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Revision as of 20:56, 15 November 2010

Template:Infobox Television Amazing Race

The Amazing Race (now referred to as The Amazing Race 1) is the first installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. It premiered on September 5, 2001 and ended on December 12, 2001 on US television.

Lawyers and best friends Rob Frisbee and Brennan Swain were the winners of the Race.

Production

Development and filming

The first season of The Amazing Race traveled 35,000 miles in 39 days, spanning 4 continents and 9 different countries. The season was hit with multiple filming delays, including an airport strike in Rome and a sandstorm in Tunisia, which forced teams to begin leg 6 in Gabès, rather than the original Saharan desert Pit Stop.

Other aspects of filming were unique to the first season of the series. Host Phil Keoghan handed out clues at the beginning of each leg, rather than checking in contestants at the Pit Stop greeted by local people. When Phil checks the last team to arrive in all pit stops, they would be out of the race. Also, Pit Stop mats featured localized designs which were dropped by the second season.

During Leg 5, Paul and Amie were lost in the Sahara desert after trying numerous routes, getting half of their car stuck in a ditch, and Amie vomiting excessively. They found the desert oasis pit stop by luck, unknowingly skipping the roadblock and route marker.

The season is planned so that the final three teams will all reach the finish line, Joe and Bill were so far behind that they could not catch up and did not finish the race. When they were still completing Leg 12 (billed as Leg 13 in final episode), Team Guido was required to have villagers bounce one teammate upwards by the use of an Alaskan tapestry. According to the DVD commentary, the tapestry broke under the weight the day before, so a trampoline had to be used instead.

Cast

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

Eleven teams participated in the first season of The Amazing Race, ranging from best friends, couples, and a mother and daughter duo. Kevin and Drew made an appearance in Season 8, handing out clues from a hot dog stand in New York City. They also returned with Joe and Bill to participate in Season 11's all-star edition.

Joe & Bill received a mocking letter from Frank as part of a Roadblock in All-Stars, where Frank did some freestyle poetry and then said he hoped his letter annoyed Joe & Bill as much as they annoyed him. Footage of Frank was shown in the episode. Joe & Bill later interviewed that there was also a much friendlier letter from Nancy & Emily in the pile and they were sorry they hadn't gotten to read that one on the air.

Emily married on August 22, 2009 to Matthew Alan Crew and thus goes by the name Emily Crew.[1]

Margaretta Groark passed away on October 26, 2008 after a long battle with cancer.[2]

Ratings

Season 1 was not particularly a ratings success, though it was co-directed by Michael Bay, since it premiered a week before the September 11 attacks. Immediately following 9/11, interest in foreign travel waned and viewership fell correspondingly. The show was further hindered by the lack of media coverage and promotion as networks focused on news stories and more patriotic programming. Additionally, the show premiered and competed in the same time slot as with NBC's short-lived Lost, another reality show.[3] The show did just well enough to earn a second season, which aired the following spring.

Marketing

The DVD was released on September 27, 2005, also the premiere date for Family Edition. Kevin & Drew, Lenny & Karyn, Rob & Brennan, and Joe & Bill made commentary for the DVD.

Results

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

Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks Performed1
1 2 3 4ƒ 5ƒ 6ƒ 7 8ƒ 9 10ƒ 11 12 13
Rob & Brennan Lawyers / Best Friends 1stƒ 3rd 3rd 6th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st Rob 5, Brennan 7
Frank & Margarita Separated Parents 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 5th 1st5 1stƒ 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd Frank 8, Margarita 3
Joe & Bill Life Partners 2nd 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 2nd5 2nd 4th 4thƒ 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd8 Joe 6, Bill 4
Kevin & Drew Fraternity Brothers 9th 5th 1stƒ 2nd 1st 4th 4th 1st 3rd 3rd 4th Kevin 5, Drew 4
Nancy & Emily Mother / Daughter 10th 7th 8th 3rd 3rd 5th 5th 5th 5th7 Nancy 2, Emily 6
Lenny & Karyn Dating 4th 9th 7th 7th 6th 6th6 6th Lenny 2, Karyn 4
Paul & Amie Engaged 8th 6th 6th 4th4 7th Paul 2, Amie 1
Dave & Margaretta† Grandparents 7th2 8th3 5th 8th Dave 2, Margaretta 0
Pat & Brenda Working Moms 5th 1stƒ 9th Pat 1, Brenda 0
Kim & Leslie Teachers / Roommates 6th 10th Kim 1, Leslie 0
Matt & Ana Married 11th Matt 0, Ana 0
  • A red team placement indicates that the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined blue team placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race.
  • A green ƒ and team placement indicates that the team won a Fast Forward clue. A green-colored leg number indicates that the Fast Forward was available for that leg but not used.

