EPISODE #1: The Amazing Race is Back.
13 to Start.
HOST: Phil Keoghan.
PRIZE: 1 million $$.
All the play procedures are back. No Charter planes.
PLAYERS (13 teams )
1. JOCELYN CHAO & VICTOR LIMARY Married Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO
2. LIAM & YEREMI-HYKEL Brothers Cheyenne, WYOMING
San Marcos, TEXAS
3. ANDREA SIMPSON Best Friends Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
MALAINA HATCHER " Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
4. JOE MOSKOWITZ Engaged Couple New York City, NEW YORK
IAN TODD " " New York City, NEW YORK
5. STEVE CARGLE Father Petty, TEXAS
LEIGH WILSON Daughter Rose City, TEXAS
6. MORGAN FRANKLIN Sisters New York City, NEW YORK
LANA FRANKLIN " New York City, NEW YORK
7. TODD MARTIN Married Chino, CALIFORNIA
ASHLIE MARTIN " Chino, CALFORNIA
8. ROBBIN TOMICH Best Friends Kirkland, WASHINGTON
CHELSEA DAY " " Shoreland, WASHINTON
9. GREG FRANKLIN Brothers New York City, NEW YORK
JOHN FRANKLIN " New York City, NEW YORK
10. ROB MCARTHUR Father Riverdale, CALIFORNIA
COREY MCARTHUR Son New York City, NEW YORK
11. JOEL STRASSER Best Friends Kuna, IDAHO
GARRETT SMITH " " Meridian, IDAHO
12. ELIZABETH RIVERA Mother Tampa, FLORIDA
ILIANA RIVERA Daughter Tampa, FLORIDA
13. ALEXANDRA LICHTOR Brother Chicago, ILLINOIS
SHERIDAN LICHTOR Sister Chicago, ILLINOIS
Starting in Los Angeles under the Hollywood sign. Go to BILTMORE HOTEL by driving. CLUE: Roadblock - Cross over a tight road, then unscramble your next destination (City of Angels), then get the next clue from Derek & Claire, the Winner of Last Season, Only 2 flights available, Bangkok which first flight is 90 minutes ahead. Go to the GOLDEN BUDDA - Clue: travel by longboat, then a tuk tuk to Wat Suthat, and search the temple ground for the next clue.
CHANCE TO WIN the Express Pass - by eating exotic fried insects. Lena & Morgan did it.
CLUE: Detour: Sword Play or Spa Day.
CLUE: Race to the Pit Stop: Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat, Temple.
1sr place: Jocelyn & Victor won a trip to Patagonia, Chie for 2.
ELIMINATED: Alexandra & Sheridan took a long to make up their minds.
EPISODE #2: You Don't See That at Home. 12 Teams Left.
Start at BANGKOK, THAILAND. ROUTE INFO: Travel by taxi to WAT SUWANNARAM & look for the clue box. ROAD BLOCK: Who Have a Green Thumb? - Become a lotus farmer by putting together a lotus bloom, by gathering the bulbs from pond.
ROUTE INFO: Now, travel by taxi to WAT RAI KHING. Find the marked elephant & place a coin in the slot, then go under the elephant 3x for good luck then receive the next clue.
DETOUR: Stock Up or Scoop Up
Stock Up - get a shopping list & go to the market to pick the items.
Scoop Up - fill a boat with fallen pomelo fruit in the water, then fill the farmers 5 baskets.
ROUTE INFO: Go to the next PIT STOP: SUAN SAMRAN.
1st: Jocelyn & Victor - won $2,000 each.
LAST: Elizabeth & Iliana - They started to panic at the last challenge.
EPISODE #3: No Sleep and a Million Dollars Dreams. 11 Left.
From BANGKOK, THAILAND, ROUTE INFO: 1st Jocelyn/Victor fly to VIET NAM
then take a bus to the city of CAN THO located in the heart of MEKONG DELTA. To the dock take a time ticket for a sampan.
ROUTE INFO: Travel by a SAMPAN to the CHO NOI CAI RANG FLOATING MARKET, find 3 vendors & help them restock their fruit: Dragon Fruit, Tangerines, & Golden Melon for the next clue.
- MORGAN/LEA use their Express Pass.
Go to the boat ramp in the picture in their clue Pier 20 & see a fisherman.
DETOUR: PAPER or PLASTIC.
PAPER - make 12 rice paper sheets OR
PLASTIC - Vinyl. Put a section of vinyl wrapping on a piece of motorbike.
