The Amazing Race Canada, Season 3
The Amazing Race Canada: Season 3: How A-Boot That.
This season of the Canadian version of the race introduced something new to the North American versions of the show. The Canadian version calls it the Face-Off and the advertizing says that it's never been done before on any version of the race before, though I found out that at least five other versions of the show have done something like this before. Anyways, in the Face-Off, two teams compete head to head on a task. The team that ultimately gets last place gets a predetermined penalty, usually 30 minutes.
This season was filmed in May 2015.
The Cast
Max and Elias: Dating. Max is short for Maxine (I think) either way Max is female. Elias is an MMA fighter.
Brent and Sean: Brothers. They're the comic relief team, though I could have used the show not turning Sean throwing up due to stress into a running gag.
Hamilton and Michaela: Engaged. Hamilton is the first openly transgender contestant in the North American version of the show, Jervi Li of The Amazing Race Philippines was the first transgender contestant over all. Hamilton transitioned from female to male.
Susan and Sharnjit: Corrections officers. They were ok.
Nick and Matt: Wrestling teammates and friends. They are good and competitive.
Gino and Jesse: Brothers. Funny, but somewhat cunning team.
Simi and Ope: Father and Daughter. Ope is the father, Simi the daughter. Both are from Nigeria. They give the season much needed levity, along with Brent and Sean.
Nic and Sabrina: Dating. Sabrina is the brains of this outfit, seemingly.
Dujean and Leilani: Exes and pro dancers. They are two strong willed individuals, with Leilani saying that she hopes that this race will test them.
Dana and Amanda: Police officers with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. They hope to use their training to get the win.
Brian and Cynthia: Married. They work in emergency services and also hope to use their skills to get the win.
Neil and Kristen: Father and Daughter. Everybody who follows Canadian Football knows about Neil Lumsden and his son Jesse. Now Neil is racing with his daughter, Kristen, who isn't in the CFL as far as I know.
The Race
Leg #1: "Only way is forward."
Original Air Date: July 8, 2015.
Starting in Quebec City, Quebec, with a small about of money, teams make their way to Quai 22. Here teams have to unlock two bikes among hundreds with a combination in their clue. Teams then head to the ferry, cross to Levi, pick a car and drive to the airport to get to Toronto, Ontario. On arrival, teams have to go to the St. Lawrence Market, and look for a woman wearing a Bank of Montreal shirt. Teams then look for the crossroads of Centre and Market for a butcher who will give them there next clue and their Credit Card that will contain the money they need for the rest of the leg.
Teams then head to the headquarters of Canadian Sports channel The Sports Network. Here teams find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to dress in a suit and tie and, reading from a teleprompter, properly deliver a sportscast. Elias nearly takes this Roadblock, thinking it's a physical activity though fortunately someone tells him it involves reading as it turns out he has dyslexia. Teams then go to the Atlantis Pavilion in Ontario Place and run into another Roadblock. In this Roadblock, the team member who didn't do the first Roadblock has to take part in a three part obstacle course, which is going up a 120 ft cargo net, walking across a narrow plank, taking a three story plunge into the water below and then walk across a slippery log. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: The Air Canada Centre.
1. Gino and Jesse 1:12 P.M. Won two round trip tickets to Rio de Janeiro and six months of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 1:34 P.M.
3. Nic and Sabrina 1:59 P.M.
4. Sean and Brent 2:10 P.M.
5. Neil and Kristen 2:43 P.M.
6. Hamilton and Michaela 3:01 P.M.
7. Nick and Matt 3:03 P.M.
8. Dujean and Leilani 3:15 P.M.
9. Simi and Ope 3:16 P.M.
10 Brian and Cynthia 3:40 P.M.
11. Dana and Amanda 3:45 P.M.
12. Susan and Sharnjit 4:00 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #2: "Feel that wind!"
Original Air Date: July 15, 2015.
Getting $350, teams fly to Santiago, Chile. Once there, they have to get to Parque Geoaventura, where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to tandem paraglide and then reunite with their partner. Teams then go to the San Miguel Open Air Museum. Here teams have to take a selfie in front of five specific murals and then show them to the owner. With a clue telling teams to go to Recoleta Community Centre they get a wooden box that they have to take with them.
Once at the community centre, teams have to help a child paint a section of a mural. After that they give the box (it's a painting set) and they get an opportunity to get the two Express Passes at Patio Bellavista (being the first team to find the Bailarines de Cueca, which Nic and Sabrina get) and the Detour: Motion or Emotion. In Motion, teams go to the Plaza des Armas, dress up like the people of Easter Island and perform a traditional Rapa Nui dance. In Emotion, teams go to the Biblioteca Nacional de Chile and memorize and recite a verse from Gabriela Mistral's Valle de Chile in Spanish. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Jardín Botánico Mapulemu.
1. Brian and Cynthia 10:10 A.M. Won a trip for two to New Delhi, India and six months of free gas.
2. Sean and Brent 10:24 A.M.
3. Simi and Ope 10:40 A.M.
4. Max and Elias 11:15 A.M.
5. Hamilton and Michaela 11:33 A.M.
6. Nic and Sabrina 12:02 P.M.
7. Dujean and Leilani 12:15 P.M.
8. Nick and Matt 12:48 P.M.
9. Neil and Kristen 1:10 P.M.
10. Dana and Amanda 1:15 P.M.
11. Gino and Jesse 1:43 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #3: "I said straight, you idiot!"
Original Air Date: July 22, 2015.
Receiving $300, teams fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Once there, teams have to find a totem pole made of B.C. cedar in Plaza Canada. Teams then go to Vuelta de Rocha for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to go to three local stores and get a package of Menthos with letters on them from each. Then they get back and solve riddles, using the Menthos, all relating to famous Argentines (Eva Peron, Pope Francis, Diego Maradona and Carlos Gardel). Teams then go to Futbol Madero, where one team member has to play blind soccer and, while blindfolded, navigate a soccer ball through a series of pylons and score a goal with their partner's help.
Teams then go to El Obelisco in Plaza de la Republica and find the Detour: Dance or Dine. In Dance, teams have to learn and perform the tango, after changing into traditional attire. In Dine, teams go to La Estancia and serve asado, with one team member as the waiter and the other as the chef. They have to memorize and get 12 orders in Spanish and deliver them to three people. Then teams go to the Pit Stop: Puente de la Mujer.
1. Nic and Sabrina 10:21 A.M. Won a trip for two to Beijing and six months of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 10:35 A.M.
3. Neil and Kristen 11:00 A.M.
4. Hamilton and Michaela 11:13 A.M.
5. Dujean and Leilani 11:45 A.M.
6. Nick and Matt 12:01 P.M.
7. Brent and Sean 12:10 P.M.
8. Simi and Ope 12:13 P.M.
9. Dana and Amanda 12:47 P.M.
10. Brian and Cynthia 1:11 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #4: "Where in the World is it?"
Original Air Date: July 29, 2015.
Getting $350, teams fly to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where they next clue at the BMO kiosk in the airport. Teams then go to the Halifax Central Library, where they search through over 5,000 3x5 black and white images for 134 smart phone images. From there, they have to go to the Angus L. MacDonald Bridge. Here teams find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to climb to the top of one of the support structures of the bridge and use binoculars to find the next race flag. Teams then have to figure out that it's Citadel Hill.
From here, teams go to the Halifax Public Gardens, where they have to taste and identify several Orange Julius flavors. Teams then get the Detour: Bubbles or Suds. In Bubbles, teams the Aquatron Laboratory at Dalhousie University and grab bind and tag two lobsters each. In Suds, teams have to go to the Garrison Brewing Company and deliver, on foot, beer to three different pubs in Downtown Halifax, getting two empty kegs in return. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: the roof of the Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market.
1. Hamilton and Michaela 11:11 A.M. Won a trip for two to anywhere in the Caribbean and six months of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 11:14 A.M.
3. Neil and Kristen 11:34 A.M.
4. Brent and Sean 12:04 P.M.
5. Nick and Matt 12:15 P.M.
6. Simi and Ope 12:45 P.M.
7. Nic and Sabrina 1:00 P.M.
8. Dujean and Leilani 1:22 P.M.
9. Dana and Amanda 1:59 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #5: "The Face-Off."
Original Air Date: August 5, 2015.
Getting $398, teams fly to Havre-aux-Maisons on the Magdalen Islands (part of the Providence of Quebec if you're curious). On arrival, teams have to correctly pack their car with two kayaks and a tent. Teams then go to Plage de la Dune-de-le-Sud for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to bury their team mate in sand, leaving their head visible, and then build a sandcastle on top to them.
Afterwards, teams go to Monument aux Percheurs for the Face-Off. In this Face-Off, teams compete against each other in kayak hockey (which is exactly what it sounds like) and the first team to score two goals wins. The last team left is Nick and Matt. Teams then get the Detour: Ride It or Pull It. In Ride It, teams have to learn dressage and complete an obstacle course in a combined time of eight minutes or less. In Pull It, teams have to go to a farm and roll a 75 lb. bale of hay into a barn then milk a cow with their hands until both team members fill a one liter bottle. Teams then go to L'Escalier de la Pointe aux Meules where the Double U-Turn is (Max and Elias U-Turn Neil and Kristen who in turn U-Turn Nick and Matt). Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Pointe Old-Harry. Which is where they find out they have to keep going.
