The Amazing Race 31: Episodes 5 and 6 Blog Party

Yep, we have two hours of the race going on tonight! I hope you all have your snacks and adult beverages prepped! We aren't all that far into the season, but I find it rather surprising that only one team from Survivor is left while all three Big Brother teams remain in the race. I think the prior TAR teams have an edge, however even one of those teams is gone before the BB teams!

I'll be live blogging and updating this post with the major events throughout the show as it airs here on the East Coast. Refresh the page to get the latest news! As always, the real party is in the comments -- feel free to join in on the discussion!

Without further ado, here's where we stand with Lifeguard SueGee in the blog pool:

From Big Brother
Rachel & Elissa -- Delee, Nickelpeed
Nicole & Victor -- Jackie, Jennifer, Jenna G
Janelle & Britney -- Donna in FL, David, Monty924

From Survivor
Chris & Bret -- Paula B., Megan in NC, SueGee

From TAR
Colin & Christie -- Donna NY, Petals
Becca & Floyd -- Merrilee, Judi Sweeney, Glenn Allen
Leo & Jamal -- Kelsey NY, Indiana Jane, Cheryl in NC
Tyler & Korey -- Sharon N, Ed in Ohio

Philiminated
Art & JJ
Rupert & Laura
Corinne & Eliza

Are you ready? Let's GO!

Eight teams remain. Who will be eliminated next? The teams are heading to Dubai. All are on the same flight.

They are now among luxury cars and drink tea with the locals. They're directed to look into the cars, then travel by taxi headed to the next clue. They're going to the Dubai Frame, a huge building that looks like a frame. Um, okay.

It's like a picture frame with old Dubai on one side, new on the other.

Detour -- sky diving jump master, parachute down to pick up a clue. Or, largest dinosaur park searching for five different colored eggs to return to their nest(s?). Only two teams can jump at one time, so some are going to the eggs just to avoid the wait. Rachel and Elissa are having issues with their taxi driver. Once they get to the eggs, they decide to switch because too many teams are there. Those looking for the eggs have to wear those neato T-Rex costumes.

Whoa! The jump is actually a virtual reality game in which they have a task to complete, not a simple jump. There's even a test at the end of it. If they fail, they have to take it over. So, there's a wait there, too.

Bret and Chris finish the eggs first, then Colin and Christie the jump. Britney and Janelle put all their eggs in the wrong nest. It does seem like the nest folks are finishing easier.

It's a Roadblock next. One with all wearing headphones. The racer has to listen to the music and decide who is dancing to the dj's music. It's a silent rave party.

Becca and Floyd got through the silent disco first thanks to Floyd's beats background. They're headed to the Pit Stop. They have to fly in there Superman style? Hmm.

Leo/Jamal and Rachel/Elissa are both lagging behind the others. Oh, geez, after finishing the dance Roadblock, we get Rachel's tears of drama again.

It seems many are heading to the Pit Stop right in a row. They have to take a marked elevator, then take a zipline over Dubai.

Pit Stop order:
1. Becca and Floyd! Also each won $5,000 
2. Chris and Bret
3. Colin and Christie
4. Tyler and Korey
5. Nicole and Victor
6. Janelle and Britney
7. Leo and Jamal
8. Rachel (still crying) and Elissa … it's NON-PHILMINATION! They're still in it.

In the teaser for the next hour, they're heading to Uganda and the Head to Head Challenge returns. Oy.

Eight teams remain. Who will be eliminated next? Deja vu.

Sure enough, heading to Uganda and then to the capitol. All teams are right together once again pretty much starting on a level playing field. Tyler and Korey are a bit concerned about a possible bias against gay couples. 

Rachel/Elissa and Janelle/Britney have dubbed themselves as the Mom Squad.

They're headed to the National Mosque. The Afghanimals are looking forward to seeing animals. They have to change into acceptable clothes for the mosque. They have to count 272 steps they need to climb. Gah, Tyler and Korey read research about the mosque and didn't count but the count they remembered was wrong. Apparently the Minuret (sp?) is different than the mosque itself, Ah it's between marked spots.

Teams then have to head to a market to find the next clue. 

Rachel is whining again climbing the stairs.

Traffic there is ridiculous! In the market there's a Speed Bump for Rachel and Elissa.

Roadblock -- teams have to shop for ingredients and make a special sandwich.

Nicole and Victor are leading. Then the teams head off to the Gava Strip or something to that effect. 

The Speed Bump has Rachel and Elissa doing laundry and finding a place to hang it.

Janelle is still looking for a Rolex watch when the Roadblock is actually Rolled Eggs. Rachel and Elissa killed the laundry task.

Ah, a Detour is next -- either salting fish or loading wood and delivering on a bike. Janelle is so lost still at the Roadblock.

The delivery Detour is tough with muddy dirt roads. Tyler and Korey think they're getting a lot of positive energy. But I'm wondering if people are even realizing they're gay. Colin is maintaining his cool unlike in his season.

Janelle finally found the rolled eggs counter. They're way behind.

Tyler and Korey head to Head to Head. Drums must be moved one at a time into four colored stacks, winners head to Pit Stop. Losers battle the next team and so on. Last loser is Philiminated.

Elissa/Rachel seem to be the only ones doing salty roll instead of stacking and delivering the wood. They're actually pretty well-versed at it having had to clean fish from childhood.

Tyler/Korey are against Colin/Christie for the first Head to Head.
Tyler vs. Colin. Tyler wins!

Nicole/Victor against Colin/Christie
Victor vs. Colin (drums restacked)
Colin wins.

Nicole/Victor vs, Bret/Chris
Victor wins

Bret against Floyd
Bret wins

Floyd against Leo
Floyd wins

Jamal against Rachel
Jamal wins

BB Battle now --
Rachel vs Britney
Rachel wins

Pit Stop
1. Tyler/Korey - won a trip to Singapore
2. Colin/Christie
3. Victor/Nicole
4. Bret/Chris
5. Floyd/Becca
6. Leo/Jamal
7. Rachel/Elissa

Britney and Janelle are Philiminated. There are tears but they don't go out bitter or nasty like Eliza/Corinne did.