The Amazing Race 31 | |
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Season 31 | |
Presented by | Phil Keoghan |
No. of teams | 11 |
Winner | Colin Guinn & Christie Woods |
No. of legs | 12 |
Distance traveled | 25,000 mi (40,000 km) |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | April 17 – June 26, 2019 |
Additional information | |
Filming dates | June 10 – July 3, 2018 |
Season chronology | |
The Amazing Race 31 (also promoted as The Amazing Race: Reality Showdown [1] ) 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.
All three of the final teams consisted of returning players from previous seasons of The Amazing Race. Life partners Colin Guinn and Christie Woods, who had competed on The Amazing Race 5, were the winners of this season. Best friends Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl, who had competed on The Amazing Race 28 , finished in second place; and cousins Leo Temory and Jamal Zadran, who had competed on The Amazing Race 23 and The Amazing Race 24 , finished in third place.
On June 10, 2018, Phil Keoghan announced on the show's social media accounts that the season had begun filming and that the teams would be composed of contestants from CBS's reality competition programs. [2] On June 30, teams were spotted at the Nieuwe Toren in Kampen, Netherlands. [3] [4] On July 3, filming concluded in Detroit, which featured a performance of The White Stripes' single "Seven Nation Army" that was originally planned to be set in Belle Isle Park. However, the permit was denied as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources had not been informed about the large gathering of musicians needed for filming. [5]
The Amazing Race 31 traveled over 25,000 miles across four continents and ten countries, including first-time visits for the American edition to Uganda and Laos. [6] Laos was previously visited on the fourth season of The Amazing Race Vietnam . [7]
The Head-to-Head returned this season after it was introduced in the previous season. [8] This season is also the first to utilize the U-Turn Vote, which has been previously utilized by the Israeli, Chinese, Australian, and Filipino versions of The Amazing Race. [9]
On May 4, 2018, a TMZ article reported that former Big Brother HouseGuests had been asked to compete on the upcoming season of The Amazing Race. [10] Later that day, Andy Dehnart posted that former Amazing Race contestants had also been contacted for the same season. [11] Martin Holmes from Inside Survivor then posted that former Survivor contestants were also in the mix. [12]
In the lead-in to the 2018-19 television programming season, CBS had scheduled The Amazing Race 31 to begin airing on May 22, 2019. [20] However, in early April 2019, CBS opted to bring the premiere forward to April 17, 2019, slotting the show in Wednesdays after Survivor and replacing the low-rated Million Dollar Mile . [21] [22]
This season involved eleven teams, three of whom previously competed on Big Brother, three of whom previously competed on Survivor, and five of whom previously competed on The Amazing Race. [23]
Contestants | Age | Relationship | Hometown | Status |
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Art Velez | 49 | Best Friends (The Amazing Race) | Temecula, California | Eliminated 1st (in Tokyo, Japan) |
J.J. Carrell | 49 | San Marcos, California | ||
Rupert Boneham | 54 | Married (Survivor) | Indianapolis, Indiana | Eliminated 2nd (in Ban Xiengkeo, Laos) |
Laura Boneham | 49 | |||
Corinne Kaplan | 39 | Friends (Survivor) | Denver, Colorado | Eliminated 3rd (in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) |
Eliza Orlins | 35 | New York City, New York | ||
Janelle Pierzina | 38 | Friends (Big Brother) | Lakeville, Minnesota | Eliminated 4th (in Kampala, Uganda) |
Britney Haynes | 30 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||
Rachel Reilly | 33 | Sisters (Big Brother) | Van Nuys, California | Eliminated 5th (in Brienz, Switzerland) |
Elissa Slater | 32 | Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
Chris Hammons | 40 | Friends (Survivor) | Moore, Oklahoma | Eliminated 6th (in Split, Croatia) |
Bret LaBelle | 44 | Dedham, Massachusetts | ||
Becca Droz | 28 | Friends (The Amazing Race) | Boulder, Colorado | Eliminated 7th (in Giethoorn, Netherlands) |
Floyd Pierce | 23 | Highlands Ranch, Colorado | ||
Nicole Franzel | 25 | Dating (Big Brother) | Ubly, Michigan | Eliminated 8th (in London, England) |
Victor Arroyo | 27 | Slidell, Louisiana | ||
Leo Temory | 31 | Cousins (The Amazing Race) | Pasadena, California | Third place |
Jamal Zadran | 31 | Houston, Texas | ||
Tyler Oakley | 29 | Best Friends (The Amazing Race) | Jackson, Michigan | Runners-up |
Korey Kuhl | 33 | |||
Colin Guinn | 38 | Life Partners (The Amazing Race) | Austin, Texas | Winners |
Christie Woods | 40 |
From Big Brother:
From Survivor:
From The Amazing Race:
Janelle Pierzina and Nicole Franzel returned to Big Brother to compete on the show's second All-Stars season. [24] On September 3, 2020, Bret LaBelle appeared on Revenge Prank . [25] In 2022, Leo Temory competed on the first season of The Challenge: USA . [26] Pierzina and Rachel Reilly competed on the USA Network reality competition series, Snake in the Grass . [27] In 2023, Reilly also competed on the Peacock reality TV series The Traitors . [28] Britney Haynes appeared on the premiere of Big Brother 25 . [29] Pierzina competed on the second season of The Traitors. [30] In 2023, Haynes and Franzel competed on Big Brother Reindeer Games . [31] In 2024, Haynes competed on the third season of The Traitors. [32]
