The Amazing Race 13
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The Amazing Race 13 is the 13th installment of the reality television
competition series The Amazing Race
. It featured 11 teams of two, each with a preexisting relationship, in a race around the world.
The 13th season was part of the fall line-up for 2008-09 season and premiered Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT starting on September 28, 2008
and the season finale aired on December 7, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Siblings Nick and Starr Spangler were the winners of this Race. Their total of seven 1st-place leg finishes (including the final leg) is tied with Meghan and Cheyne from TAR 15 as the strongest showing in Race history .
Excluding the Family Edition, Starr remains the youngest person ever to win the Amazing Race, at age 21 during the race.
and Kazakhstan
for the first time, as well as Brazil
, New Zealand
, India
, and Russia
, with the finish line in Portland
, Oregon
. CBS
had originally planned to only air one installment of The Amazing Race (Season 12
) in the 2007-08 season, but due to the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike, CBS ordered a 13th installment as a replacement for programs affected by the strike. CBS greenlit the 13th installment on December 9, 2007. Race locations were scouted in January 2008 and filming took place between April
and May 2008.
This is only the second Race to circumnavigate the world westward (The Amazing Race 10
was the first, and followed by later seasons).
This was the first Race in which an eliminated team was absent from the Finish Line to cheer on the final 3 teams, as Dallas (of Toni & Dallas) had misplaced his passport and the team's money in Russia on the penultimate leg. This had been hinted at in promotional materials aired before the Race began, where CBS revealed that one team made "an unprecedented mistake that ultimately prohibit[ed] them from joining their fellow Racers at the finish line." In a post-Race interview, Dallas revealed that the loss of the passport and money was partly caused by the changing of a microphone battery by production. The passport was eventually turned in to the U.S. Embassy in Russia
, but it was still too late for him and his mother to join their fellow racers at the finish line. Starr revealed in a post-race interview that Toni and Dallas joined the other racers in Portland, Oregon
at a party the night following the end of the race. This incident also happened separately on Season 15 (surprise elimination on leg 1 where one team was eliminated at the starting line and opted to quit the show instead, and passport mishaps on leg 4 where the 1st place team realized that one of their passports was missing and was eliminated before they could find it).
Post-race interviews revealed that Starr and Dallas – who competed on opposing teams – have been long-distance dating for six months since the show completed taping.
Andrew & Dan stated in a post-race interview that the second U-Turn was available on Leg 9 but it was not used by any teams, thus it was not aired in the show.
This was also the first season in the show's history not to use a U-Turn after its first incarnation since Season 12.
.
The cast featured a pair of fraternity brothers, a team of married hippies, southern belles, businesswomen divorcees and a retired NFL
player hoping to reconnect with his estranged wife while on the Race.
The show also featured John Keoghan, host Phil Keoghan's
father, as the local greeter at Te Puke in Keoghan's native New Zealand.
This is the only Race cast after The Amazing Race: All-Stars
that was not represented in The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business
.
Winner Nick Spangler recently opened on Broadway in the new musical The Book of Mormon.
prior to the premiere. Unlike other seasons, CBS provided a location map to viewers of where the Race would be traveling prior to the start of the season.
.
in Acapulco
, Mexico
to await the finale. Subsequent eliminated teams telephoned the villa to inform the teams at the villa of their elimination, but continued to run the race as decoys to throw off spoilers to the final outcome of the race. The sequestered teams met up with the decoy teams in the final destination city to cheer on the final three teams as they crossed the Finish Line, with the exception of Toni & Dallas, who were still stuck in Russia after their elimination due to the loss of Dallas' passport.
CBS posted short videos on its website after each episode aired in the Pacific Time Zone
to show the eliminated teams interacting at the villa.
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Hard Way Up or Soft Way Down. In Hard Way Up, teams emulated a religious ceremony by climbing the Escadaria do Passo on their hands and knees. At the top, teams were asked a mystery question (How many stairs have you climbed?). Teams would receive their next clue by answering correctly; if they answered incorrectly, they had to climb the staircase again. The correct answer was 53. In Soft Way Down, teams had to go to the top of the Elevador Lacerda (an outdoor elevator) and climb down a 240-foot-tall cargo net.
Additional tasks
Salvador (Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport) to Fortaleza
, Ceará
(Pinto Martins International Airport
)
In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Beach It or Docket. In Beach It, teams had to travel to Pecém Beach and move a traditional Brazilian sailboat known as a jangada
by placing logs underneath it to roll it along into an inlet in order to receive their next clue. In Docket, teams had to travel to nearby Port of Pecem
and search in a computer database for a specific ID number
for a shipping container
that held their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to find the name of their next destination hidden amongst several advertisements painted on the wall of the Parque de Vaquejada Gera Arruda. If they chose the right advertisement, a painter would give them their next clue.
Additional Tasks
Fortaleza (Pinto Martins International Airport) to La Paz
, Bolivia
(El Alto International Airport
)
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Musical March or Bumpy Ride. In Musical March, teams had to make their way on foot to three plazas (Plaza del Estudiante, Plaza Bolivia and Plaza Isabela la Católica) several blocks apart where they needed to gather and lead a marching band through the city to a band leader at la Plaza Abaroa where they could exchange the band members for their next clue. In Bumpy Ride, teams had to make their way on foot to Mercado de las Brujas where they had to ride a traditional wooden bicycle down the steep cobblestone streets to la Plaza Abaroa to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to learn six wrestling moves from luchadoras
called the Fighting Cholitas
(cholitas luchadoras). After performing these moves in the ring, they were given their next clue. If they failed at performing the move, they had to go back and train with the Fighting Cholita again before returning to the ring.
Additional tasks
La Paz (El Alto International Airport) to Auckland
, New Zealand
(Auckland Airport)
The first Fast Forward of this season required a team to climb the mast of the Sky Tower
to retrieve a Travelocity
Roaming Gnome from the top of the tower. Once completed, the team would win the Fast Forward and received a helicopter ride to the Pit Stop. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to correctly match the tā moko
tattoo
on a Māori warrior's face with one depicted in their clue, amongst several hundred performing the traditional haka
dance. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Matter of Time or Matter of Skill. In Matter of Time, teams had to use their feet to crush a vat of kiwifruit
to produce 12 quarts of juice, and each member had to drink a glass upon completion before receiving their next clue. In Matter of Skill, teams had to assemble two Blokart
s, and each member had to complete three laps around a track before receiving their next clue.
Additional tasks
Auckland (Auckland Airport) to Siem Reap
, Cambodia
(Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport
)
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Village Life or Village Work. In Village Life, teams had to retrieve a set of toy teeth from a dentist, a doll from a tailor, and a basketball from a floating basketball court all on Tonlé Sap
. Each team member had to score a basket before returning all the items they had collected to the Siem Reap Harbor where they would receive their next clue. In Village Work, teams had to go into Tonlé Sap and retrieve two full baskets of fish from underwater and return them to the Siem Reap Harbor to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to go into Angkor Wat
and find an echo chamber where if they beat their chest, it would echo in the room. They could then pick up a stone frieze
displaying their next clue on the reverse.
