The Amazing Race 16

The Amazing Race 16 is the sixteenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 16 features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.

The sixteenth cycle started on Sunday, February 14, 2010. It aired on CBS in the United States on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with the season finale on May 9, 2010, and in Canada, the show premiered on the A-Channel, not CTV (due to the 2010 Winter Olympics), but it returned to CTV after the Winter Olympics concluded. The show was again hosted by Phil Keoghan.

Brothers Daniel "Dan" and Jordan Pious were the winners of this Race.

The season was released by CBS DVD on November 4, 2014, in a DVD set including all episodes and its accompanying Elimination Station webseries. It was only made available through online purchase, manufactured by Amazon.com's CreateSpace.

Production

Development and filming

The sixteenth season spanned 40,000 miles (64,000 km) across five continents and nine countries, including Chile, Argentina, Germany, France, Malaysia, Singapore, China and for the first time, Seychelles.

Racers were observed leaving Los Angeles International Airport on November 28, 2009. For the third time, teams had to use public transportation to make their way from the Starting Line to the airport. Teams had also done so in seasons 1 and 6.

Racers were reported checking into a Pit Stop in Puerto Varas, Chile on December 2. Filming of the show has also been reported in Bariloche, Argentina, and continuing on to Germany and production crews were reported to be seen around Singapore, particularly in the Bugis area and the Singapore Flyer.

In the third episode, which aired on February 28, 2010 and featured the contestants departing Chile, Phil Keoghan acknowledged the February 27, 2010 massive earthquake in Chile in a special opening.

Leg 4 featured an Intersection for the first time since Season 11. Also for the first time since the Intersection was introduced, teams did a Roadblock together, where one person from each of the intersected teams had to work together to complete the Roadblock. This is also the first time since Season 8 that two racers worked together to complete a Roadblock, and the first time in its history that an Intersection occurred on a different leg than Leg 8.

In Leg 8, Jet and Cord were the first team since the inception of the Speed Bump in Season 12 to finish in first place on a leg in which they had to complete a Speed Bump.

Leg 9 was the first time that a U-Turn warning had been in the team's first clue, due to the fact the team taking the Fast Forward option would have skipped the Detour and the U-Turn point. Also, this was the first time that a Fast Forward and a U-Turn have been present in the same leg, although this was previously done on the Israeli edition of the race HaMerotz LaMillion.

At the end of the episode for Leg 10, the death of He Pingping was acknowledged. He appeared giving out clues to the teams after the first Roadblock. That leg was also the first single-length leg ever on the Race to have two Roadblocks (Each team member had to complete one of the Roadblocks).

In Leg 11, Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man at the time, was featured as the greeter at the Pit Stop in Shanghai.

Cast

See also: List of The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series) contestants

Applications were originally due on July 10, 2009, but the deadline was later extended. Semi-finalist interviews were held sometime in August 2009 and the final casting interviews took place in Los Angeles around September and October 2009. Filming took place around November and December 2009.

Notable cast members include Big Brother 11 houseguests Jordan Lloyd and Jeff Schroeder, 2007 Miss South Carolina Teen USA Caite Upton, professional bull rider Cord McCoy, and Cleveland Indians third-base coach Steve Smith. Caite, 20, was the youngest contestant in the show's history (excluding the Family Edition); while Jody Kelly, 71, was the oldest contestant in the show's history. Other racers included cowboys, detectives, a lesbian couple, high school sweethearts, attorney moms, and the show's first Asian married couple.

This 16th series also marked the first appearance of Allan Wu, host of The Amazing Race Asia and China Rush, in the US version of the series.

Jet & Cord raced again in The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business among a cast made up of returning teams from seasons 12–17. They later raced again in The Amazing Race: All Stars among a cast made up of returning teams from seasons 14–23.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, each listed along with their placements in each leg and relationships as identified by the program. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Team	Relationship	Position (by leg)												Roadblocks performed
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Dan & Jordan	Brothers	8th2	8th	6th	6th–	4th	5th	2nd	5th	1stƒ	3rd	3rd	1st	Dan 6, Jordan 5
Jet & Cord	Brothers/Cowboys	3rd	1st	1st	4th+	3rd	4th	6th8	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	Jet 6, Cord 6
Brent & Caite	Dating Models	7th1	4th	7th4	7th~	6th5	6th7	3rd	4th	2nd⊃	2nd	1st	3rd	Brent 7, Caite 5
Louie & Michael	Detectives	9th	9th	8th	1st+	1st⊃	1st	4th	3rd	4th	4th	4th		Louie 6, Michael 5
Carol & Brandy	Dating	6th	3rd	3rd	5th–	5th	2nd	5th	2nd	5th⊂				Carol 4, Brandy 4
Steve & Allie	Father/Daughter	4th	7th	2nd	2nd^	2nd	3rd	1st	6th					Steve 4, Allie 3
Jordan & Jeff	Newly Dating	1st	6th	5th	8th~	7th	7th							Jordan 2, Jeff 3
Joe & Heidi	Married	5th	2nd	4th	3rd^	8th⊂6								Joe 2, Heidi 2
Monique & Shawne	Moms/Attorneys	2nd	5th	9th										Monique 1, Shawne 2
Jody & Shannon	Grandmother/Granddaughter	10th	10th											Jody 1, Shannon 1
Dana & Adrian	High School Sweethearts	11th3												Dana 0, Adrian 13

• A red team placement indicates that the team was eliminated.
• A green ƒ indicates that the team won a Fast Forward clue.
• An underlined blue team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
• Matching colored symbols (pink +, teal ^, magenta –, and olive ~) indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of an Intersection.
• A brown ⊃ means the team chose to use a U-Turn; ⊂ indicates the team who received it.

