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Amazing Race 13 Episode 3 Recap

Posted by Beth VanHoose

October 17, 2008 |

I wrote this earlier in the week and thought I had posted it.  Sorry!

The episode started off with an argument between Christy and Starr, with Christy accusing Starr of pushing her sports bra off a ledge.  Maybe Starr did, but I think Christy’s reaction was just a little over the top.

Since separated couple Ken & Tina were the first to arrive at the Pit Stop, they were the first to leave for this leg.  The clue told them to fly to La Paz, Bolivia, and go to the statue of Simon Bolivar.  Once at the statue, teams would have to search the morning newspaper for a classified ad that was their next clue.  After landing in Bolivia, some teams were having difficulty breathing in the higher altitude.

All teams arrived at the statue and had to camp out overnight to wait for the paper delivery. Once morning arrived, so did the newspapers.  Teams rushed to grab a paper and start looking for the clue. As teams scoured the ads, they slowly realized that the ad they were looking for directed them to the Narvaez Hat Shop, where they had to buy a Cholita hat in order to receive their next clue.

This clue was a Detour.  In this Detour, teams had the choice of Bumpy Ride or Musical March.  In Bumpy Ride, teams had to travel on foot to a nearby market, select handcrafted bicycles and ride them through cobblestone streets to the Plaza Abaroa to receive their next clue.  In Musical March, teams had to go on foot to two nearby Plazas, picking up band members along the way, and then deliver the bands to a bandleader in Plaza Abaroa in order to get their next clue.

Teams were warned that there was a U-Turn at the end of each task.  In a U-Turn, one team can select a team that they believe is behind them, forcing the selected team to turn around and perform the second task of the Detour.

The teams of Marisa & Brooke and Andrew & Dan chose Musical March.  The others teams chose Bumpy Ride.  Terence & Sarah and Mark & Bill both got into cabs to head to the Mercado to select their bikes.  Terence & Sarah soon realized that the clue said to walk, so they had the cab take them back to Plaza Abaroa so they could start over on foot.  Mark & Bill, however, didn’t realize their mistake until much later.

After some spills and out-of-control bikes, all teams successfully completed the Detour and received the next clue, which sent them to Los Titanes del Ring.  Once there, the next clue was a Road Block.  In this Road Block, one person had to learn six fighting moves and then get into the ring and fight a cholita.  This took several teams by surprise, since a fighting cholita is a female. Once inside the ring, the teammate performing this Road Block had to perform the six fighting moves successfully before receiving their next clue.  Marisa and Sarah each had to take two attempts before receiving the clue, Mark got it in three.  The rest of the teams got it right the first time.

The clue they received at Los Titanes del Ring sent them to the Pit Stop for this leg.  In the taxi on the way to the Pit Stop, Mark & Bill realized that they had read the earlier clue wrong and took a taxi to the Bumpy Ride Detour, instead of walking. 

Ken & Tina were the first to check in at the Pit Stop, for the second leg in a row.  For coming in first this time, they won a 7-night trip to Cabo San Lucas from Travelocity. Mark & Bill hit the mat in eighth place, but because they received a time penalty for misreading a previous clue, they were required to wait 30 minutes before Phil could check them in.  Kelly & Christy were the last to arrive, but they arrived before the geeks’ 30 minute penalty was up, so they were checked in as the eighth team, making Mark & Bill ninth, and the team eliminated in this leg.

The teams, in order of check-in at the Pit Stop:

1.                  Ken & Tina

2.                  Toni & Dallas

3.                  Terence & Sarah

4.                  Marisa & Brooke

5.                  Aja & Ty

6.                  Nick & Starr

7.                  Andrew & Dan

8.                  Kelly & Christy

Mark & Bill ELIMINATED


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