by Vin Convertito

Three teams remain on The Amazing Race and one of them is walking away with one million dollars after completing the last leg. From Shanghai, all three teams will fly back to San Francisco in search of their first clue waiting for them at Battery Godfrey. Thanks to some crafty maneuvering, Dana and Jordan are bumped up to first class and off the plane well before Jet and Cord and Brent and Caite.

The brothers hit the streets hard, hailing themselves a taxi that would keep them in the lead. Jet and Cord were fast on their heels, however, and wasting no time. The first clue would lead all three teams to a most challenging roadblock where one member would have to climb the 200-plus-feet Coit Tower. As physical as this stunt was, it was met with little resistance by each man who accepted the ascent.

George Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic Studio wrote itself into the detour-script where many famous Star Wars characters greeted the teams. For the detour, one member would have to direct the other through a virtual maze before being able to "slow-down" their next clue. Dan and Jordan kept their lead as Jet and Cord maintained a close second. But second won't cut it for the cowboys this time!

And the last leg continues to be a physical race as each team is made to carry a large chest from the Tonga bar all the way to the Great American Music Hall. Here each team will have to recall the order of eliminated teams as well as the order of the elimination legs. Once the team has arranged the psychedelic replica prints, they will receive their final clue. As it goes, Dan and Jordan were first to head towards Candlestick Park with Jet and Cord so close behind.

In the end, Dan and Jordan were the first to arrive and run through the tunnel where the previously eliminated teams cheered them on. Jet and Cord were just a few minutes too late and it was not long before Brent and Caite took third place. And so one million dollars was won as The Amazing Race wrapped up another intense season.

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