The Amazing Race 16
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The Amazing Race 16 is the sixteenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race
. The Amazing Race 16 features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.
The sixteenth cycle started on Sunday, February 14, 2010. It aired on CBS
in the United States on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with the season finale on May 9, 2010, and in Canada, the show premiered on the A channel, not CTV
(due to the 2010 Winter Olympics
), but it returned to CTV after the Winter Olympics concluded. The show is again hosted by Phil Keoghan
.
Brothers Daniel "Dan" and Jordan Pious were the winners of this Race.
Racers were observed leaving Los Angeles International Airport
on November 28, 2009. For the third time, teams had to use public transportation to make their way from the Starting Line to the airport. Teams had also done so in seasons 1 and 6.
Racers were reported checking into a Pit Stop in Puerto Varas
, Chile on December 2. Filming of the show has also been reported in Bariloche, Argentina, and continuing on to Germany and production crews were reported to be seen around Singapore
, particularly in the Bugis
area and the Singapore Flyer
.
In the third episode, which aired on February 28, 2010 and featured the contestants departing Chile
, Phil Keoghan acknowledged the February 27, 2010 massive earthquake
in Chile in a special opening.
Leg 4 featured an Intersection for the first time since Season 11
. Also for the first time since the Intersection was introduced, teams did a Roadblock together, where one person from each of the intersected teams had to work together to complete the Roadblock. This is also the first time since Season 8
that two racers worked together to complete a Roadblock, and the first time in its history that an Intersection occurred on a different leg than Leg 8.
In Leg 8, Jet and Cord
were the first team since the inception of the Speed Bump in Season 12
to finish in first place on a leg in which they had to complete a Speed Bump.
Leg 9 was the first time that a U-Turn warning had been in the team's first clue, due to the fact the team taking the Fast Forward option would have skipped the Detour and the U-Turn point. Also, this was the first time that a Fast Forward and a U-Turn have been present in the same leg, although this was previously done on the Israel
i edition of the race HaMerotz LaMillion
.
At the end of the episode for Leg 10, the death of He Pingping
was acknowledged. He appeared giving out clues to the teams after the first Roadblock. That leg was also the first single-length leg ever on the Race to have two Roadblocks (Each team member had to complete one of the Roadblocks).
In Leg 11, Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man at the time, was featured as the greeter at the Pit Stop in Shanghai.
Notable cast members include Big Brother 11
houseguests Jordan Lloyd
and Jeff Schroeder, 2007 Miss South Carolina Teen USA
Caite Upton
, professional bull rider Cord McCoy
, and Cleveland Indians
third-base coach
Steve Smith
. Caite, 20, was the youngest contestant in the show's history (excluding the Family Edition
); while Jody Kelly, 71, was the oldest contestant in the show's history. Other racers included cowboy
s, detective
s, a lesbian couple, high school sweethearts, attorney moms, and the show's first Asian married couple.
This 16th series also marked the first appearance of Allan Wu
, host of The Amazing Race Asia, in the US version of the series.
Jet & Cord raced again in The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business
among a cast made up of returning teams from seasons 12–17. They were eliminated in 6th place in the 9th leg in Zermatt, Switzerland.
.
, Mexico to await the finale. 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 first Roadblock of the race, one team member had to cross a tightrope
the length of a football field (360 ft (109.7 m)) suspended 120 feet (36.6 m) above the ground.
Additional task
In the first Detour of this race, teams chose between Llama Adoration and Condor Consternation. In Llama Adoration, teams traveled to a farm where they had to dress a llama
by placing a blanket on its back and a scarf around its neck. In Condor Consternation, teams traveled to a beach where they donned special shoes resembling birds' feet and used a hang glider-like condor costume to glide out to a clue in the water. In the leg's Roadblock, teams had to collect several ingredients used to make kuchen
: a plate of butter, a bowl of sugar, a bag of flour, a baker's dozen of eggs from the hen house, and a cup of milk straight from a cow. Once the ingredients were collected, team members had to give them to the baker to receive a serving of kuchen and their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose a station and use a lasso
to rope a target 18 feet (5.5 m) away and pull it towards them to receive their next clue. In the Detour, teams chose between Horse Sense and Horse Power. In Horse Sense, teams were given a set of directions by a gunslinger and, using only a stationary compass as a navigational aid, had to find a bag of loot buried in a field. They then had to deliver the bag to the lead bandit, and if the markings on their bag matched the coordinates given to them, he would give the team coin
with the name of the Pit Stop location on it as their next clue. In Horse Power, teams went down to a polo
field and, using a wooden practice horse, had to get a goal within 9 strokes and received the trophy
with the name of the Pit Stop location on its base as their next clue.
Additional task
At the Intersection, teams had to join with one other team to complete tasks and make decisions together until further notice. In this special Roadblock, one team member from each of the intersected teams had to take the S-Bahn
to the Port of Hamburg and complete a 150 feet (45.7 m) tandem bungee jump
from a bungee crane
. After the Roadblock, teams were no longer Intersected. The Detour for this Leg was a choice between Soccer or Sauerkraut
. In Soccer, teams made their way to Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn Stadium and had to successfully kick a ball from the penalty mark (12 yd (11 m)) through 5 targets located in the goal to receive their next clue. In Sauerkraut, teams had to travel to a restaurant called Alt Hamburger Bürgerhaus and eat a plate of sauerkraut
while a band played a song called the "Sauerkraut Polka". Teams had to finish the plate before the end of the song in order to receive their clue. If the song ended first, they had to start over with a new plate of sauerkraut.
Additional tasks
During the Pit Stop, all teams boarded a bus and traveled from Hamburg to an unknown destination, revealed to viewers to be Les Monthairons. In this Leg's Detour, teams chose between In the Trenches or Under Fire. For both tasks, teams dressed up as World War I-era American soldiers, known as Doughboy
s. In the Trenches, teams traveled through trenches
to a telegraph where they had to decipher a message in Morse code
–"We will prevail. Vive la France."– and then presented their deciphered message to the French sergeant. In Under Fire, teams crawled under barbed wire
100 feet to receive a message –"The war is over. Vive la liberté."– from a man in a foxhole. They then crawled back through the barbed wire to present the message to the sergeant. Before either task was completed and the teams received their clue, the message they received was sent to "headquarters" via carrier pigeon
. For this leg's Speed Bump, Jordan and Jeff had to reinforce a trench wall using a series of branches before they could proceed to complete the Detour task.
Additional tasks
In this Roadblock, one team member had to rappel
100 feet (30.5 m) into the chalk
cellars of the winery
of Leclerc Briant to search for a bottle of champagne specially marked with a small yellow and red striped flag on the bottom amongst the riddling racks. After finding the bottle, the team member returned to the surface to use the traditional sabrage
technique to open the bottle, the force of which propelled their next clue out. The Detour was a choice between Tower or Terra. In Tower, teams had to stack 680 champagne coupes into a 15-level pyramid with only one coupe on the top level, then pour the entire contents of a magnum of Taittinger champagne onto the top of the pyramid – all without breaking any of the glasses – in order to receive their next clue. In Terra, teams searched the 1 sqkm winter-barren Taittinger vineyard
s for a cluster of wine grapes
marked with the race flag. After finding the grapes, they returned it to the harvest foreman for their next clue.
Additional task
This leg's Detour was Turtle Toddle or Ox Trot. In Turtle Toddle, teams had to use a banana
to lure a 500 pounds (226.8 kg), 100-year-old Aldabra Giant Tortoise
across a marked path on a lawn. Once it was across the finish line, teams had to deliver a bunch of bananas to a fruit merchant 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away to receive their next clue. In Ox Trot, teams had to pull a cart to a clearing and load a pile of coconut
s into it. Then, after an ox
was hitched to their cart, teams had to deliver their coconuts to a fruit merchant to receive their clue. If they forgot or lost any of the coconuts, teams had to retrieve them before being allowed to continue. In the leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dive into the ocean to retrieve one of seven bottles tied to a platform in the water.
Additional task
In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Buddhist Tradition or Chinese Custom. In Buddhist Tradition, teams traveled to the Tien Kong Than Buddhist temple and carried a series of joss sticks
to the top of the temple. After arranging them in the proper order, teams lit them and received their next clue. In Chinese Custom, teams traveled to Padang Kota Lama park where they participated in the Chinese New Year
tradition of balancing large flags on their foreheads and then running across the esplanade
. After both team members made it across the esplanade without letting the flag fall, they received their next clue. In this Leg's Speed Bump, Jet and Cord traveled to the Tropical Spice Garden to find a woman crushing spices for tea
. Then by smell, they had to pick the right prepared tea and serve it to a guru
sitting on a swing. Once finish, they could proceed onto roadblock. In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to prepare a traditional Hindu
offering called a float by first breaking open several coconut
s in order to find one that had colored flesh. They then built the float and gave it to the waiting Gurukkal who sent it out to sea and then gave the next clue.
