The Amazing Race Australia (2011–…): Season 6, Episode 17 - Leg 17 (Mexico) - full transcript
In Merida, on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, teams get to make cactus tacos, sing a verse of the classic song La Cucaracha and perform with a mariachi band, celebrating the Day of the Dead in style.
In the first of three
massive Mexican legs,
our teams have raced through
the state of Campeche,
battled hard through the Rainbow City
and finally met me at
the Virtual Pit Stop
where I handed them their next clue
and told them to keep on racing,
rapido, rapido, viva-la-Mexico style.
What does he mean?
A Virtual Pit Stop?
What the hell is that?
"Route Info. Continue racing."
"Make your way to Merida,
the White City of Mexico."
Merida sits at the cultural
crossroads of Mexico.
The bustling capital of
the Yucatan Peninsula
known for its grand
Spanish colonial architecture
and ancient Mayan ruins.
It was founded in 1542
by Spanish conquistadors
who ransacked the region's
five original Mayan pyramids
to build their own settlement.
It came to be known as
the White City of Mexico
for the white limestone used
to make the local buildings.
Our seven remaining teams
are already racing to Merida
where they'll face a Double U-Turn.
The first two teams must
U-Turn another team,
forcing them to complete both
challenges in the upcoming Detour.
It's a potentially
game-changing twist in this...
Let's go!
...the 17th leg of
The Amazing Race Australia.
"It's also time to start
paying close attention."
OK!
Let's go!
Oh! God!
"Continue racing."
Yep.
Heaps tired.
I know, babe, but it's not the end.
- What a stitch-up, hey?
- Take the third right.
Double U-Turn.
Hopefully they all pick each
other off and leave us alone.
True.
Have I got the car keys?
No, I've got them.
What the hell just happened?
I swear we were just, like,
on that mat to go home.
You think that's it and then...
it's not.
We wanna win.
We wanna go home to our babies
so that we can buy them a house
and I just feel like
this is our chance.
Double U-Turn coming up.
Double U-Turn.
Been dreading this moment.
Double U-Turn means the first person
needs to U-Turn someone
and the second person then
needs to U-Turn as well.
I don't see how we could U-Turn
a team that's been here
every leg, like we have,
so it would have to be
one of the returning teams.
If it is us, though,
I'm pretty sure I'm gonna cry.
I don't think we're a big threat!
Yeah, we're sitting third-last.
It's nerve-racking, U-Turns, hey?
Yep.
You know, a team can really
end your race.
So Palacio Municipal de Merida.
"It's also time to start
paying close attention."
Time to start paying attention?
Yeah.
Let's go.
Oh!
U-Turn.
"Detour. Cactus or Chorus."
A Detour is a choice
between two challenges,
both with their own pros and cons.
In this Detour, teams will have to
choose between Cactus or Chorus.
Everybody loves tacos,
but in Mexico, the local specialty
has a bit more bite than most.
Teams that choose Cactus
must head here
to Merida's famed Taqueria La Lupita.
It may not look like much,
but this taqueria
draws a prestigious crowd
of celebrities and critics
hungry for the best tacos in Mexico.
Here, teams must prepare
five cactus tacos.
They have to carefully remove
every dangerous spike
from the cactus flesh,
grill it to perfection,
and press their own tortillas.
They have to finish it off
with pico de gallo,
a spicy Mexican salsa.
When they get a chef's kiss,
they'll receive their next clue.
Teams who choose Chorus
must learn and perform
the famous folk song 'La Cucaracha'
with a mariachi band.
Now, Mexico wouldn't be Mexico
without mariachi.
Mariachi is music of
the country people.
It celebrates its struggles,
joys and growth.
Each team must learn and perform
one chorus word for word
and perform it with the band.
# La cucaracha
♪ Ya no puede caminar... ♪
When they do that...
they'll receive their next clue.
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
# A fajita, a burrito
♪ And a couple vamonos... ♪
- "...mariachi band."
- Chorus!
We gotta be quick with this.
We can't take too much time.
Tiffany and Cynthia
and Kelly and Georgia
have done an extra leg.
So we're gonna pick
Lauren and Steph.
We're really sorry, girls.
Sorry, ladies.
We love you.
You can U-Turn us later.
Don't say that!
"Search the plaza
for your next clue."
What's this sign? Here.
They've U-Turned the girls.
Open the clue first.
"Detour."
Let's do the Cactus.
Cactus.
I don't wanna U-Turn anyone,
it makes me uncom...
Ohh!
Can't be a nice guy and win, babe.
OK, no.
Ohh!
Well, who?!
I don't know!
Well, you can't
stand around all day.
Sorry.
We decided Cynthia and Tiffany.
We're sorry wholeheartedly,
but it was just really
to even things up at the back
with Steph and Lauren,
to give Steph and Lauren
a fighting chance.
Can I write on it?
Saying sorry's not gonna help.
They'll probably get eliminated
from the game.
"On arrival, you will
receive a device
"that has a song you need
to learn and perform."
Ooh, girl!
♪ La cucaracha,
la cucaracha... ♪
Da-da-da-da!
# Ya no puede caminar... #
Oh, so you already know it?
# Porque no tiene
# Porque le falta
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
"Marijuana que fumar"?
Was that 'marijuana'?
Yeah.
Oh! Is that the actual lyrics?
I'm assuming.
That's the only one I ever learned.
Oh, let's hope that it is!
OK, we gotta search the plaza, G.
Where's the clock?
OK, Pako and Mori, Heath and Toni.
Sorry. OK, we're good.
I'm trying to hug you
'cause I'm so happy
that we weren't U-Turned!
"Detour. Cactus or Chorus."
I'm thinking tacos.
Same.
Alright, let's do it. Let's go.
Tacos it is.
I'd rather make food.
Yeah, OK.
Cactus.
Yeah, Cactus.
We chose the tacos.
Hola!
Hola!
We both love food,
we love cooking.
We cook together at home
all the time.
We love Mexican food.
We have to make cactus tacos -
five of them.
Recipe. OK.
Do you want me to do the salsa first?
"Finely chop the tomato,
chilli, half an onion."
What's the 'kil-antro'?
'Cilantro'.
Cilantro.
It's the coriander.
Oh! Well done.
I'll do the cactus spikes.
I'm removing all of the thorns.
Just smoothing all the edges,
getting all the brown
spiky devils off.
You don't wanna be eating
any of them.
Be like a fish bone in your mouth.
Get in my belly!
We've never cooked
with cactus before.
Um...
Come on!
Kelly, we didn't check
the time when we were in that plaza.
It was... True.
What is the time of day?
It's about 4:00 when we left there.
Was it?
Yep.
So keep that in mind - 4:00.
Can you make note of that
in the book, please?
Oh, flag! Flag.
Yep.
Hi, guys!
Thank you so much
for not U-Turning us.
Did you see what we had to do?
We're gutted we had to do that.
Of course you guys are.
I know, I know.
It's the game. Don't feel bad.
I know.
Oh, here. Heath and Toni are here.
Oh, Heath and Toni.
Hi, guys!
Hey, guys!
Hey!
We had to choose a detour,
so we obviously chose Chorus.
# La cucaracha,
la cucaracha
♪ Ya no puede caminar... ♪
We thrive on performance challenges.
We come alive.
So singing with a mariachi band -
why wouldn't we?
Ole!
That's what we need to do.
OK.
# La cucaracha, la cucaracha
♪ Que no puede caminar... ♪
♪ Ya no puede caminar... ♪
Quiero...
"Ya no puede caminar."
Ya no puedo caminar.
I mean, as long as
it sounds like Spanish.
Yeah.
# Con las barbas de Carranza... #
I have no idea what that is!
"Detour. Cactus or Chorus."
Oh, yum! Cactus tacos.
I like to eat tacos.
OK.
I suck at, like, cooking.
You're gonna have to
take the lead a bit.
Yeah, I know that.
So... OK.
Ow!
Maybe we should wear gloves. I've
got thorns coming into my fingers.
Find something else to do.
Finely chop the tomato, then.
Salsa.
"Mix well in a bowl." Beautiful.
Babe, cut it in half first.
Can I show you, darling?
Yep. Sorry.
Finely, like this, OK?
I just suck in the kitchen.
Yeah, I know.
I'm useless.
Oh, look at that! Perfecto.
Don't burn, don't burn!
Have Pako and Mori been and gone?
No, I think they're singing.
Classic them.
Yeah.
Shall we go?
Let's do this.
Is this too big?
