''The Amazing Race Australia 1'' is the first season of the Australian

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The Amazing Race Australia ''The Amazing Race Australia'' is an Australian adventure reality game show based on the international ''Amazing Race'' franchise. Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show follows teams of two as they race around the wor ...

'', the Australian version of ''

The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The ''Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in forei ...

''. The first season featured eleven teams of two in a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win the grand prize of . The show was produced by activeTV Australia. The show premiered on Australia's

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on 16 May 2011 at 8:30 p.m. The season finale was aired on 1 August 2011. Best friends and surfers Tyler Atkins and Nathan Jolliffe were the winners of this season.

Production

Filming and Development

Filming began on 5 November 2010 at the

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. The season travelled across four continents, 11 countries and 23 cities. Some of the countries visited during the series include

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

and

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. Indonesia was later visited in the nineteenth series of the original American version in October 2011, while Israel has never been visited by other version of ''The Amazing Race'' outside of Israel's own version. During the Vietnam leg, all route markers were coloured yellow and green instead of yellow and red. This was done to avoid confusion with the former South Vietnamese national flag, which is also yellow and red. The route markers for the Vietnam leg were similar to those used in ''A Corrida Milionária'', the

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ian version of ''The Amazing Race''. A majority of the legs in this season used tasks from ''

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''. Tasks in Legs 1, 11, and 12 were from ''

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'', while tasks in Legs 2 and 3 were from ''

The Amazing Race Asia 3 ''The Amazing Race Asia 3'' is the third season of '' The Amazing Race Asia'', a reality television game show based on the American series ''The Amazing Race''. The third installment of the show features ten teams of two with a pre-existing rela ...

'', and tasks in Leg 6 were from ''

The Amazing Race Asia 2 ''The Amazing Race Asia 2'' is the second season of ''The Amazing Race Asia'', a reality television game show based on the American series ''The Amazing Race''. The second season of the show features ten teams of two with a pre-existing relations ...

''.

Casting

Application deadline for the first series closed on 17 September 2010 (extended from 6 September 2010) initially with the applicants required to be at least 18 years old with citizenship or permanent residency. However, due to insurance issues overseas, the minimum age for applicants was raised from 18 to 21 years of age.

Marketing

''The Amazing Race Australia'' is sponsored by

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and

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. ''The Amazing Race Australia'' also had an app for Android, iPhone and Blackberry where the user could track the teams and watch full episodes.

Cast

The cast included married fitness entrepreneurs, farmers, friends of Egyptian descent, models,

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workmates and reunited sisters. Notably, Nathan, who teamed up with Tyler, is the boyfriend of 2006

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Erin McNaught Erin McNaught (born 22 May 1982) is an Australian model, actress, presenter, television personality and beauty pageant titleholder. McNaught grew up in Australia alongside her older brothers and began playing in a band named "Short Straw" in her ...

. Renae was also the runner up of

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2010. Entrepreneurs Richard & Joey Marc are the authors of ''Please Mum, Don't Supersize Me!'' Ryot & Liberty are the brother and sister of the comedian

Rebel Wilson Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson (born Melanie Elizabeth Bownds; 2 March 1980) is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wilson began appearing as Tou ...

. Dating couple Chris & Anastasia have since split up, although they deny that their relationship was negatively affected by television exposure.

Future appearances

Nathan Joliffe later competed on the second season of ''

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'' on the

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, in which he came second losing to music guru

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. In the final challenge, he raised $80,000 for his charity Epilepsy Australia. Richard & Joey had a television show on Foxtel called ''Feel Good TV''. After this season,

Mel Greig Mel Greig (born 19 September 1982) is an Australian radio and television personality. Career In 2011, she competed on the first season of '' The Amazing Race Australia'' with her sister Alana. In 2012, Greig began co-hosting the '' Hot30 Coun ...

replaced Maude Garrett as a co-host of the ''

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'' on the Today Radio Network, where she later gained international notoriety for her role in a controversial prank call to an English hospital, which was treating

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for morning sickness. Subsequently, she also appeared on the fourth season of ''

''. She was eliminated in episode 8 and raised $10,000 for Endometriosis Australia. Mo El-Leissy had a role on a Muslim sketch comedy show on SBS called ''

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''. In 2019, Sam Schoers competed in the sixth season of ''

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''. She was eliminated on Day 16 and finished in 18th place.

Results

The following teams participated in the season, each listed along with their placements in each leg. 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. *A placement with a dagger () indicates that the team was eliminated. *An placement with a double-dagger () indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg, and was "marked for elimination" in the following leg. * An ''italicised and underlined'' placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop, but there was no rest period at the pit stop and all teams were instructed to continue racing. *A indicates that the team won the Fast Forward. *A indicates that the team decided to use the Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks. * A indicates that the team used a U-Turn and a indicates the team on the receiving end of a U-Turn. *A indicates that the teams encountered an Intersection. ; Notes

Prizes

The prize for each leg, with the exception of Leg 7, was awarded to the first place team for that leg. *Leg 1 – 10,000 from

and the

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– an item that can be used to skip any one task of the team's choosing. *Leg 2 – Two tickets to the

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at the

and a VIP tour of the

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. *Leg 3 – A$10,000 from National Australia Bank. *Leg 4 – A$5,000 shopping spree at

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. *Leg 5 – A$5,000 home entertainment system from

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. *Leg 6 – A$5,000 shopping spree at Kathmandu. *Leg 8 – A$10,000 from National Australia Bank. *Leg 9 – A$5,000 personal computer package from Bing Lee. *Leg 10 – A$10,000 from National Australia Bank. *Leg 11 – A$5,000 home entertainment system from Bing Lee. *Leg 12 – A$250,000

Race summary

Leg 1 (Australia → Indonesia)

Airdate: 16 May 2011 *

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, Australia (

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–

) (Starting Line) * Melbourne (

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) to

Denpasar Denpasar (; Balinese: ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ) is the capital of Bali and the main gateway to the island. The city is also a hub for other cities in the Lesser Sunda Islands. With the rapid growth of the tourism industry in Bali, Denpasar has e ...

Bali Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...

(

Ngurah Rai International Airport I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional I Gusti Ngurah Rai) , is the main airport in Bali, located 13 km south of Denpasar. Ngurah Rai is the second busiest airport in Indonesia after Soekarno–Hatta Int ...

) * Denpasar (BlueWater Express) to Mataram,

Lombok Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. It is ...

(Tandjoengkarang Fishing Village) * Lingsar (

Pura Lingsar Pura Lingsar was built by Anak Agung Ngurah in 1714, located 15 km from Mataram. ''Lingsar'' origin from sasak language mean clear revelation from God, the area has a spring, which scared by Sasak people, who belief ''Wetu Telu'' ( syncretic ...

