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'''''The Amazing Race''''' is an [[adventure]] [[reality competition]] franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. ''The Amazing Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, and perform physical and mental challenges that often highlight aspects of a location's culture, history, or economy. Over the course of the Race, teams travel by [[airplane]]s, [[helicopter]]s, [[truck]]s, [[bicycle]]s, [[taxicab]]s, [[car]]s, [[train]]s, [[bus]]es, [[boat]]s and by [[foot]]. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops, until only three remain. The first team to arrive at the finish line is awarded the grand prize.

Created by [[Elise Doganieri]] and [[Bertram van Munster]], the [[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|original series]] has aired in the [[United States]] since 2001 and has earned thirteen [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, ten of them for "[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program|Outstanding Reality-Competition Program]]". [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]-award-winning [[New Zealand]] television personality [[Phil Keoghan]] has been the host of the American version of the show since its inception. The show has branched out to include a number of international versions following a similar format.

== The Race ==
{{hatnote|Unless otherwise indicated, the seasons are referring to the [[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|original American version]] of the series, hosted by [[Phil Keoghan]].}}
Each race depicted in ''The Amazing Race'' is broken up into a number of legs. In each leg, teams generally leave the [[#Pit Stop|Pit Stop]] of the previous leg and travel to a different location, where they perform two or more tasks – often including one [[#Detour|Detour]] and one [[#Roadblock|Roadblock]] – before being given instructions to go to the next pit stop. It is every team's goal to complete each leg as quickly as possible, as the last team to arrive at the pit stop is usually eliminated from the competition.

=== Teams ===
[[File:TAR teams.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Top row: best friends Danny Jimenez & Oswald Mendez of [[The Amazing Race 2|season 2]] and [[The Amazing Race 11|the first All Stars]], and spouses Kim & Chip McAllister of [[The Amazing Race 5|season 5]].
<br/>Bottom row: dating couple Lori Willems & Dave Spiker of [[The Amazing Race 9|season 9]], and brothers Gerard & Ken Duphiney of [[The Amazing Race 3|season 3]]]]
Typically, each season features around a dozen or so teams, each composed of two people with a pre-existing relationship. Original show rules required that teammates have a pre-existing relationship of more than three years and no previous acquaintance with other racers during that cycle.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lilley |first=Jason |url=http://www.tashitagg.com/tar5/insider/girly.asp |title=Girly Stuff |website=TashiTagg |year=2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041226204446/http://www.tashitagg.com/tar5/insider/girly.asp |access-date=January 15, 2007|archive-date=2004-12-26 }}</ref> Individual racers must be of a specific nationality and meet specific age requirements; this is necessary to allow teams to obtain the necessary [[passport]] documentation to travel across the world without incident.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://promonet.cbs.com/external/survivor_race/Amazing_Race_Affiliate_Eligibility_Requirements.pdf|title=Amazing Race Affiliate Eligibility Requirements|website=promonet.cbs.com}}</ref>

The team format has varied in some seasons. Most notably, the [[The Amazing Race 8|''Family Edition'']] featured ten teams of four racers, some of whom were young children. The [[The Amazing Race 26|twenty-sixth]] and [[The Amazing Race 29|twenty-ninth seasons]] included teams made up of people who met for the first time just prior to the start of the race - in the former, they were paired by producers based on potental romantic compatibility, while in the latter, teams were determined in a draft based on the outcome of an opening challenge. Occasionally, seasons may be themed around those with some celebrity status, paired with their loved ones- notably, the [[The Amazing Race 28|twenty-eighth]] season featured social media celebrities and multiple seasons of [[The Amazing Race Australia|the Australian edition]] have featured celebrities and those seasons have been billed as a "Celebrity Edition".

Normally unseen, a two-person production crew, one recording audio and the other recording video, accompanies every team. Generally, teams may not travel without their production crew, who are switched among teams after each leg to avoid biases from developing.

=== Money ===
At the beginning of each leg, each team receives a cash allowance with their first clue, which they must use to cover all expenses except for airfare, which is covered by a production-provided credit card. In the [[The Amazing Race 8|eighth season]], this card could also be used to purchase gasoline.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/ |title=The Amazing Race 5 FAQ |website=[[CBS]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070115101036/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race5/extras/faq.shtml|archive-date=January 15, 2007}}</ref> Allowance money is usually given in [[United States dollar|U.S. dollars]] regardless of location. The amount of money varies from leg to leg. Teams are allowed to keep any unused money for future legs, barring certain penalties for finishing last or instructions to the contrary.

If team members spend all of their money or have it taken away in a non-elimination leg, they may then attempt to obtain more money in any way that does not violate local laws; this includes borrowing money from other teams, begging from locals, or selling their possessions. Since the [[The Amazing Race 7|seventh season]], teams have been prevented from begging at United States airports, and teams may not use their personal possessions to barter payment for services.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}

=== Route markers ===
[[Image:TARRouteMarker.png|left|50px|A standard Route Marker looks like this.]]
Route markers are uniquely-colored flags that mark the places where teams must go. Most route markers are attached to the boxes that contain clue envelopes, but some may mark the places where the teams must go in order to complete tasks, or may be used to line courses that the teams must follow.

The route markers used in the [[The Amazing Race 1|first season]] were yellow and white. They were changed to yellow and red in the [[The Amazing Race 2|second season]], and this has remained the standard color scheme since. Occasionally, different color schemes are adopted for certain legs, seasons, or versions of the race.
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=== Clues ===
When teams start a leg, arrive at route markers, or complete tasks, they normally receive a yellow letter-sized tear-away envelope with the series' logo that contains their next clue inside a vertical-fold folder. The clues themselves are typically printed on a vertical strip of paper, although additional information is often provided inside the clue folder. After retrieving the clue, teams open the envelope and must read aloud the instructions given on the clue sheet, then follow those instructions. Teams are generally required to collect every clue during each leg and keep that information with them until they reach the next Pit Stop, surrendering them once they have checked in. Teams may not take an additional clue from the clue box should they lose their first one; teams who do so are assessed a penalty. Teams are not directly penalized for misplacing their clue but will lose time either searching for it or trying to learn from other teams where to go next.{{efn|As seen in the [[The Amazing Race Vietnam|Vietnamese version]] teams were subjected to penalties for missing a clue instead of going back to the location they have missed earlier (which was seen in most versions); in the event teams lost the clue (first seen in [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2014|the third season]]), teams may search for the lost clue or take a time penalty; if other teams had found their lost clue, that team may hand over the clue to the team at a cost of a time penalty.}}

At route markers, clue envelopes are placed inside a box mounted to the marker. In some seasons, the box contains exactly the number of clues for teams on that leg, allowing teams to indirectly determine their current placement in the leg by counting envelopes; in other seasons, extra envelopes were placed in clue boxes to prevent teams from doing so.

In some cases, clues – most often of the Route Information type – have been provided by more unorthodox means, such as in an advertisement in a local newspaper or on some item related to the task just performed. A common unorthodox means in the American version is to place the clue at the bottom of the [[Where Is My Gnome?|Roaming Gnome]], the mascot of [[Travelocity]], the former sponsor of the American version.

==== Route Information ====
[[File:TAR Route Info clue.jpg|50px|left|Route Infos are blue cards.]]
Route Information clues usually instruct the teams where to go next. Such a clue often provides only the name of the team's next destination; it is up to the teams to figure out how to get there. The destination may be given in a cryptic manner, such as a flag representing the country whose capital they are to fly to, or an obfuscation such as the "[[Cabo da Roca|westernmost point in mainland Europe]]". In these cases, teams may use any resources, such as the help of locals or borrowing an Internet-connected device, to deduce the required destination.

Route Information clues will sometimes specify one or more modes of transportation that teams must take. This may include prearranged travel or for charter flights, buses, or boats to more remote locations. Teams may also be provided with a rented vehicle and will be required to navigate themselves with it until further notice. Route Information clues may also restrict teams to specific modes of transport, such as requiring them to walk to their next destination. Teams who fail to follow travel instructions will usually be required to go back and follow them correctly if possible, or else they will receive a penalty at the next Pit Stop (see [[#Penalties and time credits|Penalties and time credits]]). If no mode of transport is specified, teams are free to use any option available excluding private vehicles.

==== Detour ====
[[Image:TAR Detour clue.png|50px|left|Detours are yellow cards.]]
A Detour presents the team with a choice between two tasks, one of which must be completed before the team is allowed to continue. The two tasks are named, often based on rhymes, puns or wordplay - such as "Plow" / "Fowl" to differentiate between a task involving plowing against a task involving corralling ducks. Teams are given several details about both tasks but may need to travel a short distance by foot or car to the different task locations. The two tasks generally involve different skills, often pairing physically demanding or fear-challenging tasks alongside tasks that rely on intelligence or craftsmanship. The decision about which task to attempt lies solely with the team, though due to logistical constraints some Detour options may impose additional limits, such as how many teams may attempt one of the tasks at one time, or the hours when a task may be available. A team may switch tasks as often as they wish with no penalty other than the time lost in attempting the tasks and travelling between task locations. In some Detours, teams that arrived at one of the tasks could not switch. Unless otherwise instructed, teams can work together to finish a Detour option. Once a team has completed one of the tasks, they are given a clue to their next location. A team that is unable to complete either Detour option or opts to quit the Detour will incur a six-hour penalty (24 hours in earlier seasons).

Occasionally, there may be a twist to the Detour format. [[The Amazing Race 25|Season 25]] introduced a "Blind Detour", where competitors were only given the names and locations of the tasks (in some Blind Detours, the tasks will only be vaguely titled like "This" or "That", further reducing the information available). The [[The Amazing Race Australia 5|fifth Australian season]] featured a special Blind Detour, in which teams decided their Detour option at an earlier point in the Race (by blindly deciding between Brains and Brawn) and completed their chosen task when they returned to the same location several legs later. [[The Amazing Race 26|Season 26]] featured a "Roulette Detour", where the Detour choice was determined by a spin of a [[Roulette|roulette wheel]], with Red leading to one task and Black leading to the other. The [[The Amazing Race Canada 7|seventh Canadian season]] introduced a "[[#One Way|One Way]]" twist that forces a team to perform a specified Detour task.
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==== Roadblock ====
[[File:TAR Roadblock clue.png|50px|left|Roadblocks are red cards.]]
A Roadblock is a task that only one team member may perform. A Roadblock clue is given as a cryptic question, such as "''Who's '''really''' hungry?''" (leading to a task involving exotic food) or "''Who wants to get down and dirty?''" (for a task related to laundry). Based on this information and observation of any other racers at the task, the team must declare which member will complete the task before reading the full task description. Once a team announces its decision of who will complete the Roadblock, it cannot be changed or taken back.{{efn|name=RBVietnam|On some specific Roadblocks in the [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019|sixth Vietnamese season]], the decision can be reversed and teams can, at any time, switch to a non-participating member only once during the task.}} The Roadblock task is performed by only the selected racer while his or her partner waits in a designated area, although the partner is sometimes able to supply words of encouragement and advice. Unless directed by the task instructions, the selected racer may gain help from other racers that have been selected to do the Roadblock or from locals. Some Roadblocks may involve the non-selected racer, such as leading a camel his or her partner rides, or helping his or her partner solve a puzzle. On completing the Roadblock, the selected racer receives their next clue, at which point they may return to their partner and continue on. If a racer is unable to complete a Roadblock, or opts to quit a Roadblock, the team must take a four-hour penalty, which either starts when the next team arrives at the Roadblock, or if all teams are present, when they reach the Pit Stop for that leg. In Seasons [[The Amazing Race 7|7]], [[The Amazing Race 15|15]] and [[The Amazing Race 31|31]] and some foreign versions of the show however, the four-hour penalty was served at the Roadblock location and ended before they could continue racing. Some legs feature two Roadblocks, each of which must be completed by different teammates.{{efn|name=RB|On the final leg of the [[The Amazing Race Philippines 1|inaugural Philippine season]], a special restriction was applied on the first Roadblock where the racer who performed a certain number of Roadblocks (12 at the point of the final Leg) was prohibited from performing, although any racer may perform the second Roadblock without restrictions. Similarly, on the penultimate leg of the [[The Amazing Race 35|35th American season]] and the final leg of the [[The Amazing Race 36|36th American season]], some teams had the same team member performing both Roadblocks in the same leg.}}

Through the first five seasons, there was no limit on the number of Roadblocks that a single team member could perform throughout the race. In practice, this often led to one team member performing the majority of Roadblocks during the race (the male member of co-ed teams performed most of the Roadblocks in such cases).<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2005/10/an_interview_wi.html | title = An interview with Phil Keoghan of "The Amazing Race" | first = Maureen | last = Ryan | date = October 6, 2005 | access-date = July 5, 2016 | work = [[Chicago Tribune]] | archive-date = April 19, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110419160111/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2005/10/an_interview_wi.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> The rule has changed in [[The Amazing Race 6|season 6]], teams have been limited in the number of Roadblocks each teammate may do over the course of a race, effectively making both racers complete about an equal number of Roadblocks. The new rule has become a traditional norm in subsequent seasons, as well as all international versions.<ref>{{cite episode|title=I'm Not His Wife – He Doesn't Need to Scream at Me |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/ |series=The Amazing Race |series-link=The Amazing Race (American TV series) |network=[[CBS]] |airdate=2004-11-23 |season=6 |number=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050409063841/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race6/show/ep02/index.shtml |archive-date=April 9, 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/419911_tvgif12.html |title=Amazing Race's Caite and Brent: Carol and Brandy Were "Complete Bitches" |website=TV Guide |date=May 12, 2010}}{{dead link|date=May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|author=Phil Keoghan|author-link=Phil Keoghan|user=PhilKeoghan|number=468187866368315392|title=@MissCleoBB #TAR25 rules same 4 all no team could do more than 6 RBs B4 end of L10 - 3 RBs in L11+12 those can be divided 2-1 #AmazingRace|date=2014-05-19|access-date=2014-05-19}}</ref>

==== Fast Forward ====
[[File:TAR Fast Forward clue.png|50px|left|Fast Forwards are green cards.]]
A Fast Forward is an optional task that, once completed, allows the team that completes it to bypass all remaining tasks in the leg and proceed directly to the Pit Stop. The Fast Forward clue is given with another task clue and is a separate task from the others. Only one team may complete a Fast Forward in any given leg, and a team generally may claim only one Fast Forward in the entire race, though Fast Forwards claimed with the [[#Intersection|Intersection]] do not count towards this limit. Teams that win a Fast Forward pass are not guaranteed a first-place finish for that leg and still face elimination if they arrive at the Pit Stop last. Multiple teams may attempt Fast Forward tasks, but only the first team to complete the task may claim the pass; all other teams must return to the main course and complete the leg as normal.

