'The Amazing Race' recap: 'I Got the Smartest Dude'

Last week on The Amazing Race, six couples took off on a race around the world against five couples who are on the most extreme blind date. Jeff and Lyda, a couple of four years, were the first team to be eliminated.

Jelani and Jenny were the first to arrive at the pit stop last week, so they are the first to leave.

Teams are to catch a bullet train 150 miles to Nagano, Japan where they must find a castle and retrieve their next clue. At the station, Jelani and Jenny find that it leaves at 6:30, so they won't be the only teams on there.

Train 1:
Jelani and Jenny
Jeff and Jackie
Laura and Tyler

Train 2:
Aly and Steve

Train 3:
Harley and Jonathon
Bergen and Kurt
Mike and Rochelle

Train 4:
Matt and Ashley
Hayley and Blair

Last Train: CJ and Libby are the last team to depart, but while recording a video on their provided cell phone, they ended up missing the train that they were standing right next to. They ended up catching a later one, ending up being far behind the other teams.

The teams reach their first Roadblock where one member is to perform. They are given a Japanese puzzle box which they must figure out how to open using specific moves. Once they do so, it will reveal a password which they must pronounce correctly to the castle guard and receive their next clue. One puzzle box also contains a ticket for a "Date Night," which that team can enjoy at the next pit stop.

While performing the roadblock, the girls tell each other that they "have the smartest guy."

Tyler and Laura are the first to complete the task and go to Nishi-Guchi Zenko-Ji park for their next clue.

They receive their next Detour, where teams must choose between 'Share' or 'Chair.'

In 'Share,' teams must feed each other a bowl of noodles using chopsticks. Tyler and Laura as well as Jelani and Jenny, Harley and Jonathon, Bergen and Kurt and Libby and CJ all choose this task.

In 'Chair,' one teammate must push the other on an ice rink for one lap and then switch and complete another lap. In order to move on, the teams must complete this challenge in 3 minutes and 55 seconds or less. Aly and Steve, a speed skater and bobsledder, felt at home with this challenge. Mike and Rochelle also chose this task but later switched to 'Share' after Rochelle hurt her wrist after falling off of the chair. Matt and Ashley, Hayley and Blair and Jeff and Jackie also chose this challenge.

Teams must then head to the pit stop at Patio Daimon, which was a storage unit 100 years ago and is now a major restaurant complex.

1. Jelani and Jenny (Winning a fitbit kit, personal chef with 1 y cooking class + 1 yr gym membership or 1 yr of free groceries)
2. Laura and Tyler
3. Aly and Steve
4. Harley and Jonathon (Who also get to enjoy their Date Night)
5. Bergen and Kurt
6. Jeff and Jackie
7. Matt and Ashley
8. Mike and Rochelle
9. Hayley and Blair
Eliminated: Libby and CJ

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