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Brent reminds us that they are not quitters but surprisingly doesn’t reference their goat farm this time. He says Josh just needs to rest the ankle a bit before trying again. The editors oblige with a nicely timed commercial break.

Josh conquers the Roadblock just ahead of the twins…and I mean “just ahead” as Nadiaya finishes immediately after. In the parking lot, of course, the twins look to piggyback on Josh & Brent. Wisely, the guys deflect them by saying they need to stop for directions, despite them having a map. The girls rear an even uglier side (which I didn’t think was possible) as one of them vents that “they are super prepared…they’re gay.” Way to perpetuate an unfounded stereotype. This may seem like a little “throw-away” line but it speaks volumes about the type of people the girls are. So not only are they morally bankrupt when it comes to theft but they also are quick to throw around stereotypical comments about others. Mom and dad must be beaming with pride each week.

Finally at the caves, Jaymes & James and Trey & Lexi all arrive at the same time and decide to search together. They get their clue and it’s the Detour: Spin It or Bull It. For Spin It, they have to repair two blades on a hundred year old windmill. For Bull It, they have to wear what appears to be a bull Halloween costume (one person as the head and the other as…well…not the head). Then they must hit the capes of eight matadors and launch a ninth dummy matador in the air in less than two minutes. My vote would be for Spin It but I am not on either of these teams, so they both select Bull It.

The roundabouts are causing issues for teams and one of them is the reason why Team Longhorn and Team Beefcake split up. While Jaymes & James think they are going in the direction of Bull It, they stumble up the Spin It task and decide to try it. After getting all geared up with safety equipment and tools, the guys are feeling good about happening upon this task instead of the other.

Trey & Lexi are in the arena now and getting all bull-ed up. With Trey navigating from the rear of the bull (it is a very awkward looking set-up), they make easy work of rounding the eight matadors but Lexi charges into the final target. Instead of it launching, it falls over and this is not acceptable. To make it worse, Lexi got a boo boo on one of her fingers. With blood, sweat and tears pouring from her, we go to another commercial.

At the caves, Josh & Brent are tiptoeing toward the guitarists and decide to go with Spin It, which is the exact location of Team Beefcake’s successful reassembly of a windmill. Jaymes & James are finished with the task and get the approval of Don Quixote, along with their clue. They are off to the Pitstop at Castell de Bellver.

The twins are the last ones at the caves and they decide to head toward Spin It.

Back at Bull It, Lexi has wiped away her tears and bandaged up her finger. For their next attempt, they are switching roles and Trey will be the head and Lexi the rump. With her navigating their bull, they easily finish it up. It’s now a race to Phil for the last first place of the Race not giving them a million dollars.

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