Previously on the Amazing Race: Hope's Peak Edition
The final six raced through Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The first challenge had Kaede squirming in her seat.
"I'm gonna vomit," Kaede said, hunched over a gazelle carcass.
At the Roadblock, Hina and Kaede quickly solved an aquatic puzzle.
*Kaede straightening the keyring*
*Hina opening a box underwater to get a clue*
However, the Roadblock caused Sayaka and Leon to fall behind and make a risky agreement.
Sayaka ran her fingers through her hair. "I was wondering if you would agree to quit the Roadblock with me and take the penalty time."
In the end, Shuichi and Kaede edged out Chihiro and Hina for a first place finish.
"You are team number ONE!" Monokuma announced.
And Makoto and Sayaka fell behind at the last challenge at the leg and never recovered.
"Makoto and Sayaka, you are the last team to arrive."
But, they were greeted with a welcome surprise.
"This is a Non-Elimination leg."
Six teams remain. Who will be eliminated next?
Shuichi and Kaede: 1st to depart, 5:58 AM
"Where are we going?" Shuichi asked, ripping open the clue. However, the ripping mechanism kind of… malfunctioned and they ended up struggling to rip it open.
"Come on!" Shuichi shouted. Kaede laughed and just watched him. Eventually, he did get it open.
"Finally," Shuichi said, snickering. "That was pathetic."
Kaede leaned over and read the clue. "Fly to Dubai."
[i] Fly to: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Teams must now leave South Africa and fly northeast over 7,000 kilometers to Dubai, a middle eastern city with several of the world's tallest skyscrapers. Once teams touchdown, they must take a cab to the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. It is there that teams will receive their next clue.
"Warning: Double U-Turn Ahead." Kaede read. "Oh, no."
Shuichi walked to the side of the road. "TAXI!"
As a cab pulled over, Kaede and Shuichi stepped inside. "Airport, please."
"We're starting today in first again," Shuichi said. "Normally, we would be stoked, but now that there's a U-turn ahead I'm kind of worried we've come off too much as threats."
"I mean, we do have the Express Pass, and since there's a U-turn on the line, we're probably going to have to use it today," Kaede explained. "But still… we're kind of worried about our alliance members. We've talked to the other teams, and none of them had seen either Makoto and Sayaka or Leon and Ibuki after the ocean challenge yesterday."
Chihiro and Hina: 2nd to depart, 6:00 AM
"Fly to Dubai!" Chihiro read.
"No… I don't like deserts." Hina said. "Why is everywhere we go a hundred degrees?"
"I'd say we're doing really well," Chihiro explained. "After our bad first, fourth, and fifth legs, I think we're actually become a great team. Sure, we haven't gotten first yet, but we have three second places so far."
"We want that to change," Hina said. "We want that win today."
"Airport," Chihiro said to the driver.
Port Elizabeth International Airport
The first four teams sat in the airport.
"Whoever survived yesterday is really far behind us," Nagito said. "I mean, I haven't seen either of them since the Roadblock yesterday."
"I'm not sure who went home," Kaede said. "But there's nothing we can do about it now, huh."
"Our flight departs soon," Chihiro said. "If they can't get on this flight…"
"They're done for," Hajime replied.
Leon and Ibuki: 5th to depart, 12:46 PM
"Fly to Dubai," Leon read. "We need to step up our game today."
Makoto and Sayaka: Last to depart, 1:04 PM
"Fly to Dubai. Oh, crap, U-turn!" Makoto read.
"We are so glad to be staying in this race for at least another day," Makoto explained. "But when we left the Pit Stop in last, I would say around six to seven hours after the fourth team and maybe around fifteen minutes after Leon and Ibuki, we were getting stressed."
"All I hope is that we're on the same flight," Sayaka said.
The first four teams boarded the first flight. "I don't see any signs of either Makoto and Sayaka or Leon and Ibuki on this aircraft," Nagito said. "That's a good sign."
"They're not here." Hajime said. "They're alone."
"Hopefully they can get on here before they shut the doors," Kaede said, sliding her bag on the plane's overhead compartment. "Now, with a U-turn, is when we need an alliance's help more than ever."
The two teams made a massive dash into the airport.
"Hi, we need to get to Dubai, as quick as possible," Leon said.
"Us too," Makoto said.
