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''Race the World'' () is a Chinese reality television series that aired on
Jiangsu Television Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) () is China's third biggest television network after China Central Television (CCTV) and Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS). The television network is owned by the Jiangsu provincial government. The network is ...
in 2016 that features twelve contestants that formed teams of two in a race around the world to win a grand prize of ¥500,000 and a lifetime usage of an Infiniti Q50L.
Joe Cheng Joseph Cheng, () (born 19 June 1982) is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga ''Itazura Na Kiss'', '' ...
and
Ariel Lin Ariel Lin Yi-chen (; born 29 October 1982) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese actress and singer. She rose to fame for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in the Taiwanese drama ''It Started with a Kiss (TV series), It Started with a Kiss'' (2005) and the Chi ...
were the winners of ''Race the World''.


Production


Development and filming

''Race the World'' drew on the format of the series ''
The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The ''Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in forei ...
'', with tasks and obstacles similar to Detours and Blind Detours, Yields, Intersections, and Head-to-Heads included in the show, and included themes of the
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to coincide with the
2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
, airing the same year as ''
The Amazing Race China 3 ''The Amazing Race China 3'' () is the third instalment of the Chinese reality television series '' The Amazing Race China'' () (Previously known as ''The Amazing Race''). Based on the American reality TV series ''The Amazing Race'', it features ...
'' which had a similar theme. Like ''The Amazing Race'', the show featured teams of two in a race around the world to win a grand prize. Teams had to complete various challenges to receive clues sealed in a relay race baton to reach an end point. Unlike ''The Amazing Race'', the teams of two were shuffled every two legs with the goal of testing different partner dynamics during the run of the series with contestants choosing their partners much like ''
The Amazing Race 29 ''The Amazing Race 29'' is the twenty-ninth season of the American reality television show ''The Amazing Race''. Unlike previous seasons, which almost exclusively featured teams with pre-existing relationships, this season featured 22 contestants ...
''. Also, the team that completed all of the challenges in a leg and reached the final destination first would win 100 points. When subsequent teams reached the final destination, they would earn one less point for every two minutes they finished behind the lead team. After nine legs, the eight individuals with the most points would remain with the four individuals with the lowest scores eliminated. The teams would then reshuffle for the final time to complete the final legs. On March 3, 2016, the cast and premise of the show were announced in a press conference. Filming for the series ended on May 14 in
Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...
. After filming ended, contestant Baron Chen was discovered traveling to
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
to receive medical treatment for a torn
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. The following month, Chen's agent threatened a lawsuit with the show's production company over delayed insurance compensation. After Leg 1 ended, Sheng Yilun discovered that he had lost his
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and was unable to compete in the
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legs. Harry Yuan was brought in as a substitute so all racers could compete with a partner but was not eligible for the grand prize.


Cast

The cast of ''Race the World'' consisted of Chinese celebrities including Taiwanese actor and model Baron Chen, Taiwanese model, actor and singer
Joe Cheng Joseph Cheng, () (born 19 June 1982) is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga ''Itazura Na Kiss'', '' ...
, Taiwanese actress Evonne Hsieh,
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
actor
Leon Lai Leon Lai Ming SBS BBS MH (born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, film director, businessman and Cantopop singer. He is one of the " Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. He uses his Chinese name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming", whi ...
, Taiwanese actress and singer
Ariel Lin Ariel Lin Yi-chen (; born 29 October 1982) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese actress and singer. She rose to fame for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in the Taiwanese drama ''It Started with a Kiss (TV series), It Started with a Kiss'' (2005) and the Chi ...
, short track speed skater Wang Meng, actor Daddi Tang, pop singer and actor
Vision Wei Wei Chen () (born February 22, 1986) is a Chinese pop singer and actor, who rose to fame through televised singing competition '' Super Boy''. He is probably best known through his album ''Disparate'' and his role as Ye Shuo in television serie ...
, gymnast Li Xiaopeng, professional pool player Pan Xiaoting, actor and model Sheng Yilun, and actress and singer
Zhu Zhu Zhu Zhu (; born 19 July 1984) is a Chinese actress and singer. She rose to fame as a VJ on MTV China. Early life Zhu was born in a military family in Beijing on July 19, 1984, with her ancestral home in Linhai, Zhejiang, the daughter of Zhu Han ...
. Li Xiaopeng previously competed on the first season of ''
The Amazing Race China ''The Amazing Race China'' () (Previously known as ''The Amazing Race'') is a Chinese adventure reality game show based on the international ''Amazing Race'' franchise. Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show follows te ...
'' with his wife Li Anqi in 2014. Zhu Zhu and Harry Yuan competed on separate teams on the second season in 2015. A year later, Joe Cheng and Evonne Hsieh competed on separate teams on ''
The Amazing Race China 4 ''The Amazing Race China 4'' () is the fourth installment of the Chinese reality television series ''The Amazing Race China'' (). Based on the American reality TV series ''The Amazing Race'', it features eight teams of two in a race around the wo ...
''.


Marketing

Infiniti is the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Nissan. Infiniti officially started selling vehicles on November 8, 1989, in North America. The marketing network for Infiniti-branded vehicles included dealers in over 50 countries in ...
, which previously served as a sponsor on the Chinese ''Amazing Race'', served as the primary sponsor of ''Race the World'' and provided all of the cars during the legs.


