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''The Amazing Race Asia 2'' is the second season of ''
The Amazing Race Asia ''The Amazing Race Asia'' is an Asian adventure reality game show based on the international ''Amazing Race'' franchise. Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show follows teams of two as they race across Asia and around th ...
'', a
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based on the American series ''
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''. The second season of the show features ten teams of two with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world to win
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100,000. This season premiered on 22 November 2007 at 9:00 p.m. (
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) and ended on 14 February 2008 at 9:00 p.m. (UTC+8). Singaporean gym buddies Adrian Yap and Collin Low were the winners of this season. Adrian Yap was the first contestant with a
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to participate & win any edition of ''
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''.


Production


Development and filming

The second season of ''The Amazing Race Asia'' covered (the longest route to date of ''The Amazing Race Asia'') in 24 days racing across 4 continents, including the first time an ''Amazing Race'' franchise visited the
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, a nation that had not been visited by the original version at the time of air (the nation would later be visited in the 15th season, in 2009). The show adopted newer rules from the original American version, such as the non-elimination penalty where the team who checked in last must make it to first place in the next leg or else incur the 30 minute penalty. It was also noted that the production of this season had run into the production of ''
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'' in an unknown airport. Production made the show more competitive by imposing more self-driving and reducing the chance of teams being bunched up on the same airplane flight. This season had two different penalties for coming in last on a non-elimination leg. Edwin & Monica were marked for elimination for coming in last on the first leg, and Henry & Terri were stripped of all their money and had to begin the next leg with no money after coming in last on the seventh leg. Racers were not told that the original non-elimination penalty was still applicable. This twist led to an argument between Henry and host Allan Wu at the Seoul Pit Stop, when the former was unwilling to give up his team's money. In the following leg, the penalty reverted to the "marked for elimination" penalty after Terri & Henry finished last consecutively.


Marketing

The second season of the show had six official sponsors: Aviva, Caltex,
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, Sony Electronics Asia Pacific, Bintan Lagoon Resort, and Standard Chartered Bank. The sponsors played a major role in the series by providing prizes and integrating their products into various tasks.


Casting

This season featured 10 teams chosen from 2500 applicants, including racers from the original American series. Final applications were accepted 13 April 2007 (two weeks after the original deadline). This season was also open to the
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, who were ineligible for
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. Final interviews were held sometime in April or May 2007. Filming took place sometime in June or July 2007.


Broadcasting

Two special episodes acted as bookends for this season; the first subtitled "Racers Revealed" was shown three weeks before the season premiere while the second, "Memories" aired one week after the season finale. The former contained racer introductions and production insight into the casting process. The latter featured the racers sharing their favorite memories and highlights of the season, similar to that of
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.


Cast

This season's cast included reunited siblings, childhood friends, and dating couples. Notably, Adrian is the first hearing-impaired contestant in ''Amazing Race'' history. It also featured a large number of local media personalities or their relatives. Monica Lo represented
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and won the 1997
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, while Paula Taylor is a Channel VJ. Vanessa & Pamela are the sisters of famous Malaysian singer
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.
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is a famous Indonesian movie actress and model, who has also won a Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2006. Sophie is a filmmaker for the Discovery Channel, as well as a correspondent for the Asian Film Festival. Marc Saw Nelson is a model and host of the Philippine sports show ''Sports Unlimited'', while Rovilson Fernandez is a host for another similar show, ''Gameplan'' and an editor for ''Maxim Philippines''. This season features three non-Asians. One is Henry, a former
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Petty Officer, who raced with his Filipina wife Trinidad (better known as Terri). The other is Aurelia, a
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residing in Hong Kong who raced with her Singaporean ex-housemate Sophie, while Brett is of Australian nationality. Henry Reed died on May 21, 2013 at the age of 53. Marc & Rovilson became the first team to win eight legs in a season, which was a record set for winning the most legs in a single season, and would later be matched by the winning team Rachel & Dave of twentieth season of the original American version, and Tom & Tyler and Ashleigh & Amanda respectively from the fourth and fifth seasons of the Australian version.


Future appearances

Paula Taylor appeared on the first leg of ''
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'' as a Pit Stop greeter in Chiang Mai.


