The Amazing Race Australia (2011–…): Season 6, Episode 18 - Leg 18 (Mexico) - full transcript
During this leg, teams learn a traditional Yucatan dance, use a local landmark to solve a puzzle, and put their sewing skills to the test before ziplining into a cenote to meet Beau at the Pit Stop.
Merida,
known as Mexico's White City
for its clean streets
and limestone architecture.
It was here that I slapped teams
square in their burritos
with a Virtual Pit Stop.
Bloody hell! Why do they
do this to us? I just wanna rest.
This is some sick joke.
"Route Info."
"Continue racing..."
"Make your way to Izamal, Mexico."
"Raise your glasses
in a traditional..."
"...bottle dance
to earn your next clue."
- Let's go.
- Come on!
After two epic legs in Mexico
and two Virtual Pit Stops,
our six remaining teams
will take an hour-long drive
across the Yucatan Peninsula
from the White City
to the Yellow City, Izamal.
Locals are divided
on why Izamal is yellow.
It was given a fresh coat of paint
for a visit from Pope John Paul II,
but it's also the home
of the Mayan sun god, Kinich Ahau.
His pyramid sits slap-bang
in the middle of a suburb,
but God knows how
he got council approval.
It is the epic host city for the 18th
leg of The Amazing Race Australia.
And that's the biggest flag
I've ever seen.
Once here, teams will have to perform
a traditional Yucatecan dance.
But just like my Friday nights,
they'll have to do it while balancing
a beer bottle on their heads.
If they can get through
the whole thing
without dropping their bottles...
...my two amigos will give them
their next clue.
Kelly and Georgia
are leading the way.
They're one ahead of us.
It means nothing.
They're literally
just following us.
Should we deliberately, like,
throw them off and try and...
Kelly, no. That's a waste
of time...and that's mean.
Let it go. We came first.
That's true.
Get ready for some rally racing,
people.
Izamal! Izamal! Izamal.
Yep.
So it could be like
a yellow city or something, G.
Yeah. It looks...it all looks like
that mustardy colour.
Oh, yeah, all mustard colours.
Yeah.
- That's beautiful. Look at this.
- Yeah. How nice is that?
They all look the same.
Yeah, it does.
Let's go.
Go! Go!
Does it mention bags?
Let's leave our bags here.
Does it have team names?
Yeah.
Cynthia and Tiff are there.
Oh, they're right behind us.
That was fast.
Bags.
Steph and Lauren are here.
Everyone's gonna be here.
You look pretty!
So do you.
No!
Oh, my God, it's on their head.
The bottle's on their head!
Yeah.
When we saw it,
I was, like, "We're done here."
It was so intricate.
Jesus!
Doing all of these steps
and turns and twists
with a bottle on their head, like...
A beer bottle!
Ohhh!
Salud!
Let's go to our teachers.
They'll teach us.
Right, find the lady.
- Babe, we're going to the shade.
- Yeah.
Or you'll burn to a crisp.
Hello.
Can you teach us the...
Yes.
OK.
Very slow. VERY slow.
- You're gonna be her.
- Oh. What would you prefer?
Doesn't matter. I'll be him.
OK.
We're gonna dance
and you're gonna follow us.
OK.
We're gonna try.
- Stomp, stomp.
- Stomp, forward.
Stomp, back. OK.
Back.
Toe, toe, toe.
Left, right.
Yeah.
OK.
Left, forward.
Left, back. Left, forward, left...
Two, three, four, five...
Six...
Seven. Snap, snap!
It's the worst feeling
when you show up to a challenge
and you're the last ones there.
We're just really bad at navigating.
That is our Achilles.
Google Maps has
conditioned us to be...
I know!
...spoiled kids, so...
Hola! Hola!
Hi!
We're here to learn.
So I'll be the woman?
Um, no.
It's just the same? OK.
You have to put the bottle
on your head.
Oh! One...
Oh, my gosh.
You've got to spin,
but at the same time trying to
balance a bottle on your head.
But you can't let the bottle drop.
Oh!
Clean it up.
Frankie dropped his bottle
within the first minute.
Smashed the glass through.
Straightaway.
Oh, my God.
- Oh, God. Oh.
- Just gotta practise.
Ready?
Yeah.
Oh!
How are you keeping your bottle
so good, G?
I don't know.
Georgia has a big...
I've a really big head.
Georgia has a big head, so she had
a large surface area to rest it on.
Heath's struggling too.
OK, yeah.
Where's the best part on your head?
Where's the best part on my head?
I don't have a flat head.
Yeah.
Dancing's hard enough.
Like, the concentration that I need
to just dance is, like, next level.
Toni, I can't get it
to sit on my head.
Heath, it takes time, babe.
Oh.
And then having a bottle
on my head, I can't...
Do two things at once.
I can't do two things at once.
One, two, three, four.
Step, step, step, 12.
Step, step, step, 12.
Don't drop the bottle.
I'm gonna drop it.
I need sticky tape or something.
Seven, eight...
I can't keep it still.
Alright, we gotta get this.
Oh!
Otherwise we're going home today.
Yeah, I know.
One, two, three...
Four.
Last time I went to a nightclub and
was dancing with a bottle on my head
was probably about 15 years ago.
Wait, let me just do the maths.
Is that legal?
Yeah.
No, I'd be underage.
Hello!
Hello.
Are you ready?
Yes.
We're gonna give it a go.
We're gonna try.
Ready? Set, seven, eight...
- Let's give it a go.
- We want to try.
Three, four.
Back, back, back, back.
Turn, turn.
And now go up top.
Forward.
Hey!
Gracias!
Thank you! Gracias!
Gracias.
"Route..."
"Route Info."
"By counting convent arches
"direct a horse and carriage
to an intersection of streets
"within the Yellow City of Mexico."
Let's go!
Like most of Mexico,
the streets of Izamal have numbers
instead of names,
which can make driving around
feel like you need
to call your accountant.
To find their next clue,
teams will have to count
the 31 exterior
and 24 interior arches
of this 500-year-old convent.
If they do the maths correctly,
they'll be able to give the driver
of one of these horse-drawn carriages
an address for an intersection.
Once they knock on the right door,
they will meet my accountant,
Esteban.
He's not great with numbers but knows
how to hand over an envelope.
Senor! Senor! Senor!
Convento...
De 'Paula'... 'Paula'?
Walking?
Oh, up there? Up there?
Walking?
Gracias. Gracias.
Oh, there. It's up there.
In the arches there.
One, two, three.
Nah. Sorry!
We need to get it this time, OK?
Yep.
Ready, ready? Ready?
Whoo!
Thank you! Thank you so much.
Thank you, thank you.
"By counting convent arches,
"direct a horse and carriage
to an intersection of streets."
- Oh, this place is amazing!
- Wow. Beautiful.
Cynthia and Tiffany just got
their clue, so we gotta move.
Seven...
Six.
Are you still with me?
Eight. Yeah.
I'll count this side, OK?
OK.
So, one...
Is this counted as one?
I'm gonna put it on there
just in case.
I'll put them on the bottom
'cause they'll be classed
as interior
'cause they're not exterior.
Nine.
Ten.
What about here? Like, one, two,
three. Are those counted?
14.
Did I count this one?
Or did I start there?
Let's do another round.
Nah.
One, two.
G, we're done, we're done. Come.
There was... You went...
We went the wrong way on the spins.
Oh!
One, two...
Steph.
Come on! Stay on my head!
We're gonna get it.
We're not.
We are!
Forward.
OK, Heath?
One, two, three.
Argh!
Nah! Argh!
Sorry, babe, it was really close.
Sorry. Sorry.
- That little arch?
- No.
You think that's included?
No. Don't look at it.
So we've got...
Interior was...25.
25.
And then plus 6.
Plus 6.
31.
31.
And then add 6 to that.
Is what?
24.6.
It can't be...a decimal.
And then the next one...
Yep.
Exterior - 16.
16.
And then we're gonna plus 8.
Do you reckon we should count again?
Nah. Maybe we're thinking too much.
Hey?
Maybe.
It's on the corner of Calle 31
and Calle 24.
OK, let's go.
OK.
One, two...
Walk on.
Yes!
Thank you very much! Yeah!
And forward, Heath.
Two, three.
Yes!
Whoo!
"By counting the convent arches..."
"...direct a horse and carriage
to an intersection..."
