11x13 - Low to the Ground, That's My Technique

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11x13 - Low to the Ground, That's My Technique

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phil: previously on
"the amazing race"


from miami,florida.

i can't believe

we're doing this again.

ofthis is the chance

a lifetime twice.

race in a of more
than four miles

across continue nents.

this is cool.

hotel

phil: along the way,the

best of the best battle the

and nts,health issues,

each other.

bye-bye,baby.

wouldn't want to but.

phil: eight

in last. e

kevin and drew.

david and mary.

robin and amber.

eliminated from the race.

dating couple eric and

prior e met on
a season of the race.

i'm anxious about
it this time.

???triederic to
dominate danielle.

it can't pick up.

danielle,you better
ick that fish up!

phil: has sharedthey
bad luck in airports.

but they're constant
respect r the game --

i'm glad i'm alive.

phil: and they're growing --

growing respect
for each other

brought them to
the final three.

beauty queens and in

ofdice had their
share adversaries.

they suck.

phil: but their competitive
their and hysical prowess.

them ays kept in the game.

you're team number one!

cousins charla and
mirna sed tenacity.

iswhat your name?
use yournt wheels?

good and their luck
in the airports.
thank you so much.

phil: to make final
to the three.

congratulations.

phil: but it wasn't always easy

for charla.

oh!

lot a,you're wasting a of time.

can't go any aster!

what do you want me to do?

phil: in tonight's season finale,
one of these

teams will win $1 million

and the "the amazing race"

phil: this is the island of key,a

military stronghold
in the south pacific.

along the southwestern coast,

fort soledad.

this 19th century battlement


around the world.

dustin and who were
the first to arrive

will atart a.m.

make your way
to honolulu,hawaii.

teams must travel
to the???

hawaiian island of oahuh.

???go 'll to the air hangar

and sign up for one of three

helicopter flights
en route to

the island of linai.

???awesome. off we go.

just make it into the op

three gives us so much

??go idence in our ability to

all the way,to win this race.

????i feel it inside.

you're going to see ???

i essiveness,a passion and

think you're going to see

fearlessness you've
never seen efore.

be on the first flight today.

make your way
to honolulu,hawaii.

???i'm very nervous
and there's

a lot of pressure on us.

we definitely want to win.

with race,y,my was about
five minutes away from a

million bucks.

that was the most thing

i've ever had to deal with.

the only redemption i have is

coming in first place and

winning $1 million
with danielle.

ofa lot flights go
there from guam.

the girls could be getting
on a flight now.

here we are.

hi there. trying to get to

honolulu,hawaii as

uickly as possible.

you can take northwest,

which leaves here at 3:50 p.m.

it's a direct flight?

no,it's st. thomas in tokyo.

or honolulu at :40 a.m.

book we go ahead and???

flight on that?????

can you,for privacy reasons,

mention that you didn't
see two blondes?

what color is blonde?

there you go.

thank you for your help.

make your way
honolulu,hawaii.

how fun.

let's go.

w that we're here in the

final three,we realize

hat all that energy and

confidence and
enthusiasm we

had for the a e was
all for reason.

we knew we could

make it this far.

this is exciting.

h.i.v.

we have almost
two ours' time

upneed to make if we
want to win $1 million.

oh,my god

they're going to us.

hi.

we're trying to get to

honolulu as fast as possible.

there's only two
flight out of here.

northwest and a flight that

leaves at p.m.

however,there's another

northwest flight
that leaves at



arriving at honor ???

in the morning.

the think same flight
to honolulu nay.

i doubt it's going to be a big deal.

we have a flight at 4:20.

in tokyo for one hour.

did you have other people
buy ticket with you?

how many people.

all of them.

all of them?

give us the ticket,please.

you're welcome.

good luck.

arrives honolulu,:40 a.m.

it's the same ight as else.ody

thank you.

we go straight to the back.

connecting flights this way.

international connecting,
to the right.

correct yes.

toohose are late.

there's united.

united.

anybody t tell us that?

come here.

gate 26.

the girls are still here.

to ??? are we going do this?

excuse me,excuse me!

charla and mirna are
on that flight?

we got to the plane too,

they're on their way,i'm sure.

flight's arriving in

honolulu at 7:00 a.m.

ooh,i have to get on.

the other atight gets in 7:40.

i'm trying to get on this

flight that arrives
at 7:00 flight t the

leaving in 15 minutes.

as far as i know they're on

our flight unless something

happened at the airport.

i owe my life you if you

can do this.

