Man, They Should Have Used Their Fake Names is the tenth episode of The Amazing Race 9.
Synopsis
Knowing that the Million Dollar Prize is within their reach, the final four teams turn up the intensity.
Teams fly to Darwin, Australia and must wade through a crocodile-infested pool to receive their next clue. The Racers also perform an intense Roadblock which requires one teammate to perform a tandem skydive with a trained professional. This entire leg is full of foot races which culminate with a three-way sprint to the Pit Stop. Meanwhile, Teams continue to play head games with each other and one duo takes the scheming a step further when they cancel all the cabs waiting for the remaining teams.[2]
Story
Route Markers
The order of departure from the Fremantle Sailing Club are as follows:
- Eric & Jeremy (11:47 pm)
- Joseph & Monica (11:48 pm)
- BJ & Tyler (11:56 pm)
- Ray & Yolanda (12:23 am)
Teams must make their way to the Swan Bells Tower. At the top of the tower, teams will find their next clue.
Teams must fly to Darwin. Upon arrival, teams must drive themselves to Crocodylus Park and wade through crocodile infested waters to retrieve their next clue.
Teams must drive themselves to Batchelor Airstrip to find their next clue.
At Batchelor Airstrip, teams would have the option to Yield a team. BJ & Tyler used the Yield on Joseph & Monica.
"Who's willing to take the fall for their team?"
The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must choose a plane and tandem skydive with an instructor at an altitude of 12,000 feet. Once they have landed, the instructor would give them their next clue.
The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
Teams must drive themselves to Litchfield National Park and search among the Magnetic Termite Mounds to find their next clue.
Choice A: Wet
Teams must drive six miles to a swimming hole called Buley Rockhole. Once there, teams must hike and swim one mile down a river infested with spiders and poisonous plants. At the end of the trek, they would find their next clue.
BJ & Tyler and Eric & Jeremy chose this task.
Choice B: Dry
Teams must drive six miles on-road, then another six miles off-road to a rock formation known as The Lost City. Once there, teams must select a didgeridoo and follow the sound of music in the air to locate a nearby Aboriginal musician with a matching didgeridoo. The musician would then teach each team member to play a note on the didgeridoo. Once both team members have learned how to play the note, they would receive their next clue.
Teams must drive themselves to Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort to check in.
For coming in first, Ray & Yolanda won two one-year leases for Mercedes ML350s.
For coming in last place, BJ & Tyler would have to surrender all of their money and possessions, except for the clothes they are wearing and their passports, and would not receive any money at the start of the next leg.Leaderboard
First Place • Eliminated • Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg • Season winner • Season 2nd place • Season 3rd place • ► Used the Fast Forward• > Used the Yield • < Recipient of the Yield
Ray & Yolanda
Dating |
Eric & Jeremy
Friends |
Joseph & Monica
Dating |
BJ & Tyler
Best Friends |
Trivia
- The episode title is said by Eric Sanchez, after cancelling BJ & Tyler and Ray & Yolanda's taxis.
Reception
- Josh Wolk at EW (05/03/2006): "A real suspenseful ending"
- Jessica Goldman at CBSNews.com (05/04/2006): "Race Tensions Rise Down Under"
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