Hola!
Como estan?
# La cucaracha,
la cucaracha
# Ya no puede caminar
# No tiene, porque no falta
♪ Marijuana que fumar. ♪
Ta-dah!
Ohh!
It's the timing.
Yeah, we gotta go on the timing.
The timing's...
El ritmo!
OK.
Oh, here! Thank you.
Alright. OK.
Oh, that's awful.
Who U-Turned? Pako and Mori.
OK. Detour.
Should we do the song first?
Yeah, alright. We'll do Chorus.
And then come back and do
the tacos? Alright, let's go.
There, look. Oh, you're kidding me.
You're joking.
Oh, Toni and Heath done it to us.
Well, that's just great.
"Cactus or Chorus."
We're gonna cook first
and sing later.
Yep. Not happy about this! "Sorry."
*** you. You're not sorry.
Stop it.
Sorry, moll.
Alright, guys, welcome back to
Angel and Frankie's cooking show.
Ohh!
On the menu today, we've got tacos!
Tacos!
How do we know the cactus is tender?
"Take care not to burn the skin."
I think that's ready, Tones.
"Cut into thin slices."
Delicious!
Good job, cook.
"Yes, chef!"
What's your favourite Mexican food?
Nachos.
That's not Mexican food!
I like Mexican delicacies.
No, he said his favourite food's
Doritos.
# La cucaracha,
la cucaracha
# Ya no puede caminar
# Porque no tiene, porque no falta
♪ Marijuana que fumar! ♪
Thank you!
Yes!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Gracias! Ciao!
"Make your way to
Cementerio General cemetery
"and celebrate Mexico's favourite
hol... Day of the Dead!"
Dia de los Muertos!
In October, Mexican families
begin preparations
for 'los dios de los muertos',
or Day of the Dead,
when the living invite
the dead to return,
share a feast
and reunite with family.
And the key symbol of
los dias de los muertos
is the calavera, the skull.
In this challenge, teams will choose
an intricate skull design
and paint each other's faces
to match.
If their painting skills
are up to scratch,
and they've copied
their calavera exactly,
they'll receive their next clue.
Oh, my God!
It's mad!
"Assemble taco."
No, we're good. We're good. Check.
Yeah?
Gracias, sir.
Thank you so much.
This is dinner.
Cheers.
Yeah, you guys hungry?
We haven't eaten, like, all day.
Cactus is a winner!
Good job.
Well done, guys.
Shot, guys.
"Make your way to
Cementerio General cemetery."
Let's go.
Let's go.
U-Turn means that
you have to complete
one Detour as well as the other one.
Do the other Detour.
There. Straight. Can you see?
Alright.
We decided to do the cooking first
because cooking is cooking.
Also, we were dodging
the singing one.
What's up, guys?
Hey, were you guys here when
Heath and Toni came here?
Yeah.
Did they say why they U-Turned us?
No.
Did they say anything?
Nuh. We just ripped in.
I don't even know how that was
a strategic move.
Who cares? Who cares?
Get over it. We're fine.
It wasn't even strategic.
We're fine, we're fine.
# Marijuana que fumar
♪ La cucaracha, la cucaracha... ♪
Ah. The mariachi band.
♪ Ya no puede caminar... ♪
♪ La cucaracha, la
cucaracha ya no puede caminar... ♪
Ya no...
"Ya no puni canima"?
Golly, it's tricky.
Queso what?
Sounds like 'queso blah'.
♪ Blah-blah-blah-blah,
blah-blah-blah... ♪
Ohh, looks good! Slimy.
Check!
Yay!
Gracias, senor, gracias.
Thank you. Thank you.
So when we were there,
the other teams were leaving.
Just stay positive, eh?
- OK! Check, please.
- Check, please.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
It's very tough and frustrating.
I'd definitely be enjoying this
a lot more if we weren't U-Turned.
"Make your way to
Cementerio General cemetery."
Let's go!
Let's go!
Let's go!
Oh, my God!
Straight?
Yes, baby.
Down here. Watch your man.
Oh, get outta town.
Get outta town.
Could you BE any slower?
Oh, hours of operation. OK.
So we'll probably have to
come in tomorrow.
It sucks.
Oh.
Right, well, we'll be back tomorrow,
cemetery.
Ready?
# Racha, la cucaracha
♪ Yani puni punima... ♪
Whoo.
Alright.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, that was rough.
Here.
It's alright,
doesn't need to be pretty.
Come on, we got this.
This is alright.
Look, they only just left.
OK, check, please!
Check, please!
Hello.
Thank you! Thank you so much.
Cactus tacos. We make tacos all
the time at home with the kids.
It's actually one of
our favourite family dishes.
Takes me back to my chef days.
I feel under pressure trying
to cook it the Mexican way!
Don't tell me I can go home
and eat all my cactus plants now.
Because I will go home
and eat my cactus plants.
# La cucaracha, la cucaracha
# Ya no puni cunima
# Porque lo falta, porque no tiene
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
Yes! Thank you!
Thank you so much.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
We have to go do the other one,
don't we?
Where am I going?
Straight ahead.
Now we have to move onto
the next challenge.
So hopefully we just
get this done fast enough.
We just need to smash it.
Number 4...
See there. That's where we're going.
Maybe?
Yep.
# Ya no puede caminar
# Porque no tiene, porque le falta
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
"La cucaracha". Times two.
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
What are they saying? We don't know.
Yum?
It was pretty cool to see
how Mexico does
tacos from scratch, eh?
Ohh!
Thank you so much!
It tasted like capsicum.
Yeah, it did, yeah.
"Celebrate Mexico's favourite
holiday, Day of the Dead."
Let's go!
There's Chelsea and Jamus
running off there.
OK.
Down here? Down here?
Yeah.
OK. OK.
We've made enough tacos in our time,
babe, haven't we?
So we must have made up
some time now.
How's this? Good?
That's done, that's done.
This one's good?
Yeah, yeah. That's done.
Alright, let's go.
Oh, what?
8:00 to 3:00.
Oh, you're kidding me!
Ohh! Never-ending race.
Oh, hours of operation. 8 till 3.
We gotta come back tomorrow, 8:00.
Oh, my goodness gracious!
Oh, deary me.
I'm done. Drive me to Cancun.
I'm getting outta here.
Does it look good?
Good!
Mmm!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you so much.
That was fast, babe.
That was good.
OK, let's go. We got this.
Come on, we can smash this.
We can do this.
We're not singers. I'm tone deaf.
I can't sing.
Yeah, me neither.
I don't even like hearing
my voice on camera,
let alone my singing voice.
# La cucaracha, la cucaracha
# Ya no puede caminar
# Porque no tiene, porque le falta
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Thank you! Thank you.
Yay!
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Thank you.
OK, let's go. Let's go.
Go, go, go. We gotta move.
Alright, let's go, babe.
Oh.
Tomorrow morning at 8am.
Yep.
After a well-deserved rest
last night,
the race continues.
Teams are heading off this morning
in the order they reached
the cemetery yesterday
to make sure they arrive
when the gates open at 8am.
And they're gonna need steady hands
and an eye for detail,
because today's kicking off
with a real scream.
We're looking for the cemetery.
We're refreshed, aren't we, babe,
after a good night's sleep?
Yep.
Feeling a little bit rundown
this morning.
I think it's just been...
...a long few days.
Good start. OK, I know where we are.
We need to head north on Calle 60,
which I don't know is where.
Should we just follow
where other people go?
Yeah, and then try and
pick it up on the map.
Oh, my goodness.
Don't know how people used to use
these maps back in the old days.
What even are paper maps?
Who even uses paper maps?
Have you ever used one in your life?
Millennials. We're millennials.
So...no.
Don't know how you did it,
Mum and Dad.
So this challenge starts at 8am.
Mm-hm.
It's got four minutes to get there.
Hopefully we can find
the right side of the cemetery,
'cause it looked
pretty big yesterday.
I think I remember that place
from yesterday.
That's a Cementerio sign just there.
Yep.
Yep, we're here.
- Oh, what a nice day!
- We got this.
G, come here!
G! Just cool it.
We haven't even started racing.
Just relax.
Yep.
We're fine.
OK.
- Over here, guys.
- Chill. It's through here.
Over here, in the corner.
I don't wanna step on anyone's
graves. I feel really bad.
Come here.
So, which one do you think's
gonna be the easiest for me to do?
In the cemetery,
we found a little table
and we had four options
to pick from.