1. ^ Brent and Caite initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for going on foot instead of taking the funicular from the Roadblock as instructed in their clue; 5 teams checked-in during the penalty time, dropping them to 7th.
2. ^ Dan and Jordan initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for losing a paintbrush during the additional task; 4 teams, including Brent and Caite, checked-in during the penalty time, dropping them to 8th.
3. ^ Dana and Adrian failed to complete the Roadblock in Leg 1. After Adrian's second failure attempt and after all other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, Phil came out to the Roadblock location and eliminated them.
4. ^ Brent and Caite were left at the Pit Start for 3 hours and 5 minutes in Puerto Varas because both had to be treated for dehydration at the emergency room in a local hospital, and they departed last instead of 4th at Leg 3.
5. ^ Brent and Caite initially arrived 6th, but had missed the clue at the U-Turn, having arrived at their additional task by chance. They had to backtrack to the U-Turn to receive their clue. This did not affect their placement.
6. ^ Joe and Heidi failed to complete the second Detour task (In the Trenches) that they had to do as a result of being U-Turned. After all of the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, Phil came out to their location and eliminated them.
7. ^ Brent and Caite initially arrived 3rd, but did not complete the Detour, having arrived at the Pit Stop accidentally by chance after following Carol and Brandy. They had to backtrack to complete the Detour and later checked in 6th.
8. ^ Jet and Cord initially arrived 5th, but did not retrieve the clue giving directions to the Pit Stop after completing the Roadblock. They had to backtrack to retrieve the clue. Carol and Brandy checked in during this time, dropping Jet and Cord to last place, but they were informed by Phil that it was a non elimination leg and they are still in the race.

Episode title quotes

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

1. "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt" – Michael
2. "When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head" – Jody
3. "Run Like Scalded Dogs!" – Jet
4. "We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt" – Jet
5. "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?" – Michael
6. "Cathy Drone?" – Dan
7. "Anonymous?" – Brent
8. "You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?" – Michael
9. "Dumb Did Us In" – Brandy
10. "I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily" – Brent
11. "They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language" – Brent
12. "Huger than Huge" – Dan

Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. All trips are sponsored by Travelocity.

• Leg 1 – A trip for two to Vancouver, British Columbia
• Leg 2 – A pair of sailboats
• Leg 3 – A trip for two to Patagonia
• Leg 4 – Two $5,000 pre-loaded Discover Cards
• Leg 5 – Two 55" HD TVs
• Leg 6 – A trip for two to Cancun, Mexico
• Leg 7 – A dinner on the beach on Praslin, Seychelles, massages, all the 7-Up the team could drink (at the Pit Stop), and $7,000 for each team member
• Leg 8 – A trip for two to Maui, Hawaii
• Leg 9 – A pair of motorcycles
• Leg 10 – A trip for two to Alaska.
• Leg 11 – A trip for two to the Spanish coast.
• Leg 12 – $1,000,000

Elimination Station

After elimination, the first five eliminated teams were sequestered at a villa in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to await the finale. CBS posted short videos on its website after each episode aired in the Pacific Time Zone to show the eliminated teams interacting at the villa.