Additional tasks
Siem Reap (Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport) to Delhi
, India
(Indira Gandhi International Airport
)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to repaint black portions of a tuk tuk
green, to show that the tuk tuks had switched to using natural gas
as fuel. To paint it green, the team member had to cover up all of the glass and wheels of the tuk tuk before spray painting. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Launder Money or Launder Clothes. In Launder Money, teams had to make a traditional Indian wedding necklace by stapling ten rupee
notes to the necklace that added up to 780, and then find their way to find the newlywed couple in the banquet hall under the chaotic crowds and present them the necklace to receive their next clue. In Launder Clothes, teams had to use a traditional charcoal iron to press 20 pieces of clothing in order to receive their next clue from a laundry woman.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to find an envelope marked "The Amazing Race" among several marked "Try Again" raised on ladders amongst celebrators of Holi
, the Festival of Colours, while being bombarded with the traditional colored dyes and water. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Bleary Eyed and Teary Eyed. In Bleary Eyed, teams had to follow a series of power lines, keeping mark of the numbered tags hanging from the power lines in Nai Sarak
Street. They then reported these numbers to a power company official and plugged in a musical Ganesh statue to receive their next clue in New India Stationers in Chawri Bazar
. In Teary Eyed, teams had to find a store named Ram Bhandar in a spice market and transport 40 pounds (18.1 kg) bags of chili pepper
s to a location a quarter of a mile away in Shwan Kumar and Sons and then grind them into chili powder with a mortar and pestle
to receive their next clue. This leg's Speed Bump task required Ken & Tina to serve holy water
to hundreds of Sikh
s at the Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib (at the site in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi) until they satisfied the waiting crowd.
Additional task
Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport) to Almaty
, Kazakhstan
(Almaty International Airport
)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member would search among 30,000 chickens for one of seven golden eggs to get their next clue. The last Fast Forward on leg had teams travel to the Alasha Restaurant and eat a serving of Korduk, a local Kazakh
delicacy, which includes fat from the rear end of a sheep. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Play Like Mad or Act Like Fools. In Play Like Mad, teams had travel to the State Museum of National Musical Instruments and learn to play a traditional folk tune on the dombra
and the shang-kobuz
which they then play for locals and earn tips totalling 200 tenge (about the equivalent of $1.50) in a park to receive their next clue. In Act Like Fools, teams had to put on a two-person cow costume at the Almaty State Puppet Theater and travel across town to a milk stand where they had to drink an entire glass of milk. At the bottom of the glass was the name of their next destination - the Zelyony Bazar (Green Market), where they had to find the meat section to receive their next clue, keeping the costume's head with them to the Pit Stop. Teams who chose this Detour were required to take the dombra with them to the Pit Stop.
Additional task
Almaty (Almaty International Airport) to Moscow
, Russia
(Sheremetyevo International Airport
)
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Boots or Borscht
, both of which required that the teams dress in a Russian military uniform. In Boots, teams had to learn a Russian marching routine and perform the routine perfectly along with a drill team to receive their next clue. In Borscht, teams had to serve 75 soldiers a bowl of borscht each to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to carry fifty 55 pounds (24.9 kg) bags of flour into a bakery and lay them down on the floor to receive their next clue from the baker.
Additional task
In this leg's final Roadblock, one team member had to count the number of Vladimir Lenin
and Joseph Stalin
statues in the park, then proceed to an antique book shop named Bukinist in Arbat Street
. The numbers of Lenin and Stalin statues were to be the tens and ones digit
s, respectively, of a number that they then had to tell the bookstore manager; if incorrect, a 10 minute penalty would be issued before another guess could be made. If correct, the team member would receive a copy of The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov
, and flip to the page of the correct answer (62) to find a clue about their next destination - Bulgakov's old flat - where their teammate and next clue would be waiting. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Ride the Rails or Ride the Lines. In Ride the Rails, teams had to travel by the Moscow Metro
from Sokolniki
to Ulitsa 1905 Goda
where they could pick up a samosa
from a marked snack stand. The wrapper then directed them to go to Kitay-Gorod
and give the samosa to a babushka
near the statue of Saints Cyril and Methodius
in Slavyanskaya Square
who would give them their next clue. In Ride the Lines, teams had to travel by trolleybus
from Sokolniki to Krasnoselskaya
Station to find a key maker who would give them a key. The keytag directed them to Rizhskaya
Station where their key would open up a locker. At the end of both Detours, teams received a photo of the VDNKh Metro Station
and were told to search the grounds of the station to find their next clue. This leg's Speed Bump task required Dan & Andrew to learn, and then perform a traditional Russian dance to the satisfaction of the choreographer.
Additional tasks
Moscow (Domodedovo International Airport
) to Portland
, Oregon
, USA
(Portland International Airport
)
In this leg's Detour, teams chose from either High & Dry or Low & Wet. In High & Dry, teams had to climb up a tree to a certain height where they had to balance themselves on a log and then jump off the end to each grab a half of their next clue. In Low & Wet, teams had to make their way on foot on logs floating on a river, a distance of 800 feet and retrieve the clue from an island.
Additional tasks
Reality television
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competition series 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...
. It featured 11 teams of two, each with a preexisting relationship, in a race around the world.
The 13th season was part of the fall line-up for 2008-09 season and premiered Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT starting on September 28, 2008
2008 in television
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and the season finale aired on December 7, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Siblings Nick and Starr Spangler were the winners of this Race. Their total of seven 1st-place leg finishes (including the final leg) is tied with Meghan and Cheyne from TAR 15 as the strongest showing in Race history .
Excluding the Family Edition, Starr remains the youngest person ever to win the Amazing Race, at age 21 during the race.
Development and filming
The Amazing Race 13 lasted for 23 days and traveled over 40,000 miles. The teams raced in eight countries, including Boliva, CambodiaCambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
and Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
for the first time, as well as Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, with the finish line in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
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. CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
had originally planned to only air one installment of The Amazing Race (Season 12
The Amazing Race 12
The Amazing Race 12 is the twelfth installment of winning reality television show The Amazing Race.The 12th season premiered on November 4, 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. It took the timeslot of the canceled CBS series Viva Laughlin. The finale aired on January 20, 2008 at 8 p.m...
) in the 2007-08 season, but due to the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike, CBS ordered a 13th installment as a replacement for programs affected by the strike. CBS greenlit the 13th installment on December 9, 2007. Race locations were scouted in January 2008 and filming took place between April
April 2008
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and May 2008.
This is only the second Race to circumnavigate the world westward (The Amazing Race 10
The Amazing Race 10
The Amazing Race 10 is the tenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 10 features twelve teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world....
was the first, and followed by later seasons).
This was the first Race in which an eliminated team was absent from the Finish Line to cheer on the final 3 teams, as Dallas (of Toni & Dallas) had misplaced his passport and the team's money in Russia on the penultimate leg. This had been hinted at in promotional materials aired before the Race began, where CBS revealed that one team made "an unprecedented mistake that ultimately prohibit[ed] them from joining their fellow Racers at the finish line." In a post-Race interview, Dallas revealed that the loss of the passport and money was partly caused by the changing of a microphone battery by production. The passport was eventually turned in to the U.S. Embassy in Russia
Embassy of the United States in Moscow
The Embassy of the United States in Moscow is the diplomatic mission of the United States to the Russian Federation. It is located in the Presnensky District in the city center of Moscow. Its address is: Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok No...
, but it was still too late for him and his mother to join their fellow racers at the finish line. Starr revealed in a post-race interview that Toni and Dallas joined the other racers in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
at a party the night following the end of the race. This incident also happened separately on Season 15 (surprise elimination on leg 1 where one team was eliminated at the starting line and opted to quit the show instead, and passport mishaps on leg 4 where the 1st place team realized that one of their passports was missing and was eliminated before they could find it).
Post-race interviews revealed that Starr and Dallas – who competed on opposing teams – have been long-distance dating for six months since the show completed taping.
Andrew & Dan stated in a post-race interview that the second U-Turn was available on Leg 9 but it was not used by any teams, thus it was not aired in the show.
This was also the first season in the show's history not to use a U-Turn after its first incarnation since Season 12.
Cast
Applications for The Amazing Race 13 were due on November 27, 2007. Semi-finalist interviews were held in December 2007 and January 2008 and final casting interviews took place in February 2008, in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
The cast featured a pair of fraternity brothers, a team of married hippies, southern belles, businesswomen divorcees and a retired NFL
National Football League
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player hoping to reconnect with his estranged wife while on the Race.
