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[]
The order of departure from the Forest of Fear are as follows:
- Marc & Rovilson (6:30 am)
- Adrian & Collin (7:40 am)
- Diane & Ann (7:46 am)
- Natasha & Paula (7:48 am)
- Terri & Henry (8:25 am)
- Daichi & Sawaka (8:30 am)
- Pamela & Vanessa
- Sophie & Aurelia (2:45 pm)
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
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[]
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
Marc & Rovilson
Best Buddies |
Adrian & Collin
Gym Buddies |
Natasha & Paula
Childhood Friends |
Diane & Ann
Dancing Mums |
Daichi & Sawaka
Brother/Sister |
Pamela & Vanessa
Sisters |
Terri & Henry
Married 13 Years |
Sophie & Aurelia
Ex-Housemates |
Trivia[]
- The episode title was said by Sophie Teng.
- The episode contained multiple locations and similar tasks from the New Zealand legs in the original American season:
- The New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute, the location of both sides of the Detour, was the first location in the eleventh leg on The Amazing Race 2.
- The Okere Falls, the location of this leg's Route Info Task, was previously the site of Clean Detour in the tenth leg on The Amazing Race 5.
- The Hell's Gate, the location of this leg's Roadblock, was previously the site of Dirty Detour also in the tenth leg of The Amazing Race 5.
- With Sophie & Aurelia's elimination, all Hong Kong teams have been eliminated.
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