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The Amazing Race 6
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Season run 2004-11-16 – 2005-02-08
Filming dates 2004-08-13 – 2004-09-12
No. of episodes 12
Winning team Freddy & Kendra
Continents visited 4
Countries visited 11
Cities visited 24
Distance traveled (miles) 40,000
Number of legs 12
Season chronology
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The Amazing Race 6 was the sixth installment of the popular reality television series The Amazing Race. It premiered on November 16, 2004, and concluded on February 8, 2005.

In this installment of the show, the rules were changed so that no individual may perform more than 6 roadblocks throughout the race. Also, only 3 legs had the Yield option available.

Filming began on August 13, 2004 and finished on September 12, 2004.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Contents

[edit] Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks Performed
1 2 3[1] 4 5 6[2] 7 8 9 10 11 12
Freddy & Kendra Engaged Models 4th 8th[3] 6th 5th 1st 6th 2nd 4th< 3rd 2nd> 2nd 1st Freddy 6, Kendra 6
Kris & Jon Dating Long Distance 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 4th 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd Kris 6, Jon 6
Adam & Rebecca Formerly Dating 7th 6th 5th 6th 6th 5th 1st 5th> 4th 4th< 3rd 3rd Adam 6, Rebecca 5
Hayden & Aaron Dating Actors 1st 4th 1st 4th 3rd 4th 6th 1st 2nd 1st 4th[4] Hayden 5, Aaron 6
Lori & Bolo Married Pro Wrestlers 6th 5th 7th 3rd 7th 1st 3rd 2nd 5th Lori 5, Bolo 3
Jonathan & Victoria Married Entrepreneurs 5th 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 6th Jonathan 4, Victoria 4
Gus & Hera Father / Daughter 10th 3rd 3rd 7th 5th 7th Gus 3, Hera 3
Don & Mary Jean Grandparents 9th 7th[5] 8th 8th 8th Don 2, Mary Jean 2
Lena & Kristy Sisters 3rd 9th 9th Lena 1[6], Kristy 1
Meredith & Maria Best Friends 8th 10th Meredith 0, Maria 1
Avi & Joe High School Buddies 11th Avi 0, Joe 0
  • Red means the team was eliminated.
  • Blue means the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race. This means that while the team was not eliminated, they were forced to give up all their money, did not receive any money at the beginning of the next leg, and could not acquire any money in the time in-between.
  • Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue.
  • A yellow > means that team chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it
  1. ^ Leg 3 had a Yield available but it was not used.
  2. ^ The sixth leg was double-length, and broadcast over two episodes. The users of the Fast Forward received it just after the midpoint, and thus were only permitted to skip the second set of challenges.
  3. ^ Freddy & Kendra had arrived 6th, but they were assessed a 30 minute penalty for taking an extra clue.
  4. ^ Hayden & Aaron arrived 3rd, but since they quit the Roadblock without completing it, they were assessed a 4 hour penalty.
  5. ^ Don & Mary Jean had arrived in 7th place in Leg 2, but they mistakenly drove the car that belonged to Adam & Rebecca. They left in 8th place at the beginning of Leg 3 after they were assessed a 30 minute penalty.
  6. ^ Lena took the Roadblock in Leg 3, but she struggled to find a clue, and after 8 hours had passed with no sucess, Phil came over to the area and informed the sisters they were eliminated.

[edit] Episode title quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.

  1. The Game's Afoot – Gus
  2. I'm Not His Wife, He Doesn't Need to Scream At Me – Meredith
  3. Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science – Don
  4. What If It Isn't Sanitary – Kendra
  5. Quit Following Us – Jonathan
  6. They Should Probably Have Some Counseling – Kris
  7. Phil Is A Choo-Choo Charlie – Lena
  8. One of You, I'm Gonna Break in Half – Freddy
  9. Tell My Mom I Love Her – Adam
  10. Are There Instructions on Donkey Handling? – Rebecca
  11. It Always Comes Down to Details – Kris
  12. You Deal With This Before I Hyperventilate – Hayden
  13. 4 Continents, 24 Cities, 40,000 Miles – Phil Keoghan

[edit] Trivia

Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland, the teams' first destination
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Seljalandsfoss waterfall in Iceland, the teams' first destination