) * Mataram (Mandalika Market) * Malaka (Malimbu Beach) to

Gili Trawangan The Gili Islands ( id, Tiga Gili hree Gilis Kepulauan Gili ili Islands are an archipelago of three small islands or Gili island triplets — Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air — just off the northwest coast of Lombok, Indones ...

(Main Beach) *Gili Trawangan (Halik Reef) *Gili Trawangan (Sunset Point) In this series' first Roadblock at the

, one team member had to scale up one of the six light towers, retrieve their next clue, and

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to their partner. This series's first Detour was a choice between Cash or Carry. In Cash, teams had to make and sell 15 bowls of ''

bakso Bakso or baso is an Indonesian meatball, or a meat paste made from beef surimi. Its texture is similar to the Chinese beef ball, fish ball, or pork ball. The word ''bakso'' may refer to a single meatball or the complete dish of meatball so ...

'' for no less than Rp 5,000 per bowl before exchanging their earnings with the stall owner for their next clue. In Carry, both team members had to

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a basket of produce on their heads from one market stall to another without dropping the baskets to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At BlueWater Express, teams had to sign up for one of three boats leaving for Lombok. The first boat, which left at 6:00 a.m, had room for the first three teams, while the remaining boats, leaving in 30-minute intervals after the first boat, would carry four teams each. *At Tandjoengkarang Fishing Village, teams had to search for their next clue, which was hidden under the nets of a fishing boat on Mapak Beach. *At Pura Lingsar Temple, teams had to run through a

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war ritual called '' perang topat'', where they were pelted with rice cakes and powder by locals, to retrieve their next clue. *From Malimbu Beach, teams had to ride an outrigger to

. Once there, both team members had to don

snorkelling Snorkeling ( British and Commonwealth English spelling: snorkelling) is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped breathing tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters ...

gear and swim to Halik Reef, where one member had to retrieve a briefcase from the reef. After returning a beach hut on shore, teams had to correctly count the money in the briefcase, where totals varied from team to team, to receive their next clue instructing them to travel by a horse-drawn carriage called a '' cidomo'' to the Pit Stop.

Leg 2 (Indonesia → Vietnam)

Airdate: 23 May 2011 *Mataram (Tandjoengkarang Fishing Village) (Pit Start) * Mataram (

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) or Denpasar (Ngurah Rai International Airport) to

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Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

(

Tan Son Nhat International Airport Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport ( vi, Sân bay quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất or Cảng hàng không quốc tế Tân Sơn Nhất) is the busiest airport in Vietnam with 32.5 million passengers in 2016 and 38.5 million passengers in 2018 ...

) *Ho Chi Minh City ( Saigon Opera House) * Ho Chi Minh City (Tan Son Nhat International Airport) to

Huế Huế () is the capital of Thừa Thiên Huế province in central Vietnam and was the capital of Đàng Trong from 1738 to 1775 and of Vietnam during the Nguyễn dynasty from 1802 to 1945. The city served as the old Imperial City and adm ...

( Phu Bai International Airport) *

(Trần Thanh Mại Garage) * Huế (Bằng Chicken Farm or Rice Paddy Field) *

Hương Thủy Hương Thủy is a County-level town (''thị xã'') of Thừa Thiên–Huế province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2020 the town had a population of 95,299. The town covers an area of 426.96 km². This district ...

( Khải Định Tomb) *

Hương Trà Hương Trà is a district-level town (thị xã) of Thua Thien-Huế province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2020 the town had a population of 72,677. The town covers an area of 392.32 km². The district capital lies a ...

(

Minh Mạng Minh Mạng () or Minh Mệnh (, vi-hantu, 明命, lit. "the bright favour of Heaven"; 25 May 1791 – 20 January 1841; born Nguyễn Phúc Đảm, also known as Nguyễn Phúc Kiểu) was the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of V ...

Tomb) and Hương Thủy (Khải Định Tomb) *Huế (

Huế Citadel Huế () is the capital of Thừa Thiên Huế province in central Vietnam and was the capital of Đàng Trong from 1738 to 1775 and of Vietnam during the Nguyễn dynasty from 1802 to 1945. The city served as the old Imperial City and adm ...

) This leg's Detour was a choice between Carry Fowl or Carabao. In Carry Fowl, teams had to travel to Bằng Chicken Farm, where they had to gather 20 live

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s and carry them in '' đòn gánhs'' to a marked stall at a nearby market to receive their next clue. In Carabao, teams had to travel to a rice paddy, where they would use a

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-drawn plow to till the soil until the plow caught on a buried rope attached to an ''Amazing Race'' flag, which they could exchange for their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to retrieve seven coins representing the seven emperors of the

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Tomb then bring them back to Khải Định Tomb, where they would find out that they had to place the coins in the correct order of the reign of the emperors to receive their next clue. Each table with a coin at Minh Mạng Tomb also had information about the reigns of the corresponding emperor, and racers could return to the tomb to obtain this information. ;Additional tasks *Outside the Saigon Opera House, teams had to search amongst hundreds of women wearing ''

nón lá Nón lá (Chữ Nôm: 𥶄蘿; ) or nón tơi (𥶄𥵖) is a type of Vietnamese headwear used to shield the face from sun and rain. Nón lá is a typical symbol of the Vietnamese people. Nón lá is a common name for many types of hats in Vietn ...

s'' to find the woman that had their team name written on her

fan Fan commonly refers to: * Fan (machine), a machine for producing airflow, often used for cooling ** Hand fan, an implement held and waved by hand to move air for cooling * Fan (person), short for fanatic; an enthusiast or supporter, especially w ...

, which they could exchange for their next clue. *At Trần Thanh Mại Garage, teams had to change the two rear

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and

motor oil Motor oil, engine oil, or engine lubricant is any one of various substances used for the lubrication of internal combustion engines. They typically consist of base oils enhanced with various additives, particularly antiwear additives, deterg ...

of a marked ex- army jeep to receive their next clue. Teams would then use the jeep as their transportation for the rest of the leg. ;Additional note *At the start of the leg, teams could either take a fast boat back to Denpasar to take a flight to

or take a flight directly from the island of Lombok.

Leg 3 (Vietnam → Hong Kong → Macau)

Airdate: 30 May 2011 * Huế (Phu Bai International Airport) to

Chek Lap Kok Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories. Unlike the smaller Lam Chau, it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the island for the current Hong Kong Internatio ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

, China (

Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong International Airport is Hong Kong's main airport, built on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or ''Chek Lap Kok Airport'', to distingu ...

