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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 20, Episode 1, "Tears of a clown"
Film date: 26-28/11-2011
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 race starts in Santa Barbara, California, with the teams riding bicycles to the starting line. the teams are:
* Dave & Cheri, married clowns from Tampa Florida
* Bopper & Mark, lifelong friends from Clay county Kentucky
* Misa & Maiya, sisters from San Diego California
* Brendon & Rachel, recently engaged former Big Brother contestants from Los Angeles California (PhD Student & Event Hostess)
* Joey 'I have the most ridiculous nickname ever, Fitness' & Danny, Trainer & Club Promotor from Long Island New York
* Nary & Jamie, Federal agents from Los Angeles California
* Rachel & Dave, Army Wife & Combat Pilot from Madison Wisconsin
* Elliott & Andrew, Twins, one musician and one pro soccer player from Scottfield Arizona
* Kerri & Stacey, cousins from Golfwood Mississippi
* Vanessa & Ralph, Dating Divorcees from San Antonio Texas
* Art & JJ, border patrol agents from southern California
Choice quotes:
"Our relationship started on Big Brother, we fell in love in the hammock", Rachel
"We'll just keep the racing around the world and not down the aisle", Vanessa
"It's like beauty and the beast, and he thinks he's the beauty", JJ about Art
The starting line is a the Bridlewood estate winery. Phil does his usual spiel. We learn that there are 12 legs and the price of the first leg is an express pass. This can be used anytime during the first 8 legs to skip a single task.
The first clue is up in the air. More exactly in a basket hanging under a miniature hot air balloon which is anchored among the wines on a hill behind the starting line. The catch is that there are 100 balloons and only 11 of them carry clues.
Choice quotes:
"These hills are killers", Misa & <aiya find the going though
"God, this is gruelin', ain't it man?", Mark
Teams find clues in the following order:
1. Elliot & Andrew
2. Joey & Danny
3. Vanessa & Ralph
4. Kerri & Stacy
5. Brendon & Rachel
6. Rachel & Dave
7. Nary & Jamie
8. Dave & Cherie
9. Art & JJ
10. Bopper & Mark
11. Misa & Maiya, after almost two hours
--- Quote ---Fly to Santa Barbara!
To begin your journey,
choose one of the Ford
Tauruses by the winery!
--- End quote ---
Once teams start driving the cars the video screen wakes up and Phil appears: "You're now heading to Santa Barbara, Argentina. First you must make your way to Los Angeles International airport and the American Airlines check-in counter to pick up tickets to Buenos Aires. Only the first 6 teams will get tickets on the fastest connecting flight to Salta, the closes airport to Santa Barbara."
On the way to the airport (208km 2:26) we learn that Mark gets car sick very easily. In fact he has to throw up right there, but his partner refuses to stop so out the window it is.
We don't get to see any footage from the airport and scant flight details are given. But teams probably took one of two AA night flights to Miami. Then they spent the next day flying to Buenos Aires, where they arrived late on the 27th. Then in the morning of the 28th they flew on two separate flights to Salta.
Looking at which team made which flight we realize that there was quite a lot of reordering after teams left the wine yard. For example Joey & Danny were the second to leave but still ended up on the last flight.
The first flight to Salta was probably:
AR2450 AEP-SLA 06:25-08:40
This carried:
Elliot & Andrew
Brendon & Rachel
Nary & Jamie
Art & JJ
Rachel & Dave
Vanessa & Ralph
The second flight was probably:
4M1961 AEP-SLA 08:53-11:01
This carried:
Joey & Danny
Kerri & Stacy
Dave & Cherie
Bopper & Mark
Misa & Maiya
Once they land teams must pick up a marked car and drive themselves to Santa Barbara (151km 1:55). Here they will find their next clue on the side of a small basket filled with flowers.
