''The Amazing Race 30'' is the thirtieth season of the American
reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
show ''
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 featured eleven teams of two competing in a race around the world.
The season premiered on
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...
on January 3, 2018, and the two-hour season finale aired on February 21, 2018.
Dating reality stars
Cody Nickson
Cody Lee Nickson (born April 13, 1985) is an American reality television personality, best known for competing in '' Big Brother 19'' and winning ''The Amazing Race 30'' with his then fiancée Jessica Graf. Previously, Nickson served in the Uni ...
and
Jessica Graf
Jessica Furtado Nickson ( née Graf; born December 11, 1990) is an American reality television personality, actress, and model. She first came to national prominence after competing in '' Big Brother 19'', where she placed twelfth. After ''Big ...
(from
''Big Brother 19'') were the winners of this season, while debaters Henry Zhang and Evan Lynyak finished in second place, and professional skiers
Kristi Leskinen
Kristi Leskinen (born February 10, 1981 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania) is an American freestyle skier. At Winter X Games IX, Leskinen won a bronze medal in the Women's Superpipe. Kristi Leskinen was the first woman to ever pull off a rodeo 720—t ...
and
Jen Hudak
Jennifer Hudak (born September 7, 1986) is an American freestyle skier, specializing in the halfpipe event. Her professional skiing career began in 2004, when she won the US Free Skiing Open. In 2005 and 2006, Hudak won the Junior ...
finished in third.
Production
Development and filming
![Washington Square Arch-Isabella](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Washington_Square_Arch-Isabella.jpg)
As happened before in the
twenty-fifth and
twenty-seventh seasons, the show's official website announced that they would begin filming on October 1, 2017, at
Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park is a public park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. One of the best known of New York City's public parks, it is an icon as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity. ...
in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
, and invited fans to join them as they saw the new teams off.
This season introduced Head-to-Head competitions, where two teams had to compete directly against one another. Additionally, for the first time, teams swapped partners with another team and ran most of one leg with their swapped partners instead. This season was the first time ''
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 ...
'' visited
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
.
Cast
While the team of ''
Big Brother'' houseguests
Jessica Graf
Jessica Furtado Nickson ( née Graf; born December 11, 1990) is an American reality television personality, actress, and model. She first came to national prominence after competing in '' Big Brother 19'', where she placed twelfth. After ''Big ...
and
Cody Nickson
Cody Lee Nickson (born April 13, 1985) is an American reality television personality, best known for competing in '' Big Brother 19'' and winning ''The Amazing Race 30'' with his then fiancée Jessica Graf. Previously, Nickson served in the Uni ...
from the recently concluded
season 19 had been announced earlier,
the full cast of eleven teams was revealed on December 7, 2017. The cast included former
NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
players
Cedric Ceballos
Cedric Z. Ceballos (born August 2, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. As a small forward, he played mostly for the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers, later finishing his National Basketball Association (NBA) career ...
and
Shawn Marion
Shawn Dwayne Marion (born May 7, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marion finished his career as a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time member of the All- ...
,
IndyCar
INDYCAR, LLC, is an American-based auto racing sanctioning body for Indy car racing and other disciplines of open wheel car racing. The organization sanctions five racing series: the premier IndyCar Series with its centerpiece the Indianapolis ...
racers
Conor Daly
Conor J. Daly (born December 15, 1991) is an American professional racing driver who competes in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 20 Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 50 Chevrolet C ...
and
Alexander Rossi
Alexander Michael Rossi (born September 25, 1991) is an American professional racing driver and podcast host. He currently competes full-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren SP. Rossi is best known for winning ...
,
freestyle skier
Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...
s
Kristi Leskinen
Kristi Leskinen (born February 10, 1981 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania) is an American freestyle skier. At Winter X Games IX, Leskinen won a bronze medal in the Women's Superpipe. Kristi Leskinen was the first woman to ever pull off a rodeo 720—t ...
and
Jen Hudak
Jennifer Hudak (born September 7, 1986) is an American freestyle skier, specializing in the halfpipe event. Her professional skiing career began in 2004, when she won the US Free Skiing Open. In 2005 and 2006, Hudak won the Junior ...
,
Well-Strung
Well-Strung is an American string quartet based in New York City that is known for fusing classical music with modern pop music. The band was formed in 2012 by band member Chris Marchant and producer Mark Cortale. The band consists of four member ...
members Trevor Wadleigh and
Chris Marchant, and
competitive eater
Competitive eating, or speed eating, is an activity in which participants compete against each other to eat large quantities of food, usually in a short time period. Contests are typically eight to ten minutes long, although some competitions c ...
s
Joey Chestnut
Joseph Christian Chestnut (born November 25, 1983) is an American competitive eater. As of 2022, he is ranked first in the world by Major League Eating. He is a California native and resides in Westfield, Indiana. Chestnut's height is ; his weigh ...
and
Tim Janus
Tim Janus (born December 31, 1976) is an American entertainer, media personality and retired competitive eater known in the competitive eating community as "Eater X". He was a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE). ...
.
April Gould had previously competed on
season 7
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and
season 9
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of ''
American Ninja Warrior
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America"
** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America
** American ancestry, p ...
'', but failed to make it past the qualifier for both seasons.
At the pit stop of Leg 5, Lucas Bocanegra proposed to Brittany Austin, who accepted.
;Future appearances
Cody & Jessica appeared on the premiere of ''
Celebrity Big Brother 1'', and also on the seventh episode of ''
Big Brother 20'', during which they hosted a Power of Veto competition and announced their engagement.
Results
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
*A placement with a dagger () indicates that the team was eliminated.
*An placement with a double-dagger () indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
*An ''
italicized and underlined'' placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop, but there was no rest period at the pit stop and all teams were instructed to continue racing. There was no required Speed Bump task in the next leg.
* A indicates that the team used the U-Turn and a indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn.
* An indicates that teams had to swap partners with another team for the majority of that leg.
;Notes
Race summary
Leg 1 (United States → Iceland)
![Tjörnin](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Tj%C3%B6rnin.jpg)
*Episode 1: "You're a Champion, Prove It" (January 3, 2018)
*Prize: A trip for two to
Santorini, Greece (awarded to Kristi & Jen)
*Eliminated: Dessie & Kayla
;Locations
*
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
(
Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park is a public park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. One of the best known of New York City's public parks, it is an icon as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity. ...
) (Starting Line)
* New York City →
Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...
,
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
*
Húsafell
Húsafell () is a sprawling farm and church estate and the former site of a rectory. It is the innermost farm in Borgarfjörður in the west county of Iceland, not far from Reykholt and Reykholtsdalur. Húsafell farm now serves as a hub of ser ...
(
Geitárgljúfur ')
*
Mosfellsbær
Mosfellsbær (, colloquially Mosó) is a town in south-west Iceland, east of the country's capital, Reykjavík.
The town of Mosfellsbær is a 15-minute drive from midtown Reykjavík. The district includes the Leiruvogur cove, which forms part of ...
(
Esjumelar)
*Reykjavík (
Ingólfstorg ')
*Reykjavík (
Reykjavíkurtjörn –
Iðnaðarmannahúsið ')
;Episode summary
*At
Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park is a public park in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. One of the best known of New York City's public parks, it is an icon as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity. ...
