Monday, September 29, 2025

SEASON #38:

 EPISODE #1:  Two Worlds Colliding:  European Adventure.  


HOST:  Phil

PRIZE:  $1 million dollars

START:  Hoorn, Netherland already racing.

TEAMS:  mostly made up by previous Big Brothers.


                                PLAYERS

1.  ANGELA & LEXI MURRAY  Mother/Daughter   Big Brother

                                            Syracuse, UTAH & Las Vegas, NEVADA

2.  HANNAH & SIMONE CHADDHA   Sisters         Big Brother

                               Washington, D.C. & Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA

3.  IZZY GLEICHER/PAIGE SEBER       Engaged      Big Brothers

                                                               New York City, NEW YORK 

4.  CHELSIE & JACK BAHAM                 Father/Daughter

                                                    Rancho Cucamonga, CALIFORNIA

5.  ENZO/JACK PALUMBO                               Big Brothers

                           Marlton, NEW JERSEY/Bayonne, NEW JERSEY

6.  JAG/JAS BAINS                                          Big Brothers

                                                                       Omak, WASHINGTON

7.  JOSEPH/ADAM ABDIN                  Brothers            Big Brothers

                            Palm Beach, FLORIDA/Miami, FLORIDA

8.  KAT DUNN/ALEX ROMO      Dating      Big Brothers

                                                                           Dallas, TEXAS

9.  RUBINA/KRISTINE BERNABE    Sisters       Big Brothers

                                                                Los Angele, CALIFORNIA  

10.  TAYLOR HALE/KYLAND YOUNG    Dating   Big Brothers

                                                             Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA

11.  MATT/MEGAN TURNER         Newly Weds   BB

                                                            Providence, RHODE ISLAND

12.  NATALIE/STEPHANIE NEGROTTI    Sisters       BB

                           New York City, NEW YORK/Kuai, HAWAII

13.  TUCKER/ERIC DESLAURIERS         Brothers         BB

                        Brooklyn, NEW YORK/Boston, MASS.


ROUTE INFO:  Must head to a local ice rink.

- Must get a strike by sledding on with a head on.

- The First One Win the EXPRESS PASS.

- LAST ONE:  get a HARD. - Jack & Enzo.

     WINNER:  Kyland & Taylor


NOW, Drive yourself to PORT OF VOLENDAM & search the waterfront for NEXT CLUE.  

ROUTE INFO:

- Teams will ride in tandem to EDAM CHEESE MARKET.


- HAZARD:  Jack/Enzo must eat 1 herring each then ride to the next destination in a CLOG BIKE.

- Teams must pick up 30 bowls of cheese then carried them Cheese Boss with falling.


ROUTE INFO:  

- Ride their bicycles back to their cars & DRIVE themselves to VAN DER WILT GERBERA'S Flower Show for NEXT CLUE.

ROADBLOCK:  Who's Feeling Fresh as a Daisy?


- Match 9 flowers from a HUGE flower shop.


ROUTE INFO:

- Race to First Pit Stop: VAN GOGH & RIJKSMUSEUM.

1ST PLACE:  Jag/Jas won $2,500 each.

LAST/ELIMINATED:  Jack/Enzo - got lost in finding everything.


EPISODE #2:  Mom's Gonna Have the Willies. 

Start off in the NETHERLANDS take an overnight Train thru GERMANY to PRAGUE, CZECH RFEPUBLIC (the walkable city).  Travel by Metro to the TV Tower.  


ROADBLOCK:  Take a number.  Who Wants a Breath of Fresh Air?  

- get the Next Clue attached to a hanging bridge high above the city.


ROUTE INFO:  CHRLES BRIDGE, clue on the East Side of the bridge next to the statue of Bridge's namesake EMPEROR CHARLES IV.  


DETOUR:  Remember the Chair

- study the 11 village crests on the tapestry, then search for them on the chairs.  

                              OR

Handle With Care:

- pick up 48 glasses & deliver them to 3 vendors. 


ROUTE INFO: 

Travel on Foot to JOSEF MANES Statue outside the Rudolfinum to find your Next Clue.   


ROUTE INFO:  

Race to the Next Pit Stop:  ZOFIN PALACE.

1st place:  Jas & jag - trip to Sri Langa.

- Tucker & Eric did NOT finished the detour.  Had to go back & finished it.  

LAST/ELIMINATED:  Angela & Lexi.


EPISODE #3:  Cry and Rally. 

Start in PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC 

ROUTE INFO:  Drive yourself to the KUTNA HORA, known as the silver city.  Make way to municipal brewery & find Next Clue.  DRIVER SEAT  ahead.  

ROAD BLOCK:  Who Feeling Tap Out?


- DRIVER SEAT:  First Team:  will determine how many bottles of beer each team has to fill, cap and pack into one, two, or three crates of beer.  

ROUTE INFO:  Drive to KOSTEL sv ANNY in NOVE DVORY to find Next Clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  Plow a field to find your Next Clue.  


ROUTE INFO:  Drive to ZIMNI STADION in KUTRA HORA for the Next Clue.


