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The Amazing Race 24
Season 24
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Region 1 DVD cover
Presented by Phil Keoghan
No. of teams11
WinnerDave & Connor O'Leary
No. of legs12
Distance traveled23,000 mi (37,000 km)
No. of episodes12
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseFebruary 23 (2014-02-23) 
May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18) [1]
Additional information
Filming datesNovember 16 (2013-11-16) 
December 6, 2013 (2013-12-06)
Season chronology
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The Amazing Race 24 (also known as The Amazing Race: All-Stars) 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 returning to the United States and finishing in Las Vegas. The season premiered on CBS on February 23, 2014, [2] and the season finale aired on May 18, 2014.

Father and son Dave and Connor O'Leary from The Amazing Race 22 were the winners of this season, while country singers Caroline Cutbirth and Jennifer Wayne from The Amazing Race 22 finished in second place, and Big Brother newlyweds Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly from The Amazing Race 20 finished in third place.

Production

Development and filming

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The UCLA Bruin Marching Band performed at the starting line for this "All-Stars" edition of The Amazing Race.

Filming for the season began on November 16, 2013, at Cougar Stadium at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, with the returning teams spotted at Los Angeles International Airport later in the day. [3] Filming was initially set to begin at the Rose Bowl, but was changed to Cougar Stadium due to "issues of availability to use the Rose Bowl." [4] This season's course traveled 23,000 miles (37,000 km), across three continents and nine countries, [5] including a first-time visit to Wales. [6] [7]

Illusionist David Copperfield appeared in the first Roadblock during the finale in Las Vegas. [8]

Casting

In casting the teams for this season, host Phil Keoghan said that they sought to bring back teams that fans love as well as teams that spark the biggest fan reactions. [9] One month prior to the start of filming, while the casting process was still ongoing, seven out of the eleven teams that appeared on this season were leaked through Twitter. [10] Returning teams were ultimately selected from previous teams going as far back as season 14, including three teams competing for a third time. [6]

Cast

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Mark Jackson was originally set to compete with his original partner, Bopper Minton, but Bopper began showing signs of pancreatitis before arriving in Los Angeles for filming and was deemed unfit to compete by the production's medical team. [15] As a last-minute replacement, Mallory Ervin flew in from Nashville to compete as Mark's teammate. [16] This marked the first time that a team without a pre-existing relationship competed on The Amazing Race.

ContestantsAgeRelationshipHometownStatus
Natalie Anderson 27Twins
The Amazing Race 21
Edgewater, New Jersey Eliminated 1st
(in Guangzhou, China)
Nadiya Anderson 27
Mark Jackson47Team Kentucky
The Amazing Race 20 (Mark)
The Amazing Race 17 &
The Amazing Race 18 (Mallory)
Manchester, Kentucky Eliminated 2nd
(in Guangzhou, China)
Mallory Ervin 28 Nashville, Tennessee
Joey Graceffa 22 YouTube Hosts
The Amazing Race 22
Los Angeles, California Eliminated 3rd
(in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia)
Meghan Camarena 26
Margie O'Donnell56Mother & Son
The Amazing Race 14 &
The Amazing Race 18
Colorado Springs, Colorado Eliminated 4th
(in Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Luke Adams28 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jessica Hoel27Engaged
The Amazing Race 22
Eden Prairie, Minnesota Eliminated 5th
(in Rome, Italy)
John Erck28 Mora, Minnesota
Herbert "Flight Time" Lang 37 Harlem Globetrotters
The Amazing Race 15 &
The Amazing Race 18
Brinkley, Arkansas Eliminated 6th
(in Orvieto, Italy)
Nathaniel "Big Easy" Lofton 32 New Orleans, Louisiana
Jet McCoy34 Cowboys
The Amazing Race 16 &
The Amazing Race 18
Ada, Oklahoma Eliminated 7th
(in Seville, Spain)
Cord McCoy 33 Tupelo, Oklahoma
Leo Temory27Cousins
The Amazing Race 23
Torrance, California Eliminated 8th
(in Peckforton, England)
Jamal Zadran26 Irvine, California
Brendon Villegas 33Newlyweds
The Amazing Race 20
Los Angeles, California Third place
Rachel Reilly 29
Caroline Cutbirth 30 Country Singers
The Amazing Race 22
Waco, Texas Runners-up
Jennifer Wayne 31 Nashville, Tennessee
Dave O'Leary59Father & Son
The Amazing Race 22
Salt Lake City, Utah Winners
Connor O'Leary22
Future appearances

