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After her successful jump, Kaylani gets the attention of lonely millionaires everywhere by saying, “I said I would do anything for a million dollars and I meant it.” Take note, Robert Redford. You've finally found your Demi Moore replacement.

The other half of the Bimbo Brigade is living up to this moniker or rather a quarter of them. Liz continues to repeat the proverb incorrectly. Clearly, Marie hasn’t tapped that psychic bond to tell her the correct phrasing.

Meanwhile, Ernie & Cindy secure the first place spot and the Express Pass. Ernie credits Cindy’s control-freakiness (my word…not his) with the success on the first leg. They are followed by Jeremy & Sandy and siblings Justin & Jennifer.

As the Survivors finish the dragon boat course, the three more teams arrive and are neck-and-neck. There is a full-on middle of the pack race to the stay in the middle of the pack. At the back of the pack, Bill & Cathi are finally clued in to the big billboard’s message and heading to the Roadblock.

They arrive at the temple and barely miss Liz’s success on her 1,647th attempt (give or take a thousand). Without much effort, Cathi nails the Roadblock and they just may be back in the game or maybe not. Ethan & Jenna have taken fourth place at the Pitstop around the same time that Ron & Bill and Kaylani & Lisa arrive at the boats.

One by one the teams do the boats course and hit the Pitstop: Amani & Marcus in fifth, Laurence & Zac in sixth, Andy & Tommy in seventh, Ron & Bill in eighth, and Kaylani & Lisa in ninth. Fortunately for the twins Liz & Marie, Bill & Cathi spent more than four hours lost, so the girls do claim the tenth place.

Facing their presumed elimination, Cathi soaks in the sights on the river boat course. But that wily Phil Keoghan informs them that this is a non-elimination leg. They are spared but they will have the extra Speed Bump task. Then Phil drops this bombshell: The next leg will have a Double Elimination. Based upon the previews, this causes mucho stress for the teams next week.

Another premiere is behind us and I am exhausted. Methinks it’s gonna be a good season. As BOP’s David Mumpower summed it up, “That's the best season premiere they've had in a while in terms of fair challenges and competent players.” I agree but the jury is still out on the phrase "competent." Be safe, and see you next week.

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