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Amazing Race Season 31, Episode 3, "Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy"
Film date: 2018-06-16 - 2018-06-17
The last pit stop was at Prince Phetsarath's palace in Laos. They may be released from the same place but we are only shown glimpses of the start. We are not even shown the start order.
From hints in the behind the scenes videos we can guess they got released around 06:30.
The first clue tells teams to fly to Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam. Teams also get an IPhone which they must use to book their tickets on using the Travelocity app.
Once they arrive in Vietnam they must go to the house of Vietnamese medicine and find a doctor who will give them their next clue.
At the airport in Laos Becca & Floyd speak to Tyler & Korey and try to make amends for U-turning them in the last leg. They even have a peace offering, a package of Beccas heme made trail mix. After a while Rachel & Elissa turn up and they also have a small peace offering which they give to Becca. Everybody act civilized but we will see what happens in the future.
"We are seeking revenge", Becca
Also at the airport the Big Brother teams (Rachel & Elissa, Janelle & Britney and Nicole & Victor) make an alliance.
All teams are on the same flight. Probably:
VN931 LPQ-REP 14:40 - 16:05
VN812 REP-SGN 18:20 - 19:38
At the airport in Vietnam there is the customary mad dash for taxis (accompanied by the ride of the Valkyries inspired music)
The center for Vietnamese medicine is located in a building with multiple floors so teams have to search a bit to find the doctor.
As Leo & Jamal leave the center they encounter Corinne & Eliza. They try to fool the girls by arguing and saying it is not here. They manage to sow a little doubt but the girls soon decide out they must be lying and find the doctor.
"They are the biggest liars", Corinne & Eliza
Teams find the doctor in the following order:
1. Colin & Christie
2. Tyler & Korey
3. Becca & Floyd
4. Rachel & Elissa
5. Janelle & Britney
6. Nicole & Victor
7. Leo & Jamal, arrive after the earlier teams have left
8. Corinne & Eliza, arrive as #7 are leaving
9. Chris & Bret, arrive as #8 are leaving
Detour: Reel it in or Light it up
Reel it in takes place at Thanh Da, a local prawn restaurant. Here guests must catch their own dinner in a big pool. Teams must catch 8 giant prawns using a fishing pole to get their next clue.
In light it up teams must learn a dance routine. Then put on light-up suits and perform it together with a dance group in a dark room in front of a strict judge.
The detours are located just across the street from each other.
The dancing is harder than teams expected. The routine is quick and the judge is strict. There is only one stage where they can perform so after teams have done an attempt they must go to the back of the line.
"We choose dance because we were both professional cheerleaders together", Rachel
"Here Fishy, Fishy Fishy", Korey gets the title
At the fishing detour there are lots of locals also fishing so teams can get some tips. But mainly it is a matter of patience and some luck.
At the dancing Becca & Floyd are the first to leave the training area and that pays dividends when they are able to do their second attempt immediately as no other teams are waiting.
"Are these light up suits?", Floyd is very exited when he realizes that the suits will light up
"Energy, we got that", Becca when she hears the judge wants more energy
"I think it was harder than any of us realized it was going to be", Colin about the dance
"I feel like the dance could have gotten better if we weren't completely exhausted and dehydrated", Janelle & Brittney
The prawns turn out to be very big
"Oh my go, that is humogo", Tyler
Once caught teams must open the mouth of the prawn to get the hook out. This is not for the faint of hearth. Specially Corinne & Eliza have trouble with this as they prawn keeps pinching them, and it actually manages to cause some minor bleeding.
Chris & Brett initially decide to go dancing but after having made one attempt they switch to fishing. They arrive to the fishing pond just as Corinne & Eliza leave.
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+2) Becca & Floyd, dance on their 2nd attempt
2(-1) Colin & Christie dance on their 4th attempt
3(+3) Nicole & Victor dance on their 8th attempt
4(+3) Corinne & Eliza, fishing
5(-4) Tyler & Korey, fishing
6(-3) Rachel & Elissa dance on their 18th attempt
7(-2) Janelle & Britney dance on their 6th attempt
8(+1) Chris & Bret, fishing
9(-2) Leo & Jamal dance on their 27th attempt
Road block: Who is ready to tune out?
In this road block teams must learn a few lines of a popular song in Vietnamese. They will then have to perform this in a Karaoke bar.
The team member not doing the karaoke gets to party with the locals in the performance area.
At the Karaoke Leo has a different approach where he skips practicing and goes direct to performing. It does not go well so he has to go back and actually do some practicing.
Teams complete this road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+0)Becca & Floyd* (2-2)Leaves before the next team arrives2(+1)Nicole & Victor* (2-2)3(-1)Colin* & Christie (2-2)4(+1)Tyler* & Korey (2-2)5(-1)Corinne & Eliza* (2-2)6(+1)Janelle* & Britney(2-2)7(-1)Rachel* & Elissa (2-2)8(+1)Leo* & Jamal (2-2)9(-1)Chris & Bret* (2-2)
The next clue is a route info sending teams to the next pit stop at the Ho Thi Ky flower market.