Teams jump into their cars in the following order:
1. Art & JJ
2. Nary & Jamie
3. Brendon & Rachel
4. Elliot & Andrew
5. Rachel & Dave
6. Vanessa & Ralph
7. Joey & Danny
8. Bopper & Mark
9. Misa & Maiya
10. Kerri & Stacy
11. Dave & Cherie
Choice quotes:
"I'm frustrated 'cause we haven't seen a team for a long time and I'm pretty sure we're in last place", Cherie frets
"The tears of a clown", Cherie gets the quote (she is worrying a lot)
Teams find the clue in Santa Barbara in the following order:
1(+0) Art & JJ
2(+0) Nary & Jamie
3(+0) Brendon & Rachel
4(+1) Rachel & Dave
5(+1) Vanessa & Ralph
6(-2) Elliot & Andrew
7(+2) Misa & Maiya
8(+2) Kerri & Stacy
9(-1) Bopper & Mark
10(-3) Joey & Danny
11(+0) Dave & Cherie
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way to the
Aerodromo Gilberto
Lavaque in Cafayate and
search for your next clue.
NOTE: At your
destination you MUST
park in the designated
area.
--- End quote ---
Choice quotes:
"'Aerodromo' has me a little nervous. Makes me think of being in the air, and I'm terrified of heights", Stacy
Teams reach the airport (32km 0:22) in the following order:
1(+0) Art & JJ
2(+1) Brendon & Rachel
3(+1) Rachel & Dave
4(-2) Nary & Jamie
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
6(+0) Elliot & Andrew
7(+3) Joey & Danny
8(+1) Bopper & Mark
9(-2) Misa & Maiya
10(-2) Kerri & Stacy
11(+0) Dave & Cherie
Here they find an old fashioned clue box which holds:
--- Quote ---Who's got a great sense
of direction?
NOTE: Andrew & Ralph
MUST perform this
Roadblock.
--- End quote ---
Once teams decide who's gonna do the roadblock they open the envelope and read:
--- Quote ---Find your partner! After
they have jumped out of
an airplane, search for
them, and your next
clue, at the Landing
Zone!
--- End quote ---
The participating member get an aerial picture of the area with the road marked and a big X marking the landing spot (approx 3 miles away). They must drive there while their partner must do a tandem parachute jump which will bring them to the same spot.
This was an interesting twist where the person NOT doing the roadblock actually gets the scary experience.
Choice quotes:
"This goes against all laws of nature", JJ is not happy
"My uterus is in my throat", Vanessa
"I'm freaking out", Stacy
"I feel a little sick now", Mark feels queasy under the parachute
"I can't do this", Stacy does not want to jump
"I just had to do it for them", In the end Stacy jumped for her kids (to show them that you can't run from everything)
"I open my eyes, and it was like I'm flying. It felt so good, it was liberating, but I'll never jump out of a plane again", Stacy have mixed emotions about the jump
"Hey Dave, we're not last", Cherie finds joy in the small things
Along the way we learn that Danny have great difficulties driving stick. Maiya also encounters problems. She is a bit too eager and turns off the road a little too soon and gets her car stuck in soft sand. It takes a while for her to gather up enough locals with correct equipment to get her car out of there. But we get to see that the Argentinians are very helpful.
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member doing the driving)
1(+0)Art* & JJ (1-0) 2(+0)Brendon* & Rachel(1-0) 3(+0)Rachel & Dave* (0-1) 4(+0)Nary & Jamie* (0-1) 5(+1)Elliot & Andrew* (0-1) 6(-1)Vanessa & Ralph* (0-1) 7(+1)Bopper* & Mark (1-0) 8(+3)Dave & Cherie* (0-1) 9(-2)Joey & Danny* (0-1)10(+0)Kerri* & Stacy (1-0)11(-2)Misa & Maiya* (0-1)
Route info: "Drive yourselves to Patios de Cafayate and search the grounds for your next clue". This is a local winery and the next clue can be found on a barrel by the entrance.
