The Best of the Best Are at War

## Subpages

**The Best of the Best Are at War** is the season premiere of *TSM The Amazing Race 10: Best of the Best*.

## Story

Leg 1 (Based off Leg 2 of The Amazing Race 18)

**Phil Keoghan:** "I'm standing in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Monument. For the past 9 seasons, The Amazing Race has tested the boundaries of some of TSM’s best players. From pairing them with their enemies to forcing them to race with complete strangers. And now for our tenth season, we’re bringing back not 11, but 12 of the best and most popular teams to ever run this race. Some are friends, some are bitter enemies, and some are going for a shot at redemption. It is bound to be the biggest season the race has ever seen. The 12 teams are...

Micky & Abe, original winners from Season 1 and Season 5.

**Micky:** "We are the OG's... the official winners."

**Abe:** "Last season, I became a two time winner. This time, I'm back with Ghost Town to refill our legacy."

**Micky:** "We are the best team ever, and we can definitely win again!"

Veronica & Blue, underdogs from Seasons 3 and 6.

**Veronica:** "We are hot messes. Sometimes we look like pewes, but we are a strong team."

**Blue:** "We did what we needed to do and almost won twice."

**Veronica:** "This season. we're completing our destiny."

White & War, best friends from Season 9.

**White:** "Last time on the race we almost won. We made a big mistake at the f4, which cost us."

**War:** "This season, me and my dad are going to crush the competition and we're winning. Those other teams are dead to us."

**White:** "And after I win, I’m eating lots of steaks."

Mega & Cloud, fan favorite winners from Seasons 4, 5, and 8.

**Cloud:** "We are racing for the fourth time together. We won Season 4 when no one thought we would."

**Mega:** "We're positive, we have our eyes on the prize."

**Cloud:** "After I became one of only two people to win the race twice last season, I'm ready for a third win! My confidence is at an all time high!"

Clara & Nemo, rivals from Season 7.

**Nemo:** "We were a mess. Clara thought it was a strategic idea to fight with every team."

**Clara:** "I am who I am and if you can’t handle the tea, get out of the kitchen. I’m going to calm down a little maybe."

**Nemo:** "We're going for the win and we're going to crush it!"

Soccer & Sonic, AKA Team Tik Tok from Season 9.

**Soccer:** "Last time I went on the race to grow my Tik Tok fan base."

**Sonic:** "This time he will finish the challenge instead of doing a dance move for Tik Tok."

**Soccer:** "I’ll attempt to keep my eyes on the prize."

**Sonic:** "YOU BETTER KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE!"

Abi & Katie, fusion team from Seasons 6 and 8.

**Katie:** "The first time we ran the race, we were always in the back, but then we came back and showed that we came to play."

**Abi:** "We got so close last time and got screwed by a twist so this time, we're gonna show the haters that we can keep up and actually win the race!"

**Katie:** "We're the team to watch out for, just wait!"

Alex & Wilted, dominant winners from Season 7.

**Alex:** "We dominated with 6 leg wins, and we were strong."

**Wilted:** "Some hated us but I don’t care."

**Alex:** "We worked well together despite being rivals and I think we can win again."

Peanut & Amy, Race icons from Seasons 1 and 8.

**Amy:** "We did well twice, but we can do better and I want to win again."

**Peanut:** "I'm still looking for my first win. Amy needs to stop tripping and then we would do well."

**Amy:** "Yep, that's the plan!"

Poet & Chic, surprise favorites from Seasons 2 and 8.

**Poet:** "We got super close to winning last time and just fell short."

**Chic:** "Being known among the best ever feels good and we want that title."

**Poet:** "The win is going to be ours this time!"

Halcy & Pie, dominant team from Season 3.

**Pie:** "We got screwed over by the f4 twist."

**Halcy:** "We had a lead but lost it with a slow taxi, and then struggled at the task and got eliminated."

**Pie:** "We haven't raced together at all since season 3, but we raced practically flawlessly and this time we're gonna make improvements and do even better."

Jenn & Etoille, dominant female winners from Season 6.

