The Amazing Race 4
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The 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. It premiered on May 29, 2003 and ended on August 21, 2003.
Married couple Reichen Lehmkuhl
and Chip Arndt
were the winners of the race, and were the first gay couple to win the competition.
The complete season was released on DVD, November 29, 2011, exclusively on Amazon.com via their CreateSpace program
and South Korea
including old countries visited in past seasons. Filming began on January 18, 2003 and finished on February 14, 2003. There were major changes in this season, the Roadblock appeared first before Detour in different legs. Also, the Check-in mat was updated with the World Map (in the previous two seasons, the check-in mat was solid black)
At the time the show was filmed and broadcast, same-sex marriage was not legally recognized anywhere in the United States
. Reichen and Chip were never legally married although they were married in a religious ceremony
; CBS
decided to honor their description of themselves as "married" for the purposes of the show.
Kelly & Jon are the first team to make it to the final leg without using a Fast Forward.
Tian & Jaree were originally slated to be contestants on The Amazing Race 3
. However, due to production losing their paperwork, they were held over to this season.
During the final leg, David & Jeff were stuck in Sydney for so long during the last leg that they never reached the final part of the leg in Phoenix, Arizona. Along with Joe & Bill on Season 1, they are the only team in Race history that they have reached the final leg but did not cross the finish line.
This was the last season where ties were allowed at the mat (and the subsequent distribution of additional first place prizes should there be a tie for first place). In subsequent seasons, even if teams arrived at the mat at the same time, an order would be determined, and the official check in times for teams arriving simultaneously would set a minute apart to avoid tying situations. The exception was Oswald & Danny and Uchenna & Joyce of The Amazing Race: All-Stars
, who completed a Fast Forward together via the Intersection. This was also the last season where the Fast Forward appeared in every leg.
Post-race interviews showed that Cindy and Russell broke up and no longer speak to each other. Moreover, Russell did not participate in the "After the Race" interview on the official CBS website.
wives, female models, clown
s and Air Traffic Controller
s. "NFL Wives" Monica and Sheree are married to Ashley Ambrose
and Ray Buchanan
, respectively, who both had played for the Atlanta Falcons
the season before taping.
Reichen & Chip got separated after the race and they remained friends. Reichen later started a career in modeling, selling his own semi-nude annual calendar. He hosted "The Reichen Show" on the now-defunct Q Television and was a contestant on Reality Stars Fear Factor
, finishing in sixth/fifth place. Chip became active in gay-related charity and advocacy groups, and appeared on the 2005 reality reunion show Real Gay
on Logo
. In July 2006, Lance Bass
announced that Reichen and he were in a long-term relationship and they had split reported by People magazine.
for "Outstanding Reality-Competition Program."
In the Detour, teams must choose between Search or Rescue. In Search, teams use a locator beacon
to find a 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) snow field emanating beneath from the snow. After finding it, they have to dig this spot and find a set of keys which would use a snowmobile
to drive their next clue. In Rescue, teams make their way to a rock towers and crossed an alpine rescue bridge of 4 steel cables. Then, they have to use a long zip-line to travel 250 feet (76.2 m) cross a ravine. In the Fast Forward, one team required to find a field nearby Passo Giau and put on snowshoe
s and trek to the top of a snowy hill. If successful, the team member would win the Fast Forward award.
Additional tasks
In the Detour, teams chose between Waterway or Pathway. In Waterway, teams travel by gondola
and using a map to guide their Gondolier to a small plaza, but could not ask anyone for directions. In Pathway, teams traveled by foot to the same plaza. Walking the city's streets and bridges could be confusing but could ask for directions without a map. When they reach at the end of both detours, the plaza's name is Campo Querini Stampalia and they get their next clue. In the Fast Forward, one team required to head to the Rialto Bridge
and join a group of traveling players to form the street theater known as Commedia dell'arte
until the Fast Forward clue appeared in the skit. Once the team saw it, they could claim the award. In the Roadblock, one team to take one picture from the doorman, holding pictures of four different Venetian mask
s, enter the Palazzo and search along rooms filled with mask revelers and find the matched mask shown in their picture. If they find the right person, they would get their next clue. If they choose the wrong person, the masked revelers take the picture and silently walk away.
Additional task
, Austria
(Wien Südbahnhof)
In the Detour, teams choose between Mozart or Beethoven. In Mozart
, teams carried a string bass
6 miles (9.7 km) to the house where Mozart wrote The Marriage of Figaro
. In Beethoven
, teams carry a portfolio of sheet music 11 miles (17.7 km) to the house where Beethoven wrote The Heiligenstadt Testaments
. In the Fast Forward, one team required to search the grounds along Schönbrunn Palace
on a ballroom wearing formal attire. Then, one team member must carry a tray of champagne filled glasses through waltz
ing couples. If successful without dropping the glass and standing them upright, they would win this award. In the Roadblock, one team member to take off 460 feet (140.2 m) bungee jump off the Donauturm, the tallest tower-jump in Europe.
Additional task
Attnang
(Attnang Train Station) to Paris
, France
(Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport)
} Salzburg
(Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
) or Munich
, Germany
(Munich S-Bahn
)
} Salzburg (Salzburg Airport
) or Munich, Germany (Munich Airport) Paris (Gare Montparnasse
) to Le Mans
(Gare du Mans )
In the Roadblock, one team member to change four tire
s on one of these race cars
. Then, they do a lap around in a race track
with a professional race car driver on the wheel. When they completed the lap, they can make it to winners' podium and get their next clue. In the Detour, teams choose between Ropes or Slopes. In Ropes, teams rappelled down 230 feet (70.1 m) on the cliff to the next route marker below. In Slopes, teams took a long sloping trail to the route marker below. In the Fast Forward, one team required to find Musée de Tapisseries at Aix-en-Provence
and then arrange together to solve a puzzle
20 pieces to form a picture of the Pit Stop, Chateau Des Alpilles.
Additional notes
Marseille (Marseille Provence Airport
) to Amsterdam
, Netherlands
(Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)
In the Detour, teams must choose between 500 kilograms or 15 feet (4.6 m). In 500 kilograms, teams drive 30 miles (48.3 km) to Alkmaar
on an outdoor market, don traditional wooden clogs
and use a wooden stretcher to carry cheese
from a stockpile to a scale. Once it exactly weighed in at 500 kilograms (1,102.3 lb) of cheese no more, no less and they receive their next clue. In 15 feet (4.6 m), teams drive 12 miles (19.3 km) to a ranch, where the cow manure
is processed into fertilizer. Then, they must searched barehanded through a clues 15 feet (4.6 m) of a pile. In the Fast Forward, one team must made their way to North Amsterdam and find Molen Van Sloten. Then, each team member had strapped on a sails and a windmill set in motion. Once the team completed 10 revolutions, the miller would give the Fast Forward award. In the Roadblock, one team member to get on a marked boat and using only their hands to catch 25 eel
s and put them in a marked container. Only the fisherman would get their next clue.
Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) to Mumbai
, Maharashtra
, India
(Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport)
In the Detour, teams must choose between Suds or Duds. In Suds, teams must had to find an outdoor laundromat in Dhobi Ghat
near Mahalaxmi railway station and washed one bundle of clothing by hand. Eventually, they reveal the clue printed on one piece of the clothing. In Duds, teams needed to locate a clothing shop called P. Amarlel near Kalbadevi
Road and search through hundreds of sari
s to find one with the clue printed on it. Both Detour options must take by train or bus to their Detour location. In the Roadblock, one team member to find a vendor and carry 20 Palai fish out of mixed fish, Once it carry them and bring it to the market manager to give their next clue.
Additional task
Panvel
(Panvel Station) to Ernakulam
, Cochin, Kerala
(Ernakulam Junction
)
In the Roadblock, one team member had to take part in Bull Racing. In the sport, team members require to hang onto a team of bull
s and race at top speed across a mud course the size as the length of football
field. If they hung on to the end of the course, they would receive their next clue. If they fell off before the end, they would have to try again. In the Detour, teams choose between Baskets or Trunks. In Baskets, teams had to load 10 live chicken
s into baskets on a bicycle-powered wagon. Then, they navigate themselves to a farm circled on a map. In Trunks, teams had to load 2 bales of coir
on to an elephant
. Then, they must deliver it to the coir shop also circled on a map. In either both Detours, teams have to deliver them to receive their next clue.