Choice quotes:
"I'm half Mexican and I hate them for a reason", Brandon about the border patrol (Art & JJ)
Teams reach the clue barrel at the winery (9km 0:06) in the following order:
1(+1) Brendon & Rachel
2(-1) Art & JJ, a few seconds after #1
3(+0) Rachel & Dave
4(+0) Nary & Jamie
5(+1) Vanessa & Ralph
6(-1) Elliot & Andrew
7(+0) Bopper & Mark
8(+0) Dave & Cherie
9(+0) Joey & Danny
10(+0) Kerri & Stacy
11(+0) Misa & Maiya
The clue reads:
--- Quote ---Compete in an
Empanada Contest!
Make 120 empanadas,
60 with a meat filling and
60 with a cheese filling.
Once the region's
reigning empanada
champion approves your
work, search the
grounds for Phil and the
first Pit Stop.
Warning! The last team
to check-in will be
eliminated.
--- End quote ---
Teams must figure out that there are specific dough crimping patters for each type of empanada.
Choice quotes:
"This is so frustrating. What do you expect from a couple of middle aged men. I know how to barbecue steaks., JJ has trouble with the empanadas
"I wanna eat so bad", Ralph is hungry
Choice quotes:
"I've have to get first place in this leg of the race. The express pass give you a huge advantage above every other team", Rachel
"She was like the empanada Nazi", Art & JJ felt the judge was harsh
"This is the first time I've ever made a pinata", Bopper is confused
"He's a good microwaver", Cherie about her husband
"Oh, this is terrible", Danny realize he suck at empanada making
"That was honestly one of the worst feeling, the freaking clowns", Joey is not happy about being beaten by the clowns
Teams get their empanadas approved in the following order:
1(+2) Rachel & Dave
2(-1) Brendon & Rachel
3(-1) Art & JJ
4(+0) Nary & Jamie
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
6(+0) Elliot & Andrew
7(+3) Kerri & Stacy
8(+0) Dave & Cherie
9(+2) Bopper & Mark
10(+1) Misa & Maiya
11(-2) Joey & Danny
Teams now have to look for Phil. Actually he is just out the door and a little to the right. Teams find him in the following order:
1(+0) Rachel & Dave, win the express pass
2(+0) Brendon & Rachel, about 30 seconds after #1
3(+0) Art & JJ, at 13:50
4(+0) Nary & Jamie
5(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
6(+0) Elliot & Andrew
7(+0) Kerri & Stacy
8(+0) Dave & Cherie
9(+0) Bopper & Mark
10(+1) Joey & Danny
11(-1) Misa & Maiya, are eliminated
Choice quotes:
"Where did they go?", Phil is surprised when Misa & Maiya turn around
Misa & Maya finished the task before Joey & Danny. But they were the only team who hadn't brought their bags so they had to go and fetch them. Then they started to search the grounds, they followed the flags like everybody else. But when they got to the pool they looked around totally confused. They did not notice Phil who was less than 50m away. In interviews later they say they got tunnel vision and hadn't expected Phil to be surrounded by an entourage. Anyway they went back into the building and continued to search for Phil elsewhere. This allowed Joey & Danny to reach Phil before them. And it is probably the dumbest mistake in the entire Amazing race history.
When doing this summary I rely on the hard work of other forum members who figure out flight schedules, locations etc. Big thanks goes to them.
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 20, Episode 2, "You Know I'm Not As Smart As You"
Film date: 29-30/11 - 2011
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.
Teams are released from the pit stop at Patios de Cafayate in the following order:
1.Rachel & Dave 02:46 2.Brendon & Rachel02:48(+0:02) 3.Art & JJ 02:49(+0:03) 4.Nary & Jamie 03:21(+0:35) 5.Vanessa & Ralph 03:31(+0:45) 6.Elliot & Andrew 04:21(+1:35) 7.Kerri & Stacy 05:23(+2:37) 8.Dave & Cherie 05:27(+2:41) 9.Bopper & Mark 05:29(+2:43)10.Joey & Danny 05:35(+2:49)
The clue reads "Make your way to the Cafayate town square". Once there teams must wait for a Chasqui. The clue does not explain what a Chasqui is, but teams learn that it is a courier and that he will arrive in the morning.
