"God Hates Us"

"God Hates Us" is the third episode of Sleepy's Amazing Race 5.

Story

 * Despite starting in first, Victor and Athena quickly lost their lead as Victor's bicycle got a flat tire, allowing Quinn and June, Milo and Blaine, and Gavin and Reid to pass them.
 * Since there's no equalizer this leg, Arlo and Frederick will have to make up time given how much later they finished than the other teams. By the time, Arlo and Frederick are released form the Pit Start, every team has reached the Detour and many have started on the Roadblock.
 * Despite the fact that they needed to make up a lot of time, Arlo and Frederick immediately lose even more time as their taxi driver gets lost. To add insult to injury, after completing the Roadblock, their second taxi breaks down.
 * Gavin and Reid, Lavender and Casey, Xander and Duke, Willow and Tad, and Shiloh and Jo all find themselves at the Roadblock at the same time. Tad and Lavender work together to complete the Roadblock. Xander seeks help from other teams, but is turned down for how read he and Duke constantly are.
 * Shiloh and Jo establish their style of racing as slow and steady, with occasional navigational issues. They also prove to be well-versed at mental challenges, as Jo completes the Roadblock quickly without working with any other teams.
 * Xander and Duke and Gavin and Reid end up as the only teams left at the Roadblock. Reid finishes before Xander, who panics and uses his Express Pass. These two teams end up in a footrace to the Pit Stop (except without actually running since the Pit Stop is in a temple). Xander and Duke beat Gavin and Reid, but neither are eliminated, as Arlo and Frederick had yet to even reach the Roadblock.

Parting words:

"Frederick: We thought our intelligence would be enough to carry us through The Race, but it would seem we did not anticipate the role that luck plays in finding success.

Arlo: That's a lesson that applies to the real world as well, unfortunately. Or maybe we're just bitter for being last. Either way, this was quite an experience."

Pit Start:
The order of departure from Kraton Palace are as follows:


 * 1) Victor and Athena (7:38 am)
 * 2) Quinn and June (7:50 am)
 * 3) Milo and Blaine (7:53 am)
 * 4) Gavin and Reid (7:58 am)
 * 5) Lavender and Casey (8:11 am)
 * 6) Willow and Tad (8:27 am)
 * 7) Shiloh and Jo (8:28 am)
 * 8) Xander and Duke (8:40 am)
 * 9) Arlo and Frederick (10:19 am)

Route Info 1:
Teams must join a series of reenactors of the Dutch colonial-era Bicycle Guard and ride omafiets from Kraton Palace to Fort Vredeburg in order to receive their next clue.

Route Info 2:
Teams must take a taxi to Lesehan Restaurant in Salakmalang Village, where they would find their next clue.

Detour:
Choice A: Rice Field

Teams must carry lunch to rice paddy workers. While the workers eat their lunch, teams must plant 300 rice seedlings. If the workers are satisfied with the team's work, they will receive their next clue.

Shiloh and Jo, Victor and Athena, and Xander and Duke chose this task.

Choice B: Grass Fed

Teams must fill two bags with freshly cut grass, then pick up two sheep from a shed. After delivering the grass and sheep to a farm, they must then retrieve six buckets of water from a well to fill a trough for the sheep, using only two buckets. Once they have completed the chores, the farm manager will give them their next clue.

Arlo and Frederick, Gavin and Reid, Lavender and Casey, Milo and Blaine, Quinn and June, and Willow and Tad chose this task.

Route Info 3:
Teams must take a taxi to Borobudur and climb to the top of the temple, where they would receive their next clue.

Roadblock:
"Who's prepared to follow the path to Buddha?"

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must walk around the top tier of Borobudur in a clockwise direction, counting the statues of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, while also paying attention to the mudra depicted on each statue. They must provide the correct number of Buddha statues by mudra by demonstrating each mudra to the judge, in order to receive their next clue.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:


 * Arlo and Frederick
 * Gavin and Reid
 * Lavender and Casey
 * Milo and Blaine
 * Quinn and June
 * Shiloh and Jo
 * Victor and Athena
 * Willow and Tad
 * Xander and Duke

Route Info 4 and Pit Stop:
Teams must search the grounds of Borobudur to check in.

For coming in first place, Victor and Athena won a trip for two to Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai

Trivia

 * The episode title was spoken by Frederick Lee about their extensive taxi troubles this leg.