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The Amazing Race: MK
Season run 2005-09-17
– Present
Filming dates 2005-05-27 [1]
No. of episodes 13 (as of 5/1)
Winning team Yoshi & Pink Yoshi
Continents visited 1 (as of Leg 13)
Countries visited 10 (as of Leg 13)
Cities visited 13 (as of Leg 13)
Distance traveled 40,000 miles
(64,372 kilometres)
No. of legs 13
Season chronology
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The Amazing Race: MK is the first installment of the popular reality television show, The Amazing Race to be held in The Mushroom Kingdom. The Amazing Race: MK features eleven teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the Mushroom Kingdom. Applications were accepted through January 20, 2005 (one week later than the original deadline). Semi-finalist interviews occurred in late February/early March, followed by finalist interviews in Toad Town during late March and early April. Filming began in May 2005.[2] In the premiere episode, host Phil Keoghan expressed confusion at the land around him, but pressed on.

The two hour season finale was aired in May. An astounding number of people tunes in to watch it.

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
Yoshi & Pink Yoshi Dating 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 5th 2nd 2nd 1stƒ 2nd 1st Yoshi 5, Pink Yoshi 6
Mario & Luigi Brother Superheroes 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 6th 4th 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 1st< 2nd Mario 6, Luigi 6
Bowser & Bowser Jr. Father + Son 6th 7th 6th 5th 7th< 2nd 6th 3rd 1st 4th 3rd 3rd> 3rd Bowser 6, Bowser Jr. 6
King Boo & Boo Ghosts 8th 5th 3rd 6th 6th 7th 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 4th King Boo 6, Boo 4
Toad & Toadette Married 4th 9th 9th 1stƒ 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 5th Toad 4, Toadette 3
DK & Diddy Best Friends 5th 6th 5th 8th3 1st 4th 5th 6th DK 3, Diddy 4
Peach & Daisy Sister Princesses 1st 3rd 4th 4th 5th> 5th 7th Peach 3, Daisy 3
Geno & Mallow Famous Video Game Partners 7th 8th 7th 7th 8th Geno 2, Mallow 2
Wario & Waluigi Brothers 8th 4th 8th 9th Wario 1, Waluigi 22
Goombella & Prof. Frankly Teacher + Star Student 8th 10th Goombella 11 , Prof. Frankly 0
Grodus & Lord Crump Evil Doers 11th Grodus 0, Lord Crump 0

Note 1: Goombella took, but failed to complete, the Roadblock in Leg 2. She received a time penalty for quitting the roadblock.
Note 2: Wario & Waluigi, having lost their ticket to Glitzville, were forced to perform the optional roadblock.
Note 3: While attempting to get to the pit stop, DK & Diddy caused large amounts of damage. To pay for it, they started the leg with no money. Their placement was not affected.


  • Red means the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined Blue team placement means the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race. This means that the team was not eliminated. The team was forced to give up all their money and all of their possessions, except the clothes on their backs. They also received no money at the start of the next leg. There is not, however, a penalty allotted to teams who arrive last on the last leg of the race.
  • A Green ƒ means the team won the Fast Forward clue. A leg number with an ƒ means there was an unused fast forward on that leg.
  • A yellow > means that team chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it; <> indicates a leg where the Yield was available but not used.

[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. It was Left. That was Right – Luigi
  2. Let’s get off this old tub! – Pink Yoshi
  3. Can you see Neptune? – Diddy
  4. So we were all running around like headless chickens, thinking we were all the last teams – Diddy
  5. Wait?! This is a race! – Bowser
  6. Aren’t we gonna be…like…incinerated? – Diddy
  7. Why…isn’t….it’s……..SHE’S DUMB! – Boo
  8. Mario? Can I have your autograph!? – The King of Sky Land
  9. I STOLE YOUR SPAGHETTI!!! – Bowser
  10. These are coin posts! They’re infused with magical-ness-stuff… – Pink Yoshi
  11. Can’t focus! Must yell! WAAAAAHOOOO!!! – Mario
  12. Hey, what is this, a cheap gag? – Bowser
  13. I could only think of one thing…Run – Yoshi

