Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science

Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science
Episode Information
Version:	United States
Season:	The Amazing Race 6
Episode Number:	3/13 (063)
First Broadcast:	November 30, 2004
Viewership (in millions):	11.84
Ratings/Share (18-49):	4.8/12
CBS Summary:	Links
Episode Chronology
Previous:	"I'm Not His Wife, He Doesn't Need to Scream at Me"
Next:	"What If It Isn't Sanitary"
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Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science is the third episode of The Amazing Race 6.

Synopsis

Nine teams set out from Voss, Norway and race all the way to Stockholm.

At the world's largest IKEA store, teams face a simple detour, which proves to be a grueling challenge for some teams as they struggle to take inventory of more than 2,000 pots, pans and stuffed animals. Meanwhile, one racer is touched by their teammate's persistence in what seems to be an impossible task.

Route Markers

• Pit Start
• Route Info 1
• Route Info 2
• Route Info 3
• Detour
• Route Info 4
• Yield
• Roadblock
• Route Info 5 and Pit Stop

The order of departure from Nesheimstunet Farm are as follows:

1. Kris & Jon (2:47 am)
2. Jonathan & Victoria (2:53 am)
3. Gus & Hera (2:54 am)
4. Hayden & Aaron (3:06 am)
5. Lori & Bolo (3:07 am)
6. Adam & Rebecca (3:20 am)
7. Freddy & Kendra (3:46 am)
8. Don & Mary Jean (3:54 am)
9. Lena & Kristy (4:05 am)

Don & Mary Jean had arrived in 7th place in Leg 2, but they mistakenly drove the car that belonged to Adam & Rebecca. They were given a 30-minute penalty for the beginning of this leg, causing them to depart in 8th place.

Teams must drive back to Voss. Once in Voss, teams must travel by train to Oslo and bus to the city of Stockholm, Sweden. Once in Stockholm, teams must find the Ice Bar at the Nordic Sea Hotel to find their next clue.

Teams must slide a shot glass across the bar. If either team member landed a glass on a target at the end, they would receive their next clue. If neither team member's glass hit the target, they had to go to the back of the line before trying again.

Teams must make their way to Kungens Kurva and search for their next clue in the world's largest IKEA store.

Choice A: Count It
Teams must count the number of pots, pans, and stuffed animals in three large bins. If they give the correct number (2,304) to the supervisor, they would receive their next clue; otherwise, they would have to count again.

Adam & Rebecca, Freddy & Kendra, and Lena & Kristy chose this task.

Choice B: Build It
Teams must assemble a desk using all of the provided parts. If they make a mistake, they would have to fix it or start the construction over. Once the desk is assembled, the supervisor would give them their next clue.

Don & Mary Jean, Hayden & Aaron, Gus & Hera, Jonathan & Victoria, Kris & Jon, and Lori & Bolo chose this task.

Teams must take a train to the town of Häggvik and ride a tandem bike 2 miles to find their next clue at Bögs Gård Farm.

At Bögs Gård Farm, teams would have the option to Yield a team. None of the teams opted to use the Yield.

"Who's got hay fever?"

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must unroll bales of hay to find their next clue hidden inside one of only 20 out of 270 bales.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

• Adam & Rebecca
• Don & Mary Jean
• Freddy & Kendra
• Gus & Hera
• Hayden & Aaron
• Jonathan & Victoria
• Kris & Jon
• Lena & Kristy
• Lori & Bolo

Over two hours after Don & Mary Jean checked in, Lena was still searching hay bales for her clue. Host Phil Keoghan came to the site of the Roadblock and eliminated her and Kristy.

Teams must ride their tandem bike back to Häggvik station, take a train back to Stockholm, and find the af Chapman to check in. For coming in first, Hayden & Aaron won a seven-night cruise vacation to the Mexican Riviera, courtesy of Royal Caribbean International.

Leaderboard

Legend:
     First Place •      Eliminated •      Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg or continue racing on a No-Rest Leg •      Season winner •      Season 2nd place •      Season 3rd place • ► Used the Fast Forward• > Used the Yield • < Recipient of the Yield

1st place  Hayden & Aaron Dating Actors	2nd place  Kris & Jon Dating Long-Distance	3rd place  Gus & Hera Father/Daughter	4th place  Jonathan & Victoria Married Entrepreneurs	5th place  Adam & Rebecca Formerly Dating
6th place  Freddy & Kendra Engaged Models	7th place  Lori & Bolo Married Pro Wrestlers	8th place  Don & Mary Jean Grandparents	9th place  Lena & Kristy Sisters

Trivia

• This leg marks the first time that The Amazing Race visits the country of Sweden.
• The episode title is said by Don St. Claire while he struggled with the Count It Detour choice.
• With Lena & Kristy's elimination, all-same gender teams have been eliminated.
• This episode's Roadblock would be later featured as a Switchback on "This Is the Worst Thing I've Ever Done in My Life".

Reception

• Aaron Goldschmidt at Reality Reel (12/03/2004): "We'll Be The Judge Of That - Episode Five"