We learn that Nary & Jamie have told the other teams they are kindergarten teachers, while in reality they are federal agents.
Everybody meet up at the town square (2km 0:03), and when the Chasqui finally turns up on a horse, around 06:35 there is a mad dash to him followed by a lot of pushing and showing to get the clues. I note that his horse is very well trained because it is an island of calmness in a sea of chaos of contestants fighting for the clues.
Detour: Boil my water or Light my Fire
In boil my water teams must travel to one of three isolated villages and assemble a basic solar kitchen, using only the pictures on the side of the box as guide. They must then use the sunlight to bring a kettle of water to boil. They are done when the kettle whistles.
In light my fire teams travel to the same area. They must then gather 40 pieces of firewood and some clay from the riverbank. They must load this onto a donkey and transport it 1 mile to a local pottery workshop.
Art & JJ stop at one of the solar power villages to ask for directions. But the woman they ask responds: "I don't know anything", i.e. it sounds as if production has told her to not give any information. Which is bad for Art & JJ since they have a hard time finding the start of their detour option, at one point they get told it is 8 kilometers away. But they keep going and eventually they find it, right next to one of the solar power locations (24km 0:17).
Joey & Danny have trouble figuring out how to put their solar panel together. So they run over to Kerri & Stacy to see how it should be done.
Dave & Cheri are also having trouble. They run over to Rachel & Dave to peek at theirs. This is where they notice the pictures on the box. But then Dave the clown get smart and only fill half their pot. The lesser amount of water starts boiling quicker but still generates enough steam for the pot to whistle.
Choice quotes:
"I build stuff all the time", Stacey feels confident
"I think we've got a few screws loose, ha ha ha", Cherie can't resist the obvious joke
"There's nothing in the clue which says no peeking", Cherie decides to look at how the others build theirs
"My little boy loves Lego", Mark explains why he had no problems building the kitchen
"Your skills are surprising me here bro", Bopper is impressed with his team mate
"I'm sorry I'm not good at this, sorry I'm just a girl", Rachel has ridiculously low self esteem
"We are 20 minutes down", JJ frets since still haven't found their detour
"Oh, son of a monkey's uncle", Vanessa when she and Ralph find a problem with their solar panel
"The things you miss when you are hyped up on adrenaline", Cherie finally find the pictures on the box
"Don't look at it because a watched pot never boils", Cheri turns her back to their pot
"Art, it's still cool out. It's gonna be tough for that solar panel", JJ gets some hope
"I think we stood there for at least 45 minutes for that water to boil, and it was torture", Nary
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1. Bopper & Mark, boil
2. Art & JJ, fire
3. Rachel & Dave, boil
4. Brendon & Rachel, boil
5. Dave & Cherie, boil
6. Vanessa & Ralph, boil
7. Elliot & Andrew, boil
8. Joey & Danny, boil
9. Kerri & Stacy, boil
10. Nary & Jamie, boil
The clue reads: "Travel by bus to the city of Buenos Aires" Teams must now drive themselves to Salta (164km 1:57) and from there take an 18 hour bus ride to Buenos Aires. On arrival they should make their way to Mercado de Hacienda de Liniers and search for their next clue.
Teams end up on three different buses.
Bus #1 carries
Bopper & Mark
Rachel & Dave
Brendon & Rachel
Art & JJ
Bus #2 carries
Dave & Cherie
Vanessa & Ralph
Elliot & Andrew
Joey & Danny
Bus #3 carries
Nary & Jamie
Kerri & Stacy
Along the way bus #2 is forced to stop when one of the side windows blows out. Luckily no one is hurt and after they have made emergency repairs with tape and plastic they can continue. Unfortunately the repairs don't hold up very well so they have to stop every now and then to fix them. All in all this delays them by about two hours so they are in fact the last bus to arrive in Buenos Aires.