ROADBLOCK:  Who Wants to Light the Lamp?

- Light up the goal lamp.  Rec'd a coin with a building on it.  KACINA CHATEAU.


Race to the Pit Stop:  KACINA CHATEUA.

1st:  NATALIE/STEPHANIE won $2,500.  Natalie's birthday is tomorrow.

2nd:  JAS/JAG gave the 1st place.

ELIMINATED:  Matt & Megan.


EPISODE #4:  What Would Houdini Do?  

Start at:  PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC.  

         ROUTE INFO:

Travel by overnight train to BUDAPEST, HUNGARY.


then travel by FOOT to SZECHENYI BATHS to find the Next Clue.    Search the outdoor of the Thermal Bath for the Next Clue, then search for the KING among the bathers.  The KING is the chess piece on one the bather.

                         ROUTE INFO:

Travel on FOOT to VAROSLIGETI for Next Clue.

                       FAST FORWARD

- Tucker/Eric chose to do it.

- Must solve a RUBIK CUBE both of them in 7 1/2 seconds.


- Then travel to the PIT STOP.

                      ROUTE INFO:

Travel by Taxi to LUDOVIKA HUSZAR LOUARDA find Next Clue.

- Jaz/Jag was finding it hard for a Taxi (maybe cause of racism).

               ROADBLOCK

- Who Thins They Can Coach?

- Steer a pair of horses thru a course in 45 seconds w/o knocking down any cones or balls.

                 ROUTE INFO

- go to the HOUSE OF HOUDINI & try unlock chains & locks for the Next Clue.

                  DETOURS

- Juggling Acts OR Balancing Acts.

- Juggling:  juggled 5 rings between your partner in under 10 seconds

                       OR

- Balancing:  performed a dance routine.


PIT STOP:  VARKERT BAZAR

1st:  TUCKER/ERIC - won a trip to La Paz, Bolivia. cause they took the Fast Forward.

LAST/ELIMINATED:  Kat/Alex.


EPISODE #5:  I Wanna Be a Little Angry Right Now. 

Start off in BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

                    ROUTE INFO:



Fly to DUBROVNIK, CROATIA.  Find the statue of Croatian, IVAN GUNDULIC, for Next clue.  (One flight).  


                           DETOUR

FISHERMAN HAUL          or          SKIN 'EM ALL.

- carry a bunch of heavy net clear across town (1/2 mile away)

- prepare the Monkfish (ugly one) for cooking. 

-Kristine cut herself while prepare the fish (Kristine/Rubina)


                        ROUTE INFO:

Make your way through the hole in the wall of the old city during the summer, find the SECRET WATERING HOLE known as the BUZA BAR on the side of a cliff.  Find a DOUBLE U-TURN.  

- Tucker/Eric does NOT use it on anyone.  

- Nat/ Stephanie   does NOT use it.

- Jag/Jaz DOES use it on Izzy/Paige.

-Joseph/   DOES use it on Kristine/Rubina.


                  ROUTE INFO

Travels on FOOT to find Next Clue at PLOCE GATE. 


       ROADBLOCK - Who Feels Like Everything Going Down Hill?

- race on a Croatian Kart: assemble the kart, & then head down hill in 36 seconds or less. 


PIT STOP:  FORT BOKAR, the westernmost part of the tower.

1st:  Tucker/Eric won $2,500 each.

ELIMINATED:   Hannah/Simone.


EPISODE #6:  The System Hacked Me. 

Start in DUBROVNIK, CROATIA.  

                 ROUTE INFO:

Drive to TRSTENO and find NEPTUNE in the Arboretum to find your Next Clue.  


                    DETOUR

Bag It Up or Pull it Up.

Bag it up:  Fill a wheelbarrow with raw salt, fill & seal 10 bags, weigh the bags between 20 & 21 lbs. each 

- Izzy has a temper.

Pull it Up:  row out into the bay & look for buoys suspending oysters, pick up 3 of them, then return to shore & deliver them a nearby restaurant.

- Kristina drop her glasses in the lake.

                           ROUTE INFO:

Make your way to PARK KOMARDA in the village of STON to find your Next Clue. 

                           ROADBLOCK

- Who knows their way around Croatia?

- go on fact-finding mission.  Using a relief map find the locations,  memory facts at each spot.  Return & answers 3 questions.  If wrong go back BUT the questions will change.

                           ROUTE INFO

Race to the PIT STOP:  PRAPRATNO COVE.

1st:  Eric/Tucker won trip for 2 to VAIRO, EGYPT.

ELIMINATED:  Kristine/Rubina.


EPISODE #7:  It Feel Like Falling the Whole Time. 

                            ROUTE INFO:

Fly to BUCHAREST, ROMANIA.   To CLINCENI AIRFIELD.  TNT BROTHERS Airfield.    

                          ROADBLCK

Who's Ready to Jump into the Race? Skydive from 13,000 ft.  Joseph MUST perform this Roadblock.  


