The Amazing Race 22 | |
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Season 22 | |
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Presented by | Phil Keoghan |
No. of teams | 11 |
Winner | Jonathan "Bates" & Anthony Battaglia |
No. of legs | 12 |
Distance traveled | 30,000 mi (48,000 km) |
No. of episodes | 11 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | February 17 – May 5, 2013 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | November 13 – December 7, 2012 |
Season chronology | |
The Amazing Race 22 is the twenty-second season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race . Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited five continents and eleven countries and traveled over 30,000 miles (48,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through French Polynesia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Botswana, Switzerland, Germany, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England before returning to the United States and finishing in the National Capital Region. A new twist introduced in this season includes awarding the winners of the first leg two Express Passes, one for them and one to give to another team. The season premiered on CBS on February 17, 2013, and the two-hour season finale aired on May 5, 2013. [1] [2]
Professional hockey players and brothers Bates Battaglia and Anthony Battaglia were the winners of this season, while newlyweds Max Bichler and Katie Kaczor-Bichler finished in second place, and roller derby moms Mona Hinman-Egender and Beth Bandimere finished in third place.
Filming for this season took started on November 13, 2012. [3] On November 18, the show traveled through Christchurch, New Zealand, before leaving for Bali the next day. [4] Filming for this season concluded on December 7. [3] The route spanned 30,000 miles (48,000 km) through five different continents, with first-time visits to French Polynesia and Northern Ireland.
This season was broadcast in the mid-season of the 2012–13 TV schedule. In an interview with TV Guide , host Phil Keoghan revealed that the Double Your Money prize introduced in the previous season would not be included in season 22. [5] Instead, the twist this season was that the winners of the first leg were awarded two Express Passes: one for themselves and another that had to be given to another team before the end of Leg 4. [6]
Dave O'Leary tore his Achilles tendon near the end of the second leg. Though he and his son, Connor, continued to race for another two legs with Dave being forced to use a medical boot, crutches, and a wheelchair while in airports, they chose to withdraw from the competition at the start of the fifth leg after Dave was advised by his physician to have surgery on his ankle within two weeks of the original injury. Though Dave and Connor traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam, with the remaining teams, they did not participate in any tasks in that leg; instead, they went directly to the Pit Stop to be formally eliminated. [7] Dave returned to the United States in time to have the surgery the day before filming of the season was completed and was able to be at the finish line. [8] He and Connor returned to compete in season 24.
The final episode was dedicated to David Gene Gibbs, a member of the camera crew, who died in a helicopter crash while filming a series for Discovery Channel. [9]
Teams for this season included Stealing Angels vocalists Caroline Cutbirth and Jennifer Kuhle, professional hockey players and brothers Bates Battaglia and Anthony Battaglia (of the Tulsa Oilers), and YouTube vloggers Joey Graceffa and Meghan Camarena. [6]
Chuck & Wynona were originally cast for the previous season, but had to pull out due to the death of Chuck's father. [10]
Contestants | Age | Relationship | Hometown | Status |
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Matt Davis | 25 | Firefighters | Gaffney, South Carolina | Eliminated 1st (in Motu Piti A'au, French Polynesia) |
Daniel Moss | 24 | |||
Idries Abdur-Rahman | 36 | Twin Doctors | Chicago, Illinois | Eliminated 2nd (in Motu Tapu, French Polynesia) |
Jamil Abdur-Rahman | 36 | |||
Jessica Hoel | 26 | Dating | Huntington Beach, California | Eliminated 3rd (in Pecatu, Indonesia) |
John Erck | 27 | |||
Dave O'Leary | 58 | Father & Son | Salt Lake City, Utah | Withdrew (in Hanoi, Vietnam) |
Connor O'Leary | 21 | |||
Pam Chien | 29 | Best Friends | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated 5th (in Maun, Botswana) |
Winnie Sung | 29 | |||
Chuck McCall | 46 | Married | Daphne, Alabama | Eliminated 6th (in Grindelwald, Switzerland) |
