The Amazing Race Season 34 Premiere Recap: Phil Raises the Stakes in a Major Way — Which Duo Was Out First?

Season 34 of The Wonderful Race is ushering in a few stunning “firsts.” Not solely has the present by no means kicked off outdoors of the US earlier than, however groups have been shocked to study on the beginning line that there can be zero non-elimination legs this time round. If you happen to are available in final, you go residence. (As if the Race wanted even extra stress and stress!)

Because the groups meet up in Munich, we’re launched to a couple of the newbies which embrace Luis and Michelle, a married couple (“raised on croquetas”) from Miami, and Molly and Emily, equivalent twin sisters who simply met a yr in the past. Then after all there’s Derek and Claire from Huge Brother 23, who’ve been relationship for the previous eight months. (For a full rundown of this season’s forged, click on right here.) The groups fly down a big log-floom-looking factor (OK, that appears like quite a lot of enjoyable), and head off to fulfill host Phil Keoghan at Nymphenburg Palace.

When Phil drops the information that there aren’t any non-elimination legs this season, the forged is shook. In the event that they arrive final, they will be eradicated. With out that security web, the stakes are at an all-time excessive. This season actually isn’t messing round: On this very first leg, they’ve additionally obtained to self-drive themselves to a few locations earlier than finally discovering Phil on the Pit Cease. (Although we don’t see anybody combating a guide transmission, so I’m guessing the vehicles have been automated?) Fortunately for many groups, they’re capable of finding heaps of English audio system on this giant German metropolis. They get some quick instructions, and are off!

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Listed here are the highlights from Leg 1’s three challenges:

ROLL | Groups should roll a beer keg forwards and backwards via a sequence of obstacles in underneath one minute. Michael and Marcus, a pair of army brothers who’ve lived in Germany earlier than, are first up, and it seems groups should roll the barrels round and never over the obstacles! (Who would’ve thunk it?) They snigger it off and nail the duty on the second attempt with only one second to spare.

Wealthy and Dom, nevertheless, wrestle exhausting with this one, however lastly full the duty on their fourth try. They keep it up, however waste quite a lot of treasured time within the course of.

SAW | Right here, the duos should noticed utterly via a log with a view to get a chunk of the pit cease clue. After noticing how a lot vitality Wealthy and Dom have been consuming, father/daughter duo Linton and Sharik work smarter, not more durable, letting the noticed do many of the work for them. Their smaller actions and teamwork do certainly make the dream work.

SMASH | Lastly, the groups should smash via an enormous block of ice with a chisel. Molly and Emily, and Luis and Michelle are the primary to step up for this act of frozen violence. By the point Derek and Claire get there, it appears the ice is a bit melty. He appears to smash it up in only a few fast chisels (until that was some enhancing magic to make Derek look somewhat beastly). Regardless, Workforce BB turns into the primary pair to get all three of their clues.

PIT STOP | The groups are directed to fulfill Phil at Friedensengal, town’s Angel of Peace monument. Derek and Claire arrive to search out out they’ve positioned in first, profitable $2,500 every! Arriving in second are Glenda and Lumumba, and putting third are Quinton and Mattie. However one crew needed to are available in final and be eradicated, and sadly, that crew was the engaged couple Aastha and Nina.

Had been you cheerful to see Derek and Claire take the win? Which groups are your early favorites? Grade the episode beneath, then pontificate!