Results

*A score indicates that the contestant was eliminated after failing to obtain enough points to move onto the final legs.. *A score means the contestant withdrew from the competition. *Matching colored symbols (, , and ) indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg. *An indicates teams had to compete against each other on this leg. A , , , , and indicates the team that received bonus points, while a , , , , and indicates the team that lost and received a 5-point deduction. *A indicates the team who received a Brake Card and had to stop racing for twenty minutes. A indicates that the team that used the Brake Card. *A means that a team used a Car Card and could travel in a car instead of a taxi for a leg. *A means that the contestants were joined together with a Binding Card; indicates the contestants that used the Binding Card. # As Sheng Yilun could not compete in Legs 2 and 3, he received half of the points the person who would have been his partner earned. # Vision Wei & Wang Meng traveled in a private vehicle instead of a taxi during Leg 3 and were penalized 15 points. # Li Xiaopeng & Wang Meng earned 10 points during the Highland games task that was added to their score. Vision Wei & Pan Xiaoting lost two games and received a ten-point deduction from their score. # Vision Wei withdrew from the show after Leg 8 ended for personal reasons. As Sheng Yilun did not have a partner in Leg 9, his score at the end of the leg doubled. # Li Xiaopeng & Leon Lai, Pan Xiaoting & Evonne Hsieh, and Ariel Lin & Wang Meng failed to complete the bicycle task after eight attempts and were penalized 15 points. # Several teams received five point penalties for each duck they lost during the duck herding task. Li Xiaopeng & Leon Lai lost 4 ducks. Joe Cheng & Zhu Zhu lost 3 ducks. Daddi Tang & Baron Chen lost 3 ducks. Pan Xiaoting & Evonne Hsieh lost 2 ducks. Ariel Lin & Wang Meng lost 3 ducks. # Li Xiaopeng announced to the contestants after Leg 9 concluded that he would be withdrawing from the show as his wife Li Anqi was about to give birth to their second child. As Vision Wei also withdrew from the show, the two contestants with the lowest scores were eliminated. # Baron Chen & Wang Meng and Daddi Tang & Pan Xiaoting elected to quit the final task of Leg 11 and had to wait out a two-hour penalty before they could continue racing. While attempting the task, Zhu Zhu had a bad fall and injured her right foot leading to her needing medical treatment. As Sheng Yilun could not complete the task without his partner, he had to wait out a two-hour penalty as well before he could continue racing.


Pairings


Race summary


Leg 1 (China)

Airdate: April 8, 2016 *
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,
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(Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention & Exhibition Center) (Starting Line) *Beijing (
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Badaling Badaling () is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall of China, approximately northwest of Beijing's city center, in Badaling Town, Yanqing District (within Beijing municipality). The portion of the wall running through the ...
) *Beijing ( Olympic Sports Centre) *Beijing (
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Ticket Office) Finish Line ;Tasks *At Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention & Exhibition Center, contestants had to randomly choose a baton with colored paper inside. The contestants with matching paper would be paired up, have their hands tied, and had to complete two
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and two
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challenges. After walking over a
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, jumping over three
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, tumbling across a mat, and jumping rope ten times with a third person, teams would receive their first clue. *At the Badaling section of the
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, each team member had to complete one of four
martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
tasks to receive their next clue: breaking 17 boards with one punch, cracking an egg with a whip, blowing out ten candles at once with one swing of
nunchucks is a traditional Okinawan martial arts weapon consisting of two sticks (traditionally made of wood), connected to each other at their ends by a short metal chain or a rope. It is approximately 30 cm (sticks) and 1 inch (rope). A person wh ...
, and cutting an slice of bread using a sword with team members eating any incorrectly cut bread After three attempts, teams had to enter another station or wait for another turn. *At the Olympic Sports Centre, one team member had to pull their partner into the air using a pulley system. The team member in the air had to toss colored rings onto pylons to form the
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and receive their next clue.


Leg 2 (China → United States)

Airdate: April 15, 2016 * Beijing (
Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing Capital International Airport is one of two international airports serving Beijing, the other one being Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX). It is located northeast of Beijing's city center, in an exclave of Chaoyang District ...
) to
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,
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
,
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
(
Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport , commonly referred to as LAX (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles, California and its surrounding metropolitan area. LAX is located in the W ...
) *Los Angeles (Athena Parking) (Starting Line) *Los Angeles (
Grauman's Chinese Theatre Grauman's Chinese Theatre (branded as TCL Chinese Theatre for naming rights reasons) is a movie palace on the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. The original Chines ...
) * Newhall (Oak Tree Gun Club) or Los Angeles (
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) *Los Angeles (
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a mem ...
) Finish Line ;Tasks *At Athena Parking, teams would be placed on a platform suspended in the air and had three minutes to collect 18 flags. If the platform tipped and teams fell off, the flags teams were holding would be counted, and teams would be given their next clue in the order of who collected the most flags in the fastest time. *Outside the Grauman's Chinese Theatre, teams would find celebrity impersonators, who would give them a list of five famous celebrities that they had to imitate to a tourist without describing them. Once their tourist correctly guessed all five within one minute, teams could blindly select their next task by choosing one of two buckets, each with three clues, that only listed the names of the tasks: ( – Shooting) or ( – Diving). **In Shooting, teams had to use a
handgun A handgun is a short- barrelled gun, typically a firearm, that is designed to be usable with only one hand. It is distinguished from a long gun (i.e. rifle, shotgun or machine gun, etc.), which needs to be held by both hands and also braced ...
to shoot a
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on a target, a
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, and a
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to open a bottle to receive their next clue. Only one team could shoot at a time and had to relinquish their spot after ten shots. **In Diving, team members had to swing off of a platform and drop into a pool to score points. When teams earned a combined score of at least 10 points, they would receive their next clue.


