LEG #4
Phil introduces the audience to the next leg.
"This is the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia. Known for its unique ocean life and coral formations, it is widely considered one of the most beautiful sites in the world. And on the beach, this campsite was the second pit stop in a race around the world.
"Teams arrived here at the end of the last leg for a mandatory rest period. The eight teams waiting here have no idea what's in store for them. They have to figure out for themselves how to get to the next yellow and red route marker by solving clues they'll find in sealed envelopes.
"Will Danny and Sam continue to use their friendship to remain in the lead? Will the ghost pairings continue to have the advantage? And will Tucker and Valerie get the technological edge to get out of last place?
"Danny and Sam, who were the first to arrive at 4:09pm, will depart at 4:09am."
ROUTE MARKER 4.1: Make your way to Cairns, Australia. Once you reach the airport, sign up for one of three charter flights leaving 45 minutes apart. Ghost powers may be used to reach Cairns. You have $177 for this leg of the race.
Little do the teams know at this point that those flights depart at 10:00am, 10:45am, and 11:30am. They also don't know the destination at this point. Danny goes ghost, grabs Sam, and they take off for Cairns. Meanwhile, the next two teams get ready to start. Ember/Youngblood and Vlad/Dan grab their clues and fly off to Cairns.
Danny and Sam, still in the lead, quickly approach Cairns and find the 10:00am time slot. They are the first to sign up for the lead charter flight. Ember/Youngblood and Vlad/Dan also grab the 10:00am flight.
Back at the reef, Spectra/Desiree and Jazz/Lancer meet up shortly after taking off in 4th and 5th respectively. They agree to get an alliance going.
"We won't betray you if you help us get to Cairns through the air," Jazz says. "In return, we will share our brain power with you."
"Ok," Desiree says.
Spectra reluctantly agrees.
"Is she trying to say we're stupid?" Spectra says in her confessional. "I mean, I got a whole school depressed once!"
The ghost girls pick up Jazz and Lancer and set off for Cairns. Skulker and Technus take off shortly thereafter in 7th.
In Cairns, Spectra/Desiree and Jazz/Lancer land to grab the 10:45am time slot. Skulker and Technus are too late to grab that time and must resort to the 11:30am slot. They curse themselves for being at the back of the pack yet again. Back at the Reef, Dash/Paulina and Tucker/Valerie get in the same taxi bound for Cairns. They get to Cairns at 9:30am and sign up for the 11:30am time slot.
At 9:55am, Danny/Sam, Ember/Youngblood, and Vlad/Dan got into the plane. They were surprised to see that all the windows were blacked out.
"I actually liked the intrigue of not knowing where we were going," Ember says in her confessional. "Mum was the word from our cameraman too. This was going to be a lot of fun."
Spectra/Desiree and Jazz/Lancer took off 45 minutes later. Meanwhile, a bit of deal-making was going on in Cairns.
"Ok, Valerie," Dash offers, "we want you to be in the cool group again. We need to get out of last place."
"But I'm doing just great with Tucker," Valerie reacts, nervous about joining an alliance.
Tucker blushes. He's always had an attraction to Valerie.
"Fine, don't join our group," the stuck-up Paulina says, "We'll just treat you the same way we treat Danny at school."
Fearing the consequences of getting gravy shampoo, Valerie joins the alliance.
"The first chance we get," Dash whispers to Paulina, "cut them off."
The new alliance, along with Skulker and Technus, take off in the final charter plane.
Meanwhile, in the air, Danny/Sam, Ember/Youngblood, and Vlad/Dan near their destination.
"When we got close to the city, they blindfolded all of us," Sam says in her post-leg confessional. "They wanted to make it a complete mystery coming into the destination."
The blindfolded teams land in the city in question and are lead to the next route marker by a guide. Once they receive their next clue, their blindfolds are taken off. They are at a rental car place.
ROUTE MARKER 4.2: Welcome to Singapore! Take your rental car and drive around the city to find the Mustafa Centre, where you will receive your next clue. You must drive there, no ghost powers allowed. Warning: Yield Ahead.
Vlad and Dan drive off in first place. Following close behind are Danny and Sam and Ember and Youngblood. Danny, once again in human form, worries about the upcoming Yield.
"Oh, I hope they don't try to yield us," Danny says to Sam. "You know how both Vlad and Dan hate my guts."
As they drive off and encounter rush-hour traffic in Singapore, the 2nd flight, consisting of Spectra/Desiree and Jazz/Lancer, lands at the airport. After reading the clue, the ghost girls let the smart ones take the lead.
"You guys go ahead," Spectra says, "We'll follow you."
"Ok," Lancer says, "And I think we might've found a shortcut around the traffic."
