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The Amazing Race 19
Season 19
Region 1 DVD cover
Presented byPhil Keoghan
No. of teams11
No. of legs12
Distance traveled35,000 mi (56,000 km)
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 25 (2011-09-25) –
December 11, 2011 (2011-12-11)
Additional information
Filming datesJune 18 (2011-06-18)[1] –
July 10, 2011 (2011-07-10)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The Amazing Race 19 is the nineteenth installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. This season featured eleven teams of two competing in a race around the world.[2]

The 19th season premiered on CBS on September 25, 2011,[3] and the finale aired on December 11, 2011.

Engaged couple Ernie Halvorsen and Cindy Chiang were the winners of this season, while dating couple Jeremy Cline and Sandy Draghi finished in second place, and married couple Marcus Pollard and Amani Pollard finished in third.

Production

Development and filming

Hacienda Heights's Hsi Lai Temple was the site of the Starting Line for The Amazing Race 19, where teams had to first search through several oil-paper umbrellas.

This season traveled a little over 35,000 miles (56,000 km) to 20 cities across four continents.[4] This season included first-time visits to Denmark, Indonesia, Malawi, and Belgium.[5] Filming started on June 18, 2011, with teams seen leaving Los Angeles International Airport and heading to Taiwan.[1] The starting line was located at the Hsi Lai Temple in the foothills of Hacienda Heights, California. As with the previous season, racers had a task they had to perform before receiving tickets to their first destination.[4] American film crews were also spotted in Hillerød, Denmark.[6]

Two new game elements were introduced in this season. Leg 1 introduced the Hazard, a penalty that one team incurred for being the last team to finish the starting line task. According to Phil Keoghan, the Hazard was added to "test people's mental strength out of the gate", and claimed that it had a "rolling effect" throughout the rest of the season.[7] Leg 2 was the first time in which two teams were eliminated at the pit stop.[5]

During the first leg, Kaylani Paliotta lost her passport at a gas station while en route from Hsi Lai Temple to Los Angeles International Airport. Kaylani & Lisa returned to the gas station to search for the passport, but could not find it and opted to proceed to the airport hoping that another racer had picked it up. The camera crew accompanying the team had seen the dropped passport, but could not act on it, and instead informed production of the situation. Production prepared to conduct an impromptu elimination and Phil Keoghan rushed to the airport. The passport was found by two bystanders who had previously helped another team at the gas station. After posting about the incident on Twitter, a fan of the show advised them to take the passport to the airport, and they were able to return it to Kaylani before her scheduled flight.[8]

Leg 5 was supposed to take place in Laos. However, a monsoon caused heavy flooding in the country and forced the production team to construct an additional leg in Thailand instead. Laos would eventually be visited later in The Amazing Race 31.[9]

Marketing

Discover gift card returned as one of the sponsors. Travelocity continued to sponsor the show, while Ford also returned as one of the sponsors, with their fifth generation Ford Mustang appearing as a prize car in the 10th leg, customized by the winner.

Cast

Most of the contestants of the 19th season at the season finale "TARCon" event in New York City. Pictured are (left to right, back row): Marcus Pollard, Amani Pollard, Laurence Sunderland, Liz Canavan, Marie Canavan, Ron Zeitz, Bill Smith, Jeremy Cline, (front row) winner Cindy Chiang, winner Ernie Halvorsen, Kaylani Paliotta, Jennifer Young, Sandy Draghi.

The cast included former Survivor winners and dating couple Ethan Zohn (winner of Survivor: Africa) and Jenna Morasca (winner of Survivor: The Amazon); Zac Sunderland, the first person under 18 to sail solo around the world,[1] retired NFL tight end Marcus Pollard and his wife, Amani; and former Olympic snowboarders Andy Finch and Tommy Czeschin.[5]