Leg 3 (United States)

Airdate: April 22, 2016 * Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) to
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,
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(
Fairbanks International Airport Fairbanks International Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks, a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the United States state of Alaska. Fairban ...
) *Fairbanks (Ballaine Road) (Starting Line) *Fairbanks ( West Valley High School) *Fairbanks (Tanana Lakes Recreation Area) *Fairbanks (George Horner Ice Park) *Fairbanks (Anschen Log House) Finish Line ;Tasks *At the start of the leg, contestants would be asked questions about each other, and the contestant in the majority most often would have the first choice in choosing a partner. The people with the next highest correct answers would then choose until all the teams were formed. *On Ballaine Road, teams would find a field of thirty ice blocks, each with batons inside but only some of which contained their next clue. Teams had to use a pick to break open blocks of ice until they found their next clue. *At West Valley High School, teams would be presented with five
Alaska Native Alaska Natives (also known as Alaskan Natives, Native Alaskans, Indigenous Alaskans, Aboriginal Alaskans or First Alaskans) are the indigenous peoples of Alaska and include Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and a numbe ...
games and had to complete three to receive their next clue. The games included holding a plank position while being carried, the
caribou Reindeer (in North American English, known as caribou if wild and ''reindeer'' if domesticated) are deer in the genus ''Rangifer''. For the last few decades, reindeer were assigned to one species, ''Rangifer tarandus'', with about 10 subspe ...
fight, where team members had to avoid being pushed out of a ring for thirty seconds, leg wrestling, where much like
arm wrestling Arm wrestling (also spelled armwrestling) is a sport with two opponents who face each other with their bent elbows placed on a table and hands firmly gripped, who then attempt to force the opponent's hand down to the table top ("pin" them). The s ...
team members had to use their leg to pull down their opponent's leg, pulling a looped string off of an opponent's ear using ones ear, and kicking a ball in the air ( for males and for females) from a sitting position. The first three teams to finish could also retrieve one of three golden batons with an advantage. The ( – Brake Card) could be used to stop a team from racing for twenty minutes. The ( – Car Card) would give a team a car to use for a leg instead of a taxi. The ( – Binding Card) could be used to force two contestants together as a team. *At the Tanana Lakes Recreation Area, one team member would be driven in an Infiniti Q50 on an icy field past signs that listed items associated with
Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
, like
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s,
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,
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s,
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,
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, and
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. After their ride, they would have three minutes to draw the items listed on the signs without talking and for their partner to guess them three of them to receive their next clue. *At George Horner Ice Park, teams had to play a life-size game of
curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding ...
with one team member pushing their partner across a sheet of ice and onto a target to receive their next clue.


Leg 4 (United States → Japan)

Airdate: April 29, 2016 * Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport) to
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
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(
Narita International Airport Narita International Airport ( ja, 成田国際空港, Narita Kokusai Kūkō) , also known as Tokyo-Narita, formerly and originally known as , is one of two international airports serving the Greater Tokyo Area, the other one being Haneda Airport ...
) *
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( Minato
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) *Tokyo ( Chiyoda – Don Quijote Akihabara and
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– SIM Studio) or Tokyo (
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– Sushi Kokoro) and Kawasaki (Fujimi Park) *
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) *Tokyo (
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Shibuya 109) Finish Line ;Tasks *For finishing the previous leg in last place, Baron Chen and Zhu Zhu had to spend the night before the leg began at a
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instead of the hotel with the rest of the teams. *At the base of Tokyo Tower, teams had to sort a bag of trash into the appropriate bins. Once complete, teams had to blindly select their next task by choosing one of three clues placed on figurines of
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characters or
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wrestlers. **In ( – Anime), teams had to find the
cosplay Cosplay, a portmanteau of "costume play", is an activity and performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, ...
pieces for a pair of well-known anime characters,
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and Rachel Moore,
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and
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, or
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and
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, and don the cosplay to receive their next clue, which instructed them to travel to SIM Studio. There, teams had to be photographed recreating two shown poses on a large mug to receive their next clue. **In ( – Sumo), teams had to eat
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until they gained a combined weight of at least to receive their next clue, which instructed them to travel to Fujimi Park and find a ''
dohyō A ''dohyō'' (, ) is the space in which a sumo wrestling bout occurs. A typical ''dohyō'' is a circle made of partially buried rice- straw bales 4.55 meters in diameter. In official professional tournaments (''honbasho''), it is mounted on a squ ...
'' surrounded by sumo wrestlers. At set intervals, one sumo wrestler would be told to briefly stand aside to allow teams into the circle. Once both team members entered the circle, they would receive their next clue and had to perform the task again to exit the circle. *At Yokohama Country & Athletic Club, teams had to partake in a seventeen-legged race by running in sync with fourteen locals across the field in a time between 15 and 16 seconds to receive their next clue.


