The Amazing Race 2

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The Amazing Race 2
The Amazing Race logo
Season run 2002-03-11
– 2002-05-15
Filming dates 2002-01-08
– 2002-02-05
No. of episodes 11
Winning team Chris & Alex
Continents visited 5
Countries visited 8
Cities visited 27
Distance traveled 52,000 miles
(83,684 kilometres)
No. of legs 13
Season chronology
Previous The Amazing Race 1
Next The Amazing Race 3

The Amazing Race 2 was the second installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on March 11, 2002 and ended on May 15, 2002.

Contents

[edit] Production

[edit] Development and Filming

Filming was started on January 8, 2002 and ended on February 5, 2002.

[edit] Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcasted on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks performed
1ƒ 2 3ƒ 4 5 6 7 8ƒ 9 10 11 12 13
Chris & Alex Lifelong Friends 6th 2nd 7th 7th1 1st 6th 2nd 2nd 1stƒ 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st Chris 5, Alex 6
Tara & Wil Separated Couple 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 1stƒ 1st3 2nd Tara 4, Wil 7
Blake & Paige Brother & Sister 4th 9th 5th 4th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 2nd 1stƒ 2nd 1st 3rd Blake 8, Paige 3
Oswald & Danny Best Friends 8th 7th 1st 1stƒ 6th 4th 4th 1st 4th 4th 4th Oswald 6, Danny 3
Gary & Dave Former Roommates 9th 5th 3rd 2nd2 5th 2nd 1stƒ 3rd 5th Gary 2, Dave 5
Mary & Peach Sisters 7th 4th 4th 5th 2nd 1st 6th Mary 3, Peach 2
Cyndi & Russell Pastors / Married Parents 2nd 6th 8th 6th 7th Cyndi 1, Russell 3
Shola & Doyin Twins 3rd 1stƒ 5th 8th Shola 0, Doyin 1
Peggy & Claire Grandmothers 10th 8th 9th Peggy 0, Claire 1
Hope & Norm Married Parents 4th 10th Hope 0, Norm 1
Deidre & Hillary Mother & Daughter 11th Deidre 0, Hillary 0

Note 1: Chris and Alex arrived 7th, but after Shola and Doyin were eliminated, they also received a 42 minute penalty for speeding.
Note 2: Gary and Dave arrived 2nd, but were penalized for speeding. They departed 3rd after a 42 minute penalty.
Note 3: Tara and Wil arrived 2nd, but were given 1 minute credit due to a minor production difficulty that caused them 1 minute delay. Therefore they and Blake & Paige were tied for 1st place.

  • Red means the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined Blue means the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race.
  • Green ƒ means the team won the Fast Forward clue. A green-colored leg number indicates that the Fast Forward was available for that leg but not used.

[edit] Episode title quotes

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

  1. The World Is Waiting: Go! – Phil Keoghan
  2. Help Me, I'm American! – Blake
  3. My Alarm Clock Didn't Go Off! – Claire
  4. This Game Is About Minutes – Shola
  5. Welcome To The World Of Being Human – Mary
  6. I'm Gonna Take His Girl – Alex
  7. I'm Gonna Throw Up On Phil's Shoes – Oswald
  8. I'm Not a Miner! No, You're An Idiot! – Wil & Tara
  9. Ready To Lose Our Lives – Oswald
  10. It's Hammer Time – Chris
  11. Follow That Plane! – Wil

[edit] Notable race events

[edit] In-Race

  • Blake and Paige's jeep broke down during Leg 2 causing them to finish last. It was rumored that Blake threatened to sue the production for not providing a time credit, since the rules never fully explained the arrangements in the event of a vehicle failure, which resulted in CBS's lawyers stepping in and awarding Blake and Paige with a time credit, thus eliminating Hope and Norm. However, Cyndi (of Russell and Cyndi) posted on the Television Without Pity forums that Blake and Paige did arrive before Hope and Norm and no time credit was awarded. But there was confusion about the vehicle replacement rules at the time. Henceforth, from Season 3 onward, the rules have stated that teams needing a replacement vehicle would not be given any time credit.
  • In Leg 3, Leg 4, and Leg 7 Peggy & Claire, Shola & Doyin, and Mary & Peach did not perform the final tasks and instead proceeded directly to the Pit Stop. They were eliminated in the order mentioned.
  • In Leg 3 a Fast Forward clue is visible in Wil's and a few other racer's hands at Robben Island.
  • In Leg 12 what the show claims is an "old sugar mill" is actually the former campus of Maui High School outside of Paia.
  • No Detour clue was shown in Leg 13. As no team is shown onscreen reading the Snow Cat instructions at Trapper's Creek, it is speculated that all teams simply chose the same Detour option here, and the other choice was edited out. [1]
  • In the final footrace to the finish in Leg 13, Tara & Wil had the lead but were passed by Chris & Alex in a foot race with less than 40 yards to go. This marked the closest finish in The Amazing Race history.

