The teams receive a clue telling them to travel over 6,000 miles from Calcutta, India to Auckland, New Zealand. Then, they must drive an additional 220 miles to Rotorua, New Zealand. Flight struggles initially put one team behind, but then confusion over directions moves them into a surprise lead. The teams take part in a Detour: Clean or Dirty. The Clean option involves a scary water rafting trip, while the Dirty option involves searching for a clue in hot mud. Colin and Christie, Linda and Karen, and Chip and Kim choose the Clean option, while Brandon and Nicole and Kami and Karli opt to get dirty. A questionable decision on the part of one racer makes for an intense battle to avoid elimination. The teams complete a Roadblock that involves rolling down a hill inside a Zorb, then walking across a final line. They then check in at the Pit Stop, but it's finally too late for one team and they are eliminated.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 5 Episode 10 of The Amazing Race resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Amazing Race Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Clearly, I'm More Intelligent Than You
• s05e02 - It Turned Really Ugly Just Now
• s05e03 - I Got Electrocuted
• s05e04 - Who Says Pageant Girls Don't Eat?
• s05e05 - Are You Good at Puzzles?
• s05e06 - Why Can't We Get a Camel?
• s05e07 - Are You Sure This Is Safe?
• s05e08 - I'm Going to Jail
• s05e09 - If You're Gonna Whine, Just Shut Up!
• s05e10 - If They're Screwing the Helmet to My Head—It Can't Be Good
• s05e11 - It's Okay, Run Them Over!
• s05e12 - You've Just Made Me a Millionaire

The Amazing Race Show Summary

The Amazing Race is an adventure reality show hosted by Phil Keoghan that pits 10, 11, or 12 teams of 2 or 4 people against each other in a race around the world for approximately 40 days. In a leg, they go to destinations where they will complete a roadblock, a task where 1 person completes (Season 1-7) or 2 people (Season 8), a detour, where you have to decide between two tasks that are usually opposite of each other, and a miscellaneous task.

After they complete all these tasks, they will be directed to go to a Pit stop where they will have a 24 hour rest period where they will be able to eat, drink, sleep, and mingle with other teams. The last team to check into the Pit Stop usually is eliminated, but sometimes there is a non-elimination leg in which no one is eliminated. After all teams are eliminated except for 3, these three race to the finish line where the winning team wins 1 million dollars.