Nick got the birthday gift of a lifetime in the form of two dorky frat boys named Dan and Andrew during the most recent episode of The Amazing Race.

The frat boys spent money on purchasing sneakers instead of using their money for taxicabs. (At one point, the duo had to argue with their driver in order avoid paying the entire fare. Losers.)

Siblings Nick and Starr did a pretty good job during the challenges. They just picked a bad cab driver -- twice. Each time, the cab driver had no idea where he was heading, which frustrated the heck out of Starr. (She cried several times.) Nick was the calming force.

I thought Nick and Starr were heading for an exit, but the frat geeks screwed up on a military-themed challenge. Teams had the choice of dressing up in military garb and marching with soldiers or dressing up in military garb and then feeding about 75 troops. They attempted both missions. (They failed horribly at the marching.) Their struggles opened the door for the siblings. Later, the frat boys got involved in that argument about the cab fare, which allowed the siblings to place third.  

Meanwhile, Toni and Dallas did an excellent job getting through their missions. Dallas was a complete beast in a challenge that required teams to carry 50 bags of flour from a truck into a bakery. The bags were huge and looked like each weighed a ton! They were able to breeze through this leg of the competition. They took first place for the first time in the competition and were rewarded with a vacation to the Dominican Republic.

Ken and Tina quietly finished second. (I think they are Nick and Starr's biggest competition to win the entire race.)

Oh yeah, did I mention that this was a nonelimination episode? So all the stressing was for nothing. I hope that the frat boys will get the boot next week.