Yessir, the Pink City is the fifth episode of The Amazing Race 35.
Story[]
Route Markers[]
The order of departure from Sheraton Can Tho are as follows:
- Robbin & Chelsea (7:00 am)
- Steve & Anna Leigh (7:01 am)
- Todd & Ashlie (7:02 am)
- Joe & Ian (7:03 am)
- Rob & Corey (7:09 am)
- Liam & Yeremi (7:17 am)
- Andrea & Malaina (7:18 am)
- Greg & John (7:19 am)
- Joel & Garrett (7:24 am)
- Morgan & Lena (7:36 am)
Teams must fly to Jaipur, India. Upon arrival, teams must take a taxi to Amber Palace, where they must pick up a bundle of sugarcane and carry it along a marked uphill path to a mahout in exchange for their next clue.
"Who's feeling balanced?"
The team member assigned to this Roadblock must learn and perform a Bhavai dance, which involved balancing a stack of three pots on their head without dropping them. Once they have performed the dance to the judge's satisfaction, they would receive their next clue.
The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
Teams must make their way on foot to Panna Meena ka Kund, where they would find their next clue.
Choice A: All Dolled Up
Teams must choose a driver and a auto rickshaw and direct their driver to Jaigarh Fort, where they must, following an ongoing demonstration, use the provided materials to assemble two Kathputli marionettes. Once the judge is satisfied with their work, they must make their marionettes dance on stage before receiving their next clue.
Joel & Garrett, Morgan & Lena, Rob & Corey, Steve & Anna Leigh, and Todd & Ashlie chose this task.
Choice B: The Big Picture
Teams must choose a driver and a auto rickshaw and direct their driver to Jaigarh Fort, where they must recreate a Rajput painting by adding themselves in costumes, along with plastic props and cutouts scattered around the fort, to an incomplete mural. Once they have properly recreated the painting, they would receive their next clue. Only six workstations are available at a time.
Teams must direct their driver to Gatore Ki Chhatriyan to check in.
For coming in first place, Steve & Anna Leigh won $3,000 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 • ϵ Used the Express Pass• ⊂ User of the first Double U-Turn slot • ⊃ Recipient of the first Double U-Turn slot • ⋐ User of the second Double U-Turn slot • ⋑ Recipient of the second Double U-Turn slot
Steve & Anna Leigh
Father/Daughter |
Greg & John
Brothers/Computer Scientists |
Joel & Garrett
Best Friends |
Andrea & Malaina
College Friends |
Todd & Ashlie
Married High School Sweethearts |
Rob & Corey
Father/Son |
Robbin & Chelsea
Childhood Friends |
Liam & Yeremi
Brothers |
Morgan & Lena
Sisters |
Joe & Ian
Engaged |
Trivia[]
- Panna Meena Ka Kund was previously used as the location of the Roadblock in the third leg of The Amazing Race Australia 2.
- Amber Fort was previously the location of the Roadblock, and Jaigarh Fort was previously used as the Pit Stop, both in the sixth leg of The Amazing Race 14.
- The episode title is said by Liam Hykel.
References[]
| The Amazing Race 35 Episodes |
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"The Amazing Race Is Back!" · "You Don't See That at Home" · "No Sleep and a Million Dollar Dream" · "The Day Keeps Rockin' Here in Vietnam" · "Yessir, the Pink City" · "Driving Head On Into Scooters" · "Like Two Cats Fighting in a Car" · "A Planes, Trains and Automobiles Day" · "In the Belly of the Earth" · "Everyone Loves a Comeback Story" · "We're Finding Our Pot of Gold" · "A Sunset, Seattle Scramble" |