Fast Forwards were initially offered on every leg, excluding the final leg. To reduce costs of production involved with unused Fast Forward tasks, the number of Fast Forwards available was reduced to two starting in [[The Amazing Race 5|season 5]],{{efn|This number of Fast Forwards was used again in the [[The Amazing Race 21|21st American season]].}} and then down to one in [[The Amazing Race 14|season 14]], or in [[The Amazing Race 20|Season 20]], where three Fast Forwards were offered.

Seasons [[The Amazing Race 18|18]] and [[The Amazing Race 19|19]] were the first two seasons to not feature a Fast Forward,{{efn|The [[The Amazing Race 14|14th American season]] featured a Fast Forward, but went unaired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fancast.com/blogs/the-amazing-race/the-amazing-race-mike-and-mel-failed-to-obey-the-law-of-the-pack/ |title=Mel & Mike interview |publisher=fancast.com |date=2009-03-31 |access-date=2009-03-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401031033/http://www.fancast.com/blogs/the-amazing-race/the-amazing-race-mike-and-mel-failed-to-obey-the-law-of-the-pack/ |archive-date=April 1, 2009 }}</ref>}} it was absent again in seasons [[The Amazing Race 24|24]], [[The Amazing Race 26|26]], [[The Amazing Race 28|28]], and seasons [[The Amazing Race 30|30]] to [[The Amazing Race 36|36]] before making a return in [[The Amazing Race 37|season 37]]. It is still available in some foreign versions.

=== Obstacles ===
Besides clues, teams may encounter the following obstacles, which could affect their placements in a leg:

==== Starting Line Task ====
First introduced in [[The Amazing Race 15|season 15]], the Starting Line Task forces teams to complete a nearby challenge before receiving the clue to their first international destination. Often, the challenge merely determines which teams will receive the right to take the quickest flight; on several occasions, the last team to finish received a penalty to be served later in the race, or in some cases, was immediately eliminated from the race altogether (see [[#Unusual eliminations|Unusual eliminations]]).

In [[The Amazing Race Australia 3|''The Amazing Race Australia v New Zealand'']], the two nations' teams were pitted against each other in a game of [[tug of war]], with the winning nation's teams given a ten-minute head start.

In the [[HaMerotz LaMillion 4|fourth]] and [[HaMerotz LaMillion 5|fifth]] seasons of the [[HaMerotz LaMillion|Israeli version]], the 14 teams were divided into two groups of seven on the first leg; each group began at separate Starting lines, and had separate tasks to complete before reaching the Pit Stop, where the last-place teams in each group were eliminated. The remaining teams were merged at the start of the second leg, at which point the race returned to its standard format. This twist was used again in the [[The Amazing Race Australia 6|sixth Australian season]], but unlike the two aforementioned Israeli seasons, it was separated into two legs with the 20 teams divided into two groups of ten for each leg.

==== Yield ====
[[Image:TAR Yield clue.png|50px|left|Yield signs are yellow.]]
The Yield, introduced in [[The Amazing Race 5|season five]], allows any one team to force another team to stop racing for a predetermined amount of time. The Yield marker is placed just before a route marker, and teams are required to stop at it and declare their intentions to employ or decline the Yield. A team choosing to use a Yield must stick a photo of the yielded team on the Yield marker, as well as a smaller photo of themselves onto an attached section labeled "Courtesy of". When a team who has been yielded arrives at the marker, they must turn over an [[hourglass]] and wait for the sand to drain before they are allowed to continue on to the next route marker.{{efn|name=YieldChnRush|In the first two seasons of the [[The Amazing Race: China Rush|Chinese version]], the yielded team must burn a spiral of [[incense]] and wait for it to completely burn before they continue on to the next route marker.}} Similar to the Fast Forward, a team may use its Yield power only once on the race, and only one team may be yielded at each marker, although a team may be yielded multiple times during the same race. If a team loses its "Courtesy of" photo, they also lose their Yield power.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rffradio.com/archives/110 |title=BJ & Tyler Interview – Reality TV Podcast #53 – June 7th, 2006 |access-date=2008-02-12 |date=2006-06-07 |publisher=Reality TV Podcast }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/the_amazing_race_5/2004_Oct_01_linda_karen |title=Linda and Karen Threw Their Yield Away |access-date=2007-01-16 |author=Andy Dehnart |author-link=Andy Dehnart |date=2004-10-01 |work=Reality Blurred }}</ref> If a team yields a team that has already passed the marker, the Yield is nullified.

When the Yield was introduced, teams would not be warned of any upcoming Yields. Beginning in [[The Amazing Race 6|season six]], teams were given warning ("Caution, Yield Ahead!") in the preceding clue that a Yield marker was just ahead. Teams were given opportunities to yield on all but the final leg of Season Five; opportunities were reduced in subsequent seasons until the Yield was replaced by a similar obstacle: [[#U-Turn|the U-Turn]]. While the Yield was not a presence in the American version for twenty seasons, they are still used within foreign versions. It later made a return to the American version in [[The Amazing Race 32|season 32]], with the opportunity to use was once again restored to every leg except the first and last two legs, and legs where U-Turn appears. It has not been featured since [[The Amazing Race 33|season 33]].

Some variants and twists on the Yield include:
*The [[HaMerotz LaMillion 2|second season of the Israeli version]] and the [[The Amazing Race Philippines 2|second season of the Philippine version]] both allowed teams to vote among themselves for which team would be Yielded later in the leg.{{Clear}}
*The [[The Amazing Race Philippines 1|inaugural season of the Philippine version]] introduced the "Anonymous Yield," in which yielding teams were not required to attach a "Courtesy of" photo, allowing them to keep their identities as secret.
*In [[The Amazing Race 32|season 32]], teams were tasked to find either a 10-minute or a 20-minute hourglass at an early challenge; teams using their Yield later in the race would force the yielded team to wait for the amount of time marked on the hourglass the yielding team found.

==== Pass ====
[[File:Pass-icon.svg|left|50px]]
Introduced in the [[The Amazing Race Canada 8|eighth season of the Canadian version]], the Pass is essentially a variation on the Yield, where a team can elect to force another team to stop racing for an undetermined amount of time, and wait to be passed by a third team before they can continue racing. Unlike the Yield, the waiting time for the Pass is indeterminate and the Pass is nullified if used on the team currently in last place.

==== U-Turn ====
[[Image:TAR U-Turn clue.png|50px|left|U-Turn signs are yellow]]
The U-Turn, introduced in the [[The Amazing Race 12|12th American season]], allows a team to force another team to complete both Detour tasks in the leg. Similar to the Yield, a U-Turn marker board is placed on the route either immediately before or immediately after the Detour on certain legs and teams must pause at the marker to declare their intentions to employ or decline the U-Turn before continuing. The team choosing to U-Turn must stick a photo of the U-Turned team on the U-Turn marker, and, if required, to identify themselves using a smaller photo placed in a section marked "Courtesy of". A team generally may exercise their U-Turn power once throughout the race, though the [[The Amazing Race Canada|Canadian version]] has no such limit; similarly, the [[The Amazing Race 29|29th American season]] had no limit. This power has no effect if a team that is U-Turned has already passed the marker, and can be negated if a U-Turned team is holding an [[#Express Pass|Express Pass]], which can be used to skip one of the detours. One leg of the [[HaMerotz LaMillion 3|third Israeli season]] had a U-Turn before the first of two Detours; the team U-Turned at the first Detour did not carry over to the second Detour. The U-Turned teams must complete one of the Detour tasks before attempting to do the other, as demonstrated in the [[The Amazing Race 35|35th American season]].

Some variants and twists on the U-Turn include:
*The "Blind U-Turn" (or "Anonymous U-Turn") introduced in [[The Amazing Race 14|season 14]], allows teams to U-Turn other teams without identifying themselves.
*The "Double U-Turn", introduced in [[The Amazing Race 17|season 17]], allows two teams to U-Turn at the same marker. The two teams must U-Turn different teams, though it is possible for the first team U-Turned to then U-Turn another team.
**The "Blind Double U-Turn" (or "Anonymous Double U-Turn"), introduced in [[The Amazing Race 21|season 21]], combines the Blind (or Anonymous) and Double U-Turns; both teams who choose to U-Turn may do so anonymously.
**A different variant of the Double U-Turn, as seen in the third Israeli season, was only offered for a team who receives the U-Turn. The first U-Turn was decided by a vote.
*The "Automatic U-Turn", introduced in the [[The Amazing Race 18|season 18]], forced the team who came in last in the [[#Starting Line Task|Starting Line Task]] to do both tasks of the first Detour. Similarly, the Automatic U-Turn has been used to handicap teams finishing last in that season as well as in the [[The Amazing Race 4 (Latin American season)|fourth Latin American season]].
*The "U-Turn Vote" introduced in the [[HaMerotz LaMillion 2|second season of the Israeli version]] has teams voting for who should be U-Turned with the team(s) receiving the most votes being forced to do both Detour tasks. Teams vote in secret with the votes later revealed at the U-Turn board.
**The "Live U-Turn Vote" introduced in the [[The Amazing Race 31|31th American season]] required all teams to publicly vote to U-Turn another team in front of all of the remaining teams, with the U-Turn being applied to the team receiving the most votes.
**The "Blind U-Turn Vote" introduced in the [[The Amazing Race Australia 4|4th Australian season]] required all teams to anonymously vote to U-Turn another team, with the U-Turn being applied to the team receiving the most votes and the voting results kept secret.

====One Way====
Introduced in the [[The Amazing Race Canada 7|seventh season of the Canadian version]], the One Way is a variation of the U-Turn that can elect a team to force another team to do a specific task of the Detour.

==== Intersection ====
[[File:Intersection sign.svg|75px|left|This Intersection sign appears above the clue box where the teams must join]]
The Intersection, introduced in [[The Amazing Race 10|season 10]], requires each team to pair up with one other team; the two teams are to perform all tasks and make decisions together until further notice. Both teams must choose the same Detour option, and if a Fast Forward is offered, both teams may claim credit. During Roadblocks, each team must contribute a team member to do the task.

If no teams are present at an Intersection marker when a team arrives, it must wait there until another team arrives. Teams are not required to partner with a specific team, but must then wait for another team to arrive. Teams are free to choose their partner team if multiple teams are present; teams generally must choose partners before learning about subsequent tasks. In the [[The Amazing Race 2 (Chinese season)|second]] and [[The Amazing Race China 3|third]] seasons of the Chinese celebrity edition, teams voted for the team they wished to pair with.

The Intersection has been infrequent on the American version (prior to [[The Amazing Race 37|season 37]], it has only been used in seasons 10, [[The Amazing Race 11|11]], and [[The Amazing Race 16|16]]).<ref>{{cite press release |date=February 20, 2025 |title=TEAMS ENCOUNTER AN INTERSECTION AT THE ROADBLOCK, FORCING ONE PARTNER TO TEAM UP WITH A MEMBER OF ANOTHER TEAM, ON "THE AMAZING RACE,:" WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 |url=https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-amazing-race/releases/?view=111031-teams-encounter-an-intersection-at-the-roadblock-forcing-one-partner-to-team-up-with-a-member-of-another-team-on-the-amazing-race-wednesday-march-12 |publisher=Paramount Press Express |agency=[[CBS Productions]] |access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref> However, it is still a regular feature in some foreign versions, most notably the Australian version, which has featured at least one Intersection in each season.

==== Head-to-Head ====
[[File:TAR Face-Off clue.png|50px|left|Face Offs are orange cards. Some versions use a regular route info clue for a Face Off.]]

The Head-to-Head forces teams to compete against each other one-on-one in a specific task. The winning team is given the next clue (or is allowed to check in at the nearby Pit Stop), while the losing team(s) must wait for the next team's arrival to start the task over. In one variation, the Head-to-Head appears in the middle of a leg, and the team that loses the last round will often receive a penalty – most often a predetermined time penalty – before receiving the next clue. In another variation, featured in seasons [[The Amazing Race 30|30]] and [[The Amazing Race 31|31]], the Head-to-Head was placed immediately before the Pit Stop, with winning teams allowed to check in; the last two remaining teams would then battle it out, with the losing team declared to be in last place.

This twist was first introduced in the [[The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 2|second Latin American season]] and the [[The Amazing Race Norge 2|second Norwegian season]] as the "Intersection" (not to be confused with the collaborative obstacle outlined above), and it has appeared in other versions under different names, including "Double Battle" ([[HaMerotz LaMillion|Israeli version]]), "Versus" ([[The Amazing Race 1 (Chinese season)|first]] and [[The Amazing Race 2 (Chinese season)|second]] seasons of the [[The Amazing Race China|Chinese celebrity edition]]), "Face Off" (the [[The Amazing Race Canada|Canadian version]], the [[The Amazing Race Australia|Australian version]] and the [[The Amazing Race China 3|third]] and [[The Amazing Race China 4|fourth]] seasons of the Chinese celebrity edition) and "Duel" ([[The Amazing Race Philippines|Philippine version]]).

==== T-Junction ====
Occasionally, teams will be forced to team up to compete against other paired up teams – this can either be for a single challenge or an entire leg. The "T-Junction" name comes from the twist that was intended to be introduced on the [[The Amazing Race Australia 5|fifth Australian season]], but earlier seasons featured similar twists.

The first instance of this was ''[[The Amazing Race Australia 3|The Amazing Race Australia v New Zealand]]'', where teams occasionally competed in "Nation vs Nation" challenges – teaming up with teams from their country in a challenge against teams from the other country.