The show also featured John Keoghan, host Phil Keoghan's
Phil Keoghan
Philip John "Phil" Keoghan is a New Zealand-born television personality, best known for hosting the U.S. version of The Amazing Race on CBS, since its 2001 debut. He is also the creator and host of No Opportunity Wasted, which has been produced in the United States, New Zealand, and Canada...
father, as the local greeter at Te Puke in Keoghan's native New Zealand.
This is the only Race cast after The Amazing Race: All-Stars
The Amazing Race 11
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that was not represented in The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business
The Amazing Race 18
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.
Winner Nick Spangler recently opened on Broadway in the new musical The Book of Mormon.
Marketing
CBS heavily promoted the new season, including placing advertising on the top of three hangar buildings at Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles International Airport
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prior to the premiere. Unlike other seasons, CBS provided a location map to viewers of where the Race would be traveling prior to the start of the season.
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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Nick & Starr | Siblings | 1st | 6th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | Nick 5, Starr 3 |
| Ken Ken Greene Ken Edward Greene is a former professional American football player who played safety for the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Chargers .... & Tina |
Separated | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | Ken 4, Tina 4 | |
| Andrew & Dan | Frat Fraternities and sororities Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations... Boys |
7th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | Andrew 6, Dan 3 | |
| Toni & Dallas | Mother/Son | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | Toni 4, Dallas 5 | ||
| Terence & Sarah | Newly Dating | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | Terence 3, Sarah 4 | ||||
| Kelly & Christy | Divorcee Divorcee Divorcee, refers to a person whose marriage has ended in divorce, a legal dissolution of marriage before death by either spouse. The feminine form is "divorcée", and the masculine "divorcé". At one time the term had negative cultural and religious associations... s |
5th | 7th | 8th | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | Kelly 3, Christy 3 | |||||
| Aja & Ty | Dating Long Distance | 8th | 4th | 5th | 7th | Aja 2, Ty 2 | |||||||
| Marisa & Brooke | Southern Belles | 10th | 9th | 4th | Marisa 2, Brooke 1 | ||||||||
| Mark & Bill | Best Friends | 4th | 2nd | Mark 1, Bill 1 | |||||||||
| Anthony & Stephanie | Dating | 9th | Anthony 1, Stephanie 0 | ||||||||||
| Anita & Arthur | Married Beekeeper Beekeeper A beekeeper is a person who keeps honey bees for the purposes of securing commodities such as honey, beeswax, pollen, royal jelly; pollinating fruits and vegetables; raising queens and bees for sale to other farmers; and/or for purposes satisfying natural scientific curiosity... s |
Anita 0, Arthur 0 | |||||||||||
- A team placement indicates that the team was eliminated.
- A indicates that the team won a Fast Forward clue.
- An team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
- A means the team chose to use a U-Turn; indicates the team who received it; around a leg number indicates a leg where the U-Turn was available but not used.
- Kelly & Christy were not shown in the broadcast when they arrived at the clue box, which was at Pelourinho, but we did see them complete the Soft Way Down Detour while they were currently in 5th place.
- Mark & Bill initially arrived 8th, but were issued a 30 minute penalty for taking a taxi instead of going on foot to Bumpy Ride the Detour. During this time, Kelly & Christy – the only team trailing them at that point – were able to check in and Mark & Bill were eliminated before the 30 minutes elapsed.
- Nick & Starr initially arrived 5th at the Pit Stop, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for speeding. This did not affect their placement and was not in the broadcast.
- Terence & Sarah initially arrived 3rd, but were given a 30-minute penalty for speeding was issued at the start of the next leg. They thus departed 5th in the next leg.
- Andrew & Dan initially arrived 4th, but took a taxi to the Pit Stop instead of going on foot as stated on the clue. Instead of waiting out a 30 minute penalty, Phil told them to go back to the end of the Detour and walk back to the Pit Stop. This did not affect their placement.
- Ken & Tina initially arrived 3rd but had missed the clue directing them to the Pit Stop, having arrived there by chance while searching for the clue. They were required to retrieve the missed clue at the end of the Detour and return to the Pit Stop. This did not affect their placement.
- Toni & Dallas were initially denied their clue at the Detour starting point for taking the Metro instead of a taxi and the lady with a Shetland PonyShetland ponyThe Shetland pony is a breed of pony originating in the Shetland Isles. Shetlands range in size from a minimum height of approximately 28 inches to an official maximum height of 42 inches at the withers. Shetland ponies have heavy coats, short legs and are considered quite intelligent...
required them to go back to the end of the Roadblock and return to the Detour starting point via taxi. Later then, when all the other teams had checked in at the Pit Stop, Phil came to the Rizhskaya Station and eliminated them while they were still performing the Ride the Lines Detour.
Episode title quotes
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.- "Bees Are Much Calmer Than All This!" – Anita
- "Do You Like American Candy?" – Marisa
- "Did You Push My Sports Bra Off the Ledge?" – Christy
- "I Wonder If They Like Blondes in New Zealand?" – Marisa
- "Do It Like a Madman" – Dan
- "Please Hold While I Singe My Skull" – Christy
- "My Nose Is on Fire" – Sarah
- "I’m Like an Angry Cow" – Terence
- "That Is Studly" – Andrew
- "You're Gonna Get Me Killed" – Tina
- "You Look Like Peter PanPeter PanPeter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
" – Starr
Prizes
The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. All trips are sponsored by TravelocityTravelocity
Travelocity is an online travel agency and wholly owned subsidiary of Sabre Holdings Corporation, which was a publicly traded company until taken private by Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group in March 2007...
.
- Leg 1 – A trip for two to BelizeBelizeBelize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...
- Leg 2 – An off-road vehicleOff-road vehicleAn off-road vehicle is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and off paved or gravel surface. It is generally characterized by having large tires with deep, open treads, a flexible suspension, or even caterpillar tracks...
for each team member - Leg 3 – A trip for two to Cabo San LucasCabo San LucasCabo San Lucas , commonly called Cabo, is a city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, in the municipality of Los Cabos in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,463 people...
, 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... - Leg 4 – A trip for two to Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, during CarnavalRio CarnivalThe Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is a world famous festival held before Lent every year and considered the biggest carnival in the world with two million people per day on the streets. The first festivals of Rio date back to 1723.-Samba schools:... - Leg 5 – A trip for two to St. JohnSaint John, U.S. Virgin IslandsSaint John is an island in the Caribbean Sea and a constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands , an unincorporated territory of the United States. St...
, US Virgin Islands - Leg 6 – An environmentally friendly electric carElectric carAn electric car is an automobile which is propelled by electric motor, using electrical energy stored in batteries or another energy storage device. Electric cars were popular in the late-19th century and early 20th century, until advances in internal combustion engine technology and mass...
for each team member - Leg 7 – A trip for two 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",...
, 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... - Leg 8 – A 180-horsepower waverunnerWaveRunnerWaveRunner 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....
for each team member - Leg 9 – A trip for two to Punta CanaPunta CanaPunta Cana is part of the newly created Punta Cana-Bávaro-Veron-Macao municipal district in La Altagracia, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. The area is best known for its beaches and balnearios, which face both the Caribbean and Atlantic, and it has been a popular tourist...
, Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... - Leg 10 – A trip for two to AnguillaAnguillaAnguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...
- Leg 11 – $1,000,000
Elimination Station
The first five teams eliminated were sequestered at a villaVilla
A villa was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the fall of the Roman Republic, villas became small farming compounds, which were increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity,...
in Acapulco
Acapulco
Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history...
