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Bates & Anthony go with Rollin’ and leave the castle before Max & Katie arrives, which they do shortly thereafter. Max reasons (correctly, I must add) that the brothers would go with the more physical task, so they opt for Puddin’ to hopefully separate them from the others.

Sock ‘er Moms and Team YouTube are now at the Roadblock and Mona and Meghan are up for their teams. Meghan expresses confidence in her years of trumpet playing as preparation for this task.

Once again, Caroline & Jennifer slip up and fail to look in the fireplace at the top floor of the Craigmillar Castle, which is, of course, where one of the clues is. They head back down to keep searching elsewhere. When they arrived, both girls were in awe of the castle and said that they may never see something like this again. So maybe they just decided that if they take their time, they can take it all in for even longer. Probably not, but I am trying to make them seem less inept than they are.

The brothers are now at the Detour location and get to Rollin’. Halfway through the first trip (or a barrel a piece), they decide to pick them up and carry them. Not sure if that violates the rules of the task but the lack of the slo-mo camera shot or the "Uh oh" sound effect that usually accompanies penalty-inducing errors makes me think they are all right.

Cape Fear is gowning up for Puddin’ as the brothers walk by with their next set of barrels. The blondes have eventually located the clue and expectedly, they opt for Puddin’ as well. I can’t just let this next line go without calling it out. I will add nothing to this quote from Caroline regarding having to prepare and eat haggis: “I blew something hard all day, now let’s just eat it.” Oh, great great great grandpa Daniel Boone would be so proud.

And thank you, to Bates for quoting the classic Saturday Live skit with a well-played “If it’s not Scottish, it’s crap,” after they deliver barrels five and six. While Max & Katie prep their intestines, a local dressed as poet Robert Burns enters and recites a poem about haggis.

At the Roadblock, Mona is the first one done, while Meghan is pseudo-making out with her instructor, who keeps putting the mouthpiece in his mouth to get the right note. With a haggis-tasting task ahead of her, this spit-swapping won’t be the grossest thing in her future. Fortunately, the Detour will have to wait because she is having a hard time keeping air in the bagpipes, which is kinda important to playing the note. So much for her trumpet braggadocio.

A commercial break later and her wishes for a bagpipe miracle are granted as she finishes the task. They aren’t too far behind Mona & Beth, who are about to encounter their Speed Bump.

Bates & Anthony are done with Rollin’ and heading to Duddington Kirk for their next clue. Meanwhile, Max & Katie are still being regaled with Burns’s "Address to a Haggis." They are not too far behind the brothers as they have now finished assembly and are diving right into the tasting portion. Surprisingly, both like the taste and I throw up in my mouth a bit.

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