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They gear up with helmets, knee pads and their bull suit on, apparently unaware that they will be attacked. As they leave, the cousins arrive and also opt for Ballz.

Back to the Roadblock, Jet completes the shave first and heads out with his brother to the patio. Jennifer and Rachel also finish close behind. The race for last would be shaping up to be another foot race this leg if that U-Turn wasn’t looming.

At the Detour, Team Murphy’s Law is begging for an injury as they are getting pummeled by the other balls. It is hilarious see these people get knocked around like…well…a bunch of beach balls at a concert. The helmet and knee pads don’t really provide much protection from the possible whiplash they could endure. This might be the most physically brutal challenge in Amazing Race history and the one that I really wish I could be doing.

While daddy Davey complains about being old and admonishing them for going rough on an “old man,” Connor is loving it. I have found myself firmly not in their camp but it is nice to see at least someone enjoying himself. They slowly make their way through the first to places with the signs and charging bulls, while Leo & Jamal are suiting up.

For the second time this leg, the cowboys are turned around. They arrived at the patio location before the others but they have completely lost themselves on the grounds that seem to be maze-like. No no one else has a problem locating the clue, though. In fact, the girls have already started their Speed Bump.

I don’t even think it is fair to call it a “task” or “challenge” because of its simplicity: Carrying six ham hocks a few blocks to a restaurant before continuing with the Race. LAME! This adds no more than 10 minutes to their leg. Meanwhile, Team Fetch has opted for Ballz. Given the treatment of the other teams during this challenge, we may get a revisit from full-on meltdown Rachel, who has been MIA this season.

Speaking of Ballz, David & Connor have finished up injury-free and the Murphy’s Law curse seems to be broken because if there was an injury to be had, it would’ve been on this task. They are now heading to the general archives of the West Indies. The Aghanimals are getting their Ballz handed to them by the other bulls, despite efforts to fight back. As they enter the third section for the last part of the phrase, Jamal apparently finds and picks up the injury-prone tendencies of David, as the Afghanimal torques his knee pretty badly - so much so that he just hobbles his way through to the end of the course and to the archives.

Detour decision time for Jet & Cord takes them to Ballz and Steps is the choice for the country singers. They girls have successfully removed themselves from the others and become oblivious to the status and ranking of the others.

As Team Fetch is pounded by the onslaught of bull/balls, you can substitute all the times that David proclaimed “old man” status with Rachel pleading that she’s “just a girl.” Brendon, to his credit, tries his best to fend off the attacks. Sadly, his best isn’t good enough as they take quite a few tumbles.

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