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The Amazing Race 3
Season 3
Region 1 DVD cover
Presented byPhil Keoghan
No. of teams12
No. of legs13
Distance traveled41,000 mi (66,000 km)
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 2 (2002-10-02) –
December 18, 2002 (2002-12-18)
Additional information
Filming datesAugust 9 (2002-08-09) –
September 8, 2002 (2002-09-08)[1]
Season chronology
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Season 4
List of episodes

The Amazing Race 3 is the third installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. This season featured twelve teams of two people in a race around the world. It premiered on October 2, 2002, and ended on December 18, 2002.

Friends Flo Pesenti and Zach Behr were the winners of this season, while married parents Teri and Ian Pollack finished in second place, and brothers Ken and Gerard Duphiney finished in third.

Production

The third season of The Amazing Race spanned a total of 41,000 miles (66,000 km) across four continents and thirteen countries.[2][3] Aside from The Amazing Race 1, this is the only season in which all of the countries aside from the United States were newly visited. Filming began on August 9, 2002, and finished on September 8, 2002.

In 2003, this season of The Amazing Race won the inaugural Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality/Competition Program.

Cast

The cast of The Amazing Race 3 was increased to twelve teams and included soccer moms, law school graduates, a Vietnam War veteran, and a pair of twin models. Jill and her brother F.T. had originally applied for season 1, but after F.T was killed on September 11, John Vito & Jill applied in remembrance of him.[4]

Contestants Age Relationship Hometown Status
Gina Diggins 35 Soccer Moms Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Eliminated 1st
(in Puente de Ixtla, Mexico)
Sylvia Pitts 34
Tramel Raggs 22 Brother & Sister Gary, Indiana Eliminated 2nd
(in Tulum, Mexico)
Talicia Raggs 29 Los Angeles, California
Dennis Hyde 48 Father & Son Lexington, Kentucky Eliminated 3rd
(in Stonehaven, Scotland)
Andrew Hyde 21
Heather Mahar 25 Law School Roommates Boston, Massachusetts Eliminated 4th
(in Lisbon, Portugal)
Eve Madison 25 New York City, New York
Michael Ilacqua 28 Long-Distance Dating San Diego, California Eliminated 5th
(in Fez, Morocco)
Kathy Perez 31 Birmingham, Michigan
Aaron Goldschmidt 27 Lifelong Friends New York City, New York Eliminated 6th
(in Marrakesh, Morocco)
Arianne Udell 27
Andre Plummer 32 Cop & Fireman Los Angeles, California Eliminated 7th
(in Schwangau, Germany)
Damon Wafer 33 Long Beach, California
John Vito Pietanza 28 Dating Staten Island, New York Eliminated 8th
(in Singapore)
Jill Aquilino 24 Manhattan, New York
Derek Riker 32 Twins & Models Los Angeles, California Eliminated 9th
(in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Drew Riker 32
Ken Duphiney 40 Brothers New York City, New York Third Place
Gerard Duphiney 35 Denville, New Jersey
Teri Pollack 49 Married Parents Palm City, Florida Second Place
Ian Pollack 50
Flo Pesenti 23 Friends New York City, New York Winners
Zach Behr 23
Future appearances

Teri & Ian and John Vito & Jill were selected to compete in The Amazing Race: All-Stars.[5]

In 2021, Andrew Shayde appeared on Naked and Afraid and lasted 13 days in South Africa before being removed for a possible MRSA infection.[6][7]