, teams had to find their first clue below the waterline of the park's fountain. Teams were instructed to fly to
Reykjavík, Iceland, and had to make their way to
John F. Kennedy International Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport (colloquially referred to as JFK Airport, Kennedy Airport, New York-JFK, or simply JFK) is the main international airport serving New York City. The airport is the busiest of the seven airports in the Ne ...
, where the first seven teams received tickets on the first flight to Iceland. Once in Iceland, teams had to travel to the Geitárgljùfur, where one team member had to pull themselves along a
zip-line
A zip-line, zip line, zip-wire, flying fox, or death slide is a pulley suspended on a cable, usually made of stainless steel, mounted on a slope. It is designed to enable cargo or a person propelled by gravity to travel from the top to the bott ...
high above the Geitá river
canyon
A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tenden ...
until they could retrieve an
Icelandic flag suspended from the line. After grabbing the flag, their partner had to pull them back to the canyon's edge so they could exchange the flag for their next clue.
* In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to ride in an
off-road buggy driven by a professional driver in the foothills of
Mount Esja. Without taking notes, the team member had to memorize eleven
Icelandic letters placed along the
riverbed
A stream bed or streambed is the bottom of a stream or river (bathymetry) or the physical confine of the normal water flow ( channel). The lateral confines or channel margins are known as the stream banks or river banks, during all but flood ...
, and needed to notice that each letter had a number denoting its order in the solution. They then had to arrange tiles with those letters in the correct order to spell out their next destination – Ingólfstorg – in order to receive their next clue.
*At Ingólfstorg, teams had to find a group of
strongmen, where
CrossFit Games
The CrossFit Games is an annual athletic competition owned and operated by CrossFit, LLC. Athletes compete in a series of events at the Games, which may be various standard CrossFit workouts consisting of metabolic conditioning exercises, weightl ...
champion
Katrín Davíðsdóttir
Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir (; born 10 May 1993) is an Icelandic CrossFit athlete known for her eight appearances at the CrossFit Games. She is the women's champion of the 2015 and 2016 CrossFit Games. Katrín is the second woman to repeat as ...
asked teams two questions about two national
tonics. When teams were able to provide the correct answers, one team member had to drink a shot of
Brennivín
Brennivín () is considered to be Iceland's signature distilled beverage. It is distilled from fermented grain mash and then combined with Iceland's very soft, high-pH water, and flavored only with caraway. A clear, savory, herbal spirit, the ta ...
and the other a shot of Þorskalýsi (
cod liver oil
Cod liver oil is a dietary supplement derived from liver of cod fish (Gadidae). As with most fish oils, it contains the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and also vitamin A and vitamin D. Historic ...
) in order to receive their next clue.
*Teams had to check in at the pit stop: the Iðnaðarmannahúsið in Reykjavík.
;Additional notes
*
Miss Iceland
Miss Iceland or Miss Universe Iceland ( is, Ungfrú Ísland) is a national beauty pageant in Iceland. Began 2023 the winner represents Iceland at Miss Universe pageant.
History
The competition has been carried out since 1950; in the first yea ...
Ólafía Ósk Finnsdóttir appeared as the pit stop greeter during this leg.
Leg 2 (Iceland → Belgium)
![AntwerpenBraboMitRathaus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/AntwerpenBraboMitRathaus.jpg)
*Episode 2: "You're the Best French Fry Ever" January 10, 2018
*Prize: each (awarded to Cody & Jessica)
*Eliminated: April & Sarah
;Locations
*
Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...
(
Reykjavíkurtjörn –
Iðnaðarmannahúsið ')
* Reykjavík →
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 ...
,
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 ...
* Amsterdam →
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, ,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
*Antwerp (
Paleis op de Meir ' – The Chocolate Line)
*Antwerp (
Willemdok ')
*Antwerp (
Plantin-Moretus Museum
The Plantin-Moretus Museum ( nl, Plantin-Moretusmuseum) is a printing museum in Antwerp, Belgium which focuses on the work of the 16th-century printers Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus. It is located in their former residence and printing establ ...
Diamond Quarter –
ADC Building)
*Antwerp (
Grote Markt)
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban are ...
, and then travel by train to
Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, . Once in Antwerp, teams traveled to The Chocolate Line, where a
chocolatier
A chocolatier is a person or company who makes confectionery from chocolate. Chocolatiers are distinct from chocolate makers, who create chocolate from cacao beans and other ingredients.
Education and training
Traditionally, chocolatiers, e ...
gave them their next clue.
* In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to travel to Antwerp's waterfront and find the "SkyClimb", a crane with four suspended rope ladders. One team member had to climb to the top of a free hanging ladder while a crane raised the racers upwards in order to retrieve their next clue before the ride ended.
* This season's first Detour was a choice between
Old Print or
Diamond Glint. In Old Print, teams traveled to the
Plantin-Moretus Museum
The Plantin-Moretus Museum ( nl, Plantin-Moretusmuseum) is a printing museum in Antwerp, Belgium which focuses on the work of the 16th-century printers Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus. It is located in their former residence and printing establ ...
, where they had to arrange type pieces following the example of a provided clue, keeping in mind that the type pieces needed to be arranged as a mirror image of their clue. They then had to carry their template to be printed using a
printing press
A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a printing, print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in wh ...
and were given the message as their next clue if it printed correctly. In Diamond Glint, teams traveled to the
ADC Building in the
Antwerp diamond district
Antwerp's diamond district, also known as the Diamond Quarter (''Diamantkwartier''), and dubbed the Square Mile, is an area within the city of Antwerp, Belgium. It consists of several square blocks covering an area of about one square mile. While a ...
, where they had to calculate the value of three
diamond
Diamond is a Allotropes of carbon, solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Another solid form of carbon known as graphite is the Chemical stability, chemically stable form of car ...
s based on their carat, color, and clarity and then add the value to the price of an unfinished necklace in order to receive their next clue.
*After completing the Detour, teams were given a clue, written in
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
, that required them to "go to a large public place where
hey
Hey or Hey! may refer to:
Music
* Hey (band), a Polish rock band
Albums
* ''Hey'' (Andreas Bourani album) or the title song (see below), 2014
* ''Hey!'' (Julio Iglesias album) or the title song, 1980
* ''Hey!'' (Jullie album) or the title s ...
will find the
city hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
and
Silvius Brabo
Silvius Brabo sɪɫviəz ˈbraːboːwas a mythical Roman soldier who was said to have killed a giant, and by this would have created the name '' Brabant''.
Later this story was also used to explain the name '' Antwerp'' ('Antwerpen' in Dutch) ...
", directing them to the
Grote Markt.
* In the series' first Head-to-Head, two teams had to compete against each other in a "Frietrace". After both members of each team donned
French fry
French fries (North American English), chips (British English), finger chips (Indian English), french-fried potatoes, or simply fries, are '' batonnet'' or ''allumette''-cut deep-fried potatoes of disputed origin from Belgium and France. Th ...
costumes, each team had to nominate one member to run an
obstacle course
An obstacle course is a series of challenging physical obstacles an individual, team or animal must navigate, usually while being timed. Obstacle courses can include running, climbing, jumping, crawling, swimming, and balancing elements with th ...
while pushing a
dolly carrying eight bags of
fries
French fries (North American English), chips (British English), finger chips (Indian English), french-fried potatoes, or simply fries, are '' batonnet'' or ''allumette''-cut deep-fried potatoes of disputed origin from Belgium and France. The ...
