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Before the others arrive and make the same realization about the absence of a travel agent, Team DDS has found and purchased tickets for a flight that will land in Copenhagen, Denmark at 4 p.m. Of course, Jim spouts off his mantra that no team is going to get a better flight than them.

A great Amazing Race drinking game would be to drink every time Jim claims that whatever they just did couldn't be done better by any of these teams. And you have to finish that drink when he is proven wrong. You would be guaranteed a healthy buzz before the second commercial break.

The other teams start arriving at the ferry, but none of them bother with going to the library (much like the majority of the general non-Race public) but instead just will hit up a travel agent after the ferry ride or head straight to the airport.

As the teams jockey for position on the ferry in the [product placement HERE] car, Kym & Alli get the enviable first spot. Instead of messing with an agent, they head directly to the airport and it pays off for them. The cyclists will now be landing at 2 p.m. or in two hours because of "the best flight ever" that the dentists secured. Finish that drink, viewer.

The results of airfare Roulette come flying in with varying degrees of success at the airport and travel agency. Aside from Team Chompers and Quicksilver, the others are scheduled to land around 5 p.m. Oops, sorry, also aside from super Fannies Shelley & Nici who are slated to hit Denmark an hour later.

Best laid plans don't quite pan out for Tim & Te Jay because their flight gets delayed and won't land until after 5:30 p.m. now. But for the daters and the mom and daughter, the two tasks could easily make up the time difference.

There are no delays for Kym & Alli, who have landed and spy their marked fuel efficient vehicle from the same product placement company. The fuel efficiency is a key to this task. The teams have to drive to Malmo, Sweden, about 25 miles away, and only use .10 gallons of gas. The car monitors the usage and tells how to be more fuel conscious. If they keep their usage down, they get the clue in Malmo but if not, then they have to got to the nearby square and answer a geography question.

The cyclists insist they are all about the environment and being ecologically responsible. Let's see if they can walk the walk, since they are talking the talking.

The girls cruise into Malmo and can see that they...DID...keep their gas usage below the tenth of a gallon strength. Their new clue points them to drive back to Copenhagen. And away they go.

The realization that they are no longer in first because of the later flight doesn't make Dr. Jim happy but he is hopeful the girls have trouble. Remember, he not only wants to win but to go down as the most dominant team in Amazing Race history.

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