The Amazing Race 12
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The Amazing Race 12 is the twelfth installment of the popular five time Emmy Award winning reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 12 features 11 teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.
Applications were due on January 16, 2007. Semi-finalist interviews were expected to be held sometime in February 2007 or March 2007 and final casting interviews took place in April 2007. [1][2] Filming took place in July 2007 and early August 2007.[3]
The 12th season premiered on November 4, 2007 at 8 p.m. E/P. It takes the place of canceled CBS series Viva Laughlin.[4]
Jonathan Littman, executive producer for The Amazing Race, said that this season will reduce the number of episodes by 2 and drop non-elimination legs "to create more excitement."[5] However, in the premiere episode, host Phil Keoghan gave the introductory terms of eleven Legs, eight of which would serve as elimination points. It is not known at this time if the other two pit stops will be different from previous seasons in any way.
Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:
Team | Relationship | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks performed | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
Azaria & Hendekea | Brother/Sister | 1st | 5th | 1st | Azaria 2, Hendekea 1 | ||||||||
TK & Rachel | Newly Dating | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | TK 2, Rachel 1 | ||||||||
Nathan & Jennifer | Dating | 10th | 2nd | 3rd | Nathan 2, Jennifer 1 | ||||||||
Kynt & Vyxsin | Dating Goths | 2nd | 4th | 4th | Kynt 1, Vyxsin 2 | ||||||||
Ronald & Christina | Father/Daughter | 7th | 9th | 5th | Ronald 1, Christina 2 | ||||||||
Nicolas & Donald | Grandson/Grandfather | 5th | 8th | 6th | Nicolas 1, Donald 2 | ||||||||
Shana & Jennifer | Friends | 6th | 3rd | 7th | Shana 1, Jennifer 2 | ||||||||
Lorena & Jason | Dating | 4th | 1st | 8th | Lorena 1, Jason 2 | ||||||||
Marianna & Julia | Sisters | 9th | 7th | 9th | Marianna 2, Julia 1 | ||||||||
Kate & Pat | Married Ministers | 8th | 10th | Kate 2, Pat 0 | |||||||||
Ari & Staella | Best Friends | 11th | Ari 0, Staella 1 |
- Red means the team was eliminated.
- Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue.
- A yellow > means that team chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it; <> indicates a leg where the Yield was available but not used.
- Matching colors of + symbols indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of the Intersection route marker.
Episode title quotes
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.
- Donkeys Have Souls, Too – Christina
- I've Become the Archie Bunker of the Home – Ronald
- Please, Lord, Give Me Milk – Lorena
- Let's Name Our Chicken Phil – Jason [6]
- We Really Burned Bridges, For Sure –
Notable Race Events
General
- The Race only spans 30,000 miles in 21 days, making it the shortest Amazing Race course since Season 8.[7]
In-Race
- While some Detours have gone unaired or been featured as regular tasks, Leg 1 is the first leg ever in any Race that didn't include a Detour.[8]
- In Leg 3, there was a five-team footrace creating a moment when all five teams were standing on the mat. The most teams on the mat at any one time before this point occurred in Seasons 4 and 9 both with only 3 teams on the mat.
- Julia took about 4 hours to compete the Roadblock in Leg 3.[9]
Post-Race
- In an interview, Kate revealed that Staella, TK, Rachel and Nathan all went to the same high school in Fountain Valley, California.[10]
- Nicolas and Donald are, respectively, the son and father-in-law of singer Robbie Fulks. [11]
Prizes
- Leg 1 - A trip for two to the Fairmont Banff Resort in Alberta, Canada, provided by Travelocity
- Leg 2 - A sport bike for each racer
- Leg 3 - A five-night vacation to Bermuda, provided by Travelocity.
Elimination Station
After teams were eliminated they were sequestered at a villa in Portugal 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, Ari & Staella were sent to the villa first where they explored the luxurious house and contemplated their unfortunate first leg. They predicted one of the older teams would be the next eliminated and that Lorena & Jason would win the race.
- After Leg 2, Kate & Pat were sent to the villa and discussed their opinions of the other Racers with Ari & Staella. Ari was unhappy when Kate & Pat criticized his negative views, if not insults, of some of the racers.