Choice quotes:
"We're pretty sure that we're the last two teams arriving in Buenos Aires. We just need to kick some ass", Jamie does not know that a bus broke down
"We're a little bit behind so we're a little bit frantic", Ralph, knows their bus is probably last to arrive
At the bus terminal in Buenos Aires teams jump into taxis and make for Mercado de Hacienda de Liniers (19km 0:28). This turns out to be a square in the city. On a raised platform the producers have placed life-sized models of two Argentinians and a horse. The horse has a red and yellow pouch hanging from it mouth which holds the next clue. Teams reach this in the following order:
1. Rachel & Dave
2. Art & JJ
3. Brendon & Rachel
4. Bopper & Mark
5. Nary & Jamie
6. Kerri & Stacy
7. Vanessa & Ralph
8. Joey & Danny
9. Dave & Cherie
10. Elliot & Andrew
--- Quote ---ROAD BLOCK
Where's the Beef?
--- End quote ---
The full information reads:
--- Quote ---Figure out the average
weight of each head of
cattle, in a livestock
auction. When you think
you have the right
weight, run to the waiting
Gaucho and give him
your answer. If you
deliver the correct
average weight before
the auction ends, you will
receive a clue.
--- End quote ---
In this road block teams must make their way to Monasterio tattersall livestock auctions (a few meters away). Here they must tag along a cattle auction. The auctioneer will call out the total weight of the cattle in one pen (in English). They must then count the number of cattle and use that to calculate the average weight. Each auction last around 3 minutes.
The task is made harder by the bustle of people shouting bids and the fact that teams may not use a calculator. The numbers they have to calculate are not nice and round either. For example the first successful team had a total weight of 7540kg and 22 cows which gives an average weight of 342kg.
Rachel (of Rachel & Dave) worked with JJ on this task, Big Brother Rachel eventually worked with Bopper and Joey teamed up with Andrew.
Choice quotes:
"I'm just kind of running around like a chicken with my head cut off", Rachel was confused
"Brendon hates my guts right now", Rachel thinks she is doing poorly, but she is wrong about Brendon
"Rachel from Big Brother was struggling by herself. And she was looking at us and saying 'what do I do?', and I'm not gonna help her run the race. I mean I helped Rachel from Rachel & Dave because we reciprocate. Team Big Brother, they are tag-alongs", JJ
"You know I'm not smart as you", Rachel gets the title (said to Brendon)
"Yeah, we're country girls, but we don't get this close to the cattle", Kerri
"It's been years and years since some people have done math problems. But I've got an 11 year old, and I do have to help him with his homework", Stacy on why she flew through the roadblock
"He's horrible at math", Cheri about Dave
"I'm used to tuning out men", Vanessa had no problem to concentrate
"Yo, we could beat the clown. He said he's terrible in math", Joey and Andrew teams up
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock)
1(+1)Art & JJ* (1-1) 2(-1)Rachel* & Dave (1-1)seconds after #1 3(-1)Bopper & Mark* (1-1) 4(+1)Brendon & Rachel*(1-1)seconds after #3 5(-1)Kerri & Stacy* (1-1) 6(+1)Nary* & Jamie (1-1) 7(+0)Vanessa* & Ralph (1-1) 8(+0)Joey* & Danny (1-1) 9(+1)Elliot & Andrew* (0-2)seconds after #810(-1)Dave* & Cherie (1-1)
Dave struggles with the math long after the others are gone. Eventually the cattle are lead away and he stands there all alone. Finally he gets the right answer, but it has taken hours.
Route info: "Make your way to the next pit stop". Teams must now make their way by taxi to El Gomero. This is a 200 year old rubber tree in la Recoleta (18km 0:29).
Here BB Rachel has a small breakdown because Brendon blames her that they let their taxi leave. He has to console her before they can move on.
