The Amazing Race 26 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The Amazing Race 26 is the 26th installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. In this installment, eleven teams of dating couples (six existing couples and five blind date teams who met for the first time at the start of the race) competed in a race around the world for a $1 million (USD) grand prize. The season premiered on CBS for the 2014-15 television season with a special 90-minute episode on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Following the premiere, the program aired in the same time slot that the previous season of The Amazing Race took. The season finale aired on May 15, 2015.

Blind date couple Laura Pierson & Tyler Adams, known as "Team SoCal," were the winners of the 26th season of The Amazing Race.

Production

Development and filming

This season covered , five continents, and eight countries, including visits to Japan, Thailand, Namibia, Germany, and for the first time Monaco. In some race segments, a special clue was available. Teams selecting the special clue received a Date Night reward, an opportunity to participate in a romantic activity.

The Save from the previous season returned for this season but was unaired, unclaimed, and unused. It could be obtained during the 3rd leg of the race by completing both sides of the detour.

For the second season in a row, four teams were going to compete in the final leg of the race. However, the host of the show, Phil Keoghan, eliminated one team in the middle of the final leg, leaving only three teams racing to the finish line for the $1 million grand prize.

In the beginning of each episode, the scene in which host Keoghan describes the country and pit stop, had been removed and was replaced by the team discussing what happened during the previous episode or a team having their date night before the next leg began.

Casting and contestants

The cast included Olympic couple Aly Dudek and Steven Langton, as well as New Kids on the Block member Jonathan Knight, racing with his boyfriend, Harley Rodriguez. This season was the first in the history of the American edition, or any international edition of the program, which did not include at least one all-female team. The reasons for not casting at least one lesbian dating couple, whether preexisting or blind date, are unknown.

In June 2015, Jackie Ibarra and Jeff Weldon were revealed as additional contestants to the show on the seventeenth season of fellow CBS reality show Big Brother; Keoghan introduced the pair to the game. Weldon was evicted third on Day 29. Ibarra was evicted eighth during a double eviction on Day 57, and became the second member of the jury.

Marketing

Travelocity and Ford continued their sponsorships with The Amazing Race. Fitbit became a new sponsor this season. Each team member received Fitbit devices, which were used in one of the tasks in Leg 10. This was also the last season to have Ford as a sponsor for the show.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race (listed along with their relationships and team names, as announced by CBS).

Team	Relationship	Team name	Position (by leg)												Roadblocks
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Laura & Tyler	Blind Dating	Team SoCal	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	6th	6th	2nd	1st	1st	4th	3rd	1st	Laura 5, Tyler 6
Jelani & Jenny	Blind Dating	The Legal Team	1st	1st	3rd	7th	4th	5th	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	Jelani 6, Jenny 5
Hayley & Blair	Blind Dating	Rx For Love	8th	9th	2nd	2nd	5th	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	Hayley 5, Blair 6
Mike & Rochelle	Dating for 8 Months	Truck Stop Love	7th	8th	1st	6th	7th	3rd	5th	5th	4th	3rd	4th		Mike 6, Rochelle 4
Matt & Ashley	Dating for 3 Years?Engaged	The Hairstylists	9th	7th	6th	8th	2nd	4th	1st	2nd					Matt 5, Ashley 3
Aly & Steve	Dating for 7 Months	Sochi Love	4th	3rd	5th	3rd	1st	2nd							Aly 3, Steve 3
Jeff & Jackie	Blind Dating	Team JJ	2nd	6th	8th	5th	3rd								Jeff 2, Jackie 2
Bergen & Kurt	Blind Dating	The Blonde Date	6th	5th	7th	1st									Bergen 2, Kurt 0
Harley & Jonathan	Dating for 7 Years	Team New Kid	5th	4th											Harley 1, Jonathan 1
Libby & CJ	Dating for 10 Years	Team Tuskegee	10th												Libby 1, CJ 0
Jeff & Lyda	Dating for 4 Years	Flight Crew	}}												Jeff 0, Lyda 0

• A team placement means the team was eliminated.
• An team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump during the next leg of the race.
• A or a indicates that the team chose to use one of the two U-Turns in a Double U-Turn, respectively; or indicates the team who received it; |}} indicates that the team was U-Turned, but they used the second U-Turn on another team.
• A indicates that the team decided to use the Express Pass on that leg.
• An underlined leg number indicates that there was no mandatory rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were ordered to continue racing. The first place team was still awarded a prize for that leg. An underlined team placement indicates that the team came in last on a "continue racing" leg but was not eliminated at the end of the leg. Teams were warned that at some point in the next leg, a team would be eliminated.