• After Leg 1, Dana and Adrian were the first team eliminated and sent to the villa. They expressed their disappointment after Adrian's second attempt failed during the Roadblock task. Adrian is terribly afraid of heights and he wanted to kiss Dana to reaffirm their relationship. They discussed their marriage, had a tour on a beach, and saw big whales in the ocean.
• After Leg 2, Jody and Shannon were the second team eliminated and sent to the villa. Jody voiced her regrets that she did the Roadblock instead of Shannon. Adrian was surprised to hear that Jody had not hoped or expected to win the race, but Shannon still insisted that they could have done it. The teams were treated to an elemental spa with treatments based on fire, earth, water, and air.
• After Leg 3, Monique and Shawne were the third team eliminated and sent to the villa. All the previous eliminated teams were shocked to see Monique and Shawne, and Monique and Shawne were saddened at missing their daughters' birthdays. The next day, the teams went to Las Juantas Y Los Veranos to learn how to make tequila, which included Adrian cutting open a blue agave which took him about 6 minutes and 9 seconds.
• Leg 4 was a non-elimination leg, hence no new teams were sent to the villa. The 3 eliminated teams bonded at the villa while Shannon was writing in her journal. Monique and Shawne suggested bringing Shannon to the beach, after which all the teams went. Shawne was given a leg and foot massage, while Shannon got her hair beaded, and Monique shared with Shannon how to win the Mexican guys by doing some eye action.
• After Leg 5, Joe and Heidi were the fourth team eliminated and sent to the villa. They arrived while Adrian and Shannon were playing a game of table tennis. Jody and Shannon expressed their surprise and disappointment at seeing Joe and Heidi arrive, while Adrian was glad to have another man at the villa. Joe and Heidi expressed their frustration and explained how they arrived at the conclusion that Louie and Michael had Blind U-Turned them. Later, the teams went into town to do some shopping. Joe tried to bargain with a store owner over the price of some jewelry for Heidi, which offended the owner.
• After Leg 6, Jordan and Jeff were the fifth team eliminated and sent to the villa. All the teams at the villa sat down for a meal and as Jordan and Jeff arrive at the villa, they explained the circumstances that led to their elimination. They believed that Louie and Michael would be in the top 3, and Joe again shared his disdain for Louie and Michael in a confessional. Jeff expressed his bitterness at having been evicted from Big Brother and now eliminated from The Amazing Race as he compares Elimination Station and Big Brother and Jury House. However, Jordan feels satisfied from being in Elimination Station. The teams later went on a snorkeling trip. While on the trip, Monique and Shawne suffered from seasickness, and Heidi helped Adrian become comfortable in the water. The snorkeling trip also helped ease Jeff's bitterness at being eliminated.
• Leg 7 was a non-elimination leg, hence no new teams were sent to the villa. At the pool, Adrian, Jeff and Joe discussed why Louie and Michael U-Turned Joe and Heidi, which turned out to be because the detectives disliked them due to personal reasons. After that, the eliminated teams watched an exciting Mexican dance, and many of the racers joined in the dance while others watched. Jody also performed a solo by playing the drum, which impressed Shannon. Later in the day, Joe shared with Heidi the main reason why Louie and Michael U-Turned them. Lastly, Heidi added that if Joe were to meet Louie and Michael, he would confront them about it and how it affected the outcome of the race.
• After Leg 8, Steve and Allie were the sixth team eliminated. It was 2:00 in the morning, and the eliminated teams gathered to find out who they think is the next team eliminated. Steve and Allie called the villa and Monique picked up the phone. Everyone was surprised and disappointed to hear about that Steve and Allie were eliminated, especially Shannon who was sad to hear about it. Joe then asked Steve about Louie and Michael's current situation in the race, then Steve told Joe that his team was too strong and was a threat, which resulted in the U-Turn. Steve shared that it was bad decisions and a bad cab that resulted in their elimination. Steve also noted that either Jet and Cord or Louie and Michael will win the race.
• After Leg 9, Carol and Brandy were the seventh team eliminated. When Carol and Brandy called the villa early in the morning, the other eliminated teams were shocked and disappointed to hear about Carol and Brandy being eliminated, especially Shannon who wanted to see an all-girl team win. Carol and Brandy talked about the U-Turn and their dislike for Brent and Caite that led to their elimination. In response, Jordan said that Carol and Brandy were probably just too jealous of Caite's beauty. Adrian, however, agreed with Carol and Brandy that the U-Turn was a foolish move by the dating models, and that it should have been used on either Jet and Cord or Louie and Michael. That evening, the eliminated racers got to watch a Mexican wrestling match in an outdoor coliseum. Jordan got to escort a wrestler to the ring, and Adrian, the most enthusiastic fan of the group, bought a wrestling mask as a souvenir.
• Leg 10 was a non-elimination leg, hence no new teams were sent to the villa. Jordan and Jeff talk with Dana and Adrian about how to strengthen their relationship. Then, all the teams at Elimination Station are shown packing their bags and guessing where the final Leg will take place and then they were leaving the villa and fly to End City.
• After Leg 11, Louie and Michael were the eighth and final team eliminated. Elimination Station showed the five eliminated teams arriving at the End City in San Francisco, California. After arriving in San Francisco, the teams checked into a hotel, settled into their rooms, and awaited the phone call from the eighth team eliminated. Monique and Shawne are happy to see the end of the race and to know who they think is going to win. Dana said that Joe and Heidi were hoping that Louie and Michael are not in the Final Three because of their dislike for them after being U-Turned. Louie and Michael called into the hotel, and the eliminated teams were shocked and disappointed to hear about Louie and Michael being eliminated. Joe asked Louie and Michael if they still felt that they had used the U-Turn correctly. Michael told him that they had because he thought Joe and Heidi would be very tough to beat once the Race route reached Asia. Adrian said that Joe and Heidi's wishes came true, but despite Louie and Michael being eliminated, Joe was still not satisfied. Jeff told Joe that Louie and Michael U-Turned Joe and Heidi because of personal reasons, which led to harsh words between Joe and Jeff.
• Leg 12 was the final leg of The Amazing Race 16. Elimination Station showed the Finish Line that takes place in Candlestick Park. All the eliminated teams were happy to find out which team do they think will win the $1 million as Steve and Allie, Carol and Brandy, and Louie and Michael reunited with the other eliminated teams at the Finish Line. Shannon noticed that the Final Three teams are: Dan and Jordan, Brent and Caite, and Jet and Cord. Dana said that it's anybody's race. All the eliminated teams were waiting to find out who they think will cross the Finish Line first and win the $1 million. They find out that Dan and Jordan were the first team to cross the Finish Line and win the $1 million; Jet and Cord came in 2nd and Brent and Caite came in 3rd. Teams expressed their opinions about the final three teams at the Finish Line along with their joys and disappointments about the race, and the learning experiences they could draw from it.

Race summary

The Route of the Race.

Destinations	Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers	Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    Intersection U-Turn    Speed Bump    Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → Chile)

In order to travel throughout the mountainous city of Valparaíso, teams rode its various funicular railways between tasks.

