The Amazing Race 16

The Amazing Race 16
Season run February 14, 2010
– May 9, 2010
Filming dates November 28, 2009[1]
– December 20, 2009
No. of episodes 12
Winning team Daniel "Dan" & Jordan Pious
Continents visited 5
Countries visited 9
Cities visited 24
Distance traveled 40,000 miles (64,000 km)
No. of legs 12
Unfinished Business Jet & Cord McCoy
All-Stars Jet & Cord McCoy
Season Chronology
Season 15 ◄ Chronology ► Season 17

The Amazing Race 16 is the sixteenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 16 features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.

The sixteenth cycle started on Sunday, February 14, 2010. It aired on CBS in the United States on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with the season finale on May 9, 2010, and in Canada, the show premiered on the A-Channel, not CTV (due to the 2010 Winter Olympics), but it returned to CTV after the Winter Olympics concluded.[2] The show was again hosted by Phil Keoghan.

Brothers Daniel "Dan" and Jordan Pious were the winners of this Race.

The season was released by CBS DVD on November 4, 2014, in a DVD set including all episodes and its accompanying Elimination Station webseries. It was only made available through online purchase, manufactured by Amazon.com's CreateSpace.

Production

Development and filming

The sixteenth season spanned 40,000 miles (64,000 km) across five continents and nine countries, including Chile, Argentina, Germany, France, Malaysia, Singapore, China and for the first time, the Seychelles.[3][4]

Racers were observed leaving Los Angeles International Airport on November 28, 2009.[1] For the third time, teams had to use public transportation to make their way from the Starting Line to the airport. Teams had also done so in seasons 1 and 6.

Racers were reported checking into a Pit Stop in Puerto Varas, Chile on December 2.[5] Filming of the show has also been reported in Bariloche, Argentina, and continuing on to Germany[6] and production crews were reported to be seen around Singapore, particularly in the Bugis area and the Singapore Flyer.[7]

In the third episode, which aired on February 28, 2010 and featured the contestants departing Chile, Phil Keoghan acknowledged the February 27, 2010 massive earthquake in Chile in a special opening.[8]

Leg 4 featured an Intersection for the first time since Season 11. Also for the first time since the Intersection was introduced, teams did a Roadblock together, where one person from each of the intersected teams had to work together to complete the Roadblock. This is also the first time since Season 8 that two racers worked together to complete a Roadblock, and the first time in its history that an Intersection occurred on a different leg than Leg 8.

In Leg 8, Jet and Cord were the first team since the inception of the Speed Bump in Season 12 to finish in first place on a leg in which they had to complete a Speed Bump.

Leg 9 was the first time that a U-Turn warning had been in the team's first clue, due to the fact the team taking the Fast Forward option would have skipped the Detour and the U-Turn point. Also, this was the first time that a Fast Forward and a U-Turn have been present in the same leg, although this was previously done on the Israeli edition of the race HaMerotz LaMillion.

At the end of the episode for Leg 10, the death of He Pingping was acknowledged. He appeared giving out clues to the teams after the first Roadblock. That leg was also the first single-length leg ever on the Race to have two Roadblocks (Each team member had to complete one of the Roadblocks).

In Leg 11, Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man at the time, was featured as the greeter at the Pit Stop in Shanghai.

Cast

Applications were originally due on July 10, 2009, but the deadline was later extended. Semi-finalist interviews were held sometime in August 2009 and the final casting interviews took place in Los Angeles around September and October 2009. Filming took place around November and December 2009.[9]

Notable cast members include Big Brother 11 houseguests Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder, 2007 Miss South Carolina Teen USA Caite Upton, professional bull rider Cord McCoy, and Cleveland Indians third-base coach Steve Smith. Caite, 20, was the youngest contestant in the show's history (excluding the Family Edition); while Jody Kelly, 71, was the oldest contestant in the show's history. Other racers included cowboys, detectives, a lesbian couple, high school sweethearts, attorney moms, and the show's first Asian married couple.

This 16th series also marked the first appearance of Allan Wu, host of The Amazing Race Asia and China Rush, in the US version of the series.