Results

The following teams participated in the season, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order. *A placement with a dagger () indicates that the team was eliminated. *A placement with a double-dagger () indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg. **An placement indicates that the team was ''marked for elimination''; if the team did not place 1st in the next leg, they would receive a 30-minute penalty. **An placement indicates that the team had to relinquish all of their money and were not allotted money for the next leg. *''Italicised'' results indicate the position of the team at the midpoint of a two-episode leg. *A indicates that the team won a Fast Forward. *A indicates that the teams encountered an Intersection. *A indicates that the team chose to use the Yield, and a indicates the team who received it. ;Notes


Episode title quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers. #"I'm A Box of Chocolate" – Terri #"This Is The Fun Bus" – Rovilson #"I Don't Think I Wanna Be Rich" – Henry #"It's A Really Tough Way To End" – Sophie #"Sometimes It's Right In Your Face" – Natasha #"We Choose To Yield
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" – Henry #"Did That Hit Your Head?" – Paula #"Can You Send Them To Spain" – Rovilson #"So We're Going To The Pit Stop?" – Vanessa #"Apparently Driving Like A Looney Over Here Is Fine For Them" – Diane #"This Is Embarrassing, There's A Guy Running Faster Than Us" – Marc #"I Haven't Seen So Much Dung In My Life" – Collin #"This Is Such An Amazing, Amazing Experience That No One Should Miss" – Collin


Prizes

Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete certain legs. *Leg 1 –
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and N73 mobile phones, one for each team member. *Leg 2 – credit card issued by Standard Chartered Bank for each team member. *Leg 3 – A one year's supply of fuel sponsored by Caltex. *Leg 4 – A
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Handycam SR7 for each team member. *Leg 7 – US$5000 credit card issued by Standard Chartered Bank for each team member. *Leg 8 – A Sony Handycam SR7 for each team member. *Leg 9 – Nokia N95 and N73 mobile phones, one for each team member. *Leg 11 – A safari trip to
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with whale watching, courtesy of Caltex. *Leg 12 –


Race summary


Leg 1 (Singapore → Philippines)

Airdate: 22 November 2007 *
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
(
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Mouth) (Starting Line) *Singapore (
Asian Civilisations Museum The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) is an institution which forms a part of the four museums in Singapore, the other three being the Peranakan Museum at Old Tao Nan School, the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Art Museum. It is ...
) *Singapore ( Mount FaberMerlion Statue) *Singapore (
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Suntec Towers) * Singapore (
Changi Airport Singapore Changi Airport, commonly known as Changi Airport , is a major civilian international airport that serves Singapore, and is one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia. As one of the world's busiest airports by international passe ...
) to
Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
,
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
(
Ninoy Aquino International Airport Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA , ; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino or ''Pandaigdigang Paliparan ng Ninoy Aquino''; ), originally known and still commonly referred to as Manila International Airport (MIA), is the main ...
) *
Pasay Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 440,656 people. Due to its location j ...
( ASEAN Promenade ParkCCP Complex) *
Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
( Quiapo
Plaza Miranda Plaza Miranda is a public square bounded by Quezon Boulevard, Hidalgo Street and Evangelista Street in Quiapo, Manila. It is the plaza which fronts the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church), one of the main churches of the City ...
) *Manila (
Intramuros Intramuros (Latin for "inside the walls") is the historic walled area within the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is administered by the Intramuros Administration with the help of the city government of Manila. Present-day ...
Fort Santiago Fort Santiago ( es, Fuerte de Santiago; fil, Kutà ng Santiago), built in 1571, is a citadel built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of Manila in the Philippines. The defense fortress is lo ...
) This season's first Detour was a choice between Dare or Stair. In Dare, teams had to take an elevator to the 45th-storey of Suntec Tower 3 and then
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across to the adjacent Tower 4 while suspended above the ground before receiving their next clue. In Stair, teams had to climb up 45 floors to the rooftop of Tower 3 and then descend and head to Tower 4 and again climb up 45 floors before receiving their next clue. ;Additional tasks *For their first task, teams received a postcard that depicted one of Singapore's many national icons and had to search for a specific taxi cab near the
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with the souvenir from their postcard to receive their next clue from the taxi driver. *Atop Mount Faber, teams picked up a
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phone and used its GPS system to guide their taxi driver to their next location:
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. *At Plaza Miranda, teams had to eat eight balut before receiving their next clue from the egg seller.


Leg 2 (Philippines)

Airdate: 29 November 2007 * Pasay ( Green Star Bus Terminal) to Pila, Laguna ( Pila Municipal Center) * Pila (Rivera Street Rice Paddy Field) *Manila (
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Caltex Star Mart) * Manila (
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Nuestra Señora de Guía Children's Center) * Manila ( Santa CruzCarriedo Station) *Manila (
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) In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to choose a
carabao The carabao ( es, Carabao; tgl, Kalabaw; ceb, Kabaw; ilo, Nuang) is a domestic swamp-type water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis'') native to the Philippines. Carabaos were introduced to Guam from the Spanish Philippines in the 17th century. They ...
and then lead it to plough a muddy rice paddy in a slalom pattern past a series of posts with ''Amazing Race'' before returning to the start to receive their next clue. Team members were taught beforehand some common vocal commands to help control their carabao but had to start over if they asked for help. This leg's Detour was a choice between Heel or Wheel. In Heel, teams had to match 250 pairs of shoes from a messy pile to receive their next clue from a shopkeeper. In Wheel, teams had to choose a work station and fully assemble a bicycle with just the equipment and parts provided to get their next clue. ;Additional task *At the Caltex Star Mart, teams had to load four boxes of donations into a marked
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. Teams then had to ride in the jeepney to deliver the donated boxes to an orphanage in Ermita Church before receiving their next clue.


