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Survivor: South Pacific Episode 9

In a shocking turn of events in Survivor: South Pacific Episode 8, Ozzy’s brilliant plan to get thrown off the island on purpose ended up backfiring and led to Cochran betraying them and voting alongside the other tribe to get rid of Keith.

Ozzy’s somewhat calm about the fact that his plan blew up in his face. Jim, however, calls Cochran a coward and a poor excuse for a man. Whitney continues Jim’s whining ways and says he has a lot to learn and disgusts her. He has what to learn exactly? How to be loyal to a sinking ship that wanted to get rid of him last week?

Ozzy says that his strategy is gone. It was there in the first place?

The immunity challenge starts right off the bat. They will toss coconuts into a ring, then move on to the next round where they will crack coconuts, get the water in their mouths, and spit it into tubes located past the obstacles. Dawn scores in the first round. Whitney, Jim, and Sophie score in the next round, and those four advance to the final stage. Jim and Sophie take the lead. Dawn’s out of it, and Whitney is even more out of it. Jim wins immunity.

With Ozzy not having immunity, the plan is to get rid of him. How many chances do you get to vote him out? Apparently, two. That said, the stupidly vocal Jim would be a good target because he just keeps running his mouth without thinking. He’s safe, though, as long as he holds on to immunity, which he will do in spite of all his talk to the contrary.

Votes
Ozzy
Cochran
Ozzy
Cochran
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy
Ozzy

With 6 votes, Ozzy has been voted off the island. Whitney and Dawn were at least smart enough to realize that voting against Cochran would accomplish nothing. It’s not over yet, though. He’s going to Redemption Island again. Oh c’mon. Really? This is stupid. If somebody plays this badly, enough chances are enough already.

Time for immunity challenge number two. They will stand on a beam while balancing a ball on a wooden bow. Anyone who thinks they don’t need immunity can feast on pastries and iced coffee instead. Jim, Dawn, and Whitney will compete in the challenge. Upolu and Cochran will eat. That’s certainly a first. Typically somebody bites on this offer but not quite that many. Jim is eliminated to some celebration. Dawn starts talking about how they’re all one tribe. Where was this attitude last week or before the last vote for that matter? Ultimately, I’m not sure how much it matters because Jim and Whitney have been vocal enough to secure their positions as the first to go. Whitney and Dawn survive to move on to the next section. Dawn falls, and Whitney wins immunity.

If Jim could shut the hell up once in a while, he wouldn’t have to worry. Anyway, his plan is to get rid of Edna. Nobody cares.

His potential saving grace is that Albert views Dawn as a bigger threat. She’s the person who could actually integrate into the other group and who nobody would view as a threat, thereby feeling more comfortable keeping her around longer. This sounds like just all talk to me, even if he has a point.

Votes
Edna
Edna
Edna
Jim
Jim
Jim
Jim
Jim
Jim

With 6 votes, Jim has been voted off the island. Well, this has been a productive episode.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: South Pacific Episode 10, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.

The Biggest Loser Season 12 Episode 8

After everybody split into new teams, Jessica was voted out in The Biggest Loser Season 12 Episode 7. This won’t end well, with her showmance still on campus.

Now we have to listen to Ramon complain (again). I hope this doesn’t go on for long. Vinny happily pokes him with a stick to stir the pot.

Each team will have one person represent them on the scale, and that person will be picked by their trainer.

Sunny says she’s getting tired, since they’re now in their eighth week.

Dolvett thinks Bonnie dodged a huge bullet. She’s not supposed to still be here.

Becky blames her father and his lack of acceptance of her for her weight gain, though she acknowledges he’s not the one who put the food in her mouth.

Today’s challenge is a cooking challenge that will be judged by last season’s winner Olivia and the author of The Biggest Loser cookbooks. The winning team’s recipe will be published in the new book, and they will also receive a 1 pound advantage, particularly important since only 1 weight will count for each team. They get 5 minutes to decide what they are cooking, and then they will have 30 minutes to cook, with the assistance of their trainers.

The red team cooks London Bridge, which I guess is supposed to be a clever play on words of some sort. Their dish is London broil. It’s rare. Rare enough that Olivia’s making faces. They also cook sweet potatoes and asparagus. The dish consists of 440 calories, 9 grams of fat, and very little sodium. 8% fat seems pretty light.

