Overview
- Contestants were told at the Honduras checkpoint that it was not possible to continue through Nicaragua due to filming permission being refused.
- Teams were instructed to fly to Liberia in Costa Rica to resume the race near the Nicaraguan border, a change that left some viewers confused by the place name.
- The detour required a temporary exception to the show's no-flight rule, with the race continuing on its Central American route afterward.
- Participants Roman Kemp and Tyler West said crews do not share phones or offer navigational help, describing stressful moments as being captured rather than eased.
- On recent episodes and interviews, Kemp discussed long-term antidepressant use and choosing to come off medication, while West reflected on past trauma and its impact on his mental health.