Results

The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. 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.
  • A green ƒ indicates that the team won the Fast Forward.
Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Flo & Zach 2nd 5th 3rd 2nd 4th[a] 2nd 1stƒ[b] 2nd 5th‡ 3rd 2nd 3rd‡ 1st
Teri & Ian 8th 10th 9th 5th 6th 1stƒ[b] 4th 3rd 4th 4th 1st 1st 2nd
Ken & Gerard 1stƒ[b] 6th 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 5th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd
Derek & Drew 11th 1stƒ[b] 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 4th†[c]
John Vito & Jill 5th 7th 7th 6th 4th[a] 5th 3rd 5th‡ 1stƒ[b] 5th†
Andre & Damon 9th[d] 8th 8th 4th 2nd 6th 6th†
Aaron & Arianne 3rd 2nd 4th 8th 7th 7th†
Michael & Kathy 4th 4th 6th 7th 8th†
Heather & Eve 6th 3rd 5th 9th†[e]
Dennis & Andrew 7th 9th 10th†ƒ[b]
Tramel & Talicia 10th 11th†
Gina & Sylvia 12th†
Notes
  1. ^ a b Flo & Zach and John Vito & Jill tied for 4th place after both teams stepped on the pit stop mat at the same time.
  2. ^ a b c d e f This team won the Fast Forward on this leg.
  3. ^ Derek & Drew initially arrived 3rd, but had inadvertently skipped the Roadblock and had to backtrack to complete it. Ken & Gerard checked in during this time, dropping Derek & Drew to last.
  4. ^ Andre & Damon initially arrived 7th, but since they didn't follow the donkey route correctly, they were issued a 78-minute penalty and started the next leg 9th.
  5. ^ Heather & Eve initially arrived 1st, but they had taken a taxi instead of traveling on foot to the pit stop as the clue had specified, and were issued a 37-minute penalty. Aaron & Arianne checked in during this penalty time, dropping Heather & Eve to last.

Race summary

Route map
Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → Mexico)

The Angel of Independence in Mexico City was the first destination on The Amazing Race 3.
  • Episode 1: "What If Our Parachute Doesn't Open?" (October 2, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night Caribbean vacation (awarded to Ken & Gerard)
  • Eliminated: Gina & Sylvia
Locations
Episode summary
  • From the Everglades, teams had to drive themselves to Miami International Airport, where they had to book one of two provided flights to Mexico City, Mexico. The first seven teams were booked on the earlier American Airlines flight, while the last five teams were booked on the later Aeroméxico flight.
  • At the Angel of Independence, teams received a picture of a man named Pablo and had to use the picture for reference to find him at the Zócalo in order to receive their next clue.
  • At Hotel De Cortes, teams had to find the desk for Mexi-Mini Charters and sign up for one of three charter buses leaving the next morning to an unknown destination (San José Vista Hermosa).
  • Fast Forward: {{{2}}} This season's first Fast Forward required one team to travel to Plaza Santo Domingo and search for the one street typist out of dozens who had a "special message": the Fast Forward award. Ken & Gerard won the Fast Forward.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This season's first Detour was a choice between Wings or Wheels. In Wings, teams had to board a plane, climb to an altitude of over 10,000 feet (3,000 m), and then each team member had to skydive in tandem with an instructor in order to receive their next clue. In Wheels, teams had to choose a donkey-drawn cart and use a supplied map to direct a driver, who didn't speak English, along a seven-mile (11 km) course through a Mexican village in order to receive the next clue.
  • After completing the Detour, teams had to drive themselves to the pit stop at the Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas.

Leg 2 (Mexico)

For the Roadblock in Cozumel on the Caribbean coast, team members had to swim with dolphins.
  • Episode 2: "This Seems Like the Path Straight to Hell!" (October 9, 2002)
  • Eliminated: Tramel & Talicia
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of the leg, teams had to drive themselves to the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan and climb up to the top of the pyramid in order to retrieve their next clue.
  • Fast Forward: {{{2}}} This leg's Fast Forward required one team to travel to the National Museum of Anthropology and find a group of performers called the Voladores de Papantla. Both team members then had to climb a 100-foot (30 m) pole and swing around the pole suspended on ropes in order to win the Fast Forward award. Derek & Drew won the Fast Forward.
  • Teams were instructed to travel by bus to Cancún.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This leg's Detour was a choice between Man Power or Horse Power. In Man Power, teams had to use a kayak to search a fairly small area of the lagoon for their next clue, which was hanging from a tree. In Horse Power, teams had to use a WaveRunner to search a large section of the lagoon for their next clue, which was attached to a buoy.
  • After the Detour, teams had to land their watercraft at the Las Velas Beach Club Marina, and then drive to Playa del Carmen where they boarded a ferry to the island of Cozumel. From there, teams had to find Chankanaab Park in order to find their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to jump into the lagoon and swim with a family of dolphins in order to search for their next clue.
  • Teams had to return to Playa del Carmen via ferry and then find the pit stop: the Diamante K Bungalows in Tulum.

