Amazing Race, The

The Amazing Race is a Reality program featuring 11 teams of 2 (12 in the third and fourth seasons) racing around the world for a cash prize of $1,000,000. The teams compete in thirteen legs travelling all over the world. In most legs the last team to arrive at the pit stop is eliminated. When only three teams remain in the race, they compete in a final leg. The team in first place is the winner of $1,000,000 and the winner of The Amazing Race.

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The Amazing Race - 501 - Clearly, I'm More Intelligent Than You

submitted 2004-07-09 04:58:42
Airdate: 2004-07-06

The teams take off from Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles. Viewers learn about a couple of interesting twists: those who finish last on non-elimination legs will be penalized and there's a new element in play called the Yield. The Yield allows a team to keep any other team from racing for a set period of time, but it can only be used once during the race. The teams scramble to catch flights, some not realizing that the flight that departs later actually arrives at their destination, Urugauy, first. The teams navigate through a series of clues, catching ferries and carrying meat to finally reach the game's first Detour: Zips or Chips. Jim is injured early, but still manages to make the fast flight. Two teams make a critical mistake and are sent away from the pit stop, but still manage to make it without being eliminated.

The Amazing Race - 502 - It Turned Ugly Just Now

submitted 2004-07-14 06:29:19
Airdate: 2004-07-13

The teams travel from Uruguay to Argentina.

The Amazing Race - 503 - I Get Electrocuted

submitted 2004-07-21 05:59:35
Airdate: 2004-07-20

After driving through the Argentine countryside, all nine Teams met up at the Buenos Aires airport, where everyone battled for tickets on the earliest flight to San Carlos de Bariloche. Dating couple Colin & Christie and cousins Charla & Mirna departed together and set the pace for the entire leg, finishing first and second, respectively. A ticketing error left father/daughter Jim & Marsha on the last flight to Bariloche.

The Amazing Race - 504 - Who Says Pageant Girls Don't Eat?

submitted 2004-07-28 06:32:32
Airdate: 2004-07-27

Eight teams are left and things are getting chilly. Many teams have trouble with a gross-food challenge. One team gets lost in the cold of St. Petersburg. Colin and Christie face-off against Charla and Mirna, while Marshall and Lance have some difficulties with each other.

The Amazing Race - 505 - Are You Good at Puzzles?

submitted 2004-08-06 08:38:47
Airdate: 2004-08-03

The teams start at the Pit Stop, Catherine's Palace, where they're then directed to head to St. Petersburg and find a painting in an art museum: Rembrandt's "The Return of the Prodigal Son." The teams are then instructed to fly 2,000 miles to Cairo, Egypt. The teams arrive in Egypt where they take part in a Roadblock: Who's up for going down? They must carry up a bag of artifacts from a deep hole. They then take part in the Detour: Rock and Roll or Hump and Ride.

The Amazing Race - 506 - Why Can't We Get a Camel?

submitted 2004-08-11 02:01:15
Airdate: 2004-08-10

The teams traveled to Luxor, Egypt, where they herded animals at the Detour. An archeological dig at the Roadblock slowed most Teams down.

The Amazing Race - 507 - Are You Sure This Is Safe?

submitted 2004-08-19 08:37:40
Airdate: 2004-08-17

The teams travel from Crocodile Island to Nairobi, Kenya, where anticipation builds at the idea of traveling to a Mystery Location. After high tension at an airport, two teams book what they hope will be a faster flight, but find that a delay places them in the back of the pack. Once in Kenya, the teams take buses to a Detour: Buzzing or Busy. The Buzzing option is potentially faster and involves collecting honey from a hive of Africanized bees, while the Busy option involves furniture delivery. All teams opt to stay away from the bees and deliver the furniture. They then make their way to a Roadblock in which the task is to eat scrambled ostrich egg - an amount that's about twenty times that of a single chicken egg. It's a close call, but in the end a team that was a favorite of many is eliminated from The Amazing Race.

The Amazing Race - 508 - I'm Going to Jail

submitted 2004-08-25 08:55:14
Airdate: 2004-08-24

The teams get in a cab race for charter flights, but all teams find that the flight order didn't matter so much when they get to their destination and learn that there's a large break until the opening time of 8 A.M. The teams all travel to the port of Dubai, where they find themselves with a Detour choice of Off-Plane or Off-Road. Teams doing Off-Plane will find themselves sky-diving, while those in Off-Road have to drive off-road vehicles along a marked course. Both could be good options, depending on the various teams strengths and the fact that the planes for Off-Plane only leave every 45 minutes. In an extremely close finish, another team finds themselves stripped of all money in a non-elimination leg.