The agent looked it up in her computer. "There was a flight that gets in at 9:00 PM, but it looks like it's all full and prepared for departure."
"When's the next flight scheduled to land?" Sayaka asked.
"Not until 6:30 in the morning,"
Makoto put his hands on the back of his head. "That's eight and a half hours."
"I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do at this point," the agent said.
"Ibuki doesn't think that we can make up time with that."
"GOD DAMMIT!" Leon shouted.
Nagito and Nekomaru watched as the stewardess closed the door and they left the terminal.
"They're not here!" Nagito cheered.
"Now, we know that we have a team possibly hours behind us," Nagito explained. "But that doesn't mean we're automatically in the clear. We know that things can happen. We can have flight difficulties… they can somehow catch up… we're just not sure. So we're going to race as if there's only four teams left in this race."
The plane prepped itself on the runway and took off.
Teams are now en route to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The first flight arrives at 9:00 PM via Cairo and contains Hajime and Chiaki, Shuichi and Kaede, Chihiro and Hina, and Nagito and Nekomaru. The second flight is set to arrive at 6:30 AM the next morning via Addis Ababa, and contains Leon and Ibuki, and Makoto and Sayaka.
Dubai, UAE
Flight 1: 9:00 PM
"Let's go!" Nagito shouted, running out of the airport and to the taxis in front of the arrivals terminal.
Shuichi and Kaede
"We need to get to the Burj Khalifa," Shuichi said. "As fast as possible."
Hajime and Chiaki
"Burj Khalifa. Really fast. We're in a race for a lot of money." Chiaki said.
Nagito and Nekomaru
"I think Kazuichi were to die if he were to come here," Nekomaru said. "He was always yapping on and complaining about the heat. Right now, it's in the middle of the night and it's still over one hundred degrees (Farenheit, 40 degrees Celsius)!"
"I told you back in Brazil that I would wear this sweater on an island if I had to," Nagito replied.
Chihiro and Hina
Hina tugged at her shirt. "Oh, sheesh, I can't believe how hot it is."
"At least it's in the nighttime." Chihiro replied. "I don't think I would be able to function if we were racing in the day."
Hina pulled out an electronic fan.
"Did you have that the entire race?"
Shuichi and Kaede
"Wow, that building is tall," Shuichi said, looking upwards at the height."
Chihiro and Hina
Hina craned her neck to look upwards. "Oh, that is a beautiful building. But if I try to look at it anymore I'm probably going to snap my neck."
Hajime and Chiaki
They paid their driver as they ran into the hotel lobby. There, there was a board with a race flag on it.
"Return at 6 AM," Chiaki read. "Aw. Booo."
Shuichi and Kaede
"Six AM?" Shuichi asked. "Aw man. I was hoping for a night leg. Oh well… can't be helped I suppose."
Chihiro and Hina
"Hey! It's that way!" Hajime pointed away from the sign. "Over there!"
"Thanks!" Chihiro replied, grabbing Hina's wrist as they ran right past the board while Hajime laughed hysterically.
Nagito and Nekomaru
"Come back at six?" Nagito asked. "The other flight is probably going to catch up with us."
Chihiro and Hina
"Where is it?" Hina asked. "Hajime? Where was it again?"
"Oh, it's that way!" Hajime pointed. "It's outside! Out back!"
Chihiro stopped in the lobby. "Are you messing with us?"
"Yeah… haha. Sorry."
"You're mean!" Hina shouted. "Really, though, where's the clue."
"There is no clue. We have to come back at six." Chiaki said.
"What? Six?" Hina asked. "The other flight is going to catch up."
"Nothing we can do about it, I'm afraid." Nagito said. "I guess we're going to have to sleep here in the lobby or out on the street."
"No need for that!" Monokuma shouted, popping up behind a sofa and causing Kaede to jump and spill a bottle of water.
"Woah!" Shuichi shouted, reeling backwards. "How long were you there!"
"The whole time. Why? Eh… it doesn't matter."
"What did you want to say?" Nagito asked.
"Oh, we have rooms prepped for the night. The bottom of the Burj Khalifa is actually a hotel, you know!"
"Alright! This sounds like a great hotel!" Chihiro said.
After everyone had gotten settled into their rooms, Nagito and Nekomaru had brought both Chihiro and Hina and Hajime and Chiaki to their room.
"What?" Hajime asked.
"It's about the U-turn." Nagito replied. "Our U-turn strategy for today."