, Mexico
Mexico
The 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...
to await the finale. Subsequent eliminated teams telephoned the villa to inform the teams at the villa of their elimination, but continued to run the race as decoys to throw off spoilers to the final outcome of the race. The sequestered teams met up with the decoy teams in the final destination city to cheer on the final three teams as they crossed the Finish Line, with the exception of Toni & Dallas, who were still stuck in Russia after their elimination due to the loss of Dallas' passport.
CBS posted short videos on its website after each episode aired in the Pacific Time Zone
Pacific Time Zone
The Pacific Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time . The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the 120th meridian west of the Greenwich Observatory. During daylight saving time, its time offset is UTC-7.In the United States...
to show the eliminated teams interacting at the villa.
- After Leg 1, Anita & Arthur were the first team eliminated and sent to the villa first. They expressed their disappointment for being eliminated so early but were also appreciative of their surroundings and grateful that they could live in the lap of luxury in the villa.
- After Leg 2, Anthony & Stephanie were the second team eliminated and sent to the villa. Anita & Arthur were surprised but excited that it was them and Anthony & Stephanie felt welcomed by Anita & Arthur and felt less depressed over their own elimination. Over a meal, they predicted that Terence & Sarah will win the race. The two teams then went out of the villa and enjoyed the sights and sounds of Acapulco.
- After Leg 3, Mark & Bill were the third team eliminated and sent to the villa. They were glad that the two teams there were shocked and saddened to hear that they were eliminated. As they retold their story on how they were eliminated, they found Mexican wrestling masks in their room in the villa. The 3 teams were later brought, at night, to a luchadore exhibition where Anthony & Stephanie had a lack of interest and left earlier to roam the streets instead.
- After Leg 4, Marisa & Brooke were the fourth team eliminated and sent to the villa. They were excited on how lavish the villa was. They then discussed what happened in New Zealand before all 4 teams went into town and Anthony, Stephanie and Bill did a bungee jump as the others watched on.
- After Leg 5, Aja & Ty were the fifth team eliminated and sent to the villa. But before they arrived, the first 4 eliminated teams went to the market and then prepared their own lunch to celebrate the arrival of the fifth team. The teams were surprised that it was Aja & Ty, who filled them in on what has happened in the race. After the meal, Anthony did not offer to help clean up, leaving Stephanie embarrassed. Meanwhile, Ty feels awkward to not be on the race and predicts that Andrew & Dan will be the next team eliminated or maybe wrong .
- Leg 6 was a non-elimination leg. The five eliminated teams went to the beach where they encountered a weird individual who staged a "performance" for the teams in the ocean. There were mixed reactions from the teams with Anita being thrilled and filled with admiration while Ty was having difficulty understanding the different lifestyle of the people in Mexico.
- After Leg 7, Kelly & Christy were the sixth team eliminated. They called in during the wee hours of Acapulco where the first five eliminated teams awaited their call. They recalled their horrifying "Holi Festival" Roadblock experience and gave them an update on what had happened on the race.
- After Leg 8, Terence & Sarah were the seventh team eliminated. Before the phone call, the eliminated teams went to "La Quebrada" to see cliffdivers jumping down to the sea. After that, they gave opinions on who will be eliminated next. Most of them thought it was Andrew & Dan. They were all shocked when Terence & Sarah called in as several teams were rooting for them.
- Leg 9 was a non-elimination leg. While Aja & Ty have a minor tiff with each other, Marisa & Brooke struggle to make toast. Anthony starts complaining about how slow time is passing in the Villa. All in all, most of the sequestered teams reveal that they are missing home and are eager to return to their normal lives. Most of them wanted to see either Toni & Dallas or Ken & Tina win the race.
- After Leg 10, Toni & Dallas were the eighth and final team to be eliminated. The first five eliminated teams packed up to head for the Finish Line location. As they packed to leave the villa, each team recalled their experience with each other at the villa and expressed their excitement for returning home soon.
- Leg 11 was the final leg of The Amazing Race 13. The five sequestered teams arrived in Portland, Oregon, where they checked in to a hotel and were reunited with Terence and Sarah. Toni & Dallas then called the six teams at the hotel, breaking the news that they had been eliminated and would most likely not be joining them at the Finish Line due to their passport mishap. The teams then went to the Finish Line site, where they reunited with Kelly & Christy, and some of the teams again expressed who they wanted to win. Nick & Starr express their joy and disbelief at winning the Race, while Ken & Tina express their disappointment but vow to make their marriage work. Andrew & Dan express their elation at making it to third place.
Race summary
Leg 1 (United States → Brazil)
- Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumThe Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...
) (Starting Line) Los Angeles (Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually...
) to SalvadorSalvador, BahiaSalvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
, BahiaBahiaBahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
(Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International AirportDeputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International AirportSalvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport , formerly called Dois de Julho International Airport is the airport serving Salvador da Bahia, Brazil...
) - Salvador (o Rei do Pernil Sandwich Shop)
- Salvador (19º Batalhão de Caçadores Military Base ) (Overnight Rest)
- Salvador (Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco ) Salvador (Forte de São Marcelo )
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Hard Way Up or Soft Way Down. In Hard Way Up, teams emulated a religious ceremony by climbing the Escadaria do Passo on their hands and knees. At the top, teams were asked a mystery question (How many stairs have you climbed?). Teams would receive their next clue by answering correctly; if they answered incorrectly, they had to climb the staircase again. The correct answer was 53. In Soft Way Down, teams had to go to the top of the Elevador Lacerda (an outdoor elevator) and climb down a 240-foot-tall cargo net.
Additional tasks
- At o Rei do Pernil, teams had to wheel a traditional vending cart to Praça da Sé and deliver it to a man named Indio in order to receive their next clue.
- At 19º Batalhão de Caçadores, teams may receive three departure times, all of which are in the following morning.
Leg 2 (Brazil)
Fortaleza
Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.5 million , Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. It has an area of and one of the highest demographic densities in the country...
, Ceará
Ceará
Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...
(Pinto Martins International Airport
Pinto Martins International Airport
Pinto Martins International Airport is the airport serving Fortaleza, Brazil. It is named after Euclides Pinto Martins a Ceará-born aviator, who in 1922 was one of the pioneers of the air-link between New York and Rio de Janeiro....
)
- CumbucoCumbucoCumbuco is a small fishing village situated about North West from the city of Fortaleza, in the state of Ceara, along the north east coast of Brazil. The population is around 1600. The village is regarded as picturesque and scenic and is attracting both domestic and international tourism...
, CaucaiaCaucaiaCaucaia is a Brazilian city in the state of Ceará of about 300,000 inhabitants.Caucaia sits right next to the capital city of Fortaleza and is also home to a state garden park. There is a market in the center of the town with lots of fish, exotic fruits, and souvenirs for the many tourists that go...
(Praia do Cumbuco) - Cauípe, Caucaia (Barraca d Manoel)
- Caucaia (Parque de Vaquejada Gera Arruda )
- Fortaleza (Cidade da Criança)
In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Beach It or Docket. In Beach It, teams had to travel to Pecém Beach and move a traditional Brazilian sailboat known as a jangada
Jangada
A Jangada is a traditional fishing boat made of wood used in the northern region of Brazil. Some claim the historical legacy of the jangada dates back to the ancient Greeks and that it was Ulysses' vessel in The Odyssey....
by placing logs underneath it to roll it along into an inlet in order to receive their next clue. In Docket, teams had to travel to nearby Port of Pecem
Port of Pecem
The Port of Pecem is one of the two big ports in the state of Ceará, in Brazil. It's located in the municipality of São Gonçalo do Amarante.In the year of 2010 the port handled 3.15 million metric tons of cargo, and the expectation for 2011 is to handle 4 million metric tons. Pecem is the number...
and search in a computer database for a specific ID number
ISO 6346
ISO 6346 is an international standard covering the coding, identification and marking of intermodal containers used within containerized intermodal freight transport...
for a shipping container
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
that held their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to find the name of their next destination hidden amongst several advertisements painted on the wall of the Parque de Vaquejada Gera Arruda. If they chose the right advertisement, a painter would give them their next clue.
