Tom becomes the editor-in-chief at his newspaper, but he quickly runs into trouble when the printers go on strike. The whole family pitches in to help earn extra money.
Teams arrive in paradise where they find themselves skydiving from 10,000 feet in Bora Bora, and in an AMAZING RACE first, three teams throw in the towel during the first sweltering Roadblock of the season.
One Team experiences extreme panic when faced with the seas of Bora Bora and another Team injures themselves sprinting to the mat, causing concern for their future in the Race.
One Team's Race remains in jeopardy as they battle through a debilitating injury, while Racers get down and dirty in New Zealand's Shemozzle Race.
The stress of the Race brings one Racer to tears and another Team makes history while trying to avoid elimination.