Leg 3 (Philippines → Hong Kong → New Zealand)

Airdate: 6 December 2007 * Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) to
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, China (
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) *
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) *
Wan Chai District Wan Chai District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. Of the four on Hong Kong Island, it is north-central, and had 152,608 residents in 2011, a fall from 167,146 residents in 2001. The district has the second-highest educationally quali ...
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Standard Chartered Bank) * Chek Lap Kok (Hong Kong International Airport) to
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) *
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( Howick Historical Village) * Auckland (
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) * Auckland ( Birkenhead Leisure Centre or
Lake Pupuke Lake Pupuke (traditionally known in Māori as Pupukemoana) is a heart-shaped freshwater lake occupying a volcanic crater (or maar) between the suburbs of Takapuna and Milford on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The heart shape is a re ...
) *
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(Ascension Vineyard) * Karaka ( Spookers Haunted House – Old Nurses' Hostel) *Karaka (Spookers Haunted House – Forest of Fear) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform a bungee jump from the Auckland Harbour Bridge to receive their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between two adventure sports, Wall or
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. In Wall, teams had to head to the Birkenhead Leisure Centre, where each team member had to climb the rock wall once to retrieve one flag each. Then, one team member had to climb the wall again to grab their next clue. In Waka, teams had to go to Lake Pupuke and paddle a traditional waka boat around the lake to collect three flags and then return to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At the Standard Chartered Bank, teams had to count the Hong Kong currency on their tables, which included a large pile of notes and also a large stack of coins, and calculate the correct amount to receive their next clue. Each table had a unique amount of money. *At the Howick Historical Village, teams had to use a
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digital camera to photograph three objects and then present their pictures to the judge at the Howick Courthouse to receive their next clue. *At Spookers Haunted House, teams had to enter the Old Nurses' Hostel, rumored to be haunted and filled with scary characters, and complete the walk through the haunted house to receive their next clue.


Leg 4 (New Zealand)

Airdate: 13 December 2007 *
Tīrau Tīrau is a small town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 50 kilometres southeast of Hamilton. The town has a population of 804 (2018 census). In the Māori language, "Tīrau" means "place of many cabbage trees." Tīrau ...
(Caltex Gas Station) * Rotorua ( Okere Falls Scenic Reserve) *Rotorua ( Lake Tikitapu) * Rotorua (
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) * Rotorua (
Whakarewarewa Whakarewarewa (reduced version of Te Whakarewarewatanga O Te Ope Taua A Wahiao, meaning ''The gathering place for the war parties of Wahiao'', often abbreviated to Whaka by locals) is a Rotorua semi-rural geothermal area in the Taupo Volcanic ...
Te Puia) *Rotorua (Whakarewarewa – Pohutu Geyser) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to enter the Hell's Gate
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, which contains sulphur pools at temperatures of , and search for a stick, which they could exchange for their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Flax or Stick. In Flax, teams had to weave traditional
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headbands called a ''tipare'' out of flax plants to the satisfaction of the demonstrators to receive their next clue. In Stick, teams had to master a traditional Māori stick game called the '' titi torea'' in which team members had to pass specially carved sticks to each other in a particular rhythm without dropping the sticks to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At the Caltex gas station, teams had to refuel their cars and pay for their fuel using a special Caltex card before receiving their next clue from the cashier. *At Okere Falls Scenic Reserve, teams had to perform white water sledging in the cold rapids before retrieving their next clue. *At Lake Tikitapu, teams had to successfully drive a 450-
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Agrojet Boat through a course, with one racer serving as the driver and the other as the navigator, to receive their next clue.


