TAR19, Recap Leg 5, 10/23/11

Welcome to Leg 5! Last time, on Phuket All, teams head to Thailand and the island of Phuket. The twins forget to exchange their money before changing countries, and the snowboarders stay ahead of the pack. But the twins fall behind and are not eliminated! Who will be eliminated . . . next? (click for more)

Arrival at the pit stop last episode:
1st – Andy/Tommy, The Snowboarders
2nd – Justin/Jennifer, Team Patience
3rd – Jeremy/Sandy, Team Tryout
4th – Laurence/Zac, The Adventurers
5th – Ernie/Cindy, Team Chinatown
6th – Amani/Marcus, Team Football
7th – Bill/Cathi, The Grandparents
8th – Liz/Marie, Twinderellas

Koi Panyi, Phang Nga, Thailand

10:07 AM Andy/Tommy (1st) – who have various scripture passages written on their book bags. And they aren’t the traditional ones.

Clue: Travel by songthaew to Ton Pariwat Wildlife Conservation Area, and travel by elephant to your next clue. You have $186 for this leg of the race.

(Toyouke: “I want a clue box.”)

11:01 AM Justin/Jennifer (2nd)
11:44 AM Jeremy/Sandy (3rd)
11:45 AM Laurence/Zac (4th)
11:52 AM Ernie/Cindy (5th)
11:53 AM Amani/Marcus (6th)
12:22 PM Bill/Cathi (7th)
1:35 PM Liz/Marie (8th) – who lost their father right before filming. Just in case you forgot.

Teams arrive at Ton Pariwat in the following order:

1- Andy/Tommy
2- Justin/Jennifer
3- Jeremy/Sandy
4- Laurence/Zac
5- Ernie/Cindy
6- Amani/Marcus
7- Bill/Cathi
8- Liz/Marie

However, once they arrive, Liz and Marie find the Speed Bump.

SPEED BUMP:

A speed bump is a task that must be performed by the last place team on a non-elimination leg. Once they complete this task, they may return to the place where the speed bump occurred and continue the leg. In this speed bump, teams must clean up elephant dung and clean their elephant to receive their next clue.

Teams complete the Speed Bump in the following order:

1- Liz/Marie – (Toyouke: “Why are you so excited about shoveling manure?”)

After much cleaning, they continue with the rest of the teams on boarding the elephants in the following order:

1- Andy/Tommy
2- Justin/Jennifer
3- Jeremy/Sandy
4- Laurence/Zac
5- Ernie/Cindy
6- Amani/Marcus
7- Bill/Cathi
8- Liz/Marie

(Toyouke: “I got my eyebrow pop back but they took the clue boxes. Broke ass bucket.”)

And once they arrive, teams get the fifth roadblock clue.

ROADBLOCK:

Who wants to hear some Water Music?

In this roadblock, one team member follow the sound of a traditional flute to a pool and find the clue in the murky water.

The following teammates take the Roadblock:

1- Andy
2- Justin
3- Sandy
4- Laurence
5- Marcus
6- Cindy
7- Cathy
8- Marie

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

1- Andy/Tommy
2- Justin/Jennifer
3- Laurence/Zac
4- Jeremy/Sandy
5- Amani/Marcus
6- Ernie/Cindy
7- Bill/Cathi
8- Liz/Marie


Teams are now instructed to travel to a nearby shop and pick up a spirit house. Teams are then instructed to deliver it to Wat Chalong to get their next clue. They arrive at the shop in the following order:

1- Andy/Tommy
2- Justin/Jennifer
3- Jeremy/Sandy
4- Laurence/Zac
5- Amani/Marcus
6- Ernie/Cindy
7- Bill/Cathi
8- Liz/Marie

Teams then take apart the spirit house. Some of them remember that they are on the Amazing Race, and try to remember how everything is arranged. So, teams arrive at Wat Chalong in the following order:

1- Andy/Tommy – (Toyouke: “I'm glad the snowboarders thought ahead. Even though the clue doesn't say "You must reassemble your spirit house" they knew they might have to.”)
2- Justin/Jennifer – (Toyouke: “Oh, a camera phone. Actually that is pretty clever.”)
3- Laurence/Zac
4- Jeremy/Sandy
5- Ernie/Cindy
6- Amani/Marcus
7- Bill/Cathi
8- Liz/Marie

And once they arrive, teams get the sixth roadblock clue.