Leg 3 (Mexico → England → Scotland)

Dunnotar Castle in Stonehaven, Scotland was the location of both the Roadblock and the pit stop on this leg.
  • Episode 3: "You Always Just Forget About Me!" (October 16, 2002)
  • Eliminated: Dennis & Andrew
Locations
Episode summary
  • Teams were instructed to fly to London, England. After arriving in London, teams had to travel by train to Cambridge.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This leg's Detour was a choice between Punt or Bike. In Punt, teams rowed a punt with only a long pole and small paddle to navigate one mile (1.6 km) down the River Cam. In Bike, teams rode a tandem bicycle along a marked six-mile (9.7 km) course through Cambridge. After either Detour, team retrieved their next clue from under the Magdalene Bridge.
  • At Parker's Piece, teams had to take one of three charter buses to Aberdeen, Scotland leaving the next day.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to compete in three traditional Scottish games: the caber toss, the hammer throw, and the shot put. Once all three games were finished, teams could go directly to the pit stop at Dunnottar Castle.
  • Fast Forward: {{{2}}} This leg's Fast Forward required one team to travel to the Duxford Imperial War Museum and maneuver a tank through a battlefield obstacle course in 90 seconds or less in order to win the Fast Forward award. Dennis & Andrew won the Fast Forward and were driven to Dunnottar Castle in a limousine.
Additional notes
  • Dennis & Andrew had difficulty booking a flight from Mexico City to London, and arrived long after the other teams. Even though they won the Fast Forward, they still arrived at Dunnottar Castle last and were eliminated.

Leg 4 (Scotland → Portugal)

The Torre de Belém in Lisbon was the fourth pit stop of the season.
  • Episode 4: "Did You See How I Stopped It? With My Face" (October 23, 2002)
  • Eliminated: Heather & Eve
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of the leg, teams had to walk to Stonehaven Harbour and search for a "message in a bottle": a bottle with their next clue on the inside label. It instructed them to fly to Porto, Portugal.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This leg's Detour was a choice between Old School or New School. In Old School, teams had to load a barrel of port wine weighing more than 90 lb (41 kg) onto a traditional Portuguese boat, row across the Douro River, and then deliver the wine to a restaurant. In New School, teams loaded nine crates of wine bottles onto a truck and drove them to three different restaurants. For both options, teams had to get signatures from each restaurant to prove that they made the deliveries correctly in order to receive their next clue.
  • Teams were instructed to travel by train to Lisbon and then make their way to the Estádio do Restelo, where they found their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to enter one of the soccer goals and block one penalty kick from a Portuguese soccer player. Once the referee determined that the goal was properly blocked, the team received their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel by foot to the pit stop: the Torre de Belém.
Additional notes
  • Heather & Eve were the first team to arrive at the pit stop, but they had misread the clue that told them to walk rather than take a taxi. They received a seven-minute time penalty for the advantage gained, plus an additional 30-minute penalty. Since all of the other teams arrived less than 37 minutes afterward, Heather & Eve were eliminated.[8]

Leg 5 (Portugal → Spain → Morocco)

While in Morocco, teams encountered a Roadblock involving the Moroccan traditional dyeing industry.
  • Episode 5: "What Happens If I Slip? Am I Just Hanging Off A Cliff?" (October 30, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Ken & Gerard)
  • Eliminated: Michael & Kathy
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to find the westernmost point of Continental Europe, which they had to figure out was Cabo da Roca, in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This leg's Detour was a choice between Ropes or Slopes. In Ropes, teams had to take a shuttle bus to the Ursa cliffs and rappel 300 ft (91 m) down to the shore below. In Slopes, teams hiked down a long trail to the same shore below. Once teams reached the shore, they could retrieve their next clue.
  • Teams were required to drive more than 100 miles from Portugal to the port in Algeciras, Spain, where they took a ferry across the Strait of Gibraltar to Tangier, Morocco. After arriving in Tangier, teams had to find the Viajes Flandria travel agency and sign up for charter buses to the city of Fez.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to navigate through the Dar Dbagh Chouara Tannery inside Fez's old city and search through 25 vats of dye in order to find their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams drove themselves to the pit stop: the Borj Nord.
Additional notes
  • During the drive from Portugal to Algeciras, four of the eight teams incorrectly fueled their cars using unleaded gasoline instead of diesel, rendering the cars inoperable. Teri & Ian recovered almost immediately when Ian borrowed a siphoning line, drained the tank, and refilled with diesel; Flo & Zach found an open repair shop in the middle of the night that fixed their vehicle; Aaron & Arianne called for a tow truck and were taken to a different repair place after a very long delay; and Kathy & Michael had the car brought back to the station, left it overnight, and became the last team to get underway with a fixed car.

