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Revision as of 20:55, 15 November 2010

Template:Infobox Television Amazing Race The Amazing Race 2 is the second installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 2 featured 11 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. It premiered on March 11, 2002 and ended on May 15, 2002.

Childhood friends Chris Luca and Alex Boylan won this edition of the race.

Production

Development and Filming

The second season of The Amazing Race traveled 52,000 miles in 28 days, spanning 5 continents and 8 different countries. Filming was started between January and February 2002. The new countries visited on the race were Brazil, Namibia, Australia and New Zealand. Also, the race visited South America and Oceania for the first time.

The route markers were changed to Yellow and Red from Yellow and White in last season. Also, the cluebox appears throughout the entire series. Starting from this season, host Phil Keoghan stood at the pit stop in every leg welcoming all arriving teams instead of merely welcoming (and dismissing) the team to be eliminated from the race.

Cyndi (of Russell and Cyndi) [1] stated that there was confusion about the vehicle replacement rules in Leg 2, where the racers were given a note stating that if their designated jeep broke down, the racers themselves would have to pay for repairs and wait for it to be fixed. Blake and Paige, however, were provided with a new vehicle when the original jeep they were driving broke down, which allowed them to beat Hope and Norm in a race for second-to-last place to the Pit Stop—thus Blake and Paige stayed in the race, moving on to eventually become one of the season's final 3 teams, while Hope and Norm were eliminated. Henceforth, from Season 3 onward, the rules have stated that teams would always receive a replacement vehicle if the one they had broke down through no fault of their own, but they also would not be given any time credit for the unfortunate situation.

Tara & Wil told that the Fast Forward clue was visible in Robben Island.

During Leg 13, the final leg, no Detour clue was shown. As no team is shown onscreen reading the Snow Cat instructions at Trapper's Creek, it is speculated that all teams simply chose the same Detour option here, and the other choice was edited out.[2] At the end of Leg 13, Tara & Wil had the lead but Tara was passed by Chris & Alex in a foot race[3] with less than 40 yards to go. This marked the closest finish in The Amazing Race history.

A short video clip from the Detour in Leg 8 of Season 2 was later shown in The Amazing Race All-Stars, of Oswald and Danny performing a task while wearing a dragon's-head costume in Hong Kong, as they recalled similarities between that Detour and one they were currently performing in Macau.

Cast

Eleven teams participated in the second season of The Amazing Race, the cast featured twins, a mother & daughter duo, siblings, grandmothers, pastors, and childhood friends. Oswald and Danny were selected to race in The Amazing Race All-Stars. They found a politely friendly letter from Blake & Paige during the mail-sorting roadblock on Leg 4. They were eliminated in 4th place, the same position that they finished on this season.

The season featured Heloísa Pinheiro, the real-life "Girl from Ipanema" as the woman on the "Beach" Detour option in the first Brazil leg.

Chris got married while Alex is doing a project called "Around the World For Free", where he travels around the world starting with no money, and relies on the generosity and hospitality of locals to continue on.[4] Gary was an editor of The Amazing Race 5.

Blake later founded TOMS Shoes, a footwear company that donates a pair of shoes to needy children for every pair sold.

There has been some confusion over the spelling of Deidre's name. In the first few eipsodes, including the one they actually raced on, it was spelled both on-screen and in the opening as Deidre. However, starting in the third episode, the opening spells her name Diedre.

Marketing

This season had two official sponsors, American Airlines and Royal Caribbean International, to provided prizes between the team arrives first on the pit stop and receives vacation tours.