1. Brent and Sean 1:20 P.M. Won a trip for two to any Canadian destination and one year of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 1:21 P.M.
3. Dujean and Leilani 1:45 P.M.
4. Hamilton and Michaela 2:13 P.M.
5. Neil and Kristen 2:43 P.M.
6. Nic and Sabrina 3:10 P.M.
7. Nick and Matt 3:13 P.M.
8. Simi and Ope 3:29 P.M.
Leg #6: "Who is Alex Trebek?"
Original Air Date: August 12, 2015.
Receiving $400, teams go by ferry to P.E.I. then fly to Sudbury, Ontario. On arrival, teams have to the Vale Mining Company, go underground, choose a nickel rock, break it open and get a Canadian Nickel. Teams then go to the Big Nickel that's in town where they find the Fast Forward. In this Fast Forward, teams go to Science North where they feed a Blanding's Turtle mealworms, crickets and superworms and then eat a plate each themselves. No one goes for it. Instead, they go to Laurentian University for the Detour: Analyze or Synchronize.
In Analyze, teams have to go to the Forensics Training Facility and find and correctly catalogue 10 tooth and bone fragments. In Synchronize, teams go to a pool and correctly perform a synchronized swimming routine. Teams then go Sudbury Outpatient Centre for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to learn CPR, then perform it correctly on a CPR dummy for two minutes. Then teams have to Vale Living with Lakes Research Centre then paddle across Ramsey Lake to Bell Park and run to the gazebo for the Pit Stop, with Alex Trebek.
1. Nick and Matt 12:01 P.M. Won a trip for two to any California destination and one year of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 12:22 P.M.
3. Simi and Ope 12:49 P.M.
4. Dujean and Leilani 1:12 P.M.
5. Brent and Sean 1:32 P.M.
6. Neil and Kristen 1:56 P.M.
7. Hamilton and Michaela 2:31 P.M.
8. Nic and Sabrina 2:57 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #7: "This is not what I had in mind."
Original Air Date: August 19, 2015.
Getting $450, teams fly to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. At the tarmac of the airport, teams have to prepare a flight plan using Air Canada destinations, taking into account time zones, to get 25 hours. Teams then go to Apex Trampoline Park where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to complete a three part trampoline obstacle course: 1. bouncing on trampolines labeled 1-9 in order; 2. bouncing over a wall without knocking it over; 3. jumping high enough to ring a bell. Teams then had to figure out, from a bottlecap in their clue that they have to go to Great Western Brewing Company.
There teams have to get 15 bottlecaps of the same brand of beer (Pale Ale) from a bin of 5,000. Teams then get the Detour: Nimitook or Mikwap. Both take place at Wanuskewin Heritage Place for different aspects of Northern Plains Indians life. In Nimitook, teams learn and perform a traditional hoop dance. In Mikwap, teams setup a tipi. Then teams walk to the Pit Stop.
1. Simi and Ope 1:11 P.M. Won a trip for two to Paris, France, a year of free gas and business class tickets from them and a team of their choice on the next leg (they choose Brent and Sean).
2. Brent and Sean 1:34 P.M.
3. Nick and Matt 2:01 P.M.
4. Max and Elias 2:36 P.M.
5. Dujean and Leilani 3:00 P.M.
6. Neil and Kristen 3:12 P.M.
7. Hamilton and Michaela 3:45 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #8: "These are the same."
Original Air Date: August 26, 2015.
Receiving $390, teams fly to Kolkata, India. On arrival, teams have to get to Mallick Ghat Flower Market, receive a blessing from a priest and then put together a flower garland and take it across the river to Bagbazar Ghat. Teams then drop it off and go to Kumartuli Potters' Colony for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to identify, from a photograph, a statue of the Goddess Lakshmi.
Teams then go to Swami Vivekananda House and Statue where they find the Detour: Tuck or Roll. In Tuck, teams travelled to Jorasanko Thakur Bari where they had to learn six couples' yoga poses. Once they correctly performed all six, the guru Yogi Biswa would give them their next clue. In Roll, teams travelled to University Institute Hall where, using a rickshaw, they had to navigate Kolkata's crowded streets to make two deliveries to different locations: a load of plastic bottles to a soda shop, and bundles of cloth to a decorating store. Once both deliveries were successfully completed, they would return the rickshaw in exchange for their next clue. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: The National Library of India.
1. Nick and Matt 2:10 P.M. Won a trip for two to London, England and one year of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 2:15 P.M.
3. Brent and Sean 2:31 P.M.
4. Simi and Ope 3:01 P.M.
5. Neil and Kristen 3:29 P.M.
6. Dujean and Leilani 4:00 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #9: "Take your clue and goooooo!"
Original Air Date: September 2, 2015.
Getting $300, teams are told to fly to Delhi, India. Once there, they have to get to the Ghaziphur Fish Market, where they have to carry 20 live catfish in a basket above their heads each to a location across the market. Teams then go to Faily-Bartha Village for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to wrap three different styles of turbans around the heads of waiting men for a wedding.
Then teams go to M-Block Market in Greater Kailash for the Detour: Slam It or Spice It. In Slam It, teams go to a wrestling arena and learn and perform seven kushti wrestling moves. In Spice It, teams go the local spice market and use a mortar and pestle to grind enough spices into a find powder to get at least 100 grams (3.5 oz.). Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Humayun's Tomb where they have to donate all of their money to check in.
1. Max and Elias 1:10 P.M. Won two tickets to Amsterdam and one year of free gas.
2. Nick and Matt 1:12 P.M.
3. Simi and Ope 2:14 P.M.
4. Neil and Kristen 2:33 P.M.
5. Brent and Sean 3:49 P.M. NOT ELIMINATED/SPEEDBUMPED.
Leg #10: "Does this make my butt look big?"
Original Air Date: September 9, 2015.
Receiving $400, teams fly to Penticton, British Colombia. There teams go to D'Angelo Estate Winery where they have to get their car out of a maze. Then they go to Summerland Waterfront Resort where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to ride a wakeboard through Lake Okanagan through a course that includes a flat ramp followed by a steep one without falling off, while their partner rides in the boat. Teams then go to Covert Farms, where Brent and Shawn face their Speedbump. In this Speedbump, Brent and Sean have fill, cork, label then dip the neck in wax 12 bottles of wine before joining the other teams outside for the Detour: Brains or Brawn.
In Brains, teams have to find three bottles of wine in a vineyard using coordinates, use a giant slingshot to fling a potato at a target and operate a forklift to stack 10 pallets. In Brawn, teams have to toss 10 65 lbs. bags of onions onto the back of a truck, flip a large tractor tire 100 meters and then simultaneously cross the monkey bars over some manure. At the end of either option, complete the Freak'n Farmer mud run of crawling under barbed wire then going under a log in muddy water. At the end is the Double U-Turn, which Max and Elias use on Nick and Matt who then use it on Neil and Kristen. Teams then go to Osoyoos Desert Model Rail where they have to search through 18,000 tiny figures for one of several of Jon who is holding one word: Nk'Mip. It's the Pit Stop: Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre.
1. Simi and Ope 1:00 P.M. Won a trip for two to Tokyo, Japan and two years of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 1:20 P.M.
3. Brent and Sean 2:15 P.M.
4. Neil and Kristen 2:34 P.M.
5. Nick and Matt 3:21 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #11: "That's just not right."
Original Air Date: September 17, 2015.
Getting $350, teams fly to Edmonton, Alberta. Once there, they make their way to Edmonton City Hall where they interrupt a justice of the peace performing a wedding to get the Blind Detour: Paper or Plastic. Both take place at the nearby recycling plant. In Paper, teams have to sort through recyclables into paper and not paper into bins until they get 13 kg. (29 lbs) each and then weight them. In Plastic, teams have to carefully take apart six dead TV sets, getting a replacement TV if they break one.
Teams then go to the Ottewell Curling Club where they find another Face/Off. In this Face/Off, teams have to curl with both teams getting eight stones each. Whoever gets the closest after the last stone is thrown can go with Simi and Ope being the last team to leave. Teams then go to a Petro-Canada Station where they have to get enough points in 90 seconds to continue on. Then they go to Kelly's Saloon in Fort Edmonton Park where the Roadblock is. In this Roadblock, one team member has to play the part of Kelly and memorize a script for a liquor raid (fortunately Elias is nearly out of Roadblocks so Max takes this one). Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Muttart Conservatory.
1. Brent and Sean 1:01 P.M. Won a trip for two to Dubai and two years of free gas.
2. Neil and Kristen 1:49 P.M.
3. Max and Elias 2:15 P.M.
4. Simi and Ope 2:59 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #12: "Here's to you Canada...Cheers."
Original Air Date: September 23, 2015.
Receiving $250, teams fly to the final destination city: Vancouver, British Colombia. On arrival, teams go to Terry Fox Plaza at BC Place for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to cross a narrow plank, painted with a crooked guide line, on a bicycle 200ft above the ground between the roof beams of the building. Teams then head to Whistler Olympic Plaza, then head to the Squamish Lil'Wat Cultural Centre. Here they used a length of string and a large map to calculate the distance of the race in miles (30,100) then convert that into kilometers, getting their clue if they come within 5% of the right answer.