Another variation of the twist was used on the [[The Amazing Race 2 (Chinese season)|second]] season of the Chinese celebrity edition. This twist is titled "Cumulative Intersection-Versus Leg", forcing the four remaining teams to pair up as in the Intersection for the entire leg. The two intersected teams would face off in a best-of-five series of challenges over the course of the leg; the two teams who finished best in each pair are declared tied for first place in the leg; the losing intersected teams face off in a final challenge, with the losing team declared as the last-place team and be eliminated.

The [[The Amazing Race China 3|third]] season of the Chinese celebrity version introduced another variant called "Combined Intersection and Face Off". The final four teams are forced to intersect with another team to form two intersected teams to battle in a Face Off. The losing intersected team on the Face Off receives a 15-minute penalty before continuing on.

The T-Junction, which was intended to be introduced in the fifth Australian season, would have had teams to join up to form two super-teams and perform all tasks in one leg as a group. The first team to reach the T-Junction would determine who would be in which super-team. The second super-team to check-in at the Pit Stop would then have to decide which pair from their super-team to eliminate from the race.<ref name="taraus5-twists"/>

==== Hazard ====
[[File:TAR Exclamation icon.svg|75px|left|The Hazard was introduced in season 19 of the American edition]]
The Hazard, introduced [[The Amazing Race 19|season 19]], is a penalty task that must be performed by the team who came in last at the Starting Line Task, similar to the [[#Speed Bump|Speed Bump]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/recap/amazing-race-season-19-premiere-recap/|title=The Amazing Race season premiere recap: Season 19 premiere recap|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Beard|first=Lanford|date=September 26, 2011|access-date=November 22, 2020}}</ref> This obstacle returned in [[The Amazing Race 38|season 38]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Mike |date=2025-08-14 |title=It's a 'Big Brother' Takeover! Meet the Full Cast of 'The Amazing Race 38' |url=https://parade.com/tv/the-amazing-race-38-cast-big-brother-2025 |access-date=2025-08-17 |website=Parade |language=en}}</ref>
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==== Switchback ====
A Switchback is a challenge in which teams encounter a task from a previous season that was markedly difficult<ref name="AP">{{cite news|last=Lang|first=Derrik|date=2009-09-09|title=Meet the teams on new season of ''The Amazing Race''|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/cbs-reveals-identities-of-the-amazing-race-fifteenth-season-cast-9509.php|access-date=2009-09-09}}</ref> or memorable. The Switchback is associated with the same country or city as the original task, and often done at the same specific location. For example, the first Switchback in [[The Amazing Race 15|season 15]] recreated a hay-rolling Roadblock from [[The Amazing Race 6|season 6]]'s visit to [[Sweden]]; and a Switchback in [[The Amazing Race 27|season 27]] forced teams to free fall {{convert|200|ft|m}} into the Batoka Gorge and swing above the [[Zambezi River]], as was done in the first leg of [[The Amazing Race 1|season 1]]. The [[The Amazing Race Canada 10|10th season of the Canadian version]] featured multiple Switchbacks, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the series.

Besides noting the challenge's noteworthy history, the Switchback does not affect the race's game mechanics.

==== Stowaway Teams (Late Entrants) ====
Some versions of the show may introduce new racers part-way into the race. The first instance of such a twist was the "Invasion" twist on the [[The Amazing Race 2 (Chinese season)|second season of the Chinese celebrity edition]], where intruder teams had the opportunity to enter the competition mid-season should they finish a leg with a sufficiently high placement as pre-determined. If the invasion was successful, they would be allowed to continue in the race, and the last-placing team of the original teams would be eliminated. If the invasion was not successful, the new team would be eliminated regardless of the placement and the remaining teams would all continue onto the next leg.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.people.com.cn/n/2015/0710/c40606-27283578.html|script-title=zh:《极速前进》第二季开播 本季首创"踢馆赛制"|date=July 10, 2015|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref> This twist was not used in later seasons of the [[The Amazing Race China|Chinese celebrity edition]], except for a team arriving on the second leg of the [[The Amazing Race China 4|fourth season of the Chinese celebrity edition]] due to prior commitments. The first leg was a non-elimination round to account for this late arrival. Additionally, this late arrival team did not have to achieve a particular placement.

The [[The Amazing Race Australia 5|fifth Australian season]] also featured new racers mid-race, calling them "Stowaway Teams". The "Stowaway Team" did not have to achieve a particular placement in their debut leg; they simply arrived at the site of a Pit Start and other than departing for the leg in last place, they were treated like the continuing racers, with a last-place check-in eliminating the team.<ref>{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/02/the-amazing-farce-fans-not-happy-with-twist.html|title="The Amazing Farce": fans not happy with twist|date=15 February 2021|website=TV Tonight|access-date=19 February 2021}}</ref>

A similar game-mechanic was used in earlier in the fifth Australian season as well as on the [[The Amazing Race 33|33rd American season]] and the [[The Amazing Race Canada 8|eighth Canadian season]] to re-introduce the most recently eliminated teams to account for the unexpected withdrawal of racing teams. In the fifth Australian season, this was because one team left for mental health concerns, and so the most recently eliminated team rejoined the race. In the 33rd American season, this was because four teams had extenuating circumstances (work, American work visa expiry, pregnancy and a funeral) following a 19-month hiatus caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Additionally, the two returning teams from that season were given a Speed Bump task as penalty for returning following their elimination (however, this task went unaired in the episode). And in the fourth leg of the eighth Canadian season, this was because three teams tested positive for [[COVID-19]]. Additionally like the 33rd American season, there was a Speed Bump task given the two returning teams from that season. This was later used in the sixth leg of the eighth Canadian season to reintroduce the teams that tested positive for COVID-19, but have recovered shortly after. Those teams had to compete in an On-Ramp task to return to the race, with the losing team not allowed to return. The [[The Amazing Race Australia 6|sixth Australian season]] reintroduced the teams that recovered from COVID-19 as well, and those had to complete a task with a Speed Bump aspect on the leg in which they returned.

==== Partner swap ====
The partner swap, introduced in the [[The Amazing Race 30|30th American season]], requires teams to swap partners for the remainder of a leg, then reuniting at the Pit Stop.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/recap/the-amazing-race-season-30-episode-7/|title=The Amazing Race recap: 'All's Fair in Love and War'|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Walker|first=Jodi|date=February 7, 2018|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref> The twist was later utilized by the [[HaMerotz LaMillion 9|9th Israeli season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mako.co.il/tv-the_amazing_race/season1-articles/Article-3d2a51156b3c191027.htm|script-title=he:חילופי זוגות: הצמדים החדשים ב"המירוץ למיליון" נחשפים|language=he|publisher=[[Keshet Media Group]]|date=5 September 2024|access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref>

==== Double-length legs, no-rest legs and mega legs ====
Some seasons have included one or more double-length legs where teams complete two sets of tasks (usually a second Roadblock and second Detour challenge, as well as other Route Info challenges) before arriving at the next Pit Stop, and airs as two episodes on the show. Usually, teams will be led to the show's host with a clue that implies that a Pit Stop is ahead, but are surprised as they are not checked in at a Pit Stop but instead are given a clue to continue racing.

Double-length legs were born out of necessity during [[The Amazing Race 6|season six]]. The sixth leg in [[Hungary]] was initially planned as two legs, with the first leg being a [[#Non-elimination legs|non-elimination leg]]; however, producers later discovered during the race that begging is illegal in Hungary, which would have made it nearly impossible for the last place team to acquire the money needed to continue in the race (per the non-elimination penalty used at the time, would have stripped them of their travel money and start the following leg with no money). The producers quickly devised the extended leg to mimic the effects of a non-elimination leg (by keeping the same number of teams in the race and allow for the same number of episodes to still be produced), and using a simple video message clue to provide teams the goal for the first task of the second half of the leg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3120482&st=750&p=2697047&#entry2697047 |title=Hayden & Aaron: TAR 6 |access-date=2008-02-12 |last=Crumbaugh |first=Aaron |date=2005-03-24 |publisher=Television Without Pity Forums |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523095512/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/index.php?showtopic=3120482&st=750&p=2697047&#entry2697047 |archive-date=2010-05-23 }}</ref>

A variant of this introduced in [[The Amazing Race 18|Season 18]] is the no-rest leg, also known as the "continue racing" leg (or called the "marathon leg" in the [[The Amazing Race Australia|Australian version]]), in which teams are checked in at a Pit Stop as normal, after which they are told that the next leg is to begin immediately and are handed their next clue. Typically all teams can continue racing onto the next leg at a no-rest Pit Stop. Usually, in both cases, teams who arrived first at a midpoint or Pit Stop first are not awarded a prize, nor facing elimination or a non-elimination penalty if they came last, except a few cases whereas a team is eliminated during this point of the leg (see [[#Unusual eliminations|Unusual eliminations]]).

Another variant of this introduced in [[The Amazing Race 32|season 32]] is the mega leg, in which the number of Roadblocks and Detours and the distance are doubled. Unlike the double-length leg and the no-rest leg, there is no Pit Stop in the middle of the leg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/amazing-race-32-mega-leg-details-schedule-rules/|title=The Amazing Race: Everything To Know About The Mega Leg On Season 32|work=[[Screen Rant]]|last=Sim|first=Bernardo|date=November 19, 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>

==== City Sprint ====
Introduced in [[The Amazing Race 32|season 32]], teams complete a series of tasks while racing in the city before returning to the starting point, doubling as the leg's Pit Stop. None of the tasks involved in the sprint contain Detours or Roadblocks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/1133384/mikebloom/the-amazing-race-32-city-sprint/|title=The Amazing Race 32 Reveals a New Twist! Check Out an Exclusive Clip of This Week's Episode|work=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|last=Bloom|first=Mike|date=December 8, 2020|access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref> This format has not return since [[The Amazing Race 33|season 33]].

==== Scramble ====
Introduced in [[The Amazing Race 34|season 34]], the Scramble is an obstacle where teams are given three tasks, which can be performed in any order. Completing each task gives a portion of the clue that reveals the location of their ultimate destination.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/amazing-race-season-premiere-first-look-scramble/|title=New Amazing Race Scramble twist revealed in season premiere sneak peek|last=Ross|first=Dalton|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=September 20, 2022|access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref>

==== Fork in the Road ====
Introduced in [[The Amazing Race 37|season 37]], the Fork in the Road is an obstacle where teams are given the option of two race routes to the Pit Stop with one team from each route eliminated at the end of the leg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/tv/the-amazing-race-37-cast-2025|title=A Season of Surprises! Meet the Full Cast of 'The Amazing Race 37'|work=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|last=Bloom|first=Mike|date=February 5, 2025|access-date=February 5, 2025}}</ref>

==== Driver's Seat ====
Introduced in [[The Amazing Race 37|season 37]], the Driver's Seat is an obstacle where the first team to arrive at a designated board must make a decision on how difficult the next task is for all of the teams. The team on the driver's seats usually have the power to assign three different amounts of task that teams may need to complete, from the least to the most. The Driver's seat, as of [[The Amazing Race 38|season 38]] has only appeared before a Roadblock task. In the first Driver's Seat the first team had to decide how much rice racers had to thresh in a Roadblock.

==== Valet Roulette ====
Introduced in [[The Amazing Race 37|season 37]], Valet Roulette requires teams to blindly select either a manual or automatic car.<ref>{{cite press release |date=May 12, 2025 |title=My Knight in Shining Armor |url=https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-amazing-race/video/?watch=af6jdat7bg |publisher=Paramount Press Express |agency=[[CBS Productions]] |access-date=May 12, 2025}}</ref>

=== Pit Stop ===
The Pit Stop is the final destination in each leg. Once teams have arrived there and checked in, they are given lodging (which can range from simple accommodations such as tents or cots to complete hotel service) and food free of charge as they wait for the next leg to begin. Teams will also give interviews with the production team to describe their activities from the last leg; this is interspersed during episode footage of that leg on the subsequent broadcast. Teams are generally sequestered to the lodgings but may otherwise use their time freely. In early seasons, teams were allowed to socialize with each other at Pit Stops, but between seasons [[The Amazing Race 14|14]] and [[The Amazing Race 25|25]], teams were sequestered from each other, and often would not learn of the previous elimination until they saw other teams on the next leg.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jih|first=Victor|date=2009-11-06|title=The Amazing Race 15: Episode 7 – Victor Jih's Top 10 Moments|url=http://www.realitywanted.com/newsitem/2596-the-amazing-race-15-episode-7-victor-jihs-top-10-moments|access-date=2009-11-17|publisher=Reality Wanted}}</ref> Following season 25, teams have occasionally been allowed to mingle with other teams during Pit Stops.

==== Pit Start ====
The Pit Start is the first destination where teams start each leg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelatch.com.au/the-amazing-race-australia-2021-rules/|title=Salvages, Sabotages and Pit Stops – Here is Your Official Guide to Understanding 'The Amazing Race'|work=The Latch|last=Rodrigues|first=Lyndsey|date=March 22, 2021|access-date=May 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/the-amazing-race-australia/features/the-rules|title=The Amazing Race Rules|work=[[TVNZ]]|access-date=May 7, 2021}}</ref> Originally, teams would start the leg exactly 12 hours after the moment they reached the previous leg's Pit Stop mat – before accounting for any time credits or penalties accrued in the previous leg. These breaks could be extended by 24-hour increments as needed as to appear 12 hours long during the broadcast.{{efn|name=CH|In the case for the [[The Amazing Race China|Chinese celebrity edition]], due to the availability for celebrities in taping schedules, the team's departure time was modified to time intervals (departing in usually five-minutes; some legs had all teams depart simultaneously) instead of the actual time difference between check-ins. This was later adopted in the [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019|sixth Vietnamese season]].}} In more recent seasons, time lengths have varied to avoid teams loitering in airports or other areas. Teams are responsible for being ready to leave at the correct time, and no time credit is given should they miss their departure time due to factors such as oversleeping.

=== Non-elimination legs ===
In most races, a number of legs are predetermined "non-elimination legs," where the last team to check in at the pit stop is not eliminated. Up through [[The Amazing Race 4|season 4]] and on season [[The Amazing Race 37|37]] of the American version, there was no penalty for finishing last on a non-elimination leg.

