"The Tortoises Will Rise!"

"The Tortoises Will Rise!" is the 6th episode of Sleepy's Amazing Race 5.

Story

 * All teams ended up on the same flight to Malawi, equalizing them.
 * Xander and Duke started the leg with an advantage, as they talked their way into first class on the flight, allowing them to get off the plane ahead of the other teams. Lavender and Casey, on the other hand, were seated at the pack of the plane, causing them to start the leg a bit behind the other teams.
 * Xander and Duke, with their lead, reach the Roadblock first and finishing it as Milo and Blaine and Shiloh and Jo arrive. Every team completes the Roadblock before Lavender and Casey even get there.
 * Xander and Duke maintain their lead through the Detour and, despite struggling to carry their beds to the Pit Stop, take first place.
 * Quinn and June and Milo and Blaine finish the Detour as well. Lavender and Casey catch up with Shiloh and Jo, Victor and Athena, and Willow and Tad at the Detour and even finish it before them!
 * Eventually, only Willow and Tad and Shiloh and Jo remain at the Detour and they know they're fighting for last place.
 * Willow and Tad finish the Detour slightly before Shiloh and Jo, and are able to maintain that lead over them as they carry beds to the Pit Stop.
 * Shiloh and Jo reach the Pit Stop, tired, beaten, and aware that they're the last team to arrive. However, this is a non-elimination leg! They will have a Speed Bump next leg, but they're still in it!

Pit Start
The order of departure from the M.R. Kukrit Heritage House are as follows:


 * 1) Victor and Athena (7:22 am)
 * 2) Lavender and Casey (7:44 am)
 * 3) Willow and Tad (7:46 am)
 * 4) Quinn and June (9:21 am)
 * 5) Xander and Duke (9:23 am)
 * 6) Milo and Blaine (9:25 am)
 * 7) Shiloh and Jo (9:26 am)

Route Info 1:
Teams must fly to Lilongwe, Malawi. Once there, teams must make their way to Gate 7 of Limbe Tobacco Warehouse, where they would find their next clue.

Roadblock:
"Who's ready to put up bale?"

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must put on a workman's uniform and transport ten 200-pound bales of tobacco leaves through the warehouse to a drop-off zone in another part of the warehouse, using only a hand-cart that can carry one bag at a time. Once all ten bales have been transported, teams will receive their next clue from the foreman.

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

Route Info 2:
Teams must make their way to Memorial Tower, where they would find their next clue.

Detour:
Choice A: All Sewn Up

Teams must make their way to the White Horse De-Sign Tailor Shop in the old market and pick a customer. They must use manual sewing machines to finish the customer's suit and pant leg in order to receive their next clue.

Shiloh and Jo and Xander and Duke chose this task.

Choice B: Not Grown Up

Teams must make their way to Lilongwe LEA School, where they must use provided materials (cardboard boxes, nails, string, and bottle caps) to build two toy trucks. Once the toy trucks are properly constructed, the headmistress would give the trucks to a student, who would test it out before teams can receive their next clue. Lavender and Casey, Milo and Blaine, Quinn and June, Willow and Tad, and Victor and Athena chose this task.

Route Info 3:
Teams must make their way to R-K Furniture Shop, where they would find their next clue.

Route Info 4 and Pit Stop:
Teams must pick up two handcrafted bed frames from the furniture shop and transport them to Kumbali Village to check in. Teams may ask the shop owner call a delivery truck for them.

For coming in first place, Xander and Duke won a trip for two to the British Virgin Islands. For coming in last place, Shiloh and Jo will have to perform a Speed Bump at some point during the next leg of the race.

Trivia

 * This episode's title is said by Shiloh Rishi about his team's underdog status, likening them to the story of the tortoise and the hare.