- After Leg 3, Marianna & Julia were sent to the villa. Once again Ari grew irritated with Kate & Pat - this time because he felt that they were dominating the conversations with Marianna & Julia. At the end of the day, Ari, Staella, Marianna and Julia all went out to party while Kate & Pat chose to stay behind, much to Ari's delight.
Race locations
According to CBS press releases, 5 new countries including Ireland, Lithuania, and Croatia will be visited during this race.[12] Bertram van Munster also revealed that two new African countries will be visited,[7] one of which has been Burkina Faso.
Leg 1 (United States → Ireland)
- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (The Playboy Mansion) (Starting Line)
- Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) to Shannon, Ireland (Shannon Airport)
- Rossaveal (Ferry Port)
- Inis Mór (Teampall Bheanain)
- Cleggan (Cleggan Farm) Template:TAR Roadblock
- Clifden (Connemara Heritage & History Centre) Template:TAR Pit Stop
The Roadblock for this leg of the Race required one team member to ride a high-wire bicycle across a wind swept ravine suspended almost 200 feet above the North Atlantic, while their partner, sitting eight feet below, was taken for the ride.
Additional Tasks
- Teams must pedal a tandem bike along a dirt path to their next clue upon reaching the farm. It is thought that this was a Detour choice; however, Ari and Staella confirmed in an interview that they never came across a Detour in the leg.[8]
- After completing the Roadblock, teams received instructions to choose a donkey and fill each of its baskets with 15 pieces of peat. Then, they had to walk the donkey back to the entrance of the farm to receive their next clue.
Leg 2 (Ireland → Netherlands)
- Shannon (Shannon Airport) to Amsterdam, Netherlands (Amsterdam Schiphol Airport)
- Amsterdam (Centraal Station – Melkmeisjesbrug Bridge) Template:TAR Detour
- Ransdorp (Rural Village Field) Template:TAR Roadblock
- Durgerdam (Yacht Club) Template:TAR Pit Stop
In the first Detour of the season, teams had to choose between Hoist It or Hunt It. In Hoist It, teams had to use a traditional rope and pulley system to hoist five pieces of furniture up a typical Amsterdam residence. In Hunt It, teams made their way on foot several blocks to a parking lot to search through thousands of bicycles, the most common form of transportation in Amsterdam, and find the two bikes tagged with a specific color designated in their clue. After finding their bikes, teams had to ride them five miles to an attendant who would give them their next clue. In the Roadblock for this leg, one team member had to complete a single vault over a watery, muddy ditch (known as fierljeppen) and successfully touch both feet to the marshy grass on the opposite side in a regional sport known as ditch vaulting in order to receive their next clue.
Additional Task
- After completing the Roadblock, teams had to ride a bakfiets (cargo bicycle) to the next Pit Stop.
Leg 3 (Netherlands → Burkina Faso)
- Amsterdam (Amsterdam Schiphol Airport) to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou Airport)
- Ouagadougou (Train Station)
- Boulkiemdé (Bingo) Template:TAR Roadblock
- Boulkiemdé (Village School) Template:TAR Detour
- Boulkiemdé (Outskirts of Bingo) Template:TAR Pit Stop
In the Roadblock, the teams visited an area inhabited by Tuareg people, where one team member had to milk a camel and collect the milk in a dried gourd bowl, up to a marked line. Once finished, they had to show their bowl to a local for approval and then drink all the milk. If a team member was unable to obtain the sufficient amount of milk from his or her own camel, he or she had to wait until another team has completed their Roadblock and try milking their camel. In this Detour, teams had to choose between Learn It or Teach It. In Teach It, they would have to teach schoolchildren who did not speak English to memorize ten words of English, in which they will later be tested by a local teacher. In Learn It, teams have to learn from the local schoolchildren ten words in the More language. Teams will later be tested for these words by a local teacher.
Additional Task
- After completing the Roadblock, teams had to lead four camels along a marked path to their next route marker.
References
- ^ Application and Eligibility Requirements
- ^ Application Form
- ^ Realityfanforum.com - The Amazing Race 12
- ^ Schneider, Michael (2007-10-22). "CBS cancels 'Viva Laughlin'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ Boedeker, Hal (2007-07-20). "At CBS party, previews of "CSI," "[[Without a Trace]]," "[[Cold Case]]," "The Amazing Race" and more". Retrieved 2007-07-22.
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