Contestants Age Relationship Hometown Status
Ron Zeitz 44 Domestic Partners Laguna Niguel, California Eliminated 1st
(in Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Bill Smith 49
Ethan Zohn 37 Dating New York City, New York
Jenna Morasca 30
Kaylani Paliotta 33 Former Vegas Showgirls Las Vegas, Nevada Eliminated 3rd
(in Magelang, Indonesia)
Lisa Tilley 32
Liz Canavan 24 Twins Deerfield, Illinois Eliminated 4th
(in Bangkok, Thailand)
Marie Canavan 24
Justin Young 31 Siblings Stone Mountain, Georgia Eliminated 5th
(in Senga Bay, Malawi)
Jennifer Young 26
Laurence Sunderland 48 Father & Son Adventurers Thousand Oaks, California Eliminated 6th
(in Copenhagen, Denmark)
Zac Sunderland 19
Bill Alden 63 Grandparents Albany, Oregon Eliminated 7th
(in Brussels, Belgium)
Cathi Alden 62
Andy Finch 30 Pro Snowboarders Truckee, California Eliminated 8th
(in Panama City, Panama)
Tommy Czeschin 32 Crowley Lake, California
Amani Pollard 36 Married Pine Mountain, Georgia Third Place
Marcus Pollard 39
Jeremy Cline 35 Dating Alamo, California Second Place
Sandy Draghi 33 Dublin, California
Ernie Halvorsen 29 Engaged Chicago, Illinois Winners
Cindy Chiang 30
Future appearances

Ernie & Cindy appeared on the final episode of The Amazing Race 29 where they handed tickets to the final three teams entering Wrigley Field in their hometown of Chicago.[10]

Ethan Zohn returned to compete on Survivor: Winners at War.[11]

Results

The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order.

  • A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
  • An italicized and underlined placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop, but there was no rest period at the pit stop and all teams were instructed to continue racing. There was no required Speed Bump task in the next leg.
  • An orange ε indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks.
  • A brown ⊃ indicates that the team used the U-Turn and a brown ⊂ indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn.
Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 2[a] 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ernie & Cindy 1st 4th 5th 5th 3rd 5th 2ndε[b] 1st⊃[c] 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st
Jeremy & Sandy 2nd 6th 3rd 3rd 7th 3rd 6th 5th 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd
Amani & Marcus 5th 9th 6th 6th 1st 7th‡ 4th 4th 1st 4th 3rd 3rd
Andy & Tommy 7th 1st 1st 1st 5th 1st 1st 3rd 4th 1st 4th†
Bill & Cathi 11th‡ 7th 7th 7th 2nd 6th[d] 3rd 2nd⊂
⊃[c][e] 		5th[f] 5th†
Laurence & Zac 6th 2nd 2nd[g] 4th 6th 4th 5th 6th†⊂[e]
Justin & Jennifer 3rd 8th 4th 2nd 4th 2nd[d] 7th†
Liz & Marie 10th 5th 8th 8th‡ 8th†
Kaylani & Lisa 9th 3rd 9th†
Ethan & Jenna 4th 10th†[h]
Ron & Bill 8th 11th†[h]
Notes
  1. ^ Eight of the teams arrived at the pit stop without having donated all of their money to the orphanage as they'd been instructed, and had to go back before checking in. The initial placements for all of the teams were as follows: 1st: Ernie & Cindy; 2nd: Liz & Marie; 3rd: Bill & Cathi; 4th: Andy & Tommy; 5th: Jeremy & Sandy; 6th: Justin & Jennifer; 7th: Amani & Marcus; 8th: Laurence & Zac; 9th: Ethan & Jenna; 10th: Kaylani & Lisa; 11th: Ron & Bill. Andy & Tommy, Laurence & Zac, and Kaylani & Lisa did not have to return to the orphange.
  2. ^ This team used the Express Pass in this particular leg.
  3. ^ a b Ernie & Cindy chose to use the U-Turn on Bill & Cathi.
  4. ^ a b Justin & Jennifer and Bill & Cathi initially arrived 1st and 3rd, respectively, but did not pay the truck drivers who drove them to the pit stop. They had to pay their drivers before being allowed to check in. Their placements were dropped to 2nd and 6th place, respectively.
  5. ^ a b Bill & Cathi chose to use the U-Turn on Laurence & Zac.
  6. ^ This team arrived last at the pit stop, but they were instructed to continue racing. There was no Speed Bump task in the next leg.
  7. ^ Laurence & Zac initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for having used more than the allowed number of buckets at the Detour. Andy & Tommy checked in during this penalty time, dropping Laurence & Zac to 2nd.
  8. ^ a b This was a double-elimination leg; the last two teams to check in at the pit stop were both eliminated.

