The Amazing Race 3
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The Amazing Race 3 is the third installment of the reality television
show, The Amazing Race
. This season featured 12 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world, making it the first season to have 12 teams. It premiered on October 2, 2002 and ended on December 18, 2002.
Friends Flo Pesenti and Zach Behr were the winners of this Race, with Flo becoming the first female winner in the race's history.
The complete season was released on DVD, November 22, 2011, exclusively on Amazon.com via their CreateSpace program.
During Leg 3, Dennis and Andrew, the first father and son team on the series, won the Fast Forward, and yet still got eliminated on the same leg, marking the first (and only) time in the show's history that this has happened. This team received headlines before the season began due to Dennis being a conservative Southern Baptist and Andrew an openly gay cheerleader. Andrew later returned to blog on CBS.com's Return of the Racers for seasons 9, 10, and 11.
During Leg 4, Heather and Eve were the first team to arrive at the Pit Stop in Portugal
, but they misread a clue that told them to walk to the Pit Stop rather than take a taxi
. They proceeded to walk the rest of the way, but received a 7 minute time penalty for the advantage gained (the 2nd team arrived 7 minutes later), plus an additional 30 minutes. Since all of the other teams arrived at the Pit Stop less than 37 minutes afterward, Heather and Eve became the first team ever to arrive 1st at a Pit Stop but get eliminated. Heather & Eve later stated in interviews that one of the production crew traveling with them told them it was OK to take the cab, though production has stated that this is not true, and would be irrelevant in any case because the clues are not open to subjective directions.
During Leg 5, teams were required to drive marked vehicles more than one hundred miles from Portugal to the port in Algeciras, Spain. Four of the eight teams incorrectly fueled their cars using unleaded gasoline instead of diesel, causing the cars to become inoperable. The four stricken teams handled the situation very differently: Teri and Ian recovered almost immediately when Ian borrowed a siphoning line from a gas station, dumped out the regular gasoline, and ran a full tank of diesel through the engine; Flo and Zach oddly found an open repair shop in the middle of the night that fixed their vehicle; Aaron and Arianne called for a tow truck and were taken to a different repair place after a very long delay; and Kathy and Michael had the car brought back to the station, then left it there overnight and became the last team to get underway with a fixed car (which contributed to their elimination).
During Leg 6, Andre and Damon were officially detained when their taxi took them far out of the way in Morocco
and they encountered a local official who wanted to seize their passport
s. Andre and Damon refused, and the show's security team had to come help them out of the situation.
During Vietnam legs, all route markers were colored solid yellow instead of red and yellow. This was done to avoid confusion with the former South Vietnamese national flag
, which is also red and yellow.
During post-race interviews during the premiere episode for All-Stars, Ian claimed that they were less than 2 minutes behind Flo & Zach at the finish line.
veteran, and a set of model
twins. Jill and her brother F.T. originally applied for Season 1
. Later, her brother was killed in 9/11 and John Vito and Jill applied in remembrance of him.
John Vito and Jill hosted a show that promoted Singapore tourism
. They were later selected to compete in The Amazing Race All-Stars
with Teri & Ian. Teri & Ian received a letter from Flo & Zach during the mail-sorting Roadblock in Leg 4. To the surprise of viewers who remembered the chilly interaction between the top two teams on TAR3, the letter was very friendly and positive and Teri in particular expressed a great deal of happiness that it came from Flo & Zach. Ken & Gerard also contributed letters to John Vito & Jill (who were the 1st team eliminated before the 4th Leg) and Teri & Ian (which was not read on the air because the Flo & Zach letter was found first by Teri) were the 5th team eliminated in the 6th Leg. It's also assumed that Flo & Zach sent a letter to John Vito & Jill.
Zach later worked on NBC
's production crew for the 2004 Summer Olympics
. He is now a camera operator for MTV and he was later married to Elyse Steinberg in Hopewell Junction, NY. Michael & Kathy also got married in Italy
. They are now parents.
Aaron (of Aaron & Arianne) accidentally stumbled upon one of the Pit Stops of Season 6
while backpacking in Europe.
Flo and Drew got together romantically and are still going out with each other. They declined to race in the All-Stars because Flo thought the race brought out the worst in her, and also because she did not want to do the race without Zach (who was not asked to join All Stars).
This season also featured Gurmit Singh
, who handed the clues during Leg 10 Detour. He stars in a Singaporean TV series called Phua Chu Kang
. Miss Singapore Universe
2001 Jaime Teo appeared as the local greeter in Singapore leg.
, Kodak
, American Express
and T-Mobile
. Besides trips, Royal Caribbean provided prizes in vacation tours on each team arrives first in Pit Stop.
for Outstanding Reality/Competition Program.
In this Fast Forward, teams were required to travel to Plaza Santo Domingo and search for a typist who was typing a clue for them. In this Detour, teams chose between Wings or Wheels. In Wings, teams must board a plane and climbed to an altitude of 10000 ft (3,048 m). Then, each team member had to skydive in tandem with an instructor. When both team members landed, an instructor would give them their next clue. In Wheels, teams chose one of the donkey-drawn carts and, using a map supplied them, directed to a driver through a 7 mi (11.3 km) route marker course through a Mexican village.
Additional tasks
In this leg's Fast Forward, one team had to travel to the Museum of Anthropology and find a group of performers called the Voladores of Papantla
. Team members then had to climb a 100 ft (30.5 m) pole and swing around the pole to the bottom. In this Detour, teams chose between Horsepower and Manpower. In Horsepower, teams used a waverunner
and searched a large area for the clue. In Manpower, teams used a kayak
and searched a small area for the clue. In this Roadblock, one team member had to put on goggles
and then jump into a lagoon and swim with a family of dolphin
s while searching for the next clue at the bottom.
Cancun (Cancún International Airport
) to London
, England
, United Kingdom
(Heathrow International Airport)
In this Detour, teams chose between Punt and Bike. In Punt, teams rowed a boat called a punt
down the River Cam
with only a pole and paddle to navigate the boat 1 miles (1.6 km). In Bike, teams must ride a tandem bicycle
on a marked 6 miles (9.7 km) course through Cambridge. At the end of either Detour, they would retrieve the next clue from under a bridge. In the Fast Forward, one team travelled to the Duxford Imperial War Museum
and had to maneuver a tank
through a battlefield obstacle course. The first team to complete the task in 90 seconds or less would win the award. In this Roadblock, one team member had to compete in three traditional Scottish games
. In the Caber toss
, team members must throw a caber making a topple end over and having it land within the designated lines. In the hammer throw
, team members had to throw a hammer so that it lands inside the box marked on the ground. In the shot put
, they had a toss a heavy rock forward to the finish line. Once the rock reaches the finish line, team members would get their next clue.
Additional note
In this Detour, teams chose between Old School and New School. In Old School, teams loaded a barrel of port wine
weighing more than 90 lb (40.8 kg) onto a Portuguese boat, and helped to row it across. They then delivered it to O Muro restaurant in Porto. In New School, teams loaded crates of wine bottles onto one of the marked trucks and drove them to three different restaurants: Chez Lapin, Retiro dos Carvalhos, and Café Majestic in Porto. In both choices, teams had to get signatures to prove that they made the deliveries correctly. In this Roadblock, one team member had to enter one of the soccer goals
and block one penalty kick
from a teenage Portuguese soccer player. Once the referee has determined that the goal was properly blocked, the team would receive their next clue.
In this Detour, teams chose between Ropes and Slopes. In Ropes, teams had take one of the shuttle buses to Urse cliffs and rappel down 300 ft (91.4 m) to the shore below. In Slopes, teams hiked down a sloping trail to the shore below. In this Roadblock, one team member had to go to Dar Dbagh Chouara Tannery and search through 25 vats of foul smelling dye
in order to find their next clue.
Additional task
In this Detour, teams chose between Now You See It and Now You Don't. In Now You See It, teams chose a pair of horses and rode to a route marker that they are able to see. They would then dig for a clue painted on pottery which was hidden in the sand. In Now You Don't, teams choose a sand bike
and rode to a marked flag that they couldn't see and found a clue etched on a stone. They could then make a "rubbing" of the clue onto a piece of paper. In the Fast Forward, team members had to look through piles of carpets in a carpet shop to find the one with the Fast Forward design on it. In this Roadblock, one team member had to team up with a local food vendor and help assemble his stall. Then they had to sell 5 bowls of escargot, at a rate of MAD
5 each (about 47 cents) and the vendor would give them their next clue.