Blue team has cooked fajitas. Hardly sounds like a healthy dish, but they seem to have pulled it off. It is 300 calories and 11 grams of fat.

Black team makes pork and cole slaw. It looks like plenty of food on that plate, but it weighs in at only 210 calories. That low calorie account seems to be the thing that clinches the victory for them, as the black team wins the challenge. In addition to their prize, they get a lunch date with Olivia, who brings them gifts from home.

Dr. H is back with better news this time. But first, a lesson. Obese people want food more, but they get less pleasure from it, so they have to eat more to get the same pleasure as a lean person does. Now the good news: Ramon’s diabetes is gone.

After a particularly bad day of complaining when Jessica left, Ramon claims he’s over it, but he’s not.

At the weigh in, the trainers must make their picks. Bob chooses Becky for the black team, Anna picks Joe for the blue team, and Dolvett goes with John for the red team.

Bonnie: 213 pounds (-8, 3.62%)
John: 319 pounds (-10, 3.04%)
Red Total: 532 pounds (-18, 3.27%)

Dolvett didn’t make the right choice, but his second option was not bad either.

Antone: 348 pounds (-5, 1.42%)
Vinny: 345 pounds (-10, 2.82%)
Becky: 186 pounds (-6, -1, 3.65%)
Black Total: 878 pounds (-22, 2.44%)

Opting for the person with less to lose who could be safe with a smaller number, Bob made the right choice, though Vinny’s number would have been sufficient as well (with the 1 pound advantage).

Sunny: 216 pounds (-2, 0.92%)
Ramon: 280 pounds (-6, 2.10%)
Joe: 269 pounds (-2, 0.74%)

John dodges a bullet, as he would have been instantly eliminated had his team lost. Both as a group and with the twist, the blue team failed to put up the numbers. As the person with the highest percentage of weight loss on the losing team, Ramon is safe. Before we get to the vote, we get to listen to Ramon whine some more about how he doesn’t like his team. I get it, dude. Joe’s the obvious threat here.

Votes
Vinny: Joe
Bonnie: Joe
Antone: Joe

With 3 votes, Joe is not The Biggest Loser, surprised by the gameplay from his two friends. From his starting weight of 348 pounds, Joe is down to 230 pounds today. He’s even able to ride the rollercoaster (at Dollywood, which is apparently a real place) with his daughter.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser Season 12 Episode 9, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.

The Amazing Race 19 Episode 7

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.

The X Factor Season 1 Episode 12

The top 12 performed in The X Factor Season 1 Episode 11. In tonight’s first results show, one act will be sent home.

Ah yes. An evening full of nothing but filler. Like American Idol again. Half an hour in, they start introducing the contestants and their mentors. Then the host whose name isn’t even Ryan Seacrest starts announcing the results.

Marcus Canty is safe. Drew is safe. Leroy Bell is safe. Astro is safe. Lakoda Rayne is safe. Rachel Crow is safe. Chris Rene is the third boy to be safe. Josh Krajcik is safe. Melanie Amaro is the third girl to be safe. Stacy Francis is the third of the over 30s to be safe.

Other than Lakoda Rayne, Paula Abdul seems to have drawn the short straw. Two of her groups, Stereo Hogzz and InTENsity, are in danger of elimination, and the judges will choose one of them to survive and one to go home.

Aside from the fact that there are just too many of them with only a couple of stand outs, InTENsity is still more compelling to watch.

Simon votes to send home Stereo Hogzz based on tonight’s performance. Paula votes for InTENsity. Nicole votes for InTENsity. LA votes for InTENsity. With three votes against them, InTENsity is going home, and Stereo Hogzz is safe.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The X Factor Season 1 Episode 13, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on Fox.

The X Factor Season 1 Episode 11

It’s been a couple weeks since The X Factor was in its regularly scheduled time, instead of Sunday, Tuesday, or whatever other random day they could think of, but now it’s back. I’ll stick it out for this season, but if Fox is not serious about the show, I don’t know how they expect anybody else to be. If the World Series is that much more important than The X Factor, put it on hiatus for two weeks rather than making people have to hunt for it. Still, the show was renewed today for season 2 following good (but disappointing) ratings.

During that time, the top 17 were chosen.