Teams reach Phil in the following order (the arrival times are approximate)
1(+0)Becca & Floyd 22:50Win a trip to the Bahamas2(+0)Nicole & Victor 23:38(+0:48)3(+0)Colin & Christie 23:50(+1:00)4(+0)Tyler & Korey 00:05(+1:15)5(+0)Corinne & Eliza 00:20(+1:30)6(+0)Janelle & Britney00:55(+2:05)7(+0)Rachel & Elissa 01:00(+2:10)8(+0)Leo & Jamal 01:12(+2:22)9(+0)Chris & Bret 01:30(+2:40)Are saved by a non-elimination
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Amazing Race Season 31, Episode 4, "I took out a polar bear"
Film date: 2018-06-18
The last pit stop was at the Ho Thi Ky flower market in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. This is also where teams are released after a pit stop of 28 hours.
1.Becca & Floyd 02:472.Nicole & Victor 03:36(+0:49)3.Colin & Christie 03:46(+0:59)4.Tyler & Korey 04:06(+1:19)5.Corinne & Eliza 04:19(+1:32)6.Janelle & Britney04:55(+2:08)7.Rachel & Elissa 05:02(+2:15)8.Leo & Jamal ??:??(+??:??)Probably at 05:12 (+2:25)9.Chris & Bret ??:??(+??:??)Probably at 05:30 (+2:43)
Route info: Make your way to Snowtown Saigon.
"We are just like Mom and dad coming to play with all the young millenials with their big followings", Colin likes to keep a low profile
"Is there anything we can improve from the last leg, other than... I don't know", Eliza
"Why are we not better at this than they are?", Corinne wants to be better than the Big Brother teams
Snowtown opens at 06:30 so all teams have time to bunch up.
"It's okay, at least we can juggle", Becca
Once it opens teams rush in and to the top of the not very big slope. Here they must find sleds (not that hard) and ride them down to the bottom where somebody dressed up as a polar bear will give them their next clue.
At the bottom of the slope there are a couple of locals who help the racers to stop. But they fail to stop Britney who instead crash into the polar bear.
Chris & Bret also find their speed bump here. They must make enough snowballs to fill a cooler and then bring it to the next route marker. The polar bear inspects all the snowballs as they make them, and he seems to be a strict judge They must be large enough and tight. This task is not trivial since the "snow" they have to work with is more like ice, and they are still in their summer clothes so it is cold and their hands get numb.
"It was a very picky polar bear", Chris & Bret
The next clue is a route info which tells teams to make their way to the College Transportation Central and search the grounds for their next clue.
Outside teams frantically search for taxis. Rachel & Elissa seem to have kept theirs. Corinne & Eliza try to jump into it but Rachel & Eliza chase them off. Leo & Jamal also seem to have a taxi waiting. Some of the other teams seems to have to spend a lot of time hunting for a taxi.
"On season 5 there would have been a lot more profanity, it would have been bad/i]", Colin after the hunt for a taxi
Teams arrive to the transportation hub in the following order:
1. Leo & Jamal
2. Rachel & Elissa
3. Nicole & Victor
4. Corinne & Eliza
5. Chris & Bret
6. Becca & Floyd
7. Colin & Christie
8. Janelle & Britney
9. Tyler & Korey
Road block: Who feels like driving themselves crazy?
In this tasks teams must make their way through a scooter course. They must stay between the lines and may not touch the ground with their feet. The scooters have manual gears so it is not trivial to drive them.
"It looks really hard, but luckily I have major balance", Elissa
Eliza really struggles with this task, a very contributing reason is probably that she is afraid of the scooter.
"I'm getting worse, not better", Eliza
Teams complete this road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+0)Leo & Jamal* (2-3)On his 6th attempt2(+0)Rachel & Elissa* (2-3)On her 7th attempt3(+0)Nicole & Victor* (2-3)On his 3rd attempt4(+3)Colin* & Christie (3-2)On his 1st attempt5(+0)Chris* & Bret (3-2)On his 4th attempt6(+0)Becca* & Floyd (3-2)On her 2nd attempt7(+1)Janelle* & Britney(3-2)On her 5th attempt8(+1)Tyler & Korey* (2-3)On his 5th attempt9(-5)Corinne & Eliza* (2-3)On her 10th attempt
Route info: Make your way to Binh Quoi Village #1 to find your next clue.
Teams get their clue here in the following order:
1(+0) Leo & Jamal
2(+0) Rachel & Elissa
3(+1) Colin & Christie
4(-1) Nicole & Victor
5(+1) Becca & Floyd
6(-1) Chris & Bret
7(+0) Janelle & Britney
8(+0) Tyler & Korey
9(+0) Corinne & Eliza, arrive as team #6 are leaving
Detour: Irritation or Irrigation
In irritation both team members must get into a traditional Vietnamese circular boat (same type as broke Flo). Teams must paddle ~180 meters to retrieve a basket of fish. On the way they need to carry their boat over two bridges and avoid some annoying fishermen.
