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Everyone and I mean everyone fails at this task at least once and for some multiple times. To add to the delay for some teams, there is no set time that they have to practice, so some singers, like OK-Tim, seem to be camped out in the practice room with their coach - much to the dismay of a waiting Danny.

As if actually listening to these vocal displays isn't evidence enough, what's the best way to convey the overall atrocity of their performances? How about we throw in several shots of the choir boys giggling at the singers like school girls and then mimicking their gestures? Also, if you ever had a doubt about German being a harsh sounding language tonight's Roadblock will dispel any of those doubts. The choirmaster's repeating "Das ist nicht gut!" to every singer sounds especially biting when spoken, even with the more gentle "I'm sorry," tacked onto the end.

Of course, our sad singer Tim from OK gets an added critique of "that was terrible," and more ridicule from the waiting teams openly laughing at his singing. It is heartbreaking and difficult to watch.

With his first failed attempt behind him, Travis decides to drop it an octave so he can hit the higher notes at the end. Success as the choirmaster deems it "pretty good." They are now heading the Schonbrunn Palace's hedge maze.

Surprisingly, Nicky finishes the task next. The look of surprise on Jamal's face is probably the same one on the viewers at home had. Maybe I don't understand the judging scale for “musicality” on this task but she does only garner a "That was acceptable" from the judge. Regardless, the baseball wives aren't too far behind the doctors.

As they run outside, they spy one of the waiting cabs and open the back of the car to see Jason & Amy’s bags still in there. The dating couple’s impatient cabbie takes it upon himself to remove the bags in hopes that Nicky & Kim would hire him. They decide not to and proceed to run to the street and flag down another.

Jamal has since wiped the stunned expression off his face and has sung his way to the next clue in third place, followed immediately by Ex-Tim.

As the Afghanimals drive away, the exes are reading their clue and Marie says, “Let’s go steal someone’s cab.” Apparently, their driver dropped them off on the wrong side of the building so they are taxi-less at this point. Ever the shady soul, Marie seizes the opportunity to jump in the car with the New Englanders’ bags sitting next to it. Tim voices objection, but apparently his moral compass isn’t stronger than his desire to not have Marie yell at him. In the car, Marie concocts an unnecessary plan to say they saw the Afghanimals steal the cab but Tim is oblivious to the proposed ruse. The light bulb finally turns on and Tim seems to accept the plan, as well as his unholy partnership with el diablo.

Guess who’s next to finish? That’s right, it’s the now cab-less Jason & Amy, who are wholly pissed off when they see their bags just sitting on the ground. Hustling to get another car, the dating couple is justifiably fuming and speculating who the culprits are. The list of viable suspects is pretty short, my friends.

Travis & Nicole are now at the hedge maze and working their way around it to the platform in the middle with the clue but the baseball wives are close behind. As they get the clue, they are pointed to the Pitstop at somewhere called the Gloriette, which is also on the grounds of the palace. They get sent in the right direction to the large monument on the top of a hill by their driver and trudge their way to Phil. Dropping their bags along the way to lighten their load, the married couple are officially team number one again.

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