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, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks performed
2 4 6 7 9 10 11 12 13
Chris & Alex Lifelong Friends 6th 2nd 7th 7th2 1st 6th 2nd 2nd 1stƒ 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st Chris 5, Alex 6
Tara & Wil Separated Couple 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 1stƒ 1st3 2nd Tara 4, Wil 7
Blake & Paige Brother / Sister 4th 9th 5th 4th 4th 3rd 5th 5th 2nd 1stƒ 2nd 1st 3rd Blake 8, Paige 3
Oswald & Danny Best Friends 8th 7th 1st 1stƒ 6th 4th 4th 1st 4th 4th 4th Oswald 6, Danny 3
Gary & Dave Former Roommates 9th 5th 3rd 2nd2 5th 2nd 1stƒ 3rd 5th Gary 2, Dave 5
Mary & Peach Sisters 7th 4th 4th 5th 2nd 1st 6th1 Mary 3, Peach 2
Cyndi & Russell Pastors / Married Parents 2nd 6th 8th 6th 7th Cyndi 1, Russell 3
Shola & Doyin Twin Brothers 3rd 1stƒ 5th 8th1 Shola 0, Doyin 1
Peggy & Claire Grandmothers 10th 8th 9th1 Peggy 0, Claire 1
Hope & Norm Married Parents 4th 10th Hope 0, Norm 1
Deidre & Hillary Mother / Daughter 11th Deidre 0, Hillary 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 Peggy & Claire, Shola & Doyin, and Mary & Peach had each fallen so far behind the other teams in their respective elimination legs that they ended up not completing all the tasks set out for them. Instead, they were instructed to go directly to their respective Pit Stops, where they were each eliminated.
^2 Gary & Dave initially arrived 2nd, but were penalized 42 minutes for speeding, and consequently they departed in 3rd place for the next leg. Chris & Alex received the same penalty, but since they were departing in last place, their placement was unaffected.
^3 Tara & Wil initially arrived 2nd, but were given a 1 minute credit due to a minor production difficulty that caused them a slight delay; they tied with Blake & Paige for 1st place as a result.

Episode title quotes

Unlike episodes in season one, started from this season (and all subsequent seasons), quotes are taken from quotes made by the racers in each episode. Quotes are sometimes altered slightly for humorous effect.

  1. The World Is Waiting: Go! – Phil Keoghan
  2. Help Me, I'm American! – Blake
  3. My Alarm Clock Didn't Go Off! – Claire
  4. This Game Is About Minutes – Shola
  5. Welcome To The World Of Being Human – Mary
  6. I'm Gonna Take His Girl – Alex
  7. I'm Gonna Throw Up On Phil's Shoes – Oswald
  8. I'm Not a Miner! No, You're An Idiot! – Wil/Tara
  9. Ready To Lose Our Lives – Oswald
  10. It's Hammer Time – Chris
  11. Follow That Plane! – Wil

Prizes

Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete a leg.

  • Leg 1 - A vacation to Hawaii provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 8 - A seven day cruise on Royal Caribbean
  • Leg 9 - A vacation to Cancún provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 10 - A vacation to Puerto Rico provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 11 - A vacation to Los Cabos provided by American Airlines Vacations.
  • Leg 12 - A vacation to London and Paris provided by American Airlines Vacations. Due to a production error, which caused a delay of 1 minute, this prize was awarded to the 1st and 2nd place teams of this leg.
  • Leg 13 - $1,000,000

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 → Brazil)

Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro was used as a location of detour clue.

The Detour on this leg was Mountain or Beach. In Mountain, teams walked into a short distance and rappelled 590 ft (180 m) down into Sugarloaf Mountain. When they were done, the climbing instructor would get their next clue. In Beach, teams must take a gondola to the ground and proceed to Ipanema Beach to find the woman who inspired the song "The Girl from Ipanema" on the beach using only a photo. If the woman is found, she would give them their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • On Paqueta Island, teams had to find a big tree known as "Fat Maria" and follow the local custom to kiss the tree.
  • Also on Paqueta Island, teams had to sign-up of one of three boats leaving the next morning.

Leg 2 (Brazil)

Iguaçu Falls, the site of this leg's Roadblock.

In this Fast Forward, one team member had to play volleyball with a score of 10 points and play against locals who could only use their feet. Once completed, the team would won the Fast Forward. The Detour on this leg was Freak Out or Seek Out. In Freak out, teams had take to hang glide from a mountain to the beach below with a local instructor. When they landed on a beach, they would get their next clue. In Seek Out, teams had to find metal detectors to look for the next clue. The Roadblock was one team member to take a map and speedboat into Iguaçu falls over the rapids and spot the flag at the top and follow the marked path to lead the way for the clue.

Additional task
  • At the start of the leg, teams had to match the feather to one of the dancers' headdresses. When they find her, she may provided them to get their next clue.

Leg 3 (Brazil → South Africa)

Robben Island, where teams found their clue inside Nelson Mandela's former prison cell.

This leg's Fast Forward was to look inside a zebra sculpture at the Moolberge Strawberry field.[5] The Detour on this leg was Dance or Deliver. In Dance, teams wear an orange costume and they had to sang and danced with a local troupe until they made R 25 in tips. The troupe leader would take the money and get their next clue. In Deliver, teams had to carry fish from the boat and delivered it onto these scales. Once they weighed in 125 kg (276 lb), the fish monger would get their next clue. The Roadblock was one team member to buy a box of Epsom salts and Smiley (sheep's head), then deliver them as an offering to a healer called Ndaba Sangoma who will then give them a bitter potion, to drink. In return, they will use them to prepare liquid remedy and both team members must drink all of them to get their next clue.