Additional task
Cochin (Cochin International Airport
) to Kota Kinabalu
, West Coast Division
, Sabah
, Malaysia
(Kota Kinabalu International Airport
)
In the Detour, teams had to choose between Net or Trap. In Net, teams had to take their boat to a fishing platform and use a net
to catch 15 fish
out of a marked pen
in order to receive their next clue. In Trap, teams had to take their boat to a group of lobster
boats. Then, they had to pull up weighted lobster traps to get the clue from inside. In the Roadblock, one team member had to hit three different targets using three Malaysian weapons: bow
and arrow
, a blowpipe
and a spear
. After hitting all the targets successfully, they and their partner could run to the Pit Stop.
Additional task
In the Fast Forward, one team to drive to Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary
in Sepilok and they have to hike deep in a forest to find a feeding station in the jungle and feed two pieces of fruit to an orangutan
and claim this award. In the Detour, teams between choose Chop or Haul. In Chop, teams had to use local tools to chop down palm nut
bunches with a clue attached. However, the clues in every one envelope, three were empty. In Haul, teams used a wheelbarrow
to carry 25 same bunches to a corresponding truck
. When the truck is fully loaded, it drove away to get their next clue. In the Roadblock, one team member had to climb a rattan
ladder to a point 50 feet (15.2 m) above the stone cave's floor. Once there, they could grab a basket and retrieve their next clue from inside.
In the Roadblock, one team member had to plunge into the icy river
and swim under the ice to an exit hole. Once their body temperature rose to a safe level, a doctor would clear them to leave and receive their next clue. In the Detour, teams choose between Strong Hands or Strong Stomach. In Strong Hands, teams used a map to find a taekwondo
dojang
where each team member had to break three wooden boards before being receiving their clue. In Strong Stomach, teams used a map to find a restaurant where each team member had to eat a Korean delicacy: a dish made of live octopus
es known as sannakji
.
Additional task
In the Fast Forward, teams had drive an hour away to a beach on the Sunshine Coast
, and pass a lifeguard
test by paddling surfboard
s in a heavy surf. They must pull the swimmer out of the water and return her safely to the beach. If successful, they could claim the award. In the Detour, teams choose between Face First or Foot First. In Face First, teams had to go to the Holiday Inn, Brisbane, where they performed a face-first rappel off of the 17-story
building, descending 200 feet (61 m) from the penthouse before receiving their next clue. In Foot First, teams had to spot a Sheraton
building with a race flag, and then climb 30-stories to its roof where they would receive their next clue. In the Roadblock, one team member put on scuba gear
and walked across an aquarium tank filled with 100 shark
s and assorted sea creatures to grab a clue from a small chest.
Additional task
In the Detour, teams choose between Saddle or Paddle. In Saddle, teams must search a beach on a horseback
and take a horse
down to one of four race flags then search a 25 yards (22.9 m) radius for a cluster of clue envelopes. Only one cluster contained the correct clue, while the other four instructed them to try again. In Paddle, teams inflated a kayak
and paddled to an orange buoy to get their next clue. In the Roadblock, one team member chose a race buggy
along with their instructor drove fast along a bumpy, muddy 7 miles (11.3 km) road. After they finished the course and returned to their partner, they would receive their next clue.
Additional task
In the final Detour, teams choose between Wing It or Wander It. In Wing It, teams tandem skydived 10000 feet (3,048 m) with an instructor to their next clue in the skydive landing zone. In Wander It, teams drove to a mangrove
forest and find a boat which they used to navigate out the forest and then to the landing zone to get their next clue. In the final Roadblock, one team member had to swim out to a floating tiki
head, then dive beneath the underwater to retrieve a particular rock from ocean floor. They then carried it back to the beach where they had to smash it open for the clue inside.
Additional tasks
Reality television
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show on US television The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series)
The Amazing Race is an American reality game show in which teams of two or four race around the world against other teams, with the first-place team winning $1,000,000. As the original version of the Amazing Race franchise, the CBS program has been running since 2001 and is airing its nineteenth...
. The Amazing Race 4 featured 12 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. It premiered on May 29, 2003 and ended on August 21, 2003.
Married couple Reichen Lehmkuhl
Reichen Lehmkuhl
Reichen Lehmkuhl, , is an American former reality show winner, model, and occasional actor...
and Chip Arndt
Chip Arndt
Chip Arndt is an American gay activist, best known as a winner of The Amazing Race 4 in 2003 with former partner Reichen Lehmkuhl. The team was the first out gay couple to win a reality television competition...
were the winners of the race, and were the first gay couple to win the competition.
The complete season was released on DVD, November 29, 2011, exclusively on Amazon.com via their CreateSpace program
Development and filming
The fourth season of The Amazing Race had spanned 44000 miles (70,811 km) in 4 continents. The new countries visited for the race were the NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
including old countries visited in past seasons. Filming began on January 18, 2003 and finished on February 14, 2003. There were major changes in this season, the Roadblock appeared first before Detour in different legs. Also, the Check-in mat was updated with the World Map (in the previous two seasons, the check-in mat was solid black)
At the time the show was filmed and broadcast, same-sex marriage was not legally recognized anywhere in the United States
Same-sex marriage in the United States
The federal government does not recognize same-sex marriage in the United States, but such marriages are recognized by some individual states. The lack of federal recognition was codified in 1996 by the Defense of Marriage Act, before Massachusetts became the first state to grant marriage licenses...
. Reichen and Chip were never legally married although they were married in a religious ceremony
Blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches
The blessing of same-sex unions is currently an issue about which some Christian churches are at present in disagreement with other Christian churches...
; 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...
decided to honor their description of themselves as "married" for the purposes of the show.
Kelly & Jon are the first team to make it to the final leg without using a Fast Forward.
Tian & Jaree were originally slated to be contestants on The Amazing Race 3
The Amazing Race 3
The Amazing Race 3 is the third installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. This season featured 12 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world, making it the first season to have 12 teams...
. However, due to production losing their paperwork, they were held over to this season.
During the final leg, David & Jeff were stuck in Sydney for so long during the last leg that they never reached the final part of the leg in Phoenix, Arizona. Along with Joe & Bill on Season 1, they are the only team in Race history that they have reached the final leg but did not cross the finish line.
This was the last season where ties were allowed at the mat (and the subsequent distribution of additional first place prizes should there be a tie for first place). In subsequent seasons, even if teams arrived at the mat at the same time, an order would be determined, and the official check in times for teams arriving simultaneously would set a minute apart to avoid tying situations. The exception was Oswald & Danny and Uchenna & Joyce of The Amazing Race: All-Stars
The Amazing Race 11
The Amazing Race 11 is the 11th installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race...
, who completed a Fast Forward together via the Intersection. This was also the last season where the Fast Forward appeared in every leg.
Post-race interviews showed that Cindy and Russell broke up and no longer speak to each other. Moreover, Russell did not participate in the "After the Race" interview on the official CBS website.
Cast
This season's cast include a married gay couple, NFLNational Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
wives, female models, clown
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
s and Air Traffic Controller
Air traffic controller
Air traffic controllers are the people who expedite and maintain a safe and orderly flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system. The position of the air traffic controller is one that requires highly specialized skills...
s. "NFL Wives" Monica and Sheree are married to Ashley Ambrose
Ashley Ambrose
Ashley Avery Ambrose is a former professional American football cornerback for several NFL teams during the 1990s and early 2000s who is currently the defensive backs coach for the California Golden Bears football team.Ambrose was a one time Pro Bowl selection in 1996 while he was playing with the...
and Ray Buchanan
Ray Buchanan
Raymond Louis Buchanan is a former American football player in the NFL. He was drafted out of Louisville in 1993 by the Indianapolis Colts in the 3rd round , and subsequently played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Oakland Raiders.-High school career:At Proviso East High School in Maywood,...
, respectively, who both had played for the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
the season before taping.
