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Brooke’s basketball skills may be rusty but Robbie is pulling out all his wrestling theatrics by trying to draw a foul. While they try to score, the surfers have a bit of a setback: Adam has misplaced their clue and can only remember that one of the cross streets for the location is “something Nicholas” or “Nicholas something.” If the other two hadn’t pulled the boneheaded jeepney move, then this could be a damning turn for the newlyweds.

Brooke has shaken off the basketball dust and gone on a tear to finish up the Detour before the others have made it to the clue box.

While Tag Team heads to the market, the trailing teams hit the clue box at long last and opt for "That."

As they travel, Phil explains the That Detour. Both teams have to use a pedal bike with a sidecar to make four laps around a block in less than 17:55. And both teammates on each team must complete two laps. Given Misti's foot injury and Amy's hip trouble this doesn't seem like a "one and done" task for either team. When they arrive, they get the rundown, and Jim and Maya start for their teams. They also quickly see that the bikes are a bit more antiquated than the ones back home, with some questionable steering and even more shoddy brakes.

Cutting back to the market, it's not an understatement to say that the surfers are clueless and wandering aimlessly. The strategy of asking random people where Nicholas street is doesn't quite yield the results they would like. Unbeknownst to them, the wrestlers aren't the clueless one at this juncture, so they pass Adam & Bethany.

At the marked van, it's a Roadblock and Robbie volunteers because it looks like a lot of carrying. The person has to deliver coconut shells and brooms to three different vendors in the market. The physical demands of the task will surely spell doom for Candy Crush, which is what I've feared for a couple legs.

Robbie scoops up a random number of items and goes searching for the "posted list" for deliveries. Shhh...the list is posted on the jeepney, and Robbie is just figuratively clueless now.

Biking through the streets of Manila, Jim has given them a bit of a lead but as Misti points out, they are racing the clock and not the girls. They switch and just how difficult pedaling will be for Misti becomes clear. Amy takes the pedals for her team and they pass the dentists. To her credit, Misti accurately explains that Amy is not hauling a 250 pound baby in her buggy. That is a fair explanation and not just making excuses, in my opinion. Two laps are done when Amy decides to just keep the momentum going and knock out the next lap, but the dentists switch.

As they race, a corner gets the better of Amy and she is unable to steer through the curve. CRASH!! Into the side of a parked van she goes. It looked and sounded much worse that it was.

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