What "The Amazing Race" 12-th episode about
The four remaining teams take off from Lion's Rock in Sri Lanka and learn that they must fly to Shanghai, China. The teams catch the same flights via Hong Kong and then through to Shanghai which arrives later that night.
The teams face communication difficulties while trying to grab taxis to get to Yu Yuan Gardens.
The teams eventually arrive and discover that they must wait until the next morning for it to open.
The teams are then instructed to make their way by taxi to Huaneng Union Tower where one team decides to use the third and final Yield on another.
Next, a Roadblock has team members lowering down a building while making sure to locate a hidden message printed half way down and then teams must use this to reveal to a man at the bottom to get their next clue.
Next, the teams travel by taxis to the Monument of the People's Heroes on Shanghai's most popular mile, the Bund. There, teams must search through a group of Tai Chi performers for the one with their next clue.
Teams then make their way to the docks of Shanghai where they encounter a Detour. One involves "Bricks," a more physical task, while other as "Ice" which requires transporting ice and then breaking it into small parts. No one chose to do "Ice."
The teams then rush to get to the next Pit Stop, the Peace Hotel South.
In the end, one team is only just late by a few minutes and arrives last.
Although fearing the worst, they are not eliminated, as this is the last of three pre-determined non-elimination legs.
However, Phil tell us someone will fall victim to the final elimination on the next leg.
Episode number: 12
Episode name: "You Deal With This Before I Hyperventilate"
Episode release date: 2 february 2005 at 01:00
Status: aired
Rating: 7.7