Teams then go to the Bearfoot Bistro where they both have to saber off the top of two champagne bottles, one with a saber the other with the bottom of a champagne flute. The clue contains tickets to the gondola, which is where another Roadblock is. In this Roadblock, the team member who didn't do the first Roadblock is given a ski of a specific size and binding then they have to get the pair. After that both team members go on the Peak 2 Peak gondola where, in the second half of the Roadblock, they have to go down a ski ramp into a pool. Then it's off to the finish line: Nicklaus North Golf Course.
1. Max and Elias WIN.
2. Neil and Kristen PLACE.
3. Brent and Sean SHOW.
The Review
This was a pretty good season. It's my number two Canadian season. The locations were nice, as were the teams for the most part. The tasks were varied. This version of the show is really coming into its own. Next time: back down south.
-Globetrotting: An Amazing Race Blog by R.C. Anderson, for the Website Reality Rewind, March 20, 2017.
The Amazing Race: Season 27: Too much Green.
This season of the show, like season 25 before it, aloud fans of the show to come to the starting line. There is a bit of a shakeup in terms of sponsorship, as Ford, up to this point providing the vehicles that the contestants drove, pulled theirs. This marks the first time since season 1 that contestants didn't drive themselves anywhere in the race. Another thing to note is that in this season once the team that has the Express Pass uses it they have to turn it over to another team, This season had no gimmicks and was filmed from June to July 2015.
The Cast
Tanner and Josh: Best friends. They were good guys who got lucky.
Justin and Diana: Engaged. Only reason they are on the show is because Justin made an Amazing Race inspired proposal video that went viral. I'm saying this because I find him annoying, and a lot of fans agree with me.
Denise and James Earl: Mother and son. These two are a good pair, with Denise dealing with James Earl being gay. Though they do love each other.
Tiffany and Krista: Friends and cheerleaders. They are the most determined this season, even if they don't do well at first.
Kelsey and Joey: Dating news anchors. Nothing much to say here they are just bland.
Logan and Chris: Dating paparazzi. This season's bickering couple Logan is female.
Jazmine and Danielle: Friends and athletes. They are great fun.
Cindy and Rick: Newlyweds. They are using the show as their honeymoon, though they have some fun too.
Ernest and Jin: Brothers. One of the best teams this season.
Kelly and Shevonne: Co-workers. They work for TMZ and are tough.
Alex and Adam: Cousins. They seem like good people.
The Race
Leg #1: "A little too much."
Original Air Date: September 25, 2015.
Starting at Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, teams have to go to, by water bike from Mother's Beach, to Burton Chace Park to pick up tickets, and $230, to fly to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On arrival, teams must go to Lagoa Airport and take a helicopter past Christ the Redeemer to Urca Hill where they have to say that they past Christ the Redeemer to get their next clue.
Teams either get the Fast Forward, which involves hang gliding (Justin and Diana try to go for it but the wind is too much and so they abandon it) or the Detour: Sand or Sidewalk both at Copacabana Beach. In Sand, teams have to play foot volleyball against pros and score six points before the pros score eighteen. In Sidewalk, teams have to complete a large geometric sliding puzzles based on the Copacabana pavement. Then teams go to the Pit Stop: Arpoador Lookout.
1. Tanner and Josh 10:12 A.M. Won the Express Pass.
2. Jazmine and Danielle 10:34 A.M.
3. Denise and James Earl 11:01 A.M.
4. Ernest and Jin 11:14 A.M.
5. Tiffany and Krista 11:16 A.M.
6. Logan and Chris 11:43 A.M.
7. Justin and Diana 12:12 P.M.
8. Cindy and Rick 12:13 P.M.
9. Alex and Adam 12:34 P.M.
10. Kelsey and Joey 1:01 P.M.
11. Kelly and Shevonne 2:18 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #2: "Let's think like dogs."
Original Air Date: October 2, 2015.
Getting $315, teams fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Once there, teams have to go to the Basilica Maria Auxiliadora y San Carlos. The next morning, teams will enter the altar, one at a time, in the order they arrived in. They get the Detour: Cartoneros or Fletero. In Cartoneros, teams have to go to the corner of Uriate, Fray Justo Santa Maria and El Salvador Streets, pick up a cart (there are only eight) and collect enough cardboard that weights 100 kg (220lbs). In Fletero, teams go to an antique shop, pick up a statue in pieces then transport it by truck (one team member in front giving directions, one in back to hold the statue) to a park where they put the statue together.
Teams then head to Bartolomé Mitre 4722, where the Roadblock is. In this Roadblock, one team member has to learn the tango, with a twist. Halfway through the routine, they will be put into a harness and finish the rest of the routine on the wall. Teams then have to go to the Pit Stop: Campo Argentino de Polo.
1. Logan and Chris 12:07 P.M. Won a trip for two to El Jadida, Morocco.
2. Justin and Diana 12:08 P.M.
3. Tanner and Josh 12:43 P.M.
4. Tiffany and Krista 1:12 P.M.
5. Denise and James Earl 1:33 P.M.
6. Jazmine and Danielle 2:10 P.M.
7. Ernest and Jin 2:57 P.M.
8. Cindy and Rick 3:12 P.M.
9. Adam and Alex 3:20 P.M.
10. Kelsey and Joey 4:01 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #3: "Where my dogs at?"
Original Air Date: October 9, 2015.
Getting $152, teams travel by bus to San Antonio de Areco. Here, teams have to choose a pickup truck and drive to La Porteña where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to properly hang two racks of lamb and one rack of beef ribs on a grill so that they cook asado style. Teams then have to deliver a roasted lamb to Plaza Principal.
Here teams pick up the Detour: Horse or Carriage. In Horse, teams pick up a polo mallet from the Plaza and walk to Boliche de Bessonart, change into polo gear, pick a fake horse and push it back to the Plaza. In Carriage, teams pick a buggy whip from the plaza and travel by foot to La Cinacina Estancia, change into gaucho clothing, clean a carriage, hook it up to a team of horses and drive it back to the Plaza. Teams then walk to the Pit Stop: Parque Criollo y Museo Gauchesco Ricardo Güiraldes.
1. Justin and Diana 10:19 A.M. Won a trip for two to Siem Riep, Cambodia.
2. Tanner and Justin 10:20 A.M.
3. Jazmine and Danielle 11:01 A.M.
4. Denise and James Earl 11:22 A.M.
5. Cindy and Rick 11:45 A.M.
6. Tiffany and Krista 12:34 P.M.
7. Ernest and Jin 1:20 P.M.
8. Logan and Chris 1:50 P.M.
9. Alex and Adam 2:10 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #4: "Like a spit in the face in the afternoon."
Original Air Date: October 16, 2015.
Receiving $250, teams travel by bus and plane to Livingstone, Zambia. Once there, teams go to Mukuni Village, where the chief conducts a good luck ritual by spitting water in the team's faces. Teams then go to the Batoka Aerodrome where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to choose a microlight plane and fly around Victoria Falls and spot the next clue from the air. Then they reunite with their partner and go to the middle of the Knife's Edge Bridge.
Teams then head to the Shoestrings Backpackers Lodge where they spend the night. The next morning, teams get the Detour: Co-op or Croquet. In Co-op, teams go to The Big Five Co-op where they have to stain and polish a carved wooden giraffe. In Croquet, teams go to the Victoria Falls Hotel and play a game of croquet scoring five points. Teams then head to the Rose of Charity Orphanage where the U-Turn, which no one uses, the Pit Stop are. Expect teams are told to keep going.
1. Justin and Diana 9:59 A.M. No prize is mentioned as being given out.
2. Tanner and Josh 10:12 A.M.
3. Jazmine and Danielle 10:23 A.M.
4. Tiffany and Krista 11:00 A.M.
5. Denise and James Earl 11:32 A.M.
6. Ernest and Jin 11:33 A.M.
7. Rick and Cindy 11:45 A.M.
8. Logan and Chris 11:50 A.M.
Leg #5: "And I ain't lion."
Original Air Date: October 23, 2015.
Getting $123 from the end of the last leg, teams go to the Lookout Cafe. From there, they go to Batoka Gorge where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to repeat a task from the first season and strap on a harness and freefall 200ft into the gorge. Teams then immediately get the Detour: Crocs or Canoes.
In Crocs, teams go to Crocodile Cage Diving at Elephants Walk Shopping and Artist Village, put on wetsuits, get into a cage and feed three Nile Crocodiles. In Canoes, teams go to A Zambezi River Lodge, inflate a raft, go across the river and one team member has to boost the other up a tree and retrieve their clue from a vulture's nest and paddle back. Teams then head to The Lion Encounter at Masuwe Safari Lodge and, accompanied by instructors and two lions, teams walk to get their next clue in a skull. Teams then have to walk to Masuwe Private Game Reserve, tie a length of cloth to their heads and, balancing a bowl of fruit on their heads, walk to the Pit Stop.
1. Justin and Diana 3:10 P.M. Won a trip for two to Bratislava, Slovakia.
2. Tanner and Josh 3:14 P.M.
3. Ernest and Jin 3:58 P.M.
4. Tiffany and Krista 4:12 P.M.
5. Jazmine and Danielle 4:34 P.M.
6. Denise and James Earl 4:44 P.M.
7. Rick and Cindy 5:00 P.M.
8. Logan and Chris 5:21 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #6: "We're getting crabs!"
Original Air Date: October 30, 2015.