. A team could immediately check in at the nearby pit stop after winning a heat, while the losing team had to wait until the next team arrived. The team that lost the final heat was eliminated.
;Additional notes
*Due to limited availability of flights, teams were given tickets on a set of pre-arranged flights 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 ...
, but they were under no obligation to use them.
Leg 3 (Belgium → Morocco)
![Tangier Medina 1](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Tangier_Medina_1.JPG)
*Episode 3: "It's Gonna Be a Fragrant Day" (January 17, 2018)
*Prize: A trip for two to
Zürich, Switzerland (awarded to Henry & Evan)
;Locations
*
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, (
Grote Markt)
* Antwerp →
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 ...
,
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 ...
* Amsterdam →
Tangier
Tangier ( ; ; ar, طنجة, Ṭanja) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. The town is the cap ...
,
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
*Tangier (
Medina
Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the Holiest sites in Islam, second-holiest city in Islam, ...
Fish Port)
*Tangier (Kisariate Jbala
Souk
A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, such as in the W ...
)
*Tangier (
American Legation Museum,
Kasbah Museum ' & Tele Boutique)
*Tangier (
Grand Socco
The Grand Socco, officially the Place du 9 Avril 1947, is a historic quasi-circular roundabout square separating the old medina from newer developments in downtown Tangier, Morocco.
Overview
The term, ''socco'' is a Spanish corruption of the ...
Mamounia Palace Restaurant)
*Tangier (Moulay Hafid Palace)
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by train back to
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban are ...
, and then fly to
Tangier, Morocco
Tangier ( ; ; ar, طنجة, Ṭanja) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. The town is the ca ...
. Once in Tangier, teams had to travel to the
Medina
Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the Holiest sites in Islam, second-holiest city in Islam, ...
fishing port, where they had to find a marked crate of fish, transfer the fish into a basket, and then arrange all of the fish as shown in an example in order to receive their next clue. Teams then had to travel on foot into the Medina quarter and find the Kisariate Jbala
Souk
A bazaar () or souk (; also transliterated as souq) is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and India. However, temporary open markets elsewhere, such as in the W ...
, where they had to greet a merchant with the
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
greeting of ''
As-salām Alaykum (السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ)''. They then received their next clue and a
Travelocity
Travelocity.com is an online travel agency owned by Expedia Group. It has 12.4 million monthly unique visitors, making it the third most popular website owned by Expedia Group, after Expedia.com and Hotels.com.
One of the pioneers of web-based di ...
Roaming Gnome.
* In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to navigate the streets and rooftops of Tangier. They first made their way to the roof of the
American Legation Museum, where they sent their gnome over the city to another rooftop via
zip-line
A zip-line, zip line, zip-wire, flying fox, or death slide is a pulley suspended on a cable, usually made of stainless steel, mounted on a slope. It is designed to enable cargo or a person propelled by gravity to travel from the top to the bott ...
. Team members had to navigate the city's narrow streets to find the roof where their gnome landed, and when they found their gnome, they were instructed to travel to the Kasbah Museum and perform the same task again. After finding their gnome for a second time, team members were instructed to find a
payphone
A payphone (alternative spelling: pay phone) is typically a coin-operated public telephone, often located in a telephone booth or in high-traffic outdoor areas, with prepayment by inserting money (usually coins) or by billing a credit or debit ...
at a Tele Boutique, where they had to use the coins in the gnome's pouch to use the phone and listen to the
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
phrase for "Good Morning": ''Sabah al-khair (صباح الخير)''. After repeating this phrase to the shopkeeper, he handed them their next clue, which they could only open after reuniting with their partner back in the souk.
* This leg's Detour was a choice between
Drop it Off or
Shake it Off. In Drop it Off, teams had to travel to a food truck and deliver crates of food by dragging them along the ground to three locations, where they received a receipt stamped with one of the three words in the name of the pit stop that they could exchange for their next clue. In Shake it Off, teams had to travel to the Manounia Palace Restaurant, don traditional
belly dancing
Belly dance (Egyptian Arabic: رقص بلدي, translated: Dance of the Country/Folk Dance, romanized: Raks/Raas Baladi) is a dance that originates in Egypt. It features movements of the hips and torso. It has evolved to take many different f ...
attire, and then dance in the restaurant while searching for the same three words that they had to repeat to the waiter in order to receive their next clue.
*Teams had to check in at the pit stop: the Moulay Hafid Palace in Tangier.
;Additional notes
*This was a non-elimination leg.
Leg 4 (Morocco → France)
![- Ammersee - Sailboats -](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/-_Ammersee_-_Sailboats_-.jpg)
*Episode 4: "Gotta Put Your Sole Into it" (January 24, 2018)
*Prize: each (awarded to Alex & Conor)
*Eliminated: Cedric & Shawn
;Locations
*
Tangier
Tangier ( ; ; ar, طنجة, Ṭanja) is a city in northwestern Morocco. It is on the Moroccan coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel. The town is the cap ...
(Moulay Hafid Palace)
* Tangier →
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
,
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 ...
*
Saint-Tropez
, INSEE = 83119
, postal code = 83990
, image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Tropez-A (Var).svg
, image flag=Flag of Saint-Tropez.svg
Saint-Tropez (; oc, Sant Tropetz, ; ) is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Al ...
(Sailing School Water Company de Saint-Tropez)
*Saint-Tropez (La Tarte Tropézienne Sandales Tropéziennes)
*Saint-Tropez (
Place des Lices)
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Nice, France
Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...
. Once in Nice, teams had to make their way to the Sailing School Water Company in
Saint-Tropez
, INSEE = 83119
, postal code = 83990
, image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Tropez-A (Var).svg
, image flag=Flag of Saint-Tropez.svg
Saint-Tropez (; oc, Sant Tropetz, ; ) is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Al ...
.
* In this leg's Roadblock, one member had to attach a sail to an
Optimist dinghy
The Optimist is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by young people up to the age of 15.
The Optimist is one of the two most popular sailing dinghies in the world, with over 150,000 boats officially registered with the c ...
and then sail across the bay with the boat's
rudder
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally aircraft, air or watercraft, water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to ...
removed to a set of two
buoy
A buoy () is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents.
Types
Navigational buoys
* Race course marker buoys are used for buoy racing, the most prevalent form of yac ...
s, each of which contained one half of their next clue. Once they had the two halves, they could return to the shore to reunite with their partner and open their next clue.
* For their Speed Bump, Cedric & Shawn had to stack a set of fifteen Optimist dinghies in numerical order before they could continue racing.
* This leg's Detour was a choice between
Bread or
Tread. In Bread, teams traveled to La Tarte Tropézienne, where had to form 50
baguette
A baguette (; ) is a long, thin type of bread of French origin that is commonly made from basic lean dough (the dough, though not the shape, is defined by French law). It is distinguishable by its length and crisp crust.
