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:conf: NEW EPISODE TONIGHT!!! :conf: 


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Did some split squats earlier in the garage to prepare for tonight's updating workout. See you all in less than two hours!
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Just 15 more minutes until it's time to shine! :clap2:
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Almost here :conf:
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Hoping for a strong bulgaria debut  :cheer:
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And here we are again! :waves: :2hearts:

Previously on TAR, 8 teams dove into Dubai, UAE! Carson & Jack claimed an underwater FF while Nick & Mike had a familiar moment from behind. But it was a dramatic foot race that led Pops & Jeff to be eliminated against them. The season's first self-drive sends teams spinning and a double U-Turn will have a massive impact coming up.

Carson & Jack depart 1st at 12:34 P.M. Fly to Sofia, Bulgaria!
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Let's go....
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Carson realized Jack is calmer than usual in this pressure cooker experience and are hoping for the best for the self-drive. Han & Holden depart 2nd at 1:16 P.M. They want to keep the momentum going. Alyssa & Josiah leave 3rd 3 minutes behind H&H. The couple plan to pay down their debts. Josiah thought the name sounded familiar to him and realized it sounded like "Sofia Vergara".

Brett & Mark and Jon & Ana leave in 4th and 5th. Melinda & Erika leaving in 6th. Erika is shocked they are driving and are worried. Nick & Mike depart last in their taxi and are grateful to have survived the prior leg.

Everyone is at the airport now. All on the same flight. "Strategy is to make as little mistakes as possible. We're gunning for first." - Nick & Mike.

Short intro and commercials.
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> "we are going to be first place"
> Always ended up being third or second from bottom

Nick & Mike everyone :lol:
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> "we are going to be first place"
> Always ended up being third or second from bottom

Nick & Mike everyone :lol:
They're having their own Lucy & Emilia effect. :lol:
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First, Brett and Mark called the Burj Khalifa the "Wiz Khalifa" now they say they don't know where Bulgaria is.  I didn't pen them as the "dumb team" for the season.

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We return to scenes of Sofia first! And a rush of teams sprinting to their cars in the multilevel parking garage. They are looking for marked Ford Focyses.

Drive to the square of Negushevo to pick up the next clue. All teams driving out and following each other out with Carson & Jack out of the structure first. Brett & Mark are struggling with stick and Han & Holden try passing to no wiggle room or avail. And... we have our first accident of the season! Jon & Ana showing Han & Holden how to get the stick in gear.
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Will & james and Leo & Alana all over again :lol:
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Nick & Mike are reminded of Italy by the scenes. Holden went into the military and is familiar with reading maps, but it's Han who is holding it instead. Erika doesn't know how to read a map. Carson & Jack are taking the wrong exits already and make the excuse of living in NYC as the reason they don't know where and how to drive.

Jon & Ana arrive at the square. Alyssa & Josiah behind them.

ROUTE INFO: Kukeri! Teams need to gather apples as an offering and deliver them to the leader of the kukeri to receive their next clue.
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Alyssa & Josiah are at the apple haul 2nd. Jon & Ana are working well and see a stray apple. Alyssa & Josiah is slighlty behind them. "My family carried a lot of fruit growing up. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." - Josiah

Jon & Ana reach the kukeri festival and reminded them of Where the Wild Things Are. They deliver the apples right before Aly & Josiah arrive as well.

ROUTE INFO: Osoitsa Village Library. Teams must find their next clue within the bookshelves.
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Alyssa & Josiah and Jon & Ana take off while Brett & Mark arrive at the apples in 3rd. They reach the kukeris rather quickly. They are impressed by the hair of the kukeris and grab the clue. "That was very Doja Cat Coachella." - Brett

Nick & Mike are visibly lost and ask a local. Carson & Jack are following a road, but haven't seen any signage that tells them they are close.

Jon & Ana arrive at the library!
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Carson & jack's downfall leg??   >:(
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Jon finds the clue!

DETOUR: Haystack or Woodstack
In Haystack, one team member must find a magnitsa. In Woodstack, one team must use a wheelbarrow and backpack to transport 200 kg of firewood to a specific address.

Alyssa & Josiah are behind them immediately and choose the hay. Han & Holden are 4th at the apples and are slowly hauling. Carson & Jack are trying a different highway and Jack says this is a complete disaster.

Melinda & Erika are also shown finishing the kukeri apple offering in 5th behind H&H. Carson & Jack are in jeopardy.