Receiving $200, teams go to Victoria Falls Bridge where they run into a Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to strap on a harness and bungee jump of the bridge, with their Fitbit tracker monitoring their heart rate. They are told to track their Fitbit information for later and to fly to Paris, France. Once there, they have to travel by train to La Ferte-Alais then drive to the Aerodrome Musée Volant Salis in Cerny where they find another Roadblock. In this Roadblock, the team member who didn't do the first roadblock has to get into a Boeing PT-17 Biplane and be flown around the countryside looking for the motto of the French Revolution: Liberté, Egalite, Fraternité.
Teams then return to Paris, where they Square Louis-Michel outside Sacre-Coëre Basilica where they find the Detour: Drops Mic or Bust a Crab. In Drops Mic, teams head to Quai de la Tournelle and learn and perform a standard French rap song, in French. In Bust a Crab, teams go to La Coupole Restaurant and properly shuck and crack crab for a French dish called the Royal Platter. Teams then head, from a post card, to Pont Alexandre III Bridge where they find the next clue. This tells teams to get Place Charles de Gaulle where the Pit Stop is. Though teams are told to keep going.
1. Ernest and Jin 11:01 A.M. No prize is mentioned as being given out.
2. Justin and Diana 11:03 A.M.
3. Tanner and Josh 11:20 A.M.
4. Jazmine and Danielle 12:01 P.M.
5. Tiffany and Krista 12:40 P.M.
6. Rick and Cindy 1:00 P.M.
7. Denise and James Earl 1:59 P.M.
Leg #7: "Let's get this boat in the ocean!"
Original Air Date: November 6, 2015.
Getting $242 at the end of the last leg, teams take a train to Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Once there, they have to get to Vessel 11 in Leuvehaven where they stay the night. The next morning, teams take a boat from Kop van Zuid to the Kinderdijk Windmill where they get the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to search for an exact replica of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers in the area around the windmill. Teams then have to take their highest heart rate from the previous leg and subtract their heart rate during the Roadblock of this leg to get the number of tulips they have to deliver to the girl from Spakenburg.
Teams then head to the Nolet Distillery where they find the Detour: Ship or Skip. In Ship, teams go to the Millennium Tower and perform a two part training simulation using a computer. In Skip, teams go to Leuvehoofd Park and perform a 45 second Double-Dutch clapping routine. Teams then take a train and a tram to the Pit Stop: The Peace Palace in The Hague.
1. Justin and Diana 12:15 P.M. Won $30,451 based on what their Fitbits were saying and a 90 minute massage due to Justin's higher heart rate.
2. Tanner and Josh 12:17 P.M.
3. Denise and James Earl 1:02 P.M.
4. Tiffany and Krista 1:43 P.M.
5. Rick and Cindy 2:12 P.M.
6. Jazmine and Danielle 2:44 P.M.
7. Ernest and Jin 3:21 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #8: "Krakow! To the Moon!"
Original Air Date: November 13, 2015.
Receiving $300, teams go to Krakow, Poland. On arrival, teams have to go to Plaza Krakow where they dive into a pool to get their next clue. It's the Detour: Mine or Music. In Mine, teams go to a salt mine, carry a large timber support into the mine, fill a cart with salt then take the cart back to the start. In Music, teams go to Krakow's Main Square, learn a piece of music on the piano, roll the piano through the streets to a performance area, then collect 100 zloty ($25US at the time).
Teams then go to the Oskar Schindler Factory and take a tour. Teams then go to Kazimierz, where they get the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to identify seven traditional Jewish dishes in the correct order and, using a written list and a tray, take them to the Klezmer House. They are then directed to the Pit Stop on the roof.
1. Justin and Diana 2:18 P.M. Won a trip for two to Shanghai, China.
2. Tanner and Josh 2:40 P.M.
3. Jazmine and Danielle 3:00 P.M.
4. Denise and James Earl 3:15 P.M.
5. Tiffany and Krista 3:59 P.M.
6. Rick and Cindy 4:59 P.M. NOT ELIMINATED/SPEEDBUMPED.
Leg #9: "Beware the quiet ones."
Original Air Date: November 20, 2015.
Getting $230, teams fly Delhi, India. Teams then take a train to Agra. On arrival, teams go to the Yamuna River at Hathi Ghat where the Roadblock and Speedbump. In the Roadblock, one team member has to transport a bundle of saris, learning how to tie them, then biking to the river and washing them and then biking back. The Speedbump is Rick and Cindy both have to do the Roadblock.
Teams then go to Hanuman Temple for a traditional Indian blessing. They get the Detour: Cans or Candy. In Cans, teams load and secure 120 cans to a flatbed bicycle and transport them to New Taj Oil Company. In Candy, teams cut pieces of winter melon and then transport 90 pounds of an Indian candy called petha to the Pancchi Petha Candy store. Teams then go to the Bijli Ghar Chauraha Roundabout, where the U-Turn is, which no one uses. Then teams go to the Pit Stop: Mehtab Bagh.
1. Tanner and Josh 2:10 P.M. Won a trip for two to Honolulu, Hawaii.
2. Justin and Diana 2:11 P.M.
3. Jazmine and Danielle 2:33 P.M.
4. Tiffany and Krista 3:01 P.M.
5. Denise and James Earl 3:45 P.M.
6. Rick and Cindy 4:14 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #10: "Bring the fun baby!"
Original Air Date: November 27, 2015.
Teams get $157 and instructions to get to Kachora Bazaar, where they run into the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to use a pump to inflate enough balloons to fill a net. Then they deliver them, by bicycle, across Yamuna Bridge, deliver the balloons, get the clue then ride back. Teams the go to the Goyal Book Store in the Shri Raj Complex.
Here they find the U-Turn (which Justin and Diana use on Tanner and Josh) and the Detour: Bring the Groom or Bring the Fun. In Bring the Groom, teams use a hand-cranked generator to power a cumbersome candelabrum. Then, one team member holding the candelabrum, the other the generator, they have to join a baraat procession to escort a groom to his bride at his wedding party at the Shri Ram Complex. In Bring the Fun, team push a mobile amusement swing to the same complex then put eight kids in it. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Shri Ramchandra Farm House.
1. Justin and Diana 2:11 P.M. Won $5,000 each.
2. Jazmine and Danielle 2:54 P.M.
3. Tiffany and Krista 3:05 P.M.
4. Tanner and Josh 3:22 P.M.
5. Denise and James Earl 4:20 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #11: "It's not easy beating Green[Justin and Diana]."
Original Air Date: December 4, 2015.
Getting $300, teams fly to Hong Kong, China. Once there, teams are taken by limo to The Peninsula Hong Kong for the Detour: Sam's or Cells. In Sam's, teams have to go to Sam's Tailor and pick up measurements for a suit. Then they go to Sam's Workshop where they have to properly cut out six template designs from a matching design then deliver a completed suit back to Sam's Tailor. In Cells, teams go to a marked store on Apilu Street and search through boxes of old cell phones for one that works. After calling the number that the phone displays, they get a message telling them to pick up their clue at Kong Wah Telecom (HK) Limited on Kweilin Street.
Teams then must buy certain tickets for a certain ferry to Macau. Teams then go to the Dancing Water Theatre at the City of Dreams for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to get into costume and makeup, and perform in one of the water shows. After jumping 30ft into the water, they have to search under the water for a golden fish. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Centro Nautico da Praia Grande.
1. Jazmine and Danielle 2:10 P.M. Won a trip for two to Cuzco, Peru.
2. Tanner and Josh 2:18 P.M.
3. Tiffany and Krista 2:43 P.M.
4. Justin and Diana 2:55 P.M. ELIMINATED/PENALIZED for taking the wrong ferry.
Leg #12: "Last chance baby!"
Original Air Date: December 11, 2015.
Receiving $200, teams fly to their final destination city, New York City. Once there, teams go to the New York City Fire Department Training Facility on Randall's Island for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to put on a firefighter's uniform and take part in a training exercise, which involves rescuing a dummy. In the second part of the Roadblock, they have to arrange firefighter's helmets in the order of the countries that they visited.
Teams then go to Belmont Park, where they catch a helicopter to Southampton in the Hamptons where they search the heliport for the next clue. Teams then jet ski to a lobster boat, where they bring up seven lobster traps, take the flags out and tie them to the mast in the order they were visited. Then they get back to shore and ride dune buggies to the last task. Teams now put together six Adirondack chairs with images from the race on them correctly and put them in chronological order. Teams then go, on foot, to the finish line: 1620 Meadow Lane.
1. Tanner and Josh WIN.
2. Tiffany and Krista PLACE.
3. Jazmine and Danielle SHOW.
The Review
This season is mediocre. Ok racers, good locals, fine tasks. It's number 17 in my book. Though fans tend to heap bad things on this season, Justin in particular gets the worst of it. Don't get me wrong he was annoying, but I don't think he should get some of the comments directed his way. At least in my house. Next time, we're going online in a big way.
-Globetrotting: An Amazing Race Blog by R.C. Anderson, for the website Reality Rewind, March 27, 2017.