Additional task
Marrakech (Marrakech Airport)/Casablanca (Mohammed V International Airport
) to Munich
, Germany
(Munich International Airport
)
In the Fast Forward, teams had to find a surfer riding on the curls of the Eisbach River
. Once they found him, they had to attract his attention and meet up with him to claim the Fast Forward award. In this Detour, teams chose between Sled and Skate. In Sled, teams took a bobsled down an Olympic bobsled track along with a team of bobsledders at speeds of 65 km/per hour. In Skate, teams went to an ice rink
and had to run a skating relay with a pair of professional ice skaters
. In this Roadblock, one team member had to ride a gondola half-way up, put on safety gear and descend 230 ft (70.1 m) to the ground on a rescue cable to get their next clue.
Additional notes
Additional task
In this Detour, teams chose between Count the Money and Run the Numbers. In Count the Money, teams had to count a large amount of Swiss currency
inside of a jar. In Run the Numbers, teams had to search the streets around Zürich to find three different numbers: The number on the metal head statue on the intersection of Sihlstrasse and Bahnhofstrasse, the sum of the numbers on the north face of a clock on St. Peter's Church
and the number of trees in Lindenhof marked with red ribbons. Both detour options gave the same number, which was used as a combination to open a safe containing the next clue. In this Roadblock, one team member had to "relive" the story of Swiss hero William Tell
by using a crossbow
to shoot an apple
off a mannequin's head.
Additional Task
In this Fast Forward, teams had to find a cheese making cabin in Kandersteg
and eat enough pieces of cheese from a wheel of cheese to completely reveal the Fast Forward award hidden underneath. In this Detour, teams chose between Extreme Swiss and Very Swiss. In Extreme Swiss, each team member had to walk onto a narrow red bridge and take the largest bungee jump in Europe 620 ft (189 m) into the gorge below. In Very Swiss, teams had to drive to a farm and chase after 75 goat
s. Each goat had a bell on its neck, but only some had keys in them. When they find a key, they could unlock their next clue. In this Roadblock, one team member had to assemble a Swiss army bike from a pile of parts with an identical bike to use as a reference. Once the expert has confirmed the bike has properly assembled, teams may ride their bikes to the next destination.
Additional task
In this Detour, teams chose between Dry and Wet. In Dry, teams drove to the apartment
s in Choa Chu Kang
which are located near several streets with similar, almost identical, names. Once inside, they would need to locate Unit #10-137 containing Singaporean TV star Phua Chu Kang
. However, the elevators in the flat didn't stop at all floors, making it more difficult for teams to find the unit. In Wet, teams drove to the Singapore Zoo
and had to find "Mermaids of the Sea". They had to figure out that they were looking for the manatee
enclosure and had to swim through the pool to get the clue on the other side. In this Leg's Roadblock, which was shown on television as a miscellaneous task after the Detour, one team member also had to retrieve a clue from the middle of the Fountain of Wealth
.
Additional tasks
Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport
) to Ho Chi Minh City
, Vietnam
(Tan Son Nhat International Airport
)
In this Detour, teams chose between Easy Buy and Hard Sell. In Easy Buy, teams chose a sampan and rode it into a floating market looking for a vendor who sells water coconuts (called in Vietnamese). They had to buy one at any price they could. In Hard Sell, teams chose a shoulder basket and carried fruit into the market area and attempted to sell the fruit for money. Teams had to raise 40,000₫ (dong VND - $2.50) by selling as much fruit as was needed. At the end, teams brought the money back to a woman who would verify their earnings and give them their next clue. In this Roadblock, one team member had to drive a cyclo
and transport their teammate through a marked course, which included a ride on a ferry over Saigon River. Both team members could then run to the next pit stop.
) to Huế
(Hue Train Station
)
In this Detour, teams chose between Basket Boats and Basket Bikes. In Basket Boats, each team member had to figure out how to cross a river in basket boats to the clue box on a nearby island. In Basket Bikes, each team member took a bicycle laden with dozens of shrimp baskets and had to travel down the street to the clue box, 1 miles (1.6 km) away. In this Roadblock, one team member had to climb onto a Vietnamese fishing platform and use a wooden winch to raise the fishing net
out of the water. The clue was dangling underneath.
In this Detour, teams chose between Quick Drop and Slow Walk. In Quick Drop, teams took a quick drop 160 ft (48.8 m) to the Falls below on a zipline. After the drop, teams have to swim to shore and followed the flags to the clue behind the waterfall. In Slow Walk, teams walked down a marked trail to the same clue. In the season's final Roadblock, one team member had to choose a totem pole
and spin the animal faces so that they are ordered in the same chronological order that they appeared in the race. The totem poles featured donkeys (From leg 1 in Mexico), dolphins (From leg 2 in Mexico), horses (From leg 6 in Morocco), goats (From leg 9 in Switzerland) and manatees (From leg 10 in Singapore). When the animals are in the correct order, the mouth of the bottom of the pole opened to reveal the final clue.
Additional task
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show, The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series)
The Amazing Race is an American reality game show in which teams of two or four race around the world against other teams, with the first-place team winning $1,000,000. As the original version of the Amazing Race franchise, the CBS program has been running since 2001 and is airing its nineteenth...
. This season featured 12 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world, making it the first season to have 12 teams. It premiered on October 2, 2002 and ended on December 18, 2002.
Friends Flo Pesenti and Zach Behr were the winners of this Race, with Flo becoming the first female winner in the race's history.
The complete season was released on DVD, November 22, 2011, exclusively on Amazon.com via their CreateSpace program.
Development and Filming
The third season of The Amazing Race had traveled across 4 continents and 13 countries, all of which were newly visited, unlike previous seasons. Filming began on August 9, 2002 and finished on September 7, 2002.During Leg 3, Dennis and Andrew, the first father and son team on the series, won the Fast Forward, and yet still got eliminated on the same leg, marking the first (and only) time in the show's history that this has happened. This team received headlines before the season began due to Dennis being a conservative Southern Baptist and Andrew an openly gay cheerleader. Andrew later returned to blog on CBS.com's Return of the Racers for seasons 9, 10, and 11.
During Leg 4, Heather and Eve were the first team to arrive at the Pit Stop in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, but they misread a clue that told them to walk to the Pit Stop rather than take a taxi
Taxicab
A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
. They proceeded to walk the rest of the way, but received a 7 minute time penalty for the advantage gained (the 2nd team arrived 7 minutes later), plus an additional 30 minutes. Since all of the other teams arrived at the Pit Stop less than 37 minutes afterward, Heather and Eve became the first team ever to arrive 1st at a Pit Stop but get eliminated. Heather & Eve later stated in interviews that one of the production crew traveling with them told them it was OK to take the cab, though production has stated that this is not true, and would be irrelevant in any case because the clues are not open to subjective directions.
During Leg 5, teams were required to drive marked vehicles more than one hundred miles from Portugal to the port in Algeciras, Spain. Four of the eight teams incorrectly fueled their cars using unleaded gasoline instead of diesel, causing the cars to become inoperable. The four stricken teams handled the situation very differently: Teri and Ian recovered almost immediately when Ian borrowed a siphoning line from a gas station, dumped out the regular gasoline, and ran a full tank of diesel through the engine; Flo and Zach oddly found an open repair shop in the middle of the night that fixed their vehicle; Aaron and Arianne called for a tow truck and were taken to a different repair place after a very long delay; and Kathy and Michael had the car brought back to the station, then left it there overnight and became the last team to get underway with a fixed car (which contributed to their elimination).
During Leg 6, Andre and Damon were officially detained when their taxi took them far out of the way in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
and they encountered a local official who wanted to seize their passport
Passport
A passport is a document, issued by a national government, which certifies, for the purpose of international travel, the identity and nationality of its holder. The elements of identity are name, date of birth, sex, and place of birth....
s. Andre and Damon refused, and the show's security team had to come help them out of the situation.
