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The Princess Reminded Me of My Grandmother. She Was Very Old but Still Very, Very with It is the eighth episode of The Amazing Race 4.

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The order of departure from the Finishing Point are as follows:

  1. David & Jeff (4:02 am)
  2. Jon & Al (4:06 am)
  3. Kelly & Jon (4:14 am)
  4. Millie & Chuck (4:16 am)
  5. Reichen & Chip (4:17 am)

Teams must fly to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Upon arrival, teams must make their way to Monsopiad Cultural Village, where they would receive a traditional Malaysian good luck blessing before receiving their next clue

Teams must make their way to Kota Kinabalu Boat Jetty, where they must choose a marked boat that would take them to a fishing trawler located off the shore of Gaya Island, where they would find their next clue.

The Fast Forward instructions were given to teams at Monsopiad Cultural Village. Since no team chose to perform the Fast Forward, its instructions are neither elaborated nor aired.

Choice A: Net
Teams must take their boat to a marked fishing platform, where they must use nets to catch fish out of a marked pen. Once they have caught 15 fish, they may exchange them for their next clue.

David & Jeff, Kelly & Jon, and Millie & Chuck chose this task.

Choice B: Trap
Teams must take their boat to a nearby lobster trawler, where they must pull up an extremely heavy weighted lobster trap to retrieve their next clue from within.

Jon & Al and Reichen & Chip chose this task.

Teams must take their boat to Manukan Island, where they would find their next clue.

"Whose skills are the most on target?"

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must use three traditional Malaysian weapons to hit three targets. They must hit a wooden target with a bow and arrow, a hanging piece of fruit with a blowpipe, and then another wooden target with a spear. Once they have hit all three targets, they may proceed to the nearby Pit Stop to check in.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

For coming in first place, Jon & Al won a vacation to Mexico, provided by American Airlines Vacations.

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
Jon & Al
Jon & Al
 1st place 
Jon & Al
Best Friends/Clowns
Reichen & Chip
Reichen & Chip
 2nd place 
Reichen & Chip
Married
Millie & Chuck
Millie & Chuck
 3rd place 
Millie & Chuck
Dating 12 Years/Virgins
David & Jeff
David & Jeff
 4th place 
David & Jeff
Best Friends
Kelly & Jon
Kelly & Jon
 5th place 
Kelly & Jon
Engaged

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The Amazing Race 4 Episodes

"Cheaters Never Win...And They Cheated!" · "It Doesn't Say Anything About First Come, First Served...And We're Bigger" · "I Wasn't Even Going to Touch You Until You Slammed My Head Backwards!" · "Check Your Tires Because...Oh God, You Never Know What'll Happen!" · "You Are Just Deliberately Trying to Make Us Lose!" · "I Could Have Never Been Prepared for What I'm Looking at Right Now" · "We're Going Down the Wrong Side of the Freeway...And the Lights Are Off!" · "The Princess Reminded Me of My Grandmother. She Was Very Old but Still Very, Very with It" · "We're Not at Charm School Learning How to Be a Gentleman, We're Racing" · "That's Me. That's My Face. Just Hit My Face. Hit My Face!" · "Such a Nice Pheromone Smell to You; Just Makes Me Want to Stay Close" · "He's a Couple of Ticks Away from Having a Heart Attack" · "It's Like Adam Building His First House!"

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