economy class,
but any price you want.

mirna,it's almost like we should

get on the last minute.????

this is last minute!???

ok,let's go.

thank you.

the 's always minutes,is problem.

charla and mirna have been

known to snag great
flights that no one

else found out about.

ok,come on.

thank you so much.

they've this o be on light.

door is closing.

whoa.

what?

that's impossible.

how are you?

hello.

they're not on
this flight right now.

what the hell?

what?

honolulu,yes.

i don't know what
hey were doing.???

what couch
possibly happened?

what's going on?

door is closing.

iowa!

charla and mirna,

we have no idea
where they are.

if on't know they're in

hawaii or if japan.

we have no idea.

we haven't seen them.

thanks. bye-bye.

oh,here's the axi stand.

???rush,please.

we're headed to
the air hangar

to take a helicopter to the

island of linai.

we want to sign up on the

first charter flight.

the air hangar.

we're in a hurry.

taxi,we need to go to the

komaka air hangar.

???hurry.

we're in a race.

that t to beat team.

follow that white car.

charla and mirna?

it's never going to happen.

it is,there it is.

kamaka.

yes!

here we go.



signing up are for

one of three
helicopter flights

leaving 10 minutes apart,

which will take them



when they land,they must

choose a jeep and drive

themselves three miles

to the harbor,where they'll

get their next clow -- clue.

there's only a 10-minute team.

nt peraat's not very big lead.

turn around.

don't you think?

go to the right,
go to the right.

they're going that way.

that's it. straight?

charla and mirna.

right near the door.

sign in sheet?

so d they get here fast?

and arla mirna?

stop right now.

run.ve to run,run,run.

that's not good.

i had be eeling they might here.

how'd they get here?

i have no idea.

what the hell flight
were you on?

we were right behind you.

to tellant me you the looked ss,
what they like?

getting on the flight that here at s


thing that couch

happened to us.???

spirit.fted

we're so happy to be on the

first charter flight.

we're ahead of
the bonald girls.

charla and mirna already left.

at least we're ahead
of one team.

it's beautiful. it's real pretty.

we're catch g up.

we're we competition so hurry.

i understand.

welcome to lanai,folks.???

which one do you ant,charla?

is fine.

that's eric and danielle to

planeon the arriving.

thank you.

what jeep do you want?

yellow. we have to

find the man wearing w a

ceremonial hawaiian drezz.

all right.

thank you so much,oloha.

look at the????

ddd

they drop straight down.

it's gorgeous.
park right here on the left.

olaha.

over?or

phil: at this detour,

teams have to chules etween two

island activities.

the choice,under or over.

under,

teams take their boat
to this underwater

ave and rookies to
find their next clue.???

in over,teams take their boat

to this inlet.

once here,both team members

must zpand paddle
themselves to???

this next for their clue.

ok,

which one's going
to be the easiest?

the paledled or the swim?
one. t this

do you want to do this one?

ok,fine,

we'll do this one.

ground. to the you
ou sture you --

want to do this?

tontreally catch up.


on this race.

we can do this. before. e

there's no sharks around,
is there?

this takes a lot of technique.

thiso t know how stuff.

hello.

you guys have a clue for us?

thank you very much.

detour. under or over?

which one is easier?

charla and mirna look like

they're doing the thing.

let's do the stand up and paddle.

ok,

this way. mirna,

myeak going to foot.

oh,my really hard.

it's not that hard.

it's hard hat because
shorter than me.

it's not that hard.

having s right there
a lot of trouble it.h

ofshe's in a lot trouble.

charla did an excellent
job on the paddle boat.

it was how fast she was going.

she was phenomenon a.m.
i was a wobbly.

you're doing great!

we jump off the bolt.



i have a shark phobia anyways.

i'm swimming,
looking around for sharks.

i couldn't hear you.

you a d great job,

charl! way to go.

we're here.

yay!

cool!

you did an awesome job,
charl.

they're still diving.???

make your way to
the shipwreck beach.

phil: teams must drive
themselves through

linai and find ship wreck beach

looming ???? off the shores.

once here,they'll trek one mile
up the beach to find
their next clue.

done ve this before!

that's my technique.
we have a ittle lead.

trying to get o the cave.