Reichen & Chip got separated after the race and they remained friends. Reichen later started a career in modeling, selling his own semi-nude annual calendar. He hosted "The Reichen Show" on the now-defunct Q Television and was a contestant on Reality Stars Fear Factor
Fear Factor
Fear Factor is an American stunt/dare reality game show. The original Dutch version was called Now or Neverland. When Endemol USA and NBC adapted it to the American market in 2001, they changed the name to Fear Factor. The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of stunts for a...
, finishing in sixth/fifth place. Chip became active in gay-related charity and advocacy groups, and appeared on the 2005 reality reunion show Real Gay
Real Gay
Real Gay is a 2005 gay-themed "reunion show" hosted by Kim Coles. Airing on the LGBT network Logo, Real Gay featured cast members from a number of different reality television series discussing their experiences being openly gay in the spotlight of national television.-Participants:Among those...
on Logo
Logo (TV channel)
Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...
. In July 2006, Lance Bass
Lance Bass
James Lance Bass , best known as Lance Bass, is an American pop singer, dancer, actor, film and television producer, and author. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the American pop boy band 'N Sync. 'N Sync's success led Bass to work in film and television...
announced that Reichen and he were in a long-term relationship and they had split reported by People magazine.
Awards
In 2004, this installment of the race won the series its second consecutive Primetime Emmy AwardEmmy Award
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for "Outstanding Reality-Competition Program."
Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:| Team | Relationship | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks performed | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||
| Reichen Reichen Lehmkuhl Reichen Lehmkuhl, , is an American former reality show winner, model, and occasional actor... & Chip Chip Arndt Chip Arndt is an American gay activist, best known as a winner of The Amazing Race 4 in 2003 with former partner Reichen Lehmkuhl. The team was the first out gay couple to win a reality television competition... |
Married couple | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | Reichen 4, Chip 7 |
| Kelly & Jon | Engaged | 6th | 3rd | 8th | 7th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | Kelly 2, Jon 10 | ||
| David & Jeff | Best Friends | 10th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | David 6, Jeff 5 | |
| Jon & Al | Best Friends/Clown Clown Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also... s |
7th | 6th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Jon 5, Al 5 | |||
| Millie & Chuck | 1st | 8th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 3rd | Millie 2, Chuck 5 | ||||||
| Tian & Jaree | Friends/Models Model (person) A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art.... |
11th | 4th | 4th | 1st | 7th | 5th | Tian 6, Jaree 0 | |||||||
| NFL National Football League The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing... Wives/Moms |
4th | 10th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | Monica 3, Sheree 2 | |||||||||
| Steve & Dave | Air Traffic Controllers Air traffic controller Air traffic controllers are the people who expedite and maintain a safe and orderly flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system. The position of the air traffic controller is one that requires highly specialized skills... |
5th | 1st | 9th | 8th | Steve 2, Dave 1 | |||||||||
| Steve & Josh | Father/Son | 1st | 9th | 1st | Steve 0, Josh 2 | ||||||||||
| Russell & Cindy | Friends/Dating | 8th | 7th | Russell 2, Cindy 0 | |||||||||||
| Amanda & Chris | Dating | 1st | Amanda 0, Chris 1 | ||||||||||||
| Debra & Steve | Married Parents | Debra 0, Steve 0 | |||||||||||||
- A team placement indicates that the team was eliminated.
- An team placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race.
- A indicates that the team won a Fast Forward clue. If placed next to a leg number, this indicates that the Fast Forward was available for that leg but not used.
- Reichen & Chip initially arrived 2nd, but they drove to the Pit Stop instead of traveling on foot and were issued a 35 minute penalty. Kelly & Jon checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to 3rd.
- David & Jeff was unable to finish Leg 13. While reaching Hawaii, all teams had checked in, so they received the clue that the race was finished and the winning team Reichen & Chip. But David did the roadblock
Episode title quotes
Titles for episodes are often taken from quotes made by the racers.- "Cheaters Never Win...And They Cheated!" – Sheree
- "It Doesn't Say Anything About First Come First Served...And We're Bigger" – Reichen
- "I Wasn't Even Going To Touch You Until You Slammed My Head Backwards" – Millie
- "Check Your Tires Because...Oh God, You Never Know What'll Happen!" – Steve (of Steve & Dave)
- "You Are Just Deliberately Trying To Make Us Lose!" – Jaree
- "I Could Have Never Been Prepared For What I'm Looking At Right Now" – Reichen
- "We're Going Down The Wrong Side Of The Freeway...And The Lights Are Off!" – Tian
- "The Princess Reminded Me of My Grandmother. She Was Very Old But Still Very, Very With It" – David
- "We're Not at Charm School Learning How to Be a Gentleman, We're Racing" – Jon (of Kelly & Jon)
- "That's Me. That's My Face. Just Hit My Face. Hit My Face!" – Jon (of Kelly & Jon)
- "Such a Nice Pheromone Smell to You; Just Makes Me Want to Stay Close to You" – Jon (of Kelly & Jon)
- "He's A Couple Of Ticks Away From Having A Heart Attack" – Jon (of Kelly & Jon)
- "It's Like Adam Building His First House!" – Kelly
Prizes
Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete a leg.- Leg 1 - A vacation to HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
provided by American AirlinesAmerican AirlinesAmerican Airlines, Inc. is the world's fourth-largest airline in passenger miles transported and operating revenues. American Airlines is a subsidiary of the AMR Corporation and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas adjacent to its largest hub at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
website. - Leg 5 - A seven-day Mexican Rivera cruise vacation on Royal Caribbean.
- Leg 6 - A seven-night cruise to Hubbard Glacier on Royal Caribbean.
- Leg 7 - A seven-night cruise vacation to the Western Caribbean on Royal Caribbean.
- Leg 8 - A vacation to MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, compliments of American Airlines website. - Leg 9 - A festive Latin American vacation courtesy of American Airlines website.
- Leg 10 - A Caribbean vacation, courtesy of American Airlines website.
- Leg 11 - A vacation to Mexico courtesy of American Airlines website.
- Leg 12 - A vacation to EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
compliments of American Airlines Website. - Leg 13 - $1,000,000
Leg 1 (United States → Italy)
- Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Dodger StadiumDodger StadiumDodger Stadium, also sometimes called Chavez Ravine, is a stadium in Los Angeles. Located adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles, Dodger Stadium has been the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers team since 1962...
) (Starting Line) Los Angeles, California, United States (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 MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(Malpensa AirportMalpensa AirportMilano Malpensa Airport "City of Milan" , former "Aeroporto Città di Milano" is Milan's largest airport. It is located 39.97 km northwest of central Milan, Italy...
) - Milan (Galleria Vittorio Emanuele IIGalleria Vittorio Emanuele IIThe Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a double arcade in the center of Milan, Italy. The structure is formed by two glass-vaulted arcades intersecting in an octagon covering the street connecting Piazza del Duomo to Piazza della Scala....
) Milan (Piazza Fontana) to Cortina d'AmpezzoCortina d'AmpezzoCortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
(Church of St. Filippo and Giacomo)- BellunoBellunoBelluno , is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about 100 kilometres north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomiti's region. With its roughly 37,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area...
(Passo Giau)
- Belluno
- Cortina d'Ampezzo (Cinque Torri)
- Cortina d'Ampezzo (Hotel Lajadira)
In the Detour, teams must choose between Search or Rescue. In Search, teams use a locator beacon
Beacon
A beacon is an intentionally conspicuous device designed to attract attention to a specific location.Beacons can also be combined with semaphoric or other indicators to provide important information, such as the status of an airport, by the colour and rotational pattern of its airport beacon, or of...
to find a 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) snow field emanating beneath from the snow. After finding it, they have to dig this spot and find a set of keys which would use a snowmobile
Snowmobile
A snowmobile, also known in some places as a snowmachine, or sled,is a land vehicle for winter travel on snow. Designed to be operated on snow and ice, they require no road or trail. Design variations enable some machines to operate in deep snow or forests; most are used on open terrain, including...
to drive their next clue. In Rescue, teams make their way to a rock towers and crossed an alpine rescue bridge of 4 steel cables. Then, they have to use a long zip-line to travel 250 feet (76.2 m) cross a ravine. In the Fast Forward, one team required to find a field nearby Passo Giau and put on snowshoe
Snowshoe
A snowshoe is footwear for walking over the snow. Snowshoes work by distributing the weight of the person over a larger area so that the person's foot does not sink completely into the snow, a quality called "flotation"....
s and trek to the top of a snowy hill. If successful, the team member would win the Fast Forward award.