"What about it?" Chihiro asked.
"We don't know who survived yesterday. For all we know it could've been a non-elimination."
"What's your point?" Hina asked.
"There's a high chance they're going to catch up. I'd say that if Makoto and Sayaka survived, we should target them. They're going to be less rested than us, and have a general disadvantage. If we're lucky, they might even have a Speed Bump this leg."
"What do you want us to do about it?" Chiaki asked.
"Well… we need to make sure that we get to the U-turn board first, before Shuichi and Kaede, and before that team. Chihiro and Hina can't U-turn anyone because you already did so in Brazil, right?"
"Yes… that's right…" Hina clarified.
"Well, I'm certain that if Kaede and Shuichi arrive at the board before both slots are used up, they will U-turn one of us to try and save their alliance members. I'd say that the first team to arrive U-turns whoever survived yesterday, and the second person U-turns the first team."
"Nagito… you're really thinking this through!" Nekomaru shouted.
"You're right," Hajime said. "I do think this U-turn is our best shot at tearing down that alliance."
"If Leon and Ibuki were the ones that made it through, do the same thing. But if it was a non elimination and both teams are safe, target Makoto and Sayaka. Leon and Ibuki aren't much threats if you look at their performance so far. No wins… no top two finishes, I'm sure if we just leave them here, they'll eliminate themselves later on."
"Why would the second team U-turn the first team?" Nekomaru asked. "Seems a little counterintuitive."
"Well, U-turns don't affect anyone that already passed the board," Chiaki said. "I see what he's saying. If we U-turn Makoto and Sayaka, and then Nagito and Nekomaru u-turn us after, it won't affect us and it'll take up a slot so the other teams can't U-turn anyone to save themselves."
"I see…" Hajime said. "That's kind of a jerk move… but I see your point."
They all shook hands in agreement.
5:55 AM
"The last team isn't here…" Nekomaru said. "Where are they?!"
They watched as race production pulled out a Speed Bump sign, and slapped Makoto and Sayaka's pictures on it.
"That settles that, I guess…" Chiaki said. "I still wonder what happened."
"I'm just shocked that Leon and Ibuki beat them," Chihiro said. Kaede and Shuichi rolled their eyes as the hotel's receptionist pulled out the clues.
"Thank you," Chiaki said, grabbing the clue. She ripped it open.
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 1st Place
"Detour. Sky or Snow?" Hajime read.
[i] Sky
This is the Burj Al-Arab, one of the world's most famous and luxurious hotels. And, like most of the other buildings in Dubai, is over a thousand feet tall. And now, teams will have to face one of the greatest challenges of these skyscrapers. Keeping it clean.
In this Detour, teams must gear themselves up in harnesses and window washing gear, and rappel three hundred feet down the side of the hotel to reach this window. Once the window has been cleaned, teams will be pulled back up to the top to receive their next clue.
[i] Snow
Sitting in the Arabian Peninsula, Dubai is widely regarded as one of the world's hottest tourist destinations. To combat the heat of the arid desert, Ski Dubai allows locals and visitors to travel the slopes in an indoor ski resort.
In this Detour, teams must pack together a snow brick and use it to complete this igloo. Once teams have added their snow brick, they must pick up one of these giant ice cubes and haul it outside, through the heat of Dubai, to this shop. If teams can bring it to the shop before the ice completely melts, they will receive their next clue. However, if it melts into nothing but water, teams must return to the ski resort and pick up another one.
"I think we should do Sky," Hajime said. "That one looks faster and less can go wrong."
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 2nd Place
"We're doing snow," Hina said.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 3rd Place
"Snow," Shuichi said.
Nagito and Nekomaru
"We're doing Sky," Nagito said.
Flight 2: 6:20 AM, 10 Minutes Early
Makoto and Sayaka
"Run!" Makoto shouted. He and Sayaka got into the cab. "Burj Khalifa."
Leon and Ibuki
"Ibuki! Run fast!" Leon shouted.
"Ibuki gets it! It's a race! There's no need to remind Ibuki!"
Makoto and Sayaka
"It's 6 AM and it's already blisteringly hot!" Makoto complained, fanning himself off with his passport. "This is why I like to live in Japan."
"Hopefully we can beat out Leon and Ibuki today." Sayaka replied. "Or maybe there's a team that's still struggling out there. If we're lucky, there might've been some kind of bunch point."