"...within the Yellow City
of Mexico."
Let's do it. Maths. I love that.
Let's go! Yeah! Maths!
Senor, senor,
intersection Calle 21 and Calle 24.
OK.
Hello! 30...27.
"Once you're at the intersection,
"knock on the marked door
to receive your next clue."
- Vamonos!
- Vamonos!
Hey! It's so cool!
Oh, I was waiting to ride
one of these things.
Made me think of, like, Cinderella,
you know, the horse and carriage.
We go 30
and then 27 would be across.
OK.
31 and 24. There's 31 and 24 here.
Can you see a marker anywhere?
Um...
Can you just wait?
Is there a marker?
No. We've gone too far.
OK. Go back that way.
Yep.
Marked door! Yes!
Hola!
Hola!
"Road Block." You're up.
"Who's ready to be pinned down?"
You are!
Pin me down.
A Road Block is a challenge
that only one team member
can complete.
In this Road Block, teams will travel
to the small village of Sudzal...
...where they'll join a sewing circle
with these mamacitas.
The team member
completing the Road Block
will be given a half-finished pattern
for a traditional
Yucatecan flower design.
If they can correctly complete
the flower,
they'll receive their next clue.
We go back.
There's no marked doors.
Did we get it wrong?
Should we go down to 28?
There might not be... OK.
We can jump on...27.
That was 29 and then 27.
So there's no 28.
Thank you!
Stomp, stomp.
Stomp, stomp.
Hey!
Thank you!
Thank you! Thank you so much!
"Direct a horse and carriage
to an..."
"...intersection of streets
within the Yellow City of Mexico."
Let's go!
- Do you wanna work together?
- Yeah, I'm a maths teacher.
Do you wanna do the exterior?
Yeah, I teach maths.
We'll count the interior archways.
- You do exterior. Then we'll confer.
- We'll count in our head.
Make sure to get it right.
OK.
We're interior. Yeah?
Exterior is external.
Do you know what I mean?
Yeah.
Want me to count exterior,
you count interior?
OK.
So, four on this side...
Do you reckon there were four?
Like, I'm counting those ones.
That's why. I don't know.
I'll just put "four, question mark".
Question mark, yeah.
Maybe we go back
and start again.
Ohh.
So where are we heading?
Don't know. I saw the boys run here.
Interior archways and the exterior
archways of the courtyard.
18.
19.
- OK, got your numbers?
- Right. Yeah.
It was really handy, I think,
for them having me.
Get your calculator, Heath.
I can do the calculations.
I can do it in my head.
I did it straightaway.
25 plus 8 is 33.
Plus 6.
Yeah, awesome.
Interior.
So, 25...
- Oh, sorry.
- Let's just do a calc.
So number of each...
25 plus 6 is 31.
Not only is everyone using him
for directions,
they're using him
for his maths brain as well.
No, you're plussing 8.
Oh, sorry, yeah.
No, I'm interior.
31. 31.
That's what I said.
What number did you guys get?
So you're saying your answer is 31?
Mm-hm.
OK, we got 26.
We got 16 for...the interior...
- The exterior.
- The exterior.
We think it's 31 and 26.
I can't guarantee it's right.
31 and 26.
But we don't know.
Are you re-counting, Tiff?
Yeah, we lost our number.
What did youse get?
Uh, 31...26.
We got 30.6, so you've rounded up.
No, you shouldn't have to round.
It will be exact.
OK. 31...26.
OK.
Try that.
Follow, follow, follow.
Follow that one.
Kelly said that there shouldn't be
any decimals, so we had to...
Yeah, and he's a maths teacher,
so...
He's a maths teacher,
so we're listening to him.
OK, I'm pretty sure
our maths is right.
23?
25. I've got 25 here.
Do you want to count
the doors again?
What made this hard was just
our maths, in general.
Yeah.
So, 25.
So, 25... They got 31.
No, it's 25 and 16.
So do you wanna just use
what they got?
31 and 26.
Gracias.
Whoo!
This is cool!
Yeah, we felt like royalty, but,
hey, we feel like royalty every day,
so it's no different.
The queens.
Should we go that way?
How do you know that we're on
the right street right now?
Do you have the map in front of you?
I don't have anything.
We could be going
in the opposite direction.
You have the map.
Is this is all I had?
That's what I'm asking for.
You have it.
I didn't have... I'm just...
It's fine.
I've got the map that you said
you didn't have. It's fine.
I don't know
where you've taken us now.
We're on Calle 23.
Nothing on this map
is matching any of the signs!
Are you sure this is...
See? 31A, is it?
We're back at the horses
where we started.
- That makes sense, doesn't it?
- Yep.
- Oh! Keep going.
- Follow them.
Can we follow them?
31 and 24.
Wow, this is beautiful. I know we're
last but this is very beautiful.
Oh, look, it's got a little hat on!
Oh, my God!
There's no markings, G.
- Yes!
- Yes?
Hey! Hey!
Bring your bag.
Sorry. I just... Yeah, we must have
accidentally counted a few too many.
Hola, sir!
Muchas gracias, senor.
Gracias.
Keep Steph and Lauren behind us.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much.
"Road Block."
"Who's ready to be pinned down?"
Oh, OK.
"Who's ready to be pinned down?"
I'll do it.
Me. Oh, my God, what is it?
"Join the centuries-old Yucatecan
tradition of embroidery."
Sorry.
If this is the street
we're supposed to be on,
we have to turn right onto C5.
You've got this little bit
of extra time on everyone, OK?
Yep.
You go. You go.
And you've got a demo there.
Ohh.
Frack! Oh, my gosh.
What the hell?
Millennials.
Another thing that we don't do.
Sewing and embroidery.
My grandparents do that stuff.
To be able to use
a needle and thread
and 'embroid' something that way...
How do you start it?
What the...?
Where's the... Oh!
Oh, my gosh.
You had to follow her design
of a flower
and there was
a certain technique to do it.
You had to miss a few boxes,
come back around.
It looked so difficult.
Come on, Frankie, let's go. Let's
give it a shot. Come on, Frankie.
Oh.
Come on.
We gotta get going.
Yeah, honestly, it's difficult.
You can do it, you can do it.
Gracias! You OK?
Oh, yeah, I had 24.
You had 24?
Gracias.
Oh, gracias!
Thank you!
"Road Block."
"Road Block!"
"Who's ready to be pinned down?"
Yeah, I'll do it.
OK.
"Who's ready to be pinned down?"
Alright.
Wow.
You will?
I'll take it.
Yep.
It's alright. We're fine.
Keep going straight?
Yeah. Keep following this now.
Sud...Sudzal?
Keep going.
This might be the town here.
Oh!
Oh, God.
So you've got three colours.
Watch... Watch how she's doing it.
I didn't really like
embroidery that much
when I was younger.
More like sewing and stitching,
I didn't mind that.
But embroidery is different
'cause you have, like, sew
in through exact spots
to get it exactly right
and, like, you have to know
what you're doing
and the technique.
Oh, the technique
doesn't look too bad.
I don't know it,
but it doesn't look hard to do.
It was my turn
for the Road Block,
but I was not expecting embroidery.
Bloody hell.
Heath's sewing skills are as
good as mine, which is pretty poor.
Uh, bit of confidence,
please, Toni.
Bit of confidence, though. Uh,
he's got lovely fingers and hands.
They do wonderful things.
So I'm sure with the embroidery,
he'll also nail it.
Is everyone
making the same design?
When I saw what we had to do
with the cross-stitching,
straightaway I was, like,
"This is so hard."
I did not even know
how to get started.
I need to watch someone
from the beginning.
In a Road Block when you can't swap,
you can't even communicate,
the pressure is absolutely massive.
So just knowing that it was all
on me to get us through this,
oh, I just...I just hate it,
I dread that type of stuff.
She just showed it to me,
but now she's unpicking it,
so I don't know if she showed me
the wrong thing or not.
I'm so confused.
- You right, Heathy?
- I don't have a needle.
You do, baby. Look. Coo-ee!
The thing that sparkles, babe.
I kind of worked out
the cross pattern.
There was a template
that we kinda followed,
but I couldn't thread
the freakin' needle.
I was so...
He got the full shake.
I was so shaking and I just could
not get this stupid freakin' wool
through the bloody needle.
I just wish it was you doing it
and not me.
