Episode 5: "I am so mad, the FAKES are still commenting" -Allie
7 teams departed from the 96 year old monument dedicated to King Alfonso XII of Spain. Teams had to struggle through a puzzle which required them to unscramble nation capitals and use the specified letter to spell out the name of their new location.
Once completed, the racers learned that they were headed to Geneva, Switzerland which led to a mad dash to the airport.
Flight #1- Departing at 6:20 AM arriving at 11:10 AM via Paris, France
Allie/Patrick
Anthony/Alex
Joey/Mike
Nolan/Max
Will/Brad
Flight #2- Departing at 9:35 AM arriving at 11:30 AM
Jack/Tiffany
Flight #3- Departing at 9:50 AM arriving at 11:45 AM
Jonah/Becca
Once landed, teams had to make their way to the International Committee of the Red Cross, where they encountered a Detour. Their choices are Gift of Time and Gift of Numbers. At the Gift of Time Detour, tempers flared as teams had to find 100 Tengaged user based on the number of gifts they had. Joey/Mike, Allie/Patrick, Nolan/Max, Jonah/Becca all found themselves at a loss for time. While at the Gift of Numbers Detour, most teams were able to keep their composure, however it was Will/Brad who ran through it easily.
Upon completing the Detour, teams encountered a Double Yield, which gave two teams the power to Yield a team of their choice. Although most teams ran past it:
Joey/Mike chose to Yield Jack/Tiffany
Allie/Patrick chose to Yield Jonah/Becca
Forcing both teams to wait out 30 minutes before they could continue racing. While they watched onward, all the other teams completed the Roadblock which forced them to pander to the people of Geneva, Switzerland in order to get 20 Euros. All teams found this task difficult as the people of Geneva appeared to keep their wallets closed. In the end, every team failed to meet the mark, being forced to wait out a penalty of 5 minutes per every missing Euro.
When their penalty for the Roadblock was up, teams discovered they had to assemble a map that would lead them to the SOS Children's Village where they had to donate the money they raised to the children's home, in an act of forced charity.
Teams completed the leg by arriving at the Pit Stop, Jet d'Eau, the large fountain that can be seen across Geneva.
It is here where teams will be able to check in to the 6th Pit Stop of the race, the last team to check in here MAY be eliminated.