During Vietnam legs, all route markers were colored solid yellow instead of red and yellow. This was done to avoid confusion with the former South Vietnamese national flag
Flag of the Republic of Vietnam
The flag of South Vietnam was designed by Emperor Thành Thái in 1890 and was revived by Emperor Bảo Đại in 1948. It was the flag of the former State of Vietnam from 1949 to 1955 and later of the Republic of Vietnam from 1955 until April 30, 1975 when the south unconditionally surrendered to the...
, which is also red and yellow.
During post-race interviews during the premiere episode for All-Stars, Ian claimed that they were less than 2 minutes behind Flo & Zach at the finish line.
Cast
The cast of The Amazing Race 3 was increased to 12 teams and included Soccer Moms, Law School graduates, a Vietnam WarVietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
veteran, and a set of model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
twins. Jill and her brother F.T. originally applied for Season 1
The Amazing Race 1
The Amazing Race is the first installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race...
. Later, her brother was killed in 9/11 and John Vito and Jill applied in remembrance of him.
John Vito and Jill hosted a show that promoted Singapore tourism
Singapore Tourism Board
The Singapore Tourism Board is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore, tasked to promote the country's tourism industry.-History:...
. They were later selected to compete in The Amazing Race All-Stars
The Amazing Race 11
The Amazing Race 11 is the 11th installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race...
with Teri & Ian. Teri & Ian received a letter from Flo & Zach during the mail-sorting Roadblock in Leg 4. To the surprise of viewers who remembered the chilly interaction between the top two teams on TAR3, the letter was very friendly and positive and Teri in particular expressed a great deal of happiness that it came from Flo & Zach. Ken & Gerard also contributed letters to John Vito & Jill (who were the 1st team eliminated before the 4th Leg) and Teri & Ian (which was not read on the air because the Flo & Zach letter was found first by Teri) were the 5th team eliminated in the 6th Leg. It's also assumed that Flo & Zach sent a letter to John Vito & Jill.
Zach later worked on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's production crew for the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
. He is now a camera operator for MTV and he was later married to Elyse Steinberg in Hopewell Junction, NY. Michael & Kathy also got married in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. They are now parents.
Aaron (of Aaron & Arianne) accidentally stumbled upon one of the Pit Stops of Season 6
The Amazing Race 6
The Amazing Race 6 is the sixth installment of the reality television series The Amazing Race. It premiered on November 16, 2004, and concluded on February 8, 2005.Freddy Holliday & Kendra Bentley were the winners of this Race....
while backpacking in Europe.
Flo and Drew got together romantically and are still going out with each other. They declined to race in the All-Stars because Flo thought the race brought out the worst in her, and also because she did not want to do the race without Zach (who was not asked to join All Stars).
This season also featured Gurmit Singh
Gurmit Singh
Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born March 24, 1965; is a popular Singaporean actor, host and comedy performer. He is best known for his role in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, and is one of the leading artistes in MediaCorp.-Life:...
, who handed the clues during Leg 10 Detour. He stars in a Singaporean TV series called Phua Chu Kang
Phua Chu Kang
Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short , was a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The show debuted in Singapore in 1997. A sequel, Phua Chu Kang Sdn...
. Miss Singapore Universe
Miss Singapore Universe
Miss Singapore Universe is an annual beauty contest held in Singapore and organised by Derrol Stepenny Promotions to select the country's representative to the Miss Universe pageant. Between 2001 and 2007, the contest was telecast 'live' by the local television station Mediacorp's Channel 5...
2001 Jaime Teo appeared as the local greeter in Singapore leg.
Marketing
This season had four official sponsors, Royal Caribbean InternationalRoyal Caribbean International
Royal Caribbean International is a Norwegian and American cruise line brand based in Miami, Florida and owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.. With 42 ships in service under 5 different brands and one more under construction, it controls a 25.6% share of the world cruise market...
, Kodak
Eastman Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
, American Express
American Express
American Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best...
and T-Mobile
T-Mobile
T-Mobile International AG is a German-based holding company for Deutsche Telekom AG's various mobile communications subsidiaries outside Germany. Based in Bonn, Germany, its subsidiaries operate GSM and UMTS-based cellular networks in Europe, the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
. Besides trips, Royal Caribbean provided prizes in vacation tours on each team arrives first in Pit Stop.
Awards
In 2003, this installment of the race won the inaugural Primetime Emmy AwardEmmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Outstanding Reality/Competition Program.
Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:| Team | Relationship | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks performed | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||
| Flo & Zach | Friends | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | Flo 1, Zach 9 | ||
| Teri & Ian | Married Parents | 9th | 10th | 9th | 5th | 6th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | Teri 2, Ian 8 |
| Ken & Gerard | Brothers | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | Ken 3, Gerard 6 |
| Derek & Drew | Twin Brothers/Model Model (person) A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art.... s |
11th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | Derek 7, Drew 4 | |||
| John Vito & Jill | Dating | 5th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | John Vito 4, Jill 3 | |||||
| Andre & Damon | Cop Police officer A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force... /Fireman Firefighter Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations... |
7th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | Andre 2, Damon 3 | |||||||
| Aaron & Arianne | Lifelong Friends | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 7th | Aaron 3, Arianne 2 | ||||||||
| Michael & Kathy | Long-Distance Dating | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | Michael 3, Kathy 0 | |||||||||
| Heather & Eve | 6th | 3rd | 5th | Heather 3, Eve 0 | |||||||||||
| Father/Son | 8th | 9th | Dennis 0, Andrew 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tramel & Talicia | Brother/Sister | 10th | Tramel 1, Talicia 0 | ||||||||||||
| Gina & Sylvia | Soccer Moms | Gina 0, Sylvia 0 | |||||||||||||
- A team placement indicates that the team was eliminated.
- An team placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race.
- A indicates that the team won a Fast Forward clue. If placed next to a leg number, this indicates that the Fast Forward was available for that leg but not used.
- Andre & Damon initially arrived 7th, but since they didn't follow the donkey route correctly, they were issued a penalty of 78 minutes and started the next leg in 9th. They then overslept an extra three minutes at the start of the next leg, while Dennis & Andrew and Teri & Ian are now departed 7th and 8th place.
- Heather & Eve initially arrived 1st, but they took a taxi instead of traveling on foot to the Pit Stop as the clue had specified. However, they were returned along with the last team – Aaron & Arianne – and sat together with Phil. Heather & Eve were issued a penalty of 37 minutes. Aaron & Arianne were checked in and they were still in the Race, resulting in Heather & Eve being eliminated.
- It is unknown whether Michael or Kathy performed the Roadblock in Leg 5. Their tally was not included.
- During the leg, Andre & Damon had fallen so far behind that all the other teams had already checked into the Pit Stop before Andre & Damon even arrived at the Detour. When they finally reached the Route Marker, instead of performing the Detour, Andre & Damon were instructed to go directly to the Pit Stop, where they were eliminated.
- An additional task in Leg 10 was presented to teams as a Roadblock but was aired as a miscellaneous task. This task is not included in the tally even though every team was shown having a particular member performing it.
- Derek & Drew initially arrived 3rd, but had inadvertently skipped the Roadblock due to them not having followed a marked path from its starting point. They were forced to backtrack and perform the Roadblock, which caused them to fall to last place and be eliminated.
Episode title quotes
Titles for episodes are often taken from quotes made by the racers. The quotes are sometimes slightly changed for humorous effect.- "What If Our Parachute Doesn't Open?" – Eve
- "This Seems Like The Path Straight To Hell!" – Arianne
- "You Always Just Forget About Me!" – Flo
- "Did You See How I Stopped It? With My Face" – John Vito
- "What Happens If I Slip? Am I Just Hanging Off A Cliff?" – Flo
- "I’m a Much Better Liar than You Are" – Flo
- "I’m Supposed To Be Indebted To Her For The Rest Of The Race?!" – Derek
- "This Is More Important Than Your Pants Falling Down!" – Ian
- "Why Did You Have To Take Your Pants Off?" – Flo
- "Don’t Try To Play The Moralist Now!" – Flo
- "They’re Slithering To The Finish Line Like The Rest Of Us!" – Ian
Prizes
Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete a leg.- Leg 1 - A seven night Caribbean vacation on Royal CaribbeanRoyal Caribbean InternationalRoyal Caribbean International is a Norwegian and American cruise line brand based in Miami, Florida and owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.. With 42 ships in service under 5 different brands and one more under construction, it controls a 25.6% share of the world cruise market...