[edit] Trivia

[edit] General

  • During the opening credits, any eliminated teams would have X's placed over them. This is the first time this has been done.
  • This is the first season of the spinoff series The Amazing Race: MK, which is The Amazing Race based in the Mushroom Kingdom. However, unlike The Amazing Race Asia, this spinoff still featured Phil Keoghan as the host.
  • In the alternate dimension, earth, all of these characters are featured in popular video games made by Nintendo.
  • This is the second edition of the Amazing Race to remain in one continent, yet visit more than one country. The first one was The Amazing Race 8. However, the eighth season only visited 4 countries, while this one visits more.
  • This edition features the first teacher/student team.

[edit] In-Race

  • In Leg 1, Grodus & Lord Crump accidentally went to Shooting Star Summit and Flower Fields.
  • King Boo & Boo, Goombella & Prof. Frankly and Wario & Waluigi all checked in at the same time in Leg 1, gaining them all 8th place. However, Phil told them they 'were teams 8, 9 & 10'.
  • In Leg 2, teams were given a blimp ticket from Don Pianta for completing the roadblock. During Leg 3, teams had to use this ticket to ride the blimp to Glitzville. If teams lost this ticket, they would have to do an optional roadblock. This is the first time such a thing has been done.
  • In Leg 4, having fallen so far behind, Wario & Waluigi received a clue at the airstrip that told them to go directly to the pit stop.
  • During Leg 5, The Detour had to be delayed until morning, due to opening hours and safety reasons. However, teams were released in the same order that they got the clue with the appropriate time gaps. This is the first time this has been done in the history of The Amazing Race
  • At the end of Leg 7, Teams were given check in times for the Pit Stop. This is an interesting twist that makes its first appearance on The Amazing Race MK
  • Leg 8 began at MKA, though the Pit Stop of Leg 7 was on Yoshi’s Tropical Island. Due to an impending storm, the first task of the leg had to be skipped for all players, so they began the leg in the former location.
  • During Leg 9, Boo was playing the popular game Space Invaders at the Sky Land Airport.
  • According to the closed captioning, the professional SkyDiver who jumped with Luigi spells his name Toews, despite pronouncing it Taves
  • Paintbrush City Is the first location visited on the race that Mario had not yet visited.
  • The Mushroom Plains were referred to in the show as "World 1-1". It is actually nicknamed this, even on Earth.
  • Some of the music used during Leg 11 is the same as the music used in Super Mario Bros.
  • This is the third time someone who had been Yielded has finished ahead of the team that Yielded them. In Leg 12 Mario & Luigi were Yielded by Bowser & Bowser Jr., but checked in ahead of them.

[edit] Post-Race

  • The First episode (Toad Town → Shiver City) was originally broadcast as a 1-hour episode. After the sixth episode was aired (Pianta Village → Mount Corona) Episode 1 was re-aired with more material added to it to make it a 2-hour episode. More dialogue from the teams, extra voice-overs from Phil, and more were added. This is the first time this has been done on The Amazing Race.

[edit] Prizes

Leg 1 - 500 coin gift certificate at Flower Power Item Shops.

Leg 2 - A trip to Isle Delphino, where they would stay at Hotel Delfino, with free access to the Casino and free breakfast, lunch and dinner to their room.

Leg 3 - Free juice from the Watering Hole, free hot dogs from Hoggle’s Stand, and Free Ultra Shrooms from the souvenir stand, for a year.

Leg 4 - Free air travel around the mushroom kingdom for a full year, complements of MKA.

Leg 5 - A luxurious cruise around Isle Delphino and the surrounding islands with Golf, hiking adventures, spelunking, a giant swimming pool and the amazing beaches, compliments of Delphino cruises.

Leg 6 - A massaging bubble hot tub, with healing water from Nimbus Land for life.

Leg 7 - A water scooter for each member

Leg 8 - A 300 Inch TV

Leg 9 - 1000 Coins

Leg 10 - A vacation to Yoshi's Island with spa treatment, jungle expeditions and gourmet food, compliments of MKA

Leg 11 - An ATV

Leg 12 - Digital Camera for both team members.

