The Amazing Race 9
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The Amazing Race 9 is the ninth installment of the American reality television
show The Amazing Race
. This season featured eleven teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win one million dollars. The show premiered on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 and concluded on May 17, 2006.
Best friends B.J. Averell and Tyler MacNiven
were the winners of this Race.
, Oman
and Japan
. As well as Brazil
, Russia
, Germany
, Italy
(Sicily
), Australia
and Thailand
were also listed as race destinations. This race had the second longest route course (The Amazing Race 5
was the longest).
This race was the first one to start and end at the same location, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
, near Denver. Other races have started and ended in the same city (Season 1
in New York City
and Season 6
in Chicago
), but the location of the start and stop lines have been in different parts of the city.
This is the first race in which on every leg at least once the teams had to drive themselves somewhere.
Due to scheduling conflicts with the season finale and the premiere of the film adaptation
of The Da Vinci Code
, Eric & Jeremy stated that they were unable to attend the premiere of the movie at the Cannes Film Festival
, which was their prize for gaining first place on Leg 6. Eric & Jeremy later stated that CBS was going to give them a different prize to make up for it.
Following the "Family Edition" experiment of Season 8, which featured teams of four racing in the United States and Central America, this season returned to the traditional format of eleven teams of two competing in a race around the world. The teams included hippie best friends, a couple married 40 years, and sisters living in different states.
B.J. appeared on a campus TV program called The BJ Show in honor of himself and co-host BJ Novak. Novak is now a writer/producer/actor on NBC's hit comedy show The Office. He is also the best friend of Harvard graduate, former band member of North & South, and top 40 contestant of American Idol 6
Tom Lowe
.
John Lowe is painting his Chicken Paintings(folk rooster paintings) and is known as "J.Lowe, The Chicken Painter".
Tyler's traveling came to fame. In 2004, he walked the whole length of Japan to impress his Japanese girlfriend as well as made a documentary about the experience called Kintaro Walks Japan
. By the end of the trip, he was often running into many locals who already knew him as "Kintaro
" from the TV news.
On The Finish Line, Eric announced that he was dating Danielle and had planned to move to New York to be closer to her. Eric and Danielle were also selected to race in The Amazing Race All-Stars
. Following the All-Stars race, Eric & Danielle said in a post-race interview that they are no longer dating due to the fact they live too far apart, and are now just friends.
Ray proposed to Yolanda on The Early Show
on the morning after the season finale. While it was a total shock to her, Yolanda enthusiastically accepted. This episode also previews their full progress on the final leg of "The Amazing Race", including Yolanda's progress on the roadblock.
The first Detour of the Race was Motor Head or Rotor Head. In Motor Head, teams had to travel to a motorcycle shop named Caverna Moto Peças and assemble a motorcycle
, using an assembled motorcycle as a model. Then, using the parts provided and finished model for reference. When the motorcycle is properly assembled, the mechanic could start the bike and he would receive their next clue. In Rotor Head, teams had to travel to Campo de Marte Airport
. Then, using a flight directory to locate one of three buildings and since they varied in distance and each location had a limited number of tickets. Teams are need to find the closest building from a flight directory (Edificio São Luis Gonzaga, Atrium V and Hotel Meliá), once it located to their destination, a pilot would fly by helicopter
to the rooftop of that building to search the designated area for their next clue. There are limited number of flights available to any one of these given buildings.
Additional task
In the first Roadblock of the race, teams had to climb one of three stairwells 400 feet (121.9 m) on a fire escape of the Edificio Copan. Once on the top, they would put harness and rappel down the building. But in order which they arrived at the top would determine the order in which they would descend. The Detour choices were Press It or Climb It. In Press It, teams drive to Camping Bela Vista to process raw sugar cane and distill
its juice. Then, teams have to make 500 ml of ethanol
to fuel their cars as an alternative fuel source. After completing the task, teams would had pour to newly created ethanol in their car to continuing on. In Climb It, teams travel to Usina Jacaré and hike to a nearby waterfall where they climb 90 feet (27.4 m) up a waterfall using mechanical ascenders.
Moscow (Sheremetyevo International Airport) to Frankfurt am Main
, Germany
(Frankfurt International Airport
) Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbahnhof station) to Stuttgart
(Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
station)
The Roadblock from the first half of the leg required one racer had put on a bathing suit to dive off a 10 metres (32.8 ft) diving platform
into a frigid weather in the pool below. Once they took the plunge, they had to swim the pool and retrieve the next clue. The Detour for this half of the leg was Scour or Scrub. In Scour, teams had travel to Dubrovka Theatre to search among 1,500 pieces of Russian nesting dolls
to find one of 10 microscopic clues hidden inside on this doll. In Scrub, teams had travel to a trolly bus depot at 8 Trolley Park to thoroughly wash a Russian public trolley bus
, respectively. When the bus is cleaned, a bus driver would get their next clue.
In the Roadblock from the second half of the leg, one team member is required to search among 150 gnome hats and feet scattered across a large field for one of eleven Travelocity
gnome
s hidden underneath eleven of them for their next clue. The Detour for the second half of the leg, Break It or Slap It. In Break It, teams took either to break a table full of "stunt bottles" over each others' heads until they find , the German word for Cheers written on the back of the label. However, they could only smash one bottle per cuckoo from a traditional German cuckoo clock
. In Slap It, teams learn and perform Schuhplattler
and correctly perform to get it right for their directions. But teams with the right rhythm could finish fast. When the folk dance is properly correct, the actor would get their next clue.
Additional tasks
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Munich (Munich International Airport
) to Palermo
, Sicily
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, Italy
(Palermo International Airport
)
In the Detour for this leg was a choice between Foundry or Laundry. In Foundry, teams had to walk a nearby metal works name Premiata Fonderia Birrione Campane at 8 Via Renda to carry a 110 pounds (49.9 kg) iron-cast bell
. Then using a vehicle known as Ape
, they have to drive the bell, drop-off at Via Don Leonardo Zangara and delivered it to Chiesa Maria SS. Del Soccorso for a priest to get their next clue. In Laundry, teams need to find Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi to search through over 2,400 items of laundry for one of sixteen items of clothing bearing a red and yellow tag. If the red and yellow tag is found, a laundry lady would get their next clue. At the Segesta Amphiteater was the first of two Yields in the race. For the Roadblock, teams had to correctly piece together of a classical Greek statue; racers were not told that there were two extra pieces that did not belong.
In the Detour for this leg teams chose between Big Fish or Little Fish. In Big Fish, teams had to carry a 17 kilograms (37.5 lb) swordfish
from a street vendor in Via Alessi, then carry it for another sixth of a mile to Il Mercato Storico la Pescheria. At the market, teams had to find Jagino, the fish market vendor to receive their next clue. In Little Fish, teams had to travel by foot to the same fish market and sell 4 kilograms (8.8 lb) of a small fish known as Triglia. For the Roadblock, one team member had to participate in a popular Italian sport: kayak polo
. They would join a professional team and participate in an ongoing match. Once the team member scored one goal, a coach would give them their next clue.
Additional task
Siracusa (Stazione di Siracusa) to Rome
(Roma Termini station)
In this Fast Forward, teams had to travel on foot less than a mile to Stamatopoulos Taverna and take part in traditional Greek method of mischievous spirits: plate breaking. Teams had to break plates and find a little clue flag that was baked into one plate, when that team finds the flag, they would win the Fast Forward. For this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to complete a 240 feet (73.2 m) bungee jump into the Corinth Canal
organized by the Zulu Bungy and in order to receive their next clue from the bungee master. In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Herculean Effort or It's All Greek To Me. Both detours had teams driving to the ancient stadium in Nemea
. In Herculean Effort, teams had to complete three events from Ancient Olympic Games events. One team to do discus throw
in an competitive distance. While the other team to do javelin throw
in a same distance. Finally, both teams have to participate professional wrestling
of a 20 feet (6.1 m) circle. When all are completed, they would receive their next clue. In It's All Greek To Me, teams had enter an archeological site to search a specific section for the nine pieces of pottery
containing Greek letters
. Then, they will help to translate from Greek to English letters and unscramble them to order the spell a location on a Greek map, Dimitsana.
