For this leg, the teams are going to Japan, and they have two flight options to choose from. Mel/Mike convince Margie/Luke to take a gamble on an earlier flight with a connection, saying the 15-minute advantage is worth it. The goths and the cheerleaders book the same flight. When the globetrotters learn about it, they let Zev/Justin have the seats as payback for when they gave them the clue. But bad luck strikes again as engine problems mean a lengthy delay...and the five teams know they'll probably be in a dogfight for last.
The teams have to get their cars from a parking garage, which causes some hilarity when the Globetrotters are too small for their car. Ron/Christina and Gary/Mallory lead the pack. Christina gets directions from a fellow motorist when she's unsure here to turn, and Ron hopes out loud that they haven't been "screwed by her ineptitude" - causing Christina to chastise her father for being mean. The task is to fire arrows at target whilst moving, but it's the demonstration before the shooting that Ron finds difficult. Jen, Justin and Gary all hit their targets first and set off for the next task.
The cheerleaders lose a lot of time when Jaime breaks another car's mirror. Rather than settle with cash, the driver calls the police, forcing the redheads to stay. Jaime/Cara get to the temple and are encouraged to see lost of teams still there...but then they all start hitting their targets, leaving them in the dust once again.
Zev/Justin and Gary/Mallory choose to find the lucky frog for their detour. That involves stripping down to underwear and having mud thrown at them until they get it. Zev/Justin find it first. In their haste to win the leg, they drive off without getting dressed. Which means later Justin is having conversations with strangers in his underwear. Awkward.
The other choice is to stand under a freezing cold waterfall for a minute, and the Globetrotters and Ron/Christina opt for this one. The Globetrotters finish first and end up taking Ron/Christina's fanny pack by mistake. This causes Christina to momentarily freak out, but then Ron finds it in the changing room and realizes the idiots left it there.
Zev/Justin get another first place finish, with Gary/Mallory in second. The Globetrotters initially check in third but when Ron/Christina reveal the fanny pack mix-up, Phil hands the a penalty that sends the below them and Kisha/Jen into 5th. Jet/Cord finish 6th after completing the frog detour quickly, and Margie/Luke fight through the rain to come 7th.
Now searching in the darkness, Mike wants to quit as the mud is getting cold...and he knows it can't be good for his father's poor health. Jaime/Cara eventually make it up to the detour and to the delight of straight males everywhere, choose to find the lucky frog - even though they haven't had much luck this leg so far. With Mel/Mike out of the mud to warm up, Jaime/Cara end up overtaking them. This is unbeknownst to the Cheerleaders themselves however who arrive at the pit stop fully expecting to be eliminated, only to be told they're 9th.
Mel/Mike finally arrive and Phil tells them they are out of the race. It almost seemed like they wanted to leave anyway, and they don't seem too bothered. They even manage to make Phil cry. "My dad will never give up" says Mike, "So that's why sometimes I have to give up for him".
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