The Amazing Race - 509 - If You're Gonna Whine, Just Shut Up!

submitted 2004-09-01 06:38:53
Airdate: 2004-08-31

In this leg of the race, the teams travel from Dubai to Calcutta, India. XXXX and XXXX find themselves facing the law this time over a cab dispute, but with a far different reason and resolution than that of the Colin and Christie situation in the previous episode. Once in Calcutta, all teams initially take part in a brick-making Roadblock. When it proves an especially rough challenge for one team, they try opting for the Fast Forward, only to balk when they find it invovles shaving their XXXX. Therefore, all teams participate in the Heavy but Short / Light But Long Detour, all choosing Heavy But Short. After pushing taxicabs with the help of locals for a half-mile, they make their way to the pit stop: Victoria Memorial. The last place team finds themselves giving up hope....

The Amazing Race - 510 - If They're Screwing the Helmet to My Head, It Can't Be Good

submitted 2004-09-10 03:51:33
Airdate: 2004-09-07

The teams receive a clue telling them to travel over 6,000 miles from Calcutta, India to Auckland, New Zeland. Then, they must drive an additional 220 miles to Rotorua, New Zealand. Flight struggles initially put one team behind, but then confusion over directions moves them into a surprise lead. The teams take part in a Detour: Clean or Dirty. The Clean option involves a scary water rafting trip, while the Dirty option involves searching for a clue in hot mud. A questionable decision on the part of one racer makes for an intense battle to avoid elimination. The teams complete a Roadblock that involves rolling down a hill inside a Zorb ball, then walking across a final line. They then check in at the Pit Stop, but it's finally too late for one team and they are eliminated.

The Amazing Race - 511 - It's Okay, Run Them Over

submitted 2004-09-14 22:39:26
Airdate: 2004-09-14

The teams take off from the Pit Stop in New Zealand to the Westhaven Marina, where they face a Roadblock that involves scaling heights and then doing a controlled leap into a boat. Afterwards, the teams receive a clue telling them to travel over 5,000 miles to Manila, Phillipines. One team lands seats on a flight that they hope will put them far ahead, but finds that flight delays and a missed connection place them together with the rest of the teams. Once in the Phillipines, the teams take a part in a task to decorate Gypnees, a remnant of the American World War II presence. One team, though, must wait when they arrive only to find another team has exercised their Yield option on them. Afterwards, the teams do a Detour: Plow or Fowl. All teams choose the Plow option, which involves using an ox to plow for a clue, as opposed to the Fowl, which would have involved herding a thousand geese. All teams find themselves in a high-stakes bus and taxi race to the Coconut Palace Pit Stop, but one receives good news when they learn that although they finished last, they have not been eliminated from the race.

The Amazing Race - 512 & 513 - You've Just Made Me A Millionaire

submitted 2004-09-22 05:20:25
Airdate: 2004-09-21

Season finale, so no spoilers.. ;-)

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The Amazing Race - 601 - The Game's Afoot

submitted 2004-11-17 00:31:46
Airdate: 2004-11-16

A new group of teams sets off on the first leg of The Amazing Race. Included in the mix are two senior citizens who have dubbed themselves "Team Medicare" and the usual teams of models and dating or married couples. Things are changing up once again as this time the teams are started off with a challenging task --- right in the United States!

The Amazing Race - 602 - I'm Not His Wife -- He Doesn't Need to Scream at Me

submitted 2004-11-24 04:47:37
Airdate: 2004-11-23

The teams travel from their Pit Stop at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland over 1,000 miles to Oslo, Norway. Once there, they travel to a ski jump where they find themselves facing a Roadblock. In this Roadblock one team member must perform an "Olympian" feat --- sliding down a long zip-line. They then visit a Viking Village where they stay the night. In the morning, the teams split up into two groups of their choice and then compete to paddle boats across the lake. One team makes a critical mistake. At the Detour, the teams must choose between Endurance or Accuracy. Endurance in involves rollerblading one and three quarter miles, while Accuracy involves participating in three grueling challenges. Many teams initially choose Endurance and then opt to do Accuracy instead. Later, the critical mistake comes back to bite the team that made it..

