The Amazing Race Season 22 Recap: Episode 1

By Daron Aldridge

February 18, 2013

We hope they're better at putting out fires than they are at the Amazing Race.

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Adrenaline junkie John is stoked beyond belief and Jamil gleefully declares, “This is what the Amazing Race is all about.” Yes, it is, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t be terrified. When it comes time to jump, Jamil has to squash his fear and doubts to just do it, which he does but with less whooping and hollering than John.

Both guys are now on the ground and have their next clue directing them to take a water taxi to Eden Beach. John & Jessica get there first and are faced with another Roadblock that asks the questions “Who likes to play in the sand?” Well, it’s a rhetorical question because we know that when there are dual Roadblocks on a leg, the person who sat out the first one gets this one.

They have to search for their clue buried somewhere under 400 sandcastles. The catch (aside from the sheer number of castles) is that every castle they knock down when searching has to be rebuilt. This is likely going to be a long afternoon in the hot sun for some teams.

Jessica is up and elbow-deep in sand pretty dang quick. She just as quickly grasps the mental aspect of this task and describes it as opening a Christmas present only to find an empty box that you then have to rewrap. Idries is now there and is also resigned to it being a long, drawn-out task.




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The second flight has landed and the enthusiasm of Caroline & Jen has not waned. Caroline and Anthony are the first jumpers from this group, followed by firefighter Matt and honeymooner Max. Bringing up the rear because she rushed through and didn’t put her name on the next line is roller derby Mona joining YouTube’s Meghan on the last jump.

Max’s placement is due to his new wife Katie spotting Mona’s error. With disappointment on Mona’s face, we cut to commercial.

David & Connor and Pam & Winnie are now at the second Roadblock and start their destruction and reconstruction of sand castles. The rebuilding process has brought Jessica’s and Idries’ momentum to a screeching halt because they can’t move on until the new castle looks like the others. This task just may be the lead-killing challenge the second flight teams need to stay in it. This has the makings of being the reincarnation of the infamous hay unrolling Roadblock.

The not-too-bright but good-natured Chuck fails to see the sandcastle challenge and they proceed to harass a local woman shelling coconuts for several minutes before looking down the beach. Wynonna is now taking on the sandcastles, which everyone is struggling with.

The crapshoot finally pays off for Jessica as she and John are the first ones to get their clue. They must attach a floatation piece to an outrigger canoe and then paddle to the Pitstop. John also reiterates their alliance’s plan to give the second Express Pass to the team that gets second place on this leg. They make short work of assembling the outrigger but aren’t doing as well with the paddling.


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