**Jenn:** "We won the race, and dominated."

**Etoille:** "We were against returning teams and we made them look like absolute fools."

**Jenn:** "The goal this time is to have fun and, you know, win again!"

"Welcome to a very special season of the amazing race. You are all racing for 2 million dollars! The winner of this leg will win the express pass and second express pass to hand over to another team. They must be used by leg 7. You must run over to the marked cars to find your first clue and find out what your first destination is. The world is waiting for you, good luck! travel safe!"

GO!

**Peanut:** "Fly to Sydney, Australia!"

**Route Info:** Teams must fly to Sydney, Australia. Upon arrival, teams must search for the To Sail To Stop Sculpture near Sydney Town Hall, to sign up for one of two chartered flights to Broken Hill. Six teams will be on the first flight at 6:00 am and six teams will be on the second flight at 6:30 am. Upon arrival in Broken Hill, teams will find cars containing their next clue.

**Wilted:** "Alright, off to Sydney we go."

**Halcy:** "When we get there, we should ask what to sail to stop means."

**Micky:** "Back on the amazing race!"

**Nemo:** "Left or right to the airport?"

**Clara:** "Um!"

**Nemo:** "Clara, please don’t get us lost already."

**Blue:** "The winner gets the express pass so we would love to have it."

**Soccer:** "All teams are on the same flight so let's see how this goes."

Flight Lands.

**Halcy:** "We need to get on the first train."

**Clara:** "Come on train lucky train. TRAIN CLOSE TRAIN CLOSE TRAIN CLOSE!"

**Clara:** "Halcy & Pie made it, Micky & Abe, made it, Jenn & Etoille made it, Abi & Katie made it!"

**Peanut:** "Run."

**Amy:** "Ow, I tripped!"

**War:** "Run fattie!"

**Clara, Halcy, Abe, and Abi:** "Shut the door, shut the door!"

**White:** "We made it just in time!"

**Clara:** "Shut the door! Woo! First train of the plane!"

**Peanut:** "We just missed it."

**Alex:** "Here it is!"

**Train 1:** Clara & Nemo, Halcy & Pie, Micky & Abe, Jenn & Etoille, Abi & Katie, White & War.

**Train 2:** Peanut & Amy, Alex & Wilted, Mega & Cloud, Soccer & Sonic, Veronica & Blue, Poet & Chic.

Train 1 arrives.

**Jenn:** "Ferry, please when is it leaving."

**Shops Person:** "In 45 minutes."

**Etoille:** "Dang it, our lead is gone."

All teams are on the ferry.

**Micky:** "This nice woman is telling us what to sail to stop means. Ok, can I have a beer?"

**Abe:** "No."

**Clara:** "Me and Nemo are a 9/10 so far with communication so I’m confident."

**Wilted:** "We are all caught up so we're excited."

**Cloud:** "Looks like there's a DJ on this ferry so let's party!"

**Chic:** "Woo, this is fun. Any handsome guys to dance with?"

**Jenn:** "To sail to stop what does that mean."

**Etoille:** "Hmm!"

Ferry arrives.

**Cloud:** "Taxi please!"

**Halcy:** "Taxi!"

**Clara:** "Let's steal the taxi Alex & Wilted try to get."

**Nemo:** "No, we're not making enemies this early; That's stupid."

**Soccer:** "Maybe it's a Tik Tok song, let's look it up."

**Sonic:** "WHAT DID YOU SAY EARLIER ABOUT TIK TOK IDIOT."

**Peanut:** "Is this it."

**Amy:** "We're the first ones here! Yes in the charter flight!"

**Micky:** "Here it is!"

**Veronica:** "Run blue!"

**Abe:** "First flight baby!"

**Veronica:** "Yes we're in the front!"

**Abi:** "Yes, we made it! Only two spots left geez!"

**Clara:** "Where is it?"

**Abi:** "Clara, over here!"

**Clara:** "Yes queen! You rock! Only one spot left. There's Alex & Wilted, let's lead them in the wrong direction!"

**Alex:** "There it is!"

**Clara:** "Wait…"

**Nemo:** "It's over here!"

**Clara:** "You idiot."

**Wilted:** “Yes! we're the last ones on this flight."

**Charter Flight 1:** Peanut & Amy, Micky & Abe, Veronica & Blue, Abi & Katie, Clara & Nemo, Alex & Wilted.

**Charter Flight 2:** Jenn & Etoille, White & War, Soccer & Sonic, Poet & Chic, Halcy & Pie, Mega & Cloud.

Charter flight 1 lands.