The artworks we had to choose from
were quite intricate
so we knew it was gonna be
very, very tough.
We had to paint each other's faces,
but we couldn't pick
the same design.
Just do whichever one's easiest.
That one.
Yeah, I'm doing that one.
There we go.
Do you want me to put
that headband on?
Your headband?
Yep.
And then we'll get one for you.
Ohh! I feel like Pako.
My first time ever doing make-up.
Just smoosh this all over
my face quickly.
Oh, so it doesn't need to be white?
Nuh. Just cover my face with it.
I'm very, very basic.
Like, foundation, mascara, bronzer,
good to go.
Him, on the other hand,
no experience whatsoever.
I have no idea what any of
those words she said mean.
Can you squirt some more beauty
blender in while I do this?
Babe, you're holding
the beauty blender!
Oh, whatever it is.
What is this?
Come on, come on.
Just trying to figure out
what everything is.
There we go.
Let's go, let's go, let's go,
let's go, let's go.
We're there, hon.
OK, sit down.
Sit down. Welcome to my station.
OK. Beautiful.
Ooh, you're looking very dead, babe.
Thanks.
Death looks good on you.
Oh, my God! I did not say that.
I mean, the insurance would be
lovely, but I can wait.
This reminds me of
Halloween last year.
What do you think the babies would
be thinking right now, watching us?
They'd be very excited.
When my kids wanted to dress up
for Halloween,
they were skeletons
and they were ghosts
and scary things.
And similar designs -
not as intricate, I think.
I knew I was in safe hands,
because she's an artist.
She doesn't wanna say it,
but she is.
I'm a closet artist, maybe.
I just paint for myself
and then hide it away from the world.
Perfect.
Do you reckon it's the other side?
Could be.
Looks like we're at the back.
This doesn't look like where
we were yesterday, does it?
Alright. Hang on, I'm not happy
with this. So just pull in here.
We'll just pull over for one second.
Let's look at the map together.
Should be just here.
On this map, it should be just there.
Pull in somewhere. Do a U-turn.
OK, I'm gonna
draw the lips now.
Well, I've got...
Stop! Don't talk.
Oh, yeah, I've got massive faith
in my make-up artist.
She does her make-up every day,
looks like a stunner.
Oh, thank you.
10. 10 out of 10.
Oh, you're too cute.
20 out of 10.
Oh, yeah? Is that right?
Wonder where
Toni and Heath are.
Mmm.
Must be driving around lost.
Toni and Heath U-Turned us,
so I feel like,
OK, we were U-Turned,
but we don't want payback,
because that's just not who we are.
We don't wanna be mean people.
Yeah.
Whatever happened, happened.
We're done, over it.
We're here anyway
and it's a fresh start for us.
Yep. Still doing what we're doing.
I can paint like a boss.
Yep.
We've got this.
We have to get this,
'cause I don't wanna go home.
The white. White.
We're going for first.
Right, I think I'm done.
I reckon I could almost
take a short cut,
but I'm not willing
to do it right now.
Let's just get there, babe.
Let's just get there.
Girls! There's the girls.
We're lost.
So are we.
Um, do you wanna work together
and get there?
Yeah.
Yep?
Yeah, so we just drove past it
on this side, but couldn't get in.
Do you reckon we can park
on this side and walk in?
Well, we'll follow you.
Is that alright?
Is that OK?
Yeah, course.
That could be our breaker, Tones.
I know.
Could be game over now.
Good enough for me.
Yeah, but it's gotta be good enough
for the judge,
so make sure you just
do it properly.
Wow, Cynthia's is amazing.
Yeah, I know, I've seen it, eh?
Holy crap!
Far out! Can you be my mum?
It looks so professional!
Oh, my God, we looked around.
Tiffany's, like,
a professional artist.
It looked better than the photo!
It was extremely threatening. So
we didn't look that way too often.
Yeah, we were, like,
"We'll just look to the left,"
'cause some of the other ones
were "How's it goin'?"
It was a bit easier looking up this
side. "Our confidence is back up."
Oh, here we are.
Oh, there's... Yep.
Yeah.
Oh, my God.
Are they all done?
Yeah, probably.
Let's go.
Go, go, go.
That's the one you wanna do?
I'll do that for you.
OK.
OK, here we go.
We're sorry about yesterday, girls.
We're really sorry.
It was pretty rough, guys.
Yeah.
We're really sorry.
Which one do you wanna do?
What are you using?
Do you know how hard it is
to do dots?
Done?
Yep.
Where's the judge? Check, please.
Yay! Thank you so much.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
We finished first.
We finished this challenge first.
Yep.
So...yay!
Oh, no. "Road Block."
Damn it.
"Who's strung out?"
You know I am!
All over Mexico,
it's custom to use flags
or 'papel picado',
as it's locally known,
when celebrating secular
or religious occasions.
In this Road Block,
one member from each team
must come here, to Calle 64,
and correctly count the number
of pink flags above them.
And there are two shades of pink,
to make it harder.
Once they correctly count
all the flags that are pink,
they'll receive their next clue.
And there are 3,000 flags.
They're gonna need
all the luck they can get.
There's one.
Oh, that could be purple, actually.
"On a decorated Mexican street,
count all the pink fiesta flags."
Yippee!
Whoo-hoo!
Thank you so much!
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
Holy shit, that was... Man!
Ohh.
Road Block. This is on you today.
Let's go.
Oh, my God, weren't there...
Cynthia!
Look at what you did to me!
Oh, my God!
What is this?!
I don't know!
I said...
Oh, shit.
And that's how we get it done!
You look...deadly.
And you look...OK.
What did you do to me?!
You've got it, baby.
Yep, I'll be sweet.
Wow, hon, I'm impressed!
Yeah?
Good work!
This is what first feels like.
We just keep moving.
You need to smash these flags out.
Yeah. And we left everyone behind.
Yeah.
You've gotta leave room
for the purple,
so maybe like this dot...
The black's still wet.
Just go around it.
Or do something else.
Do the lips.
That's what I'm trying to do.
It was a little bit difficult
because we were seeing other teams
go ahead of us.
Gracias!
Thank you!
Thank you very much.
Check, please!
And we're slowly seeing our position
go down and down the ladder.
Yes! Thank you so much.
Gracias!
Thank you so much!
Road Block.
"Who's strung out?" I'll do it.
You should do it so...
I'll do it.
Sure? OK, all yours.
Yep.
OK. Let's go.
Let's go.
Oh, looks good, babe!
I look great!
Yes!
Good work!
Yeah, let's go.
OK.
Check, please.
Thank you!
Gracias, gracias. Thank you.
Thank you.
Road Block.
"Who's strung out?"
- You are.
- Let's go.
I'll wait. OK, you got this.
Yeah.
There were rows and rows of flags.
I reckon at least
10 different colours.
I just had to find all of
the light pink flags.
I had to count them up and
give my number to the judge.
There's a lot of pink.
Heath, you look beautiful.
Thank you.
Check, please.
Check, please!
Oh, how did they get done so fast?
Thank you so much.
Thank you! Gracias!
"Who's strung out?"
Me.
Start again. I messed it up.
Take your time here, hon.
- Don't rush it.
- Yep.
Look how many pink flags
there are.
You know what colour
you're looking for?
Pink. But there's light pink
and dark pink.
I feel like to just look up here,
there's, like,
different shades of pink.
So by the time you get
down to this end,
you've forgotten what colour pink
you're actually looking for.
Yeah, you get the bags.
Give me the clue.
Flags.
OK.
We got so lost.
We got so lost.
I don't even know anymore.
Once all the other teams arrived,
I definitely felt the pressure,
'cause I don't wanna mess up
being in first place.
I think that's a different colour.
I'm gonna start again.
I'm really trying not to cry.
I know. I know.
It's fine, babe.
Don't you dare cry
that paint off your face.
Sorry. Has that ruined it?
Yep!
Alright, I can hear them.
They're coming.
We're just gonna have to run.
Come on, come on.
This is definitely a race.
Quick, Toni! Quick!
That came up alright.
Mm.
Check, please.
Yes! Thank you.
Thanks so much for that.
Thank you.
Alright, let's go.
Alright, let's go.
To count this many flags,
going through the rows
like this, "Light pink, light pink,"
counting, counting, counting
all the way down to the end,
we were kind of going
line by line by line by line
and everyone was, like...
Our arms were getting sore
from doing this.
Our necks were getting sore
from looking up
'cause it was really time-consuming.
Oh, my head. Ow.
Seriously, what could
the number be? It's like...