Airdate: February 14, 2010

• Los Angeles, California, United States (Vista Hermosa Natural Park) (Starting Line)
• Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) to Santiago, Chile (Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport)
• Santiago (Terminal San Borja) to Valparaíso (Bus Terminal)
• Viña del Mar (Wulff Castle) (unaired)
• Valparaíso (Ascensor Villaseca Template:Es icon)
• Valparaíso (Ascensor Artillería)
• Valparaíso (Paseo Templeman)
• Valparaíso (Palacio Baburizza Template:Es icon)

At the start of The Amazing Race 16 in Vista Hermosa Natural Park, teams were informed where they had to use public transportation from the starting line to Los Angeles International Airport. They opened their first clue for their first destination: Santiago, Chile. The clue informed only three teams in the first of two flights to Santiago, with the second flight leaving an hour later. Upon arrival in Santiago, teams had to take a bus to the coastal city of Valparaíso. Once there, teams traveled to Wulff Castle in Viña del Mar (in an unaired segment), where they picked up their next clue.

The clue where teams found out to travel to Ascensor Villaseca for the Roadblock, asking "Who has the balance of a cat and the courage of a lion?". One team member had to cross a tightrope the length of a football field (360 ft or 110 m) suspended 120 feet (37 m) above the ground where their next clue awaited at the top.

The clue after the Roadblock teams had to ride a funicular down the mountain to find their next clue, directing them to Paseo Templeman. At the templeman, teams picked up painting supplies (4 paint cans, paint brushes, and a ladder) and had to find a group of house painters next to a house matching the color of their paint. Once at the house, they had to finish painting a portion of the house to receive their next clue. The clue directed teams to Palacio Baburizza for the Pit Stop.

Leg 2 (Chile)

In this Leg, teams traveled throughout the Los Lagos Region of Chile, known for its lakes and the Osorno volcano.

Airdate: February 21, 2010

• Valparaíso to Puerto Varas via Santiago
• Puerto Varas (Hotel Petrohue)
• Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (Todos los Santos Lake – Isla Margarita (Mirador Template:Es icon))
• Puerto Varas (Onces y Cabañas Bellavista Template:Es icon)
• Puerto Varas (Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Template:Es icon – Gruta de la Virgen)

At the start of the leg, teams informed for their next destination: the coastal town of Puerto Varas. Upon arrival, they had to head to Hotel Petrohue, and then traveled by boat to Isla Margarita where they had to search Mirador for looking their next clue.

The clue in Mirador where it was for the Detour: a choice between Llama Adoration and Condor Consternation. In Llama Adoration, teams traveled to a farm where they had to dress a llama by placing a blanket on its back and a scarf around its neck. In Condor Consternation, teams traveled to a beach where they donned special shoes resembling birds' feet and used a hang glider-like condor costume to glide out to a clue in the water.

The Detour clues sent teams to Onces y Cabañas Bellavista for the Roadblock, asking "It's time to make the Kuchen". One team member collect several ingredients used to make kuchen: a plate of butter, a bowl of sugar, a bag of flour, a baker's dozen of eggs from the hen house, and a cup of milk straight from a cow. Once the ingredients were collected, team members had to give them to the baker to receive a serving of kuchen and their next clue. The clue sent teams to Gruta de la Virgen for the Pit Stop.

Leg 3 (Chile → Argentina)

Leg 3 featured tasks relating to gauchos and other aspects of Argentine equestrianism.

Airdate: February 28, 2010

• Puerto Varas (Del Salvador Bus Terminal or Cruz del Sur Bus Terminal) to San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina (Bariloche Bus Station)
• San Carlos de Bariloche (El Boliche Viejo)
• San Carlos de Bariloche (Peña Gaucha)
• Ñirihuau Template:Es icon (Puente Ñirihuau)
• Neuquén Province (Estancia Fortin Chacabuco)

At the start of the leg, teams opened their clue and where they had to travel to San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. Upon arrival, they had to head to El Boliche Viejo, where they had to win a game of five-card stud against the Travelocity Roaming Gnome to receive the gnome which had their next clue on the bottom of its base.

The clue where teams told to travel to Peña Gaucha for the Roadblock, asking "Who's ready to get roped in?". One team member had to choose a roping station and use a lasso to rope a steer-horned hay bale target 18 feet (5.5 m) away. Pull the target back towards them to receive their next clue attached at the top of the horn.

The Roadblock clue directed teams to Puente Ñirihuau to pick up their Detour clue, giving them the choice of Horse Sense and Horse Power. In Horse Sense, teams were given a set of directions by a gunslinger and – using only a stationary compass as a navigational aid – had to find a bag of loot buried in a field. They then had to deliver the bag to the lead bandit, and if the markings on their bag matched the coordinates given to them, he would give the team a coin with the name of the Pit Stop location on it as their next clue. In Horse Power, teams went down to a polo field and – using a wooden practice horse – had to get a goal within 9 strokes and received the trophy with the name of the Pit Stop location on its base as their next clue. The Detour clues were given said that they instructed them to the Pit Stop at Estancia Fortin Chacabuco.

Leg 4 (Argentina → Germany)

The Indra Musikclub in Hamburg's red-light district the Reeperbahn was the location of the Beatles' debut in Germany and was the Pit Stop for this Leg of the Race.