[edit] General

  • The Race saw its first marriage proposal. During the finale episode, upon being eliminated at the halfway point, Aaron proposed to Hayden. She accepted.
  • This season featured many Olympic themed challenges such as water polo, track and field, swimming, and archery. The race also visited past Olympic cities including Oslo, Stockholm, and Berlin. This was due to the fact that the race was filmed during the same time as the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
  • Kris & Jon tie up with Jon & Kelly (Season 4) in reaching the highest position (2nd) without using the fast forward or yield. Also, unlike Jon & Kelly, they never came in last in any pre-determined non-elimination leg (Jon and Kelly came in last twice).
  • This season has the most co-ed teams ever to compete in one season. There were 8 co-ed teams (7 couples, 1 father/daughter team), 1 male team and 2 female teams.

[edit] Pre-Race

  • Models Freddy and Kendra knew other models from previous editions of the race: Derek and Drew from Season 3 and Kelly and Jon from Season 4. Freddy and Kendra actually used the same backpacks that Jon and Kelly used in Season 4.
  • Don and Mary Jean were chosen for the race after an open casting call in San Diego.
  • Early Show hosts Harry Smith and Dave Price ran the first leg of the race (USA-Iceland) with the actual teams. This was for a special segment on their morning show.[1]

[edit] In-Race

Teams prepare to row Viking boats
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Teams prepare to row Viking boats
  • A smaller Yield sign debuted in the sixth series and has been used ever since.
  • The first Yield sign, box and hourglass holder was tied to a post. From then, the Yield sign and the features had a stand.
  • Lena and Kristy were the first team to be eliminated by way of not being able to complete a roadblock (but not giving up); Phil told Lena and Kristy that the last team had checked in over 2 hours previous, and Lena still had not found the clue after rolling out 100 haybales over the course of 8 hours. Marshall and Lance quit at the roadblock in Season 5.
  • Aaron of Season 3 accidentally stumbled upon one of the Pit Stops while backpacking in Europe.
  • On the race, Jonathan and Victoria nicknamed themselves "Team Hollywood".
  • There were 36 hour pit stops in Stockholm, Sweden (after Lena & Kristy were eliminated at the farm on the night); Budapest, Hungary; Ethiopia and Xi'an, China.
  • Leg 2 featured the first task ever on The Amazing Race that required interteam cooperation. The ten teams had to split themselves into two groups of five, each of which had to row a Viking boat across a fjord to a marked dock with a clue box. The next time teams had to work together didn't come until the tenth season, when a twist called an "Intersection" required two teams to work together.
  • Leg 6 was originally planned as two separate legs with the first leg being a non-elimination point (with the losing team being stripped of their money), but combined into one after producers realized that begging was prohibited in Hungary.
  • In Leg 8, the check-in mat was a tan colored mat made of cloth with a map of the world shown in black, instead of green.
  • Also in Leg 8, Freddy & Kendra became the first team to be Yielded and still finish the leg ahead of the team that Yielded them (Adam & Rebecca - due to Adam going the wrong direction to perform a Roadblock). This has since been accomplished by Joseph & Monica of Season 9 (beating BJ & Tyler - due to a 3-way footrace), and again by Lyn & Karlyn of Season 10 (beating Dustin & Kandice - due to driving past the Detour).
  • In Leg 12 (the finale), during the midpoint, Hayden & Aaron arrived third, in front of Adam and Rebecca, but were eliminated because they had taken a four hour time penalty for not completing the roadblock (Which would have been redundant in this case). Both Rebecca and Hayden almost had to quit the roadblock because the last gondola down the mountain was about to leave. The task was to search approximately 3,000 locks and find the one that opened with a key they were given. At the last moment, as Hayden & Aaron were about to quit, Rebecca opened her lock.
  • Also in Leg 12, when Hayden and Aaron were eliminated, Aaron proposed to Hayden in front of Phil.

