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[edit] Results (Season 1)

Team
 Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks performed
1 2 3 4 5 TBC 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Henry & Florence Great Grandparents 6th 6th 5th 1st 8th 3rd 7th+ 5th 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd» 1st Henry 6, Florence 7
Michael & Tiffany Married 24 Years 5th 2nd 1st 2nd 6th 6th 2nd+ 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd Michael 5, Tiffany 7
Thomas & Zoey Father/Daughter 8th 9th 7th 5th 4th 2nd 1st+ 3rd 1st 4th 4th 1st 3rd Thomas 6, Zoey 6
Jenn & Nicole Girlfriends 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 8th 6th+ 4th 4th 3rd 1st 4th« Jenn 6, Nicole 5
Jason & Nicholas Long-Separated Brothers 1st 8th 4th 4th 3rd 5th 3rd+ 1st 2nd 5th» 5th Jason 6, Nicholas 4
Jessica & Ashley Doctors; Best Friends 4th 7th 10th 8th 5th 1st 5th+ 7th 6th 6th« Jessica 5, Ashley 4
Dorothy & Lauren Grandmother/daughter 9th 4th 6th 7th 7th 3rd 4th+ 6th 7th Dorothy 3, Lauren 6
Melissa & Sean Stepmother/son 7th 5th 9th 9th 1st 7th 8th+ Melissa 3, Sean 3
Jeffrey & Ryan Lifelong Best Friends 10th 11th 8th 6th 9th Jeffrey 2, Ryan 3
Brandon & Alexa Backpackers; Dating 2nd 1st 2nd 10th Brandon 1, Alexa 2
Bryan & Kyle Boyfriends 11th 10th 11th Bryan 1, Kyle 2
Mike & Mark Father/Son 12th Mike 1, Mark 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 and were marked for elimination the following leg, as well as having all money confiscated from them and receiving nothing the following leg. They will also have been stripped of their ability to use the Fast Forward for the rest of the race.
  • Blue means the team was the last to arrive at leg mid-point and sucessfully completed a challenge to avoid elimination.
  • Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue.
  • Matching colors of + symbols indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of the Intersection clue.

[edit] Episode title quotes (Season 1)

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

  1. Oh my god. I can’t do this. I’m gonna die! – Mark
  2. Several of his balls nearly nailed my balls! – Nicholas
  3. I think the temperature’s gotten into your head... – Nicole
  4. Your mouth needs some detergent-rinsing. – Alexa
  5. There's no such thing as karma. – Jason
  6. NO! This is NOT happening! NO NO NO! – Florence
  7. I cannot CHILLAX! – Florence
  8. The guy must be some genius freak or something – Thomas
  9. They’re nice until they claw your eyes out! – Zoey
  10. Wait! Do crocodiles bite? – Florence
  11. The way she ate that... Bloody inhuman! – Michael
  12. If we die, at least we went out with a blast! – Florence
  13. 6 Continents, 16 Countries and more than 75,000 Miles.. – Phil Keoghan

[edit] Prizes (Season 1)

Unless otherwise noted, prizes were awarded to the first team to check in for each leg.

  • Leg 1 - US$10,000 each
  • Leg 2 - A seven night cruise vacation to Alaska
  • Leg 3 - A one week all-expenses paid trip to Brazil
  • Leg 4 - A brand new Mercedes Benz car
  • Leg 5 - A one week all-expenses paid trip to Australia
  • Leg 6a - A seven night cruise vacation to Paris
  • Leg 6b - A fourteen night tour of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
  • Leg 7 - A one week all-expenses paid trip to Bintan, Malaysia
  • Leg 8 - A pair of all-terrain sport bikes and jet skis
  • Leg 9 - A seven night luxurious beach resort stay in Hawaii
  • Leg 10 - US$10,000 each
  • Leg 11 - A Tesla Roadster for the team
  • Leg 12 - US$1,000,000

[edit] Race locations (Season 1)

[edit] Leg 1 (United States → Cuba → Guyana)

In this Detour, teams had to choose between Get Wet or Remain Dry. In Get Wet, teams have to swim a marked course, a total of 350 meters in distance to a marked buoy. Once they have done so, they have to dive down, 2 meters deep and each using the keys provided, to unlock 2 locks each to open the cage, containing their next clue. Teams will have to swim back to shore. In Remain Dry, teams get into a marked car. They will have to find one of 13 marked trees, 4km away, based on the map given to them. Attached to these trees are 3 statuettes. They will have to climb the tree, pick one and bring it back to the lagoon and using tools provided smash it open. If the statuette doesn't contain a clue, that team has to re-do the task.