                                ROUTE INFO

Make your way on FOOT to a sheep farm across the street to find your Next Clue.  

                              ROUTE INFO

Teams must move 5 marked sheep in Blue from one end of the pen to a smaller one at the other end. 


                              ROUTE INFO

Drive yourself DEARCADERLEBADA, located on the shore of DELTA NEAJLVULUI for Next Clue.    Choose any pontoon boat to assemble t

o out on the pond to get your Next Clue.  

                            DETOUR

BRICK BUILDER or MASK MAKER

Brick Builder:  Musk pack a mold to make 10 perfect bricks 

Mask Maker:  Each team member to replicate a finished example, paying careful attention to the most minute details.  


PIT STOP:  Monument for the Unknown Soldiers - Carol Park

1st:  Eric/Tucker - won $5,000 each.

LAST & ELIMINATED:  Natalie & Stephanie.  (I am glad, I do not like Natalie).


EPISODE #8:  Oh Eggs, Where Art Thou? 

                            ROUTE INFO

Way your way to HERASTRAU PARK for your Next Clue.  Take part in an EXPEDIA-INSPIRED ADVENTURE. Can't travel by TAXI.  

                           ROADBLOCK

Who's Ready for an Expedia Experience?

an Easter Egg Hunt & search the grassy field for one that is 


- Require teams to search the grassy area for one that MATCH the egg on display.  Roll the GIANT EGG to the large Chicken to get their next clue.

- Jag/Jaz USE their Express Pass.  

 

                                ROUTE INFO

- Find this building in the picture.  PEOPLE PALACE.

                             DETOUR

- Find the Beat:  Step up and give a go on a Romanian Dance.   

                                   OR

- Hit the Note:  Romanian Pan Flute.  Each team member must assemble a flatter beginner's version of Romania's instrument & played a tune.  

- Kyland/Taylor  USED their Express Pass.

                             ROUTE INFO

- Make your way to the restaurant known as the GREEN HOURS JAZZ & THEATER CAFE for the Next Clue.  


                          ROUTE INFO

- MICI, a popular dish.  Teams need to make 10 MICI each then EAT one of them.  


                                   ROUTE INFO

- Race to the PIT STOP.  MOGOSOAIA PALACE.

1st:  Jag/Jas won trip for two to BERMUNDA.  

2nd:  Eric/Tucker.  

3rd:  Kyland/Taylor.

4th:  Izzy/

5th:  Chelsie/Jack

NON- ELIMINATED:  Joseph & Adam. 'cause Adam has Diabetes.


EPISODE #9:  I'm Not a Big Fan of Olives.            6 Teams Left

In BUCHAREST, ROMANIA 

                      ROUTE INFO

Jas/Jag fly to ATHENS, GREECE  go to PNYX HILL, The National Observatory.    Phil is there.  The Parthenon.  


                 LIVE DOUBLE U-TURN

- Voting on 2 teams you want to slow down forcing them to do BOTH sides of the Detour.  

- Joseph/Adam had been penalized with the U-Turn Vote.  

    Tucker/Eric   4 Votes

    Kyland/Taylor  3 Votes

    Jas/Jag   3 Votes

    Joseph/Adam  1 Vote

    Jack/Chelsie  1 Vote

    Izzy/Paige  1 Vote.  

- Tucker/Eric will do the U-Turn.  Take another Vote since we have a tied.  Kyland/Taylor and Jas/Jag.  Went for the Draw.  3 Teams will do the U-Turn.  

                       ROUTE INFO 

- Search the grounds of the ACROPOLIS near the PARTHENON for the man with Red and Yellow Flag for the Next Clue.  

                       DETOUR

MUSIC IN THE AIR:  Laterna Maker.  Teams must pick up a                 Laterna & carry it to MONASTIRAKI SQUARE & collect 10           Euros from the public. 

                               OR

OLIVES EVERYWHERE: Relying on their taste buds, & memory.  Teams MUST identify 10 varieties of Olives & their corresponding names.  


                                            ROUTE INFO

- Roll a Boulder up the HILLS OF MUSES to receive your Next Clue from SISYPHUS.  

                              ROUTE INFO

- Find the Stone Path and follow signs for DORA STRATOU THEATRE for your Next Clue.  

                             ROADBLOCK

- Who's the Alpha?  - lower cass of the Greek Alphabet using them in the roadblock.  Just memorize these 24 letters.  


RACE TO THE PIT STOP:  KOTZIA SQUARE.

1ST PLACE:  Jas/Jag -won trip to SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA.

2ND PLACE:  Jack/Chelsie

3RD PLACE:  Joseph/Adam

4TH PLACE:  Izzy/Paige

5th PLACE:  Kyland/ Taylor

ELIMINATED:  Eric/Tucker.


EPISODE #10:  It's Hard Not to Feel Hopeless. 

Still in GREECE Fly to MILAN, ITALY  

               ROUTE INFO

Drive to to LA ROTONDA DELLA BESANA to find the Next Clue.  

                    ROADBLOCK

- Who Wants to pin their hopes on this Roadblock?  

