Post by bbfanatik on May 8, 2007 8:32:42 GMT -5
Departing the Pit Stop in first place at 3:41am, best friends Oswald & Danny opened their clue to discover they needed to travel 40 miles by turbo ferry to mainland China and the city of Macau.
The very broke Oswald & Danny sped off alone to Macau ahead of the other Teams before the sun rose over China. Finding a man in a rickshaw who handed them their clue, the best friends learned they needed to travel two miles to the tallest structure in Macau, the Macau Tower that stands over 1,109 feet high. At the tower, Teams would find the second of two Yields on the race along with their next clue.
Arriving at the Macau Tower in the early light of dawn, Oswald & Danny found the doors to the looming structure closed until 10:00am. With some time to ponder their dire financial situation, the best friends realized they only had 16 dollars to their name. Just then, up walked two dollar signs by the names of Dustin & Kandice. Since the beauty queens already used their Yield, Oswald & Danny proposed a cash payment from them in exchange for the best friends yielding whomever Dustin & Kandice wanted. The two Teams negotiated a price of 45 dollars for Oswald & Danny to Yield Eric & Danielle, who already were marked for elimination when the tower doors opened. With a pang of guilt, Oswald told his partner, "I feel nauseous for doing this. I'm not happy."
At 10:00am, the tower doors opened and Dustin & Kandice and Oswald & Danny raced inside along with Charla & Mirna only to discover that they couldn't go upstairs high above the city until 11:00. As Eric & Danielle arrived in Macau, the elevators opened for the other three Teams to ascend to the 61st floor of the tower. At the top, Oswald & Danny stuck to their word and Yielded Eric & Danielle, which took Mirna by surprise. "The Yield wasn't really necessary," She commented. "Why would you ever Yield a Team in the beginning of a leg knowing they're not that far behind and they can catch up and pass you at any moment?"
TAKE A FLYING LEAP
Running to the cluebox, the three Teams encountered a Road Block. In this Roadblock, one team member had to step outside of the Macau Tower and walk completely around the outer rim of the observation deck. Then, using the world's highest permanent descender, they had to jump off the building and fall 660 feet to the street below.
Kandice, Danny, and Charla all suited up in the proper protective gear for a lap around the observation deck on a very windy, cloudy day. Taking the first step outside, Kandice noted, "It's a little slick out here. This is more of a mind test than anything else." Down below, an emotional Dustin teared up at the thought of her partner teetering high above Macau, saying, "I'm feeling for her right now." Soon Danny and then Charla began their walk around the observation deck. A thrilled Charla shouted, "This is freaky! I have never, ever done anything like this in my whole, entire life. I can't believe I'm doing this!"
After completing the walk around the deck, Kandice then suited up for her big jump over the edge of the tower. With only a moment of hesitation, Kandice stepped off with a big scream as Dustin cheered her on below. A thrilled Kandice whooped, "This is amazing!" Hitting the ground, a relieved Kandice confessed, "I thought I was gonna crap my pants." Opening their clue, the beauty queens discovered they needed to travel by taxi to Lou Lim Ieoc Garden.
As the beauty queens took off in their taxi, Eric & Danielle arrived at the tower stunned to see their faces plastered once again on the Yield sign. After shouting an expletive and flipping them off, Eric stood on the mat simmering about the best friends, adding, "I have no respect for Danny and Oswald any more." Waiting for their partners below, a guilty Oswald admitted to Mirna the transaction they completed with Dustin & Kandice. Later, Mirna commented, "I was definitely disappointed. Oswald & Danny made the deal with the beauty queens. That's like making a deal with the devil." After Danny completed the jump with his usual flair, he remarked in the taxi, "There's no way to explain to Danielle and Eric what our consequences were for Yielding them. It was bad karma versus no money." After Charla touched the ground with a wild cheer, Mirna relayed the story of the Yield, adding, "It's going to motivate [Eric & Danielle]. People just don't realize sometimes the Yield backfires."
As a very motivated Eric jumped off Macau Tower for his Team, Oswald & Danny arrived at Lou Lim leoc Garden in first place after the beauty queens' taxi driver briefly became lost. The best friends opened their clue to find a Detour having to choose between Noodle and Dragon. In Noodle, Teams made their way two miles to the second floor of a building to choose a noodle making station. Then they had to use traditional methods to flatten the dough and cut it, making two bundles of noodles. In Dragon, Teams made their way nearly one mile to a nearby warehouse. Once there, they had to choose a dragonhead and a drum and carry these awkward items 3/4 of a mile through the streets of Macau to a dock and find dragon boats. When they attached their dragonhead to the one boat it matched and handed their drum over to the coxswain, they would receive their next clue.