From seasons [[The Amazing Race 5|5]] to [[The Amazing Race 33|33]] and [[The Amazing Race 38|38]], teams who finished in last place in a non-elimination leg were subject to a penalty on the following leg, usually one of the following:
* '''Stripped of money (and belongings or vehicles)''': In the [[The Amazing Race 5|fifth]] through [[The Amazing Race 9|ninth seasons]], the last team to check in was stripped of all their money and was not given any money at the start of the next leg. From [[The Amazing Race 7|seasons seven]] through nine, teams were also forced to give up their bags and possessions, leaving them with only the clothes they happened to be wearing and the fanny packs, which contained their passports and ''Race'' documentation.
* '''Marked for elimination''': In the [[The Amazing Race 10|tenth]] and [[The Amazing Race 11|eleventh seasons]], the team that finished last on a non-elimination leg was "marked for elimination" on the next leg; should they fail to finish first on the leg, they would be subject to a 30-minute penalty before being allowed to check in at the Pit Stop.
[[File:Speed Bump sign.svg|75px|left|The Speed Bump sign appears above the clue box where the team who checked in last in the previous pit stop during a non-elimination leg must do the Speed Bump task before continuing.]]
* {{anchor|Speed Bump}}'''Speed Bump''': From the [[The Amazing Race 12|twelfth season]] on, the team that finishes last in a non-elimination leg has to perform a penalty task at some point during the next leg. This task must be completed before the team is allowed to continue racing. If the team fails to complete the Speed Bump, they receive a 4-hour penalty at the Pit Stop.
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From seasons [[The Amazing Race 34|34]] to [[The Amazing Race 36|36]], the American version had forgone planned non-elimination legs, instead choosing to include a larger cast than normal (13 or 14 teams) or include at least one extended [[#Double-length legs, no-rest legs and mega legs|Mega Leg]] (two sets of challenges, split over two episodes) to ensure that all legs feature an elimination.

==== Other non-elimination penalties ====
Other international versions of ''The Amazing Race'' featured different non-elimination penalties given to the last-placed teams:
[[File:TAR Exclamation icon.svg|50px|The ''Handikap'' sign|left]]
* {{anchor|Handicap}}'''Handicap''' (''Handikap'' in Norwegian): Featured in the [[The Amazing Race Norge|Norwegian version]], teams were handicapped to a specific task by making the task more difficult for the team with the penalty, such as increasing the output requirements for a task (e.g., teams only have to make 50 items at the task, but the team with the Handicap has to make 75) or a penalty may be given, such as requiring both Detours to be done. If the team fails to complete or opts to quit the Handicap, they will receive a four-hour penalty at the Pit Stop. 
** The Speed Bump in the [[The Amazing Race 27|27th American season]] and the [[The Amazing Race Australia 4|fourth Australian season]] resemble the Handicap penalty.
* In the fifth leg of the [[HaMerotz LaMillion 3|third Israeli season]], the team was required to wear their winter clothing throughout the next leg, which was located in a hot climate (in Brazil, with filming taking place during the Southern Hemisphere summer).
* In the seventh leg of the third Israeli season, the team that came last would have to wait an extra 30 minutes before departing on the next leg. This is called a Delayed Start. It was later repeated in the [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013|second]] and [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019|sixth]] Vietnamese seasons, although in the sixth Vietnamese season, the team that came last would have to wait an extra 90 minutes before departing.
* In the first leg of the [[HaMerotz LaMillion 7|seventh Israeli season]], the team would be on a flight that arrived two hours after the other teams landed in their first destination.
* In the [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2012|inaugural Vietnamese season]], a "Stripped of money and belongings" variant of the "Marked for Elimination" penalty was featured, where the team that came in last on some non-elimination legs was stripped of all their money (and in addition to not acquiring any money at the start of the following leg) should they fail to finish first in the next leg.
* In the [[The Amazing Race 2 (Chinese season)|second season of the Chinese celebrity edition]], two (of the four) non-elimination legs had the penalty on the rest period of the teams instead of a "Speed Bump" (Leg 3 had the last team stay in a shop for a night sleeping on the ground, while Leg 8 was given tickets to fly in economy class instead of business class (which is usually the case in the series)).
* In the [[Velyki Perehony|Ukrainian version]], three non-elimination legs had different penalties. In Legs 2 and 8, the team would receive a 30-minute (Leg 2) or 1-hour (Leg 8) penalty to take regardless of their position. In Leg 11, the team would have to complete an extra task.
* In the [[The Amazing Race Australia 5|fifth Australian season]], the leg winner had the privilege of delegating between the bottom two teams a Salvage (to assist the team), and a Sabotage (to penalise the team).
** '''The Salvage''' was an advantage given to the receiving team. For example, the team may receive a personal driver for the next leg, the ability to skip queues, or a local guide to accompany them.
** '''The Sabotage''' was a penalty given to the receiving team, much like a traditional non-elimination penalty listed above.
* Due to changing the rules of the Speed Bump and restrictions of traveling during [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in the [[The Amazing Race 33|33rd American season]], teams who arrived last on a non-elimination leg, would start the next leg singled-out in the final departure group. Following a positive COVID-19 test during the [[The Amazing Race 34|34th American season]], this penalty made an unexpected return (as the COVID positive team served as that leg's elimination).

=== Unusual eliminations ===
There have been many eliminations which have been unusual, which may involve a team being eliminated outside a Pit Stop or more than one team being eliminated. Sometimes, an elimination point is placed in the middle of a leg as opposed to the end, or, a team may be eliminated during the first task, such as [[The Amazing Race 15|season 15]]. The [[The Amazing Race 19|season 19]] featured a double-elimination leg, where the last two teams to arrive at a Pit Stop were both eliminated; double-elimination legs have been featured in a few international versions since then. A few no-rest legs across multiple versions have eliminated the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop.

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], [[The Amazing Race 33|season 33]] had to halt production indefinitely, in which there were nine teams remaining at the time. When filming resumed 19 months later, four teams were unable to return due to extenuating circumstances and were subsequently removed from the race.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andy Dehnart|date=2022-01-13|title=Amazing Race 33 lost four teams during its break between Scotland and Switzerland|url=https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2022/01/amazing-race-33-episode-3-glasgow/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=reality blurred|language=en-US}}</ref> Prior to the start of the fifth leg in [[The Amazing Race 34|season 34]], one team was removed from the race because one member tested positive for COVID-19.

=== Gameplay Prizes ===
The winners of most legs of the race typically receive a prize (usually from the show's sponsors as a form of [[Product placement]]) for the team to enjoy after the race. However, occasionally, the first arriving team will win an advantage to assist them in the race. These gameplay prizes can also be awarded for completing additionally optional tasks.

==== Express Pass ====
[[File:TAR-Express Pass Card.png|100px|left]]
The Express Pass, introduced in the [[The Amazing Race 17|17th American season]], allows the team who possesses it to skip one task of the team's choosing. It is usually awarded as a prize to the first-place team in earlier legs, though occasionally, it is awarded through other mechanics, such as being given to the first team to complete a task, by forcing a team to give a pass to another team of their choosing before a certain leg, or even by random. The choice of which task to skip is at the team's discretion, but if the team with the pass is eliminated or the pass is not used by a specific point, the team must give the pass to the host at the Pit Stop. The American version has used two variants on the Express Pass. One, the '''Double Express Pass''', was featured in seasons [[The Amazing Race 22|22]], [[The Amazing Race 23|23]], [[The Amazing Race 24|24]], and [[The Amazing Race 38|38]]: the team that won the Express Pass was given a second Express Pass that they had to give to another team. In [[The Amazing Race 27|season 27]], the team that won the Express Pass was also given a second pass, but this one had to be given to another team ''after'' the winners used their pass. The [[The Amazing Race Canada 5|fifth Canadian season]] introduced another twist of the Express Pass, the '''Triple Express Pass''', in which the team that wins the Express Pass was given two additional Express Passes to be given to two other teams.

====The Assist====
[[File:TAR Canada Assist.jpg|100px|left]]
Introduced in the [[The Amazing Race Canada 9|ninth Canadian season]], the Assist allows teams to make designated challenges easier. In Season 9, each team received one Assist at the start of the race. All teams had until the sixth leg to use their Assist. In Seasons [[The Amazing Race Canada 10|10]] and [[The Amazing Race Canada 11|11]], one Assist was randomly hidden in a clue at a particular challenge during a leg. The team that found it had to use it for that clue's challenge.

==== Salvage Pass ====
The Salvage Pass, introduced in the [[The Amazing Race Australia 2|second Australian season]], is awarded to the winners of the first leg. The team who receives the pass may choose to give themselves a one-hour head start for the start of the next leg of the race or save the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop from elimination. The Salvage Pass was also used alongside the Express Pass in [[The Amazing Race Philippines|Philippine version]]; however, teams in the Philippine version have the option of using it to gain a 30-minute advantage at a task. The Express Pass featured in the [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019|sixth Vietnamese season]] gave teams the additional option to use their pass to save the last placing team (or second-last placing team on a [[#Unusual_eliminations|double elimination leg]]) – much like the Salvage Pass.

==== First Class Pass ====
The First-Class Pass, introduced in the [[The Amazing Race Australia 5|fifth Australian season]], is awarded to the winners of a non-elimination leg. The winners of the pass would be able to skip the next leg and would instead receive a luxury experience while the other teams were racing. Additionally, the First Class Pass holder will allocate "The Salvage" (an advantage to assist the team on the next leg) and "The Sabotage" (a penalty to disadvantage a team) between the Bottom Two teams (see [[#Non-elimination legs|Non-elimination legs]]).<ref name="taraus5-twists">{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/01/new-rules-on-amazing-race-australia.html|title=New rules on Amazing Race Australia|website=[[TV Tonight]]|last=Knox|first=David|date=28 January 2021|access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref>

==== The Save ====
The Save, featured in seasons [[The Amazing Race 25|25]] and [[The Amazing Race 26|26]] (although this was unaired, unclaimed and unused), allows the team holding it to avoid elimination once should they finish last in an elimination leg, up to the ninth leg. The Save can also be given to another team to use if desired. The Save in season 25 was awarded to the winners of the first leg.<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive: Kym Perfetto and Alli Forsythe talk 'The Amazing Race' (Part 1)|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/exclusive-kym-perfetto-and-alli-forsythe-talk-the-amazing-race-%28part-1%29-17143.php|access-date=6 December 2014|work=Reality TV World}}</ref> In season 26, it could be obtained during the third leg by willingly completing both sides of the Detour. The Save wasn't used on either season, and has not been featured since [[The Amazing Race 27|season 27]].

==== Return Ticket ====
A twist also called the Save was introduced in the [[The Amazing Race China|Chinese celebrity edition]] where the team that won it was required to bring another team back into the competition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ent.people.com.cn/n/2014/1204/c1012-26149764.html|script-title=zh:《极速前进》李小鹏重回雅典圆梦 众星盼小鲜肉回归|date=December 4, 2014|access-date=November 14, 2020}}</ref> In [[The Amazing Race China 3|the third season]], the Save was renamed to ''Return Ticket'', and the team that won the ticket could bring back another team before the fourth leg. The [[HaMerotz LaMillion 6|sixth Israeli season]] also incorporated the Return Ticket by bringing back previously eliminated teams to compete a leg, with the winner earning the Return Ticket and the ability to return to the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://13tv.co.il/item/mood/the-amazing-race/season-06/articles/nhip5-593190/|script-title=he:"המירוץ למיליון": האם הלן ורגב יחזרו למירוץ?|language=he|website=[[Facebook]]|date=February 16, 2018|access-date=November 14, 2020}}</ref> In the [[The Amazing Race Canada 8|eighth season]] of ''[[The Amazing Race Canada]]'', this twist was introduced as the On Ramp Pass to bring back two out of three teams temporarily removed due to COVID-19.

==== Double Your Money ====
The Double Your Money prize was a special prize awarded to the winners of the first leg in [[The Amazing Race 21|season 21]]. The prize doubles the grand prize from {{USD|1 million}} to {{USD|2 million}}, should they win the entire race.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kubicek|first=John|date=August 16, 2012|title='The Amazing Race' Raises the Prize to $2 million for Season 21|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-amazing-race/the-amazing-race-raises-the-pr-47083.aspx|access-date=August 16, 2012|publisher=BuddyTV}}</ref> The team that won the prize on the first leg was eliminated before the final leg and no one was eligible to win {{USD|2 million}} and the prize has not been featured since [[The Amazing Race 22|season 22]].

=== Final leg ===
The three remaining teams participate in the final leg, where they are usually flown from the final foreign country to the home country. Sometimes, the Finish Line is held outside the home country, such as in the [[The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária|Brazilian version]]. Teams must complete all required tasks before they are directed to the Finish Line mat; the first team to arrive there wins the race and claims the reward. In the original American version, the grand prize was a cash prize of {{USD|1 million}}.{{efn|name=double}} At the check-in mat, the host and the eliminated teams celebrate the arrival of the finalists.

A typical feature of the final leg is what is unofficially dubbed the "Final Memory Challenge" – an often elaborate challenge which tests the contestants on their time spent during the race, with common examples including memory-based tasks proving their observation skills (such as finding items which they encountered along the race in sequential order) or how well they know their partner. The final task may also relate to the theme of the journey they have taken (such as completing a puzzle of the world) or the final leg (such as counting [[casino token|poker chips]] amounting to {{USD|1 million}}, representing the grand prize). In a few recent seasons, a minor version of a memory challenge appeared in the second or third to last leg.

In the [[The Amazing Race 25|25th]] and [[The Amazing Race 26|26th]] American seasons, four teams raced the final leg, but at some point during the leg one of the four teams was eliminated from the race. A similar twist was included on the [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019|sixth Vietnamese season]] without the mid-leg elimination, making it the first time in the franchise's history four teams crossed the Finish Line. The latter twist was also included in the [[The Amazing Race Canada 8|eighth]], [[The Amazing Race Canada 10|tenth]], and [[The Amazing Race Canada 11|eleventh]] Canadian seasons.

