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

Story

• 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 drive themselves to Buenos Aires and take a domestic flight to San Carlos de Bariloche. Upon arrival, teams will have to find the mayor, who will give them their next clue.

Teams must find the Del Turista Chocolate Factory to search for their next clue.

At the chocolate factory, teams would have the option to Yield a team. None of the teams opted to use the Yield, and was left unaired.

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock will search through 11,000 chocolates (by biting into them) until they located one with a white center. Of these 11,000 chocolates, 20 of them had a white center. When 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, where they can find their next clue.

Choice A: Smooth Sailing
Each team member would have to paraglide in tandem with an instructor off the edge of the hill. They would sail 5000 ft through the air back down to the bottom of the mountain, where they would receive their next clue.

All of the teams chose this task.

Choice B: Rough Riding
Teams would choose a mountain bike, and travel a six-mile 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

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

Trivia

• This episode's title was said by Charla, who touched an electric fence when exiting La Porteña.

Reception

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