COME RIDE WITH ME
With a stroll down memory lane for Oswald & Danny, who performed a task with a dragon costume during season two in Hong Kong, the best friends made the obvious choice to revisit their past success by heading to the warehouse for their dragonhead and drum. However, almost as an omen of things to come for the best friends, rain began to pour in the streets of Macau as Oswald & Danny entered the taxi cab that would give them a gigantic headache. It became apparent to both of the frustrated passengers that their driver really had no idea where he was headed. Trying to keep his sense of humor, Oswald joked, "God grant me the patience to withstand the things I cannot change and the intelligence to hide the body of this man once I'm done killing him." Their frustration reached new heights when the driver pulled over at the harbor where the dragon boats resided which was the end of the Detour, not the beginning. A stunned Danny said, "I can't believe he doesn't know this." After receiving new directions from a local, the driver insisted he now knew where to go.
OODLES OF NOODLES
Arriving at the noodle making station, Dustin & Kandice laughed when they saw that the traditional methods meant sitting on a giant piece of bamboo and bouncing up and down to flatten the dough. Always game for any task, Kandice began "riding the pony" in Dustin's words to make the dough an acceptable thickness. After the duo flattened it to their liking, the pair rolled the dough and began slicing it to form the noodles. However, when the beauty queens presented their noodles to the judge, he declared them too thick, forcing them to flatten and cut a new piece of dough.
As Oswald & Danny finally picked up their dragonhead and drum, cousins Charla & Mirna began flattening dough with Dustin & Kandice. An amused Kandice loved the cousins' technique, noting, "It just looked like some crazy movie. They were making us laugh." Through the smiles, the beauty queens managed to slice their noodles razor thin to earn their next clue. Opening it, the pair learned they had to travel one mile to a street where a Mini-Moke, a small car, would be waiting for them along with their next clue. Arriving at the Mini-Moke, the beauty queens discovered they had to drive five miles to the island of Taipa and find the Pit Stop at Triho de Taipa Pequena 2000.
With Oswald & Danny lost on the streets of Macau looking for the dock, Eric & Danielle arrived at the noodle making factory hoping to gain some ground. The couple saw an opening to pass a Team when Charla's direction to slice thick noodles caused their pile to be rejected by the judge. A furious Mirna chided, "Charla, I had it so thin! You kept telling me to cut it thick! Good job!" Seeing the cousins' mistake, Eric made sure to cut his roll of dough incredibly thin as he and Danielle now climbed into second place. As the couple left, Mirna continued to berate her cousin, saying, "You told me to make them half an inch thick. You think that was a good idea in hindsight?" Later, Charla quipped, "We're not all perfect like some people." Animosity aside, the cousins earned their clue third, still ahead of the struggling Oswald & Danny who couldn't find the lake with their dragonhead and drum to save their lives.
BACK ON TOP
As Oswald & Danny finally delivered their goods to the dock, beauty queens Dustin & Kandice arrived on the beautiful island of Taipa in their Mini-Moke to claim first place. For their efforts, the thrilled beauty queens received a pair of wave runners from Phil to enjoy after the race.
Stepping on the mat in second place, Eric & Danielle began the excruciating process of waiting out their 30-minute penalty for being "marked for elimination." As the pair sweated each second, they had some company from the beauty queens who told them the comforting story of how Oswald & Danny approached them for the money/Yield exchange. A furious Eric said, "Those guys suck. I want to throw them off this roof."
TICK TOCK
After Charla & Mirna arrived in second place, Eric & Danielle still had fourteen minutes remaining on their penalty as they hoped for the best. The driver that plagued Oswald & Danny all day continued his torment on the best friends by leading them to the wrong park on Taipa, forcing them to drive to the other side of the island. With time ticking down, Oswald & Danny approached Triho de Taipa Pequena 2000, but Phil called over Eric & Danielle to check them in before the best friends could arrive. A thrilled Eric said, "We right now feel so good. We're so lucky to even be standing here right now after everything we've been through. I'm not used to being an underdog and I really feel like Danielle and I are the underdogs. We've been through hell."
Stepping on the mat in last place, best friends Oswald & Danny received some very good news from Phil that this was the final non-elimination leg of the season. While they now would be "marked for elimination," the best friends were still in the race. On their terrible day, Oswald reflected, "Today was a day where karma bit Oswald & Danny in the ass. It was not our proudest moment using that Yield that we never intended to use. Money is the root of all evil."