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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Colin & Christie | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd⊂ [lower-alpha 1] | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 1st |
Tyler & Korey | 3rd | 7th⊂ [lower-alpha 2] | 4th | 5th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
Leo & Jamal | 1st | 1st | 8th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 3rd⊃ [lower-alpha 3] | 1st | 3rd |
Nicole & Victor | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 7th‡ | 5th | 2nd | 4th⊂ ⊃ [lower-alpha 3] [lower-alpha 4] | 4th† | |
Becca & Floyd | 5th | 9th⊂ ⊃ [lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 2] | 1st | 4th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 5th†⊂ [lower-alpha 4] | ||
Chris & Bret | 7th | 8th | 9th‡ | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 2nd | 6th† | |||
Rachel & Elissa | 4th | 3rd⊃ [lower-alpha 5] | 7th | 8th | 8th‡ | 7th | 5th | 7th†⊂ [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
Janelle & Britney | 8th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 8th† | ||||||
Corinne & Eliza | 9th | 6th | 5th | 9th† | ||||||||
Rupert & Laura | 10th | 10th† | ||||||||||
Art & J.J. | 11th† [lower-alpha 6] |
Destinations | Air travel Rail travel Water travel Bus travel Helicopter travel Bicycle travel Gondola travel |
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Route Markers | Detour Roadblock Head-to-Head U-Turn Speed Bump Pit Stop |
Team | Vote |
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Rachel & Elissa | Colin & Christie |
Nicole & Victor | Leo & Jamal |
Colin & Christie | Rachel & Elissa |
Leo & Jamal | Colin & Christie |
Becca & Floyd | Colin & Christie |
Tyler & Korey | Nicole & Victor |
Chris & Bret | Rachel & Elissa |
The Amazing Race 31 received mostly positive reviews. Andy Dehnart of reality blurred called this season dull, writing that "TAR can still deliver beautiful cinematography and entertaining moments, like Rupert talking to an elephant, but the structure of the legs constantly undercuts any actual racing by evening up the teams." [38] Jodi Walker of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "more reality TV competition cultures in the mix made for a little more drama than usual." [39] The "Purple Rock Podcast" praised the cast, strong racing, and overall story saying that "this experiment paid off accordingly." [40] In 2022, Rhenn Taguiam of Game Rant ranked this season as the second-best season. [41] In 2024, Taguiam's ranking was updated with this season remaining as the second-best season. [42]
Critics were also positive towards the growth of Colin & Christie compared to their previous appearance. Tamara Grant of CheatSheat called it "a true redemption arc because of their behavior on Season 5." [43] Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly called it the "most radical reality show transformation ever." [44]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) | Ref. |
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1 | "You're in Our Race Now" | April 17, 2019 | 1.2/6 | 5.74 | 0.6 | 1.95 | 1.8 | 7.69 | [45] [46] |
2 | "Knock the Newbie Out of Us" | April 24, 2019 | 1.0/5 | 4.65 | 0.6 | 2.13 | 1.6 | 6.78 | [47] [48] |
3 | "Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy" | May 1, 2019 | 0.9/4 | 4.50 | 0.6 | 2.06 | 1.5 | 6.57 | [49] [50] |
4 | "I Took Out A Polar Bear" | May 8, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 4.44 | 0.6 | 1.98 | 1.4 | 6.41 | [51] [52] |
5 | "I'm a Bird, I'm a Plane, I'm on The Amazing Race" | May 22, 2019 | 0.9/5 | 4.24 | 0.4 | 1.84 | 1.3 | 6.08 | [53] [54] |
6 | "Who Wants a Rolex?" | May 22, 2019 | 0.7/4 | 3.70 | 0.5 | 2.15 | 1.2 | 5.85 | [53] [54] |
7 | "Living Fearlessly" | May 29, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 4.74 | 0.5 | 1.78 | 1.3 | 6.52 | [55] [56] |
8 | "You're the Apple in My Eye" | June 5, 2019 | 0.9/5 | 4.67 | 0.4 | 1.54 | 1.3 | 6.21 | [57] [58] |
9 | "Let's Split!" | June 12, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 4.66 | 0.5 | 1.83 | 1.3 | 6.49 | [59] [60] |
10 | "Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!" | June 19, 2019 | 0.8/5 | 4.75 | 0.5 | 1.75 | 1.3 | 6.49 | [61] [62] |
11 | "This One is For One Million Dollars" | June 26, 2019 | 0.7/4 | 3.82 | 0.6 | 2.21 | 1.3 | 6.03 | [63] [64] |
Canadian broadcaster CTV also aired The Amazing Race on Wednesdays.
Canadian DVR ratings are included in Numeris's count.
No. | Air date | Episode | Viewers (millions) | Rank (Week) | Ref |
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1 | April 17, 2019 | "You're in Our Race Now" | 1.22 | 15 | [65] |
2 | April 24, 2019 | "Knock the Newbie Out of Us" | 1.48 | 11 | [66] |
3 | May 1, 2019 | "Here Fishy, Fishy, Fishy" | 1.31 | 17 | [67] |
4 | May 8, 2019 | "I Took Out A Polar Bear" | 1.38 | 16 | [68] |
5 | May 22, 2019 | "I'm a Bird, I'm a Plane, I'm on The Amazing Race" | 1.44 | 4 | [69] |
6 | "Who Wants a Rolex?" | ||||
7 | May 29, 2019 | "Living Fearlessly" | 1.62 | 3 | [70] |
8 | June 5, 2019 | "You're the Apple in My Eye" | 1.48 | 4 | [71] |
9 | June 12, 2019 | "Let's Split!" | 1.60 | 8 | [72] |
10 | June 19, 2019 | "Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!" | 1.62 | 1 | [73] |
11 | June 26, 2019 | "This One is For One Million Dollars" | 1.51 | 1 | [74] |
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There was one challenge that they took out of the or one route marker that they took out of the final leg, which was going to this kind of like street art, neighborhood art project place where there was all this kind of random junk trash art. And there was like 50 clue boxes, and you had to run around all the clue boxes to try to find the clue.