With one of the detours being worse than the other, Tim & Te Jay finished last in The Amazing Race 25 Episode 7 but were saved by non-elimination.
Teams depart in the order in which they arrived.
First: Misti & Jim – 6:37AM
Second: Kym & Alli
Third: Amy & Maya – 7:10AM
Fourth: Brooke & Robbie – 7:11AM
Fifth: Adam & Bethany – 7:40AM
Sixth: Tim & Te Jay – 7:44AM
Teams must now make their way by ferry to Malta. Everybody is on the same boat, though Kym & Alli separate from the pack and go sit by themselves.
Amy is limping as they leave the pit stop. She explains that she worked out too much before the race began several episodes ago. Huh?
Their first task is to climb some steps with a pair of glasses and a bottle of alcohol without breaking anything. Most of the teams fail at this early. Bethany makes it all the way up the steps then drops something when she arrives. Kym & Alli are the first to successfully finish the task, and Brooke & Robbie are right behind them. In any event, I don’t get the sense this will make anyone too far behind. Brooke & Robbie lose more time looking for a cab, though there is still a single team (Amy & Maya) behind them.
They pull departure times at their next destination.
7:30AM – Kym & Alli, Misti & Jim, Tim & Te Jay
7:45AM – Brooke & Robbie, Adam & Bethany, Amy & Maya
The road block requires teams to rappel 20 stories off a cliff. They must then search the water for their next clue, located next to a bright blue light.
Road block (in order of arrival): Tim, Misti, Alli, Robbie, Amy, Bethany
There is an element of fear to this one, but it’s not enough to shake up the standings any. The first three teams are finished before the next three begin.
The detour is a choice between flag or shine, and in this blind detour they must choose between the two without a prior explanation. In flag, teams will have to grab a flag at the end of a greasy pole. In shine, teams must polish each other’s armor.
Prior to the detour, Tim & Te Jay must paint a cross on a shield for their speed bump.
Flag: Adam & Bethany
Shine: Kym & Alli (switched from flag), Misti & Jim, Amy & Maya (switched from flag), Brooke & Robbie (switched from shine to flag to shine), Tim & Te Jay (switched from shine)
Kym & Alli give up on the flag detour because they assign Kym, who has a fear of heights, to the hardest to reach flag. Arriving there before even getting their clue, Misti & Jim assume it’s impossible and want to do the other one instead. Amy can’t run, meaning she won’t be able to do this one either. Brooke insists on giving up the shine detour in what is the first arguing I believe I have seen between the wrestlers, and that puts them in last place for now. Then Robbie wants to quit the other one about half an hour later. Their only hope is that Tim keeps failing. Eventually, Tim & Te Jay give up as well.
Rather than attempting the detour, Adam & Bethany use their express pass, guaranteeing themselves first place.
The pit stop for this leg of the race is Fort Manoel.
First: Adam & Bethany (win $10,000 each)
Second: Misti & Jim
Third: Kym & Alli
Fourth: Amy & Maya
Fifth: Brooke & Robbie
Eliminated: Tim & Te Jay
Brooke & Robbie nearly defeated themselves, but having been sunk on a detour for a second leg in a row, Tim & Te Jay have been eliminated.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Amazing Race 25 Episode 9, which airs Friday at 8/7c on CBS.