''The Amazing Race 2'' () is the second installment of the Chinese reality television 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 ...
'' (). Loosely based on the American reality TV 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 ...
'', it initially features six teams of two in a race around the world. Singapore based Chinese-American actor
Allan Wu
Allan Wu (, born on June 11, 1972) is a Singapore-based Chinese-American actor, host, VJ and former model.
He is perhaps best known for being the host of 3 different editions of the popular reality game show, ''The Amazing Race''. He was the h ...
, who was also the host of ''
The Amazing Race Asia
''The Amazing Race Asia'' is an Asian adventure reality game show based on the international ''Amazing Race'' franchise. Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show follows teams of two as they race across Asia and around the ...
'' and ''
The Amazing Race: China Rush'' and episodes 3 to 10 of the
first season returned for this season.
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 ...
was still the main sponsor for this event after sponsoring the first season.
This season premiered on July 10, 2015 and concluded on September 25, 2015.
Friends
Han Geng
Han Geng (Chinese: 韩庚; Pinyin: Hán Gēng; ) (born February 9, 1984) is a Chinese Mandopop singer and actor. He started his career in 2001, when he was chosen by S.M. Entertainment to become a member of South Korean boy band Super Junior, ...
and
Wu Xin
Wu Xin (; born 29 January 1983), also named Orfila (), is a Chinese host and actress who is famous for co-hosting the TV game show '' Happy Camp'' which airs on Hunan Satellite TV with fellow hosts He Jiong, Xie Na, Du Haitao, and Li Weijia.
Bio ...
were the winners of this season.
Production
Development and filming
Filming began June 2, 2015 at Sydney and ended on August 16, 2015 at
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
,
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
. Unlike the
American version and most other versions that always start and end in the same country, this was the first season where both the Starting Line and Finish Line were held in different nations, and also the first season overall in the entire franchise the Starting Line was not held in the show's home country.
This season introduced two new twists. Invasion was a new twist that allowed several teams to join in the game as intruders. The intruders entered at the start of a given leg. In their Invasion leg, the intruders had to finish in a given position (top two in Leg 7, or first Leg 9) in order to continue racing. If they failed their invasion, they would be eliminated as if they had finished last. If they succeeded, the intruders would keep on racing in future legs.
This season also introduced the Intersection with Integration Versus, which was a combination of Intersection and Versus for some tasks. At the start of the leg, the four remaining teams had to choose which team they want to be Intersected by voting. Once two teams chose each other at the same time, they would be Intersected. Then, the pairs of teams would complete in either a head-to-head or a timed task. The team that won the task would earn two points. After five rounds, the teams with the most points would automatically finish in first place. The second pair would compete in a final task, and the winning team would keep racing while the losing team was eliminated.
Marketing
The show was sponsored by
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 ...
,
Sohu
Sohu, Inc. () is a Chinese Internet company headquartered in the Sohu Internet Plaza in Haidian District, Beijing. Sohu and its subsidiaries offer advertising, a search engine (Sogou.com), on-line multiplayer gaming (ChangYou.com) and other ser ...
,
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961.
History
Pepsi was ...
and RRS.com. Eastroc Super Drink returned to sponsor, and teams could still pick up their drinks as energy supplements during the legs.
Cast
Similar to the first season, this season featured celebrities who were chosen to race on the show. Notable casting members including singers
Deng Ziqi and ''
Super Idol'' winner
Zhang Yunjing, the
Chopstick Brothers
Chopstick Brothers are a Beijing-based Chinese duo who became known online by their 2010 viral video ''Old Boys''. In 2014, they wrote, directed, and starred in a full feature film '' Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon'' based on the viral video. The ...
notable for the
viral video
A viral video is a video that becomes popular through a viral process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites such as YouTube as well as social media and email.Lu Jiang, Yajie Miao, Yi Yang, ZhenZhong Lan, Alexander Haupt ...
"
Little Apple", as well as the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
gymnast
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...
Feng Zhe
Feng Zhe (; born November 19, 1987 in Sichuan) is a male Chinese gymnast. He is the 2010 World Champion and the 2012 Olympic Champion on the parallel bars. He was also part of the Chinese team that won the team gold at the 2012 Summer Olympic ...
.
Future appearances
Zhu Zhu competed on ''
Race the World
''Race the World'' () is a Chinese reality television series that aired on Jiangsu Television in 2016 that features twelve contestants that formed teams of two in a race around the world to win a grand prize of Renminbi, ¥500,000 and a lifetime ...
'' in 2016, with Yuan Heyu appearing as a replacement contestant for two episodes.
Results
The following teams participated in the season, each listed along with their placements in each leg and relationships as identified by the program. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
;Key
*A team placement means the team was eliminated.
*A indicates that the team won a
Fast Forward
To fast-forward is to move forwards through a recording at a speed faster than that at which it would usually be played, for example two times or two point five times. The recordings are usually audio, video or computer data. It is colloquially ...
.
*A indicates that the team decided to use the first
Express Pass
Universal Express Pass is a priority status boarding system used at various Universal Parks & Resorts: Universal Orlando (which encompasses Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure), Universal Studios Japan, Universal Stud ...
on that leg. A indicates the team had previously been given the second Express Pass and used it on that leg.
*An team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a
Speed Bump
Speed bumps (also called traffic thresholds, speed breakers or sleeping policemen) are the common name for a class of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve safety conditions. Varia ...
during the next leg.
*An team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had some penalties during their mandatory rest period after the leg (Each penalty see below.).
*An
underlined leg number indicates that there was mandatory rest period but was not in the hotel, teams must find their rest place given by the host. While the last team to check-in had to sleep inside the convenient store as the penalty of last. The first place team was still awarded a prize for that leg.
