Suddenly Phil's back in downtown Yogyakarta, telling us that this Detour is all about the streets, and the options are called "Shake Your Moneymaker" and "Be a Ticket Taker." For "Shake Your Moneymaker," the teams have to get to a certain intersection and earn tips from passersby. "One team member must learn a traditional dance while the other accompanies them on a gamelan." Phil just drops that word like we all know what those little metal drums are called. In between dances, they'll shake down passing motorists, aiming for a total of 30,000 rupiah. Which sounds like a lot, but at the current exchange rate it's about three and a half bucks. Time to drop a zero or two, Indonesia, damn. For "Be a Ticket Taker," they head to a mall and work as motorcycle parking attendants, until they've parked enough to earn 15,000 rupiah, or about a dollar sixty-eight, if you've been paying attention. For both options, they'll then have to go to an orphanage (where the children all sing "Helloooo" endearingly to the camera) that houses kids orphaned by the "devastating 2010 eruption of Mount Merapi". Photo of eruption, which does indeed look devastating. At the orphanage, they're supposed to hand over the money they earned during the Detour. But how will the orphanage ever spend this windfall of eighteen to thirty-seven dollars? Well not to worry, because the racers are also supposed to give them all the cash in their possession as well. The "tricky" part is that nobody's going to tell them that; it'll just be on a sign on the donation table that is clearly worded, in English, which reads in part, "you MUST give all the money in your possession to help the orphans." Looks like it's the orphans' lucky day. Or at least a better day than October 26, 2010.
Bill & Cathi quickly decide to be ticket takers ,and run back to their cabs. Marie gets her clue next, and they decide on Moneymaker. Then Cindy, in third, decrees that she and Ernie will do Ticket Taker. There's a problem for Bill & Cathi, though; all the cabs are parked so close together that theirs can't get out. Bill deals with this problem by shouting and waggling his finger at the other cab drivers: "Go go go! Hey hey hey! Cha cha cha! Blah blah blah!" At least his tone is clearly understandable. Because of the parking issue, Liz and Marie are leaving first, looking forward to making money for the orphanage. Or at least pretending to be looking forward to it for the cameras. Marcus finishes next, and he decides they're going to dance. The next batch of racers is coming up the ladder, while Zac gets his mask and dagger down below. "Everybody's ahead of us," Zac says. "We're dead last. Not the place to be right now. "Well, Kaylani is behind him, and so is Flight Attendant Bill. Ron interviews that he kind of pushes Bill, who says, "He is a great motivator to me, and to be honest, I need that." Too bad Ron's not down in the cave, because Bill's the last to get a mask.













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