In the only Fast Forward of the race, one team made their way to the Singapore Flyer
where they would have to climb out of one observation pod at the top of the 541 feet (164.9 m) Ferris wheel
and then cross a ladder to the next pod over where their next clue directly to the Pit Stop was being held. For this Leg's Detour, teams chose between Pounding The Drums and Pounding The Pavement. In Pounding The Drums, teams traveled to Speakers' Corner
and learned a complex drum routine for a lion dance
performance. Once they had played it to their young instructor's approval, they then performed the routine with a lion dance troupe on a nearby stage for their next clue. In Pounding The Pavement, teams traveled to a open area in Rochor Road
where they had to gather supplies – chairs, an umbrella, a loaf of bread, wafers, and 10 boxes of ice cream
– and then find a marked ice cream cart to sell 25 Singapore-style ice cream sandwiches for S$
1 a piece to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to inspect an anchor
chain
by counting the number of links in the chain, while dealing with the noise created by the other workers at the port and announcements being read through a loudspeaker. When they gave the right number (521) on a clipboard to the dock manager, they would receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
In the first Roadblock on this leg, one team member had to follow a demonstration by a local noodlemaker to make 1 kg (2.2 lb) of la mian noodle
s. When they were done, He Pingping
, the world's shortest man, gave them their next clue. The second Roadblock on this leg required the team member who sat out the first Roadblock to put together a 96-piece puzzle and then give the puzzle to a group of fans in the bleachers. If the puzzle was put together correctly, the other side of the puzzle would give a seat number where the team would find their next clue.
Additional tasks
In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member entered Longhua Temple's Arhat Hall to count all of the golden statues in the room, most of which were statues of the Gautama Buddha
. If they got the right number (523), they would receive their next clue. If not, they would have to wait 10 minutes before making their next guess. For this leg's Speed Bump, Louie and Michael had to participate in a good luck ritual by throwing coins into a large incense burner on the Longhua Temple grounds. Once both got one coin each into the top opening of the incense burner, they could proceed onto the Roadblock. In this Leg's Detour, teams chose between Pork Chops and Pork Dumplings. In Pork Chops, teams must enter an art stone store and look through several hundred special stone stamps called chops for the two that had a pig on the bottom and one of each of their names in order to receive their clue from the shop owner. In Pork Dumplings (which was never used in this episode), teams traveled to Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant
and delivered 10 orders of xiaolongbao
across the market. Once done with the deliveries, they received their clue.
Additional tasks
In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use an ascender to reach the top archways of Coit Tower to get their next clue before being lowered back to the ground.
Additional tasks
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...
. The Amazing Race 16 features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.
The sixteenth cycle started on Sunday, February 14, 2010. It aired on 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...
in the United States on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with the season finale on May 9, 2010, and in Canada, the show premiered on the A channel, not CTV
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
(due to the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
), but it returned to CTV after the Winter Olympics concluded. The show is again hosted by Phil Keoghan
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...
.
Brothers Daniel "Dan" and Jordan Pious were the winners of this Race.
Development and filming
The sixteenth season spanned 40000 miles (64,373.6 km) across five continents and nine countries, including Chile, Argentina, Germany, France, Malaysia, Singapore, China and for the first time, the Seychelles.Racers were observed leaving Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Los 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...
on November 28, 2009. For the third time, teams had to use public transportation to make their way from the Starting Line to the airport. Teams had also done so in seasons 1 and 6.
Racers were reported checking into a Pit Stop in Puerto Varas
Puerto Varas
Puerto Varas is a city and commune located in the southern Chilean province of Llanquihue, in the Los Lagos Region.The city is well known for its German traditions, its food, its fish and seafood, the natural environment, its casino and 5 star hotels. Only from Puerto Montt, located on the shore...
, Chile on December 2. Filming of the show has also been reported in Bariloche, Argentina, and continuing on to Germany and production crews were reported to be seen around Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, particularly in the Bugis
Bugis Street
Bugis, in the city-state of Singapore, was renowned internationally from the 1950s to the 1980s for its nightly gathering of trans women, a phenomenon which made it one of Singapore's top tourist destinations during that period....
area and the Singapore Flyer
Singapore Flyer
The Singapore Flyer is a giant Ferris wheel located in Singapore, constructed in 2005–2008. Described by its operators as an observation wheel, it reaches 42 stories high, with a total height of , making it the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, taller than the Star of Nanchang and taller than...
.
In the third episode, which aired on February 28, 2010 and featured the contestants departing Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Phil Keoghan acknowledged the February 27, 2010 massive earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake
The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time , having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. It ranks as the sixth largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a...
in Chile in a special opening.
Leg 4 featured an Intersection for the first time since Season 11
The Amazing Race 11
The Amazing Race 11 is the 11th installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race...
. Also for the first time since the Intersection was introduced, teams did a Roadblock together, where one person from each of the intersected teams had to work together to complete the Roadblock. This is also the first time since Season 8
The Amazing Race 8
The Amazing Race 8 is the eighth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race...
that two racers worked together to complete a Roadblock, and the first time in its history that an Intersection occurred on a different leg than Leg 8.
In Leg 8, Jet and Cord
Cord McCoy
Cord Jarret McCoy is an American professional bull and saddle bronc rider who is best known as the 2nd place finisher on The Amazing Race 16...
were the first team since the inception of the Speed Bump in 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...
to finish in first place on a leg in which they had to complete a Speed Bump.
Leg 9 was the first time that a U-Turn warning had been in the team's first clue, due to the fact the team taking the Fast Forward option would have skipped the Detour and the U-Turn point. Also, this was the first time that a Fast Forward and a U-Turn have been present in the same leg, although this was previously done on the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i edition of the race HaMerotz LaMillion
HaMerotz LaMillion
HaMerotz LaMillion was the Israeli version of the American reality show The Amazing Race. It was produced by Reshet and premiered on February 5, 2009 on Channel 2 with the season finale on June 11, 2009. The show featured 10 teams of two, with the winning couple won ₪1,000,000...
.
At the end of the episode for Leg 10, the death of He Pingping
He Pingping
He Pingping was, according to the Guinness World Records, the world's shortest man who was able to walk.- Early and personal life :He measured 74 cm tall, and was the third child of a family in Huade county, in the city of Ulanqab in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. He had...
was acknowledged. He appeared giving out clues to the teams after the first Roadblock. That leg was also the first single-length leg ever on the Race to have two Roadblocks (Each team member had to complete one of the Roadblocks).
In Leg 11, Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man at the time, was featured as the greeter at the Pit Stop in Shanghai.
Cast
Applications were originally due on July 10, 2009, but the deadline was later extended. Semi-finalist interviews were held sometime in August 2009 and the final casting interviews took place in Los Angeles around September and October 2009. Filming took place around November and December 2009.Notable cast members include Big Brother 11
Big Brother 11 (U.S.)
Big Brother 11 is the 11th season of the American reality television series Big Brother. It began on July 9, 2009 and aired on CBS and Showtime 2 for 73 days, concluding on September 15, 2009 when Jordan Lloyd was crowned the winner with four votes from the jury and one vote from the viewing public...
houseguests Jordan Lloyd
Jordan Lloyd
Jordan Hailie Lloyd is an American reality television participant, and the winner of the 11th season of Big Brother. Lloyd has also participated in The Amazing Race 16 and Big Brother 13 reality shows.-Early life:...
and Jeff Schroeder, 2007 Miss South Carolina Teen USA
Miss South Carolina Teen USA
The Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant is the competition that selects the representativies for the stat of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception....
Caite Upton
Caitlin Upton
Lauren Caitlin Upton , also credited as Caite Upton, is an American fashion model and a beauty queen from Lexington, South Carolina. While Miss South Carolina Teen USA, Upton became an Internet meme for her nonsensical response to a pageant question.-Career:Upton became Miss South Carolina Teen...
, professional bull rider Cord McCoy
Cord McCoy
Cord Jarret McCoy is an American professional bull and saddle bronc rider who is best known as the 2nd place finisher on The Amazing Race 16...
, and Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
third-base coach
Coach (baseball)
In baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team. They are assistants to the manager, or head coach, who determines the lineup and decides how to substitute players during the game...
Steve Smith
Steve Smith (baseball)
Steven John Smith is a Major League Baseball coach presently working as the third-base coach for the Cleveland Indians. Prior to his current assignment in Cleveland, he held the same position with the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and Philadelphia Phillies...
. Caite, 20, was the youngest contestant in the show's history (excluding the Family Edition
The Amazing Race 8
The Amazing Race 8 is the eighth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race...
); while Jody Kelly, 71, was the oldest contestant in the show's history. Other racers included cowboy
Cowboy
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of...
s, detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
s, a lesbian couple, high school sweethearts, attorney moms, and the show's first Asian married couple.