Airdate: March 7, 2010

• San Carlos de Bariloche (Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport) to Frankfurt, Germany (Frankfurt Airport)
• Frankfurt (Frankfurt Airport long-distance station) to Hamburg (Hamburg Hauptbahnhof)
• Hamburg (Jungfernstieg)
• Hamburg (Jungfernstieg station) to (Landungsbrücken station)
• Hamburg (Port of Hamburg)
• Hamburg (Kaiser Wilhelm statue at Altonaer Rathaus Template:De icon)
• Hamburg (Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn Stadium Template:De icon or Alt Hamburger Bürgerhaus Template:De icon)
• Hamburg (Haifischbar Template:De icon)
• Hamburg (Beatles-Platz – Indra Musikclub Template:De icon)

At the start of the leg, teams were told they were traveling to Hamburg, Germany. First, they must take a train to Frankfurt, then to the city of Hamburg. Upon arrival, they had to head by foot to Jungfernstieg Street and where they encountered their next clue and the Intersection. The clue where two teams had to work together for the Intersection where they discovered was for the Roadblock, and the teams asked "Who's ready to reach new heights?". One team member from the Intersected teams had to take a train to Landungsbrücken station at S-Bahn to the Port of Hamburg and complete a 150-foot (46 m) tandem bungee jump from a bungee crane in the middle of the city where they received their next clue, and teams were no longer Intersected.

The clue instructed teams to the Kaiser Wilhelm statue at Altonaer Rathaus for the Detour clue: a choice between Soccer or Sauerkraut. In Soccer, teams made their way to Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn Stadium and had to successfully kick a ball from the penalty mark (12 yd or 11 m) through 5 targets located in the goal to receive their next clue. In Sauerkraut, teams had to travel to a restaurant called Alt Hamburger Bürgerhaus and eat a plate of sauerkraut while a band played a song called the "Sauerkraut Polka". Teams had to finish the plate before the end of the song in order to receive their clue. If the song ended first, they had to start over with a new plate of sauerkraut.

The clues received instructing teams to Haifischbar, where they had to drink a glass of boot of beer to receive their next clue. The clue directing them to Beatles-Platz, where The Beatles discovered on their first gig debuted in the city and searched Indra Musikclub in Reeperbahn for the Pit Stop.

Leg 5 (Germany → France)

During the Detour, teams were "attacked" by a pilot in the Red Baron's Fokker Dr.I in an historical reenactment of trench warfare during World War I.

Airdate: March 14, 2010

• Hamburg to Les Monthairons, Lorraine, France (Château des Monthairons Template:Fr icon)
• Sainte-Menehould, Champagne-Ardenne (Boulangerie Defontaine)
• Massiges (La main de Massiges Template:Fr icon)
• Massiges (Church of Massiges)
• Wargemoulin-Hurlus (Eglise Saint-Étienne de Wargemoulin Template:Fr icon)

During the Pit Stop, all teams boarded a bus and traveled from Hamburg to an unknown destination, revealed to viewers to be Les Monthairons. Upon arrival, they made their way to Boulangerie Defontaine at Sainte-Menehould, where teams baguette contains their next clue inside, telling them to travel to La main de Massiges in Massiges.

In Massiges, teams picked up their next clue. For Jordan & Jeff, however, where they had encountered the Speed Bump, and had to reinforce a trench wall using a series of branches before they could proceed to complete the Detour. The choice between In the Trenches or Under Fire. For both tasks, teams dressed up as World War I-era American soldiers, known as Doughboys. In the Trenches, teams traveled through trenches to a telegraph where they had to decipher a message in Morse code –"We will prevail. Vive la France."– and then presented their deciphered message to the French sergeant. In Under Fire, teams crawled under barbed wire 100 feet to receive a message –"The war is over. Vive la liberté."– from a man in a foxhole. They then crawled back through the barbed wire to present the message to the sergeant. Before either task was completed and the teams received their clue, the message they received was sent to "headquarters" via carrier pigeon.

The Detour clues received instructing teams were required to head south down a road to find the U-Turn board, where it was a Blind U-Turn, Louie & Michael chose to U-Turn Joe & Heidi. The clue after the U-Turn where teams sent to Church of Massiges, and they changed out of their Doughboy gear into turn of the 20th century French bicycling gear (including a fake moustache) and rode on antique bicycles, in the manner of the first Tour de France, along a 4-mile (6.4 km) course to the Pit Stop of the Race, Eglise Saint-Étienne de Wargemoulin in Wargemoulin-Hurlus.

Leg 6 (France)

The tasks of this leg centered around France's champagne industry.

Airdate: March 21, 2010

• Reims (Notre-Dame de Reims – Joan of Arc Statue)
• Épernay (Leclerc Briant)
• Pierry (Taittinger la Marquetterie Template:Fr icon)
• Épernay (l'ORCCA Template:Fr icon – La Maison Gallice Template:Fr icon)

At Wargemoulin-Hurlus, teams opened their clue and where they told to travel to the city of Reims. Upon arrival, they had to head to the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, where they to find a woman playing a musical saw to receive their next clue: a cork from a bottle of Leclerc Briant in Épernay, at the center of Champagne region for the Roadblock, asking "Who's ready to cave in?". One team member had to rappel 100 feet (30 m) into the chalk cellars of the winery of Leclerc Briant to search for a bottle of champagne specially marked with a small yellow and red striped flag on the bottom amongst the riddling racks. After finding the bottle, the team member returned to the surface to use the traditional sabrage technique to open the bottle, the force of which propelled their next clue out.

