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The Amazing Race Facebook Leg 1 -
"Doesn't Anyone On This Race Know How to Read?
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Phil Keoghan: This is Modesto, California.
From this town, 11 teams will embark on a race around the word for one million dollars
transport vehicles are bringing the teams to the starting line.
Each team of two has a pre-existing relationship.
The 11 teams are:
James & Eva, theatre associates
James: I am super excited for this Race….
Eva: Our working in different stage productions will be an advantage on the Race, as we probably will listen to each other and work more as a team than others might.
James: It also helps that we are good looking too…
(Both Eva and James laugh)
Klein & Matt, Facebook friends
Matt: I hope Klein can settle down enough to want to work as a team, using common sense and not rely on his bravery adrenaline to push through difficult situations. It's important to go fast, but be wise too.
Klein: I am SO PUMPED for this Race! WE ARE SO GONNA WIN!"
(Matt looks at Klein, who is grinning, with a raised eyebrow)
Fiers & Kirin, long-distance internet friends
Kirin: Fiers is sometimes loopy, but that's cool. We are soo good friends that any arguments and problems we have will be easy to solve. I hope we can not only make the final three, but win.
Fiers: This is the longest Kirin and I will have ever spent together. I hope we don't get on each others nerves and blow the Race because of it. I hope we can win with our friendship still intact.
(Fiers sticks his tongue out and Kirin slaps him on the back of the head)
Tyler & Cara, Facebook friends
Tyler: We have never met before and this will be an interesting experiment.
Cara: I hope we win, I hope we win, I HOPE WE WIN!
(Tyler and Cara smile at each other)
John & Allison, peeps from New Jersey
John: Allison and I do not get along well, yet she insisted I come on this Race with her. I guess the ones she REALLY wanted to come on the Race with her couldn't come for some reason and she picked ME.
Allison: Shut up, Botto (pause) I hope with this Race that we can perhaps become friends again. However, I am focused on the Race first and foremost and will do ANYTHING to win…
(John scoffs and Allison sighs and looks away from him)
Stacy & Warren, friends from Cape Town, South Africa
Warren: I am shocked that we are even here, but hey, I'll take it and have fun with it.
Stacy: We'll do our best and whatever should happen is meant to happen.
(Warren and Stacy smile and shake hands)
KJ & Brandon, best friends who met on the internet
KJ: Brandon is one of my most amazing friends. I am so glad we are running the Race together.
Brandon: KJ is a very sweet and kind person and I hope we can do well on the Race.
(Brandon and KJ smile)
Lorna & Marilyn, friends from Newfoundland
Lorna: I want to WIN this Race. AUGH! I WANT IT SO BAD!"
Marilyn: We'll win the Race, trust me. No matter WHAT we have to do.
Jamie & Alex, ORG friends
Jamie says a bunch of words that cannot be repeated in print…."We'll win."
Alex: Yeah, just tone down the language, Jamie, and we will do our best.
(Jamie glares at Alex, wanting to curse him out)
Scott & Hendrick, best friends who met on the Internet
Scott: We have travelled TONS and we are so connected with people in many places! We that advantage over the other teams, as they'll be lost and crying and we'll already be on the Mat.
Hendrick: A cool head and common sense is important, but our travel and networking skills will help us…
Sandy & Corey, passionate lovers
Sandy: My darling and I wanted to do this Race so bad. I am so in love with him and I want this Race to bring us even closer together…
Corey: Sandros is a beautiful person. I know I am going to see extraordinary things out of him throughout this Race. Even if we do not win, we both have our million dollar prize already!
(Sandy and Corey kiss with smiles on their faces.)
Phil Keoghan: Can these teams stand up to the stress of traveling together?
Who will muster the right combination of brains, brawn, and teamwork to win the one million dollars?
These are the questions waiting to be answered as we get ready to begin The Amazing Race.
(pan over to the 12 teams)
Phil Keoghan: We are now standing here on the grounds of the McHenry Mansion in Modesto, California
In a few minutes, you will all be leaving for a race around the world.