Let's keep going. Yeah,
that's not one. No, that's not one.
Go, Mori!
You see it?
Babe, people are still here.
17, 18, 19, 23!
23, 21!
I hope you all lost count!
I used to like you!
We were so far behind
and you know what?
We haven't been cheeky
or played dirty
and I was a bit dirty
after being U-turned.
We thought we'd rock up
and everyone would be gone
and we'd be here
doing our own thing,
so to see everybody still here,
it's given us some hope
we're still in the game.
12...
Damn!
Jamus
was, like, 136
and then Angel was, like, 7
and I'm like, "Well,
our range is 'ridonkulous' here."
So we got everybody together.
We started to just rotate then.
Let's just go, guessing.
So it was just trial and error.
Yes! Nah.
Please be right.
Oh!
It was my turn to step up
with the blackboard and the chalk
and I put 79 and I just wrote,
"Please," with a smiley face.
Far out!
- What number?
- What is it?
79.
79?
Yeah, you've got it?
Yep, yep.
'Cause that's...
Sorry. I'm sorry. We had to.
It's OK.
"Please."
It was the "Please", right?
I have manners.
I'm a nice English girl.
Yes! Heathy!
And so good to be the first person
to do that challenge successfully,
but everybody was around me
so they could all see and hear.
Route.
"Make your way to El Minaret
to find Beau."
Now all the teams have gotta do
is come and find me here
at Casa Blanco,
also known as El Minaret,
which is in the poshest part of town.
Our racers don't know it yet,
but this is another Virtual Pit Stop.
That means they're about
to start their third nonstop leg
here in Mexico
after racing for three days straight.
It's a gruelling end for the 17th leg
of The Amazing Race Australia
and they better hurry
because one team will be eliminated.
OK.
Thank you.
Yay! Thank you!
Yay! Thank you so much!
Whoo! Thank you.
Thank you, thank you!
Thank you. Thank you so much.
"Hurry. The last team
to check in may be eliminated."
Oh! Let's go.
Let's go.
Door. Frankie, door.
It's unlocked.
This is the first time
in the race every single person
has been on the way to the Pit Stop
within a couple of seconds
of each other.
There's one silver car
in front of us, babe.
That's a team in front, Heath.
You know what? If it's Cynthia and
Tiff, they can win. They can have it.
She turned around and gave me
the chalk and the board
and she was like,
"This is me saying sorry!"
That's good enough for me.
Oh, this is
definitely a race.
We'll arrive at the same time
so it'll be a run.
I'll get the bags
when we get there.
Frankie and Angel
are still behind us.
Yep, that's alright.
There was one more team
behind us, hey?
There's two.
Who?
Pako and Mori and these guys,
whoever these guys are.
Are they...
Steph and Lauren.
Come on, come on, come on.
Stay with those
two cars in front.
Just caught up
so we're back in the game.
Don't really know where
everyone's sitting at the moment,
but we're just gonna have to run.
I hate that we're stuck
behind these guys.
Can you get in the other lane
to overtake them?
Oh, what the hell?
Ohh!
Yeah, it's a right turn anyway.
Don't let him back in.
Do not let him back in.
He's not gonna let you in.
- Gotta be in here somewhere.
- What are we looking for?
- Go!
- Pop it.
I'm popping it, Kelly!
Let's go.
He said right.
We can pass them. Go, go, go.
We got the pace.
Where?
Go, G. You got this.
Go on. Run, run, run.
- This is it?
- Go, go, go.
Read me the name of the building.
Go back, go back, go back, go back.
Oh!
Quick, Toni. Quick!
This way. This way, G.
What?
Toni, quick!
Can you see them?
- This way, Ange.
- Go, go, go, G.
It's first two to the mat.
Come on, G. Go, George! Run, George!
- George, where are you?
- Here!
George, come on.
Ah! Thank you, thank you.
Kelly and Georgia,
you are the first team to check in.
Thank you.
That makes you, Heath and Toni,
the second team to check in.
Well done, guys.
Good job, guys. Good job.
Now, Kelly and Georgia,
for being the first team to check in,
you've won an amazing
four-night holiday for two
to experience the best of Cairns
and the Great Barrier Reef
with a Quicksilver reef cruise
thanks to Crystalbrook Flynn
and Quicksilver Group.
Well done.
So there you go.
Thank you, guys.
- You guys enjoy Mexico?
- Yeah.
It's not over yet.
This is a Virtual Pit Stop.
- Here's your next clue.
- Oh, Jesus.
What? Not more.
My soul just, like, died a little
bit inside of me when he said that.
But you just have to keep going.
It's a race.
Read it and race. See you later.
Vamonos.
Angel and Frankie, you are
the third team to check in.
Yeah, bro.
But this is a Virtual Pit Stop.
Here's your next clue.
Keep on racing.
Thank you.
- We got a holiday.
- Yeah, we did!
Heath, come on.
When you can, you need to turn right
so that we can get back on to 64
because I don't know
what the other streets are.
Casa Blanco?
El Minaret, Casa Blanco?
Nup. OK, all good.
No worries. Thank you.
We have no idea where we're going.
- Should we just ask this guy, hon?
- No, go on.
Ask this guy.
No! Just go!
We don't know where we're driving!
Ooh! Ah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yes, yes, yes. OK. Oh!
- Come on, come on, come on.
- We're going, hon.
Our last little hope is that
people don't know
where it is, hon, you know?
So 64 is the same street like this.
So I need to go that way?
Yes.
Alright.
You need to go straight,
straight through.
Yep, yep, we're on the right road.
Just keep going.
I've found another route.
Shit, Mori, we're gonna have to run.
Yep.
Just grab any bag, babe, and run.
This is, what? 47? So
probably gonna be your second right.
Yep. Ready?
Alright. It's us.
Let's go.
Up, up. Through, through.
Alright, I can hear them.
They're coming.
Pako and Mori, you're
the fourth team to check in.
Steph and Lauren,
you are the fifth team to check in.
Thank you.
But this is a Virtual Pit Stop.
Of course it is!
So here's your next clue.
Keep on racing. See you soon!
Thank you. Thanks.
Oh, he's very deflated, isn't he?
He's a bit sad.
This is the never-ending
Amazing Race!
That's it.
Come on, come on!
There's already six cars here.
Really?
Tiff, come.
Quick!
Where are we going?
I don't know. Where are you running?
Where?!
No, look up there.
Oh, my God!
Up there.
Here, here, here.
Stairs there. Look.
Quick.
OK.
Tiffany and Cynthia, you are
the sixth team to check in.
Because you girls
are so happy and smiling a lot,
it's a Virtual Pit Stop.
Here's your next clue.
Thanks.
Read it and continue racing.
Yay!
Yay.
Really, what are you guys doing?
What are you putting us through?
Chelsea and Jamus,
you are the last team to check in.
Again.
And you are eliminated.
Unfortunately, guys,
your time on the race is over.
Yeah.
Just wasn't our...
Just wasn't our day again.
Yeah.
But we had fun.
We finished something fun, though.
Yeah.
You know, I really am impressed
with the make-up skills.
Yeah, I think you look great.
Yeah, thanks.
It was actually weird.
I feel like yesterday
when we checked in last,
I cried all my tears,
which is why I didn't
feel so down today.
We just did well together today.
You've done yourselves
and your families proud.
Yep.
Yeah.
You kids are gonna love youse,
Australia's gonna love youse.
You're representing so many more
people than yourselves.
You know that.
Yep.
I hope you don't argue too much
on the flight home, you know?
Just stick together for a bit.
Nah, we'll be sweet.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Definitely have no regrets
for this amazing
experience we just...
Had.
...got...had.
It's been the best
experience of my life.
Well, it's great
to see you smiling anyway
and, um, yeah, you can
hold your heads high.
Thanks, Beau. Thanks.
Thanks, Beau.
Cheers, mate.
Oh, shit!
That's my only white shirt.
Oh, sorry!
Thanks, bro.
Sorry.
Nah, nah. I'll speak to you soon.
Thank you. Thanks.
Thanks, Beau.
It's alright.
Oh, well.
It's their time to go home,
time to see their kids.
You know what I mean?
Have you got kids?
Oh, you got kids?
No.
Oh, you don't have kids?
Next time on
The Amazing Race Australia,
six exhausted teams...
I'm done
with these Virtual Pit Stops!
...push on through Mexico.
Where the hell are we?
Oh, my God. It's so full-on.
But with another
elimination looming...