Top 4 Boys
Brian “Astro” Bradley
Chris Rene
Marcus Canty
Phillip Lomax

Top 5 Girls
Drew Ryniewicz
Melanie Amaro (returning after originally being eliminated)
Rachel Crow
Simone Battle
Tiah Tolliver

Top 4 Over 30s
Dexter Haygood
Josh Krajcik
Leroy Bell
Stacy Francis

Top 4 Groups
The Brewer Boys
InTENsity
Lakoda Rayne
The Stereo Hogzz

From them, the judges were able to pick 3 each to save. Simon eliminated Tiah Tolliver and Simone Battle, finally ending his love affair with Tiah that only he understood. LA eliminated Phillip Lomax, for some reason continuing on with the young rapper. Paula got rid of The Brewer Boys, keeping the two brand new groups intact. Nicole eliminated Dexter Haygood. That brings us down to the final 12, performing tonight for America’s vote.

The Stereo Hogzz
Song: Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson
LA: You have what it takes to be a star.
Nicole: You represented The X Factor so well. It’s hard to both sing and dance and make it look easy.
Simon: One of the best groups on one of these competitions. Not a band in the world as good as you right now.
Paula: Fantastic students.

Chris Rene
Song: Superstar by The carpenters
Nicole: You’ve grown so much.
Paula: This was your song, and you owned it.
Simon: Started off like you were in hell, but a big improvement over last week.
LA: I think we found the right material.

Leroy Bell
Song: I’m Already There by Rascal Flatts
LA: Love your voice. Didn’t get the song.
Paula: Never seen anyone work so hard.
Simon: Really good singer with a confidence issue. Don’t think Nicole has quite understood you.
Nicole: I’m sure you made your son, your family, and all the dads across America proud.

Rachel Crow
Song: You’re My Sunshine by Gamu Nhengu (Walking on Sunshine cover)
LA: One of the most charismatic people.
Nicole: Voice reminds me of Michael Jackson from Jackson 5. But I don’t know about the lyric change.
Paula: Would love your mentor to give you a song that shows more of your range.
Simon: This girl’s going to be around for a long, long time.

Lakoda Rayne
Song: Landslide by Dixie Chicks
LA: Felt the blend and the harmonies, but want you to pick pop or country.
Nicole: Sounded like one voice tonight. Put me in a trance.
Simon: Vocally, a massive improvement, but your mentor is insane.
Paula: I’m proud, and let’s go get frozen yogurt.

Josh Krajcik
Song: Jar of Hearts by Christina Perri
LA: Liked your before, but I really dig your after.
Paula: You just nail everything.
Simon: Incredible. Like you wrote the song.
Nicole: Feel your voice in my veins.

Melanie Amaro
Song: Desperado by Eagles
LA: The only thing Simon ever did right was bringing you back.
Nicole: No limit to what you and your voice can do.
Paula: Like fine china.
Simon: Didn’t realize how good you were. The one to beat.

Astro
Song: An original (and nothing but)
Nicole: You know how to get the party started right.
Paula: Jay Z’s got his eye on you.
Simon: Time for LA to take back his comment about how people that young can’t rap.
LA: Each week you get better.

InTENsity
Song: Kids in America by Kim Wilde/Party Rock by LMFAO
LA: Fun, fun, fun.
Nicole: Funtastic, funomenal.
Simon: Terrific. Shouldn’t like you, but I do.
Paula: Proud.

Drew (who seems to have lost her last name)
Song: Just a Dream by Nelly
LA: Spirit of a superstar.
Nicole: Amazing song choice. So relevant.
Paula: Live for the last note you sing.
Simon: Seeing a star emerge. I’m learning from you.

Marcus Canty
Song: Every Little Step by Bobby Brown
Nicole: Like watching a concert.
Paula: Total performer. Total package.
Simon: You have come alive.
LA: Just keep doing what you’re doing.

Stacy Francis
Song: Up to the Mountain by Patty Griffin
LA: Stir those souls.
Paula: Shining moment.
Simon: I think you want to give me a kiss.
Nicole: Honest, grace, poise, beauty.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The X Factor Season 1 Episode 12, which airs Thursday at 8/7c on Fox.

Survivor: South Pacific Episode 8

In perhaps the riskiest but most lacking in brains move we have ever seen, Ozzy asked his tribe to vote him out in Survivor: South Pacific Episode 7.

