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On the mat, Chester & Ephraim are number four and joined on the mat by MLB wives Nicky & Kim as number five. Leo thinks he's rebounded some but the first boat he hits only has two fish left, so he must still search for the last boat.

Thanks to Naina's cab getting lost or just being ridiculously slow, Hoskote is left on the beach waiting for her and watching Jason & Amy, Tim & Danny and Brandon & Adam all leave before them. I feel a festering, fatherly lecture coming on and directed squarely at Naina.

Before any of these teams gets to the Muelle Prat task, Ally & Ashley are number six at the Pitstop and Leo & Jamal are number seven. Considering how much worse it could've been for them, the cousins should be thrilled and eternally grateful that Ashley pointed out their mistake.

Aside from the father/daughter team, the three teams are in the water with only Jason displaying any aptitude at rowing. He quickly gathers the fish and gets back to Amy, even pointing Tim in the right direction of the boat. He finishes up before Hoskote & Naina are even to the task. Jason & Amy are number eight.

Going for a record of misread clues in a single leg, Naina foolishly assumes she has to do this Roadblock and dad doesn't correct her. Will she notice that the other people on the dock also were following paragliders in a cab? I guess not, because she is getting further and further into the water, while Brandon now has all his fish, thanks to an assist from Tim.

The OK guys Tim & Danny are done and checked in at number nine. With Naina checking her clue for the names of the boats with the fish, she notices her mistake and comes back to Hoskote to switch. They are officially done on the Race. Phil checks in Brandon & Adam as number ten.

To his credit, Hoskote doesn't quit and despite knowing they would be eliminated, he completes the challenge and they hit the Pitstop after the sun has set on them, both literally and metaphorically.

And with that we are down to ten teams and a new season is underway. It was a fast-paced way to start and aside from the oft-mentioned Tim & Marie (mainly Marie), the teams seem likeable and entertaining enough to keep us coming back each week.

So until, next leg, have a great week.

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