In this Roadblock, that team member will be driving a speedboat and will have to complete a marked course in a competitive racing timing. They would be guided by a safety instructor who will ensure the safety of that team member.

@ - Teams will have to, with the map of a vague and confusing map, search for one of 13 clues hidden underneath the seats of the total 500 seats.

@ - Teams will have to play a complete game of scrabble with the monks of the Monastery.

[edit] Leg 2 (Guyana → Bolivia)

In this Fast Forward, the team has to take a bus to a nearby archaeological site and use a GPS device to search through a vast area for their clue, hidden in one of the carved temples.

In this Roadblock, that team member will have to join the youths for 1 hour of their soccer training and only when the trainer is happy with their performance, will he give the team their next clue.

In this Detour, teams have to choose between Earn Money or Spend Money. In Earn Money, teams will have to look through the confusing and large market of La Cancha and find a marked stall. There, they will take over the stall and will have to sell Bs80(US$10) worth of fruits and vegetables. Once done, the stall owner will hand them their next clue. Teams who choose this task will also be able to keep the money they earned. In Spend Money, teams will have to buy all items on a shopping list, which will cost them a total of Bs160 (US$20) and then give the items to a stall-holder in a marked stall who will hand them their next clue.

@ - Teams will have to paint 6 pots which are 9-inches tall with a traditional design with only a sample for a guide.

[edit] Leg 3 (Bolivia → Greenland)

  • Santa Cruz (Municipal Zoo) @
  • Flight: Santa Cruz (Viru Viru International Airport) to Nuuk, Greenland (Nuuk Airport)
  • Nuuk (Disco Bay) @
  • Nuuk (Godthab Bay) >Roadblock ("Who's good with animals?)<
  • Nuuk (Mount Sermitisiaq) >Detour (Mail or Print)<
  • Nuuk (Colonial Harbor) >Pit Stop (Leg 3)<

In this Roadblock, one team member will have to lead 10 reindeer into a shed 100 meters away from the place the reindeer are held.

In this Detour, teams could choose either Mail or Print. In Mail, teams have to travel to the Santa Claus’ Post Office and then deliver 8 letters around the district, on foot. Teams will get their next clue upon returning to the Post Office. In Print, teams will have to travel to Sydtryk Printing Works and with a printed picture, go into a printing room filled with thousands of printed pictures. Teams will have to find one out of the ten pictures that is exactly the same as their picture. The printing officer will hand them their next clue when they're done.

@ - Teams have to search the Zoo to find one of three departure times to Nuuk, Greenland

@ - Teams have to ride on dog sleds and guide their dogs along a marked path, about 1km long, to their next clue.

[edit] Leg 4 (Greenland → Ireland)

In this Fast-Forward, the team has to solve the riddle given to them so that they can identify the location of the Fast Forward award. The clue given is: "Gigantic needle in a haystack". This is none other than the Spire of Dublin.

In this Detour, teams have to choose between Play or Work. In Play, teams have to play a traditional sport in Ireland; Hurling. The rules and objectives of the game will be explained to the teams and the teams have to score 5 goals against an advanced-group of players in order to get their next clue. In Work, teams have to clean a section of the stadium that contains 50 spectator seats that have been specially made dirty. Teams can only use the traditional mop, buckets of water and soap and a few towels and sponges to do their job. Once the Stadium's staff is satisfied with the team's work, they will hand them their next clue.

In this Roadblock, that person has to climb up a flight of exhausting stairs up the castle to get to the top where they would have position themselves upside-down, lying on their backs and then kiss the Blarney Stone, which is said to give the gift of eloquence.

