Do It
for the Hood! Do It for the Suburbs!
October 25
Last time, the Racers headed to Dubai,
and in the desert, everyone remembered their names... Except for perhaps
Lance & Keri, who were eliminated. Now seven teams remain as the Race
continues through the oasis...
PIT STOP
SOUK MADINAT JUMEIRAH
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
0817 LOCAL TIME
Meghan & Cheyne were the first to arrive,
so after the requisite break, they're off and running.
ROUTE INFO |
MAKE YOUR WAY TO
BOARDWALK MARINA!
Choose a briefcase and then find
the Boardwalk Marina at the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, where you
will find your next clue.
You have $141 for this leg of the
Race |
Meghan & Cheyne find a taxi and they
head off. They're the first to arrive to see a lot of boats and
one...
ROADBLOCK |
WHO'S READY TO ROW,
ROW, ROW THEIR BOAT?
Take one of the inflatable
dinghys and row offshore to an anchored yacht, where a sheik is
onboard. He will hand you a watch, in the Arab custom of
hospitality, and you will return it dockside. You will need to
figure out that the time on the watch, 8:35, is the combination to
the briefcase. |
Cheyne has experience boating, so he rows
the boat.
Brian & Ericka are next to depart the Pit
Stop, followed by Flight Time & Big Easy.
Cheyne gets his watch as Gary & Matt
start out for the Roadblock. Will they figure out that the time is the
combination? Yes!
ROUTE INFO |
MAKE YOUR WAY TO
ABRA STATION!
Take your taxi to the Abra
Station, a water-taxi port in the Old Souk section of Dubai, where
you will find your next clue. |
Brian & Ericka arrive at the
Roadblock, and Brian's going in circles. I'm guessing he's never
rowed before.
Sam & Dan are off and running next as
Flight & Big are taxied to the wrong yacht club. Woops.
Brian & Ericka head to the station
nursing a rowing injury, while Gary & Matt arrive at the Roadblock.
Meghan & Cheyne find their way to the
station and find...
DETOUR |
GOLD or GLASS?
GOLD: You're halfway to a million
dollars! Find a jewelry scale at a market jeweler and use a
precision scale to weigh out exactly $500,000 in gold. You will have
to divide $500,000 by the gold exchange rate found on the monitor in
the store. The rate is constantly changing so you will have to work
quickly in order to receive your next clue.
GLASS: Make your way to a spice market and find a crate full of
disassembled hookahs. Reassemble 12 hookahs using three display
models as a guide. When you have completed all 12 hookahs, you will
receive your next clue. |
Meghan & Cheyne go to Glass as the final
two teams leave the Pit Stop. Gary & Matt leave the roadblock as Flight
& Big start... and stall... rowing.
Meghan & Cheyne start putting together
hookahs while Brian & Ericka go for the gold. Dan and Flight race for
the yacht. They arrive back at the pier as Maria & Tiffany arrive. Sam &
Dan surpass the Trotters as they struggle with their case. Mika & Canaan
finally arrive, and Canaan takes the Roadblock... because Mika is afraid
of water. Pay attention, this is relevant.
The Poker Stars pass the Trotters... as
do Mika & Canaan. The Trotters finally get the hang of their case and
get on the road.
Brian & Ericka are battling the clock,
while Meghan & Cheyne forget a few choice pieces of their hookahs. Both
teams are going to have to do better. Gary & Matt decide to build
hookahs. Brian & Ericka give it one more try... and they can't. So
they're going to build hookahs.
Meghan & Cheyne finally finish their
hookahs and are headed to...
ROUTE INFO |
MAKE YOUR WAY TO
ATLANTIS, THE PALM!
Take your taxi to the Atlantis
The Palm Hotel Dubai and search the Aquaventure water park for the
Leap of Faith. Take a Leap of Faith down six stories and into a
shark tank to receive your next clue. |
Brian & Ericka arrive at the Glass
part of the Detour. Sam & Dan head to Gold, as do Maria & Tiffany.
Brian & Ericka miss their first pop at the hookahs.
Sam & Dan have a secret weapon: a $2
calculator from Walmart. Maria & Tiffany arrive and borrow their
calculation. And they just changed the rate as they're finished.
Flight & Big head to take on the hookahs,
while the gold teams are indeed golden.
Meghan & Cheyne take their leap of faith
and arrive at...
ROUTE INFO |
MAKE YOUR WAY TO
THE PIT STOP!
Search the grounds of the
Atlantic for Dolphin Bay Beach, the Pit Stop for this leg of the
Race.
WARNING! The last team to
check-in MAY BE ELIMINATED! |
And no sooner do they find the clue
that they find...
PIT STOP
DOLPHIN BAY BEACH AT THE ATLANTIS
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Meghan & Cheyne are team #1! They gives
them a dip in the beach... AND a personal watercraft!
Back at the market, the Trotters arrive
to catch up to the rest of the pack. It's on now... Something is
missing, and Brian doesn't know what it is.
Brian decides to go back over the models
one more time, while Matt decides to take a breather before he sits
down. Brian & Ericka finally get it: striped bases, striped hose. Of
course. Flight & Big decide to play with gold as Maria & Tiffany take a
leap of faith. Sam & Dan follow suit. They clock in at two and three
respectively. Sam & Dan... had a Baywatch moment.
Gary & Matt finish with the hookahs.
Meanwhile, we find out that Brian's scared of heights and Ericka's
scared of water. Ericka decides to go for it... and so does Brian.
They're in fourth officially.
Gold changed.
Mika & Canaan finish their hookahs and
head to the Atlantis. Once again, we're reminded that Mika is deathly
afraid of heights. Gary & Matt... not so much, as they lock in the
five-spot.
Mika & Canaan arrive at the Leap of
Faith... with Mika wearing the water wings. Flight & Big, at the same
time, go to the Atlantis. Will they pass due to Mika's deathly fear?
Umm... yeah. What happens here... Mika won't go down the slide... and
Canaan's THIS CLOSE TO MAKING HER. As in... "pushing."
Mika, if you're not gonna do it, out the
way and let the Trotters go, thank you. That gives Mika & Canaan two
minutes to do the task... or out of the way. The Trotters try and talk
her off the ledge. And... it worked. The Trotters have NO PROBLEM going
down the slide.
Then here comes Canaan. But Mika opts
out. Normally, this will incur a penalty, but it doesn't matter at this
point, as they are the last team to arrive... and hence, as this is an
elimination leg, their Amazing Race is over. Defeated by a slide. Mika
feels like she let herself down. Canaan... not let down in the
slightest.
ROUTE INFO |
AFTER LEG 6: DUBAI,
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
1)
Meghan & Cheyne (FLAT) - Trips to Aspen & Vail, Trip to Jamaica
(FF), personal watercraft
2) Tiffany & Maria (+4)
3) Sam & Dan (+2)
4) Brian & Ericka (-2)
5) Gary & Matt (-1) - Kayak
6) Flight Time & Big Easy (-3) - Trip to Aruba
ELIMINATED) Mika & Canaan (FLAT) |
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official website at
www.cbs.com/amazingrace.
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