Leg 5 (New Zealand → Japan → South Korea)

Airdates: 20 and 27 December 2007 * Auckland (Auckland Airport) to
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, Japan ( Narita International Airport) * Narita (
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) to
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( Chiyoda
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or Minato
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) *Tokyo (Minato – Shiba Park) *Tokyo ( ChūōSony Building) *Tokyo (
Shibuya Shibuya (wikt:渋谷, 渋谷wikt:区, 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern ...
Shibuya Mark City is a facility located in Shibuya, Tokyo Shibuya (渋谷 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southe ...
) * Tokyo (Shibuya – Shōtō Restaurant or Dry Cleaner 24 and Kimono Rental AKI) * Tokyo (Minato – Icebar Tokyo) * (
Bullet Train Bullet train may refer to: Rail * Shinkansen high-speed trains of Japan, nicknamed for their appearance and speed * Other high-speed trains of a similar appearance to Japanese trains * An ongoing project to build high-speed rail in India. Rail to ...
) Tokyo (Minato – Shinagawa Station) to
Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anc ...
(
Hakata Station is a major railway station in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the largest and busiest railway terminal in Kyushu, and is a gateway to other cities in Kyushu for travelers coming from Honshu by rail travel. The San'yō Shinkansen from Osaka end ...
) *Fukuoka ( International Congress Center) * Fukuoka ( Hakata Port Ferry Terminal) to
Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...
,
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
( Busan Harbour Pier 1) *Busan (Jongro Academy) *Busan (
Jagalchi Market Jagalchi Fish Market is a fish market in the neighborhood of Nampo-dong in Jung-gu, and Chungmu-dong, Seo-gu, Busan, South Korea. The market is located on the edge of Nampo Port (남포항), Busan. It is considered to be the largest fish marke ...
) *Busan ( Dongbaek IslandNurimaru APEC House ) * Busan (
Yongdusan Park Yongdusan Park is a park located in Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea. The 120-meter-high Busan Tower is located here. Yongdu means "dragon's head" and "san" means "mountain". The name is an allusion to the similarity of the mountain park, which is s ...
) *Busan ( Beomeosa Temple) This leg's first Detour was a choice between You Catch It or You Cart It. In You Catch It, teams had to participate in the traditional game of
goldfish scooping is a traditional Japanese game in which a player scoops goldfish with a paper scooper. It is also called, "Scooping Goldfish", "Dipping for Goldfish", or "Snatching Goldfish". "''Kingyo''" means goldfish and "''sukui''" means scooping. Some ...
by using paddles made of
rice paper "Rice paper" has many varieties such as rice paper made from tree bark to make drawing and writing paper or from rice flour and tapioca flour and then mixed with salt and water to produce a thin rice cake and dried to become harder and paper-like ...
, which disintegrate very easily when immersed in water, to scoop up 40 goldfish and receive their next clue. In You Cart It, teams had to locate Dry Cleaner 24 and collect a ''
yukata A is an unlined cotton summer kimono, worn in casual settings such as summer festivals and to nearby bathhouses. Originally worn as bathrobes, their modern use is much broader, and are a common sight in Japan during summer. Though are traditio ...
'', which they had to deliver to Kimono Rental AKI to receive their next clue. In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to enter the Icebar Tokyo and decipher an ice block puzzle by arranging lettered ice blocks to form the name of one of the biggest cities in Japan (Fukuoka) to receive their next clue. This leg's second Detour was a choice between Slither or Deliver. In Slither, teams had to find a marked fish tank filled with octopus at the Jagalchi Fish Market. Each team member then had to retrieve one 100-year-old Korean coin from the bottom of the tank before receiving their next clue. In Deliver, teams had to deliver two meals each on their heads to three different addresses to receive their next clue. In this leg's second Roadblock, teams had to find a gatekeeper at
Yongdusan Park Yongdusan Park is a park located in Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea. The 120-meter-high Busan Tower is located here. Yongdu means "dragon's head" and "san" means "mountain". The name is an allusion to the similarity of the mountain park, which is s ...
. Then, one team member, regardless of who performed the first Roadblock, had to then use a key to open one of the locks to receive their next clue from the gatekeeper. Racers would have to start over if they broke their key. ;Additional tasks *At Shiba Park, teams had to take a marked
rickshaw A rickshaw originally denoted a two- or three-wheeled passenger cart, now known as a pulled rickshaw, which is generally pulled by one person carrying one passenger. The first known use of the term was in 1879. Over time, cycle rickshaws (also ...
and direct their guide to the Sony Building to receive their next clue. *At the Sony Building, teams had to convince a local to sing the traditional Japanese folk song " Sakura" with one team member while their partner recorded them on a Sony HD Handycam. If they sung the lyrics correctly, the staff at Sony would hand teams their next clue. *After completing the "Sakura" task, teams received a Sony Cyber-shot
digital camera A digital camera is a camera that captures photographs in digital memory. Most cameras produced today are digital, largely replacing those that capture images on photographic film. Digital cameras are now widely incorporated into mobile devices ...
which had a picture of a cosplaying girl. Teams had to find the person in their picture at Shibuya Mark City to receive their next clue. *At Jongro Academy, each team member had to use
taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
techniques to break three boards by kicking them before receiving their next clue from the taekwondo master. *At Jagalchi Market, teams had to find the Golden Pig statue, where they would find the Yield and their next clue. *At the Yield, Terri & Henry used the Yield against Marc & Rovilson. But the latter already passed the Yield and were therefore unaffected.