=== Rules and penalties ===
All teams must abide by the rules set at the beginning of the race, and teams are given time penalties for any rule infraction, which can negatively affect finishing position in that leg of the race. Usually in a non-elimination leg, if the last team to arrive at the mat is checked in before a previous team has completed its penalty, any remainder of the penalty time will be applied at the start of the next leg of the race, beginning at the departure time of the next-to-last team;{{efn|name=ch|In the [[The Amazing Race China|Chinese celebrity edition]], any remainder of the penalty time was not carried forward to the next leg; in some cases, teams who partially completed tasks was only given a partial time penalty.}} in some cases, if multiple teams are penalized and were the last set of teams to arrive, the teams who did not finish last (as long as their penalties does not affect the placements) are allowed to check-in immediately with the penalty to be applied at the start of the next leg. In a no-rest leg, the last team will be given their next clue immediately while any remainder of the penalty will be removed.

==== Rules ====
While the complete set of official rules has not been released to the public, certain rules have been revealed during the various versions of the race:
* Unless otherwise stated, such as during Roadblocks, team members must stay within {{convert|20|ft|m}} of each other and stay close to their assigned camera and sound crew. When using any form of transportation, unless otherwise stated, teams must be able to travel with the camera crew. Teams are recorded requesting only two tickets after they have made their initial request for four.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?_f=detail&id=29#rules15 |title=TAR FAQ: Basic Rules. Are teammates ever allowed to separate? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914124715/http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?_f=detail&id=29#rules15 |archive-date=2016-09-14 |access-date=January 15, 2007}}</ref>
* Teams are required to purchase economy class airfare when they fly, using the credit card provided by the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?_f=detail&id=29#rules12 |title=The Amazing Race FAQ: Basic Rules. OK, I'm confused about the rules for booking airplane tickets |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914124715/http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?_f=detail&id=29#rules12 |archive-date=2016-09-14 |access-date=January 15, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/15/amazing-race-interview-kate-pat |title=Amazing Race Interview: Kate & Pat |access-date=2008-02-09 |last=Goldman |first=Eric |date=2007-11-15 |website=IGN.com }}</ref> The airline, at its discretion, however, may upgrade the team(s) so long as there are no additional costs.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/the-amazing-race-did-brothers-dan-and-jordan-cheat.html | title = 'The Amazing Race': Did brothers Dan and Jordan cheat? | publisher = Zap2It | first = Hanh | last = Nguyen | date = 2010-05-10 | access-date = 2010-05-10 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100513152257/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/05/the-amazing-race-did-brothers-dan-and-jordan-cheat.html | archive-date = 2010-05-13 }}</ref> Teams may use their cash stipend to purchase first-class fares for other modes of transportation.<ref>{{cite episode |title=I Feel Like I'm In the Circus |url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/the_amazing_race_1/bangkok_has_them_now_1.php?page=18 |series=The Amazing Race |series-link=The Amazing Race (American TV series) |network=[[CBS]] |airdate=2011-10-23 |season=19 |number=5 |access-date=2011-12-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912022709/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/the_amazing_race_1/bangkok_has_them_now_1.php?page=18 |archive-date=2012-09-12 }}</ref> Teams may be forbidden from flying on certain airlines or restricted to specific airlines or restricted to transit in certain countries varying on seasons.{{efn|The [[The Amazing Race China|Chinese celebrity edition]] was an exception as teams travelled by Business class (in most cases except for one leg) and began the leg at the next destination country. In some seasons such as the [[The Amazing Race Australia 3|third Australian season]] and the [[The Amazing Race 28|28th American season]], producers provisioned teams a free upgrade to Business Class during their flight back to the final destination.}}
* Teams are prohibited from contacting friends, family, and acquaintances during filming without supervision. The show however may provide them with an opportunity to contact them at select times.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Why Did You Have to Take Your Pants Off?! |url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/the_amazing_race_1/why_did_you_have_to_take_your_1.php?page=13 |series=The Amazing Race |series-link=The Amazing Race (American TV series) |network=[[CBS]] |airdate=2002-12-04 |season=3 |number=9 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913105949/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/show/the_amazing_race_1/why_did_you_have_to_take_your_1.php?page=13 |archive-date=2012-09-13 }}</ref> When this happens while the ''Race'' is going on, teams are not allowed to proceed to their next task.{{efn|name=pen|While usually no penalties were incurred for the infraction, [[The Amazing Race (Latin American TV series)|Latin American]] and [[The Amazing Race Philippines|Philippine]] versions featured a penalty for the infraction which was issued at the Pit Stop.}} In special circumstances, the production team will allow racers to contact family members outside a race-required task.{{efn|The fifth episode of [[The Amazing Race 21|Season 21]] shows [[James LoMenzo]] being allowed to contact his wife during the Pit Stop so she may tell him about the sudden change on his father's health.}}
* Unless otherwise stated by the clues, teams are allowed to use the help of locals for navigating and during tasks. Teams are required to have any locals who appear on camera sign release forms that legally clear the footage for use; some teams have avoided or reduced contacts with random local strangers because the release process can take a very long time to complete.
* Teams are free to work together at any point unless otherwise stated by the rules.<ref>{{cite episode|title=We're Getting Out of the Country, Girls |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/ |series=The Amazing Race |series-link=The Amazing Race (American TV series) |network=[[CBS]] |airdate=2005-10-25 |season=8 |number=5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327125211/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race8/show/ep05/index5.shtml |archive-date=March 27, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=The Devil Made Me Do It |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/ |series=The Amazing Race |series-link=The Amazing Race (American TV series) |network=[[CBS]] |airdate=2005-05-03 |season=7 |number=11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224093447/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race7/show/ep10/race/story/?id=8 |archive-date=February 24, 2007 }}</ref> Excluding the use of Game Machanics (such as Yields and U-Turns), teams are prohibited from hindering the performance of other teams such as by taking extra clues from a clue box, taking another team's assigned vehicle, altering the equipment for other teams at a task or using more than one Yield or one U-Turn at a time.
* In any tasks that provide the teams with equipment, tools, animals, guides, or other props, teams are forbidden from changing these mid-task. Teams are forbidden from interfering with such equipment for other teams. When teams are given rental cars, and the car breaks down outside the team's control, they will be given a replacement vehicle but given no additional time credits for the time it takes to make the changeover.
* Teams are prohibited from possessing maps, guidebooks, cell phones, personal digital assistants and other similar aids at the start of the race, but may use the provided money to purchase these as they progress. These may be provided by the show if required for a certain task.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?_f=detail&id=29#rules13 |title=TAR FAQ: Basic Rules. What sorts of items are the teams not allowed to bring? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914124715/http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?_f=detail&id=29#rules13 |archive-date=2016-09-14 |access-date=January 15, 2007}}</ref>
* Teams are prohibited from using their personal items to barter for services on the race, though they are not necessarily prohibited from selling them for cash. The teams' bags may be subject to review during Pit Stops by production. Teams are free to sell or barter any items they have purchased during the season.
* In cases where teams are instructed to walk or drive themselves to a destination, teams are not allowed to hire a taxi to guide or take them through the route. In early seasons of the original series, teams frequently employed this tactic; several exchanges of dialogue in [[The Amazing Race 17|season 17]] indicate that it is now prohibited.
* Except for The Scramble, teams are required to pick up clues in the correct order. Should a team collect the wrong clue, they are required to cease whatever task(s) they are performing and backtrack to wherever the correct clue was and then perform its associated task(s).
* Teams are expected to keep the ''Race'' [[fanny pack]] containing their cash, passports, clues, and other documents with them at all times. Other items mandated by clues are subject to this requirement. Teams that do not have these upon check-in at a Pit Stop are required to go back and retrieve the pack and any missing mandatory contents (e.g., passports) before being checked in. In one case, during [[The Amazing Race 21|season 21]], a team had one of their passports stolen by a cab driver during a non-elimination leg that was followed by a leg in the same country. The team was checked-in last for a non-elimination finish and allowed to race in the following leg but would be eliminated if they still lacked their passport by the time they were required to produce one for international travel. Teams may check in after losing or abandoning any non-mandatory items (e.g., items of clothing), but they must continue the ''Race'' without them.
* Teams must complete each challenge as specified by the clues given to them throughout the ''Race''. Should a team fail to properly complete a challenge, violate any provisions made in a clue or task description, or miss a clue altogether (unless specifically allowed to do so, e.g., by winning the Fast Forward, or by using an Express Pass), they must either go back to the location of the challenge and complete the challenge, or incur a penalty when they check in (see [[#Penalties and time credits|Penalties and time credits]]).
* To check in, all team members must step on the mat. As seen in the [[The Amazing Race 30|30th American season]] and later in the [[HaMerotz LaMillion 8|eighth Israeli season]], legs may end in a [[photo finish]] (and in both cases, the close finish was between the last two teams); the last team to step onto the mat was declared last-place team. This rule was also alluded to orally by teams on the [[The Amazing Race Australia 4|fourth Australian season]].{{efn|As seen in the first four seasons of the original American version and some international versions, ties were allowed if teams arrive at the Pit Stop at the same time; as seen on the [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019|sixth Vietnamese season]], multiple teams checked-in last and also subjected for non-elimination penalties.}}<!-- Should two teams arrive at an elimination point at the same time, the team with the lower place in the previous Leg is eliminated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Amazing-Race-Abbie-Ryan-1056849.aspx |title=Amazing Race's Abbie and Ryan: Flight Connection Drama Was "Bizarre" – Today's News: Our Take |publisher=TVGuide.com |date=2012-11-26 |access-date=2012-12-03}}</ref> -->
* Teams are forbidden from touching another team's belongings, such as removing them from a taxi to use the new taxi. However, if the taxi driver removes the items, the team will not be penalized. Teams also may not intentionally hinder another team by hiding materials needed for a task.
* Teams are prohibited from begging where it is illegal. On the American version, teams are additionally prohibited from begging at U.S. airports.
* Team members may not smoke during the ''Race''.
* Teams are required to abide by all local laws of the country where they are racing.
* Starting in [[The Amazing Race 25|season 25]], teams may only book one travel itinerary for themselves. They were no longer able to book a second set of tickets if they subsequently discovered a second flight that they preferred once they purchased the first booking. DVD commentary for [[The Amazing Race 1|season 1]] reveals that this was originally a rule, but was dropped for [[The Amazing Race 2|season 2]].

The teams are often given additional rules and instructions that apply specifically to a given leg or to a task supplied with one of the clues; these are usually not explained to the viewer unless they affect the ''Race'' results.

==== Penalties and time credits ====
If a team trying to check in at the Pit Stop has committed an infraction during the leg, the team generally must return to the point of infraction and perform the task or action correctly before being allowed to check in. If it is impossible to correct the action, the team is instead asked to wait at a nearby spot to serve a penalty period before being allowed to officially check-in. The penalty for most rule infractions is 30 minutes, plus any time gained from breaking the rule. Minor violations for various tasks would have a penalty of 15 minutes, while some violations have longer penalties: two hours for bartering personal goods for services, up to four hours for failing to complete a miscellaneous task, four hours for failing to complete a Roadblock or Speed Bump, six hours for failing to complete a Detour (or completing a Fast Forward incorrectly), or 24 hours for flying outside of economy class, if doing so cost more than the economy class fare.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/interview-the-amazing-race-azaria-and-hendekea-azene-dish-6237.php |title=INTERVIEW: 'The Amazing Race's Azaria and Hendekea Azene dish |publisher=Reality TV World |date=2007-12-10 |access-date=2007-12-11 |first=Christopher |last=Rocchio }}</ref> Earlier seasons of the Race enforced a 24-hour penalty for not completing either Detour option, but by [[The Amazing Race 17|season 17]], the penalty was reduced to six hours.<ref name="npr quitting">{{cite web | url = https://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2010/11/29/131669677/quitters-never-win-except-on-the-new-wimp-friendly-amazing-race?ft=1&f=93568166 | title = Quitters Never Win, Except On The New Wimp-Friendly 'Amazing Race' | first = Linda | last = Holmes | date = 2010-11-29 | access-date = 2010-11-29 | publisher = [[NPR]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=The Unexpected Twist |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214055925/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race/show/week09/story05.shtml |archive-date=2007-12-14 |series=The Amazing Race |series-link=The Amazing Race (American TV series) |network=[[CBS]] |airdate=2001-11-14 |season=1 |number=9}}</ref> If teams incur multiple penalties, they are cumulative.

A penalized team does not generally have to wait out its full penalty time at the Pit Stop if the team is in last place and all other teams have already checked in; unless if the leg was a non-elimination or a no-rest, the team will be eliminated immediately; otherwise, either the remainder of the penalty will be applied to the team's start time on the next leg,{{efn|name=ch}} or in the event of a no-rest leg, any penalty would be nullified. Occasionally, infractions have come to the production team's attention only after the team has checked in; in these cases, the penalty will be applied to the start of the next leg (with viewers given notification if it affects the departure order). In [[The Amazing Race 3|season 3]], such a situation resulted in changing which team finished in last place; production brought the penalized team back to the Pit Stop, where the host explained to the teammates what had happened before their elimination.

Should a vehicle (including cars and boats) break down through no fault of the team using it, a replacement vehicle is provided for them, but "no time credit is given for their wait in this unlucky situation."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?_f=detail&id=29#rules17 |title=TAR FAQ: Basic Rules. What happens if a team's car breaks down? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914124715/http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?_f=detail&id=29#rules17 |archive-date=2016-09-14 |access-date=January 17, 2007}}</ref>

Teams may also receive time credits, applied to the next leg, that results from "production difficulties." These are only revealed to the viewer if they affect the placement at the start of the next leg.