The clue received after the Roadblock required teams to figure out their next destination: Taittinger la Marquette in Pierry, not the Taittinger headquarters in Reims. Here they found out their Detour clue: Tower or Terra. In Tower, teams had to stack 680 champagne coupes into a 15-level pyramid with only one coupe on the top level, then pour the entire contents of a magnum of Taittinger champagne onto the top of the pyramid – all without breaking any of the glasses – in order to receive their next clue. In Terra, teams searched the 1-square-kilometre (250-acre) winter-barren Taittinger vineyards for a cluster of wine grapes marked with the race flag. After finding the grapes, they returned it to the harvest foreman for their next clue. The clue sent teams to the l'ORCCA office at Épernay's La Maison Gallice for the Pit Stop.

Leg 7 (France → Seychelles)

In one of the Detour tasks in this Leg, teams had to use a banana to lure a 100-year-old and 500-pound (230 kg) Aldabra Giant Tortoise across a marked course.

Airdate: March 28, 2010

• Paris, (Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport) to Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles (Seychelles International Airport)
• La Digue (L'Union Estate)
• St. Pierre Island
• Praslin (Paradise Sun Hotel)

At the start of the leg, teams were informed to travel to the island of Mahé in Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean. Upon arrival, they had to find a marked kiosk and take a number, the first 3 teams were on the first helicopter leaving for La Digue around at the same time with the last three teams departing an hour later.

Once landing in La Digue, they made their way to L'Union Estate where they picked up their Detour clue: Turtle Toddle or Ox Trot. In Turtle Toddle, teams had to use a banana to lure a 500-pound (230 kg), 100-year-old Aldabra Giant Tortoise across a marked path on a lawn. Once it was across the finish line, teams had to deliver a bunch of bananas to a fruit merchant 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away to receive their next clue. In Ox Trot, teams had to pull a cart to a clearing and load a pile of coconuts into it. Then, after an ox was hitched to their cart, teams had to deliver their coconuts to a fruit merchant to receive their clue. If they forgot or lost any of the coconuts teams had to retrieve them before being allowed to continue.

The Detour clues instructed teams chose a marked boat and were taken to a buoy near St. Pierre Island. Once there, the captain gave them their next clue, which leads them to Roadblock, which read "It's time to take a deep breath". One team member had to dive into the ocean to retrieve one of seven bottles tied to a platform in the water and contains a treasure map, he/she and their partner were taken off the shore of Praslin where they had to swim to shore. Once ashore, teams emptied the contents of their bottle revealing a puzzle map that when completed would lead them to the Pit Stop at Paradise Sun Hotel.

Leg 8 (Seychelles → Malaysia)

Pinang Peranakan Mansion in the Malaysian island of Penang was served as the Pit Stop of the Race.

Airdate: April 4, 2010

• Praslin to Victoria, Mahé
• Victoria (Seychelles International Airport) to George Town, Penang, Malaysia (Penang International Airport)
• Bayan Lepas (Snake Temple)
• Air Itam (Tien Kong Than Buddhist temple) or George Town (Padang Kota Lama Template:Ms icon)
• Teluk Bahang (Kuil Sri Singamuga Kaliamman)
  • Teluk Bahang (Tropical Spice Garden)
• George Town (Pinang Peranakan Mansion)

At the start of the leg, teams were instructing them to travel to the Malaysian island of Penang. First, they must travel by boat departing back to Mahé. Upon arrival, teams made their way to Snake Temple in Bayan Lepas and searched the cluebox amongst one of its snakes.

The clue turned out to be for the Detour, given them a choice between Buddhist Tradition or Chinese Custom. In Buddhist Tradition, teams traveled to the Tien Kong Than Buddhist temple and carried a series of joss sticks to the top of the temple. After arranging them in the proper order, teams lit them and received their next clue. In Chinese Custom, teams traveled to Padang Kota Lama park where they participated in the Chinese New Year tradition of balancing large flags on their foreheads and then running across the esplanade. After both team members made it across the esplanade without letting the flag fall, they received their next clue.

The Detour clues instructed them to travel to Kuil Sri Singamuga Kaliamman in Teluk Bahang and had to pick up the clue. However, for Jet and Cord, they were encountered their Speed Bump and they had to travel to the Tropical Spice Garden to find a woman crushing spices for tea. Then by smell, they had to pick the right prepared tea and serve it to a guru sitting on a swing. Once the guru finished drinking the tea, they could proceed to the Roadblock, where teams asking "Whose life could use a splash of color?". One team member had to prepare a traditional Hindu offering called a float by first breaking open several coconuts in order to find one that had colored flesh. They then built the float and gave it to the waiting Gurukkal who sent it out to sea and then gave teams their next clue. The clue sent teams to the Pit Stop at George Town's Pinang Peranakan Mansion.

Leg 9 (Malaysia → Singapore)

The only Fast Forward of this season of The Amazing Race took place at the Singapore Flyer, the tallest ferris wheel in the world at that time.

