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The Amazing Race 3
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Season run 2002-10-02 – 2002-12-18
Filming dates 2002-08-09 – 2002-09-07
No. of episodes 11
Winning team Flo & Zach
Continents visited 4
Countries visited 12
Cities visited 40
Distance traveled 41,000 miles
(65,981 kilometres)
Number of legs 13
Season chronology
The Amazing Race 2 The Amazing Race 4

The Amazing Race 3 was the third installment of the popular reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on October 2, 2002 and ended on December 18, 2002. In 2003, this installment of the race won the inaugural Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Reality/Competition Program."

Filming began on August 9, 2002 and finished on September 7, 2002.

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 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Flo & Zach Friends 2nd 5th 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 5th 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st Flo 1, Zach 9
Teri & Ian Married Parents 8th1 10th 9th 5th 6th 1st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 1st 1st 2nd Teri 2, Ian 8
Ken & Gerard Brothers ("Oh, Brother") 1st 6th 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 5th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd Ken 5, Gerard 6
Derek & Drew Twins / Models ("The Models" & "The Twins") 11th 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 4th4 Derek 4, Drew 4
John Vito & Jill Dating 5th 7th 7th 6th 4th 5th 3rd 5th 1st 5th John Vito 4, Jill 3
Andre & Damon Cop & Fireman ("Team 911") 9th1 8th 8th 4th 2nd 6th 6th Andre 3, Damon 2
Aaron & Arianne Lifelong Friends 3rd 2nd 4th 8th 7th 7th Aaron 3, Arianne 2
Michael & Kathy Long-Distance Dating 4th 4th 6th 7th 8th Michael 2, Kathy 15
Heather & Eve Law School Roommates 6th 3rd 5th 9th3 Heather 3, Eve 0
Dennis & Andrew Father & Son 7th1 9th 10th2 Dennis 0, Andrew 1
Tramel & Talicia Brother & Sister ("TNT") 10th 11th Tramel 1, Talicia 0
Gina & Sylvia Soccer Moms ("Soccer Moms") 12th Gina 0, Sylvia 0

Note 1: Andre & Damon arrived 7th, but since they didn't follow the donkey route correctly, they were penalized 78 minutes and fell to 9th. They then overslept an extra three minutes at the start of the next leg. Dennis & Andrew arrived 8th and Teri & Ian arrived 9th.
Note 2: Dennis & Andrew used the Fast Forward in England, but they still fell behind the other teams and were eliminated.
Note 3: Heather & Eve arrived 1st, but they didn't follow the last clue (they travelled by taxi to the Pit Stop instead of on foot) and therefore received a 37 minute penalty.
Note 4: Derek & Drew arrived 3rd, but they forgot to pick up the clue containing the Roadblock which caused them to fall to last place and were eliminated.
Note 5: It was unknown whether Michael & Kathy had performed the Roadblock in Leg 5.

  • 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.
  • Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue.

[edit] Episode title quotes

Titles for episodes are often taken from quotes made by the racers. The quotes are sometimes slightly changed for humorous effect.

  1. What If Our Parachute Doesn't Open? – Eve
  2. This Seems Like The Path Straight To Hell! – Arianne
  3. You Always Just Forget About Me! – Flo
  4. Did You See How I Stopped It? With My Face – John Vito
  5. What Happens If I Slip? Am I Just Hanging Off A Cliff? – Flo
  6. I’m A Much Better Liar than You Are – Flo
  7. I’m Supposed To Be Indebted To Her For The Rest Of The Race?! – Derek
  8. This Is More Important Than Your Pants Falling Down! – Ian
  9. Why Did You Have To Take Your Pants Off? – Flo
  10. Don’t Try To Play The Moralist Now! – Flo
  11. They’re Slithering To The Finish Line Like The Rest Of Us! – Ian

[edit] Trivia

[edit] General

  • This edition has featured the first father/son team.
  • This edition featured the first female winner of The Amazing Race, Flo.
  • The Finish Line was in Gasworks Park in Seattle, Washington, the same exact place where the Starting Line was in Season 10.
  • This edition featured the oldest couple (Teri and Ian) to make it into the final three.
  • This is the only season, besides Season 1, in which every single country visited had never been visited on a previous season. New countries included Mexico, United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.
  • This is also the first season to stay entirely in the Northern Hemisphere

[edit] Pre-Race

  • Jill and her brother F.T. were originally applied for Season 1. Later, her brother was killed in 9/11, and John Vito and Jill applied in remembrance of him.