- Replica the floral dress with freshly picked flowers.  


- Adam's sugar is now & he feel like passing out.  They moved Adam in the shade for his safety.


                     ROUTE INFO

Make way to the Historical town of VIGEVANO to the Riding Stables.  

- Again, Chelsie/Jack take the wrong turn on directions.


                    ROADBLOCK

- Who's got Italian game?

- Italian Festival.  Complete two of the games in this Roadblock:  Horse Racing, Cross Bow Shooting & Tower Building.  


                          ROUTE INFO

- Drive to MULINO DI MORA BASSA to find your Next Clue.  

                          ROUTE INFO

- Teams will have to figure out how to piece one together, a bridge.  

                         ROUTE INFO

- PIT STOP:  BORRI MANZOLI, historical mansion has storied past.  

1ST PLACE:  Jag/Jas - won $7,500 each.

2n PLACE:  Izzy/Paige.

3RD PLACE:  Adam/Joseph.

4TH PLACE:  Taylor/Kyland

ELIMINATED:  Chelsie/Jack.


EPISODE #11:  They Can't Can't. 

  FINAL FOUR:  Jag/Jas, Izzy/Paige,  Adam/Joseph, &                                      Taylor/Kyland

Headed to PARIS, FRANCE.  Leaving MIAN, ITALY.  The Eiffel Tower, take taxi to the world's famous MOULIN ROUGE & search for their Next Clue.  

                         ROUTE INFO

- Teams will rehearse a Moulin Rouge inspired dance routine, then dress the part & perform it with backup dancers onstage.  



                        ROUTE INFO

- Find your Next Clue in front of NOTRE-DAME.  



                      ROUTE INFO

- Take a Taxi to the INSTITUT NATIONAL des JEUNES AVEUGLES for Next Clue.  


                       ROADBLOCK

- Who thinks they know their type?


- Braille - Requires teams to use a Perkins Brailler typewriter, which has 6 keys, backspace, space and next line key.  Their challenge is to correctly transcode this poem, into Braille.  


                               ROUTE INFO

- Get ready for a Parian Scramble.  Teams must scramble to find 3 of the smaller Statue of Liberty:  Point de Grenelle, Jardin du Luxembourg, or Musee des Arts et Metiers.  Including the model collecting pieces along the way.  The 3 pieces will form the Next Pit Stop.  


PIT STOP:  LA PLACE du TROCADERO, 

1ST:  Jag/Jas won a trip to Fiji.  

2ND:  Taylor/Kyland,

3RD:  TO BE CONTINUE!


EPISODE #12:  One Million Cookies. 

3RD Place:  Joseph and Adam.  

            ROUTE INFO

- Fly to NEW YORK CITY.  Go to The EMPIRE STATE                         BUILDING.


              ROUTE INFO

- Rappel down the Empire Building for the Next Clue.   130 Floor to 90 floor.  

                       ROUTE INFO

- Cookie Monster from Sesame  Street. Go to EPICES BAKERY TO PICK UP A DELIVERY SPECIAL PACKAGE & and bring it back to Sesame Workshop.  1900 Broadway.  4th floor.  

                     ROUTE INFO

- Make your way to SPANEX HOUSE for your Next Clue.  

                      ROUTE INFO

- Teams must fill a fabric oder.  

                        ROUTE INFO

- To Terminal 1 in Warehouse on STREET STUDIOS for Next Clue.  

                         ROUTE INFO

- Solve a CROSSWORD PUZZLE for Final Clue.  Clue:  Yankee Stadium.  


PIT STOP:  Yankee Stadium.  

  THE WINNER IS JAS AND JAG.  


2nd place:  Taylor and Kyland.

3rd place:  Joseph and Adam.  




                           






 


  


    

           

      

Thursday, March 6, 2025

SEASON #37: CARSON & JACK

EPISODE # 37:  Double the Stakes, Double the Eliminations.

HOST:  Phil Keoghan

PRIZE:  

                                    PLAYERS

1.  ALYSSA BORDEN   Married   Philadelphia, PENNASYLVANIA

    JOSIAH BORDEN        "                       "                     "

2.  BERNIE GUTIERREZ  Friends  Dallas, TEXAS

     CARRINGAIN SCADDEN  "        Denver, COLORADO

3.  BRETT HAMBY           Married    Las Vegas, NEVADA

     MARK ROMAIN            "                "      "           "

4.  CARSON McCALLEY   Best Friends Brooklyn, NEW YORK

     JACK DODGE                  "         "         "                      "

5.  COURTNEY RAMSEY    Dating      Leland, NORTH CAROLINA

     JASMIN CAREY                  "               "             "           "

6.  ERNEST CATO                Father        Chicago, ILLINOIS

     BRIDGET CATO    Daughter    Somerville, MASSACHUSETTS

7.  HAN NGUYEN         Siblings  Los Gatos, CALIFORNIA

    HOLDEN NGUYEN      "                "                "

8.  JACKYE CLAYTON  Sisters         Waco, TEXAS

     LAUREN McKINNEY    "               "           "