Additional tasks
Rio (Rio–Antirrio bridge - Chartered Bus) to Athens (Athens International Airport) Athens (Athens International Airport) to Muscat
, Oman
(Seeb International Airport
)
This leg's Detour was Camel or Watchtower. In Camel, teams first to made way across the creek on a ferry to opposite bank, which they had to lift a camel into a pickup truck
using a winch
. Then, they had to use a map to drive one mile and deliver the camel in Bedouin camp to receive their next clue. In Watchtower, teams had to cross the river and search among three towers for an Arabian message box scroll. However, not all watchtowers contained it. After they found a scroll, they had to travel 1 miles (1.6 km) to a silver shop (Al-Sayegh Gold & Silver Smith) to a man called Mubarek. The Roadblock was to dig any of 117 sand dunes to find one of 6 shuwa
s, Omani underground ovens. Inside it was a woven pouch with a meal of lamb
is wrapped in a dried palm leaf bag and steamed in an underground oven, which they would have for dinner. Once they found the shuwa, the Bedouin would get their next clue.
Muscat (Seeb International Airport) to Perth
, Western Australia
, Australia
(Perth Airport
)
The Detour for this leg of the race offered teams the choice of Sand or Sea. In Sand, teams had to drag 40 branches and drag them 126 yards (115.2 m) to a marked sand dune, an activity known as "brushing the beach," which helps prevent erosion
. In Sea, teams searched among 50 underwater crayfish traps for those with live Western rock lobster
s; each team member had to retrieve one rock lobster. This leg's Roadblock required one team to involved searching a block of Fremantle Prison for several cells within Division 4 to contain Duracell
coppertop batteries and a flashlight, then searching a entrance in darkened cavern, they have to descent underground wet and dry tunnels for a clue.
Additional task
At the Batchelor Airstrip was the second of two Yields hidden on the race. The Roadblock for this leg of the race saw one member of each team had to choose a plane and doing a 12000 feet (3,657.6 m) tandem skydive. The instructor hands over to get their next clue. This leg's Detour offered teams the choice of Wet or Dry. In Wet, teams drove 6 miles (9.7 km) to a swimming hole called Buley Rockhole, then hiked and swam 1 miles (1.6 km) down a river infested with "spiders and poisonous plants" to receive their next clue. In Dry, teams drove 6 miles (9.7 km) on-road, then another 6 miles (9.7 km) off-road to a rock formation known as The Lost City. Once there, teams had to select a didgeridoo
and following the sound of music in the air, locate a nearby Aborigine
. Then, they had to find an Aboriginal musician with a matching didgeridoo and each team member had to play a note to receive the next clue.
Additional task
Darwin (Darwin International Airport) to Bangkok
, Thailand
(Don Mueang International Airport) Bangkok (Mo Chit Mai) to Lopburi
, Lopburi Province
In this Fast Forward, teams traveled to a town outside of Lopburi to try a favorite local after-school activity from a nearby restaurant: to eat a bowl of fried Crickets
and grasshopper
s, when completed, that team would win the Fast Forward. The Roadblock required one team member to make a ceremonial feast for monkey
s at the temple and give it to them during an annual festival, using a nearby example. When it is finished and offered it to the monkeys, they would get their next clue. The Detour was either Move It or Altar It. In Move It, teams had their make way on foot to Jom Jam Pottery Factory to transport 72 clay pots through the streets of a market to docked boat by balancing them on a wooden boards balanced on their shoulders. In Altar It, teams made their way by foot to Wat Chimphi temple and required to assemble a shrine, including covering a small Buddha
statue in gold leaf
for the shrine.
The Detour was Maiden or Messenger. In Maiden, teams had travel to Hamarikyu Gardens
to transport a young Japanese woman in a traditional Japanese palanquin for 1/3 mile to a tea ceremony pavilion. In Messenger, teams travelled by foot to 200 yards (182.9 m) parking lot around Sankusu Street. Which each person had to construct a foldable bicycle
, ride their bikes through the streets of Tokyo, and deliver packages to Shinjuku Park Tower
and Shinjuku Chuo Koen Building in Shinjuku
. Where they had delivered the packages, teams must return to a parking lot. The Roadblock required one team member to ride on three extreme rides in the Fujikyu Highland Amusement Park in the following order: The Pizza, Dodonpa
, and Fujiyama
. While riding the rides, they had to look for a man holding a sign. Upon completion of their third ride, they had to tell the park manager what was written on the sign to receive their next clue. If they didn't see the sign they would have to go on all three rides again.
Additional tasks
Tokyo (Narita International Airport) to Anchorage, Alaska
, USA
(Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
)
In the Detour teams had to choose between Drill It and Deliver It. In Drill It, teams had to drill 10 holes in the ice, push an ice fishing
shack to their holes and properly position the shack over at least two of the holes. In Deliver It, teams had to load a bush plane
with medical supplies, fly with a pilot over 75 miles (120.7 km) to Girdwood
to deliver the supplies and fly back. Due to poor weather conditions, Deliver It was subject to an indefinite delay. All teams, by default, decided to Drill It. The Roadblock required one team member to retrieve one of 285 flags
for each destination country they traveled to during the race, other than the United States, and place the flags in the order which they visited each country. The other team member was allowed to assist but not physically participate. Teams had a reference board with the flags of each destination country and three incorrect flags. After finishing the Roadblock, teams were allowed to run to the Finish Line.
Additional tasks
Reality television
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show The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series)
The Amazing Race is an American reality game show in which teams of two or four race around the world against other teams, with the first-place team winning $1,000,000. As the original version of the Amazing Race franchise, the CBS program has been running since 2001 and is airing its nineteenth...
. This season featured eleven teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win one million dollars. The show premiered on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 and concluded on May 17, 2006.
Best friends B.J. Averell and Tyler MacNiven
Tyler MacNiven
Tyler MacNiven is an American filmmaker and reality television contestant.-Stanford University Admission Campaign:MacNiven first received attention in 1998 when, while a senior at Woodside High School in Woodside, California, he launched a political-style campaign to supplement his application to...
were the winners of this Race.
Development and filming
The Amazing Race 9 lasted 27 days and traveled over 59,000 miles and filming ran from November 7 to December 3, 2005. The race visited ten countries in five continents, three of which were previously unvisited. The three new countries were GreeceGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Oman
Oman
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and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. As well as Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, 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...
, Italy
Italy
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(Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
), Australia
Australia
Australia , 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...
and Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
were also listed as race destinations. This race had the second longest route course (The Amazing Race 5
The Amazing Race 5
The Amazing Race 5 is the fifth installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 5 featured 11 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world....
was the longest).
This race was the first one to start and end at the same location, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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, near Denver. Other races have started and ended in the same city (Season 1
The Amazing Race 1
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in New York City
New York City
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and Season 6
The Amazing Race 6
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in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
), but the location of the start and stop lines have been in different parts of the city.
This is the first race in which on every leg at least once the teams had to drive themselves somewhere.
Due to scheduling conflicts with the season finale and the premiere of the film adaptation
The Da Vinci Code (film)
The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 American mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard. The screenplay was written by Akiva Goldsman and based on Dan Brown's worldwide bestselling 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code...
of The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery-detective novel written by Dan Brown. It follows symbologist Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu as they investigate a murder in Paris's Louvre Museum and discover a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus having been married to...
, Eric & Jeremy stated that they were unable to attend the premiere of the movie at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
, which was their prize for gaining first place on Leg 6. Eric & Jeremy later stated that CBS was going to give them a different prize to make up for it.