A baguette has a di ...
s from of dough to the satisfaction of the baker. In Tread, teams traveled to Sandales Tropéziennes, where each team member had to correctly make a sandal. After either task, teams had to deliver a baked baguette or a finished pair of sandals to a person in a restaurant in order to receive their next clue.
* In this leg's Head-to-Head at the
Place des Lices, two teams competed in a game of ''
pétanque
Pétanque (, ; oc, petanca, , also or ) is a sport that falls into the category of boules sports, along with raffa, bocce, boule lyonnaise, lawn bowls, and crown green bowling. In all of these sports, players or teams play their boules/balls ...
''. With one team using black metal ''
boules
''Boules'' () is a collective name for a wide range of games similar to bowls and bocce (In French: jeu or jeux, in Croatian: boćanje and in Italian: gioco or giochi) in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls (called in France, ...
'' and the other team white, each team member rolled three balls to try to get it as close as possible to a smaller ball on the field known as a ''jack''. Once all team members had taken their turns, the team whose ball was closest was the winner and could check in at the nearby pit stop. The team that lost the final game was eliminated.
Leg 5 (France)
![FranceArlesArenes 07-2010](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/FranceArlesArenes_07-2010.jpg)
*Episode 4: "Gotta Put Your Sole Into it" (January 24, 2018)
*Prize: A trip for two to
Bali, Indonesia
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
(awarded to Lucas & Brittany)
*Eliminated: Joey & Tim
;Locations
*
Saint-Tropez
, INSEE = 83119
, postal code = 83990
, image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Tropez-A (Var).svg
, image flag=Flag of Saint-Tropez.svg
Saint-Tropez (; oc, Sant Tropetz, ; ) is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Al ...
(
Place des Lices)
*
Les Baux-de-Provence
Les Baux-de-Provence (; oc, label= Provençal, Lei Bauç de Provença), commonly called Baux, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southern France. It is located in the Alpilles mountains ...
(
Château des Baux
The Château des Baux is a fortified castle built during the 10th century, located in Les Baux-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, southern France.
History
Although already inhabited in the Bronze Age, Les Baux-de-Provence did not really start gro ...
)
*
Maussane-les-Alpilles
Maussane-les-Alpilles (; oc, Maussana deis Aupilhas; provençal: Maussano lis Aupiho) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region in southern France.
Geography
The commune of Maussane-les-Alpill ...
(Café de la Fontaine)
*
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 ...
Pont Van Gogh)
*Les Baux-de-Provence (Hotel Benvengudo)
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams had to travel to the
Château des Baux
The Château des Baux is a fortified castle built during the 10th century, located in Les Baux-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, southern France.
History
Although already inhabited in the Bronze Age, Les Baux-de-Provence did not really start gro ...
in
Les Baux-de-Provence
Les Baux-de-Provence (; oc, label= Provençal, Lei Bauç de Provença), commonly called Baux, is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southern France. It is located in the Alpilles mountains ...
.
* In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to correctly build a
trebuchet
A trebuchet (french: trébuchet) is a type of catapult that uses a long arm to throw a projectile. It was a common powerful siege engine until the advent of gunpowder. The design of a trebuchet allows it to launch projectiles of greater weigh ...
from supplied parts and following a provided example in order to receive their next clue.
*After completing the Roadblock, teams traveled to the Café de la Fontaine, where they had to find a patron drinking
red wine
Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties. The color of the wine can range from intense violet, typical of young wines, through to brick red for mature wines and brown for older red wines. The juice from most purple grap ...
, who gave them their next clue.
* This leg's Detour was a choice between
Full of Bull or
Colorful. In Full of Bull, teams had to check satchels on 100 artificial
bull
A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species ''Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e., cows), bulls have long been an important symbol in many religions,
includin ...
s scattered around the stands of the
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 ...
to find a total of three ribbons, one in each of the colors of the
French flag
The national flag of France (french: link=no, drapeau français) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue ( hoist side), white, and red. It is known to English speakers as the ''Tricolour'' (), although the flag of Ireland ...
(blue, white, and red), and exchange them for their next clue. In Colorful, teams traveled to the
Pont Van Gogh. There, they found a replica of one of
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2 ...
's paintings of the ''
Langlois Bridge at Arles
The Langlois Bridge at Arles is the subject of four oil paintings, one watercolor and four drawings by Vincent van Gogh. The works, made in 1888 when Van Gogh lived in Arles, in southern France, represent a melding of formal and creative aspect ...
'', which was actually an elaborate sliding puzzle that required teams to slide elements of the painting in a specific sequence in order to unlock the
easel
An easel is an upright support used for displaying and/or fixing something resting upon it, at an angle of about 20° to the vertical. In particular, easels are traditionally used by painters to support a painting while they work on it, normally ...
and retrieve their clue inside.
*Teams had to check in at the pit stop: the Hotel Benvengudo in Les Baux-de-Provence.
;Additional notes
*Legs 4 and 5 aired back-to-back as a special two-hour episode.
Leg 6 (France → Czech Republic)
![Vltava river in Prague](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Vltava_river_in_Prague.jpg)
*Episode 5: "The Claws Are Out" (January 31, 2018)
*Prize: A trip for two to
Perth, Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
(awarded to Kristi & Jen)
*Eliminated: Trevor & Chris
;Locations
*
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 ...
(
Église Notre Dame de la Major ')
*
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 ...
→
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
*Prague (
Rudolfinum
The Rudolfinum is a building in Prague, Czech Republic. It is designed in the neo-renaissance style and is situated on Jan Palach Square on the bank of the river Vltava. Since its opening in 1885, it has been associated with music and art. Curr ...
)
*Prague (
Staropramen Brewery
Staropramen Brewery (Pivovary Staropramen s.r.o.) in the Smíchov district of Prague is the second largest brewery in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 1869 and the brand name Staropramen, literally meaning “old spring”, was registered ...
&
Náplavka – ''Fidelio'' '
Charles University
)
, image_name = Carolinum_Logo.svg
, image_size = 200px
, established =
, type = Public, Ancient
, budget = 8.9 billion CZK
, rector = Milena Králíčková
, faculty = 4,057
, administrative_staff = 4,026
, students = 51,438
, undergr ...
)
*Prague (Andělská Lázeň Beer Spa)
*Prague (
Stará Čistírna Odpadních Vod)
*Prague (
Letenské Park)
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Prague, Czech Republic
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oc ...
. Once in Prague, teams had to find their next clue at the
Rudolfinum
The Rudolfinum is a building in Prague, Czech Republic. It is designed in the neo-renaissance style and is situated on Jan Palach Square on the bank of the river Vltava. Since its opening in 1885, it has been associated with music and art. Curr ...
.
* This leg's Detour was a Blind Detour, where teams only learned about the task once they reached its location, and was a choice between
This or
That. In This, teams traveled to the
Staropramen Brewery
Staropramen Brewery (Pivovary Staropramen s.r.o.) in the Smíchov district of Prague is the second largest brewery in the Czech Republic. It was founded in 1869 and the brand name Staropramen, literally meaning “old spring”, was registered ...