Jet & Cord raced again in The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business among a cast made up of returning teams from seasons 12–17. They later raced again in The Amazing Race: All Stars among a cast made up of returning teams from seasons 14–23.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, each listed along with their placements in each leg and relationships as identified by the program. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks
performed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 109 11 12
Dan & Jordan Brothers 8th2 8th 6th 6th– 4th 5th 2nd 5th 1stƒ 3rd 3rd 1st Dan 6, Jordan 5
Jet & Cord Brothers/Cowboys 3rd 1st 1st 4th+ 3rd 4th 6th8 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd Jet 6, Cord 6
Brent & Caite Dating Models 7th1 4th 7th4 7th~ 6th5 6th7 3rd 4th 2nd⊃ 2nd 1st 3rd Brent 7, Caite 5
Louie & Michael Detectives 9th 9th 8th 1st+ 1st⊃ 1st 4th 3rd 4th 4th 4th Louie 6, Michael 5
Carol & Brandy Dating 6th 3rd 3rd 5th– 5th 2nd 5th 2nd 5th⊂ Carol 4, Brandy 4
Steve & Allie Father/Daughter 4th 7th 2nd 2nd^ 2nd 3rd 1st 6th Steve 4, Allie 3
Jordan & Jeff Newly Dating 1st 6th 5th 8th~ 7th 7th Jordan 2, Jeff 3
Joe & Heidi Married 5th 2nd 4th 3rd^ 8th⊂6 Joe 2, Heidi 2
Monique & Shawne Moms/Attorneys 2nd 5th 9th Monique 1, Shawne 2
Jody & Shannon Grandmother/Granddaughter 10th 10th Jody 1, Shannon 1
Dana & Adrian High School Sweethearts 11th3 Dana 0, Adrian 13
  1. ^ Brent and Caite initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for going on foot instead of taking the funicular from the Roadblock as instructed in their clue; 5 teams checked-in during the penalty time, dropping them to 7th.
  2. ^ Dan and Jordan initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for losing a paintbrush during the additional task; 4 teams, including Brent and Caite, checked-in during the penalty time, dropping them to 8th.
  3. ^ Dana and Adrian failed to complete the Roadblock in Leg 1. After Adrian's second failure attempt and after all other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, Phil came out to the Roadblock location and eliminated them.
  4. ^ Brent and Caite were left at the Pit Start for 3 hours and 5 minutes in Puerto Varas because both had to be treated for dehydration at the emergency room in a local hospital, and they departed last instead of 4th at Leg 3.
  5. ^ Brent and Caite initially arrived 6th, but had missed the clue at the U-Turn, having arrived at their additional task by chance. They had to backtrack to the U-Turn to receive their clue. This did not affect their placement.
  6. ^ Joe and Heidi failed to complete the second Detour task (In the Trenches) that they had to do as a result of being U-Turned. After all of the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, Phil came out to their location and eliminated them.
  7. ^ Brent and Caite initially arrived 3rd, but did not complete the Detour, having arrived at the Pit Stop accidentally by chance after following Carol and Brandy. They had to backtrack to complete the Detour and later checked in 6th.
  8. ^ Jet and Cord initially arrived 5th, but did not retrieve the clue giving directions to the Pit Stop after completing the Roadblock. They had to backtrack to retrieve the clue. Carol and Brandy checked in during this time, dropping Jet and Cord to last place, but they were not eliminated.
  9. ^ Leg 10 had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.

Episode title quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.[10]

  1. "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt (Chile)" – Michael
  2. "When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head (Chile)" – Jody
  3. "Run Like Scalded Dogs! (Argentina)" – Jet
  4. "We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt (Germany)" – Jet
  5. "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right? (France)" – Michael
  6. "Cathy Drone? (France)" – Dan
  7. "Anonymous? (Seychelles)" – Brent
  8. "You're Like Jason Bourne, Right? (Malaysia)" – Michael
  9. "Dumb Did Us In (Singapore)" – Brandy
  10. "I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily (Shanghai)" – Brent
  11. "They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language (Shanghai)" – Brent
  12. "Huger than Huge (San Francisco)" – Dan

Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. All trips are sponsored by Travelocity.