Leg 5 (Japan)

Airdate: May 6, 2016 *
Fujikawaguchiko is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 26,542 in 10618 households, and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Fujikawaguchiko is located in so ...
(Shoji Mount Hotel) (Starting Line) *
Fujinomiya is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 132,507 in 56,655 households, and a population density of 340 persons per km². The total area of the city is . History The city name comes from ...
(Asagiri Plateau Paragliding School) *Fujikawaguchiko ( Aokigahara Forest) *Fujinomiya (Fumotoppara Campground) Finish Line ;Tasks *At the start of the leg, the six contestants with the lowest scores sat behind desks. Then, starting with the sixth place contestant, the remaining six contestants would choose their partner with the higher placing contestants having the ability to bump a person who already chose a partner. Once the teams were formed, they would receive their next clue. *At Asagiri Plateau Paragliding School, one team member would be taken up
Mount Kenashi is the name for numerous mountains in Japan. * Mount Kenashi (Otaru), a mountain in Otaru, Hokkaidō * Mount Kenashi (Yoichi), a mountain on the border of Otaru and Yoichi, Hokkaidō * Mount Kenashi (Setana), a mountain in Setana, Hokkaidō * ...
and would
paraglide Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure. The pilot sits in a harness or lies supine in a cocoon-like 'po ...
off of the mountain. Once their partner was in the air, the team member on the ground could begin a
sliding puzzle A sliding puzzle, sliding block puzzle, or sliding tile puzzle is a combination puzzle that challenges a player to slide (frequently flat) pieces along certain routes (usually on a board) to establish a certain end-configuration. The pieces to ...
of
Mount Fuji , or Fugaku, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, with a summit elevation of . It is the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and seventh-highest p ...
. Once they completed the puzzle, the paragliding team member would give them the final piece to complete the image and receive their next clue. *In a clearing within the Aokigahara Forest, teams would find a
Japanese festival Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan. Many festivals have their roots in traditional Chinese festivals, but have undergone extensive changes over time to have little resemblance to ...
and had to select a festival attendee with a ''
koinobori , meaning "carp streamer" in Japanese, are carp-shaped windsocks traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate , a traditional calendrical event which is now designated as , a national holiday in Japan. are made by drawing carp patterns on pape ...
'', who would take them to a game that they had to complete to receive their next clue. The games included slurping Japanese noodles at a sound of at least 105
decibel The decibel (symbol: dB) is a relative unit of measurement equal to one tenth of a bel (B). It expresses the ratio of two values of a power or root-power quantity on a logarithmic scale. Two signals whose levels differ by one decibel have a po ...
s, pounding a batch of
Japanese rice Japanese rice refers to a number of short-grain cultivars of Japonica rice including ordinary rice (''uruchimai'') and glutinous rice (''mochigome''). Ordinary Japanese rice, or ''uruchimai'' (:ja:粳米, 粳米), is the staple of the Japanese ...
with a large wooden mallet to create a paste at least long that lasted three seconds, pulling a
suction cup A suction cup, also known as a sucker, is a device or object that uses the negative fluid pressure of air or water to adhere to nonporous surfaces, creating a partial vacuum. Suction cups are peripheral traits of some animals such as octopuses ...
off an opponent's head twice using team member's own head,
goldfish scooping is a traditional Japanese game in which a player scoops goldfish with a paper scooper. It is also called, "Scooping Goldfish", "Dipping for Goldfish", or "Snatching Goldfish". "''Kingyo''" means goldfish and "''sukui''" means scooping. Somet ...
, where they had to use 4
rice paper "Rice paper" has many varieties such as rice paper made from tree bark to make drawing and writing paper or from rice flour and tapioca flour and then mixed with salt and water to produce a thin rice cake and dried to become harder and paper-like ...
paddles to scoop up 10 goldfish, each team member eating a bowl of
wasabi Wasabi (Japanese: , , or , ; ''Eutrema japonicum'' or ''Wasabia japonica'') or Japanese horseradish is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, which also includes horseradish and mustard in other genera. The plant is native to Japan and the Russian ...
-flavored ice cream, or using a fan to knock a small
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headpiece off of a block of wood with the fan landing on the block. *At Fumotoppara Campground, teams faced a choice of tasks between ( – Kendo) or ( – Judo). In Kendo, teams had to learn basic
kendo is a modern Japanese martial art, descended from kenjutsu (one of the old Japanese martial arts, swordsmanship), that uses bamboo swords (shinai) as well as protective armor (bōgu). Today, it is widely practiced within Japan and has spread ...
swings, so they could use a ''
shinai A is a Japanese sword typically made of bamboo used for practice and competition in ''kendo''. ''Shinai'' are also used in other martial arts, but may be styled differently from ''kendo shinai'', and represented with different characters. T ...
'' to pop one of three balloons on an opponent to receive their next clue.. In Judo, each team member had to learn a
judo is an unarmed gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponi ...
maneuver that one team member had to successfully execute against an opponent in twenty seconds to receive their next clue.


Leg 6 (Japan → China)