^1 Leg 1 had an unaired Roadblock. Since the DVD shows some but not all of the teams performing it, that Roadblock is not included in the counts in the table.
^2 Dave & Margaretta initially arrived at the Pit Stop 7th, but on the start of Leg 2, they departed 8th after Paul and Amie because they were penalised for not completing the roadblock correctly in the previous episode.
^3 Dave & Margaretta initially arrived 6th, but were issued a one-hour penalty for improperly completing the Roadblock, which dropped them to 8th. This Roadblock is not counted, because neither Dave or Margaretta were shown taking it.
^4 Paul & Amie initially arrived 5th, but were given a time credit because of a production difficulty, which pushed them up to 4th.
^5 Frank & Margarita and Joe & Bill were initially arrived 1st and 2nd, respectively, but misread the clue and were each issued a 30-minute penalty. The penalty did not affect their placements.
^6 Lenny & Karyn were granted a time credit for production difficulties. This did not affect their placement.
^7 Nancy & Emily initially arrived 4th, but had not completed the Detour and were issued a 24-hour penalty. This caused Joe & Bill, arrived in last and they check in during Nancy & Emily's penalty time, so they fell to last place and were eliminated.
^8 Although Joe & Bill placed 3rd at the end of the episode, they did not finish the race. They had received a clue in Alaska telling them that the race was over and that Rob & Brennan had won.

Episode titles

The episode titles are:

  1. The Race Begins
  2. Divide And Conquer
  3. Home For Some
  4. Colossal Showdown
  5. Desert Storm
  6. Whatever It Takes To Win
  7. Triumph And Loss
  8. Competition To The Fullest
  9. The Unexpected Twist
  10. To The Physical And Mental Limit
  11. Fight To The Last Minute
  12. Race To The Finish - Part 1
  13. Race To The Finish - Part 2

Race summary

Complete 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 → South Africa → Zambia)

Victoria Falls was the first ever location visited in the entire series.

In the first Fast Forward of the race, teams had to hike down a steep slope to Boiling Pot. In the very first Detour for the entire series was Air or Land. In Air, teams had to take a zipline and then do a 54-meter gorge swing. In Land, teams had to take a long hike down the mountains. An unaired Roadblock (available as a bonus feature on the DVD set) required one team member to cook an ostrich egg, and both team members were required to eat it.

Leg 2 (Zambia → France)

Arc de Triomphe was the second pit stop of The Amazing Race 1.

In this leg's Fast Forward, one team member to do whitewater raft along the treacherous rapids over Zambezi River. They then had to give the location for the Fast Forward clue. In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Near or Far. In Near, teams went to Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park to photograph three hard to find animals. In Far, teams had to go to Chobe National Park in Botswana Botswana to photograph only one elephant. In the very first Roadblock of the series was one team member to take a stairway at the second level of the Eiffel Tower and use a FR₣10 coin to operate a telescope, to then look for the pit stop (the Arc de Triomphe) and find the Yellow and White flag on the top of that building.

Additional task
  • At Mukuni village, Teams take their part in a traditional welcome ceremony for honored guests. The ceremony involved meeting the village chief as well as viewing a tribal dance. Teams then gave the village chief a photograph of the detour, and in return received a miniature of the Eiffel Tower as a clue to their next destination.

Leg 3 (France)

A panoramic view of Les Baux de Provence. Upon arriving from Paris, teams visited the town on this leg.

In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Tough Climb or Easy Walk. In Tough Climb, teams must arrive at Notre Dame de Paris and had to climb up 297 steps of the cathedral and ring Quasimodo's bell. In Easy Walk, teams had to arrive at Panthéon and find the statue of a cat beside the Foucault pendulum. The only catch was there were two Foucault pendulums at two different places, one place is Museum of Arts and Crafts, but only one had a cat next to it, which the teams didn't know. In this leg's Fast Forward was selected teams to find an obscure tea shop and pick the right tea in Mariage Frères. In this leg's Roadblock, one member of each team had to walk through the sewers of Paris.

Additional task
  • At Hôtel de Ville, teams must find a man dressed in blue suit standing across from it.

Leg 4 (France → Tunisia)

Amphitheater of Thysdrus in El Djem, the site of this leg's Roadblock where one team member to light a torch and find the pit of death.

