amazing race season 31 episode 9

6 teams depart switzerland for split croatia. the flights are quite tricky the first two teams get the best flight nicole/victor are last to get tickets but get the 2nd flight ahead of the other 3 teams. and the last flight is delayed. there is friction beween nicole/victor and becca/floyd over cutting in line. the first task is serving punch to locals on the beach to get their gnome. the next task is delivering a loaf of bread to a monk. the next clue is the detour of

Poetry in Motion: Teams would get onto the back of a ‘flying tube’ being towed behind a speeding boat through the nearby waters. While on the wild ride, teams would have to memorize a tongue twister poem. Once back on shore, they would have to perfectly recite the poem to a nearby poet to receive their next clue.Becca & Floyd, Chris & Bret, Colin & Christie, Leo & Jamal, Nicole & Victor, Tyler & KoreyWashed in from the Ocean: Teams would receive snorkels and metal detectors, and had to use them to search the shallow waters under one of four buoys for a goblet and five ancient coins, said to be washed up from nearby shipwrecks. Once all six objects were found, teams would receive their next clue.None

a few teams mainly chris/bret try the gold coins but no one gets it so they all do the poetry which is a bit easier than looking for a needle in the haystack type task. chris/bret lose their lead badly at the detour falling from 1st to last. nicole/victor almost take the lead at the detour as tyler/khorey don’t memorise it the first time. the last flight is 91 minutes late. the next clue sends teams to a pallace where nicole/victor are in the lead now with tyler/khorey just behind. the next task is a roadblock of

 Once at this ancient establishment, teams found a Roadblock clue. Who’s ready to get their marching orders? The chosen team member had to watch a group of 18 Roman soldiers moving around in formation. Five of them would be wearing a red ribbon on their helmet. At the end of the sequence, all of the soldiers would stand in place and hide behind their shields, and the team member would be tasked with identifying where the five soldiers with ribbons were standing. If they were correct, teams would receive their next clue.Floyd, Bret, Christie, Leo, Nicole, Korey

several teams work together on the roadblock as its quite tricky. the pitstop is a harbour they must row to in a dingy. tyler/khorey win their 4th straight leg and a trip to mexico ahead of nicole/victor. chris/brets detour choice ends their race despite colin/christie making an error in leaving their gnome.

  1. tyler and khorey
  2. nicole and victor (last non-race team left)
  3. becca and floyd
  4. colin and christie
  5. leo and jamal
  6. chris and bret (eliminated)

next time another double u-turn in amsterdam can nicole/victor break the run of non-race teams finishing last.

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