Additional Tasks
- At Praia do Cumbuco, teams rode a dune buggyDune buggyA dune buggy is a recreational vehicle with large wheels, and wide tires, designed for use on sand dunes or beaches. The design is usually a modified vehicle and engine mounted on an open chassis. The modifications usually attempt to increase the power-to-weight ratio by either lightening the...
along the beach to Barraca d Manoel.
Leg 3 (Brazil → Bolivia)
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
(El Alto International AirportEl Alto International Airport
El Alto International Airport is an international airport located south west of La Paz, La Paz Department, Bolivia.The airport is located in the city of El Alto and has served since the first half of the 20th century, but was modernized in the late 1960s, when its runway was lengthened and a new...
)
- La Paz (Statue of Simón BolívarSimón BolívarSimón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...
) (overnight rest) - La Paz (Mercado Rodrigues) (unaired)
- La Paz (Plaza Murillo – Narvaez Hat Shop)
- La Paz (Plaza Abaroa)
- El AltoEl AltoAt one time merely a suburb of adjacent La Paz, Bolivia, on the Altiplano highlands, the city of El Alto is today one of Bolivia's largest and fastest-growing urban centers. As of the 2001 census, the population was 649,958. In 2010, the population may be nearly 900,000, or more. The city contains...
(Los Titanes del RingFighting CholitasThe Fighting Cholitas are a group of female lucha libre wrestlers who perform in El Alto, Bolivia. The Cholitas were the subject of an award-winning 2006 short-subject documentary, The Fighting Cholitas....
, El Multifuncional) - La Paz (Mirador el Monticulo)
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Musical March or Bumpy Ride. In Musical March, teams had to make their way on foot to three plazas (Plaza del Estudiante, Plaza Bolivia and Plaza Isabela la Católica) several blocks apart where they needed to gather and lead a marching band through the city to a band leader at la Plaza Abaroa where they could exchange the band members for their next clue. In Bumpy Ride, teams had to make their way on foot to Mercado de las Brujas where they had to ride a traditional wooden bicycle down the steep cobblestone streets to la Plaza Abaroa to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to learn six wrestling moves from luchadoras
Lucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
called the Fighting Cholitas
Fighting Cholitas
The Fighting Cholitas are a group of female lucha libre wrestlers who perform in El Alto, Bolivia. The Cholitas were the subject of an award-winning 2006 short-subject documentary, The Fighting Cholitas....
(cholitas luchadoras). After performing these moves in the ring, they were given their next clue. If they failed at performing the move, they had to go back and train with the Fighting Cholita again before returning to the ring.
Additional tasks
- At the statue of Simón Bolívar, teams had to get a newspaper and search it for their next clue.
- At the hat shop, teams had to buy a traditional bowler hatBowler hatThe bowler hat, also known as a coke hat, derby , billycock or bombin, is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown originally created in 1849 for the English soldier and politician Edward Coke, the younger brother of the 2nd Earl of Leicester...
called a bombin to get their next clue. Teams were advised to hold on to their hat so that they may hand it to their Fighting Cholita as a gift later in the Roadblock.
Leg 4 (Bolivia → New Zealand)
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
(Auckland Airport)
- Rodney DistrictRodney DistrictThe Rodney District of New Zealand was a local government area in the northernmost part in New Zealand's Auckland Region, created in 1989 from the amalgamation of Helensville Borough and Rodney County. The seat of the district council is at Orewa, and the district includes Kawau Island to the...
(Gulf HarbourGulf HarbourGulf Harbour is a development some 4 km from the end of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, towards the northern end of Auckland, New Zealand. It has one of the country's largest marinas, one of the country's top golf courses, and is regarded as a retreat for Auckland's well-off...
)- Auckland (Sky TowerSky TowerThe Sky Tower is an observation and telecommunications tower located on the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets in the Auckland CBD, Auckland City, New Zealand. It is tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast, making it the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern...
)
- Auckland (Sky Tower
- Auckland (Mount EdenMount EdenMount Eden is the name of a cinder cone and surrounding suburb in Auckland City, New Zealand, situated five kilometres south of the city centre. The mountain is the highest natural point in the whole of Auckland...
) - Auckland (CityLife Hotel)
- Te PukeTe PukeTe Puke is a town located 28 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. It is particularly famous for the cultivation of kiwifruit...
, Bay of PlentyBay of PlentyThe Bay of Plenty , often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name...
(Kiwi 360) - TaurangaTaurangaTauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...
(Summerhill Rec Farm)
The first Fast Forward of this season required a team to climb the mast of the Sky Tower
Sky Tower
The Sky Tower is an observation and telecommunications tower located on the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets in the Auckland CBD, Auckland City, New Zealand. It is tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast, making it the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern...
to retrieve a Travelocity
Travelocity
Travelocity is an online travel agency and wholly owned subsidiary of Sabre Holdings Corporation, which was a publicly traded company until taken private by Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group in March 2007...
Roaming Gnome from the top of the tower. Once completed, the team would win the Fast Forward and received a helicopter ride to the Pit Stop. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to correctly match the tā moko
Ta moko
Tā moko is the permanent body and face marking by Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. Traditionally it is distinct from tattoo and tatau in that the skin was carved by rather than punctured...
tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
on a Māori warrior's face with one depicted in their clue, amongst several hundred performing the traditional haka
Haka
Haka is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge from the Māori people of New Zealand. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment...
dance. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Matter of Time or Matter of Skill. In Matter of Time, teams had to use their feet to crush a vat of kiwifruit
Kiwifruit
The kiwifruit, often shortened to kiwi in many parts of the world, is the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia....
to produce 12 quarts of juice, and each member had to drink a glass upon completion before receiving their next clue. In Matter of Skill, teams had to assemble two Blokart
Land sailing
Land sailing, also known as sand yachting or land yachting, is the act of moving across land in a wheeled vehicle powered by wind through the use of a sail. The term comes from analogy with sailing. Historically, land sailing was used as a mode of transportation or recreation...
s, and each member had to complete three laps around a track before receiving their next clue.
Additional tasks
- At Gulf Harbour, teams had to untie a large "Gordian KnotGordian KnotThe Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygian Gordium associated with Alexander the Great. It is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem solved by a bold stroke :"Turn him to any cause of policy,...
" to get their next clue. - At the CityLife Hotel, teams had to use binoculars to spot one of eight Travelocity Roaming Gnomes hidden around the city. They then had to retrieve one of them and would find their next clue on the bottom of its base. Teams had to keep the Gnomes for the rest of the Leg and bring them to the Pit Stop.
Leg 5 (New Zealand → Cambodia)
Siem Reap
Siem Reap is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia, and is the gateway to Angkor region.Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market...
, Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
(Siem Reap-Angkor International AirportAngkor International Airport
Siem Reap International Airport is the airport in Cambodia handling the greatest number of passengers. It is located in Siem Reap, home of Angkor Wat.The full architecture design of the airport was developed by Archetype Group...
)
- Siem Reap (Gas Station) Siem Reap (Kho Andeth on Tonlé SapTonlé SapThe Tonlé Sap is a combined lake and river system of major importance to Cambodia.The Tonlé Sap is the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia and is an ecological hot spot that was designated as a UNESCO biosphere in 1997....
) - Siem Reap (Angkor WatAngkor WatAngkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu,...
) - Siem Reap (BayonBayonThe Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom...