The very broke Oswald & Danny sped off alone to Macau ahead of the other Teams before the sun rose over China. Finding a man in a rickshaw who handed them their clue, the best friends learned they needed to travel two miles to the tallest structure in Macau, the Macau Tower that stands over 1,109 feet high. At the tower, Teams would find the second of two Yields on the race along with their next clue.
Arriving at the Macau Tower in the early light of dawn, Oswald & Danny found the doors to the looming structure closed until 10:00am. With some time to ponder their dire financial situation, the best friends realized they only had 16 dollars to their name. Just then, up walked two dollar signs by the names of Dustin & Kandice. Since the beauty queens already used their Yield, Oswald & Danny proposed a cash payment from them in exchange for the best friends yielding whomever Dustin & Kandice wanted. The two Teams negotiated a price of 45 dollars for Oswald & Danny to Yield Eric & Danielle, who already were marked for elimination when the tower doors opened. With a pang of guilt, Oswald told his partner, "I feel nauseous for doing this. I'm not happy."
At 10:00am, the tower doors opened and Dustin & Kandice and Oswald & Danny raced inside along with Charla & Mirna only to discover that they couldn't go upstairs high above the city until 11:00. As Eric & Danielle arrived in Macau, the elevators opened for the other three Teams to ascend to the 61st floor of the tower. At the top, Oswald & Danny stuck to their word and Yielded Eric & Danielle, which took Mirna by surprise. "The Yield wasn't really necessary," She commented. "Why would you ever Yield a Team in the beginning of a leg knowing they're not that far behind and they can catch up and pass you at any moment?"
TAKE A FLYING LEAP
Running to the cluebox, the three Teams encountered a Road Block. In this Roadblock, one team member had to step outside of the Macau Tower and walk completely around the outer rim of the observation deck. Then, using the world's highest permanent descender, they had to jump off the building and fall 660 feet to the street below.
Kandice, Danny, and Charla all suited up in the proper protective gear for a lap around the observation deck on a very windy, cloudy day. Taking the first step outside, Kandice noted, "It's a little slick out here. This is more of a mind test than anything else." Down below, an emotional Dustin teared up at the thought of her partner teetering high above Macau, saying, "I'm feeling for her right now." Soon Danny and then Charla began their walk around the observation deck. A thrilled Charla shouted, "This is freaky! I have never, ever done anything like this in my whole, entire life. I can't believe I'm doing this!"
After completing the walk around the deck, Kandice then suited up for her big jump over the edge of the tower. With only a moment of hesitation, Kandice stepped off with a big scream as Dustin cheered her on below. A thrilled Kandice whooped, "This is amazing!" Hitting the ground, a relieved Kandice confessed, "I thought I was gonna crap my pants." Opening their clue, the beauty queens discovered they needed to travel by taxi to Lou Lim Ieoc Garden.
As the beauty queens took off in their taxi, Eric & Danielle arrived at the tower stunned to see their faces plastered once again on the Yield sign. After shouting an expletive and flipping them off, Eric stood on the mat simmering about the best friends, adding, "I have no respect for Danny and Oswald any more." Waiting for their partners below, a guilty Oswald admitted to Mirna the transaction they completed with Dustin & Kandice. Later, Mirna commented, "I was definitely disappointed. Oswald & Danny made the deal with the beauty queens. That's like making a deal with the devil." After Danny completed the jump with his usual flair, he remarked in the taxi, "There's no way to explain to Danielle and Eric what our consequences were for Yielding them. It was bad karma versus no money." After Charla touched the ground with a wild cheer, Mirna relayed the story of the Yield, adding, "It's going to motivate [Eric & Danielle]. People just don't realize sometimes the Yield backfires."
As a very motivated Eric jumped off Macau Tower for his Team, Oswald & Danny arrived at Lou Lim leoc Garden in first place after the beauty queens' taxi driver briefly became lost. The best friends opened their clue to find a Detour having to choose between Noodle and Dragon. In Noodle, Teams made their way two miles to the second floor of a building to choose a noodle making station. Then they had to use traditional methods to flatten the dough and cut it, making two bundles of noodles. In Dragon, Teams made their way nearly one mile to a nearby warehouse. Once there, they had to choose a dragonhead and a drum and carry these awkward items 3/4 of a mile through the streets of Macau to a dock and find dragon boats. When they attached their dragonhead to the one boat it matched and handed their drum over to the coxswain, they would receive their next clue.