This 16th series also marked the first appearance of Allan Wu
Allan Wu
Allan Wu is a Singapore-based Chinese-American actor and MTV Asia VJ who is recognized by many people as the host of the Asian version of The Amazing Race....
, host of The Amazing Race Asia, in the US version of the series.
Jet & Cord raced again in The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business
The Amazing Race 18
The Amazing Race 18 is the eighteenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 18 features eleven teams of two – each returning from a previous edition – in a race around the world for a $1 million prize.The eighteenth cycle started on Sunday,...
among a cast made up of returning teams from seasons 12–17. They were eliminated in 6th place in the 9th leg in Zermatt, Switzerland.
Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note this table does not necessarily reflect 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |||||
| Dan & Jordan | Brothers | 8th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | Dan 6, Jordan 5 |
| Jet & Cord Cord McCoy Cord Jarret McCoy is an American professional bull and saddle bronc rider who is best known as the 2nd place finisher on The Amazing Race 16... |
Brothers/Cowboy Cowboy A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of... s |
3rd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | >Jet 6, Cord 6 | ||
| Brent & Caite | Dating Models | 7th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | Brent 7, Caite 5 |
| Louie & Michael | Detectives | 9th | 9th | 8th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 4th | Louie 6, Michael 5 | |||
| Carol & Brandy | Dating | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | Carol 4, Brandy 4 | ||||
| Steve Steve Smith (baseball) Steven John Smith is a Major League Baseball coach presently working as the third-base coach for the Cleveland Indians. Prior to his current assignment in Cleveland, he held the same position with the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and Philadelphia Phillies... & Allie |
Father/Daughter | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | Steve 4, Allie 3 | |||||
| Jordan Jordan Lloyd Jordan Hailie Lloyd is an American reality television participant, and the winner of the 11th season of Big Brother. Lloyd has also participated in The Amazing Race 16 and Big Brother 13 reality shows.-Early life:... & Jeff |
Newly Dating | 1st | 6th | 5th | 7th | Jordan 2, Jeff 3 | ||||||||
| Joe & Heidi | Married | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | Joe 2, Heidi 2 | ||||||||
| Attorneys Lawyer A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political... |
2nd | 5th | ||||||||||||
| Jody & Shannon | 10th | Jody 1, Shannon 1 | ||||||||||||
| Dana & Adrian | High School High school High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions.... Sweethearts |
Dana 0, Adrian 1 | ||||||||||||
- 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.
- Matching colored symbols indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of an Intersection.
- A means the team chose to use a U-Turn; indicates the team who received it.
- Brent and Caite initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for going on foot instead of taking the funicularFunicularA funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.-Operation:The basic principle of funicular...
from the Roadblock as instructed in their clue; 5 teams checked-in during the penalty time, dropping them to 7th. - Dan and Jordan initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for losing a paintbrush during the additional task; 3 teams, including Brent and Caite, checked-in during the penalty time, dropping them to 8th.
- Dana and Adrian failed to complete the Roadblock in Leg 1. After Adrian's second failure attempt and after all other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, Phil came out to the Roadblock location and eliminated them.
- Brent and Caite were left at the Pit Start for 3 hours and 5 minutes in Puerto Varas because both had to be treated for dehydrationDehydrationIn physiology and medicine, dehydration is defined as the excessive loss of body fluid. It is literally the removal of water from an object; however, in physiological terms, it entails a deficiency of fluid within an organism...
at the emergency room in a local hospital, and they departed last instead of 4th at Leg 3. - The U-Turn in Leg 5 was a Blind U-Turn; Louie and Michael did not have to reveal themselves to the other teams as having used the U-Turn.
- Brent and Caite initially arrived 6th, but had missed the clue at the U-Turn, having arrived at their additional task by chance. They had to backtrack to the U-Turn to receive their clue. This did not affect their placement.
- Joe and Heidi failed to complete the second Detour task (In the Trenches) that they had to do as a result of being U-Turned. After all of the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, Phil came out to their location and eliminated them.
- Brent and Caite initially arrived 3rd, but did not complete the Detour, having arrived at the Pit Stop by chance after following Carol and Brandy. They had to backtrack to complete the Detour and later checked in 6th.
- Jet and Cord initially arrived 5th, but did not retrieve the clue giving directions to the Pit Stop after completing the Roadblock. They had to backtrack to retrieve the clue. Carol and Brandy checked in during this time, dropping Jet and Cord to last place, but they were not eliminated.
- Leg 10 had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.
Episode title quotes
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.- "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt" – Michael
- "When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head" – Jody
- "Run Like Scalded Dogs!" – Jet
- "We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt" – Jet
- "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?" – Michael
- "Cathy Drone?" – Dan
- "Anonymous?" – Brent
- "You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?" – Michael
- "Dumb Did Us In" – Brandy
- "I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily" – Brent
- "They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language" – Brent
- "Huger than Huge" – Dan
Prizes
The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. All trips are sponsored by TravelocityTravelocity
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.
- Leg 1 – A trip for two to VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858... - Leg 2 – A pair of sailboatSailboatA sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails. The term covers a variety of boats, larger than small vessels such as sailboards and smaller than sailing ships, but distinctions in the size are not strictly defined and what constitutes a sailing ship, sailboat, or a...
s - Leg 3 – A trip for two to PatagoniaPatagoniaPatagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
- Leg 4 – Two $5,000 pre-loaded Discover CardDiscover CardThe Discover Card is a major credit card, issued primarily in the United States. It was originally introduced by Sears in 1985, and was part of Dean Witter, and then Morgan Stanley, until 2007, when Discover Financial Services became an independent company. Novus, a major processing center, used to...
s - Leg 5 – Two 55" HD TVsHigh-definition televisionHigh-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
- Leg 6 – A trip for two to CancunCancúnCancún is a city of international tourism development certified by the UNWTO . Located on the northeast coast of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico, more than 1,700 km from Mexico City, the Project began operations in 1974 as Integrally Planned Center, a pioneer of FONATUR Cancún is a city of...
, Mexico - Leg 7 – A dinner on the beach on PraslinPraslinPraslin is the second largest island of the Seychelles, lying 44 km north east of Mahé. Praslin has a population of around 6,500 people and comprises two administrative districts; Baie Sainte Anne and Grand' Anse . The main settlements are the Baie Ste Anne, Anse Volbert and Grand' Anse.It was...
, SeychellesSeychellesSeychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
, massages, all the 7-Up the team could drink (at the Pit Stop), and $7,000 for each team member - Leg 8 – A trip for two to MauiMauiThe island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Lānai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444,...
, Hawaii - Leg 9 – A pair of motorcycles
- Leg 10 – A trip for two to Alaska.
- Leg 11 – A trip for two to the Spanish coast.
- Leg 12 – $1,000,000
Elimination Station
After elimination, the first five eliminated teams were sequestered at a villa in Puerto VallartaPuerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican balneario resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas.The 2010 census reported Puerto Vallarta's population as 255,725 making it the sixth-largest city in the state of Jalisco...
, Mexico to await the finale. 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, Dana and Adrian were the first team eliminated and sent to the villa. They expressed their disappointment after Adrian's second attempt failed during the Roadblock task. Adrian is terribly afraid of heights and he wanted to kiss Dana to reaffirm their relationship. They discussed their marriage, had a tour on a beach, and saw big whales in the ocean.
- After Leg 2, Jody and Shannon were the second team eliminated and sent to the villa. Jody voiced her regrets that she did the Roadblock instead of Shannon. Adrian was surprised to hear that Jody had not hoped or expected to win the race, but Shannon still insisted that they could have done it. The teams were treated to an elemental spa with treatments based on fire, earth, water, and air.
- After Leg 3, Monique and Shawne were the third team eliminated and sent to the villa. All the previous eliminated teams were shocked to see Monique and Shawne, and Monique and Shawne were saddened at missing their daughters' birthdays. The next day, the teams went to Las Juantas Y Los Veranos to learn how to make tequilaTequilaTequila is a spirit made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, northwest of Guadalajara, and in the highlands of the western Mexican state of Jalisco....
, which included Adrian cutting open a blue agave which took him about 6 minutes and 9 seconds. - Leg 4 was a non-elimination leg, hence no new teams were sent to the villa. The 3 eliminated teams bonded at the villa while Shannon was writing in her journal. Monique and Shawne suggested bringing Shannon to the beach, after which all the teams went. Shawne was given a leg and foot massage, while Shannon got her hair beaded, and Monique shared with Shannon how to win the Mexican guys by doing some eye action.