) * Southern District ( Aberdeen Marina Club to

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– Jumbo Floating Restaurant) ** Eastern District (

Tin Hau Temple Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to Tin Hau (Mazu). Over 100 temples are dedicated (at least partially) to Tin Hau in Hong Kong. A list of these temples can be found below. Famous temples Famous Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong include: ...

) *

Kowloon City District Kowloon City District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the city of Kowloon. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001, and increased to 418,732 in 2016. The district has the third most educated residents while its res ...

(

Kowloon Walled City Park The Kowloon Walled City Park is a historical park in Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Kowloon Walled City had been a military stronghold since the 15th century due to its coastal location and was a centre of vice and crime until 1987. ...

) *

Central and Western District The Central and Western District () located on northwestern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 243,266 in 2016. The district has the most educated residents with the second ...

(

Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal The Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal and heliport, centrally located in Hong Kong. It is also known as the Macau Ferry Terminal, the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier or the Shun Tak Heliport, and has an ICAO code of VHSS. The t ...

) to

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Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

(

Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal The Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal ( pt, Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros do Porto Exterior; ), also known as the ''Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal'', ''Macau Ferry Terminal'' or ''Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier'' in Chinese (), is a ferry terminal loc ...

) * Zona do Aterro de Cotai (

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) * Freguesia de São Francisco Xavier (A Ma Cultural Village) This season's only Fast Forward required one team to perform a ritual that Buddhist monks and nuns usually perform for spiritual growth: completely shaving their heads. Once both team members' hair was cut, they would win the Fast Forward award. Richard & Joey won the Fast Forward. This leg's Detour was a choice between Lion Dance or Kung Fu Stance. For both Detour options, teams had to travel to

. In Lion Dance, teams had to dress up and perform a traditional

lion dance F Lion dance () is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune. The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New ...

to the lion dance master's satisfaction to receive their next clue. In Kung Fu Stance, teams had to perform a series of precise

kung fu Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to commo ...

moves to the kung fu master's satisfaction, then both team members had to break six clay tiles to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to arrange 12

paper lantern A paper lantern is a lantern made of thin, brightly colored paper. Paper lanterns come in various shapes and sizes, as well as various methods of construction. In their simplest form, they are simply a paper bag with a candle placed inside, alt ...

s depicting the animals of the

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in chronological order using clues given to them in their clue. Once the animals were in the correct order of

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, Ox,

Tiger The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus '' Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on ...

Rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit s ...

, Dragon,

Snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more j ...

Horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million ...

Goat The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of ...

Monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incom ...

Rooster The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adu ...

Dog The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relativ ...

, and

Pig The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus ''Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus ...

, a gate would open allowing teams entrance to the Pit Stop. Sam & Renae used the Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock. ;Additional tasks *At Jumbo Floating Restaurant, teams had to bite into over a thousand

fortune cookie A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", usually an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chines ...

s until they found one with a specific message inside telling them to receive their next clue from the waiter. *After arriving in

TurboJET The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft. It consists of a gas turbine with a propelling nozzle. The gas turbine has an air inlet which includes inlet guide vanes, a compressor, a combustion chamber, ...

, teams had to travel to

, where they had to don formal wear before playing

Baccarat Baccarat or baccara (; ) is a card game played at casinos. It is a comparing card game played between two hands, the "player" and the "banker". Each baccarat coup (round of play) has three possible outcomes: "player" (player has the higher score ...

with a dealer. Each time teams won a game, they would earn a Mahjong lettered tile, and after they won ten games, the titles would reveal their next location: A Ma Village.

Leg 4 (Macau → South Africa)

Airdate: 6 June 2011 *

Freguesia de Santo António ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as " parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former ...

(

Ruins of Saint Paul's The Ruins of Saint Paul's (; pt, Ruínas de São Paulo) are the ruins of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in Santo António, Macau, China. They include what was originally St. Paul's College and the Church of St. Paul (''Igreja de ...

) (Pit Start) *

Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo is a civil parish in Macao Special Administrative Region. The major part of the freguesia is located in Taipa but it runs through to Hengqin Island in mainland China. The freguesia is named after the Igreja ...

(

Macau International Airport Macau International Airport ( zh, 澳門國際機場; pt, Aeroporto Internacional de Macau) is an international airport in the special administrative region of Macau, situated at the eastern end of Taipa island and neighbouring waters whi ...

) or Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport) to

Port Elizabeth Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, S ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...

(

Port Elizabeth International Airport Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport is an airport serving Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), a city in the Eastern Cape province in South Africa. It was formerly known as H. F. Verwoerd Airport and Port Elizabeth International Airport. The a ...

) *

Graaff-Reinet Graaff-Reinet is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the oldest town in the province. It is also the sixth-oldest town in South Africa, after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simon's Town, Paarl and Swellendam. The town was the ...

(

Camdeboo National Park The Camdeboo National Park is located in the Karoo and almost completely surrounds the Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha. ...

– Valley of Desolation) * Port Elizabeth ( Kragga Kamma Game Park) *

Garden Route National Park The Garden Route National Park is a national park in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces in South Africa. It is a coastal reserve well known for its indigenous forests, dramatic coastline, and the Otter Trail. ...

(

Bloukrans Bridge The Bloukrans Bridge is an arch bridge located near Nature's Valley, Western Cape, South Africa. Constructed by Concor between February 1980 and June 1983, the bridge stands at a height of 216m above the Bloukrans River. Its central span is ...

) *

Addo Addo may refer to: *Addo (surname) *Addo Elephant National Park in Eastern Cape province, South Africa *Addo, Eastern Cape, village in Eastern Cape province, South Africa * AB Addo, Swedish former manufacturer of office machines * Edo language, al ...

(Nomathamsanqa) *Addo (

Addo Elephant National Park Addo Elephant National Park is a diverse wildlife conservation park situated close to Gqeberha in South Africa and is one of the country's 20 national parks. It currently ranks third in size after Kruger National Park and the Kgalagadi Transfron ...

) This leg's Detour was a choice between Smash or Bash. For both Detour options, teams had to drive to Kragga Kamma Game Park. In Smash, teams had to throw a traditional South African club called a ''

knobkerrie A knobkerrie, also spelled knobkerry, knobkierie, and knopkierie (Afrikaans), is a form of wooden club, used mainly in Southern and Eastern Africa. Typically they have a large knob at one end and can be used for throwing at animals in hunting or ...