**Route Info:** Teams must drive themselves to the Living Desert Reserve to find their next clue.

**Caution... Double U-Turn Ahead!**

**Abe:** "There's a U-Turn already? We need to get there first!"

**Micky:** "We've got a map, let's go."

**Clara:** "Let's follow them."

**Katie:** "Ok, we're going to follow them."

**Peanut:** "Directions please, mister."

**Amy:** "Ok, I’ll drive, you drive too fast."

**Wilted:** "We just went the wrong way."

**Alex:** "You're kidding me. You know we will be uturn targets."

**Clara:** "I think I just turned the wrong way."

**Nemo:** "Clara, now we need to get directions."

**Abi:** "Clara & Nemo just went that way, we're following Micky & Abe since they seem to know what they're doing."

Flight 2 Lands.

**Soccer:** "You're navigating, we learned that last season."

**Cloud:** "Ok, I got the directions we should be all good!"

**Halcy:** "Let's follow Mega & Cloud they've got directions!"

**Poet:** "Ok thanks for the directions, just follow the map."

**Abe:** "Here it is!"

**Micky:** "Should we uturn Alex & Wilted since you don't like them?"

**Abe:** "Nope, let's see if they won’t be annoying."

**Katie:** "Thanks for leading us here Ghost Town."

**Abi:** "Ok, which losers do you want to uturn."

**Katie:** "Hmm... there's a few good options."

**Abi:** "Let's uturn Team Tik Tok, because Soccer dancing to Tik Tok is super annoying."

Abi & Katie uturn Soccer & Sonic.

**Detour:** Spirit World or Natural World?

**Choice A:** *Spirit World*
Teams would have to make a traditional Australian Aboriginal stone mosaic based on a model, and then perform a dance that is traditionally done to honor ancestors on top of the mosaic to receive their clue from an Aboriginal elder.

**Choice B:** *Natural World*
Teams would have to make traditional Australian Aboriginal paintings by spraying a mix of water and a clay-like pigment out of their mouths to make four specific silhouette images on a piece of slate, an outline of each of their hands and stencils of a lizard and a kangaroo, to receive their clue from an Aboriginal elder.

Micky & Abe are doing Spirit World

Abi & Katie are doing Spirit World

**Peanut:** "We choose not to uturn anyone."

Peanut & Amy are doing Spirit World

**Blue:** "We're lost."

**Veronica:** "Ok, we only took one wrong turn, we're probably almost there."

**Alex:** "Should we uturn someone?

**Wilted:** "Hmm I don't know, Clara did try giving us the wrong directions."

**Alex:** "But Nemo told us the right direction and they're a weak team."

**Wilted:** "Uturn Poet & Chic, they're a strong team and we know they're behind us."

Alex & Wilted uturn Poet & Chic

Alex & Wilted are doing Natural World

**Veronica:** "Here it is."

Veronica & Blue are doing Spirit World

**Halcy:** "Mega & Cloud went left and it's right lol."

Halcy & Pie are doing Spirit World

Jenn & Etoille are doing Natural World

**Poet:** "Imagine uturning us………."

**Chic:** "Ok. let's start with spirit world."

Poet & Chic are doing Spirit World first

**Clara:** "We got directions so let's go. We're right behind Team Tik Tok, so that's a good sign I hope."

**Sonic:** "Clara & Nemo are following us, they were on the first plane!"

**Cloud:** "We went the wrong way, shoot!"

**Soccer:** "UTRUNED! UM TIK TOK, MAKE SURE TO DISLIKE THEIR VIDEOES."

Soccer & Sonic are doing Spirit World first

Clara & Nemo are doing Spirit World

White & War are doing Spirit World

Mega & Cloud are doing Spirit World

**Cloud:** "We're last dang it."

**Amy:** "Hmm... put that there.:

**Micky:** "Check!"

**Judge:** "Ok, good!"

**Abe:** "Let's dance!"

Micky & Abe finish detour currently in 1st place.

**Route Info:** Teams must drive themselves to the home of the Magpies, Central Football Club, to find their next clue.

Peanut & Amy finish detour currently in 2nd place.