[edit] Post Race

  • Tara and Wil have remained business partners after the Race.
  • Tara Lynch currently runs a crafting/sewing business online called FunktionHome.com. She has since remarried and has a young daughter.
  • Gary Rosen was an editor on The Amazing Race 5.
  • Dave Lepeska earned a journalism degree and spent a year reporting in-country for the Kashmir Observer newspaper.
  • After the show, Blake founded a reality television network.
  • Blake Mycoskie's current project is Toms Shoes, a charity shoe company which will donate a pair of shoes to a needy child for every pair that is sold. The shoes have been featured in magazines such as Time Magazine, Teen Vogue and O, The Oprah Magazine.
  • Oswald and Danny were selected to race in The Amazing Race All-Stars. They found a politely friendly letter from Blake & Paige during the mail-sorting roadblock on Leg 4. They were eliminated in 4th place, the same position that they finished on this season; making them one of the only two teams to ever make it into the Final 4, twice. (the other being Dustin & Kandice)
  • A short video clip from the Detour in Leg 8 of Season 2 was shown in All-Stars, as Oswald and Danny performed a task while wearing a dragon's-head costume in Macau, and recalled similarities between that Detour and one on the Season 2 race in Hong Kong.
  • Chris got married while Alex is doing a project called "Around the World For Free", where he travels around the world starting with no money, and relies on the generosity and hospitality of locals to continue on.[1]

[edit] Prizes

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

  • Leg 1 - A vacation to Hawaii provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 8 - A seven day cruise on Royal Caribbean
  • Leg 9 - A vacation to Cancún provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 10 - A vacation to Puerto Rico provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 11 - A vacation to Los Cabos provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 12 - A vacation to London and Paris provided by American Airlines Vacations. Due to a production error, which caused a delay of 1 minute, this prize was awarded to the 1st and 2nd place teams of this leg.
  • Leg 13 - $1,000,000

[edit] Race summary

Air travel destination    Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    Pit Stop
Route map
Route map

[edit] Leg 1 (United States → Brazil)

The Detour on this leg was Mountain or Beach. In Mountain teams rappeled 590 ft down Sugarloaf Mountain. In Beach teams needed to find the woman who inspired the song "The Girl from Ipanema" on the beach using only a photo.

Additional Task

  • At Paqueta Island, teams had to kiss a big tree known as "Fat Maria".

[edit] Leg 2 (Brazil)

The Detour on this leg was Freak Out or Seek Out. In Freak out teams had to hanglide from a mountain to the beach below. In Seek Out teams had to look for a treasure box using metal detectors. The Fast Forward was to play volleyball with locals who could only use their feet. The Roadblock was to take a speedboat into Iguazu falls and spot the flag at the top.

Additional Task

  • At the start of the leg, teams had to match the feather to one of the dancers' headdresses. The dancer provided them their next clue.

[edit] Leg 3 (Brazil → South Africa)

The Detour on this leg was Dance or Deliver. In Dance teams danced with a local troupe until they made 25 Rand in tips. In Deliver teams delivered 250 pounds of fish. The Roadblock was to buy a Smiley (sheep's head) and a box of Epsom salts, then deliver them as an offering to a healer. who will then give them a bitter potion, to drink. Team members must drink all of the potion to get their next clue.

[edit] Leg 4 (South Africa → Namibia)

Swakopmund Lighthouse
Swakopmund Lighthouse

The Detour on this leg was Slide or Stride. In Slide teams had to sled down the steep side of the dune. In Stride teams walked down the other side of the dune. In the Fast Forward teams had to search the hotel grounds for the pool and then retrieve the Fast Forward Award from inside. The Roadblock was to buy 5 animal carvings then trade them for a giraffe one.

