THEN CATCH A BREAK
As Teams traveled to Osaka, Japan, Christina's fluency in Japanese helped her and her father notch a second victory as they edged out a disappointed Nate & Jen. Meanwhile, TK & Rachel squandered their first place standing by booking a flight that put them three hours behind the other Teams, but the dating couple was saved by a non-elimination.
After Nick & Don snagged their third place finish, dating couple TK & Rachel became very aware of their dire situation but tried to remain positive. TK said, "I definitely didn't join the race to have a miserable time at any point so I'm not going to allow myself to freak out about anything." Stepping onto the mat, the pair waited for the bad news from Phil, but it didn't come as he told them this was the second of two non-elimination legs. While the pair expressed their excitement at still being in the race, they now faced a Speed Bump in the next leg along with being three hours behind the other Teams. On this predicament, TK said, "Knowing that there are Teams out in front of us and that we really are on the chopping block now, we're definitely gonna try our damnedest to catch up to the other teams and beat them."
Not eliminated ... yet.