Leo & Jamal and Rachel Reilly returned to compete on The Amazing Race: Reality Showdown . [13] Caroline & Jennifer appeared as clue givers during the finale of season 34 in Nashville. [17]

Not long after this season aired, Natalie & Nadiya Anderson competed on Survivor: San Juan del Sur . [18] Natalie returned to compete on Survivor: Winners at War . [19] Nadiya also made an appearance as part of the loved ones visit. [20] Natalie competed on the thirty-sixth season of the MTV reality show The Challenge , but withdrew in the fifth episode after learning that she was pregnant. [21] [22]

On May 25, 2016, Leo & Jamal, Flight Time & Big Easy, and Bopper & Mark appeared on an Amazing Race-themed primetime special episode of The Price Is Right . Rachel Reilly appeared on a Big Brother-themed episode the day before, and Natalie Anderson appeared on a Survivor-themed episode two days prior. [23] Flight Time & Big Easy also appeared on 100 Day Dream Home in 2021. [24] In 2022, Leo competed on the first season of The Challenge: USA . [25] In 2022, Rachel was a contestant on Snake in the Grass . [26] She also competed on the 2023 Peacock reality TV series The Traitors . [27] In 2025, Reilly competed on Worst Cooks in America Celebrity Edition: Heroes vs. Villains . [28]

Results

The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.

Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 [a] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Dave & Connor4th4th1st2nd1st4th3rd4th
[b] [c]
1st1st1st1st
Caroline & Jennifer10th3rdε [d] 6th4th2nd7th2nd5th5th4th2nd2nd
Brendon & Rachel2nd1st8th8th7th5th1st1st [b] 4th2nd3rd3rd
Leo & Jamal5th7th3rd3rd4th1st5th3rd [c] 3rd3rd [e] 4th
Jet & Cord1st6th2nd1st3rd2nd4th2ndε [f] 2nd5th [e]
Flight Time & Big Easy7th5th5th6th6th6th6th6th
Jessica & John9th8th7th5th5th3rd7th
Margie & Luke3rd2nd4th7th8th
Joey & Meghan8th9th9th
Mark & Mallory6th10th
Natalie & Nadiya11th
Notes
  1. The placements from leg 1 and departure order for leg 2 differ because several teams received time credits due to production difficulties. [29] The original placements before adjustment were: Dave & Connor (3rd), Margie & Luke (4th), Jessica & John (8th), Caroline & Jennifer (9th), and Joey & Meghan (10th).
  2. 1 2 Brendon & Rachel chose to use the U-Turn on Dave & Connor.
  3. 1 2 Dave & Connor chose to use the U-Turn on Leo & Jamal.
  4. Caroline & Jennifer used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock on this leg.
  5. 1 2 Leo & Jamal chose to use the U-Turn on Jet & Cord.
  6. Jet & Cord used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour on this leg.

Race summary

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The complete route of The Amazing Race 24.
Destinations Legenda lotnisko.svg Air travel    Legenda kolej.svg Rail travel    BSicon BOOT.svg Water travel    Bus-logo.svg Bus travel
Maki-heliport-15.svg Helicopter travel    Maki-bicycle-15.svg Bicycle travel    Maki-aerialway-15.svg Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour icon.svg Detour    Roadblock icon.svg Roadblock    U-Turn icon.svg U-Turn    Speed Bump icon.svg Speed Bump    TAR-pitstop-icon.png Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → China)

In Guangzhou, teams traveled to the Canton Tower and rode its Ferris wheel in order to search for their next clue. Guangzhou Tower.jpg
In Guangzhou, teams traveled to the Canton Tower and rode its Ferris wheel in order to search for their next clue.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 2 (China)

Teams ended the second leg in Guangzhou at Shamian Island, which hosts several colonial European buildings. Shamian Island, Guangzhou (5928586397).jpg
Teams ended the second leg in Guangzhou at Shamian Island, which hosts several colonial European buildings.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 3 (China → Malaysia)

The Roadblock in Sabah had racers rappelling down the Kiansom Waterfall. Air terjun kiansom.jpg
The Roadblock in Sabah had racers rappelling down the Kiansom Waterfall.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 4 (Malaysia)

In Kuala Lumpur, teams visited the Petronas Towers: the tallest twin buildings in the world. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur (3323152170).jpg
In Kuala Lumpur, teams visited the Petronas Towers: the tallest twin buildings in the world.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional notes

Leg 5 (Malaysia → Sri Lanka)