Elimination Station

After elimination, the first five eliminated teams were sequestered at a villa in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to await the finale. CBS posted short videos on its website after each episode aired in the Pacific Time Zone to show the eliminated teams interacting at the villa.

Race summary

The Route of the Race.
Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    Intersection
U-Turn    Speed Bump    Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → Chile)

In order to travel throughout the mountainous city of Valparaíso, teams rode its various funicular railways between tasks.

Airdate: February 14, 2010

At the start of The Amazing Race 16 in Vista Hermosa Natural Park, teams were informed where they had to use public transportation from the starting line to Los Angeles International Airport. They opened their first clue for their first destination: Santiago, Chile. The clue informed only three teams in the first of two flights to Santiago, with the second flight leaving an hour later.[Note 1] Upon arrival in Santiago, teams had to take a bus to the coastal city of Valparaíso. Once there, teams traveled to Wulff Castle in Viña del Mar (in an unaired segment), where they picked up their next clue.

The clue where teams found out to travel to Ascensor Villaseca for the Roadblock, asking "Who has the balance of a cat and the courage of a lion?". One team member had to cross a tightrope the length of a football field (360 ft or 110 m) suspended 120 feet (37 m) above the ground where their next clue awaited at the top.

The clue after the Roadblock teams had to ride a funicular down the mountain to find their next clue, directing them to Paseo Templeman. At the templeman, teams picked up painting supplies (4 paint cans, paint brushes, and a ladder) and had to find a group of house painters next to a house matching the color of their paint. Once at the house, they had to finish painting a portion of the house to receive their next clue. The clue directed teams to Palacio Baburizza for the Pit Stop.

Leg 2 (Chile)

In this Leg, teams traveled throughout the Los Lagos Region of Chile, known for its lakes and the Osorno volcano.

Airdate: February 21, 2010

At the start of the leg, teams informed for their next destination: the coastal town of Puerto Varas. Upon arrival, they had to head to Hotel Petrohue, and then traveled by boat to Isla Margarita where they had to search Mirador for looking their next clue.

The clue in Mirador where it was for the Detour: a choice between Llama Adoration and Condor Consternation. In Llama Adoration, teams traveled to a farm where they had to dress a llama by placing a blanket on its back and a scarf around its neck. In Condor Consternation, teams traveled to a beach where they donned special shoes resembling birds' feet and used a hang glider-like condor costume to glide out to a clue in the water.

The Detour clues sent teams to Onces y Cabañas Bellavista for the Roadblock, asking "It's time to make the Kuchen". One team member collect several ingredients used to make kuchen: a plate of butter, a bowl of sugar, a bag of flour, a baker's dozen of eggs from the hen house, and a cup of milk straight from a cow. Once the ingredients were collected, team members had to give them to the baker to receive a serving of kuchen and their next clue. The clue sent teams to Gruta de la Virgen for the Pit Stop.

Leg 3 (Chile → Argentina)

Leg 3 featured tasks relating to gauchos and other aspects of Argentine equestrianism.

Airdate: February 28, 2010

At the start of the leg, teams opened their clue and where they had to travel to San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. Upon arrival, they had to head to El Boliche Viejo, where they had to win a game of five-card stud against the Travelocity Roaming Gnome to receive the gnome which had their next clue on the bottom of its base.

The clue where teams told to travel to Peña Gaucha for the Roadblock, asking "Who's ready to get roped in?". One team member had to choose a roping station and use a lasso to rope a steer-horned hay bale target 18 feet (5.5 m) away. Pull the target back towards them to receive their next clue attached at the top of the horn.

The Roadblock clue directed teams to Puente Ñirihuau to pick up their Detour clue, giving them the choice of Horse Sense and Horse Power. In Horse Sense, teams were given a set of directions by a gunslinger and – using only a stationary compass as a navigational aid – had to find a bag of loot buried in a field. They then had to deliver the bag to the lead bandit, and if the markings on their bag matched the coordinates given to them, he would give the team a coin with the name of the Pit Stop location on it as their next clue. In Horse Power, teams went down to a polo field and – using a wooden practice horse – had to get a goal within 9 strokes and received the trophy with the name of the Pit Stop location on its base as their next clue. The Detour clues were given said that they instructed them to the Pit Stop at Estancia Fortin Chacabuco.

