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Finally, bringing up the tail are Amy & Maya. Petite little Maya tells us that this NOT her cup of expertise as the only thing she is used to assembling is her outfit. She lets Amy lead this one, but both girls understand the importance of precision and detail on such a task.

Back at Catch, the wrestlers have their first bucket full in the water and head back to shore. Then they get the instruction that all those fish have to be transferred from one bucket to the next by hand. There will be no dumping of the contents from one to the other. Robbie turns into a little girly man with each time he puts in hand in the fist bucket and gingerly picks up only two or three at a time. Brooke is more aggressive (shocker) but is actually getting cuts on her hands from the bony fish.

While the others work diligently, Jim, of course, thinks he is absolutely perfect and will nail this task on the first shot. I smile has he gets shot down and denied a clue because he failed to attach the shocks properly. The judge just says no without further explanation. Because it's Jim, he just "knows" it's something minute, so they re-snap a part of the canopy. Nope. Sorry, Dr. Jimbo.

The storm has arrived and is pummeling all the teams. Fittingly, the wrestlers are getting beaten up by the weather the worst. After a few more trips than they expected and many more arguments and fits than they probably wanted, Brooke & Robbie have finished the Catch of the day. They are now heading to a rice field.

By now the dentists have been denied a third time but it may have also been because of his offensive quip of "these are tighter than a fat girls socks." He's a charmer, ladies.

Adam & Bethany think they are done, too, and get an inspection. They fail on the first try also but quickly tighten a few bolts, which is all they needed.

With fears of the Copenhagen parking lot task that tripped them up badly resurfacing, Jim decides to giving closer inspection to the example and to his shock (rimshot...pun intended) he sees that he missed something major. The almighty Jim is fallible. They are now heading to the rice field in third.

As the Team Wilma Wonka keeps on building, Maya points to the rosary hanging on their bike and says they are blessed and God is looking out for them. And then Amy chimes in with the kind of wisdom that is missing from most reality show contestants: "I don't think The Lord cares what tuk tuk we have." Exactly, Amy...exactly.

After they too are denied a clue upon first inspection, the girls tighten the seat and get their clue.

The wrestlers are stunned that they arrive first at the next clue. This one is not a Roadblock as expected but rather the occasional Switchback, which revisits a particularly notable task from seasons before.

Tag team gets clue and it's a throwback to water ox plowing task from Season 5 when volatile Colin melted down during the ox-drawn plow Detour. This time is the same: the teams have to choose one of four oxen and a field to plow to find their clue. Brooke explains that she grew up around animals so she going to lead the beast. Based upon his fish reactions, Robbie is only going to be useful sifting their the muddy muck that has been plowed for the clue. Foolishly, the wrestlers pick that largest of the four pools of mud, even though they got first selection. And there is no switching.

As they start plowing, it becomes clear that this ain't just mud as their ox makes a healthy deposit of other materials. Now THIS is a time when it is okay to retch and gag, Brooke.

Their unsuccessful plowing opens the door for the others to catch up, which they do. First the surfers arrive and dive on it with Adam manning the plow. The dentists arrive next with the scientists right on their heels and the frustration grows for Tag Team. Brooke exclaims, "Watch them find it immediately," and they do. Once again, Team DDS is set for first place as they read the clue to find Phil on foot. Or are they?

Amy & Maya uncover their clue next and make a break for Phil. It is truly a foot race but the dentists edge out the candy girls. I have to give credit to Amy. For someone that seemed to be near lame status with a bum leg a few episodes ago, she kept up with Maya and they almost took first.

Jim was happy to proclaim they "got the thumb," meaning they have five first place wins which is by no means enough for him to claim the title of "most dominant team in Race history."

In the fields, the surfers get their clue next with the wrestlers finally finding theirs. It's nearly a repeat of what we just saw as both teams sprint to the mat with the other two still on it.

In third we get the surfers, which means that Brooke & Robbie are last and eliminated.

Just kidding...this is another (and please be the last) non-elimination of the season.

Only two legs left for season 25 and at this point, I just don't want Brooke to win. Let's see if they are felled by next week's Speed Bump.

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