How you going, Georgia?
Struggling!
...every decision counts.
Do you reckon we should count again?
Nah, maybe we're thinking too much.
massive Mexican legs,
our teams have raced through
the state of Campeche,
battled hard through the Rainbow City
and finally met me at
the Virtual Pit Stop
where I handed them their next clue
and told them to keep on racing,
rapido, rapido, viva-la-Mexico style.
What does he mean?
A Virtual Pit Stop?
What the hell is that?
"Route Info. Continue racing."
"Make your way to Merida,
the White City of Mexico."
Merida sits at the cultural
crossroads of Mexico.
The bustling capital of
the Yucatan Peninsula
known for its grand
Spanish colonial architecture
and ancient Mayan ruins.
It was founded in 1542
by Spanish conquistadors
who ransacked the region's
five original Mayan pyramids
to build their own settlement.
It came to be known as
the White City of Mexico
for the white limestone used
to make the local buildings.
Our seven remaining teams
are already racing to Merida
where they'll face a Double U-Turn.
The first two teams must
U-Turn another team,
forcing them to complete both
challenges in the upcoming Detour.
It's a potentially
game-changing twist in this...
Let's go!
...the 17th leg of
The Amazing Race Australia.
"It's also time to start
paying close attention."
OK!
Let's go!
Oh! God!
"Continue racing."
Yep.
Heaps tired.
I know, babe, but it's not the end.
- What a stitch-up, hey?
- Take the third right.
Double U-Turn.
Hopefully they all pick each
other off and leave us alone.
True.
Have I got the car keys?
No, I've got them.
What the hell just happened?
I swear we were just, like,
on that mat to go home.
You think that's it and then...
it's not.
We wanna win.
We wanna go home to our babies
so that we can buy them a house
and I just feel like
this is our chance.
Double U-Turn coming up.
Double U-Turn.
Been dreading this moment.
Double U-Turn means the first person
needs to U-Turn someone
and the second person then
needs to U-Turn as well.
I don't see how we could U-Turn
a team that's been here
every leg, like we have,
so it would have to be
one of the returning teams.
If it is us, though,
I'm pretty sure I'm gonna cry.
I don't think we're a big threat!
Yeah, we're sitting third-last.
It's nerve-racking, U-Turns, hey?
Yep.
You know, a team can really
end your race.
So Palacio Municipal de Merida.
"It's also time to start
paying close attention."
Time to start paying attention?
Yeah.
Let's go.
Oh!
U-Turn.
"Detour. Cactus or Chorus."
A Detour is a choice
between two challenges,
both with their own pros and cons.
In this Detour, teams will have to
choose between Cactus or Chorus.
Everybody loves tacos,
but in Mexico, the local specialty
has a bit more bite than most.
Teams that choose Cactus
must head here
to Merida's famed Taqueria La Lupita.
It may not look like much,
but this taqueria
draws a prestigious crowd
of celebrities and critics
hungry for the best tacos in Mexico.
Here, teams must prepare
five cactus tacos.
They have to carefully remove
every dangerous spike
from the cactus flesh,
grill it to perfection,
and press their own tortillas.
They have to finish it off
with pico de gallo,
a spicy Mexican salsa.
When they get a chef's kiss,
they'll receive their next clue.
Teams who choose Chorus
must learn and perform
the famous folk song 'La Cucaracha'
with a mariachi band.
Now, Mexico wouldn't be Mexico
without mariachi.
Mariachi is music of
the country people.
It celebrates its struggles,
joys and growth.
Each team must learn and perform
one chorus word for word
and perform it with the band.
# La cucaracha
♪ Ya no puede caminar... ♪
When they do that...
they'll receive their next clue.
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
# A fajita, a burrito
♪ And a couple vamonos... ♪
- "...mariachi band."
- Chorus!
We gotta be quick with this.
We can't take too much time.
Tiffany and Cynthia
and Kelly and Georgia
have done an extra leg.
So we're gonna pick
Lauren and Steph.
We're really sorry, girls.
Sorry, ladies.
We love you.
You can U-Turn us later.
Don't say that!
"Search the plaza
for your next clue."
What's this sign? Here.
They've U-Turned the girls.
Open the clue first.
"Detour."
Let's do the Cactus.
Cactus.
I don't wanna U-Turn anyone,
it makes me uncom...
Ohh!
Can't be a nice guy and win, babe.
OK, no.
Ohh!
Well, who?!
I don't know!
Well, you can't
stand around all day.
Sorry.
We decided Cynthia and Tiffany.
We're sorry wholeheartedly,
but it was just really
to even things up at the back
with Steph and Lauren,
to give Steph and Lauren
a fighting chance.
Can I write on it?
Saying sorry's not gonna help.
They'll probably get eliminated
from the game.
"On arrival, you will
receive a device
"that has a song you need
to learn and perform."
Ooh, girl!
♪ La cucaracha,
la cucaracha... ♪
Da-da-da-da!
# Ya no puede caminar... #
Oh, so you already know it?
# Porque no tiene
# Porque le falta
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
"Marijuana que fumar"?
Was that 'marijuana'?
Yeah.
Oh! Is that the actual lyrics?
I'm assuming.
That's the only one I ever learned.
Oh, let's hope that it is!
OK, we gotta search the plaza, G.
Where's the clock?
OK, Pako and Mori, Heath and Toni.
Sorry. OK, we're good.
I'm trying to hug you
'cause I'm so happy
that we weren't U-Turned!
"Detour. Cactus or Chorus."
I'm thinking tacos.
Same.
Alright, let's do it. Let's go.
Tacos it is.
I'd rather make food.
Yeah, OK.
Cactus.
Yeah, Cactus.
We chose the tacos.
Hola!
Hola!
We both love food,
we love cooking.
We cook together at home
all the time.
We love Mexican food.
We have to make cactus tacos -
five of them.
Recipe. OK.
Do you want me to do the salsa first?
"Finely chop the tomato,
chilli, half an onion."
What's the 'kil-antro'?
'Cilantro'.
Cilantro.
It's the coriander.
Oh! Well done.
I'll do the cactus spikes.
I'm removing all of the thorns.
Just smoothing all the edges,
getting all the brown
spiky devils off.
You don't wanna be eating
any of them.
Be like a fish bone in your mouth.
Get in my belly!
We've never cooked
with cactus before.
Um...
Come on!
Kelly, we didn't check
the time when we were in that plaza.
It was... True.
What is the time of day?
It's about 4:00 when we left there.
Was it?
Yep.
So keep that in mind - 4:00.
Can you make note of that
in the book, please?
Oh, flag! Flag.
Yep.
Hi, guys!
Thank you so much
for not U-Turning us.
Did you see what we had to do?
We're gutted we had to do that.
Of course you guys are.
I know, I know.
It's the game. Don't feel bad.
I know.
Oh, here. Heath and Toni are here.
Oh, Heath and Toni.
Hi, guys!
Hey, guys!
Hey!
We had to choose a detour,
so we obviously chose Chorus.
# La cucaracha,
la cucaracha
♪ Ya no puede caminar... ♪
We thrive on performance challenges.
We come alive.
So singing with a mariachi band -
why wouldn't we?
Ole!
That's what we need to do.
OK.
# La cucaracha, la cucaracha
♪ Que no puede caminar... ♪
♪ Ya no puede caminar... ♪
Quiero...
"Ya no puede caminar."
Ya no puedo caminar.
I mean, as long as
it sounds like Spanish.
Yeah.
# Con las barbas de Carranza... #
I have no idea what that is!
"Detour. Cactus or Chorus."
Oh, yum! Cactus tacos.
I like to eat tacos.
OK.
I suck at, like, cooking.
You're gonna have to
take the lead a bit.
Yeah, I know that.
So... OK.
Ow!
Maybe we should wear gloves. I've
got thorns coming into my fingers.
Find something else to do.
Finely chop the tomato, then.
Salsa.
"Mix well in a bowl." Beautiful.
Babe, cut it in half first.
Can I show you, darling?
Yep. Sorry.
Finely, like this, OK?
I just suck in the kitchen.
Yeah, I know.
I'm useless.
Oh, look at that! Perfecto.
Don't burn, don't burn!
Have Pako and Mori been and gone?
No, I think they're singing.
Classic them.
Yeah.
Shall we go?
Let's do this.
Is this too big?
Hola!
Como estan?
# La cucaracha,
la cucaracha
# Ya no puede caminar
# No tiene, porque no falta
♪ Marijuana que fumar. ♪
Ta-dah!
