The Amazing Race’s Dafina and Saran Reveal How Getting Stuck in the Mud Changed Everything

Sisters Dafina and Saran Dunmore fought to keep their Amazing Race season 39 journey alive after getting their car stuck in the mud in Albania, but the frustrating setback ultimately contributed to their elimination. During the Wednesday, October 21, episode, the 52-year-old Dafina and 51-year-old Saran struggled through Leg 5 in Tirana after completing the grape-crushing Roadblock. Already running in last place, the sisters found themselves facing another obstacle when their car became trapped in the mud. “Now that was devastating,” Saran told Us Weekly on Thursday, October 22. “That was devastating because we were thinking, ‘Holy crap! This on top of being in last place, the pressure.’” Rather than give up, the sisters worked together to get moving again. They placed objects beneath and in front of the tires, hoping to free the vehicle. Saran's natural driving instincts eventually helped them escape. “And Saran is a race car driver by heart,” Dafina joked. “She zoomed out of that #news #CelebrityNews #HollywoodNews