Alex & Wilted finish detour currently in 3rd place

Jenn & Etoille finish detour currently in 4th place.

**Halcy:** "Do we dance with the kids? Oh, we need the kids to do it right."

Poet & Chic finish detour number 1.

Abi & Katie finish detour currently in 5th place.

Halcy & Pie finish detour currently in 6th place.

**Clara:** "We have spirit so we're doing amazing."

White & War finish detour currently in 7th place.

**Clara:** "Woo! this dancing is fun. Nemo what dancing is that lol."

**Nemo:** "I'm a fish, I’m flopping."

Clara & Nemo finish detour currently in 8th place.

Soccer & Sonic finish detour number 1

Veronica & Blue finish detour currently in 9th place.

**Veronica:** "I thought dancing on it would break it."

Poet & Chic finish detour currently in 10th place.

Mega & Cloud finish detour currently in 11th place.

Soccer & Sonic finish detour currently in Last place.

**Alex:** “Wilted, you're driving super close to the left."

BANG!

**Wilted:** "Holy crap! I definitely hit something."

**Alex:** "You hit his mirror and this guy is calling the police. We're doomed."

**Abe:** "I see it. it's right here."

**Roadblock:** One team member must dress up as a kangaroo complete with Kangaroo Jump shoes and are given a periodic table with the symbols Hg and Bi highlighted. They were left to figure out that these are the symbols for mercury and bismuth and that those elements were also names of two streets in town that meet at an intersection where their next clue is located. The non-participating team member must wear a kangaroo suit as well.

Micky is doing the RB

Etoille is doing the RB

Peanut is doing the RB

**Alex:** "Ok, we're back on the road after our police situation."

**Katie:** "Which way ugh!"

Halcy is doing the RB

**Peanut:** "Hmm... Etoille, let's work together."

**Etoille:** "Yeah, I want to get out of here."

**Micky:** "That stranger looked at me like I’m a complete fool."

White is doing the RB

Wilted is doing the RB

Nemo is doing the RB

Chic is doing the RB

Katie is doing the RB

Veronica is doing the RB

Mega is doing the RB

Sonic is doing the RB

**Abe:** "Hmm... where is Micky?"

**Clara:** "IF NEMO AIN’T FIRST, HE IS DYING!"

**Alex (cf):** "I can’t stand Clara."

Micky finishes the RB currently in 1st place.

**Route Info:** Teams, with their kangaroo suits on, must drive themselves to Junction Mine to check in. The last team to check in WILL be eliminated"

**Micky:** "These directions will be hard."

Halcy finishes the RB currently in 2nd place.

Etoille finishes the RB currently in 3rd place.

Peanut finishes the RB currently in 4th place.

DRAMATIC MUSIC

Halcy & Pie, you are team number 1! You win both express passes! they both must be used by leg 7.

**Halcy:** "Second flight and we won. That takes strength!"

**Abe:** "We had a flat tire but we fixed it pretty fast."

**Peanut:** "Here it is!"

**Micky:** "Let's outsprint them."

**Peanut:** "OW! I tripped!"

**Amy:** "Why are you pulling a me?"

Micky & Abe, you are team number 2. Peanut & Amy, that makes you team number 3.

Wilted finishes the RB currently in 5th place.

Chic finishes the RB currently in 6th place

**Poet:** "UTURN THAT BUDDY!"

**Nemo:** "Right there, finally."

**White:** "Gosh, that took forever."

Nemo finishes the RB currently in 7th place.

White finishes the RB currently in 8th place.

Jenn & Etoille, you are team number 4.

**Alex:** "Let's go."

**Poet:** "We can beat them in a foot race."

Poet & Chic, you are team number 5. Alex & Wilted, that makes you team number 6.

**Poet:** "We just beat team weak."

**Chic:** "Imagine uturning us and still doing worse than us."

**Alex:** "It's a game so I don't care if they're upset. we are strong and we're both playing the game... we're just better at it!"

**Veronica:** "Mega, we got to hurry."

**Sonic:** "These streets are very confusing."

**Katie:** "Finally!"

**Abi:** "Yes Katie, I love you!"

Katie finishes the RB currently in 9th place.

Clara & Nemo, you are team number 7

White & War, you are team number 8.

