follow a pace car back to the starting line and try again. Once racers got their next clue, they were driven back down the mountain to reunite with their partner at Antico Stabilimento Balneare. This leg's Detour was a choice between Painters or Posers. In Painters, teams had to travel to the Tonnara Florio and restore a fresco while lying on their backs on a high scaffolding to the satisfaction of the restoration artist before receiving their next clue. In Posers, teams had to travel to the Teatro Politeama Garibaldi and watch a series of opera performers. They then had to go backstage, identify the costumes worn by the performers, and write down the characters' names and their operas in the order the performers appeared on stage by writing the answers in a playbook in order to receive their next clue. Teams had to check in at the pit stop: Villa Niscemi. Additional notes Phil Keoghan announced that this was The Amazing Races 300th leg when Misti & Jim checked in first at the pit stop. Palermo mayor Leoluca Orlando appeared as the pit stop greeter outside the mayoral headquarters at Villa Niscemi. This was a non-elimination leg. Leg 8 (Italy → Malta) Episode 8: "Hot Sexy Knights" (November 21, 2014) Prize: for each team member (awarded to Adam & Bethany) Eliminated: Tim & Te Jay Locations Palermo (Villa Niscemi) Pozzallo → Valletta, Malta Valletta (Bridge Bar → Upper Barrakka Gardens) Qrendi (Żurrieq Valley Sea Inlet – Boathouse) Qrendi (Blue Grotto) Birgu (Church of St. Scholastica – Triq Antika) Birgu (Saint Lawrence's Church Oratory) Birgu (Birgu Harbour Gate of Provence) Gżira (Manoel Island – Fort Manoel) Episode summary At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by ferry to Valletta, Malta. Once there, teams were given a drink order from the bartender at the Bridge Bar and had to carry the order on a tray up Saint Ursula Street's staircase to a group of the Knights of Malta at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in order to receive their next clue. If either teammate dropped anything from their tray along the way, they had to clean up the mess before the bartender replaced their broken items. Teams were then directed to the boathouse at the Żurrieq Valley Sea Inlet, where they found a series of Maltese cross necklaces with departure times the next morning. In this leg's Roadblock,