Additional task
  • At Robben Island, teams must find Section B Cell 5, which is Nelson Mandela's prison cell, to get their next clue.

Leg 4 (South Africa → Namibia)

Swakopmund Lighthouse where teams had to find 4x4 vehicles on a nearby lot where the clue is situated.

In this Fast Forward, teams had to search the hotel grounds and find the pool to retrieve the Fast Forward Award from inside. The Detour on this leg was Slide or Stride. In Slide, teams had to slide down at the steep side of the dune and directly find the route marker on the bottom. In Stride, teams must follow the flags and had to walked down the other side of the dune. The Roadblock, was one team member to use bargaining skills and had to buy one of five wood animal carvings (lion, rhino, buffalo, leopard and elephant). To complete this task, they have to bring all woodcarvings to the bushmen to added a giant giraffe which the clue is located. They had to bring the giant giraffe to the pit stop.

Additional tasks
  • At Cape Aviation Business Centre located on a said airport above, teams take one of two charter flights to Walvis Bay, Namibia with a scheduled times of 9:00 am and 12:00 pm.
  • At Swakopmund Lighthose, teams are find a 4x4 vehicles on a nearby lot, once they spot them, they can run a lot and pick a truck where the next clue located on the truck. They are accompanied by a local driver for a safety reasons.
  • Upon arriving in Spitzkoppe, teams find the store and they need to go inside then find a postcard for the next clue.

Leg 5 (Namibia → Thailand)

Erawan Shrine which were teams discovered a detour clue box

The Detour on this leg was Confusion Now or Confusion Later. In Confusion Now, teams needed to find a specific water taxi dock then take one to a bird market and release a cage full of sparrows for their good karma. In Confusion Later, teams had to take a taxi to Chinatown in Charoen Krung Soi 21, they have to purchase a car, which it made from paper and then they burn it at Lee Ti Biew shrine offering their ancestors. For this Roadblock, one team member had to wear a mask into a cave full of bats and they retrieve their next clue from inside. The unused Fast Forward had teams find Pra Chai at Amulet Market and one team member had to shed their vanity and get their head shaved.[6]

Leg 6 (Thailand)

The Detour of this leg was Boat or Beast. In Boat, teams must travel and used bamboo raft with long poles to navigate down river. In Beast, teams had to ride on a back slow elephant down a path next to the river. The Roadblock was one team member to wash chalk markings off an elephants where decorations used in religious ceremonies back until the judge was satisfied and they would get their next clue.

Leg 7 (Thailand → People's Republic of China)

In Hong Kong, teams had to identify the Star Ferry from the observation deck of Central Plaza (pictured). Not to be confused with a similarly named building called The Center

The Fast Forward was one team member to search the basement of the Wong Tai Sin Temple. Once there, they have to search a woman named Amelia Chow and had give each a face reading and palm reading. If its successful, they would win the Fast Forward and straight ahead to the Pit Stop. The Detour on this leg was Wishing Tree or Herbal Tea. In Wishing tree, teams had to drive 18 miles (29 km) to this tree. Once they get there, they need to write a wish on a scroll and throw it on the tree's branches. In Herbal tea, teams had to walked to a herbal shop on a marketplace in Saigon Street. Once there, they had to drink a cup of foul tasting tea. The Roadblock was one team member to climb the top of the crane and use this controls to move 2,000 lb (910 kg) shipping container off a truck to the ground. When its done and it moves back to its original position, a team partner may get the next clue on the side of the shipping container.

Additional task

Leg 8 (People's Republic of China → Australia)

Still in Hong Kong, teams arrived at Murray House for the location of the Detour clue.

In the Fast Forward one team member had to find Po Lin Monastery and he or she had to climb 268 steps to the Tian Tan Buddha and find the clue. Tara & Wil decided to take the Fast Forward, they changed their plans and declined to used it. The Detour on this leg was Dragon or Lion. In Dragon, teams had to row a dragon boat made for twelve through a short marked course, a distance of 600 meters. In Lion, teams had to carry a two person ceremonial lion through a long crowded market and up stairs. The Roadblock required one team member to follow a series of clues written in Australian slang (Team members had to find the surfie in the lairy daks (flashy shorts) in Martin Place, the anklebiter riding a bicycle around the Archibald Fountain at Hyde Park, the Sheila (female, usually single and probably good looking) in the Aussie cozzie (swim suit) near Captain Cook Statue in Hyde Park and the bushie (country person who resides in the bush) in Circular Quay) to translate them to complete in each order of the task until this is not over and told them to return on their team partner.