Hajime and Chiaki
The teams rode in the cab.
"Hopefully Shuichi and Kaede aren't wise enough to use their Express Pass today, because we do not want them to get to the board first," Chiaki said.
Shuichi and Kaede
"I think it'll be in our best interest to use our Express Pass today," Shuichi said. "Because we want to get to the board first."
"We're certain that they're going to U-turn Makoto and Sayaka, which would not be good because they're our best friends in this competition," Kaede said. "We're not sure how far behind they are, could be five minutes, could be fifteen, could be an hour, but I'm sure it's not too much given how long of a rest stop we've had. If it goes our way, I think the U-turn will help us eliminate our alliance's competition so we can go to the finale as a group."
Chihiro and Hina
"Indoor ski resort… that's the last thing I expected from a desert." Chihiro said. "Sounds like a lot of fun, though."
"Yeah," Hina replied. "Building an igloo... that's so fun."
Nagito and Nekomaru
"Another heights challenge," Nekomaru said. "This one seems easier, but I'm sure the height factor is turning a lot of people away."
"Yeah…" Nagito replied. "But if you get eliminated because you don't want to face your fears, you deserve to be cut from this race."
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki ran outside and into the Burj Al-Arab.
"This lobby is amazing!" Chiaki said. "Where are the elevators?"
"Over here!" Hajime pointed.
Shuichi and Kaede
Shuichi and Kaede ran outside and into the shop they were meant to travel to after the ski resort. "Hi, we're going to use our Express Pass," Shuichi said, holding it up. The shop owner grabbed it and exchanged it for their clue.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 1st Place
"Make your way to Atlantis, the Palm for your next clue," Shuichi read.
[i] Proceed to: Atlantis, the Palm
"Alright, let's go," Kaede said. "Let's deal with this U-turn."
Hajime and Chiaki
As Hajime and Chiaki rose to the roof, they ran over to the instructors.
"You're going to put on these clothes," the instructor said. "And clip these cleaning equipments to your belt."
"Alright," Chiaki said, grabbing the clothes and slipping them on over her existing clothes.
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina ran into the ski resort.
"Oh my god it's so amazing!" Chihiro shouted. "Snow!"
"It's cool, but don't lose track," Hina said. "Let's go see what we have to do."
Chihiro ran past a rack of snow clothes. "Do we have to get dressed in these?"
He looked through them. "Yeah, they have our names on them."
Nagito and Nekomaru
"We need to knock this out so we can get to the U-turn board first," Nagito said. "Cleaning a window can't be that hard, right?"
Makoto and Sayaka
"Oh, look how tall it is!" Sayaka shouted. She and Makoto ran inside to see their Speed Bump sign.
"Let's get this over with," Makoto said, grabbing and ripping their Speed Bump clue.
[SB] Room Service
For coming in last place in the previous leg, Makoto and Sayaka must now complete a Speed Bump, a challenge that only they have to complete. In this Speed Bump, they must make their way to the kitchen of the Armani Hotel, here in the lower floors of the Burj Khalifa. Looking at this chart of room service orders in the kitchen, Makoto and Sayaka must memorize three rooms and their orders. Using this cart, they will deliver the meals to these rooms. Once teams return to the kitchen, they will be given the okay to continue racing.
"Alright, we have to knock this out so we can make up the time later," Makoto said. They got into the elevator and pressed a button.
Leon and Ibuki
"Alright… here we are…" Leon said, running into the lobby. "There's the Speed Bump,"
Leon and Ibuki: Currently in 5th Place
"We're doing Snow," Ibuki said.
Shuichi and Kaede
"Is this the Atlantis place?" Shuichi asked. The driver nodded. "Wait here."
Shuichi and Kaede ran in front of the hotel and approached the U-turn board.
"Should we use it?" Kaede asked.
"I'd say yes," Shuichi replied. "If we want Makoto and Sayaka to survive, we have to U-turn someone else."
"We didn't know how far behind the other teams were," Shuichi explained. "But we figured that they were probably right on our tails. So, we decided to take action."
"Who?" Kaede asked. "Who should we U-turn?"
"Let's do Nagito and Nekomaru," Shuichi replied, placing Nagito and Nekomaru's pictures on the board. "They're probably our biggest competition, so if they go home, we're not complaining."