Airdate: May 13, 2016 * Tokyo (Narita International Airport) to
Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
,
Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...
, China (
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the major airport of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in Southern China. Both airport codes were inherited from the former Baiyun Airport, and the IATA code is derived from Guangzhou's historical romani ...
) *Guangzhou ( Lingnan Impression Park ) (Starting Line) *Guangzhou ( Guangdong Science Center) *Guangzhou ( Teem Tower – Nuoyuan Capital) *Guangzhou (
Canton Tower The Canton Tower (), formally Guangzhou TV Astronomical and Sightseeing Tower (), is a -tall multipurpose observation tower in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou ( alternatively romanized as ''Canton''). The tower was topped out in 2009 and it ...
) Finish Line ;Tasks *As punishment for finishing the previous leg in last place, Vision Wei and Leon Lai had to serve dinner to the other teams before the leg began. *At Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, teams were tied together and had to don a
lion dance F Lion dance () is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune. The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New ...
costume while a drum was being played to obtain their next clue. Like red light, green light, when the drumming stopped, teams had to freeze otherwise they had to return to the start. The first team to reach the drummer could grab a golden baton, which contained a Brake Card that could be used to force one team to stop racing for twenty-minutes. *At Guangdong Science Center, teams had an option of two tasks, each with three stations. In one task, teams had to play life-size
pool Pool may refer to: Water pool * Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming * Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings * Tide pool, a rocky pool ...
by kicking a
soccer ball A football (also known as football ball, soccer ball, or association football ball specifically in the United Kingdom) is the ball used in the sport of association football. The name of the ball varies according to whether the sport is called " ...
at a rack of large
billiard ball A billiard ball is a small, hard ball used in cue sports, such as carom billiards, pool, and snooker. The number, type, diameter, color, and pattern of the balls differ depending upon the specific game being played. Various particular ball p ...
s and sink three balls to receive their next clue. If teams kicked a ball off of the table, they would have to restart the task. In the other task, team members had to hit a button to start a one-minute timer before driving an Infiniti Q70L to a basketball hoop, where they had to shoot five basketballs into the hoop and receive their next clue. They also had to drive back through a slalom course to hit the button to reset the timer. If the time expired, teams would have to restart the task. *At Teem Tower, teams had two minutes to make three
office workers A white-collar worker is a person who performs professional, desk, managerial, or administrative work. White-collar work may be performed in an office or other administrative setting. White-collar workers include job paths related to government, ...
laugh to receive their next clue. *At Canton Tower, teams had to choose one of six tasks to perform while riding the Sky Drop, a
drop tower A drop tower or big drop is a type of amusement ride incorporating a central structure or tower. Drop towers vary in height, passenger capacity, lift type, and brake type. Many are custom-made, although there are some mass-produced designs. Th ...
and the highest
roller coaster A roller coaster, or rollercoaster, is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions. Passengers ride along the track in open cars, and the rides are o ...
in the world, to receive their next clue. The tasks were screaming at 125
decibel The decibel (symbol: dB) is a relative unit of measurement equal to one tenth of a bel (B). It expresses the ratio of two values of a power or root-power quantity on a logarithmic scale. Two signals whose levels differ by one decibel have a po ...
s, holding pieces of paper with their feet, holding glasses of water and retaining at least 250 milliliters, holding crackers in their mouths without biting or dropping them, balancing straws on top of their lips, and holding rolled up paper between their heads.


Leg 7 (China → England)