Ohh!
It's the timing.
Yeah, we gotta go on the timing.
The timing's...
El ritmo!
OK.
Oh, here! Thank you.
Alright. OK.
Oh, that's awful.
Who U-Turned? Pako and Mori.
OK. Detour.
Should we do the song first?
Yeah, alright. We'll do Chorus.
And then come back and do
the tacos? Alright, let's go.
There, look. Oh, you're kidding me.
You're joking.
Oh, Toni and Heath done it to us.
Well, that's just great.
"Cactus or Chorus."
We're gonna cook first
and sing later.
Yep. Not happy about this! "Sorry."
*** you. You're not sorry.
Stop it.
Sorry, moll.
Alright, guys, welcome back to
Angel and Frankie's cooking show.
Ohh!
On the menu today, we've got tacos!
Tacos!
How do we know the cactus is tender?
"Take care not to burn the skin."
I think that's ready, Tones.
"Cut into thin slices."
Delicious!
Good job, cook.
"Yes, chef!"
What's your favourite Mexican food?
Nachos.
That's not Mexican food!
I like Mexican delicacies.
No, he said his favourite food's
Doritos.
# La cucaracha,
la cucaracha
# Ya no puede caminar
# Porque no tiene, porque no falta
♪ Marijuana que fumar! ♪
Thank you!
Yes!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Gracias! Ciao!
"Make your way to
Cementerio General cemetery
"and celebrate Mexico's favourite
hol... Day of the Dead!"
Dia de los Muertos!
In October, Mexican families
begin preparations
for 'los dios de los muertos',
or Day of the Dead,
when the living invite
the dead to return,
share a feast
and reunite with family.
And the key symbol of
los dias de los muertos
is the calavera, the skull.
In this challenge, teams will choose
an intricate skull design
and paint each other's faces
to match.
If their painting skills
are up to scratch,
and they've copied
their calavera exactly,
they'll receive their next clue.
Oh, my God!
It's mad!
"Assemble taco."
No, we're good. We're good. Check.
Yeah?
Gracias, sir.
Thank you so much.
This is dinner.
Cheers.
Yeah, you guys hungry?
We haven't eaten, like, all day.
Cactus is a winner!
Good job.
Well done, guys.
Shot, guys.
"Make your way to
Cementerio General cemetery."
Let's go.
Let's go.
U-Turn means that
you have to complete
one Detour as well as the other one.
Do the other Detour.
There. Straight. Can you see?
Alright.
We decided to do the cooking first
because cooking is cooking.
Also, we were dodging
the singing one.
What's up, guys?
Hey, were you guys here when
Heath and Toni came here?
Yeah.
Did they say why they U-Turned us?
No.
Did they say anything?
Nuh. We just ripped in.
I don't even know how that was
a strategic move.
Who cares? Who cares?
Get over it. We're fine.
It wasn't even strategic.
We're fine, we're fine.
# Marijuana que fumar
♪ La cucaracha, la cucaracha... ♪
Ah. The mariachi band.
♪ Ya no puede caminar... ♪
♪ La cucaracha, la
cucaracha ya no puede caminar... ♪
Ya no...
"Ya no puni canima"?
Golly, it's tricky.
Queso what?
Sounds like 'queso blah'.
♪ Blah-blah-blah-blah,
blah-blah-blah... ♪
Ohh, looks good! Slimy.
Check!
Yay!
Gracias, senor, gracias.
Thank you. Thank you.
So when we were there,
the other teams were leaving.
Just stay positive, eh?
- OK! Check, please.
- Check, please.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!
It's very tough and frustrating.
I'd definitely be enjoying this
a lot more if we weren't U-Turned.
"Make your way to
Cementerio General cemetery."
Let's go!
Let's go!
Let's go!
Oh, my God!
Straight?
Yes, baby.
Down here. Watch your man.
Oh, get outta town.
Get outta town.
Could you BE any slower?
Oh, hours of operation. OK.
So we'll probably have to
come in tomorrow.
It sucks.
Oh.
Right, well, we'll be back tomorrow,
cemetery.
Ready?
# Racha, la cucaracha
♪ Yani puni punima... ♪
Whoo.
Alright.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, that was rough.
Here.
It's alright,
doesn't need to be pretty.
Come on, we got this.
This is alright.
Look, they only just left.
OK, check, please!
Check, please!
Hello.
Thank you! Thank you so much.
Cactus tacos. We make tacos all
the time at home with the kids.
It's actually one of
our favourite family dishes.
Takes me back to my chef days.
I feel under pressure trying
to cook it the Mexican way!
Don't tell me I can go home
and eat all my cactus plants now.
Because I will go home
and eat my cactus plants.
# La cucaracha, la cucaracha
# Ya no puni cunima
# Porque lo falta, porque no tiene
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
Yes! Thank you!
Thank you so much.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
We have to go do the other one,
don't we?
Where am I going?
Straight ahead.
Now we have to move onto
the next challenge.
So hopefully we just
get this done fast enough.
We just need to smash it.
Number 4...
See there. That's where we're going.
Maybe?
Yep.
# Ya no puede caminar
# Porque no tiene, porque le falta
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
"La cucaracha". Times two.
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
What are they saying? We don't know.
Yum?
It was pretty cool to see
how Mexico does
tacos from scratch, eh?
Ohh!
Thank you so much!
It tasted like capsicum.
Yeah, it did, yeah.
"Celebrate Mexico's favourite
holiday, Day of the Dead."
Let's go!
There's Chelsea and Jamus
running off there.
OK.
Down here? Down here?
Yeah.
OK. OK.
We've made enough tacos in our time,
babe, haven't we?
So we must have made up
some time now.
How's this? Good?
That's done, that's done.
This one's good?
Yeah, yeah. That's done.
Alright, let's go.
Oh, what?
8:00 to 3:00.
Oh, you're kidding me!
Ohh! Never-ending race.
Oh, hours of operation. 8 till 3.
We gotta come back tomorrow, 8:00.
Oh, my goodness gracious!
Oh, deary me.
I'm done. Drive me to Cancun.
I'm getting outta here.
Does it look good?
Good!
Mmm!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you so much.
That was fast, babe.
That was good.
OK, let's go. We got this.
Come on, we can smash this.
We can do this.
We're not singers. I'm tone deaf.
I can't sing.
Yeah, me neither.
I don't even like hearing
my voice on camera,
let alone my singing voice.
# La cucaracha, la cucaracha
# Ya no puede caminar
# Porque no tiene, porque le falta
♪ Marijuana que fumar... ♪
Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Thank you! Thank you.
Yay!
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Thank you.
OK, let's go. Let's go.
Go, go, go. We gotta move.
Alright, let's go, babe.
Oh.
Tomorrow morning at 8am.
Yep.
After a well-deserved rest
last night,
the race continues.
Teams are heading off this morning
in the order they reached
the cemetery yesterday
to make sure they arrive
when the gates open at 8am.
And they're gonna need steady hands
and an eye for detail,
because today's kicking off
with a real scream.
We're looking for the cemetery.
We're refreshed, aren't we, babe,
after a good night's sleep?
Yep.
Feeling a little bit rundown
this morning.
I think it's just been...
...a long few days.
Good start. OK, I know where we are.
We need to head north on Calle 60,
which I don't know is where.
Should we just follow
where other people go?
Yeah, and then try and
pick it up on the map.
Oh, my goodness.
Don't know how people used to use
these maps back in the old days.
What even are paper maps?
Who even uses paper maps?
Have you ever used one in your life?
Millennials. We're millennials.
So...no.
Don't know how you did it,
Mum and Dad.
So this challenge starts at 8am.
Mm-hm.
It's got four minutes to get there.
Hopefully we can find
the right side of the cemetery,
'cause it looked
pretty big yesterday.
I think I remember that place
from yesterday.
That's a Cementerio sign just there.
Yep.
Yep, we're here.
- Oh, what a nice day!
- We got this.
G, come here!
G! Just cool it.
We haven't even started racing.
Just relax.
Yep.
We're fine.
OK.
- Over here, guys.
- Chill. It's through here.
Over here, in the corner.
I don't wanna step on anyone's
graves. I feel really bad.
Come here.
So, which one do you think's
gonna be the easiest for me to do?
In the cemetery,
we found a little table
and we had four options
to pick from.
The artworks we had to choose from
were quite intricate
so we knew it was gonna be
very, very tough.
We had to paint each other's faces,
but we couldn't pick
the same design.