9.  JONATHAN TOWNS   Married    Pomona, CALIFORNIA

     ANA TOWNS                   "                "              "

10.  MARK CRAWFORD  Best Friends Watertown, TENNESSEE

      LARRY GRAHAM         "        "         Bartlett, TENNESSEE

11.  MELINDA PAPADEAS Mother       Chandler, ARIZONA

       ERIKA PAPADEAS  Daughter     Englewood, CALIFORNIA

12.  NICK FIORITO  Brothers             Brooklyn, NEW YORK

       MIKE FIORITO    "                          "               "       "

13.  JEFF "Pops" BAILEY   Father        St. Louis, MISSOURI

       JEFF BAILEY    Son                               "             "

14.  SCOTT THOMPSON  Married      Salt Lake City, UTAH

       LORI THOMPSON       "                       "                   "


START OFF AT THE:  Academy of Motion Pictures


ROUTE INFO:   Fly to Hong Kong.  When you land , race to TIAN TAN BUDDHA to find your Next Clue.  Take a taxi to the Buddha & climb hundreds of steps.  


ROUTE INFO:  Take the SUN FERRY to CHEUG CHAU ISLAND and search for your Next Clue among the PROMENADE.  

ROADBLOCK:  Who's ready for some ups and downs?

- Annual Bun-scrambling competition.  Race up & down a large cone to grab as many buns as possible while on the clock.  Pick up the clue tied to the top of the tower.  

- Jonathan & Ana in first place.

ROUTE INFO:  Travel to LOK KWAN STREET PARK to find your Next Clue.  FORK IN THE ROAD Ahead.  - Which route to take to the Pit Stop.  Only 7 teams can go in either direction. The rest of the teams caught on them while waiting for the ferry to return to mainland.  FORK IN THE ROAD:  Dance or Sing.- Nick & Mike are First.  Take DANCE:  Learn the steps of an ancient lion dance.  Then perform the dance with your partner to earn your right to continue.  SING:  Being made up & dress for the occasion, learn how to perform & sing lines from a Cantonese Opera. 

- Carson & Jack finish first the Lion Dance.

Race to the Pit Stop:  DISTRICT ART PARK TERRACE.

- 1st:  Carson/Jack.  Won $3,000.  from Lion Dance Fork

- 1st:  Alyssa/Josiah. Won $3,000 from Sing Fork.

ELIMINATED:  LAST IN LION DANCE:  Mark & Larry.

ELIMINATED:   LAST IN THE SING:  Jackye & Lauren.   


EPISODE #2:  Very Strong Warrior Energy. 

Fly to OSAKA, JAPAN (Carson & Jack 1st place).  Find the Skyward Travel Center first.    2nd Flight:


  Pops/Jeff, Nick/Mike, Alyssa/Josiah, Melinda/Erika, Courtney/Jasmin, Jonathan/Ana, -------,

LAST FLIGHT:  Scott/Lori, Bernie/Carrigain.

When they land, make way to TSUTENKAKU TOWER in the heart of the city for the Next Clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  (1st: Ernest/Bridget)  Take a Taxi to NAMBA HATCH to find your Next Clue.  Watch Out for INTERSECTION AHEAD!    CLUE:  Intersection:  Brett/Mark & Ernest/Bridget:  ROADBLOCK:  Who's ready to beat the competition?- Get Ready for an Expedia experience.  Beat the Drum.

Make way on FOOT to DOTONBORI BRIDGE.  

DETOUR:  MOCHI or MAWASHI

ROUTE INFO:  (1st Jonathan/Ana) Race to Pit Stop:  TAHOTO PAGODA  


1ST PLACE: Jonathan/Ana - won trip for 2 to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.  Celebrating 7 yrs Anniversary.

LAST & ELIMINATED:  Ernest/Bridget. 

Mochi:  pound out enough mochigome to make 12 mochi bowls 

Mawashi:  In Sumo 19 foot long piece of canvas that has to be perfectly wrapped on a wrestlers.


EPISODE #3:  Chaotic, Crazy, That's What We're Used to 

In OSAKA, JAPAN 1st place:  Jonathan/Ana:  Travel by Bullet Train


to KYOTO then encounter an EXPRESS PASS.  

ROUTE INFO:  Buy a sheet of magic fortune paper.  Buy the paper from marked vendor, then dip into the water to reveal the location of their Next Clue.  SHIRAMINE JINGU SHRINE.

ROADBLOCK :  Express Pass:  Sport - Kerari - Complete 5 passes to get the Next Clue.  Both team members need to complete the Roadblock.  Jonathan/Ana got the Express Pass.

ROUTE INFO:  Make way by Taxi to YASAKA KOSHIN TEMPLE for their Next Clue.

DETOUR:  FOLD IT or FLING IT?

Fold it:  Origami.  Requires teams to build a giant-sized crane. 


                                   OR

Fling it:  Requires teams to use spikes, throwing stars, and a blowgun.  hit a target.  


