'Amazing Race' Recap: 'Speed Dating is the Worst'

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In Vienna, teams learned they would now be heading to Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, and would make their way to one of the largest mosques in the world to receive their next clue. All of the teams would be getting in at 6:00 a.m. except for Leo and Jamal, who had a 10-minute lead by arriving at 5:50 a.m.

Teams found at the Mosque that they would then head to the Irani Souq.
At the Souq, teams encountered a Detour. In “Sort it Out,” teams had to search through a variety of dates, pick out the right ones and assemble an elaborate display. In “Sew it Up,” they had to assemble a traditional fishing net. Jay and Amy and Nicole and Travis chose “Sew it Up”, while all other teams chose “Sort It Out.”

At the Detour, Tim and Marie fought uncontrollably, and couldn’t agree on anything as they tried to construct the plate of dates, while the heat made the fishing nets a tough project for the Nicole and Travis and Jay and Amy. Nicky and Kim also figured out where one specific kind of date the teams would need was located, but didn’t share the information so they could keep a lead up on the other teams.

Jay and Amy finished their detour first and found out they were now headed to the Al Bandar Marina, where they would take luxury cruise to Yas Marina. Following close behind them were Leo and Jamal from the Date detour and Nicole and Travis from the fishing one. Tim and Marie followed behind in 4th, while Ally and Ashley were in 5th. Despite their attempts to keep the other teams from finishing first, Nicky and Kim found themselves in last on the way to the Marina, and just missed the last boat carrying other teams, further distancing themselves from the rest of the pack.

At the Marina, teams encountered a roadblock, where they found they would have to rappel down 200 feet, and then take a high-speed lap around a race track. While racing, they would need to keep their eyes peeled for the record holder for the fastest lap time.

Leo and Jamal finished first and headed to the Champion’s Podium for the Pit Stop, checking in first and winning a trip for two to Paris, France. Jason and Amy checked in second, followed by Nicole and Travis and Tim and Marie.

A close finish at the race track resulted in a foot race to the podium between the two all-female teams, but Ally and Ashley did manage to squeeze into 5th place, ahead of Nicky and Kim, who did arrive last. However, the Baseball Wives found out that this was a non-elimination leg, and they would instead encounter a Speed Bump during the next leg.

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