- After Leg 5, Joe and Heidi were the fourth team eliminated and sent to the villa. They arrived while Adrian and Shannon were playing a game of table tennisTable tennisTable tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
. Jody and Shannon expressed their surprise and disappointment at seeing Joe and Heidi arrive, while Adrian was glad to have another man at the villa. Joe and Heidi expressed their frustration and explained how they arrived at the conclusion that Louie and Michael had Blind U-Turned them. Later, the teams went into town to do some shopping. Joe tried to bargain with a store owner over the price of some jewelry for Heidi, which offended the owner. - After Leg 6, Jordan and Jeff were the fifth team eliminated and sent to the villa. All the teams at the villa sat down for a meal and as Jordan and Jeff arrive at the villa, they explained the circumstances that led to their elimination. They believed that Louie and Michael would be in the top 3, and Joe again shared his disdain for Louie and Michael in a confessional. Jeff expressed his bitterness at having been evicted from Big Brother and now eliminated from The Amazing Race as he compares Elimination Station and Big Brother and Jury House. However, Jordan feels satisfied from being in Elimination Station. The teams later went on a snorkelingSnorkelingSnorkeling is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn...
trip. While on the trip, Monique and Shawne suffered from seasickness, and Heidi helped Adrian become comfortable in the water. The snorkeling trip also helped ease Jeff's bitterness at being eliminated. - Leg 7 was a non-elimination leg, hence no new teams were sent to the villa. At the pool, Adrian, Jeff and Joe discussed why Louie and Michael U-Turned Joe and Heidi, which turned out to be because the detectives disliked them due to personal reasons. After that, the eliminated teams watched an exciting Mexican dance, and many of the racers joined in the dance while others watched. Jody also performed a solo by playing the drum, which impressed Shannon. Later in the day, Joe shared with Heidi the main reason why Louie and Michael U-Turned them. Lastly, Heidi added that if Joe were to meet Louie and Michael, he would confront them about it and how it affected the outcome of the race.
- After Leg 8, Steve and Allie were the sixth team eliminated. It was 2:00 in the morning, and the eliminated teams gathered to find out who they think is the next team eliminated. Steve and Allie called the villa and Monique picked up the phone. Everyone was surprised and disappointed to hear about that Steve and Allie were eliminated, especially Shannon who was sad to hear about it. Joe then asked Steve about Louie and Michael's current situation in the race, then Steve told Joe that his team was too strong and was a threat, which resulted in the U-Turn. Steve shared that it was bad decisions and a bad cab that resulted in their elimination. Steve also noted that either Jet and Cord or Louie and Michael will win the race.
- After Leg 9, Carol and Brandy were the seventh team eliminated. When Carol and Brandy called the villa early in the morning, the other eliminated teams were shocked and disappointed to hear about Carol and Brandy being eliminated, especially Shannon who wanted to see an all-girl team win. Carol and Brandy talked about the U-Turn and their dislike for Brent and Caite that led to their elimination. In response, Jordan said that Carol and Brandy were probably just too jealous of Caite's beauty. Adrian, however, agreed with Carol and Brandy that the U-Turn was a foolish move by the dating models, and that it should have been used on either Jet and Cord or Louie and Michael. That evening, the eliminated racers got to watch a Mexican wrestlingLucha libreLucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
match in an outdoor coliseum. Jordan got to escort a wrestler to the ring, and Adrian, the most enthusiastic fan of the group, bought a wrestling mask as a souvenir. - Leg 10 was a non-elimination leg, hence no new teams were sent to the villa. Jordan and Jeff talk with Dana and Adrian about how to strengthen their relationship. Then, all the teams at Elimination Station are shown packing their bags and guessing where the final Leg will take place and then they were leaving the villa and fly to End City.
- After Leg 11, Louie and Michael were the eighth and final team eliminated. Elimination Station showed the five eliminated teams arriving at the End City in San Francisco, California. After arriving in San Francisco, the teams checked in to a hotel, settled into their rooms, and awaited the phone call from the eighth team eliminated. Monique and Shawne are happy to see the end of the race and to know who they think is going to win. Dana said that Joe and Heidi were hoping that Louie and Michael are not in the Final Three because of their dislike for them after being U-Turned. Louie and Michael called into the hotel, and the eliminated teams were shocked and disappointed to hear about Louie and Michael being eliminated. Joe asked Louie and Michael if they still felt that they had used the U-Turn correctly. Michael told him that they had because he thought Joe and Heidi would be very tough to beat once the Race route reached Asia. Adrian said that Joe and Heidi's wishes came true, but despite Louie and Michael being eliminated, Joe was still not satisfied. Jeff told Joe that Louie and Michael U-Turned Joe and Heidi because of personal reasons, which led to harsh words between Joe and Jeff.
- Leg 12 was the final leg of The Amazing Race 16. Elimination Station showed the Finish Line that takes place in Candlestick Park. All the eliminated teams were happy to find out which team do they think will win the $1 million as Steve and Allie, Carol and Brandy, and Louie and Michael reunited with the other eliminated teams at the Finish Line. Shannon noticed that the Final Three teams are: Dan and Jordan, Brent and Caite, and Jet and Cord. Dana said that it's anybody's race. All the eliminated teams were waiting to find out who they think will cross the Finish Line first and win the $1 million. They find out that Dan and Jordan were the first team to cross the Finish Line and win the $1 million; Jet and Cord came in 2nd and Brent and Caite came in 3rd. Teams expressed their opinions about the final three teams at the Finish Line along with their joys and disappointments about the race, and the learning experiences they could draw from it.
Race summary
Leg 1 (United States → Chile)
- Los Angeles, California, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Vista Hermosa Natural Park) (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 SantiagoSantiago, ChileSantiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
, ChileChileChile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
(Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportComodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport , also known as Pudahuel Airport and Santiago International Airport, located in Pudahuel, north-west of downtown Santiago, is Chile's largest aviation facility and the busiest international air passenger gateway to the country...
) - Santiago (Terminal San Borja) to Valparaíso
ValparaísoValparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...
, Valparaíso RegionValparaíso RegionThe V Valparaíso Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's third highest population of 1,539,852 million in 2002 and third smallest area of , the region is Chile's second most densely populated after the Santiago Metropolitan Region...
(Bus Terminal) - Viña del MarViña del MarViña del Mar , is a city and commune on central Chile's Pacific coast. Its long stretches of white sandy beaches are a major attraction for national and international tourists. The city is Chile's main tourist attraction. Known as "La Ciudad Jardín" , Viña del Mar is a Chilean Municipality located...
(Wulff CastleWulff CastleCurrent Headquarters for the de la Municipalidad de Viña del Mar . Located on 37 Marina Avenue, it is almost hanging over the sea.-History:...
) (unaired) - Valparaíso (Ascensor Villaseca)
- Valparaíso (Ascensor Artilleria)
- Valparaíso (Paseo Templeman)
- Valparaíso (Palacio Baburizza)
In this first Roadblock of the race, one team member had to cross a tightrope
Tightrope walking
Tightrope walking is the art of walking along a thin wire or rope, usually at a great height. One or more artists performs in front of an audience or as a publicity stunt...
the length of a football field (360 ft (109.7 m)) suspended 120 feet (36.6 m) above the ground.
Additional task
- After the Roadblock, teams had to take a funicularFunicularA funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.-Operation:The basic principle of funicular...
down the mountain to find their next clue. - At Paseo Templeman, teams picked up painting supplies (4 paint cans, paint brushes, and a ladder) and had to find a group of house painters next to a house matching the color of their paint. Once at the house, they had to finish painting a portion of the house to receive their next clue.
Leg 2 (Chile)
- Valparaíso to Puerto VarasPuerto VarasPuerto Varas is a city and commune located in the southern Chilean province of Llanquihue, in the Los Lagos Region.The city is well known for its German traditions, its food, its fish and seafood, the natural environment, its casino and 5 star hotels. Only from Puerto Montt, located on the shore...
, Los Lagos RegionLos Lagos RegionLos Lagos Region is one of Chile's 15 regions, which are first order administrative divisions, and comprises four provinces: Chiloé, Llanquihue, Osorno and Palena. The region contains the country's second largest island, Chiloé, and the second largest lake, Llanquihue.Its capital is Puerto Montt;...
via Santiago - Vicente Pérez Rosales National ParkVicente Pérez Rosales National ParkVicente Pérez Rosales National Park is located in Los Lagos Region, Llanquihue Province, of Chile. Its western entrance is close to the Ensenada locality, northeast of the provincial capital of Puerto Montt, and from Puerto Varas along Ruta CH-225. This national park covers about and is almost...
(Mirador, Isla Margarita, Todos los Santos LakeTodos los Santos LakeLake Todos los Santos is a lake located in the Los Lagos Region of southern Chile, 96 km northeast of the regional capital Puerto Montt and 76 km east of Puerto Varas, within the boundaries of the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. It has a surface area of 178.5 km² and a maximum depth of 337 m...