Wynona McCall | 49 | |||
Joey Graceffa | 21 | YouTube Hosts | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated 7th (in Edinburgh, Scotland) |
Meghan Camarena | 25 | |||
Caroline Cutbirth | 29 | Country Singers | Austin, Texas | Eliminated 8th (in Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
Jennifer Kuhle | 30 | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
Mona Hinman-Egender | 33 | Roller Derby Moms | Castle Pines, Colorado | Third place |
Beth Bandimere | 36 | Arvada, Colorado | ||
Max Bichler | 30 | Newlyweds | Buffalo, New York | Runners-up |
Katie Kaczor-Bichler | 24 | |||
Bates Battaglia | 36 | Hockey Brothers | Raleigh, North Carolina | Winners |
Anthony Battaglia | 33 |
Dave & Connor, Caroline & Jennifer, Jessica & John, and Joey & Meghan returned in The Amazing Race: All-Stars . [11] Caroline & Jennifer appeared as clue givers during the finale of season 34 in Nashville. [12]
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Bates & Anthony | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 1st | 1stƒ [a] | 1st | 4th | 2nd⊃ [b] | 2nd | 1st |
Max & Katie | 9th | 8th | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | 7th‡ | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 1st⊃ [c] | 1st | 2nd |
Mona & Beth | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th‡ | 4th⊂ [c] | 3rd | 3rd |
Caroline & Jennifer | 10th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th† | |
Joey & Meghan | 6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th⊂ ⊃ [d] [e] | 4th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th†⊂ [b] | ||
Chuck & Wynona | 7th | 5th | 9th [f] | 8th | 7th⊂ [e] [g] | 3rd | 4th | 6th† [h] | ||||
Pam & Winnie | 4th | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 1st⊃ [d] | 2nd | 7th† | |||||
Dave & Connor | 3rd | 2nd | 1stε [i] | 1st | † [j] | |||||||
Jessica & John | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 9th† | ||||||||
Idries & Jamil | 8th | 10th† | ||||||||||
Matt & Daniel | 11th† |
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Country | Outline |
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Vietnam | ![]() |
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Germany | ![]() |
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The Amazing Race 22 receive mixed-to-negative reviews. Daniel Fienberg of HitFix wrote that "this wasn't an awful 'Amazing Race' season, but it was a season without a grand, building narrative." [16] Scott Von Doviak of The A.V. Club wrote that "it really isn't [amazing] and hasn't been for a long time. It's just coasting along on inertia at this point, and apparently Bertram van Munster and company don't feel the need to shake it up much at all." [17] Michael Hewitt of the Orange County Register was positive during the early part of the season but negative towards the end saying that the disappointing finish was "spoiling what had been a competitive revival for the show." [18] In 2016, this season was ranked 20th out of the first 27 seasons by the Rob Has a Podcast Amazing Race correspondents. [19] In 2024, Rhenn Taguiam of Game Rant placed this season within the bottom 13 out of 36. [20]
The episode in Hanoi sparked ire among some conservative media analysts and viewers for the tasks involving a performance of a communist propaganda song and the brief visit to a B-52 bomber that was shot down by North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War and turned into a memorial for communist Vietnam's victory. Complaints came in from sources such as the national commanders of the American Legion [21] and VFW, [22] and Democratic strategist and Fox News pundit Bob Beckel also spoke of his disgust at the program's choices. [23] Yahoo! later reported on comments from viewers found on Twitter whose complaints ranged from threatening to no longer watch the series or statements that the episode was "strange" or "disrespectful to Americans killed [in Vietnam]". [24]
Prior to the start of the episode for leg 6, CBS aired an apology, noting that portions of the previous episode were insensitive to U.S. Armed Forces veterans. The message, read by host Phil Keoghan, stated:
"Parts of last Sunday's episode, filmed in Vietnam, were insensitive to a group that is very important to us – our nation's veterans. We want to apologize to veterans – particularly those who served in Vietnam – as well as to their families and any viewers who were offended by the broadcast. All of us here have the most profound respect for the men and women who fight for our country." [25] [26]
No episode aired on April 7, 2013, due to CBS and CTV's broadcasts of the Academy of Country Music Awards.
