Amani & Marcus were non-eliminated in The Amazing Race 19 Episode 6.
Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.
First: Andy & Tommy – 5:28AM
Second: Justin & Jennifer – 5:39AM
Third: Jeremy & Sandy – 5:40AM
Fourth: Laurence & Zac – 5:41AM
Fifth: Ernie & Cindy – 5:44AM
Sixth: Bill & Cathi – 5:47AM
Seventh: Amani & Marcus – 6:07AM
A crowded 2 hour bus ride will take them to the town of Salima. All teams are on the same bus. They are given 1 dollar for this leg of the race, which means they aren’t going to stray too far.
The road block requires them to use a bicycle taxi to deliver a passenger to their destination. Before they can begin the road block, Amani & Marcus must complete a speed bump of a slide puzzle of the new Malawian flag. Compared to the other speed bumps, it looks like this one may have a bit of challenge to it, particularly if the team is bad at puzzles. Still, it is just a slide puzzle.
Road block: Laurence, Cindy, Jennifer, Cathi, Sandy, Andy, Marcus
The main trick to this road block, aside from figuring out how to ride a bike, is finding out where they are going. They are learning that, in spite of the fact that English is one of Malawi’s official languages, people in this area don’t seem to speak much of it. Unlike some of the others, Andy is confident he can ride this bike with ease… until it breaks. With a bolt and a hammer, he’s able to knock it back together more or less. Laurence & Sandy work together and put themselves pretty close to the back of the pack. Jennifer finds her destination, but there’s a problem. She gave her clue to her brother and doesn’t know what she’s supposed to do next. Good thing all the clue says is to go back to the start, where her brother is, but it’s just a question of how long she’ll stand around trying to figure that out. Looks like it could be a while.
The detour (already?) is a choice between dugout or lugout. Dugout requires them to participate in a canoe race. In lugout, they will unload cargo from a ferry boat.
Dugout: Ernie & Cindy (used express pass), Andy & Tommy, Bill & Cathi, Laurence & Zac, Jeremy & Sandy, Jennifer & Justin
Lugout: Amani & Marcus
In spite of the fact that they are in second place, having just been passed by the snowboarders, Ernie & Cindy opt to use their express pass. Their logic is that they don’t want to be U-turned. Even if they are, with a double U-turn coming up, someone else should get it as well. Seems like a waste to me.
Ernie & Cindy choose not to U-turn. Andy & Tommy do the same. Bill & Cathi follow suit. Amani & Marcus, who have made up some time on the detour, also decline to use it. As they’re running toward the U-tour sign, Laurence & Zac see Amani & Marcus going the other way, but they U-turn them anyway. Feeling safe with Amani & Marcus having their names up on the board, Jeremy & Sandy decide not to U-turn anybody. It’s a rarity that the U-turn, let alone a double U-turn, ends up being completely irrelevant.
The pit stop for this leg of the race is Sunbird Livingstonia Beach. Because Ernie & Cindy took so long to find the shop with their next clue and the snowboarders just followed them, the footrace to the end determines the first and second spots. It seems Ernie & Cindy expected the boys to just hand it to them.
First: Andy & Tommy (win $7,500 each)
Second: Ernie & Cindy
Third: Bill & Cathi
Fourth: Amani & Marcus
Fifth: Laurence & Zac
Sixth: Jeremy & Sandy
Eliminated: Justin & Jennifer
After the road block, they didn’t have much of a chance to catch up, and Justin & Jennifer have been eliminated.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 19 Episode 8, which airs Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.