==== Roadblock penalties ====
In most versions, there is a four-hour penalty for not completing a Roadblock, which is served upon arrival at the Pit Stop. On the American version, the penalty can be enforced in a number of ways:
* If circumstances force the penalized team to continue racing (e.g., the site is about to close for the day), the penalty is served at the Pit Stop.
* If they are not forced to continue racing, and all teams have arrived at the Roadblock, the penalty begins the moment the team announces their intention to quit.
* If they are not forced to continue racing, and at least one team has yet to arrive at the Roadblock, the penalty does not begin until the next team arrives.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Do You Need Some Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/ |series=The Amazing Race |series-link=The Amazing Race (American TV series) |network=[[CBS]] |airdate=2005-03-15 |season=7 |number=3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224092413/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race7/show/ep03/race/story/?id=8 |archive-date=February 24, 2007 }}</ref> In two cases, the [[HaMerotz LaMillion 2|second Israeli season]] has only a one-hour penalty for not finishing a Roadblock task, while in the [[The Amazing Race 20|20th American season]], one Roadblock had a task which only had a limited number of props for teams to use in attempting the task; if they ran out, they only had to serve a two-hour penalty before checking in at the Pit Stop.
* If a racer provides illegal assistance to their partner completing a Roadblock, the penalty (usually 30 minutes) is issued at the Pit Stop.

== Production ==
The production of ''The Amazing Race'' is a challenge due to its premise being a race around the world. Among the difficult duties that producers face, scouting out locations, designing tasks, selecting teams, and planning logistics for the entire course are the most important to accomplish in pre-production. During the Race, the camera crews need to keep up with the movement of the teams and the host. And when the footage for the entire season has been recorded and edited, team members, production crew as well as the local staff who hosted or facilitated the tasks are obliged to keep the details of the race confidential and not leak out anything that hints at locations, events, or outcomes of the Race. An exception is the television network that airs the show in a country which hosted one of the legs where they can air teasers such as "Who among the teams will come here to (the network's home country name)?"{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} However, in recent American seasons, CBS had released a map to show the locations that the racers would be visiting.

The show is broadcast on CBS in the United States and simulcast via satellite in various networks around the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/elementary-renewed-season-6-amazing-race-returning-cbs-1202092969/|title='Elementary' & 'The Amazing Race' Renewed For Next Season By CBS|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2017-05-14|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-10-31|language=en-US}}</ref>

Through its efforts, the American version has received many accolades, including [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s and nominations in categories for audio and video production and editing. In 2010, CBS announced that season 18 of the show would be broadcast in [[high-definition television|high definition]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.eyeoncbs.com/main/content/viewText.jsp?id=56393 |title="THE AMAZING RACE" Will Travel The Globe in HD This Spring – Press Release |publisher=Eyeoncbs.com |access-date=2011-05-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710212753/http://www.eyeoncbs.com/main/content/viewText.jsp?id=56393 |archive-date=July 10, 2011 }}</ref>

== International versions ==
[[File:The Amazing Race around the world.png|250px|thumb|Countries and regions with their own version of ''The Amazing Race''
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{{legend|#0080FF|''[[The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária]]'' (Brazil)}}
{{legend|#FF00FF|''[[HaMerotz LaMillion]]'' (Israel)}}
{{legend|#92000a|[[The Amazing Race (Latin American TV series)|''The Amazing Race'' (Latin America)]]}}
{{legend|Cyan|''[[The Amazing Race: China Rush]]'' and ''[[The Amazing Race China]]''}}
{{legend|Chartreuse|''[[The Amazing Race Australia]]''}}
{{legend|#FF0000|''[[The Amazing Race Norge]]'' (Norway)}}
{{legend|#000080|''[[Velyki Perehony]]'' (Ukraine)}}
{{legend|#ff7f27|''[[The Amazing Race Vietnam]]''}}
{{legend|#a349a4|[[Amazing Race (French TV series)|''Amazing Race'' (France)]]}}
{{legend|black|''[[The Amazing Race Philippines]]''}}
{{legend|#FF7518|''[[The Amazing Race Canada]]''}}
{{legend|yellow|''[[Amazing Race Suomi]]'' (Finland)}}
]]

The original version of ''The Amazing Race'' is the [[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|American version]], which debuted on [[CBS]] on September 5, 2001, with [[Phil Keoghan]] as the host. In October 2005, CBS optioned ''The Amazing Race'' for franchising to other countries.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web | url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/273572/reality_hit_amazing_race_going_local_overseas/ | title=Reality hit "Amazing Race" going local overseas | publisher=Red Orbit | agency=[[Reuters]] | date=October 17, 2005 | access-date=December 16, 2012 | author=Goldfarb, Jeffrey}}</ref>

=== Asia and Oceania ===
''[[The Amazing Race Asia]]'' was the first Asian version of the show. The regional version was bought by [[Buena Vista International Television|Buena Vista International Television – Asia Pacific (BVITV–AP)]] and [[Sony Pictures Television International]] in October 2005.<ref name="Reuters"/> Auditions were then announced that took place in February to March 2006.<ref name="Thai PR 1">{{cite web | url=http://www.ryt9.com/es/prg/44698 | title=Over 1000 teams apply for "The Amazing Race Asia" | publisher=Thailand Press Release | date=April 26, 2006 | access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> The show first aired on November 9, 2006, on [[AXN Asia]] and was hosted by [[Allan Wu]]. The show aired for three more seasons, with the last season having ended in 2010. After a six-year hiatus, the series was announced to be returning for a [[The Amazing Race Asia 5|5th season]] to air in late 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.casbaa.com/news/member-news/sony-pictures-television-networks-asia-announces-the-amazing-race-asia-season-5-for-axn|title=Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia Announces The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 for AXN – CASBAA|date=20 May 2016}}</ref>

On April 8, 2008, [[Israel]]i television network [[Reshet]] announced their own their version of the show, ''[[HaMerotz LaMillion]]'' ('The Race to the Million').<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=disneyabc040808.htm |title=The Amazing Race Heads to Israel |access-date=April 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422020911/http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=disneyabc040808.htm |archive-date=April 22, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its [[HaMerotz LaMillion 1|first season]] premiered on February 5, 2009, on [[Channel 2 (Israel)|Channel 2]]. The host for the first season was [[Raz Meirman]], and Ron Shahar hosted from 2011 to 2020. The first four seasons of the show was a co-production by Reshet and activeTV, an Australian production company that had also produced the Asian version of the race. Another four seasons were produced in-house by Reshet. The series moved to [[Channel 13 (Israel)|Channel 13]] in late 2017. After the [[HaMerotz LaMillion 8|eighth season]], the show went on hiatus for two years until October 2022, when it was announced that the [[HaMerotz LaMillion 9|ninth season]] would be produced by [[Keshet Media Group]] and broadcast on [[Channel 12 (Israel)|Channel 12]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=המירוץ למיליון חוזרת למסך: קשת 12 במהלך מטורף |url=https://www.ice.co.il/tv/news/article/911215 |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Ice |date=17 November 2022 |language=he}}</ref> with [[Yehuda Levi]] serving as the new host.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/rj1dzho13|script-title=he:יהודה לוי ינחה את "המירוץ למיליון"|trans-title=Yehuda Levi will host "Race to a Million"|language=he|website=[[Ynet]]|date=12 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023 |last1=בוקר |first1=רן }}</ref> The season was broadcast during the [[Gaza War]] from July to September 2024. A [[HaMerotz LaMillion 10|tenth season]] was announced in October 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ice.co.il/tv/news/article/1035844|script-title=he:יהודה לוי יישאר? המירוץ למיליון בדרך לעונה חדשה בקשת 12|language=he|website=Ice|date=30 October 2024|access-date=10 May 2025}}</ref>

In March 2010, a Chinese version of the show, ''[[The Amazing Race: China Rush]]'', was announced by the [[Disney–ABC International Television]] Asia Pacific. The show was produced by Shanghai-based international production company [[Fly Films]];<ref>{{cite web|title=FlyFilms |url=http://flyfilms.com.cn/index.php/about/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203220448/http://www.flyfilms.com.cn/index.php/about/ |archive-date=December 3, 2011 }}</ref> the company had previously produced [[Shanghai Rush]] in 2009, a show heavily influenced by ''The Amazing Race''. The [[The Amazing Race: China Rush 1|first season]] was filmed between March and April 2010 and aired in August 2010 by [[Shanghai Media Group|International Channel of Shanghai]] and was hosted by Allan Wu, who had also previously hosted the Asian version.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=74&article=54654 |title=Amazing Race Heads into China |access-date=March 3, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523140009/http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=74&article=54654 |archive-date=May 23, 2010 }}</ref> The Chinese version ran for three seasons, with the last season having ended in 2012. In 2014, [[Shenzhen Media Group]] announced they had bought the rights to ''The Amazing Race'' and would be producing a [[The Amazing Race China|new Chinese version]] of the program, unrelated to Shanghai Media Group's ''China Rush''.

On July 19, 2010, Australian channel [[Seven Network]] purchased the format rights to produce the Australian series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mediaspy.org/2010/07/19/seven-to-produce-the-amazing-race-australia/|title=Seven to produce The Amazing Race Australia|newspaper=The Spy Report|date=July 19, 2010|access-date=January 4, 2012|archive-date=October 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017065448/http://www.mediaspy.org/2010/07/19/seven-to-produce-the-amazing-race-australia/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[The Amazing Race Australia]]'' was produced by activeTV in association with [[ABC Studios]] and was distributed by Disney Media Distribution Asia Pacific.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Amazing Race: Australia confirmed by Seven|url=http://www.mediaspy.org/2010/08/05/the-amazing-race-australia-confirmed-by-seven/|access-date=August 6, 2010|newspaper=The Spy Report|date=August 5, 2010|archive-date=September 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930113148/http://www.mediaspy.org/2010/08/05/the-amazing-race-australia-confirmed-by-seven/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The host for the first 3 series was New Zealand-born actor [[Grant Bowler]].<ref>{{cite news|author=tjkirk|title=Grant Bowler to host The Amazing Race Australia|url=http://www.mediaspy.org/2010/11/06/grant-bowler-to-host-the-amazing-race-australia/|access-date=November 6, 2011|newspaper=The Spy Report|date=November 6, 2011|archive-date=August 4, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804123549/http://www.mediaspy.org/2010/11/06/grant-bowler-to-host-the-amazing-race-australia/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two series were produced in 2011 and 2012 and after a brief hiatus in 2013, a [[The Amazing Race Australia 3|third season]] was produced in-house and without activeTV in 2014. This series also included teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Following another hiatus for five years, the show was revived by [[Network 10]] in 2019. This new series was produced by [[Eureka Productions]] and hosted by former [[rugby league]] footballer [[Beau Ryan]]. The [[The Amazing Race Australia 4|first season of 10's iteration – and the fourth season overall]] – premiered on October 28, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/06/beau-ryan-to-host-amazing-race-australia-revival.html|title=Beau Ryan to host Amazing Race Australia revival|work=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|date=28 June 2019|access-date=28 June 2019}}</ref> The seventh and eighth seasons were celebrity editions.

On March 26, 2011, it was announced that [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]] had acquired the rights to produce a [[Philippines|Philippine]] version of ''The Amazing Race''. The [[The Amazing Race Philippines 1|first season]] of ''[[The Amazing Race Philippines]]'' aired on October 29, 2012, and ended on December 15, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/photos/the-amazing-race-philippines-final-three-slideshow.html |title=The Amazing Race Philippines Final Three |date=15 December 2012 |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=June 3, 2022}}</ref> [[Derek Ramsay]] hosted the show. The show aired a [[The Amazing Race Philippines 2|second season]] in 2014.

Vietnam bought the format as ''[[The Amazing Race Vietnam]] – Cuộc đua kỳ thú''. It was announced on March 1, 2012, by BHD Corp. and [[VTV3]]. [[Dustin Nguyen]] served as the director, executive producer and host of the [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2012|first season]] of the show. The [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013|second]], [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2014|third]], and [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2016|fifth]] seasons were broadcast with Huy Khánh as the host, with Phan Anh filling in during the [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2015|fourth season]]. After a three-year hiatus, the show was revived with Song Luân as host.

=== Europe ===
During 2005, AXN Central Europe announced a version of the show to be called ''The Amazing Race Central Europe''. Applications were closed with the submission of 2,500 applicants, with filming expected to have occurred in 2006 and broadcast from September 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.obektiv.info/index.php?article=415&cat=9 |script-title=bg:Риалити състезанието "The Amazing Race – Central Europe" следва оригинала |date=2005-10-26 |language=bg |access-date=2008-10-11}}</ref> The show was cast but was never filmed.

By October 2011, a [[Norway|Norwegian]] version of the show titled ''[[The Amazing Race Norge]]'' was announced by [[TV 2 (Norwegian TV channel)|TV 2]]. Applications were open from October 11, 2011, to October 31, 2011. Filming took place in January 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tv2.no/underholdning/front/du-kan-bli-med-paa-en-eventyrlig-reise-3567934.html |title=Du kan bli med på en eventyrlig reise |access-date=2011-10-12}}</ref> Ex-football player [[Freddy dos Santos]] hosted the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kjendis.no/2011/10/14/kjendis/reality-tv/freddy_dos_santos/fotball/the_amazing_race/18605560/|title=Freddy dos Santos leder Norges største realitysatsing|access-date=2011-10-23|archive-date=2012-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331125214/http://www.kjendis.no/2011/10/14/kjendis/reality-tv/freddy_dos_santos/fotball/the_amazing_race/18605560/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[The Amazing Race Norge 1|first season]] premiered on April 11, 2012. The [[The Amazing Race Norge 2|second and latest season]] ended on May 29, 2013.

