The Amazing Race 28

''The Amazing Race 28'' is the twenty-eighth season of the American reality television show ''The Amazing Race''. It featured eleven teams consisting of two notable social media personalities competing in a race around the world.

The season premiered on CBS on February 12, 2016, and the season finale aired on May 13, 2016.

Engaged choreographers Dana Borriello and Matt Steffanina were the winners of this season, while mother and son pair Sheri and Cole LaBrant finished in second place, and best friends Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl finished in third.

Production

Development and filming

Filming of ''The Amazing Race 28'' began on November 15, 2015, with host Phil Keoghan broadcasting each team's arrival at the first clue location, the Monumento a la Revolución in Mexico City, via social media. Unlike previous seasons, the season began in the teams' hometowns rather than at a traditional starting line.

In total, this season spanned 18 cities and 10 countries over and included first time visits to Armenia, Colombia, and Georgia.

''Bondi Rescue'' star Anthony "Harries" Carroll made a cameo appearance during the Roadblock of the second Indonesian leg in Nusa Ceningan.

Cast

The cast consisted of Internet celebrities and their relatives and friends. Most of the cast had achieved prior fame through social media platforms, such as YouTube, Vine, and Instagram.

Phil Keoghan stated that the use of social media stars was considered a "social experiment" attempting to bridge the gap between long-time fans of the show and younger viewers who may not have been born when the show debuted in 2001. Keoghan stated that bringing in contestants whom younger viewers may be more familiar with, particularly when promoted over social media, generated interest in earlier seasons of the show. Executive producer Bertram van Munster stated that the use of social media stars was also something suggested by CBS, due to the fact that CBS wanted to see the show to gain more involvement with social media.

;Future appearances
Tyler & Korey returned to compete on '' The Amazing Race: Reality Showdown''.

On May 25, 2016, Tyler & Korey and Erin & Joslyn appeared on an ''Amazing Race''-themed primetime special episode of ''The Price is Right''. On August 7, 2018, Tyler & Korey competed together on a social media-themed episode of ''Fear Factor''.

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 an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks.
* A indicates that the team used the U-Turn and a indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn.

;Notes

Race summary

Leg 1 (United States → Mexico)

*Episode 1: "I Should've Been a Boy Scout" (February 12, 2016)
*Prize: each (awarded to Dana & Matt)
;Locations
*Assorted Cities (Teams' Homes) (Start)
* Los Angeles, California Dallas, Texas Atlanta, Georgia → Mexico City, Mexico
*Mexico City (Monumento a la Revolución)
*Mexico City (Plaza Garibaldi & Escuela de Mariachi Ollin Yoliztli Garibaldi Humboldt Parking Garage)
* San Juan Teotihuacán (Parque Temático Tlalocan – Cuevas de Teotihuacan)
*Mexico City (Museo Soumaya)
;Episode summary
*Instead of a traditional starting line, teams received a video message from Phil Keoghan at their homes informing them that the season had already begun. Teams had to travel to their nearest airport and fly to Mexico City, Mexico. Once in Mexico City, teams had to make their way to the Monumento a la Revolución in order to find their first clue.
* This season's first Detour was a choice between Mariachi Madness or Great Bulls of Fire. In Mariachi Madness, teams had to search among 350 Mariachi performers at Plaza Garibaldi for one who was faking their performance and then take the performer to a judge in order to receive their next clue. In Great Bulls of Fire, teams had to properly assemble the frame for a '' torito'', a papier-mâché bull, as part of a fireworks display and then light it up in order to receive their next clue.
*After completing the Detour, teams were instructed to go to the Cuevas de Teotihuacan at the Parque Temático Tlalocan and pick one of three departure times the next morning.
* In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to search through the caves for an archeological site and dig up thirteen pieces of a Teotihuacano mask. The site contained pieces for two masks, so team members had to figure out which pieces they needed to find so they could properly assemble one mask and receive their next clue.
*Teams had to check in at the pit stop: the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City.
;Additional notes
*This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 2 (Mexico → Colombia)

*Episode 2: "You Look Like Gollum" (February 19, 2016)
*Prize: A trip for two to Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (awarded to Tyler & Korey)
*Eliminated: Marty & Hagan
;Locations
*Mexico City (Museo Soumaya)
* Mexico City → Cartagena, Colombia
* Santa Catalina (El Totumo)
*Manzanillo del Mar (Terraza Melló Farándula Jugos Naturales)
*Manzanillo del Mar (Playa del Ora)
*Cartagena ( Plaza Bolívar ')
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Cartagena, Colombia. Once in Cartagena, teams had to travel to El Totumo in Santa Catalina, where they found their next clue.
* In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb into the mud bath atop El Totumo Volcano and find one of several satchels which contained an emerald. They had to wash the emerald before giving it to a judge, who directed them to swim to their next clue in a nearby lagoon.
*After completing the Roadblock, teams had to go to Manzanillo del Mar and look for a juice stand named Terraza Melló Farándula Jugos Naturales. Once there, they had to find some locals playing dominoes, who gave them their next clue.
* For their Speed Bump, Scott & Blair had to help local fishermen haul a large dragnet out of the water and then collect all of the fish captured before they could continue racing.
* This leg's Detour was a choice between Pop-Up or Parrilla. In Pop-Up, teams had to properly assemble a shelter using the provided materials and following a pre-assembled example. Once it was built to the judge's approval, they had to guide a car into the shelter, after which they could receive their next clue. In Parrilla, teams had to properly cook three fish dishes on a '' parrilla'' grill. Once their dishes were approved, they had to serve them to nearby locals in order to receive their next clue.
*Teams had to check in at the pit stop: Plaza Bolívar in Cartagena.

Leg 3 (Colombia)

*Episode 3: "Bros Being Jocks" (February 26, 2016)
*Prize: A trip for two to Mykonos, Greece (awarded to Brodie & Kurt)
*Eliminated: Darius & Cameron
;Locations
* Cartagena ( Plaza Bolívar ')
*Cartagena (Plaza San Diego)
*Cartagena ( Castillo San Felipe de Barajas)
*Cartagena (Avenida El Lago Restaurante y Cancha de Tejo Ciracari)
*Cartagena (Calle San Juan de Dios – Museo Naval del Caribe)
*Cartagena (Baluarte de Santiago)
;Episode summary
*At the beginning of this leg, teams had to make their way to Plaza San Diego in Cartagena. There, teams had to search by a group of ''pollera'' dancers for their next clue, which directed them to Castillo San Felipe de Barajas. Teams had to search the catacombs for their next clue.
* This leg's Detour was a choice between Tickets or Tejo. In Tickets, teams had to work as bus conductors on a Cartagena transit bus and attract enough passengers in order to earn at least COL$20,000 (roughly $6.00), which they could trade for their next clue. In Tejo, teams had to play '' tejo'', Colombia's national sport, which involves hitting gunpowder-loaded targets with a stone disc, and hit three targets in order to receive their next clue.
*After completing the Detour, teams had to travel to Calle San Juan de Dios and find a local ''mochila