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{{episode
==Race==
 
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| image = [[File:TAR6Jonathan.jpg|250px]]
===Pit Stop Departures===
 
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| version = [[The Amazing Race (US)|United States]]
#Kris and Jon 12:52 A.M
 
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| season = {{S|6}}
#Jonathan and Victoria 2:18 A.M
 
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| episodenumber = 5/13 (065)
#Lori and Bolo 2:19 A.M
 
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| firstbroadcast = December 14, 2004
#Hayden and Aaron 2:20 A.M
 
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| viewership = 10.70<ref>http://www.spottedratings.com/2011/12/spotvault-amazing-race-cbs-fall-2004.html</ref>
#Freddy and Kendra 2:21 A.M
 
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| share = 4.1/10
#Adam and Rebecca 2:22 A.M
 
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| cbs =
#Gus and Hera 2:45 A.M
 
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| previous = {{Ep|0604}}
#Don and Mary Jean 4:28 A.M
 
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| next = {{Ep|0606}}
===Ferry #1===
 
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}}
All Teams
 
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'''Quit Following Us''' is the fifth episode of {{S|6}}.
===Plane #1===
 
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==Synopsis==
All teams
 
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Teams make an emotional trek from a small island off the coast of Africa to Berlin, Germany.
===Trains===
 
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====Train #1====
 
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Teams leave the Pit Stop in darkness and make their way to a small island, just off the coast of Senegal, where they take part in an emotional ceremony honoring the many slaves that were taken into captivity. After the ceremony, the teams make their way to Berlin. At the Dakar airport, sparks fly between two teams after one team honors an alliance by buying airline tickets for them before they arrive at the airport. And two teams face off in a footrace to the Pit Stop.<ref>https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=8542</ref>
*Adam and Rebecca
 
 
==Story==
*Freddy and Kendra
 
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==Route Markers==
*Jonathan and Victoria
 
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<tabber>
====Train #2====
 
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|-|Pit Start = The order of departure from {{wp|Gorée Island}} are as follows:
*Gus and Hera
 
*Kris and Jon
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# [[Kris & Jon]] (12:52 am)
 
# [[Jonathan & Victoria]] (2:15 am)
*Hayden and Aaron
 
 
# [[Lori & Bolo]] (2:19 am)
====Train #3====
 
 
# [[Hayden & Aaron]] (2:20 am)
*Lori and Bolo
 
 
# [[Freddy & Kendra]] (2:21 am)
====Train #4====
 
 
# [[Adam & Rebecca]] (2:22 am)
*Don and Mary Jean
 
 
# [[Gus & Hera]] (2:45 am)
===Berlin Wall===
 
 
# [[Don & Mary Jean]] (4:28 am)
#Jonathan and Victoria
 
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|-|Route Info 1 = Teams must make their way to the {{wp|Slave House}} to find their next clue outside of it.
#Kris and Jon
 
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|-|Route Info 2 = At the Slave House, teams must enter through the doorways and place a single rose as tribute for the people who were sold into slavery. Once they've done so, they will receive their next clue.
#Hayden and Aaron
 
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|-|Route Info 3 = Teams must return to mainland {{wp|Dakar}} and fly to {{wp|Berlin}}, {{wp|Germany}}. Upon arrival, teams must find the section of the Berlin Wall that is still standing, where they will find their next clue.
#Gus and Hera
 
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|-|Route Info 4 = Teams must make their way to the {{wp|Broken Chain Sculpture}} to find their next clue.
#Freddy and Kendra
 
 
|-|Detour =
#Adam and Rebecca
 
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'''Choice A:''' ''Beers''<br />Teams must travel to the Brauhaus Spandau bar. Once there, each team member had to search the tables at the crowded bar for five coasters bearing his or her face and name. They then had to trade two full steins of beer to the patron in exchange for each coaster. Once both team members collected all five of each coaster, they would receive their next clue.
#Lori and Bolo
 
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#Don and Mary Jean
 
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[[Freddy & Kendra]], [[Gus & Hera]], [[Hayden & Aaron]], [[Kris & Jon]] chose this task.
===Detour===
 
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====Order of Arrival====
 
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'''Choice B:''' ''Brats''<br />Teams must travel to the {{wp|Zitadelle}}. Once there, they had to use a hand-operated sausage maker to create one rope of five 7-inch {{wp|bratwursts}} in order to receive their next clue.
#Jonathan and Victoria
 
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#Kris and Jon
 
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[[Adam & Rebecca]], [[Don & Mary Jean]], [[Jonathan & Victoria]], and [[Lori & Bolo]] chose this task.
#Gus and Hera
 
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|-|Route Info 5 = Teams must make their way to {{wp|Teufelsberg}}, where they will find their next clue at the base of the mountain.
#Hayden and Aaron
 