As you travel, you will have to complete various tasks.
Some of these tasks will test your physical ability, others will test your mind.
Mostly, success depends on your ability to work as a team.
Once I give the word, you will run over to the luggage you brought with you, open your first clue, and run to one of the marked SUV's in the parking area.
What you do after that is up to you.
The Race is divided into many legs. At the start of each legs, you will receive a small amount of cash that has to cover all expenses except for airline travel, which you won't need to pay for
At the end of each leg, there is a pit stop. Ten of these legs are elimination points, so if you arrive at the Pit Stop last on these legs, you WILL be eliminated.
The first team to cross the finish line will win one million dollars
is everyone ready?
the world is waiting for you
good luck
travel safe
GO!
The teams race off in a hurry. There is a crowd of people. It is impossible to tell who is who.
Sandy and Corey reach their bags first. Corey opens the clue.
Corey: Make your way to the Modesto Airport. From there, fly to Los Angeles International Airport.
James and Eve arrive at their clue next. James tears it open.
James:…….Once you arrive at Los Angeles, look for a flight to Johannesburg, South Africa…..
Hendrick and Scott reach their bags. Hendrick opens the clue.
Hendrick: ……You may take any flight that departs during the daytime until 6 P.M……
Scott: Wow…that doesn't give us much time….
KJ and Brandon arrive at their bags. KJ opens the clue.
KJ: You can search via ticket counters…OR….You may use the following websites on marked airport internet kiosks to look for flights…..
John and Allison arrive at their bags. As they read the clue….the theme song begins….
(Theme of The Amazing Race)
John and Allison hurry towards their car. Back at the bags, Fiers and Kirin argue over the clue.
Kirin: ….Once in South Africa, take a charter flight to Livingstone, Zambia….Okay, let's get to the airport
Fiers: Why do we have to fly to LA? Why can't we just DRIVE to LAX and fly from there?!
Kirin: It's in the CLUE. Do you wanna be expelled from the Race for cheating?!
Fiers and Kirin grab their bag and run for their car, still bickering.
Klein and Matt have grabbed their clue and bags and have driven off without any comments.
Lorna and Marilyn arrive at their clue. They open and read it together.
Lorna: Yes! I have always wanted to go to South Africa!
Marilyn: Let's go.
Lorna and Marilyn leave. Stacy and Warren grab their gear and clue and leave as well.
Jamie and Alex grab their bags and their clue falls off the bag and on to the grass. Jamie curses and picks up the clue and hurries up to Alex, who is in the vehicle.
Of course, with all previous Races, the drive to the airport is usually chaotic and teams have close calls when it comes to accidents or breakdowns. Fortunately, no one got lost on the way there…or did they?!
A team car travels in the opposite direction from the sign that clearly points in the direction of the airport….
Modesto Airport
A line up has formed:
James and Eva are at the counter, chatting with the agent about possible flights to LAX and beyond.
Behind them, a cluster of Lorna and Marilyn, Klein and Matt, and John and Alison wait patiently.
Other teams are at various counters, all over. It's pretty quiet in the airport.
Eva: All right, we are booked to LA…Now, let's talk about flights to Johannesburg, okay?"
John: Hey! You can't do that!
James: Settle down, we'll get your tickets for you to LA. Once we're there, you are on your own.
John seems content and quietly waits for his ticket. Allison takes his hand.
John (quietly): Thanks, baby.
Lorna and Marilyn sigh and wait impatiently.. As soon as they have their tickets, they go off to a small group of strangers who look well off and are out of hearing range of other teams.
Lorna: Can we use your cell phone please?
Kirin, who waits as Fiers waits in a long line, overhears Lorna and comes over to her.
Kirin: Sweet, you guys have a cell phone? I need to phone a travel agent.
Lorna: Shut up..(pause) we'll help you and your guy out, but nobody else.
Kirin: Okay.
Lorna gets on the phone. Marilyn and Kirin look to make sure that nobody else is eavesdropping.