In irrigation teams must complete an irrigation wheel and once they get their build approved they must use it to fill an urn with water. They start by picking up a bag of parts and then go to an almost complete wheel where they must add their parts. There is an example to look at but not right where they are building.
It is hard to figure out which detour is the better choice from just the clue. Here we quickly see that paddling the boat is way quicker than building the irrigation wheel.
"This looks like more fun anyway", Becca is happy they choose to paddle
Leo & Jamal have no problem with the building but then they realize they have to fill the urn as well, and this takes a long time. Rachel & Elissa struggle with their building. After some failed attempts Rachel wants to switch but Elissa wants to continue. After some more attempts the finally judge approves them. Then they also have to fill their urn.
"This is worse than watching paint dry", Elissa
Colin & Christie are close to making a big mistake. When they get to the baskets with fish Colin grabs 5 fish and puts them in their boat. He leaves the basket which they also need to bring. But as he starts paddling back Christie rereads the clue, smart, and realize their mistake. They turn around and pick up the basket as well. This allows Nicole & Victor to pass them.
As they row back Chris is paddling and kneeling close to Brett.
"Brett is taking a little love-ride"m Chris
"I always dreamed Venice would be like this", Brett
"I just sliced my finger wide open", Korey cut himself on the boat
Rachel & Eliza think that the annoying fishermen, who are standing up in their boars, are showing how they should do it so they both stand up in the boat. This is probably the reason they are the only team which capsizes.
We see that as Rachel & Elissa leave Corinne & Eliza are lifting their basket over one of the bridges so they are not quite as close behind as the edit suggests.
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+3) Nicole & Victor, paddle
2(+1) Colin & Christie, paddle, just after #1
3(-2) Leo & Jamal, build
4(+1) Becca & Floyd, paddle
5(+1) Chris & Bret, paddle
6(+2) Tyler & Korey, paddle
7(+0) Janelle & Britney, paddle
8(-6) Rachel & Elissa, build
9(+0) Corinne & Eliza, paddle
The next clue tells teams to run to Phil on the mat in Tam Vu Park. What we do not get to see in the telecast at right before the pit stop teams encountered a head to head. Teams had to play badminton against each other and the winners of each match could check in and the losers had to play the next team. The last team to loose faces elimination.
The pit stop greeter is a very cute little girl who definitely has an emotional impact on some of the racers.
Teams check in to the pit stop in the following order:
1(+1) Colin & Christie, win a trip to the Dominican Republic
2(-1) Nicole & Victor
3(+2) Chris & Bret
4(+0) Becca & Floyd
5(+1) Tyler & Korey
6(-3) Leo & Jamal
7(+0) Janelle & Britney
8(+0) Rachel & Elissa
8(+0) Corinne & Eliza, are eliminated
"She did it all today, I took out a polar bear", Brittney tells that Janelle did carry the team this day (and get the title)
Corinne & Eliza arrive to the mat as Rachel and Elissa stands there, and then things turn awkward. Corinne & Eliza are very sore losers. They roll their eyes when Rachel & Elissa try to be gracious and tell them how much they respect them.
"We gave it everything we had, and when you know that you've given it everything you have and you still fail. They you, like what I had wasn't enough, which is the lowest of the low feeling", Corinne
It get so bad that Corinne & Eliza feel they have to step away from the mat so they can act out their disappointment away from Rachel & Elissa. There is nothing in what was shown which indicates that Rachel & Elissa bears any blame in this, they did try to act with respect but Corinne & Eliza refused to accept it.
"I just couldn't cry on the mat in front of them like I'm not gonna give them the satisfaction", Eliza
Part of the reason for their extreme reaction could be that they felt that they were superior to the big brother teams and then it really hurt to loose to one of them. At least that is the impression the editors give us. Corinne & Eliza also make some comments about blocking other contestants on social media, but apparently that did not happen.
Normally each episode ends with an inspiring quote from the eliminated tea, but no such thing this week.
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Amazing Race Season 31, Episode 5, "I'm a bird, I'm on a plane, I'm on The Amazing race""
Film date: 2018-06-19 - 2018-06-20
The last Pit Stop was in Ho-Chi-Minh city, Vietnam. Teams are released from somewhere else in the city in the following order:
1.Colin & Christie 01:462.Nicole & Victor 02:10(+0:24)3.Chris & Bret 02:25(+0:39)4.Becca & Floyd 03:01(+1:15)5.Tyler & Korey 03:27(+1:41)6.Leo & Jamal 03:50(+2:04)7.Janelle & Britney04:16(+2:30)8.Rachel & Elissa 04:40(+2:54)
The first clue tells teams to fly to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Once there they must go to a super car tailgate party in the dessert to find their next clue.
"We're getting as close as possible to the motherland", Jamal is stoked as they are from Afghanistan
Everybody is on the same flight, probably:
VJ803 SGN-BKK 11:15 - 12:45
TG517 BKK-DBX 16:20 - 19:45
This turns out to be yet another night leg, the third so far in this season.