Leg 6 (South Korea)

Airdate: 3 January 2008 *
Anseong Anseong () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, south of Seoul. Its geographical location is . Anseong promotes itself as "The City of Masters". It is known for producing brassware and arts and crafts. From late spring to fall, Anseong h ...
(Seoil Farm) * Suwon (Woncheon Resort) *
Yongin Yongin () is a city in the Seoul Capital Area, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population over 1 million, the city has developed rapidly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the count ...
(
Korean Folk Village Minsok village (Korean Folk Village) is a living museum type of tourist attraction in the city of Yongin, a satellite city in the Seoul Metropolitan Area in the province of Gyeonggi in South Korea. It was first opened on October 3, 1974 (ground ...
) *
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
(
Olympic Park An Olympic Park is a sports campus for hosting the Olympic Games. Typically it contains the Olympic Stadium and the International Broadcast Centre. It may also contain the Olympic Village or some of the other sports venues, such as the aquatics ...
Peace Plaza) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search under the lids of 1,500
soybean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu a ...
jars until they found one containing their next clue. In addition, one of the jars contained the clue plus a 50 bonus from Standard Chartered. This leg's Detour was a choice between Too Ho or Too Heavy. In Too Ho, teams had to play a traditional Korean game where they had to throw three
bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, ...
stickets into a cylinder away to receive their next clue. In Too Heavy, teams had to deliver 30 logs using a
jige A ''jige'' ( ko, 지게) is a traditional Korean farming tool used by farmers to carry large quantities of heavy materials. The tool is used in agricultural communities to facilitate the transportation of large quantities of materials such as compo ...
to a woman in the village before receiving their next clue. ;Additional task *At Woncheon Resort, teams had to search among many swan boats for a marked one, which they had to paddle to an offshore buoy to retrieve their next clue.


Leg 7 (South Korea → Germany → Czech Republic)

Airdate: 10 January 2008 *
Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
(
Incheon International Airport Incheon International Airport (IIA; ) (sometimes referred to as Seoul–Incheon International Airport) is the largest airport in South Korea. It is the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area and one of the largest and busiest airports ...
) to
Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on it ...
,
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
(
Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt Airport (; german: link=no, Flughafen Frankfurt Main , also known as ''Rhein-Main-Flughafen'') is a major international airport located in Frankfurt, the fifth-largest city of Germany and one of the world's leading financial centres ...
) *Frankfurt ( Old Opera House) * Frankfurt (
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, also called Frankfurt Central Station and Frankfurt Main Station, is the busiest railway station in the German state of Hesse. Because of its location near the middle of Germany and usage as a transport hub for lo ...
) to
Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
,
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 ...
(
Praha Hlavní Nádraží Praha hlavní nádraží is the largest railway station in Prague, Czech Republic. It opened in 1871 as Franz Josef Station, after Franz Joseph I of Austria. During the First Republic and from 1945 to 1948 the station was called Wilson Stati ...
) *Prague (
Charles Bridge Charles Bridge ( cs, Karlův most ) is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century.; The ...
Statue of St. Vitus) *Prague ( Karlova Street – Little Shop, Building Number 3) *Prague ( Old Town SquareKinský Palace) * Prague (Hotel U Prince) * Prague (Praha Hlavní Nádraží) to Beroun ( Beroun Railway Station ) *Beroun (Town Square) * Nižbor ( Rückl Crystal or Archery Range) *
Karlštejn Karlštejn Castle ( cs, hrad Karlštejn; german: Burg Karlstein) is a large Gothic castle founded in 1348 by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor-elect and King of Bohemia. The castle served as a place for safekeeping the Imperial Regalia as well as ...
( Karlštejn Castle) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to don a full suit of knight's armour and then look for a "damsel in distress", who was standing on a balcony at the Hotel U Prince. Once team members found her, they had to tie a key to a rope which the "damsel" would exchange for their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Blow or Bow. In Blow, teams had to travel to Rückl Crystal, where each team member had to carve a star design on the bottom of a
glass Glass is a non-crystalline, often transparent, amorphous solid that has widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in, for example, window panes, tableware, and optics. Glass is most often formed by rapid cooling ( quenching ...
cup to receive their next clue. In Bow, each team member had to hit a red-and-yellow coloured target using a traditional
crossbow A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a ''prod'', mounted horizontally on a main frame called a ''tiller'', which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long fire ...
to receive their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At the Charles Bridge, teams had to search the bridge for a "holey" statue to find their next clue. *At the town square in Beroun, teams had to search among several people with Nokia N95 mobile phones for the one with their team's picture. Teams would then watch a video message from home before receiving their next clue. ;Additional note *Once in Beroun, teams had to find a marked Škoda Favorit car that would serve as their transportation for the rest of the leg.