) - Puerto Varas (Onces y Cabañas Bellavista )
- Puerto Varas (Gruta de la Virgen, Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús de Puerto Varas)
In the first Detour of this race, teams chose between Llama Adoration and Condor Consternation. In Llama Adoration, teams traveled to a farm where they had to dress a llama
Llama
The llama is a South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since pre-Hispanic times....
by placing a blanket on its back and a scarf around its neck. In Condor Consternation, teams traveled to a beach where they donned special shoes resembling birds' feet and used a hang glider-like condor costume to glide out to a clue in the water. In the leg's Roadblock, teams had to collect several ingredients used to make kuchen
Kuchen
Kuchen , the German word for cake, is used in other languages as the name for several different types of sweet desserts, pastries, and gateaux...
: a plate of butter, a bowl of sugar, a bag of flour, a baker's dozen of eggs from the hen house, and a cup of milk straight from a cow. Once the ingredients were collected, team members had to give them to the baker to receive a serving of kuchen and their next clue.
Leg 3 (Chile → Argentina)
- Puerto Varas (Del Salvador Bus Terminal/Cruz del Sur Bus Terminal) to San Carlos de BarilocheSan Carlos de BarilocheSan Carlos de Bariloche, usually known as Bariloche, is a city in the , situated in the foothills of the Andes on the southern shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake and is located inside Nahuel Huapi National Park...
, Río Negro ProvinceRío Negro ProvinceRío Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.Its capital is Viedma...
, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
- San Carlos de Bariloche (El Boliche Viejo)
- San Carlos de Bariloche (Peña Gaucha)
- Ñirihuau (Puente Ñirihuau)
- Neuquén ProvinceNeuquén ProvinceNeuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west...
(Estancia Fortin Chacabuco )
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose a station and use a lasso
Lasso
A lasso , also referred to as a lariat, riata, or reata , is a loop of rope that is designed to be thrown around a target and tighten when pulled. It is a well-known tool of the American cowboy. The word is also a verb; to lasso is to successfully throw the loop of rope around something...
to rope a target 18 feet (5.5 m) away and pull it towards them to receive their next clue. In the Detour, teams chose between Horse Sense and Horse Power. In Horse Sense, teams were given a set of directions by a gunslinger and, using only a stationary compass as a navigational aid, had to find a bag of loot buried in a field. They then had to deliver the bag to the lead bandit, and if the markings on their bag matched the coordinates given to them, he would give the team coin
Coin
A coin is a piece of hard material that is standardized in weight, is produced in large quantities in order to facilitate trade, and primarily can be used as a legal tender token for commerce in the designated country, region, or territory....
with the name of the Pit Stop location on it as their next clue. In Horse Power, teams went down to a polo
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
field and, using a wooden practice horse, had to get a goal within 9 strokes and received the trophy
Trophy
A trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...
with the name of the Pit Stop location on its base as their next clue.
Additional task
- At El Boliche Viejo, teams had to win a game of five-card studFive-card studFive-card stud is the earliest form of the card game stud poker, originating during the American Civil War, but is less commonly played today than many other more popular poker games. It is still a popular game in parts of the world, especially in Finland where a specific variant of five-card stud...
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Roaming Gnome to receive the gnome which had their next clue on the bottom of its base.
Leg 4 (Argentina → Germany)
- San Carlos de Bariloche (Teniente Luis Candelaria International AirportTeniente Luis Candelaria International AirportTeniente Luis Candelaria International Airport is an airport in Río Negro Province, Argentina serving the city of San Carlos de Bariloche. In 2007, the airport handled 724,010 passengers...
) to Frankfurt, Germany
(Frankfurt AirportFrankfurt AirportFrankfurt Airport may refer to:Airports of Frankfurt, Germany:*Frankfurt Airport , the largest airport in Germany*Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport, a general aviation airport*Frankfurt-Hahn Airport , a converted U.S...
) - Frankfurt (Frankfurt Airport long-distance station) to HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
(Hamburg HauptbahnhofHamburg Hauptbahnhofis the Hauptbahnhof for the German city of Hamburg. It was opened in 1906 to replace 4 terminal stations. Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is operated by DB Station&Service...
) - Hamburg (Jungfernstieg )
- Hamburg (Kaiser Wilhelm statue at Altonaer Rathaus )
- Hamburg (Haifischbar )
- Hamburg (Beatles-PlatzBeatles-PlatzThe Beatles-Platz is a plaza in the St. Pauli quarter in Hamburg, Germany, at the crossroads of Reeperbahn and Große Freiheit. It is circular, with a diameter of and paved black to make it look like a vinyl record...
) - Hamburg (Indra Musikclub )
At the Intersection, teams had to join with one other team to complete tasks and make decisions together until further notice. In this special Roadblock, one team member from each of the intersected teams had to take the S-Bahn
Hamburg S-Bahn
The Hamburg S-Bahn is a railway network for public rapid mass transit in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Together the S-Bahn, the Hamburg U-Bahn, the AKN railway and the regional railway form the backbone of railway public transport in the city and the surrounding area...
to the Port of Hamburg and complete a 150 feet (45.7 m) tandem bungee jump
Bungee jumping
Bungee jumping is an activity that involves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord. The tall structure is usually a fixed object, such as a building, bridge or crane; but it is also possible to jump from a movable object, such as a hot-air-balloon or helicopter, that...
from a bungee crane
Crane (machine)
A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability of...
. After the Roadblock, teams were no longer Intersected. The Detour for this Leg was a choice between Soccer or Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut , directly translated from German: "sour cabbage", is finely shredded cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria, including Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, and Pediococcus. It has a long shelf-life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid...
. In Soccer, teams made their way to Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn Stadium and had to successfully kick a ball from the penalty mark (12 yd (11 m)) through 5 targets located in the goal to receive their next clue. In Sauerkraut, teams had to travel to a restaurant called Alt Hamburger Bürgerhaus and eat a plate of sauerkraut
Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut , directly translated from German: "sour cabbage", is finely shredded cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria, including Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, and Pediococcus. It has a long shelf-life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid...
while a band played a song called the "Sauerkraut Polka". Teams had to finish the plate before the end of the song in order to receive their clue. If the song ended first, they had to start over with a new plate of sauerkraut.
Additional tasks
- At the Haifischbar, each team had to drink a boot of beerBoot of beerThe custom of drinking a boot of beer from a boot-shaped glass is common in German-themed bars, colleges, beer gardens, and the like. As with pints and other vessels, insignias, logos, and markings of varied composition are often engraved or fashioned on the boot...
to receive their next clue.
Leg 5 (Germany → France)
- Hamburg to Les MonthaironsLes MonthaironsLes Monthairons is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
, LorraineLorraine (région)Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(Château des Monthairons ) - Sainte-MenehouldSainte-MenehouldSainte-Menehould is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.The town and its several restaurants pride themselves on serving a local specialty called pied de cochon or pig's trotters....
, Champagne-ArdenneChampagne-ArdenneChampagne-Ardenne is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium, and consists of four departments: Aube, Ardennes, Haute-Marne, and Marne. The region is famous for its sparkling white wine . Its rivers, most of which flow west, include the...
(Boulangerie Defontaine) - MassigesMassigesMassiges is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
(La main de Massiges ) - Massiges (Church of Massiges)
- Wargemoulin-HurlusWargemoulin-HurlusWargemoulin-Hurlus is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
(Eglise Saint-Étienne de Wargemoulin )
During the Pit Stop, all teams boarded a bus and traveled from Hamburg to an unknown destination, revealed to viewers to be Les Monthairons. In this Leg's Detour, teams chose between In the Trenches or Under Fire. For both tasks, teams dressed up as World War I-era American soldiers, known as Doughboy
Doughboy
Doughboy is an informal term for an American soldier, especially members of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. The term dates back to the Mexican–American War of 1846–48....
s. In the Trenches, teams traveled through trenches
Trench warfare
Trench warfare is a form of occupied fighting lines, consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are largely immune to the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery...
to a telegraph where they had to decipher a message in Morse code
Morse code
Morse code is a method of transmitting textual information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment...
–"We will prevail. Vive la France."– and then presented their deciphered message to the French sergeant. In Under Fire, teams crawled under barbed wire
Barbed wire
Barbed wire, also known as barb wire , is a type of fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strand. It is used to construct inexpensive fences and is used atop walls surrounding secured property...
100 feet to receive a message –"The war is over. Vive la liberté."– from a man in a foxhole. They then crawled back through the barbed wire to present the message to the sergeant. Before either task was completed and the teams received their clue, the message they received was sent to "headquarters" via carrier pigeon
Carrier pigeon
A carrier pigeon is a homing pigeon that is used to carry messages. Using pigeons to carry messages is generally called "pigeon post". Most homing or racing type varieties are used to carry messages. There is no specific breed actually called "carrier pigeon"...
. For this leg's Speed Bump, Jordan and Jeff had to reinforce a trench wall using a series of branches before they could proceed to complete the Detour task.
