It's a Really Tough Way to End

It's a Really Tough Way to End
Episode Information
Version:	Asia
Season:	The Amazing Race Asia 2
Episode Number:	4/13 (017)
First Broadcast:	December 13, 2007
Episode Chronology
Previous:	"I Don't Think I Wanna Be Rich"
Next:	"Sometimes It's Right in Your Face"
Subpages

It's a Really Tough Way to End is the fourth episode of The Amazing Race Asia 2.

Story

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Route Markers

• Pit Start
• Route Info 1
• Route Info 2
• Route Info 3
• Roadblock
• Detour
• Route Info 4 and Pit Stop

The order of departure from the Forest of Fear are as follows:

1. Marc & Rovilson (6:30 am)
2. Adrian & Collin (7:40 am)
3. Diane & Ann (7:46 am)
4. Natasha & Paula (7:48 am)
5. Terri & Henry (8:25 am)
6. Daichi & Sawaka (8:30 am)
7. Pamela & Vanessa
8. Sophie & Aurelia (2:45 pm)

Pamela & Vanessa's departure time was not shown on-screen.

Teams must drive to Rotorua, Bay of Plenty. On the way, teams must drive through Tirau, Waikato, and find a Caltex gas station. There, teams must fill up their vehicles with fuel and pay for it using a Caltex Star Cash card to receive their next clue.

Teams must make their way to Okere Falls Scenic Reserve and white water sledge in the cold rapids down the Kaituna River to receive their next clue.

Teams must drive to Lake Tikitapu and navigate a 450-horsepower Agrojet Boat around a marked course on the lake receive their next clue.

"Who's the real stick in the mud?"

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must enter the Hell's Gate mud bath and search for a stick, which they could exchange for their next clue. The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

• Adrian & Collin
• Daichi & Sawaka
• Diane & Ann
• Marc & Rovilson
• Natasha & Paula
• Pamela & Vanessa
• Terri & Henry

Sophie & Aurelia fell too far behind the other teams and were eliminated after they arrived at Okere Falls Scenic Reserve.

Choice A: Flax
Teams must weave traditional Māori tipare headbands made out of flax plants to receive their next clue.

Marc & Rovilson, Natasha & Paula, and Terri & Henry chose this task.

Choice B: Sticks
Teams must master the traditional Māori stick game called "titi torea" in which they had to pass sticks to each other in a particular rhythm, without dropping the sticks, to receive their next clue.

Adrian & Collin, Daichi & Sawaka, Diane & Ann, and Pamela & Vanessa chose this task.

Sophie & Aurelia fell too far behind the other teams and were eliminated after they arrived at Okere Falls Scenic Reserve.

Teams must make their way on foot to Pohutu Geyser to check in. For coming in first, Marc & Rovilson won two Sony Handycam SR7s.

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 Fast Forward• > Used the Yield • < Recipient of the Yield

1st place  Marc & Rovilson Best Buddies	2nd place  Adrian & Collin Gym Buddies	3rd place  Natasha & Paula Childhood Friends	4th place  Diane & Ann Dancing Mums	5th place  Daichi & Sawaka Brother/Sister
6th place  Pamela & Vanessa Sisters	7th place  Terri & Henry Married 13 Years	8th place  Sophie & Aurelia Ex-Housemates

Trivia

• The episode title was said by Sophie Teng.