Despite not actually winning the leg, father/son duo Mel & Mike ran arguably the best leg of "The Amazing Race 14" to date.... or at least the smartest one to gain a strong second place result.
By all rights, Mel & Mike should have been knocked to the bottom of the standings. Due to a lack of earlier attempts, the 68-year-old Mel felt compelled to take on the leg's Roadblock, what seemed like a purely physical task of moving large amounts of camel feed hay and water.
Of course, Mel had the one advantage over all the other Roadblock racers, he actually bothered to read and correctly comprehend the Roadblock clue card. Because of that, he knew to use the much larger "traditional tool" basket instead of a water bucket to move the hay. So instead of finishing the Roadblock in sixth place or worse, he finished it in second place.
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With the dancing Detour no impediment, second place is how Mel & Mike would finish their sixth place. Only an early incident with their luggage being stuck in a taxi trunk prevented the team from contending for the top spot.
One really has to admire the intelligence and sincerity with which Mel & Mike have run "The Amazing Race 14." If there's any justice left, we'll see this father & son make it straight to the finals.
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