Frankie, when you're ready.
Other teams are going.
I'll just give it a go.
I don't know what I'm doing.
You stood there that whole time and
you don't know what you're doing?
You don't even know.
I really don't want
to think about that.
I just wanna do one challenge
at a time.
Calle 5?
Calle 5, probably.
Keep an eye out for it.
If you go step by step...
Turn right in 6.3km.
Yep. OK. Oh, sorry, babe.
I really need a make-up wipe
to get this off.
Huh?
I need a make-up wipe
to get all this off.
Worst challenge ever.
You've got it.
You can do this, Frankie.
How does this look?
I have full confidence in you.
Have confidence in yourself.
Huh?
Nah, 'cause then
it won't go through the thing.
It was actually really tough
doing embroidery.
I've used sewing machines before.
Sewing machines!
Oh.
Needle and thread myself? No way.
OK.
That took way too long.
Can you get that through, Georgia?
I haven't started yet.
Neither have I.
I'm literally hovering my string.
I was so overwhelmed
by the intricacy of it all,
I was, like,
"Oh, this is gonna be a bit hard."
OK.
Oh, my gosh, this doesn't even look
anything like it.
It is a lot of pressure
getting a Road Block,
but I chose to do this one,
don't know why, just felt it.
There's a few cars there.
There's a flag there, babe.
Look, look, look! Alright.
We're still in this. OK.
Every team was there when
we arrived, which was great.
We felt like we might be able
to make a couple of places
and get right back at the front.
I've no clue what I'm doing.
- But I'm just gonna try it.
- You've got this, babe.
Do your best.
I pick things up really quickly.
Mm-hm.
The only way you're gonna know
or learn is to go and do it.
So I got in there and did it.
This is a good place to start, Pako.
You got this. You got this.
Well, I think I've got this.
Oh, you've got to feel confident.
Otherwise you just cry.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
Go on, babe.
It definitely wasn't
straightforward.
So...that was a bit frustrating.
But it made me realise
just really focus on the pattern.
Need any water, G? You good?
I'm good.
Oh, you're joking me.
You're doing really good.
Proud of you.
Why did that not go?
Just keep going, G.
Looks good.
No.
Oh, frack! Got one off.
I was spacing them out so you could
actually see the crisscross,
but I had to make sure
that I connected everything.
Just start it again, Frankie.
Yeah.
Ah! Yes!
What?
I got it!
Well done, mate. Well done.
Oh, my God!
I'm a natural.
Well done.
I got it on my first go!
Which is, like, crazy.
Yeah.
Thank you!
Gracias.
Gracias, abuela.
"Route Info. Make your way
to Cenote X'Canche
"and swim to Beau
at the next Pit Stop."
Teams must make their way to
the ancient Mayan city of Ek Balam
to the beautiful Cenote X'Canche.
The Yucatan Peninsula is home
to over 6,000 of these
incredible watering holes.
They are a natural haven
for fish, birds and budgies.
Well, budgie smugglers.
All teams have gotta do
is zip-line to me at the Pit Stop.
"Hurry, the last team to check in
may be eliminated."
When we arrived,
there were three teams there,
but when we left,
all the teams were there.
Yep.
So we had a bit of a lead,
but we need that lead because
we're guaranteed gonna get lost.
Mmm.
Um, yeah, another Pit Stop.
This will be number four?
Wait.
Number three...
One... Wait.
Oh, my God, I don't even know!
I can't even count.
It's...
It's our third Pit Stop.
This is our third Pit Stop?
Yep.
In two days or three days?
In three days.
In three days.
Oh, my God, it's so full-on.
Thank you.
Thank you. Gracias. Thank you.
Yes! Yeah?
- Thank you.
- Well done, baby girl!
- Gracias.
- Good job!
Un, dos, tres.
Oh, thank you! Thank you so much!
Muchas gracias. Thank you so much.
Let's go, Heathy!
Thank you.
"Make your way
to Cenote X'Canche..."
"...and swim to Beau
at the next Pit Stop.
"Hurry, the last team to check in
may be eliminated."
Next Pit Stop!
Let's go.
Let's go, let's go.
Unlock, unlock.
Oh!
Sorry.
We gotta go!
I'm doing it.
Get in?
Yeah.
Oh, shit.
It has come down
to Steph and Lauren and us.
Whoever gets this first,
they're probably safe today.
How are you going, Georgia?
Struggling!
You're not the only one.
Don't stress.
Yeah, exactly. Let's just...
Lauren was struggling a little bit
with it as well,
so I really had a lot of confidence
in myself
that I could get it before them.
This is hard.
I know.
But you know what it's like when it
gets to the pointy end, gotta...
I know, Steph, yeah.
...get something on the board.
I felt like
I was under a lot of pressure
because I'm not good at stitching
or any arts and crafts.
Yeah, I don't know, I'd probably
have a bit more attention to detail
and can concentrate on those sort
of things than Lauren, but...
Alright, alright.
Just keep going.
OK? Keep going. You're nearly there.
Yeah, I'm just, like, so exhausted.
I know you are.
We're nearly there. Keep going.
Oh, thank you!
Babe...
Thank you.
Let's go, babe.
I'm gonna cry. Sorry.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I really appreciate it.
Bring it with you. Come on.
OK.
"Make your way to Cenote X'Canche
"and swim to Beau
at the next Pit Stop.
"Hurry, last team to check in
may be eliminated."
Let's go!
When that judge gave her the thumbs
up, I thought, "Hooley dooley,
"there's a chance that we still
might be in this at this stage."
Just keep going. Do what you can.
Shall we take a penalty?
No, just keep going.
We don't give up.
Keep going. We finish, OK?
It added salt to the wounds
knowing that
a couple of hours before,
we were in first place,
and throughout most of the leg,
we were top three.
But you never know what can happen
so you have to keep going
no matter how far behind you are.
We're gonna get
to that Pit Stop, alright?
Mm-hm. Please stop talking
for a second. Sorry.
That's OK. It's OK.
OK, G, you got this.
Of course Lauren got it before me.
So that meant the pressure was on me
to get us back up.
Yeah. Yes!
Good job, Georgia. Great job.
Thank you so much!
It's so hard, it's so hard.
Thank you!
OK.
"Make your way to Cenote X'Canche
"and swim to Beau
at the next Pit Stop.
"Hurry, the last team to check in
may be eliminated."
Steph and Lauren were probably
about 15 or 20 minutes ahead of us.
You never want to get your hopes up
too high because you'll get crushed.
So for us there was that little bit
of hope that they would get lost,
but we didn't want to get
over-excited.
Eventually we're gonna link back
at the highway, OK?
This says one hour 40 drive.
That's just cruel.
Are you OK?
Yeah, I'm good.
So, Lauren, we arrived
at that challenge last.
Yeah.
But we've left second-last.
Yep.
And I definitely think
this is a do-or-die situation.
It's just so stressful.
So do me a favour
and take a big breath.
Yeah.
And shake it off.
Because there's a lot of room
for error, OK?
The only problem with us
is directions.
Hola!
I mean, we're not bad at it.
We're just not good at it.
Yep. Go left.
And keep following it.
Keep following it.
But the godsend is Mori's language.
Lucky they understand Spanglish
because they were able to help us.
Yes.
Oh, they might know. They're locals.
That way? 10km?
Second left.
Thank you.
It's so confusing.
Oh, God,
what a tough couple of days.
What do we gotta do?
Gotta swim.
Cenote.
"You've got to take two marked bikes
and take the path to the cenote.
"Make your way carefully
down the stairs to swim to Beau."
I'm pretty excited for that, eh?
Yeah.
Oh, God, I could kiss him
if we get there!
Toni, we're the first team!
No, we're not.
Yeah, we are.
Yeah, everything.
So when we arrived,
we noticed there were no cars.
So we got a bit excited, but we
weren't getting ahead of ourselves.
You just never know until you jump
on that mat with Beau.
Alright, where do we go now, Heath?
This way?
Yeah.
Helmets. Sweet.
OK, helmet on, gorgeous.
I'm riding yellow.
Let's go!
Yeah.
Oh, God, this is a bit low.
I know.
There's no brakes!
There's back brakes.
I can see that.
Toni, there's back brakes.
That's crazy.
Where the hell are we?!
I don't know!
What are we doing?
I don't know.