1. ^ Jeff & Lyda used their Blind U-Turn on Jeff & Jackie; however, they already passed the U-Turn point and therefore were unaffected by it.
2. ^ At the Leg 3 Pit Stop, Matt proposed to Ashley, who accepted. Their relationship title was changed from "Dating for 3 Years" to "Engaged".
3. ^ Bergen & Kurt left their Ford Focus vehicle behind on their way to Schlafwagenfabrik due to difficulties driving it, and instead traveled by taxi. They were then issued a 2-hour penalty upon arrival, as they did not have their vehicle present to perform the task there. Throughout the leg, Bergen & Kurt had to walk or use public transportation. Additionally, Bergen & Kurt got lost while finding the Detour location of their choice and fell behind all the other teams. Phil met with them where they rested the night to inform them on their elimination.
4. ^ Jelani & Jenny used the Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 8. However they still had to do one side of the Detour since Matt & Ashley U-Turned them before they got to the board.
5. ^ Mike & Rochelle were eliminated in the middle part of the final leg during the first Route Info which is at P2 Ranch. (see below).

Prizes

The prize for each leg was awarded to the first place team for that corresponding leg of the race. The Date Night reward was a romantic activity at the next Pit Stop, and its invitation was found at random inside a clue envelope.

• Leg 1 - The Express Pass - an item that can be used during the race to skip any one task of the team's choosing.
• Leg 2 - Fitbit watches and a fitness package for each team member, plus a personal chef, cooking lessons and a one-year gym membership or a year of fresh grocery delivery.
  • Date Night: A trip to a Japanese hot spring - Harley & Jonathan won this.
• Leg 3 - A trip for two to Prague, Czech Republic
  • Date Night: A romantic evening on the beach at the Pit Stop - Bergen & Kurt won this, however the prize was given to Matt & Ashley
• Leg 4 - A trip for two to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
  • Date Night: A romantic evening on a water boat at Chao Phraya River - Laura & Tyler won this
• Leg 5 - A 2015 Ford Focus for each racer.
  • Date Night: A romantic evening at the Bavarian Public Observatory (Unaired) - Mike & Rochelle won this
• Leg 6 - A trip for two to Cape Town, South Africa
  • Date Night: A romantic evening at a hotel on the French Riviera - Laura & Tyler won this
• Leg 7 - $5000 (USD) each
  • Date Night: Laura & Tyler won this.
• Leg 8 - A trip for two to Queenstown, New Zealand
• Leg 9 - A trip for two to Seoul, South Korea
  • Date Night: Jelani & Jenny won this.
• Leg 10 - A Fitbit package for each racer, a phone and laptop of the racer's choice, and either home gym equipment or a one-year gym membership.
  • Date Night: A romantic dinner with a performance from a mummy - Jelani & Jenny won this.
• Leg 11 - A trip for two to Goa, India
• Leg 12 - US $1 million

Episode title quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.

1. "Great Way to Start a Relationship" – Hayley
2. "I Got the Smartest Dude" – Jackie and Laura
3. "#MurphysLaw" – Harley
4. "The Great Amazing Nasty Race" – Hayley
5. "Get in That Lederhosen, Baby" – Tyler
6. "Smells Like a Million Bucks" – Tyler
7. "Back in Business" – Hayley
8. "Moment of Truth" – Tyler
9. "Can I Get a Hot Tub!" – Tyler
10. "Fruits of Our Labor" – Jenny
11. "In It to Win It" – Tyler
12. "Monster Truck Heroes" – Jenny

Race summary

Leg 1 (United States ? Japan)

Airdate: February 25, 2015

• Castaic, California, United States (Castaic Lake) (Starting Line)
• Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) to Tokyo, Japan (Narita International Airport)
• Chiyoda (Kanda Shrine)
• Shinjuku (Shinjuku Central Park) or Nakano (Nakanosakaue Chicken Tavern)
• Shinjuku (Wakaba Higashi Park)
• Chiyoda (Akihabara UDX Building - Parking Space)