)
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Village Life or Village Work. In Village Life, teams had to retrieve a set of toy teeth from a dentist, a doll from a tailor, and a basketball from a floating basketball court all on Tonlé Sap
Tonlé Sap
The Tonlé Sap is a combined lake and river system of major importance to Cambodia.The Tonlé Sap is the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia and is an ecological hot spot that was designated as a UNESCO biosphere in 1997....
. Each team member had to score a basket before returning all the items they had collected to the Siem Reap Harbor where they would receive their next clue. In Village Work, teams had to go into Tonlé Sap and retrieve two full baskets of fish from underwater and return them to the Siem Reap Harbor to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to go into Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation – first Hindu,...
and find an echo chamber where if they beat their chest, it would echo in the room. They could then pick up a stone frieze
Frieze
thumb|267px|Frieze of the [[Tower of the Winds]], AthensIn architecture the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs. Even when neither columns nor pilasters are expressed, on an astylar wall it lies upon...
displaying their next clue on the reverse.
Additional tasks
- When first arriving in Siem Reap, teams had to fill a truck with 25 litre of diesel fuel and then ride the truck to Siem Reap Harbor on Tonlé Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast AsiaSoutheast AsiaSoutheast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. Teams then rode a marked boat to the boat stop Kho Andeth for their next clue.
Leg 6 (Cambodia → India)
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(Indira Gandhi International AirportIndira Gandhi International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in West Delhi, 16 km southwest of New Delhi city centre. Named after Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, it is the busiest airport in India in...
)
- South DelhiSouth DelhiSouth Delhi is an administrative district of the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India.It is bounded by the Yamuna River to the east, the districts of New Delhi to the north, Faridabad District of Haryana state to the southeast, Gurgaon District of Haryana to the southwest, and South West...
(Moonlight Motors) - New DelhiNew DelhiNew Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
(The Ambassador Hotel) - New Delhi (Bahá'íBahá'í FaithThe Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
House)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to repaint black portions of a tuk tuk
Auto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw or three-wheeler is a usually three-wheeled cabin cycle for private use and as a vehicle for hire. It is a motorized version of the traditional pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw...
green, to show that the tuk tuks had switched to using natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
as fuel. To paint it green, the team member had to cover up all of the glass and wheels of the tuk tuk before spray painting. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Launder Money or Launder Clothes. In Launder Money, teams had to make a traditional Indian wedding necklace by stapling ten rupee
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....
notes to the necklace that added up to 780, and then find their way to find the newlywed couple in the banquet hall under the chaotic crowds and present them the necklace to receive their next clue. In Launder Clothes, teams had to use a traditional charcoal iron to press 20 pieces of clothing in order to receive their next clue from a laundry woman.
Leg 7 (India)
- New Delhi (Deshbandhu Apartments)
- Delhi (Charity Birds Hospital in Jain MandirSri Digambar Jain Lal MandirShri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir is the oldest and best-known Jain temple in Delhi, India. It is directly across from the Red Fort in the historical Chandni Chowk area.It is known for an avian veterinary hospital in a second building behind the main temple....
) - Delhi (Humayun's TombHumayun's TombHumayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's wife Hamida Banu Begum in 1562 AD, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian architect...
- Isa Khan's Tomb)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to find an envelope marked "The Amazing Race" among several marked "Try Again" raised on ladders amongst celebrators of Holi
Holi
Holi , is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as festival of Colours. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United...
, the Festival of Colours, while being bombarded with the traditional colored dyes and water. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Bleary Eyed and Teary Eyed. In Bleary Eyed, teams had to follow a series of power lines, keeping mark of the numbered tags hanging from the power lines in Nai Sarak
Nai Sarak
Nai Sarak meaning new street is the linking road, which connects the main Chandni Chowk Road to Chawri Bazaar and has a very big wholesale and retail market of mainly school and college textbooks. The street can be reached by taking a left turn after the Paranthewali Gali and just before the Katra...
Street. They then reported these numbers to a power company official and plugged in a musical Ganesh statue to receive their next clue in New India Stationers in Chawri Bazar
Chawri Bazaar
Chawri Bazar is a specialized wholesale market of brass, copper and paper products. Established in 1840, with a hardware market, it was the first wholesale market of Old Delhi it lies to the west of Jama Masjid in Delhi, lies....
. In Teary Eyed, teams had to find a store named Ram Bhandar in a spice market and transport 40 pounds (18.1 kg) bags of chili pepper
Chili pepper
Chili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas...
s to a location a quarter of a mile away in Shwan Kumar and Sons and then grind them into chili powder with a mortar and pestle
Mortar and pestle
A mortar and pestle is a tool used to crush, grind, and mix solid substances . The pestle is a heavy bat-shaped object, the end of which is used for crushing and grinding. The mortar is a bowl, typically made of hard wood, ceramic or stone...
to receive their next clue. This leg's Speed Bump task required Ken & Tina to serve holy water
Amrita
Amrit is a Sanskrit word that literally means "immortality", and is often referred to in texts as nectar. The word's earliest occurrence is in the Rigveda where it is one of several synonyms of soma, the drink which confers immortality upon the gods. It is related etymologically to the Greek...
to hundreds of Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
s at the Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib (at the site in the Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi) until they satisfied the waiting crowd.
Additional task
- At the Charity Bird Hospital, teams had to search the bird cages to find the next clue.
Leg 8 (India → Kazakhstan)
Almaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
(Almaty International AirportAlmaty International Airport
Almaty International Airport is the largest international airport in Kazakhstan. It is located about from the centre of Almaty, the country's largest city and commercial capital. Almaty airport accounts for half of passenger traffic and 68% of cargo traffic to Kazakhstan...
)
- Almaty OblysyAlmaty ProvinceAlmaty is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taldykorgan, which has a population of 118,400. The province itself has 1,603,700 people.-Geography:...
(Alel' Agro Chicken Factory)- Almaty (Alasha Restaurant)
- Almaty (Kok TobeKok TobeKok Tobe is a mountain on the south-eastern outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city. It is also the name of the popular recreation area on the top of the mountain....
Arch) - Almaty (Zelyonly Bazar's Meat Section)
- Almaty (Old Square)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member would search among 30,000 chickens for one of seven golden eggs to get their next clue. The last Fast Forward on leg had teams travel to the Alasha Restaurant and eat a serving of Korduk, a local Kazakh
Kazakh cuisine
Kazakh cuisine is the cuisine of Kazakhstan. Traditional Kazakh cuisine revolves around mutton and horse meat and as well as various milk products. For hundreds of years Kazakhs were herders who raised fat-tailed sheep, Bactrian camels, and horses, relying on these animals for transportation,...
delicacy, which includes fat from the rear end of a sheep. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Play Like Mad or Act Like Fools. In Play Like Mad, teams had travel to the State Museum of National Musical Instruments and learn to play a traditional folk tune on the dombra
Dombra
The dombura is a long-necked lute popular in Central Asian nations...
and the shang-kobuz
Jew's harp
The Jew's harp, jaw harp, mouth harp, Ozark harp, trump or juice harp, is thought to be one of the oldest musical instruments in the world; a musician apparently playing it can be seen in a Chinese drawing from the 4th century BC...
which they then play for locals and earn tips totalling 200 tenge (about the equivalent of $1.50) in a park to receive their next clue. In Act Like Fools, teams had to put on a two-person cow costume at the Almaty State Puppet Theater and travel across town to a milk stand where they had to drink an entire glass of milk. At the bottom of the glass was the name of their next destination - the Zelyony Bazar (Green Market), where they had to find the meat section to receive their next clue, keeping the costume's head with them to the Pit Stop. Teams who chose this Detour were required to take the dombra with them to the Pit Stop.