Race summary

The route of the 19th Amazing Race.
Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Hazard    U-Turn    Speed Bump    Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → Taiwan)

After arriving in Taipei, teams had to look for their clue on a digital billboard in Ximending, written in Mandarin.
  • Episode 1: "Kindness of Strangers" (September 25, 2011)
  • Prize: The Express Pass (awarded to Ernie & Cindy)
Locations
Roadblock
  • In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to find a nearby payphone and call a given phone number. The person on the other end gave the racer one of Confucius's proverbs: "In all things success depends on previous preparation, and without such previous preparation there is sure to be failure." Without writing down any of the message, they had to repeat the proverb verbatim to a temple monk in order to receive their next clue. If they were incorrect, they had to call the number again and try again.
Hazard
  • Kaylani & Lisa had to complete the Hazard because they finished last in the starting line task. The Hazard required Kaylani & Lisa to travel to the Core Pacific City Mall, where one of them had to perform an indoor bungee jump before they could continue racing.
Additional notes
  • At Hsi Lai Temple, teams had to search through hundreds of oil-paper umbrellas for one that had the correct set of letters ("TAI") printed on it. When combined twice with their clue of six other letters ("WANPEI"), it revealed the name of their first destination: Taipei, Taiwan. Once they presented Phil Keoghan with the correct umbrella, he gave them keys to one of the vehicles parked outside the temple. The last team to complete the task was penalized with a Hazard.
  • The first eight teams to arrive at Los Angeles International Airport were booked on an earlier flight to Taipei via China Airlines with the remaining three teams booked on a second flight via EVA Air that departed twenty minutes later.
  • At Ximending Commercial District, teams were told to "look up" for their next clue and were left to figure out that their clue was displayed on a digital billboard at Jun Plaza: red and yellow balloons that revealed the Chinese characters 台北孔廟 (Taipei Confucius Temple).
  • At Dajia Riverside Park, teams joined a dragon boat team. One team member kept pace by beating a drum, while the other team member joined the paddling crew on the Keelung River. Once they made it through the course, they received their next clue.
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 2 (Taiwan → Indonesia)

The Roadblock in Yogyakarta had racers spelunking the natural caves of Goa Jomblang to find a kris.
  • Episode 2: "The Sprint of Our Life" (October 2, 2011)
  • Prize: A trip to the Carton House in Ireland (awarded to Andy & Tommy)
  • Eliminated: Ron & Bill and Ethan & Jenna
Locations
Roadblock
  • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to descend 160 feet (49 m) into Goa Jomblang to search for a traditional Javanese mask and a dagger known as a kris. Once they located them, team members had to scale up a bamboo ladder to the top and deliver them to the chieftain in exchange for their next clue.
Detour
  • This season's first Detour was a choice between Shake Your Money Maker or Be a Ticket Taker. In Shake Your Money Maker, teams had to dress in costumes with one team member dancing in the streets while the other played a gamelan, and had to earn Rp 30,000 (roughly US$3.40). In Be a Ticket Taker, teams had to go to the Mal Malioboro and work as motorbike parking attendants to earn Rp 15,000 (roughly US$1.70) before turning in their ticket book.
Speed Bump
  • For their Speed Bump, Bill & Cathi had to untangle a rope until they had enough length to reach a carabiner across a field before they could continue with the Roadblock.
Additional notes
  • After either Detour, teams traveled to the Aisyiyah Orphanage, home to orphans of the 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi, where they had to donate all of the money in their possession in exchange for their next clue. Eight of the teams arrived at the pit stop without having donated all of their money as they'd been instructed, and had to go back before they could check in.
  • At the orphanage, teams received a coat of arms from the children and had to figure out that it belonged to the Sultan and that the pit stop was at his palace: Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat.
  • In an unaired segment at Bukit Indah Restaurant & Hotel, teams had to randomly pick a key, each of which had one of two departure times the next morning.[12]
  • This was a double-elimination episode.

