Don't Lay Down on Me Now!

Don't Lay Down on Me Now! is the third episode of The Amazing Race 19.

Story[]

Route Markers[]

The order of departure from Kraton Palace are as follows:

Andy & Tommy (7:38 am)
Laurence & Zac (7:57 am)
Kaylani & Lisa (8:02 am)
Ernie & Cindy (8:14 am)
Liz & Marie (8:18 am)
Jeremy & Sandy (8:21 am)
Bill & Cathi (8:22 am)
Justin & Jennifer (8:31 am)
Amani & Marcus (8:32 am)

Teams must join a series of reenactors of the Dutch colonial-era Bicycle Guard and ride omafiets from Kraton Palace to Fort Vredeburg in order to receive their next clue.

Teams must take a taxi to Lesehan Restaurant in Salakmalang Village, where they would find their next clue.

Choice A: Rice Field
Teams must carry lunch to rice paddy workers. While the workers eat their lunch, teams must plant 300 rice seedlings. If the workers are satisfied with the team's work, they will receive their next clue.

Amani & Marcus, Kaylani & Lisa, and Liz & Marie chose this task.

Choice B: Grass Fed
Teams must fill two bags with freshly cut grass, then pick up two sheep from a shed. After delivering the grass and sheep to a farm, they must then retrieve six buckets of water from a well to fill a trough for the sheep, using only two buckets. Once they have completed the chores, the farm manager will give them their next clue.

Andy & Tommy, Bill & Cathi, Ernie & Cindy, Jeremy & Sandy, Justin & Jennifer, and Laurence & Zac chose this task.

Teams must take a taxi to Borobudur and climb to the top of the temple, where they would receive their next clue.

"Who's prepared to follow the path to Buddha?"

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must walk around the top tier of Borobudur in a clockwise direction, counting the statues of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, while also paying attention to the mudra depicted on each statue. They must provide the correct number of Buddha statues by mudra (17 Amitābhas with the dhyana mudra, 17 Amoghasiddhis with the abhaya mudra, 17 Akshobhyas with the bhumisparsa mudra, and 18 Ratnasambhavas with the vara mudra) by demonstrating each mudra to the judge, in order to receive their next clue.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

Teams must search the grounds of Borobudur to check in.
For coming in first place, Andy & Tommy won a trip for two to Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai, provided by Travelocity.

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 • ϵ Used the Express Pass• ⊂ User of the first Double U-Turn slot • ⊃ Recipient of the first Double U-Turn slot • ⋐ User of the second Double U-Turn slot • ⋑ Recipient of the second Double U-Turn slot• H Was penalized with a Hazard

1st place Andy & Tommy Pro Snowboarders	2nd place Laurence & Zac Father/Son Adventurers	3rd place Jeremy & Sandy Dating	4th place Justin & Jennifer Siblings	5th place Ernie & Cindy Engaged
6th place Amani & Marcus Married	7th place Bill & Cathi Grandparents	8th place Liz & Marie Twins	9th place Kaylani & Lisa Former Vegas Showgirls

Trivia[]

The episode title is said by Marcus Pollard.
With Kaylani & Lisa's elimination, Liz & Marie are the last all-female team remaining.

References[]

The Amazing Race 19 Episodes
"Kindness of Strangers" · "The Sprint of Our Life" · "Don't Lay Down on Me Now!" · "This Is Gonna Be a Fine Mess" · "I Feel Like I'm in the Circus" · "We Love Your Country Already; It Is Very Spacious" · "Move Goat" · "Super Shady" · "It's Speedo Time" · "Release the Brake!" · "We Are Charlie Chaplin" · "Go Out and Get It Done"