Additional tasks
- At the Boulangerie Defontaine, teams had to buy a fresh baguetteBaguetteA baguette is "a long thin loaf of French bread" that is commonly made from basic lean dough...
that contained their next clue. - After the Detour, teams were required to head south down a road to find the U-Turn and their next clue.
- Upon arriving at Church of Massiges, teams changed out of their Doughboy gear into turn of the centuryTurn of the centuryTurn of the century, in its broadest sense, refers to the transition from one century to another. The term is most often used to indicate a non-specific time period either before or after the beginning of a century....
French bicycling gear (including a fake moustache) and rode on antique bicycles, in the manner of the first Tour de France1903 Tour de FranceThe 1903 Tour de France was the first Tour de France, a cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper , ancestor of the current daily, . It ran from 1 July to 19 July in six stages over , and was won by Maurice Garin....
, along a 4 miles (6.4 km) course to the Pit Stop.
Leg 6 (France)
- ReimsReimsReims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
(Notre-Dame de Reims – Joan of ArcJoan of ArcSaint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
Statue) - ÉpernayÉpernayÉpernay is a commune in the Marne department in northern France. Épernay is located some 130 km north-east of Paris on the main line of the Eastern railway to Strasbourg...
(Leclerc Briant) - PierryPierryPierry is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
(Château de la Marquetterie ) - Épernay (l'ORCCA , la Maison Gallice)
In this Roadblock, one team member had to rappel
Abseiling
Abseiling , rappelling in American English, is the controlled descent down a rock face using a rope; climbers use this technique when a cliff or slope is too steep and/or dangerous to descend without protection.- Slang terms :...
100 feet (30.5 m) into the chalk
Chalk
Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite. Calcite is calcium carbonate or CaCO3. It forms under reasonably deep marine conditions from the gradual accumulation of minute calcite plates shed from micro-organisms called coccolithophores....
cellars of the winery
Winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of...
of Leclerc Briant to search for a bottle of champagne specially marked with a small yellow and red striped flag on the bottom amongst the riddling racks. After finding the bottle, the team member returned to the surface to use the traditional sabrage
Sabrage
Sabrage is a technique for opening a Champagne bottle with a sabre, used for ceremonial occasions. The saber is slid along the body of the bottle toward the neck. The force of the blade hitting the lip breaks the glass to separate the collar from the neck of the bottle...
technique to open the bottle, the force of which propelled their next clue out. The Detour was a choice between Tower or Terra. In Tower, teams had to stack 680 champagne coupes into a 15-level pyramid with only one coupe on the top level, then pour the entire contents of a magnum of Taittinger champagne onto the top of the pyramid – all without breaking any of the glasses – in order to receive their next clue. In Terra, teams searched the 1 sqkm winter-barren Taittinger vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
s for a cluster of wine grapes
Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran....
marked with the race flag. After finding the grapes, they returned it to the harvest foreman for their next clue.
Additional task
- At the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims, teams had to find a woman playing a musical sawMusical sawA musical saw, also called a singing saw, is the application of a hand saw as a musical instrument. The sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin...
to receive their next clue: a cork from a bottle of Leclerc Briant.
Leg 7 (France → Seychelles)
- Paris (Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport) to VictoriaVictoria, SeychellesVictoria is the capital city of the Seychelles and is situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé island, which is the main island of the archipelago. The city was first established as the seat of the British colonial government...
, MahéMahé, SeychellesMahé is the largest island of the Seychelles, lying in the north east of the nation. The population of Mahé is 80,000. It contains the capital city of Victoria and accommodates 90% of the country's total population...
, SeychellesSeychellesSeychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
(Seychelles International AirportSeychelles International AirportSeychelles International Airport or Aéroport de La Pointe la Rue as it is known locally is located on the island of Mahé, Seychelles near the capital city of Victoria...
) - La DigueLa DigueLa Digue is the fourth largest inhabited island of the Seychelles, lying east of Praslin and west of Felicite Island. It has a population of about 2,000 people, who mostly live in the west coast villages of La Passe and La Réunion. It has an area of 10 km²...
(L'Union Estate) - St. Pierre Island
- PraslinPraslinPraslin is the second largest island of the Seychelles, lying 44 km north east of Mahé. Praslin has a population of around 6,500 people and comprises two administrative districts; Baie Sainte Anne and Grand' Anse . The main settlements are the Baie Ste Anne, Anse Volbert and Grand' Anse.It was...
(Paradise Sun Hotel)
This leg's Detour was Turtle Toddle or Ox Trot. In Turtle Toddle, teams had to use a banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
to lure a 500 pounds (226.8 kg), 100-year-old Aldabra Giant Tortoise
Aldabra Giant Tortoise
The Aldabra giant tortoise , from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest tortoises in the world....
across a marked path on a lawn. Once it was across the finish line, teams had to deliver a bunch of bananas to a fruit merchant 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away to receive their next clue. In Ox Trot, teams had to pull a cart to a clearing and load a pile of coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
s into it. Then, after an ox
Ox
An ox , also known as a bullock in Australia, New Zealand and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration makes the animals more tractable...
was hitched to their cart, teams had to deliver their coconuts to a fruit merchant to receive their clue. If they forgot or lost any of the coconuts, teams had to retrieve them before being allowed to continue. In the leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dive into the ocean to retrieve one of seven bottles tied to a platform in the water.
Additional task
- Upon arrival in Mahé, teams had to find a marked kiosk and take a number. The first 3 teams were on the first helicopterHelicopterA helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s, leaving around the same time, to La DigueLa DigueLa Digue is the fourth largest inhabited island of the Seychelles, lying east of Praslin and west of Felicite Island. It has a population of about 2,000 people, who mostly live in the west coast villages of La Passe and La Réunion. It has an area of 10 km²...
. The last three departed for La Digue on three helicopters an hour later. - After finishing the Detour, teams chose a marked boat and were taken out to a buoy near St. Pierre Island. Once there, the captain gave them their next clue.
- After finishing the Roadblock, teams were taken off the shore of PraslinPraslinPraslin is the second largest island of the Seychelles, lying 44 km north east of Mahé. Praslin has a population of around 6,500 people and comprises two administrative districts; Baie Sainte Anne and Grand' Anse . The main settlements are the Baie Ste Anne, Anse Volbert and Grand' Anse.It was...
where they had to swim to shore. Once ashore, teams emptied the contents of their bottle revealing a puzzle map that when completed would lead them to their treasure: the Pit Stop at the Paradise Sun Hotel.
Leg 8 (Seychelles → Malaysia)
- Praslin to Victoria, Mahé
- Victoria (Seychelles International Airport) to George TownGeorge Town, PenangGeorge Town was voted as one of the best cities in Asia by Asiaweek, ranked 6th in 1998 and 9th in 2000. More recently, George Town has improved a notch to rank as the 9th most liveable city in Asia in a survey of 254 cities worldwide according to an international location ratings survey by , an...
, PenangPenangPenang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
, Malaysia
(Penang International Airport) - Bayan LepasBayan LepasBayan Lepas is a town in Penang, Malaysia being home to the Penang International Airport. It has a population of about 141,000 people. Bayan Lepas is the main industrial hub of Penang, being home to the Free Industrial Zone, where factories of many multinational companies are located...
(Snake TempleSnake TempleThe Snake Temple is situated in Sungai Kluang, Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia and is perhaps the only temple of its kind in the world. The temple is filled with the smoke of burning incense and a variety of pit vipers...
) - Teluk BahangTeluk BahangTeluk Bahang is a fishing village situated on the northwestern part of Penang Island in Malaysia. The Teluk Bahang Dam is situated here. Teluk Bahang is also the entry point for the Penang National Park, which was previously known as the Pantai Aceh Forest Reserve.The expensive Mutiara Beach Resort...
(Kuil Sri Singamuga Kaliamman) - George Town (Pinang Peranakan Mansion)
In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Buddhist Tradition or Chinese Custom. In Buddhist Tradition, teams traveled to the Tien Kong Than Buddhist temple and carried a series of joss sticks
Incense
Incense is composed of aromatic biotic materials, which release fragrant smoke when burned. The term "incense" refers to the substance itself, rather than to the odor that it produces. It is used in religious ceremonies, ritual purification, aromatherapy, meditation, for creating a mood, and for...
to the top of the temple. After arranging them in the proper order, teams lit them and received their next clue. In Chinese Custom, teams traveled to Padang Kota Lama park where they participated in the Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year – often called Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar – is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an all East and South-East-Asia celebration...
tradition of balancing large flags on their foreheads and then running across the esplanade
Esplanade
An esplanade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The original meaning of esplanade was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress' guns...