Phil Keoghan: Teams have secured flights to Los Angeles and are now waiting to depart.
(pause)
Meanwhile…..
Tyler and Cara are entering Los Angeles in their vehicle, having misread the clue to fly there. Tyler is driving and Cara has borrowed a cell-phone from a gas station en route. They are near the airport.
Cara: Hello, could I please book a flight to Johannesburg, Africa for today?…..
(Fade out)
Phil Keoghan: Teams have arrived at LAX and are now searching for flights to Johannesburg…
James and Eva are at American Airlines.
Lorna and Marilyn are at Delta Airlines.
Fiers and Kirin are at Continental Airlines.
John and Allison are at U.S. Airways
KJ and Brandon are at an internet kiosk
Hendrick and Scott are at South African Airlines
Sandy and Corey are at United Airlines
Jamie and Alex are at an internet kiosk
Klein and Matt are at America, behind James and Eve.
Stacy and Warren have gotten into line behind KJ and Brandon at an internet kiosk
Tyler and Cara have arrived. They have booked a South African Airways flight that leaves in two hours. They go stand in line at the counter to check in and they are surprised to see Hendrick and Scott.
Tyler: Hey, guys, what's up?
Hendrick: Not much, just booking a flight to Johannesburg
Cara: Did it take you a while to drive to LA? We had to stop for fuel along the way.
Scott: Drive?! You DROVE to the airport from the starting line?
Tyler: Well, we were supposed to……weren't we?
Scott begins laughing hysterically. Hendrick begins talking with the ticket agent.
Cara: What's so funny?
Scott: You guys are IDIOTS! Don't you know how to read your clue?
Scott takes out his clue and shows it to them. It clearly says "…fly to Los Angeles from Modesto Airport.."
Tyler (upset) Oh, CRAP!
Cara: Tyler, we're gonna be given a penalty for this…
Scott (arrogant): You are two of the dumbest people I know. Learn how to read already!
Hendrick (firm): Scott, that's enough. (pause) We've got our tickets, let's go to the gate.
Scott and Hendrick leave. Tyler and Cara step up to the counter.
Tyler: We have a reservation on the flight that leaves in a couple of hours.
The agent nods and works on the computer.
Agent: Okay. May I have your passports please?
Tyler and Cara hand their passports over. They look at each other with worried expressions.
Across the airport, James and Eva have discovered that there are only two airlines flying to Johannesburg that day. One is American and the other is South African Airways. They notice Sandy and Corey nearby.
James: Eva, go and tell those guys about this flight. It arrives sooner than the other one does.
Eva goes off and talks to Sandy and Corey. James books the tickets.
Scott (loud) THEY ARE SUCH IDIOTS!
James: Who is that idiot?!
Eva, Corey, and Sandy return to the counter. James quickly books their tickets just as Scott comes over. Not far off, Hendrick is leaning against a wall, glaring at Scott.
Scott: If you see Tyler and Cara, don't forget to offer them a reading lesson.
Sandy: Huh?
Scott: They actually DROVE here from the starting line. Misread their clue.
Hendrick (snaps): Scott, we need to go to the gate. NOW.
Scott shrugs and goes off with Hendrick.
Having heard about there being only two flights today, several teams arrive at the American counter.
John: Found out there are only two flights to South Africa today.
Fiers: I wonder if the other teams have figured it out yet.
Eva: This is the first flight to arrive in Johannesburg. The other one arrives later.
Kirin: Sweet! We`re in the front of the pack!
Lorna: We are so in this Race! The travel agent was a lousy idea, I`m glad we came here instead.
Marilyn: Shut up about the travel agent.
KJ: Ahh, I am soo relieved to be getting on our way.
Brandon: Me too.
Phil Keoghan (voice over): The American Airlines flight, scheduled to land in Johannesburg first carries:
Sandy and Corey
John and Allison
James and Eva
Lorna and Marilyn
Fiers and Kirin
KJ and Brandon
The other five teams have lined up at South African Airways after finding no other available option.
