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The Amazing Race 16 is the sixteenth and current 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 show premiered on CBS on February 14, 2010, at 8 pm EST/PST and in Canada, the show temporarily premiered on the A channel not CTV due to the 2010 Winter Olympics but it will return to CTV after the Winter Olympics.[1]

Production

Development and filming

The sixteenth season spans 40,000 miles (64,000 km) across five continents and nine countries, including Chile, Germany, [2] France, and for the first time, Seychelles.[3][4]

Racers were observed leaving Los Angeles International Airport on November 28, 2009.[5] 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.[6] Filming of the show has also been reported in Bariloche, Argentina, and continuing on to Germany[7] and production crews were reported to be seen around Singapore, particularly in the Bugis area and the Singapore Flyer.[8]

In the third episode of The Amazing Race 16, which aired on February 28, 2010, Phil Keoghan acknowledged the February 27, 2010 massive earthquake in Chile in a special opening.[9]

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.

Cast

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.[10][11]

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

Results

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

Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks
performed
1 2 3Template:Fn 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Jet & Cord Brothers / Cowboys 3rd 1st 1st + Jet 2, Cord 2
Steve & Allie Father / Daughter 4th 7th 2nd ^ Steve 2, Allie 2
Carol & Brandy Dating 6th 3rd 3rd - Carol 2, Brandy 1
Joe & Heidi Married 5th 2nd 4th ^ Joe 2, Heidi 2
Jordan & Jeff Newly Dating 1st 6th 5th ~ Jordan 2, Jeff 2
Dan & Jordan Brothers 8thTemplate:Fn 8th 6th - Dan 2, Jordan 1
Brent & Caite Dating Models 7thTemplate:Fn 4th 7th ~ Brent 2, Caite 2
Louie & Michael Detectives 9th 9th 8th + Louie 2, Michael 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 11thTemplate:Fn Dana 0, Adrian 0Template:Fn

Template:FnbBrent & 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; they dropped to 7th.
Template:FnbDan & Jordan initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for losing a paintbrush during the additional task; they dropped to 8th.
Template:FnbDana & Adrian failed to complete the Roadblock in Leg 1. After Adrian's second attempt failed and after all other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, Phil came out to the Roadblock location and eliminated them.
Template:FnbAt the beginning of the leg 3, Brent & Caite were originally supposed to depart 4th, but because both had to be treated for dehydration at the emergency room in a local hospital, they departed last, 3 hours and 5 minutes after their scheduled time.

  • Red means the team was eliminated.
  • 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.
  • An underlined Blue team's placement means the team came in last on a non-elimination leg.
  • Matching colors and symbols (+, ^, - and ~) indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of the Intersection route marker.

Prizes

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

Elimination Station

After elimination, 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 & 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 & Shannon were the second team eliminated and sent to the villa. Jody voices 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 & Shawne were the third team eliminated and sent to the villa. All the previous eliminated teams were shocked to see Monique & Shawne, and Monique & 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 at about 6 minutes and 9 seconds.

Episode Title Quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.[12]

  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" –
  5. "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?" –

Race summary

The Route of the Race (as of Leg 3).
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.

In this first Roadblock of the race, one team member had to cross a tightrope the length of a football field (360 ft (110 m)*) suspended 120 feet (37 m) above the ground.

Additional task
  • At Paseo 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.

Leg 2 (Chile)

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

In the first Detour of this race, teams chose 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. In the leg's Roadblock, teams had to 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.

Leg 3 (Chile → Argentina)

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

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose a station and use a lasso to rope a target 18 feet (5.5 m) away and pull it towards them to receive their next clue. In the Detour, teams chose between 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 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.

Additional Tasks
  • As part of their clue to el Boliche Viejo, teams were given an altered version of a photograph of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch to include a gnome, telling them to find the "Gnome in the Wall". Once there, 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. Teams must have the gnome in their posession before they could check in at the Pit Stop.

Leg 4 (Argentina → Germany)

At the Intersection, teams had to join with one other team to complete tasks and make decisions together until further notice. In this special Roadblock, one team member from each part of the intersected teams had to take a train to Hamburg Harbor and complete 450 feet (140 m)* tandem bungee jump from a bungee crane.

Future legs

Leg 5 (Germany → France)
Leg 6 (France)
Other future legs

Ratings

US ratings

# Episode Rating Share Rating/Share
(18-49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
(Timeslot) 		Rank
(Night)
1 "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt" 5.1 8 2.8/7 9.07 1 1
2 "When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head" 5.2 8 2.9/7 9.11 1 1
3 "Run Like Scalded Dogs!" 5.8 9 3.2/8 10.24 2 4
4 "We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt"
5 "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?"

Canadian ratings

# Episode Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
(Overall)
1 "Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt" n/a n/a
2 "When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head" 0.90 16
3 "Run Like Scalded Dogs!" 0.88 13
4 "We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt"
5 "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?"

References

  1. ^ Hibbard, James (2009-12-20). "CBS picks show for post-Super Bowl slot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  2. ^ http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=299761&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=14396511
  3. ^ a b c d Lang, Derrik (2010-01-21). "Cowboys, detectives among 'Amazing Race' teams". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  4. ^ Pennington, Gail (2010-01-21). "'Amazing Race' returns Feb. 14; here are the teams". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference tar16 start was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Programa televisivo internacional "The Amazing Race" grabó capítulos en Puerto Varas y zonas cercanas". Crónica Libre. Chile. 2009-12-02. Retrieved 2009-12-02. Template:Es icon
  7. ^ "The Amazing Race grabó en Bariloche". Agencia de Noticias Bariloche. Bariloche, Argentina. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2009-12-07. Template:Es icon
  8. ^ a b "Is Amazing Race back in S'pore?". The New Paper. Singapore: AsiaOne News. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  9. ^ Michael, Schneider (2010-02-27). "Sunday's-Amazing-Race-to-Acknowledge-the-Chile-Earthquake". Variety. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  10. ^ CBS.com. "Eligibility requirements" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  11. ^ CBS.com. "Application form" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  12. ^ "CBS TV Schedule". CBS. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  13. ^ "Photograph of Jody and Shannon near Wulff Castle (see caption)". Getty Images. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
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