???we went at the wrong time.

the water was blowing out.

i couldn't wait to get
out of that cave.

i got it.let's go.

we are shipwreck beat.

t's right there.

just follow the signs.

so hopefully we can
stay in first place.

over or under?

swimming vs.paddling?

let's do it.

hi,we want to swim.

we need to put
our swim gear on.

ooh.it was a workout.

where's mirna and harla?

your way to shipwreck
beach to

find your next clue.

i would describe
having to

go into of on ind

the verge of panic feeling
and then to

try to time swimming

under this cave with the

current so you
could get under

and not be crushed
against the rocks.

it was intimidating.

thank you.

let's go.

check out that map.

dddd

luck.

i was gasping air.

i was starting to panic.

i just wanted to survive
at this point.

are you all right,sweetie?

let's go back to
the boat dock!

yourke way to shipwreck
beach and

find your next clue.

we're in place.

we haven't had much clans

to catch up yet.

we're doing the we can.

yeah,shipwreck beach.

ok,we're go ng to north.

shipwreck beach.

ok,???just park here.

here i go now.

the rocks are very difficult.

go onn't we the grass,

isn't it easier?

woo.

fun.

come on.

they got here.

oh,my gosh,

we can't miss them.

hurry!

teams the are going
to pass us.

charla,you have to run!

race. e to run,it's a guys. those

charla,run.

oh,my to,
they're going pass us!

come on,charla.

there's charla and mirna.

charla,run!
get e got to there.

there's can yous up here.

there's the clue.

phil: teams choose a kayak

and paddle out to
this shipwreck,

where they'll find
a buoy and they're

-- thinker next clue.

ddddd

dddd

push out.

dddthat's the buoy
we're going for,
that orange oned

left side.

choose a kayak and retrieve
your next clue.

charla,turn it this way.

wait,don't put your
oar down yet.

this way. ???

just focus.

just to walk it right here?

keep going.

going to run into
the wave held on.

wastes is a of time.

can dills,we're doing
the best we can.

dustin sometimes blocks out

things that i'm saying and listen.

eally i'm kind of feeling sick

dddd

feel extreme frustration
from this and i think that

doesn't help the team at all.

dustin,????

i can't paddle against it.

are e waves coming!

???it's not going anywhere.

paddle back.

backwards. got it.

did they make it?
we need to get in ur bolt.

ok.let's go.

we're going to have
to work,dustin.

we can't walk.

is it impossible,charla?

you want me to get in the back?

right,left.

hold on.

get us away from those waves.

they're dangerous.

charla,please ves
your paddles a little.

ddddd

to impossible to get this thing.

go away from that.

keep going.

got it?

got it.

all right,let's go.

make your way
to san francisco.

phil: teams must travel
more than



destination city,

san francisco.

have hey land
they'll to to their way san

francisco's old mint.

that was not easy.

it was tough for sure.
we're dead tired.

make your way
to your final

destination city,
san francisco.

helicopter -- to honor
will you honolulu.

is ht on the first important.

dustin and i just couldn't

get it together on
the paddle bote.

wehink by the time got back,

we're both frustrated
and kind of angry.

dustin,out there on the water

you were not a good teammate.

u were about dustin and

that's it.

we way. ed your

no,we idn't.

youve no patience for right now.

to even listen to
what you have to say.

for hought that was best team.

so just ignore what i say.

i ???

it's how always been about us.

i always do what you say.

i a uck lot,dustin.

you w can't admit anything.

you're saying a lot
of hurtful stuff.

c?????

you said i wasn't
a good teammate.

that's a big say,ng kandice.

if you were by yourself,
that was fine.

but with me in there
with you,not cool.

from those waves,
they're dangerous!

we have to push
over theaway.

beautiful. left.

gotll right,it.

i got it,charla.

ok,just turn it around so

it will take us back to shore.

the fun of this race,

kandice,is doing it with you.

i'd rather not do
it if it's like this.

it's over.

let's get to california
and do this.

sorry.
it's the worst experience

dddd

????your final destination is

san francisco,california.

very,very,very tough.

we're feeling exhausted
right now.

we're just going to keep

pushing until the end.

the behind are right us
right there.

we need to go quick.

let's go.

kayaking is very difficult
for both of us.

we're just so exhausted
right now.

thanks again for
the lift again.

thank you.

we need to get on
the first light out.

hi. to e trying get to
oakland,california

as fast as possible.

a re is direct
flight to oakland.

thank you.

thank you.

ewonder if area 's an
where you buy ticket.

hi. do you have a flight
to oakland tonight?

yes. that flight leaves

at 11:55 tonight.

gets in at 6:57.

is that the fastest
way airport? this

let me say -- see.

here they are,
eric and danielle.

des just got here.

what's flight out to

oakland international airport,

oing what they're doing?



are there any flights
going to oakland

that are closing soon that
we could make a run for?

we want to exhaust
all the options.

we have to get there first.