[edit] Leg 5 (Ireland → Monaco → Czech Republic)

In this Fast-Forward, the team has to play poker with a dealer and have to win 2 games before they can get their Fast-Forward award. The catch is that each time they lose, they have to pay up US$15, from their race-allocated money.

In this Roadblock, one team member has to obtain 10 sets of pictures of fishes from the entrance and then use a provided camera to take a photograph of each of these fishes in the museum. What the team member has to figure out is that for one of the pictures, which is a picture of a whale, they will need to take a photograph of a large 66-foot Whale Skeleton in the museum.

In this Detour, teams have to choose between Ascend or Descend. In Ascend, teams will have to climb up 100-meters of stairs up to an Observation Deck where they will have to use binoculars to look for a marked building which they have to search for their next clue. Teams have to walk down via the staircase again. In Descend, teams have to take an elevator to the top of the tower, at the height of 216 meters. Once there, they will have to bungee jump down all the way to the bottom of the tower to obtain their next clue.

@ - Teams have to search the hotel for the Casino and then play Blackjack with a professional dealer and once they've won 3 games, they will receive their next clue.

@ - Teams will have to search for a statue of Francois Grimaldi outside the Palace, with the clue only saying to look for a monk.

[edit] Leg 6 (Czech Republic → Mali → Uganda)

In this Roadblock, one team member will have to find 10 of 30 statues on the bridge. The names of the 10 statues they have to find (each team is given a different list) is attached to the clue they first obtained at the bridge. Attached to all 30 statues is a unique chop. Teams will have to chop, in the correct sequence and of correct chops, for all 10 statues they were stated to find. Once they think they got their answer, they will hand it to a man standing at the Statuary of the Holy Crucifix and Calvary. If the team member is correct, he will hand them their next clue. If not, the team member will be asked to re-do the task.

In this Detour, teams had to choose between Artistic and Adventurer. In Artistic, teams have to enter 7 caves, each 200 meters away from each other. In each of the caves, teams will have to remember what cave painting was in each. Then, after visiting all the 7 caves, they have to make their way back outside the first cave where a Mali local would show them all 7 paintings and teams have to indicate which cave each painting was from. Once they give the local all the correct answers, they will receive their next clue. If they give just ONE wrong answer however, they have to visit all 7 caves all over again and keep doing so until they get it right. In Adventurer, teams have to proceed to the deepest cave and they will have to rappel (with the help of safety officials) down to the bottom of the dark cave, filled with cold muddy water filled with unknown insects and animals. Once both team members are at the bottom of the cave, they will have to search around for one out of the 9 clues lying there.

@ - Teams have to buy 10 long pieces of cloth from one of the stalls and then using traditional methods of "setting the dye", wash them in a vinegar solution. After teams completely wash the 10 pieces of cloth, a stall-holder will hand them their next clue.


In the second Detour, teams have to choose between "1 Task" and "2 Tasks". In "1 Task", teams have to white water-raft down on the Bujagali River. They will pass through three heart-stopping Grade Five rapids along the way. The distance the teams have to raft is about 5km. In "2 Tasks", teams have to perform a 44 meter-high bungee jump. Once both team members have performed the bungee jump into the water, they will need to go mountain biking for a distance of 2.5km, along a straight path in order to find the clue box.

In the second Roadblock, each newly joint team has to have 2 of its team members (not from the same original team) get into a Gorilla enclosure in the National Parks and bathe a big muddy Gorilla until it is clean. Once the park ranger is satisfied with the Gorilla’s cleanliness, he/she will hand the team member their next clue.

@ - Teams have to enter and walk through the dark mosque looking for one of 8 clues hidden in the temple. They only have 8 minutes to do so and if they fail, they will be imposed a 30-minute penalty and have to wait outside the mosque before receiving their next clue.

[edit] Leg 7 (Uganda → Lebanon)

In this leg's Fast-Forward, that team has to go to Arthur Murray Dance Studio, a modern dance studio but don traditional Lebanese dance costumes and learn the national Lebanese line-dance, popularly known as The Dabke. Once the dancing instructors are satisfied with the team's performance, they may receive their next clue.

