Bold Italics indicate when the host is explaining a challenge or a new location indirectly to the audience.
Italics text indicates an interview with the team after the leg is over.
Bold Underlined text indicates when a new team is focused on.
Here's a rundown if you're not familiar with The Amazing Race: Teams go around the world doing challenges. There are two main types of challenges: a Roadblock and a Detour. A Roadblock is a challenge in which only one team member can do. A Detour is a choice of two challenges, one of which is needed to be completed. The last team to arrive at the end of each leg, aka "Pit Stops" get eliminated from the race.
King Hyrule was standing at the entrance of Lon Lon Ranch. "This is Lon Lon Ranch, the main food supply of Hyrule. It is here that nine teams will begin a race around the Nintendo worlds. These teams have traveled over multiple dimensions and timelines to be here. Our teams are approaching via coaches. Let's see our teams now!"
Medli and Komali
Games: WW
"My name's Medli,"
"And I'm Komali."
"I'm the sage of the Earth, and he's my boyfriend." Medli explained.
"I'm the crown prince of the Rito tribe on the Great Sea," Komali said.
"Being young Rito, people may underestimate us, but we're smart, and we're stronger than we look," Medli said.
Tetra and Niko
Games: WW/PH
"My name's Tetra, and this is Niko. I'm a pirate captain, and this is my underling Niko."
"We've sailed the Great Sea together for years. We've dealt with many things: Storms, rogue pirates, invasions, and we've overcome it all We may be young, but you'd be surprised at what we can do!"
Malon and Romani
Games: OOT (Malon), MM (Romani)
"As much as we look like it, we're not actually twins." Romani explained.
"We're actually each other's counterparts from Hyrule and Termina." Malon described. "We met when I stalked Link to Termina. I encountered her, and we both kinda freaked out, but now we're good friends."
"We might be a little weaker than the other teams, but we're certain we will pull through!" exclaimed Romani.
Blue and Vio
Games: FS, FSA
"We used to be one person, until the original Link drew the Four Sword and split us into four! We're only two of the four, but Green and Red will be cheering us on from the sidelines!" Blue introduced. "If it isn't obvious, our names are Blue and Vio."
"Even though we used to be the same person, we are very different," Vio explained. "I'm more laid back and focused while Blue's a bit more of a powerhead and agressive."
"Hey! Yeah, that's actually kinda fair."
Link and Zelda
Games: OOT, MM
"I'm the Hero of Time." Link proudly exclaimed.
"and I'm Zelda."
"We're the two most courageous and smartest people in our time period. I mean, I we physically carry the vessels of courage and wisdom on our wrists. We're definitely going to win this."
"Not to mention that
Mido and Saria
Games: OOT
"We're Kokiri!" Saria introduced.
"Might as well hand over that money now." Mido said.
"We do have the bodies of ten-year-olds, but we can do this for sure! With my knowledge, and Mido's courage, we have the capacity to take home that million."
Mipha and Revali
Games: BOTW
"Our title is literally Champions. We're gonna win this for sure." Revali egotistically boasted.
"We'll try our best." Mipha replied.
"And 'our best' means we're gonna crush this!" Revali urged, sticking his elbow into Mipha's side. "We're the f*cking best people of our race! We can't afford to let them down!"
"Well, I have enough confidence to say that we're going to go far into this race." Mipha announced, perking up.
Anju and Kafei
Games: MM
"We're a newlywed couple." Anju gushed, stroking Kafei's hair.
"Skull Kid turned me into a child once, but Link helped turn me back." Kafei explained.
"We don't have as much competition experience as the other teams here, but we're certain that we can pull through." Anju pointed out. "I mean, half the people here are twelve. We're like twenty. We can totally beat them if we tried."
Lana and Linkle
Games: HW
"We've fought together with the rest of the Warriors to protect Hyrule from Cia," Lana described.
"And I'm Linkle, the latest reincarnation of the Hero."
"Sure, Linkle. Whatever you say." Lana admitted.
"I'm pretty sure they just threw us in here because they need more people to fill in space." Linkle realized, laughing.
