The Amazing Race 2

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The Amazing Race 2
The Amazing Race logo
Season run March 11, 2002
– May 15, 2002
Filming dates January 8, 2002
– February 5, 2002
No. of episodes 11
Winning team Chris & Alex
Continents visited 5
Countries visited 8
Cities visited 27
Distance traveled 52,000 miles
(83,684 kilometres)
No. of legs 13
Season chronology
Previous The Amazing Race 1
Next The Amazing Race 3

The Amazing Race 2 was the second installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. It premiered on March 11, 2002 and ended on May 15, 2002.

Contents

[edit] Production

[edit] Development and Filming

Filming was started on January 8, 2002 and ended on February 5, 2002.

[edit] Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcasted on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks performed
1ƒ 2 3ƒ 4 5ƒ 6 7 8ƒ 9 10 11 12 13
Chris & Alex Lifelong Friends 6th 2nd 7th 7th1 1st 6th 2nd 2nd 1stƒ 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st Chris 5, Alex 6
Tara & Wil Separated Couple 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 1stƒ 1st3 2nd Tara 4, Wil 7
Blake & Paige Brother / Sister 4th 9th 5th 4th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 2nd 1stƒ 2nd 1st 3rd Blake 8, Paige 3
Oswald & Danny Best Friends 8th 7th 1st 1stƒ 6th 4th 4th 1st 4th 4th 4th Oswald 6, Danny 3
Gary & Dave Former Roommates 9th 5th 3rd 2nd2 5th 2nd 1stƒ 3rd 5th Gary 2, Dave 5
Mary & Peach Sisters 7th 4th 4th 5th 2nd 1st 6th Mary 3, Peach 2
Cyndi & Russell Pastors / Married Parents 2nd 6th 8th 6th 7th Cyndi 1, Russell 3
Shola & Doyin Twins 3rd 1stƒ 5th 8th Shola 0, Doyin 1
Peggy & Claire Grandmothers 10th 8th 9th Peggy 0, Claire 1
Hope & Norm Married Parents 4th 10th Hope 0, Norm 1
Deidre & Hillary Mother / Daughter 11th Deidre 0, Hillary 0

Note 1: Chris & Alex arrived 7th, but after Shola & Doyin were eliminated, they were also issued a 42 minute penalty for speeding.
Note 2: Gary & Dave initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 42 minute penalty for speeding at the Pit Stop. They left the Pit Stop at 3rd.
Note 3: Tara & Wil initially arrived 2nd, but were given 1 minute credit due to a minor production difficulty that caused them a one minute delay. Therefore they tied with Blake & Paige for 1st place.

  • Red means the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined Blue means the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race.
  • Green ƒ means the team won the Fast Forward clue. A green-colored leg number indicates that the Fast Forward was available for that leg but not used.

[edit] Episode title quotes

Unlike episodes in season one, those in season two (and all subsequent seasons) are taken from quotes made by the racers in each episode. Quotes are sometimes altered slightly for humorous effect.

  1. The World Is Waiting: Go! – Phil Keoghan
  2. Help Me, I'm American! – Blake
  3. My Alarm Clock Didn't Go Off! – Claire
  4. This Game Is About Minutes – Shola
  5. Welcome To The World Of Being Human – Mary
  6. I'm Gonna Take His Girl – Alex
  7. I'm Gonna Throw Up On Phil's Shoes – Oswald
  8. I'm Not a Miner! No, You're An Idiot! – Wil & Tara
  9. Ready To Lose Our Lives – Oswald
  10. It's Hammer Time – Chris
  11. Follow That Plane! – Wil

[edit] Notable race events

 Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (November 2008)

[edit] In-Race

  • Cyndi (of Russell and Cyndi) posted on the Television Without Pity forums that there was confusion about the vehicle replacement rules in Leg 2. Blake and Paige were given a new jeep, which allowed them to beat Hope and Norm to the finish line. Henceforth, from Season 3 onward, the rules have stated that teams needing a replacement vehicle would not be given any time credit.
  • In Leg 3, Leg 4, and Leg 7 Peggy & Claire, Shola & Doyin, and Mary & Peach did not perform the final tasks and instead proceeded directly to the Pit Stop. They were eliminated in the order mentioned.
  • In Leg 3 a Fast Forward clue is visible in Wil's and a few other racer's hands at Robben Island.
  • In Leg 12 what the show claims is an "old sugar mill" is actually the former campus of Maui High School outside of Paia.
  • No Detour clue was shown in Leg 13. As no team is shown onscreen reading the Snow Cat instructions at Trapper's Creek, it is speculated that all teams simply chose the same Detour option here, and the other choice was edited out.[1]
  • In the final footrace to the finish in Leg 13, Tara & Wil had the lead but Tara was passed by Chris & Alex in a foot race with less than 40 yards to go. This marked the closest finish in The Amazing Race history.