This season of the Canadian version of the race introduced something new to the North American versions of the show. The Canadian version calls it the Face-Off and the advertizing says that it's never been done before on any version of the race before, though I found out that at least five other versions of the show have done something like this before. Anyways, in the Face-Off, two teams compete head to head on a task. The team that ultimately gets last place gets a predetermined penalty, usually 30 minutes.
This season was filmed in May 2015.
The Cast
Max and Elias: Dating. Max is short for Maxine (I think) either way Max is female. Elias is an MMA fighter.
Brent and Sean: Brothers. They're the comic relief team, though I could have used the show not turning Sean throwing up due to stress into a running gag.
Hamilton and Michaela: Engaged. Hamilton is the first openly transgender contestant in the North American version of the show, Jervi Li of The Amazing Race Philippines was the first transgender contestant over all. Hamilton transitioned from female to male.
Susan and Sharnjit: Corrections officers. They were ok.
Nick and Matt: Wrestling teammates and friends. They are good and competitive.
Gino and Jesse: Brothers. Funny, but somewhat cunning team.
Simi and Ope: Father and Daughter. Ope is the father, Simi the daughter. Both are from Nigeria. They give the season much needed levity, along with Brent and Sean.
Nic and Sabrina: Dating. Sabrina is the brains of this outfit, seemingly.
Dujean and Leilani: Exes and pro dancers. They are two strong willed individuals, with Leilani saying that she hopes that this race will test them.
Dana and Amanda: Police officers with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. They hope to use their training to get the win.
Brian and Cynthia: Married. They work in emergency services and also hope to use their skills to get the win.
Neil and Kristen: Father and Daughter. Everybody who follows Canadian Football knows about Neil Lumsden and his son Jesse. Now Neil is racing with his daughter, Kristen, who isn't in the CFL as far as I know.
The Race
Leg #1: "Only way is forward."
Original Air Date: July 8, 2015.
Starting in Quebec City, Quebec, with a small about of money, teams make their way to Quai 22. Here teams have to unlock two bikes among hundreds with a combination in their clue. Teams then head to the ferry, cross to Levi, pick a car and drive to the airport to get to Toronto, Ontario. On arrival, teams have to go to the St. Lawrence Market, and look for a woman wearing a Bank of Montreal shirt. Teams then look for the crossroads of Centre and Market for a butcher who will give them there next clue and their Credit Card that will contain the money they need for the rest of the leg.
Teams then head to the headquarters of Canadian Sports channel The Sports Network. Here teams find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to dress in a suit and tie and, reading from a teleprompter, properly deliver a sportscast. Elias nearly takes this Roadblock, thinking it's a physical activity though fortunately someone tells him it involves reading as it turns out he has dyslexia. Teams then go to the Atlantis Pavilion in Ontario Place and run into another Roadblock. In this Roadblock, the team member who didn't do the first Roadblock has to take part in a three part obstacle course, which is going up a 120 ft cargo net, walking across a narrow plank, taking a three story plunge into the water below and then walk across a slippery log. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: The Air Canada Centre.
1. Gino and Jesse 1:12 P.M. Won two round trip tickets to Rio de Janeiro and six months of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 1:34 P.M.
3. Nic and Sabrina 1:59 P.M.
4. Sean and Brent 2:10 P.M.
5. Neil and Kristen 2:43 P.M.
6. Hamilton and Michaela 3:01 P.M.
7. Nick and Matt 3:03 P.M.
8. Dujean and Leilani 3:15 P.M.
9. Simi and Ope 3:16 P.M.
10 Brian and Cynthia 3:40 P.M.
11. Dana and Amanda 3:45 P.M.
12. Susan and Sharnjit 4:00 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #2: "Feel that wind!"
Original Air Date: July 15, 2015.
Getting $350, teams fly to Santiago, Chile. Once there, they have to get to Parque Geoaventura, where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to tandem paraglide and then reunite with their partner. Teams then go to the San Miguel Open Air Museum. Here teams have to take a selfie in front of five specific murals and then show them to the owner. With a clue telling teams to go to Recoleta Community Centre they get a wooden box that they have to take with them.
Once at the community centre, teams have to help a child paint a section of a mural. After that they give the box (it's a painting set) and they get an opportunity to get the two Express Passes at Patio Bellavista (being the first team to find the Bailarines de Cueca, which Nic and Sabrina get) and the Detour: Motion or Emotion. In Motion, teams go to the Plaza des Armas, dress up like the people of Easter Island and perform a traditional Rapa Nui dance. In Emotion, teams go to the Biblioteca Nacional de Chile and memorize and recite a verse from Gabriela Mistral's Valle de Chile in Spanish. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Jardín Botánico Mapulemu.
1. Brian and Cynthia 10:10 A.M. Won a trip for two to New Delhi, India and six months of free gas.
2. Sean and Brent 10:24 A.M.
3. Simi and Ope 10:40 A.M.
4. Max and Elias 11:15 A.M.
5. Hamilton and Michaela 11:33 A.M.
6. Nic and Sabrina 12:02 P.M.
7. Dujean and Leilani 12:15 P.M.
8. Nick and Matt 12:48 P.M.
9. Neil and Kristen 1:10 P.M.
10. Dana and Amanda 1:15 P.M.
11. Gino and Jesse 1:43 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #3: "I said straight, you idiot!"
Original Air Date: July 22, 2015.
Receiving $300, teams fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Once there, teams have to find a totem pole made of B.C. cedar in Plaza Canada. Teams then go to Vuelta de Rocha for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to go to three local stores and get a package of Menthos with letters on them from each. Then they get back and solve riddles, using the Menthos, all relating to famous Argentines (Eva Peron, Pope Francis, Diego Maradona and Carlos Gardel). Teams then go to Futbol Madero, where one team member has to play blind soccer and, while blindfolded, navigate a soccer ball through a series of pylons and score a goal with their partner's help.
Teams then go to El Obelisco in Plaza de la Republica and find the Detour: Dance or Dine. In Dance, teams have to learn and perform the tango, after changing into traditional attire. In Dine, teams go to La Estancia and serve asado, with one team member as the waiter and the other as the chef. They have to memorize and get 12 orders in Spanish and deliver them to three people. Then teams go to the Pit Stop: Puente de la Mujer.
1. Nic and Sabrina 10:21 A.M. Won a trip for two to Beijing and six months of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 10:35 A.M.
3. Neil and Kristen 11:00 A.M.
4. Hamilton and Michaela 11:13 A.M.
5. Dujean and Leilani 11:45 A.M.
6. Nick and Matt 12:01 P.M.
7. Brent and Sean 12:10 P.M.
8. Simi and Ope 12:13 P.M.
9. Dana and Amanda 12:47 P.M.
10. Brian and Cynthia 1:11 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #4: "Where in the World is it?"
Original Air Date: July 29, 2015.
Getting $350, teams fly to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where they next clue at the BMO kiosk in the airport. Teams then go to the Halifax Central Library, where they search through over 5,000 3x5 black and white images for 134 smart phone images. From there, they have to go to the Angus L. MacDonald Bridge. Here teams find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to climb to the top of one of the support structures of the bridge and use binoculars to find the next race flag. Teams then have to figure out that it's Citadel Hill.
From here, teams go to the Halifax Public Gardens, where they have to taste and identify several Orange Julius flavors. Teams then get the Detour: Bubbles or Suds. In Bubbles, teams the Aquatron Laboratory at Dalhousie University and grab bind and tag two lobsters each. In Suds, teams have to go to the Garrison Brewing Company and deliver, on foot, beer to three different pubs in Downtown Halifax, getting two empty kegs in return. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: the roof of the Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market.
1. Hamilton and Michaela 11:11 A.M. Won a trip for two to anywhere in the Caribbean and six months of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 11:14 A.M.
3. Neil and Kristen 11:34 A.M.
4. Brent and Sean 12:04 P.M.
5. Nick and Matt 12:15 P.M.
6. Simi and Ope 12:45 P.M.
7. Nic and Sabrina 1:00 P.M.
8. Dujean and Leilani 1:22 P.M.
9. Dana and Amanda 1:59 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #5: "The Face-Off."
Original Air Date: August 5, 2015.
Getting $398, teams fly to Havre-aux-Maisons on the Magdalen Islands (part of the Providence of Quebec if you're curious). On arrival, teams have to correctly pack their car with two kayaks and a tent. Teams then go to Plage de la Dune-de-le-Sud for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to bury their team mate in sand, leaving their head visible, and then build a sandcastle on top to them.
Afterwards, teams go to Monument aux Percheurs for the Face-Off. In this Face-Off, teams compete against each other in kayak hockey (which is exactly what it sounds like) and the first team to score two goals wins. The last team left is Nick and Matt. Teams then get the Detour: Ride It or Pull It. In Ride It, teams have to learn dressage and complete an obstacle course in a combined time of eight minutes or less. In Pull It, teams have to go to a farm and roll a 75 lb. bale of hay into a barn then milk a cow with their hands until both team members fill a one liter bottle. Teams then go to L'Escalier de la Pointe aux Meules where the Double U-Turn is (Max and Elias U-Turn Neil and Kristen who in turn U-Turn Nick and Matt). Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Pointe Old-Harry. Which is where they find out they have to keep going.