Nary & Jamie don't look happy when they get to the mat. They know Kerri & Stacy got in before them so they think they are last.
Teams reach Phil in the following order:
1(+1) Rachel & Dave, win a trip to Grenada
2(-1) Art & JJ, at 09:25
3(+0) Bopper & Mark
4(+0) Brendon & Rachel
5(+0) Kerri & Stacy
6(+0) Nary & Jamie
7(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
8(+0) Joey & Danny
9(+0) Elliot & Andrew
10(+0) Dave & Cherie, are eliminated
Choice quotes:
"We are just so competitive", JJ on why they were disappointed by getting 2nd
"At the end of the day we still have each other so we really haven't lost", Dave
Declive:
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--- Quote from: Declive on March 02, 2012, 10:48:16 AM ---Loving this reports so far!
--- End quote ---
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 20, Episode 3, "Bust me right in the head with it"
Film date: 1/12 - 2011
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.
Teams are released, after 16h, from the pit stop at El Gomero in Buenos Aires in the following order:
1.Rachel & Dave 00:222.Art & JJ 00:25(+0:03)3.Bopper & Mark ??:??(+?:??)4.Brendon & Rachel??:??(+?:??)5.Kerri & Stacy ??:??(+?:??)6.Nary & Jamie ??:??(+?:??)7.Vanessa & Ralph ??:??(+?:??)8.Joey & Danny ??:??(+?:??)9.Elliot & Andrew ??:??(+?:??)
No departure times were given for anybody but the first two teams, but we learn that they get $200 for this leg of the race.
Route info: "Fly to Curazon de America, Paraguay".Teams must now fly to Asunción, Paraguay. Once there they will travel by taxi to Metalurgica Punta de Rieles.
Choice quotes:
"This is great 'cause we are going to another Spanish speaking country, where we can really dominate", Art & JJ
At the airport teams find there are two flights. The first one is very full but teams sign up for the waiting list.
Choice quotes:
"You've got the freaking teachers waving to the other teams to come down here and get this. This should be a two team race, it makes no sense", JJ is upset that Nary & Jamie helps the others
"If you can play the game and stay in first place, I'll put a target on my back all day long", Art is cocky
In the end four teams get on the first direct flight:
Rachel & Dave
Art & JJ
Nary & Jamie
Bopper & Mark
PZ 704 EZE-ASU 08:45-10:35 (scheduled, but the flight was 33 minutes late at takeoff)
The other teams take the second flight, which goes via Montevideo
Brendon & Rachel
Vanessa & Ralph
Elliot & Andrew
Kerri & Stacy
Dave & Cherie
Joey & Danny
PU 366 EZE-MVD 10:40-12:30 (Scheduled, was 1:09 late at takeoff)
PU 703 MVD-ASU 13:45-14:35
These flights are scheduled to land 4 hours apart. The first one was delayed so the different may be down towards 3.5h. But still teams multiple times through the episode refer to the difference as 2h. I would guess that either the players are confused and quote the start time differences, or production did something behind the scenes to decrease the difference.
Once they land teams jump into taxis and leave the airport in the following order:
1. Art & JJ
2. Bopper & Mark
3. Nary & Jamie
4. Rachel & Dave
5. Brendon & Rachel
6. Kerri & Stacy
7. Elliot & Andrew
8. Vanessa & Ralph
9. Joey & Danny
Choice quotes:
"Drive it like you stole it baby", Bopper to their taxi driver
"It's hot like Mississippi mud", Kerri
They travel to Metalurgica Punta de Rieles (10km 0:14), which turns out to be a company selling steel playground equipment. They have a yard full of colorful slides, swings, monkey bars and other contraptions. Teams enter the yard through a pair of slides. There are also a number of grills here, and it is in them the clues are hidden. Teams find their next clue here in the following order:
1(+0) Art & JJ
2(+0) Bopper & Mark
3(+0) Nary & Jamie
4(+0) Rachel & Dave
5(+0) Brendon & Rachel
6(+0) Kerri & Stacy
7(+0) Elliot & Andrew, around 15:05
8(+1) Joey & Danny
9(-1) Vanessa & Ralph
--- Quote ---DETOUR
Detour: 'Stacked Up' or
'Strung Out'
Stacked Up: Make your
way to Mercado Central de
Abasto. Once there, stack
watermelons in the same
manner as the local
vendors.
