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Chad & Stephanie are the first to reach the mountain and find a Roadblock. The person has to rappel 500 feet and then search for a "magic" lamp containing Aladdin’s ring from the many lamps scattered on a cliffside. Chad takes the task for them. Jill & Thomas are right behind them at the base of the mountain. Surprisingly, Jill wearily chooses to do the task. I am thinking that if you come up to a task that is on a mountain and you are afraid of heights; you might want to put two-and-two together that the task will be somewhat daredevil-y.

On the road again, Gary is 100 percent convinced that Mallory’s map is wrong but keeps following her navigation. I guess a parent’s love really is unconditional.

The lead Chad did have gets slimmer as he finds the lamp but Jill does the same only about five minutes later. They are directed back to Muscat to find a giant stack of books in a roundabout. Who knew that with its novelty structure, the city of Muscat could fit nicely in the U.S. Midwest as a stop between the world’s largest ball of twine and a giant rocking chair?

Gary finally relents on their misguided guidance, as do Nat & Kat who have fallen from first place to being tied for last place.

No Fear Vicki happily steps up for her team as she explains that the only things she is afraid of are bugs. That is why I think that without Nick weighing her down, she would be a strong competitor on the Amazing Race. Sadly, she still has to put with her toxic boyfriend. For Team HSN, Claire suits up. In an attempt to mug for the camera, teammate Brook says she was shocked that Claire would volunteer, complete exaggerated facial expressions. I don’t follow why this is so out of nowhere because this is the same woman who descended the same distance off a bridge in Norway.

The doctors are supposedly now heading in the right direction, as are Gary & Mallory. All it took was a asking a question of a local.

Our engaged leading team gets to the stack of books and it is the Detour. The choices are Water Table and Wedding Table. For Water Table, they have to find a certain well pumping station, fill a truck with water and deliver the water to a home. For Wedding Table, they have to collect the ingredients for a wedding dish, cook and deliver it. That explanation is more time that the show itself gave to Wedding Table task because all the teams rightfully went with Water Table. As has been the case this leg, Jill & Thomas are right behind them.

On Jebel Shams, Claire has caught up to Vicki during the lamp search and they both get their clues. Not so fast, our illustrated friends. There is a flat tire on their car, so it must be time for a string of blurred and censored profanity from Nick. He is a petulant child - that is, if a child has an affinity for getting tattoos and being an overall douchebag to his girlfriend. Taking a breath and a commercial break, they get the tire changed and are off again.

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