'' and shatter four suspended pots from a distance to receive their next clue. In Bash, teams had to build a large giraffe feeder, using only the tools and materials provided, to the satisfaction of the park ranger to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform the world's highest bridge bungy jump off of the

from a height of to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *Upon arrival in

, teams had to search the airport car park for a marked

Toyota Hilux The , stylized as HiLux and historically as Hi-Lux, is a series of pickup trucks produced and marketed by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The majority of these vehicles are sold as pickup truck or cab chassis variants, although the ...

with a clue inside the windscreen that instructed teams to drive to

and search the Valley of Desolation for their next clue. *In Nomathamsanqa, teams had to find a goat pen, collect a goat and deliver it to a witch doctor known as a '' sangoma''. Teams then had to pronounce a

Xhosa Xhosa may refer to: * Xhosa people, a nation, and ethnic group, who live in south-central and southeasterly region of South Africa * Xhosa language, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, principally spoken by the Xhosa people See als ...

phrase and receive a blessing from the ''sangoma'' before receiving their next clue.

Leg 5 (South Africa)

Airdate: 13 June 2011 * Port Elizabeth (Port Elizabeth International Airport) to

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second larges ...

(

Cape Town International Airport Cape Town International Airport is the primary international airport serving the city of Cape Town, and is the second-busiest airport in South Africa and fourth-busiest in Africa. Located approximately from the city center, the airport wa ...

) *Cape Town (Dolphin Beach) *

Melkbosstrand Melkbosstrand (Afrikaans for " Milkbush beach") is a coastal town located on the South West Coast of South Africa, 30 km north of Cape Town. It forms part of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, the municipality governing Cape ...

(Melkboss Air Strip) *Cape Town (

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront The Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront in Cape Town is situated on the Atlantic shore, Table Bay Harbour, the City of Cape Town and Table Mountain. Adrian van der Vyver designed the complex. Situated in South Africa's oldest working harbour, t ...

–

Nobel Square Nobel Square is a public square in the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront neighborhood of Cape Town, South Africa. It opened in December 2005 and includes sculptures of the country's four Nobel Peace Prize winners, Albert Lutuli, Desmond Tutu, F. W. ...

) *Cape Town (Kargo Warehouse) *Cape Town (

Khayelitsha Khayelitsha () is a township in Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. The name is Xhosa for ''New Home''. It is reputed to be the largest

– Intyatyambo Orphanage) *

Paarl Paarl (; Afrikaans: ; derived from ''Parel'', meaning "pearl" in Dutch) is a town with 112,045 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the third-oldest city and European settlement in the Republic of South Africa (after ...

(Valley Gun Club or Nelson's Creek Wine Estate) *

Atlantis Atlantis ( grc, Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, , island of Atlas) is a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works ''Timaeus'' and ''Critias'', wherein it represents the antagonist naval power that bes ...

(Atlantis Dunes) *Cape Town (

Rhodes Memorial The Rhodes Memorial on Devil's Peak in Cape Town, South Africa, is a memorial to the English-born South African politician Cecil John Rhodes (1853–1902). The memorial was designed by the renowned architect, Sir Herbert Baker. Location The me ...

) In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to drive themselves to Melkboss Air Strip. There, one team member had to perform a tandem skydive from a height of . The non-participating team member had to help guide their partner to the landing zone using signal

flare A flare, also sometimes called a fusée, fusee, or bengala in some Latin-speaking countries, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a bright light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for distress signaling, illumination, o ...

s. After team members reunited, the instructor would hand them their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Guns or Rosé. In Guns, teams had to shoot nine moving

clay targets Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4). Clays develop plasticity when wet, due to a molecular film of water surrounding the clay parti ...

using a

shotgun A shotgun (also known as a scattergun, or historically as a fowling piece) is a long-barreled firearm designed to shoot a straight-walled cartridge known as a shotshell, which usually discharges numerous small pellet-like spherical sub- p ...

at the Valley Gun Club to receive their next clue. Team members had to alternate shooting after five shots. In Rosé, teams had to roll a large wine barrel across the Nelson's Creek Wine Estate to a winning station and completely fill the barrel with

rosé A rosé () is a type of wine that incorporates some of the color from the grape skins, but not enough to qualify it as a red wine. It may be the oldest known type of wine, as it is the most straightforward to make with the skin contact metho ...

to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At Nobel Square, teams encountered an Intersection, which required the two Intersected teams to load two trailers with toys and supplies at Kargo Warehouse and deliver them to Intyatyambo Orphanage. Once all the materials were delivered, the teams would receive their next clue and were no longer Intersected. *At Atlantis Dunes, teams had to drive

quad bike An all-terrain vehicle (ATV), also known as a light utility vehicle (LUV), a quad bike, or simply a quad, as defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI); is a vehicle that travels on low-pressure tires, with a seat that is strad ...

s to an area filled with 15 overturned baskets. Underneath three baskets were teams' next clue while the rest contained hourglasses of varying sizes teams had to overturn and wait for the sand to run out before they could continue.

Leg 6 (South Africa → Netherlands → Czech Republic)

Airdate: 20 June 2011 * Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport) to

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

(

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , known informally as Schiphol Airport ( nl, Luchthaven Schiphol, ), is the main international airport of the Netherlands. It is located southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province ...

) *

(

Van Baerlestraat A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. There is some varying in the scope of the word across ...

– Oud Hollands Gebakkraam ) * Amsterdam (

Amsterdam Centraal Station Amsterdam Centraal Station ( nl, italic=no, Station Amsterdam Centraal ; abbreviation: Asd) is the largest railway station in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. A major international railway hub, it is used by 192,000 passengers a day, m ...

) to

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

(

Praha Hlavní Nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží is the largest railway station in Prague, Czech Republic. It opened in 1871 as Franz Josef Station, after Franz Joseph I of Austria. During the First Republic and from 1945 to 1948 the station was called Wilson Stati ...

) *Prague (

Powder Tower A powder tower (german: Pulverturm), occasionally also powder house (''Pulverhaus''), was a building used by the military or by mining companies, frequently a tower, to store gunpowder or, later, explosives. They were common until the 20th centur ...

) *Prague (

Charles Bridge Charles Bridge ( cs, Karlův most ) is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century.; The ...

– Statue of St. Vitus) * Prague (

Old Town Square Old Town Square ( cs, Staroměstské náměstí or colloquially ) is a historic square in the Old Town quarter of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is located between Wenceslas Square and Charles Bridge. Buildings The square ...

and Hotel U Prince or St. Agnes of Bohemia Convent and Kinský Palace) * Prague (

Střelecký Island Střelecký Island ( cs, Střelecký ostrov — meaning ''Archer's Island'') is an island in the Vltava in Prague, Czech Republic. External links * River islands of the Czech Republic Vltava {{Czech-stub ...

) *Prague (

Prague Castle Prague Castle ( cs, Pražský hrad; ) is a castle complex in Prague 1 Municipality within Prague, Czech Republic, built in the 9th century. It is the official office of the President of the Czech Republic. The castle was a seat of power for ki ...

) This leg's Detour was a choice between Chivalry or Delivery. In Chivalry, teams had to don

knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the G ...