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|-|Roadblock = The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock would have to climb at the top of Teufelsberg and complete a soap box derby course in 37 seconds or less to receive their next clue.
#Lori and Bolo
 
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#Adam and Rebecca
 
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The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
#Freddy and Kendra
 
 
*[[Adam & Rebecca|Adam & <u>Rebecca</u>]]
#Don and Mary Jean
 
 
*[[Don & Mary Jean|Don & <u>Mary Jean</u>]]
====Order of Completion====
 
 
*[[Freddy & Kendra|<u>Freddy</u> & Kendra]]
#Jonathan and Victoria (Brats)
 
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*[[Gus & Hera|Gus & <u>Hera</u>]]
#Hayden and Aaron (Beer)
 
 
*[[Hayden & Aaron|<u>Hayden</u> & Aaron]]
#Freddy and Kendra (Beer)
 
 
*[[Jonathan & Victoria|<u>Jonathan</u> & Victoria]]
#Kris and Jon (Beer)
 
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*[[Kris & Jon|Kris & <u>Jon</u>]]
#Gus and Hera (Beer)
 
#Lori and Bolo (Brats)
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*[[Lori & Bolo|<u>Lori</u> & Bolo]]
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|-|Route Info 6 and Pit Stop = Teams must drive themselves to the {{wp|Brandenburg Gate}} to check in.
#Adam and Rebecca (Brats)
 
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#Don and Mary Jean (Brats)
 
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For coming in first, [[Freddy & Kendra]] won a vacation to exotic {{Wp|Mexico}}, courtesy of {{wp|American Airlines}}.
===Roadblock===
 
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</tabber>
====Order of Arrival====
 
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==Leaderboard==
#Jonathan and Victoria (Jonathan)
 
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{{EpisodeLegend|yields}}
#Freddy and Kendra (Freddy)
 
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{| align="center" style="font-size:10px; line-height:18px;"
#Hayden and Aaron (Hayden)
 
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| {{Placement|S6 FreddyKendra.jpg|Freddy & Kendra|Freddy & Kendra|first|1st place|Engaged Models}}
#Gus and Hera (Hera)
 
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| {{Placement|S6 JonathanVictoria.jpg|Jonathan & Victoria|Jonathan & Victoria|racing|2nd place|Married Entrepreneurs}}
#Kris and Jon (Jon)
 
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| {{Placement|S6 HaydenAaron.jpg|Hayden & Aaron|Hayden & Aaron|racing|3rd place|Dating Actors}}
#Adam and Rebecca (Rebecca)
 
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| {{Placement|S6 KrisJon.jpg|Kris & Jon|Kris & Jon|racing|4th place|Dating Long-Distance}}
#Lori and Bolo (Lori)
 
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| {{Placement|S6 GusHera.jpg|Gus & Hera|Gus & Hera|racing|5th place|Father/Daughter}}
#Don and Mary Jean (Mary Jean)
 
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|-
====Order of Completion====
 
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| {{Placement|S6 AdamRebecca.jpg|Adam & Rebecca|Adam & Rebecca|racing|6th place|Formerly Dating}}
#Jonathan and Victoria (Jonathan)
 
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| {{Placement|S6 LoriBolo.jpg|Lori & Bolo|Lori & Bolo|racing|7th place|Married Pro Wrestlers}}
#Freddy and Kendra (Freddy)
 
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| {{Placement|S6 DonMaryJean.jpg|Don & Mary Jean|Don & Mary Jean|elim|8th place|Grandparents}}
#Hayden and Aaron (Hayden)
 
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|}
#Kris and Jon (Jon)
 
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==Trivia==
#Gus and Hera (Hera)
 
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*This episode's title was said by Jonathan.
#Adam and Rebecca (Rebecca)
 
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==Reception==
#Lori and Bolo (Lori)
 
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* [http://yin.typepad.com/the_yin_blog/2004/12/cbs_the_amazing.html Tuan Yin] at ''The Yin Blog'' (12/15/2004): "ugly Americans vs. abusive Americans"
#Don and Mary Jean (Mary Jean)
 
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050311033114/http://realityreel.com/unscripted_reality_television_episode_summaries_modload-News-article-974.htm Arianne Udell] at ''Reality Reel'' (12/17/2004): "We'll Be The Judge Of That - Episode Five"
===Pit Stop===
 
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* [http://www.today.com/popculture/race-contestant-has-somebody-shove-wbna6743532 Andy Dehnart] at ''MSNBC.com'' (12/22/2004): "''Race'' contestant has somebody to shove"
#Freddy & Kendra
 
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* [http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?_f=detail&id=449 Al Rios] at ''TARflies'' (01/11/2005): "Clown Al's ''TAR6'' Commentary"
#Jonathan & Victoria
 
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==References==
#Hayden & Aaron
 
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{{Reflist}}
#Kris & Jon
 
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{{USS6eps}}
#Gus & Hera
 
#Adam & Rebecca
 
#Lori & Bolo
 
#Don & Mary Jean (Eliminated)
 
==Memorable Moments==
 
*Jonathan & Victoria lost a first place finish when Jonathan ditched his backpack but Victoria picked it up fearing it would be stolen, sending Jonathan into a rage by shoving her.
 