Cast
Applications for The Amazing Race 9 were closed on July 26, 2005 (a day after the original deadline). Semi-finalist interviews were held sometime in September 2005 and final casting interviews took place in October 2005.Following the "Family Edition" experiment of Season 8, which featured teams of four racing in the United States and Central America, this season returned to the traditional format of eleven teams of two competing in a race around the world. The teams included hippie best friends, a couple married 40 years, and sisters living in different states.
B.J. appeared on a campus TV program called The BJ Show in honor of himself and co-host BJ Novak. Novak is now a writer/producer/actor on NBC's hit comedy show The Office. He is also the best friend of Harvard graduate, former band member of North & South, and top 40 contestant of American Idol 6
American Idol (Season 6)
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Tom Lowe
Tom Lowe (performer)
Thomas Peter "Tom" Lowe is an English-born singer and actor.-Personal life:Tom Lowe was born in Stockport, England to his parents, Peter and Margaret Lowe...
.
John Lowe is painting his Chicken Paintings(folk rooster paintings) and is known as "J.Lowe, The Chicken Painter".
Tyler's traveling came to fame. In 2004, he walked the whole length of Japan to impress his Japanese girlfriend as well as made a documentary about the experience called Kintaro Walks Japan
Kintaro Walks Japan
Kintaro Walks Japan is a documentary film produced and directed by Tyler MacNiven. It is an account of MacNiven's journey walking and backpacking the entire length of Japan from Kyūshū to Hokkaidō, more than 2000 miles in 145 days....
. By the end of the trip, he was often running into many locals who already knew him as "Kintaro
Kintaro
is a folk hero from Japanese folklore. A child of superhuman strength, he was raised by a mountain hag on Mount Ashigara. He became friendly with the animals of the mountain, and later, after catching Shutendouji, the terror of the region around Mount Ooe, he became a loyal follower of Minamoto no...
" from the TV news.
On The Finish Line, Eric announced that he was dating Danielle and had planned to move to New York to be closer to her. Eric and Danielle were also selected to race in The Amazing Race All-Stars
The Amazing Race 11
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. Following the All-Stars race, Eric & Danielle said in a post-race interview that they are no longer dating due to the fact they live too far apart, and are now just friends.
Ray proposed to Yolanda on The Early Show
The Early Show
The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City. The program airs live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones air the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. ...
on the morning after the season finale. While it was a total shock to her, Yolanda enthusiastically accepted. This episode also previews their full progress on the final leg of "The Amazing Race", including Yolanda's progress on the roadblock.
Awards
On August 27, 2006, Season 9 won a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Reality-Competition Program", the fourth consecutive award for the television series. Producers nominated this season instead of the critically lambasted Family Edition, which was also eligible for the award.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 completed | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| BJ & Tyler Tyler MacNiven Tyler MacNiven is an American filmmaker and reality television contestant.-Stanford University Admission Campaign:MacNiven first received attention in 1998 when, while a senior at Woodside High School in Woodside, California, he launched a political-style campaign to supplement his application to... |
Best Friends | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | BJ 6, Tyler 5 | ||
| Eric & Jeremy | Friends | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | Eric 6, Jeremy 5 |
| Ray & Yolanda | Dating | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | Ray 6, Yolanda 5 | |
| Joseph & Monica | Dating | 6th | 3rd | 8th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | Joseph 5, Monica 5 | |||
| Fran & Barry | Married 40 years | 8th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 1st | Fran 4, Barry 4 | |||||
| Lake & Michelle | Married Parents | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | Lake 4, Michelle 2 | |||||||
| Dave & Lori | Dating | 4th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 6th | Dave 3, Lori 2 | ||||||||
| Danielle & Dani | Childhood Friends | 9th | 8th | 6th | 8th | Danielle 1, Dani 3 | |||||||||
| Wanda & Desiree | Mother/Daughter | 3rd | 6th | 7th | Wanda 1, Desiree 2 | ||||||||||
| Lisa & Joni | Sisters | 10th | Lisa 0, Joni 1 | ||||||||||||
| John & Scott | Lifelong Friends | John 0, Scott 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. The teams were forced to relinquish all of their money and belongings (except for passports and the clothes on their back) for the remainder of the race. In addition, they were not allotted money for the next leg and were not allowed to collect money until the next leg started for them.
- A indicates that the team won a Fast Forward clue.
- A indicates that the team chose to use the Yield; indicates the team who received it.
- Italicised results indicate the position of the team at the mid-point of a two-episode leg.
- Leg 3 was double-length, with two Detours and two Roadblocks, shown over two episodes. The placements listed in the first column reflect the order teams arrived at the leg's halfway point.
- ^ Ray & Yolanda (who initially arrived 2nd) and BJ & Tyler (5th) were each issued a 15-minute penalty for taking a bus instead of a train all the way to the Isthmos Train Station. While the penalty resulted in Ray & Yolanda dropping to 3rd, BJ & Tyler's placement was not affected. Lake & Michelle were eligible to be penalized for the same infraction, but they were the last team to arrive to the pit stop, resulting in their elimination.
- While neither Ray nor Yolanda was shown performing the Roadblock on the final leg before arriving at the Finish Line, a montage shown on The Early Show the next day showed Yolanda as the member who had done the Roadblock task. This is included in the Roadblock count.
Episode title quotes
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.- "Here We Go, Baby, Off to Win a Million Bucks!" – John
- "I'm Filthy And I Love It" – Monica
- "I'm In Russia Playing With Dolls" – Jeremy
- "It's Not Over Until The Phil Sings" – Tyler
- "Good Thing I Took That Human Anatomy Class in High School" – Tyler
- "Sleep Deprivation Is Really Starting to Irritate Me" – Lake
- "Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes" – Tyler
- "Here Comes The Bedouin" – Fran
- "Do You Know How Much Running I Did Today, Phil?" – Jeremy
- "Man, They Should Have Used Their Fake Names" – Eric
- "I Think This Monkey Likes Me" – Eric
- "5 Continents, 9 Countries, More Than 59,000 Miles" – Phil KeoghanPhil KeoghanPhilip John "Phil" Keoghan is a New Zealand-born television personality, best known for hosting the U.S. version of The Amazing Race on CBS, since its 2001 debut. He is also the creator and host of No Opportunity Wasted, which has been produced in the United States, New Zealand, and Canada...
Prizes
Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete a leg unless otherwise noted.- Leg 1 - $10,000 cash for each racer.
- Leg 2 - All expense paid trip to TahitiTahitiTahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
sponsored by TravelocityTravelocityTravelocity is an online travel agency and wholly owned subsidiary of Sabre Holdings Corporation, which was a publicly traded company until taken private by Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group in March 2007...
. - Leg 3 - All expense paid trip to AfricaAfricaAfrica is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, including whitewater rafting down the Zambezi River, an elephant-back safari, and seeing Victoria Falls, sponsored by Travelocity, for the first team to bring a Travelocity gnome (collected during the Roadblock in the second half of this leg) to the pit stop. By coincidence, Eric & Jeremy, who were the first to reach the pit stop, were also the first ones to bring the gnome to the pit stop, and thus won the prize. - Leg 4 - Digital imaging package from DuracellDuracellDuracell is a brand of batteries manufactured by Procter & Gamble.Additionally, Duracell owns the Procell professional-use brand.-Products:Duracell manufactures alkaline batteries in many common sizes, such as AAA, AA, C, D, and 9V...