Oh, my God!
My God, I think we're nearly there.
Come on! Ride beside me.
Oh, it's too small for me.
So where do you live?
I live in Merida.
Merida? I like Merida.
Yeah, it's beautiful.
Yeah.
How do you feel about the teams
coming in? Do you get nervous?
I get nervous sometimes!
Yeah, I'm so nervous.
Mate, you'll be right,
you'll be right.
I don't know how we're gonna
get back, though.
Don't stop.
No!
- Down this way?
- Straight ahead.
Gracias!
Oh! I see him!
Oh, Jesus Christ!
There's a massive iguana.
Oh! Look at this!
Oh, it's Heath and Toni.
You'll like these two. Yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
Go, Tones, enjoy this!
OK.
Whoo!
Whoooooo!
Go, Tones!
Whoo, baby!
Whoo-hoo!
Give me your hand.
Thanks, Tone.
Thanks.
Hi! Welcome to Yucatan, Mexico.
Thank you so much.
Heath and Toni,
you are the first team to check in.
Toni, watch out.
Whoa-ho-ho-ho! Whoa-ho-ho.
And because you've come in first,
you've won
a $5,000 Red Balloon voucher
which allows you to pick
from over 4,000 experiences
in Australia and New Zealand.
From scenic flights to getaways,
Red Balloon has it all.
Oh, my God. Thank you, Beau.
So there's another holiday for you
or your loved ones. Good job, huh?
Great to see you guys.
Thank you. Thanks, Beau.
Now, you can just swim over there.
How good's this place, huh?
So good!
Swim over there.
OK.
Good luck.
It means the absolute world to
finish at the top of the pack again.
Yeah.
Nice!
And what a beautiful spot
to do it there.
Absolutely amazing.
Can you throw me down a taco
or a fajita or something, bro?
Yeah!
Holy...
Bullshit, is that them?
The cops are just this blue car
in front of us, G.
Keep going. No, they are.
They were driving a blue car.
I remember a blue car.
We're still in with a chance.
It's just a matter now if they get...
My stomach is churning!
So, yeah, we can't pass them.
So just keep them within sight.
Where do you think
we're sitting at the moment
in terms of teams?
I think we're still
in front of Kelly and Georgia.
Yeah.
But...can we just pretend
like we're not?
Yeah.
Oh, we don't even know
where we are in this race!
Who's in the orange car?
- Pako and Mori?
- Pako and Mori!
Oh, my God! There's no way.
They left first.
Seeing another orange car has
just given us a little bit of hope.
Who was in a silver car?
Heath and Toni?
I don't know.
Uh, Frankie and Angel?
I don't recognise that car.
I don't either.
We gotta get there.
Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God.
- Hi, ladies.
Hey, guys!
We got lost.
It's only three cars.
There's only three...
We got lost too.
We got lost too!
We went into a different town.
Come on, let's go. Car's coming.
Car's coming. OK, let's go.
Go, go, go!
The drive to the Pit Stop
was a lengthy one.
But we had to go on this beautiful
bike ride and I was OK with that.
It beats running any day.
Yeah.
Go!
OK.
Let's go!
Go!
Let's go!
- Whoo!
- Yew!
Yaaas, queens!
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God, this is so much better
than running.
Are you OK, ladies?
Youse alright?
- Yeah.
- Whoo-hoo!
We're going downhill.
We don't even have to pedal.
I haven't ridden a bike like this
in years!
Oh, my God! This is so cool!
We must buy a bike
when we get back home.
I know! We need to go biking more.
One kilometre, guys!
One kilometre.
Does it say
to leave the keys in here or not?
Does it say leave the keys in here?
So we finally arrive
after a long drive.
Oh, lucky we celebrated
the Day of the Dead
because we're literally dead
ourselves.
Literally feel dead.
She's up, baby.
Go!
Oh! My gosh.
You good?
Yeah.
This is more like it.
Jeez, we're going faster
than when we were driving.
What's your, um, favourite taco?
Mmm. Arrachera.
Ooh, yes.
You?
To be honest, Elena, I like pork.
Pork?
Pork, pork, yeah, yeah.
It's so delicious.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
We don't eat on this show
'cause of budget problems.
Ready, babe?
Yes.
Whoo-hoo!
Oh, it's the boys!
Whoo! Oh, my gosh!
Let go! Let go!
Ready, set...
Go!
Whoo!
Oh, yeah!
Whoo-hoo!
Nice!
Hi. Welcome to Yucatan, Mexico.
Gracias!
Thank you, gorgeous!
Oh!
It's beautiful.
Welcome.
So is she.
Pako and Mori, you are
the second team to check in.
We thought we were out!
We thought we were goners.
We thought we were going home.
Alright, boys, well,
we've got another team coming in.
Hey! Good job. Swim down that way.
Go get me a taco! Go! Go! Go!
Oh, yes!
Welcome to Yucatan, Mexico.
Thank you.
Tiffany and Cynthia, you are
the third team to check in.
Go!
Which way do we go, Kelly?
This way. I know where to go.
We jumped out of the car.
I've never run so fast in my life.
Let's go, G. Good job.
We don't know if they're
in front of us or just behind us.
We just know we've gotta work hard
to get to this Pit Stop.
Come on, G.
Do you want me to carry your bag?
OK, fine.
Yep. Give.
I'm sorry.
It's alright.
Let's go.
Where are the bikes?
Keep going.
Don't worry about it.
Whoo-hoo-hoo! There's Beau!
Drop, drop, drop, drop! Drop!
Drop!
Wow. We're not insured for that.
Oh, gosh.
Drop!
Good job!
Welcome to Yucatan, Mexico.
Thank you.
Angel and Frankie, you are
the fourth team to check in.
Wow! Look at this, G.
I know.
That's it. Love you. Have fun.
That was good.
Whoa!
Wow.
I love you.
I love you.
Oh, wow.
Welcome to Yucatan, Mexico.
Thank you so much. Gracias.
Thank you so much.
Kelly and Georgia, you are
the fifth team to check in.
Yes! Oh.
Yes!
I know, I know.
Far out.
So close.
We've now got a 1-in-5 chance
of winning 250 k,
an absolute life-changing
amount of money.
So, for us,
it's time to get serious.
Alright, well, uh, swim back.
Alright, let's enjoy this.
We will.
Let's go. Good job, man!
Love you.
'Bye!
Whoa!
Well, it's getting dark
and it's time to pack up.
Someone call triple-O
so we can find our cops!
This way?
There's a... Here.
Throughout the race, I guess Lauren
and I have kinda subscribed to
"you're not out till you're out".
But we turned
our 1 hour and 43 minute trip
into about a three-hour trip.
Girls.
Beau.
Hi.
What's going on?
I found ya!
We had to close the Pit Stop.
Unfortunately, it was getting
dangerous down there.
It was too dark.
Hmm. Sorry. Sorry we were late.
It's OK.
Unfortunately,
you're the last team to arrive.
Well, you haven't even arrived yet!
No.
And, um, you're eliminated.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, I think we expected that.
Yeah, we knew it was coming.
Yeah.
You enjoyed Mexico?
Oh, incredible.
Yeah.
It was so much fun!
- Well, at least you're smiling.
- Yeah.
That's alright. I think it's nice to
go out in such a beautiful place.
It's a shame we couldn't make it
any further, but it is what it is.
Yeah. And bring it in.
Oh, thanks, Beau.
Ohh.
Thanks, anyway.
Thanks for having us.
Sorry, guys, yeah. I have no idea
how you're getting back.
We're cycling.
But stick together.
Alright, you might be home before me.
Off you go.
Be safe, girls.
Thank you!
Thanks, Beau.
It's the wildest adventure
you can ever have.
You know, you're gonna go
to all these beautiful places
and do all these crazy things.
Like, I'm so grateful
that we had this opportunity
and The Amazing Race
is truly amazing.
Well, there you go, from standing
on a pontoon for most of the day
to sprinting up a hill
to eliminate the girls.
The race has it all
and it stops for no-one.
I've got to get out of here
before it gets dark,
but there you go, another team gone.
Next time
on The Amazing Race Australia...
...we head down under to WA.
- Fly to the City of Lights, Perth!
- Let's go!
But with only five teams left...
Don't come and yell in my face.
I'm not yelling.
- ...they must battle it out...
- Kelly! Oh!