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Actually liked the finding clue in a library stuff. Wish it was a bit more obscure tho
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Jon finds the clue!

DETOUR: Haystack or Woodstack
In Haystack, one team member must find a magnitsa. In Woodstack, one team must use a wheelbarrow and backpack to transport 200 kg of firewood to a specific address.

Alyssa & Josiah are behind them immediately and choose the hay. Han & Holden are 4th at the apples and are slowly hauling. Carson & Jack are trying a different highway and Jack says this is a complete disaster.

Melinda & Erika are also shown finishing the kukeri apple offering in 5th behind H&H. Carson & Jack are in jeopardy.

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Lucky task detour in a uturn setting  is gonna be messy a lot  :lol:

Also uturn being post detour  :2hearts:
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We come back to DnD playing chutes and ladders with directions as they ask someone at a bank. "Bank to Sofia, our favorite city." - Jack.

Brett & Mark arrive at the library and choose the woodstacks. Nick & Mike arrive at the apples and see some goats on the way to deliver their apples.

Jon & Ana are trying to find the marked parking at the Detour and see a couple arrows. They get to the haystacks. Jon says those stacks are taller than him. They have to sift through to find the magnitsa in one of three haystacks in their designated area.

Brett & Mark don't know how to convert kilos to pounds as they arrive at the woodstack Detour. They remind everyone of the Lena & Kristy moment and say the hay is itchy. :funny:
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Alyssa & Josiah arrive at the village and park behind Brett & Mark's car as Jon & Ana don't know what the item looks like. Jon is not having it with their choice of Detour.

Aly & Josiah see the hay while Brett & Mark and Jon & Ana are making some... progress.

Brett tries carrying the wood with the backpack and it's lift-off. "Baby, you look like a cute little mountain guy." - Mark. They are dropping wood pieces everyone. "I'm a one grocery trip kind of guy, so there's gonna be a bit of spillage." - Mark.

Josiah feels like a bomb-sniffing dog as Jon & Ana switch to another stack.

Alyssa unexpectedly finds the magnitsa!
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Happy both sides seem hard.

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ROUTE INFO: Sarantsi Church to find the next clue. Double U-Turn ahead "to establish dominance". Umm. Ok.

Jon & Ana are arguing as Jon says they lost their lead. Brett & Mark make delivery number one as they reach 165 kilograms.

Han & Holden get to a library... but it's the wrong one. Melinda & Erika get their correct library clue in 4th. They choose the Haystacks Detour as hauling wood is too much.

Carson & Jack are still incredibly lost as Nick & Mike are behind as well.
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Alyssa & Josiah asking a local where the church is and are on their way. Ana finds the magnitsa! They leave the Detour in 2nd. Brett & Mark are still making their second wood setup.

Alyssa & Josiah reach the U-Turn, they choose not to use it. ROUTE INFO: Drive to Snezha's Farm to find the next clue.
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Han & Holden reach the right library and get the Detour clue in 5th. They choose the wood stack Detour as Brett & Mark are making their final delivery and winded.

Jon & Ana arrive at the board and choose not to U-Turn anyone.

Brett & Mark drop their wood halves off and receive the church clue. Jon realized he parked their car in the ditch. It's Glenda & Lumumba all over again! :funny:

Brett & Mark choose not to U-Turn as Han & Holden arrive at the Detour location. "I just can't win." - Jon. Vegas shows up to try to help them out of the ditch. Meanwhile, Melinda & Erika arrive at the Detour passing behind their lodged Ford.
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Of course Pops & Jeff are gone one leg before the task tailored to them.

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Jon & Ana are freaking out and locals begin grabbing dead branches from nearby to resourcefully get them out of the hole. :funny: Best local residents moment in a while.

Melinda & Erika saw they were very stuck as they unload the hay. "What else can we do?" - Ana. They've tried everything they could so far.

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Car troubles

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Jonathan: I cannot win.

Reminds me of DarkSydePhil complaining "Nothing I can do, dude" when he plays video games.   :funny:

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We return to this. :funny:

"We're stuck." - Ana. Nick & Mike pass them as everyone, Han & Holden, is looking at the damage.

A local grabs a towing rope to get them out of the situation eventually. Han & Holden are slowly making progress with the wood and are pacing themselves. "Bulgaria loves their wheelbarrows, man." - Han.

