Despite coming in 10th place in last week’s episode, Mattie and Quinton’s teamwork positions them as a top contender for the one million dollars. Because the two aren’t romantically involved, they believe they have an advantage over other teams when it comes to communication.

However, it appears we might see stress get the best of them in the coming episodes. "You know when you do good, everything is great,” Mattie told CBS 8, “But when you are stressed it's hard to take it all in, we'll just leave it at that.”

While we don’t know for certain if they win, Quinton has hinted that we’ll likely see their team go far. "I have gray hairs from it," Quinton revealed. Maybe I’m reaching, but we all know the race only gets more stressful with time. Could this statement be an indicator? "I don't know what he's talking about,” Mattie interjected, “I had a blast and a half."

With Italy, France, Spain, Iceland, and Jordan on the list of countries to race through, the dancing duo has their work cut out for them this season. Bologna, Italy is the next stop on the race around the world. Will Mattie and Quinton have what it takes to shed their second-to-last status and emerge as The Amazing Race front-runners?

Tune into Season 34 of The Amazing Race on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS to find out.