Once in Dubai there is the usual rush out to the taxis. The clue included directions to the tailgate party so it is not too hard to find.
The party is out in the desert and there is not much party to it. Just a bunch of guys in local clothes sitting around a small table in the dessert drinking tea. Teams sit down and have a cup of tea and as they fidget and wonder when they will get their next clue one of the hosts tells them the clue is in one of the cars.
There is a bunch of luxury/super-cars standing around and teams find their next clue inside. Sadly they do not get to drive those cars but must get back into the taxis they came in.
Most teams seem to get here together but Nicole & Victor and Becca & Floyd are a bit behind.
"We just sit and chill here", One of the locals plays with Victor & Nicole
"Also, clue's in the car", one of the other takes pity and lets them go
Teams must now travel to the Dubai Frame, a very iconic building shaped like a picture frame, it is 150m high so it is pretty large. Once there they must make their way to the top where they will find their next clue.
Rachel & Elissa are the first to leave the desert but their driver takes the wrong exit and then they are lost. Much frantic yelling ensues.
"Well, at least we got to see more of Dubai", Elissa without much enthusiasm
Teams get the clue at the top of the frame in the following order:
1. Leo & Jamal
2. Colin & Christie
3. Chris & Bret, just after #2
4. Tyler & Korey
5. Janelle & Britney
6. Nicole & Victor
7. Becca & Floyd
8. Rachel & Elissa, just after #7
Detour: Fall or Find
In fall teams must jump from the Burj Khalifa (9min, 7km away). Or at least that is what the clue says. In reality once they get to the top of the tower they find out that what they really have to do is a VR experience thing which consists of a small mission about a crashing satellite and which ends with them having to do a jump from the tower (in the VR experience). The kicker comes afterwards when they get handed a form with five questions about the experience. They must each give correct answers to the questions or they have to go to the back of the line and try again. There are four VR stations available so two teams can do the task simultaneously.
In find teams must ride their taxi to Dubai garden Glow (5min, 2.4km away), dress up in ridiculous dinosaur outfits and search the garden for 5 different colored eggs which they have to bring back to a nest.
This was a sneaky detour where the fall task was not all what the racers expected. And the questions at the end trip a number of them. The initial clue also says that only two teams may attempt the jump at any one time.
As Rachel & Elissa arrive at the dinosaur detour Rachel see that many teams are there and therefore she wants to switch. She thinks the first two teams will be done with the jump once they get there and that option will be faster. She manages to persuade Elissa and they leave for the tower.
"I'm having majorly second thoughts", Brittney as she dresses in the dinosaur costume
"The jump is going to be super quick and then we can move on", Rachel (she has no idea what awaits them)
Teams look ridiculous when they run in the Tyrannosaurus Rex costumes. Which I assume is the point. The actual task is fairly straightforward. The eggs are big and glowing so they are easy to spot but the place seems fairly big so it takes a little while to find them all.
The only ones having any difficulty at all with the dinosaur eggs are Janelle & Brittney who find a giant playground egg and think that is their nest. But they soon figure out their mistake.
"It was harder than the DMV test for sure", Elissa after the VR test
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+2) Chris & Bret, dinosaur
2(+0) Colin & Christie, VR on their 2nd attempt
3(+1) Tyler & Korey, VR on their 2nd attempt
4(+3) Becca & Floyd, dinosaur
5(+1) Nicole & Victor, dinosaur
6(-1) Janelle & Britney, dinosaur
7(-6) Leo & Jamal, VR on their 5th attempt
8(+0) Rachel & Elissa, started dinosaur but switched to VR which they completed on their 3rd shown attempt
Route info: "Take your taxi to Soho garden and find your next clue"
Teams arrive at the Soho garden (~15min 12km away) in the following order:
1(+0) Chris & Bret
2(+3) Nicole & Victor
3(-1) Colin & Christie
4(+0) Becca & Floyd, just after #3
5(-2) Tyler & Korey
6(+0) Janelle & Britney, before anybody has left
7(+0) Leo & Jamal, after all the earlier teams have left
8(+0) Rachel & Elissa, as #7 are leaving
Road block: "Who can feel the beat?"
This road block takes place inside the Soho Garden club where a silent rave night is in full swing. That is everybody in there is wearing headphones and dancing to different dance mixes. Contestants must go to the DJ and get a pair of headphones playing one of the mixes (a remix of the Amazing Race Theme) they must then find one of the guests who are dancing to the same beat and bring them back to the DJ.