Race to PIT STOP: TRUC LAM PHUOMG NAM ZEN MONSTERY.
1st: Steve/Anna Leigh - still racing
Travel by taxi to CAFE TU DIEC & ask the person behind the counter for the next clue.
EPISODE #4: The Day Keeps Rock& Here in Vietnam.
Still in 1st place: Steve & Anna Leigh with a 4-minute head start.
Travel by Taxi to CAFE TU DIEC. Get the Next Clue from the person at the counter (Barista).
DETOUR: Stand or Deliver.
STAND: Properly display the fish at a stall on Hai Ba Trung Street for the next clue.
OR
DELIVER: Deliver 4 mattresses during daylight hours through the congestion to West Hotel on the 3rd floor and can't use the elevator for the next clue.
Make your way to ONG PAGODA to make a wish and get the next clue.
Travel by taxi to HUNG KING TEMPLE for the next clue.
ROADBLOCK: Who Wants to Play Matchmaker?
- Match your tile in your clue to the tile on the wall. Then run to the Pit Stop nearby.
PIT STOP: HUNG KING TEMPLE.
1st: Robbin/Chelsea - won a trip to Madrid, Spain.
LAST: Jocelyn/Victor. Eliminated.
EPISODE #5: Yessir, the Pink City.
Start off in CAN THO, VIETNAM, Now, fly to the Pink City, JAIPUR, IDIA,
then to AMBER PALACE. Pick up a bundle of Sugarcane and take it along the pathway to the Mahout for the next clue.
ROADBLOCK: Jan/Ian is now in 1st place. Who is Feeling Balanced?
- attempt to keep 3 bowls from falling off your head while doing a choreographed routine.
Make your way ON FOOT to PANNA MEENA KA KUND for the Next Clue.
DETOUR: All Dolled Up OR The Big Picture.
- All Dolled Up: Make 2 Marionettes dolls, then make them dance OR
- The Big Picture: Bring a picture to life by figuring out missing parts.
Take the Rickshaw to the PIT STOP: GATORE KI CHHATRIYAN.
1st place: Anna Leigh/Steve - won $3,000 each.
ELIMINATED/LAST: Joe/Ian.
EPISODE #6: Driving Head on Into Scooters.
FIRST NEW PROCEDURE ON THE U-TURN: Before everyone gets to vote secretly whom they want to U-Turn & they will find out at the U-Turn Place.
Starting still in Pink City, at GATORE KI CHHATRIYAN, Race by taxi to the Famous NAGRA SHOE STORE #32 on HAWA MAHAL ROAD, ask the shopkeeper for the Next Clue. Using a telescoping Monocular search for the window of HAWA MAHAL for the directions of the Next location. UDAI POLL NO. 2 at JALE PI CHOWK.
Choose any Electric Rickshaw from the crazy parking area & try to push it out of the parking nightmare. Travel by Rickshaw to the SPICE SHOP for the Next Clue.
DETOUR: Bundle or Bricks
- Steve & Anna Leigh was voted to do the U-Turn. (do both detours)
-BUDLES: Bundle up 4 varieties of Navrang Flowers & deliver them to 2 different temples & get the receipt & take it back to the original place.
- BRICKS: Pick Up Bricks, Sand, and gravel using a cycling rickshaw & deliver them to a construction site.
Now, go to VIVEK ENTERPRISES on Shiv Mang Road for the Next Clue.
ROUTE INFO: Travel by rickshaw to GARG TEXTILE & WHOLESALE FABRIC SHOP. Pick up a bolt of fabric & Clue from the owner. Travel by rickshaw to JAIPUR MAHAL BOUTIQUE CARPET for the Next Clue.
ROADBLOCK: Who likes to play with Blocks?
- printing on textiles. Print the National Bird of India. 9 Peacocks for the Next Clue.
Race to the PIT STOP: BADI CHAUPER ( a traffic circle)
1st: Greg/John - won a trip for 2 to New Zealand.
LAST & ELIMINATED: Liam/Yeremi.
EPISODE #7: Like Two Cats Fighting in a Car. 8 Left.
First to Leave: Greg/John: ROUTE INFO: Fly to FRANKFURT, GERMANY, then drive yourself 15 miles west to the small ferry ride on the RIVER RHINE.
Go upriver on the ferry to the BURG RHEINSTEIN CASTLE. While on the ferry exchange 5 euros for a bag of historical coins.
ROADBLOCK: Who's Ready for Change?
- pay off the "robber" with the written they collected on the ferry, then rappel down to your partner.
