Lucknow? Not now. Leg 9

So even more proof that nobody besides me watches The Amazing Race... everyone seems to have missed last week's episode. :) So here I am with leg 9 (or is it 8.5?)

Either way, I guess I should actually pay attention to the instant review at the beginning of the show.

Elephants... Botswana to India... alliances are formed... Ron and Kelly are still freaking out. Rob pisses people off... so not much is new. The big news apparently was the big twist at the end where the teams made it to Phil but found out that he did not have the next pit stop, but rather just another clue to continue on this leg. What a surprise. What will these producers think of next?

So everyone's still here, and it's time to keep going. Woohoo!

And we see the remaining 4 teams arrive at Phil, and he gives them all the next clue. And now they board the Mystery Train... a 24 hour train ride... good times.

And more waiting until 10am. Wow, good times. Well at least the teams should be well-rested at this point. Time for the next clue. The second fast forward comes now. Gretchen and Meredith could certainly use that. Shave their heads. HAHA... that's quality. The smart teams are gambling not to use the fast forward. Did anyone even bother with the fast forward? Yes, Uchenna and Joyce did. And they're gonna shave their heads. Joyce has probably the most hair of anyone left on the race... but what a trooper! Essentially at this point it's "shave your head, or leave the race"... you have one choice. Now as for myself.. shave your head would probably take about half a minute... but that's another story. :) You can't help but feel bad for Joyce.

Now we're going to drag elephants through the streets. Classic. "We have a bad elephant!" Well this is a lot of film but not a lot of action. Wow... ok, I don't even know what to say now.

Now for the Roadblock. Camel cart riding. well, that doesn't seem hard, but somehow, I think the camels will be stobborn beasts. :) Ron and Kelly are the first out and toward the pit stop, second only to Uchenna and Joyce who took the fast foward. Rob and Amber out in third place. Lynn and Alex out in 4th place... and Gretchen and Meredith tailing in 5th place but will they be close enough? It could be about time for the second reprieve of the race... but after such a long leg, I doubt it will be quite that time.

And of course U&J made it to the pit stop in first place. Everyone else as expected. And somehow Gretchen and Meredith ended up in 4th place! Nobody knows how it happened! Phil informs them that they are the oldest team to make it so far in the Amazing Race. Outstanding! Lynn and Alex have been eliminated. That's too bad, they were good people.

And then there were 4. Next week... off to somewhere else... and I'm going on record right now that no team will be eliminated next week. I also expect a yield next week... if so, Rob and Amber are in a very bad position being in 3rd place, because if Uchenna and Joyce make it to a yield first, I GUARANTEE they will yield Rob and Amber. Until then...