[edit] Post-Race

  • Post-game interviews suggested that Kris and Jon were less than a minute behind winners Freddy and Kendra before a train held them up at a railway crossing. At thefishbowl.com, Bolo suggested that Kris and Jon were only 30-40 seconds behind Freddy and Kendra to the finish. At RealityReel, Kristy said that "Right after Freddy and Kendra started running, literally within 30 seconds or a minute later the train came, and Kris and Jon arrived. Otherwise it would have come down to a neck to neck race."[2]
  • The trains that carried the teams in Sri Lanka and the town of Galle, were heavily damaged by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
  • Bickering couple Jonathan and Victoria appeared on a primetime Dr.Phil to set the record right. It aired on February 15, 2005.
  • Kristy (of Lena and Kristy) appeared in Disney's made for TV movie "Read It And Weep" as soap star Cadyn Christopher.

[edit] Prizes

Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete a leg.

  • Leg 1 - A trip to Hawaii, compliments of American Airlines' website, AA.com.
  • Leg 2 - A seven-night cruise in Alaska, courtesy of Royal Caribbean International.
  • Leg 3 - A seven night cruise vacation to the Mexican Riviera provided by Royal Caribbean International.
  • Leg 4 - A seven-night cruise vacation to the Western Caribbean provided by Royal Caribbean International.
  • Leg 5 - A trip to Mexico, compliments of American Airlines website, AA.com.
  • Leg 6 - A vacation to Europe, compliments of American Airlines website, AA.com.
  • Leg 7 - A trip to the Caribbean, compliments of American Airlines' website, AA.com.
  • Leg 8 - A vacation to the Mexico, compliments of American Airlines' website, AA.com.
  • Leg 9 - A vacation to Europe, compliments of American Airlines' website, AA.com.
  • Leg 10 - A vacation to Hawaii, compliments of American Airlines' website, AA.com.
  • Leg 11 - A trip to the Caribbean, compliments of American Airlines' website, AA.com.
  • Leg 12 - $1,000,000

[edit] Race locations

Route map
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Route map

[edit] Leg 1 (United States → Iceland)

The first Detour on the race was Ice Climb or Ice Search. In Ice Climb, teams had to use ice axes to climb the face of a steep ice wall. In Ice Search, teams had to find a glacial lagoon, then choose a boat and a driver and search in a large lagoon for a buoy containing their next clue.

[edit] Leg 2 (Iceland → Norway)

Teams take part in the Endurance Detour
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Teams take part in the Endurance Detour

In Norway, the Roadblock was to climb to the top of Holmenkollen Ski Jump, the highest ski jump in Scandinavia, then ride a zipline 1,000 feet to the bottom. The detour required teams to choose Endurance or Accuracy. In Endurace, teams had to roller ski through a one and three-quarter mile course. In Accuracy, teams had to throw sticks to knock over a circle of eight logs called kubbs before knocking over the king in the center. After knocking over the king, one team member had to throw an axe into a tree trunk target and make it stick. Once the axe stuck, the other Team member had to shoot an arrow into a target 30 feet away.

[edit] Leg 3 (Norway → Sweden)

The Detour for Leg 3 was a choice between Count It or Build It. In Count It, teams had to inventory bins filled with soft toys and kitchenware. In Build It, teams had to assemble pieces of furniture. In the Roadblock, one team member had to unroll large bales of hay to find clues rolled up inside them.

[edit] Leg 4 (Sweden → Senegal)

The Detour for this leg offered teams the choice of Stack 'Em Up or Pull 'Em Up. In Stack 'Em Up, teams had to carry baskets of fish sufficient to properly cover a drying table. In Pull 'Em Up, teams traveled out on fishing boats and used traditional fishing gear to catch four fish. In the Roadblock, one team member had to harvest enough salt from the bed of Lac Rose to fill a 25 gallon basket.

[edit] Leg 5 (Senegal → Germany)

Teams chose between Beer or Brats in this leg's Detour. In Beer, teams distributed steins of beer in a beer hall while searching for coasters bearing their pictures. In Brats, teams travelled to a sausage factory and made bratwursts. In the Roadblock, one team member had to complete a soap box derby course within a specified time.

[edit] Leg 6 (Germany → Hungary)

Rebecca competing in the Swim detour, where teams had to face off against a water polo team.
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Rebecca competing in the Swim detour, where teams had to face off against a water polo team.

In the first Roadblock for this leg, one team member was strapped into a "hot rocket bungee," launching them from the ground via a crane. In the Detour, teams chose between Catapult Crash and Cannonball Run. In Catapult Crash, teams had to launch a melon by catapult into a wooden target to retrieve the clue hidden within. In Cannonball Run, teams first had to haul a cannon up a hill, then transport and stack 55 cannonballs in a pyramid next to it.

