No, anyone, especially with a million dollar prize, would most certainly NOT overlook a clue like that. It's one of the basics of Amazing Race. I think they were done in by their arrogance. They were sooooooooooooooooooooo smart they didn't even bother re-reading the clue until how much later? Pathetic. No excuse whatsoever other than "we cover up the fact we are losers by being acceptable losers, aka, geeks". Thank you for leaving my screen early, dumbasses.

-SJ™