*A indicates that the team chose to or successfully voted to U-Turn another team; indicates the team who received it.
*An indicates that there was a Versus on this leg, while an indicates who lost the Versus and was given a 15-minute penalty.
*Matching colored symbols ( and ) indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of an Intersection with Integration Versus and the team represented color.
*A indicates that the leg introduced intruders; means the intruders succeed while means they failed.
;Notes
# Zeng Zhiwei chose to forfeit the Roadblock at Leg 1 and he & Zeng Baoyi were issued a 1-hour penalty at the Roadblock site.
# Deng Ziqi & Zhang Yunjing elected to quit the Detour challenge and were issued a 1-hour penalty at the Pit Stop.
# Xiao Yang chose to forfeit the Roadblock at Leg 3 and he & Wang Taili were issued a 1-hour penalty at the Roadblock site.
# Han Geng & Wu Xin and Xiao Yang & Wang Taili were each issued 15-minute penalties before starting the Detour because they both received money from locals earlier in the leg, which was prohibited per the rules for Leg 3.
# Yang Qianhua & Ding Zigao used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour on Leg 4.
# Zeng Zhiwei & Zeng Baoyi were subject to various placement changes on Leg 4:
#*They were forced to quit the Versus because of an injury Zeng Zhiwei sustained during the task. They were issued a 15-minute penalty which started after the last team of the Versus had served their 15-minute penalty.
#*They used the Express Pass given to them by Yang Qianhua & Ding Zigao to bypass the underground city task on Leg 4.
#*They initially arrived at the Pit Stop 2nd, but were issued a 1-hour penalty for not completing the last task on Leg 3 after checking in which involved finding a local's house and spending the night there. All other teams trailing them checked-in during their penalty time, dropping Zeng Zhiwei & Zeng Baoyi to last place and resulting in their elimination.
# Yang Qianhua & Ding Zigao chose to quit the Detour challenge and they were issued a 1-hour penalty before they could continue racing.
# Due to modification to the "Intruders" rule on Leg 9, Kim Jong-kook & Lee Kwang-soo were required to win this leg (finish 1st) in order to continue racing. They placed 2nd in this leg, resulting in their elimination. The placement at the end of the leg did not affect the other two teams (Yang Qianhua & Ding Zigao and Han Geng & Wu Xin).
# Han Geng & Wu Xin were issued a time penalty as they had failed to deliver a chicken to Allan. They arrived at the Pit Stop last, but they were not issued a penalty. They were also notified that Jin Zhongguo & Li Guangzhu failed their Invaders mission (see note 8), and they were safe from elimination.
Voting History
Similar to the
Israeli
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* Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel
* Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel
* Modern Hebrew, a language
* ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008
* Guni Israeli ...
,
Australian
Australian(s) may refer to:
Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal Au ...
and
Philippine
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
versions, teams on the second leg voted for who should receive the U-Turn. The team with the most votes had to complete the other Detour option they did not select.
Prizes
The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. In most legs (except Leg 5 and 8), the winners of the leg were also given
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 ...
Fund of to donate to their charity of choice. Additional prizes were awarded as follows:
*Leg 1 – Two
Express Passes, an intelligent water filter and travel vouchers worth both sponsored by RRS Electronics.
*Leg 2 – The ability to choose between two
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 ...
vehicle models to use for the next leg and an immediate exclusive helicopter tour around the
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over over an area of approximately . The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, ...
.
*Leg 3 – An intelligent water filter and travel vouchers worth both sponsored by RRS Electronics.
*Leg 4 – A to donate for charity.
*Leg 5 – Chando facial treatment package.
*Leg 6 – Diamond necklaces worth each, and the ability to choose between two
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 ...
vehicle models to use for the next leg.
*Leg 7 – Free flight upgrade to premium-class.
*Leg 8 – Diamond necklaces worth each
*Leg 9 – An intelligent water filter and travel vouchers worth both sponsored by RRS Electronics, and the ability to choose between two
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 ...
vehicle models to use for the next leg.
*Leg 10 – A Infiniti Q50L and QX50 for each racer, and two trophies.
# An item that can be used to skip any one task of the team's choosing. The winning team keeps one for themselves but must relinquish the second to another team before the end of the sixth leg.
# Two teams arrived in first place, due to the leg modification with "Intersection with Integration Versus" (see
below
Below may refer to:
*Earth
*Ground (disambiguation)
*Soil
*Floor
*Bottom (disambiguation)
Bottom may refer to:
Anatomy and sex
* Bottom (BDSM), the partner in a BDSM who takes the passive, receiving, or obedient role, to that of the top or ...
). However, both teams (Han Geng & Wu Xin and Yang Qianhua & Ding Zigao) were each given the same prizes.
Race summary
Leg 1 (Australia)
Airdate: July 10, 2015
*
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
,
New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
(
Watsons Bay
Watsons Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Watsons Bay is located 11 km north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra.
...
) (Starting Line)
*Sydney (
Centennial Parklands
Centennial Parklands is the name given to a group of three urban parklands located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Comprising approximately , the lands encompass Centennial Park, Moore Park and Queen's Park. T ...
)
*Sydney (
City Centre
A city centre is the commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart of a city. The term "city centre" is primarily used in British English, and closely equivalent terms exist in other languages, such as "" in Fren ...
–
Farm Cove)
*Sydney (
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings and a masterpiece of 20th-century architec ...
– North Square)
*Sydney (City Centre –
Hyde Park
Hyde Park may refer to:
Places
England
* Hyde Park, London, a Royal Park in Central London
* Hyde Park, Leeds, an inner-city area of north-west Leeds
* Hyde Park, Sheffield, district of Sheffield
* Hyde Park, in Hyde, Greater Manchester
Austra ...