In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Full Body Brew or Full Body Massage. In Full Body Brew, teams had to find a coffee shop in Bab Bhar marketplace, without a map. In Full Body Massage, teams, with the help of a map, had to find a massage area and sit through a 20 minute massage. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to navigate the amphitheater to find the pit of death. Then, they had to take a sword from the pit and bring it to the pit stop. The unused Fast Forward told teams to go fishing for it on board the ‘Kinsa’ in the port of Sidi Bou Said.[4]

Additional tasks
  • At the beginning of the leg, teams received a small flag from the country indicating as their next destination and instructions to travel by boat from Marseille. They also received the picture of a man they had to find when they arrived at their destination.
  • After the detour, teams received a lighter to they figure out and they need to get the Amphitheater of Thysdrus in El Djem.

Leg 5 (Tunisia)

Ksar Hadada was used as location for this leg to took part in Listening Detour.

In this leg's Detour, teams had to choice between Listening or Puzzling. In Puzzling, teams require to solve a Tunisian dice game on a specific house in Tataouine, Ksar Ouled Soltane. In Listening, teams had to locate a Star Wars set and get a walkie talkie. Using their walkie talkie, they had to find the other one on the set, which is Ksar Hadada. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member to ride a camel led by the non-Roadblocking team member in the Sahara Desert. The camel and a team member had to use a compass to guide them, and a set of compass directions (E.G. travel 50 meters north-west, then 17 meters, east) to find a route marker in the middle of the Sahara Desert. The Fast Forward was to use a map that had an arrow pointing to a location to find a cave and take a picture of something inside.[5]

Additional task
  • At the start of the leg, teams received a picture of a Globe monument and find Tataouine.

Leg 6 (Tunisia → Italy)

The Roman Colosseum was featured in the Amazing Race 1

During the regular 12-hour pit stop time period, word of a sandstorm led teams to be evacuated to the city of Gabès, where they departed for this leg of the race. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Foot or Hoof. In Foot, teams had to required to find a large statue of a foot, and they have to find their next clue. In Hoof, teams were given a picture of a hoof and had to match up the hoof to a hoof on a statue. At the bottom of the horse statue, there were taxis, so teams would pick up speed. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member to drive a small Italian car to the town square of Sant'Agata Bolognese, the leg's pit stop and using a map written in Italian. The non-participating team member had to drive a sports car in 180 miles/per hour and also had follow a specific route to the Pit Stop.

Additional task
  • At the Palace Hotel in Tunis, teams received a picture and find the spot marked near the Colosseum.

Leg 7 (Italy → India)

The Red Fort in Delhi, where teams received the Roadblock clue.

In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Glide or Ride. In Glide, teams took a glider ride with a professional glider, first come, first serve. In Ride, teams had to ride bikes with a map to the clue box. In this leg's Fast Forward, one team to find Castello Estense and ride a boat in the moat to find a clue on the wall. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member to hire a rickshaw and find a shopkeeper in the Red Fort Market, they then had to navigate the confusing streets to locate a blue box containing a replica of the Taj Mahal.

Leg 8 (India)

The Taj Mahal in Agra was visited during leg 8.

In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Elephant or Rowboat. In Elephant, teams had to find a holy man inside at the Amber Fort and they have riding an elephant on a steep path of that building. In Rowboat, teams had to find a holy man at the Jal Mahal palace and they have using a row boat to get with him. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member to find a canister of clues somewhere in the labyrinth of Karni Mata Temple, a temple of rats, which is sacred by locals and team members wearing socks on. There was an unused Fast Forward had teams traveling to Jantar Mantar to climb 22 or 33 steps.[6]

Leg 9 (India → Thailand)

Teams received their detour clue at the Temple of Dawn in Bangkok.

In this Detour, teams had to choose between Public or Private. For both Detours, teams have to proceed to the next location, Kanchanaburi. In Public, teams had to go to a local bus station for a bus leaving every 15 minutes. In Private, teams had to find a van within a specified perimeter of Bangkok within one van in each team. Vans are parked somewhere in Bangkok neighborhood with a license plate written in Thai as their only clue. The Fast Forward was selected team members to go on the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. Team member have required to play a traditional Buddhist Game along 108 urns and drop the correct number of coins in each urn to participate in order for their luck. Then, they have to choose a bowl of coins on the table and drop one coin in each urn. If the team members are chosen has more or less 108 coins, they must choose another bowl to play the game again. The first team to choose a bowl reach exact 108 coins, they would win the Fast Forward. In this Roadblock, one team member had to dress like Monks and were instructed to retrieve the information on this clay pot and must remain calm and observe to walk through a pit of tigers.

Leg 10 (Thailand)

Teams traveled to Railay Beach used as location in this leg.