ROUTE INFO:  Race to the Pit Stop - KONKAI KOMYO-JI.  

1ST PLACE:  Lori/Scott - won $5,000 each.

LAST/ELIMINATED:  Courtney/Jasmin.


EPISODE #4:  There's No Addresses in the Jungle.        10 Team Left

ROUTE INFO:  Fly to BALI, INDONSIA


from KYOTO, JAPAN they faced another TAR DRIVER'S SEAT  Challenge.  (1st- Scott & Lori)  to PURA PUSEH AGE BAYAD.  Your Clue will Arrive with the Rising Sun.  Take a Number.  

ROUTEINFO:  Welcome to the Jungle.  Race an ATV through the mud.  Then drive through a long cave leading to a waterfall where you find your next clue.


ROUTE h:  (1st: Jonathan/ Ana):  Travel by Taxi to the Rice Fields of TAMPAKSIRING to find your Next Clue.  DRIVER'S SEAT AHEAD.  

ROADBLOCK:  Who thinks they can rice to the occasion?

- Requires teams to thresh either 15 20, or 25 lbs. of rice.  It all depend on who's in the Driver's Seat.

DRIVER'S SEAT:  Jonathan/Ana.  They Use their Express Pass - to skip the roadblock.

ROUTE INFO:  PENGLIPURAN VILLAGE.  Find your Next Clue by Taxi.  

DETOUR:  Penjor OR Pajegan

- PENJOR:  decorate a long bamboo pole  adorned with leaves, flowers, and offerings to show gratitude for all things on Earth.

-PAJEGAN:  Teams must purchase offerings in the village and build on.  

ROUTE INFO:  1st: Jonathan/Ana:  Race to the Pit Stop:  Ancient Stone Temple:  PURA DALEM PELAPURAN.  

1ST:  Jonathan & Ana -won a trip to Croatia, & Montenegro.

LAST/ELIMINATED:  Bernie & Carrigain.


EPISODE #5:  It's Not Personal, It's Business. 

The race continue in BALI.  During the Pit Stop, local invited them to a Homestay.

BALI, INDONESIA:  Route Info (1st- Jonathan/Ana):  Teams must now travel by Taxi to the SACRED MONKEY FOREST SANCTUARY.  Teams will encounter a live DOUBLE U-TURN vote.  Complete both sides of the Detour.  Open at 8am.  Phil is there.  

DOUBLE U-TURN:  Scott/Lori received 4 votes and Jonathan/Ana received 4 votes.  Will have to both sides of the Detour.

NEXT CLUE:  Route Info:  Travel by Taxi to PANTAI PANDAWA to find your Next Clue at the Gazebo - PIER SEGURA.  

DETOUR:  Coconuts OR Coral.

- COCONUTS:  Requires team bicycle to deliver 60 coconuts to a beach cafe along the shoreline.  Stacked them up like the locals, then will get a clue.


- CORALS:  Start with a hexagonal structure, like a reef star.  Attach five species of coral onto one frame, snorkel with it out to sea, and then plant it on the ocean floor.  


ROUTE INFO:  Grab a Taxi to NUSA DUA BEACH, then find your Next Clue.  

ROADBLOCK:  Who wants to meet their match?

- Choose a board, they must swim out into the surf and search between the two marked buoys for a surfer who has an identical sticker on their board.  


Now Race to the PIT STOP:  Make your way on FOOT to the TAKSU ART STAGE and search the perimeter for Phil on the mat. 

1st:  Brett/Mark won $10,000.

LAST & ELIMINATED:  Scott/Lori.


EPISODE #6:  It Smells Like the Dessert.  

ROUTE INFO:  Fly to DUBAI, UAE.


  (1st place - Brett/Mark)  A Fast Forward.  Travel by Taxi to the PLATINUM HERITAGE DESERT GATE deep in the ARABIAN DESERT, where they find a BEDOUIN Camp where they'll select a coffee cup with the release time for the next morning.  

NEXT DAY:  Group#1:  Leaving on Camels.  Clue Box:  ROADBLOCK:  Who Wants to Drop into Dubai?

- Finish the trip on foot to SKYDIVE DUBAI, where they'll take off from the desert and drop into this modern oasis DUBAI, high above the iconic PALM JUMEIRAH ISLAND, they meet back up with their partner pick up their clue.  FAST FORWARD.  

FAST FORWARD:  Carson/Jack.  

CLUE:  Keep diving.  Race by Luxury car to DEEP DIVE DUBAI and take a deep scuba dive to retrieve the FAST FORWARD.  Find the ORANGE CAR.

Find the FF.  ROUTE INFO:  Get back in your car and the driver will take you directly to the PIT STOP:  1st:  Carson/Jack -won trip for 2 to Alaskan /cruise..

Clue:  Take a taxi to ATLANTIS THE ROYAL and search for the next clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  Prepare an afternoon tea for Chef Christophe to receive the Next Clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  Travel by Taxi to BURJ AL ARAB PUBLIC BEACH find Next Clue.  