's Voyager of the Seas cruise ship. - Leg 5 - Two KodakEastman KodakEastman Kodak Company is a multinational imaging and photographic equipment, materials and services company headquarted in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded by George Eastman in 1892....
EasyShareKodak EasyShareKodak EasyShare is a sub brand of Eastman Kodak Company products identifying a consumer photography system of digital cameras, snapshot thermal printers, snapshot thermal printer docks, all-in-one inkjet printers, accessories, camera docks, software, and online print services. The brand was...
digital cameras. - Leg 6 - Two Kodak EasyShare digital cameras.
- Leg 7 - Two Kodak EasyShare digital cameras.
- Leg 8 - Two Kodak EasyShare digital cameras.
- Leg 9 - A seven night Caribbean vacation on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas cruise ship.
- Leg 10 - A seven night European vacation on Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas cruise ship.
- Leg 11 - A seven night European vacation on Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas cruise ship.
- Leg 12 - A seven night Alaskan cruise vacation on Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas cruise ship.
- Leg 13 - $1,000,000
Leg 1 (United States → Mexico)
- Everglades National ParkEverglades National ParkEverglades National Park is a national park in the U.S. state of Florida that protects the southern 25 percent of the original Everglades. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and is visited on average by one million people each year. It is the third-largest...
, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Starting Line) Miami (Miami International AirportMiami International AirportMiami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area...
) to Mexico CityMexico CityMexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
(Mexico City International AirportMexico City International AirportBenito Juárez International Airport , in Venustiano Carranza, one of the sixteen boroughs into which Mexico's Federal District is divided, is a commercial airport that serves Mexico City, the capital of Mexico...
) - Mexico City (Angel of IndependenceEl ÁngelEl Ángel de la Independencia , most commonly known by theshortened name El Ángel and officially known as Columna de la Independencia, is a victory column located on a roundabout over Paseo de la Reforma in downtown Mexico City.El Ángel was built to commemorate the centennial of the beginning of...
) - Mexico City (ZócaloZócaloThe Zócalo is the main plaza or square in the heart of the historic center of Mexico City. The plaza used to be known simply as the "Main Square" or "Arms Square," and today its formal name is Plaza de la Constitución...
) - Mexico City (Hotel de Cortes) (Overnight Rest)
- Mexico City (Plaza Santo Domingo) Mexico City to Amacuzac, MorelosMorelosMorelos officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Morelos is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 33 municipalities and its capital city is Cuernavaca....
(Aerodromo Tequesquitengo, Tequesquitengo)
- Mexico City (Plaza Santo Domingo) Mexico City to Amacuzac, Morelos
- Puente de IxtlaPuente de IxtlaPuente de Ixtla is a city in the Mexican state of Morelos. It stands at .The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name...
(Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas)
In this Fast Forward, teams were required to travel to Plaza Santo Domingo and search for a typist who was typing a clue for them. In this Detour, teams chose between Wings or Wheels. In Wings, teams must board a plane and climbed to an altitude of 10000 ft (3,048 m). Then, each team member had to skydive in tandem with an instructor. When both team members landed, an instructor would give them their next clue. In Wheels, teams chose one of the donkey-drawn carts and, using a map supplied them, directed to a driver through a 7 mi (11.3 km) route marker course through a Mexican village.
Additional tasks
- At the Angel of Independence, teams received a picture of a man named Pablo. Teams had to find him by looking at his location in the picture. Teams had to figure out he was at Zócalo.
- At Hotel de Cortes, teams must find a desk and sign-up for one of three charter buses leaving the next morning two hours apart to an unknown destination.
Leg 2 (Mexico)
- TeotihuacánTeotihuacánTeotihuacan – also written Teotihuacán, with a Spanish orthographic accent on the last syllable – is an enormous archaeological site in the Basin of Mexico, just 30 miles northeast of Mexico City, containing some of the largest pyramidal structures built in the pre-Columbian Americas...
(Pyramid of the SunPyramid of the SunThe Pyramid of the Sun is the largest building in Teotihuacan and one of the largest in Mesoamerica. Found along the Avenue of the Dead, in between the Pyramid of the Moon and the Ciudadela, and in the shadow of the massive mountain Cerro Gordo, the pyramid is part of a large complex in the heart...
)- Mexico City (Museum of Anthropology) Mexico City (Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de OrienteTerminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de OrienteTerminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente is better known by the acronym TAPO. It is located next to and conjoined with the Metro San Lázaro station, in the Venustiano Carranza borough in the eastern part of Mexico City. Designed by architect Juan José Diaz Infance, it is marked by its very...
) to CancúnCancúnCancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
, Quintana RooQuintana RooQuintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....
- Mexico City (Museum of Anthropology) Mexico City (Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente
- Cancún (San Marino Marina) Playa del CarmenPlaya del CarmenPlaya del Carmen is a balneario resort city just south of Cancún on the coast of the Caribbean Sea, in the northeast of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The city is the seat of the Solidaridad municipality. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 149,923 people and it is rapidly growing...
(Calle 3 Sur) to CozumelCozumelCozumel is an island in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen, and close to the Yucatan Channel. Cozumel is one of the ten municipalities of the state of Quintana Roo...
(Muelle Fiscal) - Cozumel (Chankanaab Park) Cozumel (Muelle Fiscal) to Playa del Carmen (Calle 3 Sur)
- Tulum (Diamante K Bungalows)
In this leg's Fast Forward, one team had to travel to the Museum of Anthropology and find a group of performers called the Voladores of Papantla
Danza de los Voladores de Papantla
The Danza de los Voladores is a ceremony/ritual which has its roots in the pre-Hispanic period and presently best known as associated with the town of Papantla, Veracruz. It is believed to have originated with the Nahua, Huastec and Otomi peoples in central Mexico, and then spread throughout most...
. Team members then had to climb a 100 ft (30.5 m) pole and swing around the pole to the bottom. In this Detour, teams chose between Horsepower and Manpower. In Horsepower, teams used a waverunner
WaveRunner
WaveRunner is a trademarked name and type of personal water craft produced by the Yamaha Motor Company. Unique to the WaveRunner among PWCs is the spout of water that shoots into the air from the rear of the vehicle....
and searched a large area for the clue. In Manpower, teams used a kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
and searched a small area for the clue. In this Roadblock, one team member had to put on goggles
Goggles
Goggles or safety glasses are forms of protective eyewear that usually enclose or protect the area surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or chemicals from striking the eyes. They are used in chemistry laboratories and in woodworking. They are often used in snow sports as well,...
and then jump into a lagoon and swim with a family of dolphin
Dolphin
Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating...
s while searching for the next clue at the bottom.
Leg 3 (Mexico → England → Scotland)
Cancún International Airport
Cancún International Airport is located in Cancún, Quintana Roo, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is Mexico's second busiest airport, after Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, but the biggest in Mexico and Latin America for International passengers...
) to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
(Heathrow International Airport)
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- Via Mexico City (Mexico City International Airport) London (London King's Cross railway station) to CambridgeCambridgeThe city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, CambridgeshireCambridgeshireCambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
(Cambridge railway stationCambridge railway stationCambridge railway station is a railway station serving the city of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located at the end of Station Road, off Hills Road, 1 mile south-east of the city centre...
) - DuxfordDuxfordDuxford is a village in Cambridgeshire, England, some ten miles south of Cambridge.-History:The village formed on the banks of the River Cam, a little below its emergence from the hills of north Essex...
(Duxford Imperial War MuseumImperial War Museum DuxfordImperial War Museum Duxford is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near the village of Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England. Britain's largest aviation museum, Duxford houses the museum's large exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraft, military vehicles, artillery and minor naval vessels in seven...