Tyler and Cara stand alongside the line and are consoled for their error in departing the starting line.
Phil Keoghan: The South African Airways flight, scheduled to arrive later, carries:
Scott and Hendrick
Tyler and Cara
Jamie and Alex
Klein and Matt
Stacy and Warren
Phil Keoghan: Once the teams land in Johannesburg, they will need to find the airline counter where sign up sheets for charter flights departing the next morning can be found. There are three departure times: 9 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 10 a.m…Space is limited on each flight, so it is first come, first serve.
Early the next morning, the American flight lands and the teams scramble for their luggage and to reach the sign up sheets for the charter flight as quickly as possible…..
KJ and Brandon reach the sign up sheet first and sign up for the first flight, departing at 9 a.m.
Sandy and Corey arrive next and sign up for the first flight.
Lorna and Marilyn sign up next.
James and Eva arrive at the counter and sign up.
John and Allison arrive and sign up next.
Fiers and Kirin leave the luggage area and go to a confectionary store. Kirin buys chocolate bars, chips, candies, and a PEOPLE magazine. Fiers buys a bottle of pop and a box of dissolvable Tylenol.
Kirin (sees the Tylenol): Fiers, are you an addict? The race isn't THAT difficult for you, is it?
Fiers: No, I'm going to slip this to other teams and sabotage them in getting to the Pit Stop.
Fiers and Kirin leave the store and jog to the counter. They are the last ones on the first flight.
Not long afterwards, the second plane lands. There is a race through the gate to baggage claim.
Scott and Hendrick get their luggage and arrive at the counter. They are first on the second flight.
Jamie and Alex arrive at the counter next and are the second team on the second flight. Alex feels sick.
Alex (weak) Jamie, I almost threw up on the plane, man. I HATE flying.
Fiers overhears this and goes over to Alex, who is sitting on an airport seat, looking miserable.
Fiers places one of the unlabelled Tylenols in Alex's hands. Alex stares at it, then looks up at Fiers.
Fiers: It's a pill that dissolves and helps relieve queasiness. They're meant to help tourists travel better.
Alex nods and takes the pill with some pop that Fiers offers him. He has no idea they cause drowsiness.
Teams who had to wait for the bags finally emerge and race to the counter.
Stacy and Warren, who secure the last spot on the second flight.
Klein and Matt arrive next, getting the first spot on the last flight.
Tyler and Cara finally arrive at the counter, after taking a bathroom break and getting their luggage, and take the last spot on the final flight to Livingstone, Zambia.
Intercom: Passengers for the 9 a.m. charter flight, please go to the gate now.
Sandy and Corey reach the gate first. As they are granted their boarding passes, they kiss and smiling, they walk outside to the plane with their arms around each other.
Lorna and Marilyn are whispering to each other as they walk out.
James and Eva are looking over a travel book they bought at an airport store as they walk to the plane.
John and Allison talk as they walk out to the plane. They are holding hands.
As the first group departs on their plane, Alex to sleep in a seat. Half an hour passes.
Jamie: Wake up, Alex, we have to get ready to board.
Alex (wakes): Dude, I am so tired, can't we do this tomorrow?
Jamie: No, we certainly cannot do this tomorrow! Get off your butt and let's go!
Alex sighs and, getting up, he sleepily shuffles after Jamie. They stand in line behind Stacy and Warren and Scott and Hendrick. Hendrick looks exasperated.
After a few minutes, they are led out to a waiting charter plane. Scott sticks his tongue out at Tyler as they leave the airport. Hendrick looks mad at this, but says nothing.
Meanwhile, Tyler and Cara are sitting with Klein and Matt. They look worried.
Tyler: Cara, I'm still worried about what trouble we'll be in for misreading that beginning clue.
Cara: Tyler, even if we get eliminated for it, it's still been a fun journey.
Klein: Don't be so negative. Phil might just give you a penalty or an extra task for the next leg.
Matt: You'll probably get a lecture about being more aware, but it's no reason to lose heart.