Just do whichever one's easiest.
That one.
Yeah, I'm doing that one.
There we go.
Do you want me to put
that headband on?
Your headband?
Yep.
And then we'll get one for you.
Ohh! I feel like Pako.
My first time ever doing make-up.
Just smoosh this all over
my face quickly.
Oh, so it doesn't need to be white?
Nuh. Just cover my face with it.
I'm very, very basic.
Like, foundation, mascara, bronzer,
good to go.
Him, on the other hand,
no experience whatsoever.
I have no idea what any of
those words she said mean.
Can you squirt some more beauty
blender in while I do this?
Babe, you're holding
the beauty blender!
Oh, whatever it is.
What is this?
Come on, come on.
Just trying to figure out
what everything is.
There we go.
Let's go, let's go, let's go,
let's go, let's go.
We're there, hon.
OK, sit down.
Sit down. Welcome to my station.
OK. Beautiful.
Ooh, you're looking very dead, babe.
Thanks.
Death looks good on you.
Oh, my God! I did not say that.
I mean, the insurance would be
lovely, but I can wait.
This reminds me of
Halloween last year.
What do you think the babies would
be thinking right now, watching us?
They'd be very excited.
When my kids wanted to dress up
for Halloween,
they were skeletons
and they were ghosts
and scary things.
And similar designs -
not as intricate, I think.
I knew I was in safe hands,
because she's an artist.
She doesn't wanna say it,
but she is.
I'm a closet artist, maybe.
I just paint for myself
and then hide it away from the world.
Perfect.
Do you reckon it's the other side?
Could be.
Looks like we're at the back.
This doesn't look like where
we were yesterday, does it?
Alright. Hang on, I'm not happy
with this. So just pull in here.
We'll just pull over for one second.
Let's look at the map together.
Should be just here.
On this map, it should be just there.
Pull in somewhere. Do a U-turn.
OK, I'm gonna
draw the lips now.
Well, I've got...
Stop! Don't talk.
Oh, yeah, I've got massive faith
in my make-up artist.
She does her make-up every day,
looks like a stunner.
Oh, thank you.
10. 10 out of 10.
Oh, you're too cute.
20 out of 10.
Oh, yeah? Is that right?
Wonder where
Toni and Heath are.
Mmm.
Must be driving around lost.
Toni and Heath U-Turned us,
so I feel like,
OK, we were U-Turned,
but we don't want payback,
because that's just not who we are.
We don't wanna be mean people.
Yeah.
Whatever happened, happened.
We're done, over it.
We're here anyway
and it's a fresh start for us.
Yep. Still doing what we're doing.
I can paint like a boss.
Yep.
We've got this.
We have to get this,
'cause I don't wanna go home.
The white. White.
We're going for first.
Right, I think I'm done.
I reckon I could almost
take a short cut,
but I'm not willing
to do it right now.
Let's just get there, babe.
Let's just get there.
Girls! There's the girls.
We're lost.
So are we.
Um, do you wanna work together
and get there?
Yeah.
Yep?
Yeah, so we just drove past it
on this side, but couldn't get in.
Do you reckon we can park
on this side and walk in?
Well, we'll follow you.
Is that alright?
Is that OK?
Yeah, course.
That could be our breaker, Tones.
I know.
Could be game over now.
Good enough for me.
Yeah, but it's gotta be good enough
for the judge,
so make sure you just
do it properly.
Wow, Cynthia's is amazing.
Yeah, I know, I've seen it, eh?
Holy crap!
Far out! Can you be my mum?
It looks so professional!
Oh, my God, we looked around.
Tiffany's, like,
a professional artist.
It looked better than the photo!
It was extremely threatening. So
we didn't look that way too often.
Yeah, we were, like,
"We'll just look to the left,"
'cause some of the other ones
were "How's it goin'?"
It was a bit easier looking up this
side. "Our confidence is back up."
Oh, here we are.
Oh, there's... Yep.
Yeah.
Oh, my God.
Are they all done?
Yeah, probably.
Let's go.
Go, go, go.
That's the one you wanna do?
I'll do that for you.
OK.
OK, here we go.
We're sorry about yesterday, girls.
We're really sorry.
It was pretty rough, guys.
Yeah.
We're really sorry.
Which one do you wanna do?
What are you using?
Do you know how hard it is
to do dots?
Done?
Yep.
Where's the judge? Check, please.
Yay! Thank you so much.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
We finished first.
We finished this challenge first.
Yep.
So...yay!
Oh, no. "Road Block."
Damn it.
"Who's strung out?"
You know I am!
All over Mexico,
it's custom to use flags
or 'papel picado',
as it's locally known,
when celebrating secular
or religious occasions.
In this Road Block,
one member from each team
must come here, to Calle 64,
and correctly count the number
of pink flags above them.
And there are two shades of pink,
to make it harder.
Once they correctly count
all the flags that are pink,
they'll receive their next clue.
And there are 3,000 flags.
They're gonna need
all the luck they can get.
There's one.
Oh, that could be purple, actually.
"On a decorated Mexican street,
count all the pink fiesta flags."
Yippee!
Whoo-hoo!
Thank you so much!
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
Holy shit, that was... Man!
Ohh.
Road Block. This is on you today.
Let's go.
Oh, my God, weren't there...
Cynthia!
Look at what you did to me!
Oh, my God!
What is this?!
I don't know!
I said...
Oh, shit.
And that's how we get it done!
You look...deadly.
And you look...OK.
What did you do to me?!
You've got it, baby.
Yep, I'll be sweet.
Wow, hon, I'm impressed!
Yeah?
Good work!
This is what first feels like.
We just keep moving.
You need to smash these flags out.
Yeah. And we left everyone behind.
Yeah.
You've gotta leave room
for the purple,
so maybe like this dot...
The black's still wet.
Just go around it.
Or do something else.
Do the lips.
That's what I'm trying to do.
It was a little bit difficult
because we were seeing other teams
go ahead of us.
Gracias!
Thank you!
Thank you very much.
Check, please!
And we're slowly seeing our position
go down and down the ladder.
Yes! Thank you so much.
Gracias!
Thank you so much!
Road Block.
"Who's strung out?" I'll do it.
You should do it so...
I'll do it.
Sure? OK, all yours.
Yep.
OK. Let's go.
Let's go.
Oh, looks good, babe!
I look great!
Yes!
Good work!
Yeah, let's go.
OK.
Check, please.
Thank you!
Gracias, gracias. Thank you.
Thank you.
Road Block.
"Who's strung out?"
- You are.
- Let's go.
I'll wait. OK, you got this.
Yeah.
There were rows and rows of flags.
I reckon at least
10 different colours.
I just had to find all of
the light pink flags.
I had to count them up and
give my number to the judge.
There's a lot of pink.
Heath, you look beautiful.
Thank you.
Check, please.
Check, please!
Oh, how did they get done so fast?
Thank you so much.
Thank you! Gracias!
"Who's strung out?"
Me.
Start again. I messed it up.
Take your time here, hon.
- Don't rush it.
- Yep.
Look how many pink flags
there are.
You know what colour
you're looking for?
Pink. But there's light pink
and dark pink.
I feel like to just look up here,
there's, like,
different shades of pink.
So by the time you get
down to this end,
you've forgotten what colour pink
you're actually looking for.
Yeah, you get the bags.
Give me the clue.
Flags.
OK.
We got so lost.
We got so lost.
I don't even know anymore.
Once all the other teams arrived,
I definitely felt the pressure,
'cause I don't wanna mess up
being in first place.
I think that's a different colour.
I'm gonna start again.
I'm really trying not to cry.
I know. I know.
It's fine, babe.
Don't you dare cry
that paint off your face.
Sorry. Has that ruined it?
Yep!
Alright, I can hear them.
They're coming.
We're just gonna have to run.
Come on, come on.
This is definitely a race.
Quick, Toni! Quick!
That came up alright.
Mm.
Check, please.
Yes! Thank you.
Thanks so much for that.
Thank you.
Alright, let's go.
Alright, let's go.
To count this many flags,
going through the rows
like this, "Light pink, light pink,"
counting, counting, counting
all the way down to the end,
we were kind of going
line by line by line by line
and everyone was, like...
Our arms were getting sore
from doing this.
Our necks were getting sore
from looking up
'cause it was really time-consuming.
Oh, my head. Ow.
Seriously, what could
the number be? It's like...
Let's keep going. Yeah,
that's not one. No, that's not one.
Go, Mori!
You see it?
