This leg of the race will continue in Greece. Kim & Penn and Raquel & Cayla will be the first group to depart to their next location. They must drive themselves to Thessaloniki, Greece. They will find their next clue at Theatro Dassous. Kim says there is little room for error with only four teams left. Raquel says they are getting better and stronger. She and Cayla hope to finally win a leg today. Ryan & Dusty and Arun & Natalia depart in the second group. Dusty says they need to run a flawless leg today to get back on top. Arun says they need to bring the best game possible and not get lost.
Kim & Penn find Theatro Dassous first. They learn they have a Roadblock to complete. One team member must find one of four gold coins under a rock. However, there are thousands of rocks scattered on the ground. It will take luck to complete the challenge. Kim starts the Roadblock, and she feels overwhelmed. Penn points out that this task will be harder for the groups behind them since they will have less chances to find a gold coin. Meanwhile, Arun & Natalia and Raquel & Cayla are having navigational problems. The signs are only in Greek, and Raquel & Cayla think they are lost. They decide to turn around. However, they stop to ask for directions and a local points out how the theater they’re looking for is straight ahead. They weren’t lost after all. They arrive at the Roadblock. Raquel chooses to do the Roadblock. Shortly afterwards, Ryan & Dusty choose the Roadblock. Dusty chooses to do the Roadblock. No one finds a gold coin by the time Arun & Natalie arrive. Arun chooses to do the Roadblock.
After over an hour of searching, Raquel is the first to find a gold coin. She and Cayla must now proceed to the Trigonion Tower. Afterwards, Kim is the second person to find a gold coin. Arun is the third to find a gold coin. Dusty is only one left at the Roadblock. If he doesn’t find the last gold coin soon, then he and Ryan will be too far behind to catch up.
Raquel & Cayla get their clue at Trigonion Tower. They learn they have a Detour to complete: Bring ‘Em or Break ‘Em. Bring ‘Em requires teams to deliver 300 plates up a hill to a café. Break ‘Em requires teams to smash through a pile of plates only when a band is playing music. Inside one plate will be a clue. Raquel & Cayla choose to smash plates. They manage to complete the Detour before another team arrives. They can now proceed to the Pit Stop: White Tower. They make their way there, and Phil gives them the good news. Raquel & Cayla are Team #1! They also win a trip to Hawaii.
Dusty has spent two and a half hours at the Roadblock. Kim & Penn arrive at the Break ‘Em Detour too. Kim is glad she can release some anger and smash plates after how stressful the Roadblock was. She and Penn complete the Detour, and they arrive at the Pit Stop as Team #2. Dusty is still having issues completing the Roadblock. Ryan tells him to take a break, and they both go up the steps and take in the view. Dusty admits he used to have an anger problems. He wants to be a good example to his son, so he needs to take a break and swallow his anger. He continues with the Roadblock, and he finally finds a gold coin. He cheers enthusiastically. He and Ryan can now proceed to Trigonion Tower. They are very far behind, but Arun & Natalia are lost again.
Arun & Natalia finally find their next clue. They choose the Break ‘Em Detour. Ryan & Dusty arrive afterwards, but it’s not clear just how far behind Ryan & Dusty are from Arun & Natalia. They also choose the Break ‘Em Detour. We see Arun & Natalia arrive at the Detour next. They work their way through smashing plates, and Ryan & Dusty are not there with them. Ryan & Dusty must be too far behind, meaning only a non-elimination leg will save them.
Arun & Natalia find the clue in the broken plates and can proceed to the Pit Stop. Before they greet Phil, we see Ryan & Dusty complete the Detour. They can proceed to White Tower too. Arun & Natalie believe they could be in last place due to getting lost again, but they greet Phil as Team #3. Ryan & Dusty arrive later as the last team. Dusty is emotional as he discusses the anger issues he had when he was younger. He said today was hard, but he grew as a person. However, Phil gives them some good news. This is a non-elimination leg. Ryan & Dusty will get to remain on the race.
Episode Summary
1st place: Raquel & Cayla
2nd place: Kim & Penn
3rd place: Arun & Natalia
4th place: Ryan & Dusty
And that wraps up tonight’s episode of The Amazing Race. Thanks for reading, and come back next week for another live recap.
