Who Will Win Race Across The World 2024?
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Race Across the World continued on Wednesday night with another nail-biting episode, and it's all change once again on betting sites after one pairing were eliminated.
After reaching the second checkpoint of Sokcho in South Korea last week, the natural route would've been to head to China next.
But it wasn't possible for the race to continue through China in the third episode, so the teams had to restart their epic quests in Hanoi, Vietnam, where they were tasked with heading to the third checkpoint, Cambodian capital city Phnom Penh.
It threw some off, with Stephen "genuinely disappointed" they weren't going through China, and admitting he was "completely mind-blown" by the jump.
But mother and daughter pair Sharon and Brydie they have now exited the race, after they were in fifth position when the teams reached Phnom Penh.
One Team Down, Four Remain In The Contest
That leaves just four pairings, and it's all change at the top of the standings, and on specials betting sites.
In episode two, the other mother and daughter pairing in the race, Eugenie and Isabel, extended their lead over second-placed Owen and Alfie to four hours, but they now find themselves in the runners-up spot and just over an hour and 30 minutes behind the leaders.
Owen and Alfie have moved into 4/6 favourites to win the BBC show, with Eugenie and Isabel slipping to 2/1 second favourites.
After obliterating a fair chunk of their budget, Eugenie and Isabel stopped to do some work washing motorbikes in Vietnam, which set them back a bit, and they spent a fair bit of the episode bickering.
That no doubt cost them some time, too, and Isabel feared during the episode they had "messed up" by detouring through some off-the-beaten track areas.
Meanwhile, Owen and Alfie stopped in Hoi An and then Ho Chi Minh City, where they appeared to have great fun working in a nightclub, and they are now in front for the first time in the competition.
Betty And James Close The Gap Slightly
Siblings Betty and James were a massive 16 hours behind Eugenie and Isabel when the pairings made it to Sokcho, but remarkably they managed to catch them up in Vietnam.
After accidentally meeting up, the two teams then boarded separate buses as they headed to the Vietnamese border, but James managed to rub Eugenie up the wrong way by fibbing to her about the destination of a bus in Vietnam.
Karma then struck Betty and James down when they tried to work at a rubber plantation in the "back end of nowhere" in the Cambodian countryside, but it was too wet.
Despite this, their would-be employers allowed them to stay with them for free, but it still cost them vital time.
They reached the third checkpoint a massive seven hours behind Eugenie and Isabel, and nearly nine behind the leaders, and they are out to 6/1 on betting apps to win the race.
Refund or free bet when one selection in an accumulator lets the bet down
Refund or free bet when one selection in an accumulator lets the bet down
Refund or free bet when one selection in an accumulator lets the bet down
Stephen And Viv Win Race For Fourth
Stephen and Viv were in their own mini-battle with Sharon and Brydie in the third episode, with both pairings desperate to remain in the race.
Viv admitted it would be "mortifying" if they were eliminated, and the husband and wife team were "absolutely thrilled and relieved" to still be in the race after reaching Phnom Penh in fourth.
They are just under nine hours behind Betty and James, and a massive 17-and-a-half hours behind the leaders, and the couple find themselves as the 14/1 outsiders on new betting sites to win the contest.
Sharon and Brydie started episode three nearly six hours behind Stephen and Viv, and the gap proved to be too big.
Brydie - who suffers from dyslexia - admitted she found Hanoi "overwhelming", but the pair enjoyed some special mother and daughter bonding time throughout the race.
* Reminder: These are hypothetical odds provided by industry experts.
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