Melinda & Erika are praying they don't miss the bracelet object while they see Nick & Mike at the wood.
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Nooooo, don't save them.  Bad Bulgarians.   :dick

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This leg is very messy (in a good way) so far  :lol:
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Han's forearms are burning and reason not searching for a needle in a haystack. "My forearms will double in size by tomorrow." - Han.

Erika finds a dead gecko! :funny: "We found something even better than a bracelet." - Melinda.

Nick & Mike go for their first trip while Han & Holden return back to the wood stacks.

Carson & Jack are hoping for light at the end of the tunnel while Alyssa & Josiah arrive at Snezha's Farm. We hear a 102 year old lady singing in the background. :2hearts:

ROADBLOCK: Who's ready to fill her up?
One team member must milk a sheep and hand over half-a-liter to receive their next clue.

Alyssa does the task and is thrilled!
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Alyssa is squeezing for her life and thrilled they are in first. Melinda & Erika are hoping they didn't miss the item and thinking this is either the best or worst decision they made.

Nick & Mike is struggling due to the asthma and heat Mike is experiencing. He did two puffs and is on his way. They are making another trip after delivering the first batch.
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Han's forearms are cramping up while Alyssa is guesstimating half a liter. Josiah says they do this back in Philly, but it's with beer instead.

Alyssa's work is finished with milking and she has to eat a bowl of Bulgarian yogurt before receiving the clue. Josiah hugs Alyssa excitedly!

ROUTE INFO: Elin Pelin, the Pit Stop for this leg of the race. Last team to check in will be eliminated.

Melinda & Erika are going to the next stack. "This is taking a toll on me a little bit." - Melinda.
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I will crave that bulgarian yoghurt after this leg tbf
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Han & Holden are going for one more dropoff to top off their total. Nick & Mike are going with their last wood delivery.

Carson & Jack don't see any cars as they arrive at the apples. "No, the goats want 'em." - Carson as their apples are rolling everywhere. They get their clue finally as Brett & Mark arrive at the RB. Mark does the task and he needs to touch an udder. :funny:
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They are so far behind. It will be a miracle if they catch up.

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Mark is experiencing sheep difficulties.


Melinda & Erika are absolutely exhausted as they see this is their nightmare.

Nick & Mike is one kilogram off and still lap Han & Holden on the way back. Mel & Erika say this is not fun. Nick & Mike receive their DT clue while Melinda finds their magnitsa! They are off in 5th.
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Melinda & Erika think Nick & Mike are behind them and realize their intentions. The brothers then see them forcefully sprinting toward the church for the U-Turn and decide they needed to get there before the mom and daughter.

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Uturn drama begin  :cheer:
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Is it just me, or no teams realize Jack and Carson is behind all of them.

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We come back to double trouble as it's Mel & Erika vs. Nick & Mike to the U-Turn board! :cheer:

"Nick & Mike's the only team we know for sure is behind us." - Erika.

Mom and daughter are there and place New York's face on the board as Nick & Mike come in to a sleight of hand from them. Nick & Mike don't understand why they did that, but Mel & Erika didn't know there were multiple clues in the box. Nick & Mike then U-Turn H&H to deflect and tell them on the way back.

Carson & Jack are lost still and making little progress as Mark milks the right amount of sheep's milk. He has to eat all of the yummy yogurt on the hill with this old woman. Like a Chobani commercial. Vegas is off to the Pit Stop.
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Melinda & Erika has just put their uturn in reverse  :lol:  :lol: :lol:
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Jon & Ana arrive at the RB and Ana is doing the task. "Whatever you do, don't tip over the pot." - Jon.

Ana sweet-talks Maggie, named herself, the sheep while Jon wishes she could milk Maggie faster.

Alyssa & Josiah arrive at the Pit Stop and are TEAM NUMBER ONE! They win OneKey Cash for a trip to Marrakesh, Morocco! Josiah is proud of themselves and Alyssa is exuberant as they have been chasing 1st since Hong Kong.

Han & Holden recompose and believe they have better attention to detail than the New Yorkers. "You gotta comb through it." - Nick.
"I'm gonna get a rash from this. This just sucks." - Han.

Melinda & Erika ask a motorcyclist where the RB farm is and realize they are in the wrong region.
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Jack and Carson still haven't arrived. The uturn might be done before they arrive.

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Carson & Jack experiencing their Marisa & Brooke moment as they are still driving with no clear direction on when they will arrive anywhere.

