'The Amazing Race' Host Phil Keoghan
Phil Keoghan, co-executive producer and host of "The Amazing Race" holds the award for outstanding reality competition show at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 23, 2012. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

"The Amazing Race," or "TAR" Season 26 will air its seventh and eighth episodes on Friday, April 17, 2015 at 8/7c on the CBS TV Network. The remaining teams will proceed to Namibia. "TAR" host Phil Keoghan will once again be on the mat to welcome them at the leg’s Pit Stop.

Spoiler Alert! This article contains "The Amazing Race" Season 26 spoilers. Read only if you want to know more about it.

After their stint in Leg 6 (Germany → Monaco and France) wherein they spent time in Monte Carlo, Monaco and La Turbie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France, the “TAR” 26 teams will explore the exotic beauty and ruggedness of Namibia in a two-part episode. The racing teams are composed of dating and blind date couples who will not only take on the numerous challenges but also try to get along well with each other. Some of them might even resort to alliances in order to guarantee a spot at the top. Below is a list of the teams that are still in "The Amazing Race" Season 26.

"TAR" Season 26 Teams

1. Sochi Love (Aly Dudek and Steve Langton) Leg 5 winners, Prize: A 2015 Ford Focus for each racer

2. The Hairstylists (Matt Cucolo and Ashley Gordon)

3. Team JJ (Jackie Ibarra and Jeffrey Weldon)

4. The Legal Team (Jelani Roy and Jenny Wu)

5. Rx For Love (Blair Townsend and Hayley Keel)

6. Team SoCal (Tyler Adams and Laura Pierson)

7. Truck Stop Love (Rochelle Nevedal and Mike Dombrowski) Date Night winners for Leg 5, Prize: A romantic evening at the Bavarian Public Observatory

Unfortunately, The Blonde Date team which consists of blind date gay couple Bergen Olson and Kurt Jordan Belcher, were eliminated in Leg 5 (Thailand → Germany). They had some trouble with driving their Ford Focus vehicle. They left it and took a taxi instead. But the teams needed the Ford Focus to complete the Winter Wonderland task at the Schlafwagenfabrik Factory. They had to use the rear-view camera from the car to look for the signposts Sch, li, er and see.

Because Kurt and Bergen rode a taxi to Schlafwagenfabrik instead of their Ford Focus, they were given a 2-hour penalty upon arrival. Luck wasn’t on their side when they got lost as they were looking for the Detour. They didn’t even make it to the Pit Stop mat. Phil Keoghan had to go to the train station where Bergen and Kurt stayed to inform them that they have been eliminated from the race.

CBS reports that “The Amazing Race” Season 26’s Season Finale will be aired on May 15, 2015 at 8/7c on CBS. Stay tuned for more updates about “TAR” Season 26 including the challenges, detours, roadblocks as well as the amazing prizes in store for the racers. Click here and here to watch videos from “The Amazing Race” Season 26’s official website and YouTube channel.

Let us know your thoughts on the upcoming episode of “The Amazing Race” Season 26. For questions/comments regarding the article, you may email the writer at j.somosot@ibtimes.com.au.

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