, where they had to properly re-stack a pallet of empty
beer
Beer is one of the oldest and the most widely consumed type of alcoholic drink in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from ce ...
kegs, searching for the one keg that was full. They then had to tap the keg and properly pour a mug of beer to the satisfaction of the
brewmaster
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of beer ...
. Once approved, they had to deliver the keg to the ''Fidelio'', a floating vessel docked alongside the Náplavka Riverbank on the
Vltava River
Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe at M ...
. In That, teams traveled to the
astronomy
Astronomy () is a natural science that studies astronomical object, celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and chronology of the Universe, evolution. Objects of interest ...
hall at
Charles University
)
, image_name = Carolinum_Logo.svg
, image_size = 200px
, established =
, type = Public, Ancient
, budget = 8.9 billion CZK
, rector = Milena Králíčková
, faculty = 4,057
, administrative_staff = 4,026
, students = 51,438
, undergr ...
, where they had to listen to two lecturers in English, one debating that the
Earth is round and the other that the
Earth is flat. Without taking any notes, they then had to pass an
oral exam
The oral exam (also oral test or '; ' in German-speaking nations) is a practice in many schools and disciplines in which an examiner poses questions to the student in spoken form. The student has to answer the question in such a way as to demons ...
by answering eight questions correctly. Once teams answered every question correctly, the professor handed them their next clue.
*After completing the Detour, teams traveled to the Andělská Lázeň Beer Spa, where they received their next clue from patrons bathing in beer.
* The leg's Roadblock was a Switchback from
season 15, where one team member had to enter a room filled with hundreds of ringing telephones and search for the eight phones that had a person on the other end of the line. The voice on each phone said one word of a
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It ...
quote: ''"The meaning of life is that it stops"''. Without taking notes, team members had to memorize the eight words and then arrange them in the correct order on a lengthy form in order to receive their next clue.
*Teams had to check in at the pit stop:
Letenské Park in Prague.
;Additional notes
* Cody & Jessica chose to use the U-Turn on Trevor & Chris.
Leg 7 (Czech Republic → Zimbabwe)
![White rhino (89018101)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/White_rhino_%2889018101%29.jpg)
*Episode 6: "All's Fair in Love and War" (February 7, 2018)
;Locations
*
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
(
Letenské Park)
* Prague →
Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
,
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
* Harare →
Marondera
Marondera (known as Marandellas until 1982) is a city in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, located about 72 km east of Harare.
History
It was first known as Marandella's Kraal, corrupted from Marondera, chief of the ruling Rozvi Empire, VaRozv ...
*
Mashonaland East Province
Mashonaland East, informally Mash East, is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 32,230 km2 and a population of approximately 1.35 million (2012). Marondera is the capital of the province.
Geography
Districts
Mashonaland East i ...
(Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy)
*Mashonaland East Province (Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy – Imire Lake)
*Mashonaland East Province (Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy – Lookout Tower)
*Mashonaland East Province (Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy – Savannah Plains Overlook)
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
. Once in Zimbabwe, teams had to travel by train to
Marondera
Marondera (known as Marandellas until 1982) is a city in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, located about 72 km east of Harare.
History
It was first known as Marandella's Kraal, corrupted from Marondera, chief of the ruling Rozvi Empire, VaRozv ...
and then make their way to the Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy.
*At the rhino conservancy's bush camp, teams had to properly set up a provided safari tent in which they spent the night. They were then woken up by
Phil Keoghan
Philip John Keoghan ( ; born 31 May 1967) is a New Zealand television personality, best known for hosting the American version of ''The Amazing Race'' on CBS, since its 2001 debut. He is the creator and host of ''No Opportunity Wasted'', whic ...
at 4:00 a.m., and he explained that for the remainder of the leg, they had to switch partners with another team. The swapped teams were as follows: Cody & Jen; Brittany & Alex; Lucas & Conor; Daniel & Evan; Eric & Henry; and Jessica & Kristi.
*The newly formed teams then had to paddle a makeshift raft around Imire Lake in order to spot their next clue, which was in a pair of
canteens hanging in a tree. When they found the canteens, they could paddle to their next destination.
* This leg's Detour was a choice between
Rhino Track or
Bush Whack. In Rhino Track, teams had to ride horses with a guide along a marked path through the reserve, spotting and collecting eight pieces of evidence along the way left behind by "
poacher
Poaching has been defined as the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights.
Poaching was once performed by impoverished peasants for subsistence purposes and to supplement meager diets. It was set a ...
s" in designated locations. Once they collected all eight pieces, they returned to the starting point and had to correctly place the items on a map matching their respective locations in order to receive their next clue. In Bush Whack, teams had to drive an
off-road vehicle
An off-road vehicle, sometimes referred to as an overland or adventure vehicle, is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and off paved or gravel surface. It is generally characterized by having large tires with dee ...
along a marked course to pick up supplies, including a full canteen of water, at a designated point. The course then continued through two mud bogs, which they had to wade through in order to determine the best place to cross, and then drive the vehicle through the bogs without getting stuck. Once through, teams arrived at a ranger station, where they had to dig up an empty canteen and bury the full one they picked up earlier in its place. After returning to the starting point, teams received their next clue.
*At the pit stop, teams had to wait for their original partners to arrive and reunite with them before they could check in. Additionally, Phil informed the newly-reunited teams that the leg was not over, and they were instead given their next clue.
Leg 8 (Zimbabwe)
![First Street, Harare, Zimbabwe](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/First_Street%2C_Harare%2C_Zimbabwe.jpg)
*Episode 6: "All's Fair in Love and War" (February 7, 2018)
*Prize: A trip for two to
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
(awarded to Lucas & Brittany)
*Eliminated: Eric & Daniel
;Locations
*
Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
(Khan Fabrics, Haberdashery, and Sports)
*Harare (
Eastgate Mall Magaba Tyres & Cameron Hardware)
*Harare (Harare Gardens)
*Harare (First Street Pedestrian Mall)
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to return to
Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
and find their next clue at Khan Fabrics, Haberdashery, and Sports.
* This leg's Detour was a choice between
Handle with Care or
Just Get it There. In Handle with Care, teams traveled to
Eastgate Mall, where they went to the mail room and received seven large packages to carry and deliver to various businesses around the mall. After delivering each, they were given outgoing mail that they had to return to the mail room. Once all of the deliveries were complete, teams received their next clue. In Just Get it There, teams had to locate Magaba Tyres and pick up one small tire and one large truck tire. Teams then had to roll them through the market onto the back of a waiting truck parked nearby in order to receive their next clue.
*At Harare Gardens, teams had to choose a
vocal coach
A vocal coach, also known as a voice coach (though this term often applies to those working with speech and communication rather than singing), is a music teacher, usually a piano accompanist, who helps singers prepare for a performance, often al ...
, who taught them the pronunciation of the
Shona
Shona often refers to:
* Shona people, a Southern African people
* Shona language, a Bantu language spoken by Shona people today
Shona may also refer to:
* ''Shona'' (album), 1994 album by New Zealand singer Shona Laing
* Shona (given name)
* S ...
lyrics to the
Four Brothers song "Pasi Pano Pane Zviedzo". They then had to perform the song on stage accompanied by a band with correct pronunciation and rhythm while dancing to the beat in order to receive their next clue.