's armour in

and search for a Key Master, who would give them a key, by asking "Do you have a key to a damsel's heart?". They then had to search the square for a

damsel in distress The damsel in distress is a recurring narrative device in which one or more men must rescue a woman who has either been kidnapped or placed in general peril. Kinship, love, or lust (or a combination of those) gives the male protagonist the motiv ...

near the "Prince" (Hotel U Prince) and exchange the key for their next clue. In Delivery, teams had to carry a young princess in a royal sedan chair from the St. Agnes of Bohemia Convent to Kinský Palace to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to travel to Střelecký Island and find a medieval village, where one team member had to hit a target on the

archery range Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

twice in 40 attempts to receive their next clue. If their arrow struck a

bullseye Bullseye or Bull's Eye may refer to: Symbols * ◎ (Unicode U+25CE BULLSEYE), in the Geometric Shapes Unicode block * (Unicode U+0298 LATIN LETTER BILABIAL CLICK), the phonetic symbol for bilabial click Animals and plants * Bull's Eye, ''Euryo ...

, they would also receive a A$50 leg money bonus from

. ;Additional tasks *At Oud Hollands Gebakkraa, each team member had to eat two ''appelbollen'', a

Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German *Ancient Belgian language, an extinct language ...

pastry popular in the Netherlands that is made out of a whole cored

apple An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus '' Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ances ...

wrapped in

puff pastry Puff pastry, also known as ', is a flaky light pastry made from a laminated dough composed of dough (') and butter or other solid fat ('). The butter is put inside the dough (or vice versa), making a ' that is repeatedly folded and rolled out bef ...

, to receive their next clue. The first four teams to finish their ''appelbollen'' would receive tickets for a

sleeping car The sleeping car or sleeper (often ) is a railway passenger car that can accommodate all passengers in beds of one kind or another, for the purpose of sleeping. George Pullman was the American innovator of the sleeper car. The first such cars s ...

on a 15-hour train ride to

, while the remaining three teams were given tickets for standard seats on a

passenger car A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as t ...

. *At the Powder Tower, teams had to search nearby for their clue, which instructed teams to search the Charles Bridge for a "holey" statue to find their next clue.

Leg 7 (Czech Republic)

Airdate: 27 June 2011 *Prague (

Dancing House The Dancing House ( cs, Tančící dům), or Fred and Ginger, is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building on the Rašínovo nábřeží (Rašín Embankment) in Prague, Czech Republic. It was designed by the Croatian-Czech arc ...

) *Prague ( Štvanice Stadium) *Prague ( St. Nicolas Church) * Plzeň (

Pilsner Urquell Brewery Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s. (, known in English as the Pilsner Urquell Brewery, is a Czech brewery opened in 1842 and headquartered in Plzeň, Czech Republic. It was the first brewery to produce pale lager, branded as Pilsner Urquell, which beca ...

or Formanka Restaurant) *

Kutná Hora Kutná Hora (; medieval Czech: ''Hory Kutné''; german: Kuttenberg) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The centre of Kutná Hora, including the Sedlec Abbey and its ossuary, was designa ...

( Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist) *Kutná Hora (

Church of Bones The Sedlec Ossuary ( cs, Kostnice v Sedlci; german: Sedletz-Beinhaus) is a Roman Catholic chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints (Czech: ), part of the former Sedlec Abbey in Sedlec, a suburb of Kutná Hora in the Czech Re ...

) This leg's Detour was a choice between Stack Up or Stack In. In Stack Up, teams went into the

, where they had to stack two

pallet A pallet (also called a skid) is a flat transport structure, which supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, a pallet jack, a front loader, a jacking device, or an erect crane. A pallet is the structural found ...

s with cases with 45

Pilsner Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils) is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzeň (german: Pilsen), where the world's first pale lager (now known as Pilsner Urquell) was produced in 1842 by Pilsner Urquell Brewe ...

beer Beer is one of the oldest and the most widely consumed type of alcoholic drink in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cer ...

cartons each to receive their next clue. In Stack In, teams had to consume 18 traditional Czech sausages called '' játernice'', which were made from pig

offal Offal (), also called variety meats, pluck or organ meats, is the organs of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of edible organs, which varies by culture and region, but usually excludes muscle. Offal may also ref ...

, to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb to the top of the church then abseil down to the church floor, with the church choir's singing accompanying them on the way down, to receive their next clue from a priest. ;Additional tasks *At the Dancing House, teams had to search nearby for a 1982 Škoda sedan, which contained their next clue and would be their only means of transportation while in the

. *At Štvanice Stadium, teams had to score one goal against a Czech national hockey team

goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...

to receive their next clue. *At St. Nicolas Church, teams had to collect cameras and climb to the top of the cathedral tower 304 steps high to a former

Soviet Spy The KGB (russian: links=no, lit=Committee for State Security, Комитет государственной безопасности (КГБ), a=ru-KGB.ogg, p=kəmʲɪˈtʲet ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ, Komitet gosud ...

post, whereupon they had 30 seconds to locate and photograph a man waving an ''Amazing Race'' flag, listed in the clue as a "flagged person of interest", and not the

tout A tout is any person who solicits business or employment in a persistent and annoying manner (generally equivalent to a '' solicitor'' or ''barker'' in American English, or a '' spruiker'' in Australian English). An example would be a person w ...

waving a flag advertising a local museum. If teams took a picture of the correct man, they received their next clue; otherwise, they had to return to the bottom of the tower and, whilst climbing back up, count the number of steps to receive their next clue. If teams gave an incorrect number, they had to climb up the steps again.

Leg 8 (Czech Republic → Poland)

Airdate: 4 July 2011 * Kutná Hora ( Kutná Hora Hlavní Nádraží ) to

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 159 ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

(

Kraków Główny Railway Station Kraków Główny, in English Kraków Main, is the largest and the most centrally located railway station in Kraków, Poland. The railway station was situated in a historical building, constructed between 1844 and 1847 by Rosenbaum, which lies pa ...

) *Kraków (

Main Square Main Square may refer to: * Main Square, Plzeň * Main Square (Bratislava) * Main Square, Kraków * Main Square, Maribor * Main Square Festival, named after the Grand-Place in Arras, France * Main Square (Toronto), a building complex See also * ...

) (Unaired) *

Wieliczka Wieliczka (German: ''Groß Salze'', Latin: ''Magnum Sal'') is a historic town in southern Poland, situated within the Kraków metropolitan area in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. The town was initially founded in 1290 by Premislaus II of ...

(

Wieliczka Salt Mine The Wieliczka Salt Mine ( pl, Kopalnia soli Wieliczka) is a salt mine in the town of Wieliczka, near Kraków in southern Poland. From Neolithic times, sodium chloride ( table salt) was produced there from the upwelling brine. The Wieliczka s ...