Tyler: Well…one of us is going to be eliminated at the end of the day, I think. We're LAST.
Klein: Again, don't lose heart. You never know what could happen.
Tyler doesn't look convinced. Cara shrugs and shares a concerned look with Matt and Klein.
(Fade out)
Livingstone Airport, Zambia
The 9:00 flight lands. Teams scramble to marked Humvees in the parking lot.
Fiers and Kirin reach their car at the same time as Lorna and Marilyn.
Marilyn (annoyed): I am SOOOO tired. I want to lay down and sleep. That plane ride sucked!
Overhearing Marilyn, Fiers takes two pills from the box and runs over to the girls.
Fiers: Marilyn, here's vitamins that will give you energy.
Marilyn takes the pills and swallows them dry. She and Lorna get into the vehicle and leave.
Kirin: I CANNOT believe you got through customs with those! You are so incredibly evil!
(Fiers grins. They get in their vehicle. Fiers opens the clue)
Fiers: Sweet, I know where this is! I ended up there with a hangover after a wild party once!
Kirin: Jeez, Fiers, do you seriously have to BRAG about that all of the time?!
Fiers looks at Kirin, annoyed. They begin to argue, not going anywhere in their vehicle.
John and Allison exit the airport, as they had "delays" that kept them there. They get to the cars.
Allison: Is that Fiers and Kirin arguing in their car?
John opens the clue.
John: Where the heck is the smoke that thunders?!
Allison: Oh! That's Victoria Falls…(pause) The falls sound like thunder and it resembles smoke
John: Let's go and ask directions along the way.
Allison and John get in their car.
KJ and Brandon come out, having tried to get directions but failed. They get their car and quickly take off.
Sandy and Corey finally emerge from the airport, having been delayed.
Sandy: I am so wiped, but we need to keep going.
They reach the car. Corey gets in the driver's seat and opens the clue.
Corey: Ooh, Sandy…Victoria Falls!
Sandy: My love, a waterfall…that is so incredibly romantic…
Corey and Sandy travel off. Fiers and Kirin are STILL arguing in their car.
(Fade to black)
(Time passes…….it is now 9:30)
The second flight arrives. Scott and Hendrick bolt from the plane. Stacy and Warren run off after Scott and Hendrick. They see Kirin and Fiers have fallen asleep in their car.
Hendrick places a hand over Scott's mouth and the two quietly depart. Stacy giggles, but remains quiet, and she and Warren get into their vehicle and drive off laughing hysterically.
(10 A.M.)
The final flight arrives.
Tyler and Cara bolt from the plane, knocking Matt into Klein, causing Klein to fall to the ground hard.
Klein: I hate him so much (moans) Help me up.
Matt helps Klein up and they run to their car. Fiers and Kirin are asleep, tired from arguing.
Matt: Haha….they are sleeping the Race away!
Klein: Shh, let them sleep…We'll do the Racing FOR them!
Klein and Matt open the clue.
Matt: Let's go look for a gas station and get directions…
Klein nods and the two take off in their Humvee. Fiers and Kirin remain asleep
(Fade to Black)
(Victoria Falls)
Two cars pull into the parking lot…they are…
Sandy and Corey and John and Allison
All four of them converge on the clue box at the same time. They grab their clues and separate.
Sandy/Corey: Roadblock….
John and Allison silently study the clue.
Phil Keoghan (voice over)
A Roadblock is a task that only one team member can perform….
In this Roadblock…One team member must take a digital camera from the table, go to the Knife's Edge, and get a photo of the falls.
After you have taken a clear digital photo, take your clue from the cluebox and make your way back to the table.
A local will be waiting at the table and, once seeing your pic, they will determine whether the pic is good enough to move on.
If the picture is clear, give the camera back and move on.
If the picture in NOT clear, the local will take the clue and not give it back until the roadblock is properly completed.
Sandy: I'll do it. I love taking photos and besides, darling, you are tired.