In the Fast Forward, teams had to travel through an underground labyrinth and drink a goblet of pig's blood, recalling when Transylvania was part of Hungary.

In the second Detour, teams chose between Swim and Paddle. In Swim, teams participated in a water polo game until they scored a goal. In Paddle, teams inflated a raft and paddled across the Danube River to receive the clue. In the second Roadblock, one team member had to eat a 24 ounce bowl of very spicy soup.

[edit] Leg 7 (Hungary → France)

In this Detour, teams could choose between Climb Up or Fly Behind. In Climb Up, teams had to use a mechanical ascender to climb a 45-foot rock wall. Once at the top, they had to find the terrace, where a French legionnaire would give them a medal. After receiving the medal, the Teams had to rappel 75 feet down to receive their next clue. In Fly Behind, teams had to choose a Zodiac boat. One teammate had to ride behind on an inflatable raft while the other rode inside the Zodiac and directed the driver to search among 25 buoys for one with a clue attached. Only 12 contained a clue. In the Roadblock, a team member had to stomp 55 pounds of grapes with their feet. After squeezing out enough juice to fill five wine bottles, the team member had to drink a glass of their wine. In the final Fast Forward of the race, the team had to locate a harbor in Corsica, teams and dress in old-style diving suits weighing more than 100 pounds each. Both team members must walk across the ocean floor to a lobster trap.

[edit] Leg 8 (France → Ethiopia)

The Detour in Leg 8 was a choice between Raise the Roof or Mud the Hut. In Raise the Roof, teams would work with locals to carry a thatched roof 2/3's of a mile and place it on top of a house. In Mud the Hut, teams would need to cover an entire wall of a house with a traditional plaster. The Roadblock required the member of the team with "an eye for detail" to descend into St. George's Church to match a pendant given to them with one worn by one of the hundreds of worshippers standing outside.

[edit] Leg 9 (Ethiopia → Sri Lanka)

For this leg's Detour, Teams had to choose between Tree Trunks and Elephant Trunks. In Tree Trunks, Teams had to make their way to a coconut plantation, and climb up a tree to take down enough coconuts to empty their contents in order to fill a jug. In Elephant Trunks, Teams had to make their way to an elephant polo field, and each Team member must ride an elephant and play polo and score 1 goal. For the Roadblock, one team member had to ascend 1,000 steps to the top of the Lion's Rock. There, using binoculars, they had to search for a flag, descend Lion's Rock, and swim the length of a pool before arriving at the Pit Stop.

[edit] Leg 10 (Sri Lanka → People's Republic of China)

The Roadblock in Leg 10 had teams choose who would wash a window 40-stories above the ground on the Huaneng Union Tower. Washing the window would reveal a message, and they would have to report the message to the supervisor to receive their next clue. The Detour had teams choose between Bricks or Ice. In Bricks, teams had to use a traditional device to transport 300 clay bricks off a barge to receive their clue. In Ice, teams had to load two 220 pound blocks of ice onto flatbed tricycles and deliver them to a fish market, where they would have to break them into smaller pieces.

[edit] Leg 11 (People's Republic of China)

Kris and Jon complete a Detour in Hawaii
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Kris and Jon complete a Detour in Hawaii
  • Mount Hua (North Peak) >roadblock (Find the Specific Lock That Opened)<
  • Xi'an (Xi'an City Wall) >pit stop (leg 11)<

The Detour on this leg was Spray or Scroll. In Spray teams need to find a car factory and spray the shell of a car. In Scroll teams go to a textile factory and search through 10 bolts of fabric with a light table to find 2 Chinese character which they will trade for their next clue. The Roadblock was to use a key to find the 1 of 3000 locks it opened before 7pm, when the last gondola to the bottom of Mount Hua will operate.

[edit] Leg 12 (People's Republic of China → United States)

The Detour on this leg was Outfits or Outrigger. In Outfits teams search racks filled with 135 000 articles of clothing for ones matching the outfit of the manequin. In Outrigger teams with the help of a steering person outrigger a canoe down a 2 mile river. The Roadblock was to skydive from 11 000 feet.

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