) *

Zakopane Zakopane ( Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been p ...

(Polish Countryside or Karczma Czarci Jar Restaurant) *

Czorsztyn Czorsztyn (German: ''Schorstin'') is a village in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Nowy Targ County. The village lies in Pieniny, the mountain range on the current Polish- Slovak border. It is famous for the ruins of a 14th-17th-century ca ...

(Cape Stylchen) *

Niedzica Niedzica ( sk, Nedeca, hu, Nedec) is a resort village in Nowy Targ County of Lesser Poland province, Poland, located on the banks of Lake Czorsztyn. It is famous for Niedzica Castle, also known as Dunajec Castle. It lies approximately north-eas ...

(

Niedzica Castle Niedzica Castle also known as Dunajec Castle ( lat, Castrum de Dunajecz, hu, Nedec Váralja / Nedec-Vár, german: Sub-Arx Unterschloss, sk, Nedecký hrad), is located in the southernmost part of Poland in Niedzica (Nowy Targ County in Lesser Pol ...

) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to descend into a salt mine and push a cart containing

rock salt Halite (), commonly known as rock salt, is a type of salt, the mineral (natural) form of sodium chloride ( Na Cl). Halite forms isometric crystals. The mineral is typically colorless or white, but may also be light blue, dark blue, purple, pi ...

to the end of a mine shaft. They then had to dig through the cart to find

crystal A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macr ...

keys, one of which would unlock the salt king's crypt containing their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Herd or Hoe Down. In Herd, teams had to travel into the Polish countryside, where they had to build a pen using the provided fences and herd three sheep marked with a red stripe into it to receive their next clue from a shepherd. In Hoe Down, teams had to travel to Karczma Czarci Jar Restaurant, where they had to don Polish Highland clothing and learn and perform a Polish axe dance to the satisfaction of the village judge to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *After arriving in Krakow, teams had to search the railway station car park for a marked

Honda CR-Z The Honda CR-Z is a sport compact hybrid electric automobile manufactured by Honda and marketed as a "sport hybrid coupe." The CR-Z combines a hybrid gasoline-electric powertrain with traditional sports car elements, including a 2+2 seating ...

along with their next clue on the vehicle's windshield. *At Cape Stylchen, teams encountered an Intersection, where two members of the Intersected teams at a time had to cut four slices off of a large log using a

two-man saw A two-man saw (known colloquially as a "misery whip") is a saw designed for use by two sawyers. While some modern chainsaws are so large that they require two persons to control, two-man crosscut saws were primarily important when human power w ...

to receive their next clue. Teams had to swap the people sawing after each slice. After completing the task, teams were no longer Intersected.

Leg 9 (Poland → Israel)

Airdate: 11 July 2011 *

(

Kraków John Paul II International Airport Kraków John Paul II International Airport ( pl, Kraków Airport im. Jana Pawła II since 4 September 2007; earlier in pl, Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy im. Jana Pawła II Kraków–Balice) is an international airport located near Kraków, in t ...

) to

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

(

Ben Gurion Airport Ben Gurion International Airport, ; ar, مطار بن غوريون الدولي , commonly known by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on the northern outskirts of the city of Lod, it is the ...

) *

(

Azrieli Center Azrieli Center ( he, מֶרְכָּז עַזְרִיאֵלִי; ''Merkaz Azrieli'') is a complex of skyscrapers in Tel Aviv. At the base of the center lies a large shopping mall. The center was originally designed by Israeli-American architect ...

) * Tel Aviv (

Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station The Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station ( he, תֵּל אָבִיב סָבִידוֹר מֶרְכָּז, ''Tel Aviv Savidor Merkaz'', ar, تل أبيب مركز سافيدور) is a major railway station on the Ayalon Railway in central Tel ...

) to

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropoli ...

( Haifa Center HaShmona Railway Station) * Haifa (

Port of Haifa The Port of Haifa ( he, נמל חיפה) is the largest of Israel's three major international seaports, the others being the Port of Ashdod, and the Port of Eilat. It has a natural deep-water harbor, which operates all year long, and serves both pa ...

) * Jaffa ( Hasimta Theatre) * Tel Aviv ( Jerusalem Beach) * Southern District (

Masada Masada ( he, מְצָדָה ', "fortress") is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa. It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the ...

) In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to first travel by train to the

, where one team member had member to rig a container truck, drive it through an obstacle course, and reverse the containers into a loading space to receive their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Find Unseen or Make 13. For both Detour options, teams had to travel to Jerusalem Beach. In Find Unseen, teams had to use a

metal detector A metal detector is an instrument that detects the nearby presence of metal. Metal detectors are useful for finding metal objects on the surface, underground, and under water. The unit itself, consist of a control box, and an adjustable shaft, ...

to a search marked area for the one key that would unlock a chest containing their next clue. In Make 13, teams had to play ''

matkot Matkot ( he, מטקות lit. "racquets") is a popular Padel ball game in Israel similar to beach tennis, often referred to by Israelis as their national beach sport. History Matkot has been played on the beaches of Mandatory Palestine since the ...

'', a traditional Israeli bat and ball game similar to

beach tennis ''For the sport called "beach paddleball", see Matkot. For other sports called "paddleball", see Paddleball (sport).'' Beach tennis is a game combining elements of tennis and volleyball and played on a beach. Forms Beach tennis Beach tenni ...

. They had to hit a ball back and forth 13 times without letting it hit the ground to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At Azrieli Center, teams had to make their way to the helipad of the tallest of the three towers to find their next clue. *At Hasimta Theatre, one team member had to answer five questions, and their partner had to match the answers to receive their next clue. : *After the Detour, teams had to find a marked

Honda Civic The is a series of automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1972. Since 2000, the Civic has been categorized as a compact car, while previously it occupied the subcompact class. , the Civic is positioned between the Honda Fit/City and Hond ...

and drive themselves to the ancient

ruins to check into the Pit Stop. ;Addititonal note *Dave & Kelly failed to reach the Masada pit stop. After all other teams had already checked in at the pit stop, Grant came out to their location to inform them of their elimination.

Leg 10 (Israel)

Airdate: 18 July 2011 * Southern District (Masada – Winter Palace of King Herod) *

Kalya Kalya ( he, קַלְיָה) is an Israeli settlement organized as a kibbutz in the West Bank. It was originally established in 1929 but was occupied and destroyed by the Jordanians in 1948; it was later rebuilt in 1968 after the Six-Day War. L ...

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

(

Qumran Qumran ( he, קומראן; ar, خربة قمران ') is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park. It is located on a dry marl plateau about from the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea, near the Israe ...