The first Detour of the Race was to choose between Syncing Steps or Samurai Sake. In Syncing Steps, teams traveled to Shinjuku Central Park to learn a series of synchronized "robotic" dance moves performed by members of World Order. Once World Order leader Genki Sudo judged their dance, he would deliver their next clue. In Samurai Sake, teams traveled to Nakano Sakaue Station Tavern, and were shown ten bottles of sake (t?k?, nanbubijin, okunomatsu, kanbe, yoshinogawa, michisakari, tsukasabotan, zaou, momokawa, sh?chikubai). One team member had to take one of ten bottles of sake to a table of Samurais, while the other team member found the correct bottle from a much larger display of bottles. The teams received the next clue once they presented the correct bottle to the Samurais, and took a toast.

Additional tasks

• At the starting line, teams had to take a mud run obstacle course on a lake shore, grab a ring of tire which contained airplane tickets for their first destination city: Tokyo, Japan for one of two flights. The first eight teams were on the first flight, and the last three on the second flight, departing 45-minutes after.
• Before leaving, teams had to choose a marked Ford Fusion Hybrid to drive themselves to Los Angeles International Airport.
• After getting the clue at Wakaba Higashi Park, teams searched "in the vicinity of" the UDX building for a parking space at the Pit Stop.

Leg 2 (Japan)

Airdate: February 27, 2015

• Shinagawa (Shinagawa Station) or Chiyoda (Akihabara Station) to Nagano (Nagano Station)
• Nagano (Matsushiro Castle)
• Nagano (Nishi-guchi Zenk?-ji)
• Nagano (Takesan Donabe Restaurant or M-Wave)
• Nagano (Patio Daimon )

This leg's Roadblock had one team member solve a yosegi (traditional puzzle box) that contained the password they would need to tell the guards to receive their next clue. One of the clue envelopes contained a "Date Night" reward to be used during the mandatory rest period.

In the leg's Blind Detour, only the task's names were delivered. In Share, teams made their way to the Takesan Donabe restaurant and had to feed each other a bowl of noodles, using only a pair of chopsticks sitting in front of a large fan. Once all the noodles were eaten, they would receive their next clue. In Chair, teams traveled to the M-Wave Olympic Arena. One team member sat on a chair mounted on a sled, the other team member pushed the chair around a speed skating track. After one lap, they switched places. Teams had to finish both laps in a combined time of no more than three minutes and fifty-five seconds for the coach to give next clue.

Additional task

• At the start of the leg, teams had to ride a bullet train to Nagano and find Matsushiro Castle to get their next clue.

Leg 3 (Japan ? Thailand)

Airdate: March 6, 2015

• Nagano (Nagano Station) to Shinjuku (Shinjuku Station) (Unaired)
• Tokyo (Narita International Airport) to Phuket, Thailand (Phuket International Airport)
• Phuket (Patong Beach - Bangla Road)
• Phuket (Patong Beach Bed and Breakfast Hotel) (Overnight Rest)
• Phuket (Baan Teelanka/"Upside Down House")
• Phuket (Phuket Wake Park or Flying Hanuman)
• Phuket (Patong Beach - My Way Cabaret)
• Phuket (Sri Panwa Hotel - Baba Nest Rooftop Bar)

The Detour was a choice between Ski and Tree. In Ski, teams traveled to Phuket Wake Park, where each member had to ride one lap of the wave pool on a wakeboard. Once the lap was completed, they would get their next clue. In Tree, teams traveled to the Flying Hanuman restaurant where they dressed as waiters and delivered a full meal intact to customers by zip line. If they served the meals intact, they would receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• Upon arriving in Phuket, teams had to head to Bangla Road and search for a man with a selfie stick, who then gave one of three departure times the next morning. The first three teams received the 8:30 am slot, three more received the 8:45 am slot, and the last three received the 9:00 am slot.
• At their designated times, teams made their way to Baan Teelanka ("Upside Down House") and searched for their next clue hanging upside-down from a ceiling.
• At My Way Cabaret, teams dressed in "showgirl" costumes (including stockings, feathered headdresses, heels, and makeup), then learned a dance and performed it before an audience. Once the manager was satisfied with the teams' dance, he awarded that team the next clue.
• There was an unaired task where the teams could go for The Save by doing both Detours; however, no teams decided to complete both Detours and thus, claimed The Save.

