This Took Me Back to Junior High

***This Took Me Back to Junior High*** is the ninth episode of *The Amazing Race 1*.

## Story

After Sarah's elimination, the new reality of the race set in for many racers: their friends, or enemies in the case of Nolan, can be eliminated at any time. The TARDIS was silent and full of tension before the start of the next leg. Teams discovered that they were going to remain in South Africa, but had a long drive back to Johannesburg. Once in South Africa, Aidan became embittered with the tedious Fast Forward. While Daniel found this leg to be a breeze with both a math and chess task. While Issy was on the brink of a meltdown, Ethan found that South Africa was not his cup of tea. With another elimination looming over their heads, some racers found the pressure to be too much and began to dream of their possible elimination. However, in the end, one racer just fell too far behind and could not recover, sparing everyone else from elimination.

## Route Markers

* Pit Start
* Route Info 1
* Fast Forward
* Detour
* Route Info 2
* Route Info 3
* Roadblock
* Route Info 4 and Pit Stop
 The order of departure from Kruger National Park are as follows:

1. Nolan K (4:41 am)
2. Daniel T (4:47 am)
3. Sean C (4:48 am)
4. Ethan H (5:59 am)
5. Aidan D (6:42 am)
6. Issy J (6:43 am)
 Teams must drive to Johannesburg, South Africa and find the JSE Limited to receive their next clue. Before leaving, teams need to solve a slide puzzle to retrieve the key to their car for the leg.

 Teams were given the Fast Forward instructions with the Detour clue. Teams had to stay at the JSE Limited, and find a mark vault. Once in the vault, teams had to count out 1000 individual bills of South African rand. Once they finished their count accurately, they will win the Fast Forward. No one won the Fast Forward.

**Choice A:** *Bet On It*
 Teams need to drive to the Gold Reef City Casino. Once there, teams will need to find a marked table and play a game of High and Low. Once teams have gotten a streak of 10 correct guesses without getting one wrong, they will receive their next clue.

Ethan H and Sean C completed this Detour.

**Choice B:** *Roll With It*
 Teams need to drive to the Mapungubwe Hotel. Once there, teams will be lead to a business meeting where they will be presented with a set of math problems they need to solve. Teams submit an incorrect answer, they must fold 200 towels before trying again. Once teams have submitted the correct solution to each problem, they will receive their next clue.

Aidan D, Daniel T, Issy J, and Nolan K completed this Detour. Teams need to drive themselves to the Apartheid Museum and pay tribute to Nelson Mandela by completing a puzzle of his image. Once the puzzle is completed, teams will receive their next clue.

 Teams must drive themselves to the James & Ethel Gray Park to find their next clue.

 *Who likes to put things in check?*
In this Roadblock, teams needed to solve a set of drills and puzzles set up by a local chess master. If a team struggles with a puzzle, they may take a 10 minute penalty for help. Once teams have correctly solved 7 puzzles, they will receive their next clue.

 Teams must drive themselves to the next Pit Stop, Johannesburg City Library, to check in.

## Leaderboard

**Legend:**
     First Place •      Eliminated •      Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg •      Season winner •      Season 2nd place •      Season 3rd place • **►** Used the Fast Forward • **>** Used the Yield • **<** Recipient of the Yield• **⊂** Used the U-Turn • **⊃** Recipient of the U-Turn

 **1st Place**

 **2nd Place**

 **3rd Place**

 **4th Place**

 **5th Place**

 **6th Place**

## Trivia

* This marks the first time that the Fast Forward was not won by any team.
* The title for this episode is said by Aidan D while completing the *Roll With It* Detour.