) *

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

( Central Post Office Building) * Jerusalem (

Old City Old City often refers to old town, the historic or original core of a city or town. Old City may refer to several places: Historical cities or regions of cities ''(by country)'' *Old City (Baku), Azerbaijan *Old City (Dhaka), Bangladesh, also cal ...

–

Via Dolorosa The ''Via Dolorosa'' (Latin, 'Sorrowful Way', often translated 'Way of Suffering'; ar, طريق الآلام; Hebrew: ויה דולורוזה) is a processional route in the Old City of Jerusalem. It represents the path that Jesus would have t ...

and Church of the Holy Sepulchre or

Western Wall The Western Wall ( he, הַכּוֹתֶל הַמַּעֲרָבִי, HaKotel HaMa'aravi, the western wall, often shortened to the Kotel or Kosel), known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Islam as the Buraq Wall (Arabic: حَائِط ...

and

City of David "City of David" is a biblical and religious epithet for the ancient city of Jerusalem. It may also refer to: * City of David (archaeological site) The City of David ( he, עיר דוד, translit=Īr Davīd) is the name given to an archaeolog ...

) *Jerusalem ( Dung Gate) *Jerusalem (

Aish HaTorah Aish HaTorah ( he, אש התורה, lit. "Fire of the Torah") is an Orthodox Jewish educational organization and yeshiva. History Aish HaTorah was established in Jerusalem in 1974 by Rabbi Noah Weinberg, after he left the Ohr Somayach yeshiva, ...

World Centre) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to translate a

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

message written from

right-to-left In a script (commonly shortened to right to left or abbreviated RTL, RL-TB or R2L), writing starts from the right of the page and continues to the left, proceeding from top to bottom for new lines. Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, Kashmir ...

on a scroll resembling the

Dead Sea Scrolls The Dead Sea Scrolls (also the Qumran Caves Scrolls) are ancient Jewish and Hebrew religious manuscripts discovered between 1946 and 1956 at the Qumran Caves in what was then Mandatory Palestine, near Ein Feshkha in the West Bank, on the ...

using a translation guide and then transcribe the message left-to-right to receive their next clue. This leg's Detour involving religious aspects of the Holy City and was a choice between Pilgrim's Trail or Holy Grail. In Pilgrim's Trail, teams had to travel to the

, pick up an wooden

cross A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a s ...

and carry it along the

passing by the nine

Stations of the Cross The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Way of Sorrows or the Via Crucis, refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. The stations grew out of imita ...

, the path

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religiou ...

is said to have taken along to the site of his

crucifixion Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross or beam and left to hang until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation. It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Cartha ...

, to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to receive their next clue. In Holy Grail, teams had to travel to the

and enter an active archaeological dig site in the Kotel Tunnels. There, teams had to unearth a clay pot and then walk through the tunnels to deliver it to an archaeologist in the

to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At the start of the leg, teams had to take a

cable car Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems: * Aerial lift, such as aerial tramways and gondola lifts, in which the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable ** Aerial tramway ** Chairlift ** Gondola lift ** ...

up to the ruins to find the Winter Palace of King Herod, where they would find their next clue, instructing them to drive to site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered to find their next clue. *During the Pit Stop, teams recorded messages to their loved ones at home and had to hold onto the

memory card A memory card is an electronic data storage device used for storing digital information, typically using flash memory. These are commonly used in digital portable electronic devices. They allow adding memory to such devices using a card in a soc ...

s until they reached the Central Post Office Building, where they had to mail their record messages home to receive their next clue. *After the Detour, teams had to walk along the

Rampart Rampart may refer to: * Rampart (fortification), a defensive wall or bank around a castle, fort or settlement Rampart may also refer to: * "O'er the Ramparts We Watched" is a key line from "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the ...

Walk near Dung Gate to find their next clue.

Leg 11 (Israel → Sri Lanka)

Airdate: 25 July 2011 *Jerusalem (Dung Gate) (Pit Start) * Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion Airport) to

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

(

Bandaranaike International Airport Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) ( si, බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, translit=Bandāranāyaka Jātyantara Guvantoṭupaḷa; ta, பண்டாரநாயக்க � ...

) *Colombo (

Gangaramaya Temple Gangaramaya Temple ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ගංගාරාම මහාවිහාරය ''śrī gangārāma mahāvihāraya'', Tamil: ஸ்ரீ கங்காராம மகாவிகாரம் ''Srī Gaṅgārāma Makāvikāram' ...

) * Colombo (

Pettah Pettah may refer to: * Pettah of Ahmednagar, a fortified town outside the Fort of Ahmednagar stormed by British soldiers in 1803 during Second Anglo-Maratha War * Pettah, Colombo, a neighborhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located east of the City centr ...

– St. John's Fish Market) * Colombo (

Fort Railway Station Fort railway station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways, with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. Fort Station is the main rail gateway to central Colombo; it is the terminus ...

) to

Galle Galle ( si, ගාල්ල, translit=Gālla; ta, காலி, translit=Kāli) (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern ...

( Galle Railway Station) *Galle (

Galle Fort Galle Fort ( si, ගාලු කොටුව ''Galu Kotuwa''; ta, காலிக் கோட்டை, translit=Kālik Kōṭṭai), in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then ext ...

) * Galle (Galle Bus Station) to

Ambalangoda Ambalangoda is a coastal town located in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Governed by Ambalangoda Urban Council, the town is famous for its ancient demon masks and devil dancers. Situated approximately south of Colombo, it sits ...

( Ambalangoda Train Station – Mask Stall Vendor) *

Nugegoda Nugegoda ( si, නුගේගොඩ) is a large, densely populated suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located in the border of Sri Jayawardenapura Municipal Council limits and Dehiwela Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council limits, just outside Colombo ...

(Trendy Connections Garment Factory) *Colombo ( Independence Square) This leg's Detour was a choice between Count or Carry. In Count, teams had to find a marked stall with a basket full of fish and correctly count the number of fish to receive their next clue. In Carry, teams had to use a wooden trolley to transfer 15 blocks of unbroken ice through a busy market to a marked stall to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use an industrial

sewing machine A sewing machine is a machine used to sew fabric and materials together with Thread (yarn), thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies. ...

to properly sew fabric cuttings into a shirt to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At Gangaramaya Temple, teams had to receive a blessing from a monk before receiving their next clue. *After the Detour, teams had to travel by third class train to

then make their way to

to find their next clue. *At Galle Fort, teams had to unlock a chest with the year

gained

independence Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the s ...

from the United Kingdom: 1948. Inside the chest was a clue that asked for the year of birth of Sri Lanka's first

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

D. S. Senanayake: 1884, to open a second chest containing their next clue. *At Ambalangoda Train Station, teams had to find a mask stall vendor. There, teams had to memorize a mask and then search a nearby street festival for a person wearing a matching mask to receive their next clue. ;Additional note *Jeff & Luke bought 2nd class tickets on the train to Galle, when the clue instructed them to purchase 3rd class tickets. For this, they incurred a 10-minute penalty before leaving Galle Station.

