Previously on the amazing race: 6チームがザルツブルグからスイスのツェルマットまでレースした。リヒテンシュタインでは、チームが助け合ったが、Jet/Cordを置き去りにした。Zev/Justin はフォンデューでおなかを膨らませ、一位到着を獲得。Jet/Cordがカムバックを仕掛けたため、Flight Time/Big Easyがプレッシャーを感じた。そこでUターンを起用し、カウボーイ達を送還させた。残るは5チーム。次に脱落するのは、どのチーム?
TV Guide: What do you think about this final four? Is this what you envisioned at the beginning of the season?
Phil Keoghan: I think if the cowboys were still in it, my money would be on the cowboys, just because I think they're the best under pressure. They certainly had their bad days, but when they were on, they were unbeatable, I think. So what's happened with these last four is a scenario where any of these four can win. They're all strong enough and I can tell you that the lead is going to swap over a number of times based on the strength and weaknesses of each of those teams. They're the perfect ingredients for a tight finish as opposed to a runaway finish.
そして、
>最後の最後でやはり意外な展開となるんでしょうか??
についても、Philはこう語っています:
"It's a really tight finish. We really didn't know right up until the last minute exactly who was going to come around the corner," he tells TVGuide.com. "But that's what makes it so exciting. The last couple of seasons, we've had a few wins that were not as close, so this was a real treat."