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Decisions, Decisions
The envelope that the samba dancer handed the Teams contained two clues: one leading to the next Route Marker, the other leading to the Fast Forward clue. A Fast Forward is a reward allowing the Team that earns it to skip all remaining challenges for that leg and to head directly to the Pit Stop. There is strategy involved, however. Only one Team can win the Fast Forward pass on a leg. Additionally, each Team may only win the Fast Forward once during the entire race. In this leg, the Fast Forward reward was to be awarded to the Team that could score ten points against a group of Brazilian volleyball players.
 The samba club clue directed the Teams to the top of Pedra Bonita, a mountain overlooking São Conrado Beach. All the leading Teams took taxis to Pedra Bonita. Cyndi & Russell were first to arrive. Out of breath but confident, they made their way up the cobblestone path to the peak of the mountain, where a clue box awaited them. The ministers ripped open the clue to find they were faced with a Detour challenge. A Detour contains two distinct options. Teams must complete one of these options before they can continue. The first option, quicker but much more harrowing, was to hang glide off the mountain all the way to São Conrado beach below. The second option involved taking a taxi to São Conrado beach and using metal detectors to find a buried treasure box. Both Detour challenges did not open until the following morning, so Teams had all night to debate their options.
 Cyndi & Russell decided to stay put and perform the hang gliding challenge. At that moment, Shola & Doyin approached Pedra Bonita in their taxi. The twins were feeling confident that they were in a good position. "It's a game to play. And we have to win," explained Doyin. Their confidence would be shaken slightly when, a few minutes later, the taxi driver's car began to roll over Shola's foot; quickly removing his foot, Shola found his shoe left under the tire. ( Shola's foot gets run over) In pain, Shola nevertheless shook off the injury and began climbing the hill. They arrived at the Detour box just after Tara & Wil. The separated couple debated their choices, but decided to hang glide. Shola & Doyin, however, decided to forgo both Detour options and try for the Fast Forward, which also didn't open until the following morning.
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