Leg 13 - 1 000 000 Coins

[edit] Race locations

Air travel destination    Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    Yield    Pit Stop

[edit] Leg 1 (Toad Town → Shiver City)

The first Detour was Shovel or Sled. In Sled, teams had to Toboggan down a winding path towards Starborn Valley, while trying not to crash. In Shovel, teams had to Shovel a driveway, but then walk to Starborn Valley.

[edit] Leg 2 (Shiver City → Rogueport)

  • Shiver Beach
  • Rogueport , Don Pianta's office >Roadblock ("Who's Ready for a Strong Favor?")<
  • Rogueport, Trouble Center >Detour (Crook Nabbing or Fish Snaring)<
  • Rogueport, Cheep Cheep Blimps >Pit Stop (Leg 2)<

The Roadblock was to do a favour for Don Pianta, piling 20 boxes. The Detour for this leg was Crook Nabbing or Fish Snaring. In Crook Nabbing, teams had to chase a bandit through the streets until they caught him. He would give them their next clue. In Fish Snaring, teams had to go fishing on a run down boat until they caught one of 10 fish with an amazing race logo on them.

Additional Task

  • At Shiver Beach, teams had to stomp Koopas, who held times for their departure to Rogueport

[edit] Leg 3 (Rogueport → Glitzville)

  • Rogueport, Cheep Cheep Blimps >Roadblock (Optional Roadblock: "Who's ready to play the games?")<
  • Glitzville , Glitz Pit >Detour (Heat of the Fight or Heat of the Dog)<
  • Glitzville, Glitz Pit
  • Glitzville, airspace >Roadblock ("For someone without Acrophobia")<
  • Glitzville, Champion's Room >Pit Stop (Leg 3)<

If teams lost their blimp tickets, they would perform the optional roadblock. The optional roadblock was to play all 4 Paper Power Minigames at Don Pianta's Casino. In the Detour, teams that chose Heat of the Fight had to fight a random opponent from the Glitz Pit roster. In Heat of the Dog, teams had to sell 15 hot dogs to the spectators in the Glitz Pit. In this leg's regular Roadblock, one team member had to don a wing cap and fly through hundreds of helium balloons looking for one with their next clue.

Additional Task

  • After the Detour, teams had to search the seats of the Glitz Pit for their next clue.

[edit] Leg 4 (Glitzville → Delfino Plaza)

In the first of only two Fast Forwards, teams had to search the hundreds of screens in the Mushroom Kingdom Airport to find one typo. The typo was Boshi's Island instead of Yoshi's Island. In the Detour, teams that chose Shine Gate had to use FLUDDs to clean off the large shine gate (or one of the bell towers if shine gate was occupied). In House of Crates, teams had to use hammers to break 15 crates. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to Search the entire Delfino Plaza for 10 blue coins, so they could pay for their boat to the pit stop.

Additional Task

  • Teams had to swim to Shipwreck Island to get their next clue.

[edit] Leg 5 (Delfino Plaza → Pianta Village)

In the Detour, teams had to choose between Carry Over or Explore Under. In Carry Over, teams had to transport spring water to fill the hot tub, as many buckets of water were required. There were also different sizes of buckets. In Explore Under, teams had to traverse the treacherous mushrooms underneath the village while wearing a harness. They would have to climb back up themselves if they fell. This leg contained the first of only 3 yields, where Peach & Daisy yielded Bowser & Bowser Jr. In the roadblock, teams shot arrows at balloons, which symbolized the Fluff Festival.

[edit] Leg 6 (Pianta Village → Mount Corona)

In this Leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Stones and Subs. Teams that chose Stones had to split up. One team member would use a mechanical ascender to climb the volcano's walls and chip away the rocks. Their partner would catch the falling rocks. In Subs, both teams members had to get in a lava-proof submarine and search the expansive lava pools for their next clue. The Roadblock required one team member to wrestle a powerful Pianta out of the ring and into the lava.

Additional Task

  • Teams used pre-supplied Flare Mushrooms to swim through the Lava River, invincible to it.