Additional tasks
- At Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, teams must search on a crowded store front and find hidden charter bus tickets with different departure times leaving the next day revealing to an unknown destination.
Leg 2 (Italy)
- Cortina d'Ampezzo (Trampolino OlimpicoTrampolino OlimpicoTrampolino Olimpico is a ski jump hill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It was used as arena for ski jumping and Nordic combination for the 1956 Winter Olympics. The stadium holds a maximum of 40,000 spectators, and was built in 1955.It was featured in a scene in the 1981 film For Your Eyes...
) Cortina d'Ampezzo (Calalzo Train StationCalalzo di CadoreCalalzo di Cadore is a municipality of 2415 inhabitants of the province of Belluno, in the region of Veneto .Nearby is a Lake, called Lake Calalzo, which is 12 kilometres long.-Cycling path:...
/Alpi Train Station) to VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
(Stazione Ferroviaria di Venezia Santa LuciaVenezia Santa Lucia railway stationVenezia Santa Lucia railway station is a terminal station serving the comune of Venice, Italy. It is also the only railway station in the historic city of Venice ....
) - Venice (Ponte delle GugliePonte delle GuglieThe Ponte delle Guglie is one of two bridges in Venice, Italy, to span the Cannaregio Canal. It lies near the western end of the canal, by the Venezia Santa Lucia railway station....
)- Venice (Rialto BridgeRialto BridgeThe Rialto Bridge is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It is the oldest bridge across the canal, and was the dividing line for the districts of San Marco and San Polo.- History :...
)
- Venice (Rialto Bridge
- Venice (Palazzo da MostoCa' da MostoThe Ca' da Mosto is a thirteenth-century palace in Venice, northern Italy, the oldest building on the Grand Canal. It is in the Veneto-Byzantine style, with high narrow arches and distinctive capitals.-History:...
) - Venice (Citta di Padova Boat, Laguna VenetaVenetian LagoonThe Venetian Lagoon is the enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Venetian language, Laguna Veneta— cognate of Latin lacus, "lake"— has provided the international name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of saltwater, a lagoon.The Venetian Lagoon...
)
In the Detour, teams chose between Waterway or Pathway. In Waterway, teams travel by gondola
Gondola
The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian Lagoon. For centuries gondolas were the chief means of transportation and most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times the iconic boats still have a role in public transport in...
and using a map to guide their Gondolier to a small plaza, but could not ask anyone for directions. In Pathway, teams traveled by foot to the same plaza. Walking the city's streets and bridges could be confusing but could ask for directions without a map. When they reach at the end of both detours, the plaza's name is Campo Querini Stampalia and they get their next clue. In the Fast Forward, one team required to head to the Rialto Bridge
Rialto Bridge
The Rialto Bridge is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It is the oldest bridge across the canal, and was the dividing line for the districts of San Marco and San Polo.- History :...
and join a group of traveling players to form the street theater known as Commedia dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte is a form of theatre characterized by masked "types" which began in Italy in the 16th century, and was responsible for the advent of the actress and improvised performances based on sketches or scenarios. The closest translation of the name is "comedy of craft"; it is shortened...
until the Fast Forward clue appeared in the skit. Once the team saw it, they could claim the award. In the Roadblock, one team to take one picture from the doorman, holding pictures of four different Venetian mask
Venetian mask
Venetian masks are a centuries-old tradition of Venice, Italy. The masks are typically worn during the Carnevale , but have been used on many other occasions in the past, usually as a device for hiding the wearer's identity and social status.The mask would permit the wearer to act more freely in...
s, enter the Palazzo and search along rooms filled with mask revelers and find the matched mask shown in their picture. If they find the right person, they would get their next clue. If they choose the wrong person, the masked revelers take the picture and silently walk away.
Additional task
- At Trampolino OlimpicoTrampolino OlimpicoTrampolino Olimpico is a ski jump hill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. It was used as arena for ski jumping and Nordic combination for the 1956 Winter Olympics. The stadium holds a maximum of 40,000 spectators, and was built in 1955.It was featured in a scene in the 1981 film For Your Eyes...
, teams must use snow raft, with a large inflatable raft, down the hill. To do this task, teams get in a van and transport to the top. Then, they have to pile an inflatable raft down the hill at breakneck speed to the next clue.
Leg 3 (Italy → Austria)
Venice (Stazione Ferroviaria di Venezia Santa Lucia) to ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
(Wien Südbahnhof)
- Vienna (Wien Kanal (Historic Sewers) - intersection of Friedrichstraße and Operngasse exit to Heumarkt)
- Vienna (Johann Strauss IIJohann Strauss IIJohann Strauss II , also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son , was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas...
Monument at StadtparkStadtpark, ViennaThe Viennese City Park extends from the Parkring in the First District of Vienna up to the Heumarkt in the Third District and is visited both by tourists and by native Viennese...
) - Vienna (Schönbrunn PalaceSchönbrunn PalaceSchönbrunn Palace is a former imperial 1,441-room Rococo summer residence in Vienna, Austria. One of the most important cultural monuments in the country, since the 1960s it has been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna...
) - Vienna (DonauturmDonauturmThe Vienna Donauturm[p] , opened in April 1964, is the tallest free-standing structure in Austria, at , the tallest structure in Austria, and among the 75 tallest towers in the world. The tower is located near the north bank of the Danube River in the district of Donaustadt. In the infobox there...
) Vienna (Wien Westbahnhof/Wien Praterstern) to GmundenGmundenGmunden is a town in Upper Austria, Austria in the district of Gmunden. It has 13,202 inhabitants . It is much frequented as a health and summer resort, and has a variety of goat, lake, brine, vegetable and pine-cone baths, a hydropathic establishment, inhalation chambers, whey cure, etc...
(Bahnhof Gmunden) - Gmunden (Schloss OrtSchloss OrtSchloss Ort is an Austrian castle situated in the Traunsee lake, in Gmunden, 19 km from Vöcklabruck, the gate to Salzkammergut.-Early history:...
)
In the Detour, teams choose between Mozart or Beethoven. In Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
, teams carried a string bass
Bass violin
Bass violin is the generic modern term used to denote various 16th- and 17th-century forms of bass instruments of the violin family. They were the direct ancestor of the modern cello. Bass violins were usually somewhat larger than the modern cello, but tuned the same or sometimes just one step...
6 miles (9.7 km) to the house where Mozart wrote The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro
Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata , K. 492, is an opera buffa composed in 1786 in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro .Although the play by...
. In Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
, teams carry a portfolio of sheet music 11 miles (17.7 km) to the house where Beethoven wrote The Heiligenstadt Testaments
Heiligenstadt Testament
The Heiligenstadt Testament is a letter written by Ludwig van Beethoven to his brothers Carl and Johann at Heiligenstadt on 6 October 1802....
. In the Fast Forward, one team required to search the grounds along Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace is a former imperial 1,441-room Rococo summer residence in Vienna, Austria. One of the most important cultural monuments in the country, since the 1960s it has been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna...
on a ballroom wearing formal attire. Then, one team member must carry a tray of champagne filled glasses through waltz
Waltz
The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
ing couples. If successful without dropping the glass and standing them upright, they would win this award. In the Roadblock, one team member to take off 460 feet (140.2 m) bungee jump off the Donauturm, the tallest tower-jump in Europe.
Additional task
- Upon arriving at Johann Strauss IIJohann Strauss IIJohann Strauss II , also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son , was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas...
in StadtparkStadtpark, ViennaThe Viennese City Park extends from the Parkring in the First District of Vienna up to the Heumarkt in the Third District and is visited both by tourists and by native Viennese...
, teams must take a flagged horse-drawn carriages known as FiacreFiacreSaint Fiacre was born in Ireland in the seventh century. is an ancient pre-Christian name from Ireland. The meaning is uncertain, but the name may mean "battle king", or it may be a derivative of the word "raven"...
to grabbing the ticket pass hanging on a carriage door. Then, they direct it to Schönbrunn Palace to get their next clue.
