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(Side note: If ever on the Amazing Race and I see a cameraman lingering around with his lens pointing at the ground, turn around as I have clearly dropped something that could prove critical – e.g. passports, clue, money, etc.)

(Side side note: I thoroughly enjoy when the producers throw a challenge at the teams at the start. It usually sets the tone for a high energy race and I hope that rings true this season.)

Leaving the temple has little bearing on when the teams arrive at the airport. Flight attendants Ron & Bill take the first seat on the first plane. I wonder if this is a result of their airport familiarity and some stealthy bat entrance to LAX the others didn’t know about.

They will be joined on the first flight by Ethan & Jenna, betrothed Ernie & Cindy, married Amani & Marcus, Team Regatta Laurence & Zac, siblings Justin & Jennifer, Team Dude Andy & Tommy, and dating Jeremy & Sandy.

These teams are already winners in my book because they won’t have to endure a flight to Taiwan with the angry showgirls, who have realized that Kaylani lost her passport. Even though they accurately surmise that it dropped out at the Shell, no one has turned it into the clerk. Shell’s new slogan, “Leave your passport here and we’ll make sure you have to drive, instead of fly.”
Foolishly (which is a given at this point already), Kaylani & Lisa head to the airport thinking that one of the other teams may have picked it up and taken it to the counter. I hope you were sitting down for this next shocker – no one turned in her passport. Lisa is mad (rightfully so) and Kaylani wants them to do something about it but offers no suggestion.

So, queue up the first set of commercials to help pay for the $1 million prize.

Back from paying the bills, for some reason, Ethan & Jenna think they can avoid being identified as Survivor winners. When you’re in the mix with this type of show which has so many crossover fans, that fact doesn’t need to be told. Someone will recognize you. And someone did and promptly told everyone, who accused them of being greedy. I wonder if they will label former NFL player Marcus the same way. He likely has made more than a million dollars himself playing a game.

Catching up to Kaylani, her plan appears to be wandering around the airport in hopes that a miracle happens. She gets her miracle in the form of a passport-finding, Team Dude direction-providing, Twitter-using guy in a knit cap. Upon hearing her name on the PA, she runs over to him and gets the story.

The same guy that pointed Andy & Tommy toward LAX found the passport and used social media to brag about it. The finder tweeted that he got randomly filmed helping one team and then found the passport of another. After tweet prodding from one of his followers to take the passport to LAX, the "good Samaritan" tracked her down at the terminal.

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