In this Detour, teams have to choose between Snow or Salt. In Snow, teams travel to Faraya Mzaar Kfardebian, also known as the most prominent ski area in Lebanon. Once there, teams put on safety gear and follow a marked path and take a ski lift to an advanced skiing slope. Once there, they will have to ski down to the bottom of the slope to retrieve their clue, buried in a deep heap of snow. In Salt, teams have to make their way to Jeitta Grotto, which are salt caves. Teams will have to search the cave and find the well-hidden clues. Sound easy? There is a catch. As teams descend into the caves, they will start to experience oxygen deficiency due to decreasing levels of oxygen. Teams are forewarned of the dangers of this quick but intimidating task.

In this Roadblock, one team member has to run up the stairs to the top of the castle and find a large stone tablet containing Arabic characters. Then, using a given list which translates Arabic words to English, that team member has to translate what the tablet is saying. What the team member has to figure out is that one alphabet per letter have been purposely left out and some of the words are scrambled up. After deciphering the tablet, that team member will whisper it to an official there. If they are right, he will hand them their next clue.

@ - Teams have to use a provided map to search the small labyrinth of tunnels for a statuette. Once they have found one, they will insert this statuette onto a marked pedestal which would release the team's next clue.

[edit] Leg 8 (Lebanon → Bangladesh)

In this Roadblock, one team member must mount one of the marked rickshaws and using that, drive through and ferry 3 local passengers around the city. They have to charge each of them a minimum of Tk 35, which is an equivalent to USD$0.50. Once the team member has completed ferrying 3 passengers to their designated end-point, teams will receive their next clue.

In this Detour, teams have to choose between "Near Choice" of "Far Choice". In Near Choice where the task will be located at the exact location where the teams are, they have to participate in the popular Bangladeshi game of Kabaddi with a group of locals at the intermediate level. Once each team member has become the "raider" and has scored 3 points each for their side, they will receive their next clue. In "Far Choice", teams have to drive themselves a considerable distance to Dhakeshwari Temple where the teams must decorate 2 statuettes of the Hindu Goddess, Durga, using the provided accessories. Once done, they will each have to light 50 candles meant for Hinduism worship, that have been decorated and surrounded by garlands. Once they have done that, they will receive their next clue.

@ - Each team member must go through a tiger den filled with the Royal Bengal Tigers to retrieve two sets of keys which will unlock the lockers of the zoo marked with their names, to receive their next clue.

@ - Teams must search this largest shopping mall, consisting of 8 floors and 2500 retail stores, for the ONE store that has their next clue. The only hint teams get is that the store is marked with a red-and-yellow flag. However, several stores have been marked with red-and-yellow flags, though of different patterns/designs on them as compared to the previous red-and-yellow flags used throughout the race.

[edit] Leg 9 (Bangladesh → Australia)

In this Fast-Forward, the team had to make their way on foot to 'Adrenalin Dive' at 121 Flinders Street in Townsville. Once there, they'll be taken on a diving trip to the wreck site of the SS Yongala, a steel passenger and freight steamer that sunk in 1911 after clashing with a cyclone. Once at the site, teams have to dive and search the vast area for their Fast Forward award.

In this Detour, teams have to choose between Race It or Fix It. In Race It, both team members have to drive a motor-kart 20 laps around the 1.3km track within a competitive timing. Teams will only receive their next clue if both team members complete the task in the competitive timing. Teams which take things too slowly might find themselves restarting over and over again. In Fix It, teams will have to fix up a Go-Kart from scratch by following a blue-print provided. This task is complicated as the blue-print is written in technical lingo and fixing up an entire Go-Kart might prove too complex for teams without mechanical skills.

In this Roadblock, one team member has to join one of the zookeepers in a crocodile show in which they have to go up close and personal to a real-life fully grown saltwater crocodile. The team member will be required to feed the crocodile three times and pet the crocodile as well. Once teams have performed the task, they will receive their next clue. In an event that the team member quits the Roadblock, the penalty they will face at the pit-stop is one hour, rather than the usual 4 hours.