Leg 4 (Austria → France)
Attnang-Puchheim
Attnang-Puchheim is a growing town in Austria, located in the Vöcklabruck district, lying between the cities Vöcklabruck and Schwanenstadt. It is twinned with the city of Puchheim in Bavaria.-Geography:...
(Attnang Train Station) to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The 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...
(Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport)} Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
(Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof at Salzburg, capital of the federal state of Salzburg in Austria. It is the most important station in the agglomeration of Salzburg, and a major transportation hub in western Austria.-Overview:...
) or Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(Munich S-Bahn
Munich S-Bahn
The Munich S-Bahn is an electric rail transit system in Munich, Germany. "S-Bahn" is the German abbreviation for stadtschnellbahn , and the Munich S-Bahn exhibits characteristics of both rapid transit and commuter rail systems.The Munich S-Bahn network is operated by S-Bahn München, a subsidiary...
)
} Salzburg (Salzburg Airport
Salzburg Airport
Salzburg Airport or W. A. Mozart Airport is the second largest airport in Austria.Salzburg Airport presents itself as a modern regional airport, which creates jobs and plays an ever increasing role as a strong investor in the economy and the tourist industry...
) or Munich, Germany (Munich Airport) Paris (Gare Montparnasse
Gare Montparnasse
Paris Montparnasse is one of the six large terminus railway stations of Paris, located in the Montparnasse area in the XIVe arrondissement. The station was opened in 1840, and rebuilt completely in 1969...
) to Le Mans
Le Mans
Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux...
(Gare du Mans )
- Le Mans (Circuit Bugatti)
- MarseilleMarseilleMarseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
(Porte 4 Cap Janet of Port autonome de Marseille to Phare de Sainte MariePhare de Sainte MarieThe Phare de Sainte Marie is a lighthouse built to mark the harbor of Marseille, France. Completed in 1855, it is made of natural-finished local limestone and stands 70 feet high. It is located at the north side of the Passe de la Joliette. This is at the southern entrance to the series of...
) - Bagnols-en-ForêtBagnols-en-ForêtBagnols-en-Forêt is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
(Gorges du Blavet)- Aix-en-ProvenceAix-en-ProvenceAix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
(Musée de Tapisseries)
- Aix-en-Provence
- Saint-Rémy-de-ProvenceSaint-Rémy-de-ProvenceSaint-Rémy-de-Provence is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.-Geography:...
(Chateau des Alpilles)
In the Roadblock, one team member to change four tire
Tire
A tire or tyre is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground...
s on one of these race cars
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
. Then, they do a lap around in a race track
Race track
A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or athletes. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.A racetrack is a permanent facility or building...
with a professional race car driver on the wheel. When they completed the lap, they can make it to winners' podium and get their next clue. In the Detour, teams choose between Ropes or Slopes. In Ropes, teams rappelled down 230 feet (70.1 m) on the cliff to the next route marker below. In Slopes, teams took a long sloping trail to the route marker below. In the Fast Forward, one team required to find Musée de Tapisseries at Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
and then arrange together to solve a puzzle
Puzzle
A puzzle is a problem or enigma that tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution...
20 pieces to form a picture of the Pit Stop, Chateau Des Alpilles.
Additional notes
- Several teams took a train to either Salzburg or Munich and fly to Paris, France. Three of the nine teams took a train to Munich and fly to Paris instead.
Leg 5 (France → Netherlands)
Marseille Provence Airport
Marseille Provence Airport or Aéroport de Marseille Provence is an airport located 27 km northwest of Marseille, on the territory of Marignane, both communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France...
) to Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
(Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)
- Amsterdam (Magere BrugMagere BrugThe Magere Brug is a bridge over the river Amstel in the city centre of Amsterdam. It connects the banks of the river at Kerkstraat , between Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht ....
) - Amsterdam (Scheepvaart Museum)
- Amsterdam (Molen Van Sloten)
- Monnickendam (Smoker Statue)
- MuidenMuidenMuiden is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It lies at the mouth of the Vecht and is in an area called the Vechtstreek.-Population centres :...
(Kastel MuiderslotMuiderslotThe Muiderslot is a castle in the Netherlands, located at the mouth of the river Vecht, some 15 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam, in Muiden, where it flows into what used to be the Zuiderzee...
)
In the Detour, teams must choose between 500 kilograms or 15 feet (4.6 m). In 500 kilograms, teams drive 30 miles (48.3 km) to Alkmaar
Alkmaar
Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.-History:...
on an outdoor market, don traditional wooden clogs
Clog (shoe)
A clog is a type of footwear made in part or completely from wood.The Oxford English Dictionary defines a clog as a "thick piece of wood", and later as a "wooden soled overshoe" and a "shoe with a thick wooden sole"....
and use a wooden stretcher to carry cheese
Cheese
Cheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
from a stockpile to a scale. Once it exactly weighed in at 500 kilograms (1,102.3 lb) of cheese no more, no less and they receive their next clue. In 15 feet (4.6 m), teams drive 12 miles (19.3 km) to a ranch, where the cow manure
Manure
Manure is organic matter used as organic fertilizer in agriculture. Manures contribute to the fertility of the soil by adding organic matter and nutrients, such as nitrogen, that are trapped by bacteria in the soil...
is processed into fertilizer. Then, they must searched barehanded through a clues 15 feet (4.6 m) of a pile. In the Fast Forward, one team must made their way to North Amsterdam and find Molen Van Sloten. Then, each team member had strapped on a sails and a windmill set in motion. Once the team completed 10 revolutions, the miller would give the Fast Forward award. In the Roadblock, one team member to get on a marked boat and using only their hands to catch 25 eel
Eel
Eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and approximately 800 species. Most eels are predators...
s and put them in a marked container. Only the fisherman would get their next clue.
Leg 6 (Netherlands → India)
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport)
- Mumbai (Sanjay Gandhi National ParkSanjay Gandhi National ParkSanjay Gandhi National Park , previously Borivali National Park, is a large protected area in the northern part of suburban Mumbai city in Maharashtra State in India...
) - Mumbai (Film CityFilm CityFilm City is an integrated film studio complex situated near Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Goregaon, Mumbai in India. It has several recording rooms, gardens, lakes, theatres and grounds that serve as the venue of many Bollywood film shootings. It was built by the state government to provide...
- Studio 10) - Mumbai (Sassoon DocksSassoon Docksthumb|250px|The Sassoon DocksThe Sassoon Docks is the biggest dock in Mumbai and one of the few docks in the city open to the public. It is situated just off Cuffe Parade in South Mumbai, and is today one of largest fish markets in the city...
- Indo Universal Engineering) - Mumbai (Gateway of IndiaGateway of IndiaIts design is a combination of both Hindu and Muslim architectural styles, the arch is in Muslim style while the decorations are in Hindu style. The Gateway is built from yellow basalt and reinforced concrete. The stone was locally obtained, and the perforated screens were brought from Gwalior.The...
)
In the Detour, teams must choose between Suds or Duds. In Suds, teams must had to find an outdoor laundromat in Dhobi Ghat
Dhobi Ghat
Dhobi Ghat is a well known open air laundromat in Mumbai, India. The washers, locally known as Dhobis, work in the open to wash the clothes from Mumbai's hotels and hospitals. There are rows of open-air concrete wash pens, each fitted with its own flogging stone...
near Mahalaxmi railway station and washed one bundle of clothing by hand. Eventually, they reveal the clue printed on one piece of the clothing. In Duds, teams needed to locate a clothing shop called P. Amarlel near Kalbadevi
Kalbadevi
Kalbadevi is an old neighbourhood in Mumbai , India. It is named after the Hindu Goddess of the same name. Postal code 400002. Kalbadevi area is one of the busiest areas during peak hours. The area has mostly traders in watches, bicycles, steel utensils, etc.Kalbadevi is within walking distance...