Leg 12 (Sri Lanka → Singapore → Australia)

The Singapore Flyer – an update (5522689828)

Airdate: 1 August 2011 * Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport) to

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

(

Changi Airport Singapore Changi Airport, commonly known as Changi Airport , is a major civilian international airport that serves Singapore, and is one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia. As one of the world's busiest airports by international passen ...

) *Singapore (Goh Chor Tua Pek Kong Chinese Temple) * Singapore (

Marina Bay Sands Marina Bay Sands ( abbreviation: MBS) is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. The resort is owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and at its opening in 2010, it was deemed the world's most expensive standalone casino p ...

) *Singapore (

Hong San See Hong San See () is a Chinese temple in Singapore, and is located at Mohamed Sultan Road in the River Valley Planning Area, within the Central Area. Hong San See Temple was constructed between 1908 and 1913, erected by migrants from Nan An ...

Taoist Temple) *Singapore (

Jurong Jurong () is a major geographical region located at the south-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore. Although mostly vaguely defined, the region's extent roughly covers the planning areas of Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay, an ...

Chinese Gardens The Chinese garden is a landscape garden style which has evolved over three thousand years. It includes both the vast gardens of the Chinese emperors and members of the imperial family, built for pleasure and to impress, and the more intimate ...

) *Singapore (

Singapore Flyer The Singapore Flyer; ta, சிங்கப்பூர் ராட்டினம் is an observation wheel at the Downtown Core district of Singapore. Officially opened on 15 April 2008, it has 28 air-conditioned capsules, each able to ac ...

) * Singapore (Changi Airport) to

Perth Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Aust ...

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...

, Australia (

Perth Airport Perth Airport is an international, domestic and general aviation airport serving Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth busiest airport in Australia measured by passenger movements and falls within the boundaries o ...

) *Perth (

City Centre A city centre is the commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart of a city. The term "city centre" is primarily used in British English, and closely equivalent terms exist in other languages, such as "" in Fren ...

– Kings Park Overlook) *

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

(

Fremantle Prison Fremantle Prison, sometimes referred to as Fremantle Gaol or Fremantle Jail, is a former Australian prison and World Heritage Site in Fremantle, Western Australia. The site includes the prison cellblocks, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottages ...

) * Rockingham (

Cape Peron Cape Peron is a headland at Rockingham, at the southern end of Cockburn Sound in Western Australia. The cape is locally known as Point Peron, and is noted for its protected beaches, limestone cliffs, reefs and panoramic views. Cape Peron includ ...

) *Perth (

Heirisson Island Heirisson Island is an island in the Swan River in Western Australia at the eastern end of Perth Water, between the suburbs of East Perth and Victoria Park. It occupies an area of , and is connected to the two foreshores by The Causeway. Th ...

) This season's final Detour at

was a choice between Dare or Stair. In Dare, teams had to take an elevator to the 55th floor of Tower 1. There, both team members had to traverse a tightrope to Tower 2 and back to receive their clue. In Stair, teams had to climb the stairs up to the 55th floor of Tower 1, collect a Singaporean

plush toy A stuffed toy is a toy doll with an outer fabric sewn from a textile and stuffed with flexible material. They are known by many names, such as plush toys, plushies, stuffed animals, and stuffies; in Britain and Australia, they may also be c ...

souvenir, climbs the stairs back down, and then climb the stairs of Tower 2 to the 56th floor, where they could exchange the souvenir for their next clue. In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to pick out 12 flags out of a basket of 16, with the flags of the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria ...

Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...

, and

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is ...

as decoys, and arrange the flags of the countries they visited during the season in chronological order: Australia,

, China,

, and Australia. Once all flags were in the correct order, teams would receive their final clue from a

geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, a ...

professor. ;Additional tasks *At Goh Chor Tua Pek Kong Chinese Temple, teams had to break open

durian The durian (, ) is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus ''Durio''. There are 30 recognised ''Durio'' species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. '' Durio zibethinus'', native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the o ...

s and until they found one with red coloured flesh inside to receive their next clue from a

Chinese opera Traditional Chinese opera (), or ''Xiqu'', is a form of musical theatre in China with roots going back to the early periods in China. It is an amalgamation of various art forms that existed in ancient China, and evolved gradually over more tha ...

troupe. *At Hong San See Taoist Temple, teams had to participate in a five-minute palm reading from a

fortune teller Fortune telling is the practice of predicting information about a person's life. Melton, J. Gordon. (2008). ''The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena''. Visible Ink Press. pp. 115-116. The scope of fortune telling is in principle identical wi ...

before receiving their next clue. *At Jurong Chinese Gardens, teams had to search for a statue of

Confucius Confucius ( ; zh, s=, p=Kǒng Fūzǐ, "Master Kǒng"; or commonly zh, s=, p=Kǒngzǐ, labels=no; – ) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. C ...

that would lead them to their next clue. *At the Singapore Flyer, teams had to choose one of the 28 Ferris wheel capsules and read the envelope inside. Only three capsules contained their next clue while the rest contained envelops that told teams to try again. If teams picked an incorrect capsule, they had to wait out a 21-minute rotation before they could attempt another pick. *At Fremantle Prison, teams would be given 12 keys that they had to use to search the cells of the prison until they found a cell with their next clue. Teams had to lock each door they opened before they could continue searching.

Episode title quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers. #"Nothing's Smooth Sailing with Us" – Tracy #"Like Four Seasons in a Day" – Chris #"We've Got Pain, But We've Not Lost Any Weight" – Anne-Marie #"A Town That Was 15-20 Letters Long" – Nathan #"The Woman-ness to Realize Where You Went Wrong" – Chris #"The Last Team Will Spend the Night in the Dungeon" – Last Clue (Paraphrased) #"It's Just Like

Where's Wally ''Where's Wally?'' (called ''Where's Waldo?'' in North America) is a British series of children's puzzle books created by English illustrator Martin Handford. The books consist of a series of detailed double-page spread illustrations depictin ...

" – Tom #"At Least the View's Nice" – Chris #"When I Saw Everyone Freezing to Death" – Kelly #"I Hope We Don't Have to Wear a Crown of Thorns" – Tom #"You the Nice Cowboy" – Israeli Taxi Driver to Matt & Tom #"You're Good at Spending Money" – Tyler & Nathan's Fortune Teller, in Mandarin Chinese, through a translator

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