@ - Teams have to experience the "Big 5 Thrill Rides" consisting of The Claw, Tower of Terror, Giant Drop, Cyclone and the Wipeout. At each incredibly scary ride, teams have to get a stamp from the operator to prove that they have been on the ride. Once they have obtained all 5 stamps, they can give the sheet of paper to the receptionist at the Information Counter, who will hand them their next clue. Teams who forfeit this challenge will face a 45 minute penalty at the pit-stop.

@ - Teams have to find the beach in Surfer's Paradise and then dig in one of 6 large sand piles for their next clue.

[edit] Leg 10 (Australia → Singapore)

In this Fast-Forward, the team that goes for it has to eat in total 4 durians. A local fruit that is a common delicacy to locals but because of its pungent smell, repels most tourists.

In this leg's Detour, teams have to choose between India Culture or China Culture. In India Culture, teams have to make their way through the confusing streets of Little India and search for two marked shops, namely the Indian Spices shop and the traditional Indian Clothing shop. Once there, they have to purchase a bottle of spice and a cloth piece respectively. They have to make their way on foot to the Sri Veeramakaliammam Temple and deliver the 2 items in order to get their next clue. In China Culture, teams have to make their way to the Chinatown district of Singapore and once there, each person will have to push a bullock cart filled with 20 5kg sacks of rice, a total distance of 1.5km. Once they're done, the rice shopkeeper will hand them their next clue.

In this Roadblock, one team member has to eat a local spicy delicacy, called the laksa. It is extremely spicy and the team member must finish an entire large bowl before receiving their next clue.

@ - Teams had to search through hundreds of clubbers for one specific male and one specific female who is wearing the same outfit as pictured in their clue. Each team has a different picture to search for.

@ - Both team members had to experience the adrenaline-filled thriller; the G-MAX reverse bungee.

@ - Teams have to make their way to the Carlsberg Sky Tower and use binoculars once at the top to look for their pit-stop, marked with a red-and-yellow flag, which happens to be the icon of Singapore, the Merlion.

[edit] Leg 11 (Singapore → Cambodia)

In this Fast-Forward, teams have to travel to the Stung Meanchey Garbage Dump in Phnom Penh. Once there, the task is simple. To search for one of 20 clues hidden amongst the 900 tons of garbage. The first team to find the Fast-Forward clue will win the challenge.

In this Detour, teams have to choose between Culture and Sport. In Culture, teams will have to travel to Apsara Arts Association and don traditional Khmer dance costumes. Then, the team will have to learn a segment of the Robam Tep Apsara, one of the most famous Khmer dances performed in Cambodia. Once the panel of judges is satisfied, teams will be handed their next clue. In Sport, teams will have to travel to Club Baksei Chamkrong and take part in a full Khmer traditional wrestling match. Each team member must take on an amateur wrestler and win two matches against him or her by forcing ther opponent to their backs. Once each team member has done this twice, they will receive their next clue from the judge.

In this Roadblock, one member must participate in a complicated and tricky puzzle set in the Angkor Wat temple. Firstly, teams are told that there are 10 marked areas which contain sachets of jigsaw puzzle pieces. The team member will have to find these marked areas and retrieve these sachets. However, the team member must realise that only sachets from those marked areas which are marked with serpent-like motifs are needed to complete the puzzle. The rest of them will be excessive. Once the team member correctly puts together the 100-piece jigsaw puzzle of the Angkor Wat temple, the on-site archaeologist will hand the team their next clue.

@ - Teams had to search the entire historical building for one of 4 well-hidden clues.

@ - At the landmine museum, each team member had to don protective suit and then use metal detectors to search for two landmines in a landmine field. After teams find these landmines, they will watch it being detonated.