Road and search through hundreds of sari
Sari
A sari or sareeThe name of the garment in various regional languages include: , , , , , , , , , , , , , is a strip of unstitched cloth, worn by females, ranging from four to nine metres in length that is draped over the body in various styles. It is popular in India, Bangladesh, Nepal,...
s to find one with the clue printed on it. Both Detour options must take by train or bus to their Detour location. In the Roadblock, one team member to find a vendor and carry 20 Palai fish out of mixed fish, Once it carry them and bring it to the market manager to give their next clue.
Additional task
- At the gate of Sanjay Gandhi National ParkSanjay Gandhi National ParkSanjay Gandhi National Park , previously Borivali National Park, is a large protected area in the northern part of suburban Mumbai city in Maharashtra State in India...
, teams must choose a bikesBicycleA bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
through a scrawling movie backlot to Studio 10 in Film CityFilm CityFilm City is an integrated film studio complex situated near Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Goregaon, Mumbai in India. It has several recording rooms, gardens, lakes, theatres and grounds that serve as the venue of many Bollywood film shootings. It was built by the state government to provide...
and search the BollywoodBollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
sound stage for their next clue.
Leg 7 (India)
Panvel
Panvel is city and a municipal council in Raigad district in the state of Maharashtra. Panvel is also known as the gateway of Konkan region. It adjoins Navi Mumbai, and is just after the Thane district border. Panvel is located on the Yashwantrao Chavan Expressway about 21 kilometres from...
(Panvel Station) to Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
, Cochin, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
(Ernakulam Junction
Ernakulam Junction
Ernakulam Junction is the largest railway station in the city of Kochi. The station has six platforms and two terminals...
)
- Ernakulam (National Highway 47)
- AlleppeyAlappuzhaAlappuzha , also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. As per 2001 census Alleppey is the sixth largest city in Kerala with an urban population of 177,029. Alleppey is situated to the south of Kochi and north of Trivandrum...
(Sports Field near PallathuruthyPallathuruthyPallathuruthy is a village in the Kuttanad region, in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. Pallathuruthy is a water bound region surrounded by the Vembanad lake. Also, the Pallathuruthy Canal passed through the region...
Bridge at Alappuzha-Changanassery Highway) - Alleppey (Beach Road)
- Alleppey (Punnamada Lake - The Finishing Point)
In the Roadblock, one team member had to take part in Bull Racing. In the sport, team members require to hang onto a team of bull
Bull
Bull usually refers to an uncastrated adult male bovine.Bull may also refer to:-Entertainment:* Bull , an original show on the TNT Network* "Bull" , an episode of television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation...
s and race at top speed across a mud course the size as the length of football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
field. If they hung on to the end of the course, they would receive their next clue. If they fell off before the end, they would have to try again. In the Detour, teams choose between Baskets or Trunks. In Baskets, teams had to load 10 live chicken
Chicken
The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
s into baskets on a bicycle-powered wagon. Then, they navigate themselves to a farm circled on a map. In Trunks, teams had to load 2 bales of coir
Coir
Coir is a natural fibre extracted from the husk of coconut and used in products such as floor mats, doormats, brushes, mattresses etc. Technically coir is the fibrous material found between the hard, internal shell and the outer coat of a coconut. Other uses of brown coir are in upholstery...
on to an elephant
Asian Elephant
The Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognized — Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m....
. Then, they must deliver it to the coir shop also circled on a map. In either both Detours, teams have to deliver them to receive their next clue.
Additional task
- At the National Highway 47, teams must search thousands of billboards and find with a yellow and red billboard route marker for find the next clue.
Leg 8 (India → Malaysia)
Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport is an international airport located in Nedumbassery, a suburb on the outskirts of the city of Kochi about northeast of downtown Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala...
) to Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu , formerly known as Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah state in East Malaysia. It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies on one side and Mount...
, West Coast Division
West Coast Division
West Coast Division is an administrative division of Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It occupies the northwest portion of Sabah. With an area of 7,588 square kilometres, it occupies 10.3% of Sabah's territory...
, Sabah
Sabah
Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
, Malaysia
(Kota Kinabalu International AirportKota Kinabalu International Airport
Kota Kinabalu International Airport serves the city of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is located about 8 km southwest of the city centre. It is the second busiest airport in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur International Airport, handling 4.8 million passengers in 2009...
)
- PenampangPenampangPenampang is a district as well as a small town within the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It has virtually become a suburb of Kota Kinabalu which is Sabah's capital. Its population was estimated to be around 132,002 in 2000, with ethnic Kadazan-Dusun as the majority.The name penampang...
(Monsopiad Cultural Village) - Kota Kinabalu (Jesselton Point Jetty)
- Tunku Abdul Rahman National ParkTunku Abdul Rahman National ParkThe Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park comprises a group of 5 islands located between 3 to 8 km off Kota Kinabalu. The park is spread over 4,929 hectares, two thirds of which cover the sea. Before the Ice Age, it formed part of the Crocker Range mass of sandstone and sedimentary rock on the mainland...
(Manukan Island)
In the Detour, teams had to choose between Net or Trap. In Net, teams had to take their boat to a fishing platform and use a net
Net (device)
A net, in its primary meaning, comprises fibers woven in a grid-like structure, and is very infrequently mentioned in discussions of philosophy. It blocks the passage of large items, while letting small items and fluids pass...
to catch 15 fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
out of a marked pen
Pen (enclosure)
A pen is an enclosure for holding livestock. The term describes multiple types of enclosures that may confine one or many animals. Construction and terminology varies depending on region of the world, purpose, animal species to be confined, local materials used, and cultural tradition...
in order to receive their next clue. In Trap, teams had to take their boat to a group of lobster
Lobster
Clawed lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. Highly prized as seafood, lobsters are economically important, and are often one of the most profitable commodities in coastal areas they populate.Though several groups of crustaceans are known as lobsters, the clawed lobsters are most...
boats. Then, they had to pull up weighted lobster traps to get the clue from inside. In the Roadblock, one team member had to hit three different targets using three Malaysian weapons: bow
Bow (weapon)
The bow and arrow is a projectile weapon system that predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.-Description:A bow is a flexible arc that shoots aerodynamic projectiles by means of elastic energy. Essentially, the bow is a form of spring powered by a string or cord...
and arrow
Arrow
An arrow is a shafted projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.An arrow usually consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other.- History:...
, a blowpipe
Blowgun
"Blowpipe" and "blow tube" redirect here. For other uses of the terms, see GlassblowingA blowgun is a simple weapon consisting of a small tube for firing light projectiles, or darts....
and a spear
Spear
A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as flint, obsidian, iron, steel or...
. After hitting all the targets successfully, they and their partner could run to the Pit Stop.
Additional task
- At Monsopiad Cultural Village, teams had to receive a Malaysian good luck blessingCulture of MalaysiaThe Culture of Malaysia draws on the varied cultures of the different people of Malaysia. The first people to live in the area were indigenous tribes that still remain; they were followed by the Malays, who moved there from mainland Asia in ancient times...
and before their next clue.
Leg 9 (Malaysia)
- Ranau (Poring Hot Springs)
- Sepilok (Sepilok Orangutan SanctuarySepilok Orang Utan SanctuarySepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre is located about 25 kilometers west of Sandakan in the state of Sabah, East Malaysia.The centre opened in 1964 as the first official orangutan rehabilitation project for rescued orphaned baby orangutans from logging sites, plantations, illegal hunting or...
)
- Sepilok (Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary
- SandakanSandakanSandakan is the second-largest city in Sabah, East Malaysia, on the north-eastern coast of Borneo. It is located on the east coast of the island and it is the administrative centre of Sandakan Division and was the former capital of British North Borneo...
, Sandakan DivisionSandakan DivisionSandakan Division is an administrative division of Sabah, East Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It stretches diagonally from the northeastern coast of Sabah to the state's central region. With an area of 28,205 square kilometres, it occupies 38.3% of Sabah's territory, and is thus the largest of...
(Trushidup Palm Oil Plantation) - KinabatanganKinabatanganKinabatangan is a district located in Sandakan Division, in the east of Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Its population was estimated to be around 86,783 in 2000. Kinabatangan is mostly populated with Sungei Race, one of the Indigenous Group in Sabah...
(Gomantong CavesGomantong CavesThe Gomantong Caves are an intricate cave system inside Gomantong Hill. The hill is the largest limestone outcrop in the Lower Kinabatangan area, Sandakan division, in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Situated in a Sabah Parks forest reserve, the caves and the surrounding area are a protected area...