Leg 4 (Thailand)

Airdate: March 13, 2015

• Phuket (Phuket International Airport) to Bangkok (Don Mueang International Airport)
• Bangkok (Wat Yan Nawa)
  • Bangkok (Wat Yan Nawa - Mekhala Pier)
• Bangkok (Snooker Club and Caturday Caf or Wat Klang Food Market and Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen)
• Bangkok (Pathum Wan Siang Gong)
• Bangkok (Wat Ratchanatdaram - Loha Prasat )

For arriving last in the previous leg, Harley & Jonathan had to perform the Speed Bump and assemble a traditional Thai grasshopper made out of river reeds. Once done, they could continue racing. The Detour was a choice giving teams between two public forms of Thai transportation. In Wheel, teams traveled on foot to Sathon Road and then took a tuk tuk to the Snooker Club. Once there, they had to play snooker until they sank a red ball. Then, they received a bottle of milk for them to take to the Caturday Caf, and give to the resident cats. Once the cats were fed, the caf's owner gave the teams their next clue. In Water, teams traveled on foot to Sathon Pier and then took a water taxi to Wat Intharam Pier, where they searched for Wat Klang Food Market. At the market, each team member had to eat a thousand-year-old egg. Then, they received a metal placard clue sending them to the Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen temple to participate in a traditional Thai prayer before receiving their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, the team member had to use power tools to remove the transmission from a faulty engine block. Inside was a screwdriver and the next clue was tucked inside that handle, one also contained a Date Night envelope.

Additional task

• After the Roadblock, teams had to figure out that the clue, a piece of fabric with the inscription "Metal Castle" from a screwdriver, directed them to the Pit Stop at Loha Prasat in Wat Ratchanatdaram.

Leg 5 (Thailand ? Germany)

Airdate: April 3, 2015

• Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) to Munich, Bavaria, Germany (Munich Airport)
• Oberding (Munich Airport Terminal station) to Munich (Mnchen Marienplatz station)
• Munich (Wies'n Tracht und Mehr)
• Munich (St. Peter's Church - Alter Peter Tower)
• Munich (Schlafwagenfabrik (Schwartz Metall Manufaktur site))
• Schliersee (Lake Schliersee)
• Fischbachau (Wolfsee Halle) or Geitau, Bayrischzell (Hasenhrl-Hof)
• Schliersee (Markus Wasmeier Museum )
• Schliersee (Lake Spitzingsee)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Stein or Stack. In Stein, teams headed to the Wolfsee Halle restaurant and carried twenty-two full steins of beer and carefully delivered them all at once through the crowd. If they could deliver the mugs without dropping or spilling them, they would receive their next clue. In Stack, teams traveled to the grounds of Hasenhrl-Hof and had to vertically stack fifteen empty beer crates with one team member standing on top of them. The team that could complete the stack without falling off, would get their next clue.

This leg's Roadblock was that one team member had to learn a Bavarian love song at the log house and then serenade their partner while perched on a ladder. If they could pronounce the words correctly and stay on key, they would receive their next clue. If they were incorrect, a bucket of water would be dumped on them and they would have to start over.

Additional tasks

• Upon arriving in Munich, teams were instructed to ride a train to a clothing shop and choose a traditional German outfit, lederhosen for men and dirndl for women. They wore the clothes for the duration of the leg.
• After getting dressed, teams went to Alter Peter Tower at the top of St. Peter's Church and had to climb up to search for their next clue and one of eight marked Ford Focuses below.
• After getting their next clue, teams drove themselves to Schlafwagenfabrik for a Winter Wonderland task which used the car's rear-view camera to see four signposts: Sch, li, er and see. Once backed up, they would assemble them to discover their next destination: Schliersee, and received their next clue once they were correct.
• At the lakeside in Schliersee, teams chose a marked boat and rowed for their next clue, which was attached on a buoy.

Leg 6 (Germany ? France & Monaco)

Airdate: April 10, 2015

• Munich (Hotel Pullman)
• Munich (Munich Airport) to Nice, France (Nice Cte d'Azur Airport)
• Nice (Hotel Westminster)
• Fontvieille, Monaco (Monaco Heliport)
• Monaco-Ville (Port Hercules)
• Monte Carlo (Casino de Monte Carlo)
• ze, France (glise Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'ze ) or La Turbie (Tte de Chien)
• Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (Plage de Passable)

Teams left Hotel Pullman in Munich and traveled to Nice, France. This leg's Roadblock was a homage of Grace Kelly, one team member had to travel by foot and order a bouquet of roses at St Martin Gardens and a box of chocolates at Chocolaterie de Monaco. Then they delivered them to their partner waiting on a marked yacht at Port Hercules for their next clue.

