"The Legendary Bus of Intense Competition"

**"The Legendary Bus of Intense Competition"** is the fifth episode of Sleepy's Amazing Race 5.

## Story

* Since there is no equalizer, Willow and Tad and Victor and Athena are able to maintain their lead from the previous leg.
* These two teams remain competing for first and arrive at the second Roadblock. Victor is able to finish more quickly than Tad, allowing the married parents to reach the bus stop first and become the only team to get seats on the earliest bus leaving for Bangkok.
* Willow and Tad finish the second Roadblock as well and get on the second earliest bus. Lavender and Casey breeze through the challenges and manage to get on the second bus to Bangkok as well.
* Xander and Duke gain a lead over the other remaining teams and reach the second Roadblock before them, but struggle and blow their lead, eventually getting stuck on the last bus to Bangkok with Quinn and June, Milo and Blaine, Gavin and Reid, and Shiloh and Jo.
* In Bangkok, Victor and Athena arrive and, despite getting slightly lost, have enough of an advantage from being on the first bus to take first place for the third time. Lavender and Casey and Willow and Tad arrive not too long later and comfortable take second and third place, respectively.
* The last bus has the five trailing teams making a mad dash for the Pit Stop. Last place ultimately comes down to which team has the worst taxi. Shiloh and Jo cut it close, barely edging out Gavin and Reid for last place. The brothers gracefully accept elimination and go home with a melancholy smile.

Final words:

"**Gavin:** I love my brother and had so much fun getting to see the world for him. It was as exciting as it was humbling and I hope to get to see more of the world in the future.

**Reid:** I think Gavin and I worked well together but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. We got to be immersed in the culture of Taiwan, Indonesia, and Thailand and that was truly a one of a kind experience."

## Route Markers

### Pit Start:

1. Willow and Tad (10:07 am)
2. Victor and Athena (10:08 am)
3. Xander and Duke (10:35 am)
4. Quinn and June (10:46 am)
5. Gavin and Reid (10:50 am)
6. Lavender and Casey (10:51 am)
7. Shiloh and Jo (12:03 pm)
8. Milo and Blaine (12:10 pm)

### Route Info 1:

Teams must take a *songthaew* to Anda Adventures in the Ton Pariwat Wildlife Conservation Area in Song Phraek. Once there, teams must ride an elephant up the Khlong Song Phraek River to find their next clue.

### Speed Bump:

At Anda Adventures, Milo and Blaine would receive their clue for their Speed Bump. Milo and Blaine must wash an Indian elephant and clean up elephant dung, before they are allowed to continue.

### Roadblock 1:

"*Who wants to hear some water music?*"

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must search for a man playing a Thai flute. They must then search the water around him for a bundle that contains a ceramic carp with their clue inside.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

* Gavin and Reid
* Lavender and Casey
* Milo and Blaine
* Quinn and June
* Shiloh and Jo
* Victor and Athena
* Willow and Tad
* Xander and Duke

### Route Info 2:

Teams must take a songthaew to a spirit house shop, where they must disassemble a spirit house. Once the spirit house is disassembled, the must deliver the pieces to Wat Chanathikaram, where they would find their next clue.

### Roadblock 2:

"*Surprise! If you did the Water Music Roadblock, your partner MUST do this one.*"

The team member who sat out of the previous Roadblock must rebuild the spirit house they retrieved from the spirit houe shop. Upon assembling it exactly, a monk will give them a bag of fish food and their next clue.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

* Gavin and Reid
* Lavender and Casey
* Milo and Blaine
* Quinn and June
* Shiloh and Jo
* Victor and Athena
* Willow and Tad
* Xander and Duke

### Route Info 3:

Teams must take a bus to Bangkok. Once there, teams must make their way to the Bangkok Noi Canal and feed the fish with the fish food they received before leaving Phuket to receive their next clue.

### Route Info 4 and Pit Stop:

Teams must make their way to the M.R. Kukrit Heritage House to check in.

For coming in first place, Victor and Athena won a trip for two to Bali, Indonesia.

## Leaderboard

1st- Victor and Athena
Married Parents
2nd- Lavender and Casey
Childhood Friends
3rd- Willow and Tad
Siblings
4th- Quinn and June
5th- Xander and Duke
Lawyers
6th- Milo and Blaine
Exes
7th- Shiloh and Jo
Newly Dating
Eliminated- Gavin and Reid
Brothers

## Trivia

* The episode title is said by Quinn Ying about how all five teams on the third bus were tied for last place.