Warning, nothing but spoilers ahead.

Better get used to those clothes. (CBS photo)

Wow, if there’s ever been a more frustrating episode of “The Amazing Race,” filled with so many boneheaded mistakes, I can’t remember it. With the stress and killer fatigue of the race, mistakes are to be expected. But there’s a big difference between miscalculations and wrong turns, and stupid errors that come from being sloppy.

On last night’s episode, the blunders just kept on coming. And most galling, it was my favorite team, cowboys Jet & Cord, who were the worst offenders. Their lackadaisical attitude at the airport (they and the detectives went to get something to eat before checking in) doomed them to seats at the back of the plane, along with Carol & Brandy. While they were chowing down, Brent & Caite’s braincells activated momentarily and they smartly snagged seats in the seventh row, putting them into the lead once the teams all landed on the Seychelles (which is pronounced kinda like “seashells,” not “sey-killies” or “sey-hyell-yas”). Have any of these teams ever seen the show before? Getting good seats on a plane is a basic key to running a good race. We’re more than halfway through the race and they should have learned that by now. There’s no excuse if they haven’t.

The first challenge — tortoise toddle or ox trot — was a no-brainer for anyone who has seen Colin’s ox meltdown (“My ox is broken!”) in Season 5. It’s a classic “TAR” moment, so I’ll share:

The moral of the story: When there’s a million dollars on the line, don’t trust an ox. Steve knew – “I never met an ox I could trust.” But we’ll get to Steve later . . .

Though Brent kept spanking his ox (no, that’s not a euphemism), the beasts of burden didn’t turn out to be as much of a problem as teams keeping their coconuts in line. It was mind-boggling to see not one, not two, but three teams (Brent & Caite, Jet & Cord and Carol & Brandy) leave coconuts on the ground, when the clue specifically warned them to account for all of them. From what we saw, no one even did a quick walkaround of their cart to make sure. (Brandy gave a quick look, but didn’t bother looking under the cart.) That sloppiness just killed me, and is, frankly, inexcusable this far along into the race. You need more awareness than that to win.

Meanwhile, Brent and Caite devolved into 6-year-olds “You’re a dummy. No you’re a dummy. You’re a friggin idiot. No you’re a friggin idiot,” followed by dual temper tantrums once they learned they’d have to go back for their missing coconut. Guys, come on. Can’t we all agree that you’re both dummies and friggin idiots?

Speaking of dummies, Steve and Allie somehow left their bags at the tortoise challenge. Lord knows why or how. So assuming a kindly production assistant didn’t pick them up, those two will be running around with just the clothes on their backs for the foreseeable future, which might be a problem in a conservative Muslim country like Malaysia (their next destination), or any upcoming cold-weather destination. But they handled it well at least as they cruised through the challenges and finished first. But after wearing the same clothes in tropical weather and after a looooong plane ride, you might not want to sit next to them.

Brent & Caite managed to finish third, due more to others’ mistakes than their own doing. And then Brent capped the stupidity, telling Phil that dislike for Carol & Brandy was “anonymous” among the other racers. Kudos to Phil for his gentle, “I think you mean ‘unanimous,'” rather than slapping him on the head.

Wait, did I say that capped the stupidity? Not quite. Jet & Cord somehow left their clue on their boat, 300 yards offshore. How? Why? Again, lord knows. But after receiving the bad news at the mat, they had to swim back and retrieve it (hey, they finally took their cowboy hats off! Would have been awesome if they had swum in them though), which allowed Carol & Brandy (who had run the wrong way) to pass them for fifth place.

Luckily for Jet & Cord, it was a non-elimination leg, so they have a chance to redeem themselves next week.

So let’s tally the Stupidometer:

Dan & Jordan — 0. Good leg. And luckily for them, we’re not talking about the Annoyingmeter today.

Michael & Louie — 1. Maybe 1 1/2, if you count Louie’s ridiculous bodybuilding physique but his utter lack of cardio training. I’m afraid that guy’s gonna have a heart attack before the race is over.

Steve & Allie — 1. But losing their bags could be a big mistake.

Brent & Caite — 3. Thanks Caite, but I think we all know which ones who didn’t do well in school. And that has nothing to do with how many pageants you’ve been in.

Carol & Brandy: 3. I would’ve added one more if they had bickered more.

Jet & Cord: 4. Come on, cowboys. After a leg like this, you don’t deserve to win.

Next week: Malaysia! Which means . . . . monkeys! And Jet and Cord looking confused! Sigh.

So what did everyone else think? Is it just me, or is this season just leaving you shaking your head after every episode? Is anybody worthy of winning?