# | Airdate | Episode | Rating | Share | Rating/Share | Viewers | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
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Households | 18–49 | (millions) | Timeslot (Viewers) | Timeslot (18–49) | Week (Viewers) | Week (18–49) | ||||
1 | February 17, 2013 | "Business in the Front, Party in the Back" | 5.5 [27] | 8 | 2.5/6 [28] | 9.57 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
2 | February 24, 2013 | "Loose Lips Sink Ships" | 4.0 [29] | 6 | 1.9/4 [30] | 6.95 | 2 | 2 (tie) | <25 [31] | <25 [31] |
3 | March 3, 2013 | "Like James Bond Again" | 5.4 [32] | 8 | 2.5/6 [33] | 9.24 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
4 | March 10, 2013 | "I Love Monkeys!" | 5.5 | 9 | 2.4/7 [34] | 9.27 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 |
5 | March 17, 2013 | "Your Tan Is Totally Cool" | 5.3 [35] | 8 | 2.3/6 [36] | 8.91 | 1 | 1 (tie) | 16 | 13 |
6 | March 24, 2013 | "Scorpion King Hunter" | 5.6 [37] | 8 | 2.4/6 [38] | 9.33 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
7 | March 31, 2013 | "Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow" | 5.6 | 9 | 2.3/6 [39] | 9.24 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 |
8 | April 14, 2013 | "My Cheese Is Out of Control" | 6.0 [40] | 9 | 2.3/6 [41] | 9.76 | 1 | 1 (tie) | 19 | 18 |
9 | April 21, 2013 | "The Ultimate Fun House" | 5.4 [42] | 9 | 2.4/7 [43] | 9.16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
10 | April 28, 2013 | "Working Our Barrels Off" | 5.4 [44] | 9 | 2.4/7 [45] | 9.32 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 |
11 | May 5, 2013 | "Beacon of Hope" | 5.5 [46] | 9 | 2.4/7 [47] | 9.10 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 18 |
Canadian broadcaster CTV also aired The Amazing Race on Sundays. Episodes aired at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Central (9:00 p.m. Pacific, Mountain and Atlantic), with two exceptions. The broadcast of the second episode conflicted with CTV's broadcast of the 85th Academy Awards; The Amazing Race was shown instead at 8:00 p.m. in the Atlantic time zone, at 7:00 p.m. in the Eastern time zone, and at 6:00 p.m. in the Central time zone, and immediately after the broadcast of the Oscars in the Pacific and Mountain time zones. The broadcast of the ninth episode conflicted with CTV's broadcast of the 2013 Juno Awards; The Amazing Race was instead shown at 7:00 p.m. in each time zone across the country.
# | Airdate | Episode | Viewers (millions) | Rank (Week) |
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1 | February 17, 2013 | "Business in the Front, Party in the Back" | 2.28 | 3 [48] |
2 | February 24, 2013 | "Loose Lips Sink Ships" | 1.83 | 11 [49] |
3 | March 3, 2013 | "Like James Bond Again" | 2.45 | 2 [50] |
4 | March 10, 2013 | "I Love Monkeys!" | 2.23 | 4 [51] |
5 | March 17, 2013 | "Your Tan Is Totally Cool" | 2.50 | 2 [52] |
6 | March 24, 2013 | "Scorpion King Hunter" | 2.41 | 3 [53] |
7 | March 31, 2013 | "Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow" | 2.06 | 3 [54] |
8 | April 14, 2013 | "My Cheese Is Out of Control" | 2.35 | 2 [55] |
9 | April 21, 2013 | "The Ultimate Fun House" | 1.95 | 3 [56] |
10 | April 28, 2013 | "Working Our Barrels Off" | 2.40 | 3 [57] |
11 | May 5, 2013 | "Beacon of Hope" | 2.12 | 5 [58] |
Once you have caught the ball from your partner, toss it to the pitcher on the mound, who will pitch it to the batter at home plate, who will then hit it into the outfield. Retrieve that ball for your next clue.