*Teams had to check in at the pit stop: the First Street Pedestrian Mall in Harare.
;Additional notes
* This leg featured a Double U-Turn. Lucas & Brittany chose to use the U-Turn on Cody & Jessica, while Alex & Conor chose to use the U-Turn on Henry & Evan.
*Legs 7 and 8 aired back-to-back as a special two-hour episode.
Leg 9 (Zimbabwe → Bahrain)
![Muharraq Dhow](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Muharraq_Dhow.jpg)
*Episode 7: "The First Rule of Amazing Race Club" (February 14, 2018)
*Prize: each (awarded to Alex & Conor)
*Eliminated: Lucas & Brittany
;Locations
*
Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
(Africa Unity Square)
* Harare →
Manama
Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is h ...
,
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
*
Muharraq
Muharraq ( ar, المحرق, al-Muḥarraq) is Bahrain's third largest city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2012 was 176,583.
The city is located on Muharraq Island. Bahrain Int ...
(
Dhow
Dhow ( ar, داو, translit=dāwa; mr, script=Latn, dāw) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Typically spor ...
Shipyard)
*Manama (
Bahrain Bay
Bahrain Bay is a residential and commercial district located on the main island of Bahrain (26°15'01.1"N 50°34'45.8"E), (15 minutes) from Bahrain International Airport.
Description
Bahrain Bay is situated on coastal land adjacent to the origi ...
) (Unaired)
*Muharraq (Hussein Mohammad
Showaiter Sweets)
*
A'ali
A'ali ( ar, عالي) is a major town in northern Bahrain. It is a part of the Northern Governorate, although from 2001 to 2014 it lay within the Central Governorate. A'ali is famous for its ancient burial mounds, especially several very large ...
(Delmon Pottery Industry)
*
Zallaq
Zallaq ( ar, الزلاق) is a village on the western coast of Bahrain.
Zallaq was the home to the Al-Dawasir, Al-Zeabi and Al-Gahtam and Al-Seddiqi tribes in Bahrain together with Budaiya and Hawar Islands. It is famous for the ''Jazaer Beach'' ...
(Bahrain Endurance Village)
*
Sakhir
Sakhir ( ) is a desert area located in the Southern Governorate of Bahrain, near Zallaq. It contains the Al-Sakhir Palace, built in 1870.
Camping in Sakhir during the winter months is a popular activity in the country.
Notable sites
In the earl ...
(
Tree of Life
The tree of life is a fundamental archetype in many of the world's mythological, religious, and philosophical traditions. It is closely related to the concept of the sacred tree.Giovino, Mariana (2007). ''The Assyrian Sacred Tree: A History ...
)
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Manama, Bahrain
Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very d ...
. Once in Bahrain, teams had to make their way to the
dhow
Dhow ( ar, داو, translit=dāwa; mr, script=Latn, dāw) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Typically spor ...
shipyard, where they had to carry and place a total of of timber onto a
balance scale
A scale or balance is a device used to measure weight or mass. These are also known as mass scales, weight scales, mass balances, and weight balances.
The traditional scale consists of two plates or bowls suspended at equal distances from a ...
in order to receive their next clue.
*At Hussein Mohammad
Showaiter Sweets, teams asked for the "King of
Halwa
Halva (also halvah, halwa, and other spellings, Persian : حلوا) is a type of confectionery originating from Persia and widely spread throughout the Middle East. The name is used for a broad variety of recipes, generally a thick paste made f ...
", a local dessert that each team member had to sample in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to Delmon Pottery Industry. There, teams chose a pouch containing ten small objects. They then had to search inside hundreds of clay pots around the shop for the matching items and bring the pots back to the starting point, one at a time, to be verified. Once all of the matching items were collected, teams received a pot to break open which contained their next clue.
*At the Bahrain Endurance Village, teams had to choose a
camel
A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. C ...
herder, who showed them how to milk a camel. One team member then had to collect enough
milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. Immune factors and immune ...
to fill a glass while their partner kept the camel calm in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the pit stop: the
Tree of Life
The tree of life is a fundamental archetype in many of the world's mythological, religious, and philosophical traditions. It is closely related to the concept of the sacred tree.Giovino, Mariana (2007). ''The Assyrian Sacred Tree: A History ...
.
;Additional notes
*In an unaired task at
Bahrain Bay
Bahrain Bay is a residential and commercial district located on the main island of Bahrain (26°15'01.1"N 50°34'45.8"E), (15 minutes) from Bahrain International Airport.
Description
Bahrain Bay is situated on coastal land adjacent to the origi ...
, team members were asked three questions and, without consulting each other, had to answer to whom each question applied. Team members had to answer these questions with one member standing on a plank of a boat floating on the sea. If the answer did not match, then the person on the plank had to dive into the bay and teams had to start over. When teams matched all three answers, they received their next clue.
*Lucas discovered that he had lost his passport while on a connecting flight from
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
to Bahrain. As a result, Lucas & Brittany did not arrive in Bahrain until long after the other teams had already checked in at the pit stop. Phil met them at the shipyard to inform them of their elimination.
Leg 10 (Bahrain → Thailand)
![Chiang-Mai Thailand Wat-Chedi-Luang-stupa-02](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Chiang-Mai_Thailand_Wat-Chedi-Luang-stupa-02.jpg)
*Episode 7: "The First Rule of Amazing Race Club" (February 14, 2018)
*Prize: A trip for two to
Curaçao
Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...
(awarded to Alex & Conor)
;Locations
*
Muharraq
Muharraq ( ar, المحرق, al-Muḥarraq) is Bahrain's third largest city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2012 was 176,583.
The city is located on Muharraq Island. Bahrain Int ...
(Arad Walkway – Falcon Statue)
*
Manama
Manama ( ar, المنامة ', Bahrani Arabic, Bahrani pronunciation: ) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 200,000 people as of 2020. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is h ...
→
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...
,
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 ...
*Chiang Mai (
Royal Park Ratchaphruek)
*Chiang Mai (
Patara Elephant Farm
Patara Elephant Farm is an Asian elephant, elephant animal breeding, breeding farm located near Chiang Mai, Thailand.Radzicki McManus, Melanie, "On the backs of giants," StarTribune , travel. The Star Tribune Company, 11 December 2010. Web. 27 ...
Baan Kaew Rice Field)
*Chiang Mai (Original Khum
Khantoke Restaurant)
*Chiang Mai (
Wat Chedi Luang
Wat Chedi Luang ( th, วัดเจดีย์หลวง, lit. ''temple of the big stupa'' or ''temple of the royal stupa'') is a Buddhist temple in the historic centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The current temple grounds were originally made ...
)
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...
. Once in Chiang Mai, teams were directed to find the white elephants at
Royal Park Ratchaphruek, a series of statues, where they found a
garland
A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material. Garlands can be worn on the head or around the neck, hung on an inanimate object, or laid in a place of cultural or religious importance.
Etymology
From the ...
that they had to give to one of four women with an umbrella in the vicinity of the garden in exchange for their next clue.
