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LONG AFTERNOON
With three Teams en route to Mount Hua, Hayden & Aaron, now in last place, realized that their cab driver didn't know the museum's location. After stopping for directions, a frustrated Hayden said, "I'm so pissed." When the dating actors finally reached the museum, they had a critical decision to make. With no other cab drivers in sight, the pair opted to use the same driver to take them to Mount Hua. This choice tested the nerves of both Hayden & Aaron when it became clear the driver was again lost. Getting out of the cab, Hayden furiously shouted at the driver, "You were going the wrong way!" Now without a cab, Hayden turned her fury on Aaron, sniping, "Hon, you want to walk to the mountain?" Equally frustrated, Aaron threw Hayden her bag, walking away. Their bickering was short-lived, as the pair reconciled on the way to Mount Hua after finding another cab.
At the base of Mount Hua, Adam & Rebecca again watched their lead disappear as they were forced to share a shuttle with Kris & Jon to top of the mount. Even though they were in the shuttle behind, Freddy & Kendra snuck into first after the other two Teams initially ran up the wrong peak. Arriving at the top of the North Peak, the engaged models opened their clue to find a Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one Team member had to take the unique key given to them in the clue and find the specific lock that it opened, out of 3,000 locks fastened to the top of the mountain by couples as a symbol of their eternal love. Teams must complete the task before the last gondola departed at 7 pm. Kendra, Kris and Rebecca all elected to perform the task for their Teams and got down to business, searching for their matching locks.
KEYED UP
As Hayden & Aaron had trouble finding the correct shuttle to the top of Mount Hua, the three women at the Roadblock had problems of their own. After trying to turn endless locks with no luck, Rebecca complained, "There's nothing fun about this." However, persistence paid off for Kris, who became the first one to successfully turn her key in a lock to open it. Reading their clue, Kris & Jon learned they must travel back to Xi'an by bus and locate the South Gate of the Xi'an City Wall, the Pit Stop for this leg.
As Kris & Jon hurried to the bus, Hayden & Aaron arrived at the North Peak of Mount Hua still in the game. As Hayden started the Roadblock, a discouraged Kendra and Rebecca started over, having failed to locate their locks after trying them all. Once Kendra finally found her lock, only Hayden and Rebecca remained in a battle to remain in the Race.
Arriving at South Gate of Xi'an City Wall, Kris & Jon stepped onto the mat in first place. Phil informed the pair that they had won a vacation to the sunny Caribbean, compliments of American Airlines' website, AA.com.
FINAL ELIMINATION
After Freddy & Kendra finished in second place, Rebecca and Hayden continued their quest for the lock that their key opened. Beyond frustrated, Rebecca quipped, "What's the definition of insanity? Isn't it doing the same thing and expecting different results?" Just as the sun was setting, with minutes before the gondola was scheduled to leave, Rebecca continued her search, while Hayden, fingers blistered, decided to throw in the towel and take the four-hour penalty. As Hayden & Aaron started walking to the gondola, Rebecca's perseverance paid off as she finally found her lock, effectively sealing Hayden & Aaron's fate.
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