Airdate: April 11, 2010

• Sungai Nibong, Penang (Sungai Nibong Express Terminal) to Kuala Lumpur (Puduraya)
• Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur Sentral railway station) to Singapore (Tanjong Pagar railway station)
• Singapore (Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall)
  • Singapore (Singapore Flyer)
• Singapore (Speakers' Corner or Rochor Road)
• Singapore (Istana Park)
• Singapore (ASL Marine Shipyard)
• Sentosa (MegaZip Adventure Park)
• Singapore (Marina Barrage)

At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to travel to the island city-state of Singapore. They must first take a bus to Kuala Lumpur, and then they headed by train to Singapore. Upon arrival, teams had to head to Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall and find Allan Wu, host of The Amazing Race Asia, where they could take the Fast Forward. The Fast Forward required teams to head to Singapore Flyer, where they would have to climb out of one observation pod at the top of the 541-foot (165 m) Ferris wheel and then cross a ladder to the next pod over where their next clue directly to the Pit Stop.

Other teams had to do the Detour, their choice between Pounding The Drums or Pounding The Pavement. In Pounding The Drums, teams traveled to Speakers' Corner and learned a complex drum routine for a lion dance performance. Once they had played it to their young instructor's approval, they then performed the routine with a lion dance troupe on a nearby stage for their next clue. In Pounding The Pavement, teams traveled to an open area in Rochor Road where they had to gather supplies – chairs, an umbrella, a loaf of bread, wafers, and 10 boxes of ice cream – and then find a marked ice cream cart to sell 25 Singapore-style ice cream sandwiches for S$1 a piece to receive their next clue. The clues sent teams to find the U-Turn location at the intersection of the "last pit stop city" between Orchard Road and Penang Road: Istana Park. Brent & Caite chose to U-Turn Carol & Brandy, and their next clue.

The clue sent teams to ASL Marine Shipyard for the Roadblock, asking "Who's ready to add some stress to their day?". One team member had to inspect an anchor chain by counting the number of links in the chain, while dealing with the noise created by the other workers at the port and announcements being read through a loudspeaker. When they gave the right number (521) on a clipboard to the dock manager, they would receive their next clue. The clue directed the teams to Sentosa and they rode the MegaZip, a 1,476-foot (450 m) long zip-line. After unharnessing from the MegaZip, teams received their next clue, sending them to Marina Barrage for the Pit Stop.

Leg 10 (Singapore → China)

In the first of two Roadblocks in this Leg of the Race, one team member had to make 1 kg (2.2 lb) of lamian noodles.

Airdate: April 25, 2010

• Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport) to Shanghai, China (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
• Shanghai (Zhujiajiao)
• Shanghai (Taikang Lu)
• Shanghai (Hongkou Football Stadium)
• Shanghai (Hongkou Football Stadium Station) to (Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Station)
• Shanghai (Shanghai Science and Technology Museum)

At the start of the leg, teams were informed on their next destination: Shanghai, China. Upon arrival, they had to head to Zhujiajiao and traveled on foot to a boat dock which would take them to their next clue and the first Roadblock. In the first Roadblock on this leg, asking "Who wants to get their hands on some extra dough?". One team member had to follow a demonstration by a local noodlemaker to make 1 kg (2.2 lb) of la mian noodles. When they were done, He Pingping, the world's shortest man, gave them their next clue.

The clue where teams instructed to the fashion district of Taikang Lu, they entered a fashion studio where they were given a sketch of an outfit. They then had to choose the correct pieces of clothing that were described in the sketch and give them to a fashion model to put on. If they chose the right clothing and accessories, the fashion designer would give them their next clue.

The clue teams received to Hongkou Football Stadium for the second Roadblock, asking "Assemble a 96-piece puzzle". The team member who sat out the first Roadblock had to put together a 96-piece puzzle and then give the puzzle to a group of fans in the bleachers. If the puzzle was put together correctly, the other side of the puzzle would give a seat number where the team would find their next clue. The clue directed teams by travel via metro to the Pit Stop at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.

Leg 11 (China)

In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to count the statues in the Longhua Temple's Arhat Hall.

Airdate: May 2, 2010

• Shanghai (Garden Bridge)
• Shanghai (Longhua Temple)
• Shanghai (Yuyuan Garden)
• Shanghai (Art stone store or Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant)
• Shanghai (Riverside Promenade Template:Zh icon)

Teams began the leg in Shanghai and were told to go to the Garden Bridge, referring to its Chinese name Waibaidu Bridge. Once reaching the bridge, they picked up their next clue, sending teams to Longhua Temple. For the Speed Bump, Louie and Michael had to participate in a good luck ritual by throwing coins into a large incense burner on the Longhua Temple grounds. Once both got one coin each into the top opening of the incense burner, they could proceed onto the Roadblock, where teams asked "Who thinks they can sum up Buddha?". One team member entered Longhua Temple's Arhat Hall to count all of the golden statues in the room, most of which were statues of the Gautama Buddha. If they got the right number (523), they would receive their next clue. If not, they would have to wait 10 minutes before making their next guess.

The clue teams received and took a motorcycle to Yuyuan Garden, where they discovered was for the Detour. The choice between Pork Chops and Pork Dumplings. In Pork Chops, teams must enter an art stone store and look through several hundred special stone stamps called chops for the two that had a pig on the bottom and one of each of their names in order to receive their clue from the shop owner. In Pork Dumplings, teams traveled to Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant and delivered 10 orders of steamed bun called xiaolongbao across the market. Once done with the deliveries, they received their clue, sending to the Pit Stop at Riverside Promenade in The Bund.