Corey kisses Sandy and taking a camera, Sandy follows the path labelled "The Knife's Edge."
Allison: Botto, will you please let me do this? I want to look at the cool waterfalls.
John: Okay. Hurry up, though. Fiers and Kirin might wake up and get here quickly.
Allison nods and, taking a camera, she follows after Sandy. John and Corey wait.
Fiers and Kirin arrive. They quickly find the clue box and get their clue.
Fiers: I'll do it. You try and schmooze the boys…
Kirin: Fine. Hurry up.
Fiers hurries off, forgetting the camera on the table.
Jamie and Alex arrive. They get their clue from the box…
(meanwhile, on the road)
Klein and Matt are lost. They pull over and ask a farmer for help.
Klein: Excuse me, where is the smoke that thunders?
The farmer points in the opposite direction that they had been driving.
Matt: How far away are we?
The farmer shrugs and continues working. Klein and Matt get back into their car and turn around.
(Victoria Falls)
Everyone except for Klein and Matt are there now. Tyler, Kirin, John, Jamie, Eve, Hendrick, Alex, Lorna, and Stacy are milling around, waiting for their partners. All but one camera is gone from the table. Kirin has just found out, through talking to other teams, that Fiers went to the Knife's edge without the camera.
On the path, Fiers has reached the falls and is staring blankly at them. He has no clue what to do.
Scott arrives at the falls and using the camera, takes a picture. He looks at Fiers.
Scott: Dude, where's your camera?
Fiers: My camera?!
Scott: IDIOT! You're SUPPOSED to take a picture of the falls!
Fiers: Crap….
Fiers runs back down the path.
Scott: Doesn't anyone on the Race know how to read?!
Scott takes off with his picture.
Back at the table, Sandy has turned in a clear picture and has received his clue. He opens it.
Sandy: Drive yourselves to Batoka Gorge.
Corey: That sounds like a sexy gorge.
Sandy and Corey leave quickly. Scott returns and gets his clue quickly.
Scott: What is Batoka Gorge?
Hendrick: Let's go. We'll get directions along the way.
As Scott and Hendrick leave, Klein and Matt arrive. Fiers returns to the table.
Kirin: Fiers, you are not too bright today.
Fiers: I apologize. Just be quiet so I can fix my mistake.
Fiers takes off down the path again. Matt grabs a camera and chases after him.
Allison, James, Cara, Marilyn and Alex return and they get their clues. All of those teams leave.
Kirin, Stacy, and Klein mill around waiting for their partners. All are anxious.
(Batoka Gorge)
Sandy and Corey arrive and hurry to the clue box. They open the clue together.
Sandy: Detour, Air or Land?
Corey: Sandy, honey, I love you wherever we are…our love has no bounds.
Phil Keoghan (voiceover): A Detour is where a team chooses to do one of two tasks before moving on.
In this Detour, the choices are Air or Land
In Air, teams have to take a zipline and then do a 54-meter gorge swing.
In Land, teams have to take a long hike down the mountains.
Corey: Lovie, let's do the Air Detour. I crave some danger.
Sandy: Cool, the sign says it's that way.
Corey and Sandy run off to the Air Detour area.
Quickly, thanks to directions, all the other teams quickly arrive. All of the teams choose the Air Detour.
Sandy and Corey quickly get through the zipline. John and Allison soon follow after.
Sandy leaps off the platform and bungees. Corey waits on the ground, having already done it.
Sandy: WHOOOOOO! Corey, I LOVE YOU!
Corey: I LOVE YOU, SANDY! I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!
Corey and Sandy receive the clue as both John and Allison and KJ and Brandon begin the Detour.
Corey: Drive yourselves to the entrance of Songwe Village.
Sandy: Oh, I've always wanted to see an African village. Let's hurry, my love.
Corey and Sandy hurry off. John and Allison receive their clue. The other teams work through the Detour.
Klein: AUGH! That is soooo freaky!
Matt: Just be quiet and get on with it, dude!
Scott: Hendrick, why don't we just do the walk detour?