Everybody from both tribes heads to the duel. Ozzy’s putting on his act about how he got blindsided, Cochran’s a traitor, and now Ozzy is a free agent. The other tribe is not buying it. The duel is using sticks and rope to make a pole, retrieve keys, and unlock themselves. The winner of today’s duel returns to the game. Either Christine wins the duel and we have to listen to her talk about how she’s always been a force, or Ozzy wins and we have to listen to him instead. Neither option particularly appealing. Christine is the first to give it a go. Her pole is not strong enough. She tries again but still no dice. Ozzy grabs a key but drops it. He tries again and grabs the first key. Then he grabs the second key. Then his third. Christine is dead in the water. Ozzy wins the duel to return to the game.

Now everyone can drop their buffs. It’s the merge. Everything seems to have worked out as planned, although they did just hand a lot of power to Cochran, an outcast who they told was going home the night before.

So Cochran goes into his act. Granted, he’s just saying things like Keith doesn’t like him and the tribe erupted at him after their last loss. This is all completely true. Anyway, Coach tells him he doesn’t believe their story, with a warning that his tribe’s voting 6 strong, so either vote with them or draw rocks. This from a tribe that two episodes ago was split down the middle. After this talk, Cochran tells Upolu what they already knew, but with more details.

As planned, Cochran returns the idol to Ozzy. That was kind of stupid, particuarly if he plans to switch sides.

Like Cochran, Dawn’s not terribly concerned with remaining loyal to these people who haven’t liked them anyway.

The first individual immunity challenge is generally endurance. Two people (one man and one woman) will leave with immunity. They will balance on a small perch while holding a coconut with two ropes, with more rope being added at regular intervals. Edna drops quickly, and Cochran is right behind her. Whitney is the first to fall in the second round. Sophie follows. Dawn wins immunity. Coach is out next. Rick’s been shaking for two rounds and finally drops. Jim and Keith both fall with seconds remaining in the second round. On to the third and final round. Brandon is out. Albert drops. Ozzy wins immunity.

Te Tuna is the new tribe name.

Savaii discusses targeting either Rick or Sophie. As for their own tribe, Ozzy and Dawn both have immunity. Then it comes up that maybe they should play the hidden idol as well. Jim suggests giving it to Whitney. Wait a minute. Who’s Whitney?

Double agent Cochran tells Sophie the whole plan, but she is not equally willing to share.

Now Dawn has decided she no longer wants to switch sides.

Giving up his unconvincing charade, Ozzy acknowledges at tribal council that he has the idol. After the vote, he plays it for Whitney.

Votes
Keith
Keith
Keith
Keith
Keith
Keith
Rick
Rick
Rick
Rick
Rick
Rick

In the event of a tie, they revote and can only vote for Keith or Rick. If it comes down to a tie again, they will draw rocks, and whoever gets the odd colored rock is out, something that happened to Paschal way back in Boston Rob’s first season in Marquesas. The odds are good (1 in 9), but that doesn’t make it a smart risk to take.

Votes
Keith
Keith
Keith
Keith
Keith
Rick
Rick
Rick
Rick
Keith

With 6 votes, Keith has been voted off the island. Cochran flipped, and his tribe is not happy. You idiots gave him both the opportunity and the reason in the first place. Brandon tells Jim that calling Cochran a coward shows why he flipped.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of Survivor: South Pacific Episode 9, which airs Wednesday at 8/7c on CBS.

The Biggest Loser Season 12 Episode 7

After a disappointing performance by everybody in The Biggest Loser Season 12 Episode 6, the black team turned on one of their own, joining the rest of the house in voting out Jennifer.

Alison tells them to bring the shirts they had on day 1 so they can go on a trip down memory lane.

The black team talks about how they have stuck together throughout. Didn’t you just get done voting out Jennifer when you didn’t have to do so?

Once again, they line up according to age, and again they are split into three groups by age: the three youngest, three oldest, and three in the middle. Each group will be given three dishes they picked as their favorite dishes. The person who guesses closest the total number of calories of all three dishes gets to pick their trainer. The person who places second will choose from the remaining two trainers. When it’s over, the teams will be made up of one player from each group, a chopping that nobody is happy about.

