After watching their seven-hour lead evaporate completely, dating couple Colin & Christie regained control after another spirited fight with cousins Charla & Mirna as Teams traveled to Luxor, Egypt. Wisely choosing hauling water instead of herding animals at the Detour made the difference for the dating couple, who were tied with all Teams when landing in Luxor. An archeological dig at the Roadblock slowed most Teams down. But in the end, brothers Marshall & Lance became too hampered by Marshall's aching knees to continue, opting to quit at the dig site. They became the fifth Team eliminated from THE AMAZING RACE.

DISINTEGRATING LEAD
Departing the Pit Stop at the Sphinx in Cairo at 11:27pm with a seven-hour lead, dating couple Colin & Christie opened their clue to discover they must make their way to the Great Pyramids, the sole remaining wonder of the ancient world. Once there, they must descend 350 feet down a narrow shaft to the chamber below, known as the Creation Room, the geographical center of the Earth. It was there that they would receive their next clue. On their remarkable lead, Colin commented, "Christie and I definitely feel very good. I'm more than confident that we're going to be the Team that wins." Arriving at the Pyramids, the couple discovered it was closed until 6am, slicing their seven-hour lead down to 40 minutes.

The following morning at 6:00, Colin & Christie, with the help of a guide rope, slowly began their descent down the shaft. Upon reaching the Creation Room, the pair opened their next clue to discover they must travel over 400 miles to Luxor, Egypt. To get there, Teams had to make their way to the domestic airport, known as the Old Airport, and take any available commercial flight or a charter flight, which was scheduled to depart at 11:30am. Once in Luxor, Teams had to make their way to the Karnak Temple, an ancient structure also called the Mound of Creation, to find their next clue. Dating couple Colin & Christie quickly took a taxi to the Old Airport in hopes of catching a flight to Luxor before other Teams could catch up.

Departing at 6:41am in second place, Charla & Mirna began their hike to the Great Pyramids. Discussing their relationship with other Teams, Mirna remarked, "Initially, everybody wrote us off. Slowly, each Team awoke to the idea that we are a strong, competitive Team and started going ballistic because they became so jealous." (Charla & Mirna on the other Teams) As the cousins reached the Pyramids, dating Christians Brandon & Nicole and married parents Chip & Kim joined them. All three Teams descended to the Creation Room, then headed to the airport. At the Old Airport, Colin & Christie received some disappointing news: they had just missed a 7:30am flight to Luxor. The next available flight was the 11:30am charter flight, which gave the other Teams four hours to catch up with Colin & Christie at the airport. . (Brandon & Nicole pray) (Chip on Charla & Mirna)

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