1. Brent and Sean 1:20 P.M. Won a trip for two to any Canadian destination and one year of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 1:21 P.M.
3. Dujean and Leilani 1:45 P.M.
4. Hamilton and Michaela 2:13 P.M.
5. Neil and Kristen 2:43 P.M.
6. Nic and Sabrina 3:10 P.M.
7. Nick and Matt 3:13 P.M.
8. Simi and Ope 3:29 P.M.
Leg #6: "Who is Alex Trebek?"
Original Air Date: August 12, 2015.
Receiving $400, teams go by ferry to P.E.I. then fly to Sudbury, Ontario. On arrival, teams have to the Vale Mining Company, go underground, choose a nickel rock, break it open and get a Canadian Nickel. Teams then go to the Big Nickel that's in town where they find the Fast Forward. In this Fast Forward, teams go to Science North where they feed a Blanding's Turtle mealworms, crickets and superworms and then eat a plate each themselves. No one goes for it. Instead, they go to Laurentian University for the Detour: Analyze or Synchronize.
In Analyze, teams have to go to the Forensics Training Facility and find and correctly catalogue 10 tooth and bone fragments. In Synchronize, teams go to a pool and correctly perform a synchronized swimming routine. Teams then go Sudbury Outpatient Centre for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to learn CPR, then perform it correctly on a CPR dummy for two minutes. Then teams have to Vale Living with Lakes Research Centre then paddle across Ramsey Lake to Bell Park and run to the gazebo for the Pit Stop, with Alex Trebek.
1. Nick and Matt 12:01 P.M. Won a trip for two to any California destination and one year of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 12:22 P.M.
3. Simi and Ope 12:49 P.M.
4. Dujean and Leilani 1:12 P.M.
5. Brent and Sean 1:32 P.M.
6. Neil and Kristen 1:56 P.M.
7. Hamilton and Michaela 2:31 P.M.
8. Nic and Sabrina 2:57 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #7: "This is not what I had in mind."
Original Air Date: August 19, 2015.
Getting $450, teams fly to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. At the tarmac of the airport, teams have to prepare a flight plan using Air Canada destinations, taking into account time zones, to get 25 hours. Teams then go to Apex Trampoline Park where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to complete a three part trampoline obstacle course: 1. bouncing on trampolines labeled 1-9 in order; 2. bouncing over a wall without knocking it over; 3. jumping high enough to ring a bell. Teams then had to figure out, from a bottlecap in their clue that they have to go to Great Western Brewing Company.
There teams have to get 15 bottlecaps of the same brand of beer (Pale Ale) from a bin of 5,000. Teams then get the Detour: Nimitook or Mikwap. Both take place at Wanuskewin Heritage Place for different aspects of Northern Plains Indians life. In Nimitook, teams learn and perform a traditional hoop dance. In Mikwap, teams setup a tipi. Then teams walk to the Pit Stop.
1. Simi and Ope 1:11 P.M. Won a trip for two to Paris, France, a year of free gas and business class tickets from them and a team of their choice on the next leg (they choose Brent and Sean).
2. Brent and Sean 1:34 P.M.
3. Nick and Matt 2:01 P.M.
4. Max and Elias 2:36 P.M.
5. Dujean and Leilani 3:00 P.M.
6. Neil and Kristen 3:12 P.M.
7. Hamilton and Michaela 3:45 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #8: "These are the same."
Original Air Date: August 26, 2015.
Receiving $390, teams fly to Kolkata, India. On arrival, teams have to get to Mallick Ghat Flower Market, receive a blessing from a priest and then put together a flower garland and take it across the river to Bagbazar Ghat. Teams then drop it off and go to Kumartuli Potters' Colony for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to identify, from a photograph, a statue of the Goddess Lakshmi.
Teams then go to Swami Vivekananda House and Statue where they find the Detour: Tuck or Roll. In Tuck, teams travelled to Jorasanko Thakur Bari where they had to learn six couples' yoga poses. Once they correctly performed all six, the guru Yogi Biswa would give them their next clue. In Roll, teams travelled to University Institute Hall where, using a rickshaw, they had to navigate Kolkata's crowded streets to make two deliveries to different locations: a load of plastic bottles to a soda shop, and bundles of cloth to a decorating store. Once both deliveries were successfully completed, they would return the rickshaw in exchange for their next clue. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: The National Library of India.
1. Nick and Matt 2:10 P.M. Won a trip for two to London, England and one year of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 2:15 P.M.
3. Brent and Sean 2:31 P.M.
4. Simi and Ope 3:01 P.M.
5. Neil and Kristen 3:29 P.M.
6. Dujean and Leilani 4:00 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #9: "Take your clue and goooooo!"
Original Air Date: September 2, 2015.
Getting $300, teams are told to fly to Delhi, India. Once there, they have to get to the Ghaziphur Fish Market, where they have to carry 20 live catfish in a basket above their heads each to a location across the market. Teams then go to Faily-Bartha Village for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to wrap three different styles of turbans around the heads of waiting men for a wedding.
Then teams go to M-Block Market in Greater Kailash for the Detour: Slam It or Spice It. In Slam It, teams go to a wrestling arena and learn and perform seven kushti wrestling moves. In Spice It, teams go the local spice market and use a mortar and pestle to grind enough spices into a find powder to get at least 100 grams (3.5 oz.). Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Humayun's Tomb where they have to donate all of their money to check in.
1. Max and Elias 1:10 P.M. Won two tickets to Amsterdam and one year of free gas.
2. Nick and Matt 1:12 P.M.
3. Simi and Ope 2:14 P.M.
4. Neil and Kristen 2:33 P.M.
5. Brent and Sean 3:49 P.M. NOT ELIMINATED/SPEEDBUMPED.
Leg #10: "Does this make my butt look big?"
Original Air Date: September 9, 2015.
Receiving $400, teams fly to Penticton, British Colombia. There teams go to D'Angelo Estate Winery where they have to get their car out of a maze. Then they go to Summerland Waterfront Resort where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to ride a wakeboard through Lake Okanagan through a course that includes a flat ramp followed by a steep one without falling off, while their partner rides in the boat. Teams then go to Covert Farms, where Brent and Shawn face their Speedbump. In this Speedbump, Brent and Sean have fill, cork, label then dip the neck in wax 12 bottles of wine before joining the other teams outside for the Detour: Brains or Brawn.
In Brains, teams have to find three bottles of wine in a vineyard using coordinates, use a giant slingshot to fling a potato at a target and operate a forklift to stack 10 pallets. In Brawn, teams have to toss 10 65 lbs. bags of onions onto the back of a truck, flip a large tractor tire 100 meters and then simultaneously cross the monkey bars over some manure. At the end of either option, complete the Freak'n Farmer mud run of crawling under barbed wire then going under a log in muddy water. At the end is the Double U-Turn, which Max and Elias use on Nick and Matt who then use it on Neil and Kristen. Teams then go to Osoyoos Desert Model Rail where they have to search through 18,000 tiny figures for one of several of Jon who is holding one word: Nk'Mip. It's the Pit Stop: Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre.
1. Simi and Ope 1:00 P.M. Won a trip for two to Tokyo, Japan and two years of free gas.
2. Max and Elias 1:20 P.M.
3. Brent and Sean 2:15 P.M.
4. Neil and Kristen 2:34 P.M.
5. Nick and Matt 3:21 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #11: "That's just not right."
Original Air Date: September 17, 2015.
Getting $350, teams fly to Edmonton, Alberta. Once there, they make their way to Edmonton City Hall where they interrupt a justice of the peace performing a wedding to get the Blind Detour: Paper or Plastic. Both take place at the nearby recycling plant. In Paper, teams have to sort through recyclables into paper and not paper into bins until they get 13 kg. (29 lbs) each and then weight them. In Plastic, teams have to carefully take apart six dead TV sets, getting a replacement TV if they break one.
Teams then go to the Ottewell Curling Club where they find another Face/Off. In this Face/Off, teams have to curl with both teams getting eight stones each. Whoever gets the closest after the last stone is thrown can go with Simi and Ope being the last team to leave. Teams then go to a Petro-Canada Station where they have to get enough points in 90 seconds to continue on. Then they go to Kelly's Saloon in Fort Edmonton Park where the Roadblock is. In this Roadblock, one team member has to play the part of Kelly and memorize a script for a liquor raid (fortunately Elias is nearly out of Roadblocks so Max takes this one). Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Muttart Conservatory.
1. Brent and Sean 1:01 P.M. Won a trip for two to Dubai and two years of free gas.
2. Neil and Kristen 1:49 P.M.
3. Max and Elias 2:15 P.M.
4. Simi and Ope 2:59 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #12: "Here's to you Canada...Cheers."
Original Air Date: September 23, 2015.
Receiving $250, teams fly to the final destination city: Vancouver, British Colombia. On arrival, teams go to Terry Fox Plaza at BC Place for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to cross a narrow plank, painted with a crooked guide line, on a bicycle 200ft above the ground between the roof beams of the building. Teams then head to Whistler Olympic Plaza, then head to the Squamish Lil'Wat Cultural Centre. Here they used a length of string and a large map to calculate the distance of the race in miles (30,100) then convert that into kilometers, getting their clue if they come within 5% of the right answer.
