The seven teams fresh from last weeks non-elimination leg, set of from Novosibirsk, Siberia, and heading off to Jaipur, India, the “Pink City.” Luke was happy with how well Margie was doing their team’s communication. Jaime and Cara’s differences were becoming more and more glaring between them. Mel was aware that the race would be tough on a man his age. Mark and Michael were wary about the fact that all three women’s teams were still in the race. Kisha and Jen felt like they were getting along better. And Christie and Jodi were worried about the Speed Bump ahead. All seven teams connected in Moscow and New Delhi before flying to Jaipur.
The teams reached Jaipur and Mel & Mike and Christie & Jodi had cab problems while Jamie & Cara, Margie & Luke and Mark & Micheal were saddened by what was around them. At the base of the big tree in Dula Village, the teams had to dial one of seven numbers to get their next lcue. The clue was the voice of an Indian man telling them, to go to Amber Fort.
There they reached a Roadblock. The Roadblock saw one member of each team choosing a camel and loading enough food and water in a basket (for the food) and a bucket (for the water) to satisfy it. The food would have to cross the line of a stake to satisfy a herder, and the water would have to rise enough to reach the hole of a camel trough to satisfy him. Victor, Mel, Kisha, Margie, Jaime, Mark, and Jodi all took the task for their teams. Only Victor and Mel figured out on their own to use the baskets to carry the food, helping them to finish much faster than the other racers doing the Roadblock, who continued using the buckets until they saw Mel using the basket. Upon completing the Roadblock, teams set off for a puppet store in the Johari Bazaar.
After the Roadblock came the Speed Bump which was a task that had to be completed only by Christie & Jodi. The Speed Bump involved using coloured paints at a temple to decorate an elephant for an upcoming festival.
The other teams meanwhile had to comeplete a Detour. The Detour was a choice between Movers and Shakers. Movers involved riding a cycle to transport nine large barrels one-and-a-half miles to a gate and searching through them for a small, metal elephant they could exchange for their next clue. Shakers involved putting on costumes and dancing in the streets for rupees with a dance troupe. Once they had one-hundred rupees, they could turn it in to a band leader, who’d give them their next clue. Mark & Michael chose and completed Movers. Tammy & Victor, Mel & Mike, Kisha & Jen, Margie & Luke, Jaime & Cara, and Christie & Jodi all chose and completed Shakers, with Jaime & Cara running into trouble at the end of the task when their cab driver drove away with their backpacks. He turned out to have just parked far away from where they’d done the task.
Finally, after all of this, came the Pit Stop. Tammy & Victor got to first place! They each won a Kayak as their prize. Mel & Micheal came in second thanks to Mel finishing the Roadblock surprisingly early. Mark & Micheal and Christie & Jodi were left to fight it out for the last spot. Unfortunately Chrsitie & Jodi lost out by a few minutes to Mark & Micheal and were eliminated this week.. becoming the fifth team to get eliminated.
The teams finished in the following order:
#1. Tammy and Victor (Prize: One Ocean Kayak Each)
#2. Mel and Mike
#3. Kisha and Jen
#4. Margie and Luke
#5. Jaime and Cara
#6. Mark and Michael
#7. Christie and Jodi (ELIMINATED)
Kisha & Jen, Margie & Luke and Jaime & Cara arrived in a virtual dead heat and all three teams stood on the mat together. Mark & Michael arrived just ahead of Christie & Jodi and could see them climbing to the top of the fort while being checked in.
Mel: Today, when he said “You really smoked ‘em, dad,” that was better than a million dollars. And I love this kid anyway, but when I make him proud, that’s the prize for me in this race
Jaime: I have hay all down my chest and my boobies. I used my boobies to transport the hay.
Mike: My Dad just smoked the Roadblock.
Mel: (coughing) I got “hay fever.”
What did you guys think about the Indian leg of The Amazing Race?
Who do you think is going to win the season?
Who is the next team to get eliminated?
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I am Sahil Bhalla. Adios!