"I wouldn't throw out that possibility!" Lana replied.
"Welcome to the Lon Lon Ranch, the Milk center of Hyrule!" King Hyrule announced. Everyone cheered.
"In just a few moments, you will depart for a journey of a lifetime. You will race through eight legs through different Nintendo worlds. However, it will not be easy. Six of you will be eliminated. But, the remaining three will be able to race for the one million rupee prize!"
Everyone cheered again.
"If you look over there, you'll see your first challenge. The information is in the clue on top of your bags. The first four teams will get on a flight that arrives to your first destination forty-five minutes earlier than the second. If you arrive at the Pit Stop first in this leg, you will recieve an Express Pass, which you can use to skip a single challenge up until leg 5. Well, the world is waiting for you. Good luck, Travel safe,"
"...GO!"
Everyone bolted for their bags, but Blue and Vio reached theirs first.
"Fly to Donkey Kong Island! But first..."
Teams must now fly to Donkey Kong Island, but first, they must search through thousands of milk bottles on the Ranch to find letters that spell out DK ISLAND. Once they have all letters arranged and spelled correctly, they will receive their plane tickets and next clue.
Blue and Vio started searching through the bottles. Vio very quickly picked up a D, an S, and an L.
After fifteen minutes, everyone found two D's, an I, L, and S, and were looking for a K, A, or an N.
Malon and Romani: Letters: DKISLAND
"Romani! I found a K!" Malon announced. Romani picked up an N, and all they needed was an A.
"There were so many milk bottles there, and it was kind of difficult to find all the ones you needed." Romani explained. "There were only the letters that you needed, but the D's, I's, L's and S's were very abundant and dwarfed the very small amounts of the other letters."
"An A! Up there!" Romani directed, pointing to one bottle on a pile of them. She grabbed it, and presented it to the King, who gave them a clue and an airline ticket.
Malon and Romani: First on Flight 1
Romani read the clue. "Route info!"
Teams must now fly to Donkey Kong Island. Once they arrive, they will have to go to the DK tree house and find Donkey Kong, who will give them their next clue.
"-You have 500 Rupees for this leg of the race."
"Let's go!" Romani urged, who ran off to the airport.
Tetra and Niko: Letters: DKISLAND
"Tetra! All we need are an N or A, and we'll be out of here!" Niko encouraged.
"I understand that! I'm looking!" Tetra replied, already exasperated at Niko, while also grabbing an N.
Niko kept running around, overlooking an A.
Mido and Saria: Letters: DKISLAND
"Found a K!" Saria announced. They then recieved their ticket after turning it into King Hyrule.
Mido and Saria: Second on Flight 1
Medli and Komali: Letters: DKISLAND
"C'mon Med! All we need is an N to get on the first flight!" Komali said.
"I'm looking!" Medli said. "There's one!" She spotted an N with her keen eye and snatched it.
Medli and Komali: Third on Flight 1
Blue and Vio: Letters: DKISLAND
"Come on, Blue! There's only one spot left on that first flight!"
"All we need is a K and N, but I can't find any!" shouted Blue. He kicked a few bottles in frustration, and revealed an N that was behind it. He grabbed it, overlooking the K that was behind it.
Link and Zelda: Letters: DKISLAND
"Come on, Zel! All we need is an A!" he shouted. Zelda grabbed a few bottles and put them to the ground. She revealed an A, grabbed Link, and took him to the King.
Link and Zelda: Last on Flight 1
"Everyone! There are no more tickets on the first flight! Come to me and I will hand you your next clue!" said King Hyrule.
"Shoot," Revali said.
"Dangit," Blue said.
"We're gonna have to make up so much time," Linkle said.
First Flight to Donkey Kong Island
1:05 PM
As the plane door opened, the first four teams ran out into the airport. Link & Zelda exited first, followed by Medli & Komali, Malon & Romani, and Mido & Saria.
"Which way is it?" Romani asked.
"I don't know! There's no directions on this clue!" Malon replied.
"Excuse me, Sir?" Medli asked. "Do you know where Donkey Kong's Treehouse is?"