. After both team members made it across the esplanade without letting the flag fall, they received their next clue. In this Leg's Speed Bump, Jet and Cord traveled to the Tropical Spice Garden to find a woman crushing spices for tea
Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
. Then by smell, they had to pick the right prepared tea and serve it to a guru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
sitting on a swing. Once finish, they could proceed onto roadblock. In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to prepare a traditional Hindu
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
offering called a float by first breaking open several coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
s in order to find one that had colored flesh. They then built the float and gave it to the waiting Gurukkal who sent it out to sea and then gave the next clue.
Leg 9 (Malaysia → Singapore)
- Sungai NibongSungai NibongSungai Nibong is a town located near Batu Uban in Penang, Malaysia. Penang's main express bus terminal and the annual Penang Festival site are all located there....
, Penang (Sungai Nibong Express Terminal) to Kuala LumpurKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
(Puduraya) - Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur Sentral railway station) to SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
(Tanjong Pagar railway stationTanjong Pagar railway stationTanjong Pagar railway station , also called Keppel Road railway station or Singapore railway station, was until 30 June 2011 the southern terminus of the network operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu , the main railway operator in Malaysia. The land on which the station and the KTM railway tracks are...
) - Singapore (Victoria Theatre and Concert HallVictoria Theatre and Concert HallThe Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall is a complex of two buildings and a clock tower joined together by a common corridor and is located in the civic district of Singapore...
)- Singapore (Singapore FlyerSingapore FlyerThe Singapore Flyer is a giant Ferris wheel located in Singapore, constructed in 2005–2008. Described by its operators as an observation wheel, it reaches 42 stories high, with a total height of , making it the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, taller than the Star of Nanchang and taller than...
)
- Singapore (Singapore Flyer
- Singapore (Istana ParkIstana ParkThe Istana Park is a park in Singapore, located in the Museum Planning Area within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district. The park is bounded by Orchard Road, Penang Road, Penang Lane and Buyong Road....
) - Singapore (ASL Marine Shipyard)
- Singapore (SentosaSentosaSentosa, which translates to peace and tranquility in Malay , is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year...
– MegaZip Adventure Park) - Singapore (Marina BarrageMarina BarrageThe Marina Barrage is a dam in Singapore built across the mouth of the bay, between Marina East and Marina South. It was officially opened on 1 November 2008[1]...
)
In the only Fast Forward of the race, one team made their way to the Singapore Flyer
Singapore Flyer
The Singapore Flyer is a giant Ferris wheel located in Singapore, constructed in 2005–2008. Described by its operators as an observation wheel, it reaches 42 stories high, with a total height of , making it the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, taller than the Star of Nanchang and taller than...
where they would have to climb out of one observation pod at the top of the 541 feet (164.9 m) Ferris wheel
Ferris wheel
A Ferris wheel is a nonbuilding structure consisting of a rotating upright wheel with passenger cars attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, the cars are kept upright, usually by gravity.Some of the largest and most modern Ferris wheels have cars mounted on...
and then cross a ladder to the next pod over where their next clue directly to the Pit Stop was being held. For this Leg's Detour, teams chose between Pounding The Drums and Pounding The Pavement. In Pounding The Drums, teams traveled to Speakers' Corner
Speakers' Corner, Singapore
Singapore Speakers' Corner is a local version of London's Speakers' Corner, where members of the public can give speeches and engage public debates...
and learned a complex drum routine for a lion dance
Lion dance
Lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume. The lion dance is often mistakenly referred to as dragon dance. An easy way to tell the difference is that a lion is operated by two people, while a dragon needs many people...
performance. Once they had played it to their young instructor's approval, they then performed the routine with a lion dance troupe on a nearby stage for their next clue. In Pounding The Pavement, teams traveled to a open area in Rochor Road
Rochor
Rochor is a place in the central area of Singapore. There are two hotels in the area and there are many commercial buildings in the area as well.-External links:*...
where they had to gather supplies – chairs, an umbrella, a loaf of bread, wafers, and 10 boxes of ice cream
Ice cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
– and then find a marked ice cream cart to sell 25 Singapore-style ice cream sandwiches for S$
Singapore dollar
The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
1 a piece to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to inspect an anchor
Anchor
An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the vessel from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα .Anchors can either be temporary or permanent...
chain
Chain
A chain is a sequence of connected links.Chain may also refer to:Chain may refer to:* Necklace - a jewelry which is worn around the neck* Mail , a type of armor made of interlocking chain links...
by counting the number of links in the chain, while dealing with the noise created by the other workers at the port and announcements being read through a loudspeaker. When they gave the right number (521) on a clipboard to the dock manager, they would receive their next clue.
Additional tasks
- At the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall, teams had to find Allan WuAllan WuAllan Wu is a Singapore-based Chinese-American actor and MTV Asia VJ who is recognized by many people as the host of the Asian version of The Amazing Race....
, host of The Amazing Race Asia, who would give them their next clue. - After the Detour, teams were instructed to find the U-Turn and their next clue at the intersection of their "last pit stop city" and Orchard Road. This clue sent them to Istana Park, located at the intersection of Penang Road and Orchard RoadOrchard RoadOrchard Road is a road in Singapore that is the retail and entertainment hub of the city-state. It is regularly frequented by the local population as well as being a major tourist attraction...
. - At SentosaSentosaSentosa, which translates to peace and tranquility in Malay , is a popular island resort in Singapore, visited by some five million people a year...
, teams rode the MegaZip, a 1476 feet (449.9 m) long zip-lineZip-lineA zip-line consists of a pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline...
. After getting off of the MegaZip, teams received their next clue.
Leg 10 (Singapore → China)
- Singapore (Singapore Changi AirportSingapore Changi AirportSingapore Changi Airport , Changi International Airport, or simply Changi Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A major aviation hub in Southeast Asia, it is about north-east from the commercial centre in Changi, on a site....
) to ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
(Shanghai Pudong International AirportShanghai Pudong International AirportShanghai Pudong International Airport is the primary international airport serving Shanghai, China, and a major aviation hub in Asia. The other major airport in Shanghai, Hongqiao, mainly serves domestic flights...
) - Shanghai (ZhujiajiaoZhujiajiaoZhujiajiao is an ancient town located in the Qingpu District of Shanghai. The population of Zhujiajiao is 60,000.Zhujiajiao is a water village on the outskirts of Shanghai, and was formed about 1,700 years ago. Archaeological findings dating back 5,000 years have also been found...
) - Shanghai (Taikang LuTaikang Lu (Shanghai)Tianzifang or Tian Zi Fang is an arts and crafts enclave that has developed from a renovated residential area in the French Concession area of Shanghai, China. It comprises a neighborhood of labyrinthine alleyways off Taikang Road , and is therefore also referred to as Taikang Road or Taikang Lu...
) - Shanghai (Hongkou Football StadiumHongkou Football StadiumHongkou Football Stadium Station is a virtual interchange station between Lines 3 and 8 on the Shanghai Metro.To interchange between these two lines, it is necessary to exit the station and re-enter, since the platform for Line 3 is located above ground, while the platform for Line 8 is entirely...
) Shanghai (Shanghai Science and Technology MuseumShanghai Science and Technology MuseumShanghai Science and Technology Museum is a large museum in Pudong, Shanghai, close to Century Park, the largest park within the inner districts of the city....
)
In the first Roadblock on this leg, one team member had to follow a demonstration by a local noodlemaker to make 1 kg (2.2 lb) of la mian noodle
Noodle
The noodle is a type of food, made from any of a variety of doughs, formed into long thin ribbons, strips, curly-cues, waves, helices, pipes, tubes, strings, or other various shapes, sometimes folded. They are usually cooked in a mixture of boiling water and/or oil. Depending upon the type, noodles...
s. When they were done, He Pingping
He Pingping
He Pingping was, according to the Guinness World Records, the world's shortest man who was able to walk.- Early and personal life :He measured 74 cm tall, and was the third child of a family in Huade county, in the city of Ulanqab in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. He had...
, the world's shortest man, gave them their next clue. The second Roadblock on this leg required the team member who sat out the first Roadblock to put together a 96-piece puzzle and then give the puzzle to a group of fans in the bleachers. If the puzzle was put together correctly, the other side of the puzzle would give a seat number where the team would find their next clue.
Additional tasks
- In Zhujiajiao, teams traveled on foot to a boat dock which would take them to their next clue and the first Roadblock.
- In Shanghai's fashion district Taikang Lu, teams entered a fashion studio where they were given a sketch of an outfit. They then had to choose the correct pieces of clothing that were described in the sketch and give them to a fashion modelModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
to put on. If they chose the right clothing and accessories, the fashion designer would give them their next clue.
Leg 11 (China)
- Shanghai (Waibaidu BridgeWaibaidu BridgeThe Waibaidu Bridge , called The Garden Bridge in English, is the first all-steel bridge, and the only surviving example of a camelback truss bridge, in China...
) - Shanghai (Longhua TempleLonghua templeThe Longhua Temple is a Buddhist Temple dedicated to the Maitreya Buddha located in Shanghai, China. Although most of the present-day buildings date from later reconstructions, the temple preserves the architectural design of a Song Dynasty monastery of the Buddhist Chan sect...