Airdate: May 20, 2016 * Guangzhou (Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport) to
London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
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England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
,
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
(
Heathrow Airport Heathrow Airport (), called ''London Airport'' until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow , is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others be ...
) *
London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
( Merchant Taylors' Hall) (Starting Line) *London (
Finsbury Circus Finsbury Circus is a park in the Coleman Street Ward of the City of London, England. The 2 acre park is the largest public open space within the City's boundaries. It is not to be confused with Finsbury Square, just north of the City, or Finsb ...
) *
Upminster Upminster is a suburb, suburban town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Havering. Located east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is one of the district centres identified for development in the London Plan. Historically a rural ...
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Damyns Hall Aerodrome Damyns Hall Aerodrome is an operational general aviation training and experience aerodrome south of Upminster in the London Borough of Havering, England and slightly closer to Aveley to its south. It has around 100 acres of grassland and is o ...
) *London (
Russell Square Russell Square is a large garden square in Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden, built predominantly by the firm of James Burton. It is near the University of London's main buildings and the British Museum. Almost exactly square, to the ...
) * London (
Russell Square Tube Station Russell Square is a London Underground station opposite Russell Square on Bernard Street, Bloomsbury, in the London Borough of Camden. The station is on the Piccadilly line, between Holborn and King's Cross St Pancras and is in Travelcard Zone ...
to
Vauxhall Tube Station Vauxhall (, ) is a National Rail, London Underground and London Buses interchange station in central London. It is at the Vauxhall Cross road junction opposite the southern approach to Vauxhall Bridge over the River Thames in the district o ...
) *London ( Brunswick House) *London (
London Rowing Club London Rowing Club (LRC, or colloquially, 'London') is the second-oldest of the non-academic active rowing clubs on the Thames in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1856 by members of the long-disbanded Argonauts Club wishing to compete at ...
) *London (
River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, se ...
HMS ''Belfast'' ) Finish Line ;Tasks *At the start of the leg in Merchant Taylors' Hall, one contestant would be randomly selected and would form all of the teams. After the teams were formed, they were given a map that directed them to
Finsbury Circus Finsbury Circus is a park in the Coleman Street Ward of the City of London, England. The 2 acre park is the largest public open space within the City's boundaries. It is not to be confused with Finsbury Square, just north of the City, or Finsb ...
to find their car before traveling to
Damyns Hall Aerodrome Damyns Hall Aerodrome is an operational general aviation training and experience aerodrome south of Upminster in the London Borough of Havering, England and slightly closer to Aveley to its south. It has around 100 acres of grassland and is o ...
. *At Damyns Hall Aerodrome, two teams had to agree to join and work together to complete the task. Three team member then had to assemble a puzzle of a
QR code A QR code (an initialism for quick response code) is a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional barcode) invented in 1994 by the Japanese company Denso Wave. A barcode is a machine-readable optical label that can contain information about th ...
. Once complete, their partner would fly by atop the wings of a
biplane A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...
to photograph the QR code. If the photograph could be scanned by a
smartphone A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, whic ...
, teams would receive their next clue and were no longer joined together. *At Russell Square, teams had to complete three activities to receive their next clue. In the hat throwing challenge, one team member had five attempts to toss a hat onto the head of their partner for at least three seconds to receive a
deerstalker A deerstalker is a type of cap that is typically worn in rural areas, often for hunting, especially deer stalking. Because of the cap's popular association with the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, it has become stereotypical headgear for ...
. In the bicycle teapot relay, both team members had to ride a bicycle with one team member attempting to pour tea into a teacup held by their partner. If teams had enough tea in the cup at the end of the course, they would receive a
magnifying glass A magnifying glass is a convex lens that is used to produce a magnified image of an object. The lens is usually mounted in a frame with a handle. A magnifying glass can be used to focus light, such as to concentrate the sun's radiation to crea ...
. In the
ironing board Ironing is the use of a machine, usually a heated tool (an iron), to remove wrinkles and unwanted creases from fabric. The heating is commonly done to a temperature of 180–220 °Celsius (356-428 Fahrenheit), depending on the fabric. Ironing wor ...
surfing task, teams had to convince three locals to carry one team member, who had to balance an egg on a place, on an ironing board across a finish line within 20 seconds. If successful, they would receive a
tobacco pipe A tobacco pipe, often called simply a pipe, is a device specifically made to smoke tobacco. It comprises a chamber (the bowl) for the tobacco from which a thin hollow stem (shank) emerges, ending in a mouthpiece. Pipes can range from very simp ...
. *In the Brunswick House, teams had a choice between two
Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...
-style mysteries, with a maximum of three teams per mystery, that they had to solve to receive their next clue. **In ( – Master Room), teams had six minutes to discover the identify of the man in the master room by finding clues to figure out that he was a 31 year-old lawyer named Jamie Newton married to Elise whose favorite fruit is oranges and whose favorite sport is fishing. **In ( – Maid Room), teams had to find numbers to unlock a safe in the maid room. They would find a recording of the song "
London Bridge Is Falling Down "London Bridge Is Falling Down" (also known as "My Fair Lady" or "London Bridge") is a traditional English nursery rhyme and singing game, which is found in different versions all over the world. It deals with the dilapidation of London Bridge ...
" that would lead them to a painting of
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge is a Listed building#Grade I, Grade I listed combined Bascule bridge, bascule and Suspended-deck suspension bridge, suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones (architect), Horace Jones and e ...
that had four images of a
raptor Raptor or RAPTOR may refer to: Animals The word "raptor" refers to several groups of bird-like dinosaurs which primarily capture and subdue/kill prey with their talons. * Raptor (bird) or bird of prey, a bird that primarily hunts and feeds on ...
, a lamp, a
Merlot Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name ''Merlot'' is thought to be a diminutive of ''merle'', the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the ...
bottle, and a book of the back of the frame. Teams had to realize that there were 2 raptor statues, inside the lamp was the following equation: Huluwa+
Beyond Beyond may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Beyond'' (1921 film), an American silent film * ''Beyond'' (2000 film), a Danish film directed by Åke Sandgren, OT: ''Dykkerne'' * ''Beyond'' (2010 film), a Swedish film directed b ...
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Little Tiger=? (7+5–4+4–3=9), there was a number 6 next to the Merlot bottle, and inside the book was the following sequence: 321456987=5, 14789654=6, 369=1, 123654789=? (2 by drawing a line on the keypad). Once teams inputted the code of 2962, they could open the safe and retrieve an apple that they could exchange for their next clue. *At the London Rowing Club, teams had to row a
quad scull A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated 4x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four people who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or "sculls", one in each hand. Rac ...
with two other rowers balancing the boat through a course on
River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, se ...
in under two minutes to receive their next clue.


Leg 8 (England → Scotland)

Airdate: May 27, 2016 * London (Heathrow Airport) to
Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
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Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
(
Edinburgh Airport Edinburgh Airport is an airport located in the Ingliston area of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the busiest airport in Scotland in 2019, handling over 14.7 million passengers. It was also the sixth-busiest airport in the United Kingdom by t ...
) *
South Queensferry Queensferry, also called South Queensferry or simply "The Ferry", is a town to the west of Edinburgh, Scotland. Traditionally a royal burgh of West Lothian, it is administered by the City of Edinburgh council area. It lies ten miles to the nort ...
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Dundas Castle Dundas Castle is a 15th-century castle, with substantial 19th-century additions by William Burn, in the Dalmeny parish of West Lothian, Scotland. The home of the Dundas family since the Middle Ages, it was sold in the late 19th century and is cur ...
) (Starting Line) *Edinburgh ( The Meadows or Rolling Haggis) *Edinburgh (
Royal Mile The Royal Mile () is a succession of streets forming the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland. The term was first used descriptively in W. M. Gilbert's ''Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century'' (1901), des ...
) *Edinburgh (
Calton Hill Calton Hill () is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Views of, and from, the hill are often used in photographs and paintings of the ci ...
National Monument of Scotland The National Monument of Scotland, on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, is Scotland's national memorial to the Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars. It was intended, according to the inscription, to be "A Memorial of ...
) Finish Line ;Tasks *At Dundas Castle, teams had start the leg by taking part in Highland games and choose one of three games to play by wagering five points. The first event was a
caber toss The caber toss is a traditional Scottish athletic event in which competitors toss a large tapered pole called a "caber" (/ˈkeɪbər/). It is normally practised at the Scottish Highland Games. In Scotland, the caber is usually made from a l ...
with team that had the higher combined toss distance winning the game. If only one team was at the caber toss, they had to beat a distance of to win. In the second game, teams had to run in a zigzag through fence while holding a log with the team that had the faster time winning the game. If only one teams was at the sack race, they had to beat a time of 18 seconds to win. The last game was a
sack race The sack race or potato sack race is a competitive game in which participants place both of their legs inside a sack or pillow case that reaches their waist or neck and hop forward from a starting point toward a finish line. The first person to ...
with the first team to cross the finish line winning the game. If only one teams was at the sack race, they had to beat a time of 12 seconds to win. A team would earn five bonus points per each team they defeated that would be applied at the end of the leg, while the teams that lost would have five points deducted. After two rounds, teams would receive their next clue, which gave teams two tasks that they could freely switch between. **At The Meadows, teams had five minutes to push, but not pull, three
Union Jack The Union Jack, or Union Flag, is the ''de facto'' national flag of the United Kingdom. Although no law has been passed making the Union Flag the official national flag of the United Kingdom, it has effectively become such through precedent. ...
blocks through a maze and onto three yellow squares to receive their next clue. **At Rolling Haggis, teams had to select one of three categories of pictures, numbers, colors, or celebrities. They would then enter a
Zorb Zorbing (also known as globe-riding, sphereing, orbing) is the recreation or sport of rolling downhill inside an orb, typically made of transparent plastic. Zorbing is generally performed on a gentle slope but can also be done on a level surfa ...
and would be shown the pictures they selected for one minute before rolling down the hill. At the bottom of the hill, they had to correctly answer a randomly selected question about the pictures to receive their next clue. *On the Royal Mile, teams had to complete one of three street activities to receive their next clue. They had to hold two two-person
yoga Yoga (; sa, योग, lit=yoke' or 'union ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciou ...
poses for thirty seconds each, hold a column of ten can between their heads for fifteen seconds, or juggle two balls and a
rubber chicken A rubber chicken is a prop used in comedy. The phrase is also used as a description for food served at speeches, conventions, and other large meetings, and as a metaphor for speechmaking. Description A rubber chicken is an imitation plucked fowl ...
.