)
This season's first Detour was a choice between (''Huáliuliū'' – Slippery) or (''Ruǎnmiánmián'' – Soft). In Slippery, one team member had to put on a helmet, a wetsuit, and watermelon shoes and then surf along a slippery track while being pulled on a rope by a rugby player and their partner, much like the during the
Chinchilla Melon Festival, without falling to receive their next clue. In Soft, teams had to catch three sheep and calm each sheep for at least three seconds by placing a cowboy hat over their eyes to receive the next clue.
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to don a diving suit and enter a
shark cage
Shark cage diving is underwater diving or snorkeling where the observer remains inside a protective cage designed to prevent sharks from making contact with the divers. Shark cage diving is used for scientific observation, underwater cinematograph ...
. Once the cage was submerged, they had to unravel five ropes in the cage to retrieve the key that opened the cage to receive their next clue from the diver.
;Additional tasks
*At Watsons Bay, teams had to grab a flag, then pull an
inflatable rescue boat
Inflatable Rescue Boats (IRBs) are rubber boats with an outboard motor used in surf lifesaving. IRBs have been used for all forms of surf rescue, retrieval, and service by Surf Lifesaving in New Zealand, Australia, and Del Mar, California since t ...
ashore that would take them to the ''
Søren Larsen
Søren Larsen (; born 6 September 1981) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was a strong player with a decent header and good sense of positioning. He played in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France, and the Nethe ...
'', which they had to search for their first clue.
*At the North Square of the
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney. Located on the foreshore of Sydney Harbour, it is widely regarded as one of the world's most famous and distinctive buildings and a masterpiece of 20th-century architec ...
, teams had to assemble seven tourists from a crowd to perform a
square dance
A square dance is a dance for four couples, or eight dancers in total, arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, facing the middle of the square. Square dances contain elements from numerous traditional dances and were first documente ...
to the song "
Little Apple" to receive their next clue.
Leg 2 (Australia)
Airdate: July 17, 2015
* Sydney (
Sydney Airport
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (colloquially Mascot Airport, Kingsford Smith Airport, or Sydney Airport; ; ) is an international airport in Sydney, Australia, located 8 km (5 mi) south of the Sydney central business district, in the ...
) to
Cairns
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
(
Cairns Airport
Cairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Formerly operated by the Cairns Port Authority, the airport was sold by the Queensland Government in December 2008 to a private consortium. It is the seventh busiest ...
)
*
Kuranda (
Rainforestation Nature Park)
* Cairns (AJ Hackett Cairns Bungy)
**Cairns (
Cairns Zoom)
*Cairns (
Cazaly's Stadium
Cazalys Stadium is a sports stadium in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is situated in the suburb of Westcourt. The stadium is named after the social club which abuts the oval, Cazalys, which itself was named after Australian rules footballe ...
)
This leg's Detour was a choice between (''Kǎoyú'' – Fish) or (''Chángmáo'' – Lance). In Fish, teams had to get flint from the locals and start a fire to cook a fish to receive their next clue from the Tribe Master. In Lance, teams had to take turns to throw 10 lances into the target boards, five for each team. The board nearest to the teams was worth one point, the furthest are worth six point, and the target between these two worth three points. Once teams scored six points, they would receive their next clue. If teams used up all their lances, they would serve a three-minute penalty before they could continue with the task, but the points earned would not reset.
In this leg's Roadblock, teams made their way to AJ Hackett Cairns Bungy and drew lots to determine which jump style the chosen team member had to perform to receive their next clue. The Double Bungee Jump required both team members to jump together. The Superman Jump required the team member to jump while wearing a
Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
suit.
For their Speed Bump, Deng Ziqi & Zhang Yunjing had to step on to a
slackline
Slacklining refers to the act of walking, running or balancing along a suspended length of flat webbing that is tensioned between two anchors. Slacklining is similar to slack rope walking and tightrope walking. Slacklines differ from tightwir ...
and ride a zip line across a
saltwater crocodile
The saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed ...
enclosure with raw chickens attached to both team members' feet before they could continue driving to the Pit Stop.
;Additional tasks
*At the Pit Stop hotel in Cairns, teams had to vote for the team they wished to U-Turn.
*At Rainforestation Nature Park, one team member had to dip their heads in one of six animal cages filled with either
mice
A mouse ( : mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...
,
grasshopper
Grasshoppers are a group of insects belonging to the suborder Caelifera. They are among what is possibly the most ancient living group of chewing herbivorous insects, dating back to the early Triassic around 250 million years ago.
Grasshopp ...
s,
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
s,
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
,
rotten fish or
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s and retrieve their next clue using only their mouths.
*After completing the Detour, teams had to make their way back to the starting point. Along the way, teams had to perform a kangaroo dance while having to notice various kangaroo patterns. If teams performed the dance properly and gave the correct number of patterns (27), they would receive their next clue.
*After completing the Roadblock, teams had to watch a video inside an
Infiniti QX70
The Infiniti QX70, formerly called the Infiniti FX until 2013, is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by the Nissan-owned Infiniti luxury vehicle brand between 2002 and 2017. The FX replaced the QX4 as Infiniti's mid-size SUV. It shares the ...
, which instructed them to drive to Cazaly's Stadium, their Pit Stop for this leg.
Leg 3 (Australia → Turkey)
Airdate: July 24, 2015
* Cairns (Cairns Airport) to
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
,
Turkey
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(
Istanbul Atatürk Airport
)
, postal_code_type = Postal code
, postal_code = 34000 to 34990
, area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side)
, registration_plate = 34
, blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD
, blank_i ...