Leg 4 (Argentina → Germany)

The Indra Musikclub in Hamburg's red-light district the Reeperbahn was the location of the Beatles' debut in Germany and was the Pit Stop for this Leg of the Race.

Airdate: March 7, 2010

At the start of the leg, teams were told they were traveling to Hamburg, Germany. First, they must take a train to Frankfurt, then to the city of Hamburg. Upon arrival, they had to head by foot to Jungfernstieg Street and where they encountered their next clue and the Intersection. The clue where two teams had to work together for the Intersection where they discovered was for the Roadblock, and the teams asked "Who's ready to reach new heights?". One team member from the Intersected teams had to take a train to Landungsbrücken station at S-Bahn to the Port of Hamburg and complete a 150-foot (46 m) tandem bungee jump from a bungee crane in the middle of the city where they received their next clue, and teams were no longer Intersected.

The clue instructed teams to the Kaiser Wilhelm statue at Altonaer Rathaus for the Detour clue: a choice between Soccer or Sauerkraut. In Soccer, teams made their way to Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn Stadium and had to successfully kick a ball from the penalty mark (12 yd or 11 m) through 5 targets located in the goal to receive their next clue. In Sauerkraut, teams had to travel to a restaurant called Alt Hamburger Bürgerhaus and eat a plate of sauerkraut while a band played a song called the "Sauerkraut Polka". Teams had to finish the plate before the end of the song in order to receive their clue. If the song ended first, they had to start over with a new plate of sauerkraut.

The clues received instructing teams to Haifischbar, where they had to drink a glass of boot of beer to receive their next clue. The clue directing them to Beatles-Platz, where The Beatles discovered on their first gig debuted in the city and searched Indra Musikclub in Reeperbahn for the Pit Stop.

Leg 5 (Germany → France)

During the Detour, teams were "attacked" by a pilot in the Red Baron's Fokker Dr.I in an historical reenactment of trench warfare during World War I.

Airdate: March 14, 2010

During the Pit Stop, all teams boarded a bus and traveled from Hamburg to an unknown destination, revealed to viewers to be Les Monthairons. Upon arrival, they made their way to Boulangerie Defontaine at Sainte-Menehould, where teams baguette contains their next clue inside, telling them to travel to La main de Massiges in Massiges.

In Massiges, teams picked up their next clue. For Jordan & Jeff, however, where they had encountered the Speed Bump, and had to reinforce a trench wall using a series of branches before they could proceed to complete the Detour. The choice between In the Trenches or Under Fire. For both tasks, teams dressed up as World War I-era American soldiers, known as Doughboys. In the Trenches, teams traveled through trenches to a telegraph where they had to decipher a message in Morse code –"We will prevail. Vive la France."– and then presented their deciphered message to the French sergeant. In Under Fire, teams crawled under barbed wire 100 feet to receive a message –"The war is over. Vive la liberté."– from a man in a foxhole. They then crawled back through the barbed wire to present the message to the sergeant. Before either task was completed and the teams received their clue, the message they received was sent to "headquarters" via carrier pigeon.

The Detour clues received instructing teams were required to head south down a road to find the U-Turn board, where it was a Blind U-Turn, Louie & Michael chose to U-Turn Joe & Heidi. The clue after the U-Turn where teams sent to Church of Massiges, and they changed out of their Doughboy gear into turn of the 20th century French bicycling gear (including a fake moustache) and rode on antique bicycles, in the manner of the first Tour de France, along a 4-mile (6.4 km) course to the Pit Stop of the Race, Eglise Saint-Étienne de Wargemoulin in Wargemoulin-Hurlus.

Leg 6 (France)

The tasks of this leg centered around France's champagne industry.