Leg 3 (Indonesia)

The iconic Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, served as both the site of this leg's Roadblock and the pit stop.
  • Episode 3: "Don't Lay Down on Me Now!" (October 9, 2011)
  • Prize: A trip to Atlantis The Palm, Dubai (awarded to Andy & Tommy)
  • Eliminated: Kaylani & Lisa
Locations
Detour
  • This leg's Detour was a choice between Rice Field or Grass Fed. In Rice Field, teams carried lunch to rice paddy workers and, while the workers ate their lunch, had to plant 300 rice seedlings in order to receive their next clue. In Grass Fed, teams had to fill two bags with freshly cut grass and then pick up two sheep from a shed. After delivering the grass and sheep to a farm, they had to retrieve six buckets of water from a well, using only two buckets at a time, to fill a trough for the sheep and receive their next clue.
Roadblock
  • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to walk around the top tier of Borobudur in a clockwise direction, counting the statues of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, while also paying attention to the mudra depicted on the statues. Each racer had to provide the correct numbers of Buddhas by mudra, including a demonstration of each, in order to receive their next clue.
Additional notes
  • At the start of the leg, teams had to join a series of Dutch colonial-era Bicycle Guard reenactors and ride omafiets with their group from Kraton through the streets of Yogyakarta to Fort Vredeburg in order to receive their next clue.
  • Before being allowed into Borobudur, teams had to go to the international entrance, where they were given batik sarongs to put on. They then walked up to the top of the temple, where they received their next clue.

Leg 4 (Indonesia → Thailand)

Teams finished this leg on Thailand's traditional floating village of Koh Panyi.
  • Episode 4: "This Is Gonna Be a Fine Mess" (October 16, 2011)
  • Prize: US$5,000 each (awarded to Andy & Tommy)
Locations
Detour
  • This leg's Detour was a choice between Coral Reconstruction or Beach Preparation, both designed to give back to Thailand following the 2004 tsunami. In each task, teams rode on speedboats to Khai Nai Island. In Coral Reconstruction, teams built a coral nursery out of pipes. Once complete, they used a kayak to take the nursery and several coral fragments out to a buoy where they had to set the nursery on the ocean floor and then properly set the coral fragments into the nursery in order to receive their next clue. In Beach Preparation, teams had to properly set up a series of twenty beach chairs and ten umbrellas marked with a specific symbol given in their clue in order to receive their next clue.
Roadblock
  • In this leg's Roadblock, teams traveled to Koh Yao Noi, where one team member had to climb the island's sheer rock wall until they reached a bird's nest that held their next clue.
Additional notes
  • After the Detour, teams were given a compass and medallion and were instructed to travel north for thirteen minutes until they reached the island shown on the medallion: Soap Island.
  • After the Roadblock, teams were given a map of Phang Nga province and a compass and were instructed to lead their boat captain to the pit stop at Koh Panyi.
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 5 (Thailand)

For the second Roadblock on this leg, racers had to reassemble a spirit house that they originally disassembled before the Roadblock.
  • Episode 5: "I Feel Like I'm in the Circus" (October 23, 2011)
  • Prize: A trip to Bali, Indonesia (awarded to Amani & Marcus)
  • Eliminated: Liz & Marie
Locations
Roadblocks
  • In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member searched for a man playing a traditional Thai flute and then had to search the water around him for a bundle that contained a ceramic carp with their clue inside.
  • In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to correctly rebuild the spirit house they picked up after the first Roadblock in order to receive a bag of fish food and their next clue.
Speed Bump
  • For their Speed Bump, Liz & Marie had to clean up elephant dung and wash an elephant before they could ride it to the Roadblock.
Additional notes
  • At Anda Adventures, teams had to ride on elephants up the Khlong Song Phraek River to their next clue.
  • After the first Roadblock, teams had to travel to a nearby store, take apart a traditional spirit house, and deliver it to Wat Chanathikaram, where they found their next clue.
  • At the Bangkok Noi Canal, teams had to feed fish at the canal using the food from the second Roadblock in order to receive their next clue.