COME RIDE WITH ME
With a stroll down memory lane for Oswald & Danny, who performed a task with a dragon costume during season two in Hong Kong, the best friends made the obvious choice to revisit their past success by heading to the warehouse for their dragonhead and drum. However, almost as an omen of things to come for the best friends, rain began to pour in the streets of Macau as Oswald & Danny entered the taxi cab that would give them a gigantic headache. It became apparent to both of the frustrated passengers that their driver really had no idea where he was headed. Trying to keep his sense of humor, Oswald joked, "God grant me the patience to withstand the things I cannot change and the intelligence to hide the body of this man once I'm done killing him." Their frustration reached new heights when the driver pulled over at the harbor where the dragon boats resided which was the end of the Detour, not the beginning. A stunned Danny said, "I can't believe he doesn't know this." After receiving new directions from a local, the driver insisted he now knew where to go.
OODLES OF NOODLES
Arriving at the noodle making station, Dustin & Kandice laughed when they saw that the traditional methods meant sitting on a giant piece of bamboo and bouncing up and down to flatten the dough. Always game for any task, Kandice began "riding the pony" in Dustin's words to make the dough an acceptable thickness. After the duo flattened it to their liking, the pair rolled the dough and began slicing it to form the noodles. However, when the beauty queens presented their noodles to the judge, he declared them too thick, forcing them to flatten and cut a new piece of dough.
As Oswald & Danny finally picked up their dragonhead and drum, cousins Charla & Mirna began flattening dough with Dustin & Kandice. An amused Kandice loved the cousins' technique, noting, "It just looked like some crazy movie. They were making us laugh." Through the smiles, the beauty queens managed to slice their noodles razor thin to earn their next clue. Opening it, the pair learned they had to travel one mile to a street where a Mini-Moke, a small car, would be waiting for them along with their next clue. Arriving at the Mini-Moke, the beauty queens discovered they had to drive five miles to the island of Taipa and find the Pit Stop at Triho de Taipa Pequena 2000.
With Oswald & Danny lost on the streets of Macau looking for the dock, Eric & Danielle arrived at the noodle making factory hoping to gain some ground. The couple saw an opening to pass a Team when Charla's direction to slice thick noodles caused their pile to be rejected by the judge. A furious Mirna chided, "Charla, I had it so thin! You kept telling me to cut it thick! Good job!" Seeing the cousins' mistake, Eric made sure to cut his roll of dough incredibly thin as he and Danielle now climbed into second place. As the couple left, Mirna continued to berate her cousin, saying, "You told me to make them half an inch thick. You think that was a good idea in hindsight?" Later, Charla quipped, "We're not all perfect like some people." Animosity aside, the cousins earned their clue third, still ahead of the struggling Oswald & Danny who couldn't find the lake with their dragonhead and drum to save their lives.
BACK ON TOP
As Oswald & Danny finally delivered their goods to the dock, beauty queens Dustin & Kandice arrived on the beautiful island of Taipa in their Mini-Moke to claim first place. For their efforts, the thrilled beauty queens received a pair of wave runners from Phil to enjoy after the race.
Stepping on the mat in second place, Eric & Danielle began the excruciating process of waiting out their 30-minute penalty for being "marked for elimination." As the pair sweated each second, they had some company from the beauty queens who told them the comforting story of how Oswald & Danny approached them for the money/Yield exchange. A furious Eric said, "Those guys suck. I want to throw them off this roof."
TICK TOCK
After Charla & Mirna arrived in second place, Eric & Danielle still had fourteen minutes remaining on their penalty as they hoped for the best. The driver that plagued Oswald & Danny all day continued his torment on the best friends by leading them to the wrong park on Taipa, forcing them to drive to the other side of the island. With time ticking down, Oswald & Danny approached Triho de Taipa Pequena 2000, but Phil called over Eric & Danielle to check them in before the best friends could arrive. A thrilled Eric said, "We right now feel so good. We're so lucky to even be standing here right now after everything we've been through. I'm not used to being an underdog and I really feel like Danielle and I are the underdogs. We've been through hell."
Stepping on the mat in last place, best friends Oswald & Danny received some very good news from Phil that this was the final non-elimination leg of the season. While they now would be "marked for elimination," the best friends were still in the race. On their terrible day, Oswald reflected, "Today was a day where karma bit Oswald & Danny in the ass. It was not our proudest moment using that Yield that we never intended to use. Money is the root of all evil."