One of the Detour choices paid tribute to the traditional angling fishermen of Sri Lanka. 20160129 Sri Lanka 4171 Ahangama sRGB (25743481546).jpg
One of the Detour choices paid tribute to the traditional angling fishermen of Sri Lanka.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 6 (Sri Lanka)

In the Roadblock, racers had to wrangle four tuk-tuks into a gasoline stand amid the chaos of a Sri Lankan street. Sri Lanka - 077 - Tuk-tuks waiting for fares in Kandy (1685043688).jpg
In the Roadblock, racers had to wrangle four tuk-tuks into a gasoline stand amid the chaos of a Sri Lankan street.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 7 (Sri Lanka → Italy)

The Roadblock in Rome had racers climbing the famous Spanish Steps. Rome - Spanish Steps (2914011694).jpg
The Roadblock in Rome had racers climbing the famous Spanish Steps.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 8 (Italy)

Teams visited the historic town of Civita di Bagnoregio for the Detour on this leg. 20090414-Civita-di-Bagnoregio.jpg
Teams visited the historic town of Civita di Bagnoregio for the Detour on this leg.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 9 (Italy → Switzerland)

The Pit Stop for this leg was at the top of Switzerland's Mount Titlis. East side of Titlis.jpg
The Pit Stop for this leg was at the top of Switzerland's Mount Titlis.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 10 (Switzerland → Spain)

In Seville, teams visited the Patio de las Doncellas inside Real Alcazar in the Muslim section of the old city. PANO 20140718 130005.jpg
In Seville, teams visited the Patio de las Doncellas inside Real Alcázar in the Muslim section of the old city.
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Leg 11 (Spain → England & Wales)

In Wales, racers performed the Welsh poem Roadblock high above the countryside on a 15-minute boat ride across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Pontcysyllte aqueduct arp.jpg
In Wales, racers performed the Welsh poem Roadblock high above the countryside on a 15-minute boat ride across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.
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Leg 12 (England → United States)

After arriving in Las Vegas, teams performed a stunt with illusionist David Copperfield at the MGM Grand in this last leg of the race. LasVegas-MGMgrand.jpg
After arriving in Las Vegas, teams performed a stunt with illusionist David Copperfield at the MGM Grand in this last leg of the race.
Locations
Episode summary

Reception

Critical response

The Amazing Race 24 received mostly negative reviews. The casting choices for this season were largely maligned with Andy Dehnart of reality blurred saying that "I couldn’t believe that these people were favorites, and collective reaction seemed to validate that." [33] Daniel Fienberg of HitFix called this season horrible and a joke but acknowledged that he "didn't think that was an all-time bad 'Amazing Race' season. It had some good Legs and some good moments and it had a deserving winner." [34] Reece Forward of Screen Rant wrote that this season had "a sloppy all stars cast with lackluster tasks." [35] In 2016, this season was ranked 26th out of the first 27 seasons by the Rob Has a Podcast Amazing Race correspondents. [36] Conversely, Richard Gorelick, Chris Waldmann, and Melissa Wilson of The Baltimore Sun wrote "All in all, it was a pretty good season, with some impressively staged tasks." [37] In 2022, Rhenn Taguiam of Game Rant ranked this season as the third-best season. [38] In 2024, Taguiam's ranking was updated with this season remaining as the third-best season. [39]

Ratings

No episode aired on April 6, 2014, due to the CBS broadcast of the Academy of Country Music Awards.

U.S. Nielsen ratings
No.AirdateEpisodeRatingShare Rating/Share ViewersRankRankRankRank
Households18–49(millions)Timeslot
(Viewers)
Timeslot
(18–49)
Week
(Viewers)
Week
(18–49)
1February 23, 2014"Back in the Saddle"4.0 [40] 61.5/46.71 [41] 332322
2March 2, 2014"Baby Bear's Soup"3.6 [42] 51.5/46.10 [43] 22<25<25
3March 9, 2014"Welcome to the Jungle"1.9/58.46 [44] 12<25<25
4March 16, 2014"Smarter, Not Harder"1.8/58.30 [45] 1324<25
5March 23, 2014"Can't Make Fish Bite"1.8/58.70 [46] 1217<25
6March 30, 2014"Down and Dirty"2.0/59.51 [47] 121424
7April 13, 2014"The Gladiators Are Here!"1.8/58.83 [48] 132222
8April 20, 2014"Donkeylicious"1.7/57.65 [49] 11 (tie)2021
9April 27, 2014"Accidental Alliance"1.9/68.45 [50] 121916
10May 4, 2014"Bull Down"1.7/58.09 [51] 1325<25
11May 11, 2014"Hei Ho Heidi Ho"1.7/57.37 [52] 12<2525
12May 18, 2014"Do You Believe in Magic?"1.8/58.22 [53] 222224
U.S. DVR Ratings
DVR Ratings for season 24 of The Amazing Race
Episode No.TitleOriginal air dateDVR
18–49
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
18–49
Total
viewers (millions)
1"Back in the Saddle"February 23, 20140.51.1082.07.817 [54]
2"Baby Bear's Soup"March 2, 2014 [55]
3"Welcome to the Jungle"March 9, 2014 [56]
4"Smarter, Not Harder"March 16, 2014 [57]
5"Can't Make Fish Bite"March 23, 2014
Canadian ratings

