Our Alliance Strikes Again is the sixth episode of The Amazing Race 36.
Story[]
Teams compete in double the roadblocks and double the detours on a megaleg in Argentina.
Route Markers[]
Teams were transported to Córdoba, Argentina, and began the next leg at La Cañada.
The order of departure from La Cañada are as follows:
- Ricky & Cesar (8:15 am)
- Juan & Shane (8:15 am)
- Amber & Vinny (8:30 am)
- Angie & Danny (8:30 am)
- Rod & Leticia (8:30 am)
- Yvonne & Melissa (8:45 am)
- Sunny & Bizzy (8:45 am)
- Derek & Shelisa (8:45 am)
Teams must drive themselves to Plaza del Bicentenario, where they would find their next clue.
Choice A: Bicicleta
Teams must make their way to Plaza Ex.Vélez Sársfield, where one team member must ride a Reciu stationary bicycle to grind recyclable plastic bottles, while their teammate fed bottles into the grinder. Once teams have filled their container up to the marked line, they would receive their next clue.
Amber & Vinny, Angie & Danny, Derek & Shelisa, Rod & Leticia, and Sunny & Bizzy chose this task.
Choice B: Boleadora
Teams must make their way to Sarmiento Park, where they must each ride a wooden mount while throwing a bola at a moving wooden target shaped like a cow. Once they have each landed a bola on the target within a combined total of 10 attempts, the range master would give them their next clue.
Teams must drive themselves to Circuito Lobo Race, where they would find their next clue.
"Who's got a good sense of direction?"
The team member assigned to this Roadblock must ride in a rally car with a professional driver who would drive them around a 1.5-mile gravel circuit. They must then solve a nine-piece puzzle recreating the circuit layout within three minutes to receive their next clue. If they fail to solve the puzzle within the allotted time, they would have to ride the rally car again before being allowed to make another attempt.
The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
Teams must drive themselves to Estadio Francisco Cabasés, where they would find their next clue.
"Who wants to score?"
The team member assigned to this Roadblock must wear a bumperz bubble and join a bubble soccer team. If they can score a goal against the opposing team within 90 seconds, they would receive their next clue.
The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
Teams must make their way to Mirador del Coniferal, where they would find their next clue.
Choice A: Who Did It?
Teams must use provided forensics tools to extract a fingerprint from a plate. They must then compare it with a database of fingerprints to find which individual was the culprit. Once they correctly identified the culprit, they would receive their next clue.
None of the teams chose this task.
Choice B: What's Your Beef?
Teams must make their way to Frigorífico "Gral Paz", where a butcher would show them 14 different cuts of meat in Spanish. They must then make their way on foot to Patio de los Naranjos, where they must correctly place each cut of beef on a diagram of a cow to receive their next clue. Only three workstations are available at a time.
Amber & Vinny, Angie & Danny, Juan & Shane, Ricky & Cesar, Rod & Leticia, Sunny & Bizzy, and Yvonne & Melissa chose this task.
Derek & Shelisa fell too far behind the other teams and did not perform the Detour. Teams must make their way to Plaza de San Martín to check in.
For coming in first place, Juan & Shane won $5,000 each.
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
1st Half[]
Due to Leg 6 being a megaleg and part of this episode covering its first half, these placements reflect the order teams finished the first Roadblock, the leg's halfway point.
Juan & Shane
Military Pilots |
Ricky & Cesar
Boyfriends |
Amber & Vinny
Dating Nurses |
Angie & Danny
Mother/Son |
Rod & Leticia
Married |
Yvonne & Melissa
Girlfriends |
Sunny & Bizzy
Firefighter Moms |
Derek & Shelisa
Grandparents |
2nd Half[]
Juan & Shane
Military Pilots |
Ricky & Cesar
Boyfriends |
Rod & Leticia
Married |
Amber & Vinny
Dating Nurses |
Angie & Danny
Mother/Son |
Yvonne & Melissa
Girlfriends |
Sunny & Bizzy
Firefighter Moms |
Derek & Shelisa
Grandparents |
Trivia[]
- This is the first time a Megaleg has been aired as a single episode.
- This episode was originally intended to be aired as two separate 60-minute episodes, but was edited into one single episode episode following the decision to re-edit this season's episodes to 90 minutes due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
- This is the second time in the US version that a double-length leg has been aired as a single episode following "25 Days, 50 Cities, and More Than 600 Consecutive Hours Together as a Family" in The Amazing Race: Family Edition, which featured a Superleg.
- This is the only leg of the season in which a team other than Ricky & Cesar or Rod & Leticia arrived in first place.
- The episode title is said by Vinny Cagungun.
Reception[]
- Mack Rawden at CinemaBlend (04/21/2024): "The Amazing Race Still Hasn’t Fixed One Of Its Biggest Problems, Despite Producers Saying They Would"
References[]
| The Amazing Race 36 Episodes |
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"You Can't Drive While You're Crying" · "Trust But Verify" · "It's Not Over Til Phil Sings" · "Those Who Wander Are Not Lost" · "Save the Stress for Later" · "Our Alliance Strikes Again" · "Walk and Chew Gum Baby" · "That's What Being Strong Will Do" · "My Precious Cacao" · "The Longest Minute of Your Life" |