Leg 6 (Thailand → Malawi)

For the Roadblock in Lilongwe, racers moved bales of dried tobacco, one of Malawi's top agricultural exports, in a local warehouse.
  • Episode 6: "We Love Your Country Already; It Is Very Spacious" (October 30, 2011)
  • Prize: A trip for two to the British Virgin Islands (awarded to Andy & Tommy)
Locations
Roadblock
  • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to transport ten 200-pound (91 kg) bales of tobacco leaves through a tobacco warehouse to a drop-off zone in another part of the warehouse, using only a handcart that could carry one bag at a time, in order to receive their next clue.
Detour
  • This leg's Detour was a choice between All Sewn Up or Not Grown Up. In All Sewn Up, teams went to the White Horse De-Sign Tailor Shop in the old market and picked a customer. They then used manual sewing machines to finish the customer's suit in order to receive their next clue. In Not Grown Up, teams traveled to Lilongwe LEA School, where they had to use the provided materials to build two toy trucks. Once they were properly constructed, the headmistress gave the trucks to students, who tested them before the team received their next clue.
Additional notes
  • At the R-K Furniture Shop, teams had to transport two handcrafted wooden beds to Kumbali Village and then carry the beds to the pit stop. They were allowed to ask the shop owner to call a truck for them. Teams used the beds for an overnight stay at the village.
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 7 (Malawi)

The Detour for the second leg in Malawi focused on tasks at Lake Malawi.
  • Episode 7: "Move Goat" (November 6, 2011)
  • Prize: US$15,000 (awarded to Andy & Tommy)
  • Eliminated: Justin & Jennifer
Locations
Roadblock
  • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use a bicycle taxi known as a kabaza to take a customer carrying fish to one of three different destinations written on a board tied to the fish. After they dropped off their customer at their required address, they headed back to the bus station to trade their earnings of MK100 (roughly US$0.66) for their next clue.
Detour
  • This leg's Detour on Lake Malawi was a choice between Dugout or Lugout. In Dugout, teams had to participate in the annual Lake Malawi Dugout Canoe Race and use a traditional canoe to paddle out to drummers on the lake before paddling back to shore in order to receive their clue. In Lugout, teams had to wade to a ferryboat on the lake and unload passengers and cargo by carrying them ashore. Once they unloaded all of the cargo and passengers, they received their clue. Ernie & Cindy used their Express Pass to bypass this Detour.
Speed Bump
  • For their Speed Bump, Amani & Marcus had to solve a sliding puzzle that depicted the flag of Malawi before they could continue racing. At the time of filming, the flag of Malawi was the 2010–2012 design featuring a full white sun, although the design has since changed.
Additional notes
  • Laurence & Zac attempted to use the U-Turn on Amani & Marcus. However, Amani & Marcus had already passed the U-Turn by this point and were therefore unaffected.

Leg 8 (Malawi → Denmark)

After arriving in Copenhagen, teams had to climb to the top of the Church of Our Saviour's tower to search for their next clue.
  • Episode 8: "Super Shady" (November 13, 2011)
  • Prize: A trip to Fiji (awarded to Ernie & Cindy)
  • Eliminated: Laurence & Zac
Locations
Roadblock
  • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress in period costumes and perform a complex three-part Renaissance dance to the satisfaction of acountess in order to receive their next clue.
Detour
  • This leg's Detour was a choice between All Hopped Up or All Churned Out. In All Hopped Up, teams had to lay out a proper rabbit show jumping course. They then had to pick a rabbit, and each team member had to run it through the course without knocking over any of the obstacles in order to receive their next clue. In All Churned Out, teams had to make butter using a traditional butter churn to churn fresh cream, then cleanly stamp out six sticks using a special mold in order to receive their next clue.
Additional notes
  • After arriving in Copenhagen, teams had to drive to the Church of Our Saviour. After climbing to the top of the church, teams had to search for two clues on the top of the tower. The first was a flag on the tower that said Borg Slot and the other was a banner on a nearby building that said Frederiks. These led teams to their next location: Frederiksborg Slot in Hillerød.
  • This leg featured a Double U-Turn. Ernie & Cindy chose to use the U-Turn on Bill & Cathi, while Bill & Cathi chose to use the U-Turn on Laurence & Zac.

