Why Are We Building a Species That's Extinct?

## Subpages

**Why Are We Building a Species That's Extinct?** is the fourth episode of *TSM The Amazing Race 3: Power of Two*.

## Story

Leg 4 (Based off Leg 5 of The Amazing Race 18)

The race resumes at Kumbali Village.

Jack & Max will depart 1st at 2:14 PM.

**Route Info:** Teams must fly to Kunming, China. Upon arrival, teams must travel by taxi to Dounan Flower Market to find their next clue.

Halcy & Pie will depart 2nd at 2:22 PM.

Jack & Max get tickets on a flight landing Tomorrow at 8:00 AM.

**Jack:** "Dang it! All the other teams are going to get on it."

Flight Lands

War & Coolguy find the clue currently in 1st place.

**Route Info:** Teams must travel by taxi to Golden Horse and Jade Cock Memorial Archway to find their next clue.

Imp & Ciera find the speed bump.

**Speed Bump:** Imp & Ciera must properly identify two different flowers in the market before they can continue racing.

War & Coolguy find the clue currently in 1st place.

**Detour:** Honor the Past or Embrace the Future?

**Choice A:** *Honor the Past*
Teams would have to put on a traditional Tibetan outfit at the Yunnan Province Cultural Center and then watch a theater troupe. Without taking any notes, teams then have to go off-stage and put a series of 15 dolls dressed up like the actors in the order of the procession on stage. If they get the right order, they will receive their clue. If not, they would have to start over.

**Choice B:** *Embrace the Future*
Teams would have to put on safety gear and then bring three heavy boxes up to the roof of the China Great Wall Assets Management Company building. Once there, they have to help assemble a solar water heating system before they can receive their next clue.

War & Coolguy are doing Honor the Past

Fire & Eliov are doing Embrace The Future

Jack & Max are doing Embrace The Future

Angus & Evan are doing Embrace the Future

Halcy & Pie are doing Embrace the Future

Imp & Ciera finish speed bump

Veronica & Blue are doing Honor the Past

Lary & Jeeven are doing Embrace the Future

Clara & Mateo are doing Honor the Past

War & Coolguy finish detour currently in 1st place

**Route Info:** Using a photo for reference, teams must travel by taxi to the Yunnan Province Cultural Center to find their next clue.

Imp & Ciera are doing Honor the Past

Angus & Evan finish detour currently in 2nd place.

Halcy & Pie finish detour currently in 3rd place.

War & Coolguy choose not to U-Turn anyone

**Route Info:** Teams must search for the Lion Pavilion in Stone Forest to find their next clue.

Veronica & Blue finish detour currently in 4th place

Imp & Ciera finish detour currently in 5th place.

Fire & Eliov finish detour currently in 6th place.

Veronica & Blue U-Turn Fire & Eliov

Imp & Ciera choose not to U-Turn anyone

Jack & Max finish detour currently in 7th place.

Clara & Mateo finish detour currently in 8th place.

Lary & Jeeven finish detour currently in last place.

Halcy & Pie choose not to U-Turn anyone

Angus & Evans cab gets lost

Fire & Eliov get to U-Turn board and see that they are U-Turned. Fire & Eliov U-Turn Jack & Max

**Roadblock:** One team member must assemble a life-size 20-foot long model of a *Dilophosaurus*. Once the model is properly built, a paleontologist would give them their next clue. If at any point the paleontologist believes that the model was structurally unsafe, the racer would have to start over.

Coolguy is doing the RB

Clara & Mateo make it to U-Turn board.

Fire & Eliov finish other detour

Jack & Max see U-Turn board and must go to the other detour

Lary & Jeeven make it to U-Turn board

Angus & Evan make it to U-Turn board

Halcy is doing the RB

Imp is doing the RB

Blue is doing the RB

Fire & Eliov make it back to the U-Turn board

Jack & Max finish the other detour

Evan is doing the RB

Jack & Max make it back to the U-Turn board

Mateo is doing the RB

Fire is doing the RB

Lary is doing the RB

Jack is doing the RB

Blue finishes the RB currently in 1st place.

**Route Info:** Teams must travel by taxi to Green Lake Park to check in. The last team to check in may be eliminated.

Halcy finishes the RB currently in 2nd place.

Coolguy finishes the RB currently in 3rd place.

Veronica & Blue, you are team number 1! You have won a new Toyota car.

