I Got Electrocuted

I Got Electrocuted
Episode Information
Version:	United States
Season:	The Amazing Race 5
Episode Number:	3/12 (051)
First Broadcast:	July 20, 2004
Viewership (in millions):	11.10
Ratings/Share (18-49):	4.6/13
Episode Chronology
Previous:	"It Turned Ugly Just Now"
Next:	"Who Says Pageant Girls Don't Eat?"
Subpages

I Got Electrocuted is the third episode of The Amazing Race 5.

Route Markers

• Pit Start
• Route Info 1
• Route Info 2
• Yield (Unaired)
• Roadblock
• Route Info 3
• Detour
• Route Info 4 and Pit Stop

The order of departure from La Porteña are as follows:

1. Brandon & Nicole (11:50 pm)
2. Charla & Mirna (11:51 pm)
3. Jim & Marsha (12:21 am)
4. Linda & Karen (12:28 am)
5. Bob & Joyce (12:31 am)
6. Colin & Christie (12:32 am)
7. Marshall & Lance (12:41 am)
8. Chip & Kim (1:08 am)
9. Kami & Karli (1:13 am)

Teams must drive themselves to Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires and fly to San Carlos de Bariloche. Upon arrival, teams must make their way to the civic center and find the mayor, who will give them their next clue.

Teams must make their way to the Del Turista Chocolate Factory to find their next clue.

At the Del Turista Chocolate Factory, teams would have the option to Yield a team. None of the teams opted to use the Yield, and was left unaired.

"Who's got the sweet tooth?"

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must search through 11,000 chocolates by biting into them until they located one with a white center. Of these 11,000 chocolates, only 20 of them had a white center. When the chocolate with the white center is found, they would get their next clue from a factory worker.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

• Bob & Joyce
• Brandon & Nicole
• Charla & Mirna
• Chip & Kim
• Colin & Christie
• Jim & Marsha
• Kami & Karli
• Linda & Karen
• Marshall & Lance

Teams must drive themselves to Villa Catedral and take a gondola up to Cerro Catedral, where they will find their next clue.

Choice A: Smooth Sailing
Each team member must paraglide in tandem with an instructor off the edge of Cerro Catedral. They would sail 5,000 ft through the air back down to the bottom of the mountain, where they would find their next clue.

All teams chose this task.

Choice B: Rough Riding
Teams would choose a mountain bike, and travel a six-mile course through a rugged trail to the bottom of the mountain. There, they would find their next clue.

None of the teams chose this task.

Teams must drive themselves to Bahia Lopez to check in.

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 Yield • < Recipient of the Yield

1st place  Colin & Christie Dating	2nd place  Charla & Mirna Cousins	3rd place  Brandon & Nicole Dating Models	4th place  Bob & Joyce Internet Dating Couple	5th place  Kami & Karli Twins
6th place  Linda & Karen Bowling Moms	7th place  Chip & Kim Married Parents	8th place  Marshall & Lance Brothers	9th Place  Jim & Marsha Military Dad and Daughter

Trivia

• The episode title is said by Charla Baklayan Faddoul, who accidentally touched an electric fence.

Reception

• Stephen Kiehl at The Baltimore Sun (07/27/2004): "Team runs afoul of viewers"