"This is not good, I'm not a dancer", Bret does not have a lot of confidence going into this task
"I know how to feel the rhythm myself and recognize that rhythm in other people", Floyd feel his years as a Drum Major will help him
"I was making eye contact with them and "are you feeling what I'm feeling?", a lot of people were not", Tyler about his strategy
"Rachel, hopefully will catch us up. She's just awesome", Elissa believes in her sister
Teams complete this road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+3)Becca & Floyd* (3-3)2(+0)Nicole* & Victor (3-3)3(+2)Tyler* & Korey (3-3)4(-3)Chris & Bret* (3-3)5(-2)Colin & Christie* (3-3)6(+0)Janelle* & Britney(4-2)7(+0)Leo* & Jamal (3-3)8(+0)Rachel* & Elissa (3-3)
Route info: "Make your way to the Pit Stop. To get there ride the worlds longest urban zip line."
The Pit Stop is in the Dubai Marina but the zip line starts at Ammwaj tower (25min, 26km away). The extra info says "Amwaj tower 4. Walk up the stairs to the roof. Your arrival to the roof is your order you check in to the Pit Stop". The instructions also say something bout a marked elevator.
Chris & Brett get into the same elevator as Becca & Floyd.
"I love you, but we are getting first today", Becca to Chris & Brett in the elevator
"I'm a bird, I'm a plane, I'm n the Amazing Race", Korey gets the title while riding the zip line
We get quite a few shots form the last two taxis. Leo & Jamal tell their driver to go faster and Rachel is crying about how great a time she has had.
Teams reach the mat at the top of the stairs by the zip line, and
subsequently the pit stop mat, in the following order:
1(+0) Becca & Floyd, win $5000 each
2(+2) Chris & Bret, got to the roof seconds after #1
3(+2) Colin & Christie
4(-1) Tyler & Korey
5(-3) Nicole & Victor
6(+0) Janelle & Britney
7(+0) Leo & Jamal
8(+0) Rachel & Elissa, are saved by a non-elimination
At the mat Becca & Floyd get Phil to rap with them to earn his own Phil-o-meter (a custom Funmeter).
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Amazing Race Season 31, Episode 6, "Who wants a Rolex?"
Film date: 2019-06-21 - 2019-06-22
The last pit stop was at the Dubai Marina and this seems to be where teams are released for this leg. We only get departure times for the first two teams.
1.Becca & Floyd 02:252.Chris & Bret 02:26(+0:01)
Route info: "Fly to the pearl of Africa, Uganda"
Once they land teams must ride a taxi to the Uganda National Mosque in Kampala.
"The challenge today is to appreciate a culture which doesn't quite appreciate us back as openly gay men", Tyler about Uganda's stance on homosexuality
All teams are on the same flight. At the airport we see that Janelle & Brittney are really close with Rachel & Vanessa and they all call themselves the mom squad.
Once they land in Kampala it is a mob scene as teams try to get taxis. We do not see any other passengers so it feels like they held everybody back a while and outside the terminal there are 8 taxi drivers waiting so I get the feeling they were arranged.
"It's totally Ho-Chi-Minh 2.0", Brittney comments on the chaotic traffic
"We're going literally down the middle of oncoming traffic", Brittney about their taxi (but the traffic is very slow)
At the mosque teams must change into the provided respectful clothes. They then reach the clue box in the courtyard in the following order:
1. Nicole & Victor
2. Tyler & Korey
3. Colin & Christie
4. Chris & Bret, after first climbing the minaret
5. Rachel & Elissa
6. Leo & Jamal
7. Becca & Floyd
8. Janelle & Britney, arrive as #7 are leaving
Route info: "Count the number of steps in the minaret". Teams must now climb the stairs to the top of the minaret. On the way they need to count the number of steps and at the top they must write down how many steps they climbed. The correct answer is 272. If they guess wrong they have to go back down and count again.
In order to remove ambiguity there is a red and yellow line on the floor before the first step after after the last step they need to count.
Chris & Brett are first but miss the clue box in the courtyard so they just climb to the top without counting the steps.
Tyler & Korey feel smart because they have done research and found that there are 304 steps from the bottom to the top of this minaret. So they do not bother to count the steps as they go up. Unfortunately for them the racers start from the second floor so 304 is wrong.
"How many steps boys", Jamal asks Tyler & Korey who are just leaving the minaret
"Lots", Korey
On their third time at the top Rachel wants to write 270 but Elissa persuades her to change to 272.
Teams reach the top of the minaret in the following order:
Chris & Bret, did not count the steps )and did miss the clue at the courtyard)
Tyler & Korey, guessed 304
1(+0) Nicole & Victor
2(+1) Colin & Christie
3(-1) Tyler & Korey
4(+0) Chris & Bret
Rachel & Elissa, answer 234
5(+1) Leo & Jamal
Rachel & Elissa, answer 271
6(-1) Rachel & Elissa
7(+0) Becca & Floyd
8(+0) Janelle & Britney
Route info: "Travel by taxi to Owino Market and enter through the main gate. Once there search the Soweto restaurant area for your next clue."