...to stay on top...
- ...and not...
- Come on.
- ...be left hanging.
- I can't see!
I've got so much fight left in me.
Captions by Red Bee Media
known as Mexico's White City
for its clean streets
and limestone architecture.
It was here that I slapped teams
square in their burritos
with a Virtual Pit Stop.
Bloody hell! Why do they
do this to us? I just wanna rest.
This is some sick joke.
"Route Info."
"Continue racing..."
"Make your way to Izamal, Mexico."
"Raise your glasses
in a traditional..."
"...bottle dance
to earn your next clue."
- Let's go.
- Come on!
After two epic legs in Mexico
and two Virtual Pit Stops,
our six remaining teams
will take an hour-long drive
across the Yucatan Peninsula
from the White City
to the Yellow City, Izamal.
Locals are divided
on why Izamal is yellow.
It was given a fresh coat of paint
for a visit from Pope John Paul II,
but it's also the home
of the Mayan sun god, Kinich Ahau.
His pyramid sits slap-bang
in the middle of a suburb,
but God knows how
he got council approval.
It is the epic host city for the 18th
leg of The Amazing Race Australia.
And that's the biggest flag
I've ever seen.
Once here, teams will have to perform
a traditional Yucatecan dance.
But just like my Friday nights,
they'll have to do it while balancing
a beer bottle on their heads.
If they can get through
the whole thing
without dropping their bottles...
...my two amigos will give them
their next clue.
Kelly and Georgia
are leading the way.
They're one ahead of us.
It means nothing.
They're literally
just following us.
Should we deliberately, like,
throw them off and try and...
Kelly, no. That's a waste
of time...and that's mean.
Let it go. We came first.
That's true.
Get ready for some rally racing,
people.
Izamal! Izamal! Izamal.
Yep.
So it could be like
a yellow city or something, G.
Yeah. It looks...it all looks like
that mustardy colour.
Oh, yeah, all mustard colours.
Yeah.
- That's beautiful. Look at this.
- Yeah. How nice is that?
They all look the same.
Yeah, it does.
Let's go.
Go! Go!
Does it mention bags?
Let's leave our bags here.
Does it have team names?
Yeah.
Cynthia and Tiff are there.
Oh, they're right behind us.
That was fast.
Bags.
Steph and Lauren are here.
Everyone's gonna be here.
You look pretty!
So do you.
No!
Oh, my God, it's on their head.
The bottle's on their head!
Yeah.
When we saw it,
I was, like, "We're done here."
It was so intricate.
Jesus!
Doing all of these steps
and turns and twists
with a bottle on their head, like...
A beer bottle!
Ohhh!
Salud!
Let's go to our teachers.
They'll teach us.
Right, find the lady.
- Babe, we're going to the shade.
- Yeah.
Or you'll burn to a crisp.
Hello.
Can you teach us the...
Yes.
OK.
Very slow. VERY slow.
- You're gonna be her.
- Oh. What would you prefer?
Doesn't matter. I'll be him.
OK.
We're gonna dance
and you're gonna follow us.
OK.
We're gonna try.
- Stomp, stomp.
- Stomp, forward.
Stomp, back. OK.
Back.
Toe, toe, toe.
Left, right.
Yeah.
OK.
Left, forward.
Left, back. Left, forward, left...
Two, three, four, five...
Six...
Seven. Snap, snap!
It's the worst feeling
when you show up to a challenge
and you're the last ones there.
We're just really bad at navigating.
That is our Achilles.
Google Maps has
conditioned us to be...
I know!
...spoiled kids, so...
Hola! Hola!
Hi!
We're here to learn.
So I'll be the woman?
Um, no.
It's just the same? OK.
You have to put the bottle
on your head.
Oh! One...
Oh, my gosh.
You've got to spin,
but at the same time trying to
balance a bottle on your head.
But you can't let the bottle drop.
Oh!
Clean it up.
Frankie dropped his bottle
within the first minute.
Smashed the glass through.
Straightaway.
Oh, my God.
- Oh, God. Oh.
- Just gotta practise.
Ready?
Yeah.
Oh!
How are you keeping your bottle
so good, G?
I don't know.
Georgia has a big...
I've a really big head.
Georgia has a big head, so she had
a large surface area to rest it on.
Heath's struggling too.
OK, yeah.
Where's the best part on your head?
Where's the best part on my head?
I don't have a flat head.
Yeah.
Dancing's hard enough.
Like, the concentration that I need
to just dance is, like, next level.
Toni, I can't get it
to sit on my head.
Heath, it takes time, babe.
Oh.
And then having a bottle
on my head, I can't...
Do two things at once.
I can't do two things at once.
One, two, three, four.
Step, step, step, 12.
Step, step, step, 12.
Don't drop the bottle.
I'm gonna drop it.
I need sticky tape or something.
Seven, eight...
I can't keep it still.
Alright, we gotta get this.
Oh!
Otherwise we're going home today.
Yeah, I know.
One, two, three...
Four.
Last time I went to a nightclub and
was dancing with a bottle on my head
was probably about 15 years ago.
Wait, let me just do the maths.
Is that legal?
Yeah.
No, I'd be underage.
Hello!
Hello.
Are you ready?
Yes.
We're gonna give it a go.
We're gonna try.
Ready? Set, seven, eight...
- Let's give it a go.
- We want to try.
Three, four.
Back, back, back, back.
Turn, turn.
And now go up top.
Forward.
Hey!
Gracias!
Thank you! Gracias!
Gracias.
"Route..."
"Route Info."
"By counting convent arches
"direct a horse and carriage
to an intersection of streets
"within the Yellow City of Mexico."
Let's go!
Like most of Mexico,
the streets of Izamal have numbers
instead of names,
which can make driving around
feel like you need
to call your accountant.
To find their next clue,
teams will have to count
the 31 exterior
and 24 interior arches
of this 500-year-old convent.
If they do the maths correctly,
they'll be able to give the driver
of one of these horse-drawn carriages
an address for an intersection.
Once they knock on the right door,
they will meet my accountant,
Esteban.
He's not great with numbers but knows
how to hand over an envelope.
Senor! Senor! Senor!
Convento...
De 'Paula'... 'Paula'?
Walking?
Oh, up there? Up there?
Walking?
Gracias. Gracias.
Oh, there. It's up there.
In the arches there.
One, two, three.
Nah. Sorry!
We need to get it this time, OK?
Yep.
Ready, ready? Ready?
Whoo!
Thank you! Thank you so much.
Thank you, thank you.
"By counting convent arches,
"direct a horse and carriage
to an intersection of streets."
- Oh, this place is amazing!
- Wow. Beautiful.
Cynthia and Tiffany just got
their clue, so we gotta move.
Seven...
Six.
Are you still with me?
Eight. Yeah.
I'll count this side, OK?
OK.
So, one...
Is this counted as one?
I'm gonna put it on there
just in case.
I'll put them on the bottom
'cause they'll be classed
as interior
'cause they're not exterior.
Nine.
Ten.
What about here? Like, one, two,
three. Are those counted?
14.
Did I count this one?
Or did I start there?
Let's do another round.
Nah.
One, two.
G, we're done, we're done. Come.
There was... You went...
We went the wrong way on the spins.
Oh!
One, two...
Steph.
Come on! Stay on my head!
We're gonna get it.
We're not.
We are!
Forward.
OK, Heath?
One, two, three.
Argh!
Nah! Argh!
Sorry, babe, it was really close.
Sorry. Sorry.
- That little arch?
- No.
You think that's included?
No. Don't look at it.
So we've got...
Interior was...25.
25.
And then plus 6.
Plus 6.
31.
31.
And then add 6 to that.
Is what?
24.6.
It can't be...a decimal.
And then the next one...
Yep.
Exterior - 16.
16.
And then we're gonna plus 8.
Do you reckon we should count again?
Nah. Maybe we're thinking too much.
Hey?
Maybe.
It's on the corner of Calle 31
and Calle 24.
OK, let's go.
OK.
One, two...
Walk on.
Yes!
Thank you very much! Yeah!
And forward, Heath.
Two, three.
Yes!
Whoo!
"By counting the convent arches..."
"...direct a horse and carriage
to an intersection..."
"...within the Yellow City
of Mexico."
Let's do it. Maths. I love that.
Let's go! Yeah! Maths!