**Sonic:** "There's only one other turn."

**Veronica:** "Here it is, we've got to hurry."

Veronica finishes the RB currently in 10th place.

Mega finishes the RB currently in 11th place.

**Abi:** "Which way?"

**Katie:** "We have been going the wrong way this whole time!"

**Abi:** "Oh my gosh you're kidding me! ugh!"

Sonic finishes the RB currently in Last place.

Veronica & Blue, you are team number 9.

**Veronica:** "Guys, you're all good!"

**Cloud:** "Thanks guys!"

Mega & Cloud, you are team number 10

**Katie:** "We can’t afford any more setbacks, ugh!"

**Sonic:** "Hopefully we're not eliminated."

**Soccer:** "I've got to do it for my Tik Tok followers."

Dramatic Music!

Abi & Katie, you are still in the race you are team number 11.

**Abi:** "That uturn saved our butts. To any person that says it was dumb. See, I am strategic. Try making a Tik Tok out of that!"

Soccer & Sonic, you are the last team to arrive. I'm sorry to tell you that you have been eliminated from the race.

**Sonic:** "First time we're eliminated as a team."

**Soccer:** "That sucks, I was hoping to go far again and get more followers but it's whatever."

**Sonic:** "It was an honor just to be here amongst the best of the best so in a way, being first out of this group is an honor since you have to be in that group for that to happen."

**Soccer:** "Don't miss me too much Tik Tok!"

## Route Markers

* Starting Line
* Route Info 1
* Route Info 2
* U-Turn
* Detour
* Route Info 3
* Roadblock
* Route Info 4 and Pit Stop
 The race begins at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C..

 Teams must fly to Sydney, Australia. Upon arrival, teams must search for the To Sail To Stop Sculpture near Sydney Town Hall, to sign up for one of two chartered flights to Broken Hill. Six teams will be on the first flight at 6:00 am and six teams will be on the second flight at 6:30 am. Upon arrival in Broken Hill, teams will find cars containing their next clue.

 Teams must drive themselves to the Living Desert Reserve to find their next clue.

 At the Living Desert Reserve, teams would have the option to **U-Turn** a team, with two slots available. Abi & Katie used the first slot of the U-Turn on Soccer & Sonic. Alex & Wilted used the second slot of the U-Turn on Poet & Chic.

Since Soccer & Sonic completed the *Spirit World* Detour, they would be forced to backtrack and complete the *Natural World* Detour before continuing.

Since Poet & Chic completed the *Spirit World* Detour, they would be forced to backtrack and complete the *Natural World* Detour before continuing.

**Choice A:** *Spirit World*
Teams would have to make a traditional Australian Aboriginal stone mosaic based on a model, and then perform a dance that is traditionally done to honor ancestors on top of the mosaic to receive their clue from an Aboriginal elder.

Abi & Katie, Clara & Nemo, Halcy & Pie, Mega & Cloud, Micky & Abe, Peanut & Amy, Poet & Chic, Soccer & Sonic, Veronica & Blue, and White & War completed this task.

**Choice B:** *Natural World*
Teams would have to make traditional Australian Aboriginal paintings by spraying a mix of water and a clay-like pigment out of their mouths to make four specific silhouette images on a piece of slate, an outline of each of their hands and stencils of a lizard and a kangaroo, to receive their clue from an Aboriginal elder.

Alex & Wilted and Jenn & Etoille completed this task. Teams must drive themselves to the home of the Magpies, Central Football Club, to find their next clue.

 The team member assigned to perform the Roadblock would have to dress up as a kangaroo complete with Kangaroo Jump shoes and are given a periodic table with the symbols Hg and Bi highlighted. They were left to figure out that these are the symbols for mercury and bismuth and that those elements were also names of two streets in town that meet at an intersection where their next clue is located. The non-participating team member must wear a kangaroo suit as well.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

* Abi & Katie
* Alex & Wilted
* Clara & Nemo
* Halcy & Pie
* Jenn & Etoille
* Mega & Cloud
* Micky & Abe
* Peanut & Amy
* Poet & Chic
* Soccer & Sonic
* Veronica & Blue
* White & War
 Teams, with their kangaroo suits on, must drive themselves to Junction Mine to check in.
For coming in first place, Halcy & Pie won the **Express Pass**.

## 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

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