Leg 8 (Czech Republic)

Airdate: 17 January 2008 * Karlštejn ( Karlštejn Train Station ) to Prague (Praha Hlavní Nádraží) * Prague ( Újezd Station to Petřín Hill Observation Tower) * Prague ( Střelecký Island to
Vltava 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 ...
Riverbank) *Prague (
Prague Castle Prague Castle ( cs, Pražský hrad; ) is a castle complex in Prague 1 Municipality within Prague, Czech Republic, built in the 9th century. It is the official office of the President of the Czech Republic. The castle was a seat of power for king ...
) *Prague (Ice Arena
Letňany Letňany is an area of Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1307, and became part of Prague in 1968. It has been part of the ''Prague 9'' administrative district since 2001, having previously been in the local government district of '' Prague ...
) * Prague ( Statue of St. Wenceslas, Museum of Communism, Estates Theatre, and Statue of Josef Mánes or Hostinec U Váhy and Admiral Botel) *Prague ( Plavecký Stadion Podolí) *Prague ( Vrtbovská Garden) This leg's Detour for the Intersected teams was a choice between Snap or Roll. In Snap, the Intersected teams had to take photos of three historic monuments using a Sony Cyber-shot camera ('' Statue of St. Wenceslas at
Wenceslas Square Wenceslas Square ( Czech: , colloquially ''Václavák'' ) is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a tra ...
'', ''
Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...
Statue in the Museum of Communism'', and '' Estates Theatre'') and show these photographs to the personnel positioned in front of the Statue of Josef Mánes to receive their next clue. In Roll, the Intersected teams had to locate Hostinec U Váhy, collect two
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 ...
keg A keg is a small barrel. Wooden kegs made by a cooper were used to transport nails, gunpowder, and a variety of liquids. A keg is normally now constructed of stainless steel, although aluminium can be used if it is coated with plastic on th ...
s, and roll them over to the Admiral Botel to receive their next clue. After finishing the Detour, teams were longer Intersected. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb up to the high
diving platform A diving platform or diving tower is a type of structure used for competitive diving. It consists of a vertical rigid "tower" with one or more horizontal platforms extending out over a deep pool of water. In platform diving, the diver jumps from ...
and jump into the pool to retrieve their next clue. ;Additional tasks *At Petřín Hill, teams had to ride the
Petřín funicular The Petřín funicular is a funicular railway in the Czech capital city of Prague. It links the Malá Strana district with the top of Petřín () hill. The funicular is operated by the tramway division of Prague Integrated Transport, the loca ...
to the Petřín Hill Observation Tower, where they had to count the number of steps leading to the top of the tower and write the correct answer (299) on a board to receive their next clue. *At Střelecký Island, teams had to row a boat on the
Vltava 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 ...
River in the direction of 140 degrees southwest, using a provided compass, to retrieve their clue. *At Ice Arena Letňany, each team member from the Intersected teams had to shoot one
goal A goal is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envision, plan and commit to achieve. People endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines. A goal is roughly similar to a purpose or ...
from three different points on the rink to receive their next clue.


Leg 9 (Czech Republic → Hungary)

Airdate: 24 January 2008 * Prague (Praha Hlavní Nádraží) to
Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
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Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
( Budapest Keleti Railway Station) *Budapest ( Batthyány Square) * Szentendre ( Magyar Farm) *
Visegrád Visegrád (; german: Plintenburg; la, Pone Navata or ; sk, Vyšehrad) is a castle town in Pest County, Hungary. It is north of Budapest on the right bank of the Danube in the Danube Bend. It had a population of 1,864 in 2010. The town is the ...
(Fun Extreme Canopy) *Visegrád ( Royal Palace – Hercules Fountain) *Visegrád ( Salamon Tower ) This leg's Detour was a choice between Pitch or Pull. In Pitch, teams had to load a large pile of hay into a horse-drawn cart and then deliver it to a farmer to receive their clue. In Pull, teams had to milk a goat and obtain of milk. After milking the goat, teams had to place her in a holding pen before delivering the milk to a farmer to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to ride ten sections of a
flying fox ''Pteropus'' (suborder Yinpterochiroptera) is a genus of megabats which are among the largest bats in the world. They are commonly known as fruit bats or flying foxes, among other colloquial names. They live in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Aust ...
course and add up several numbers found around the course to the correct total of 1,000 to receive their next clue. Only one racer could ride the flying fox at a time, and they would have to go to the back of any line formed by other racers if they gave an incorrect answer. ;Additional task *After completing the Roadblock, teams had find the Hercules Fountain printed on a provided 1,000
forint The forint (sign Ft; code HUF) is the currency of Hungary. It was formerly divided into 100 fillér, but fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step in the post-World War II stab ...
bank note to find their next clue. ;Additional note *At Batthyány Square, teams had to choose a marked
Suzuki Swift The is a supermini car ( B-segment) produced by Suzuki. The vehicle is classified as a B-segment marque in the European single market, a segment referred to as a supermini in the British Isles. Prior to this, the "Swift" nameplate had been a ...
car as their transportation for the rest of the leg.