The young team starts off with a salad (with plenty of bread and dressing, thereby negating any chance it may have to be healthy), a dozen tacos with a chaser of two burritos, and a country breakfast with some chocolate gravy. Jessica guesses 6200 calories, Vinny says 9000, and Ramon goes with 2570 (probably enough for one of those meals). Salad: 2249, tacos: 3100, country breakfast: 1747. Grand total: 7096 calories. Jessica chooses Dolvett, and Vinny picks Bob, leaving Ramon whining about how he doesn’t even want to speak to Anna.

The middle group goes next. Their dishes include a burger and fries, three double cheeseburgers, and some Mexican food. Antone guesses 7000, Sunny goes with 6500, and John says 5720. Burger and fries: 2165, double cheeseburgers: 2512, Mexican: 4162. Grand total: 8839 calories. With two big boys in the group, it turns out that Sunny’s meal is the one that blows everyone out of the water. Antone picks Bob, and Sunny switches to Anna.

The older group goes last. They chose a large pizza, veal cutlets and baked macaroni & cheese, and an Italian sampler. Joe guesses 8580, Becky says 6850, and Bonnie opts for 9114. Pizza: 2640 calories, veal and macaroni: 1793, Italian: 2975. Grand total: 7408 calories. Becky is the first to move on from her original trainer when given the choice, as she picks Bob. Joe chooses Anna, who Bonnie is happy to be rid of. Tired of her whining, too.

Black Team: Vinny, Antone, Becky
Blue Team: Ramon, Sunny, Joe
Red Team: Jessica, John, Bonnie

So of course the first thing out of Ramon’s mouth is that he doesn’t like Anna’s accurate comments about how his showmance with Jessica is a distraction. Likewise, Joe walks into this with a bit of a chip on his shoulder, and Anna isn’t helping matters any by telling him to be a man and get tough. The boys also hate tennis. At least Sunny seems to be onboard. After a workout and a chat about the obstacles Anna overcame growing up in the Soviet Union, they decide they will work as a team, which they would be silly not to do.

John doesn’t like change. But that’s what you’re on the ranch for, no?

Antone may have gotten what he wanted, but he’s distracted because his teammates are all gone.

Alison greets them with some slip and slides. They must unscramble the blocks they find at the end of the slide to spell out their prize. After grabbing their puzzle pieces, they’ll have to run back up and return it to their teams. The boys and Becky don’t have any trouble with the slides, but Jessica, Sunny, and Bonnie just creep along. Red team wants to go for whatever the dollar sign offers. Black team is going for the 3 pound advantage. Blue team is under the impression that they can win immunity, but that’s not how I’m interpreting it. Instead, they win immunity for one. After rock, paper, scissors, Joe wins immunity.

They aren’t voting off one of their own. Instead, the other two teams will be casting the deciding votes.

Bonnie: 221 pounds (-7, 3.07%)
Jessica: 201 pounds (-8, 3.83%)
John: 329 pounds (-15, 4.36%)
Red Total: 751 pounds (-30, 3.84%)

Vinny: 355 pounds (-12, 3.27%)
Becky: 192 pounds (-11, 5.42%)
Antone: 353 pounds (-16, 4.34%)
Black Total: 900 pounds (-39, 4.15%)

Sunny: 218 pounds (-9, 3.96%)
Ramon: 286 pounds (-16, 5.30%)
Joe: 271 pounds (-15, 5.24%)
Blue Total: 775 pounds (-40, 4.91%)

In spite of the rocky start, the blue team wins the weigh in. For the first time this season, Bob’s team did not win, but they did place second, leaving the red team at the bottom. As the person with the highest percentage of weight loss on the losing team, John is safe. That means it’s between Jessica and Bonnie. The former black team should be able to control the vote, although I thought that last week, too. Ramon is hopeful that the current blue team will control the vote and keep his showmance alive.

Votes
Ramon: Bonnie
Becky: Jessica
Vinny: Bonnie
Antone: Jessica
Sunny: Jessica
Joe: Jessica

With 4 votes, Jessica is not The Biggest Loser. From her starting weight of 254 pounds, Jessica is down to 185 pounds today and has lost 12 dress sizes to size 10. She looks to be a big threat for that marathon prize of a place in the finals.

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of The Biggest Loser Season 12 Episode 8, which airs Tuesday at 8/7c on NBC.

The Amazing Race 19 Episode 6

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.