After they won a game from a roulette wheel at Casino de Monte Carlo (see additional tasks below), teams had to take part in a Detour which was chosen for them. In Win By a Nose, teams had to make a bottle of perfume and cologne from Parfumerie Fragonard using 12 essences to match the original scents and bring them to a judge, they then received their next clue. In Don't Slack Off, each team member had to zip-line above the city to La Turbie, then walk a tightrope back in order to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• Upon arriving in Nice, teams had to travel to Hotel Westminster where they had to choose from a variety of outfits, a suit for men and an evening gown for women, to be worn for the rest of the leg. Once they were dressed and ready, they took a helicopter ride across the border to Monaco.
• After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to Casino de Monte Carlo. Upon entering the casino, they spun a roulette wheel which determined their Detour. Then, they had to pick up a Ford Fiesta from a valet and drive to the specified location.

Leg 7 (France ? Namibia)

Airdate: April 17, 2015

• Cap-d'Ail (Marina)
• Nice (Nice Cte d'Azur Airport) to Windhoek, Namibia (Hosea Kutako International Airport)
• Windhoek (Hosea Kutako International Airport) to Omaruru (Erindi Private Game Reserve)
• Omaruru (Erindi Private Game Reserve - Salt Licks)
• Omaruru (Erindi Private Game Reserve - San [Bushmen] Village)
• Omaruru (Erindi Private Game Reserve - Ranger Headquarters)
• Usakos (Spitzkoppe)

Teams left Cap-d'Ail to start the leg. This leg's Roadblock had team members work with the Bushmen and build a traditional hut using wooden sticks and dried grass. Once the hut was completely built, a Bushman would give them their next clue. The teams then headed to the Ranger Headquarters and delivered a salt lick to the head ranger, who gave them their following clue.

The leg's Detour was a choice between Track or Pack. In Track, teams had to choose a truck and use a telemetric device consisting of an antenna and beacon to track down an elephant. When the elephant was located, the driver would give them their next clue. In Pack, teams worked as butchers where they cut slices of wildebeest meat, avoiding the bones, until they completely filled a bucket. They then boarded a truck and fed the meat to a pack of African wild dogs in order to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• Once arriving in the Namibian capital of Windhoek, teams had to sign up for a bush plane to the airstrip at Erindi Private Game Reserve. At arrival, teams had to choose a marked Ford Ranger and drive themselves to San [Bushmen] Village to pick up a salt lick, as well as their next clue.
• After the Detour, teams drove themselves to Spitzkoppe and looked for a rock formation for the Pit Stop.

Leg 8 (Namibia)

Airdate: April 17, 2015

• Swakopmund (Swakopmunder Buchhandlung)
• Erongo Region (Dorob National Park - Ground Rush Adventures Skydiving Club)
• Erongo Region (Dorob National Park - Snake Bend Pan)
• Erongo Region (Goanikontes Oasis - Moon Valley Landscape)

The Speed Bump required Aly & Steve to make six toy planes from repurposed soda cans and assemble them properly. Once done, they could continue racing. The leg's Roadblock had a team member watch a briefcase drop from an airplane and retrieve it on foot, traveling nearly a mile to the marked area. After locating the briefcase, they walked to a hilltop to pick up the Travelocity Roaming Gnome and reunite with their partner at the starting point to open the briefcase with the clue inside.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Work or Play. In Work, teams had to help locals drag five tires attached to their marked vehicles to smooth of bumpy dirt road to the foreman's satisfaction. Once the task was complete, the foreman would hand them their next clue. In Play, teams had to do cross-country sand skiing through a series of sand dunes up a marked course, and then slide down on a sand board to Henrik May at the bottom, who gave them their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At Swakompunder Buchhandlung (a German language bookstore), teams were told to grab a newspaper from Allgemeine Zeitung for their next clue which was written in German.
• After the Detour, teams were told to go to Goanikontes Oasis to find Moon Valley Landscape. Each team picked one of four exotic animals (camel, donkey, oryx or zebra) and lead it to the Pit Stop.

