Ron and Kelly were told specifically they could not fundraise before getting the start of the next clue. Last race Brandon and Nicole took advantage of a 4 star pit stop to raise all the money they needed before the next leg started.
Yep it bit Rob in the ass but there is nothing wrong with how he is playing. Other teams have played this way including finalists and winners. He just happens to be better at it than most. He also tried getting an earlier flight at 3 travel agencies including the one the other two teams booked the earlier flight at! It wasn't that he didn't ask the questions and sat around the airport wondering where everyone was it was unfortunate. It was a mistake but I think the quality of racer in him showed through as he had doubts coming off the plane that they were first, checked on the boat found out they weren't and made darn sure Ron and Kelly were always behind them. They ran the beginning of the leg thinking they were fighting for first but always ran the leg making sure someone was behind him....that is smart in case you do make a mistake such as this. And the time difference will end up being a couple of hours which will be swallowed up immediately as each team departs at probably 10-12 pm.
The show really ought to have been titled "when normally smart people get dumb because of fatigue."
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