Halcy & Pie, you are team number 2.

Mateo finishes the RB currently in 4th place.

War & Coolguy, you are team number 3.

Fire finishes the RB currently in 5th place.

Evan finishes the RB currently in 6th place.

Foot race

Fire & Eliov, you are team number 4. Clara & Mateo, that makes you team number 5.

Imp finishes the RB currently in 7th place.

Angus & Evan, you are team number 6.

Lary finishes the RB currently in 8th place.

Jack finishes the RB currently in last place.

Imp & Ciera, you are team number 7.

Intense music!

Lary & Jeeven, you are team number 8.

Jack & Max, I am sorry to tell you that you are the last team to arrive. And you have been eliminated from the race.

## Route Markers

* Pit Start
* Route Info 1
* Speed Bump
* Route Info 2
* Detour
* Route Info 3
* U-Turn
* Route Info 4
* Roadblock
* Route Info 5 and Pit Stop
 The order of departure from Kumbali Village are as follows:

1. Jack & Max (2:14 pm)
2. Halcy & Pie (2:22 pm)
3. Angus & Evan
4. Clara & Mateo
5. Veronica & Blue
6. War & Coolguy
7. Fire & Eliov
8. Lary & Jeeven
9. Imp & Ciera

Only Jack & Max and Halcy & Pie's departure times were shown. Teams must fly to Kunming, China. Upon arrival, teams must travel by taxi to Dounan Flower Market to find their next clue.

 At Dounan Flower Market, Imp & Ciera would receive their clue for their **Speed Bump**.
Imp & Ciera must properly identify two different flowers in the market before they can continue racing.

 Teams must travel by taxi to Golden Horse and Jade Cock Memorial Archway to find their next clue.

**Choice A:** *Honor the Past*
Teams would have to put on a traditional Tibetan outfit at the Yunnan Province Cultural Center and then watch a theater troupe. Without taking any notes, teams then have to go off-stage and put a series of 15 dolls dressed up like the actors in the order of the procession on stage. If they get the right order, they will receive their clue. If not, they would have to start over.

Clara & Mateo, Imp & Ciera, Veronica & Blue, and War & Coolguy chose this task.

**Choice B:** *Embrace the Future*
Teams would have to put on safety gear and then bring three heavy boxes up to the roof of the China Great Wall Assets Management Company building. Once there, they have to help assemble a solar water heating system before they can receive their next clue.

Angus & Evan, Fire & Eliov, Halcy & Pie, Jack & Max, and Lary & Jeeven chose this task. Using a photo for reference, teams must travel by taxi to the Yunnan Province Cultural Center to find their next clue.

 At Sadarghat, teams would have the option to **U-Turn** a team, with two slots available. Veronica & Blue used the first slot of the **U-Turn** on Fire & Eliov. Fire & Eliov used the second slot of the **U-Turn** on Jack & Max.

Since Fire & Eliov completed the *Embrace the Future* Detour, they would be forced to backtrack and complete the *Honor the Past* Detour before continuing.

Since Jack & Max completed the *Embrace the Future* Detour, they would be forced to backtrack and complete the *Honor the Past* Detour before continuing. Teams must search for the Lion Pavilion in Stone Forest to find their next clue.

 The team member assigned to perform the Roadblock would have to assemble a life-size 20-foot long model of a *Dilophosaurus*. Once the model is properly built, a paleontologist would give them their next clue. If at any point the paleontologist believes that the model was structurally unsafe, the racer would have to start over.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

* Angus & Evan
* Clara & Mateo
* Fire & Eliov
* Halcy & Pie
* Imp & Ciera
* Jack & Max
* Lary & Jeeven
* Veronica & Blue
* War & Coolguy
 Teams must travel by taxi to Green Lake Park to check in.
For coming in first place, Veronica & Blue each won a new Toyota car.

## Leaderboard

**Legend:**
     First Place •      Eliminated •      Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg•      Saved from elimination by the Salvage Pass or The Save •      Season winner •      Season 2nd place •      Season 3rd place • **►** Used the Fast Forward • **ϵ** Used the Express Pass• **⊂** User of the first Double U-Turn slot • **⊃** Recipient of the first Double U-Turn slot • **⋐** User of the second Double U-Turn slot • **⋑** Recipient of the second Double U-Turn slot

 **1st place**⊂****

 **2nd place**

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