[edit] In Race

  • Derek & Drew become the first team in history to arrive in 11th place and not be eliminated.
  • Dennis & Andrew became the first team to use the Fast Forward and be eliminated. But they were not the first team to use it and be the last team to arrive. Joe & Bill used that and were last to arrive in Season 1. But they were not eliminated due to Nancy & Emily's 24-hour penalty for skipping the detour.
  • Heather and Eve were the first team to arrive at the Pit Stop in Portugal on Leg 4, but they misread a clue that told them to walk to the Pit Stop rather than take a taxi. They proceeded to walk the rest of the way, but received a 7 minute time penalty for the advantage gained (the 2nd team arrived 7 minutes later), plus an additional 30 minutes. Since all teams arrived less than 37 minutes apart, Heather and Eve were the first team ever to arrive first and be eliminated.
  • Andre and Damon were officially detained in Leg 6, when their taxi took them far out of the way in Morocco and they encountered a local official who wanted to seize their passports. Andre and Damon refused, and The Amazing Race's security team had to come help them out of the situation.
  • In Leg 7, Andre & Damon, already in last, upon arrival at the Detour, received a clue instructing them to go directly to the Pit Stop. At the Pit Stop, they returned the dollar they received at the start of the leg to Phil and said that they did not need it.
  • In Leg 7, Flo and Zach took the Fast Forward, which allowed them to skip all the tasks in Austria, and they stayed in Germany for the entire leg. This makes them the first, and to date, only winners of the race to entirely skip a country that was visited.
  • On the "Dry" Detour of Leg 10, teams received a clue from Singaporean actor Gurmit Singh, who acted as Phua Chu Kang.
  • On Leg 11 in Vietnam, all route markers were solid yellow instead of red and yellow. This was done to avoid confusion with the Vietnamese national flag, which is also red and yellow.
  • On Leg 12, Flo & Zach switched their Detour task twice. This is the first time a team has switched Detours twice in the race.

[edit] Post Race

  • After the race, John Vito and Jill hosted a show that promoted Singapore tourism.[1]
  • Zach worked on NBC's production crew for the 2004 Summer Olympics. [2]
  • Aaron accidentally stumbled upon one of the Pit Stops of Season 6 while backpacking in Europe.
  • Flo and Drew are got together romantically and are still going out with each other. They declined to race in the All Stars.
  • John Vito & Jill were selected to race in The Amazing Race All-Stars. They finished 11th (last).
  • Teri & Ian were selected to race in The Amazing Race All-Stars. They finished 7th.
  • In the opening interview on the premiere episode for All-Stars, Ian claimed that they were less than 2 minutes behind Flo & Zach at the finish line. That statement could make sense as it was the fourth closest finish ever.

[edit] Prizes

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

  • Leg 1 - A seven night Caribbean vacation on Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas cruise ship.
  • Leg 5 - Two Kodak EasyShare digital cameras.
  • Leg 6 - Two Kodak EasyShare digital cameras.
  • Leg 7 - Two Kodak EasyShare digital cameras.
  • Leg 8 - Two Kodak EasyShare digital cameras.
  • Leg 9 - A seven night Caribbean vacation on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas cruise ship.
  • Leg 10 - A seven night European vacation on Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas cruise ship.
  • Leg 11 - A seven night European vacation on Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas cruise ship.
  • Leg 12 - A seven night Alaskan cruise vacation on Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas cruise ship.
  • Leg 13 - $1,000,000

[edit] Race locations

@ = additional task

Route map
Route map

[edit] Leg 1 (United States → Mexico)

The Detour on this leg was Wings or Wheels. In Wings teams skydived 10000ft with an instructor. In Wheels teams rode a donkey kart on a seven mile course with a driver who could not speak English. The Fast Forward was to travel to a square full of typists and find one who was typing the Fast Forward clue.

[edit] Leg 2 (Mexico)

Flo and Zach jetski in Cancún during a Detour
Flo and Zach jetski in Cancún during a Detour

The Detour on this leg was Horsepower or Manpower. In Horsepower teams searched a large area on a waverunner for the clue. In Manpower teams searched a small area in kayaks for the clue. The Fast Forward was to climb a 100ft pole then hanging by their feet swing around the pole to the bottom. The Roadblock was to swim with a family of dolphins to find the next clue at the bottom of the lagoon.

[edit] Leg 3 (Mexico → United Kingdom)

The Detour on this leg was Punt or Bike. In Punt teams rowed a boat called a punt 1 mile down the River Cam. In Bike teams rode a bicycle on a marked 6 mile course through Cambridge. The Fast Forward was to maneuver a tank through a battlefield obstacle course in 90 seconds. The Roadblock was to compete in three traditional Scottish games: Caber toss, Bell throw and shotput.