Senor, senor,
intersection Calle 21 and Calle 24.
OK.
Hello! 30...27.
"Once you're at the intersection,
"knock on the marked door
to receive your next clue."
- Vamonos!
- Vamonos!
Hey! It's so cool!
Oh, I was waiting to ride
one of these things.
Made me think of, like, Cinderella,
you know, the horse and carriage.
We go 30
and then 27 would be across.
OK.
31 and 24. There's 31 and 24 here.
Can you see a marker anywhere?
Um...
Can you just wait?
Is there a marker?
No. We've gone too far.
OK. Go back that way.
Yep.
Marked door! Yes!
Hola!
Hola!
"Road Block." You're up.
"Who's ready to be pinned down?"
You are!
Pin me down.
A Road Block is a challenge
that only one team member
can complete.
In this Road Block, teams will travel
to the small village of Sudzal...
...where they'll join a sewing circle
with these mamacitas.
The team member
completing the Road Block
will be given a half-finished pattern
for a traditional
Yucatecan flower design.
If they can correctly complete
the flower,
they'll receive their next clue.
We go back.
There's no marked doors.
Did we get it wrong?
Should we go down to 28?
There might not be... OK.
We can jump on...27.
That was 29 and then 27.
So there's no 28.
Thank you!
Stomp, stomp.
Stomp, stomp.
Hey!
Thank you!
Thank you! Thank you so much!
"Direct a horse and carriage
to an..."
"...intersection of streets
within the Yellow City of Mexico."
Let's go!
- Do you wanna work together?
- Yeah, I'm a maths teacher.
Do you wanna do the exterior?
Yeah, I teach maths.
We'll count the interior archways.
- You do exterior. Then we'll confer.
- We'll count in our head.
Make sure to get it right.
OK.
We're interior. Yeah?
Exterior is external.
Do you know what I mean?
Yeah.
Want me to count exterior,
you count interior?
OK.
So, four on this side...
Do you reckon there were four?
Like, I'm counting those ones.
That's why. I don't know.
I'll just put "four, question mark".
Question mark, yeah.
Maybe we go back
and start again.
Ohh.
So where are we heading?
Don't know. I saw the boys run here.
Interior archways and the exterior
archways of the courtyard.
18.
19.
- OK, got your numbers?
- Right. Yeah.
It was really handy, I think,
for them having me.
Get your calculator, Heath.
I can do the calculations.
I can do it in my head.
I did it straightaway.
25 plus 8 is 33.
Plus 6.
Yeah, awesome.
Interior.
So, 25...
- Oh, sorry.
- Let's just do a calc.
So number of each...
25 plus 6 is 31.
Not only is everyone using him
for directions,
they're using him
for his maths brain as well.
No, you're plussing 8.
Oh, sorry, yeah.
No, I'm interior.
31. 31.
That's what I said.
What number did you guys get?
So you're saying your answer is 31?
Mm-hm.
OK, we got 26.
We got 16 for...the interior...
- The exterior.
- The exterior.
We think it's 31 and 26.
I can't guarantee it's right.
31 and 26.
But we don't know.
Are you re-counting, Tiff?
Yeah, we lost our number.
What did youse get?
Uh, 31...26.
We got 30.6, so you've rounded up.
No, you shouldn't have to round.
It will be exact.
OK. 31...26.
OK.
Try that.
Follow, follow, follow.
Follow that one.
Kelly said that there shouldn't be
any decimals, so we had to...
Yeah, and he's a maths teacher,
so...
He's a maths teacher,
so we're listening to him.
OK, I'm pretty sure
our maths is right.
23?
25. I've got 25 here.
Do you want to count
the doors again?
What made this hard was just
our maths, in general.
Yeah.
So, 25.
So, 25... They got 31.
No, it's 25 and 16.
So do you wanna just use
what they got?
31 and 26.
Gracias.
Whoo!
This is cool!
Yeah, we felt like royalty, but,
hey, we feel like royalty every day,
so it's no different.
The queens.
Should we go that way?
How do you know that we're on
the right street right now?
Do you have the map in front of you?
I don't have anything.
We could be going
in the opposite direction.
You have the map.
Is this is all I had?
That's what I'm asking for.
You have it.
I didn't have... I'm just...
It's fine.
I've got the map that you said
you didn't have. It's fine.
I don't know
where you've taken us now.
We're on Calle 23.
Nothing on this map
is matching any of the signs!
Are you sure this is...
See? 31A, is it?
We're back at the horses
where we started.
- That makes sense, doesn't it?
- Yep.
- Oh! Keep going.
- Follow them.
Can we follow them?
31 and 24.
Wow, this is beautiful. I know we're
last but this is very beautiful.
Oh, look, it's got a little hat on!
Oh, my God!
There's no markings, G.
- Yes!
- Yes?
Hey! Hey!
Bring your bag.
Sorry. I just... Yeah, we must have
accidentally counted a few too many.
Hola, sir!
Muchas gracias, senor.
Gracias.
Keep Steph and Lauren behind us.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much.
"Road Block."
"Who's ready to be pinned down?"
Oh, OK.
"Who's ready to be pinned down?"
I'll do it.
Me. Oh, my God, what is it?
"Join the centuries-old Yucatecan
tradition of embroidery."
Sorry.
If this is the street
we're supposed to be on,
we have to turn right onto C5.
You've got this little bit
of extra time on everyone, OK?
Yep.
You go. You go.
And you've got a demo there.
Ohh.
Frack! Oh, my gosh.
What the hell?
Millennials.
Another thing that we don't do.
Sewing and embroidery.
My grandparents do that stuff.
To be able to use
a needle and thread
and 'embroid' something that way...
How do you start it?
What the...?
Where's the... Oh!
Oh, my gosh.
You had to follow her design
of a flower
and there was
a certain technique to do it.
You had to miss a few boxes,
come back around.
It looked so difficult.
Come on, Frankie, let's go. Let's
give it a shot. Come on, Frankie.
Oh.
Come on.
We gotta get going.
Yeah, honestly, it's difficult.
You can do it, you can do it.
Gracias! You OK?
Oh, yeah, I had 24.
You had 24?
Gracias.
Oh, gracias!
Thank you!
"Road Block."
"Road Block!"
"Who's ready to be pinned down?"
Yeah, I'll do it.
OK.
"Who's ready to be pinned down?"
Alright.
Wow.
You will?
I'll take it.
Yep.
It's alright. We're fine.
Keep going straight?
Yeah. Keep following this now.
Sud...Sudzal?
Keep going.
This might be the town here.
Oh!
Oh, God.
So you've got three colours.
Watch... Watch how she's doing it.
I didn't really like
embroidery that much
when I was younger.
More like sewing and stitching,
I didn't mind that.
But embroidery is different
'cause you have, like, sew
in through exact spots
to get it exactly right
and, like, you have to know
what you're doing
and the technique.
Oh, the technique
doesn't look too bad.
I don't know it,
but it doesn't look hard to do.
It was my turn
for the Road Block,
but I was not expecting embroidery.
Bloody hell.
Heath's sewing skills are as
good as mine, which is pretty poor.
Uh, bit of confidence,
please, Toni.
Bit of confidence, though. Uh,
he's got lovely fingers and hands.
They do wonderful things.
So I'm sure with the embroidery,
he'll also nail it.
Is everyone
making the same design?
When I saw what we had to do
with the cross-stitching,
straightaway I was, like,
"This is so hard."
I did not even know
how to get started.
I need to watch someone
from the beginning.
In a Road Block when you can't swap,
you can't even communicate,
the pressure is absolutely massive.
So just knowing that it was all
on me to get us through this,
oh, I just...I just hate it,
I dread that type of stuff.
She just showed it to me,
but now she's unpicking it,
so I don't know if she showed me
the wrong thing or not.
I'm so confused.
- You right, Heathy?
- I don't have a needle.
You do, baby. Look. Coo-ee!
The thing that sparkles, babe.
I kind of worked out
the cross pattern.
There was a template
that we kinda followed,
but I couldn't thread
the freakin' needle.
I was so...
He got the full shake.
I was so shaking and I just could
not get this stupid freakin' wool
through the bloody needle.
I just wish it was you doing it
and not me.
Frankie, when you're ready.
Other teams are going.
I'll just give it a go.
I don't know what I'm doing.
You stood there that whole time and
you don't know what you're doing?