Airdate: March 21, 2010

At Wargemoulin-Hurlus, teams opened their clue and where they told to travel to the city of Reims. Upon arrival, they had to head to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, where they to find a woman playing a musical saw to receive their next clue: a cork from a bottle of Leclerc Briant in Épernay, at the center of Champagne region for the Roadblock, asking "Who's ready to cave in?". One team member had to rappel 100 feet (30 m) into the chalk cellars of the winery of Leclerc Briant to search for a bottle of champagne specially marked with a small yellow and red striped flag on the bottom amongst the riddling racks. After finding the bottle, the team member returned to the surface to use the traditional sabrage technique to open the bottle, the force of which propelled their next clue out.

The clue received after the Roadblock required teams to figure out their next destination: Taittinger la Marquette in Pierry, not the Taittinger headquarters in Reims. Here they found out their Detour clue: Tower or Terra. In Tower, teams had to stack 680 champagne coupes into a 15-level pyramid with only one coupe on the top level, then pour the entire contents of a magnum of Taittinger champagne onto the top of the pyramid – all without breaking any of the glasses – in order to receive their next clue. In Terra, teams searched the 1-square-kilometre (250-acre) winter-barren Taittinger vineyards for a cluster of wine grapes marked with the race flag. After finding the grapes, they returned it to the harvest foreman for their next clue. The clue sent teams to the l'ORCCA office at Épernay's La Maison Gallice for the Pit Stop.

Leg 7 (France → Seychelles)

In one of the Detour tasks in this Leg, teams had to use a banana to lure a 100-year-old and 500-pound (230 kg) Aldabra Giant Tortoise across a marked course.

Airdate: March 28, 2010

At the start of the leg, teams were informed to travel to the island of Mahé in Seychelles, around in the Indian Ocean. Upon arrival, they had to find a marked kiosk and take a number, the first 3 teams were on the first helicopter leaving to La Digue around at the same time with the last three teams departing an hour later.

Once landing in La Digue, they made their way to L'Union Estate where they picked up their Detour clue: Turtle Toddle or Ox Trot. In Turtle Toddle, teams had to use a banana to lure a 500-pound (230 kg), 100-year-old Aldabra Giant Tortoise across a marked path on a lawn. Once it was across the finish line, teams had to deliver a bunch of bananas to a fruit merchant 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away to receive their next clue. In Ox Trot, teams had to pull a cart to a clearing and load a pile of coconuts into it. Then, after an ox was hitched to their cart, teams had to deliver their coconuts to a fruit merchant to receive their clue. If they forgot or lost any of the coconuts, teams had to retrieve them before being allowed to continue.

The Detour clues instructed teams chose a marked boat and were taken out to a buoy near St. Pierre Island. Once there, the captain gave them their next clue, which leads them to Roadblock, asking "It's time to take a deep breath". One team member had to dive into the ocean to retrieve one of seven bottles tied to a platform in the water and contains a treasure map, he/she and their partner were taken off the shore of Praslin where they had to swim to shore. Once ashore, teams emptied the contents of their bottle revealing a puzzle map that when completed would lead them to the Pit Stop at Paradise Sun Hotel.

Leg 8 (Seychelles → Malaysia)

Pinang Peranakan Mansion was served as the eighth Pit Stop of the race.

Airdate: April 4, 2010

At the start of the leg, teams were instructing them to travel to the Malaysian island of Penang. First, they must travel by boat departing back to Mahé. Upon arrival, teams made their way to Snake Temple in Bayan Lepas and searched the cluebox amongst one of its snakes.

The clue turned out to be for the Detour, given them a choice between Buddhist Tradition or Chinese Custom. In Buddhist Tradition, teams traveled to the Tien Kong Than Buddhist temple and carried a series of joss sticks to the top of the temple. After arranging them in the proper order, teams lit them and received their next clue. In Chinese Custom, teams traveled to Padang Kota Lama park where they participated in the Chinese New Year tradition of balancing large flags on their foreheads and then running across the esplanade. After both team members made it across the esplanade without letting the flag fall, they received their next clue.

The Detour clues instructed them to travel to Kuil Sri Singamuga Kaliamman in Teluk Bahang and had to pick up the clue. However, for Jet and Cord, they were encountered their Speed Bump and they had to travel to the Tropical Spice Garden to find a woman crushing spices for tea. Then by smell, they had to pick the right prepared tea and serve it to a guru sitting on a swing. Once the guru finished drinking the tea, they could proceed to the Roadblock, where teams asking "Whose life could use a splash of color?". One team member had to prepare a traditional Hindu offering called a float by first breaking open several coconuts in order to find one that had colored flesh. They then built the float and gave it to the waiting Gurukkal who sent it out to sea and then gave teams their next clue. The clue sent teams to the Pit Stop at George Town's Pinang Peranakan Mansion.