ANOTHER ROADBLOCK:  Who's Ready to Ride a Wave? 

- Teams to start at the first buoy, get to their feet by the second buoy, then travel through the water to the third buoy, for next clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  Travel by taxi to the MALL OF THE EMIRATES METRO STATION, then take ride across this bustling city.  MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE:  PIT STOP.


2nd:  Han/ Holden.

LAST/ELIMINATED:  Pops/Jeff. - didn't get on the current train.


EPISODE #7:  Be One with the Hay. 

Starting off in DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 

ROUTE INFO:  (1st Carson/Jack) Fly to SOFIA, BULGARIA. 


Look for the Marked Cars:  Drive to the Village square of NEGUSHEVO find the Next Clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  Kukeri.  Gather apples as an offering & deliver them to the altar of the kukeri to receive the Next Clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  Drive themselves to the OSOITSA VILLAGE LIBRARY to find the Next Clue.  

DETOUR:  Haystack OR Wood stack.

- Haystack:  requires teams to find a martenitza (red & white adornment).


- Wood stack:  requires teams to use a wheelbarrow & backpack to transport 200 kilograms of wood to a home in the neighborhood.  

LOST IS Carson/Jack.

ROUTE INFO:  Make way ON FOOT TO THE CHURCH.  Double U-Turn Ahead.  

Alyssa/Josiah not to Detour anyone.

Jonathan/Ana can't use the Detour - detour already.

Brett/Mark does not use the detour.

Erika/Melinda DOES USE the detour o n Nick/Mike

Nick/Mike use it on Han/Holden.

- Jonathan/Ana are in ditch.

ROUTE INFO:  Drive yourself to the VILLAGE OF BELOPOPTSI & go to SNEZHA'S FARM for Next Clue. 

ROADBLOCK:  Teams must first provide the key ingredient by milking a sheep .  1/2 liter.  Then eat all the YOGURT.  


PIT STOP:  THE VILLAGE OF ELIN PELIN  

1ST:  Allyssa/Josiah won Marrakech, Morocco.

LAST/ELIMINATED:  Nick & Mike.


EPISODE #8:  We're Letting Race Brain Win.   

ROUTE INFO:  (1st - Alyssa/Josiah) Drive to LAKE ARIANA in SOFIA  to find the Next Clue.  Drive 25 miles from the countryside in ELIN PELIN to SOFIA, the capital & largest city.  Make a choice head straight to the Lake OR take the risk of going for the EXPRESS PASS.  

EXPRESS PASS:  Walk across burning coals.


  - Alyssa/Josiah did it.

ROUTE INFO:  (at the Lake)  Teams need to pick a cross from this Lake, then return it the Priest for good luck & the Next Clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  Make the way to the neighborhood of RUSSIA MONUMENT SQUARE & open the doors of the marked klek shop for the Next Clue.  Can't take a taxi for rest of the leg.  Only options are by FOOT or BUS.

ROUTE INFO:  Make your way to ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI CENTRAL LIBRARY find next clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  Use a cypher to translate a passage from CYRILLIC to ENGLISH .  In the Beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and God was the Word.  

ROUTE INFO:  Make way to the MUSEUM OF SOCIALIST ART and search for the sculpture for Next Clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  Make your way to the CENTRAL MILITARY CLUB to find your Next Clue.  

ROADBLOCK:  Who wants to step back in time?

- The Horo, a dance, Teams the chance link up with local dancers share the skills required to perform a complicated routine.  

ROUTE INFO:  Pit Stop:   ALEXANDER NEVSKY CATHEDRAL.

PIT STOP:  1st place:  Brett/Mark won $7,000 each.

LAST & ELIMINATED:  Melinda/Erika - misread their clues & took a taxi. 


EPISODE #9:  The Pizza de Resistance. 

First time ever teams race to NAPLES , ITALY.   (1st place - Brett & Mark)  Go to LA STAZIONE di MONTESANTO.  CASTEL SANT E'LMO.  Travel by Taxi.  ride up the hill on a FUNICULAR.  

ROUTE INFO:  Rub the nose of the PULCINELLA STATUE with both hands for good luck, then get the Next Clue from the real-life Pulcinella.  

DETOUR:  Mandolin OR Mozzarella.

- MANDOLIN:  requires teams to bring a mandolin to life, adding the final pieces.  


- MOZZARELLA:  Will be extremely difficult, by braiding the cheese.  

ROUTE INFO:  Make your way on FOOT to VICO 2 MONTESANTO in the Montesanto quarter.

ROUTE INFO:  Teams must go shopping & use the technique to deliver produce, sausages & bread to one of the houses on the street.  

ROUTE INFO:  Travel by CAR to RISTORANTE da ETTORE to find your Next Clue Piazzetta Olivella.  

ROADBLOCK:  Who's Feeling Saucy?

- Requires teams to make pizza from scratch.  



CASTEL NUOVO:  Pit Stop:  1st place:  Jonathan Ana - won trip to Mexico City, Mexico.

NON - /ELIMINATED:  Holden & Han.


