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Bonds will be forged, tested, and strained, as eleven teams of two, joined by family or relationship, follow a path of twists and turns in a frenetic race around the world for $1 million.

Who will be the first to cross the finish line?

Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN


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Phil Keoghan
Creator: Bertram van Munster, Elise Doganieri
EP: Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Bertram van Munster, Hayma Screech Washington
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It Was Like a Caravan of Idiots
March 8

Last time, Brad & Victoria took a gamble that didn't pay off. They were the last team to arrive. Victor & Tammy took a worng turn at Albuquerque and literally went up the wrong mountain. The Amandakris almost left their money and passports with a lot of wayward travelers, and Mel & Mike... well, they were first.

PIT STOP
BRASOV, ROMANIA
VILA PANORAMIC
2249 LOCAL TIME

After a 12-hour respite, Mel & Mike get gone with this....

ROUTE INFO

FLY TO SIBERIA!

Fly through Moscow to Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, Russia. Upon landing, travel by taxi to the structure on the back of the 10-ruble note, a Soviet-era hydroelectric dam, where you will find your next clue.

Amanda & Kris are next, followed by Kisha & Jen. Margie & Luke follow them. Mark & Michael, then Christie & Jodi follow THEM. Only Christie & Jodi take a detour at the Internet cafe before hand.

Cara & Jaime are next. Mark & Michael call them (by mistake) to book a flight on Lufthansa. Cara & Jaime decide to play along with them for a while.

Tammy & Victor finally get on the road as Christie & Jodi set up their flight at the local Internet cafe. They get an early flight to Krasnoyarsk, arriving at 5:40 in Moscow.

Ther are actually three flights, going through Munich, Frankfurt, and Sofia, Bulgaria. Mark & Michael and Kisha & Jen get the same flight. Ultimately, all teams will arrive at Krasnoyarsk at 5:40a.... unless their flight is laid over...

.... which it is. So this leg will feature two flights...

EARLY FLIGHT to KRASNOYARSK (via MOSCOW)
Michael & Mark
Kisha & Jen
Christie & Jodi

LATE FLIGHT to KRASNOYARSK (via MOSCOW)
Mel & Mike
Amanda & Kris
Margie & Luke
Cara & Jaime
Tammy & Victor

KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA

Michael & Mark get the first cab, followed by Kisha & Jen and Christie & Jodi. But the dam opens at 8:30, so we have an equalizer point.

At 8:30a, Mark & Michael are the first people to read...

ROUTE INFO

SUIT UP!

Find the portrait of Lenin and enter the Administration Building to get your cold weather clothing. Then, make your way to the Church of Saint Innokenty of Irktusk in Ovsyanka Village.

They're also the first to the church...

DETOUR

STACK or CONSTRUCT?

STACK: Travel to the riverbank to use a traditional method to stack a pile of firewood. Once a pile of firewood is stacked to the satisfaction of a local expert, you will receive your next clue.

CONSTRUCT: Travel on foot to a nearby woodshed and find instructions on constructing a traditional pair of wooden shutters. Once you have constructed them, take them to a house distinguished by a "Repairs Needed" sign and an official Race flag and properly install them. When the installation is complete, you will receive your next clue.

Mark decides to stack. Christie follows them... then sees a sign to the correct place.

The flight attendants and Kisha & Jen are there, but the stuntmen are lost... until they arrive by the river to start stacking.

The remaining five teams arrive at Krasnoyarsk, finally. But the three teams in front are getting a leg up (even though the brothers have to start over because they knocked over the back row). Mark & Michael abandon this Detour for the next.

The back five arrive to the church.

Kisha & Jen are the first to complete the stack and get this!

ROUTE INFO

Make your way to the Museum of the Novel "The Last Bow," and enter through the marked door.

CAUTION! U-TURN AHEAD!

As a reminder...

U-TURN

This is the first of only TWO U-Turns on the Race course. A U-TURN is found at the end of a Detour. Teams can use the U-TURN to slow down the progress of another team by having them perform the Detour task that they didn't perform. Teams can U-TURN only once in the entire Race, so they must decide whether or not it is in their best interests to use it.

But in this Race, we introduce the BLIND U-Turn. In previous Races, you had to identify yourself as the team that initiated the U-turn. Not so in the case of the Blind U-Turn.

Christie & Jodi get hit on as they complete the Detour. But Kisha & Jen decide not to U-Turn them or anyone else for that matter.

ROUTE INFO

LOG JAM AHEAD!

Make your way by taxi to the Bobsleds at the Bobrovy Log Park, where you will find your next clue.

Christie & Jodi also decide against the U-Turn.

The remaining teams stack for Detour, while Kisha & Jen get...

ROADBLOCK

WHO'S READY TO SPEED READ?