) via
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
*Istanbul (Sura Hagia Sophia Hotel) (Pit Start)
*Istanbul (
Ayasofya Hürrem Sultan Hamamı)
*Istanbul (
Galata Tower
The Galata Tower ( tr, Galata Kulesi), officially the Galata Kulesi Museum ( tr, Galata Kulesi Müzesi), is an old Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the ( ...
)
* Istanbul (
İstiklal Avenue
İstiklal Avenue ( tr, İstiklal Caddesi; en, "Independence Avenue"), historically known as the Grand Avenue of Pera ( Ottoman Turkish: ''Cadde-i Kebir''; el, Μεγάλη Οδός του Πέραν, Megali Odos tu Peran; french: Grande Rue d ...
)
*Istanbul (
Rumelihisarı
Rumelihisarı (also known as Rumelian Castle and Roumeli Hissar Castle) or Boğazkesen Castle (meaning " Strait-Blocker Castle" or literally "Throat-Cutter Castle") is a medieval fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey, on a series of hills on the ...
)
*Istanbul (Hasanpaşa Bakery)
*Istanbul (
Ortaköy Plaza)
This leg's Detour was a choice between (''Shǒuyì'' – Crafts) or (''Cáiyì'' – Arts). In Crafts, teams had to polish leather shoes, with each pair of shoes polished for 4
Turkish lira
The lira ( tr, Türk lirası; sign: ₺; ISO 4217 code: TRY; abbreviation: TL) is the official currency of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. One lira is divided into one hundred ''kuruş''.
History
Ottoman lira (1844–1923)
The lira, along with t ...
, until they earned ₺40 to receive their next clue. In Arts, teams had to choose one piece of equipment for the task: Chinese dancing clothes and pieces of cloth, a guitar, clown clothes and twisting balloons, a sword and a
bağlama
The ''bağlama'' or ''saz'' is a family of plucked string instruments, long-necked lutes used in Ottoman classical music, Turkish folk music, Turkish Arabesque music, Azerbaijani music, Kurdish music, Armenian music and in parts of Syria, Iraq ...
. Teams then had to perform in the streets to earn ₺40, in coins, using one of these five sets of items to receive their next clue.
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member to climb up a ladder to the top and sound the gong within five minutes before their partner was lowered into a tub of dirty water below to receive their next clue. If racers were unsuccessful, they would incur a 15-minute penalty before receiving their next clue.
;Additional tasks
*At Ayasofya Hürrem Sultan Hamamı, one team member scrub their partner with a bar of soap, only on their skin, until they found a small trinket that depicted the location of their next clue:
Galata Tower
The Galata Tower ( tr, Galata Kulesi), officially the Galata Kulesi Museum ( tr, Galata Kulesi Müzesi), is an old Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the ( ...
.
*At Hasanpaşa Bakery, teams had to deliver three orders of Turkish bagels known as
simit
Simit is a circular bread, typically encrusted with sesame seeds or, less commonly, poppy, flax or sunflower seeds, found across the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire, and the Middle East. Simit's size, crunch, chewiness, and other character ...
s to three different vendors, stacking 100 simits carefully on a delivery board. Teams to wear the board on their heads and deliver it to the vendors. If any simit dropped along the way, it would not be accepted. Once all deliveries were completed successfully, the baker would give them their next clue.
*At the Pit Stop at Ortaköy Plaza, teams had to choose among five locals to stay at their house overnight.
;Additional note
*Teams were not given any money at the start of this leg and were instructed that they could not beg or sell anything during the leg to earn money. Teams would only be allowed to keep any money they earned during the Detour.
Leg 4 (Turkey)
Airdate: July 31, 2015
* Istanbul (Istanbul Atatürk Airport) to
Nevşehir
Nevşehir (from the Persian compound ''Now-shahr'' meaning "new city"), formerly Neapolis (Ancient Greek: Νεάπολις) and Muşkara, is a largely modern city and the capital district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia Region of Tur ...
,
Cappadocia
Cappadocia or Capadocia (; tr, Kapadokya), is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It largely is in the provinces Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde.
According to Herodotus, in the time of the Ionian Revo ...
(
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport is an airport serving, and located in the northwest of, Nevşehir, Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental cou ...
)
*
Çavuşin
Çavuşin is a village in the district of Avanos in Nevşehir province in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. It is on the road between Avanos and Göreme, about five kilometres north of Göreme. The older part of the village lies on and around a l ...
(
Göreme Valley) (Pit Start)
*
Avanos
Avanos is a town and district of Nevşehir Province in the Cappadocia region of Central Anatolia, Turkey, located north of Nevşehir, the capital city of the province. In 2011 the population of Avanos town was 16,000. Historically known as Veness ...
(Avanos Square)
*Avanos (Evranos Restaurant)
*Özkonak (
Özkonak Underground City
Özkonak Underground City is an ancient city built into the northern slopes of Mt. Idis about 14 km northeast of Avanos in Nevşehir Province, in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.
Description
The city has many strata made up of volcan ...
)
*
Uçhisar
Uçhisar is a village in Cappadocia, in Nevşehir province, Turkey. It is 7 kilometres east of Nevşehir, 12 kilometres west of Ürgüp, and 10 kilometres south of Avanos.
Situated on the edge of Göreme National Park, Uçhisar consist ...
(Uçhisar Castle)
This leg's Detour was a choice between (''Shàngmǎ'' – Horse) or (''Xiàshuǐ'' – Salt). For both Detour choices, teams had to drive their Infiniti to the respective locations. In Horse, teams took part in
Turkish archery
Turkish archery ( tr, Türk okçuluğu) is a tradition of archery which became highly developed in the Ottoman Empire, although its origins date back to the Eurasian Steppe in the second millennium BC.