They try it out, which actually takes the perimeter around Singapore Island. But as they approach the destination, Vlad and Dan arrive at the Mustafa Centre. But before approaching the Route Marker, they must first stop by the Yield. This is the first of only 3 Yields in the entire race. At this specific point on the race course, any one team can force any team behind them to Yield, that is, stop racing for a predetermined amount of time. Any team that has been forced to yield must turn an hourglass over and wait for the sand to run out before they can continue on. Also, any team can only use their Yield power once during the entire race, so they need to determine when it is in their best interest to use it. In this Yield, it would take 20 minutes for the sand to run out.
"I wanted to yield Danny and Sam so bad," Vlad says in his confessional, "but we knew that we might need the Yield later in the race, so we declined it."
Vlad and Dan pass on using the Yield and head for the Route Marker. It is a Detour.
DETOUR 4: Snap or Lap
Snap: Head to the Raffles Hotel and take the picture of a person who is known for having pictures taken of him.
Lap: Head to Changi High School and run a lap at the track in under 2 minutes.
Ghost powers may not be used in the challenge, you must drive to the location.
Snap: easier to find, no work, but objective not clearly known
Lap: obscure to find, plenty of work, but objective clearly known
Vlad and Dan take the digital camera provided and work on Snap. Jazz/Lancer and Spectra/Desiree arrive closely behind. Vlad spots the two teams and wonders how they could've caught up so quickly. Neither of the two latest arrivals choose to use the Yield. Both Jazz/Lancer and Spectra/Desiree go to attempt Lap.
Back at the airport, the final flight arrives, holding Skulker/Technus, Dash/Paulina, and Tucker/Valerie. They set off for Mustafa, but traffic has become a nightmare. Dash suggests that it might be time to try a desperate measure or two.
"As soon as we get to the Yield," Dash says, "yield Dumb and Dumber."
"Gotcha," Paulina reacts.
Meanwhile, Danny and Sam arrive at Mustafa. Relieved that they have not been yielded, the high school friends choose not to yield anybody and set off to run a Lap. Ember and Youngblood arrive shortly thereafter and attempt Snap. At the same time, a visitor has helped the leaders.
"You take a left here," the local says.
"Thanks," Dan reacts. "10 years from now, when I take over the world, Singapore will be spared."
He also finds out from the local that the person that he needs to take a picture of the doorman. Vlad and Dan arrive quickly at the destination and do just that to receive their next clue.
ROUTE MARKER 4.4: Make your way across town to the Imperial Herbal Kitchen where you will receive your next clue. You must drive, no ghost powers.
Vlad and Dan head off for the Kitchen as the Lancer/Desiree alliance reaches the high school after much searching. Jazz is able to finish the lap fast, while the other three barely break 2 minutes. They each receive their clue and head off for the Kitchen.
Meanwhile, Dash and Paulina approach the Mustafa Centre. They know full well who they will Yield now. They step on the Yield mat.
"We yield..."
"Skulker and Technus."
They choose to honor their alliance by yielding Skulker and Technus. They reach the Detour and choose Lap.
At the high school, Danny and Sam complete a lap quickly. They receive the clue and set off for the Kitchen. Meanwhile, finding the Raffles is turning out to be a challenge for Ember and Youngblood.
"No one knows the language here," Ember says. "It's as if we are in another dimension."
Finally, they find someone who speaks English. He agrees to accompany the duo for the rest of the leg.
Meanwhile, back at Mustafa, Skulker and Technus arrive to find out they have been yielded.
"Rats!" Skulker says. "If we get a chance, screw up Dash and Paulina."
As they stay at the Yield, Tucker and Valerie pass them up. They agree to go for Snap. Meanwhile, Dash and Paulina finish the Lap quickly, as both are quite athletic. They set off for the Kitchen in 5th place. At the same time, Vlad and Dan approach the kitchen. They receive the clue and see the Road Block.
ROAD BLOCK 4: Who could be on Fear Factor?
"You could," Dan says. "You look like a vampire anyways."
Vlad scoffs and opens the clue.
ROAD BLOCK 4 OPENED: Eat the special here at the Imperial Herbal Kitchen. You will receive your next clue when you finish. No ghost powers.
What they don't know until they sit down is that the special involves eating fried scorpions and ants. Vlad sits down and uncovers the dish. Without wincing, Vlad starts on his dish.
At the same time, the frustration is over for Ember and Youngblood as they find the doorman at the Raffles. They take off in 6th. Back at the Yield, the hourglass is about to run out on Skulker and Technus. The time runs out and they open the Detour, now firmly in last place. They opt for lap just as Tucker and Valerie find their doorman. They head for the kitchen in 7th as the Spectra/Desiree/Jazz/Lancer alliance reaches the Road Block. Lancer and Spectra agree to do it for their teams, since it is their turn. Inside, Vlad finishes up.