You don't even know.
I really don't want
to think about that.
I just wanna do one challenge
at a time.
Calle 5?
Calle 5, probably.
Keep an eye out for it.
If you go step by step...
Turn right in 6.3km.
Yep. OK. Oh, sorry, babe.
I really need a make-up wipe
to get this off.
Huh?
I need a make-up wipe
to get all this off.
Worst challenge ever.
You've got it.
You can do this, Frankie.
How does this look?
I have full confidence in you.
Have confidence in yourself.
Huh?
Nah, 'cause then
it won't go through the thing.
It was actually really tough
doing embroidery.
I've used sewing machines before.
Sewing machines!
Oh.
Needle and thread myself? No way.
OK.
That took way too long.
Can you get that through, Georgia?
I haven't started yet.
Neither have I.
I'm literally hovering my string.
I was so overwhelmed
by the intricacy of it all,
I was, like,
"Oh, this is gonna be a bit hard."
OK.
Oh, my gosh, this doesn't even look
anything like it.
It is a lot of pressure
getting a Road Block,
but I chose to do this one,
don't know why, just felt it.
There's a few cars there.
There's a flag there, babe.
Look, look, look! Alright.
We're still in this. OK.
Every team was there when
we arrived, which was great.
We felt like we might be able
to make a couple of places
and get right back at the front.
I've no clue what I'm doing.
- But I'm just gonna try it.
- You've got this, babe.
Do your best.
I pick things up really quickly.
Mm-hm.
The only way you're gonna know
or learn is to go and do it.
So I got in there and did it.
This is a good place to start, Pako.
You got this. You got this.
Well, I think I've got this.
Oh, you've got to feel confident.
Otherwise you just cry.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
Go on, babe.
It definitely wasn't
straightforward.
So...that was a bit frustrating.
But it made me realise
just really focus on the pattern.
Need any water, G? You good?
I'm good.
Oh, you're joking me.
You're doing really good.
Proud of you.
Why did that not go?
Just keep going, G.
Looks good.
No.
Oh, frack! Got one off.
I was spacing them out so you could
actually see the crisscross,
but I had to make sure
that I connected everything.
Just start it again, Frankie.
Yeah.
Ah! Yes!
What?
I got it!
Well done, mate. Well done.
Oh, my God!
I'm a natural.
Well done.
I got it on my first go!
Which is, like, crazy.
Yeah.
Thank you!
Gracias.
Gracias, abuela.
"Route Info. Make your way
to Cenote X'Canche
"and swim to Beau
at the next Pit Stop."
Teams must make their way to
the ancient Mayan city of Ek Balam
to the beautiful Cenote X'Canche.
The Yucatan Peninsula is home
to over 6,000 of these
incredible watering holes.
They are a natural haven
for fish, birds and budgies.
Well, budgie smugglers.
All teams have gotta do
is zip-line to me at the Pit Stop.
"Hurry, the last team to check in
may be eliminated."
When we arrived,
there were three teams there,
but when we left,
all the teams were there.
Yep.
So we had a bit of a lead,
but we need that lead because
we're guaranteed gonna get lost.
Mmm.
Um, yeah, another Pit Stop.
This will be number four?
Wait.
Number three...
One... Wait.
Oh, my God, I don't even know!
I can't even count.
It's...
It's our third Pit Stop.
This is our third Pit Stop?
Yep.
In two days or three days?
In three days.
In three days.
Oh, my God, it's so full-on.
Thank you.
Thank you. Gracias. Thank you.
Yes! Yeah?
- Thank you.
- Well done, baby girl!
- Gracias.
- Good job!
Un, dos, tres.
Oh, thank you! Thank you so much!
Muchas gracias. Thank you so much.
Let's go, Heathy!
Thank you.
"Make your way
to Cenote X'Canche..."
"...and swim to Beau
at the next Pit Stop.
"Hurry, the last team to check in
may be eliminated."
Next Pit Stop!
Let's go.
Let's go, let's go.
Unlock, unlock.
Oh!
Sorry.
We gotta go!
I'm doing it.
Get in?
Yeah.
Oh, shit.
It has come down
to Steph and Lauren and us.
Whoever gets this first,
they're probably safe today.
How are you going, Georgia?
Struggling!
You're not the only one.
Don't stress.
Yeah, exactly. Let's just...
Lauren was struggling a little bit
with it as well,
so I really had a lot of confidence
in myself
that I could get it before them.
This is hard.
I know.
But you know what it's like when it
gets to the pointy end, gotta...
I know, Steph, yeah.
...get something on the board.
I felt like
I was under a lot of pressure
because I'm not good at stitching
or any arts and crafts.
Yeah, I don't know, I'd probably
have a bit more attention to detail
and can concentrate on those sort
of things than Lauren, but...
Alright, alright.
Just keep going.
OK? Keep going. You're nearly there.
Yeah, I'm just, like, so exhausted.
I know you are.
We're nearly there. Keep going.
Oh, thank you!
Babe...
Thank you.
Let's go, babe.
I'm gonna cry. Sorry.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I really appreciate it.
Bring it with you. Come on.
OK.
"Make your way to Cenote X'Canche
"and swim to Beau
at the next Pit Stop.
"Hurry, last team to check in
may be eliminated."
Let's go!
When that judge gave her the thumbs
up, I thought, "Hooley dooley,
"there's a chance that we still
might be in this at this stage."
Just keep going. Do what you can.
Shall we take a penalty?
No, just keep going.
We don't give up.
Keep going. We finish, OK?
It added salt to the wounds
knowing that
a couple of hours before,
we were in first place,
and throughout most of the leg,
we were top three.
But you never know what can happen
so you have to keep going
no matter how far behind you are.
We're gonna get
to that Pit Stop, alright?
Mm-hm. Please stop talking
for a second. Sorry.
That's OK. It's OK.
OK, G, you got this.
Of course Lauren got it before me.
So that meant the pressure was on me
to get us back up.
Yeah. Yes!
Good job, Georgia. Great job.
Thank you so much!
It's so hard, it's so hard.
Thank you!
OK.
"Make your way to Cenote X'Canche
"and swim to Beau
at the next Pit Stop.
"Hurry, the last team to check in
may be eliminated."
Steph and Lauren were probably
about 15 or 20 minutes ahead of us.
You never want to get your hopes up
too high because you'll get crushed.
So for us there was that little bit
of hope that they would get lost,
but we didn't want to get
over-excited.
Eventually we're gonna link back
at the highway, OK?
This says one hour 40 drive.
That's just cruel.
Are you OK?
Yeah, I'm good.
So, Lauren, we arrived
at that challenge last.
Yeah.
But we've left second-last.
Yep.
And I definitely think
this is a do-or-die situation.
It's just so stressful.
So do me a favour
and take a big breath.
Yeah.
And shake it off.
Because there's a lot of room
for error, OK?
The only problem with us
is directions.
Hola!
I mean, we're not bad at it.
We're just not good at it.
Yep. Go left.
And keep following it.
Keep following it.
But the godsend is Mori's language.
Lucky they understand Spanglish
because they were able to help us.
Yes.
Oh, they might know. They're locals.
That way? 10km?
Second left.
Thank you.
It's so confusing.
Oh, God,
what a tough couple of days.
What do we gotta do?
Gotta swim.
Cenote.
"You've got to take two marked bikes
and take the path to the cenote.
"Make your way carefully
down the stairs to swim to Beau."
I'm pretty excited for that, eh?
Yeah.
Oh, God, I could kiss him
if we get there!
Toni, we're the first team!
No, we're not.
Yeah, we are.
Yeah, everything.
So when we arrived,
we noticed there were no cars.
So we got a bit excited, but we
weren't getting ahead of ourselves.
You just never know until you jump
on that mat with Beau.
Alright, where do we go now, Heath?
This way?
Yeah.
Helmets. Sweet.
OK, helmet on, gorgeous.
I'm riding yellow.
Let's go!
Yeah.
Oh, God, this is a bit low.
I know.
There's no brakes!
There's back brakes.
I can see that.
Toni, there's back brakes.
That's crazy.
Where the hell are we?!
I don't know!
What are we doing?
I don't know.
Oh, my God!
My God, I think we're nearly there.
Come on! Ride beside me.
Oh, it's too small for me.
So where do you live?
I live in Merida.
