Not having any chance to catch up in The Amazing Race 19 Episode 5, Liz & Marie were eliminated.
Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.
First: Amani & Marcus – 7:22AM
Second: Bill & Cathi – 7:23AM
Third: Ernie & Cindy – 7:24AM
Fourth: Justin & Jennifer
Fifth: Andy & Tommy – 8:06AM
Sixth: Laurence & Zac – 8:07AM
Seventh: Jeremy & Sandy – 9:22AM
The next destination is Lilongwe, Malawi in Africa. Obviously, there is only one flight, so everybody is equalized.
Amani & Marcus talk about their special needs daughter, and Jennifer is a special ed teacher.
They start off by heading to a tobacco warehouse, a product that makes the majority of the country’s income. The road block is to steer 10 massive bales of tobacco using only a dolly. The workers seem to be throwing a party and trying to run into them.
Road block (in order of arrival): Jeremy, Justin, Ernie, Laurence, Tommy, Bill, Marcus
It quickly becomes hard to breathe due to the smell of all the tobacco, although Jennifer enjoys it because her father smokes. Laurence realizes he probably should have let his son do this, though he gets through it in a reasonable time. Bill may seem old, but he’s a farm worker, so he’s able to retain his lead over Marcus.
Memorial Tower is their next stop. The detour is a choice between all sewn up or not grown up. In all sewn up, they will use manual sewing machines to stitch a suit. In not grown up, they will visit a school and build two traditional children’s toy trucks, constructed with milk cartons and beer caps.
Not grown up: Jeremy & Sandy, Justin & Jennifer, Andy & Tommy, Laurence & Zac
All sewn up: Ernie & Cindy, Bill & Cathi, Amani & Marcus
The trick to the sewing seems to be mainly finding it, but ultimately both tasks seem pretty even.
They next head to a roadside furniture store, from where they will transport two handcrafted beds to Kumbali Village, the pit stop for this leg of the race. The locals carry just about everything, often on their heads, and the racers are carrying their beds for the night. In the process, Jeremy and Sandy get their truck swiped by the snowboarders. As for Laurence & Zac, they want to transport them in a taxi or some other random vehicle. Already in last place basically since the airport, Amani & Marcus hit another wall when their cab breaks down.
Justin & Jennifer have to go back because they did not pay their truck driver, apparently another cryptic loophole in this season, which costs them first place. Bill assumes they have to pay the driver, but Cathi incorrectly assumes otherwise, giving Amani & Marcus a bit of hope.
First: Andy & Tommy (win a trip to the British Virgin Islands)
Second: Justin & Jennifer
Third: Jeremy & Sandy
Fourth: Laurence & Zac
Fifth: Ernie & Cindy
Sixth: Bill & Cathi
Non-eliminated: Amani & Marcus
Amani & Marcus will need the beds they just carried because they are still in the race.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 19 Episode 7, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.