ROADBLOCK:

*No Question Shown*

In this roadblock, the other team member must rebuild the Spirit House perfectly to get their next clue.

The following teammates take the Roadblock:

1- Tommy – (Toyouke: “And see? It paid off. That is a thing we would totally do. Although, shut up about how God is better than that temple. I want to like you.” God: "...I think it's a pretty nice temple."”)
2- Jennifer
3- Zac – who runs into problems because his father told him not to take notes.
4- Jeremy
5- Ernie
6- Amani
7- Bill
8- Liz

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

1- Andy/Tommy
2- Justin/Jennifer
3- Jeremy/Sandy
4- Laurence/Zac
5- Amani/Marcus
6- Ernie/Cindy
7- Bill/Cathi
8- Liz/Marie

Teams are now told to take a bus for 550 miles to Bangkok by traveling to Phuket Bus Depot. Once they arrive, they should find Bangkok Noi Canal to feed the fish and get their next clue.

Teams arrive at the bus depot in the following order:

1- Andy/Tommy
2- Justin/Jennifer
3- Jeremy/Sandy
4- Laurence/Zac
5- Amani/Marcus
6- Bill/Cathi
7- Ernie/Cindy – (Toyouke: “Yeah...when you ask the guy if he'll take American and he says "no", you can't give him American.”)
8- Liz/Marie

Teams get on busses as follows:

Bus 1: Departs at 4:30 PM
1) Andy/Tommy
2) Justin/Jennifer
3) Jeremy/Sandy

Bus 2: Departs at 4:30 PM
1) Laurence/Zac – but they realize they are on a first class bus, so instead they stop the bus, get out, run 3 miles back to the bus depot and get on a second class bus that departs at 8 pm.

Bus 3: Departs at 5:30 PM
1) Amani/Marcus
2) Bill/Cathi

Bus 4: Departs at 5:30 PM
1) Ernie/Cindy – which is also first class, but they don’t seem to care.

Bus 5: Departs at 8 PM
1) Liz/Marie – who actually miss the bus due to not having enough money for their cab, and then get the cab driver to take them out to the bus for free when it stops to wait for them.

So, then after all the travelling, teams arrive in Bangkok in the following order:

1- Ernie/Cindy
2- Andy/Tommy
3- Jeremy/Sandy
4- Justin/Jennifer
5- Bill/Cathi
6- Amani/Marcus
7- Laurence/Zac
8- Liz/Marie

(Toyouke: “See? Bunching mid-leg means that your placement basically depends on how fast your bus was.”) Teams now travel to the Bangkok Noi Canal and arrive in the following order:

1- Ernie/Cindy
2- Bill/Cathi
3- Amani/Marcus
4- Andy/Tommy – who give their clue to a teacher...who promptly takes it and leaves to go teach. (God: "Eh...you were rude about the temple. I think I'm in the tub.")
5- Jeremy/Sandy
6- Justin/Jennifer
7- Laurence/Zac
8- Liz/Marie – who are forced to beg free rides from people because they don't have any money. (Toyouke: “Another team could not get free rides, I bet. Hot young blonde girls? No problem.”)

Teams are now instructed to make their way to M.R. Kukrit Heritage Home, the PIT STOP of the fifth leg of this racearoundtheworld. The last team to arrive MAY be eliminated!

1- Amani/Marcus – who win a trip for 2 to Bali.
2- Bill/Cathi
3- Ernie/Cindy
4- Justin/Jennifer
5- Andy/Tommy
6- Laurence/Zac
7- Jeremy/Sandy – Phil: “I can eliminate you if you want.”
8- Liz/Marie

And sadly, Liz and Marie . . . are eliminated. And they love their father.

ORDER NOW:
1st – Amani/Marcus
2nd – Bill/Cathi
3rd – Ernie/Cindy
4th – Justin/Jennifer
5th – Andy/Tommy
6th – Laurence/Zac
7th – Jeremy/Sandy

Next week: Malawi! Tobacco! Bed Frames? Until next time!