Overview
- The latest episode followed four remaining teams leaving Halfeti, Türkiye for a checkpoint in Tbilisi, Georgia via either a northern Black Sea path or an eastern inland route.
- One pair pursued their first homestay by boarding a grueling 14-hour overnight bus on the northern path in a play for time.
- Near Akhaltsikhe in Georgia, Mark fell sick and rested in a hotel as Margo ventured out alone to keep momentum and scout options.
- The checkpoint marked the halfway stage of the 12,000km race to Hatgal, Mongolia, and the leaderboard changed at this point.
- The format limits teams to the cash value of airfare with no phones or internet, so bus connections, homestays and local help can create large time gaps in the legs ahead.