Leg 10 (Hungary)

Airdate: 31 January 2008 *Budapest ( ''Little Princess'' Statue) **Budapest ( Elisabeth Bridge) *Budapest (
Buda Castle Buda Castle ( hu, Budavári Palota, german: link=no, Burgpalast) is the historical castle and palace complex of the Hungarian Kings in Budapest. It was first completed in 1265, although the massive Baroque palace today occupying most of the si ...
– Budavári Labirintus) *Budapest (
Margaret Island Margaret Island ( hu, Margitsziget ; german: Margareteninsel; tr, Kızadası) is a long island, wide, ( in area) in the middle of the Danube in central Budapest, Hungary. The island is mostly covered by landscape parks, and is a popular recrea ...
– Resting Place of Saint Margaret) *Budapest ( Heroes' Square) *Budapest (
Gellért Hill Gellért Hill ( hu, Gellért-hegy; german: Blocksberg; la, Mons Sancti Gerhardi tr, Gürz İlyas Bayırı) is a high hill overlooking the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. It is located in the 1st and the 11th districts. The hill was named after ...
– ''
Freedom Monument The Freedom Monument ( lv, Brīvības piemineklis, ) is located in Riga, Latvia, honouring soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920). It is considered an important symbol of the freedom, independence, and sovereignty ...
'' ) In this season's only Fast Forward, teams had to count the number of vertical bars on Elisabeth Bridge (2377) and then use the number obtained to open a safe with a four-digit combination. The first team to open the safe would win the Fast Forward award. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to take a lantern and search through the dark and confusing labyrinth of tunnels beneath Buda Castle to search for the one out of several chests that contained their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Say It or Play It. In Say It, teams had to correctly pronounce, in a Hungarian accent, the names of fourteen prominent Hungarian rulers listed on the square's colonnade ('' Szent István király'', '' Szent László'', '' Könyves Kálmán'', '' II. András'', '' IV. Béla'', '' Károly Róbert'', '' Nagy Lajos'', '' Hunyadi János'', '' Hunyadi Mátyás'', '' Bocskai István'', '' Bethlen Gábor'', '' Thököly Imre'', '' II. Rákóczi Ferenc'', and '' Kossuth Lajos'') to receive their next clue. In Play It, teams had to solve a Rubik's Cube, but were given the option to solve one colour at a time for each of six sides and alternating between team members, to receive their next clue. ;Additional task *At Margaret Island, teams had to travel by
pedicab The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport. It is a type of hatchback tricycle designed to carry passengers on a for-hire basis. It is also known by a variety of other names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab, bikecab, ...
across the island and search for Saint Margaret's resting place. Once there, they had to retrieve a rabbit
stuffed toy A stuffed toy is a toy doll with an outer fabric sewn from a textile and stuffed with flexible material. They are known by many names, such as plush toys, plushies, stuffed animals, and stuffies; in Britain and Australia, they may also be ...
, a symbol of the island, and deliver it to the pedicab manager to receive their next clue.


Leg 11 (Hungary → South Africa)

Airdate: 7 February 2008 * Budapest (
Budapest Ferihegy International Airport Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport ( hu, Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér) , formerly known as ''Budapest Ferihegy International Airport'' and still commonly called just ''Ferihegy'', is the international airport serving t ...
) to
Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
,
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
(
Cape Town International Airport Cape Town International Airport is the primary international airport serving the city of Cape Town, and is the second-busiest airport in South Africa and fourth-busiest in Africa. Located approximately from the city center, the airport wa ...
) *Cape Town ( Signal Hill) *Cape Town ( Killarney Motor Racing Complex) *
Khayelitsha Khayelitsha () is a township in Western Cape, South Africa, on the Cape Flats in the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality. The name is Xhosa for ''New Home''. It is reputed to be the largest
(Intyatyambo Community Project) * Touws River (Aquila Private Game Reserve – Cheetah Enclosure) * Touws River (Aquila Private Game Reserve – Elephant Boma) *Touws River (Aquila Private Game Reserve – Stone Cottage) In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to race eight laps around the Killarney racing circuit on a open-wheel race car to receive their next clue from a race official. After four laps, they had to enter the pit area for a mandatory tune-up and if the team members entered it after seven minutes, they would incur a five-minute penalty. This leg's Detour was a choice between In One End or Out The Other. In One End, teams had to prepare of food and feed it to the elephants to receive their next clue. In Out The Other, teams had to clear an elephant enclosure of dung and move it a marked area, using only the tools provided, to receive their next clue from a ranger. ;Additional tasks *At the summit of Signal Hill, teams had to search among several clue boxes for one containing their next clue. *At the Intyatyambo Community Project, teams had to collect painting supplies from a Standard Chartered pickup truck and paint a marked section of the community centre to receive their next clue, which contained a R34,500 (about US$5,000) cheque, courtesy of Standard Chartered, teams had to donate to the centre's caregivers before leaving. *At the Aquila Park Game Reserve, teams had to pick up their next clue, containing their Detour information, from inside a
cheetah The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being , and as such has evolved specialized ...
enclosure.