. - Leg 5 - Cruise for two 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...
sponsored by Travelocity. - Leg 6 - Trip to The Da Vinci CodeThe Da Vinci Code (film)The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 American mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard. The screenplay was written by Akiva Goldsman and based on Dan Brown's worldwide bestselling 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code...
movie premiere in Hollywood, California (The prize was awarded to the first team to arrive at the Pit Stop bearing two parchments and demonstrating that, when combined, they revealed a picture of Leonardo Da VinciLeonardo da VinciLeonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
's Vitruvian ManVitruvian ManThe Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci circa 1487. It is accompanied by notes based on the work of the famed architect, Vitruvius. The drawing, which is in pen and ink on paper, depicts a male figure in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and...
and a coded message; the first team to arrive at the Pit Stop did show the message and were awarded the prize). - Leg 7 - All expense paid trip to RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
sponsored by Travelocity. - Leg 8 - All expense paid trip to Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
sponsored by Travelocity. - Leg 9 - Two one-year leases for MercedesMercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
ML350s like the ones driven on the leg. - Leg 10 - Cruise around Sydney Harbour, a tour of the Hunter ValleyHunter ValleyThe Hunter Region, more commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney with an approximate population of 645,395 people. Most of the population of the Hunter Region lives within of the coast, with 55% of the entire...
wine district and the Great Barrier ReefGreat Barrier ReefThe Great Barrier Reef is the world'slargest reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres over an area of approximately...
; as well, a luxury hotel room for the time that they would normally be at the Pit Stop (The prize on this leg was awarded to the team that had a picture of a "golden gnome" in an envelope they received with the Roadblock and Fast Forward clues and were told not to open until they reached the Pit Stop. Ray and Yolanda had the golden gnome and won.) - Leg 11 - Two T-Mobile Sidekicks, each with three years of free service.
- Leg 12 - $1,000,000
Race summary
Leg 1 (United States → Brazil)
- MorrisonMorrison, ColoradoThe historic Town of Morrison is a Home Rule Municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. The population was 430 at the 2000 census...
, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Red Rocks ParkRed Rocks ParkRed Rocks Park is a mountain park in Jefferson County, Colorado, owned and maintained by the city of Denver as part of the Denver Mountain Parks system. The park is known for its very large red sandstone outcrops. Many of these rock formations within the park have names, from the mushroom-shaped...
– Red Rocks AmphitheatreRed Rocks AmphitheatreRed Rocks Amphitheatre is a rock structure near Morrison, Colorado, where concerts are given in the open-air amphitheatre. There is a large, tilted, disc-shaped rock behind the stage, a huge vertical rock angled outwards from stage right, several large outcrops angled outwards from stage left and a...
) (Starting Line) Denver (Denver International AirportDenver International AirportDenver International Airport , often referred to as DIA, is an airport in Denver, Colorado. By land size, at , it is the largest international airport in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport and Montréal-Mirabel...
) to São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, São PauloSão Paulo (state)São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
, BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
(Guarulhos International AirportGuarulhos International AirportSão Paulo/Guarulhos – Governador André Franco Montoro International Airport , formerly called Cumbica Airport after the district where it is located and the Air Force Base that still exists at the airport complex, is the main airport serving São Paulo, Brazil. It is located in the adjoining...
) - São Paulo (Hotel Unique)
- São Paulo (Viaduto Santa Efigênia)
- São Paulo (Santa Cecilia - 114A Rua Frederico Abranches)
- São Paulo (Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de CarvalhoEstádio do PacaembuEstádio do Pacaembu , as it is usually called, is a football stadium in São Paulo, located on Praça Charles Miller, no nº - in Pacaembu neighborhood. Its official name is Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho and it is owned by the Municipal Prefecture of São Paulo...
)
The first Detour of the Race was Motor Head or Rotor Head. In Motor Head, teams had to travel to a motorcycle shop named Caverna Moto Peças and assemble a motorcycle
Motorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
, using an assembled motorcycle as a model. Then, using the parts provided and finished model for reference. When the motorcycle is properly assembled, the mechanic could start the bike and he would receive their next clue. In Rotor Head, teams had to travel to Campo de Marte Airport
Campo de Marte Airport
Campo de Marte Airport is the first airport built in São Paulo, Brazil, opened in 1919. It is named after Champ de Mars, in Paris, which in turn got its name from Campus Martius, in Rome....
. Then, using a flight directory to locate one of three buildings and since they varied in distance and each location had a limited number of tickets. Teams are need to find the closest building from a flight directory (Edificio São Luis Gonzaga, Atrium V and Hotel Meliá), once it located to their destination, a pilot would fly by helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
to the rooftop of that building to search the designated area for their next clue. There are limited number of flights available to any one of these given buildings.
Additional task
- At the sanctuary in Santa Cecilia, teams had to witness a traditional ceremony and light a white candle to receive their next clue.
Leg 2 (Brazil)
- São Paulo (Edifício CopanEdifício CopanThe Edifício Copan is a 140-metre, 38-story residential building in São Paulo, Brazil. Construction began in 1957 and, following some interruptions, was completed in 1966...
- Bloco F) São Paulo (Terminal Rodoviário Barra Funda - Terminal Turístico) to BrotasBrotasBrotas is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of São Paulo. Its estimated population in 2004 was 21,187.The town its known locally for its coffee, on which its economy relies.-History:...
, São Paulo (Terminal Rodoviário de Brotas) - Brotas (Volkswagen BeetleVolkswagen BeetleThe Volkswagen Type 1, widely known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Volkswagen Bug, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003...
Terminal Rodoviário de Brotas Parking Lot) - Brotas (Fazenda Primavera da Serra)
In the first Roadblock of the race, teams had to climb one of three stairwells 400 feet (121.9 m) on a fire escape of the Edificio Copan. Once on the top, they would put harness and rappel down the building. But in order which they arrived at the top would determine the order in which they would descend. The Detour choices were Press It or Climb It. In Press It, teams drive to Camping Bela Vista to process raw sugar cane and distill
Distillation
Distillation is a method of separating mixtures based on differences in volatilities of components in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation is a unit operation, or a physical separation process, and not a chemical reaction....
its juice. Then, teams have to make 500 ml of ethanol
Ethanol
Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs. Best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, it is also used in thermometers, as a...
to fuel their cars as an alternative fuel source. After completing the task, teams would had pour to newly created ethanol in their car to continuing on. In Climb It, teams travel to Usina Jacaré and hike to a nearby waterfall where they climb 90 feet (27.4 m) up a waterfall using mechanical ascenders.
Leg 3 (Brazil → Russia → Germany)
- Brotas (Kilometer 114 Highway SP-225) Brotas (Terminal Rodoviário de Brotas) to São Paulo (Guarulhos International Airport) São Paulo (Guarulhos International Airport) to MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(Sheremetyevo International AirportSheremetyevo International AirportSheremetyevo International Airport , is an international airport located in the Moscow Oblast, Russia, north-west of central Moscow. It is a hub for the passenger operations of the Russian international airline Aeroflot, and one of the three major airports serving Moscow along with Domodedovo...
) - Moscow (Chaika Bassein)
- Moscow (Novodevichiy MonasteryNovodevichy ConventNovodevichy Convent, also known as Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery is probably the best-known cloister of Moscow. Its name, sometimes translated as the New Maidens' Monastery, was devised to differ from an ancient maidens' convent within the Moscow Kremlin. Unlike other Moscow cloisters, it has...
- Smolenski Cathedral) - Moscow (St. Basil's Cathedral, Red SquareRed SquareRed Square is a city square in Moscow, Russia. The square separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod...
)
Moscow (Sheremetyevo International Airport) to Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, 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...
(Frankfurt International AirportFrankfurt International Airport
Frankfurt am Main Airport , or simply Frankfurt Airport, known in German as Flughafen Frankfurt am Main or Rhein-Main-Flughafen, is a major international airport located in Frankfurt, Germany, southwest of the city centre....
) Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbahnhof station) to Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
(Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
is the Hauptbahnhof of the city of Stuttgart, the capital of the Land of Baden-Württemberg, in southwestern Germany. It is the largest regional and long-distance railway station in Stuttgart, the main node of the Stuttgart S-Bahn network, and, together with the halt at Charlottenplatz, the main...
station)
- Stuttgart (Mercedes-BenzMercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
Headquarters - Mercedes-Benz Werk Untertürkheim) - Bad TölzBad TölzBad Tölz is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and administrative center of the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen.- History :Since the retreat of the glaciers at the end of the Ice Age, archaeology has shown continuous occupation of the site of Bad Tölz...