) - Sepilok (Sepilok Nature Resort)
In the Fast Forward, one team to drive to Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary
Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary
Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre is located about 25 kilometers west of Sandakan in the state of Sabah, East Malaysia.The centre opened in 1964 as the first official orangutan rehabilitation project for rescued orphaned baby orangutans from logging sites, plantations, illegal hunting or...
in Sepilok and they have to hike deep in a forest to find a feeding station in the jungle and feed two pieces of fruit to an orangutan
Orangutan
Orangutans are the only exclusively Asian genus of extant great ape. The largest living arboreal animals, they have proportionally longer arms than the other, more terrestrial, great apes. They are among the most intelligent primates and use a variety of sophisticated tools, also making sleeping...
and claim this award. In the Detour, teams between choose Chop or Haul. In Chop, teams had to use local tools to chop down palm nut
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
bunches with a clue attached. However, the clues in every one envelope, three were empty. In Haul, teams used a wheelbarrow
Wheelbarrow
A wheelbarrow is a small hand-propelled vehicle, usually with just one wheel, designed to be pushed and guided by a single person using two handles to the rear, or by a sail to push the ancient wheelbarrow by wind. The term "wheelbarrow" is made of two words: "wheel" and "barrow." "Barrow" is a...
to carry 25 same bunches to a corresponding truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
. When the truck is fully loaded, it drove away to get their next clue. In the Roadblock, one team member had to climb a rattan
Rattan
Rattan is the name for the roughly 600 species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia.- Structure :...
ladder to a point 50 feet (15.2 m) above the stone cave's floor. Once there, they could grab a basket and retrieve their next clue from inside.
Leg 10 (Malaysia → South Korea)
- Sandakan (Puu Jih Shih Temple) Kota Kinabalu (Kota Kinabalu Airport) to IncheonIncheonThe Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
, South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
(Incheon International AirportIncheon International AirportIncheon International Airport is the largest airport in South Korea, the primary airport serving the Seoul national capital area, and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world...
) - SeoulSeoulSeoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
(Namsan ParkNamsan (Seoul)Namsan is a 262-meter peak in the Jung-gu district of south central Seoul, South Korea. Although known as Mount Mongmyeok, or 목멱산, in the past, it is now commonly referred to as Namsan. It offers some hiking, recreation and views of downtown Seoul's skyline...
- N Seoul TowerN Seoul TowerN Seoul Tower is a communication and observation tower located on Namsan Mountain, central Seoul, South Korea. Built in 1969, at a cost of approximately $2.5 million, and opened to the public in 1980, the tower has been a symbol of Seoul and measures in height and tops out at above sea level. It...
) - Cheorwon, GangwonGangwon-do (South Korea)Gangwon-do is a province of South Korea, with its capital at Chuncheon. Before the division of Korea in 1945, Gangwon and its North Korean neighbour Kangwŏn formed a single province.-History:...
(Hantan RiverHantan RiverThe Hantan River is a river in South Korea, flowing through Gangwon and Gyeonggi Provinces. It is a tributary of the Imjin River, which eventually joins the Han River and empties into the Yellow Sea. The Hantan River is a popular site for white-water rafting....
, Sundam Valley - Rafting Korea) - Seoul (SubwaySeoul Metropolitan SubwayThe Seoul Metropolitan Subway or Metropolitan Subway in Seoul, in Seoul, South Korea, is one of the most heavily used rapid transit systems in the world, with well over 8 million trips daily on the system's thirteen lines...
Station 228Seoul National University StationSeoul National University Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 2, located in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu of southern Seoul. This station is also known as Gwanak-gu Office Station...
) - Seoul (Gyeongbokgung PalaceGyeongbokgungGyeongbokgung, also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace or Gyeongbok Palace, is a royal palace located in northern Seoul, South Korea. First constructed in 1394 and reconstructed in 1867, it was the main and largest palace of the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty...
- Geunjeongjeon Hall)
In the Roadblock, one team member had to plunge into the icy river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
and swim under the ice to an exit hole. Once their body temperature rose to a safe level, a doctor would clear them to leave and receive their next clue. In the Detour, teams choose between Strong Hands or Strong Stomach. In Strong Hands, teams used a map to find a taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
dojang
Dojang
Dojang is a term used in Korean martial arts, such as taekwondo, Kuk Sool Won, and hapkido, that refers to a formal training hall. It is typically considered the formal gathering place for students of a martial art to conduct training, examinations and other related encounters.-Meaning:Do means...
where each team member had to break three wooden boards before being receiving their clue. In Strong Stomach, teams used a map to find a restaurant where each team member had to eat a Korean delicacy: a dish made of live octopus
Octopus
The octopus is a cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. Octopuses have two eyes and four pairs of arms, and like other cephalopods they are bilaterally symmetric. An octopus has a hard beak, with its mouth at the center point of the arms...
es known as sannakji
Sannakji
Sannakji or sannakji hoe is a variety of hoe, or raw dish, in Korean cuisine. It consists of live nakji that has been cut into small pieces and served immediately, usually lightly seasoned with sesame and sesame oil. The nakji pieces are usually still squirming on the plate...
.
Additional task
- At Puu Jih Sih Temple, teams must search through thousands of tiny BuddhaBuddhaIn Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
figurines for the one with their names on it. Behind the figurine would be a key to a rattan bag holding their next clue.
Leg 11 (South Korea → Australia)
- Seoul (Hangang Park [] on Yeouido IslandYeouidoYeouido is a large island in the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. It is Seoul's main business and investment banking district. Its 8.4 square kilometers are home to some 30,988 people. The island is located in the Yeongdeungpo-gu district of Seoul, and largely corresponds to the precinct of...
) Incheon (Incheon International Airport) to BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(Brisbane AirportBrisbane AirportBrisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane and the third busiest in Australia, after Melbourne and Sydney Airports. Brisbane Airport has won many awards. Located in the suburb with the same name, the airport serves the city of Brisbane and the surrounding metropolitan area...
)- Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast, QueenslandThe Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...
(Beach)
- Sunshine Coast
- Brisbane (Penthouse on Holiday InnHoliday InnHoliday Inn is a brand of hotels, formally a economy motel chain, forming part of the British InterContinental Hotels Group . It is one of the world's largest hotel chains with 238,440 bedrooms and 1,301 hotels globally. There are currently 5 hotels in the pipeline...
) - MooloolabaMooloolaba, QueenslandMooloolaba is a suburb and tourist resort township on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. It is located north of the state capital, Brisbane, and is part of the Maroochydore urban centre.- Etymology :...
, Sunshine Coast (UnderWater WorldUnderWater World, QueenslandUnderWater World at Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia is a marine mammal park, oceanarium and wildlife sanctuary. Underwater World is an institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association .-History:...
) - Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast (Yacht Club)
In the Fast Forward, teams had drive an hour away to a beach on the Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...
, and pass a lifeguard
Lifeguard
A lifeguard supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, or beach. Lifeguards are strong swimmers and trained in first aid, certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on...
test by paddling surfboard
Surfboard
A surfboard is an elongated platform used in the sport of surfing. Surfboards are relatively light, but are strong enough to support an individual standing on them while riding a breaking wave...
s in a heavy surf. They must pull the swimmer out of the water and return her safely to the beach. If successful, they could claim the award. In the Detour, teams choose between Face First or Foot First. In Face First, teams had to go to the Holiday Inn, Brisbane, where they performed a face-first rappel off of the 17-story
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
building, descending 200 feet (61 m) from the penthouse before receiving their next clue. In Foot First, teams had to spot a Sheraton
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts is Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's largest and second oldest brand . Starwood's headquarters are in White Plains, New York.-Sheraton history:...
building with a race flag, and then climb 30-stories to its roof where they would receive their next clue. In the Roadblock, one team member put on scuba gear
Diving equipment
Diving equipment is equipment used by underwater divers for the purpose of facilitating diving activities. This may be equipment primarily intended for this purpose, or equipment intended for other puprposes which is found to be suitable for diving use....
and walked across an aquarium tank filled with 100 shark
Shark
Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....
s and assorted sea creatures to grab a clue from a small chest.