Drive to the city of COLOGNE and find the Next Clue at GURZENICHKOLN. ROUTE INFO: It's Time to Horse Around. Join Cologne's Carnival - one ride a horse(bicycle) & the other walk behind handing out roses to the crowd.
Make way on FOOT to the HOHENZELLERNBRUCKE for the Next Clue.
ROADBLOCK: Who's Feeling Locked In?
- Unlocked the marked locks hidden among over 1,000 locks with clue Cologne #1 Cologne. (4711). the partner who did the first roadblock, the other had to do this one.
DETOUR: JUST FOR KICKS: kicks soccer balls & scores 66 points
or
MATTER OF TASTE: identify in German different mustard.
RACE TO THE PIT STOP: DAS SCHOKOLADENENMUSEUM. (chocolate factory)
1st: Greg/John -won $4,000 each.
LAST/ELIMINATED: Andrea/Malaina - got lost heading to the ferry. Took the wrong ferry.
EPISODE #8: A Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Day.
Start in COLOGNE, GERMANY (Greg/John) Race to LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA (first-time TAR visited this city country). Had to fly to VIENA, AUSTRIA, and then take trains, which were a couple of transfer trains, some of the trains were delayed causing the first 3 teams to go back to Viena where they were greeted by reminders of the teams.
Then ALL of the teams make their way on FOOT to CONGRESS SQUARE and pick up your car and DRIVE to LESCE SPORTS AIRFIELD.
ROADBLOCK: Who Wants a Bird-Eye View?
- Take a Glide Plane and look for the clue on LAKE BLED which are numbers - 1-9-1-9. When you get back & answer the question - When did Slovenia gain its Independence? 1991.
Drive to PLANICA NORDIC CENTRE for the next clue.
Chance for one team to earn another EXPRESS PASS: Climb up 1,100 steps to the top of the sky slope then they will get the pass & zip line down.
- First, Ashlie & Todd tried BUT missed the starting point, putting
Rob & Corey are in the lead for it. Ashlie/Todd tried but gave up. Then, Greg/John tried but seeing Rob/Corey was too far in the lead they gave up. Rob/Corey WON THE Express Pass.
- Later, Steve/Ashlie arrived & didn't see the sign for Express Pass was TAKEN & ran up the top of the ski slope.
Now, instead of doing the Express Pass, they have to Enter the PLANICA NORDIC CENTRE and must Ski inside the building to the top to the Next Clue Box.
DETOUR: FIELD WORK: Collect, Fluff, & place freshly plowed hay on a fence.
OR
HOUSEWORK: Assemble a homed for a family of bees.
No, Drive to NEBOTICNIK SKYSCRAPER in YUGOSLAVIA for the Next Clue climbing up a dizzying SPIRAL STAIRCASE (230 ft) to the Next Clue.
ROUTE INFO: Travel on FOOT to the next Pit Stop.
PIT STOP: DRAGON BRIDGE:
1st: Greg/John won a trip to Namibia.
LAST & ELIMINATED: Morgan & Lena. They need to learn how to get along & read an old fashion map.
EPISODE #9: In the Belly of the Earth.
Start Off: In LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA 1st place: Greg/John) at the DRAGON BRIDGE.
ROUTE INFO: Travel on FOOT to CONGRESS SQUARE for the Next Clue. Zero Euro.
ROADBLOCK: Who Can Deliver the Goods?
- Pick Up a Carrier called a Krosnja, & take it to a shop & make wooden utensils to put on it, now carry it to the square where the judges are.
NEXT CLUE: ROUTE INFO: Drive to PIVKA JAMA. (Caves)
- Descend deep into the cave PIVKA CAVE, the length of 8 football fields. Search for the Next Clue.. Now, descend further into the cave, & assemble a DRAGON.
- Chelsea missed one of her utensils ( the pin roller) and had to go back which put them in last place.
- Ashlie/Todd missed the exit to the Cave.
Now, Drive to FONDA FISH FARM for the Next Clue.
DETOUR: SCRAPE OFF - scrap the hangers-on-ers on the fish tank.
or
SWAP OUT. - using the kayak, locate 2 marked buoys & exchange them for the mussels.
NEXT CLUE: ROUTE INFO: Now Drive to the Pit Stop.
PIT STOP: SOCERB CASTLE.
1st place: John & Greg - won $5,000 each.
LAST/ELIMINATED: Robbin & Chelsea - never got out of last place & kept getting lost.
EPISODE #10: Everyone Loves a Comeback Story.
