The Amazing Race Season 25 Episode 8 Live Recap

Tonight a new episode of The Amazing Race airs tonight on CBS. Read a live recap of the episode here.

No teams were eliminated in the last episode, so six teams remain in the race. How will they fare in tonight’s episode? Let’s find out.

Misti and Jim learn they must travel to Malta. Once there, they must deliver a drink to knights to receive their next clue. Right behind them are Brooke and Robbie and Amy and Maya. Amy has an injured foot, but hope it won’t harm their chances. Adam and Bethany still have their Express Pass. Tim and Te Jay survived elimination last leg, but are still determined.

At the airport, Brooke and Robbie explain their dislike for the cyclists. They’re now trying to get the other teams to agree to U-Turning Kym and Alli if the opportunity presents itself.

At Malta, the teams jump into taxis to go to their first location: The Bridge Bar. They must deliver the two bottles to the knights. Adam and Bethany arrive at the bar first, but the other teams arrive minutes later. Jim drops a glass right away.

Adam and Bethany arrive at the knights’ table first, but Bethany accidentally dropped a glass.  She and Adam must start over. They had to clean up the shattered glass before they can get new glasses and bottles for the knights.

Misti and Jim, Kym and Alli, and Brooke and Robbie are the first teams to complete the task. They receive their clue and can now make their way to Zurrie’q Valley Sea Inlet to find their next clue. Kym and Alli get in a taxi and consider getting one for Brooke and Robbie, but change their minds.

Adam and Bethany and Tim and Te Jay complete the task too, but Brooke and Robbie cannot find a taxi while Amy and Maya still work on the delivery task. The other four teams are on their way to Zurrie’q Valley Sea Inlet.

Brooke and Robbie finally find a taxi and can now make their way to the boathouse. However, Kym and Alli and Tim and Te Jay arrive there first. The upcoming tasks have designated times. There are three 7:30am spots and three 7:45am spots. Kym and Alli, Tim and Te Jay, and Misti and Jim get the 7:30am spots. The other teams get the 7:45am spots.

In the morning, the teams find out the Roadblock is a rappelling task. One team member must rappel down a cliff and retrieve a clue from a lagoon. Misti, Alli, and Tim do the task for their respective teams.

Alli completes the task first and she and Kym can make their way to the next location: Church of St. Scholastica. Once there, they must find their next clue.

The second group does the task now. Bethany, Robbie, and Amy do the task for their teams. The other three teams are already on their way to the church. Bethany completes the task first from the second group and everyone is in awe at how well she does.

Detour time. “Flag” or “Shine.” The teams must pick one without even knowing what the task entails. “Flag” requires one team to grab a flag while walking across a greasy pole above a body of water. Kym and Alli do this task. Tim and Te Jay arrive at the “Flag” Detour, but realize they missed the clue box and their Speed Bump. They go back and find out their task. They must paint a Maltese cross on a shield. Meanwhile, Misti and Jim make the same mistake as Tim and Te Jay and arrive at the “Flag” Detour without first finding the clue box. They must now go back too.

Kym is still unsuccessful retrieving a flag, so she and Alli switch Detours. The other teams find the clue box and go to the “Shine” Detour, which requires team members to polish armor while wearing it.

Adam and Bethany use their Express Pass and can now go to the Pit Stop: Fort Mandel. Meanwhile, Tim and Te Jay are in last place as they complete their Speed Bump. They join Amy and Maya at the “Flag” Detour. Since Amy cannot run due to her leg injury, she and Maya switch Detours. That means Tim and Te Jay are now the only teams attempting the “Flag” Detour. Kym and Alli, Misti and Jim, Brooke and Robbie, and Amy and Maya are now at the “Shine” Detour.

Adam and Bethany arrive at the Pit Stop and are Team #1! They each win $10,000. Back at the “Shine” Detour, Brooke is complaining and wants to change Detours. Robbie agrees just as Misti and Jim finish and can now make their way to the Pit Stop.

Brooke and Robbie join Tim and Te Jay at the “Flag” Detour. Brooke and Robbie tried for thirty minutes, but then switched back to the “Shine” Detour. However, Kym and Alli and Amy and Maya are still there. Not too long after, Kym and Alli finish the task and are now on their way to the Pit Stop as Misti and Jim greet Phil as Team #2.

Amy and Maya finish polishing armor and are now on their way to the Pit Stop, meaning Brooke and Robbie and Tim and Te Jay are the last two teams. After spending a lot of time at the “Flag” Detour, Tim and Te Jay switch Detours as Kym and Alli greet Phil as Team #3. Amy and Maya then greet Phil as Team #4.

Brooke and Robbie finally finish polishing armor and get their next clue. However, they cannot find a taxi. A taxi finally arrives as Tim and Te Jay finish the task. So it’s unclear who will be Team #5. Who will reach Phil first?

Brooke and Robbie arrive at the Pit Stop as Team #5. They are still in the race. However, Tim and Te Jay are the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop and are eliminated from the race.

Episode Summary

1st place: Adam and Bethany (They each win $10,000)

2nd place: Misti and Jim

3rd place: Kym and Alli

4th place: Amy and Maya

5th place: Brooke and Robbie

6th place: Tim and Te Jay (Eliminated)

Thanks for reading and join me next week for another episode of The Amazing Race!

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Steven is a graduate of the University of West Florida with a bachelor's degree in communication arts. He enjoys watching reality competition shows, such as American Idol, Survivor, Big Brother, and The Amazing Race.