Leg 6 (Morocco)

In this leg's Roadblock in Marrakesh, one team member had to sell bowls of escargot.
  • Episode 6: "I'm a Much Better Liar Than You Are" (November 13, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Teri & Ian)
  • Eliminated: Aaron & Arianne
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the beginning of this leg, teams had to drive themselves to the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, where they found their next clue. Teams were instructed to travel by train to Marrakesh and then make their way to the Palmeraie Oasis, where they found their next clue.
  • Fast Forward: {{{2}}} This leg's Fast Forward required one team to look through piles of carpets in a carpet shop to find the one with the Fast Forward design sewn into it. Teri & Ian won the Fast Forward.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This leg's Detour was a choice between Now You See It or Now You Don't. In Now You See It, teams would have chosen two horses and ridden to a route marker visible from their starting point. Once they'd reached it, they'd have dug for a clue painted on the inside of a clay pot hidden in a marked square of sand. In Now You Don't, teams chose one sand bike and rode to a route marker that wasn't visible from their starting point, where they found a clue etched on a stone. They had to make a rubbing of the clue onto a piece of paper. All teams chose to ride the sand bikes and do the stone rubbings.
  • After completing the Detour, teams had to translate their clue, which was written almost entirely in Arabic, in order to find their next clue at the Café Glacier.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to team up with a local food vendor and help assemble their stall and sell five bowls of escargots in order to receive their next clue.
  • Teams had to check in at the pit stop: the Riad Catalina in Marrakesh.
Additional notes
  • Andre & Damon were officially detained when their taxi took them far out of the way in Morocco and they encountered a local official who wanted to seize their passports. Andre & Damon refused, and the show's security team had to come extricate them from the situation.

Leg 7 (Morocco → Germany & Austria)

Teams traveled to the Friedensengel in Munich.
  • Episode 7: "I'm Supposed to Be Indebted to Her for the Rest of the Race?!" (November 20, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Flo & Zach)
  • Eliminated: Andre & Damon
Locations
Episode summary
  • Teams were instructed to fly to Munich, Germany. At the Friedensengel, teams had to find a traditional children's puppet named Kasperle, who handed them their next clue.
  • Fast Forward: {{{2}}} This leg's Fast Forward required one team to find a surfer riding on the Eisbach River in Munich. Once they found him, they had to attract his attention to win the Fast Forward award. Flo & Zach won the Fast Forward.
  • Teams were instructed to travel by train to Innsbruck, Austria, where they found their next clue at the Annasäule.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This leg's Detour was a choice between Sled or Skate. In Sled, teams had to ride a bobsled with a team of professional bobsledders down the Olympic Bobsled Track at speeds of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) in order to receive their next clue. In Skate, teams would have had to run a skating relay with a pair of professional ice skaters at the Olympic Ice Stadium in order to receive their next clue. All teams chose to ride the bobsled.
  • After the Detour, teams had to ride the Nordkette Cable Car to Seegrube Station at the top of the Nordkette in order to find their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to put on safety gear and descend 230 feet (70 m) to the ground on a rescue cable in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to drive themselves to the pit stop: the Schloss Bullachberg, located beneath Neuschwanstein Castle, in Schwangau, Germany.
Additional notes
  • Andre & Damon fell so far behind, due in part to having fallen asleep on the train from Munich to Innsbruck and missing their stop, that all of the other teams had already checked into the pit stop before Andre & Damon even arrived at the Detour. Instead of performing the Detour, they were instructed to go directly to the pit stop for elimination.

Leg 8 (Germany → Switzerland)

