The Amazing Race 31, Episode 4 Recap

In episode 4 of the U.S. version of The Amazing Race on CBS, teams continued the competition in Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM. Since Bret and Chris were last but not removed from the competition in the previous episode, they had to complete a Speed Bump challenge at the beginning of this episode before they could progress through the other tasks. At SnowTown Saigon, the two men were tasked with piling snowballs into a cooler while enduring blizzard-like conditions inside the climate-controlled SnowTown facility. They then had to transport the cooler to a drivers' education center before receiving a clue for the Roadblock challenge. Sorted by chronological order, here were the other challenges and happenings encountered by teams in this episode:

● Sliding on a sled down a slope in the snowy, indoor SnowTown Saigon facility and receiving their next clue from a someone dressed as a polar bear.

● Roadblock: passing a moped driving test on a complicated, twisty course by staying between the yellow lines.

● Detour, choice between "Irritation" or "Irrigation": paddling a basket boat while encountering fishermen obstacles to pick up and return a basket of fish or building a waterwheel out of bamboo then filling a jug with the waterwheel's water. Both detour options were hosted at the serene Bình Quới village.

● Pit Stop: Tầm Vu Park, adjacent to the Thanh Đa Canal in Ho Chi Minh City

  Season 31, Episode 4
  First and Last Places at the Pit Stop

  1st — Christie Woods & Colin Guinn
       1st place prize — Trip to the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC*

  Last — Corinne Kaplan & Eliza Orlins
       Eliminated from the competition? Yes

* A destination which I would NOT recommend at this time due to way too many reports of suspicious tourist deaths (particularly at several resorts)! If Christie and Colin already took their vacation to the Dominican Republic, they seem to be doing okay.