[edit] Post Race

  • Tara and Wil have remained business partners after the Race.
  • Tara (of Tara and Wil) and Alex (of Chris and Alex) dated for about six months after the race but split up. They have remained friends.
  • Tara Lynch currently runs a crafting/sewing business online called FunktionHome.com. She has since remarried and has a young daughter.
  • Gary Rosen was an editor on The Amazing Race 5.
  • Dave Lepeska earned a journalism degree and spent a year reporting in-country for the Kashmir Observer newspaper.
  • After the show, Blake founded a reality television network.
  • Blake Mycoskie founded TOMS Shoes, a footwear company that donates a pair of shoes to needy children for every pair sold. The concept was developed by Blake after revisiting some of the impoverished places he and Paige had been to during the Race. He also appears on AT&T commercials talking about TOMS Shoes [1]
  • Blake is now dating actress Maggie Grace.
  • Oswald and Danny were selected to race in The Amazing Race All-Stars. They found a politely friendly letter from Blake & Paige during the mail-sorting roadblock on Leg 4. They were eliminated in 4th place, the same position that they finished on this season; making them one of the only two teams to ever make it into the Final 4, twice. (the other being Dustin & Kandice). Eric, from season 9 was second place and he played with a different partner in all stars and finished first. This makes Eric the only person to finish in the final four twice as a single.
  • A short video clip from the Detour in Leg 8 of Season 2 was shown in All-Stars, as Oswald and Danny performed a task while wearing a dragon's-head costume in Macau, and recalled similarities between that Detour and one on the Season 2 race in Hong Kong.
  • Chris got married while Alex is doing a project called "Around the World For Free", where he travels around the world starting with no money, and relies on the generosity and hospitality of locals to continue on.[2]

[edit] Prizes

Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete a leg.

  • Leg 1 - A vacation to Hawaii provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 8 - A seven day cruise on Royal Caribbean
  • Leg 9 - A vacation to Cancún provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 10 - A vacation to Puerto Rico provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 11 - A vacation to Los Cabos provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 12 - A vacation to London and Paris provided by American Airlines Vacations. Due to a production error, which caused a delay of 1 minute, this prize was awarded to the 1st and 2nd place teams of this leg.
  • Leg 13 - $1,000,000

[edit] Race summary

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Detour.PNG Detour   RBlock.PNG Roadblock   F-Forward.PNG Fast Forward   TAR-pitstop-icon.png Pit Stop
Route map
Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro was used as a location of detour clue.

[edit] Leg 1 (United States → Brazil)

The Detour on this leg was Mountain or Beach. In Mountain teams rappelled 590 ft (180 m) down into Sugarloaf Mountain. When they were done, the climbing instructor would get their next clue. In Beach teams needed to find the woman who inspired the song "The Girl from Ipanema" on the beach using only a photo. If the woman is found, she would give them their next clue.

Additional task
  • On Paqueta Island, teams had to kiss a big tree known as "Fat Maria".

[edit] Leg 2 (Brazil)

Iguaçu Falls, the site of this leg's Roadblock.

The Detour on this leg was Freak Out or Seek Out. In Freak out teams had to hang glide from a mountain to the beach below. In Seek Out teams had to look for a treasure box using metal detectors. The Fast Forward was to play volleyball with locals who could only use their feet. The Roadblock was to take a speedboat into Iguaçu falls and spot the flag at the top.

Additional task
  • At the start of the leg, teams had to match the feather to one of the dancers' headdresses. The dancer provided them their next clue.

[edit] Leg 3 (Brazil → South Africa)

Robben Island, where teams found their clue inside Nelson Mandela's former prison cell.

The Detour on this leg was Dance or Deliver. In Dance, teams wear an orange costume and they danced with a local troupe until they made R 25 in tips. In Deliver, teams delivered 250 lb (110 kg) of fish. The Roadblock was to buy a Smiley (sheep's head) and a box of Epsom salts, then deliver them as an offering to a healer called Ndaba Sangoma who will then give them a bitter potion, to drink. Team members must drink all of the potion to get their next clue.

Additional task
  • At Robben Island, teams must find Section B Cell 5, which is Nelson Mandela's prison cell, to get their next clue.

[edit] Leg 4 (South Africa → Namibia)

Swakopmund Lighthouse

The Detour on this leg was Slide or Stride. In Slide teams had to sled down the steep side of the dune. In Stride teams walked down the other side of the dune. In the Fast Forward teams had to search the hotel grounds for the pool and then retrieve the Fast Forward Award from inside. The Roadblock was to buy 5 animal carvings then trade them for a giraffe one.