Leg 9 (Denmark → Germany → Belgium)

Teams visited Legoland Billund where they rode the Pirate Carousel teacups while building their next clue out of Lego bricks.
  • Episode 9: "It's Speedo Time" (November 20, 2011)
  • Prize: A trip to Panama (awarded to Amani & Marcus)
Locations
Roadblock
  • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to memorize a poem on the base of the statue of Hans Christian Andersen and then use a map on a provided bicycle's wheel to navigate to the Teatermuseet i Hofteatret, where they had to recite the poem verbatim and with dramatic flair in order to receive their next clue. If they failed, they had to go back to the statue before returning to the theater to recite the poem again.
Detour
  • Only one side of the Detour in Brussels was shown. In Bodybuilding Posedown, teams had to travel to Concert Noble and compete in a bodybuilding competition in honor of Jean-Claude Van Damme. Racers had to put on bikinis, cover their bodies in posing oil, and then learn a series of bodybuilding poses. Teams had to perform the routine in front of three judges and earn a score of at least twelve points in order to receive their next clue.[13]
Additional notes
  • At Legoland Billund, teams had to find the Pirate Carousel, where they received a box containing a puzzle made of Lego bricks. While on the ride, they had to assemble the puzzle to reveal their next destination: the Hamburg Hauptbahnhof in Hamburg, Germany. Teams could work on the puzzle only while the ride was in motion and had to raise their hands when the ride stopped.
  • There was no rest period at the end of this leg, and all teams were instead instructed to continue racing.

Leg 10 (Belgium)

Teams ended their second leg in Belgium at the Atomium, a famous landmark in Brussels.
  • Episode 10: "Release the Brake!" (November 27, 2011)
  • Prize: A Ford Mustang for each team member (awarded to Andy & Tommy)
  • Eliminated: Bill & Cathi
Locations
Roadblock
  • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to test drive a Ford Mustang. They first had to accelerate to 100 mph (160 km/h) and then brake at a designated spot. They then had to navigate a slalom course within sixteen seconds without hitting a cone and stop inside a marked spot. Lastly, they finished the test drive by performing two victory doughnuts before they received their next clue.
Detour
  • This leg's Detour was a choice between Water or Waffle. In Water, teams had to use provided materials to build a raft and search the Leie River for the two halves of their next clue. In Waffle, teams had to build a waffle stand and then bake and decorate eighteen Belgian waffles to the chef's satisfaction before receiving their next clue.
Additional notes
  • At the start of the leg, teams had to drive themselves to Ford Proving Grounds in Lommel to get their next clue.
  • At Muur van Geraardsbergen, teams released a flock of homing pigeons and then were given an address where the pigeons were flying. Once there, teams could retrieve their next clue from one of the pigeons.
  • The clue that teams obtained from the pigeon was simply a picture of the Atomium, which teams had to identify in order to find the pit stop.

Leg 11 (Belgium → Netherlands → Panama)