EPISODE #10:  Up the River Without a Joust.         5 Teams Left.

NAPLES, ITALY  Travel by plane to FRANKFURT, GERMANY , then by train to STRASBOURG, FRANCE.  (1st place:  Jonathan/ Ana)  then to Council of Europe pick up their Next Clue.  In France find a marked car.  

- Must name the 4 countries you have actively raced in that are members of the COE. Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, France.

ROUTE INFO:  Drive to Pont Couverts to find Next Clue.  Head-to Head is next.  First teams will face off against the second team.  Water Jousting.  Last team will have 10 minutes penalty.  


    Han vs, Carson     Han won.

    Carson vs. Jonathan Carson won.

    Jonathan vs. Josiah  Jonathan won.

    Josiah vs.  Mark  Josiah won.

       Mark get the 10 minutes penalty.

ROUTE INFO:  Make your way on FOOT to LA CLOCHE a  FROMAGE CHEESE SHOP. Teams must learn the names of nine of them, then recite the names to a fromager at a nearby restaurant.  


ROUTE INFO:  STRASBOURG CATHEDRAL - Climb all the way to the top , pick up the clue, and take in the views.  

Aylssa/Josiah Finally use their Express Pass.

DETOUR:  Out to Dry OR For the Birds.

- OUT TO DRY:  Wash a tub full of dirty garments.  

- FOR THE BIRDS:  Require teams to build the initial structure of the bird  Stork nest.  

Now, Race to the Pit Stop:  Vines at the VINEYARD ORIENTATION TABLE.  

1st place:  Carson/Jack - won trip to Helsinki, Finland.  

LAST & ELIMINATED:  Brett/Mark.  


EPISODE #11:  My Knight in Shining Armor.            4 Teams Left.

Start off in STRASBOURG, FRANCE  at night (1st place:  Carson/Jack) 

ROUTE INFO:  Fly to Portugal.  To PORTO, PORTUGAL.  Go upriver to DOURO VALLEY, where wine is made.  Drive themselves after taking part in VALET ROULETTE.  Take chances when they pick either AUTOMATIC or MANUAL Car from a Valet Board.  

ROUTE INFO:  Drive to GRANJAO, VILA MARIM to find your next clue.  

- Carson/Jack got the automatic,

- Jonathan/Ana got manual,

- Holden/Han got stick

- Josiah/ Aylssa    got automatic.

ROUTE INFO:  After paddling across the river, teams will roll two barrels uphill to a wine-making house,  


ROUTE INFO:  Drive to the castle in the town of SANTA MARIA da FEIRA for the Next Clue.  

ROADBLOCK:  Who's Got a Steady Hand?

- Teams must enter the castle where a  number of notable battles & conflicts have taken place over the centuries.  After suiting up in medieval armor, teams must make their way all the way up to the castle plaza.  Here given an archery test & have 7 tries to hit the 3s bullseyes.  


ROUTE INFO:  Drive to CAMPANHA PORTO Train Station & take a Train to SAO BENTO PORTO train station.  When you arrive, search for a Man Selling Tiles in the station's lobby for Next Clue.   

ODE PORTO WINE HOUSE, RIBEIRA.  ROUTE INFO:

This is it.  Earn your way to the final three.  Complete a Mosaic.  81 puzzle pieces will complete the final international Pit Stop.  


PIT STOP:  Race to the Pit Stop.  

1st - Carson & Jack fly back to USA in Business Class.

2nd - Holden & Han

                      TO BE CONTINUE!


EPISODE #12:  We're in Miami, Baby!          4 to Start off.

- Jonathan drop one of his tiles by being careless & rushing but it didn't matter.   they finished first in front of Josiah & Alyssa.  Now, both teams are rushing to the Pit Stop.  

3rd - Jonathan & Ana.  

4th & ELIMINATED:  Alyssa & Josiah.  

ROUTE INFO:


Fly to your destination, MIAMI, FLORIDA.  SCRAMBLE - Sail, Soar, and Save their way to the finish line.   Must fly on the provided flights.  Teams must travel to CRANDON PARK MARINA and ride a SPEEDBOAT across BISCAYNE BAY to the Next Clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  Get Ready for a wet and wild MIAMI SCRAMBLE.  Complete 3 water-inspired challenges in any order they choose.  1) Sail at the Coral Reef Yacht Club around a marked course, 2)  Soar - hydrofligthting for 60 seconds, 3) Save a Victim using a high-speed watercraft & rescue board.  


- Calle - Street in Spanish.  Calle Ocho Domino Park in Little Havana 

ROUTE INFO:  Drive to ICE PALACE FILM STUDIO  to find your Next Clue.  

ROUTE INFO:  Assemble a puzzle by matching images of people, place, and things with the game-changing surprises you've encountered on each leg.

ROUTE INFO:  Race to the Finish Line:  at LOAN DEPOT PARK, home to MIAMI MARLINS.  



1ST PLACE IS:  CARSON & JACK - WON THE ONE MILLION DOLLARS.