(Ellbach Field) - GrünwaldGrünwald, BavariaGrünwald is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Isar, 12 km southwest of Munich...
(Bavaria Film Studios) - MunichMunichMunich 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...
(SiegestorSiegestorThe Siegestor in Munich, is a three-arched triumphal arch crowned with a statue of Bavaria with a lion-quadriga, similar in style to the Arch of Constantine in Rome, the Marble Arch in London, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the Brandenburger Tor in Berlin...
)
The Roadblock from the first half of the leg required one racer had put on a bathing suit to dive off a 10 metres (32.8 ft) diving platform
Diving platforms
A diving platform or diving tower is a type of structure used for competitive diving.They consist of a vertical rigid "tower" with one or more horizontal platforms extending out over a deep pool of water. In platform diving, the diver jumps from a high stationary surface...
into a frigid weather in the pool below. Once they took the plunge, they had to swim the pool and retrieve the next clue. The Detour for this half of the leg was Scour or Scrub. In Scour, teams had travel to Dubrovka Theatre to search among 1,500 pieces of Russian nesting dolls
Matryoshka doll
A matryoshka doll is a Russian nesting doll which is a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside the other. The first Russian nested doll set was carved in 1890 by Vasily Zvyozdochkin from a design by Sergey Malyutin, who was a folk crafts painter at Abramtsevo...
to find one of 10 microscopic clues hidden inside on this doll. In Scrub, teams had travel to a trolly bus depot at 8 Trolley Park to thoroughly wash a Russian public trolley bus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
, respectively. When the bus is cleaned, a bus driver would get their next clue.
In the Roadblock from the second half of the leg, one team member is required to search among 150 gnome hats and feet scattered across a large field for one of eleven Travelocity
Travelocity
Travelocity is an online travel agency and wholly owned subsidiary of Sabre Holdings Corporation, which was a publicly traded company until taken private by Silver Lake Partners and Texas Pacific Group in March 2007...
gnome
Gnome
A gnome is a diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature...
s hidden underneath eleven of them for their next clue. The Detour for the second half of the leg, Break It or Slap It. In Break It, teams took either to break a table full of "stunt bottles" over each others' heads until they find , the German word for Cheers written on the back of the label. However, they could only smash one bottle per cuckoo from a traditional German cuckoo clock
Cuckoo clock
A cuckoo clock is a clock, typically pendulum-regulated, that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo's call and typically has a mechanical cuckoo that emerges with each note...
. In Slap It, teams learn and perform Schuhplattler
Schuhplattler
The Schuhplattler is a traditional Austro-Bavarian folk dance evolved from the Ländler.-Origins:The origins of this social dance are found in an early courtship display...
and correctly perform to get it right for their directions. But teams with the right rhythm could finish fast. When the folk dance is properly correct, the actor would get their next clue.
Additional tasks
- At Kilometer 114, teams had to take a zipline from the top of the hill to the bottom for getting the next clue.
- At the Mercedes-Benz headquarters, teams chose a Mercedes-Benz vehicle and chose a driver for their thrilling ride on the test drive in the factory known as Wall of Death. After taking a spin in the high-speed over 170 kilometers per hour when their cars turned to an almost 90 degree angle, they would receive their next clue.
Leg 4 (Germany → Sicily)
Munich International Airport
Munich Airport , is located northeast of Munich, Germany, and is a hub for Lufthansa and Star Alliance partner airlines. It lies nearby the old city of Freising and is named in memory of politician Franz Josef Strauss...
) to Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
, Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(Palermo International AirportPalermo International Airport
-The Company:GESAP S.p.a. is the airport management company of "Falcone e Borsellino" Airport in Palermo. It has a fully paid-up share capital of € 15,912,332.00 divided between the Regional Province of Palermo, the Comune of Palermo, the Chamber of Commerce, the Comune of Cinisi and other minor...
)
- Palermo (Teatro MassimoTeatro MassimoThe Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele is an opera house and opera company located on the Piazza Verdi in Palermo, Sicily. It was dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II....
) - Castellammare del GolfoCastellammare del GolfoCastellammare del Golfo is a town and comune in the Trapani Province of Sicily. The name is roughly translated "Sea- Fortress of the Gulf", deriving from the medieval fortress in the harbor...
(Fortress - Seaside Terrace) - SegestaSegestaSegesta was the political center of the Elymian people, located in the northwestern part of Sicily, in what are now the province of Trapani and the comune of Calatafimi-Segesta....
(Teatro di Segesta) - Segesta (Tempio di Segesta)
In the Detour for this leg was a choice between Foundry or Laundry. In Foundry, teams had to walk a nearby metal works name Premiata Fonderia Birrione Campane at 8 Via Renda to carry a 110 pounds (49.9 kg) iron-cast bell
Church bell
A church bell is a bell which is rung in a church either to signify the hour or the time for worshippers to go to church, perhaps to attend a wedding, funeral, or other service...
. Then using a vehicle known as Ape
Piaggio Ape
The Piaggio Ape is a three-wheeled light commercial vehicle first produced in 1948 by Piaggio.- History and design:At the end of World War II, most Italians, badly affected by the war, lacked means of transport, and more importantly, the financial means to acquire full-sized four-wheeled vehicles...
, they have to drive the bell, drop-off at Via Don Leonardo Zangara and delivered it to Chiesa Maria SS. Del Soccorso for a priest to get their next clue. In Laundry, teams need to find Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi to search through over 2,400 items of laundry for one of sixteen items of clothing bearing a red and yellow tag. If the red and yellow tag is found, a laundry lady would get their next clue. At the Segesta Amphiteater was the first of two Yields in the race. For the Roadblock, teams had to correctly piece together of a classical Greek statue; racers were not told that there were two extra pieces that did not belong.
Leg 5 (Sicily)
- CataniaCataniaCatania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse. It is the capital of the homonymous province, and with 298,957 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in Sicily and the tenth in Italy.Catania is known to have a seismic history and...
(Anfiteatro Romano ) (Mercato Storico la Pescheria) - Siracusa (Ponte Umbertino)
- Siracusa (Fonte AretusaArethuseThe Arethuse is a fountain on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily.The fountain is mentioned in a number of poems, for instance John Milton’s Lycidas and Alexander Pope’s The Dunciad.-References:...
)
In the Detour for this leg teams chose between Big Fish or Little Fish. In Big Fish, teams had to carry a 17 kilograms (37.5 lb) swordfish
Swordfish
Swordfish , also known as broadbill in some countries, are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill. They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive. Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood...
from a street vendor in Via Alessi, then carry it for another sixth of a mile to Il Mercato Storico la Pescheria. At the market, teams had to find Jagino, the fish market vendor to receive their next clue. In Little Fish, teams had to travel by foot to the same fish market and sell 4 kilograms (8.8 lb) of a small fish known as Triglia. For the Roadblock, one team member had to participate in a popular Italian sport: kayak polo
Canoe polo
Canoe Polo is a competitive ball sport played on water, in a defined "field", between two teams of 5 players, each in a kayak...
. They would join a professional team and participate in an ongoing match. Once the team member scored one goal, a coach would give them their next clue.
Additional task
- At the Amphitheater, teams had to count the statue heads on the fence posts surrounding the grounds of the amphitheater. If they were correct, they would receive their next clue.
Leg 6 (Sicily → Italy → Greece)
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
(Roma Termini station)
- Rome (Trevi FountainTrevi FountainThe Trevi Fountain is a fountain in the Trevi rione in Rome, Italy. Standing 26 metres high and 20 metres wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world....
) - Rome (Spanish StepsSpanish StepsThe Spanish Steps are a set of steps in Rome, Italy, climbing a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church at the top. The Scalinata is the widest staircase in Europe...