U-Turn x2
Nagito and Nekomaru
- Courtesy of Shuichi and Kaede
[Empty Space]
- [Empty Space]
"We also figured that Nagito and Nekomaru were the ones who were pulling the strings to take down our alliance," Kaede said. "That's not really what we want in this competition. The two other teams are our friends, and after Miu and Kazuichi got eliminated a few legs ago, there's been no one left in our class but us. If Makoto and Sayaka, and Leon and Ibuki go home, it'll be us against the world."
They grabbed the clue from the box and opened it up.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 1st Place
"Make your way to the Al Aweer Desert and search for your next clue," Kaede read.
[i] Proceed to: Al Aweer Desert
"God, the desert?" Shuichi asked. "Damn… this leg is unforgiving. We haven't even done anything yet and I'm still exhausted."
Chihiro and Hina
After putting on their snow gear, Chihiro and Hina walked over to the demonstration.
"We need to make an igloo now?" Chihiro asked. The demonstration person packed the snow with his hand and used a saw to slice a huge chunk of snow out of the ground.
"Alright… simple enough," Hina said. They dropped to their knees and began packing the snow with their hands.
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki got dressed up in window washing gear.
"Alright, what now?" Hajime asked. The instructors clipped the gear to their belts as they were suited up in their harnesses.
"Just pull yourselves downwards," the instructor said. "When you are finished with your window or want to be pulled back upwards for any reason, press this button on your belt and we'll pull you up."
They nodded as they approached the side of the building and stepped off the side.
"Wow… this is higher than I anticipated…" Chiaki said. "Whatever. Let's get this over with."
"It's not as bad as what I had to do in LA." Hajime replied.
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito and Nekomaru stepped off the side of the building, just a few minutes after Hajime and Chiaki.
"This is so much more exciting than delivering a block of ice! I have to shiiiittt!"
"I was wondering when that issue would pop back up."
Makoto and Sayaka
Now in the kitchen, Makoto and Sayaka looked over the board of orders.
"Room 203, plate 1, room 387, plate 2, and room 104 is plate 3. Alright." Makoto repeated. Makoto grabbed the cart and began pushing it out of the kitchen and into the hotel hallway until they reached room 203.
"Hi, we have some room service?" Makoto asked. The door opened as the guest grabbed the plate and shut the door.
"Two more to go…" Sayaka said.
Leon and Ibuki
"There's a U-turn today," Leon said. "Hopefully it's not us,"
"I don't think so," Ibuki said. "Ibuki thinks we're the underdogs and that the others don't worry about us."
Chihiro and Hina
Hina grabbed the saw and sliced a nice, large chunk of snow out of the floor and picked it up. She walked over to the igloo and placed it in the hole.
"Is that good?" Chihiro asked. The judge gave them a thumbs' up and directed them to the blocks of ice.
"Alright, let's see what we have to work with." Hina said.
Arriving in front of the piles of blocks, they looked through them.
"We should take the biggest one," Hina said. "That'll melt the slowest, right?"
She pointed to one around the size of her.
"But the biggest one is gonna be way too heavy," Chihiro protested. "If it's too heavy, we'll spend more time in the sun because it'll take longer for us to move."
"I don't have a problem with the heavy ones, but if you don't think you can handle it we can do one of the medium ones." Hina asked. "How about this one?"
She picked up one around the size of Chihiro.
"I think I can manage that if you hold the other end," he replied.
"Alright, it's settled!" Hina said, picking up the block of ice. Chihiro grabbed the other end as they began moving it towards the door.
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime and Chiaki pulled themselves downwards until they were face to face with the stained window.
"Don't look down," Hajime said.
"I'm not… heights don't faze me." Chiaki replied.
"Man… they stained this good," Hajime said.
"If I didn't look downwards, it kind of felt like I was dangling a few feet off the ground," Hajime explained. "It wasn't that big of an issue.
"I really didn't think much of it… I mean we were on a harness, right?" Chiaki said.
Hajime pulled out a wet rag and began wetting the side of the window. He pulled out the squeegee and began trying to scrub it off.
"Wow… what the hell is this?"
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito and Nekomaru pulled down almost immediately after Hajime and Chiaki began cleaning.
"Come on… Ultimate… Masseuse!" Nekomaru shouted, scrubbing the window with such vigor that the majority the scum immediately loosened.
