TAR18, Recap Leg 7, 4/10/11

Welcome to Leg 7! Last time, on Kolkata Out, Folks!, teams competed in a Snapple sponsored tea tasting. Luke got frustrated and very behind, which forced his and Margie’s elimination. And that’s about it. Who will be eliminated. . . next? (click for more)

Arrival at the pit stop last episode:
1st – Gary/Mallory , The Hillbillies
2nd – Jet/Cord, The Cowboy Brothers
3rd – Ron/Christina, Team Asian
4th – Zev/Justin, Team Aspergers
5th – Kent/Vyxsin, Team Goth
6th – Kisha/Jen, Team Bathroom
7th – Flight Time/Big Easy, The Globetrotters

Fountain of Joy, Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, India

Gary/Mallory (1st)
Clue: Fly to the city of Varanasi on the Ganges River. Once there, make your way to the Tonga Stand. You have $80 for this leg of the race.

Jet/Cord (2nd)
Ron/Christina (3rd)
Zev/Justin (4th)
Kent/Vyxsin (5th) – who stop at a travel agent, even though it’s a domestic flight. (Auburnium0513: “What is with the skinny shiny headbands?”)
Zev/Justin (6th)
Flight Time/Big Easy (7th)

Teams arrive at the airport in the following order:

1- Gary/Mallory
2- Ron/Christina – who have some time after getting tickets, so they grab food. (Toyouke: “Ron, seriously. Always eating.”)
3- Zev/Justin
4- Kisha/Jen
5- Jet/Cord
6- Kent/Vyxsin
7- Flight Time/Big Easy

When the Hillbillies arrive, they go to the Kingfisher counter and find the earliest flight to Varanasi gets them in at 10:45 AM. So, logically, if there’s enough tickets on the flight, everyone should be on it. Unfortunately, the cowboys decide that they should trust everyone and get a Jet Airways flight that arrives at 11:45 AM. (Toyouke: “Auburnium0513 said she didn't like the drumroll after the cowboys' comments, and she was right.”) This they don’t discover until the Amazing Red Line plops them all in Dehli. The Amazing Red Line then flies to and arrives in Varanasi in the following order:

1- Zev/Justin
2- Ron/Christina
3- Kisha/Jen
4- Kent/Vyxsin
5- Gary/Mallory – and Mallory wonders what happened to the cowboys. (Toyouke: “When MALLORY wonders what you did wrong, then you REALLY screwed up.”)
6- Flight Time/Big Easy
7- Jet/Cord

They take taxis and arrive at the Tonga Stand in the following order:

1- Kent/Vyxsin
2- Flight Time/Big Easy
3- Kisha/Jen
4- Gary/Mallory
5- Ron/Christina
6- Zev/Justin
7- Jet/Cord

Once they arrive, teams get the sixth roadblock clue.

ROADBLOCK:

Who’s ready to search for the meaning of life?

In this roadblock, one team member must use a set of pictures to find six sahus, or holy men, who will each give roadblockers part of a clue. Once they have all six pieces, they must find a seventh sadhu and arrange the clues into the meaning of life: “Once you’re over the hill, you pick up speed.” The seventh sadhu would then present them with their next clue.

(Toyouke: “A "Where's Waldo?" task. Interesting.”)

The following teammates take the Roadblock:

1- Kent
2- Big Easy
3- Jen
4- Gary
5- Ron
6- Justin
7- Cord

After much searching, teams complete the Roadblock in the following order:

1- Kisha/Jen
2- Zev/Justin
3- Flight Time/Big Easy
4- Kent/Vyxsin
5- Gary/Mallory
6- Jet/Cord
7- Ron/Christina

Teams are now instructed to make their way to Tulsi Ghat and find the Swaminath Akhara. There, teams will find a strongman to give them their next clue. (Toyouke: “I'd be excited about wrestling, except for that "boxing" challenge last season. Lame.“) Teams arrive in the following order:

1- Zev/Justin
2- Flight Time/Big Easy
3- Kisha/Jen
4- Kent/Vyxsin
5- Gary/Mallory
6- Jet/Cord
7- Ron/Christina

And we get the Detour Clue.

DETOUR:
Feed the Fire OR Feed the Buffalo
*Feed the Fire: Teams make their way to Sakka Ghat and find the milkman. Once there, they make fifty patties of traditional fuel made of buffalo manure. These must be slapped on the wall for drying. Once complete, teams use dry patties to light a stove to boil milk and get their next clue.
*Feed the Buffalo: Teams make their way across the Ganges to pick up two bundles of hay, and then return to Ksameshwar Ghat and deliver them to the address on the bundles. Once delivered, teams get their next clue.

(Toyouke: “Why is "Feed the Fire" so much longer and more involved than "Feed the Buffalo"?”)

1- Zev/Justin choose Feed the Buffalo
2- Flight Time/Big Easy choose Feed the Buffalo
3- Kisha/Jen choose Feed the Fire – (Toyouke: “Heh. Children are laughing at you.” Auburnium0513: “At least they gave them gloves.”)
4- Kent/Vyxsin choose Feed the Fire
5- Gary/Mallory choose Feed the Fire – and Mallory is coincidentally wearing the same outfit that she had on the last time she played in manure. (Toyouke: “Mallory! Why did you keep that outfit in the first place?”)
6- Jet/Cord choose Feed the Buffalo
7- Ron/Christina choose Feed the Buffalo


Teams complete the detour in the following order:

1- Zev/Justin
2- Flight Time/Big Easy
3- Kisha/Jen
4- Kent/Vyxsin
5- Gary/Mallory
6- Jet/Cord – (Toyouke: “I guess being good at tasks can make up for being stupid at travel decisions.“)
7- Ron/Christina

Teams get their clue and find that they must now make their way to Ramnagar Fort, the PIT STOP of the seventh leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive MAY be eliminated!

1- Flight Time/Big Easy – who win a trip to Hawaii. (Toyouke: “The Globetrotters seem underwhelmed at a trip to Hawaii.”)
2- Zev/Justin
3- Kisha/Jen
4- Gary/Mallory
5- Jet/Cord
6- Kent/Vyxsin
7- Ron/Christina

And Ron and Christina are eliminated. But Ron is happy that he got to come back!

ORDER NOW:
1st – Flight Time/Big Easy
2nd – Zev/Justin
3rd – Kisha/Jen
4th – Gary/Mallory
5th – Jet/Cord
6th – Kent/Vyxsin

Next week: Vienna! Gary and Mallory tackle an eating challenge. And the Goths blow up at each other. Again. Until next time!