The Amazing Race 22 | |
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Season 22 | |
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 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 1st | 4th | 2nd⊃ [lower-alpha 2] | 2nd | 1st |
Max & Katie | 9th | 8th | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | 7th‡ | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 1st⊃ [lower-alpha 3] | 1st | 2nd |
Mona & Beth | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th‡ | 4th⊂ [lower-alpha 3] | 3rd | 3rd |
Caroline & Jennifer | 10th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th† | |
Joey & Meghan | 6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th⊂ ⊃ [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] | 4th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th†⊂ [lower-alpha 2] | ||
Chuck & Wynona | 7th | 5th | 9th [lower-alpha 6] | 8th | 7th⊂ [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 7] | 3rd | 4th | 6th† [lower-alpha 8] | ||||
Pam & Winnie | 4th | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 1st⊃ [lower-alpha 4] | 2nd | 7th† | |||||
Dave & Connor | 3rd | 2nd | 1stε [lower-alpha 9] | 1st | † [lower-alpha 10] | |||||||
Jessica & John | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 9th† | ||||||||
Idries & Jamil | 8th | 10th† | ||||||||||
Matt & Daniel | 11th† |
Destinations | Air travel Rail travel Water travel Bus travel Helicopter travel Bicycle travel Gondola travel |
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Route Markers | Detour Roadblock Fast Forward U-Turn Speed Bump Pit Stop |
Country | Outline |
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French Polynesia | |
New Zealand | |
Indonesia | |
Vietnam | |
Botswana | |
Switzerland | |
Germany | |
Scotland | |
Northern Ireland | |
United States | |
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]
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 [20] and VFW, [21] and Democratic strategist and Fox News pundit Bob Beckel also spoke of his disgust at the program's choices. [22] 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]". [23]
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." [24] [25]
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 [26] | 8 | 2.5/6 [27] | 9.57 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
2 | February 24, 2013 | "Loose Lips Sink Ships" | 4.0 [28] | 6 | 1.9/4 [29] | 6.95 | 2 | 2 (tie) | <25 [30] | <25 [30] |
3 | March 3, 2013 | "Like James Bond Again" | 5.4 [31] | 8 | 2.5/6 [32] | 9.24 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
4 | March 10, 2013 | "I Love Monkeys!" | 5.5 | 9 | 2.4/7 [33] | 9.27 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 |
5 | March 17, 2013 | "Your Tan Is Totally Cool" | 5.3 [34] | 8 | 2.3/6 [35] | 8.91 | 1 | 1 (tie) | 16 | 13 |
6 | March 24, 2013 | "Scorpion King Hunter" | 5.6 [36] | 8 | 2.4/6 [37] | 9.33 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
7 | March 31, 2013 | "Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow" | 5.6 | 9 | 2.3/6 [38] | 9.24 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 20 |
8 | April 14, 2013 | "My Cheese Is Out of Control" | 6.0 [39] | 9 | 2.3/6 [40] | 9.76 | 1 | 1 (tie) | 19 | 18 |
9 | April 21, 2013 | "The Ultimate Fun House" | 5.4 [41] | 9 | 2.4/7 [42] | 9.16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 |
10 | April 28, 2013 | "Working Our Barrels Off" | 5.4 [43] | 9 | 2.4/7 [44] | 9.32 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 |
11 | May 5, 2013 | "Beacon of Hope" | 5.5 [45] | 9 | 2.4/7 [46] | 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 [47] |
2 | February 24, 2013 | "Loose Lips Sink Ships" | 1.83 | 11 [48] |
3 | March 3, 2013 | "Like James Bond Again" | 2.45 | 2 [49] |
4 | March 10, 2013 | "I Love Monkeys!" | 2.23 | 4 [50] |
5 | March 17, 2013 | "Your Tan Is Totally Cool" | 2.50 | 2 [51] |
6 | March 24, 2013 | "Scorpion King Hunter" | 2.41 | 3 [52] |
7 | March 31, 2013 | "Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow" | 2.06 | 3 [53] |
8 | April 14, 2013 | "My Cheese Is Out of Control" | 2.35 | 2 [54] |
9 | April 21, 2013 | "The Ultimate Fun House" | 1.95 | 3 [55] |
10 | April 28, 2013 | "Working Our Barrels Off" | 2.40 | 3 [56] |
11 | May 5, 2013 | "Beacon of Hope" | 2.12 | 5 [57] |
The Amazing Race 1 is the first season of the American reality competition series, 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 to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and nine countries and traveled over 35,000 miles (56,000 km) during thirteen legs. Starting in New York City, racers traveled through South Africa, Zambia, France, Tunisia, Italy, India, Thailand, China, and Alaska before finishing in New York City. It debuted on September 5, 2001, on CBS and ended its run on December 13, 2001.
The Amazing Race 2 is the 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 to win US$1,000,000. This season visited five continents and eight countries and traveled over 52,000 miles (84,000 km) during thirteen legs. Starting in Pahrump, Nevada, racers traveled through Brazil, South Africa, Namibia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Alaska before finishing in the San Francisco Bay Area. The season premiered on CBS on March 11, 2002, and ended on May 15, 2002.
The Amazing Race 3 is the third season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and thirteen countries and traveled over 41,000 miles (66,000 km) during thirteen legs. Starting in the Everglades, racers traveled through Mexico, England, Scotland, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, and Hawaii before finishing in Seattle. A new twist introduced in this season was the final memory challenge. The season premiered on CBS October 2, 2002, and ended on December 18, 2002.
The Amazing Race 4 is the fourth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and nine countries and traveled over 44,000 miles (71,000 km) during thirteen legs. Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Italy, Austria, France, the Netherlands, India, Malaysia, South Korea, Australia, and Hawaii before finishing in Phoenix. The season premiered on CBS on May 29, 2003, and concluded on August 21, 2003.
The Amazing Race 6 is the sixth 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 to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and ten countries and traveled over 40,000 miles (64,000 km) during twelve legs. Starting in Chicago, racers traveled through Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Senegal, Germany, Hungary, France, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, China, and Hawaii before finishing in Chicago. New twists introduced in this season include uniting teams for a task, the double-length leg, and limits on team members' Roadblock performances. The season premiered on CBS on November 16, 2004, and concluded on February 8, 2005.
The Amazing Race 7 is the seventh 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 to win US$1,000,000. This season visited five continents and ten countries and traveled over 40,000 miles (64,000 km) during twelve legs. Starting in Long Beach, racers traveled through Peru, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Botswana, India, Turkey, England, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico before finishing in Miami-Fort Lauderdale. A new twist introduced in this season includes an expansion of the non-elimination leg penalty where teams also were stripped of possessions excluding their passports and the clothes that they were wearing. The season premiered on CBS March 1, 2005, and concluded on May 10, 2005.
The Amazing Race 9 is the ninth 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. After the previous season's Family Edition, which had families of four racing around North America, this season returned to teams of two racing around the world. This season visited five continents and ten countries and traveled over 59,000 miles (95,000 km). Starting in Morrison, Colorado, outside of Denver, racers traveled through Brazil, Russia, Germany, Italy, Greece, Oman, Australia, Thailand, Japan, and Alaska before finishing in Greater Denver. The season premiered on CBS on February 28, 2006, and concluded on May 17, 2006.
The Amazing Race 10 is the tenth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve 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 four continents and thirteen countries and traveled over 40,000 miles (64,000 km). Starting in Seattle, racers traveled through China, Mongolia, Vietnam, India, Kuwait, Mauritius, Madagascar, Finland, Ukraine, Morocco, Spain, and France before finishing in the Hudson Valley. New twists introduced in this season include a mid-leg elimination; the Intersection, where two teams had to join up for a task; and a new non-elimination penalty, where the team who finished last in the previous leg had to finish first in the subsequent leg or else incur a 30-minute penalty. The season premiered on CBS on September 17, 2006, and concluded on December 10, 2006.
The Amazing Race 12 is the twelfth season of 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 four continents and ten countries and traveled over 30,000 miles (48,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Ireland, the Netherlands, Burkina Faso, Lithuania, Croatia, Italy, India, Japan, and Taiwan before finishing in Anchorage. New twists introduced in this season include the U-Turn, which replaced the Yield and allowed one team to force another team to perform both Detour tasks on a leg, and a new non-elimination leg penalty called the Speed Bump, which is an extra task that the team who finished last had to perform on the subsequent leg. The season premiered on CBS on November 4, 2007, and the finale aired on January 20, 2008.
The Amazing Race 16 is the sixteenth 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 nine countries and traveled over 40,000 miles (64,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Chile, Argentina, Germany, France, the Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, and China before finishing in San Francisco. This season also saw the return of the Intersection. The season premiered on CBS on Sunday, February 14, 2010, and the finale aired on May 9, 2010. In Canada, the show premiered on the A-Channel instead of CTV due to the 2010 Winter Olympics, but it returned to CTV after the Winter Olympics concluded.
The Amazing Race 17 is the seventeenth 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 four continents and ten countries and traveled over 32,000 miles (51,000 km). Starting in Gloucester, Massachusetts, racers traveled through England, Ghana, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Oman, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and South Korea before finishing in Greater Los Angeles. New twists introduced in this season include the Express Pass, which was awarded to the winners of the first leg and allowed them to skip the task of their choosing, and the Double U-Turn. The season premiered on CBS on September 26, 2010, with a special 90-minute premiere, and the season finale aired on December 12, 2010.
The Amazing Race 18 is the eighteenth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each returning from a previous edition of the series, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited five continents and nine countries and traveled over 40,000 miles (64,000 km). Starting in Palm Springs, California, racers traveled through Australia, Japan, China, India, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Brazil before finishing in the Florida Keys. New twists introduced in this season include the no-rest leg, where teams immediately began the subsequent leg after finishing the previous leg, and an automatic U-Turn for the last team to finish the first task. This season was also the first to be filmed and broadcast for high-definition television. The season premiered on CBS on Sunday, February 20, 2011, and the finale aired on May 8, 2011.
The Amazing Race 19 is the nineteenth 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 four continents and ten countries and traveled over 35,000 miles (56,000 km). Starting in Hacienda Heights, California, racers traveled through Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Malawi, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Panama before finishing in Atlanta. New twists introduced in this season include the Hazard, an extra task for the last team to finish the first task, and a double elimination leg. The season premiered on CBS on September 25, 2011, and the finale aired on December 11, 2011.
The Amazing Race 20 is the twentieth 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 ten countries and traveled over 36,000 miles (58,000 km). Starting in Santa Barbara wine country, racers traveled through Argentina, Paraguay, Italy, Austria, Germany, Azerbaijan, Tanzania, India, and Japan before finishing in Oahu. The season premiered on CBS on Sunday, February 19, 2012, and the two-hour finale aired on May 6, 2012.
The Amazing Race 21 is the twenty-first 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. This season visited three continents and nine countries and traveled over 25,000 miles (40,000 km). Starting in Pasadena, California, racers traveled through China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Turkey, Russia, the Netherlands, Spain, and France before finishing in New York City. New twists introduced in this season include the Blind Double U-Turn and the Double Your Money prize. While the prize for winning the season remained at US$1 million, if the team that came in first in the first leg had also won the final leg, the prize would have been doubled to US$2 million. The season premiered on CBS on September 30, 2012, and the two-hour season finale aired on December 9, 2012.
The Amazing Race 23 is the twenty-third 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 four continents and nine countries and traveled over 35,000 miles (56,000 km). Starting in Santa Clarita, California, racers traveled through Chile, Portugal, Norway, Poland, Austria, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, and Japan before finishing in Juneau. The season premiered on CBS on September 29, 2013, and the two-hour season finale aired on December 8, 2013.
The Amazing Race Canada 1 is the first season of The Amazing Race Canada, a Canadian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Jon Montgomery, it featured nine teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Canada. The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, two Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays, and unlimited air travel for a year with Air Canada. This season visited seven provinces and three territories and travelled over 23,000 kilometres (14,000 mi) during ten legs. Starting in Niagara Falls, Ontario, racers travelled through Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, the Yukon, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Nunavut, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador before finishing in Toronto. The series premiere aired on July 15, 2013, on CTV, with the season finale airing on September 16, 2013.
The Amazing Race 24 is the twenty-fourth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, ten teams returning from previous editions and a composite team with two members that competed on separate seasons, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited three continents and nine countries and traveled over 23,000 miles (37,000 km). Starting in Santa Clarita, California, racers traveled through China, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, England, and Wales before finishing in Las Vegas. The season premiered on CBS on February 23, 2014, and the season finale aired on May 18, 2014.
The Amazing Race 29 is the twenty-ninth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Unlike previous seasons, which almost exclusively featured teams with pre-existing relationships, this season, hosted by Phil Keoghan, featured 22 contestants who were all complete strangers who met for the first time and formed eleven teams of two at the starting line. These teams competed in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited five continents and nine countries and traveled over 36,000 miles (58,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Panama, Brazil, Tanzania, Norway, Italy, Greece, Vietnam, and South Korea before finishing in Chicago. A new twist introduced in this season allowed teams to use the U-Turn more than once. The season premiered on CBS on Thursday, March 30, 2017, and the season finale aired on June 1, 2017.
The Amazing Race 35 is the thirty-fifth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured thirteen teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited three continents and nine countries and traveled over 23,800 miles (38,300 km) during twelve legs. Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Thailand, Vietnam, India, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ireland before finishing in Greater Seattle. Elements of the show that returned for this season include the use of commercial flights, the Express Pass, and the U-Turn. In addition, the U-Turn Vote returned with a private vote rather than a public vote, and the U-Turn was a Blind U-Turn. Unlike past seasons, the 35th season featured 90-minute-long episodes. The season aired on Wednesday nights on CBS beginning on September 27, 2023 and concluding on December 13, 2023.
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.