Teams then go to the Bearfoot Bistro where they both have to saber off the top of two champagne bottles, one with a saber the other with the bottom of a champagne flute. The clue contains tickets to the gondola, which is where another Roadblock is. In this Roadblock, the team member who didn't do the first Roadblock is given a ski of a specific size and binding then they have to get the pair. After that both team members go on the Peak 2 Peak gondola where, in the second half of the Roadblock, they have to go down a ski ramp into a pool. Then it's off to the finish line: Nicklaus North Golf Course.
1. Max and Elias WIN.
2. Neil and Kristen PLACE.
3. Brent and Sean SHOW.
The Review
This was a pretty good season. It's my number two Canadian season. The locations were nice, as were the teams for the most part. The tasks were varied. This version of the show is really coming into its own. Next time: back down south.
-Globetrotting: An Amazing Race Blog by R.C. Anderson, for the Website Reality Rewind, March 20, 2017.
The Amazing Race: Season 27: Too much Green.
This season of the show, like season 25 before it, aloud fans of the show to come to the starting line. There is a bit of a shakeup in terms of sponsorship, as Ford, up to this point providing the vehicles that the contestants drove, pulled theirs. This marks the first time since season 1 that contestants didn't drive themselves anywhere in the race. Another thing to note is that in this season once the team that has the Express Pass uses it they have to turn it over to another team, This season had no gimmicks and was filmed from June to July 2015.
The Cast
Tanner and Josh: Best friends. They were good guys who got lucky.
Justin and Diana: Engaged. Only reason they are on the show is because Justin made an Amazing Race inspired proposal video that went viral. I'm saying this because I find him annoying, and a lot of fans agree with me.
Denise and James Earl: Mother and son. These two are a good pair, with Denise dealing with James Earl being gay. Though they do love each other.
Tiffany and Krista: Friends and cheerleaders. They are the most determined this season, even if they don't do well at first.
Kelsey and Joey: Dating news anchors. Nothing much to say here they are just bland.
Logan and Chris: Dating paparazzi. This season's bickering couple Logan is female.
Jazmine and Danielle: Friends and athletes. They are great fun.
Cindy and Rick: Newlyweds. They are using the show as their honeymoon, though they have some fun too.
Ernest and Jin: Brothers. One of the best teams this season.
Kelly and Shevonne: Co-workers. They work for TMZ and are tough.
Alex and Adam: Cousins. They seem like good people.
The Race
Leg #1: "A little too much."
Original Air Date: September 25, 2015.
Starting at Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, teams have to go to, by water bike from Mother's Beach, to Burton Chace Park to pick up tickets, and $230, to fly to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On arrival, teams must go to Lagoa Airport and take a helicopter past Christ the Redeemer to Urca Hill where they have to say that they past Christ the Redeemer to get their next clue.
Teams either get the Fast Forward, which involves hang gliding (Justin and Diana try to go for it but the wind is too much and so they abandon it) or the Detour: Sand or Sidewalk both at Copacabana Beach. In Sand, teams have to play foot volleyball against pros and score six points before the pros score eighteen. In Sidewalk, teams have to complete a large geometric sliding puzzles based on the Copacabana pavement. Then teams go to the Pit Stop: Arpoador Lookout.
1. Tanner and Josh 10:12 A.M. Won the Express Pass.
2. Jazmine and Danielle 10:34 A.M.
3. Denise and James Earl 11:01 A.M.
4. Ernest and Jin 11:14 A.M.
5. Tiffany and Krista 11:16 A.M.
6. Logan and Chris 11:43 A.M.
7. Justin and Diana 12:12 P.M.
8. Cindy and Rick 12:13 P.M.
9. Alex and Adam 12:34 P.M.
10. Kelsey and Joey 1:01 P.M.
11. Kelly and Shevonne 2:18 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #2: "Let's think like dogs."
Original Air Date: October 2, 2015.
Getting $315, teams fly to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Once there, teams have to go to the Basilica Maria Auxiliadora y San Carlos. The next morning, teams will enter the altar, one at a time, in the order they arrived in. They get the Detour: Cartoneros or Fletero. In Cartoneros, teams have to go to the corner of Uriate, Fray Justo Santa Maria and El Salvador Streets, pick up a cart (there are only eight) and collect enough cardboard that weights 100 kg (220lbs). In Fletero, teams go to an antique shop, pick up a statue in pieces then transport it by truck (one team member in front giving directions, one in back to hold the statue) to a park where they put the statue together.
Teams then head to Bartolomé Mitre 4722, where the Roadblock is. In this Roadblock, one team member has to learn the tango, with a twist. Halfway through the routine, they will be put into a harness and finish the rest of the routine on the wall. Teams then have to go to the Pit Stop: Campo Argentino de Polo.
1. Logan and Chris 12:07 P.M. Won a trip for two to El Jadida, Morocco.
2. Justin and Diana 12:08 P.M.
3. Tanner and Josh 12:43 P.M.
4. Tiffany and Krista 1:12 P.M.
5. Denise and James Earl 1:33 P.M.
6. Jazmine and Danielle 2:10 P.M.
7. Ernest and Jin 2:57 P.M.
8. Cindy and Rick 3:12 P.M.
9. Adam and Alex 3:20 P.M.
10. Kelsey and Joey 4:01 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #3: "Where my dogs at?"
Original Air Date: October 9, 2015.
Getting $152, teams travel by bus to San Antonio de Areco. Here, teams have to choose a pickup truck and drive to La Porteña where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to properly hang two racks of lamb and one rack of beef ribs on a grill so that they cook asado style. Teams then have to deliver a roasted lamb to Plaza Principal.
Here teams pick up the Detour: Horse or Carriage. In Horse, teams pick up a polo mallet from the Plaza and walk to Boliche de Bessonart, change into polo gear, pick a fake horse and push it back to the Plaza. In Carriage, teams pick a buggy whip from the plaza and travel by foot to La Cinacina Estancia, change into gaucho clothing, clean a carriage, hook it up to a team of horses and drive it back to the Plaza. Teams then walk to the Pit Stop: Parque Criollo y Museo Gauchesco Ricardo Güiraldes.
1. Justin and Diana 10:19 A.M. Won a trip for two to Siem Riep, Cambodia.
2. Tanner and Justin 10:20 A.M.
3. Jazmine and Danielle 11:01 A.M.
4. Denise and James Earl 11:22 A.M.
5. Cindy and Rick 11:45 A.M.
6. Tiffany and Krista 12:34 P.M.
7. Ernest and Jin 1:20 P.M.
8. Logan and Chris 1:50 P.M.
9. Alex and Adam 2:10 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #4: "Like a spit in the face in the afternoon."
Original Air Date: October 16, 2015.
Receiving $250, teams travel by bus and plane to Livingstone, Zambia. Once there, teams go to Mukuni Village, where the chief conducts a good luck ritual by spitting water in the team's faces. Teams then go to the Batoka Aerodrome where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to choose a microlight plane and fly around Victoria Falls and spot the next clue from the air. Then they reunite with their partner and go to the middle of the Knife's Edge Bridge.
Teams then head to the Shoestrings Backpackers Lodge where they spend the night. The next morning, teams get the Detour: Co-op or Croquet. In Co-op, teams go to The Big Five Co-op where they have to stain and polish a carved wooden giraffe. In Croquet, teams go to the Victoria Falls Hotel and play a game of croquet scoring five points. Teams then head to the Rose of Charity Orphanage where the U-Turn, which no one uses, the Pit Stop are. Expect teams are told to keep going.
1. Justin and Diana 9:59 A.M. No prize is mentioned as being given out.
2. Tanner and Josh 10:12 A.M.
3. Jazmine and Danielle 10:23 A.M.
4. Tiffany and Krista 11:00 A.M.
5. Denise and James Earl 11:32 A.M.
6. Ernest and Jin 11:33 A.M.
7. Rick and Cindy 11:45 A.M.
8. Logan and Chris 11:50 A.M.
Leg #5: "And I ain't lion."
Original Air Date: October 23, 2015.
Getting $123 from the end of the last leg, teams go to the Lookout Cafe. From there, they go to Batoka Gorge where they find the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to repeat a task from the first season and strap on a harness and freefall 200ft into the gorge. Teams then immediately get the Detour: Crocs or Canoes.
In Crocs, teams go to Crocodile Cage Diving at Elephants Walk Shopping and Artist Village, put on wetsuits, get into a cage and feed three Nile Crocodiles. In Canoes, teams go to A Zambezi River Lodge, inflate a raft, go across the river and one team member has to boost the other up a tree and retrieve their clue from a vulture's nest and paddle back. Teams then head to The Lion Encounter at Masuwe Safari Lodge and, accompanied by instructors and two lions, teams walk to get their next clue in a skull. Teams then have to walk to Masuwe Private Game Reserve, tie a length of cloth to their heads and, balancing a bowl of fruit on their heads, walk to the Pit Stop.
1. Justin and Diana 3:10 P.M. Won a trip for two to Bratislava, Slovakia.
2. Tanner and Josh 3:14 P.M.
3. Ernest and Jin 3:58 P.M.
4. Tiffany and Krista 4:12 P.M.
5. Jazmine and Danielle 4:34 P.M.
6. Denise and James Earl 4:44 P.M.
7. Rick and Cindy 5:00 P.M.
8. Logan and Chris 5:21 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #6: "We're getting crabs!"
Original Air Date: October 30, 2015.
