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Oops, spoke to soon. Tim & Te Jay are now done. Three remain. Let's check in with the Pancake racers.

The one-time Survivors (or so they claim) get a passing grade on the frying and head to the course as the other two teams arrive. The dating reality show vets take a very leisurely/cautious pace and they run about five seconds too long on their attempt. Of course, Keith immediately blames Whitney for going too slow yet it was both of them that really failed. I bet she's glad they delayed their wedding to be yelled at in a foreign country for not running fast enough while flipping a pancake.

As they head back to make another batch, Dennis & Isabelle start their race, but they are even slower than the Nashvillains, which causes Keith to cackle with delight and proclaim "I don't have to be nice."

At the square, Shelley & Nici once again cite their super fandom as a reason for them to succeed. They have been watching the show together since the beginning and been trying to get on for years. Mom says she doubts anyone is as much of a Super Fanny as them. I think they have a nickname now, folks.

Speaking of which, Dennis & Isabelle are making a similar argument for the super fan status. Judging by their failed attempts on the Detour, fandom doesn't translate to success.

Back at the square, the Willy Wonka wannabes march themselves to the next clue and the Super Fannies finally get the steps down too. Both are heading to the train.

Meanwhile, a-punting Adam & Bethany go with no issues at all; they finish up the task as Misti & Jim arrive. The surfers are now heading to Christ Church College to pick up a bowler and an umbrella and a chance for an Express Pass. Just when we thought the Save replaced the Pass, they throw it back in the mix. Team Hang Ten is destined for the Express Pass at this rate.

The dentists load up the boat and strong man Jim punts away.

Keith & Whitney conquer the pancake run on their second attempt but not before witnessing the truly pathetic pancake making skills of firefighters Michael & Scott and a couple of dropped cakes on the course by Scott.

During a head-to-head race between the daters Dennis & Isabelle and Team Office Fire, the aforementioned Scott doesn't drop his pancake but fails to actually flip it, so they are denied their clue while the other team gets theirs.

This means there is still one team each left at the Detour tasks. Brooke & Robbie get direct/blunt advice from their drill sergeant that the only thing lacking is the "about face" in their About Face task. They try yet again and Brooke admits that she forgot the other parts while focusing on the about face. Denied again.

On the same train to the boathouse are Super Fannies Shelley & Nici, Keith & Whitney, Dennis & Isabelle and Team Candy Crush.

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