Hendrick: Why don't we just go home, Scott, if we can't show our finesse?
Eva: Pray that I don't die on here, James.
James: You'll be fine, Eva. God is watching over you.
Stacy and Warren do the task without speaking.
Jamie swears and curses throughout the whole task. Alex is brave, yet very quiet during the descents.
Lorna and Marilyn are scared and don't want to do it, but they do, not wanting to be last.
Fiers and Kirin do a fantastic job of the Detour after fudging the Roadblock.
KJ and Brandon grit their teeth and bravely work through it.
Tyler and Cara do the tasks just to be done with them.
The rest of the teams receive their clues and hurry to make it to Songwe Village.
(Songwe Village)
Sandy and Corey arrive at Songwe Village. They find a clue box at the village entrance.
Sandy: Oooh, this is new…Tollbridge…
Corey: I've never heard that term…
Phil Keoghan (voiceover): A Tollbridge is a task in which both team members must take on a specific role in order to complete a task.
In this Tollbridge, there will be a cooker and an eater.
The cooker will open and properly cook an ostrich egg over a fire in the village kitchen.
Once the cooked egg has been approved, the eater will then completely devour it before moving on.
If the egg is not cooked properly, the cooker will have to start over, so choose carefully.
Once the Tollbridge is completed, teams will be given their next clue.
Corey: I'll cook, Sandy. You have a problem with keeping TOAST from burning.
Sandy grins sheepishly. Corey sets to work opening and cooking the egg.
John and Allison arrive. They get their clue.
John: I want to cook something for my girl.
Allison: Aw, Botto…(pause) Get to work.
Botto grins and does as he is told. Jamie and Alex arrive, as do KJ and Brandon.
KJ gets to work with the egg. Alex quickly joins the cookers.
Klein and Matt, Jamie and Alex, Lorna and Marilyn, Tyler and Cara, and Scott and Hendrick arrive next. Matt, Jamie, Lorna, Cara, and Scott decide to cook the egg. Meanwhile, John and Corey have cooked it.
The eggs are cooked properly according to the village cook. Allison and Sandy must now eat them.
Allison: Botto, I am having trouble with this….
John: Just take your time, honey. We are ahead of some other teams.
Sandy: Corey, every bit of your love went into this and I love you for it.
Sandy finishes his eggs and receives his clue.
Sandy: Travel to the PIT STOP on foot…the Songwe Village hotel…Last team to check-in MAY be eliminated….
Sandy and Corey hurry off out of the camp area, confident they know where to go.
James and Eva, Fiers and Kirin, and KJ and Brandon arrive. Klein, Alex, Marilyn, Tyler, and Hendrick begin to eat their cooked eggs. Allison continues to struggle, much to John's frustration.
(Pit Stop)
Sandy and Corey run towards Phil and a greeter who wait on the mat. They step on the mat.
Greeter: Welcome to Songwe Village.
Phil Keoghan: Sandy and Corey…you are team number…ONE!
Sandy and Corey kiss. Phil smiles, as does the greeter.
Phil Keoghan: You have won a trip for two to Honolulu which you can enjoy after the race.
Sandy/Corey: I love you.
Sandy and Corey kiss and move off the mat.
Eva and James quickly arrive at the mat. The Tollbridge was a breeze.
Phil Keoghan: James and Eva…you are team number…TWO
Scott and Hendrick arrive next. There are egg pieces on Scott's face.
Phil Keoghan: Scott and Hendrick…you are team number…THREE
Klein and Matt and Jamie and Alex finish and, grabbing their clues, they race through the village. Allison is halfway done with her eggs. She gives Botto an apologetic glance and continues to eat.
Klein and Matt arrive on the mat a few seconds faster than Jamie and Alex. All look tired.
Phil Keoghan: Klein and Matt….you are team number….FOUR
Having eaten fast, but gotten lost in the village, Fiers and Kirin arrive on the mat.