Leg 9 (Malaysia → Singapore)

The only Fast Forward of this season of The Amazing Race took place at the Singapore Flyer, the tallest ferris wheel in the world at that time.

Airdate: April 11, 2010

At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to travel to the island city-state of Singapore. They must first take a bus to Kuala Lumpur, and then they headed by train to Singapore. Upon arrival, teams had to head to Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall and find Allan Wu, host of The Amazing Race Asia, where they could take the Fast Forward. The Fast Forward required teams to head to Singapore Flyer, where they would have to climb out of one observation pod at the top of the 541-foot (165 m) Ferris wheel and then cross a ladder to the next pod over where their next clue directly to the Pit Stop.

Other teams had to do the Detour, their choice between Pounding The Drums or Pounding The Pavement. In Pounding The Drums, teams traveled to Speakers' Corner and learned a complex drum routine for a lion dance performance. Once they had played it to their young instructor's approval, they then performed the routine with a lion dance troupe on a nearby stage for their next clue. In Pounding The Pavement, teams traveled to an open area in Rochor Road where they had to gather supplies – chairs, an umbrella, a loaf of bread, wafers, and 10 boxes of ice cream – and then find a marked ice cream cart to sell 25 Singapore-style ice cream sandwiches for S$1 a piece to receive their next clue. The clues sent teams to find the U-Turn location at the intersection of the "last pit stop city" between Orchard Road and Penang Road: Istana Park. Brent & Caite chose to U-Turn Carol & Brandy, and their next clue.

The clue sent teams to ASL Marine Shipyard for the Roadblock, asking "Who's ready to add some stress to their day?". One team member had to inspect an anchor chain by counting the number of links in the chain, while dealing with the noise created by the other workers at the port and announcements being read through a loudspeaker. When they gave the right number (521) on a clipboard to the dock manager, they would receive their next clue. The clue directed the teams to Sentosa and they rode the MegaZip, a 1,476-foot (450 m) long zip-line. After unharnessing from the MegaZip, teams received their next clue, sending them to Marina Barrage for the Pit Stop.

Leg 10 (Singapore → China)

In the first of two Roadblocks in this Leg of the Race, one team member had to make 1 kg (2.2 lb) of lamian noodles.

Airdate: April 25, 2010

At the start of the leg, teams were informed on their next destination: Shanghai, China. Upon arrival, they had to head to Zhujiajiao and traveled on foot to a boat dock which would take them to their next clue and the first Roadblock. In the first Roadblock on this leg, asking "Who wants to get their hands on some extra dough?". One team member had to follow a demonstration by a local noodlemaker to make 1 kg (2.2 lb) of la mian noodles. When they were done, He Pingping, the world's shortest man, gave them their next clue.

The clue where teams instructed to the fashion district of Taikang Lu, they entered a fashion studio where they were given a sketch of an outfit. They then had to choose the correct pieces of clothing that were described in the sketch and give them to a fashion model to put on. If they chose the right clothing and accessories, the fashion designer would give them their next clue.

The clue teams received to Hongkou Football Stadium for the second Roadblock, asking "Assemble a 96-piece puzzle". The team member who sat out the first Roadblock had to put together a 96-piece puzzle and then give the puzzle to a group of fans in the bleachers. If the puzzle was put together correctly, the other side of the puzzle would give a seat number where the team would find their next clue. The clue directed teams by travel via metro to the Pit Stop at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.

Leg 11 (China)

In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to count the statues in the Longhua Temple's Arhat Hall.

