It's Okay, Run Them Over! is the penultimate episode of The Amazing Race 5.
Synopsis[]
The competition heats up as four teams remain in the battle to make it to the finish line.
One team gets lost right out of the Pit Stop and starts fighting with each other. Meanwhile, several racers have to face their fear of heights when a Roadblock forces them to walk across a narrow girder on a suspension bridge high above the waters of the Auckland Harbor in New Zealand. Finally, after 10 legs of the race, one team decides to use the Yield and the team it affects is stunned and furious.[2][3]
Story[]
Route Markers[]
The order of departure from Matapara Farms are as follows:
- Colin & Christie (4:56 am)
- Linda & Karen (6:23 am)
- Brandon & Nicole (6:46 am)
- Chip & Kim (7:02 am)
Teams must drive to Auckland and find the Westhaven Marina, where they must find a yacht named Hydroflow and use the marked handles to lower their next clue.
"The person who performs this task should have strong arms, strong legs, and no fear of heights."
The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must take a boat to the Auckland Harbour Bridge and climb a 75-foot ladder to the girders beneath the roadway. From there, they would walk along the girders until they reached the clue on the other side. They would then lowered to a waiting boat below.
The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
Teams must fly to Metro Manila, Philippines, then travel to Imus, Cavite, and find Malagueña Motors to search for their next clue.
At Malagueña Motors, teams have the option to Yield a team. Chip & Kim used the Yield on Colin & Christie.
Teams must completely decorate a jeepney with provided items. Once it is decorated properly, teams will receive their next clue.
Teams will be driven on their jeepney to the field behind the giant duck statue in Victoria, Laguna, where they will find their next clue.
Choice A: Plow
Teams must choose a marked field and use a carabao-drawn plow to till the soil until the plow caught on a buried rope attached to a hidden clue.
All teams chose this task.
Choice B: Fowl
Teams must herd 1,000 ducks from one pen to another 50 yards away to receive their next clue.
Teams must make their way to the Coconut Palace in Manila to check in.
For coming in first place, Chip & Kim won a vacation to Hawaii provided by American Airlines.
Leaderboard[]
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
Chip & Kim
Married Parents |
Linda & Karen
Bowling Moms |
Brandon & Nicole
Dating Models |
Colin & Christie
Dating |
Trivia[]
- This is the first time The Amazing Race visits the country of the Philippines.
- This episode marks the first time that the Yield is used.
- This episode marks the first time that Leg 11 of The Amazing Race was a Non-Elimination Leg.
- The Pit Stop greeter was Luli Arroyo, who is the daughter of the then-Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
- The Plow Detour would later return as a Switchback on "Smells Like Dirty Tube Socks".
- The episode title is said by Christie Lee Woods while telling her & Colin Guinn's jeepney driver to drive really fast and pass all 3 other teams after they got Yielded by Chip & Kim. [4]
Reception[]
- Al Rios at TARflies (09/18/2004): "Yippeeeee . . . Yahoooo . . . and . . . Yields Away"
References[]
- ↑ http://www.spottedratings.com/2011/12/spotvault-amazing-race-cbs-summer-2004.html
- ↑ http://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=7671
- ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20040908cbs03/
- ↑ https://www.ign.com/boards/threads/interesting-tv-guide-interview-with-colin-and-christie-looks-like-they-got-a-terrible-edit.68684749/
The Amazing Race 5 Episodes |
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"Clearly, I'm More Intelligent than You" · "It Turned Ugly Just Now" · "I Got Electrocuted" · "Who Says Pageant Girls Don't Eat?" · "Are You Good at Puzzles?" · "Why Can't We Get a Camel?" · "Are You Sure This Is Safe?" · "I'm Going to Jail" · "If You're Gonna Whine, Just Shut Up!" · "If They're Screwing the Helmet to My Head, It Can't Be Good" · "It's Okay, Run Them Over!" · "You've Just Made Me a Millionaire" |