"You need to exit the airport and head into the jungle. Then you need to run straight for half a kilometer, then turn right and run a full kilometer. You can't miss it. It has KONG written in clear letters." the person said.
"Alright, thank you!" Medli said, running off into the jungle.
Mido and Saria
"We got some really good directions from this guy," Saria said. "And we think we know where we're going. It's not too far." They ran into the jungle.
"Is there any form of transportation other than running?" Mido asked.
"Doesn't seem like it" Saria replied. "If we want that million, we're going to have to work for it."
Link and Zelda
"Do we need directions, Link?" Zelda questioned concerningly.
"Nah, just follow the other teams. I saw them talking to someone. I'm certain that they know." Link replied.
Malon and Romani
Malon & Romani ran straight into the jungle without directions from anybody. They ran straight into a path in the jungle.
"Do you think this is the right way?" Romani asked.
"It's the only path that I see," Malon said. "I don't think that they would make us run off-path in a jungle."
"I hope you're right!" replied Romani.
"I am," Malon sneered.
Medli and Komali
"There it is!" shouted Komali, pointing to the KONG treehouse. They climbed up the ladder, and looked around. They spotted Donkey Kong and went up to him.
"Donkey Kong! Do you have our next clue?" they asked. Donkey Kong handed them a clue.
Medli and Komali: Currently in 1st Place
"Detour: Tiki or Banana Tree?" read Komali.
In this Detour, teams will have a choice between a historic challenge and a local practice. It'll be their choice: Tiki or Banana Tree
Tiki: Only a few years ago, the Tiki invaded this island and were defeated by Donkey Kong himself. In this challenge, teams will have to go to the Ruins and memorize a totem pole of ten Tiki carvings. Once they think that they have it remembered, they must disassemble it, carry the pieces to the Beach, and reassemble it in the correct order. Once everything is reassembled, teams will receive their next clue. Note: A maximum of five teams can complete this detour.
Banana Tree: Bananas are the main source of food here on Donkey Kong Island. Teams must now experience how it is like to harvest these from the wild. Using a woven basket, teams must collect a total of 200 bananas from the Jungle. Once they have collected enough, teams will receive their next clue. Note: A maximum of five teams can complete this detour.
"What do you think we should do?" Komali asked.
"Definitely Tiki." Medli said.
Mido and Saria: Currently in 2nd Place
"We're doing Tiki," Saria decided.
"Harvesting 200 bananas just seems too difficult." Mido confirmed. "Especially since we have to harvest them from the wild."
Link and Zelda: Currently in 3rd Place
"What do you want to do?" asked Link.
"Banana tree," Zelda said.
"I figured that the Tiki challenge may be more difficult," Zelda said. "The memory aspect seems quite easy, but the location seems further, and carrying those tiki pieces will not be easy."
Malon and Romani
"Do you see it?" Romani asked.
"No." Malon replied. "We've been walking for like half an hour. If this is the wrong direction, we practically lost our lead from the flight."
They both fell silent as they reached the beach.
"We definitely missed it," Romani said.
"Let's turn back."
Link and Zelda
Link and Zelda found the marked baskets and began foraging for their bananas.
"The bananas were actually quite difficult to find," Link said. "But the bright side was that if we did find some bananas, they were in groups of about thirty."
"I found some!" Link said, grabbing an entire cluster of bananas and putting it in his basket. "Oh, these are heavier than I expected."
Zelda plucked a cluster and put it in her basket.
"Let's go back!" she said.
"A cluster of bananas would take up an entire basket, so you had to repetitively make return trips," Zelda said. "Also, this is in the wilderness of a jungle, so part of the challenge was finding a way back to the starting point to drop off your bananas."
Medli and Komali
The Rito ran towards the totem poles in the Ruins.
"Alright, we need to remember this sequence," Medli said.
"It was very difficult to try to remember those" Komali said. "If it were something like colors or shapes, I would've easily been able to. But, these faces were really hard for me to remember."
"Uhh..." Komali said in confusion. They saw Mido and Saria arrive and waved to them. "Do you want to possibly work together?" Medli asked.
"Sure! We have a huge lead on the other teams, why not." Saria said.