Airdate: May 2, 2010

Teams began the leg in Shanghai and were told to go to the Garden Bridge, referring to its Chinese name Waibaidu Bridge. Once reaching the bridge, they picked up their next clue, sending teams to Longhua Temple. For the Speed Bump, Louie and Michael had to participate in a good luck ritual by throwing coins into a large incense burner on the Longhua Temple grounds. Once both got one coin each into the top opening of the incense burner, they could proceed onto the Roadblock, where teams asked "Who thinks they can sum up Buddha?". One team member entered Longhua Temple's Arhat Hall to count all of the golden statues in the room, most of which were statues of the Gautama Buddha. If they got the right number (523), they would receive their next clue. If not, they would have to wait 10 minutes before making their next guess.

The clue teams received and took a motorcycle to Yuyuan Garden, where they discovered was for the Detour. The choice between Pork Chops and Pork Dumplings. In Pork Chops, teams must enter an art stone store and look through several hundred special stone stamps called chops for the two that had a pig on the bottom and one of each of their names in order to receive their clue from the shop owner. In Pork Dumplings, teams traveled to Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant and delivered 10 orders of xiaolongbao across the market. Once done with the deliveries, they received their clue, sending to the Pit Stop at Riverside Promenade in The Bund.

Leg 12 (China → United States)

For the final Roadblock on The Amazing Race 16, teams visited the famous Coit Tower in San Francisco's Telegraph Hill, which one team member had to climb up from the outside.

Airdate: May 9, 2010

At the start of the leg, teams were informed to fly their final destination city: San Francisco, California. Upon arriving in San Francisco, they had to head to Battery Godfrey in Fort Point and where they had to solve a riddle that would lead them to their next location: Coit Tower.

Once the teams at Coit Tower, they picked up their clue which it was for the Roadblock, asking "Who's ready to reach new heights?". Pne team member had to use an ascender to reach the top archways of the tower to get their next clue before being lowered back to the ground. The clue sent teams to Yoda Statue at Letterman Digital Arts Center, one team member had to put on a motion capture suit while their partner directed their avatar through a virtual course, all based on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. After getting through the two levels of the course, the directing partner would be able to copy down their next clue through figuring out how to read it off the computer screen which directed them to the Tonga Room, teams were instructed to take a trunk to their next location: the Great American Music Hall.

Upon arriving at Great American Music Hall, teams opened the trunk received from the Tonga Room, where they were find psychedelic posters of the eliminated teams. The two teammates had to put the posters in the correct order of elimination (with three posters for the non-elimination legs) before they could receive their final clue from a roadie, where teams received a portion of the nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick to the finish line", teams were left to figure out that the missing word "candlestick" referred to Candlestick Park, the Finish Line of the Race.

Ratings

No episode aired on April 18, 2010 due to CBS's broadcast of the Academy of Country Music Awards and CTV's broadcast of the Juno Awards.

US ratings

# Airdate Episode Rating Share Rating/Share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 Rank
(Timeslot)		 Rank
(Night)
1 February 14, 2010 "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt" 5.1 8 2.8/7 9.07 1 1
2 February 21, 2010 "When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head" 5.2 8 2.9/7 9.11 1 1
3 February 28, 2010 "Run Like Scalded Dogs!" 5.8 9 3.2/8 10.24 2 4
4 March 7, 2010 "We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt" 4.5 7 2.6/7 8.05 2 4[12]
5 March 14, 2010 "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?" 5.8 10 3.0/9 10.10 1 3[13]
6 March 21, 2010 "Cathy Drone?" 6.9 11 3.8/9 11.99 1 4[14]
7 March 28, 2010 "Anonymous?" 7.2 11 3.9/10 12.73 1 3[15]
8 April 4, 2010 "You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?" 5.2 9 2.7/8 9.14 1 3[16]
9 April 11, 2010 "Dumb Did Us In" 6.9 11 3.4/10 11.88 1 3
10 April 25, 2010 "I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily" 6.3 10 3.2/9 10.69[17] 1 3
11 May 2, 2010 "They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language" 6.0 10 3.0/9 10.29[18] 1 3
12 May 9, 2010 "Huger Than Huge" 6.0 11 2.9/9 10.63 1 3[19]

Canadian ratings

Canadian broadcaster CTV also airs The Amazing Race on Sundays at 8pm, the first three episodes were aired on A-Channel. When the show returned to the said network, episode four aired an hour earlier than its normal start time due to the network's broadcast of the 82nd Academy Awards.