)
- Via Mexico City (Mexico City International Airport) London (London King's Cross railway station) to Cambridge
- Cambridge (Scudamore's) Cambridge (Parker's PieceParker's PieceParker's Piece is a flat and very roughly square green common located near the centre of Cambridge, England. The two main walking and cycling paths across it run diagonally, and the single lamp-post at the junction is commonly known as Reality Checkpoint...
) to AberdeenAberdeenAberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
(Bus Station) - StonehavenStonehavenStonehaven is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies on Scotland's northeast coast and had a population of 9,577 in 2001 census.Stonehaven, county town of Kincardineshire, grew around an Iron Age fishing village, now the "Auld Toon" , and expanded inland from the seaside...
, AberdeenshireAberdeenshireAberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...
(Dunnottar CastleDunnottar CastleDunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-east coast of Scotland, about two miles south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th–16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been an early fortress of the Dark Ages...
)
In this Detour, teams chose between Punt and Bike. In Punt, teams rowed a boat called a punt
Punt (boat)
A punt is a flat-bottomed boat with a square-cut bow, designed for use in small rivers or other shallow water. Punting refers to boating in a punt. The punter generally propels the punt by pushing against the river bed with a pole...
down the River Cam
River Cam
The River Cam is a tributary of the River Great Ouse in the east of England. The two rivers join to the south of Ely at Pope's Corner. The Great Ouse connects the Cam to England's canal system and to the North Sea at King's Lynn...
with only a pole and paddle to navigate the boat 1 miles (1.6 km). In Bike, teams must ride a tandem bicycle
Tandem bicycle
The tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement , not the number of riders. A bike with two riders side-by-side is called a sociable.-History:Patents related to tandem bicycles date from the late 19th...
on a marked 6 miles (9.7 km) course through Cambridge. At the end of either Detour, they would retrieve the next clue from under a bridge. In the Fast Forward, one team travelled to the Duxford Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum Duxford
Imperial War Museum Duxford is a branch of the Imperial War Museum near the village of Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England. Britain's largest aviation museum, Duxford houses the museum's large exhibits, including nearly 200 aircraft, military vehicles, artillery and minor naval vessels in seven...
and had to maneuver a tank
Tank
A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...
through a battlefield obstacle course. The first team to complete the task in 90 seconds or less would win the award. In this Roadblock, one team member had to compete in three traditional Scottish games
Highland games
Highland games are events held throughout the &Highland games are events held throughout the &Highland games are events held throughout the &(-è_çà in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. Certain...
. In the Caber toss
Caber toss
The caber toss is a traditional Irish athletic event practised at the Irish Highland Games involving the tossing of a large wooden pole called a caber. It is said to have developed from the need to toss logs across narrow chasms to cross them. In Irishtown the caber is usually made from a Larch tree...
, team members must throw a caber making a topple end over and having it land within the designated lines. In the hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
, team members had to throw a hammer so that it lands inside the box marked on the ground. In the shot put
Stone put
The stone put is one of the main Scottish heavy athletic events at modern-day Highland games gatherings. Similar to the shot put, the stone put more frequently uses an ordinary stone or rock instead of a steel ball...
, they had a toss a heavy rock forward to the finish line. Once the rock reaches the finish line, team members would get their next clue.
Additional note
- After the Detour, teams may take a charter bus to ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
for one of three departure times leaving at 7:30 pm, 10:00 pm and 1:00 am the following day.
Leg 4 (Scotland → Portugal)
- Stonehaven (Harbor) Aberdeen (Aberdeen AirportAberdeen AirportAberdeen Airport is an international airport, located at Dyce, a suburb of Aberdeen, Scotland, approximately northwest of Aberdeen city centre. 2.76 million passengers used Aberdeen Airport in 2010, a reduction of 7.4% compared with 2009, making it the 15th busiest airport in the UK...
) to PortoPortoPorto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
, PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
(Francisco Sá Carneiro AirportFrancisco Sá Carneiro AirportFrancisco Sá Carneiro Airport or simply Porto Airport is an international airport near Porto, Portugal. It is located approximately six miles northwest of Porto city centre, in the municipalities of Maia, Matosinhos and Vila do Conde and is run by ANA Aeroportos de Portugal...
) - Vila Nova de GaiaVila Nova de GaiaVila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia is a city in Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Portugal. It is located in the Porto District, south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper has a population of 178,255 and the municipality contains 24 parishes with a total...
(Calem Port Lodge) Porto (São Bento Train StationSão Bento Train StationThe São Bento Train Station is located in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Inaugurated in 1916, the historical station is known for its tile panels that depict scenes of the History of Portugal. It is located in the Almeida Garret Square, in the centre of the city...
) to LisbonLisbonLisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
(Santa Apolónia Station) - Lisbon (Estádio do ResteloEstádio do ResteloThe Estádio do Restelo is a multi-purpose stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 people and was built in 1956.It is situated behind the world-renowned Jerónimos Monastery in the Lisbon district of Santa Maria de Belém....
- Gate F) - Lisbon (Torre de Belém)
In this Detour, teams chose between Old School and New School. In Old School, teams loaded a barrel of port wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
weighing more than 90 lb (40.8 kg) onto a Portuguese boat, and helped to row it across. They then delivered it to O Muro restaurant in Porto. In New School, teams loaded crates of wine bottles onto one of the marked trucks and drove them to three different restaurants: Chez Lapin, Retiro dos Carvalhos, and Café Majestic in Porto. In both choices, teams had to get signatures to prove that they made the deliveries correctly. In this Roadblock, one team member had to enter one of the soccer goals
Goal (sport)
Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports. It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface where scoring occurs....
and block one penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
from a teenage Portuguese soccer player. Once the referee has determined that the goal was properly blocked, the team would receive their next clue.
Leg 5 (Portugal → Spain → Morocco)
- SintraSintraSintra is a town within the municipality of Sintra in the Grande Lisboa subregion of Portugal. Owing to its 19th century Romantic architecture and landscapes, becoming a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the urbanized suburbs and capital of Lisbon.In addition to...
(Cabo da RocaCabo da RocaCabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe...
) AlgecirasAlgecirasAlgeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest city on the Bay of Gibraltar . Port of Algeciras is one of the largest ports in Europe and in the world in three categories: container,...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
(Puerto Bahía de Algeciras) to TangierTangierTangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
, MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
(Port de Tangier) Tangier (Viajes Flandria) to FezFes, MoroccoFes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region....
(Fes el BaliFes el BaliFes el Bali is the oldest and walled part of Fes, Morocco. Fes el Bali was originally founded as the capital of the Idrisid Dynasty in between 789 and 808 AD...
) - Fez (Borj Nord )
In this Detour, teams chose between Ropes and Slopes. In Ropes, teams had take one of the shuttle buses to Urse cliffs and rappel down 300 ft (91.4 m) to the shore below. In Slopes, teams hiked down a sloping trail to the shore below. In this Roadblock, one team member had to go to Dar Dbagh Chouara Tannery and search through 25 vats of foul smelling dye
Dye
A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution, and requires a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber....
in order to find their next clue.
Additional task
- At the start of the leg, the clue received at the start point instructed teams to find "What is the Westernmost Point of Continental EuropeContinental EuropeContinental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands....
?" - refers to Cabo da RocaCabo da RocaCabo da Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost extent of mainland Portugal and continental Europe...
as their next destination. - At Viajes Flandria travel agency in Tangier, teams had to sign-up for charter busses departing one hour apart to the city of Fez. There is enough a room in the buses for only three teams each.
Leg 6 (Morocco)
- CasablancaCasablancaCasablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
(Hassan II MosqueHassan II MosqueThe Hassan II Mosque is a religious building in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the largest mosque in the country and the 7th largest mosque in the world. Its minaret is the world's tallest at .It stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic...
) Casablanca (Gare Casa VoyageursCasablanca VoyageursCasablanca Voyageurs is a station in the city of Casablanca, Morocco.The station is an important transfer-station connecting several main-lines of the Moroccan railway network....
) to MarrakechMarrakechMarrakech or Marrakesh , known as the "Ochre city", is the most important former imperial city in Morocco's history...
(Gare de MarrakechMarrakech railway stationStation Marrakesh is a railway station in Marrakech, Morocco; it is currently the southern end-point of the Moroccan railway system.The current station was opened on August 10, 2008.From Marrakech there is a direct rail link to Casablanca and Fes...