The Owino market is gigantic (20 football fields) and extremely hectic. Teams manage to find the clue box here in the following order:
1(+0) Nicole & Victor
2(+1) Tyler & Korey, just after #1
3(-1) Colin & Christie, just after #2
4(+1) Leo & Jamal
5(-1) Chris & Bret
6(+1) Becca & Floyd
7(+1) Janelle & Britney, after 3 teams have left
8(-2) Rachel & Elissa
This is where Rachel & Elissa find their speed bump. They must hand wash a bunch of clothes and them hang them to dry. When Phil presents the task he makes it look like finding a place for it to dry is going to be the hard part but that turned out to not be the case.
"It's a lot of work", Elissa
"Thank god for laundry machines", Rachel
Road block: "Who wants a Rolex?"
In this road block teams must make a special egg sandwich, locally known as a Rolex. They must first ask the vendor for a shopping list. Then shop the ingredients before finally making one Rolex to get their next clue.
The list of ingredients reads:
--- Quote --- 6 tomatoes
4 green peppers
4 carrots
4 small red onions
1 bag shredded
cabbage
--- End quote ---
"It looks like a food dish, I though it was a watch", Victor
Jamal is the only one shown to get his Rolex rejected by the judge. He has to go back and make a new one, but he does not need to go out shopping again.
"It's okay, 5 second rule", Floyd picks up his bread from the ground where he dropped it
Janelle & Brittney is the only team which has an unbalanced road block count. So it is interesting to see Britney tell Janelle to do this task (thus making the count even more uneven). I wonder why?
Janelle is also the only one struggling here. She firmly believes they are making a watch and runs off looking for a watch vendor. She spends a lot of time searching. Along the way she pops by where Rachel & Elissa are washing clothes.
"My god, I'm lost", Janelle
Eventually Janelle gets back to where Brittney is waiting. Brittney can not help her but when Janelle goes to a nearby food stand and asks them if they can help her find a Rolex stand they give her a list of ingredients.
"Is was that easy? Are you serious", Janelle when she gets the list of ingredients
Teams complete this road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+0)Nicole & Victor* (3-4)2(+0)Tyler & Korey* (3-4)3(+0)Colin* & Christie (4-3)4(+1)Chris* & Bret (4-3)5(-1)Leo & Jamal* (3-4)6(+0)Becca & Floyd* (3-4)7(+1)Rachel & Elissa* (3-4)8(-1)Janelle* & Britney(5-2)
Route info: "Travel by taxi to GGaba Landing site...".
Here they need to find the village boat builders to receive their next clue.
At GGaba landing site there are red and yellow flags which indicate where the taxis should drop them off (and wait). There is also an arrow pointing in the direction of the boat builders.
Teams get the clue here in the following order:
1(+2) Colin & Christie
2(+0) Tyler & Korey, just after #1
3(-2) Nicole & Victor, just after #2
4(+0) Chris & Bret
5(+0) Leo & Jamal
6(+0) Becca & Floyd, while the first 5 teams are still doing it.
7(+0) Rachel & Elissa, after the first 3 teams have left
8(+0) Janelle & Britney, after all others have left
Detour: Salty roll or move the pole?
In salty roll teams must transport a wheelbarrow of fish parts to a work station. Then they must chop the fish, clean it and salt the skin.
In move the pole teams must transport firewood from the harbor to a stacking place where they must stack it like the locals. The wood must be loaded on the provided bicycles and they have to make several trips. The final stack will be about one normal person high.
"It was wonderful to see the people of Uganda treat us so warmly", Korey
At this detour we get the final proof that Colin is well and truly a changed man. Their loaded bike first almost falls to its side and when they manage to keep it upright it falls backwards instead. The old Colin would have exploded but the new-an-improved(tm) Colin calmly start to repack the bike. It is a remarkable change and I can only congratulate somebody who has grown so much as a person.
Teams complete the detour in the following order:
1(+1) Tyler & Korey, wood
2(-1) Colin & Christie, wood
3(+0) Nicole & Victor, wood
?(+?) Chris & Bret, wood
?(+?) Leo & Jamal, wood
?(+?) Becca & Floyd, wood
?(+?) Rachel & Elissa, fish
8(+0) Janelle & Britney, fish
The next clue tells teams it is time for a head to head.
This takes place by the Jahaza Pier. The rules of the head to head are:
1. The object of the game is to make four stacks of drums, of the same color
2. You may only move one drum at a time
3. You may only stack drums on the poles
4. You may never stack drums more than four high
5. When you think your drum stacks are correct grab the oxtail on the drum in front of the band leader
6. The band leader will indicate whether your stacks are correct by stopping the drums. If you grab the oxtail and the drumming does not stop, your stacks are not correct. Return the oxtail to the drum before continuing playing.
At the bottom of each pole is a big drum which the players never need to move. Both players have identical starting positions, These change between the matches.
Janelle & Brittney are very glad to see a head to head challenge because it means they have a shot, even though they are way behind the other teams.