# Airdate Episode Viewers
(millions)		 Rank
(week)
1 February 14, 2010 "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt" N/A <#30[21]
2 February 21, 2010 "When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head" 0.90 #16[22]
3 February 28, 2010 "Run Like Scalded Dogs!" 0.88 #13[23]
4 March 7, 2010 "We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt" 1.44 #21[24]
5 March 14, 2010 "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?" 2.53 #4[25]
6 March 21, 2010 "Cathy Drone?" 2.00 #7[26]
7 March 28, 2010 "Anonymous?" 2.47 #4[27]
8 April 4, 2010 "You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?" 2.08 #6[28]
9 April 11, 2010 "Dumb Did Us In" 2.29 #7[29]
10 April 25, 2010 "I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily" 2.18 #5[30]
11 May 2, 2010 "They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language" 2.51 #3[31]
12 May 9, 2010 "Huger Than Huge" 2.58 #3[32]

Notes

  1. ↑ The first flight got delayed due to mechanical failure, the three teams of that flight were rebooked into the second flight.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Johnson, Lynn (2009-11-29). "'Big Brother' winners Jeff and Jordan on 'The Amazing Race': Can it be true?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  2. ↑ Hibbard, James (2009-12-20). "CBS picks show for post-Super Bowl slot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  3. ↑ Lang, Derrik (2010-01-21). "Cowboys, detectives among 'Amazing Race' teams". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  4. ↑ Pennington, Gail (2010-01-21). "‘Amazing Race’ returns Feb. 14; here are the teams". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  5. ↑ "Programa televisivo internacional "The Amazing Race" grabó capítulos en Puerto Varas y zonas cercanas". Crónica Libre (in Spanish). Chile. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  6. ↑ "The Amazing Race grabó en Bariloche". Agencia de Noticias Bariloche (in Spanish). Bariloche, Argentina. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  7. ↑ "Is Amazing Race back in S'pore?". The New Paper. Singapore: AsiaOne News. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  8. ↑ Michael, Schneider (2010-02-27). "Sunday's-Amazing-Race-to-Acknowledge-the-Chile-Earthquake". Variety. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  9. ↑ CBS.com. "Eligibility requirements" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  10. ↑ "CBS TV Schedule". CBS. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  11. ↑ "Photograph of Jody and Shannon near Wulff Castle (see caption)". Getty Images. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  12. ↑ blog.zap2it.com. "Tv ratings oscars rise rule sunday". Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  13. ↑ CBSPressExpress.com. "CBS Ratings Press Release". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  14. ↑ CBSPressExpress.com. "CBS Ratings Press Release". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  15. ↑ CBSPressExpress.com. "CBS Ratings Press Release". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  16. ↑ Seidman, Robert (April 5, 2010). "TV Ratings: Undercover Boss Down, But Still In Charge:". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
  17. ↑ Seidman, Robert (April 27, 2010). "TV Ratings Top 25: American Idol, Glee Sing to Adults 18-49; Dancing With the Stars Dances to the Top With Total Viewers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  18. ↑ Seidman, Robert (May 4, 2010). "TV Ratings Top 25: Idol, Glee Tops With 18-49 ; Dancing Leads With Viewers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
  19. ↑ CBSPressExpress.com. "CBS Ratings Press Release". Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  20. ↑ Gorman, Bill (May 10, 2010). "TV Ratings ABC Wins Another Slow Sunday; Amazing Race Lowest Finale Ever; Celebrity Apprentice Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  21. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), February 8 - February 14, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. February 19, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), February 15 - February 21, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. February 26, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), February 22 - February 28, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. March 5, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), March 1 - March 7, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. March 12, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), March 8 - March 14, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. March 19, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  26. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), March 15 - March 21, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. March 26, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), March 22 - March 28, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. April 2, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  28. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), March 29 - April 4, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. April 9, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  29. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), April 5 - April 11, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. April 16, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  30. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), April 19 - April 25, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. April 30, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  31. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), April 26 - May 2, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. May 7, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  32. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English), May 3 - May 9, 2010" (PDF). BBM Canada. May 14, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2011.

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