Start Off: Still in LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA (Greg/John 1st)
ROUTE INFO: Fly 1,000 miles to STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, then go to GRYTTHJOM find STOCKHOLM FARM, and take a number for a special introduction to skydiving.
- Greg/John RAN passed the numbers board putting them in 3rd place.
ROUTE INFO: Get Ready to Drop in Stockholm
- Tandem Skydive from 10,000 ft. over the BALTIC SEA.
ROUTE INFO: Find the Next Clue on the ISLAND OF TYNNINGO. Then travel by FOOT to the BOAT DOCK behind VILLA KALLHAGEN.
ROADBLOCK: Who Wants to Party. (Joel/Garrett 1st place)
- Complete 1 large Flower ring, then with help attach it to a MAYPOLE, and have a quick spring dance . for the NEXT CLUE.
Rob & Carey USE THEIR Express Pass since they are the Last Place at the Roadblock.
Travel by boat to NYBROGATON, then on FOOT go to the ROYAL DRAMATIC THEATER, Search the auditorium for a Violinist for Next Clue. Must enter through the Main Entrance, which Rob & Carey couldn't find the main entrance, putting them in 2nd place.
DETOUR: SORT: sort and separate 1 family's trash into the recycling bins.
OR
SERVE: work together to serve 3- Courses to noble winners a dinner.
ROUTE INFO: Travel by taxi to PAMPAS MARINA, Search for the Next Clue in front of the boat, ALBA II.
ROUTE INFO: Travel to the Pit Stop. Travel by subway to STROMPARTERREN.
1st place: Garrett/Joel - won (finally) won a trip to the GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
2nd place: Greg & John,
3rd: Rob & Corey,
4th: Anna Leigh & Steve,
5th & ELIMINATED: Todd & Ashie.
EPISODE #11: We're Finding Our Pot of Gold. 4 Left.
FINAL 4: Rob/Corey, Garrett/Joel, Greg/John, & Steve/Anne Leigh.
Now, Fly to DUBLIN, IRELAND they use their phone apps and make their own flights. When they arrive, now drive to FOURTY FOOT SANDY COVE & take the PLUNGE. Begin with a dip in the chilly IRISH SEA. Then Make your way out to the Buoys where you find the Next Clue.
ROUTE INFO: Now, drive to GAIETY THEATRE for the Next Clue.
ROADBLOCK: Who Wants to Get Their Steps In?
- Riverdance, learn 30 seconds of the dance.
ROUTE INFO: Drive to CROKE PARK to receive the Next Clue.
2ND ROADBLOCK: Who's Got the Swing?
- Game of Hurlin.
- Run down the pitch, then toss it into the goal for the Next Clue.
ROUTE INFO: Drive to TONER'S PUB to earn your spot in the Final Three.
- Teams must memorize & recite two famous quotes.
Now, Race on FOOT to the Pit Stop.
PIT STOP: St. Patrick's Cathedral
1st: Rob/Corey - won a trip for two to Fiji.
2nd: Greg/John.
3rd: Garrett/Joel.
4th & ELIMINATED: Steve/Anne Leigh - keeps stopping & asking for directions.
EPISODE #12: A Sunset Seattle Scramble.
THE FINALE
Now, ROUTE INFO: Fly to your final destination, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. (Rob & Cory in 1st place), When arrive go to the SPACE NEEDLE for Next Clue at the base. 2nd place - Greg & John, and Joe & Garrett in 3rd place.
ROUTE INFO: Walk around the rim of the Needle, 500 ft. above Seattle for the Next Clue. Only 1 member of the team can walk around at a time. Look for the man with the yellow & red tie standing at the gate, located to the right of when you exit the Needel, Enter through the follow marked path to CHIHULY GLASS HOUSE for Next Clue.
ROUTE INFO: Now, Get Ready for a Seattle Scramble: Must complete 3 challenges around Seattle, inspired by the city.
GRUNGE: Must become a Roadie for a gunge band,
GRAB: Swing from a Trapeze & grasp the hands of another.
GLASS: Blow Molten Glass into a shape.
When complete all 3: go to 6321 NORTHEAST 175th STREET in KENMORE, WASHINGTON.
ROUTE INFO: Lay the Kayaks that have the names of all the ROADBLACK & DETOURS in order for the final clue.
RACE TO: to the PIT STOP: CLISE MANSION.
1ST PLACE: GREG & JOHN won the One Million Dollars.
2nd Place: Joel & Garrett
3rd Place: Corey & Rob.