The haystack Detour is on while Ana is dropping off the milk in the carafe. She gets it finished and eats the victory yogurt. Jon & Ana are out of there in 3rd.

Nick & Mike are down to their last pile while Han & Holden say this is brutal. "Be one with the hay." - Han. Both teams are losing their minds and patience.
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Nick & Mike are having a communication breakdown yet again while Han & Holden are dejected. "Maybe teams got lost." Indeed, Carson & Jack finally arrive at the library. They get the clue for the Detour and choose the haystacks.

"We've seen teams survive a U-Turn before." - Holden.

Nick & Mike are feeling like they pulled down the magnitsa as they were tearing the mounds apart and now have to sift through all of it again. Holden finds the magnitsa in the moment and depart in 5th, beating New York's U-Turn.

Brett & Mark arrive at the Pit Stop as TEAM NUMBER TWO!

Han & Holden pick up the clue for the farm.
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Jon & Ana arrive at the Pit Stop and are TEAM NUMBER THREE! Phil talks about Jon being hard on himself and with Ana. They still think they have a chance of winning.

Melinda & Erika turned the wrong way and say this is their karma for U-Turning. Except, this wasn't a particularly bad move.

Han & Holden are at the farm and Holden does the RB. He is squeezing the milk from the sheep everywhere.

Nick & Mike are almost Joe & Heidi'd at this point while Carson & Jack are going to the Detour. Jack references the haybales Roadblock from the two previous seasons.
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Nick & Mike are excruciatingly exhausted and think they should go out on their terms, assuming the 6-hour penalty still stands.

Commercials.
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oh no the p-word

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We come back to haybales 3.0 as Nick & Mike can't believe Carson & Jack are arriving. "There are people here, Jack!" - Carson.

DnD were floored and meet up alongside them. Jack saw Nick & Mike living a life they didn't want to live and decide to switch to the wood as Nick & Mike are just kicking around hay at this point.

Han & Holden at the RB with Holden finishing the yogurt. He has milk all over his face ripping open the clue while Melinda & Erika arrive at the farm. Mel is milking the sheep. "I don't know how much half a liter is." - Mel. Erika hopes Nick & Mike are doing well and hope they end up surviving the twist as they like them as people, regretting their decision. (No, don't regret that decision.)

Carson & Jack making slow and steady progress. Carson motivates Jack and wants to push it to their limit to win the million.
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The detour and uturn scene raises the leg to be an ICONIC one  :cheer: :cheer:
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Melinda finishes the milking and eats the yogurt. She is bonding with the 102-year old lady and says she is beautiful for that age. They leave the RB in 5th.

Han & Holden arrive at the Pit Stop as TEAM NUMBER FOUR.

Jack is bending down for stray wood. "I felt like the Hunchback of Notre Dame." - Jack. :funny:

Nick & Mike are about to beat Lena & Kristy's record as we see a highlight of where the magnitsa really is as they are poking around their mess with a stick.

Phil casting announcement and commercials.

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That casting placement.  :funny:

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That drone shot from above... whoa....

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The detour and uturn scene raises the leg to be an ICONIC one  :cheer: :cheer:
Add Carson & Jack getting this lost. :funny:
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Nick & Mike are about to beat Lena & Kristy's record as we see a highlight of where the magnitsa really is as they are poking around their mess with a stick.

Are we about to get a in the field elimination in a long while......

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We return to the drone shot of hay as Nick & Mike can't comprehend how this is so difficult. Carson & Jack, meanwhile, are dropping their wood off and move up (finally!) to 6th. They feel a dark cloud above them as they see the double U-Turn notice.

Melinda & Erika arrive at the mat and are TEAM NUMBER FIVE! Melinda says they regret U-Turning the New Yorkers, except Phil says they wouldn't be in 5th otherwise.

Carson & Jack are sure they were U-Turned and arrive at the board to absolute shock and begin crying as they found Han & Holden's face on there instead. We get an elimination-like montage to them arriving as TEAM NUMBER SIX on the mat.

"The Philiminator." Field elimination time! We get a recall of them being out there for 6 hours and Phil says they are eliminated. The two recall their best memories of the race.
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Nick & Mike are overwhelmed with gratitude and feel they have grown closer because of the race. "We gave it our best shot."

End credits and stay tuned for scenes from our next episode!
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We return to the drone shot of hay as Nick & Mike can't comprehend how this is so difficult. Carson & Jack, meanwhile, are dropping their wood off and move up (finally!) to 6th. They feel a dark cloud above them as they see the double U-Turn notice.