In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Hike or Climb. In Hike, teams had to travel on a long path hike to find their next clue. In Climb, teams had to rock climb over at the face of King's Rock Climb Wall, and then rappel into a boat. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member to paddle a kayak down to a river with their team member and their luggage. Then, they find the route flag and climb on a nearby cave to get their next clue with snorkeling gear.

Additional task
  • After the Roadblock, any team member could paddle back to Sea, Land and Trek. Then, teams had to hire a boat and find the route marker bobbing in the water 4 miles (6.4 km) to the mainland. Once the route marker is found nearby Chicken Island, they had to use the snorkel gear the collected at the Roadblock, dive in the water and get their next clue.

Leg 11 (Thailand → People's Republic of China)

The Temple of Heaven alongside Tiantan Park in Beijing was the 11th pit stop of the Race.

In mainland China, the leg's detour had to choose between Volley or Rally. In Volley, teams had to play a ping pong on community center and score five points against their ping pong champion. In Rally, teams took three common forms of local transportation in People's Republic of China. First, teams had travel by Bus to Hu Jia Lou, next, teams had also ride a motorcycle taxi to Liu Jia Yao, and teams had also a ride a Chinese Bicycle Taxi to Quan Xin Yuan Restaurant. When they get successfully, teams would get their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member to eat the food bought at the Beijing Food Market (see additional task below). When they finished eating their delicacies, the cooker would get their next clue. This location and task was later used again as a roadblock in The Amazing Race 14, however, teams got their food directly at the market and that there were different delicacies.

Additional tasks
  • At the Hongqiao Market, teams had to find a shopping list and buy some delicacy items. Teams had to buy three traditional Chinese delicacies: 5 beetle larvae, 1 squid and 2 chicken feet. These items are written in Mandarin Chinese. Then, they had to bring their food to stall # 57 at Donghuamen Night Market.
  • On away to the pit stop, teams using the map from a clue marked with a X spot and find one of three kites attached to an each kite is a copy of their next clue.

Leg 12 (People's Republic of China → United States)

Upon arrival in Great Wall of China, teams receive the detour clue along Jūyōng Pass.

In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Flat or Steep. In Flat, teams choose this Pavilion on a flat route of the Great Wall of China to find their clue. In Steep, teams choose a steep path and climb here to the Pavilion, but shorter, route. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member to climb the ice wall and retriever information from the glacier.

Additional tasks
  • At the Tiantan Park, teams had to find kite flyers who were flying kites that had their next clue.
  • After spending the night at the Bed and Breakfast in Scotty Lake, teams made their way to a Blanket Toss Area. There, one team member had to be bounced up and down on an Alaskan tapestry until they spotted the next route marker. There, teams would get their next clue.
  • At Mile Marker 131 along Parks Highway in Denali State Park, teams must ride a snowmobile to their pit stop.

Leg 13 (United States)

In the final leg's Detour, teams chose between Dog Power or Horsepower. In Dog Power, teams mushed sled dogs cover through 11 miles (18 km)* to their next clue. In Horsepower, teams had to take a much longer route with a snowmobile through 30 miles (48 km)* away. The last challenge of the race was a Roadblock. In this Roadblock, one team member had to strip down to underwear or a bathing suit and completely plunge down into the 4 °C (39 °F) freezing waters of Fish Lake, an Alaskan tradition. They must completely submerge the heads and receive their next clue.

Ratings

US ratings

Order Episode Rating/Share
(18-49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
1 "The Race Begins" — 11.80 —
6 "Whatever It Takes to Win" 3.6/9 8.37 —
7 "Triumph and Loss" 4.0/10[7] 9.17 —
13 "Race To The Finish - Part 2" — 13.65 #20

References

  1. ^ http://www.legacy.com/Wacotrib/Celebrations.asp?Page=Announcement&PersonID=128998170
  2. ^ Bracchita, John (2008-11-03). "'The Amazing Race 1' contestant Margaretta Groark loses cancer battle". Reality TV World. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
  3. ^ Poniewozik, James (2001-09-10). "Lost; The Amazing Race". Time. Retrieved 2008-01-09. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "" Post on TWoP forums with information supplied by Brennan. (Scroll down to 'Season 1 — Leg 4') "". Retrieved November 2, 2006.
  5. ^ ""Post on TWoP forums with information supplied by Brennan."". Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "" Post on TWoP forums with information supplied by Brennan. (Written in first post) "". Retrieved November 2, 2006.
  7. ^ "'Race' Takes A Baseball Hit In Ratings, But Still Appears To Be Climbing" (PDF).
  • The Amazing Race: The First Season. CBS. DVD. Paramount, 2005.
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