"Don't break the window!" Hajime scolded.
"Haha…
Nagito began scrubbing it down the normal way.
Leon and Ibuki
"Right now, it's us against Makoto and Sayaka," Leon said. "They're our friends, but we hope that Speed Bump takes hours."
Makoto and Sayaka
"Room 104…" Sayaka said, knocking on the door. They handed the plate to the guest as they ran back to the hotel's kitchen.
"You can continue racing," the judge said. They nodded and made their way back down to the lobby.
Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in Last Place
"Detour. Sky or Snow?" Makoto asked.
"Snow. Let's do snow." Sayaka replied.
Shuichi and Kaede
"Here's the clue box," Kaede said. She pointed to their taxi. "Stay."
"I have to go soon," the driver said.
"Stay!" Shuichi shouted. "If you leave you're not getting paid at the end of the day."
"Fine," he replied. They grabbed their bags and ran up to the clue box on the sand, in front of six dune buggies.
Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 1st Place
"Route Info. Go dune bashing…"
[i] Go Dune Bashing
Teams must now ride one of these dune buggies and follow these flags to find their next clue, two miles away. Then, they must drive themselves back to the road. While this task might seem straightforward, in the event that their buggy gets stuck, they'll have to go through the physically taxing process of hand-winching it out.
"Once you have picked a buggy, you may not switch. Alright, let's do this." Shuichi said. He and Kaede stepped into the buggy.
"This seems simple enough. Steering, park, reverse, acceleration, and brake."
"What's this?" Kaede asked, pulling out some kind of metal lever.
"I bet that's the winch," Shuichi replied. "We better not get stuck, then."
Shuichi stepped on the pedal as the wheel turned, not moving and spraying sand everywhere.
"Are we stuck already?" Kaede asked. "Are they all stuck? Do they all start out stuck?"
"I'm not sure," Shuichi replied. "I guess we have to winch it now."
Chihiro and Hina
Chihiro and Hina carried their block of ice across the crosswalk.
"We probably should've taken off our snowgear," Chihiro said.
"It's too late now," Hina replied. "We've just got to get it done. We can take it off afterwards."
They kept moving through the street. "This is so much heavier than I ever imagined…" Chihiro complained.
"Just don't think about it. Think about something else instead. Like puppies."
Nagito and Nekomaru
Nagito scraped the window using all of the force he could muster, and finally got the last bit of gunk off the side. He knocked on the window as a person came up and inspected it from the inside, who gave them a thumbs' up.
"It's good!" Nagito said, He pressed the button on his belt as the staff began pulling them up the side.
"They passed us?" Chiaki asked. "Fine. It doesn't matter."
When they reached the top, the instructor handed them the clue.
Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 2nd Place
"Make your way to Atlantis the Palm," Nagito read.
Hajime and Chiaki
Hajime wiped the window clean as Chiaki did wonders with the squeegee.
"Check?" Hajime asked, knocking on the window. The judge gave them a thumbs' up as they were hoisted back up to the roof.
"That was great," Chiaki said. "I feel great."
Hajime and Chiaki: Currently in 3rd Place
"We're going to the U-turn board," Hajime said. "Hopefully Shuichi and Kaede haven't been there yet."
Leon and Ibuki
Leon and Ibuki ran into the ski resort.
"It's a winter wonderland!" Ibuki screamed. All of the kids and people playing stopped in their tracks and stared right at them.
Chihiro and Hina
The ice block had melted enough that Hina was just holding it by herself. They ran into the shop and placed it on the counter.
"Can we have our clue?" Hina asked. The judge nodded and handed over the clue.
Chihiro and Hina: Currently in 4th Place
"Can we finally take these snow clothes off?" Hina asked. "My body's turning into a roast."
Shuichi and Kaede
"How does this work?" Kaede asked.
"You have to use this side to wedge it into the sand," Shuichi said. "Then attach the cable to the buggy and just crank it back and forth until it's free."
Shuichi grabbed the winch and ran a few feet in front of the car to wedge it into the sand. He then stretched out the cable and attached it to the front of the buggy. He began to winch it back and forth.
"Oh, this is hard!" He shouted. "I should've worked out more."
After a few more minutes of winching, Shuichi wiped the sweat off his head. "It's so hot… and I'm exhausted… oh, god…"
Shuichi pulled the winch to the left and fell over.