"No! We need that express pass!" scolded Mido. Mido then looked at the totem pole for about three minutes. "On second thought, sure."
Second Flight to Donkey Kong Island
1:50 PM
Mipha and Revali
"We purchased a map of Donkey Kong Island before our plane departed." Mipha said.
"Pretty smart move, so we don't really have to ask for directions as often." Revali approved. "It looks like the DK treehouse is about 1.1 kilometers southeast."
Tetra and Niko
Everyone bolted out of the airport, but the Pirates stayed behind and asked for directions.
"Excuse me, sir? Do you know how to get to Donkey Kong's house?" Tetra asked.
"It's straight for half a kilometer, then turn right and run another kilometer," the person said.
"Alright, thank you, sir!" replied Niko.
Lana and Linkle
"We're going to follow the Pirates. I'm horrid with directions," Linkle said.
"Alright. They seem to know where they're going." replied Lana.
They dashed after Tetra and Niko.
Anju and Kafei
"We've been here on vacation before, so we know where Donkey Kong's treehouse is," Anju said, dashing through the jungle. "We have no need to ask for directions."
"Hang on, are those the Ranchgirls?"
"It was great to see a team from the first flight." Kafei said.
"Oh, great." Malon said in exasperation. "Do you guys have the directions?"
"Yes." Kafei said.
"Can you tell us?"
"No."
The couple then ran off and left the farmgirls behind.
Malon and Romani
"Oh my god, I hate them so much." Malon said.
"Let's just follow them." replied Romani. "It's a race. We can't fault them."
Blue and Vio
"Just follow everyone," Blue said.
"No, we need to make sure that we know where we're going!" scolded Vio.
"That's going to make us lose time!" replied Blue. Vio walked up to a passerby.
"Sir, do you know where the Donkey Kong house is?" Vio asked.
"Yeah, you have to go east for half a kilometer, and then turn south for a kilometer."
"Thank you." said Vio. "Was that so hard?"
Blue rolled his eyes as they ran to the Treehouse.
Link and Zelda
Bananas Collected: 80/200
"Come on, Zel!" Link said after their second return trip.
"I'm moving as fast as I can, Link!" Zelda said.
Both Link and Zelda grabbed another bundle of bananas and returned to the basket area.
"This is going to take so long," Link said.
Medli and Komali/Mido and Saria
"Alright, how about Medli remembers the top two, I remember the next three, Saria remembers the next three, and Mido remembers the last two?" Komali said
"We can do that," Saria said.
"My tactic of memory was to remember the faces as 'big nose' or 'septum piercing'. It worked pretty well." Medli said.
"Alright, time to carry them down." Medli said. They deconstructed both totems and began to carry them down to the beach.
"Oh, for Nayru's sake, this is heavy!" Mido said.
"Each totem piece weighed approximately thirty kilograms." Mido said. "And, the pieces were polished, so it was very difficult to get a good grip on it."
Komali began to walk down the stairs to the beach when he lost his handhold on the totem piece.
"Aww, darn it," he said, running to pick it up.
Mido also dropped his piece.
"F*CK!" he shouted.
"No swearing!" Saria scolded.
Mipha and Revali
"We're doing Tiki," Mipha said.
Tetra and Niko
"Tiki" Niko said.
Lana and Linkle
"Banana Tree," Linkle decided.
Anju and Kafei
"Let's do Tiki," Kafei said.
Malon and Romani
"Banana tree," Romani said.
Blue and Vio
"Banana Tree" Vio chose.
Link and Zelda
Bananas Collected: 160/200
"Come on, Zelda!" shouted Link. "We need two more bunches and we're done!"
Zelda and Link both found a bundle of bananas and returned to the basket area.
"Can we get a check?" asked Link.
Diddy Kong arrived and looked at the bananas.
"They need to be separated, ooh," said Diddy. "They're still in bunches. You need to take them apart so you have individual ones, ooh. Use this knife, ooh."
"Alright," Zelda said. She grabbed the knife and started cutting the bananas off the stem.
Medli and Komali/Mido and Saria
Over fifteen minutes of carrying the totem poles later, they had taken all the totem poles down to the beach.