Ride the Bobsled to a speed of 55 miles an hour while completing a 3-mile bobsled course in under four minutes. You must also look for seven letters posted along the way. Once on the bottom, use the letters you've found to unscramble the name of a famous Russian playwright (CHEKHOV). When you come up with the right answer, you will receive your next clue.

Kisha decides to take this one on, while Christie follows her. Kisha gets to the bottom in time, but only gets six letter (she misses the V).

While the rest of the teams stack, Mark & Michael... are still lost.

Christie gets all seven letters and makes it in 4 minutes EXACTLY. Meanwhile, Kisha goes at it AGAIN.

Over at the stacking, Mel & Mike's... then Cara & Jaime's... then the Amandakris'.... Logs everywhere. All three decide to build shutters afterwards.

Mark & Michael finds the shack where the shutters must be built, just to take the pressure off of finding a house in need of repairs.

Kisha gets the final letter and she's allowed to unscramble.

Margie & Luke finish the Detour, while Amanda & Kris start to head toward the other Detour site.

Margie & Luke make a power play and use the U-Turn. Meanwhile, Victor & Tammy use their gift of engineering to engineer a finish!

Meanwhile, Kisha tries to guess her way to CHEKHOV... and in a slap to fine literature fans EVERYWHERE, they get it!

ROUTE INFO

MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PIT STOP!

Travel by taxi to the next Pit Stop, the Krasnoyarsk Theatre of Musical Comedy. You must enter the theatre through the main entrance.

WARNING! The last team to check in MAY BE ELIMINATED!

Christie & Jodi follow the athletes.

Over at the Detour, Mel & Mike find the Smiths, and together they pool resources to find where they need to be. They decide, instead to start building.

PIT STOP
KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA
THEATRE OF MUSICAL COMEDY

After a brief game of hide-and-seek with the main entrance, it's a race to see who can find Phil and the happy local... or in this case, the happy local TROUPE, as they welcome Christie & Jodi in unison. Pretty cool, especially the one dude's flip kick.

Okay, Phil. Take it.

"Christie & Jodi.... You're Team number... ONE!"

No way.

"Yes way." They've won ... a motorcycle, something they're pretty into.

Meanwhile, Kisha & Jen rush in at #2.

Victor & Tammy get CHEKHOV in earnest and head to the Pit Stop, as do Margie & Luke... actually, Luke has no idea. He needs help.

Meanwhile, Mark & Michael and their friends decide to look for the house before they do any further building.

Luke's on his fourth time trying to decipher CHEKHOV.

Cara & Jaime head to the log ride, while the other teams decide to follow each other to the proper house.

Luke is getting frustrated trying to figure out where the letters go.

Over at the village, the house that they're looking for is RIGHT UNDER THEIR NOSE... literally!

Luke has resorted to using pen and paper..... while Mike finally finds the house... and Luke finally finds the right letters.

Jaime heads toward the bottom of the hill, while the other teams finally install their windows. Amanda & Kris arrive to find a startling surprise...

BLIND U-TURN

AMANDA & KRIS, you have been U-TURNED!

So now not only are they in last place, they now have to complete the part of the Detour that befuddled them the first time round!

Over at the theatre, Tammy & Victor punch in at number three.

Jaime gets to the bottom in time, and she & Cara make their way to the Pit Stop!

Margie & Luke clock in at 4, while Mark and Mel go sledding. Cara & Jaime gets fifth place.

Amanda & Kris complete the log stack and head back to the museum. They think that Jen & Kisha U-turned them. Them or Mike & Mel. But not Margie & Luke. Hmmm...

Mel & Mike finish the Roadblock and head to the Pit Stop, followed by Mark & Michael.

Mel & Mike get sixth place, while Kris has no idea who or what a CHEKHOV is... Dude... Read a book.

Mark & Michael get to the Pit Stop, but are short on fare. This could be Amanda & Kris' big chance. They eventually manage to hand over all of their money... and clock in at seventh.

... which leaves Amanda & Kris... the last team to arrive. They've both been eliminated. They've done everything together, and now including traveling. They see themselves together for the rest of their lives, but as for the rest of the Race... not so much.

ROUTE INFO

AFTER LEG 4: BRASOV, ROMANIA to KRASNOYARSK, RUSSIA

1) Jodi & Christie (+5) - Motorcycles
2) Kisha & Jen (+1)
3) Tammy & Victor (+5) - Hybrid Go-Carts
4) Margie & Luke (even) - Trip to Puerto Vallarta
5) Jaime & Cara (+2)
6) Mel & Mike (-5) - Trip to Costa Rica
7) Mark & Michael (-2)
ELIMINATED) Amanda & Kris (-7)

To see this episode in its entirety, or to apply to be a contestant on "The Amazing Race", visit the official website at www.cbs.com/amazingrace.