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Finally, Marcy and Ron make it to the pit stop thanks to joining forces with Flight Time and Big Easy. For the record, Marcy and Ron are team number four and the archenemies of the Washington Generals are team number five.

On the way to the pit stop, noncommittal Garrett and Jessica had to make a pit stop of a different kind when one of their tourists needed to use the restroom.

On his second try to power through a wasabi bomb, Brian finishes and not much of his and Ericka's traipsing through the streets is featured so we must assume that they had relative ease in completing the challenge thanks to a guide they found. So despite being the 11th (last team) to leave the Roadblock, Brian and Ericka end up sixth at the pit stop. Following them are Gary and Matt as team number seven.

As they near the pit stop, Maria and Tiffany have to stop because a head count shows that they are two people short in their tourist group. For the second time in this leg, Maria gets testy and blames Tiffany for not keeping track of the people. Yet Tiffany had an opposite attitude by being supportive and encouraging when Maria failed the Roadblock. I think we know who wears the jerk pants in this relationship. The viewer is then treated to a shot of the MIA tourists standing in the middle of the mix master of crosswalks the teams had to go through. I can't help but laugh at Maria's misfortune in the game. Sorry, Tiffany, but you are guilty by association and your pleasantness so far doesn't quell my desire to revel in your team mate's failures.

After their potty break, Garrett and Jessica finally arrive at the pit stop in the number eight spot. The more competent half of the Oblivious Alliance, i.e. Dan and Sam, wisely parted ways with Maria and Tiffany long before they lost their Japanese charges. They are greeted with a ninth place finish.

Lagging behind the others that they beat out of the Roadblock are Mika and Canaan. They apparently went to Maria and Tiffany's tour guide school and have also misplaced a person. Luckily, the little lost lady is only outside the shrine. She was just a little slow and Canaan decides to pick her up and carry her up the stairs to the mat. Mika and Canaan are checked in as team number ten.

After a futile effort in backtracking part of their route, Maria and Tiffany decide to check in without the two left behind because they feel bad about walking the other 18 around for who knows how long. They reflect on how well they played this leg and say that it has really humbled them. Phil gives them the bad news, bad news and good news. They are the last team to arrive and will incur a two-hour penalty, which leads to the obvious good news that this is a non-elimination round. So, the frowns turn to relieved smiles but then Phil reminds them and the viewers that during the next leg, they will have to complete a Speedbump that is only for them as a penalty. Let's see if that newfound humility actually takes hold or if Maria will be the annoying villain that she showed signs of during this leg.

Thus endeth the first leg and first hour of The Amazing Race season 15. It seems a strong start to what the producers promise is a fast-paced race. Come back later this week for the second half of this two-hour premiere, where hopefully someone will actually be eliminated.

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