Additional task
- At Kok Tobe Arch, teams would receive their next clue from a trainedFalconryFalconry is "the taking of wild quarry in its natural state and habitat by means of a trained raptor". There are two traditional terms used to describe a person involved in falconry: a falconer flies a falcon; an austringer flies a hawk or an eagle...
Golden EagleGolden EagleThe Golden Eagle is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Once widespread across the Holarctic, it has disappeared from many of the more heavily populated areas...
belonging to Mongol Warriors.
Leg 9 (Kazakhstan → Russia)
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(Sheremetyevo International AirportSheremetyevo International Airport
Sheremetyevo International Airport , is an international airport located in the Moscow Oblast, Russia, north-west of central Moscow. It is a hub for the passenger operations of the Russian international airline Aeroflot, and one of the three major airports serving Moscow along with Domodedovo...
)
- Moscow (KrutitsyKrutitsyKrutitsy Metochion , full name: Krutitsy Patriarchal Metochion is an operating ecclesiastical estate of Russian Orthodox Church, located in Tagansky District of Moscow, Russia, 3 kilometers south-east from the Kremlin. The name Krutitsy , i.e. steep river banks, originally meant the hills...
- Dormition Cathedral) - Moscow OblastMoscow OblastMoscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
(Kolosok Camp) - ZhukovskyZhukovsky (city)Zhukovsky is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, southeast of Moscow. Population: The urban-type settlement of Stakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the dacha settlement Otdykh . It was named after Alexey Stakhanov - a famous Soviet miner...
, Moscow Oblast (Zhukovsky Bakery) - Moscow (Neskuchniy GardenNeskuchniy GardenNeskuchny Garden is the oldest park in Moscow, Russia. With an area of 40.8 hectares and a former Emperor's residence, created as a result of integration of three estates of 18th century, it also contains the Green Theater, one of the largest open amphiteaters in Europe, which can sit 15,000...
)
In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Boots or Borscht
Borscht
Borscht is a soup of Ukrainian origin that is popular in many Eastern and Central European countries. In most of these countries, it is made with beetroot as the main ingredient, giving it a deep reddish-purple color...
, both of which required that the teams dress in a Russian military uniform. In Boots, teams had to learn a Russian marching routine and perform the routine perfectly along with a drill team to receive their next clue. In Borscht, teams had to serve 75 soldiers a bowl of borscht each to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to carry fifty 55 pounds (24.9 kg) bags of flour into a bakery and lay them down on the floor to receive their next clue from the baker.
Additional task
- At the Krutitsy Monastery, teams had to light a candle before they could receive their next clue. All women were required to don headscarvesHeadscarfHeadscarves or head scarves are scarves covering most or all of the top of a woman's hair and her head. Headscarves may be worn for a variety of purposes, such as for warmth, for sanitation, for fashion or social distinction; with religious significance, to hide baldness, out of modesty, or other...
prior to entering the monastery as per the monastery's religious customs.
Leg 10 (Russia)
- Moscow (Severnoye Tushino Park - Submarine Komsomolets of Novosibirsk )
- Moscow (Fallen Monument ParkFallen Monument ParkFallen Monument Park is a park outside the Krymsky Val building in Moscow shared by the modern art division of Tretyakov Gallery and Central House of Artists...
) - Moscow (Sokolniki ParkSokolniki ParkSokolniki Park, named for the falcon hunt of the Grand Dukes of Muscovy formerly conducted there, is located in the eponymous Sokolniki District of Moscow. Sokolniki Park is not far from the center of the city, near Sokolnicheskaya Gate. The park gained its name from the Sokolnichya Quarter, the...
) - Moscow (VDNKh ParkAll-Russia Exhibition CentreAll-Russia Exhibition Centre is a permanent general-purpose trade show in Moscow, Russia....
)
In this leg's final Roadblock, one team member had to count the number of Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
and Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
statues in the park, then proceed to an antique book shop named Bukinist in Arbat Street
Arbat Street
The Arbat is an approximately one-kilometer long pedestrian street in the historical centre of Moscow. The Arbat has existed at least since the 15th century, thus laying claim to being one of the oldest surviving streets of the Russian capital. It forms the heart of the Arbat District of Moscow...
. The numbers of Lenin and Stalin statues were to be the tens and ones digit
Numerical digit
A digit is a symbol used in combinations to represent numbers in positional numeral systems. The name "digit" comes from the fact that the 10 digits of the hands correspond to the 10 symbols of the common base 10 number system, i.e...
s, respectively, of a number that they then had to tell the bookstore manager; if incorrect, a 10 minute penalty would be issued before another guess could be made. If correct, the team member would receive a copy of The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, woven around the premise of a visit by the Devil to the fervently atheistic Soviet Union. Many critics consider the book to be one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, and one of the foremost Soviet satires, directed against a...
by Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov
Mikhaíl Afanásyevich Bulgákov was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, which The Times of London has called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.-Biography:Mikhail Bulgakov was born on...
, and flip to the page of the correct answer (62) to find a clue about their next destination - Bulgakov's old flat - where their teammate and next clue would be waiting. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Ride the Rails or Ride the Lines. In Ride the Rails, teams had to travel by the Moscow Metro
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system serving Moscow and the neighbouring town of Krasnogorsk. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. As of 2011, the Moscow Metro has 182 stations and its route length is . The system is...
from Sokolniki
Sokolniki (Metro)
Sokolniki is a Moscow Metro station in Sokolniki District, Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Sokolnicheskaya Line, between Krasnoselskaya and Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad stations. It is located under Rusakovskaya street at the foot of Sokolnicheskaya Square and was part of the...
to Ulitsa 1905 Goda
Ulitsa 1905 Goda
Ulitsa Tysyacha Devyatsot Pyatogo Goda "1905 Street" is a station on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It is named after the nearby street, which in turn is named to commemorate the Russian revolution of 1905...
where they could pick up a samosa
Samosa
A samosa is a stuffed, deep fried,snack that is very popular in the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Southwest Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the Mediterranean, the Horn of Africa, North Africa and South Africa...
from a marked snack stand. The wrapper then directed them to go to Kitay-Gorod
Kitay-Gorod (Metro)
Kitay-gorod is a Moscow Metro station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya and Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya lines. It is one of four stations within the Moscow Metro network providing cross-platform interchange ....
and give the samosa to a babushka
Babushka
Babushka , babooshka, babouchka or baboushka may refer to:*A Western term for a woman's headscarf tied below the chin in the Eastern European manner.**Babushka Lady, who wore such a headscarf....
near the statue of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Saints Cyril and Methodius
Saints Cyril and Methodius were two Byzantine Greek brothers born in Thessaloniki in the 9th century. They became missionaries of Christianity among the Slavic peoples of Bulgaria, Great Moravia and Pannonia. Through their work they influenced the cultural development of all Slavs, for which they...
in Slavyanskaya Square
Slavyanskaya Square
Slavyanskaya Square is the square in the center of Moscow, also known in 1924-1991 as northern side of Nogina Square ; the southern side of former Nogina Square is now called Varvarka Gates Square . These two square separates central Kitai-gorod from eastward Tagansky District...
who would give them their next clue. In Ride the Lines, teams had to travel by trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
from Sokolniki to Krasnoselskaya
Krasnoselskaya
Krasnoselskaya is a Moscow Metro station in the Krasnoselsky District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Sokolnicheskaya Line, between Komsomolskaya and Sokolniki stations...
Station to find a key maker who would give them a key. The keytag directed them to Rizhskaya
Rizhskaya
Rizhskaya is a Moscow Metro station in the Meshchansky District, North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line, between Prospekt Mira and Alexeyevskaya stations. It is named after the nearby Rizhskiy Rail Terminal and was designed by Latvian architects A....
