The teams get in a cab race for charter flights, and Colin becomes upset when his driver takes him to the airport on a spare tire that ends up going flat. He tries to pay only half of a hundred dollar fare, but ends up paying the entire thing when the driver threatens legal action. Linda and Karen end up on a very late flight, but all teams find that the flight order didn't matter so much when they get to their destination and learn that there's a large break until the opening time of 8 A.M. The teams all travel to the port of Dubai, where they find themselves with a Detour choice of Off-Plane or Off-Road. Teams doing Off-Plane will find themselves sky-diving, while those in Off-Road have to drive off-road vehicles along a marked course. Both could be good options, depending on the various teams strengths and the fact that the planes for Off-Plane only leave every 45 minutes. Brandon and Nicole and Kami and Karli choose the plane option, while Linda and Karen, Colin and Christie, and Chip and Kim go for the vehicles. In an extremely close finish, another team finds themselves stripped of all money in a non-elimination leg.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 5 Episode 8 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.