Leg 8 of The Amazing Race was the end of the road for Melinda and Erika Papadeas. After struggling to keep up with the pack and being tripped up by a tricky cypher puzzle, the mother-daughter duo was the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop and got eliminated by host Phil Keoghan.

"It was really hard to watch it back knowing what we were going to see at the end," Melinda tells Gold Derby (watch the video interview above). "It was really difficult — but it was enlightening!"

Erika interjects with a laugh, "It was more difficult for me because there was lots of hate on my reading abilities. That wasn't our favorite leg to watch. We're just really proud of ourselves for making it to the final six. There were 14 teams, we were the last female team, and my mom was the oldest cast member — absolutely amazing."

While traveling through Sofia,...