Additional task
- At Hangang Park, teams had to fly Korean kiteKiteA kite is a tethered aircraft. The necessary lift that makes the kite wing fly is generated when air flows over and under the kite's wing, producing low pressure above the wing and high pressure below it. This deflection also generates horizontal drag along the direction of the wind...
s that would drop their next clue.
Leg 12 (Australia)
- Ferny HillsFerny Hills, QueenslandFerny Hills is an outer suburb north-west of Brisbane, Australia, and is located along Samford Road at the edge of the Brisbane Forest Park. Its local government area is the Moreton Bay Region.Ferny Hills is almost entirely a residential suburb...
(Woolshed) Brisbane (Brisbane Airport) to Aeroglen, CairnsCairns, QueenslandCairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was...
(Cairns International AirportCairns International AirportCairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Formerly operated by the Cairns Port Authority, the airport was sold by the Queensland Government in December 2008 to a private consortium. It is the seventh busiest airport in Australia. The airport is located north of...
) - Palm Cove, Cairns (Wild World)
- Cairns Region (Wangetti Beach)
- Julatten, Cairns Region (Off Road Rush)
- Cairns Region (Ellis BeachEllis Beach, QueenslandEllis Beach is a locality in Tropical North Queensland, Australia. It lies on the Coral Sea. At the 2006 census, Ellis Beach had a population of 30....
)
In the Detour, teams choose between Saddle or Paddle. In Saddle, teams must search a beach on a horseback
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
and take a horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
down to one of four race flags then search a 25 yards (22.9 m) radius for a cluster of clue envelopes. Only one cluster contained the correct clue, while the other four instructed them to try again. In Paddle, teams inflated a kayak
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
and paddled to an orange buoy to get their next clue. In the Roadblock, one team member chose a race buggy
Buggy (automobile)
-See also:* Dune buggy* Swamp buggy* Moon buggy* Rock buggy* Buggy body...
along with their instructor drove fast along a bumpy, muddy 7 miles (11.3 km) road. After they finished the course and returned to their partner, they would receive their next clue.
Additional task
- At the Woolshed in Ferny Hills, teams had to search through one of these large piles of woolWoolWool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....
for their next clue. - At the Wild World, teams must follow the marked path to the crocodile pen, one team member must use a feeding stick to feed a fish to crocodile named Sultan, while the other team member takes a picture with Kodak EasyShareKodak EasyShareKodak EasyShare is a sub brand of Eastman Kodak Company products identifying a consumer photography system of digital cameras, snapshot thermal printers, snapshot thermal printer docks, all-in-one inkjet printers, accessories, camera docks, software, and online print services. The brand was...
digital cameraDigital cameraA digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography...
. After they finish this task, they must find a souvenir shop and develop their picture at Kodak Printer Dock to reveal their next clue.
Leg 13 (Australia → United States)
- SmithfieldSmithfield, QueenslandSmithfield, about 15 km to the north of Cairns, Queensland, Australia that was first established in 1876, was a rival for dominance of the area to Cairns at that time...
, Cairns (Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park) - Aeroglen, Cairns (Cairns International Airport - General Aviation Terminal) Aeroglen, Cairns (Cairns International Airport) to Kona, Big IslandHawaii (island)The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...
, HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, USA (Kona International AirportKona International AirportKona International Airport at Keāhole is an airport on the Island of Hawaii, in Kalaoa CDP, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States. The airport serves leeward, or Western Hawaii island, including the town of Kailua-Kona and the major resorts of the North Kona and South Kohala districts.- History...
) - Big Island (Kaulana Bay)
- Big Island (Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkHawaii Volcanoes National ParkHawaii Volcanoes National Park, established in 1916, is a United States National Park located in the U.S. State of Hawaii on the island of Hawaii. It encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's most massive volcano...
) Hilo (Hilo International AirportHilo International AirportHilo International Airport , formerly General Lyman Field, is owned and operated by the Hawaii state Department of Transportation. Located in Hilo, Hawaii County, the airport encompasses and is one of two major airports on Hawaii Island and one of five major airports in the state...
)/Kona (Kona International Airport) to PhoenixPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, ArizonaArizonaArizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
(Phoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located southeast of the central business district of the city of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States...
) - Phoenix (USS Arizona MemorialWesley Bolin Memorial PlazaThe Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza is an urban park and gathering place, located in front of the Arizona state capitol complex in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It serves as a home to a number of memorials honoring prominent figures in Arizona history as well as memorializing significant wars and other...
) - TempeTempe, ArizonaTempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
(Sun Devil StadiumSun Devil StadiumSun Devil Stadium is an outdoor football stadium, located on the campus of Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The stadium's current seating capacity is 71,706 and the playing surface is natural grass...
- South East Entrance) - near Phoenix and Tempe (Papago ParkPapago ParkPapago Park is a municipal park of the cities of Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona, USA. It has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride.-Description:...
)
In the final Detour, teams choose between Wing It or Wander It. In Wing It, teams tandem skydived 10000 feet (3,048 m) with an instructor to their next clue in the skydive landing zone. In Wander It, teams drove to a mangrove
Mangrove
Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes N and S...
forest and find a boat which they used to navigate out the forest and then to the landing zone to get their next clue. In the final Roadblock, one team member had to swim out to a floating tiki
Tiki
Tiki refers to large wood and stone carvings of humanoid forms in Central Eastern Polynesian cultures of the Pacific Ocean. The term is also used in Māori mythology where Tiki is the first man, created by either Tūmatauenga or Tāne. He found the first woman, Marikoriko, in a pond – she seduced him...
head, then dive beneath the underwater to retrieve a particular rock from ocean floor. They then carried it back to the beach where they had to smash it open for the clue inside.
Additional tasks
- At Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, teams must perform a localIndigenous AustraliansIndigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
ceremony with fire from a tribesman. The torch signals to enter carrying three traditional messages for receiving a next clue. - At the Sun Devil StadiumSun Devil StadiumSun Devil Stadium is an outdoor football stadium, located on the campus of Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The stadium's current seating capacity is 71,706 and the playing surface is natural grass...
, teams must solve the riddleRiddleA riddle is a statement or question or phrase having a double or veiled meaning, put forth as a puzzle to be solved. Riddles are of two types: enigmas, which are problems generally expressed in metaphorical or allegorical language that require ingenuity and careful thinking for their solution, and...
"Happy Valentines Day + White + White," to find a particular seat in the stadium that holds the final clue of the race. The riddle can be solved by converting each part of the clue to a number. "Happy 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...
" (February 14, or 2/14 in American date format) converts to "214", while "White + White" refers to the retired numbers of two players with the surname "White" written on the stadium's wall — 33 (Wilford "Whizzer" White) and 11 (Danny WhiteDanny WhiteWilford Daniel "Danny" White is a former quarterback and punter for the Dallas Cowboys, an American football coach in the Arena Football League and also occasionally appears as an analyst on broadcasts of college football games. He was named the head coach of the Arena Football League expansion...
). Teams must combine this information to lead them to section 214, row 33, seat 11 — the location of their final clue. - Before heading to the finish line, teams had to ride their bikes on a marked path to the finish line at the end of the course.
US ratings
| Order | 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) |
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| 1 | "Cheaters Never Win...And They Cheated!" | 6.5 | 11 | 4.4/12 | 9.94 |
| 2 | "It Doesn't Say Anything About First Come First Served...And We're Bigger" | 5.3 | 10 | 3.2/11 | 8.27 |
| 4 | "Check Your Tires Because...Oh God, You Never Know What'll Happen!" | 3.7/11 | 7.59 | ||
| 5 | "You Are Just Deliberately Trying to Make Us Lose!" | 2.9/10 | 7.86 | ||
| 6 | "I Could Have Never Been Prepared For What I'm Looking At Right Now" | 5.2 | 10 | 3.0/11 | 8.05 |
| 9 | "We're Not at Charm School Learning How to Be a Gentleman, We're Racing" | 5.6 | 11 | 3.3/12 | 8.60 |
| 13 | "It's Like Adam Building His First House!" | 6.1 | 11 | 3.6/12 | 9.58 |