While in Switzerland, teams visited the notorious Rheinfall for a clue.
  • Episode 8: "This Is More Important Than Your Pants Falling Down!" (November 27, 2002)
  • Prize: Two digital cameras (awarded to Derek & Drew)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of the leg, teams traveled to the Augustinerhof Farm in Füssen and searched a large haystack for their next clue. Teams were instructed to drive to Friedrichshafen and travel by ferry to Romanshorn, Switzerland. After arriving in Switzerland, teams had to travel by train to Schaffhausen and then make their way to the Rheinfall.
  • At the Rheinfall, teams had to board a boat and spot a route marker to find their clue. John Vito & Jill missed the first ferry to the Rheinfall, but held their ferry at the pier when they arrived, preventing the first ferry from re-docking in order to pick up all of the other teams who had arrived before them. This allowed John Vito & Jill to leave the Rheinfall first.
  • Teams then had to travel by train to Zürich. At the Lindenhof, teams searched for a Swiss officer who led them into a vault where they found their next clue.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This leg's Detour was a choice between Count the Money or Run the Numbers. In Count the Money, teams had to count a large amount of Swiss currency inside of a fishbowl sitting right next to the safe. In Run the Numbers, teams had to search the streets of Zürich as far as a mile away to find three different numbers: the number on the metal head statue at the intersection of Sihlstrasse and Bahnhofstrasse,[9] the sum of the numbers on the north face of a clock on St. Peter's Church, and the number of trees in Lindenhof marked with ribbons. When done correctly, these numbers formed the combination to the safe that contained the next clue. All teams chose to perform Run the Numbers, although Ken & Gerard did begin counting the money in the fishbowl until they gave up in frustration.
  • After the Detour, teams had to travel by train to Grindelwald and find a route marker in a field east of the railway station to get their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use a crossbow to shoot an apple off a mannequin's head in order to receive their next clue.
  • Teams had to check in at the pit stop: the Chalet Arnika in Grindelwald.
Additional notes
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 9 (Switzerland)

One side of the Detour in Switzerland's Valais region required teams to cross the suspended bridge of Niouc and then bungee jump.
  • Episode 9: "Why Did You Have to Take Your Pants Off?" (December 4, 2002)
  • A seven-night Caribbean cruise (awarded to John Vito & Jill)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the beginning of this leg, teams had to travel to the Gletscherschlucht. There, teams had to venture into the gorge to find a key to one of the provided cars in order to receive their next clue. After retrieving their key, teams had to drive to Kandersteg, where they loaded their car onto a car train and rode through the Alps to Goppenstein.
  • Fast Forward: {{{2}}} This season's final Fast Forward required one team to find a cheese-making cabin near Saxeten and eat enough pieces of Swiss cheese from a massive cheese wheel so as to completely reveal the Fast Forward award hidden underneath. John Vito & Jill won the Fast Forward.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This leg's Detour was a choice between Extreme Swiss or Very Swiss. In Extreme Swiss, each team member had to walk onto a narrow bridge and take a 620 ft (190 m) bungee jump into the gorge below in order to receive their next clue. In Very Swiss, teams had to drive eight miles (13 km) to a farm and find a key inside the bell around the neck of a goat in order to unlock their next clue. However, only five of the seventy-five goats had bells with keys.
  • After the Detour, teams had the option to make one phone call to their family or friends back home using a mobile phone, but they had to complete the call before heading to their next destination: the Château de Chillon.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to properly assemble a Swiss army bicycle from a pile of parts using an identical pre-assembled bike as a reference in order to receive their next clue.
  • After completing the Roadblock, teams had to ride both bikes three miles (4.8 km) to the Basset Marina in Montreux. There, teams had to use a paddle boat in order to reach the pit stop aboard the steamship Savoie, which was floating on Lake Geneva.
Additional notes
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 10 (Switzerland → Malaysia → Singapore)

In Kuala Lumpur, teams had to convince a local to photograph them in front of the Petronas Towers.
  • Episode 9: "Why Did You Have to Take Your Pants Off?" (December 4, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night European vacation cruise (awarded to Derek & Drew)
  • Eliminated: John Vito & Jill
Locations
Episode summary
  • During the pit stop, the steamship Savoie sailed from Montreux to Lausanne, where teams began this leg.
  • At the start of this leg, teams made their way to the Jet d'Eau in Geneva, where they received a flag representing their next destination and instructions to find the Petronas Towers. Using this information, teams had to figure out that their next clue was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • At the Petronas Towers, teams had have their picture taken in front of the towers using a digital camera. Teams then had to walk one mile (1.6 km) to the Ampang Park Shopping Center, where they developed their pictures and found their next clue printed on the back of the photo.
  • Teams were instructed to travel by train to Singapore and make their way to the Singapore Botanic Gardens. At the National Orchid Garden, teams had to search for an orchid called "Margaret Thatcher" in order to locate their next clue.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This leg's Detour was a choice between Dry or Wet. In Dry, teams drove to an apartment block in Choa Chu Kang. From there, they had to locate Unit #10-137, where they met Singaporean TV star Gurmit Singh (from the television series Phua Chu Kang) to get their next clue. However, the elevators in the building served only three floors, the buildings were very similar, and the streets in the town had nearly identical names, making it difficult for teams to find the exact unit. In Wet, teams had to drive to the Singapore Zoo and find the "Mermaids of the Sea", which referred to the manatee enclosure. Once at the enclosure, they had to swim through the pool in order to receive the next clue.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform a local good fortune ritual by running three times around the center of the Fountain of Wealth before retrieving their next clue from the middle of the fountain.[10] This task was presented as an ordinary task, but teams were shown holding Roadblock clues.
  • Teams had to check in at the pit stop: Mount Faber.
Additional notes
  • Miss Singapore Universe 2001, Jaime Teo, appeared as the pit stop greeter.[11]
  • Legs 9 and 10 aired back-to-back as a special two-hour episode.