Traditional Turkish archery has been inscrib ...
. They had to select three arrows and a horse and hit the bull's eye target while mounted on a horse to receive their next clue. In Salt, teams had to carry bags of salt and dump the contents in a pool until they could achieve
neutral buoyancy
Neutral buoyancy occurs when an object's average density is equal to the density of the fluid in which it is immersed, resulting in the buoyant force balancing the force of gravity that would otherwise cause the object to sink (if the body's dens ...
and float in the pool while reading a newspaper article regarding the teams to receive their next clue.
For this season's first Versus, teams competed in
Turkish oil wrestling
Oil wrestling ( tr, Yağlı güreş), also called grease wrestling, is a traditional Turkish sport, where participants, called ''pehlivan'' (wrestlers) or ''baspehlivan'' (master wrestlers), wrestle while covered in oil. Competitions are held in ...
. Teams had to strip down to pants, don a belt to indicate the team color, and then oil their bodies before facing off to take the other team's belts. The first team to take both belts from the other team would receive their next clue. The losing team had to wait for the next team, and the last losing team would serve a 15-minute penalty before they could continue racing.
;Additional tasks
*At the start of this leg, teams initially had to operate a hot air balloon to receive their next clue. However, due to unfavorable weather, the task was change so that teams had help the locals pack the hot air balloon to receive their next clue.
*At Evranos Restaurant, teams dressed in belly dancing costume according to the team colours and had to perform a Turkish belly dance known as ''
Oryantal'' to the judges' satisfaction to receive their next clue.
*At the Özkonak Underground City, teams had to collect three wedding gifts by performing tasks based on the three pictures, which can be done in no consecutive order. Each picture would require teams to make their way to the rooms. The first room required teams to read out the names of the four people in Chinese. The second room had teams to extract grapes to make two cups of grape wine for each team member and finish it. The third room had teams eat five different plates of food, before they could be kissed by the bride. Once all the gifts from the three rooms are collected, they could receive the next clue. Each task have to be completed within five minutes, but they may keep the gifts if they were unable to complete the task within the time limit.
Leg 5 (Turkey → Spain)
Airdate: August 7, 2015
* Nevşehir (Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport) to
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
(
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport ( es, link=no, Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas ) , commonly known as Madrid–Barajas Airport, is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain. At in area, it is the second-largest ai ...
) via China
*
Aranjuez
Aranjuez () is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Community of Madrid.
Located in the southern end of the region, the main urban nucleus lies on the left bank of Tagus, a bit upstream the discharge of the Jarama. , the municipality h ...
(
Royal Palace of Aranjuez
The Royal Palace of Aranjuez ( es, Palacio Real de Aranjuez) is one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family. It is located in the town of Aranjuez (Madrid), Spain. Established in the 16th century as a royal hunting lodge, the pala ...
) (Pit Start)
* Aranjuez (
Plaza de Toros
A bullring is an arena where bullfighting is performed. Bullrings are often associated with the Iberian Peninsula, but they can also be found through Iberian America and in a few Spanish and Portuguese ex-colonies in Africa. Bullrings are o ...
or Aranjuez Constitution Square)
*Aranjuez (Virgen del Puerto Preschool)
*
Las Rozas Las Rozas may refer to:
Places
;Spain
*Las Rozas de Madrid, municipality in the Community of Madrid
* Las Rozas de Valdearroyo, municipality in Cantabria
Sport
*Las Rozas CF
Las Rozas Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Las Roz ...
(Polideportivo Pinar de las Rozas)
*Madrid (
San Isidro Park – Miro Square)
*Madrid (
Royal Palace of Madrid
The Royal Palace of Madrid ( es, Palacio Real de Madrid) is the official residence of the Spanish royal family at the city of Madrid, although now used only for state ceremonies.
The palace has of floor space and contains 3,418 rooms. It is the ...
)
For this leg's Versus, teams would choose one of five items – a lance, a tennis racket, a pillow, a Chinese fan, or a pork leg – with the order of choice determined through the placements from the previous leg. Teams would battle head-to-head against the other team of a lower placement by knocking the other team out of the balance beam to receive their next clue. The losing team had to redo the battle against the next team, and the last team had to wait out five-minutes before they were given their next clue.
This season's final Detour was a choice between (''Héngchōngzhízhuàng'' – Rampage) or (''Tiānxuándìzhuǎn'' – Descent). In Rampage, teams made their way to Plaza de Toros to take part in
Spanish-style bullfighting
Spanish-style bullfighting is a type of bullfighting that is practiced in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, as well as in parts of southern France and Portugal. This style of bullfighting involves a physical contest with humans (a ...
. One team member had to build a gate using the pieces given, while the other would be a bullfighter and stop the bull. If the bull was able to get past the gate without damaging it, and perform the task properly, a ''
torero
A bullfighter (or matador) is a performer in the activity of bullfighting. ''Torero'' () or ''toureiro'' (), both from Latin ''taurarius'', are the Spanish and Portuguese words for bullfighter and describe all the performers in the activity ...
'' would give the teams their next clue. In Descent, teams made their way to the Aranjuez Constitution Square. There, each team member had to inflate a Bubble bump football and had to stick one of the four coloured stickers (one with black, red, blue and yellow, the other one with white, red, blue and yellow) placed around the plaza as well as colliding to the locals. Once each team member stuck all four coloured stickers, they would receive their next clue. If they were unable to complete the task within five minutes, they could restart the task again with the field reset but the stickers collected would carry over.
In this leg's Roadblock, teams took part in
La Tomatina
''La Tomatina'' () is a festival
A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national h ...
