The Amazing Race Unfinished Business, Episode 7
The Amazing Race Unfinished Business (Sundays at 8PM on CBS)
Okay, so I missed the first 10 minutes or so, therefore I missed all the airport hub-bub this go around. Father-Daughter team Gary & Mallory got the clue first instructing them to catch a flight to Varanasi, India the religious heart of the country perched on the banks of the Ganges River.
All the team except for the Cowbros Jet & Cord made it on a flight connecting through Delhi arriving at 10:45AM the next morning. The Cowbros unfortunately got some bad information from the flight desk, and booked a flight 1hr later, which they didn't realize until after the first flight had already departed.
Showing us even more how Ron loves sampling different cuisines, Father-Daughter team go off on their own to eat authentic Indian cuisine before their flight took off.
Taxi-drama: Friends Zev & Justin were the first out on the streets in Varanasi, but lost the lead due to a stop for gas. The Globetrotters were the last to leave the airport (minus the Cowbros who hadn't landed yet), but they were lucky enough to get an aggressive driver and ended up surpassing both the Sistas Kisha & Jen and Father-Daughter team Ron & Christina.
Both it was the Goths Kent & Vyxsin who arrived at the Tonga Stand first to receive the ROADBLOCK. One team member, using only pictures as a reference, had to search for six sadhus who would each hand them a clue. When teams properly arranged all six clues, the meaning of life would be revealed. Then, they had to find a seventh and final sadhu and tell him the meaning of life to receive the next clue.
Kent raced off to find the sadhus and quickly teamed up with Gary. Friends Zev & Justin arrived soon after and Justin decided to do the task, leaving Zev to try and handle the noises and sights of the Tonga Stand. Luckily Mallory was there to give him ear plugs which seemed to help.
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Jen & Big Easy teamed up for a little while, but she then went on her own, which worked out well, considering she was the first to get all the clues and construct the sentence "Once you’re over the hill, you pick up speed.”
Big Easy then teamed up with Justin to find the holy men, which worked as they jetted off closely behind Sistas Kisha & Jen. Meanwhile Ron searched frantically on his own. Jet & Cord finally arrived with only one thing on their mind... catch up.
After Kent & Gary got the last clue, Kent raced off leaving Gary behind, which was kind of rude, but whatever, they both had the clue and knew where to go.
So that left only Ron and Cord searching for sadhus. Cord was able to make quick time of it while Ron got flustered and looked as if he were wandering in circles. The Cowbros raced off, leaving Christina waiting for her dad, who eventually finished the task.
As the teams finished the ROADBLOCK, the were instructed to head to the Tulsi Ghat area and find the local Swaminath Akhara, a wrestling and strength conditioning club for their next clue.
Friends Zev & Justin and the Globetrotters Flight Time & Big Easy were the first to arrive at the clue box and their choice for the DETOUR - Feed the Fire OR Feed the Buffalo.
In Feed the Fire, teams travel the Ganges River and then follow the path to the home of a local milkman. Once there, teams had to make 50 traditional fuel patties out of buffalo manure and then slap them on the wall to dry in the sun. Finally, teams had to load a stove with fuel patties and light a fire to boil milk for the local children.
In Feed the Buffalo, teams had to cross the Ganges and pick up a large load of hay. Then, teams had to cross the Ganges again and carry their hay through the narrow streets to the address attached to their bundles.
Both teams chose Feed the Buffalo and raced on boats across the river, the grabbed their hay and jumped back on the boat. They stayed together helping each other find the correct location and got the PITSTOP clue - Ramnagar Fort.
The Globetrotters were able to find the Pitstop to come in 1st place and they won a trip to Hawaii. They were also excited to come in 1st since they started off the leg in last place.
Friends Zev & Justin came in right behind them for a second place finish.
Sistas Kisha & Jen arrived at the Tulsi Ghat clue box and chose Feed the Fire, but weren't so happy when they realized it involved cow manure. They bickered a little bit, but they finished the task before the other teams arrived, and headed off to the Pitstop for a 3rd place finish.
Father-Daughter Gary & Mallory and the Goths Kent & Vxysin both chose Feed the Fire and we watched their seemingly long boat rides to the location. Kent & Vyxsin actually finished the task first, as Mallory told us her outfit is like a cow manure magnet.
By this time the Cowbros had picked Feed the Buffalo and were on a boat to get their hay and racing through the streets.
Kent & Vyxsin decided to take a water taxi to the Pitstop, but quickly realized that their driver wasn't in a hurry. After they begged him to go faster, then to bring them back to the dock without any response, Vyxsin jumped in the water and dragged the boat back to the dock just a few feet away.
This allowed Gary & Mallory to catch-up getting to the Pitstop by taxi before them in 4th place. And the Cowbros made quick time of their hay-carrying Detour, hopped in a taxi and also beat the Goths to the Pitstop for 5th place.
While Kent & Vyxsin searched the streets for a cab, Ron & Christina had chosen Feed the Buffalo and made quick time of it. They also chose to take a water taxi to the Pitstop, but seemed to have better luck than the Goths who had just gotten a taxi.
Christina mentioned the fastest way to the Pitstop was the water taxi, so it was a tight race, however the Goths Kent & Vyxsin arrived first, for a 6th place finish.
That means Father-Daughter team Ron & Christina arrived in last place and were Philiminated. They said how much they grown closer this time around, and Ron was just excited to have spent this time with his daughter before she gets married next year.
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