Leg 12 (South Africa → Singapore)

Airdate: 14 February 2008 *Cape Town (
District Six Museum District Six Museum is a museum in the former inner-city residential area and, District Six, in Cape Town, South Africa in an old Methodist church. District Six Foundation was founded in 1989 and the museum in 1994, as a memorial to the forced mo ...
) * Cape Town (
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront The Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront in Cape Town is situated on the Atlantic shore, Table Bay Harbour, the City of Cape Town and Table Mountain. Adrian van der Vyver designed the complex. Situated in South Africa's oldest working harbour, ...
– The Scratch Patch or Master Wire and Bead Craft) *Cape Town ( FC Kapstadt Soccer Pitch next to
Green Point Stadium The Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa was a multi-purpose sports stadium. Opened in 1897, it had a concrete banked cycle track, also occasionally used for motorsport, with a lap distance of a third of a mile - - and inside the ...
) *
Atlantis Atlantis ( grc, Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, , island of Atlas) is a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works '' Timaeus'' and '' Critias'', wherein it represents the antagonist naval power that b ...
(Atlantis Dunes) * Cape Town (
Cape Point Cape Point ( af, Kaappunt) is a promontory at the southeast corner of the Cape Peninsula, a mountainous and scenic landform that runs north-south for about thirty kilometres at the extreme southwestern tip of the African continent in South Af ...
) * Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport) to Singapore (Changi Airport) *Singapore ( Raffles' Landing Site) *Singapore (
Sentosa Sentosa Island, known mononymously as Sentosa, and formerly ''Pulau Belakang Mati'', is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the K ...
Tanjong Beach) *Singapore ( Chinese GardenRainbow Bridge) This season's final Detour was a choice between Search or Assemble (the latter was listed as "Sound" in teams' clues). In Search, teams had to go The Scratch Patch and search amongst thousands of semi-precious gemstones for three ''Amazing Race'' stones, which were yellow in colour with a red dot, that they could exchange for their next clue. In Assemble, teams had to go to Master Wire and Bead Craft and assemble a wire art radio using the tools provided to receive their next clue. In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had pick the 10 flags representing the countries they visited out of a basket of 15, with the flags of Australia,
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
,
Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
,
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
, and
Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (french: link=no, République de Vanuatu; bi, Ripablik blong Vanuatu), is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of no ...
as decoys, and arrange them in a circle and in chronological order:
Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
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Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
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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 Delta i ...
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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
, Japan,
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
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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 ...
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Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
. Once team members got the correct order of correct flags, they could retrieve the final clue. ;Additional tasks *At District Six Museum, teams had to search for a Sony VAIO laptop and enter the name of a street of
District Six District Six (Afrikaans ''Distrik Ses'') is a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. Over 60,000 of its inhabitants were forcibly removed during the 1970s by the apartheid regime. The area of District Six is now ...
as a password. When the correct street was entered, the next clue would direct them to read one paragraph from a designated marker before receiving their next clue. *At the field of the former
Green Point Stadium The Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa was a multi-purpose sports stadium. Opened in 1897, it had a concrete banked cycle track, also occasionally used for motorsport, with a lap distance of a third of a mile - - and inside the ...
adjacent to the future 2010 World Cup Stadium, teams had to score three goals against a goal keeper to receive their next clue. *At Atlantis Dunes, teams had to ride
quad bikes An all-terrain vehicle (ATV), also known as a light utility vehicle (LUV), a quad bike, or simply a quad, as defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI); is a vehicle that travels on low-pressure tires, with a seat that is stra ...
along a marked course and search for their next clue hidden along the track beneath one of 18 marked areas with a bucket. The remaining 17 bucket contained hourglasses teams had to overturn and wait for the sand to run out before they could continue. *At Cape Point, after taking the
funicular A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite e ...
up to the summit, teams had to guess which was the next and final country, Singapore, to receive the next clue.


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