Merida? I like Merida.
Yeah, it's beautiful.
Yeah.
How do you feel about the teams
coming in? Do you get nervous?
I get nervous sometimes!
Yeah, I'm so nervous.
Mate, you'll be right,
you'll be right.
I don't know how we're gonna
get back, though.
Don't stop.
No!
- Down this way?
- Straight ahead.
Gracias!
Oh! I see him!
Oh, Jesus Christ!
There's a massive iguana.
Oh! Look at this!
Oh, it's Heath and Toni.
You'll like these two. Yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
Go, Tones, enjoy this!
OK.
Whoo!
Whoooooo!
Go, Tones!
Whoo, baby!
Whoo-hoo!
Give me your hand.
Thanks, Tone.
Thanks.
Hi! Welcome to Yucatan, Mexico.
Thank you so much.
Heath and Toni,
you are the first team to check in.
Toni, watch out.
Whoa-ho-ho-ho! Whoa-ho-ho.
And because you've come in first,
you've won
a $5,000 Red Balloon voucher
which allows you to pick
from over 4,000 experiences
in Australia and New Zealand.
From scenic flights to getaways,
Red Balloon has it all.
Oh, my God. Thank you, Beau.
So there's another holiday for you
or your loved ones. Good job, huh?
Great to see you guys.
Thank you. Thanks, Beau.
Now, you can just swim over there.
How good's this place, huh?
So good!
Swim over there.
OK.
Good luck.
It means the absolute world to
finish at the top of the pack again.
Yeah.
Nice!
And what a beautiful spot
to do it there.
Absolutely amazing.
Can you throw me down a taco
or a fajita or something, bro?
Yeah!
Holy...
Bullshit, is that them?
The cops are just this blue car
in front of us, G.
Keep going. No, they are.
They were driving a blue car.
I remember a blue car.
We're still in with a chance.
It's just a matter now if they get...
My stomach is churning!
So, yeah, we can't pass them.
So just keep them within sight.
Where do you think
we're sitting at the moment
in terms of teams?
I think we're still
in front of Kelly and Georgia.
Yeah.
But...can we just pretend
like we're not?
Yeah.
Oh, we don't even know
where we are in this race!
Who's in the orange car?
- Pako and Mori?
- Pako and Mori!
Oh, my God! There's no way.
They left first.
Seeing another orange car has
just given us a little bit of hope.
Who was in a silver car?
Heath and Toni?
I don't know.
Uh, Frankie and Angel?
I don't recognise that car.
I don't either.
We gotta get there.
Oh, my God.
- Oh, my God.
- Hi, ladies.
Hey, guys!
We got lost.
It's only three cars.
There's only three...
We got lost too.
We got lost too!
We went into a different town.
Come on, let's go. Car's coming.
Car's coming. OK, let's go.
Go, go, go!
The drive to the Pit Stop
was a lengthy one.
But we had to go on this beautiful
bike ride and I was OK with that.
It beats running any day.
Yeah.
Go!
OK.
Let's go!
Go!
Let's go!
- Whoo!
- Yew!
Yaaas, queens!
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God, this is so much better
than running.
Are you OK, ladies?
Youse alright?
- Yeah.
- Whoo-hoo!
We're going downhill.
We don't even have to pedal.
I haven't ridden a bike like this
in years!
Oh, my God! This is so cool!
We must buy a bike
when we get back home.
I know! We need to go biking more.
One kilometre, guys!
One kilometre.
Does it say
to leave the keys in here or not?
Does it say leave the keys in here?
So we finally arrive
after a long drive.
Oh, lucky we celebrated
the Day of the Dead
because we're literally dead
ourselves.
Literally feel dead.
She's up, baby.
Go!
Oh! My gosh.
You good?
Yeah.
This is more like it.
Jeez, we're going faster
than when we were driving.
What's your, um, favourite taco?
Mmm. Arrachera.
Ooh, yes.
You?
To be honest, Elena, I like pork.
Pork?
Pork, pork, yeah, yeah.
It's so delicious.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
We don't eat on this show
'cause of budget problems.
Ready, babe?
Yes.
Whoo-hoo!
Oh, it's the boys!
Whoo! Oh, my gosh!
Let go! Let go!
Ready, set...
Go!
Whoo!
Oh, yeah!
Whoo-hoo!
Nice!
Hi. Welcome to Yucatan, Mexico.
Gracias!
Thank you, gorgeous!
Oh!
It's beautiful.
Welcome.
So is she.
Pako and Mori, you are
the second team to check in.
We thought we were out!
We thought we were goners.
We thought we were going home.
Alright, boys, well,
we've got another team coming in.
Hey! Good job. Swim down that way.
Go get me a taco! Go! Go! Go!
Oh, yes!
Welcome to Yucatan, Mexico.
Thank you.
Tiffany and Cynthia, you are
the third team to check in.
Go!
Which way do we go, Kelly?
This way. I know where to go.
We jumped out of the car.
I've never run so fast in my life.
Let's go, G. Good job.
We don't know if they're
in front of us or just behind us.
We just know we've gotta work hard
to get to this Pit Stop.
Come on, G.
Do you want me to carry your bag?
OK, fine.
Yep. Give.
I'm sorry.
It's alright.
Let's go.
Where are the bikes?
Keep going.
Don't worry about it.
Whoo-hoo-hoo! There's Beau!
Drop, drop, drop, drop! Drop!
Drop!
Wow. We're not insured for that.
Oh, gosh.
Drop!
Good job!
Welcome to Yucatan, Mexico.
Thank you.
Angel and Frankie, you are
the fourth team to check in.
Wow! Look at this, G.
I know.
That's it. Love you. Have fun.
That was good.
Whoa!
Wow.
I love you.
I love you.
Oh, wow.
Welcome to Yucatan, Mexico.
Thank you so much. Gracias.
Thank you so much.
Kelly and Georgia, you are
the fifth team to check in.
Yes! Oh.
Yes!
I know, I know.
Far out.
So close.
We've now got a 1-in-5 chance
of winning 250 k,
an absolute life-changing
amount of money.
So, for us,
it's time to get serious.
Alright, well, uh, swim back.
Alright, let's enjoy this.
We will.
Let's go. Good job, man!
Love you.
'Bye!
Whoa!
Well, it's getting dark
and it's time to pack up.
Someone call triple-O
so we can find our cops!
This way?
There's a... Here.
Throughout the race, I guess Lauren
and I have kinda subscribed to
"you're not out till you're out".
But we turned
our 1 hour and 43 minute trip
into about a three-hour trip.
Girls.
Beau.
Hi.
What's going on?
I found ya!
We had to close the Pit Stop.
Unfortunately, it was getting
dangerous down there.
It was too dark.
Hmm. Sorry. Sorry we were late.
It's OK.
Unfortunately,
you're the last team to arrive.
Well, you haven't even arrived yet!
No.
And, um, you're eliminated.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, I think we expected that.
Yeah, we knew it was coming.
Yeah.
You enjoyed Mexico?
Oh, incredible.
Yeah.
It was so much fun!
- Well, at least you're smiling.
- Yeah.
That's alright. I think it's nice to
go out in such a beautiful place.
It's a shame we couldn't make it
any further, but it is what it is.
Yeah. And bring it in.
Oh, thanks, Beau.
Ohh.
Thanks, anyway.
Thanks for having us.
Sorry, guys, yeah. I have no idea
how you're getting back.
We're cycling.
But stick together.
Alright, you might be home before me.
Off you go.
Be safe, girls.
Thank you!
Thanks, Beau.
It's the wildest adventure
you can ever have.
You know, you're gonna go
to all these beautiful places
and do all these crazy things.
Like, I'm so grateful
that we had this opportunity
and The Amazing Race
is truly amazing.
Well, there you go, from standing
on a pontoon for most of the day
to sprinting up a hill
to eliminate the girls.
The race has it all
and it stops for no-one.
I've got to get out of here
before it gets dark,
but there you go, another team gone.
Next time
on The Amazing Race Australia...
...we head down under to WA.
- Fly to the City of Lights, Perth!
- Let's go!
But with only five teams left...
Don't come and yell in my face.
I'm not yelling.
- ...they must battle it out...
- Kelly! Oh!
...to stay on top...
- ...and not...
- Come on.
- ...be left hanging.
- I can't see!
I've got so much fight left in me.
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