“The Amazing Race” Update 5: Buffs in First
#TeamFun Goes to Italy
Still in it? Yes – and in first!
Highlights from episode 6: The Amazing Race brought Floyd Pierce (ApMath, Econ’17) and Becca Droz (Anth ex’12) from Norway to Milan, Italy. After Pierce completed a solo challenge of spotting specially marked neon signs from a dining trolley, #TeamFun cruised across beautiful Lake Como with the rest of the teams. Competition was, briefly, set aside for the night as the contestants wined and dined. When the sun rose, the race was back on.
For their final challenge of the leg, Pierce and Droz chose to scale a vertical rock wall in Menaggio. Droz, a rock-climbing instructor in Boulder, swiftly scrambled up the wall for their clue as Pierce belayed her below. After a speedboat ride to Tremezzo, the team sprinted to the checkpoint as the leaders. They also were greeted with a reward for winning first place: Six nights on an excursion-filled trip to Argentina after the race.
The last team to arrive was eliminated from the race, leaving only six teams left to compete for $1 million.
Quote: “First place! First place!” — Pierce and Droz at the race checkpoint
Team Background: Senior Floyd Pierce is a CU drum major, Herd Leader and Boettcher Scholar. Becca Droz teaches rock climbing at Boulder’s Movement Climbing. On the show, the two must compete against 11 other teams in a global race for $1 million while avoiding elimination at designated checkpoints.
The journey so far:
Next: Tune in Thursday, May 4 beginning at 9 p.m. MST on CBS.