. The team member performing the Roadblock had to stand on the performer zone and would be routinely doused with tomato juice on their head. Their partner had throw a tomato through the mouth of the board while being pelted by locals to receive their next clue.
;Additional tasks
*After the Detour, teams had to travel on foot to Virgen del Puerto Preschool, where they would encounter the U-Turn and their next clue.
*At Polideportivo Pinar de las Rozas, the Spanish national football training center, teams would be trained in three different soccer movements, in no consecutive order. The first training required teams to get the ball past through obstacles and kick it on the gantry. The second training required one team member to pass the ball to another team member, who would then kick the ball to the gantry for five times. The third training required one team member to catch the ball from six professional soccer players. They would then pass the ball to the other team member. Teams had to complete those tasks legally to receive a card, and once all three cards are collected, they would receive their next clue.
Leg 6 (Spain → France)
Airdate: August 14, 2015
* Madrid (
Madrid Atocha Railway Station
Madrid Atocha ( es, Estación de Madrid Atocha), also named Madrid Puerta de Atocha–Almudena Grandes, is the first major railway station in Madrid. It is the largest station serving commuter trains (Cercanías Madrid, ''Cercanías''), regional ...
) to
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
,
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...
,
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
(
Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles)
*
Fontvieille (
Château d'Estoublon ) (Pit Start)
*
Arles
Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...
(
Arles Amphitheatre
The Arles Amphitheatre (French: ') is a Roman amphitheatre in the southern French town of Arles. Two-tiered, it is probably the most prominent tourist attraction in the city which thrived in Ancient Rome. The towers jutting out from the top are m ...
)
*
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue (; oc, L'Illa de Sòrga or ) is a town and commune on the Sorgue river in Southeastern France. Politically, the commune is in the arrondissement of Avignon within the department of Vaucluse, in the région of Provence-Alpes ...
(Quai Jean Jaurès)
*
Cabrières-d'Avignon
Cabrières-d'Avignon () is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
History
The Château and the village were the scene of the massacre in 1545 of about 700 Vaudois, or Waldensians— ...
(Sault Lavender Fields)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to cross through a field of lasers without touching a beam to get their next clue.
For their Speed Bump, Deng Ziqi & Zhang Yunjing had to get a picnic box, ride a bike to the marked area, and finish all the food inside the picnic box by feeding each other before they could proceed to the swinging task.
;Additional tasks
*At the start of the leg, Allan asked "Who is more romantic?" Teams had to assign one member to make their way to the kitchen to cook a dish in 30 minutes. Afterwards, the team member that didn't cook had to identify their partner's dish. If they guessed the wrong dish, they had to sit out for 10 minutes before they would receive their next clue. If they guessed the dish correctly, they would receive their next clue immediately. In either case, teams proceeded to the church to pick up their clue.
*At Quai Jean Jaures, teams chose a 30 year old photograph of one of the four couples. Teams then had to use a camera to take a picture of their couple to receive their next clue.
*At Sault Lavender fields, team members had to ride a pair of swings. One team member had to fill a cup with water and transfer the water to their partner, who would pour it into a bowl filled with ping pong balls. When the bowl was filled enough water so a ball fell out, teams would get their next clue instructing them to search the fields for the Pit Stop.
Leg 7 (France → Namibia)
Airdate: August 21, 2015
*
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...
(
Marseille Provence Airport
Marseille Provence Airport () is an international airport located 27 km (17 miles) northwest of Marseille, on the territory of Marignane, both ''communes'' of the Bouches-du-Rhône ''département'' in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur '' r ...
) to
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 20 ...
,
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
(
Hosea Kutako International Airport
Hosea Kutako International Airport (also known as HKIA) is the main international airport of Namibia, serving the capital city Windhoek. Located well east of the city, , it is Namibia's largest airport with international connections. From it ...
) via China
*
Khomas Region
Khomas is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its name refers to the Khomas Highland, a high plateau landscape that dominates this administrative unit. Khomas is centered on the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior trans ...
(
Na'an Kuse Wildlife Sanctuary)
*Khomas Region (Frederik Voigt)
*Khomas Region (
Clever Cubs School)
*Khomas Region (Bushmen Village)
;Additional tasks
*At the start of the leg, teams picked up one of four
Infiniti QX80
The Infiniti QX80 (formerly called the Infiniti QX56 until 2013) is a full-size luxury SUV marketed by Nissan's luxury division Infiniti. The first-generation QX56 was built in the United States, and is based on the first-generation Armada. The ...
and made their way to the Na'an Kuse Wildlife Sanctuary. There, teams had to choose a selection of four animals of two and an expert to begin the task. One team member had to drive to the animal shelter they chose, while another team member will have to guide the expert to reach the station. Each team had to do some tasks relating to the two animals (take photo, get their footprint etc.) before moving on to the next station. Once both tasks of their choice are completed, they would drive back to the starting point and give their relevant work to the ethologist to receive their next clue.
*At Frederik Voigt, one team member had to participate in an
ostrich race. One team member had to pick an ostrich and complete a race course to receive their next clue. If teams were unable to complete the course within four attempts, they had to wait 15 minutes outside the area before they were given their next clue.
*At Clever Cubs, teams had to pick three children and make a paper bridge using only eight pieces of paper and a tape provided that was taller than in height and longer than in length. If the bridge created was able to withstand the weight of two drink bottle cartons, they could receive their next clue. If teams ran out of paper and tapes while working on the task, they could request for additional materials but for every set of materials teams would serve a three-minute penalty.
*At the Bushmen Village, teams had to follow the culture of the Bushman. Afterwards, teams choose a ball containing a question regarding on the Bushman culture. If they answered the question correctly, they could make their way to the Pit Stop.