) Rome (Leonardo Da Vinci International AirportLeonardo da Vinci International AirportLeonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport , also commonly known as Fiumicino Airport, is Italy's largest airport with 36.3 million passengers served in 2010, located in Fiumicino, 35 km from Rome's historic city centre....
) to AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
(Athens International Airport) - Athens (Ancient AgoraAncient Agora of AthensThe Ancient Agora of Athens is the best-known example of an ancient Greek agora, located to the northwest of the Acropolis and is bounded on the south by the hill of the Areopagus and on the west by the hill known as the Colonus Agoraeus.-History:The agora in Athens had private housing, until it...
)- Athens (Stamatopoulos Taverna) Agioi AnargyroiAgioi AnargyroiAgioi Anargyroi is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece, named for Saints Cosmas and Damian...
, Athens (Agioi Anargyroi Railway Station) to CorinthCorinthCorinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit...
(Isthmos Railway Station)
- Athens (Stamatopoulos Taverna) Agioi Anargyroi
- RioRio, GreeceRio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The former municipality had a population of around 13,000.- Geography :...
(Fortress of Rion)
In this Fast Forward, teams had to travel on foot less than a mile to Stamatopoulos Taverna and take part in traditional Greek method of mischievous spirits: plate breaking. Teams had to break plates and find a little clue flag that was baked into one plate, when that team finds the flag, they would win the Fast Forward. For this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to complete a 240 feet (73.2 m) bungee jump into the Corinth Canal
Corinth Canal
The Corinth Canal is a canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland, thus effectively making the former an island. The builders dug the canal through...
organized by the Zulu Bungy and in order to receive their next clue from the bungee master. In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Herculean Effort or It's All Greek To Me. Both detours had teams driving to the ancient stadium in Nemea
Nemea
Nemea is an ancient site near the head of the valley of the River Elissos in the northeastern part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. Formerly part of the territory of Cleonae in Argolis, it is today part of the prefecture of Corinthia...
. In Herculean Effort, teams had to complete three events from Ancient Olympic Games events. One team to do discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
in an competitive distance. While the other team to do javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
in a same distance. Finally, both teams have to participate professional wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...
of a 20 feet (6.1 m) circle. When all are completed, they would receive their next clue. In It's All Greek To Me, teams had enter an archeological site to search a specific section for the nine pieces of pottery
Pottery of Ancient Greece
As the result of its relative durability, pottery is a large part of the archaeological record of Ancient Greece, and because there is so much of it it has exerted a disproportionately large influence on our understanding of Greek society...
containing Greek letters
Greek alphabet
The Greek alphabet is the script that has been used to write the Greek language since at least 730 BC . The alphabet in its classical and modern form consists of 24 letters ordered in sequence from alpha to omega...
. Then, they will help to translate from Greek to English letters and unscramble them to order the spell a location on a Greek map, Dimitsana.
Additional tasks
- At the Trevi Fountain, teams received one half of Leonardo Da VinciLeonardo da VinciLeonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
's Vitruvian ManVitruvian ManThe Vitruvian Man is a world-renowned drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci circa 1487. It is accompanied by notes based on the work of the famed architect, Vitruvius. The drawing, which is in pen and ink on paper, depicts a male figure in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and...
drawing. - At the Spanish Steps, teams had to search the horse carriages for a black leather portfolio to find their next clue. Then, find the other half of the Vitruvian Man drawing with the adapted movieThe Da Vinci Code (film)The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 American mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard. The screenplay was written by Akiva Goldsman and based on Dan Brown's worldwide bestselling 2003 novel, The Da Vinci Code...
based on The Da Vinci CodeThe Da Vinci CodeThe Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery-detective novel written by Dan Brown. It follows symbologist Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu as they investigate a murder in Paris's Louvre Museum and discover a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus having been married to...
. The first team to arrive at the Pit Stop with the whole drawing won a prize.
Leg 7 (Greece → Oman)
Muscat, Oman
Muscat is the capital of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Governorate of Muscat. As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797. The metropolitan area spans approximately and includes six provinces called wilayats...
, Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
(Seeb International AirportSeeb International Airport
Muscat International Airport is the main airport in Muscat, Oman. It is the hub for the national carrier Oman Air. The distance from Old Muscat is 30 km and it is 15 km from the main residential localities. At the moment the airport is being expanded and modernized...
)
- Muscat (Riyam Park)
- SurSur, OmanSur is a capital city of Ash Sharqiyah Region, northeastern Oman, on the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It is located at around , and is 93 miles southeast of the Omani capital Muscat. Historically the city is known for being an important destination point for sailors...
(Baith Al Battha) - Al Hawiyah (Shuwa Area)
- JabrinJabrinJabrin is a small town in northeastern Oman. The town is known for its impressive castle.- External links :* * *...
(Jabreen Castle)
This leg's Detour was Camel or Watchtower. In Camel, teams first to made way across the creek on a ferry to opposite bank, which they had to lift a camel into a pickup truck
Pickup truck
A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area .-Definition:...
using a winch
Winch
A winch is a mechanical device that is used to pull in or let out or otherwise adjust the "tension" of a rope or wire rope . In its simplest form it consists of a spool and attached hand crank. In larger forms, winches stand at the heart of machines as diverse as tow trucks, steam shovels and...
. Then, they had to use a map to drive one mile and deliver the camel in Bedouin camp to receive their next clue. In Watchtower, teams had to cross the river and search among three towers for an Arabian message box scroll. However, not all watchtowers contained it. After they found a scroll, they had to travel 1 miles (1.6 km) to a silver shop (Al-Sayegh Gold & Silver Smith) to a man called Mubarek. The Roadblock was to dig any of 117 sand dunes to find one of 6 shuwa
Shuwa
Shuwa may mean*Shuwa Arabic, the Afro-Arabic language spoken in Sudan, Chad and other states of Sahelian Africa*The mostly Arab speakers of this language also known as Baggara*The Japanese Sign Language *Honinbo Shuwa, a Japanese professional go player...
s, Omani underground ovens. Inside it was a woven pouch with a meal of lamb
Lamb (food)
Lamb, mutton, and hogget are the meat of domestic sheep. The meat of a sheep in its first year is lamb; that of a juvenile sheep older than 1 year is hogget; and the meat of an adult sheep is mutton....
is wrapped in a dried palm leaf bag and steamed in an underground oven, which they would have for dinner. Once they found the shuwa, the Bedouin would get their next clue.
Leg 8 (Oman → Australia)
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , 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...
(Perth AirportPerth Airport
Perth Airport is an Australian domestic and international airport serving Perth, the capital and largest city of Western Australia. The airport itself is located in the suburb of Perth Airport....
)
- Perth (Kings Park War Memorial and Eternal FlameKings Park, Western AustraliaKings Park is a park located on the western edge of Perth, Western Australia central business district. The park is a mixture of grassed parkland, botanical gardens and natural bushland on Mount Eliza with two thirds of the grounds conserved as native bushland. With panoramic views of the Swan...
) FremantleFremantle, Western AustraliaFremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
(Rottnest Express) to Rottnest IslandRottnest IslandRottnest Island is located off the coast of Western Australia, near Fremantle. It is called Wadjemup by the Noongar people, meaning "place across the water". The island is long, and at its widest point with a total land area of . It is classified as an A Class Reserve and is managed by the... - Rottnest Island (Wadjemup Lighthouse)
- Rottnest Island (Salmon Bay) Rottnest Island to Fremantle/HillarysHillarys, Western AustraliaHillarys is a northern coastal suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Joondalup. It is part of the Whitfords precinct, and is located 21 km north-northwest of Perth's central business district via Mitchell Freeway and Hepburn...
- FremantleFremantle, Western AustraliaFremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
(Fremantle PrisonFremantle PrisonFremantle Prison is a former Australian prison located in The Terrace, Fremantle, in Western Australia. The site includes the prison, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages, tunnels, and prisoner art...