[edit] Leg 5 (Namibia → Thailand)

The Detour on this leg was Confusion Now or Confusion Later. In Confusion Now teams needed to find a specific water taxi dock then take one to a bird market and release 1 bird. In Confusion Later teams had to take a taxi to Chinatown, purchase a paper car, and then burn it at a shrine. For the Roadblock one team member had to venture into a cave full of bats and retrieve their next clue from inside.

[edit] Leg 6 (Thailand)

The Detour on Leg 6 was Boat or Beast. In Boat teams used long poles to navigate a bamboo raft down river. In Beast teams rode a slow elephant down a path next to the river. The Roadblock was to wash chalk markings off an elephants back until the judge was satisfied.

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

In Hong Kong, teams had to identify the Star Ferry from the observation deck of Central Plaza (pictured). Not to be confused with a similarly named building called The Center
In Hong Kong, teams had to identify the Star Ferry from the observation deck of Central Plaza (pictured). Not to be confused with a similarly named building called The Center

The Detour on this leg was Wishing tree or Herbal tea. In Wishing tree teams had to drive 18 miles then write a wish on a scroll and throw it on the tree's branches. In Herbal tea teams looked for a tea shop then drink a cup of foul tasting tea. The Fast Forward was to search the basement of the Wong Tai Sin Temple for a fortune teller who would give each a reading. The Roadblock was to use a crane to move a container off a truck.

[edit] Leg 8 (People's Republic of China → Australia)

The Detour on this leg was Dragon or Lion. In Dragon teams rowed a dragon boat made for twelve through a short marked course. In Lion teams had to carry a two person lionhead through a long crowded market and up stairs. The Roadblock was to follow a series of clues written in Australian slang. The Fast forward was to climb the 268 steps of the Tian Tan Buddha.

[edit] Leg 9 (Australia)

The Detour on this leg was Cool Down or Heat Up. In Cool Down teams had to find a particular Coober Pedy mine then search through a pile of dirt for a opal. In Heat Up teams played three holes of golf on a hot desert golf course. The Fast Forward was to go to Harry's Cafe and eat one of their meat pies. The Roadblock was to stand inside a circle then throw a boomerang outside of it and have it return.

[edit] Leg 10 (Australia → New Zealand)

The Detour on this leg was Quick Jump or Long Hike. In Quick Jump teams had to bungee jump 450ft to the bottom of the gorge. In Long Hike teams had to walk down a long trail to the bottom of the gorge. The Fast Forward was to take a speedboat down the narrow Shotover river and find a flag. The Roadblock was to separate 3 black sheep from 22 white sheep from one pen to another.

[edit] Leg 11 (New Zealand)

Waitomo Caves is a popular tourist destination and featured Leg 11's Detour, Drop or Climb
Waitomo Caves is a popular tourist destination and featured Leg 11's Detour, Drop or Climb

The Detour on this leg was Drop or Climb. In Drop teams rappel 350ft ino the cavern known as The Lost World. In Climb teams climb down a 100ft ladder into the cavern. The Fast Forward was to run down Mount Terawera loose rock walls to the cluebox below. The Roadblock was to navigate a ATV through a challenging off-road course.

[edit] Leg 12 (New Zealand → United States)

The Detour on this leg was Bike or Walk. In Bike teams bike through a large pineapple field to find a single red painted pineapple. In Walk teams walk through the same field to find one of 4 yellow painted pineapple. The Roadblock was to snorkel to find one of three underwater cases.

[edit] Leg 13 (United States)

One of the options of the unaired detour involved putting on skis and being pulled by dogs. The Roadblock was to receive a pack of tools and a propane torch to use to get a frozen clue in a large globe of ice out.

Additional Task

  • At Trapper Creek, teams had to spend the night in an igloo to receive their next clue.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Early Show. "Alex Boylan Is Taking The Trip of A Lifetime: He's Traveling Across The Globe Without A Penney In His Pocket", CBS News, 2007-09-13. Retrieved on 2007-12-19. 

[edit] External links

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