Leg 8 (Namibia → Mauritius)
Airdate: August 28, 2015
* Windhoek (Hosea Kutako International Airport) to
Plaine Magnien
Plaine Magnien is a village in southeast Mauritius located in the Grand Port District.
Landmarks
The sole airport of Mauritius, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, is located in the village of Plaine Magnien.
In addition, it is th ...
,
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...
(
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is the main international airport in Mauritius. It is located southeast of the capital city of Port Louis. The airport was previously known as the ''Plaisance Airport'' and has direct flights to ...
)
*
Poste de Flacq (Long Beach Hotel Beach) (Pit Start)
*
Chamouny (La Vallee Des Couleurs Nature Park)
*
Mahébourg
Mahébourg is a small town on the south-eastern coast of the island of Mauritius, having a population of 15,457 as of 2015.Digest of Demographic Statistics 2015; Available at http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/Pages/POPULATION--And-VITAL-STAT ...
(Mahébourg Waterfront)
*
Savanne District
Savanne () or Savannah is a district of Mauritius, situated in the south of the island. The district has an area of 244.8 km2 and the population estimate was at 68,585 as at 31 December 2015. The southern part of the island is one of the most sce ...
(
Black River Gorges National Park
Black River Gorges National Park is a national park in the hilly south-western part of Mauritius. It was proclaimed on June 15, 1994 and is managed by the National Parks and Conservation Service. It covers an area of 67.54 km² including hum ...
)
For this leg's first Versus, the Intersected teams competed in kicking the coconut the racers while walking on a pair of
stilts
Stilts are poles, posts or pillars that allow a person or structure to stand at a height above the ground.
In flood plains, and on beaches or unstable ground, buildings are often constructed on stilts to protect them from damage by water, wav ...
across a stretch of beach. Racers underwent an eight-minute coaching session before facing off against the other Intersected team. Teams had to kick the coconuts in stilts to a marked line in a five-minute match to score one match point. The first Intersected team to score two match points would win.
This leg's second Versus had each Intersected team assign one member to command the team while caged. The other three members, blindfolded and tied together, must navigate through a mud run obstacle course, while grabbing three numbered puzzle pieces in each obstacle. Afterwards, they have to make their way to the slide and arrange the numbered puzzle pieces to allow the toy car to move up. The team member in the cage would then retrieve the key from the toy car and unlock the cage to complete the task. The Intersected team who unlocked the cage in the fastest time would win.
This leg's third Versus had each Intersected team assign one member to retrieve three keys and jump through from height of from cliff down to the sea after being geared by the helicopter. Then, the team member had to release from the safety harness and swim across one of three boats and unlock the padlock to free the other team member. The team member then had to swim to the other boats for the two other members. The Intersected team who freed the teams in the fastest time would win.
In Black River Gorges National Park, each pair of Intersected team had to assign one team to compete in either one of the two upcoming Versus. For this leg's fourth Versus, one team member had to scale six poles to retrieve five pieces of clothing. The team member would then have to wear the clothing while on top, and must do the same for the other four pieces. The team member who wore all five pieces of clothing and strike the gong first would win. If their piece of clothing was dropped, they must descend down to the ground and retrieve the piece of clothing before they could continue with the task.
This leg's fifth Versus had to be performed by the team who did not do the previous Versus. For this task, one team member had to arrange a series of gears of different sizes into a larger gear which would trigger a mechanism to raise the flag. Each gear has a peg that have to be fitted in the holes, which are arranged in different places across the board. The first team to complete the board and raise the flag would win.
For this leg's final Versus, one team member would be secured to a large
wheel of death. Before the task, the person would answer five questions relating to their opinion of the four remaining teams:
*Which team should be eliminated?
*Which team will win Season Two?
*Which team do you want to exchange partner with?
*Which team is worst at reading each other's mind?
*Which team is best at playing mind games?
Their answers determined a five-digit code which would stop the wheel from spinning. The other team member had to guess his or her teammate's answers, by rotating the rotary discs to the corresponding numbers to stop the wheel. The first team to guess correctly and stop the wheel would win.
;Additional notes
*The entire leg had teams Intersected with another team, with a vote to determine which teams (Red and Black Teams) would be Intersected. In a special twist known as ''Intersection with Integration Versus'', the Intersected teams would compete in five different Versus. There are two different types of Versus: a regular Versus had both teams compete head-to-head, while Timed Versus required teams to work together to complete the task within the shortest time possible. The winning team in each Versus would be given two points (in form of Mauritian
Dodo
The dodo (''Raphus cucullatus'') is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also-extinct Rodrigues solitaire. The ...
idols). After five Versus, the team with the most points would be safe from elimination and would be given a joint first-place finish. The two losing teams had to compete in one more Versus, and the team that lost the final Versus was eliminated.
*Prior to the start of the leg, all four teams boarded the same flight of three different classes to Mauritius. The first-place team in the previous leg were given first class upgrade as per the reward in the last leg, while the last-place team were given economy class as per the penalties for finishing last in a non-elimination leg.
Leg 9 (Mauritius → Thailand)
Airdate: September 11, 2015
* Plaine Magnien (Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport) to
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
,
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
(
Suvarnabhumi Airport) via China
*
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
(
Wat Kai Tia ) (Pit Start)
*Bangkok (
Bangkok Noi
Bangkok Noi ( th, บางกอกน้อย, ) is one of the 50 districts (''khet'') of Bangkok, Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Bang Phlat, Phra Nakhon (across Chao Phraya River), Bangkok Yai, Phasi Charoen, and ...
– Pran Nok Market)
*
Nonthaburi
Nonthaburi ( th, นนทบุรี, ) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand.
