“Papyyy! Papyyy! We won! » Far from being the favorites, it was Axel and Jean-Claude who won the final of “Pekin Express”, Saturday evening on M6. The 75-year-old grandfather of Gers and his grandson finished the torch race exhausted and in tears a few minutes before Clément and Emeline, the other pair in the final episode of “The Epic of the Maharajas “.
Until the end, this “all stars” edition in India will have shown its share of twists and turns. Because during the three traditional races (which took place in New Delhi) before the final sprint, it was the camp leaders who stood out from the crowd. If they narrowly failed in the first, losing only 170 euros out of their prize pool of 50,000 euros, they were so far ahead of the next two that they managed to steal all of their opponents’ money, very badly. up to date on the tests.
Left in the wrong place
It was therefore for “honor” that “grandpa JC” and Axel embarked on the last race, where the candidates must answer questions about the adventure in the four corners of the city. Regulars of “Beijing Express” know: the test is not the most difficult but with stress and haste, everything can quickly change.
The young Clément and Emeline paid the price after being dropped off in the wrong place while they were in the lead, a GPS error which cost them more than half an hour late… and 100,000 euros which they so seen going up in smoke.
