"Nothing Personal. But It's Kinda Personal."

"Nothing Personal. But It's Kinda Personal." is the seventh episode of Sleepy's Amazing Race 5.

Story

 * Xander and Duke maintained their lead early on in the leg, finishing the Roadblock before any of the other teams even got there. However, their lead would be squandered at the Detour where their lack of teamwork and balance severely hindered their ability to row a dugout canoe.
 * Because of this struggle, Quinn and June and Lavender and Casey were able to pass them. Quinn and June took advantage of the situation and U-Turned the lawyers, both because they were big threats and because they were consistently very rude. Lavender and Casey U-Turned Victor and Athena, who they also saw as their toughest competition.
 * Shiloh and Jo had a rough beginning to their leg, being released from the Pit Start behind all the other teams and immediately running into navigational problems. They also had a Speed Bump, an extra task that only they had to complete. Despite these setbacks, they continued to chug slowly along.
 * Victor and Athena, Milo and Blaine, and Willow and Tad catch up with Xander and Duke at the Detour. Milo and Blaine and Victor and Athena finished before the other two teams there, but because of the U-Turn, Victor and Athena were forced to complete the other side of the Detour.
 * Xander and Duke eventually finish the Detour, but have lost so much energy and composure that they struggle just as much the the second side of the Detour that they must complete because they were U-Turned.
 * By the Shiloh and Jo reach the Detour, only Xander and Duke are yet to complete it. In an intense race to avoid last place, Shiloh and Jo prove to have a talent for canoeing, passing Xander and Duke. However, there is a long run to the Pit Stop, and Xander and Duke are in much better shape than Shiloh and Jo.
 * Xander and Duke finish the Detour not too long after Shiloh and Jo and desperately try to chase them down. Shiloh and Jo's headstart and Xander and Duke's exhaustion from being U-Turned prove to be too much to overcome, as the villainous lawyers are shockingly eliminated in 7th place.
 * Xander and Duke do not handle their elimination well, screaming at Khil, the crew, and each other. Xander promises to sue the show for being unfair, and Duke adds that they should also sue Quinn and June for U-Turning them.

Pit Start:
The order of departure from Kumbali Village are as follows:


 * 1) Xander and Duke (5:28 am)
 * 2) Milo and Blaine (5:52 am)
 * 3) Quinn and June (6:19 am)
 * 4) Lavender and Casey (6:20 am)
 * 5) Victor and Athena (6:28 am)
 * 6) Willow and Tad (6:44 am)
 * 7) Shiloh and Jo (6:57 am)

Route Info 1:
Teams must take a bus to Salima. Upon arrival, teams will receive their next clue at the Salima Bus Station.

Speed Bump:
At the Salima Bus Station, Shiloh and Jo would receive their clue for their Speed Bump. They must solve a slide puzzle forming the Flag of Malawi, before they are allowed to continue.

Roadblock:
The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must ride a kabaza, a local bicycle taxi, to take a customer carrying fish to one of three different destinations. After they drop off their customer to the required address, they must head back to the Salima Bus Station to trade in their earnings of K100 to the kabaza dispatcher to receive their next clue.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:


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

Detour:
Choice A: Dugout

Teams must make their way to Chigumukile Village on the shores of Lake Malawi, where they must participate in the annual Dugout Canoe Race. Teams must use canoes to paddle out to drummers out on the lake and then paddle back to shore to receive their clue from a local fisherman.

Lavender and Casey, Quinn and June, Shiloh and Jo, Willow and Tad, and Xander and Duke chose this task.

Choice B: Lugout

Teams must make their way to Chigumukile Village on the shores of Lake Malawi, where they must wade to a ferryboat on the lake and unload passengers and cargo from the ferry by carrying it to shore. They must unload two boxes of cabbage, two bundles of sugar cane, two bundles of brooms, one chair, one fan, and eight passengers to the shore in order to receive their next clue.

Milo and Blaine and Victor and Athena chose this task.

Route Info 2:
Teams must make their way to Jamaica Shop in Chigumukile Village, where they would find their next clue.

U-Turn:
At Jamaica Shop, teams would have the option to U-Turn a team, with two slots available. Quinn and June used the first slot of the U-Turn on Xander and Duke. Lavender and Casey used the second slot of the U-Turn on Victor and Athena.

Route Info 3 and Pit Stop:
Teams must make their way on foot to Sunbird Livingstonia Beach to check in.

For coming in first place, Quinn and June won $7,500 each.

Trivia

 * This episode's title is said by Quinn Ying while U-Turning Xander and Duke.