"Alright, it was the one with earrings at the bottom, then big eyes." Mido said.
"After that, it was Long Hair, Fish-lips, and Big-teeth" instructed Saria
"No-teeth, Wings, and then Flat nose," Komali said
"And then it was Septum Ring and Long-Nose." Medli said.
They all assembled it in the order and asked for a check.
Tiny Kong inspected each of the totems.
"Correct," she said. She handed them their clues.
Medli and Komali/Mido and Saria: Currently tied for 1st Place
"Route Info. Make your way to the Golden Temple for your next Pit Stop!" Medli said.
This temple in a secluded spot of the island was the site of one of Donkey Kong's adventures, and is now the Pit Stop for this leg of the Race. The last team to check in here will be eliminated!
"Let's go!" shouted Medli.
As they were running out of there, the Champions showed up.
"Good luck! shouted Saria.
Mipha and Revali
"Man, this is going to be hard to remember." Revali said.
"Do you want to switch?" Mipha asked.
"No, we're already here!" Revali said.
Link and Zelda
"Can we get a check now?" asked Zelda. Diddy inspected all the bananas.
"You're good to go, ooh!" he said, handing them a clue.
Link and Zelda: Currently in 3rd Place
"Make your way to the Golden Temple for your next Pit Stop." Link read.
Tetra and Niko
The Pirates arrived in the Ruins shortly after the Champions.
"Alright, Let's do this!" Tetra said. "I think I got it down, do you?"
"I think i do," Niko said.
They started disassembling their totem pole and carrying the pieces down to the beach.
"Ugh... so heavy!" Niko said.
"Suck it up! We do worse things on the ship!"
"You make me do laundry!" Niko defended.
"Is that not worse than this?"
"You have a point."
Lana and Linkle
"Let's harvest some bananas!" Lana said in excitement. They both picked up a basket and headed into the woods.
"It looks like the bananas will come in bunches, which seems to make this a lot easier." Linkle noticed, grabbing a banana bunch and cutting them off with a knife.
"I noticed that the finished product by the team that was finished before us had single bananas rather than the full batch," Linkle said. "So I took the knife with me and decided to cut the bananas off the stem the first time I encountered it. It resulted in less return trips as the lack of a stem took up less space."
Lana and Linkle had 60 bananas within ten minutes of arriving.
Anju and Kafei
"Tiki totems up here!" pointed Kafei. They climbed the stairs to see the Champions disassembling their tower and the Pirates carrying their totem pieces down the stairs.
They looked at the totem pieces for a solid five minutes, and believed that they got it down. They started disassembling them until Anju seemed to have some problems.
"Kafei! They're really heavy!" she said. "I don't think I can carry this all the way down there!"
"You have to at least try!" Kafei said. They both grabbed a piece and began carrying them down. On the beach, Anju felt like her back was going to crack.
"Before the race, I injured my back. It still hasn't healed entirely," Anju emphasized.
"Kafei, I can't do this any longer!" Anju said.
"Fine. Want to switch?" asked Kafei.
"Yes, I do." Anju responded.
"Alright, we're switching." Kafei said.
Medli and Komali
The Rito arrived at the Golden Temple, but were looking for King Hyrule. They knew that the Kokiri kids were right on their tail.
"King Hyrule? Where are you?" Komali asked. They ran behind the temple to see the King at the mat.
"Medli and Komali..." he said. "You are team number one!"
The Rito cheered.
Medli and Komali: 1st Place
"For winning this leg of the race, you have won the Express Pass, which you can use to skip any challenge up until Leg 5. Use it wisely." said King Hyrule. "And here another team comes!"
The Kokiri came around the side of the temple and jumped on the mat.
"Mido and Saria, you are team number 2!"
Mido and Saria: 2nd Place
"Oh and another team? Look how close it was!"
Link and Zelda jumped on the mat.
"Link and Zelda, you are team number 3!"
Link and Zelda: 3rd Place
"We'll take it!" Zelda said.
Malon and Romani
The farmgirls arrived at the Banana challenge to see Lana and Linkle.