Leg 12 (China → United States)

For the final Roadblock on The Amazing Race 16, teams visited the famous Coit Tower in San Francisco's Telegraph Hill, which one team member had to climb up from the outside.

Airdate: May 9, 2010

• Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport) to San Francisco, California, USA (San Francisco International Airport)
• San Francisco (Fort Point – Battery Godfrey)
• San Francisco (Coit Tower)
• San Francisco (Letterman Digital Arts Center – Yoda Statue)
• San Francisco (Fairmont Hotel – Tonga Room)
• San Francisco (Great American Music Hall)
• San Francisco (Candlestick Park)

At the start of the leg, teams were informed to fly their final destination city: San Francisco, California. Upon arriving in San Francisco, they had to head to Battery Godfrey in Fort Point and where they had to solve a riddle, "I was built in 1933, I'm 210 feet tall, my insides are lined with murals by 25 different artists. What am I? When you know, go to me and search for your next clue", lead them to figure out their next location: Coit Tower.

Once the teams at Coit Tower, they picked up their clue which it was for the Roadblock, asking "Who's ready to reach new heights?". Pne team member had to use an ascender to reach the top archways of the tower to get their next clue before being lowered back to the ground. The clue sent teams to Yoda Statue at Letterman Digital Arts Center, one team member had to put on a motion capture suit while their partner directed their avatar through a virtual course, all based on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. After getting through the two levels of the course, the directing partner would be able to copy down their next clue through figuring out how to read it off the computer screen which directed them to the Tonga Room, teams were instructed to take a trunk to their next location: the Great American Music Hall.

Upon arriving at Great American Music Hall, teams opened the trunk received from the Tonga Room, where they were find psychedelic posters of the eliminated teams. The two teammates had to put the posters in the correct order of elimination (with three posters for the non-elimination legs) before they could receive their final clue from a roadie, where teams received a portion of the nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick to the finish line", teams were left to figure out that the missing word "candlestick" referred to Candlestick Park, the Finish Line of the Race.

Ratings

No episode aired on April 18, 2010 due to CBS's broadcast of the Academy of Country Music Awards and CTV's broadcast of the Juno Awards.

US ratings

#	Airdate	Episode	Rating	Share	Rating/Share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	Rank (Timeslot)	Rank (Night)
1	February 14, 2010	"Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt"	5.1	8	2.6/7	8.90	1	1
2	February 21, 2010	"When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head"	5.2	8	2.9/7	9.11	1	1
3	February 28, 2010	"Run Like Scalded Dogs!"	5.8	9	3.2/8	10.24	2	4
4	March 7, 2010	"We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt"	4.5	7	2.6/7	8.05	2	4
5	March 14, 2010	"I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?"	5.8	10	3.0/9	10.10	1	3
6	March 21, 2010	"Cathy Drone?"	6.9	11	3.8/9	11.99	1	4
7	March 28, 2010	"Anonymous?"	7.2	11	3.9/10	12.73	1	3
8	April 4, 2010	"You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?"	5.2	9	2.7/8	9.14	1	3
9	April 11, 2010	"Dumb Did Us In"	6.9	11	3.4/10	11.88	1	3
10	April 25, 2010	"I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily"	6.3	10	3.2/9	10.69	1	3
11	May 2, 2010	"They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language"	6.0	9	3.0/9	10.73	1	3
12	May 9, 2010	"Huger Than Huge"	6.0	11	2.9/9	10.63	1	3

• Episode 1, "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt" aired on Valentine's Day.
• Episode 4, "We Are No Longer In The Bible Belt" had a considerably low amount of viewers, most likely because it aired on the same night as the 82nd Academy Awards.
• Episode 7, "Anonymous?" had the most viewers and adults 25–54 rating since the November 4, 2007, episode of The Amazing Race 12, as well as the best numbers in adults 18–49 since the January 6, 2008, episode of the same season.
• Episode 8, "You're like Jason Bourne, right?" aired on Easter Sunday.
• Episode 12, "Huger Than Huge", the season finale, aired on Mother's Day. The show was down nearly two million viewers compared to the season 15 finale and was the lowest rated finale since season 4.

Canadian ratings

Canadian broadcaster CTV also airs The Amazing Race on Sundays at 8pm, the first three episodes were aired on A-Channel. When the show returned to the said network, episode four aired an hour earlier than its normal start time due to the network's broadcast of the 82nd Academy Awards.

#	Airdate	Episode	Viewers (millions)	Rank (week)
1	February 14, 2010	"Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt"	—	<#30
2	February 21, 2010	"When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head"	0.90	#16
3	February 28, 2010	"Run Like Scalded Dogs!"	0.88	#13
4	March 7, 2010	"We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt"	1.44	#21
5	March 14, 2010	"I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?"	2.53	#4
6	March 21, 2010	"Cathy Drone?"	2.00	#7
7	March 28, 2010	"Anonymous?"	2.47	#4
8	April 4, 2010	"You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?"	2.08	#6
9	April 11, 2010	"Dumb Did Us In"	2.29	#7
10	April 25, 2010	"I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily"	2.18	#5
11	May 2, 2010	"They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language"	2.51	#3
12	May 9, 2010	"Huger Than Huge"	2.58	#3

External links

• Official website