
location of the next Pit
Stop!
--- End quote ---
There seems to be two different addresses given out
Steenweg op Ukkel 75, Beersel
Ernie & Cindy
Amani & Marcus
Stoofstraat 52, Beersel
Andy & Tommy
Jeremy & Sandy
In interviews we learn that it was too dark for the pigeons when Bill & Cathi arrive sod they were just given the address they should drive to.
Choice quotes:
"He said it is 30 minutes away. Which is not good because it was only 45 minutes away from the first place that we left 45 minutes ago", Cindy (is lost)
"Hope we don't come in last. 30 minutes out of the way is kind of a big deal", Cindy frets
"Hopefully everyone is struggling to find where the pigeon is, because this is ridiculous", Marcus is also lost
"Hi, can you please help us. We're trying get to like a pigeon place", Cindy asks a local
"It's here", and it turns out they are there
Both addresses are close to each other. Teams drive there (46km 0:40) and arrive in the following order:
1(+1) Andy & Tommy
2(+2) Jeremy & Sandy
3(-2) Ernie & Cindy
4(-1) Amani & Marcus
5(+0) Bill & Cathi
The pigeon has a very small clue envelope attached to it's leg. The trainer holds the pigeon so the players can get the envelope. Inside is a small picture of the Atomium. Most teams do not recognize this and have to ask various locals (the trainer may apparently not help them). Once they realize what and where it is they have to drive there (21km 0:18).
Choice quotes:
"Oh, we saw that thing. It's in Brussels", Jeremy recognizes the Atomium
"Is this the place?", Marcus wonders if he is in the right place
"The Atomium thing is right there", Amani points out that the Atomium kind of dominates the area
Teams find the Atomium and Phil in the following order:
1(+0) Andy & Tommy, each get a new personalized Mustang
2(+0) Jeremy & Sandy
3(+0) Ernie & Cindy
4(+0) Amani & Marcus
5(+0) Bill & Cathi, are eliminated
Choice quotes:
"I've gotten over it. You can rub it in all you want", Andy about the road block
"This is another leg where we were out front and just blew it", Cindy is frustrated
"I'm not, not at all ashamed of how we done. I think we're both startled of how long we have managed to stay with it", Bill on the way to the pit stop
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