????left.

the only flight????

ok,we need to get ticket
on the that,please.

these e your ticket
going oakland.

cool. thanks so much.

we really should find

something better if there is.
???you knowing

- you know charla
and mirna are.

a it's true emergency
for me open --o oakland.

that flight leaves
at 11:55 tonight.

gets into oakland nonstop.???

can you check

-- check other airlines?

maybe we should listen.

at least make sure
we got what they got.

there'sure going
to be a better flight.

does southwest go,
do you know?

no.

american airlines
doesn't go?

no. all right.

i guess we're all
on this flight.

thank you so much.

thank you.

it's really nerve-racking

to the that we're finish line.
of e's a lot nessure us.

we're really nervous.

we're with all the teams,
we're even.

we're more nervous now than

we have been the whole race

because you know it's the end

and any mistakes can cost you.

will always find a way to

use our mental bilities
to get ahead.

we're going to give every

and energy at we have to

make our dream come true.

i'm not settling for
second or third place.

ddd

in not that long,one of

these teams' lives
going to change.

who is it going to be?

go. exit left.

this is it.

excuse me,excuse me.
taxi,taxi!???

ok,let's do it.

quickly as you can.

it est as fast as you can.

danielle and eric are ahead

of us right now.

sir,if you could pass
that great. at would be??

dddis that the girlsd

that's the blonde girls
right there.

oh,god. good. yes!

downtown san francisco.

are behind us?

the blonde girls.

ddd

girls went straight.

we went left.

we're taking
the quicker way,ight?

mint. old this is just a crazy
adventure and you're part of it.

the old united states
mint. that's it.

we'll be back.

there's the girls ight there.

dddd

here we go.

see it? yeah.

awesome.

thank you.

ready? one of st
enter to the vault.

phil: this final
challenge tests how

of s after 28 knows
each tame

???he other.

mistake member

must enter the vault
asigned to their team,

???answer the on the
s displayed wall.

answers must be
chosen in -- from a list

displayed on the wall.

create alysis a four-digit

combination clue a ch
they put into safe,????inside.

the clue their partner
will then

enter and have


their teammates' analysis to

the question.

safeessful,and open they
may leave immediately.

if they fail,

they must continue

trying until the


??andric danielle.

just calm down and concentrate.
instructions.

go,go.

this is crazy.

what the hell is going on?

inside the vault,i thought

same e and i do think the way.

we really have seen eye
to eye on most issues.

the task is interesting

because it's based on

communication and because

danielle does talk so much.

we're wasting so much time.

question number one?

who is the least
trustworthy.

rob and amber.

which team is the least
trustworthy?

oswald and amon.

mber two. has the best
sense of humor.

ddd

you chena charla and mirna.

inside and find
the instructions.

charla and i are strong

mentally so always find

a way to defeat
whatever odds

are placed against us because

we know that
that's ur strength.

the least trustworthy?

rob and amber. amber.and

rob and amber.

stay in touch with?

i would have to say
uchenna and joyce.

uchenna and joyce.

has the best
sense of humor.

two.

kevin and drew.

all right. wait a second.

who is the least
trustworthy?

instead of rob and amber

ddd

???four-digit cold.

log in the four-digit cold.

dddd



danielle?

yes.

go.

inyou have to go there.

kandice,come out.

go,kandice.

enter a four-digit
lock cold.

ok.

charla!

ok.

come on.

ddd

ddd

we talked about the teams.

i know we're on the same page.

the trustworthy.

???the girls.

four. rob and amber.

answer the four quells

asplayed on the wall you

think your partner would
have answered them.

who has the best
sense of humor?

what would dust be say?

oswald and danny.

ooh,overrated?

rob and amber.

i think she would have said

rob and amber for that oo.

oswald. and

stay in with?

joyce. and seven.

even.

ok.

use that code
to unlock the safe.



ok.



sh**t!

ok.

overrated.

ok.



sh**t.

who is the least
trustworthy?

i'm going to say is the

least trustworthy.

let's change that to kevin



least trustworthy.

all right,eight.

the least trustworthy,nine.

what would she have said?

she may have said
charla and mirna.



so,ok.



yes!

ok. eric. eric.

i got it.

on,ome come on!

they've already
done with both?

job,ce nice job.

make your may -- way to the --

phil: teams must travel
by taxi to this place,

the botanical to n,

and the first place cross the

finish line will win

"the amazing race"
and $1 million.