[edit] Leg 5 (Namibia → Thailand)

Erawan Shrine which were teams discovered a detour clue box

The Detour on this leg was Confusion Now or Confusion Later. In Confusion Now teams needed to find a specific water taxi dock then take one to a bird market and release a cage full of sparrows. In Confusion Later teams had to take a taxi to Chinatown in Charoen Krung Soi 21, purchase a paper car, and then burn it at Lee Ti Biew shrine. For the Roadblock one team member had to venture into a cave full of bats and retrieve their next clue from inside. The unused Fast Forward had teams find Pra Chai at Amulet Market and one team member had to shed their vanity and get their head shaved.[3]

[edit] Leg 6 (Thailand)

The Detour on Leg 6 was Boat or Beast. In Boat teams used long poles to navigate a bamboo raft down river. In Beast teams rode a slow elephant down a path next to the river. The Roadblock was to wash chalk markings off an elephants back until the judge was satisfied.

[edit] Leg 7 (Thailand → Hong Kong, China)

In Hong Kong, teams had to identify the Star Ferry from the observation deck of Central Plaza (pictured). Not to be confused with a similarly named building called The Center

The Detour on this leg was Wishing Tree or Herbal Tea. In Wishing tree teams had to drive 18 miles (29 km) then write a wish on a scroll and throw it on the tree's branches. In Herbal tea teams looked for a tea shop in Saigon Street then drink a cup of foul tasting tea. The Fast Forward was to search the basement of the Wong Tai Sin Temple for a fortune teller who would give each a reading. The Roadblock was to use a crane to move a container off a truck.

[edit] Leg 8 (Hong Kong, China → Australia)

The Detour on this leg was Dragon or Lion. In Dragon teams rowed a dragon boat made for twelve through a short marked course, a distance of 600 meters. In Lion teams had to carry a two person lionhead through a long crowded market and up stairs. The Roadblock was to follow a series of clues written in Australian slang. Teams had to find the surfie in the lairy daks in Martin Place, the anklebiter riding a bicycle around the Archibald Fountain at Hyde Park, the Sheila in the Aussie cozzie near Captain Cook Statue in Hyde Park and the bushie in Circular Quay. The Fast forward was to climb the 268 steps of the Tian Tan Buddha.

[edit] Leg 9 (Australia)

Teams visited the Sydney Harbour Bridge in leg 9.

The Detour on this leg was Cool Down or Heat Up. In Cool Down teams had to find a particular Coober Pedy mine called the Opal Quest then search through a pile of dirt for a opal. In Heat Up teams played three holes of golf on a hot desert golf course called Cooper Pedy Golf Club. The Fast Forward was to go to Harry's Cafe and eat one of their meat pies. The Roadblock was to stand inside a circle then throw a boomerang outside of it and have it return.

[edit] Leg 10 (Australia → New Zealand)

In the Quick Jump detour choice, teams had to bungee jump 450 feet off the Nevis Highwire Platform.

The Detour on this leg was Quick Jump or Long Hike. In Quick Jump teams had to bungee jump 450 feet (140 m) to the bottom of the gorge. In Long Hike teams had to walk down a long trail to the bottom of the gorge. The Fast Forward was to take a speedboat down the narrow Shotover river and find a flag. The Roadblock was to separate 3 black sheep from 22 white sheep from one pen to another.

Additional task
  • In Glendambo, teams must get on either a 10.30am or 11.15am flight to the nearest airport, in Adelaide.

[edit] Leg 11 (New Zealand)

Waitomo Caves is a popular tourist destination and featured Leg 11's Detour, Drop or Climb

The Detour on this leg was Drop or Climb. In Drop teams rappel 350 feet (110 m) into the cavern known as The Lost World. In Climb teams climb down a 100 feet (30 m) ladder into the cavern. The Fast Forward was to run down Mount Tarawera's loose rock walls to the cluebox below. The Roadblock was to navigate a ATV through a challenging off-road course.

[edit] Leg 12 (New Zealand → United States)

The Detour on this leg was Bike or Walk. In Bike teams bike through a large pineapple field to find a single red painted pineapple. In Walk teams walk through the same field to find one of 4 yellow painted pineapple. The Roadblock was to snorkel to find one of three underwater cases.

[edit] Leg 13 (United States)

San Francisco was the race's final destination city.

The Roadblock was to receive a pack of tools and a propane torch to use to get a frozen clue in a large globe of ice out.

Additional tasks
  • At Trapper Creek, teams had to spend the night in an igloo to receive their next clue.
  • Also at Trapper Creek, one team member must drive a Snow Cat across a frozen lake.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Changing the world one step at a time". CNN. 2008-09-26. http://www.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/26/mycoskie.interview/. Retrieved 2008-09-26. 
  2. ^ The Early Show (2007-09-13). "Alex Boylan Is Taking The Trip of A Lifetime: He's Traveling Across The Globe Without A Penney In His Pocket". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/13/earlyshow/main3258197.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 
  3. ^ "" Post on TWoP forums with information supplied by Cyndi.". http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=2668792&st=15&p=4973854&#entry4973854. Retrieved December 14 2008. 

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