It's Not Easy Beating Green

It's Not Easy Beating Green
Episode Information
Version:	United States
Season:	The Amazing Race 27
Episode Number:	11/12 (317)
First Broadcast:	December 4, 2015
Episode Chronology
Previous:	"Bring the Fun, Baby!"
Next:	"We Got a Chance, Baby!"
Subpages

It's Not Easy Beating Green is the penultimate episode of The Amazing Race 27.

Story

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Route Markers

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

The order of departure from Shri Ramchandra Farm House are as follows:

1. Justin & Diana (7:40 am)
2. Kelsey & Joey (7:47 am)
3. Tiffany & Krista (8:50 am)
4. Logan & Chris (8:54 am)

Teams must fly to Hong Kong, China. Upon arrival, teams must search for one of four waiting Rolls-Royce limousines outside Hong Kong International Airport that would transport them to The Peninsula Hong Kong, where they would find their next clue.

Choice A: Sam's
Teams must make their way to Sam's Tailor to pick up measurements for a suit jacket, then head to Sam's Workshop, where they must properly cut out six template pieces of a matching design. They must deliver the finished pieces back to Sam's Tailor in exchange their next clue.

Kelsey & Joey, Logan & Chris, and Tiffany & Krista chose this task.

Choice B: Cells
Teams must make their way to a marked store on Apliu Street and search through boxes of used cell phones to find one that turns on. Upon dialing the number displayed on the phone, a message would instruct them to travel to Kong Wah Telecom (HK) Limited on Kweilin Street, where they would exchange the phone for their next clue.

Only Justin & Diana chose this task.

Teams must take a taxi to Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal and purchase Premier Grand Class tickets for a ferry to Macau. Once in Macau, teams must make their way to the City of Dreams Dancing Water Theatre and find an actor dressed as Iago, who would give teams their next clue.

"Who wants to rise to the occasion?"

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must change into costume and makeup, then take part in a performance of The House of Dancing Water. After diving over 30 feet from the central mast-shaped platform into the surrounding pool, they must search under the water for a golden fish, then swim across the pool to deliver it to a fisherman on a raft in exchange for their next clue. If they fail to complete the task before the music stops, they must wait 20 minutes for the next performance and try again.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

• Justin & Diana
• Kelsey & Joey
• Logan & Chris
• Tiffany & Krista

Teams must make their way to Centro Náutico da Praia Grande at Nam Van Lake to check in.
For coming in first place, Logan & Chris won a trip for two to Cusco, Peru, 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

Logan & Chris  1st place  Logan & Chris Dating Paparazzi

Kelsey & Joey  2nd place  Kelsey & Joey Dating News Anchors

Justin & Diana  3rd place  Justin & Diana Engaged

Tiffany & Krista  4th place  Tiffany & Krista Former Cheerleaders

Trivia

• This episode marks the first time that a team is eliminated in Macau.
• This is the first time since the first episode that Justin & Diana placed lower than 2nd.
• The episode title is said by Krista DeBono.

Reception

• Lauren DuBois at Enstarz.com (12/10/2015): "Show Not 'Fixed' For Justin/Diana Win, 'They Didn't Get Any Breaks"