Strung Out: Make your way
to the Campus of the
Universidad Nacional de
Asunción in San Lorenzo.
Once there, correctly string
the national instrument of
Paraguay - the Harp!
--- End quote ---
Choice quotes:
"It's not over until we hit the mat", Vanessa does not give up even though they are last
In stacked up teams must travel to a market (3km 0:08) and there fetch watermelons from a nearby truck and stack them in a 10 layers high pyramid (for a total of 385 watermelons). Teams are given a small cart to help transport the melons.
In strung out teams must travel to an auditorium (6km 0:12) and string a harp. There are 36 tangled strings to untangle and attach.
The melon stacking detour is way harder than it looks. It takes a lot of time to transport the melons and it is when they have almost completed their pyramids teams find that if they haven't built a good enough foundation, which almost nobody has, then it will collapse. The only team which manages in what seems like the first try is Art & JJ. The others from the first flight are not so lucky and when their pyramids collapse they all decide to switch detour (7km 0:16). By the time they arrive at the harps the first team from the second flight has already arrived.
Dave wants to use their express pass when their pyramid falls down, but Rachel refuses. However when they arrive at the harps and see that a lot of teams are there already they quickly whip out their express pass and continue on.
When Mark & Bopper leave the melons they meet Kerri & Stacy. They tell the girls it was not that hard to do and promptly take their cab. When the girls then reach the actual build site they immediately realize this is way harder than it looks and decide to switch. They are not happy with Bopper & Mark.
There is apparently a great dislike between Vanessa & Ralph and Brendon & Rachel. At least there are lots of rude comments flying.
Elliot & Andrew miss a string on their harp so they almost decide to switch detours. But since they can't find a cab immediately they go back in and finish it.
Vanessa & Ralph are unlucky and have their pyramid collapse when Ralph placed the last melon. They almost switch detour at this point, but decide to tough it out.
Choice quotes:
"It's hotter than new love baby", Mark & Bopper find it hot outside
"You bust me right in the head with it" Bopper to Mark when he got hit with a thrown watermelon
"You're the least encouraging person I've met in my entire life", Rachel to Dave
"Not real hard", Mark tell Kerri & Stacy the task is not that hard
"Did it take you a long time to do it", Stacey to Mark
"About two hours", Mark does not mention that they gave up
"They're gonna kill us", Mark & Bopper when they are taking the girls cab
"You finally play the game like I told you to", Mark to Bopper
"Whoa, I can see her whole ____", Vanessa comments that she can see the back-side of Rachel
"All of her, you know, mouthing off, that was one of the reasons we decided to leave the water melons", Rachel
"Her disgusting smile is painted on, just like her over-done make up", Rachel really does not like Vanessa
"How can you feel stressed when the music is so beautify", Rachel find the harp music soothing
"We missed one", Elliot & Andres realize they have to redo most of their harp
"He has a 13 year old daughter and it was really important just to set an example of not to quit", Vanessa
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+0) Art & JJ, stacked up around 13:35
2(+2) Rachel & Dave, started stacked up but switched to strung out before using their express pass
3(+2) Brendon & Rachel, started stacked up but switched to strung out
4(-2) Bopper & Mark, started stacked up but switched to strung out
5(+3) Joey & Danny, stacked up
6(+0) Kerri & Stacy, went to stacked up but immediately switched to strung out
7(-4) Nary & Jamie, started stacked up but switched to strung out
8(-1) Elliot & Andrew, strung out it is now after after 20.00
9(+0) Vanessa & Ralph, stacked up
Route info: "Make your way to Plaza de la Democracia". It takes slightly longer (15km 0:30) to get here from strung out than from stacked up (10km 0:24).