Leg 9 (Scotland → Netherlands)

Airdate: June 3 and 10, 2016 * Edinburgh (Edinburgh Airport) to
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , known informally as Schiphol Airport ( nl, Luchthaven Schiphol, ), is the main international airport of the Netherlands. It is located southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province ...
) *
Lisse Lisse () is a town and municipality in the province of South Holland in the Western Netherlands. The municipality, which lies within the Duin- en Bollenstreek, covers an area of of which is water. Its population was in . Located within the muni ...
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Keukenhof Keukenhof (English: "Kitchen garden"; ), also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse, in the Netherlands. According to the official website, Keukenhof Park covers an area ...
) (Starting Line) *
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
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NDSM NDSM is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands located on the former terrain of the Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NDSM) shipbuilding company. It is located in the Amsterdam-Noord borough along the IJ river and can be reached ...
) * Amsterdam (NDSM to
Amsterdam Centraal Station Amsterdam Centraal Station ( nl, italic=no, Station Amsterdam Centraal ; Railway stations in the Netherlands, abbreviation: Asd) is the largest railway station in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. A major international Rail transport, r ...
) * Amsterdam ( Melkmeisjesbrug to
Museumplein The Museumplein (; ) is a public space in the Museumkwartier neighbourhood of the Amsterdam-Zuid borough in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Located at the Museumplein are three major museums – the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Stedelijk Museum ...
) *
Ransdorp Ransdorp is a village in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands, part of the List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Amsterdam. It lies about 7 km northeast of the Amsterdam-Centrum, city ...
(Dorpsweg Ransdorp 102) *Ransdorp ( Kerk van Ransdorp ) *Amsterdam (
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) Finish Line ;Tasks *In the order from lowest score to highest score, contestants would choose their partners or the option to race alone for double the points. Once a contestant was chosen, they could not be stolen. *At Keukenhof, teams had a choice between ( – Clogs) or ( – Cheese). In Clogs, teams had three minutes to kick three
clog Clogs are a type of footwear made in part or completely from wood. Used in many parts of the world, their forms can vary by culture, but often remained unchanged for centuries within a culture. Traditional clogs remain in use as protective f ...
s into three separate sections of the same colored blade of a wooden windmill to receive their next clue. In Cheese, teams had 160 seconds to transfer ten cheese orbs to a wooden stretcher using two sticks to receive their next clue. *At NDSM, one team member had to ride a bicycle across a wide beam suspended in the air to receive a tag that matched one on a
tandem bicycle A tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle (occasionally a tricycle) designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement (fore to aft, not side by side), not the number of riders. Patents relat ...
, or a regular bicycle for Sheng Yilun, at Melkmeisjesbrug with their next clue that instructed teams to ride to
Museumplein The Museumplein (; ) is a public space in the Museumkwartier neighbourhood of the Amsterdam-Zuid borough in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Located at the Museumplein are three major museums – the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, and Stedelijk Museum ...
. Failure to complete the task after eight attempts would result in a 15-point deduction. *On Museumplein, teams had to recreate the
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on their heads and stand on a large pot within 60 seconds before having their picture taken to receive their next clue. *In Ransdorp, teams had to use two flags to herd a flock of eight geese from a small pen into a larger pen on the other end of the village to receive their next clue. Teams would receive a five-point penalty for each goose they were unable to herd into the pen.