The Amazing Race - 603 - Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science

submitted 2004-11-30 21:15:21
Airdate: 2004-11-30

The teams continue to Stockholm, Sweden, but not before one is assessed a penalty for events in the previous episode. The teams make their way to an ice bar, where they must slide a shot glass made of ice across a bar and hit a target. The teams then continue to the world's largest Ikea, where they face a Detour. Both tasks seem rather difficult, one called Count requires successfully counting 2,304 objects, while the other called Build requires successful, proper building of a desk. Some initially choose the counting and ditch it for the Desk option. Many who choose the counting fall dangerously behind. A Roadblock involves rolling rough bales of hay to find hidden clues. There are 270 bales of hay and only 20 clues. This proves very exhausting for many teams and the possible downfall of one. After no teams choose to use a Yield, they check into the Pit Stop at Af Chapman, Stockholm, but one team does not share their fate.

The Amazing Race - 604 - What if It Isn't Sanitary

submitted 2004-12-07 20:44:42
Airdate: 2004-12-07

The teams travel to Africa and X and Y have a big argument. A and B-C express their devotion for each other. The racing becomes more intense as the teams continue to stride to avoid another possible elimination.

The Amazing Race - 605 - Quit Following Us

submitted 2004-12-15 02:35:45
Airdate: 2004-12-14

The teams take off from their Pit Stop in Africa, first traveling to a slave-house where slaves were held until heading to the New World. There, a memorial to those slaves particularly touches Gus and has him appreciating the human aspect of The Amazing Race. Next, the teams fly to Germany where they search for a clue along the remains of the Berlin Wall. After some teams have confusion about finding the clue, they travel to a statue of busted chains near a church that was partially destroyed in World War II. A Detour has teams choose between linking sausages or going to a Beer House to search for their pictures on coasters and exchanging them for cups of beer at a Beer House. Later, the teams encounter a Roadblock in which one member must race a soapbox car down a mountain. In the end, one team's mistake makes for another rather close finish.

The Amazing Race - 606 - They Should Probably Have Some Counseling

submitted 2004-12-21 23:43:25
Airdate: 2004-12-21

The teams continue racing in Germany where a Roadblock has them bungee-jumping. One team-member nearly passes out from exhaustion but is okay and continues on with the race. The teams fly next 450 miles to Budapest, Hungary. Once there, hijinks ensue when the teams are forced to travel in local cars that are notorious for their unreliability. Many teams have breakdowns and are forced to get new cars, or have mechanical work done. Once they've navigated their way, they arrive at a Detour: Catapault Crash or Cannon Run. After the teams complete the Detour, they receive a clue telling them to make their way to the Net Klub Internet Cafe where they'll receive an online clue. By the end of the episode, some teams had not yet even made it to the cafe, which hadn't yet opened.

The Amazing Race - 607 - Phil Is a Choo-Choo Charlie

submitted 2004-12-29 00:49:27
Airdate: 2004-12-28

A holiday clips show reviews the season so far and gives viewers a look at never before seen footage, including material that builds on previous scenes and completely new material, such as:

- A team loses a clue within the first few minutes of the race

- A team puts on make-up in preparation for meeeting Phil at the Pit Stop, as they consider him a class-act

- A starving team member uses her looks to gain free food

- Struggling with the "notoriously unreliable local cars," many teams have trouble filling up the gas tanks

The Amazing Race - 608 - One of You, I'm Gonna Break in Half

submitted 2005-01-05 13:04:07
Airdate: 2005-01-04

The teams receive a clue over the Internet at the Net Klub Cafe at opening times allow Lori and Bolo to catch up. The race continues at the Heritage Rail Museum where one racer is sent into a fury after being hit in the head by a gate. The teams then travel to the famous Danube River, but one team opts for the Fast Forward. The Fast Forward for this episode, one of only two available this season, involves drinking pig's blood as part of a ceremony involving the Legend of the Vampire. The rest of the teams make a Detour choice between either Swim or Paddle. Swimming involves scoring a goal at water polo, while the Paddle option requires the team to use a hand-pump to inflate a raft and then paddle across the Danube. Later, a Roadblock forces several racers to eat a bowl of extremely spicy soup. In the end, things are very close as two teams race to reach the Pit Stop.

The Amazing Race - 609 - Tell My Mom I Love Her

submitted 2005-01-12 16:03:39
Airdate: 2005-01-11

The teams continue from their Pit Stop in Budapest, Hungary, where they receive a clue telling them to find the area's largest wine cast. Once they find that, they travel to Ajaccio, Corsica and find the room where Napoleon was born. The remaining teams take marked cars and find a Detour: Climb Up or Fly Behind. Later, a Roadblock involving grape-stomping to make wine causes the same team to stumble. In the end, it becomes a very close foot-race to not be the last team to the Pit Stop mat.