It was a sad state of affairs for Team Cheerleaders as they were the third team to be eliminated on this 10th season of the Amazing Race. To add salt to their wounds, Kellie did not even complete the roadblock before she and Jamie had to take the walk of shame, already knowing that they were the last team to arrive. The teams were given the task to shoot a fire-tipped arrow at a target that seemed to be a mile away; there is no way I could have finished, my arrow would have probably ricocheted backwards and hit some innocent cow grazing in the pasture so I give props to Kellie for sticking it out ‘til the sun go-eth down on her. Leading up to their demise, they were given the wrong directions heading to their last roadblock so believing they were headed in the right direction, they gave the team of Lyn and Karlyn, the single moms, the lead they needed to secure a 9th place finish. I guess they can look at the bright side and think about all the beautiful scenery they were privileged to see on their drive to Mongolia: just breathtaking. Unfortunately for them, anything can happen, and everyone has a chance to win.

Peter and Sarah pulled out a victory after struggling with folding and wrapping blankets properly and the likes of a mad bison, or bull, something with big horns that had a mind of it’s own. Sarah also had a bit of a melt down - come on she is allowed…while Peter in his most annoying way tried to tell her that he needed her to calm down before they could continue the race. It’s a wonder that she didn’t take off her perfectly manicured prosthetic foot and thomp him on the head with it. I surely would have. She was in control Peter, get a grip and listen to the woman. She is why they ended up in first place and she will give everyone a run for the money this season.

Scoping out the other teams, there is a varied mix of culture and backgrounds so I look forward to an entertaining season with the likes of Rob and Kimberly (the token quarreling couple), and David and Mary, who both seemed to have crawled out from under a rock to attend this race as they proclaimed in this episode that they have never met an “Asian” before and that they have never in their life been around gay people, and that she really likes them. Where did these people come from? Tune in for their latest sound bite next Sunday at 8pm on CBS.