[edit] Leg 7 (Mount Corona → Yoshi’s Tropical Island)

  • Delfino Plaza, Docks
  • Yoshi’s Tropical Island , Melon Island Beach
  • Yoshi’s Tropical Island, Palm Island Beach >Detour (Comb it Over or Carry it Over)<
  • Yoshi’s Tropical Island, Palm Island >Roadblock ("Who's ready to party?")<
  • Yoshi’s Tropical Island, Whirl Island >Pit Stop (Leg 7)<

The Detour on this leg of the race featured two common activities from this locale. In Comb it Over, teams pulled large, dead tree branches across the beach, in an activity known as beach combing, which prevents erosion. In Carry it Over, teams had to transport 500lbs of fruit. In the Roadblock, 4 of the chosen team members had to play in a Mario Party. The higher the placement of a team, the faster they could check in.

[edit] Leg 8 (Yoshi’s Tropical Island → Sky Land)

The Detour on this leg of the race was Jump Up or Smack Down. Teams choosing Jump Up had to find a Kuribo’s Shoe for each team member, then ride it over a tricky obstacle course. Teams choosing Smack Down had to traverse through the Sky Land Fortress and defeat Boom Boom. The Second Yield of the race appeared on this leg, but no-one used it. The Roadblock had one person searching the Cloud area of Sky Land, looking for a Tanooki Suit, with which they could use to anchor an airship.

[edit] Leg 9 (Sky Land → Grass Land)

The Detour on this leg of the race was Spelunking or SkyDiving. Spelunking sent teams to search in a dark, piranha plant infested cavern to search for a clue. SkyDiving involved both team members skydiving from 10 000 feet in the air with a professional skydiver. The Roadblock had one person using binoculars to search Grass Land for a single pipe with an amazing race flag on it. This pipe contained the pit stop.

[edit] Leg 10 (Grass Land → Bob-Omb Battlefield)

This leg's Detour required teams to pick between two culturally relevant tasks, namely Charge or Chain. In Charge, teams used a confusing map to perform an obstacle course, collecting parts of the clue along the way. In Chain, teams had to subdue a Chain Chomp and retrieve the clue it was guarding. The Roadblock was to find 8 colored coins hidden among the Battlefield, similar to how Mario searched for 8 Red Coins once here.

[edit] Leg 11 (Bob-Omb Battlefield → Mushroom Plains)

The Detour on this leg of the race was 100 or 25. Teams that chose 100 had to accumulate 100 coins from the coins littered around the Mushroom Plains. Teams that chose 25 had to make their way through the entire level in 25 seconds or less. If they failed, they had to try again. The second Fast Forward appeared on this leg. In it, teams had to find a single, solitary invisible block that contained their next clue. The Roadblock was to defeat all the enemies that were populating the Mushroom Plains.

[edit] Leg 12 (Mushroom Plains → Dry Dry Outpost)

The Roadblock was to learn the art of Telekinesis and levitate 5 objects. The last Yield of the race appeared on this leg. Bowser & Bowser Jr. Yielded Mario & Luigi. This leg's Detour required teams to pick between two tasks in the expansive desert. In Search, teams rode ATVs around the entire desert, looking for their next clue. In Rescue, teams dug in a marked dig site for their next clue.

[edit] Leg 13 (Dry Dry Outpost → Toad Town)

Leg 13 (Dry Dry Outpost → Toad Town)

The Roadblock required teams to create a rhyming song that detailed the events of the race and perform it at Club 64. This leg's Detour required teams to pick between two final tasks. In Dojo, teams had to fight The Master, one team member at a time. In Mojo, teams had to play Chess against Merlon and win.

Additional Tasks

  • At the Lil’ Oinks pen, teams tested their Agility by catching one of the very fast pigs.
  • At the Playground, teams tested their Luck by playing a game that tested their knowledge of the other team member.
  • At the Sewers, teams tested their Navigation by exploring the sewers once again.
  • The final task before the finish line was to arrange pictures of items seen in the race in chronological order while using clues to decide which pictures were fake.
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