Receiving $200, teams go to Victoria Falls Bridge where they run into a Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to strap on a harness and bungee jump of the bridge, with their Fitbit tracker monitoring their heart rate. They are told to track their Fitbit information for later and to fly to Paris, France. Once there, they have to travel by train to La Ferte-Alais then drive to the Aerodrome Musée Volant Salis in Cerny where they find another Roadblock. In this Roadblock, the team member who didn't do the first roadblock has to get into a Boeing PT-17 Biplane and be flown around the countryside looking for the motto of the French Revolution: Liberté, Egalite, Fraternité.
Teams then return to Paris, where they Square Louis-Michel outside Sacre-Coëre Basilica where they find the Detour: Drops Mic or Bust a Crab. In Drops Mic, teams head to Quai de la Tournelle and learn and perform a standard French rap song, in French. In Bust a Crab, teams go to La Coupole Restaurant and properly shuck and crack crab for a French dish called the Royal Platter. Teams then head, from a post card, to Pont Alexandre III Bridge where they find the next clue. This tells teams to get Place Charles de Gaulle where the Pit Stop is. Though teams are told to keep going.
1. Ernest and Jin 11:01 A.M. No prize is mentioned as being given out.
2. Justin and Diana 11:03 A.M.
3. Tanner and Josh 11:20 A.M.
4. Jazmine and Danielle 12:01 P.M.
5. Tiffany and Krista 12:40 P.M.
6. Rick and Cindy 1:00 P.M.
7. Denise and James Earl 1:59 P.M.
Leg #7: "Let's get this boat in the ocean!"
Original Air Date: November 6, 2015.
Getting $242 at the end of the last leg, teams take a train to Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Once there, they have to get to Vessel 11 in Leuvehaven where they stay the night. The next morning, teams take a boat from Kop van Zuid to the Kinderdijk Windmill where they get the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to search for an exact replica of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers in the area around the windmill. Teams then have to take their highest heart rate from the previous leg and subtract their heart rate during the Roadblock of this leg to get the number of tulips they have to deliver to the girl from Spakenburg.
Teams then head to the Nolet Distillery where they find the Detour: Ship or Skip. In Ship, teams go to the Millennium Tower and perform a two part training simulation using a computer. In Skip, teams go to Leuvehoofd Park and perform a 45 second Double-Dutch clapping routine. Teams then take a train and a tram to the Pit Stop: The Peace Palace in The Hague.
1. Justin and Diana 12:15 P.M. Won $30,451 based on what their Fitbits were saying and a 90 minute massage due to Justin's higher heart rate.
2. Tanner and Josh 12:17 P.M.
3. Denise and James Earl 1:02 P.M.
4. Tiffany and Krista 1:43 P.M.
5. Rick and Cindy 2:12 P.M.
6. Jazmine and Danielle 2:44 P.M.
7. Ernest and Jin 3:21 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #8: "Krakow! To the Moon!"
Original Air Date: November 13, 2015.
Receiving $300, teams go to Krakow, Poland. On arrival, teams have to go to Plaza Krakow where they dive into a pool to get their next clue. It's the Detour: Mine or Music. In Mine, teams go to a salt mine, carry a large timber support into the mine, fill a cart with salt then take the cart back to the start. In Music, teams go to Krakow's Main Square, learn a piece of music on the piano, roll the piano through the streets to a performance area, then collect 100 zloty ($25US at the time).
Teams then go to the Oskar Schindler Factory and take a tour. Teams then go to Kazimierz, where they get the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to identify seven traditional Jewish dishes in the correct order and, using a written list and a tray, take them to the Klezmer House. They are then directed to the Pit Stop on the roof.
1. Justin and Diana 2:18 P.M. Won a trip for two to Shanghai, China.
2. Tanner and Josh 2:40 P.M.
3. Jazmine and Danielle 3:00 P.M.
4. Denise and James Earl 3:15 P.M.
5. Tiffany and Krista 3:59 P.M.
6. Rick and Cindy 4:59 P.M. NOT ELIMINATED/SPEEDBUMPED.
Leg #9: "Beware the quiet ones."
Original Air Date: November 20, 2015.
Getting $230, teams fly Delhi, India. Teams then take a train to Agra. On arrival, teams go to the Yamuna River at Hathi Ghat where the Roadblock and Speedbump. In the Roadblock, one team member has to transport a bundle of saris, learning how to tie them, then biking to the river and washing them and then biking back. The Speedbump is Rick and Cindy both have to do the Roadblock.
Teams then go to Hanuman Temple for a traditional Indian blessing. They get the Detour: Cans or Candy. In Cans, teams load and secure 120 cans to a flatbed bicycle and transport them to New Taj Oil Company. In Candy, teams cut pieces of winter melon and then transport 90 pounds of an Indian candy called petha to the Pancchi Petha Candy store. Teams then go to the Bijli Ghar Chauraha Roundabout, where the U-Turn is, which no one uses. Then teams go to the Pit Stop: Mehtab Bagh.
1. Tanner and Josh 2:10 P.M. Won a trip for two to Honolulu, Hawaii.
2. Justin and Diana 2:11 P.M.
3. Jazmine and Danielle 2:33 P.M.
4. Tiffany and Krista 3:01 P.M.
5. Denise and James Earl 3:45 P.M.
6. Rick and Cindy 4:14 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #10: "Bring the fun baby!"
Original Air Date: November 27, 2015.
Teams get $157 and instructions to get to Kachora Bazaar, where they run into the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to use a pump to inflate enough balloons to fill a net. Then they deliver them, by bicycle, across Yamuna Bridge, deliver the balloons, get the clue then ride back. Teams the go to the Goyal Book Store in the Shri Raj Complex.
Here they find the U-Turn (which Justin and Diana use on Tanner and Josh) and the Detour: Bring the Groom or Bring the Fun. In Bring the Groom, teams use a hand-cranked generator to power a cumbersome candelabrum. Then, one team member holding the candelabrum, the other the generator, they have to join a baraat procession to escort a groom to his bride at his wedding party at the Shri Ram Complex. In Bring the Fun, team push a mobile amusement swing to the same complex then put eight kids in it. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Shri Ramchandra Farm House.
1. Justin and Diana 2:11 P.M. Won $5,000 each.
2. Jazmine and Danielle 2:54 P.M.
3. Tiffany and Krista 3:05 P.M.
4. Tanner and Josh 3:22 P.M.
5. Denise and James Earl 4:20 P.M. ELIMINATED.
Leg #11: "It's not easy beating Green[Justin and Diana]."
Original Air Date: December 4, 2015.
Getting $300, teams fly to Hong Kong, China. Once there, teams are taken by limo to The Peninsula Hong Kong for the Detour: Sam's or Cells. In Sam's, teams have to go to Sam's Tailor and pick up measurements for a suit. Then they go to Sam's Workshop where they have to properly cut out six template designs from a matching design then deliver a completed suit back to Sam's Tailor. In Cells, teams go to a marked store on Apilu Street and search through boxes of old cell phones for one that works. After calling the number that the phone displays, they get a message telling them to pick up their clue at Kong Wah Telecom (HK) Limited on Kweilin Street.
Teams then must buy certain tickets for a certain ferry to Macau. Teams then go to the Dancing Water Theatre at the City of Dreams for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to get into costume and makeup, and perform in one of the water shows. After jumping 30ft into the water, they have to search under the water for a golden fish. Teams then go to the Pit Stop: Centro Nautico da Praia Grande.
1. Jazmine and Danielle 2:10 P.M. Won a trip for two to Cuzco, Peru.
2. Tanner and Josh 2:18 P.M.
3. Tiffany and Krista 2:43 P.M.
4. Justin and Diana 2:55 P.M. ELIMINATED/PENALIZED for taking the wrong ferry.
Leg #12: "Last chance baby!"
Original Air Date: December 11, 2015.
Receiving $200, teams fly to their final destination city, New York City. Once there, teams go to the New York City Fire Department Training Facility on Randall's Island for the Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member has to put on a firefighter's uniform and take part in a training exercise, which involves rescuing a dummy. In the second part of the Roadblock, they have to arrange firefighter's helmets in the order of the countries that they visited.
Teams then go to Belmont Park, where they catch a helicopter to Southampton in the Hamptons where they search the heliport for the next clue. Teams then jet ski to a lobster boat, where they bring up seven lobster traps, take the flags out and tie them to the mast in the order they were visited. Then they get back to shore and ride dune buggies to the last task. Teams now put together six Adirondack chairs with images from the race on them correctly and put them in chronological order. Teams then go, on foot, to the finish line: 1620 Meadow Lane.
1. Tanner and Josh WIN.
2. Tiffany and Krista PLACE.
3. Jazmine and Danielle SHOW.
The Review
This season is mediocre. Ok racers, good locals, fine tasks. It's number 17 in my book. Though fans tend to heap bad things on this season, Justin in particular gets the worst of it. Don't get me wrong he was annoying, but I don't think he should get some of the comments directed his way. At least in my house. Next time, we're going online in a big way.
-Globetrotting: An Amazing Race Blog by R.C. Anderson, for the website Reality Rewind, March 27, 2017.
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