Leg 11 (Singapore → Vietnam)

Cyclos, a form of Vietnamese transportation, were featured during the Roadblock.
  • Episode 10: "Don't Try to Play the Moralist Now!" (December 11, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night European vacation cruise (awarded to Teri & Ian)
  • Eliminated: Derek & Drew
Locations
Episode summary
  • Teams were instructed to fly to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. After arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, teams had to find the Bac Ho Statue in Rex Square in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This leg's Detour was a choice between Easy Buy or Hard Sell. In Easy Buy, teams chose a traditional boat called a sampan and rode it into the floating market of Cái Bè in order to find the only vendor selling water coconuts, from whom they received their next clue. In Hard Sell, teams chose a shoulder basket and carried fruit into the land market area to sell enough fruit in order to make 40,000₫ (roughly US$2.50) that they had to exchange for their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to transport their teammate on a cyclo along a marked course through the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and onto a ferry across the Saigon River.
  • Teams had to check in at the pit stop: the Café Thu Thiem.
Additional notes
  • All route markers in Vietnam were colored solid yellow instead of red and yellow in order to avoid confusion with the former South Vietnamese national flag, which was also red and yellow.

Leg 12 (Vietnam)

Teams visited the Imperial Palace in Huế during this leg.
  • Episode 11: "They're Slithering to the Finish Line Like the Rest of Us!" (December 18, 2002)
  • Prize: A seven-night Alaskan cruise (awarded to Teri & Ian)
Locations
Episode summary
  • Teams were instructed to travel by train to Huế. After arriving in Huế, teams had to search the Hiển Lâm Các Pavilion inside the Imperial City in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This leg's Detour was a choice between Basket Boats or Basket Bikes. In Basket Boats, each team member had to cross a stretch of river in a round basket boat using only a single paddle in order to reach the clue box on a nearby island. In Basket Bikes, each team member took a bicycle laden with dozens of shrimp baskets and had to ride one mile (1.6 km) in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to go to the Bach Dang Dock in Hội An and board a sampan that took them to a route marker on the Thu Bồn River.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb onto a Vietnamese fishing platform and use a wooden winch to raise a fishing net out of the water in order to retrieve the clue dangling underneath.
  • Teams had to check in at the pit stop: China Beach in Da Nang.
Additional notes
  • The Detour task involving the bicycle and shrimp baskets was later revisited in season 29 as a Switchback.
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 13 (Vietnam → United States)

Wailua Falls on the island of Kauai was the location of this season's final Detour.
  • Episode 11: "They're Slithering to the Finish Line Like the Rest of Us!" (December 18, 2002)
  • Winners: Flo & Zach
  • Second Place: Teri & Ian
  • Third Place: Ken & Gerard
Locations
Episode summary
  • At Quang Minh Temple in Da Nang, team found their next clue at the Buddha's feet, which instructed them to travel by train to Hanoi and then fly to Honolulu, Hawaii. After arriving in Honolulu, teams had to find Puaena Point and get a blessing from a traditional Hawaiian priest known as a kahuna, who gave them their next clue.
  • Teams were instructed to fly to the island of Kauai and make their way to Wailua River State Park.
  • Detour: {{{2}}} This season's final Detour was a choice between Quick Drop or Slow Walk. In Quick Drop, teams took a quick 160-foot (49 m) drop from the top of a waterfall on a zip line. They then had to swim to shore and follow the flags to a clue behind the waterfall. In Slow Walk, teams would have walked down a much longer marked trail to the same clue box behind the waterfall. All teams chose the zip line.
  • Teams were then instructed to fly to Seattle, Washington and make their way to Kerry Park. From Kerry Park, teams had to travel by foot to the International Fountain at the Seattle Center in order to find their next clue, which directed teams to Lincoln Park.
  • Roadblock: "{{{2}}}" In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to choose a totem pole and spin the animal faces so that they were aligned in chronological order based on the order that teams encountered them on the race: donkey (Mexico), dolphin (Mexico), horse (Morocco), goat (Switzerland), and manatee (Singapore). Once the animals were in the correct order, the bottom of the totem pole opened to reveal the final clue, which directed teams to the finish line at Gas Works Park.
Additional notes
  • Legs 12 and 13 aired back-to-back as a special two-hour episode.