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Revision as of 11:31, 16 April 2019

Quit Following Us is the fifth episode of The Amazing Race 6.

Synopsis

Teams make an emotional trek from a small island off the coast of Africa to Berlin, Germany.

Teams leave the Pit Stop in darkness and make their way to a small island, just off the coast of Senegal, where they take part in an emotional ceremony honoring the many slaves that were taken into captivity. After the ceremony, the teams make their way to Berlin. At the Dakar airport, sparks fly between two teams after one team honors an alliance by buying airline tickets for them before they arrive at the airport. And two teams face off in a footrace to the Pit Stop.[2]

Story

Route Markers

The order of departure from Gorée Island are as follows:

  1. Kris & Jon (12:52 am)
  2. Jonathan & Victoria (2:15 am)
  3. Lori & Bolo (2:19 am)
  4. Hayden & Aaron (2:20 am)
  5. Freddy & Kendra (2:21 am)
  6. Adam & Rebecca (2:22 am)
  7. Gus & Hera (2:45 am)
  8. Don & Mary Jean (4:28 am)

Teams must make their way to the Slave House to find their next clue outside of it.

At the Slave House, teams must enter through the doorways and place a single rose as tribute for the people who were sold into slavery. Once they've done so, they will receive their next clue.

Teams must return to mainland Dakar and fly to Berlin, Germany. Upon arrival, teams must find the section of the Berlin Wall that is still standing, where they will find their next clue.

Teams must make their way to the Broken Chain Sculpture to find their next clue.

Choice A: Beers
Teams must travel to the Brauhaus Spandau bar. Once there, each team member had to search the tables at the crowded bar for five coasters bearing his or her face and name. They then had to trade two full steins of beer to the patron in exchange for each coaster. Once both team members collected all five of each coaster, they would receive their next clue.

Freddy & Kendra, Gus & Hera, Hayden & Aaron, Kris & Jon chose this task.

Choice B: Brats
Teams must travel to the Zitadelle. Once there, they had to use a hand-operated sausage maker to create one rope of five 7-inch bratwursts in order to receive their next clue.

Adam & Rebecca, Don & Mary Jean, Jonathan & Victoria, and Lori & Bolo chose this task.

Teams must make their way to Teufelsberg, where they will find their next clue at the base of the mountain.

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock would have to climb at the top of Teufelsberg and complete a soap box derby course in 37 seconds or less to receive their next clue.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

Teams must drive themselves to the Brandenburg Gate to check in. For coming in first, Freddy & Kendra won a vacation to exotic Mexico, courtesy of American Airlines.

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 Yield< Recipient of the Yield
Freddy & Kendra
 1st place 
Freddy & Kendra
Engaged Models
Jonathan & Victoria
 2nd place 
Jonathan & Victoria
Married Entrepreneurs
Hayden & Aaron
 3rd place 
Hayden & Aaron
Dating Actors
Kris & Jon
 4th place 
Kris & Jon
Dating Long-Distance
Gus & Hera
 5th place 
Gus & Hera
Father/Daughter
Adam & Rebecca
 6th place 
Adam & Rebecca
Formerly Dating
Lori & Bolo
 7th place 
Lori & Bolo
Married Pro Wrestlers
Don & Mary Jean
 8th place 
Don & Mary Jean
Grandparents

Trivia

  • This episode's title was said by Jonathan.

Reception

  • Tuan Yin at The Yin Blog (12/15/2004): "ugly Americans vs. abusive Americans"
  • Arianne Udell at Reality Reel (12/17/2004): "We'll Be The Judge Of That - Episode Five"
  • Andy Dehnart at MSNBC.com (12/22/2004): "Race contestant has somebody to shove"
  • Al Rios at TARflies (01/11/2005): "Clown Al's TAR6 Commentary"

References

The Amazing Race 6 Episodes

"The Game's Afoot" · "I'm Not His Wife, He Doesn't Need to Scream at Me" · "Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science" · "What If It Isn't Sanitary" · "Quit Following Us" · "They Should Probably Have Some Counseling" · "Phil Is a Choo-Choo Charlie" · "One of You, I'm Gonna Break in Half" · "Tell My Mom I Love Her" · "Are There Instructions on Donkey Handling?" · "It Always Comes Down to Details" · "You Deal with This Before I Hyperventilate" · "4 Continents, 24 Cities, 40,000 Miles"