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Surprisingly, only one contestant has a good idea during the proceedings and it is Steve. As his wife hopelessly fails in her endeavors to climb the mountain, he realizes that a Hail Mary play is needed to save them from elimination. He comes up with a plan to roll 150 pounds worth of cheese down the hill using the wood device as a sled while asking his wife to carry only one as she follows the Mel strategy of butt-crawling down the slope. In this manner, he becomes the only contestant to make gravity work for rather than against a team. The end result is that they move up from last place after the bungee jump to sixth place after the final challenge of the leg. Outside of the frontrunner grouping, only Amanda and Kris finish ahead of them in this portion, an impressive accomplishment giving what a disaster this challenge looked to be for them.

Swapping with them in the sixth/last place slots are the flight attendants, who have once again had a reversal of fortune and gotten lost. The reason for this is that they have gotten on the wrong train. At the station, Brad and Victoria watch Christie and Jodi choose the option of getting on a train departing sooner. As the ladies depart to catch their ride, Brad whispers to the attendant that he wants tickets for the other train. Victoria questions this, wondering why they aren't taking the one leaving first. He calmly points out that simply looking at the arrival details plainly indicates that the one leaving last will arrive first. Because they took the wrong train, Christie and Jodi arrive last and they also tell the camera that they blame Brad and Victoria for lying right to their faces. This is not a 100% accurate interpretation of the events, but the married couple certainly could have lent a hand if so inclined. If the flight attendants are eliminated, it will be with Brad and Victoria's daggers hanging out of their backs.

Circling back to the front of the pack for a second, a wonderful moment occurs when Margie and Luke check in at the mat. Phil looks at them and then scores a lot of points with the home audience by signing, "Margie and Luke, you are team number one." That's grrrrrreat television right there. Moments behind them, Tammy and Victor and Mark and Michael finish in second and third place, respectively. Phil asks why being on the show was so important to Luke. His response, "A lot of people think deaf people can't do things, but deaf people can do it. They can do exactly what hearing people can do but not talk. I just want to show people that deaf people can do it." How touching is this moment? Victor breaks down and cries at the response. This appears to be homerun casting for CBS.

Among the remaining cheese chasers, Brad and Victoria are next to corral their cheese followed by Jaime and Cara and Kisha and Jen. These teams all move up a spot in the final rankings thanks to Steve and Linda getting lost on the way to the mat. Even when they do something right, they immediately take a step back toward failure.

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