Reception

Critical response

The Amazing Race 3 received positive reviews. Linda Holmes of Television Without Pity wrote that this season was good but was not satisfied by the ending.[12] Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly praised the unpredictability of this season writing that "you never truly know what's going to happen on that show."[13] In 2016, this season was ranked 2nd out of the first 27 seasons by the Rob Has a Podcast Amazing Race correspondents.[14] Kareem Gantt of Screen Rant wrote that this season "thrives on team chemistry to hook a viewer in and did this cast lock in their viewers. The locations were also fantastic and the suspense was at the perfect pitch."[15] In 2021, Jane Andrews of Gossip Cop ranked this season as the show's 6th best season.[16]

While reviews for this season were positive, reactions to Flo Pesenti co-winning this season were largely negative.[17] Andy Dehnart of reality blurred was negative towards the win due to Flo "threatening to quit the race repeatedly and shrieking more than a banshee with its leg stuck in a trap".[18] Television Without Pity co-creator Tara Ariano called Flo "malingering".[19] John Crook of the Los Angeles Times called Flo "spoiled" and "petulant".[20]

References

  1. ^ "'Amazing Race 3' ends with a Seattle scram for the prize". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. December 19, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Season 3 Episode 13 Summary: "Twas the Week Before Christmas"". Reality TV World. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "SATISFIED IN SEATTLE: FLO & ZACH WIN THE AMAZING RACE!". CBS. Archived from the original on December 20, 2002. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Amazing Race Cast: John Vito and Jill". CBS. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012.
  5. ^ Rogers, Steve (January 16, 2007). "CBS unveils 'The Amazing Race: All-Stars' cast, show to debut Feb. 18". Reality TV World. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Andrew Shayde [@AndrewShayde] (January 30, 2021). "Yes. That's me. I got to live an amazing adventure on #NakedAndAfraid season 12, as I aimed to survive 21 days in the wild. Available tomorrow/Sunday on Discovery+. I can't wait to show my friends and family what life in Africa was like. Yes... both naked AND at times, afraid" (Tweet). Retrieved March 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Bite Me". Naked and Afraid. Season 12. Episode 10. April 18, 2021. Discovery Channel.
  8. ^ "Lawyers Sent Home On Technicality". The Early Show. October 24, 2002. Archived from the original on December 19, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  9. ^ Züri-Familie (sculpted by Kurt Laurenz Metzler)
  10. ^ Tan, Eugene. "Fountain of Wealth". State of Buildings. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "JAIME TEO 赵彩菱". Fly Entertainment. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  12. ^ Linda Holmes (January 2, 2003). "It's the end of the world as we know it". Television Without Pity. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  13. ^ Ross, Dalton (December 20, 2002). "Thailand's end is -- in reality -- no shocker". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  14. ^ Mike Bloom; Jessica Liese; Dan Heaton (February 5, 2016). "Amazing Race | Ranking the Season". Rob Has a Podcast (Podcast). Event occurs at 1:58:11. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  15. ^ Gantt, Kareem (November 30, 2020). "Amazing Race: 10 Must-Watch Seasons, Ranked According To IMDb". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  16. ^ Andrews, Jane (January 2, 2021). "The Best Seasons Of The Amazing Race, Ranked". Gossip Cop. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  17. ^ Angelo Delos Trinos (May 30, 2019). "The Amazing Race: The 5 Most (& Least) Deserving Winners". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  18. ^ Andy Dehnart (December 19, 2002). "Zach and Flo win Amazing Race 3". reality blurred. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  19. ^ Ariano, Tara (July 2, 2004). "'The Amazing Race' runs on its own merit". MSNBC. Archived from the original on January 13, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  20. ^ Crook, John (July 4, 2004). "Teamwork and tantrums on 'Amazing Race'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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