) - Shanghai (Yuyuan Garden)
- Shanghai (Riverside Promenade )
In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member entered Longhua Temple's Arhat Hall to count all of the golden statues in the room, most of which were statues of the Gautama Buddha
Gautama Buddha
Siddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian...
. If they got the right number (523), they would receive their next clue. If not, they would have to wait 10 minutes before making their next guess. For this leg's Speed Bump, Louie and Michael had to participate in a good luck ritual by throwing coins into a large incense burner on the Longhua Temple grounds. Once both got one coin each into the top opening of the incense burner, they could proceed onto the Roadblock. In this Leg's Detour, teams chose between Pork Chops and Pork Dumplings. In Pork Chops, teams must enter an art stone store and look through several hundred special stone stamps called chops for the two that had a pig on the bottom and one of each of their names in order to receive their clue from the shop owner. In Pork Dumplings (which was never used in this episode), teams traveled to Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant
Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant
Nanxiang Bun Shop is a traditional Shanghai eatery located in the City God Temple precinct in the old Chinese section of the city. its establishment in 1900. Nanxiang is a town near Shanghai where the xiaolong mantou was invented...
and delivered 10 orders of xiaolongbao
Xiaolongbao
Xiaolongbao is a type of steamed bun or baozi from eastern China, especially Shanghai and Wuxi. It is traditionally steamed in small bamboo baskets, hence the name...
across the market. Once done with the deliveries, they received their clue.
Additional tasks
- After the roadblock, teams took a motorcycle to their next destination Yuyuan Garden.
Leg 12 (China → United States)
- Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport) to San Francisco, California, USA (San Francisco International AirportSan Francisco International AirportSan Francisco International Airport is a major international airport located south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, near the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It is often referred to as SFO...
) - San Francisco (Fort Point – Battery Godfrey)
- San Francisco (Coit TowerCoit TowerCoit Tower is a tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The tower, in the city's Pioneer Park, was built in 1933 at the request of Lillie Hitchcock Coit to beautify the city of San Francisco; Coit bequeathed one-third of her estate to the city "to be expended in an...
) - San Francisco (Letterman Digital Arts CenterLetterman Digital Arts CenterThe Letterman Digital Arts Center , located in the Presidio, San Francisco, is the combined home of Industrial Light & Magic, LucasArts, and Lucasfilm's marketing, online, and licensing units....
– YodaYodaYoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, appearing in the second and third original films, as well as all three prequel trilogy films. A renowned Jedi master, Yoda made his first on-screen appearance in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back where he is responsible for...
Statue) - San Francisco (Fairmont Hotel – Tonga RoomTonga RoomThe Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is a restaurant and tiki bar in the Fairmont San Francisco hotel in San Francisco, California. Named after the South Pacific nation of Tonga, this dining and entertainment venue opened in 1945....
) - San Francisco (Great American Music HallGreat American Music HallThe Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California. It is located on O'Farrell Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood on the same block as the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater...
) - San Francisco (Candlestick Park)
In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use an ascender to reach the top archways of Coit Tower to get their next clue before being lowered back to the ground.
Additional tasks
- After receiving the clue at Battery Godfrey, teams had to solve a riddle that would lead them to their next route marker: Coit TowerCoit TowerCoit Tower is a tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The tower, in the city's Pioneer Park, was built in 1933 at the request of Lillie Hitchcock Coit to beautify the city of San Francisco; Coit bequeathed one-third of her estate to the city "to be expended in an...
. - At the LDAC, one team member had to put on a motion captureMotion captureMotion capture, motion tracking, or mocap are terms used to describe the process of recording movement and translating that movement on to a digital model. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, and medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robotics...
suit while their partner directed their avatarAvatar (computing)In computing, an avatar is the graphical representation of the user or the user's alter ego or character. It may take either a three-dimensional form, as in games or virtual worlds, or a two-dimensional form as an icon in Internet forums and other online communities. It can also refer to a text...
through a virtualVirtual realityVirtual reality , also known as virtuality, is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds...
course, all based on Star Wars: The Clone WarsStar Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)-Production:At April 2005's Star Wars Celebration III, Lucas stated that "we are working on a 3-D continuation of the pilot series that was on the Cartoon Network; we probably won't start that project for another year." In July 2005, pre-production had begun on the series, according to Steve...
. After getting through the two levels of the course, the directing partner would be able to copy down their next clue through figuring out how to read it off the computer screen which directed them to the Tonga RoomTonga RoomThe Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is a restaurant and tiki bar in the Fairmont San Francisco hotel in San Francisco, California. Named after the South Pacific nation of Tonga, this dining and entertainment venue opened in 1945....
. - Upon arriving at the Tonga RoomTonga RoomThe Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is a restaurant and tiki bar in the Fairmont San Francisco hotel in San Francisco, California. Named after the South Pacific nation of Tonga, this dining and entertainment venue opened in 1945....
, teams were instructed to take a trunkTrunk (luggage)A trunk, also known as a travelling chest, is a large cuboid container for holding clothes and other personal belongings, typically about wide, and each deep and high. They were most commonly used for extended periods away from home, such as for boarding school, or long trips abroad...
to their next location: the Great American Music HallGreat American Music HallThe Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California. It is located on O'Farrell Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood on the same block as the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater...
. - At the Great American Music Hall, teams opened the trunk from the Tonga Room. Inside were psychedelicPsychedelicThe term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
posters of the previously eliminated teams. The two teammates had to put the posters in the correct order of elimination (with three posters for the non-elimination legs) before they could receive their final clue from a roadie. - The final clue at the Great American Music Hall was a portion of the "Jack Be NimbleJack Be NimbleJack Be Nimble is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13902.-Lyrics:The most common version of the rhyme is:-References in popular culture:...
" nursery rhyme; teams were left to figure out that the missing word "candlestick" referred to the location of the Finish Line: Candlestick Park.
US 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) |
Rank (Timeslot) |
Rank (Night) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt" | 5.1 | 8 | 2.8/7 | 9.07 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | "When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head" | 5.2 | 8 | 2.9/7 | 9.11 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | "Run Like Scalded Dogs!" | 5.8 | 9 | 3.2/8 | 10.24 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | "We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt" | 4.5 | 7 | 2.6/7 | 8.05 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?" | 5.8 | 10 | 3.0/9 | 10.10 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | "Cathy Drone?" | 6.9 | 11 | 3.8/9 | 11.99 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | "Anonymous?" | 7.2 | 11 | 3.9/10 | 12.73 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | "You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?" | 5.2 | 9 | 2.7/8 | 9.14 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | "Dumb Did Us In" | 6.9 | 11 | 3.4/10 | 11.88 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | "I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily" | 6.3 | 10 | 3.2/9 | 10.69 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | "They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language" | 6.0 | 10 | 3.0/9 | 10.29 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | "Huger Than Huge" | 6.0 | 11 | 2.9/9 | 10.63 | 1 | 3 |
- Episode 1, "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt" aired on Valentine's DayValentine's DaySaint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
. - Episode 4, "We Are No Longer In The Bible Belt" had a considerably low amount of viewers, most likely because it aired on the same night as the 82nd Academy Awards82nd Academy AwardsThe 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2009 and took place March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. The ceremony was scheduled well after...
. - Episode 7, "Anonymous?" had the most viewers and adults 25–54 rating since the November 4, 2007, episode of The Amazing Race 12The Amazing Race 12The 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...
, as well as the best numbers in adults 18–49 since the January 6, 2008, episode of the same season. - Episode 8, "You're like Jason Bourne, right?" aired on Easter Sunday.
- Episode 12, "Huger Than Huge", the season finale, aired on Mother's Day. The show was down nearly two million viewers compared to the season 15The Amazing Race 15The Amazing Race 15 is the fifteenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 15 featured 12 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world....
finale and was the lowest watched finale since season 4The Amazing Race 4The Amazing Race 4 is the fourth installment of the reality television show on US television The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 4 featured 12 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world...
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Canadian ratings
| # | Episode | Viewers (millions) |
Rank (Overall) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt" | ||
| 2 | "When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head" | 0.90 | 16 |
| 3 | "Run Like Scalded Dogs!" | 0.88 | 13 |
| 4 | "We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt" | 1.40 | 21 |
| 5 | "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?" | 2.53 | 4 |
| 6 | "Cathy Drone?" | 2.00 | 7 |
| 7 | "Anonymous?" | 2.47 | 4 |
| 8 | "You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?" | 2.08 | 6 |
| 9 | "Dumb Did Us In" | 2.29 | 7 |
| 10 | "I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily" | 2.18 | 5 |
| 11 | "They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language" | 2.51 | 3 |
| 12 | "Huger Than Huge" | 2.58 | 3 |