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Pulling into the gate of the Rotorua Museum in first place, Colin & Christie opted not to use the Yield once again, stating, "We're not going to yield someone to try and screw them over." Opening their next clue, the dating couple encountered a Detour. This Detour offered Teams a choice between "Clean" and "Dirty." Clean required Teams to drive 13 miles to Okere Falls and perform a New Zealand adventure sport called sledging. With the help of two river guides, they must ride down a one-mile whitewater river course with only a small board, called a sledge, for protection. Sledging down the river would be scary, but Teams that braved the rapids could finish quickly. Teams choosing Dirty must drive 10 miles to Hell's Gate and search for clues buried in a large mud pool. There was nothing scary about the task, but searching through the hot mud could take a long time. Opting for Clean because it would most likely be faster, Colin & Christie began the drive to Okere Falls, but became lost leaving Rotorua. Christie insisted on the route to take, but Colin didn't believe her, sharply asking to see her map. When she was proven correct, an annoyed Christie complained, "It's called trusting me, and you're not doing it." Colin immediately apologized, prompting Christie to remark, "I definitely feel like my and Colin's relationship is growing."

With Brandon & Nicole choosing Dirty and Linda & Karen choosing Clean, Colin & Christie arrived at Okere Falls and began to don wetsuits alongside the raging river. The pair from Texas plunged into the water with their sledges and began down the rough course. While appearing to be fun and easy at first, the course became increasingly difficult until they reached a waterfall, the highest anyone can sledge in the world. Thrill-seeker Colin went first, loving every second of his plunge over the waterfall. Christie showed more trepidation, but completed the task to Colin's cheers of encouragement. Colin commented, "Christie is constantly impressing me on this Race. She is constantly doing things that I'm amazed." After exiting the water, Colin & Christie opened their clue, which instructed them to drive 20 miles to Matapara Farms to find the next Route Marker.

A BAD JOKE
As Brandon & Nicole began searching through the mud at Hell's Gate, quickly realizing the potential futility in this option, Chip & Kim and Kami & Karli arrived together at the Rotorua Museum. With the smallest of leads, Chip decided to play a joke on the twins by pretending to Yield them. Chip quickly learned the joke was on him when he saw only two clues left in the Cluebox, and he realized that the bowling moms had passed them. Knowing that he made a mistake by not Yielding the twins, Chip, along with Kim, chose to perform the Clean Detour, while Kami & Karli opted for Dirty.

Brandon & Nicole continued to dig in the large mud field with no success. An exasperated Nicole noted, "We should have done the whitewater thing, because this could take forever." At this point, Linda & Karen arrived at Okere Falls, unaware that they could pass second-place Brandon & Nicole by completing the sledging course. Although both the bowling moms were more than a little concerned when faced with the giant waterfall, they sledged into the chilly water below, proud of their success. On the drive to Matapara Farms, Karen remarked, "The highest you can go on a sledge, we did it." Brandon & Nicole, now in third place, grew increasingly frustrated at not finding the clue in the hot mud. Nicole quipped, "This just sucks."

ONCE AGAIN
Arriving at Matapara Farms in first place, Colin & Christie encountered a Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one Team member had to inflate a zorb, which is a giant plastic ball, get in it, and roll down the hill while bouncing around inside. The zorb had water inside to protect against scraping from the plastic. At the bottom of the hill, like a hamster in a wheel, the participant needed to walk the zorb across the finish line, join their partner, and run to the Pit Stop at the top of the hill.

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