Melinda & Erika arrive at the mat and are TEAM NUMBER FIVE! Melinda says they regret U-Turning the New Yorkers, except Phil says they wouldn't be in 5th otherwise.

Carson & Jack are sure they were U-Turned and arrive at the board to absolute shock and begin crying as they found Han & Holden's face on there instead. We get an elimination-like montage to them arriving as TEAM NUMBER SIX on the mat.

"The Philiminator." Field elimination time! We get a recall of them being out there for 6 hours and Phil says they are eliminated. The two recall their best memories of the race.

It is the hay again.  :furious:
Missing that kilo of wood did kill them in the end.

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This surely top slovenia 1st. Fantastic Fantastic leg  :luvya: :luvya:
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This surely top slovenia 1st. Fantastic Fantastic leg  :luvya: :luvya:

Seconded!!  :conf: :conf:

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NEXT WEEK ON TAR!

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The race continues in Bulgaria! The competition gets fierce against Carson & Jack and Mel & Erika. And another chance for an Express Pass is fiery.
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With that moment of deja vu, wow! Such an insanely unpredictable episode. I can't believe we haven't seen a field elimination like this in forever. Now it's time for your voice. Submit your comments, critiques, excitements, and disappointments below and let's keep the convos for this episode going into the night.

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I gotta say, I really love this leg

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The first elimination on the course in quite a while. It was literally the famous Season 6 haybales all over again.

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Nick & Mike are about to beat Lena & Kristy's record as we see a highlight of where the magnitsa really is as they are poking around their mess with a stick.

Are we about to get a in the field elimination in a long while......
Last one I remember was Bergen & Kurt from the blind date season. Last one I fully remember was Mel & Mike getting treated for hypothermia in Unfinished Business and how things have changed...

Note: I didn't count the airport-passport ones as that seems too harsh. lol
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Season 30, Alex & Conor elliminated in field in hong kong legs

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Season 30, Alex & Conor elliminated in field in hong kong legs
Thank you, Danny! :2hearts: The weirdly-placed penultimate memory task, forgot about that one to be honest.
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Nick & Mike are about to beat Lena & Kristy's record as we see a highlight of where the magnitsa really is as they are poking around their mess with a stick.

Are we about to get a in the field elimination in a long while......
Last one I remember was Bergen & Kurt from the blind date season. Last one I fully remember was Mel & Mike getting treated for hypothermia in Unfinished Business and how things have changed...

Note: I didn't count the airport-passport ones as that seems too harsh. lol

Andrea and malaina getting so lost in frankfurt and koln Phil met them at the parade ARI in s35
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If there were only a limited amount of film reel to preserve the Amazing Race for future generations, this episode would certainly be deserving of the space...

Couldn't ask for a better introduction to Bulgaria. The leg design was solid and the teams provided lots of dramatic moments. I'd also like to shout out the camera crew and editors: the cinematography in this episode was as good as ever.

It's been a long time since we've last seen a team not even get to the first ARI until over half the episode has already elapsed, and I can't imagine the chances of staying out of last place in that circumstance are very high. It was Carson & Jack's lateness that helped make the U-Turn work so well as a Race device here: teams felt forced into using it as a survival strategy. This engendered the classic two-way race for last place, which was turned on its head when the two teams actually in last place discovered each other on either edge of the Detour field. The fluid storylines, plus the tasks and car drama, provided no shortage of those classic cut-to-commercial moments diehard viewers have come to love.

Crazy how the last two eliminations have hung in the balance of one missed train car and one missed kilogram of wood. The race can often teeter on the head of a pin, which is, I suppose, one of the reasons we all keep watching this show season after season.
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Give TAR a haystack, and they'll create an iconic episode. There's so much to love from a new country, to the self-drive, to the U-Turn drama. I don't think anyone could have predicted this U-Turn scenario. When the hay appeared, even some of the teams seemed to flash back to Lena & Kristy. What's ironic is that the hay search was easier than the wood for the most part. It's crazy how many little things had to go wrong for Nick & Mike like missing a kilo of wood and the vigorous search of the hay. Not even Carson & Jack getting lost for hours could help them. The editing and filming were also great like the sick drone shots of the field and the just out of it farmer. Quite a few people said that it felt like classic TAR, and it did in all the best ways.