Leg 9 (Namibia ? The Netherlands)

Airdate: April 24, 2015

• Windhoek (Hosea Kutako International Airport) to Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)
• Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (Jagershuis)
• Amsterdam (Munttoren)
• Amsterdam (Reguliersgracht or Felix Meritis)
• Amsterdam (Museumplein Ice Skating Rink)

This leg's Roadblock had a team member wear a traditional Dutch costume and search among hundreds of klompen (traditional wooden shoe) for one that exactly matched the one that was put on display in the store. Once they matched the pair, the cobbler handed them their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice of Soak or Shuffle. In Soak, teams had to pilot an electric-powered hot tub (known as Hot Tug) through the city's canals, while solving a rebus along the route. Once they wrote down the right answer, which was "Ice Skating Rink," they would receive their next clue. In Shuffle, teams had to play a traditional shuffleboard game called sjoelen and score 51 points in order to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• After the Roadblock, teams had to ride provided bikes along the Amstel River to Amsterdam.
• After the Detour, teams had to ride their bikes to the ice skating rink on Museumplein, which was the Pit Stop.

Leg 10 (The Netherlands ? Peru)

Airdate: May 1, 2015

• Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) to Trujillo, Peru (Cap. FAP Carlos Martnez de Pinillos International Airport)
• Trujillo (Plaza de Armas)
• Trujillo (Plazuela de la Merced)
• Santo Domingo (Fundo San Fernando - Cuartel #1)
• Otuzco (Parque Ramn Castillo)
• Otuzco (Mercado Central de Otuzco or Potato Field and Mercado Central de Otuzco)
• Otuzco (Plaza de Armas overlooking the Statue of Virgen de La Puerta)

The Speed Bump required Matt & Ashley to use an old-fashioned typewriter to type a Llama Loan application. Once the forms were complete, they could continue racing. This leg's Roadblock had one team member harvest a section of sugarcane and chop down one row of crops from a field. Once they finished their row of crops, a farmer would give them their next clue and a bundle of sugarcane.

The leg's Detour was a choice between Mamas or Papas. In Mamas, teams had to walk through the busy streets of Otuzco Marketplace (Mercado Central) to find five different shops and purchase nine ingredients of Peruvian moonshine brew from a provided recipe, then deliver them to an elderly lady known as La Seora de La Chicha. She would trade the ingredients for a glass of moonshine that they would drink until getting their next clue. In "Papas," teams went to a lush potato field and sorted out a pile of potatoes by variety, eventually delivering them to a market and displaying each type of potato in a separate bin, arranging them to the vendor's approval. Once these potatoes were perfectly arranged, the potato vendor would give them their next clue.

Additional tasks

• Upon arriving in Trujillo, teams were told to travel to Plaza de Armas where team members took part in a fireworks festival called Festiva de Fuerza. Once there, they had to find the brass band from the Master of Ceremonies to receive their departure time for the next day.
• At their designated time, teams received their clues and were told to go to Plazuela de la Merced to find "a shine with the morning sun," eventually figuring out that their location was at a shoeshine stand.
• After the Roadblock, teams headed to Parque Ramn Castillo in Otuzco and presented their sugarcane to a fitness expert. Then, they used a row of chalkboards to write their activity data (steps and calories) from the Fitbit fitness watch device. They could use a calculator to count the steps needed to work off the from a sugarcane. Once the total numbers were computed, they were required to drink the juice and the fitness instructor gave them their next clue.
• After the Detour, teams were told to walk to the Statue of Virgen de La Puerta beside Plaza De Armas for the Pit Stop.

Leg 11 (Peru)

Airdate: May 8, 2015

• Trujillo (Universidad Nacional de Trujillo)
• Trujillo (La Asociacin de Criadores y Propietaros de Caballos de Paso Church or Chan Chan)
• Huanchaco (Avenida Ribera and Manco Capac)
• Huanchaco (Beach)
• Huanchaco (Virgen del Socorro)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Shake Your Hips or Make Some Bricks. In Shake Your Hips, teams dressed in dancing costumes and were taught the marinera dance. After they performed with approving satisfaction from a head judge, they would get their next clue. In Make Some Bricks, teams traveled to the famous Chan Chan ruins where they needed to make twelve wet bricks from mud and sand. Once all twelve bricks were completed to the workers' specifications, they then used a wheelbarrow to transport the twelve dry bricks to a work site. Once the delivery was complete, a foreman gave them their next clue.