* This leg's Detour was a choice between
Size It or
Seize It. In Size It, teams had to travel to
Patara Elephant Farm
Patara Elephant Farm is an Asian elephant, elephant animal breeding, breeding farm located near Chiang Mai, Thailand.Radzicki McManus, Melanie, "On the backs of giants," StarTribune , travel. The Star Tribune Company, 11 December 2010. Web. 27 ...
, where they had to calculate the height and weight of an adult
elephant
Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae an ...
. If the
veterinarian
A veterinarian (vet), also known as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary physician, is a medical professional who practices veterinary medicine. They manage a wide range of health conditions and injuries in non-human animals. Along with this, vet ...
deemed their measurements to be correct, teams could ride their elephant along a trail and feed it before receiving their next clue. In Seize It, teams had to catch twenty
bullfrogs
''Bullfrog'' is a common English language term to refer to large, aggressive frogs, regardless of species.
Examples of bullfrogs include:
Frog species America
*Helmeted water toad (''Calyptocephalella gayi''), endemic to Chile
* American bullfr ...
in a flooded
rice paddy
A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in southern China, associated with pre-Au ...
in order to receive their next clue.
* In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to consume three cooked
scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always end ...
s and a bullfrog in order to receive their next clue.
*Teams had to check in at the pit stop:
Wat Chedi Luang
Wat Chedi Luang ( th, วัดเจดีย์หลวง, lit. ''temple of the big stupa'' or ''temple of the royal stupa'') is a Buddhist temple in the historic centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The current temple grounds were originally made ...
in Chiang Mai.
;Additional notes
*This was a non-elimination leg.
*Legs 9 and 10 aired back-to-back as a special two-hour episode.
Leg 11 (Thailand → Hong Kong)
*Episode 8: "It's Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure" (February 21, 2018)
*Eliminated: Alex & Conor
;Locations
*
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...
(
Wat Chedi Luang
Wat Chedi Luang ( th, วัดเจดีย์หลวง, lit. ''temple of the big stupa'' or ''temple of the royal stupa'') is a Buddhist temple in the historic centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The current temple grounds were originally made ...
)
* Chiang Mai →
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 ...
*Hong Kong (
Central
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object.
Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
–
Lions Pavilion ')
*Hong Kong (
Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...
–
Aberdeen Promenade
Aberdeen Promenade () is a small urban waterfront park in Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is on ...
)
*Hong Kong (Aberdeen –
Aberdeen Floating Village
Aberdeen floating village is located at the Aberdeen Harbour in the Southern District of Hong Kong. The harbour is known to contain 600 junks and is home to 6,000 people.
Aberdeen
Since the 19th century, Aberdeen has emerged as one of th ...
Ap Lei Chau
Ap Lei Chau or Aberdeen Island is an List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island of Hong Kong, located off Hong Kong Island next to Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong, Aberdeen Harbour and Aberdeen Channel. It has an area of after land recl ...
Main Street – Jin Bao Seafood Restaurant)
*Hong Kong (Central –
Central Pier #4)
*Hong Kong (Central –
Lan Kwai Fong
Lan Kwai Fong (often abbreviated as LKF) is a small square of streets in Central, Hong Kong. The area was dedicated to hawkers before the Second World War, but underwent a renaissance in the mid-1980s. It is now a popular expatriate haunt in ...
)
*Hong Kong (
Wan Chai
Wan Chai is situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road, Hong Kong, Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to th ...
– Intersection of
Johnston Road
Johnston Road () is a major road in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong.
Location
Johnston Road spans from the junction with Heard Street, Hennessy Road and Stewart Road on its east, towards another junction with Hennessy Road and ...
&
Wan Chai Road
Wan Chai Road ( 灣仔道) is a main road in Wan Chai, on the north side of Hong Kong Island.
Wan Chai Road is a L-shape road which was constructed in 1851 along Morrison Hill from the foot of Hospital Hill (now near the old Wan Chai Market buil ...
)
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
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 ...
. Once there, teams traveled to the Lions Pavilion atop
Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of , it is the highest hill on Hong Kong Island, ranked 29 in terms of elevation in H ...
, where they had their picture taken overlooking the Hong Kong skyline. After their photograph was printed, teams were given the photograph and their next clue, which directed them to the
Aberdeen Promenade
Aberdeen Promenade () is a small urban waterfront park in Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is on ...
.
* For their Speed Bump, Henry & Evan had to light and place
flameless candle
Flameless candles are an electronic alternative to traditional wick candles. They are typically utilized as aesthetic lighting devices and come in a variety of shapes, colors and sizes. A flame-effect lightbulb contains multiple small light-emittin ...
s into forty
paper lantern
A paper lantern is a lantern made of thin, brightly colored paper. Paper lanterns come in various shapes and sizes, as well as various methods of construction. In their simplest form, they are simply a paper bag with a candle placed inside, alt ...
s before they could continue racing.
* This season's final Detour was a choice between
Hairy Crab or
Grub Grab. In Hairy Crab, teams had to properly wrap and pack fifty live
hairy crabs in a basket, while subjected to simulated
typhoon
A typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that develops between 180° and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere. This region is referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin, and is the most active tropical cyclone basin on Earth, accounting for a ...
conditions, in order to receive their next clue. In Grub Grab, one team member had to take eight restaurant orders in
Cantonese
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...
, and then relay them to their partner in the kitchen, who had to find the corresponding dishes, which were labeled phonetically. Once every patron was served correctly, teams received their next clue.
* In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to wear protective equipment and smash a pile of old electronics in order to find the two that each contained half of a clue. Once they found both halves, they then splattered paint over the pile to create a work of "rage art". Meanwhile, the non-participating team member was handcuffed to a briefcase.
*After completing the Roadblock, teams had to search the streets of
Lan Kwai Fong
Lan Kwai Fong (often abbreviated as LKF) is a small square of streets in Central, Hong Kong. The area was dedicated to hawkers before the Second World War, but underwent a renaissance in the mid-1980s. It is now a popular expatriate haunt in ...
for three signs depicting items seen in previous legs and recall the leg numbers where those things were seen: the
Washington Square Arch
The Washington Square Arch, officially the Washington Arch, is a marble memorial arch in Washington Square Park, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by architect Stanford White in 1891, it commemora ...
from Leg 1, a
fez hat
Fez most often refers to:
* Fez (hat), a type of felt hat commonly worn in the Ottoman Empire
* Fez, Morocco (or Fes), the second largest city of Morocco
Fez or FEZ may also refer to:
Media
* ''Fez'' (Frank Stella), a 1964 painting by the moder ...
from Leg 3, and a bull from Leg 5. These numbers corresponded to the combination needed to open the briefcase handcuffed to one team member's wrist. Inside the briefcase was the key to the handcuffs and the location of the pit stop: the intersection of
Johnston Road
Johnston Road () is a major road in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong.
Location
Johnston Road spans from the junction with Heard Street, Hennessy Road and Stewart Road on its east, towards another junction with Hennessy Road and ...
and
Wan Chai Road
Wan Chai Road ( 灣仔道) is a main road in Wan Chai, on the north side of Hong Kong Island.
Wan Chai Road is a L-shape road which was constructed in 1851 along Morrison Hill from the foot of Hospital Hill (now near the old Wan Chai Market buil ...