Babe, people are still here.
17, 18, 19, 23!
23, 21!
I hope you all lost count!
I used to like you!
We were so far behind
and you know what?
We haven't been cheeky
or played dirty
and I was a bit dirty
after being U-turned.
We thought we'd rock up
and everyone would be gone
and we'd be here
doing our own thing,
so to see everybody still here,
it's given us some hope
we're still in the game.
12...
Damn!
Jamus
was, like, 136
and then Angel was, like, 7
and I'm like, "Well,
our range is 'ridonkulous' here."
So we got everybody together.
We started to just rotate then.
Let's just go, guessing.
So it was just trial and error.
Yes! Nah.
Please be right.
Oh!
It was my turn to step up
with the blackboard and the chalk
and I put 79 and I just wrote,
"Please," with a smiley face.
Far out!
- What number?
- What is it?
79.
79?
Yeah, you've got it?
Yep, yep.
'Cause that's...
Sorry. I'm sorry. We had to.
It's OK.
"Please."
It was the "Please", right?
I have manners.
I'm a nice English girl.
Yes! Heathy!
And so good to be the first person
to do that challenge successfully,
but everybody was around me
so they could all see and hear.
Route.
"Make your way to El Minaret
to find Beau."
Now all the teams have gotta do
is come and find me here
at Casa Blanco,
also known as El Minaret,
which is in the poshest part of town.
Our racers don't know it yet,
but this is another Virtual Pit Stop.
That means they're about
to start their third nonstop leg
here in Mexico
after racing for three days straight.
It's a gruelling end for the 17th leg
of The Amazing Race Australia
and they better hurry
because one team will be eliminated.
OK.
Thank you.
Yay! Thank you!
Yay! Thank you so much!
Whoo! Thank you.
Thank you, thank you!
Thank you. Thank you so much.
"Hurry. The last team
to check in may be eliminated."
Oh! Let's go.
Let's go.
Door. Frankie, door.
It's unlocked.
This is the first time
in the race every single person
has been on the way to the Pit Stop
within a couple of seconds
of each other.
There's one silver car
in front of us, babe.
That's a team in front, Heath.
You know what? If it's Cynthia and
Tiff, they can win. They can have it.
She turned around and gave me
the chalk and the board
and she was like,
"This is me saying sorry!"
That's good enough for me.
Oh, this is
definitely a race.
We'll arrive at the same time
so it'll be a run.
I'll get the bags
when we get there.
Frankie and Angel
are still behind us.
Yep, that's alright.
There was one more team
behind us, hey?
There's two.
Who?
Pako and Mori and these guys,
whoever these guys are.
Are they...
Steph and Lauren.
Come on, come on, come on.
Stay with those
two cars in front.
Just caught up
so we're back in the game.
Don't really know where
everyone's sitting at the moment,
but we're just gonna have to run.
I hate that we're stuck
behind these guys.
Can you get in the other lane
to overtake them?
Oh, what the hell?
Ohh!
Yeah, it's a right turn anyway.
Don't let him back in.
Do not let him back in.
He's not gonna let you in.
- Gotta be in here somewhere.
- What are we looking for?
- Go!
- Pop it.
I'm popping it, Kelly!
Let's go.
He said right.
We can pass them. Go, go, go.
We got the pace.
Where?
Go, G. You got this.
Go on. Run, run, run.
- This is it?
- Go, go, go.
Read me the name of the building.
Go back, go back, go back, go back.
Oh!
Quick, Toni. Quick!
This way. This way, G.
What?
Toni, quick!
Can you see them?
- This way, Ange.
- Go, go, go, G.
It's first two to the mat.
Come on, G. Go, George! Run, George!
- George, where are you?
- Here!
George, come on.
Ah! Thank you, thank you.
Kelly and Georgia,
you are the first team to check in.
Thank you.
That makes you, Heath and Toni,
the second team to check in.
Well done, guys.
Good job, guys. Good job.
Now, Kelly and Georgia,
for being the first team to check in,
you've won an amazing
four-night holiday for two
to experience the best of Cairns
and the Great Barrier Reef
with a Quicksilver reef cruise
thanks to Crystalbrook Flynn
and Quicksilver Group.
Well done.
So there you go.
Thank you, guys.
- You guys enjoy Mexico?
- Yeah.
It's not over yet.
This is a Virtual Pit Stop.
- Here's your next clue.
- Oh, Jesus.
What? Not more.
My soul just, like, died a little
bit inside of me when he said that.
But you just have to keep going.
It's a race.
Read it and race. See you later.
Vamonos.
Angel and Frankie, you are
the third team to check in.
Yeah, bro.
But this is a Virtual Pit Stop.
Here's your next clue.
Keep on racing.
Thank you.
- We got a holiday.
- Yeah, we did!
Heath, come on.
When you can, you need to turn right
so that we can get back on to 64
because I don't know
what the other streets are.
Casa Blanco?
El Minaret, Casa Blanco?
Nup. OK, all good.
No worries. Thank you.
We have no idea where we're going.
- Should we just ask this guy, hon?
- No, go on.
Ask this guy.
No! Just go!
We don't know where we're driving!
Ooh! Ah!
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yes, yes, yes. OK. Oh!
- Come on, come on, come on.
- We're going, hon.
Our last little hope is that
people don't know
where it is, hon, you know?
So 64 is the same street like this.
So I need to go that way?
Yes.
Alright.
You need to go straight,
straight through.
Yep, yep, we're on the right road.
Just keep going.
I've found another route.
Shit, Mori, we're gonna have to run.
Yep.
Just grab any bag, babe, and run.
This is, what? 47? So
probably gonna be your second right.
Yep. Ready?
Alright. It's us.
Let's go.
Up, up. Through, through.
Alright, I can hear them.
They're coming.
Pako and Mori, you're
the fourth team to check in.
Steph and Lauren,
you are the fifth team to check in.
Thank you.
But this is a Virtual Pit Stop.
Of course it is!
So here's your next clue.
Keep on racing. See you soon!
Thank you. Thanks.
Oh, he's very deflated, isn't he?
He's a bit sad.
This is the never-ending
Amazing Race!
That's it.
Come on, come on!
There's already six cars here.
Really?
Tiff, come.
Quick!
Where are we going?
I don't know. Where are you running?
Where?!
No, look up there.
Oh, my God!
Up there.
Here, here, here.
Stairs there. Look.
Quick.
OK.
Tiffany and Cynthia, you are
the sixth team to check in.
Because you girls
are so happy and smiling a lot,
it's a Virtual Pit Stop.
Here's your next clue.
Thanks.
Read it and continue racing.
Yay!
Yay.
Really, what are you guys doing?
What are you putting us through?
Chelsea and Jamus,
you are the last team to check in.
Again.
And you are eliminated.
Unfortunately, guys,
your time on the race is over.
Yeah.
Just wasn't our...
Just wasn't our day again.
Yeah.
But we had fun.
We finished something fun, though.
Yeah.
You know, I really am impressed
with the make-up skills.
Yeah, I think you look great.
Yeah, thanks.
It was actually weird.
I feel like yesterday
when we checked in last,
I cried all my tears,
which is why I didn't
feel so down today.
We just did well together today.
You've done yourselves
and your families proud.
Yep.
Yeah.
You kids are gonna love youse,
Australia's gonna love youse.
You're representing so many more
people than yourselves.
You know that.
Yep.
I hope you don't argue too much
on the flight home, you know?
Just stick together for a bit.
Nah, we'll be sweet.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Definitely have no regrets
for this amazing
experience we just...
Had.
...got...had.
It's been the best
experience of my life.
Well, it's great
to see you smiling anyway
and, um, yeah, you can
hold your heads high.
Thanks, Beau. Thanks.
Thanks, Beau.
Cheers, mate.
Oh, shit!
That's my only white shirt.
Oh, sorry!
Thanks, bro.
Sorry.
Nah, nah. I'll speak to you soon.
Thank you. Thanks.
Thanks, Beau.
It's alright.
Oh, well.
It's their time to go home,
time to see their kids.
You know what I mean?
Have you got kids?
Oh, you got kids?
No.
Oh, you don't have kids?
Next time on
The Amazing Race Australia,
six exhausted teams...
I'm done
with these Virtual Pit Stops!
...push on through Mexico.
Where the hell are we?
Oh, my God. It's so full-on.
But with another
elimination looming...
How you going, Georgia?
Struggling!
...every decision counts.
Do you reckon we should count again?
Nah, maybe we're thinking too much.