This leg's Roadblock had both team members pick up caballito de totora, then carry them to the beach on foot. Once there, one team member needed to paddle out to a buoy to get their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, teams headed back to Trujillo to search for "South America's largest mosaic." Once there, they had to find a payaso (a clown) with a magnifying glass and were taken to a specific section of a single mosaic located outside of Universidad Nacional de Trujillo to find a tiny route marker and trade it to the clown for the Detour clue.
• After the Roadblock, teams were told to walk to the Pit Stop at Virgen Del Socorro.

Leg 12 (Peru ? United States)

Airdate: May 15, 2015

• Trujillo (Cap. FAP Carlos Martnez de Pinillos International Airport) to Dallas, Texas, United States (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport)
• Arlington (AT&T Stadium)
• Burleson (P2 Ranch) (Elimination Point)
• Dallas (Reunion Tower)
• Dallas (Railroad Track Shed near Trinity River)
• Dallas (Continental Avenue Bridge)

The final leg's first Roadblock had a team member dress in a Dallas Cowboys uniform, then get harnessed and pulled to the very top of the Stadium, where they then collected a football playbook. Once returned to the ground, they had to catch a touchdown pass and score a field goal to receive their next clue.

The final Roadblock of the Race had the team member that did not perform the previous Roadblock rappel from the top of Reunion Tower, and spot a row of yellow and red flags on the way down. They then marked a railroad shed near the Trinity River for the next task.

Additional tasks

• At P2 Ranch in Burleson, teams dressed in western hats, shirts, and boots to work with cowboys to herd at least six Texas longhorn steers into a pen. Once completed, the cowboy gave them their next clue. Whichever first three teams completed this task moved on, the last team to arrive was eliminated at the Race point.
• At Trinity River shed, teams had to drive a monster truck through a series of mud pits where they would encounter the final memory challenge. For this task, team members had to work together to unlock a shed and using a combination which corresponded to the leg number of the name of places visited during the race (8-3-9-1). Once the shed was unlocked, they took enlarged prints of the selfies they had taken during the race and attached them to a large world map in chronological order from right to left for their final clue.

Leg	Place	Country
8	Buchhandlung	Namibia
3	Baan Teelanka	Thailand
9	Munttoren	Netherlands
1	Kanda Myojin	Japan

Reception

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18-49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18-49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18-49)	Total viewers (millions)	Ref
1	"Great Way to Start a Relationship"		1.5/4	6.16	0.9		2.4
2	"I Got the Smartest Dude"		1.1/4	6.15	0.7		1.8
3	"#MurphysLaw"		1.2/5	6.07	0.7		1.9
4	"The Great Amazing Nasty Race"		1.3/5	6.29
5	"Get in That Lederhosen, Baby"		1.3/5	6.05		1.93		8.00
6	"Smells Like a Million Bucks"		1.1/4	5.75
7	"Back in Business"		1.1/4	5.46	0.7		1.8
8	"Moment of Truth"				0.7		1.8
9	"Can I Get a Hot Tub!"		1.1/4	5.75	0.7		1.8
10	"Fruits of Our Labor"		1.1/5	5.52
11	"In It to Win It"		1.1/5	5.48	0.7		1.8
12	"Monster Truck Heroes"		1.1/5	5.72	0.6	1.81	1.7	7.53

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Canadian ratings

Canadian broadcaster CTV also airs The Amazing Race on Fridays. Episodes air at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Central (9:00 p.m. Pacific, Mountain and Atlantic).

Canadian DVR ratings are included in Numeris' count.

No.	Air date	Episode	Viewers (millions)	Rank (Week)	Ref
1		"Great Way to Start a Relationship"	1.969	10
2		"I Got the Smartest Dude"
3		"#MurphysLaw"	2.046	9
4		"The Great Amazing Nasty Race"	1.960	10
5		"Get in That Lederhosen, Baby"	2.015	6
6		"Smells Like a Million Bucks"	1.984	7
7		"Back in Business"	1.525	19
8		"Moment of Truth"
9		"Can I Get a Hot Tub!"	1.730	16
10		"Fruits of Our Labor"	1.559	19
11		"In It to Win It"	1.674	14
12		"Monster Truck Heroes"	1.773	9

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