Edward Teach
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Location: The Seven Seas or the Outer Banks.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
Departing from San Carlos de Bariloche in first place at 3:10am, Colin & Christie opened their clue, which instructed them to take a 1,000-mile bus ride to Buenos Aires, Argentina, followed by an 8,000-mile flight to St. Petersburg, Russia. Once in Russia, they had to find the gun on the Battleship Aurora that fired the first shot of the Russian Revolution to receive their next clue.
Over the course of several hours, the remaining six Teams arrived at the bus station, with married parents Chip & Kim last. Because all the ticket windows remained closed, no Team had secured a spot on the earliest bus, but everyone agreed that the order in which they arrived at the station would be the order they would buy tickets.
Colin, talking to the local again, discovered that a second company sold tickets for an express bus that would leave three hours later than the bus the other Teams were waiting for, but it would arrive in Buenos Aires at the same time. Realizing that three extra hours before having to board a bus would give him a leg up in finding airplane tickets to St. Petersburg, Colin quickly walked to the open window, arousing the suspicions of other Teams, who immediately followed.
Now, with a new lineup rather than the order previously agreed upon--brothers Marshall & Lance, for example, were second instead of sixth--Teams began to complain. Mirna quietly reminded Lance, "We were actually the first ones here," to which he shouted, "Don't talk to me!" Christie added that since Charla & Mirna had cut in front of them earlier, she wasn't going to do them any favors. Mirna retorted, "We have God and we have ourselves. We don't need a favor from you." Near the end of the line, Karli complained, "Are we going to respect each other's order, or not? Because I'm tired of being pushed back." Lance countered, "It's a different line. We're going to maintain our order throughout the day? Why would we do that?"
Sensing an opportunity to advance, Chip decried the lack of fairness while slipping in behind Marshall & Lance. Ensuring that Charla & Mirna would not be on the express bus leaving at noon, Colin purchased tickets for himself and Christie, Marshall & Lance, dating Christians Brandon & Nicole and Chip & Kim, forcing the other four Teams to take the 9am bus. As the disappointed Teams of bowling moms Linda & Karen, twins Kami & Karli, Bob & Joyce and Charla & Mirna boarded their bus, the other four Teams opted to work together and went to a travel agency where Colin & Christie booked a flight arriving in St. Petersburg at 3pm, while Brandon & Nicole, Marshall & Lance and Chip & Kim found tickets for a 6pm arrival.
At the airport, Charla & Mirna put their hopes into a Swiss Air flight for which they were waitlisted, while Linda & Karen and Kami & Karli worked together to secure a flight to Russia, as did Bob & Joyce. Beating their alliance partners to the airport, Brandon & Nicole called their travel agent from the previous day to secure a better flight, one arriving at 4:15pm instead of 6pm. This raised the ire of Marshall & Lance, still on the flight arriving at 6pm, who declared, "They're scumbags." Chip & Kim, also on the 6pm flight, conceded, "We can't be mad at them. They're just playing the game."
Arriving in St. Petersburg, Russia in first place, Colin & Christie made their way to the Battleship Aurora, where they encountered a Detour. In this Detour, Teams had to choose between "Block 5 Shots" or "Drink 1 Shot." Teams opting for Block 5 Shots must travel to an ice hockey rink, put on protective gear and step into the goalie's position. Working together, they needed to block 5 slap shots from a team of professional hockey players. Teams choosing Drink 1 Shot had to travel to Anichkov Palace, grab a saber and perform a Cossack ritual: balance a shot glass of vodka on the blade and tilt the sword to drink the shot without dropping the glass.
Colin & Christie chose to Drink 1 Shot and headed for Anichkov Palace. Meanwhile, following close behind on the second plane, Brandon & Nicole opted to Block 5 Shots, even though Nicole thought the vodka was a better choice. Brandon cited his faith and "living a life that's an example to others" as a reason not to drink the vodka. Arriving in St. Petersburg, Russia in first place, Colin & Christie made their way to the Battleship Aurora, where they encountered a Detour. In this Detour, Teams had to choose between "Block 5 Shots" or "Drink 1 Shot." Teams opting for Block 5 Shots must travel to an ice hockey rink, put on protective gear and step into the goalie's position. Working together, they needed to block 5 slap shots from a team of professional hockey players. Teams choosing Drink 1 Shot had to travel to Anichkov Palace, grab a saber and perform a Cossack ritual: balance a shot glass of vodka on the blade and tilt the sword to drink the shot without dropping the glass.
Colin & Christie chose to Drink 1 Shot and headed for Anichkov Palace. Meanwhile, following close behind on the second plane, Brandon & Nicole opted to Block 5 Shots, even though Nicole thought the vodka was a better choice. Brandon cited his faith and "living a life that's an example to others" as a reason not to drink the vodka.
As the plane carrying Charla & Mirna, Marshall & Lance and Chip & Kim landed, Colin & Christie arrived at the Old Tower Restaurant, only to find a Roadblock. In this Roadblock one Team member had to eat 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of caviar to receive their next clue.
As Lance and Charla each finished their bowls of caviar, Chip & Kim stepped onto the mat at Catherine's Palace, where Phil informed them they were Team number one, with Colin & Christie finishing second.
Arriving last at the Old Tower Restaurant, Joyce finished the Roadblock for her Team before taking the horse-drawn sleigh to Catherine's Palace with her partner Bob. At the palace, Phil informed Bob & Joyce that they were eliminated from THE AMAZING RACE.
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08-05-2004 07:45 PM
