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Let’s see how right or wrong I am this week (probably wrong more often).

After spending one night in Bangkok (sorry, I couldn’t resist), the teams are greeted with a clue pointing them westward to Malawi in Africa. More specifically, a tobacco warehouse in Malawi.

With travel to such a far off destination, it’s unsurprising that there is only one flight and all the teams are on it. That is a proper equalizer, folks. As they are leaving the mat, here’s a rundown of highlights: Cindy supports my earlier assessment that they have messed up at least once per leg save for the first one; Amani & Marcus’ youngest child is special needs and they hope to show her to never give up, which is also why they know to enjoy even the smallest milestones; and Jeremy & Sandy lament the inability for them to easily shift from friends to dating.

Jeremy & Sandy are the first out of the airport and actually do end up as the first ones at the clue box. It’s a Roadblock. They have to maneuver ten 200-lb. bales of tobacco on a dolly through the warehouse to get their clue. All the while, the warehouse workers will try to delay them by running their own bales. This may be the physical task to doom a team that chooses the wrong partner for the task but Jeremy is not the person I am thinking will struggle here. It’s a good thing he’s doing the Roadblock, then.

Ernie and Justin are the chosen team members as well as all three are neck –and-neck. They are joined rather quickly by Laurence and Tommy. As these teams must overcome bumper bales, the two teams that were duking it out for first on the last leg are on the slow road to the warehouse. Thanks to an engagement procession where their cabs are caught and being seated at the back of the plane, Amani & Marcus and Bill & Cathi are trailing something fierce.

With traffic finally clearing up, Ma & Pa sneak past Amani & Marcus to get Bill suited for the Roadblock, but Mr. NFL is right behind him. The age issue for Bill just may be neutralized by the years of ranching experience. As he put it, “When it’s time to move the bales, it’s time to move the bales.” Laurence, on the other hand, is giving us a glimpse at how difficult the task is. The gap between him and the top four is widening with him placing his third bale to their sixth or seventh.

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