) - Fremantle (South Breakwater, Fremantle Sailing Club)
The Detour for this leg of the race offered teams the choice of Sand or Sea. In Sand, teams had to drag 40 branches and drag them 126 yards (115.2 m) to a marked sand dune, an activity known as "brushing the beach," which helps prevent erosion
Erosion
Erosion is when materials are removed from the surface and changed into something else. It only works by hydraulic actions and transport of solids in the natural environment, and leads to the deposition of these materials elsewhere...
. In Sea, teams searched among 50 underwater crayfish traps for those with live Western rock lobster
Western rock lobster
Panulirus cygnus is a species of spiny lobster , found off the west coast of Australia. Panulirus cygnus is the basis of Australia's most valuable fishery, making up 20% of value of Australia's total fishing industry, and is identified as the western rock lobster.-Description:The species has five...
s; each team member had to retrieve one rock lobster. This leg's Roadblock required one team to involved searching a block of Fremantle Prison for several cells within Division 4 to contain Duracell
Duracell
Duracell is a brand of batteries manufactured by Procter & Gamble.Additionally, Duracell owns the Procell professional-use brand.-Products:Duracell manufactures alkaline batteries in many common sizes, such as AAA, AA, C, D, and 9V...
coppertop batteries and a flashlight, then searching a entrance in darkened cavern, they have to descent underground wet and dry tunnels for a clue.
Additional task
- Upon arriving at Rottnest Island, teams had to ride tandem bikes to drive themselves from Wadjemup Hill to Salmon Bay. After the detour, they ride it back.
Leg 9 (Australia)
- Perth (Swan BellsSwan BellsThe Swan Bells are a set of eighteen bells hanging in a specially built -high copper and glass campanile, commonly known as The Bell Tower or the Swan Bell Tower, in Perth, Western Australia...
Tower) Perth (Perth Airport) to DarwinDarwin, Northern TerritoryDarwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
, Northern TerritoryNorthern TerritoryThe Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
(Darwin International AirportDarwin International AirportDarwin International Airport is the busiest airport serving the Northern Territory and the tenth busiest airport in Australia. It is the only airport serving Darwin....
) - Darwin (Crocodylus Park) (Overnight Rest)
- BatchelorBatchelor, Northern TerritoryBatchelor is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. The town is located in the Coomalie Shire Local Government Area, 98 kilometres south of the territory capital, Darwin...
(Batchelor Airstrip - Darwin Parachute Club) - near Batchelor (Litchfield National ParkLitchfield National ParkLitchfield National Park, covering approximately 1500 km2, is near the township of Batchelor, 100 km south-west of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia...
- Magnetic Termite Mounds) - Darwin (Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort)
At the Batchelor Airstrip was the second of two Yields hidden on the race. The Roadblock for this leg of the race saw one member of each team had to choose a plane and doing a 12000 feet (3,657.6 m) tandem skydive. The instructor hands over to get their next clue. This leg's Detour offered teams the choice of Wet or Dry. In Wet, teams drove 6 miles (9.7 km) to a swimming hole called Buley Rockhole, then hiked and swam 1 miles (1.6 km) down a river infested with "spiders and poisonous plants" to receive their next clue. In Dry, teams drove 6 miles (9.7 km) on-road, then another 6 miles (9.7 km) off-road to a rock formation known as The Lost City. Once there, teams had to select a didgeridoo
Didgeridoo
The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia around 1,500 years ago and still in widespread usage today both in Australia and around the world. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe"...
and following the sound of music in the air, locate a nearby Aborigine
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous 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....
. Then, they had to find an Aboriginal musician with a matching didgeridoo and each team member had to play a note to receive the next clue.
Additional task
- At Crocodylus Park, teams had to wade into a pond full of crocodiles to retrieve their next clue above from crocodiles.
Leg 10 (Australia → Thailand)
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
(Don Mueang International Airport) Bangkok (Mo Chit Mai) to LopburiLopburi
Lopburi ) is the capital city of Lopburi Province in Thailand. It is located about 150 km north-east of Bangkok. As of 2006 it has a population of 26,500...
, Lopburi Province
Lopburi Province
Lop Buri is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phetchabun, Chaiyaphum, Nakhon Ratchasima, Saraburi, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Sing Buri and Nakhon Sawan.-Geography:...
- Lopburi (Prang Sam Yot)
- Lopburi (Restaurant) Pak KretAmphoe Pak KretPak Kret is a district in the northeastern part of Nonthaburi province, central Thailand.-Geography:The district is located in the northeast of the province...
, Nonthaburi ProvinceNonthaburi ProvinceNonthaburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, Bangkok and Nakhon Pathom....
(Wat Sanam Nua Pier) to Ko Kret IslandKo KretKo Kret is an island in the Chao Phraya river, to the north of Bangkok, Thailand, and belongs to Amphoe Pak Kret. The island is only reachable by boat, usually from the Wat Sanam Nau Pier. There are also boat tours around the island....
(Wat Poramaiyikawas Pier)
- Lopburi (Restaurant) Pak Kret
- Ko Kret Island (Buddha Garden)
- Bangkok (Marble TempleWat BenchamabophitWat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram is a Buddhist temple in the Dusit district of Bangkok, Thailand. Also known as the marble temple, it is one of Bangkok's most beautiful temples and a major tourist attraction...
)
In this Fast Forward, teams traveled to a town outside of Lopburi to try a favorite local after-school activity from a nearby restaurant: to eat a bowl of fried Crickets
Cricket (insect)
Crickets, family Gryllidae , are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers, and more closely related to katydids or bush crickets . They have somewhat flattened bodies and long antennae. There are about 900 species of crickets...
and grasshopper
Grasshopper
The grasshopper is an insect of the suborder Caelifera in the order Orthoptera. To distinguish it from bush crickets or katydids, it is sometimes referred to as the short-horned grasshopper...
s, when completed, that team would win the Fast Forward. The Roadblock required one team member to make a ceremonial feast for monkey
Monkey
A monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...
s at the temple and give it to them during an annual festival, using a nearby example. When it is finished and offered it to the monkeys, they would get their next clue. The Detour was either Move It or Altar It. In Move It, teams had their make way on foot to Jom Jam Pottery Factory to transport 72 clay pots through the streets of a market to docked boat by balancing them on a wooden boards balanced on their shoulders. In Altar It, teams made their way by foot to Wat Chimphi temple and required to assemble a shrine, including covering a small Buddha
Buddharupa
Buddharūpa is the Sanskrit and Pali term used in Buddhism for statues or models of the Buddha.-Commonalities:...
statue in gold leaf
Gold leaf
right|thumb|250px|[[Burnishing]] gold leaf with an [[agate]] stone tool, during the water gilding processGold leaf is gold that has been hammered into extremely thin sheets and is often used for gilding. Gold leaf is available in a wide variety of karats and shades...
for the shrine.
Leg 11 (Thailand → Japan)
- Ayutthaya ProvinceAyutthaya ProvincePhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Ang Thong, Lop Buri, Saraburi, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri....
(Royal Elephant Kraal) Bangkok (Don Mueang International Airport) to TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(Narita International AirportNarita International Airportis an international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is located east of Tokyo Station and east-southeast of Narita Station in the city of Narita, and the adjacent town of Shibayama....
) - ShibuyaShibuya, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
, Tokyo (Sakamoto Building) - Shibuya, Tokyo (Shibuya Scramble)
- Shibuya, Tokyo (HachikōHachiko, known in Japanese as chūken Hachikō , was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, even many years after his owner's death.-Life:In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno,...
Statue) - Shibuya, Tokyo (Capsule Land HotelCapsule hotelA is a type of hotel with a large number of extremely small "rooms" intended to provide cheap and basic overnight accommodation for guests not requiring the services offered by more conventional hotels...