Teams arrive at the head to head in the following order:
1(+0) Tyler & Korey
2(+0) Colin & Christie
3(+0) Nicole & Victor
4(+?) Chris & Bret
5(+?) Becca & Floyd
6(+?) Leo & Jamal
7(+?) Rachel & Elissa
8(+0) Janelle & Britney
The head to head matches are:
1. Tyler vs Colin, Tyler wins
2. Colin vs Victor, Colin wins
3. Victor vs Chris, Victor wins
4. Bret vs Floyd, Bret wins
5. Floyd vs Leo, Floyd wins
6. Jamal vs Rachel, Jamal wins
7. Rachel vs Britney, Rachel wins
Phil is standing by the play area narrating during the match so I assume the winning team has to wait for him to get down to the mat out on the pier before they are allowed to run out to it.
IMHO this head to head was a dud. Apart from the first and last teams all teams lost their first match and won the second.
In the end teams checked in in this order:
1(+0) Tyler & Korey, win a trip to Singapore
2(+0) Colin & Christie
3(+0) Nicole & Victor
4(+0) Chris & Bret
5(+0) Becca & Floyd
6(+0) Leo & Jamal
7(+0) Rachel & Elissa
8(+0) Janelle & Britney, are eliminated
The final two teams run to the mat together. At the mat we also learn that Britney has a daughter who has survived cancer.
"Despite running the worst leg that we ever ran I actually had a really great day", Britney
"[i[It's gonna be memories forever[/i]", Brittney
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Racing report
Amazing Race Season 31, Episode 7, "Living Fearlessly"
Film date: 2018-06-23 - 2018-06-24
The last pit stop was at Jahaza pier, Uganda. This is also where teams are released for the next leg in the following order (no departure times are given):
1. Tyler & Korey
2. Colin & Christie
3. Nicole & Victor
4. Chris & Bret
5. Becca & Floyd
6. Leo & Jamal
7. Rachel & Elissa
The first clue tells teams to fly to Zurich, Switzerland. When they land teams must catch a train to Grindelwald and make their way to Gletscherschlucht where they will find their next clue.
First teams have to go to Equity agency and pick up their tickets.
On their way Nicole & Victor have to demonstrate their lack of geography knowledge. For the record, Sweden is a completely different country in the north of Europe and there is no Swiss language.
After picking up their tickets Becca & Floyd decide to have a beer at Miki's pub next to the ticket agency as they have about 6 hours until their flight. They are soon joined bu Leo & Jamal and Rachel & Elissa. The conversation turns to the U-turn everybody think is coming. Leo & Jamal and Becca & Floyd are all for U-turning Victor & Nicole and Colin & Christie. Rachel & Elissa, who consider themselves to be in an alliance with Victor & Nicole, tries to introduce Brett & Chris as candidates but the others think they are weak.
Later in the taxi Rachel says that they just smiled and agreed as one tend to do when the U-turn is discussed, but that they would like to U-turn team fun. Meanwhile Becca say that they have made friends with Rachel & Elissa so there is no desire to U-turn them now.
During the plane ride Rachel & Elissa tell Nicole & Victor that Becca & Floyd are going to U-turn them. Rachel tells them to make sure to get to the U-turn board first and U-turn Becca & Floyd instead.
Once they land all teams are on the same train to Grindelwald (via Interlaken). The train ride gives everybody time to talk. Rachel & Elissa tries to persuade Nicole & Victor to not tell anybody else that they told them. They also try to not mention that Leo & Jamal were present when the U-turn was discussed but they are unable keep their story straight. Victor & Nicole smell a rat and everything unravels.
The end result is that everybody mistrusts Rachel & Elissa. Eventually as Colin & Christie, Brett & Chris and Nicole & Victor sit together Colin suggests they hold hands and feel the love of the universe. Rachel & Elissa arrive and are invited to join. They do but Rachel has a disdainful look in her eyes and a big fake smile. She clearly does not feel the love.
My take on this is that Rachel & Elissa wanted to get Victor & Nicole to U-turn Becca & Floyd but that their intriguing backfired and now nobody will ever trust them again.
Teams are convinced that the next U-turn awaits at Gletscherschlucht so they all book it when they arrive in Grindelwald. It is a good 3km from the stations to the clue box.
"Elissa, we've got a long run, don't sprint it out", Rachel
"A beautiful day for a jog", Becca
They arrive to Gletscherschlucht in the following order:
1. Tyler & Korey
2. Becca & Floyd, Becca snags #2 just before Leo & Jamal
3. Leo & Jamal
4. Colin & Christie
5. Nicole & Victor
6. Rachel & Elissa
7. Chris & Bret
The expected U-turn is not there, just a road block: "Who wants to take the scenic route?"
In this road block contestants must take a bungee-jump swing into the gorge (just as Colin & Christie suspected back in Uganda). There is nothing difficult about this task but it is scary.
This is a linear road block. That is there is no way to pass anybody unless they decide the jump is too scary for them. Nicole is very scared of heights.
"Do we have to jump", Nicole to her jump instructor
"No, just step off the platform", The instructor
"If you do not jump, you need to go back in line", the jump instructor to Nicole
"I'd never do this if it wasn't for a million dollars", Nicole
Nicole pulls herself together and does the jump.