[edit] Leg 12 (Cambodia → Taiwan → United States)

In this Detour, teams have to choose between Chinese Dragons or Chinese Dumplings. In Chinese Dragons, teams have to get into a traditional 12-man Dragonboat. Inside the boat will contain 10 professional Dragonboaters. Teams will be taught on the techniques on how to row and how to co-ordinate with the rest of the team. Together with the team, they will have to do a competitive row along a 500 metre distance. The timing clocked has to be of a competitive timing of under 2mins 15seconds. If the boat does not get to the Finish Line under that time, teams will have to re-do the task. In Chinese Dumplings, teams have to proceed to the riverbanks where they will need to make 50 sticky rice dumplings, known as Zong Zi (in Chinese) A local will show them how to make the rice dumplings using the rice, some meat and some water. In this final Roadblock, one team member had to re-arrange items found inside one of three large boxes. There are 9 items on the box which includes: a Scrabble letter block, a football, a model of a reindeer, a rock, a model of a shark, a model of an elephant, a model of a pair of skis, a toy car and a cup of tea. The items are from individual legs of the race and the team member has to arrange them in the order they remember the items appearing on the race. The items can only be arranged on a separate stand, about 50-meters away from the box. The team member may not bring more than 1 item with him each time he wants to bring an item over to the stand. The chosen team member has to arrange the items in that order and once they are correct, they will be handed their next clue.

@ - Upon finding the tower, teams had to take the elevator, up 101 stories to the top to find their next clue.

@ - Both team members have to eat perhaps one of the most foul-smelling food in the world. They are going to each have to eat 10 pieces of TWICE-fermented Stinky Tofu. (which is much worse than the normal Fermented Tofu) Once they are done eating, the chef will hand them their next clue.

@ - Both team members had to rappel face down, down Indianapolis' tallest building - Chase Tower, 48-storeys high. Upon making it to the ground, teams received their next clue.

@ - Both team members had to don beekeeper-suits and then work together to harvest 1.5kg of pure honey from the beehives. Once done, teams will receive their next clue from the farm owner.

[edit] Results (Season 2)

[edit] Episode Title Quotes (Season 2)

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

  1. Dang! They ain't stand no chance if twas about blockin' shots! – Regina
  2.  ??? – Season 2 Racer
  3.  ??? – Season 2 Racer
  4.  ??? – Season 2 Racer
  5.  ??? – Season 2 Racer
  6. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead! – Nikki
  7.  ??? – Season 2 Racer
  8.  ??? – Season 2 Racer
  9.  ??? – Season 2 Racer
  10.  ??? – Season 2 Racer
  11.  ??? – Season 2 Racer
  12.  ??? – Season 2 Racer
  13.  ??? – Season 2 Racer

[edit] Prizes (Season 2)

[edit] Race locations (Season 2)

[edit] Leg 1 (United States → Canada)

In this Detour, teams have to choose between two ways to reach a common destination. By paddling or by cycling. In paddling, teams have to rent a canoe at Philippe Lake and paddle themselves about 2 miles, along marked buoys to receive their next clue. What teams will find out is that the canoes have holes that are have been purposely created. In cycling, teams have to rent a bicycle also at Philippe lake and will cycle a distance of 5 miles along their course before they reach their next clue. What teams have to figure out is that the bicycles are those suited for children. In this Roadblock, one team member had to play ice hockey and score 3 goals with a professional player blocking shots.

@ - Teams had to search the large and complicated Fort George for the correct clue box. There were 4 other fake clue boxes placed in the area with no clues in it.

@ - Teams had to search for the memorial of the RMS Titanic and then observe a minute of silence in respect for the tragic incident of the Titanic sinking.

[edit] Leg 2 (Canada → Denmark*)

[edit] Leg 3 (Denmark → Venezuela*)

[edit] Leg 4 (Venezuela → Indonesia*)

[edit] Leg 5 (Indonesia → Japan* → Russia)

[edit] Leg 6 (Russia → People's Republic of China*)

[edit] Leg 7 (People's Republic of China → Kazakhstan)

[edit] Leg 8 (Kazakhstan → Azerbaijan)

[edit] Leg 9 (Azerbaijan → Nigeria)

[edit] Leg 10 (Nigeria → Rwanda)

[edit] Leg 11 (Rwanda → Slovakia*)

[edit] Leg 12 (Slovakia → Estonia*)

[edit] Leg 13 (Estonia → Nicaragua → United States)