Leg 10 (Netherlands → Italy)

Airdate: June 10, 2016 * Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) to
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Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
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Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" ( it, Aeroporto Internazionale di Roma–Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci"; ) is an international airport in Fiumicino, Italy, serving Rome. It is the busiest airport in the country, the ...
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Bracciano Bracciano is a small town in the Italian region of Lazio, northwest of Rome. The town is famous for its volcanic lake ( Lago di Bracciano or "Sabatino", the eighth largest lake in Italy) and for a particularly well-preserved medieval castle Cast ...
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Castello Orsini-Odescalchi Castello Orsini-Odescalchi is a castle in Bracciano, Lazio, Italy. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Bracciano. It was built in the 15th century, and combines the functions of a military defence structure and a civilian residence of th ...
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Mazzano Romano Mazzano Romano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italian region Latium, located about north of Rome. Mazzano Romano borders the following municipalities: Calcata, Campagnano di Roma, Castel Sant'Elia, Faler ...
(Il Casale Sul Fiume Treja) *
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(Rome Gladiator School) *Rome (
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) Finish Line ;Tasks *At Castello Orsini-Odescalchi, contestants began the leg by randomly selecting a baton, one of which had a ''Race the World'' flag. The person with the flag would be the first to attempt to form a team. If both contestants agreed, they would form a team. If the asked contestant denied, another player would be given the opportunity to form a team. Once the teams were formed, they could run to their next clue. *After retrieving their clue, teams would find a wine barrel that they had to roll through town to a specified address to receive their next clue. *At Il Casale Sul Fiume Treja, teams had to milk a sheep until they filled a jar to a designated line to receive their next clue. *At the Rome Gladiator School, each team member had to learn three sets of sword maneuvers to fight against a
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to receive their next clue.


Leg 11 (Italy → South Korea)

Airdate: June 17, 2016 * Rome (Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport) to
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
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Incheon International Airport Incheon International Airport (IIA; ) (sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea. It is the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area and one of the largest and busiest airports ...
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Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
( Samcheonggak) (Starting Line) *Seoul (
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World Peace Gate) *Seoul (
Seoul World Cup Stadium The Seoul World Cup Stadium (), also known as Sangam Stadium, is a stadium used mostly for association football matches. The venue is located in 240, World Cup-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and opene ...
) *Seoul ( Jamwon
Hangang Park Hangang Park or officially Hangang Citizen’s Park (Korean: 한강시민공원) is a park in Seoul, South Korea. It is made up of 12 parks, which is Gwangnaru Park, Jamsil Park, Ttukseom Park, Jamwon Park, Ichon Park, Banpo Park, Mangwon Park, Y ...
) *Seoul (
Seoul Olympic Stadium The Seoul Olympic Stadium (), also known as Jamsil Olympic Stadium (formerly romanised as ''Chamshil''), is a multi-purpose stadium in Seoul, South Korea. It is the main stadium built for the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1986 Asian Games, 10th ...
) Finish Line ;Tasks *At Samcheonggak, teams would find a vast spread of traditional
Korean cuisine Korean cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and political change. Originating from ancient agricultural and nomadic traditions in Korea and southern Manchuria, Korean cuisine reflects a complex interaction of the natural envi ...
. They had to choose a bowl, eat its contents, and continue until they chose the one bowl that listed their next destination on the bottom in
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. *At the World Peace Gate, teams had to stack blocks along a beam while avoiding a trip obstacle that would shack off their blocks. Once all of the blocks were stacked, they had to be knock over like
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to strike a
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, so teams could receive their next clue. *Outside Seoul World Cup Stadium, teams had to drive an Infiniti Q50 so that it drifted into a
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spot without hitting any cones and within the lines to receive their next clue. *At Jamwon Hangang Park, one team member had to jump onto a water blob to launch their partner into the air, so they could grab onto a pole suspended over the Han River for at least five seconds to receive their next clue.


Leg 12 (South Korea → China)

Airdate: July 8, 2016 * Seoul (Incheon International Airport) to
Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...
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Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...
, China (
Nanjing Lukou International Airport Nanjing Lukou International Airport is the main airport serving Nanjing (the capital of Jiangsu Province) and a major airport serving the Yangtze River Delta area. As of 2020, it is the 12th busiest civil airport in China, Dropping one plac ...
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Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xianl ...
Soccer Field) (Starting Line) *Nanjing ( Nanjing Port Container Mansion) *Nanjing (
Nanjing International Expo Center Nanjing International Expo Center () is an exposition center and also a landmark in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. It has an exposition area of 120,000 square meters. The Expo Center facilities include six exposition pavilions, 38 conference r ...
) *Nanjing (Fishmouth Wetland Park) *Nanjing (Nanjingyan Footbridge) Finish Line ;Tasks *At the Nanjing University Soccer Field, teams had to work with a group of students to form a human chain across the field to the other that lasted ten seconds with a board between people's feet to receive their next clue. Based on their scores from the previous two legs, Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin had to span , Zhu Zhu and Sheng Yilun had to span , Daddi Tang and Pan Xiaoting had to span , and Baron Chen and Wang Meng had to span . Previous contestants Evonne Hsieh, Leon Lai, and Vision Wei would also choose to assist one team during this task. *At the Nanjing Port Container Mansion, each team member had ninety second to jump across four
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s suspended in the air to swap two flags placed on each end to receive their next clue. *Inside the Nanjing International Expo Center, teams had to drive an
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through beams of light and drive past the red lights before they change back to white six times to receive their next clue. *At Fishmouth Wetland Park, teams had use a
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to turn a nine-level stack of large
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blocks into a fifteen-level stack that one member had to stand on top of for 10 seconds to receive their final clue.


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See also

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The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The ''Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in forei ...
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Race Around the World ''Race Around the World'' was an Australian travel documentary and competition series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1997 and 1998. The series was brought to the ABC by filmmaker Michael Rubbo, and was based on the Canad ...
'' (Australia) *'' Race Across the World'' (UK)


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