Station where their key would open up a locker. At the end of both Detours, teams received a photo of the VDNKh Metro Station
VDNKh (Metro)
VDNKh is a Moscow Metro station in Ostankino District, North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line, between Alexeyevskaya and Botanichesky Sad stations....
and were told to search the grounds of the station to find their next clue. This leg's Speed Bump task required Dan & Andrew to learn, and then perform a traditional Russian dance to the satisfaction of the choreographer.
Additional tasks
- At Severnoye Tushino Park, Teams had to search the submarine amongst the crew members for the actor who appeared in the film The Hunt for Red OctoberThe Hunt for Red October (film)The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. It was directed by John McTiernan and stars Sean Connery as Captain Marko Ramius and Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan...
. - At Sokolniki Park, teams searched for a woman with a Shetland PonyShetland ponyThe Shetland pony is a breed of pony originating in the Shetland Isles. Shetlands range in size from a minimum height of approximately 28 inches to an official maximum height of 42 inches at the withers. Shetland ponies have heavy coats, short legs and are considered quite intelligent...
to receive their next clue.
Leg 11 (Russia → United States)
Domodedovo International Airport
Moscow Domodedovo Airport or Domodedovo International Airport is an international airport located in Domodedovsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, south-southeast of the centre of Moscow...
) to Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, USA
(Portland International AirportPortland International Airport
Portland International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and the largest airport in the U.S. state of Oregon, accounting for 90% of passenger travel and more than 95% of air cargo of the state. It is located within Portland's city limits just south of the Columbia River in Multnomah...
)
- NewbergNewberg, Oregon-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 18,064 people, 6,099 households, and 4,348 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,599.4 people per square mile . There were 6,435 housing units at an average density of 1,282.2 per square mile...
(Tilikum Retreat Center) - Cascade LocksCascade Locks, OregonCascade Locks is a city in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. The city took its name from a set of locks built to improve navigation past the Cascades Rapids of the Columbia River. The U.S. federal government approved the plan for the locks in 1875, construction began in 1878, and the locks...
(Bridge of the GodsBridge of the Gods (modern structure)The Bridge of the Gods is a steel truss cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River between Cascade Locks, Oregon and Washington state near North Bonneville. It is approximately 40 miles east of Portland, Oregon and 4 miles upriver from the Bonneville Dam...
) - Portland (Portland Building, then across to Standard Plaza Building)
- Portland (Alder Street cart pod)
- Portland (Voodoo DoughnutVoodoo DoughnutVoodoo Doughnut is an independent doughnut shop based in Portland, Oregon USA. The original location, opened in 2003, is at 22 SW 3rd Avenue, "just south of the Burnside Bridge" and around the corner from Dan and Louis Oyster Bar...
) - Portland (Pittock MansionPittock MansionThe Pittock Mansion is a French Renaissance-style "château" in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon, USA, originally built as a private home for The Oregonian publisher Henry Pittock and his wife, Georgiana. It is a 22 room estate built of Tenino Sandstone situated on that is now owned by the...
)
In this leg's Detour, teams chose from either High & Dry or Low & Wet. In High & Dry, teams had to climb up a tree to a certain height where they had to balance themselves on a log and then jump off the end to each grab a half of their next clue. In Low & Wet, teams had to make their way on foot on logs floating on a river, a distance of 800 feet and retrieve the clue from an island.
Additional tasks
- Teams took a ziplineZip-lineA zip-line consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline...
from the Bridge of the Gods to a nearby islandCascade Locks and CanalThe Cascade Locks and Canal was a navigation project on the Columbia River between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington, completed in 1896. It allowed the steamboats of the Columbia River to bypass the Cascades Rapids, and thereby opened a passage from the lower parts of the river as far as The...
below. At the island, teams then did a memory challenge involving the previous ten legs. Teams were faced with a board with spaces numbered 1-10, each corresponding to a leg of the race. They were required to remove the covers from the spaces one at a time, in numerical order, to reveal the symbol of a Roadblock, Detour, Route Info, or Pit Stop, then search through a field of 150 identical clue boxes – each of which contained a picture depicting a task or location from the Race – for a picture depicting that specific task or location from that leg (for example, Leg 1 revealed the Route Info symbol, so teams had to look for a picture depicting the coffee cart at o Rei do Pernil). They were then required to insert the picture into the space on the board, where a green light on top of the space indicated that the picture was the correct one, and absence of a green light indicated they had to try again. Once all 10 spaces were correctly filled in, teams were allowed to retrieve the next clue from the parking lot. - At the Portland Building, teams were required to search for a dinosaurDinosaurDinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
statue located in the Standard Building, adjacent to the Portland building, where the next clue box was located. - At the Alder Street cart pod, teams were required to search for the food cartFood cartA food cart is a mobile kitchen that is set up on the street to facilitate the sale and marketing of street food to people from the local pedestrian traffic. Food carts are often found in large cities throughout the world and can be found selling food of just about any variety.Food carts come in...
selling ethnic food of the country of the last Pit Stop (Russia), where the proprietor would hand them the next clue. - The clue given at the Alder Street cart pod directed teams to the place where "the magic is in the hole", and left it to the teams to decipher that this was a reference to Voodoo DoughnutVoodoo DoughnutVoodoo Doughnut is an independent doughnut shop based in Portland, Oregon USA. The original location, opened in 2003, is at 22 SW 3rd Avenue, "just south of the Burnside Bridge" and around the corner from Dan and Louis Oyster Bar...
, where they received their final clue.
US Nielsen ratings
| # | Episode | Rating | Share | Rating/Share Nielsen Ratings Nielsen ratings are the audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research, in an effort to determine the audience size and composition of television programming in the United States... (18-49) |
Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bees are Much Calmer Than All This" | 6.0 | 9 | 10.29 | |
| 2 | "Do You Like American Candy?" | 6.6 | 10 | 3.2/7 | 10.78 |
| 3 | "Did You Push My Sports Bra Off the Ledge?" | 5.6 | 9 | 2.8/7 | 9.17 |
| 4 | "I Wonder if They Like Blondes in New Zealand" | 5.8 | 9 | 3.0/7 | 9.67 |
| 5 | "Do It Like a Madman" | 5.8 | 9 | 2.9/7 | 9.71 |
| 6 | "Please Hold While I Singe My Skull" | 5.9 | 9 | 2.8/7 | 9.76 |
| 7 | "My Nose is On Fire" | 7.1 | 11 | 3.3/8 | 11.68 |
| 8 | "I’m Like an Angry Cow" | 7.3 | 11 | 3.4/8 | 12.25 |
| 9 | "That is Studly" | 6.0 | 9 | 2.7/6 | 10.13 |
| 10 | "You’re Gonna Get Me Killed" | 7.1 | 10 | 3.6/8 | 11.60 |
| 11 | "You Look Like Peter Pan" | 6.2 | 9 | 3.1/7 | 10.57 |
Canadian ratings
| # | Episode | Viewers (millions) |
Rank (Overall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bees are Much Calmer Than All This" | 1.89 | #8 |
| 2 | "Do You Like American Candy?" | 1.84 | #5 |
| 3 | "Did You Push My Sports Bra Off the Ledge?" | 1.48 | #11 |
| 4 | "I Wonder if They Like Blondes in New Zealand" | 1.67 | #7 |
| 5 | "Do It Like a Madman" | 1.74 | #10 |
| 6 | "Please Hold While I Singe My Skull" | 1.70 | #8 |
| 7 | "My Nose is On Fire" | 1.85 | #8 |
| 8 | "I’m Like an Angry Cow" | 1.67 | #11 |
| 9 | "That is Studly" | 1.72 | #9 |
| 10 | "You’re Gonna Get Me Killed" | 1.86 | #9 |
| 11 | "You Look Like Peter Pan" | 2.14 | #3 |