"Wow, you are a monster!" Dan says.
"Thanks," Vlad reacts, "I try."
They open up their clue.
ROUTE MARKER 4.5: Make your way to the next pit stop: The Asian Civilisations Museum. Ghost powers are allowed to get there. Warning: last team to check in may be eliminated.
Feeling the possibility of getting there first, Vlad and Dan take off quickly as Spectra and Lancer see the grossness of their situations.
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame!" Lancer exclaims. "We have to eat that?"
Lancer bites the bullet and digs in. Spectra does the same as Danny and Sam arrive at the Kitchen. Sam looks in the window as Danny opens the clue.
"No chance," Sam exclaims.
Danny glares at his partner suspiciously and walks in. As he does that, Skulker and Technus complete their lap and depart for the Kitchen.
"We have no chance," the pessimistic Technus says.
"Don't worry, Tech," Skulker answers, "we will NOT give up!"
As Danny is halfway done, Lancer finishes up slightly ahead of Spectra. He and Jazz take off in 2nd, while Spectra and Desiree depart shortly thereafter in 3rd. Meanwhile, Vlad and Dan fly to the Asian Civilisations Museum and find the mat quickly.
"Vlad and Dan," Phil says, "you're Team #1!"
Vlad and Dan celebrate as they receive a $25,000 Best Buy gift card for coming in first.
Back at the Kitchen, Danny finishes up. He and Sam literally take off as Danny goes ghost and invisible. They fly through the air. At the mat, Jazz and Lancer wait for their alliance partners Spectra and Desiree. They step on the mat simultaneously.
"Jazz and Lancer, Spectra and Desiree, you're teams #2 and 3."
"I don't know yet if this alliance will work out all the way to the finish line," Spectra says in her confessional, "but it sure is working out right now. Let's see how long we can hold on."
A few minutes later, Danny and Sam fly in.
"Danny and Sam, you're team #4."
Danny and Sam hug.
"It seems like you're getting closer," Phil says to Danny.
"Closer?" Danny reacts, still thinking platonically. "No..."
As Danny and Sam check in, the race to avoid elimination is on as Ember/Youngblood, Dash/Paulina, and Tucker/Valerie arrive at the kitchen simultaneously. Youngblood, Dash, and Tucker agree to do the Road Block for their teams. Meanwhile, Skulker and Technus's day just get worse as they become lost in the maze of Singapore streets.
"This is hopeless," Technus continues, resigning himself to their fate.
Suddenly, the kitchen pops up in front of them.
"See?" Skulker reassures. "You shouldn't be so pessimistic."
He then sees the three teams heading out of the restaurant, as the men scoff at the grossness of the task.
"Now you can be more pessimistic," Skulker says.
Technus agrees to do the Road Block. He is shocked to see what he's got to eat.
"You mean..."
"Yes," the restaurant owner says.
"Oh, man..."
Meanwhile, the race for 5th place is on. Ember and Youngblood seem confident.
"We should get this easy," Ember says. "We are flying through the air, they can't. This'll be simple."
But in reality, the Dash/Paulina/Tucker/Valerie alliance seems to be working. They rush through the city together, and end up on the mat together ahead of the ghost pirates.
"Dash and Paulina, Tucker and Valerie, you are teams #5 and 6."
In the meantime, Ember and Youngblood have a hard time finding the museum. This gives the squeamish and pessimistic Technus a chance to finish up the Road Block. Dejectedly, they head for the Museum to accept their fate. Meanwhile, Ember and Youngblood realize that they are way off course.
"10 miles that way?" Ember scoffs.
"Yep," their guide for the leg says. "My bad."
"Aargh!" Youngblood answers. "We'll get there quicker this way!"
They head for the Museum downtown. Skulker and Technus find it on the map. As they approach, they see Ember and Youngblood approaching.
"It's a footrace!" Technus says. "We can still beat them!"
They race for the mat 100 meters away, but the extra weight of Technus holds the team back. Ember and Youngblood step on the mat first.
"Ember and Youngblood, you're the...team #7."
Ember and Youngblood breathe a sigh of relief as Skulker and Technus approach.
"Skulker and Technus, you're the last team to arrive. I'm sorry to tell you that you've both been eliminated from the race."
"We should've been near the front," Skulker says. "If it wasn't for that Yield..."
"Oh well, those are the turns of the game," Technus answers. "Besides, we have better things to do with our time, like plot to destroy Danny!"
They return to the Ghost Zone to plot.
Leg 4 is over. Where will they head next? Find out in Leg 5...