"Alright, let's do this and get this over with!" Malon shouted.
They grabbed their baskets and started harvesting by the bundle.
Blue and Vio
The boys just saw the Farmgirls heading into the jungle.
"We're really close! We can catch up!" Blue said.
"Well, let's not waste any more time." replied Vio.
Vio grabbed the knife and went into the jungle.
"There's one!" shouted Vio, cutting the bananas off the stems.
Tetra and Niko
Tetra and Niko had taken all the totems down to the beach, and had them all assembled.
"Check?" Niko asked.
Tiny looked at their totem.
"Congratulations!" she said, handing them a clue.
Tetra and Niko: Currently in 4th Place
Mipha and Revali
"Can we get a check?" Mipha asked.
"I'm sorry, but this is not correct." said Tiny.
"Dammit, what's wrong?" Revali asked.
Solution: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
Mipha and Revali's Answer: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-10-9
"Let's just switch a few around," Mipha said. She swapped the top 3.
Mipha and Revali's Answer: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-9-8-10
"Check?" Revali asked.
"Still not correct." Said Tiny.
Revali swapped the top three again.
Mipha and Revali's Answer: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
"Now it's correct," said Tiny, handing them a clue.
Mipha and Revali: Currently in 5th Place
"I hope we didn't waste too much time," Mipha said.
"Knowing you, we probably did." Revali replied. "But knowing me, we're getting in first."
"I hate you."
Lana and Linkle: Currently in 6th Place
Bananas Collected: 180/200
"we need one more bundle, Lana!" Linkle said.
"I got it!" Lana said. She cut the bananas off the bundle and ran back to the starting area.
"Can we get a check?" Lana asked.
"All good, ooh." said Diddy, giving them their next clue.
Malon and Romani: Currently in 7th Place
Bananas Collected: 200/200
"Can we get a check?" Romani asked.
"You have enough bananas, ooh," said Diddy. "But you need to take them off the stem, ooh".
Diddy handed them a knife and told them how to cut them off the stem.
Tetra and Niko: Currently in 4th Place
The Pirates landed on the mat.
"Tetra and Niko, you are team number 4."
Tetra and Niko: 4th Place
Mipha and Revali: Currently in 5th Place
"King Hyrule, where are yo- oh there you are," Mipha said.
"Mipha and Revali, you are team number 5!" said King Hyrule.
Mipha and Revali: 5th Place
Blue and Vio: Currently in 8th Place
"Can we get a check please?" Vio asked.
"All good, ooh!" Diddy said. The farmgirls looked up in frusturation.
Blue and Vio: Currently in 7th Place.
"Find your next clue at the Golden Temple" Vio read.
Anju and Kafei: Currently in Last Place
Kafei and Anju arrived at the banana challenge, grabbing the attention of Malon and Romani.
"We're not last!" they said. Kafei and Anju very quickly grabbed the baskets and ran into the forest.
"How many do we need?" Anju asked.
"Two hundred" Kafei said.
"What!?"
Malon and Romani
"Can we get a check?"
"All good, ooh!" Diddy said.
Malon and Romani: Currently in 8th Place
"We have to get there before them!" Malon said.
Lana and Linkle
"Lana and Linkle, you are team number 6. Blue and Vio, you are team number 7."
Lana and Linkle: 6th Place
Vio and Blue: 7th Place
"Oh, thank Nayru," Linkle said, collapsing.
Malon and Romani
The farmgirls were at the Golden Temple and spotted King Hyrule.
"Malon and Romani, you are team number 8." he said. The ranchgirls kneeled in relief.
Malon and Romani: 8th Place
"Rough day, huh?" he said. "Almost being eliminated after getting on the first flight."
"It's brutal," Romani said.
Anju and Kafei
"Anju and Kafei, I'm sorry to tell you that you are the last team to arrive."
They nodded.
"And I'm sorry to tell you that you have been eliminated from the race."
Anju and Kafei: ELIMINATED
"It sucks to be the first team to go home," Anju said.
"Ultimately, swapping detours was our downfall. But, at least we had an opportunity." Kafei said.