The ruins of Panamá Viejo in Panama City served as the pit stop on this penultimate leg.
  • Episode 11: "We Are Charlie Chaplin" (December 4, 2011)
  • Prize: A trip to the Turks and Caicos Islands (awarded to Jeremy & Sandy)
  • Eliminated: Andy & Tommy
Locations
Roadblock
  • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to cross a 65-foot (20 m) tightrope between the 35-story San Francisco Bay Towers, pick up their clue from the other tower, and then cross back to the first tower.
Detour
  • This season's final Detour was a choice between Filet or Sole. In Filet, teams traveled to Panama's largest fish market, El Mercado de Mariscos, where they had to deliver fish to different marked stalls throughout the market. Each stall only accepted a certain kind of fish up to a certain weight. Once they were done with their deliveries, they received their next clue. In Sole, teams traveled to the Salsipuedes Market, where they had to find a sandals stall and use one piece of leather each to make the sole and strapping for a pair of sandals in order to receive their next clue.
Additional notes
  • Before leaving Brussels, teams had to dress up as the two detective characters from the Belgian The Adventures of Tintin comic, and figure out one of the three names by which the characters are known in Belgium. Then, using a photo given to them with the clue, teams had to find a man dressed as Tintin standing in front of a Tintin mural and tell him any variation of the characters' names in order to receive their next clue.
  • At Parara Puru, teams signed up for one of four times the next morning to receive a temporary tattoo that revealed their next location: the San Francisco Bay Towers in Panama City.
  • After the Roadblock, teams were given a riddle, "Success in Suez led him to Panama. His failure inspired others to succeed. Find him beneath a rooster and you'll find your next clue.", directing them to the statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps in Plaza de Francia.
  • At Cathedral Square, teams had to find a group of tamborito dancers wearing pollera dresses and had to find the location of the pit ptop, Panamá Viejo, which was etched on the dancers' necklaces and written on one dancer's dress.

Leg 12 (Panama → United States)

Atlanta's historic Swan House was the finish line for the 19th Amazing Race.
  • Episode 12: "Go Out and Get It Done" (December 11, 2011)
  • Winners: Ernie & Cindy
  • Second Place: Jeremy & Sandy
  • Third Place: Amani & Marcus
Locations
Roadblock
  • In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to type out their next clue using a Remington 3 typewriter to duplicate an example message that was perfectly straight and neat with no mistakes. Additionally, as the typewriters did not have a key for the number 1, racers had to figure out that they had to use the key for the lower-case letter l as a substitute.
Additional notes
  • At FlightSafety International, teams had to pick a flight instructor, who taught them how to operate a Learjet flight simulator. They then had to successfully complete a simulated landing at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport from an altitude of 2,500 feet (760 m) in order to receive their next clue.
  • The clue from FlightSafety International instructed teams to "find the former residence known as 'The Dump'", leaving them to figure out that this was a reference to the home of Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone with the Wind.
  • After completing the Roadblock, teams had to figure out that the series of three numbers on the clue were an homage to Hank Aaron: 44 (his uniform number), 715 (the number of home runs he hit to break the Major League Baseball home run record) and 74 (the year in which he broke the record). With this knowledge, teams had to figure out that they had to go to Turner Field.
  • At Turner Field, one team member had loop a rope through a series of carabiners, each representing a specific country on a large unlabeled vertical map, to map out the racecourse (excluding Germany and the Netherlands) while their teammate gave help from the ground without the use of notes, in order to receive their final clue.

Reception

Critical response

The Amazing Race 19 received mixed reviews. Andy Dehnart of reality blurred wrote that this season was "yet another example of the race dumbing itself down."[14] Scott Von Doviak of The A.V. Club wrote that he'd "have to rank this as one of the lesser seasons, probably in the bottom third. Too many lackluster teams and tasks, too many non-elimination legs, and the absence of any compelling heroes and villains all added to a rather disappointing trip around the globe."[15] Daniel Fienberg of HitFix wrote that the season "left me frustrated more often than it left me exhilarated" calling it lackluster due to "Too many Non-Elimination Legs too early. Too many bland, copacetic couples. Too many bland, copacetic couples who, predictably, got along too well."[16] Luke Dwyer of TV Fanatic graded this season with a B saying "the majority of the legs and destinations were good, but not great. The cast was likable, but beyond Andy and Tommy, nothing spectacular. The finale was a dud and that's always going to bring the feel of the season down."[17] Michael Hewitt of the Orange County Register wrote that "the Race had been losing a bit of its mojo for several seasons, hitting bottom with the spring's Second Chances edition. This fall's 19th Race was much improved, though, and it remains the most brilliantly shot and edited show on TV" and that this season had "a few more challenging challenges and the clues often required some solving on the parts of the contestants."[18][19] In 2016, this season was ranked 17th out of the first 27 seasons by the Rob Has a Podcast Amazing Race correspondents.[20] Kareem Gantt of Screen Rant wrote that this season "had some legs that kind of underwhelmed, but overall, the drama and suspense of the race trumped the season's shortcomings, which were rather minute, to be honest."[21] In 2021, Jane Andrews of Gossip Cop ranked this season as the show's 8th best season.[22] Val Barone of TheThings ranked this season as the show's 8th best season.[23] In 2022, Jason Shomer of Collider ranked this season among the show's top seven seasons.[24] In 2022, Rhenn Taguiam of Game Rant ranked this season as the fourth-best season.[25]

