"The Amazing Race XX"- CHAMPIONSHIP

I sincerely hope Dave & Rachel Brown were more worried about winning the $1M so that any records they tie or break tonight will take care of themselves.

Next-to-Last Stage:

Opening Clue
(1:51 PM):
Fly nearly 4K miles to Hiroshima, Japan & go to Yirojima Island for the second clue.

Clue #2
:
Report to the Atomic Bomb Dome at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

Clue #3
:
Take a high-speed bullet train to the TV 8 studio in Osaka, where the details of their next task will be revealed via the fourth clue.

ROADBLOCK #10
("Bring That Chicken Home Game"): On a conveyor belt, they have to jump up & grab three rubber chicken from above & jump back on the starting platform w/ all of them to be able to move on.

Attempters: Art, Brendon, Rachel B. & Vanessa

Clue #5
:
Go to the roof of the Umeda Sky Building & find a pair of SONY VAIO touchscreens w/ Microsoft Windows7 software built in them downstairs.

DETOUR #10
: Photo Cut-Out or Bingo Shout-Out?


P C-O: After picking up a camera & two sumo wrestler cut-outs, they have to get 10 photos taken of groups of three w/ those cut-outs behind them, at which point they can exchange the photos for their next clue.

B S-O: Pick up various kinds of called sushi & make Bingo across, vertically or diagonally before eating all five of those pieces to get their following clue.

Choices:
B S-O: Art & J.J., Brendon & Rachel and Vanessa & Ralph
P C-O: The Browns

FINAL PIT STOP
: Osaka Castle. 


THE BROWNS HAVE TIED THE ONE-CYCLE WIN RECORD!
For their last non-million win, their gift's a five-night holiday to the Crowne Plaza Queenstown in Phil's home country of New Zealand!


2. Art & J.J.

SITTING DOWN W/ NOTHING- Vanessa & Ralph

CHAMPIONSHIP STAGE:

OC
(4:15 PM):
Travel to the Twin Towers in Honolulu.

Clue #2
:
Ascend & rappel down said 45-story towers.

Art & J.J. GET LOST & fall to third place at the time; they had led quite a bit of the previous stage. Thus, Team "Big Brother" is in second. 


ROADBLOCK #11
: At the Sand Island State Recreation Area, at least 14 quarts of ice have to be shaved & put in a container so that it reaches that red line. Bald-headed Taylor Wiley's standing by to give them their next clue upon completion.

Doing It: Brendon, Dave & J.J.

Clue #4
:
Take a helicopter to a beach. Then, half of each team has to drive a WaveRunner through a turbulent surf & the other half will be towed on a sled. As soon as they rescue a distressed swimmer & they all make it back to shore, they can continue racing.

Clue #5
:
Take all belongings & release the taxi at the Coral Kingdom Gate within Hakipu'u Valley.

Next Task
: Ride a stand-up paddleboard across the fishpond to the designated deck.

LAST ROADBLOCK
: First, they need to ride down a 150-foot hill on a halua (60-mph sled) across the designated line. Finally, they have to pick up a ulamika (a disc-shaped lava rock warriors used to break their opponents' ankles) & roll it 50 ft. into a goal in order to receive their final clue.


By this time, Art & J.J. are back in front of the pack. 


$1M CLUE
: Arrive at a Secret Island.


The Browns arrive at the finish mat WAY TOO EARLY- THAT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT'S HAPPENED IN A $1M STAGE. In fact, they didn't even see their final Roadblock location prior to realizing their mistake. On the other hand, Art has the WORST time w/ that halua. When the dust has settled, has their final mistake ultimately caused The Browns to make "Race" history the wrong way?...






































































































































































































































...NO- THEY'RE THE NEW ALL-TIME "RACE" CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Art & J.J., who looked like they were going to be in that prestigious role early on instead of Dave & Rachel, are the official runners-up.