)- Marrakech (Market)
- near Marrakech (Palmerie Oasis)
- Marrakech (Café Glacier)
- Marrakech (Riad Catalina)
In this Detour, teams chose between Now You See It and Now You Don't. In Now You See It, teams chose a pair of horses and rode to a route marker that they are able to see. They would then dig for a clue painted on pottery which was hidden in the sand. In Now You Don't, teams choose a sand bike
All-terrain vehicle
An all-terrain vehicle , also known as a quad, quad bike, three wheeler, or four wheeler, is defined by the American National Standards Institute as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, with a seat that is straddled by the operator, along with handlebars for steering control...
and rode to a marked flag that they couldn't see and found a clue etched on a stone. They could then make a "rubbing" of the clue onto a piece of paper. In the Fast Forward, team members had to look through piles of carpets in a carpet shop to find the one with the Fast Forward design on it. In this Roadblock, one team member had to team up with a local food vendor and help assemble his stall. Then they had to sell 5 bowls of escargot, at a rate of MAD
Moroccan dirham
The dirham is the currency of Morocco. The plural form is pronounced darahim, although in French and English "dirhams" is commonly used. Its ISO 4217 code is "MAD". It is subdivided into 100 santimat . The dirham is issued by the Bank Al-Maghrib, the central bank of Morocco...
5 each (about 47 cents) and the vendor would give them their next clue.
Additional task
- The clue teams received following the Detour was written entirely in Arabic. The teams had to find a way to translate the clue before moving on.
Leg 7 (Morocco → Germany → Austria → Germany)
Mohammed V International Airport
Mohammed V International Airport is an airport operated by ONDA . Located in Province of Nouaceur, a suburb 30 km south-east of Casablanca, it is the busiest airport in Morocco with almost 7.25 million passengers passing through the airport in 2010...
) to Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(Munich International AirportMunich International Airport
Munich Airport , is located northeast of Munich, Germany, and is a hub for Lufthansa and Star Alliance partner airlines. It lies nearby the old city of Freising and is named in memory of politician Franz Josef Strauss...
)
- Munich (FriedensengelAngel of PeaceThe Angel of Peace is a monument in the Munich suburb of Bogenhausen. It is part of the Maximilian Park and a point de vue at the eastern end of a line of sight forming Prinzregentenstrasse. Next to the Isar, slightly elevated above street level, is an open space with a fountain; this has a dolphin...
)- Munich (Eisbach RiverEisbachThe Eisbach is a small man-made river in Munich. It flows through the park Englischer Garten and is a tributary of the Isar River. A manmade wave has been created on one section....
) Munich (München HauptbahnhofMünchen HauptbahnhofMunich Central Station is the main railway station of the city of Munich in Germany. It is one of the three long distance train stations in Munich, the others being München-Pasing and München Ost. The station sees about 350,000 passengers a day, which puts it on par with other large stations in...
) to InnsbruckInnsbruck- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
(Innsbruck HauptbahnhofInnsbruck Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof at Innsbruck, the capital city of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. Opened in 1853, it is one of the country's busiest railway stations, with around 25,000 passenger movements daily....
)
- Munich (Eisbach River
- Innsbruck (Annasäule )
- Innsbruck (Nord Park Seegrube Station)
- FüssenFüssenFüssen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, in the district of Ostallgäu situated from the Austrian border. It is located on the banks of the Lech river. The River Lech flows into the Forggensee...
, Germany (Schloss Bullachberg overlooking Neuschwanstein Castle)
In the Fast Forward, teams had to find a surfer riding on the curls of the Eisbach River
Eisbach
The Eisbach is a small man-made river in Munich. It flows through the park Englischer Garten and is a tributary of the Isar River. A manmade wave has been created on one section....
. Once they found him, they had to attract his attention and meet up with him to claim the Fast Forward award. In this Detour, teams chose between Sled and Skate. In Sled, teams took a bobsled down an Olympic bobsled track along with a team of bobsledders at speeds of 65 km/per hour. In Skate, teams went to an ice rink
Ice rink
An ice rink is a frozen body of water and/or hardened chemicals where people can skate or play winter sports. Besides recreational ice skating, some of its uses include ice hockey, figure skating and curling as well as exhibitions, contests and ice shows...
and had to run a skating relay with a pair of professional ice skaters
Ice skating
Ice skating is moving on ice by using ice skates. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including leisure, traveling, and various sports. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared indoor and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water, such as lakes and...
. In this Roadblock, one team member had to ride a gondola half-way up, put on safety gear and descend 230 ft (70.1 m) to the ground on a rescue cable to get their next clue.
Additional notes
- While most teams performed the entire leg into and back out of Austria, Flo & Zach took this leg's Fast Forward clue (located in Munich) and stayed in Germany, skipping Austria.
Additional task
- At the Friedensengel, teams had to find a children's puppet called KasperleKasperleKasperle is a famous and traditional puppet character from Austria and Germany. Its roots date to 17th century and was at times so popular that Kasperltheater was synonymous with puppet theater. Kasperltheater includes the following characters: Kasper, Gretel, Seppel, princess, king, witch, robber,...
. When they found him, the puppet would hand them their next clue.
Leg 8 (Germany → Switzerland)
- Füssen (Augustinerhof Farm) FriedrichshafenFriedrichshafenThis article is about a German town. For the Danish town, see Frederikshavn, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the...
to RomanshornRomanshornRomanshorn is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.-History:Romanshorn was probably settled in the 7th Century, and is first mentioned in 779 as Rumanishorn in a land grant from Waldrata to the Abbey of St. Gall. During the Late Middle Ages and until...
, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Romanshorn to SchaffhausenSchaffhausenSchaffhausen is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same name; it has an estimated population of 34,587 ....
(Train station) - Neuhausen am RheinfallNeuhausen am RheinfallNeuhausen am Rheinfall is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.The little town is well known for the Rhine Falls, a tourist attraction and mainland Europe's largest waterfall....
(RheinfallRhine FallsThe Rhine Falls is the largest plain waterfall in Europe.The falls are located on the Upper Rhine between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen, near the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland, between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich. They are 150 m ...
) Schaffhausen to ZürichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
(Zürich Hauptbahnhof) - Zürich (LindenhofLindenhofThe Lindenhof in the old town of Zürich is the historical site of the Roman castle, and the later Carolingian Kaiserpfalz. It is situated on the Lindenhof hill, to the left of the Limmat at the Schipfe....
) Zürich (Zürich Hauptbahnhof) to GrindelwaldGrindelwaldGrindelwald is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The village is located at above sea level in the Bernese Alps.-Winter sports:... - Grindelwald (Field)
- Grindelwald (Chalet Arnika)
In this Detour, teams chose between Count the Money and Run the Numbers. In Count the Money, teams had to count a large amount of Swiss currency
Swiss franc
The franc is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. Although not formally legal tender in the German exclave Büsingen , it is in wide daily use there...
inside of a jar. In Run the Numbers, teams had to search the streets around Zürich to find three different numbers: The number on the metal head statue on the intersection of Sihlstrasse and Bahnhofstrasse, the sum of the numbers on the north face of a clock on St. Peter's Church
St. Peter, Zürich
St. Peter is one of the four main churches of the old town of Zurich, besides Grossmünster, Fraumünster and Predigerkirche.Located next to the Lindenhof hill, site of the former Roman castle, it was built on the site of a temple to Iuppiter. An early church of 10 by 7 metres is archaeologically...
and the number of trees in Lindenhof marked with red ribbons. Both detour options gave the same number, which was used as a combination to open a safe containing the next clue. In this Roadblock, one team member had to "relive" the story of Swiss hero William Tell
William Tell
William Tell is a folk hero of Switzerland. His legend is recorded in a late 15th century Swiss chronicle....
by using a crossbow
Crossbow
A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts or quarrels. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which derived from the word ballista, a torsion engine resembling a crossbow in appearance.Historically, crossbows played a...
to shoot an apple
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
off a mannequin's head.
Additional Task
- At the farm in Füssen, teams had to search inside of a large hayHayHay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs...
stack for their next clue.