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

# Airdate Episode Rating Share Rating/Share Viewers Rank Rank Rank Rank
Households 18–49 (millions) Timeslot
(Viewers) 		Timeslot
(18–49) 		Week
(Viewers) 		Week
(18–49)
1 September 25, 2011 "Kindness of Strangers" 6.1[26] 9 3.0/07 10.18[27] 2 3 <#25[28] <#25
2 October 2, 2011 "The Sprint of Our Life" 6.4[29] 10 3.2/07 10.87[30] 2 2 24[31] 24
3 October 9, 2011 "Don't Lay Down on Me Now!" 6.7[32] 10 2.8/07 9.62[33] 2 2 <25[34] <25
4 October 16, 2011 "This Is Gonna Be a Fine Mess" 5.5[35] 8 2.7/06 9.21[36] 2 3 <30[37] <25
5 October 23, 2011 "I Feel Like I'm in the Circus" 5.9 9 2.7/07 9.60[35] 4 4 <30 <25
6 October 30, 2011 "We Love Your Country Already; It Is Very Spacious" 6.8 10 3.0/07 11.01[38] 2 3 24[39] <25
7 November 6, 2011 "Move Goat" 6.0[40] 9 2.7/06 9.73[41] 3 4 <25 <25
8 November 13, 2011 "Super Shady" 6.1 9 2.7/06 10.27[40] 3 4 25 <25
9 November 20, 2011 "It's Speedo Time" 6.1[42] 9 2.8/07 10.24[43] 3 3 27 <25
10 November 27, 2011 "Release the Brake!" 6.0 9 2.9/06 10.15[44] 2 2 18 17
11 December 4, 2011 "We Are Charlie Chaplin" 5.7[45] 8 2.7/06 9.59[46] 3 3 22 23
12 December 11, 2011 "Go Out and Get It Done" 7.0 10 3.3/07 11.72[47] 2 2 15 13
  • Episode 9, "It's Speedo Time", went up against the 2011 American Music Awards.
  • Episode 12, "Go Out and Get It Done", the season finale, began airing at 8:42pm ET due to an NFL Overrun and scored season highs in viewers and all demos.[47]

Canadian ratings

Canadian broadcaster CTV also aired The Amazing Race on Sundays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern, Central, & Atlantic (9:00 p.m. Pacific & Mountain).

# Airdate Episode Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
(Week)
1 September 25, 2011 "Kindness of Strangers" 2.87 4[48]
2 October 2, 2011 "The Sprint of Our Life" 2.48 2[49]
3 October 9, 2011 "Don't Lay Down on Me Now!" 1.93 9[50]
4 October 16, 2011 "This Is Gonna Be a Fine Mess" 2.68 2[51]
5 October 23, 2011 "I Feel Like I'm in the Circus" 2.61 2[52]
6 October 30, 2011 "We Love Your Country Already; It Is Very Spacious" 2.22 6[53]
7 November 6, 2011 "Move Goat" 2.42 2[54]
8 November 13, 2011 "Super Shady" 2.28 5[55]
9 November 20, 2011 "It's Speedo Time" 1.88 10[56]
10 November 27, 2011 "Release the Brake!" 2.24 6[57]
11 December 4, 2011 "We Are Charlie Chaplin" 2.49 2[58]
12 December 11, 2011 "Go Out and Get It Done" 2.49 3[59]

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