Leg 9 (Australia)

Teams visited the Sydney Harbour Bridge in leg 9.

The Fast Forward was one team to go to Harry's Cafe. Once there, one team member to eat one of their Australian meat pies. The Detour on this leg was Cool Down or Heat Up. In Cool Down, teams had to find a particular Coober Pedy mine called the Opal Quest then search through a pile of dirt for a opal. Then, they must bring it back to the miner on a blue truck. If the found the real opal, the miner will get their next clue. In Heat Up, teams played three holes of golf on a hot desert golf course called Cooper Pedy Golf Club. They are given a map that help to find a ball and playing as high of 130 degrees. The Roadblock was one team member to play a game using a traditional hunting tool known as boomerang. A player stand inside a circle then throw it from the outside and have it return or landing inside a circle. They would pick as many throws, if they show up and they will take turns to throw it.

Additional task
  • At the BridgeClimb Sydney, teams must sign up for the following task. They would then have to climb to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge to receive their next clue.
  • Upon arriving in Adelaide, teams may sign-up one of three charter flights to Coober Pedy.

Leg 10 (Australia → New Zealand)

In the Quick Jump detour choice, teams had to bungee jump 450 feet off the Nevis Highwire Platform.

The Fast Forward was to take a speedboat down the narrow Shotover river and find a flag to win the Fast Forward. The Detour on this leg was Quick Jump or Long Hike. In Quick Jump, teams had take a bungee jump 450 feet (140 m) down to find the clue at the bottom of the canyon. In Long Hike, teams had to hike down a long trail to the bottom of the canyon. The Roadblock was one team member to find a sheep and separate 3 black sheep from 22 white sheep from a small pen to another. When its done, both teams are head straight to check the pit stop.

Additional task
  • In Glendambo, teams must get on either a 10.30am or 11.15am flight to the nearest airport, in Adelaide.

Leg 11 (New Zealand)

Waitomo Caves is a popular tourist destination and featured Leg 11's Detour, Drop or Climb

The Fast Forward had to run down Mount Tarawera's loose rock walls and then had to hike the path and complete the run on a loose volcanic rock known as scree and on the mouth of the dormant volcano where had to find the clue box below. The Detour on this leg was Drop or Climb. In Drop, teams and their guide had to descend 350 feet (110 m) into the free rappel cavern known as The Lost World and the clue is located on an igneous rock. In Climb, teams had to climb down a 100 feet (30 m) ladder into the cavern and walk it to find the clue. The Roadblock was one team member to ride an ATV and navigate through a challenging off-road course in a difficult terrain and they need to pick up a clue on the beach.

Leg 12 (New Zealand → United States)

In leg 12, teams are fly to Maui, Hawaii.

The Detour on this leg was Bike or Walk. In Bike, teams had to ride a bicycles and search through a large pineapple field to find a single red painted pineapple. In Walk, teams may walk on foot through the same field to find one of 4 yellow painted pineapple. In either case, once the teams found a right pineapple, they are to open it up and get their next clue. In both detours, they have to search colored pineapples hidden somewhere on this large field. The Roadblock was one team member to wear snorkel gear and to find one of three yellow cases in an underwater and retrieve a clue sealed inside.

Leg 13 (United States)

San Francisco was the race's final destination city.

The Roadblock was one team member to use any tools picked up from a hardware store (see additional tasks) and to get a frozen clue in a large globe of ice out.

Additional tasks
  • At Trapper Creek, teams had to spend the night in an igloo to receive their next clue.
  • Also at Trapper Creek, one team member must drive a Snow Cat across a frozen lake.
  • At Homesteader's Hardware Store, teams had to pick up some tools and get the next clue.
  • After picking up the tools, teams may pick up a bag of tools and propane torch to provide and reach the next destination.

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ "The Day I...Won the Amazing Race", by Alex Boylan with Ryan Bernstein
  4. ^ The Early Show (2007-09-13). "Alex Boylan Is Taking The Trip of A Lifetime: He's Traveling Across The Globe Without A Penney In His Pocket". CBS News. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  5. ^ "Post on TWoP forums with information supplied by Cyndi". Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  6. ^ "Post on TWoP forums with information supplied by Cyndi". Retrieved December 14, 2008.