Choice quotes:
"We dominated, we got the right flight, we did the right challenge, we did perfectly", Art & JJ are impressed with themselves
"I'm pretty sure we're dead last", Vanessa in the taxi
"If we're gonna finish dirty and disgusting and if it takes hours to do so, fine. We're gonna finish", Vanessa is not giving up though
Teams arrive at the next clue box at Plaza de la Democracia in
the following order:
1(+0) Art & JJ, around 14:07
2(+0) Rachel & Dave
3(+0) Brendon & Rachel
4(+1) Joey & Danny
5(-1) Bopper & Mark
6(+1) Nary & Jamie
7(-1) Kerri & Stacy
8(+0) Elliot & Andrew
9(+0) Vanessa & Ralph
Road block, "Who's ready to use their head?". The players must here take part in a bottle dance. They must perform a choreographic routine, without dropping the bottle they are balancing on their head. They do not need to memorize the routine, but it does involve laying down on the ground. If they drop their bottle they must start over again. Each player is provided with 50 bottle, and if they break all of them they get a 2 hour penalty.
The most impressing sight at this road block is the girl standing next to Phil during his presentation. She has five bottles, stacked on top of each other, on her head.
We get to see a lot of bottles falling to the ground in this challenge. But only one team is unable to complete it.
The last two teams to arrive are way behind the others. And both of them are pretty sure they are dead last. But they both meet up at the road block so the race is on.
Choice quotes:
"Art's got a big fat head, so this should be good for him", JJ
"I have an odd-shaped head", Dave on why he struggles
"Wow, hurry the twins are still doing it", Vanessa arrive and find they are not last
Teams complete the roadblock in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock)
1(+0)Art* & JJ (2-1)Way before anybody else even arrives at the road block2(+0)Rachel & Dave* (1-2)Ran out of bottles so they have a pending 2h penalty3(+0)Brendon & Rachel*(1-2)4(+0)Joey* & Danny (2-1)5(+0)Bopper & Mark* (1-2)6(+0)Nary* & Jamie (2-1)7(+0)Kerri* & Stacy (2-1)8(+1)Vanessa & Ralph* (1-2)9(-1)Elliot* & Andrew (1-2)
--- Quote ---ROUTE INFO
Make your way on foot to
the next Pit Stop:
Escalinata de Antequera.
Warning!! The last Team to
check-in may be eliminated.
--- End quote ---
Elliot & Andrew finish the road block just after Vanessa & Ralph, and the twins are in better shape. So they run as fast as they can to avoid elimination. Vanessa & Ralph run for the same reason. They are slower but have a head start.
Choice quotes:
"Come on, we'll jump on the mat together", Bopper to Nary & Jamie as they all run from the road block
The pit stop is at a monument at the top of some nearby stairs
(~1km). Teams reach it and check in in the following order:
1(+0) Art & JJ, win a trip to the Bahamas
Rachel & Dave, after 17:00 and they have to wait out their 2h penalty
2(+1) Brendon & Rachel
3(+1) Joey & Danny, seconds after #2
4(+1) Bopper & Mark
5(+1) Nary & Jamie, seconds before #6 & #7
6(-4) Rachel & Dave, 30 minutes after #2
7(+0) Kerri & Stacy, after it has gotten dark
8(+0) Vanessa & Ralph, not long before #9
9(+0) Elliot & Andrew, are eliminated
According to interviews Elliot & Andrew left the road block 10 minutes after Ralph & Vanessa and were 3 minutes behind at the pit stop.
Choice quotes:
"Today was a complete failure on us as a team.", Dave realizes they sucked this leg
"I'd be lying if I didn't say I was devastated", Andrew
And the end credits music has this week been changed to some wonderful harp music.
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