Leg 9 (Switzerland)
- Grindelwald (Gletscherschlucht)
- KanderstegKanderstegKandersteg is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located along the valley of the River Kander, west of the Jungfrau massif. It is noted for its spectacular mountain scenery and sylvan alpine landscapes. Tourism is a...
(Cabin)
- Kandersteg
- NioucAnniviersAnniviers is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed through the merger of six municipalities in Val d'Anniviers: Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie...
(Val d'AnniviersVal d'AnniviersThe val d'Anniviers is a Swiss alpine valley, situated in the district of Sierre in Valais, which extends south of the Rhône Valley. The valley was home to six municipalities: Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint-Jean, Saint-Luc, Vissoie, Vercorin and Zinal. The citizens of those municipalities agreed...
- Red Bridge) - VeytauxVeytauxVeytaux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.The Chateau of Chillon provides a marvelous view of the entire Lake of Geneva located in Avenue de Chillon.-Geography:...
(Château de Chillon) - MontreuxMontreuxMontreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :...
(Steamship Savoie)
In this Fast Forward, teams had to find a cheese making cabin in Kandersteg
Kandersteg
Kandersteg is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located along the valley of the River Kander, west of the Jungfrau massif. It is noted for its spectacular mountain scenery and sylvan alpine landscapes. Tourism is a...
and eat enough pieces of cheese from a wheel of cheese to completely reveal the Fast Forward award hidden underneath. In this Detour, teams chose between Extreme Swiss and Very Swiss. In Extreme Swiss, each team member had to walk onto a narrow red bridge and take the largest bungee jump in Europe 620 ft (189 m) into the gorge below. In Very Swiss, teams had to drive to a farm and chase after 75 goat
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
s. Each goat had a bell on its neck, but only some had keys in them. When they find a key, they could unlock their next clue. In this Roadblock, one team member had to assemble a Swiss army bike from a pile of parts with an identical bike to use as a reference. Once the expert has confirmed the bike has properly assembled, teams may ride their bikes to the next destination.
Additional task
- At Gletscherschlucht, teams had to venture into the gorge and find a key to unlock one of the marked cars.
- After the Detour and before heading to the teams' cars, they have the option to make one phone call to their family and friends back home using a T-MobileT-MobileT-Mobile International AG is a German-based holding company for Deutsche Telekom AG's various mobile communications subsidiaries outside Germany. Based in Bonn, Germany, its subsidiaries operate GSM and UMTS-based cellular networks in Europe, the United States, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
phoneMobile phoneA mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
. They had to complete the call before heading their next destination.
Leg 10 (Switzerland → Malaysia → Singapore)
- GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
(Jet d'EauJet d'EauThe Jet d'Eau is a large fountain in Geneva, Switzerland, and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site and on the official logo for Geneva's hosting of the 2008 UEFA Championships. It is also one of the largest fountains in the world...
) Geneva (Geneva Cointrin International AirportGeneva Cointrin International AirportGeneva International Airport , commonly known as Cointrin Airport, is an airport serving Geneva, Switzerland. It is located northwest of the city centre and has direct connections to motorways, bus lines and railways . Its northern limit runs along the Swiss-French border and the airport can be...
) to SepangSepangSepang is a town and district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. Formerly a small town, Sepang grew to several recent developments...
, Malaysia
(Kuala Lumpur International AirportKuala Lumpur International AirportKuala Lumpur International Airport , or KLIA serves the capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, and is one of Southeast Asia's largest airports. It is also Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in the Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about from Kuala Lumpur...
) - Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
(Petronas Twin TowersPetronas Twin TowersThe Petronas Towers are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
) - Kuala Lumpur (Ampang Park Shopping Center) Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur SentralKuala Lumpur SentralKuala Lumpur Sentral or Sentral Kuala Lumpur is a transit-oriented development that houses the main railway station of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Opened on 16 April 2001, despite its name it is actually even less central than the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, a colonial-era...
) to SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
(Tanjong Pagar railway stationTanjong Pagar railway stationTanjong Pagar railway station , also called Keppel Road railway station or Singapore railway station, was until 30 June 2011 the southern terminus of the network operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu , the main railway operator in Malaysia. The land on which the station and the KTM railway tracks are...
) - Singapore (National Orchid GardenSingapore Botanic GardensThe Singapore Botanic Gardens is a 74-hectare botanical garden in Singapore. It is half the size of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew or around one-fifth the size of Central Park in New York. It is the only botanic garden in the world that opens from 5 a.m...
) - Singapore (Suntec CitySuntec CitySuntec City is a major multi-use development located in Marina Centre, a subzone of the Downtown Core Planning Area in Singapore.- Design :Suntec City was designed by Tsao & McKown Architects with emphasis on Chinese geomancy . The five buildings and the convention center are arranged so that they...
- Fountain of WealthFountain of WealthThe Fountain of Wealth is listed by the Guinness Book of Records in 1998 as the largest fountain in the world. It is located in one of Singapore's largest shopping malls, Suntec City....
) - Singapore (Mount FaberMount FaberMount Faber is a hill about 105 metres in height in Singapore, located near the Bukit Merah planning area in the Central Region. It overlooks the Telok Blangah area, and the western parts of the Central Area...
)
In this Detour, teams chose between Dry and Wet. In Dry, teams drove to the apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
s in Choa Chu Kang
Choa Chu Kang
Choa Chu Kang is a major residential town and neighbourhood and is a suburban area in the West Region of Singapore...
which are located near several streets with similar, almost identical, names. Once inside, they would need to locate Unit #10-137 containing Singaporean TV star Phua Chu Kang
Phua Chu Kang
Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short , was a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The show debuted in Singapore in 1997. A sequel, Phua Chu Kang Sdn...
. However, the elevators in the flat didn't stop at all floors, making it more difficult for teams to find the unit. In Wet, teams drove to the Singapore Zoo
Singapore Zoo
The Singapore Zoo , formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens and commonly known locally as the Mandai Zoo, occupies 28 hectares of land on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area. The zoo was built at a cost of S$9m granted by...
and had to find "Mermaids of the Sea". They had to figure out that they were looking for the manatee
Manatee
Manatees are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows...
enclosure and had to swim through the pool to get the clue on the other side. In this Leg's Roadblock, which was shown on television as a miscellaneous task after the Detour, one team member also had to retrieve a clue from the middle of the Fountain of Wealth
Fountain of Wealth
The Fountain of Wealth is listed by the Guinness Book of Records in 1998 as the largest fountain in the world. It is located in one of Singapore's largest shopping malls, Suntec City....
.
Additional tasks
- At Jet d'Eau, teams received a flagFlag of Malaysia-Flag anthem:The Jalur Gemilang flag anthem was introduced in 1997. The lyrics were written by Pak Ngah.-Original lyrics:-Flag anthem:The Jalur Gemilang flag anthem was introduced in 1997. The lyrics were written by Pak Ngah.-Original lyrics:-Flag anthem:...
representing their next destination country; teams had to use it to figure out where to go next. - At the Petronas Twin Towers, teams had to find a local and have them take their picture in front of the towers, using a Kodak EasyShareKodak EasyShareKodak EasyShare is a sub brand of Eastman Kodak Company products identifying a consumer photography system of digital cameras, snapshot thermal printers, snapshot thermal printer docks, all-in-one inkjet printers, accessories, camera docks, software, and online print services. The brand was...
Digital Camera. - At the Ampang Park Shopping Center, teams had find a Kodak shop where they could develop their pictures of the Petronas Towers. The clue would be printed on the back of the photo.
Leg 11 (Singapore → Vietnam)
Singapore Changi Airport
Singapore Changi Airport , Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, it is about north-east from the commercial centre in Changi, on a site....
) to Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
(Tan Son Nhat International AirportTan Son Nhat International Airport
Tan Son Nhat International Airport is Vietnam's largest international airport in terms of area . It has a handling capacity of 15-17 million passengers per year, compared with the capacity of Hanoi - Noi Bai airport of 8 million passengers and Da Nang's 2 million passengers...
)
- Ho Chi Minh City (Rex Square - Bac HoHo Chi MinhHồ Chí Minh , born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Marxist-Leninist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam...
