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They both continue on the course but the girls are able to reclaim the lead as Misti struggles with the pedals. But have no fear. Both teams finish on the first attempt and with several minutes to spare. Time to play catch up at the Roadblock.

Back in market, Adam finally decides to stop and check his backpack more thoroughly for the clue. Voila. It was in there. That's not the kind of mistake I would've predicted from a strong team this late in the game, but the backsliding of Team DDS shows that these teams are getting mentally exhausted. Now that they are back on track, they show up and Adam takes the Roadblock. Unfortunately, he does identical thing as Robbie and overlooks the posted list.

All this wandering does give the trailers the chance to make up ground. Jim is the chosen Roadblocker and soon stumbles upon Adam, who is equally as lost. Robbie, on the other hand, has his light bulb moment and realizes that maybe...just maybe...the list is on the van. He backtracks and gets the first address but ignores the designated quantity. Cue the Amazing Race mistake gong.

Amy & Maya have arrived and Amy takes on the task. She is not pleased with the choice but plows on. It feels like she got this one by default but she at least seems to notice the list. Maybe it will be a wash for the teams.

It's a sort of success for Robbie, as he finds the first vendor but doesn't have the right amount of stuff. Instead of carrying it all back with him to the starting point, he has the good idea to ask another local if he could just store it there. Pretty smart but maybe a bit too trusting.

Jim and Adam have realized the oversight and return to the van. As they get their address, Robbie gets back and discreetly gets the number of supplies. He takes off.

As the other two guys make their way through the challenge, it is clear that the Detour for Jim was more draining than basketball was for Adam. The surfer dude pulls away.

Robbie has successfully delivered his first set and it doesn't appear that anyone will be able to overtake them. I guess the one upside to being lost is that he is likely more familiar with the streets, making it easier to find the next spots.

Jim spies a local man with a hand truck and benefits from his generosity. Loading up a dolly makes the task much less taxing. Amy spots this and then procures her own hand truck. It's too little, too late, because Robbie has finished and has the clue in hand.

Off to the Pitstop they go. The rest of the order doesn't seem to be in danger of changing as they are all making the same progress. But Amy is fading pretty fast, and the assumption is that it's likely due to dehydration. Scary that Maya predicted that earlier in the episode.

For the first time, the wrestlers hit the Pitstop in first and Phil congratulates them. But that's not all. What prize do they get? Record scratch...the leg is NOT over!?!

Phil hands them their clue and a Manila (get it?) envelope to be opened when instructed. But they find out they are heading to LA. Away they go.

At the market, Adam & Bethany finish next and head to Phil with the dentists not too far behind. Amy doesn't quit but they are securely in last.

The "dramatic" cab rides paint a nail biter of a finish but it plays out as expected. The surfers get their second and the dentists round out the final three.

By now, Amy's dehydration is abundantly clear and as they stroll up to Phil in last, he summons over the medical team before even talking Race business. I love that his priority is her health and not just the show. After an unspecified time being attended to medically, Amy is given a thumbs up to proceed with the Pitstop.

Phil does tell them that they are the last team but then gives the reprieve that the leg is still going. The girls are beside themselves with excitement but Phil does inform them that one team will be eliminated at some point in the next leg.

So we now have a non-elimination that's not really a non-elimination.

Heading into the last episode, I stand by my prediction that the surfers are the favorite to win with the dentists in second. I do think that the wrestlers could pull a boneheaded move and be the ones eliminated during the last leg. In this episode, it's important to note that Brooke & Robbie did the same thing the cowboys Jet & Cord did by going from non-eliminated team to beating their Speed Bump to getting first place. But let's not forget that the cowboys also never won the Race in three tries.

Let's get it started.

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