On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality (''thesaban mueang'') was established, which only covered Suan Yai su ...
(Nonthaburi Wittayalai School)
* Nonthaburi (Wat Pracha)
* Nonthaburi (
Wat Chaloem Phra Kiat – Chaloem Kanchanaphisek Park)
In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to stack up 36 fruit crates and retrieve the clue attached from above, while their partner could assist through stacking the crates from the ground.
;Additional tasks
*At Wat Kai Tia, teams had to search 100 chickens in a pen for the one with their team photo to receive their next clue. Teams had to carry it with them throughout the leg.
*At Pran Nok Market, teams had to choose from one of the four flavours available (sweet, sour, bitter and spicy), along with their shopping list of items in Thai. They had to purchase all of the items, then find a cooking station to allow the chef to cook the dishes, which teams had to consume to receive the next clue.
*At Nonthburi Wittayalai School, teams had to navigate a
Infiniti QX50
The Infiniti QX50, previously the Infiniti EX or Nissan Skyline Crossover until 2013, is a compact luxury crossover SUV produced by Infiniti, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Nissan. The first-generation QX50 is a minor model up ...
by driving and reversing half of the Infiniti Logo race course in five minutes or less, while avoiding a collision with the concrete walkway. Teams had to rely on their
Reverse Camera
A backup camera (also called a reversing camera or rear-view camera) is a special type of video camera that is produced specifically for the purpose of being attached to the rear of a vehicle to aid in backing up and to alleviate the rear blind s ...
while driving as the windows and front view panels were covered. If teams were successful, they could see a phrase (QX50 AVM) from the camera, which had to be read to the judge to receive their next clue.
*After completing the Roadblock, teams would then take part in
Songkran
Songkran is a term derived from the Sanskrit word, ' (or, more specifically, ') and used to refer to the traditional New Year celebrated in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, parts of northeast India, parts of Vietnam and ...
. Teams would be doused in water and had to collect the water to fill a jar to the red marker to receive the next clue.
Leg 10 (Thailand → China)
Airdate: September 25, 2015
* Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) to
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
,
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
, China (
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is one of two international airports serving Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province, the other one being Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU), and a major air hub. Located about southwes ...
)
*Chengdu (
Jinsha Site
Jinsha () is a Chinese archaeological site located in the Qingyang District of Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan Province. Along with Sanxingdui, the site is the first major discovery in China during the 21st century. It is listed on the UNES ...
) (Pit Start)
*Chengdu (Jinsha Theater)
*Chengdu (
Happy Valley Chengdu
Happy Valley Chengdu () is a theme park in Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Opened on 17 January 2009, it is the third installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain.
Notable rides
Transportation
Happy Valley Chengdu is ...
)
*Chengdu (AIU Montessori Kindergarten)
*Chengdu (Tea-Horse Rivers and Lakes)
*Chengdu (Jinma International Equestrian Sports Park)
*Chengdu (International Intangible Cultural Heritage Exposition)
*Chengdu (
Southwest Jiaotong University
Southwest Jiaotong University () is located in national central city Chengdu, Sichuan Province, affiliated to the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It's a national key university co-supported by the Ministry of Education o ...
– Xipu Campus Stadium)
In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to slide along a
thin plastic film sheet suspended in mid-air from one end to the other to get their next clue. Should any point the film break before reaching the other end, they have to start over.
;Additional tasks
*At Jinsha Theater, one team member was harnessed in a bungee cord and launched by his or her teammate in an attempt to retrieve one of two halves of the Jinsha relic dangling in the air. Once both halves of the relic was obtained, they had to hand it to the lead actress to obtain their next clue.
*At Happy Valley Chengdu, teams would dress up as inflatable
Mahjong
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tiles and would be accompanied by four other members. One team member had to go inside the tide pool and gather eight more members, while the other team member had to arrange the order of tiles to form a hand of valid 13-tile
winning combination
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according to the rules of Sichuan Mahjong. If their combination was validated as a winning hand, they would receive their next clue.
*After completing the Mahjong task, teams pick up one of three
Infiniti QX60
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parked outside the amusement park. Teams had to dismantle playground kits, load all the goods inside the car and drive to AIU Montessori Kindergarten. There, teams had to unload the goods and assemble the kits in the classroom. When the preschool teacher was satisfied on their work, teams would receive their next clue.
*At the Tea-Horse Rivers and Lakes Restaurant, teams had to feed each other a bowl of
Sichuan Liangfen, using only a provided pair of chopsticks, without moving the plate from the table or have their finger touching the red marker. Once all the Liangfen were eaten, they would receive their next clue. If teams dropped their pieces of Liangfen three times, they would have to start over.
*At International Intangible Cultural Heritage Exposition, teams had to figure out how to pass through seven rows of warriors who were guarding their final clue. In each row of warriors holding a shield displaying
country flags, only one warrior holding a shield that displays one of seven flags of a previously visited country would let them through and the others would block them. Teams have to retrieve the flag before moving on to the next row. Once they passed through all seven rows, a
Zhuge Liang
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impersonator would give the teams their final clue.
Ratings
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, 2/01
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, 0.667
, 2.22
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, 0.752
, 2.37
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, 2/03
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, 0.732
, 2.34
, 7
, -
, 2/04
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, 0.689
, 2.37
, 9
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, 2/05
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, 0.729
, 2.287
, 8
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, 2/06
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, 0.777
, 2.45
, 6
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, 2/07
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, 0.672
, 2.08
, 9
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, 2/08
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, 0.632
, 1.955
, 11
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, 2/09
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, 0.726
, 2.353
, 10
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, 2/10
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, 0.476
, 1.557
, 16
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