.
;Additional notes
*Alex & Conor were still at Lan Kwai Fong long after the other teams had already checked in at the pit stop. Phil went to meet them to inform them of their elimination.
Leg 12 (Hong Kong → United States)
![USS Hornet Museum 10](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/USS_Hornet_Museum_10.JPG)
*Episode 8: "It's Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure" (February 21, 2018)
*Winners: Cody & Jessica
*Second Place: Henry & Evan
*Third Place: Kristi & Jen
;Locations
*
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 ...
(
Wan Chai
Wan Chai is situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road, Hong Kong, Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to th ...
– Intersection of
Johnston Road
Johnston Road () is a major road in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong.
Location
Johnston Road spans from the junction with Heard Street, Hennessy Road and Stewart Road on its east, towards another junction with Hennessy Road and ...
&
Wan Chai Road
Wan Chai Road ( 灣仔道) is a main road in Wan Chai, on the north side of Hong Kong Island.
Wan Chai Road is a L-shape road which was constructed in 1851 along Morrison Hill from the foot of Hospital Hill (now near the old Wan Chai Market buil ...
)
* Hong Kong →
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
,
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 ...
*San Francisco (
AT&T Park
Oracle Park is a Major League Baseball stadium in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants. Previously named Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, and AT&T Park, the stadium's curren ...
– "
Say Hey Kid" Statue)
*San Francisco (
McCovey Cove
McCovey Cove is the unofficial name of a section of San Francisco Bay beyond the right field wall of Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, named after famed Giants first baseman Willie McCovey. The proper name for the cove is China Bas ...
)
* San Francisco (
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay in California. As part of Interstate 80 in California, Interstate 80 and the direct road between San Francisco and Oakland ...
)
*San Francisco (
Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company
The Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory () is a fortune cookie company with its main entrance off Ross Alley, between Jackson Street and Washington Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco, California in the United States. In 2011, ' ...
)
*San Francisco (
San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco City Hall is the seat of government for the City and County of San Francisco, California. Re-opened in 1915 in its open space area in the city's Civic Center, it is a Beaux-Arts monument to the City Beautiful movement that epitomi ...
) (Unaired)
*
Alameda
An alameda is a Avenue (landscape), street or path lined with trees () and may refer to:
Places Canada
*Alameda, Saskatchewan, town in Saskatchewan
**Grant Devine Dam, formerly ''Alameda Dam'', a dam and reservoir in southern Saskatchewan
Chile
...
(
USS ''Hornet'' )
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
. Once there, teams had to find their next clue near the "
Say Hey Kid" Statue, and teams had to figure out that this was the statue of
Willie Mays
Willie Howard Mays Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid" and "Buck", is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Regarded as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-tim ...
outside
AT&T Park
Oracle Park is a Major League Baseball stadium in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants. Previously named Pacific Bell Park, SBC Park, and AT&T Park, the stadium's curren ...
.
*In McCovey Cove, teams had to paddle
kayak
A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word ''qajaq'' ().
The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each se ...
s and find three numbered
baseballs
A baseball is a ball used in the sport of the same name. The ball consists of a rubber or cork center wrapped in yarn and covered with white natural horsehide or cowhide, or a synthetic composite leather. A regulation baseball is 9 to 9¼ inche ...
corresponding to the number of career
home run
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...
s hit by Willie Mays, while
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...
mascot
Lou Seal
This is a list of current and former Major League Baseball mascots, sorted alphabetically.
The tradition in the Major League Baseball mascot began with Mr. Met, introduced for the New York Mets when Shea Stadium opened in 1964. Although some masc ...
threw more balls into the water from the ballpark. Once teams found two 6s and a 0, they received their next clue.
* In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to use
jumar
An ascender is a device (usually mechanical) used for directly ascending a rope, or for facilitating protection with a fixed rope when climbing on very steep mountain terrain.
Ascenders can also be used as a braking component within a rope ha ...
s to pull themselves up to the top of the
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge, is a complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay in California. As part of Interstate 80 in California, Interstate 80 and the direct road between San Francisco and Oakland ...
center anchorage. They then had to enter the structure and put on a harness before
free falling into the anchorage in order to receive their next clue.
*The clue received from the Roadblock was a
rebus
A rebus () is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words or phrases. For example: the word "been" might be depicted by a rebus showing an illustrated bumblebee next to a plus sign (+) ...
, and once solved, teams had to make their way to the
Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company
The Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory () is a fortune cookie company with its main entrance off Ross Alley, between Jackson Street and Washington Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco, California in the United States. In 2011, ' ...
. There, they had to properly make 102
fortune cookie
A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", usually an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese ...
s, after which they received a giant fortune cookie which contained their next clue.
*On the
USS ''Hornet'', teams had to choose a
fuselage
The fuselage (; from the French ''fuselé'' "spindle-shaped") is an aircraft's main body section. It holds crew, passengers, or cargo. In single-engine aircraft, it will usually contain an engine as well, although in some amphibious aircraft t ...
of a large model airplane on the
flight deck
The flight deck of an aircraft carrier is the surface from which its aircraft take off and land, essentially a miniature airfield at sea. On smaller naval ships which do not have aviation as a primary mission, the landing area for helicopters ...
, and then search the aircraft carrier for twelve parts of matching color (two propellers, four wings, four horizontal stabilizers, and two vertical stabilizers) to complete the model. Each part had different pictures depicting objects that teams had encountered during the race. After finding all twelve parts, the team member who did not perform the Roadblock had to assemble the airplane with the correct combination of six parts (one propeller, two wings, two horizontal stabilizers, and one vertical stabilizer) that fit correctly on the fuselage and represented all twelve legs without duplication. Once approved, the team member had to push the airplane to their partner and the team could proceed to the finish line at the opposite end of the flight deck.
:
;Additional notes
*After completing the fortune cookie task, teams were instructed to travel to
San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco City Hall is the seat of government for the City and County of San Francisco, California. Re-opened in 1915 in its open space area in the city's Civic Center, it is a Beaux-Arts monument to the City Beautiful movement that epitomi ...
in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the USS ''Hornet''. This segment was unaired.
*Legs 11 and 12 aired back-to-back as a special two-hour episode.
Reception
Critical response
''The Amazing Race 30'' received mostly positive reviews.
Andy Dehnart
Andy Dehnart (born August 26, 1977) is an American journalist and television critic. He may be best known as reality television's "longest-standing critic" for his online journalism, as he is the creator of the genre's first tracking website, rea ...
of ''reality blurred'' called it "a decent season of the race." Jodi Walker of ''
Entertainment Weekly
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'' was positive towards the teams and competitiveness of this season calling it "a truly great season".
Ken Tucker
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Tucker was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, and raised in Stamford, Connecticut. He earned a ...
of
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was critical of this season doubling up episodes and the cliquishness of this season towards the later episodes.
Ratings
*Episodes 9 & 10, "The First Rule of Amazing Race Club", aired during the opening week of the
2018 Winter Olympics
, nations = 93
, athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women)
, events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, opening =
, closing =
, opened_by = President Moon Jae-in
, cauldron = Kim Yun-a
, stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium
, winte ...
.
References
External links
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