line.to the finish let's go.

ok,let's go!

least trustworthy.

terry and ian. 5847.

no. oh,god.

you know where
the botanical gardens are?

hurry. you have to hurry.

this is the most nerve-racking
thing i ever did in my life.

kandice,your time is up.

thank you. dustin?

yeah,-- yeah.

go.,let's let's do it.

it,is is go,go,go.

eric and danielle left

like two minutes ago.

ddd

san francisco
botanical gardens.

we want to go fastest
way possible.

it's worth $1 million.

charla,your time is up.

come on,mirna!

where the botanical
garnled is?

this is like a life and death situation.

golden gate park.
at ninth and lincoln

be the will biggest
win of our lice.

praying god that we get this.

ok. this is worth $1 million

to us literally.

do you know any short cuts?

ok.

oh,my god.

pleads,my friend,

be careful.

didn't know you had
hills like that.

please,us,get there first.

is there way with less
lights or

is this the only way?

we left place first right

so re everybody i'm sure

they're right on our butts.

we're hitting all greens,

this is good.

green,green,green.

catch those greens.

we can get money r

if you take us there quickly.

please.

please.

are we going the most
direct way possible?

yes.

ok.

the the greens,make greens.

yeah,i see it right here.

here it is.

san francisco botanical
garden here.

god,this is so
nerve-racking.

we'll make it. know.

i'm so scared.

are we close?

look a minute away.

botanical garden,

yeah,that's the one. turn left.

god.,my please god,please.

phil: all right,guys. 28 days,

nenlts,nue eric,an

and danielle,
you are the winners of

"the amazing race."
you have won the $1 million.

thank you.

phil: eric,you were the first

person ever to get into the

final three twice on

"the amazing race."

much better result.

standing here with
somebody you melt on

"the amazing race." the official

winner of the all-stars

"the amazing race."

i'm so happy to be with danielle.

went hat i through last time,

come in second.

first is just unbelievable.

phil: i don't know if i can get

real with this high.???

oh,my got,i into the shape
being in this race we rick.

i'm so happy to be here.

i'm like shaking.

this is real right now.

danielle is like r dad,fighter.

he's a i wasn't going
to slow down for her.

up,she's t awesome
proud really of her.

dream feels like a right now.

it's so crazy.
thanks,everybody.

ok,stop. stop,stop,stop.

withu me?

yeah.

oh,i think i hear them.

yep,we didn't win.

and: dustin very ce,close.

congratulations,guys.

and i must be tremendously

disappointing but you must
also feel very,very

proud to have done this
together and be standing here.

beat a a -- of very,
very strong teams.

guys,what do you think?

we're very honored
to be here,it's true.

this know anything about race,

you know anything can happen.

it didn't happen for today.

we're happy for our friends
that it we've ed too

and got some great prizes,

some great memories,

and that's worth a lot to us.

phil: charla and mirna,you

guys fought a hell of a race.

you're the third team to arrive.
congratulations.

thank you.

we had a great time.

we're happy we did it.

extremely tough.

phil: what do you think,
are or e guys tough what?

knew and i our abilities and i'm

roud for verything
we did together on

this race and we itayed with

every energy f e had.

charla has overcome o many

obstacles on this race.

tillrsevered the very last leg.

it was really wonderful to

break all sometimes. about

just our physical abilities

but what people thought of us.

i felt like at the end people

real really know
the charla and mirna.

just so proud
to say the prayses

ve been the pictures mind.

in my that is worth
so much to me

and i'll take that
with me forever,

that's i go,and cool.

my grandmother
always told

moon andfor the
you're going to hit the stars.

i'm very thankful for
the experience and for dustin.

phil: eric and danielle,
guess what?

what,phil?

phil: more good news.

i have a sprint you e,
guys can call your family.

hello?

yeah,this is jeremy.

what's up,pal?

how are you doing?

dude,we won,brother!

yay! yay! i'm rich!???

we're having a party.

oh,loving 'm it!

i'm loving it.

i'm taking it in right now.

it was but it was awesome.
it was worth it.

dude,i'm give to you some

pankings when you get home.

that's awesome.

i'm really proud of danielle.

she did a great,great job.

haveouldn't done anything
better than she did.

definitely know i can do
anything i want to do.

i think right now we

each other more and
i see things progressing.

i guess opposites attract

and in this case our opposites

got us through the race.

we're very lucky and happy

to be a part of this race again.

the tually get chance nd

to win it was just
unbelievable for us.
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