On March 23, 2012, a [[Amazing Race (French TV series)|French version of the show]] was announced. It was produced by [[Shine Group|Shine France]] for [[C8 (French TV channel)|D8]] with filming having occurred between June and July 2012. It premiered on October 22 of the same year. The finale aired on December 24.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozap.com/actu/canal-a-acquis-le-format-the-amazing-race-pour-direct-8/440565|title=Canal+ a acquis le format "The Amazing Race"... pour Direct 8|date=24 April 2012 |access-date=2012-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://linfonetrealtv.free.fr/pages/newsseul.php?idarticles=6403&idemission=5|title=The Amazing race va être adapté en France : Les infos|access-date=2012-04-24}}</ref>

On July 23, 2012, a Ukrainian version of the show was announced, called ''[[Velyki Perehony]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telekritika.ua/news/2012-07-23/73547 |script-title=uk:"1+1" оголосив кастинги на Amazing Race |publisher=Telekritika.ua |language=uk |access-date=2013-04-24 |archive-date=2013-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412235800/http://www.telekritika.ua/news/2012-07-23/73547 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It premiered on April 13, 2013, at 20:00, and concluded on June 29, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telekritika.ua/rinok/2013-04-03/80533 |script-title=uk:Реаліті-квест "Великі перегони" стартує на "1+1" у праймі суботи |publisher=Telekritika.ua |access-date=2013-04-24}}</ref>

On April 12, 2023, ''[[Iltalehti]]'' revealed that a Finnish version of ''The Amazing Race'' was being made. Filmed from July 24 to August 16, 2023, and premiered on September 30 on [[Nelonen (TV channel)|Nelonen]], the Finnish ''[[Amazing Race Suomi|Amazing Race]]'' features celebrity contestants in a race around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/tv-ja-leffat/a/4270a78c-eec6-4996-8c97-3a0fd2810cfc|title=IL paljastaa: Tällainen Suomen The Amazing Racesta on tulossa – Luvassa julkkiskausi|trans-title=IL reveals: This is what Finland's The Amazing Race is about to become - a celebrity season is coming|language=fi|work=[[Iltalehti]]|last=Seppänen|first=Mika|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=April 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Suomi">{{Cite web|url=https://nelonen.fi/uutiset/amazing-race-saapuu-vihdoin-suomeen-juontajana-heikki-paasonen|title=Amazing Race saapuu vihdoin Suomeen - juontajana Heikki Paasonen!|website=[[Nelonen (TV channel)|Nelonen]]|date=25 May 2023 |language=fi}}</ref> After a successful adaption of the format, the Finnish version was renewed for a [[Amazing Race Suomi season 2|second season]], which premiered in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000010442071.html|title=Tässä ovat uudet Amazing Race Suomi -kilpailijat – he jahtaavat 30 000 euron voittopottia!|website=[[Ilta-Sanomat]]|date=22 May 2024|language=finnish}}</ref>

=== The Americas ===
In late 2006, a South-American independent production company announced that it would produce a Brazilian version in 2007, to be called ''[[The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária]]'', and to be aired in a purchased time slot in the Brazilian network [[RedeTV!]]. Applications were open from January until July, and filming occurred during August and September. The first and only season premiered on October 13, 2007, and concluded on January 5, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acorridamilionaria.com.br/ |title=The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária official website (Portuguese)}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On October 15, 2008, a [[The Amazing Race (Latin American TV series)|Latin American version]] of the show was announced by [[Discovery Latin America]] in association with [[Disney Channel around the world#Latin America and the Caribbean|Disney]] and [[Harris Whitbeck]] presented the show. The [[The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 1|first season]] was filmed in early 2009 and broadcast late in that year across Latin America and the Caribbean and the [[The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 2|second season]] aired in late 2010. In January 2011 it was announced that [[Space (Latin American TV channel)|Space]] acquired the rights to produce the [[The Amazing Race 3 (Latin American season)|third season]] of the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.totalmedios.com/nota/10819/contactenos.php|title=Disney y Turner producirán The Amazing Race para A. Latina|access-date=2011-01-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717075650/http://www.totalmedios.com/nota/10819/contactenos.php|archive-date=2011-07-17}}</ref> The [[The Amazing Race 4 (Latin American season)|fourth season]] also aired on Space in September 2012, but solely composed of Brazilian teams with Paulo Zulu as the host, replacing Whitbeck.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2012/02/reality-show-amazing-race-tera-edicao-so-com-participantes-do-brasil.html |title=Reality show 'The Amazing Race' terá edição só com participantes do Brasil|access-date=2012-02-16}}</ref> In the [[The Amazing Race 5 (Latin American season)|fifth season]], María Victoria "Toya" Montoya, a former contestant from the third season, replaced Whitbeck as regular host of the series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elespectador.com/entretenimiento/arteygente/medios/articulo-417846-toya-montoya-nueva-presentadora-de-amazing-race-|title=La 'Toya' Montoya presentará "Amazing Race Latinoamérica"|newspaper=[[El Espectador]]|language=es|date=April 23, 2013|access-date=September 25, 2013|archive-date=June 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621001607/http://www.elespectador.com/entretenimiento/arteygente/medios/articulo-417846-toya-montoya-nueva-presentadora-de-amazing-race-|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On November 30, 2012, it was revealed that [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] would produce a [[The Amazing Race Canada|Canadian version]] of ''The Amazing Race''. An announcement made by Phil Keoghan aired on this channel during the December 2, 2012, episode of the American version of the show. The show premiered on July 15, 2013, with Olympic gold medalist [[Jon Montgomery]] as host and has since aired eleven seasons.