[edit] Leg 4 (United Kingdom → Portugal)

The Detour on this leg was Old School or New School. In Old School teams load a barrel of wine on to a boat, help row it across then deliver it. In New School teams load crates of wine on to a truck and deliver them to three different restaurants. The Roadblock was to block one penalty kick from a teenage soccer star.

[edit] Leg 5 (Portugal → Spain → Morocco)

The Detour on this leg was Ropes or Slopes. In Ropes teams take a shuttle bus to the cliffs then rappel 300ft to the bottom. In Slopes teams walked down sloping trails to the bottom. The Roadblock was to go to an ancient market and search through 25 vats of foul smelling dye for their next clue.

[edit] Leg 6 (Morocco)

The Detour on this leg was Now You See It or Now You Don't. In Now You See It teams take a horse to a flag they could see and dig for a clue painted on pottery. In Now You Don't teams take a sandbike to a flag they couldn't see and make a rubbing of the clue etched on a stone. The Fast Forward was to look through a carpet shop for a mat with the Fast Forward emblem on it. The Roadblock was to help a food vendor set up and sell 5 bowls of escargot.

[edit] Leg 7 (Morocco → Germany → Austria → Germany)

In Grindelwald, Switzerland, Ken fires a crossbow during a Roadblock
In Grindelwald, Switzerland, Ken fires a crossbow during a Roadblock

The Detour on this leg was Sled or Skate. In Sled teams take a bobsled down a Olympic bobsled track with a team of bobsledders. In Skate teams would go on a skating rally around a Olympic ice rink with a pair of skaters. The Fast Forward was to attract the attention of a surfer surfing on the river. The Roadblock was to descend 230ft on a rescue cable from a gondola.

[edit] Leg 8 (Germany → Switzerland)

The Detour of this leg was Count the Money or Run the Numbers. In Count the Money, teams had to count a large amount of Swiss currency inside a jar. In Run the Numbers teams had to run around Zürich to find three different numbers by various means. Both detour options gave the same number, which was used as a combination to open a safe containing the next clue. The Roadblock was to relive the story of William Tell: shoot an apple off a mannequin child's head with a crossbow.

[edit] Leg 9 (Switzerland)

The Detour on this leg was Extreme Swiss or Very Swiss. In Extreme Swiss teams had to walk on a narrow red bridge then bungee jump 620ft from it. In Very Swiss teams searched through Swiss bells on the necks of sheep for keys to unlock a box with their next clue. The Fast Forward was to eat enough of a wheel of cheese sliced into cubes to reveal the clue underneath it. The Roadblock was to assemble a Swiss army bike from a pile of parts with a completed bike as a reference.

[edit] Leg 10 (Switzerland → Malaysia → Singapore)

John Vito and Jill driving in Singapore
John Vito and Jill driving in Singapore

The Detour on this leg was Dry or Wet. In Dry teams searched several streets, all with the same name, for a particular building. Once inside, they would need to locate a room containing Singaporean TV star Phua Chu Kang. However, the elevators in the building didn't stop at all floors, making it more difficult for teams to find the room. In Wet teams needed to find the manatee enclosure at the Singapore Zoo and swim through the pool to get the clue on the other side. Teams also had to run around the Fountain of Wealth three times to retrieve a clue - this was broadcast as a miscellaneous task, but was presented to teams as a Roadblock.

[edit] Leg 11 (Singapore → Vietnam)

The Detour on this leg was Easy Buy or Hard Sell. In Easy Buy teams hired a sampan to search a floating market for a vendor who sells water coconuts. In Hard Sell teams carried a fruit filled shoulder basket and sell $2.50, or 40,000 dong, worth of fruit. The Roadblock was to drive the other team member in cyclos through a marked path, over a ferry and to the pitstop.

[edit] Leg 12 (Vietnam)

The Detour on this leg was Basket Boats or Basket Bikes. In Basket Boats teams take a basket boat across the river to the clue box. In Basket Bike teams took a bike laden with shrimp baskets and travel 1 mile down the road to the clue box. The Roadblock was to use a fishing platform to raise a net out of the water with the clue dangling underneath.

[edit] Leg 13 (Vietnam → United States)

The Detour on this leg was Quick Drop or Slow Walk. In Quick Drop teams took a 160ft tandem drop to Wailua Falls then teams swim to shore and follow flags to behind the waterfall. In Slow Walk teams take a marked trail to the falls. The Roadblock was to spin animal faces on a totem pole to show the chronological order they appeared in the race.

[edit] External links

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