Canadian broadcaster CTV also airs The Amazing Race on Sundays. Episodes air at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Central (9:00 p.m. Pacific, Mountain and Atlantic), with four exceptions. The broadcast of the second episode conflicted with CTV's broadcast of the 86th Academy Awards; The Amazing Race was instead shown at 7:00 p.m. in the Atlantic time zone, at 6:00 p.m. in the Eastern time zone, and at 5:00 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 sixth episode conflicted with CTV's broadcast of the 2014 Juno Awards; The Amazing Race was instead shown at 7:00 p.m. in the Atlantic and Central time zones, at 8:00 p.m. in the Eastern and Mountain time zones, and at 9:00 p.m. in the Pacific time zone. The broadcast of the eleventh episode was rescheduled due to CTV's broadcast of the season finale of Once Upon a Time ; The Amazing Race was instead shown at 8:00 p.m. in the Atlantic time zone, and at 7:00 p.m. in the rest of the country. The broadcast of the season finale conflicted with CTV's broadcast of the 2014 Billboard Music Awards; The Amazing Race was instead shown at 8:00 p.m. in the Atlantic time zone, and at 7:00 p.m. in the rest of the country.

Canadian DVR ratings are included in BBM Canada's count.

#AirdateEpisodeViewers
(millions)
Rank
(Week)
1February 23, 2014"Back in the Saddle"2.348 [58]
2March 2, 2014"Baby Bear's Soup"1.7914 [59]
3March 9, 2014"Welcome to the Jungle"2.413 [60]
4March 16, 2014"Smarter, Not Harder"2.492 [61]
5March 23, 2014"Can't Make Fish Bite"2.483 [62]
6March 30, 2014"Down and Dirty"2.432 [63]
7April 13, 2014"The Gladiators Are Here!"2.422 [64]
8April 20, 2014"Donkeylicious"2.332 [65]
9April 27, 2014"Accidental Alliance"2.402 [66]
10May 4, 2014"Bull Down"2.512 [67]
11May 11, 2014"Hei Ho Heidi Ho"1.7116 [68]
12May 18, 2014"Do You Believe in Magic?"2.1210 [69]

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<i>The Amazing Race 28</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race 28 is the twenty-eighth 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 and including at least one notable social media personality, 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 27,000 miles (43,000 km). Starting from the racers homes in the United States, racers traveled through Mexico, Colombia, Switzerland, France, Armenia, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, and China before returning to the United States and finishing in Santa Barbara wine country. A new twist introduced in this season includes having teams start from their homes instead of a centralized location. The season premiered on CBS on February 12, 2016, and the season finale aired on May 13, 2016.

<i>The Amazing Race 29</i> Season of television series

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 returning to the United States and 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.

<i>The Amazing Race 31</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race 31 is the thirty-first season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each consisting of former contestants from CBS's flagship reality shows, Big Brother, Survivor, and The Amazing Race, 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 25,000 miles (40,000 km). Starting in Hermosa Beach, California, racers traveled through Japan, Laos, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Switzerland, Croatia, the Netherlands, and England before returning to the United States and finishing in Detroit. A new twist introduced in this season was the U-Turn Vote. The season premiered on CBS on April 17, 2019, and the season finale aired on June 26, 2019.

<i>The Amazing Race 32</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race 32 is the thirty-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 four continents and eleven countries and traveled over 33,000 miles (53,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, India, Cambodia, and the Philippines before returning to the United States and finishing in New Orleans. New twists introduced in this season include an elimination during a no-rest leg, a Double Switchback, and the City Sprint. Elements of the show that returned for this season were the Yield and double-length legs, which were renamed Mega Legs. The season premiered on CBS on October 14, 2020, and the season finale aired on December 16, 2020.

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 returning to the United States and 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.

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