=== List of international versions ===
As of {{date|2=MDY}}, there have been 101 winning teams in over 15 franchises of ''The Amazing Race'' and 99 seasons. The most recent winners are brothers and actors [[Stephen Curry (comedian)|Stephen]] and [[Bernard Curry]] from ''[[The Amazing Race Australia 9]]''.
<section begin="Whole series"/>
:{{color box|#90EE90}} Currently airing (2)
:{{color box|#E6CC7B}} An upcoming season (3)
:{{color box|#F29EBB}} No longer airing (10)
:{{color box|#EBEBEB}} Status unknown (0)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:18px; width:100%;"
|-
! width="2%" |
! width="12%" | Country/Region
! width="15%" | Local title
! width="12%" | Network(s)
! width="35%" | Winner(s)
! width="14%" | Presenter(s)
! width="10%" | Prize(s)
|-
| style="background:#F29EBB" |
| align="left" | [[Asia]]
| ''[[The Amazing Race Asia]]''
| [[AXN (Asian TV channel)|AXN Asia]]
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race Asia 1|Season 1, 2006–07]]: [[Zabrina Fernandez]] and {{nowrap|Joe Jer Tee}}
* [[The Amazing Race Asia 2|Season 2, 2007–08]]: {{nowrap|Adrian Yap}} and {{nowrap|Collin Low}}
* [[The Amazing Race Asia 3|Season 3 (Toughest Race Ever), 2008]]: [[Vince Matthew Chung|Vince Chung]] and {{nowrap|Sam Wu}}
* [[The Amazing Race Asia 4|Season 4, 2010]]: Richard Hardin and [[Richard Herrera]]
* [[The Amazing Race Asia 5|Season 5, 2016]]: [[Parul Shah]] and [[Maggie Wilson]]
}}
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[Allan Wu]]
* [[Tara Basro]] {{small|(5)}}
}}
| {{US$|100000|link=yes}}
|-
| style="background:#E6CC7B;" |
| align="left" | [[Australia]]<br />[[New Zealand]] (3)
| ''[[The Amazing Race Australia]]''
| {{nowrap|[[Seven Network]] {{small|(1–3)}}}}<br />[[TVNZ]] ([[TVNZ 2|TV2]]) {{small|(3)}}<br />[[Network 10]] {{small|(4–)}}
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race Australia 1|Season 1, 2011]]: Tyler Atkins and Nathan Joliffe
* [[The Amazing Race Australia 2|Season 2, 2012]]: Shane Haw and Andrew Thoday
* [[The Amazing Race Australia 3|Season 3 (Australia v New Zealand), 2014]]: Daniel Little and Ryan Thomas
* [[The Amazing Race Australia 4|Season 4, 2019]]: Tim and Rod Sattler-Jones
* [[The Amazing Race Australia 5|Season 5, 2021]]: Brendon Crawley and Jackson Dening
* [[The Amazing Race Australia 6|Season 6 (Around the World), 2022]]: Heath Curry and Toni Hilland
* [[The Amazing Race Australia 7|Season 7 (Celebrity Edition), 2023]]: <br>[[Alli Simpson]] and Angie Simpson,<br> [[Darren McMullen]] and Tristan Dougan,<br> [[Emma Watkins]] and Haley Watkins{{efn|name=TARAUS7|The final three teams were declared joint winners, after agreeing to step on the Finish Line mat together.}}
* [[The Amazing Race Australia 8|Season 8 (Celebrity Edition), 2024]]: [[Tai Tuivasa|Tai "Bam Bam"]] and Logan Tuivasa
* [[The Amazing Race Australia 9|Season 9 (Celebrity Edition), 2025]]: [[Stephen Curry (comedian)|Stephen]] and [[Bernard Curry]]
* Season 10 (Celebrity Edition), 2026: ''Upcoming season''
}}
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[Grant Bowler]] {{small|(1–3)}}
* [[Beau Ryan]] {{small|(4–)}}
* [[Scott Tweedie]] {{small|(6)}}
}}
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* {{AUD|250000|link=yes}} {{small|(1–6)}}<br>two [[Isuzu]] vehicles {{small|(6)}}<br>{{AUD|100000|link=no}} for charity {{small|(Celeb)}}
}}
|-
| style="background:#F29EBB" |
| align="left" | [[Brazil]]
| ''[[The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária]]''<br>{{small|''The Amazing Race: The Millionaire Race''}}
| [[RedeTV!]]
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária|Season 1, 2007–08]]: Patricia and Sane
}}
| Rony Curvelo
| [[Brazilian real|R$]]500,000
|-
| style="background:#E6CC7B" |
| align="left" | [[Canada]]
| ''[[The Amazing Race Canada]]''
| [[CTV Television Network|CTV]]
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race Canada 1|Season 1, 2013]]: Tim Hague, Sr. and Tim Hague, Jr.
* [[The Amazing Race Canada 2|Season 2, 2014]]: Mickey Henry and Pete Schmalz
* [[The Amazing Race Canada 3|Season 3, 2015]]: Gino and Jesse Montani
* [[The Amazing Race Canada 4|Season 4, 2016]]: Steph LeClair and Kristen McKenzie
* [[The Amazing Race Canada 5|Season 5, 2017]]: Sam Lambert and Paul Mitskopoulos
* [[The Amazing Race Canada 6|Season 6 (Heroes Edition), 2018]]: Courtney Berglind and Adam Kovacs
* [[The Amazing Race Canada 7|Season 7, 2019]]: Anthony Johnson and [[James Makokis]]
* [[The Amazing Race Canada 8|Season 8, 2022]]: [[Catherine Wreford]] and Craig Ramsay
* [[The Amazing Race Canada 9|Season 9, 2023]]: Ty Smith and Kat Kastner
* [[The Amazing Race Canada 10|Season 10, 2024]]: Taylor McPherson and Katie Mulkay
* [[The Amazing Race Canada 11|Season 11, 2025]]: Jesse Harink and Jonathon Braun
* Season 12, 2026: ''Upcoming season''
}}
| [[Jon Montgomery]]
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* {{CAD|link=yes|250000}}
* two Chevrolet vehicles
* trip of two around the world
* "gas for life" from Petro-Canada {{small|(2–3)}}
}}
|-
| style="background:#F29EBB" |
| align="left" rowspan="2" | [[China]]
| ''[[The Amazing Race: China Rush]]''<br>''极速前进：冲刺！中国''
| [[International Channel Shanghai|ICS]]<br>[[Dragon Television|Dragon TV]] {{small|(2–3)}}
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race: China Rush 1|Season 1, 2010]]: {{nowrap|Charlie Gale}} and {{nowrap|Rachel Chen}}
* [[The Amazing Race: China Rush 2|Season 2, 2011]]: {{nowrap|Lily Li}} and {{nowrap|Jan Höpper}}
* [[The Amazing Race: China Rush 3|Season 3, 2012]]: {{nowrap|Liu Weiwei}} and {{nowrap|Lei Sheng}}
}}
| [[Allan Wu]]
| Trip around the World
|-
| style="background:#F29EBB" |
| ''[[The Amazing Race China|The Amazing Race]]<br>China'' {{small|(Season 3–4)}}<br>''极速前进'' <br>{{small|'''(Celebrity Edition)'''}}
| [[Shenzhen Media Group|Shenzhen TV]]
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race 1 (Chinese season)|Season 1, 2014]]: [[Zhong Hanliang]] and Jackie
* [[The Amazing Race 2 (Chinese season)|Season 2, 2015]]: [[Han Geng]] and [[Wu Xin]]
* [[The Amazing Race China 3|Season 3, 2016]]: [[Guo Jingjing]] and [[Kenneth Fok|Huo Qigang]]
* [[The Amazing Race China 4|Season 4, 2017]]: [[Jia Jingwen]] and [[:zh:修杰楷|Xiu Jiekai]]
}}
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[Andy On]] {{small|(1)}}
* [[Allan Wu]] {{small|(1–4)}}
}}
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* Two trophies
* Two [[Infiniti]] [[Infiniti Q50|Q50]] {{small|(1–2)}}
* Money to donate
* Pearl Necklace {{small|(3)}}
}}
|-
| style="background:#90EE90" |
| align="left" | [[Finland]]
| ''[[Amazing Race Suomi]]''<br>{{small|''The Amazing Race Finland''}} <br>{{small|'''(Celebrity Edition)'''}}
| [[Nelonen (TV channel)|Nelonen]]
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[Amazing Race Suomi season 1|Season 1, 2023]]: [[Kaisa Mäkäräinen]] and [[Mari Eder]]
* [[Amazing Race Suomi season 2|Season 2, 2024]]: [[:fi:Metti Forssell|Metti Forssell]] and Hanna Launonen
* [[Amazing Race Suomi season 3|Season 3, 2025]]: ''Current season''
}}
| [[Heikki Paasonen (presenter)|Heikki Paasonen]]
| {{Euro|30,000|link=yes}}
|-
| style="background:#F29EBB" |
| align="left" | [[France]]
| ''[[Amazing Race (French TV series)|Amazing Race : la plus grande course autour du monde !]]''<br>{{small|''Amazing Race: the biggest race around the world!''}}
| [[D8 (TV channel)|D8]]
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[Amazing Race (French TV series)|Season 1, 2012]]: Anthony Martinage and Sonja Sacha
}}
| [[Alexandre Delpérier]]
| {{Euro|50,000|link=yes}}
|-
| style="background:#E6CC7B" |
| align="left" | [[Israel]]
| ''[[HaMerotz LaMillion|המירוץ למיליון]]''<br>{{small|''HaMerotz LaMillion''}}<br>{{small|''The Race to the Million''}}
| [[Channel 2 (Israeli TV channel)|Channel 2]] ([[Reshet]]) {{small|(1–5)}}<br>[[Channel 13 (Israel)|Channel 13]] {{small|(6–8)}}<br>[[Channel 12 (Israel)|Channel 12]] {{small|(9–)}}
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[HaMerotz LaMillion 1|Season 1, 2009]]: Guy Osadon and Shay Kahana
* [[HaMerotz LaMillion 2|Season 2, 2011–12]]: Bar Ben-Vakil and Inna Broder
* [[HaMerotz LaMillion 3|Season 3, 2013]]: Talia Gorodess and Koby Windzberg
* [[HaMerotz LaMillion 4|Season 4, 2014–15]]: Shay Gavriel and Shani Alon
* [[HaMerotz LaMillion 5|Season 5, 2016]]: Amit and Raz Gal
* [[HaMerotz LaMillion 6|Season 6, 2017–18]]: Evelin and Tohar Haimovich
* [[HaMerotz LaMillion 7|Season 7, 2019]]: Tia Galili and Fay Jakite
* [[HaMerotz LaMillion 8|Season 8 (All Stars), 2020]]: Yael Carmon and Yosiel Neeman
* [[HaMerotz LaMillion 9|Season 9, 2024]]: Lee and Anne Avrahami
* [[HaMerotz LaMillion 10|Season 10, TBA]]: ''Upcoming season''
}}
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* [[Raz Meirman]] {{small|(1)}}
* [[:he:רון שחר|Ron Shahar]] {{small|(2–8)}}
* [[Yehuda Levi]] {{small|(9–)}}
}}
| {{NIS|1000000|link=yes}}
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| align="left" rowspan="2" | [[Latin America]]
| ''[[The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel]]''<br>{{small|''The Amazing Race on Discovery Channel''}}
| [[Warner Bros. Discovery Americas|Discovery Channel Latin America]]
| align="left" |{{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 1|Season 1, 2009]]: Matías Franchini and Tamara Reichelt
* [[The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 2|Season 2, 2010]]: Mauricio and Carlos Coarasa
}}
| rowspan="2" | {{plainlist|
* [[Harris Whitbeck]] {{small|(1–3)}}
* [[:pt:Paulo Zulu|Paulo Zulu]] {{small|(4)}}
* [[:es:Toya Montoya|Toya Montoya]] {{small|(5–6)}}
* Jaime Arellano {{small|(6)}}
}}
| rowspan="2" align="left" | {{plainlist|
* {{US$|250000|link=yes}}<br>{{small|(1–5)}}<br>{{US$|100000|link=no}}<br>{{small|(6)}}
}}
|-
| ''[[The Amazing Race (Latin American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]''
| [[Space (Latin American TV channel)|Space]]<br>[[TC Televisión]] {{small|(6)}}
| {{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race 3 (Latin American season)|Season 3, 2011]]: Cristóbal and Nicolás Brain
* [[The Amazing Race 4 (Latin American season)|Season 4 (Edição Brasil), 2012]]: Daniel Belém and [[César Curti]]
* [[The Amazing Race 5 (Latin American season)|Season 5, 2013]]: Ezequiel Sapochnik and Tobías de la Barra
* [[The Amazing Race 6 (Latin American season)|Season 6 (Ecuador), 2014]]: Juan Carlos Estrada and Giovanni López
}}
|-
| style="background:#F29EBB" |
| align="left" | [[Norway]]
| ''[[The Amazing Race Norge]]''<br>{{small|''The Amazing Race Norway''}}
| [[TV 2 (Norwegian TV channel)|TV 2]]
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race Norge 1|Season 1, 2012]]: Morten and Truls Bjerke
* [[The Amazing Race Norge 2|Season 2, 2013]]: Omar and Bilal Ishqair
}}
| [[Freddy dos Santos]]
| {{plainlist|
* {{NOK|500,000|link=yes}} and two cars
* [[Subaru XV]] {{small|(1)}}
* [[Subaru Forester]] {{small|(2)}}
}}
|-
| style="background:#F29EBB" |
| align="left" | [[Philippines]]
| ''[[The Amazing Race Philippines]]''
| [[TV5 (Philippine TV network)|TV5]]
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race Philippines 1|Season 1, 2012]]: LJ Moreno and CJ Jaravata
* [[The Amazing Race Philippines 2|Season 2, 2014]]: Matt Edwards and Phoebe Walker
}}
| [[Derek Ramsay]]
| {{plainlist|
* {{Philippine peso|2000000|link=yes}} {{small|(1)}}
* {{Philippine peso|2000000|link=no}} + 2 [[Kia Sportage]] + 2 House and Lot Properties {{small|(2)}}
}}
|-
| style="background:#F29EBB" |
| align="left" | [[Ukraine]]
| ''[[Velyki Perehony|Великі Перегони]]''<br>''{{small|Velyki Perehony}}''<br>''{{small|Great Race}}''
| [[1+1 (TV channel)|1+1]]
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[Velyki Perehony|Season 1, 2013]]: Valeria Nikiforets and Bohdana Primak
}}
| [[:uk:Сидоренко Олександр Аркадійович|Oleksandr "Fozzy" Sydorenko]]
| [[Ukrainian hryvnia|₴]]500,000
|-
| style="background:#90EE90" |
| align="left" | [[United States]]
| ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]''<br>{{small|'''(Flagship/Original Edition)'''}}
| [[CBS]]
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race 1|Season 1, 2001]]: Rob Frisbee and Brennan Swain
* [[The Amazing Race 2|Season 2, Spring 2002]]: Chris Luca and [[Alex Boylan]]
* [[The Amazing Race 3|Season 3, Fall 2002]]: Flo Pesenti and Zach Behr
* [[The Amazing Race 4|Season 4, 2003]]: [[Reichen Lehmkuhl]] and [[Chip Arndt]]
* [[The Amazing Race 5|Season 5, 2004]]: Chip and Kim McAllister
* [[The Amazing Race 6|Season 6, 2004–05]]: Freddy Holliday and Kendra Bentley
* [[The Amazing Race 7|Season 7, Spring 2005]]: Uchenna and Joyce Agu
* [[The Amazing Race 8|Season 8 (Family Edition), Fall 2005]]: Nick, Alex, Megan and Tommy Linz
* [[The Amazing Race 9|Season 9, Spring 2006]]: [[B. J. Averell]] and [[Tyler MacNiven]]
* [[The Amazing Race 10|Season 10, Fall 2006]]: Tyler Denk and James Branaman
* [[The Amazing Race 11|Season 11 (All-Stars), 2007]]: Eric Sanchez and Danielle Turner
* [[The Amazing Race 12|Season 12, 2007–08]]: TK Erwin and Rachel Rosales
* [[The Amazing Race 13|Season 13, 2008]]: Nick and Starr Spangler
* [[The Amazing Race 14|Season 14, Spring 2009]]: [[Tammy Jih Murray|Tammy]] and [[Victor Jih]]
* [[The Amazing Race 15|Season 15, Fall 2009]]: Meghan Rickey and Cheyne Whitney
* [[The Amazing Race 16|Season 16, Spring 2010]]: Dan and Jordan Pious
* [[The Amazing Race 17|Season 17, Fall 2010]]: Nat Strand and Kat Chang
* [[The Amazing Race 18|Season 18 (Unfinished Business), Spring 2011]]: Kisha and Jen Hoffman
* [[The Amazing Race 19|Season 19, Fall 2011]]: Ernie Halvorsen and Cindy Chiang
* [[The Amazing Race 20|Season 20, Spring 2012]]: Rachel and Dave Brown, Jr.
* [[The Amazing Race 21|Season 21, Fall 2012]]: [[Josh Kilmer-Purcell]] and [[Brent Ridge]]
* [[The Amazing Race 22|Season 22, Spring 2013]]: [[Bates Battaglia|Bates]] and [[Anthony Battaglia (ice hockey)|Anthony Battaglia]]
* [[The Amazing Race 23|Season 23, Fall 2013]]: Jason Case and [[Amy Diaz]]
* [[The Amazing Race 24|Season 24 (All-Stars), Spring 2014]]: Dave and Connor O'Leary
* [[The Amazing Race 25|Season 25, Fall 2014]]: Amy DeJong and Maya Warren
* [[The Amazing Race 26|Season 26, Spring 2015]]: Laura Pierson and Tyler Adams
* [[The Amazing Race 27|Season 27, Fall 2015]]: Kelsey Gerckens and Joey Buttitta
* [[The Amazing Race 28|Season 28, 2016]]: Dana Alexa Borriello and Matt Steffanina
* [[The Amazing Race 29|Season 29, 2017]]: Brooke Camhi and Scott Flanary
* [[The Amazing Race 30|Season 30, 2018]]: [[Cody Nickson]] and [[Jessica Graf]]
* [[The Amazing Race 31|Season 31 (Reality Showdown), 2019]]: Colin Guinn and [[Christie Lee Woods|Christie Woods]]
* [[The Amazing Race 32|Season 32, 2020]]: Will Jardell and James Wallington
* [[The Amazing Race 33|Season 33, Winter 2022]]: [[The Holderness Family|Kim and Penn Holderness]]
* [[The Amazing Race 34|Season 34, Fall 2022]]: Derek Xiao and Claire Rehfuss
* [[The Amazing Race 35|Season 35, 2023]]: Greg and John Franklin
* [[The Amazing Race 36|Season 36, 2024]]: Ricky Rotandi and Cesar Aldrete 
* [[The Amazing Race 37|Season 37 (Season of Surprises), Spring 2025]]: Carson McCalley and Jack Dodge
* [[The Amazing Race 38|Season 38 (European Adventure), Fall 2025]]: ''Current season''
* [[The Amazing Race 39|Season 39, TBA]]: ''Upcoming season''
}}
| [[Phil Keoghan]]
| {{USD|1000000|link=yes}}{{efn|name=double|[[The Amazing Race 21|Season 21]] featured the [[#Double Your Money|Double Your Money]] prize for the winners of the first leg, enabling them to win a {{USD|2 million}} grand prize should they win the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-amazing-race/the-amazing-race-raises-the-pr-47083.aspx |title='The Amazing Race' Raises the Prize to $2 Million for season 21 |date=16 August 2012 |publisher=Buddytv.com |access-date=2012-08-16}}</ref>}}
|-
| style="background:#F29EBB" |
| align="left" | [[Vietnam]]
| ''[[The Amazing Race Vietnam|Cuộc đua kỳ thú]]''<br>''The Amazing Race Vietnam''
| [[VTV3]] {{small|(1–2, 4, 6)}}<br>[[VTV6]] {{small|(3, 5)}}<br>[[Vietnam Television|VTV9]] {{small|(5)}}
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2012|Season 1, 2012]]: Saetti Baggio and Thành Phúc
* [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013|Season 2 (Celebrity Edition), 2013]]: Trần Thị Thu Hiền and Diệp Lâm Anh
* [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2014|Season 3 (Celebrity Edition), 2014]]: [[Hương Giang]] and Criss Lai
* [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2015|Season 4 (Celebrities vs. Fans), 2015]]: Trần Ngọc Anh and Đỗ Nhật Anh
* [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2016|Season 5 (All-Stars), 2016]]: Đinh Tiến Đạt and Lincoln Thúc Lĩnh
* [[The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019|Season 6 (Celebrity Edition), 2019]]: [[:vi:Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng|Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng]] and [[H'Hen Niê]]
}}
| align="left" | {{plainlist|
* [[Dustin Nguyen]] {{small|(1)}}
* [[:vi:Huy Khánh|Huy Khánh]] {{small|(2–3, 5)}}
* [[:vi:Phan Anh (người dẫn chương trình)|Phan Anh]] {{small|(4)}}
* [[:vi:Song Luân|Song Luân]] {{small|(6)}}
* [[Hương Giang]] {{small|(6)}}
}}
| 300,000,000[[Vietnamese đồng|₫]]
|-
|}<section end="Whole series"/>

== Other media ==
=== Video games ===
A video game based on this reality show was developed by [[Ludia]] and published by [[Ubisoft]] for the [[Wii]]. It was released on November 2, 2010, in [[North America]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lee|first=Justin|title=Ubisoft Announces The Amazing Race for the Nintendo Wii|url=http://www.gametactics.com/2010/08/ubisoft-announces-the-amazing-race-for-the-nintendo-wii/|access-date=2010-08-19|newspaper=Game Tactics|date=2010-08-17}}</ref>

The game features many countries previously visited on real races, as well as some new ones like [[Venezuela]]. Host Phil Keoghan provided voice-acting throughout the entire game.

Players customize their own characters and can race against other, pre-made characters. These existing teams are showcased in the opening, which closely mirrors the actual show's opening (including the use of the same music). However, when playing the actual game, no-one, not even the player, is referred to by name. Instead, teams are differentiated by color (ex. team yellow).

The rules of the race are fairly similar to the actual race. Teams receive money, fly to a location and complete various tasks (which were represented by a large collection of minigames). The last team to arrive is eliminated, unless they are saved by a non-elimination leg, in which the penalty is the team loses all their money they saved up to that point (unlike the show during seasons 5–9, the teams are still given money at the start of the next leg). However, all teams leave the Pit Stop at the same time.

Some clues had changes to their rules: while the Detour and Roadblock retain their rules, there is no limit on individual Roadblocks. Fast Forwards appear in the race, but they are not optional, and the team that completes it the fastest gets a two-hour time credit. The Intersection marker was also present, however, the rules were changed to a task that all teams complete, similar to an additional task on the real race. The Yield, U-Turn, Speed Bump, and Express Pass are not featured in this game.

As an added bonus, completing various tasks and doing certain objectives in the game will unlock "video files." These are selected clips from the actual American TV show; usually featuring notable clips selected from the first 15 seasons, such as extremely dramatic moments (examples are [[The Amazing Race 7|Uchenna & Joyce could not pay their taxi driver at the final Pit Stop]] and [[The Amazing Race 2|Chris & Alex making the closest finish in ''The Amazing Race 2'']]) or funny moments (such as when [[The Amazing Race 9|Fran & