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“You know, like keeping an eye out everywhere and checking my telephone to see where checkpoints are,” he said.

Those checkpoints will no longer be staffed as of Saturday, but there “will still be a heavy police presence for the foreseeable future there,” McDonnell said.

Teams had to pass seven checkpoints in China, Nepal and India on their route to the finish line.

Ahead of Wednesday's finale, Elizabeth refused to reveal spoilers but said the episode is "very intense" as the remaining contestants bid to reach the final checkpoint.

I followed a herd of people toward the entrance where we went through a security checkpoint, then a bag check line, which took about 30 minutes to get through.