Phil Keoghan: Fiers and Kirin…you are team number five. However, due to the fact that you tried to sabotage other teams with the aid of medication, you have incurred a ten minute penalty and you need to wait on the side for ten minutes before I can check you in….
Fiers and Kirin stand to the side, looking troubled. …
Jamie and Alex arrive.
Phil Keoghan: Jamie and Alex…you are team number….FIVE
Jamie and Alex cheer.
Ten minutes pass…
Phil Keoghan: Okay, Fiers and Kirin, step on to the mat please.
Fiers and Kirin step on the mat.
Phil Keoghan: Fiers and Kirin…you are team number…SIX. Also, I must warn you, what you attempted to do today was against Race rules, yet you are allowed to stay. However, if you break any other Race rules intentionally, you will be expelled from the Race. Consider this an official warning.
Fiers and Kirin nod and move away from the mat.
Lorna and Marilyn, Tyler and Cara, and KJ and Brandon leave the Tollbridge area.
John: Go, Alli, go. You can do it. I know you can!
Allison is motivated by John's encouragement and manages to finish. She is given her clue.
Allison cries and John gives her a hug and kiss.
John: Baby, that was so hard, but you did it. I am super proud of you.
John and Allison leave the area and hurry on foot to the hotel.
Lorna and Marilyn arrive on the mat.
Phil Keoghan: Lorna and Marilyn…you are TEAM NUMBER…SEVEN!
Lorna and Marilyn breathe a sigh of relief and make way for…
Tyler and Cara, who gracefully step on the mat.
Phil Keoghan: Tyler and Cara…you are TEAM NUMBER…EIGHT! However, I heard about you misreading the clue and…
Tyler and Cara look deathly afraid.
Phil Keoghan:…I must caution you that you have also broken the rules, but it was unintentional. However, as a reminder, you will be given a 30 minute penalty at the start of the next leg.
Tyler: We understand.
Cara: We are just happy to still be on the Race.
KJ and Brandon arrive.
Phil Keoghan: KJ and Brandon…you are TEAM NUMBER…NINE!
KJ and Brandon nod and move off smiling.
John and Allison arrive. Allison is bawling into Botto's shoulder.
Phil Keoghan: John and Allison…you are TEAM NUMBER…TEN!
Allison gasps with relief and hugs John. John puts an arm around her and leads her off so they can compose themselves before talking with the other teams and Phil later.
Hours later, after being sent in the wrong direction from Batoka Gorge, Stacy and Warren arrive at the Tollbridge. In a sad silence, Warren cooks the egg and Stacy eats it. They walk to the mat.
Phil Keoghan: Stacy and Warren, you are the last team to arrive…I'm sorry to say that you have been eliminated from the Race.
Warren: It's okay. It was only one leg, but we had a blast running it.
Stacy: We can look back on this and say that at least we got the chance to do this.
Stacy and Warren walk off the mat with their arms around each other.
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(Stacy and Warren sit in an interview area)
Stacy: This Race was incredible. I am glad I got to do this with a good friend.
Warren: I am sorry we didn't last longer, but it was clearly not meant to be.
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Finishing order:
Sandy and Corey
James and Eva
Scott and Hendrick
Klein and Matt
Jamie and Alex
Fiers and Kirin
Lorna and Marilyn
Tyler and Cara
KJ and Brandon
John and Allison
Stacy and Warren (Eliminated)
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NEXT TIME ON THE AMAZING RACE:
Phil Keoghan: With the threat of expulsion hanging over them, Fiers and Kirin have to toe the line..
(Fiers looks longingly at bottles of alcohol to try and sabotage the teams further)
Phil Keoghan: James and Eva cause a wild commotion…
(James and Eva participate in a dance, dressed in wild costumes..)
Phil Keoghan: Tyler and Cara have to make up 30 minutes of lost time…
(Tyler and Cara quickly hail a taxi with a clue in their hands.)
Phil Keoghan: and Sandy and Corey have a near-death experience
(Sandy and Corey are on a river raft. The raft hits rapids and suddenly flips)