) (Overnight Rest) - FujiyoshidaFujiyoshida, Yamanashiis a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū.-Geography:It is considered a high-elevation city in Japan, at 2,140 to 2,800 feet above sea level. The city is also located between two of the five Fuji Lakes.-Geology:Fujiyoshida was founded on...
, Yamanashi PrefectureYamanashi Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Kōfu.-Pre-history to the 14th century:People have been living in the Yamanashi area for about 30,000 years...
(Fujikyu HighlandFuji-Q HighlandFuji-Q Highland is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.The theme park is near the base of Mount Fuji. It has a number of roller coasters, as well as The Haunted Hospital, the world's second largest haunted attraction, and Thomas Land, a children's area with a Thomas the Tank Engine...
Amusement Park) - YamanakakoYamanakako, Yamanashiis a village located in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 5,356 and a density of 101.42 persons per km². The total area is 52.81 km².-External links:*...
, Yamanashi Prefecture (Lake YamanakaLake Yamanakais the biggest of the Fuji Five Lakes. Located in Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan, the lake is used for boating, fishing, water-skiing, windsurfing, sightseeing and swimming. If the wind comes from the west, the lake provides a smooth lift for paragliding at Mount Myouyama. There are...
)
The Detour was Maiden or Messenger. In Maiden, teams had travel to Hamarikyu Gardens
Hamarikyu Gardens
is a public park in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. Located at the mouth of the Sumida River, it was opened April 1, 1946. The park is a 250,165 m² landscaped garden surrounding Shioiri Pond, the park itself surrounded by a seawater moat filled by Tokyo Bay. It was remodeled as a public garden park on the site...
to transport a young Japanese woman in a traditional Japanese palanquin for 1/3 mile to a tea ceremony pavilion. In Messenger, teams travelled by foot to 200 yards (182.9 m) parking lot around Sankusu Street. Which each person had to construct a foldable bicycle
Folding bicycle
A folding bicycle is a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, facilitating transport and storage. When folded, the bikes can be more easily carried into buildings and workplaces or onto public transportation or more easily stored in compact living quarters or aboard a car, boat or plane...
, ride their bikes through the streets of Tokyo, and deliver packages to Shinjuku Park Tower
Shinjuku Park Tower
The is the second-tallest building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was designed by Kenzo Tange and completed in 1994. Shinjuku Park Tower has 3 elements; S tower, which is 235 m tall with 52 storeys, C tower which is 209 m tall with 47 storeys and N tower which is 182 m tall with 41 storeys...
and Shinjuku Chuo Koen Building in Shinjuku
Shinjuku, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...
. Where they had delivered the packages, teams must return to a parking lot. The Roadblock required one team member to ride on three extreme rides in the Fujikyu Highland Amusement Park in the following order: The Pizza, Dodonpa
Dodonpa
is a roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi in Japan. It opened in 2001 and is a steel sit-down roller coaster with a compressed air launch. The ride was built by S&S Power of Utah, U.S.A....
, and Fujiyama
Fujiyama (roller coaster)
Fujiyama is a steel roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. When Fujiyama opened in 1996 it was the world's tallest roller coaster at , and had the largest drop in the world at . Fujiyama was also the world's fastest roller coaster for a year of its operation, succeeded by...
. While riding the rides, they had to look for a man holding a sign. Upon completion of their third ride, they had to tell the park manager what was written on the sign to receive their next clue. If they didn't see the sign they would have to go on all three rides again.
Additional tasks
- At the Royal Elephant Kraal, teams received T-Mobile SidekicksDanger HiptopThe Danger Hiptop, also re-branded as the T-Mobile Sidekick, Mobiflip and Sharp Jump is a GPRS/EDGE/UMTS smartphone produced by Danger Incorporated from 2002 to 2010....
displaying their next clue from the elephants. - At the Shibuya Crossing, teams had to find a message on display that would lead them to their next clue ("Find Hachiko!").
- At the Capsule Land Hotel, teams had to check three different times in each team and stay overnight to receive the next clue the following day.
- At Lake Yamanaka, teams had to take a swan boat and paddle out to the Pit Stop: the big swan.
Leg 12 (Japan → United States)
Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
, USA
(Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport
-Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Inter-terminal:...
)
- Anchorage (Mirror Lake)
- Anchorage (Kincaid ParkKincaid ParkKincaid Park is a municipal park in Anchorage, Alaska, located at 9401 W. Raspberry Road. The park is bounded on the South by Turnagain Arm, on the West by Knik Arm. Noted for Nordic skiing trails, in snowless months the park is frequented by runners, bikers, hikers, archers, dog-trainers,...
) Anchorage, Alaska (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport) to Denver, Colorado (Denver International Airport) - GoldenGolden, ColoradoThe City of Golden is a home rule municipality that is the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Golden lies along Clear Creek at the edge of the foothills of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush on 16 June 1859, the mining camp was...
(Clear Creek History Park) - Morrison (Red Rocks Park – Red Rocks Amphitheatre)
In the Detour teams had to choose between Drill It and Deliver It. In Drill It, teams had to drill 10 holes in the ice, push an ice fishing
Ice fishing
Ice fishing is the practice of catching fish with lines and fish hooks or spears through an opening in the ice on a frozen body of water. Ice anglers may sit on the stool in the open on a frozen lake, or in a heated cabin on the ice, some with bunks and amenities.-Locations:It is a popular pastime...
shack to their holes and properly position the shack over at least two of the holes. In Deliver It, teams had to load a bush plane
Bush plane
A bush airplane is a general aviation aircraft serving remote, undeveloped areas of a country, usually the African bush, Alaskan and Canadian tundra or the Australian Outback...
with medical supplies, fly with a pilot over 75 miles (120.7 km) to Girdwood
Girdwood, Alaska
Girdwood is an unincorporated year-round ski resort community within the Municipality of Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska. It lies in a valley in the Chugach Mountains near the end of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, 36 miles southeast of Anchorage proper.It is surrounded by seven permanent...
to deliver the supplies and fly back. Due to poor weather conditions, Deliver It was subject to an indefinite delay. All teams, by default, decided to Drill It. The Roadblock required one team member to retrieve one of 285 flags
Gallery of sovereign-state flags
This gallery of sovereign-state flags shows the flags of sovereign states that appear on the list of sovereign states. For other flags, please see flags of active autonomist and secessionist movements, flags of formerly independent states, and gallery of dependent territory flags...
for each destination country they traveled to during the race, other than the United States, and place the flags in the order which they visited each country. The other team member was allowed to assist but not physically participate. Teams had a reference board with the flags of each destination country and three incorrect flags. After finishing the Roadblock, teams were allowed to run to the Finish Line.
Additional tasks
- At Kincaid Park, teams had to search the park to find their next clue using provided directions and with snow shoes on.
- At Clear Creek History Park, teams had to search the park to find their next clue.
Canadian ratings
| Order | Episode | Viewers (millions) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Here We Go, Baby, Off to Win a Million Bucks!" | 2.32 | #6 |
| 2 | "I’m Filthy, and I Love It" | 2.08 | #9 |
| 3 | "I’m in Russia Playing With Dolls" | 2.55 | #3 |
| 4 | "It’s Not Over Until the Phil Sings" | 2.55 | #3 |
| 5 | "Good Thing I Took That Human Anatomy Class in High School" | 2.26 | #7 |
| 6 | "Sleep Deprivation Is Really Starting to Irritate Me" | 2.15 | #5 |
| 7 | "Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes" | 2.22 | #7 |
| 8 | "Here Comes The Bedouin" | 2.35 | #4 |
| 9 | "Do You Know How Much Running I Did Today, Phil?" | 1.97 | #10 |
| 10 | "Man, They Should Have Used Their Fake Names" | 2.09 | #9 |
| 11 | "I Think This Monkey Likes Me" | 2.18 | #8 |
| 12 | "5 Continents, 9 Countries, More Than 59,000 Miles" | 2.45 | #4 |