"I'm glad Korey did that", Tyler
"I love this life", Becca as she swings
Teams complete this road block in the following order (* denotes team member doing the roadblock):
1(+0)Tyler & Korey* (3-5)2(+0)Becca* & Floyd (4-4)23+0)Leo* & Jamal (4-4)4(+0)Colin & Christie* (4-4)5(+0)Nicole* & Victor (4-4)6(+0)Rachel & Elissa* (3-5)7(+0)Chris* & Bret (5-3)
Route info: "Fly by helicopter to the Grimswald pass. When you land, search for your next clue."
There is no change in position during the helicopter ride. But there seems to be just one or two helicopters so the later teams have to wait for their turn to ride.
"Is it still an Alp even when the snow melts?", Elissa reveals her depth of knowledge
As he exits the helicopter Colin can not resit playing a bit so he jumps out, rolls on the ground and come up pretending to cover the area with a weapon. All while Christie just steps out and walks to the clue box.
Detour: Water power or Water down?
In water power teams must ride the worlds steepest funicular (at least it was until 2017), the Gelmerbahn. Along the way they must look for eighth signs each listing the name of a water basin and how much water it holds. when they get to the top they have to run across a big dam to find an engineer who will give them a map which lists the volumes and some name plaques. They must place the correct name plaques on the correct places on the map. To make the task harder there is a number of extra names among the plaques. If they fail they have to ride the funicular again.
The names listed on the signs they pass during the funicular ride are:
Totensee 3,000,000 m3
Oberaarsee 57,000,000 m3
Mattenalpsee 2,000,000 m3
Trüblensee 11,000,000 m3
Räterichsbodensee 25,000,000 m3
Engstlensee 1,000,000 m3
Grimselsee 94,000,000 m3
Gelmersee 13,000,000 m3
In water down teams must go canyoning. They must start by rappelling 150ft into the canyon and then follow the water for a while.
"Bret is afraid of heights, so that's good", Elissa is fighting it out for last with Chris & Bret
"It's not in my wheelhouse, but I'm gonna do it", Brett at the top of the rappel (and he does it)
The catch with the water power detour is that the funicular takes abut 10 minutes for one way and there is only one carriage so once done teams must wait for it to arrive before they can go back down again.
"My god, I'm afraid of roller coasters, I can't go up there", Nicole when she see the funicular
Teams must drive themselves to the detour. But it is made easier by the fact that there is a sign pointing which way the different detour options are.
At the water power detour Tyler & Korey encounter Sebastian, the perfect guide.
"We knew we had to have him", Korey
There is not really any way to pass any other team on the water down detour. But some teams catch up with the team in front of them.
"It's a little chilly", Tyler about the water (melt water tends to be very cold)
Teams complete this detour in the following order:
1(+2) Leo & Jamal, water power
2(-1) Tyler & Korey, canyoning
3(-1) Becca & Floyd, canyoning
4(+0) Colin & Christie, canyoning
5(+0) Nicole & Victor, water power
6(+0) Rachel & Elissa, canyoning
7(+0) Chris & Bret, canyoning
Route info: Drive yourselves to the next pit stop in Micahelskirche in Miragen and search the grounds for Phil. Warning! The last to check in may be eliminated."
The teams doing the water power detour must first ride the funicular down to their cars again. This may take up to 20 minutes. Leo & Jamal end up having to wait and when the funicular finally is back up Nicole & Victor are in it.
As Tyler & Korey are backing their car out from the parking Colin is running to his car just wearing his underwear. He sees them and makes a quick mooning.
"Nice ass", Korey yells to Colin
"It's stunning, but don't look. Keep your eyes on the road", Tyler to Korey
Rachel & Elissa finish the detour right before Chris & Bret and both teams know that they are fighting it out for last.
"I don't know where we're going, do they know where they are going?", Rachel
In the end Chris & Bret drive first and the sisters follow. But it is a case of the blind leading the blind since none of them know which way they should go.
Eventually both teams pull into a lookout area and find a local to ask. They learn they went in the wrong direction and need to turn around. As they do Elissa blocks the guys so the sisters end up in front.
Meanwhile Victor & Nicole are also lost. They also stop and flag somebody down and learn they have been driving in the wrong direction.
"I hope that didn't cost us the race", Victor
Teams reach Phil in the following order:
1(+1) Tyler & Korey, win a spa day before the next race leg
2(+2) Colin & Christie
3(+0) Becca & Floyd, just after #2
4(-3) Leo & Jamal, as teams #2 & #3 are on the mat
5(+1) Rachel & Elissa
6(+1) Chris & Bret
7(-2) Nicole & Victor, are saved by a non-elimination
At the mat Phil tells Rachel that she has now tied the record for the most number of legs run, 31. If she completes the next leg she will have the record.
Nicole & Victor arrive to the mat as Rachel & Elissa and Chris & Bret are standing there. Before they learn that it is a non-elimination leg there is a heated discussion with the sisters about the U-turn talk. This ends up with Nicole in tears (probably because she thinks they will be eliminated).
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