Statue) - Cái BèCai BeCái Bè is a river-land mixed town in Vietnam. It is a rural district of Tien Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. Along the river, there are docks that handle passengers and goods, and the floating market...
(Mekong DeltaMekong DeltaThe Mekong Delta is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southwestern Vietnam of . The size of the area covered by water depends on the season.The...
) - Ho Chi Minh City (2A Ton Duc Thang Street at the edge of Saigon RiverSaigon RiverThe Saigon River is a river located in southern Vietnam that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia, flows south and south-southeast for about 140 miles and empties into the Nha Be River, which in its turn empties into the South China Sea some 20 km north-east of the Mekong Delta.The...
) - Ho Chi Minh City (Café Thu Thiem)
In this Detour, teams chose between Easy Buy and Hard Sell. In Easy Buy, teams chose a sampan and rode it into a floating market looking for a vendor who sells water coconuts (called in Vietnamese). They had to buy one at any price they could. In Hard Sell, teams chose a shoulder basket and carried fruit into the market area and attempted to sell the fruit for money. Teams had to raise 40,000₫ (dong VND - $2.50) by selling as much fruit as was needed. At the end, teams brought the money back to a woman who would verify their earnings and give them their next clue. In this Roadblock, one team member had to drive a cyclo
Cycle rickshaw
The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport; it is also known by a variety of other names such as velotaxi, pedicab, bikecab, cyclo, becak, trisikad, or trishaw or, simply, rickshaw which also refers to auto rickshaws, and the, now uncommon, rickshaws pulled by a person on foot...
and transport their teammate through a marked course, which included a ride on a ferry over Saigon River. Both team members could then run to the next pit stop.
Leg 12 (Vietnam)
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon Train StationSaigon Railway Station
Saigon Railway Station is a railway station in District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This station is the largest and most important railroad transportation hub of Vietnam as Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city and the economic center of Vietnam. The station was constructed in early 1930s by the...
) to Huế
Hue
Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...
(Hue Train Station
Hue Railway Station
Hue Railway Station is a railway station in the city of Huế, Vietnam. Street address is 2 Bui Thi Xuan Street, Hue, Thua Thien-Hue Province, Vietnam. The station was built by the French colonists during French Indochina period. The station is influenced by French architecture and is today...
)
- Huế (Imperial City - Hien Lam Cac Pavilion)
- Nam O, Da NangDa NangĐà Nẵng , occasionally Danang, is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River. It is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port and its location on the path of...
(Bridge) - Hội AnHoi AnHội An , or rarely Faifo, is a city of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. It is located in Quang Nam province and is home to approximately 120,000 inhabitants...
(Dock in Bach Dang Street to middle of Thu Bồn RiverThu Bồn RiverThe Thu Bồn River is a river in central Vietnam, located near Quang Nam Province.From its source near the border of Quang Nam and Quảng Ngãi provinces, it flows northwest through Bắc Trà My, Phú Ninh, Hiệp Đức and Quế Sơn districts; turning northeast, it forms the border between Đại Lộc district...
; Boat Quay) - Hội An (Thu Bồn River - Fishing Platform)
- Hội An (China Beach)
In this Detour, teams chose between Basket Boats and Basket Bikes. In Basket Boats, each team member had to figure out how to cross a river in basket boats to the clue box on a nearby island. In Basket Bikes, each team member took a bicycle laden with dozens of shrimp baskets and had to travel down the street to the clue box, 1 miles (1.6 km) away. In this Roadblock, one team member had to climb onto a Vietnamese fishing platform and use a wooden winch to raise the fishing net
Fishing net
A fishing net or fishnet is a net that is used for fishing. Fishing nets are meshes usually formed by knotting a relatively thin thread. Modern nets are usually made of artificial polyamides like nylon, although nets of organic polyamides such as wool or silk thread were common until recently and...
out of the water. The clue was dangling underneath.
Leg 13 (Vietnam → United States)
- Da Nang (Quang Minh Temple) Da Nang (Da Nang train stationDa Nang Railway StationDa Nang Railway Station is one of the main railway stations on the North-South Railway in Vietnam. It serves the city of Da Nang....
) to HanoiHanoiHanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
(Hanoi train stationHanoi Railway StationHanoi Railway Station is one of the main railway stations on the North-South Railway in Vietnam. It serves the city of Hanoi. The station is located at 120 Le Duan Street, Cua Nam Ward, Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi and is the starting point of five railway lines leading to almost every Vietnamese...
) Hanoi (Noi Bai International AirportNoi Bai International AirportNoi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is the largest in the north of the country. It is 28 miles from the city centre. The travel time from the city centre is 30–45 minutes.-Facilities:...
) to HonoluluHonolulu, HawaiiHonolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
, HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, USA (Honolulu International AirportHonolulu International AirportHonolulu International Airport is the principal aviation gateway of the City & County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaii and is identified as one of the busiest airports in the United States, with traffic now exceeding 21 million passengers a year and rising.It is located in the Honolulu...
) - Haleiwa (Puaena Point) Honolulu (Honolulu International AirportHonolulu International AirportHonolulu International Airport is the principal aviation gateway of the City & County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaii and is identified as one of the busiest airports in the United States, with traffic now exceeding 21 million passengers a year and rising.It is located in the Honolulu...
) to KauaiKauaiKauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...
(Lihue Airport) - Kauai (Wailua FallsWailua FallsWailua Falls is an 80-foot waterfall located in Kauai, Hawaii that feeds into the Wailua River.There is a path to the bottom of the falls, but it is muddy, slippery and dangerous. Some hikers have strung ropes along the path, but officials come by every so often and cut them. In ancient times,...
) Kauai (Lihue Airport) to SeattleSeattle, WashingtonSeattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, Washington (Seattle-Tacoma International AirportSeattle-Tacoma International AirportThe Seattle–Tacoma International Airport , also known as Sea–Tac Airport or Sea–Tac , is an American airport located in SeaTac, Washington, at the intersections of State Routes 99 and 509 and 518, about west of Interstate 5...
) - Seattle (Kerry ParkKerry Park (Seattle)Kerry Park is a park on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, located at the corner of 2nd Avenue W. and W. Highland Drive. According to a plaque on a wall in the park, "Kerry Park [was] given to the City in 1927 by Mr. and Mrs...
) - Seattle (International Fountain, Seattle CenterSeattle CenterSeattle Center is a park and arts and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington. The campus is the site used in 1962 by the Century 21 Exposition. It is located just north of Belltown in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood.-Attractions:...
) - Seattle (Lincoln ParkLincoln Park (Seattle)Lincoln Park is a 135 acre park in West Seattle between Fauntleroy Way S.W. and Puget Sound. One of Seattle's largest parks, attractions include the paved walkway along the beach, tennis courts, baseball fields, picnic shelters, and a heated salt-water swimming pool during the summer...
) - Seattle (Gas Works ParkGas Works ParkGas Works Park in Seattle, Washington is a 19.1 acre public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of the Wallingford neighborhood. Gas Works park contains remnants of the sole remaining coal...
)
In this Detour, teams chose between Quick Drop and Slow Walk. In Quick Drop, teams took a quick drop 160 ft (48.8 m) to the Falls below on a zipline. After the drop, teams have to swim to shore and followed the flags to the clue behind the waterfall. In Slow Walk, teams walked down a marked trail to the same clue. In the season's final Roadblock, one team member had to choose a totem pole
Totem pole
Totem poles are monumental sculptures carved from large trees, mostly Western Red Cedar, by cultures of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America...
and spin the animal faces so that they are ordered in the same chronological order that they appeared in the race. The totem poles featured donkeys (From leg 1 in Mexico), dolphins (From leg 2 in Mexico), horses (From leg 6 in Morocco), goats (From leg 9 in Switzerland) and manatees (From leg 10 in Singapore). When the animals are in the correct order, the mouth of the bottom of the pole opened to reveal the final clue.
Additional task
- At the Puaena Point, teams must get a blessing from a traditional Hawaiian priest known as KahunaKahunaKahuna is a Hawaiian word, defined in the as a "Priest, sorcerer, magician, wizard, minister, expert in any profession." Forty different types of kahuna are listed in the book, Tales from the Night Rainbow...
, who would give them the next clue.