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Gary & Mallory are securely in last and are apparently going nowhere fast as their cab is making a horrendous grinding noise. Andie & Jenna are now at the Roadblock with Jenna reluctantly doing it.

Brook proclaimed at the start of the Roadblock that she could easily do this because sales is her job. But the fact that she is a pretty woman selling glasses to primarily men - whom she again kisses on the cheek upon payment - is probably the real reason for her success in this challenge.

Chad’s similar technique is not so effective, so there might be something to Brook’s claim.
Perpetually perky Mallory steps up to the Roadblock for her team and is not hampered by their cab issue. Luckily, only one team is done and that is Brook & Claire, who are now heading to the June 4th area to look for a motorcycle shop.

Immediately after Michael finishes the task in second, Team Glee’s Connor blazes through, thanks to one guy who paid about three times the asking price for a pair of glasses. Chad seems to have finally worn down one girl who was holding out on him and she gives him his last sale.

Brook & Claire get to the motorcycle shop and find a truly unique Detour – Tune In or Check Out. For Tune In, they have to install a crude TV antenna on a marked house and Check Out has the teams loading up coffins that essentially look like parade floats on a cart and taking them to a show room. We are getting quite the cultural lesson this episode as we learn that the coffin’s design determines the future occupant’s occupation or life (i.e. a photographer would get the one shaped like a giant camera…No, I am not joking).

Team HSN decides on Tune In and they quickly find the house for installation. They appear to be almost done when Michael & Kevin show up near the clue box. I say "near" because neither father nor son sees the route marker flag in front of the motorcycle shop. Future Amazing Race teams, ALWAYS look for yellow and red flags when searching for clues. It has ALWAYS been that way (except for one leg that stopped in Vietnam - I think - several seasons ago). Team Glee’s third place standing slips away as Chad & Stephanie get to the Detour in second and pick Tune In, while the volleyballers get the third Detour clue. They are the first team to opt for Check Out and get some help from locals in the pushing department.

Michael & Kevin finally start the Tune In Detour at the house right next door to Chad & Stephanie, who have worked surprisingly drama-free this leg.

Cut to Makola Market and we see Nick still floundering on sunglass sales but Jenna completes it for her mom. That means they leaped from ninth to sixth place in that task. Jill’s performance is making Thomas get an itchy trigger finger on using their Express Pass already. That would be a waste but not my call.

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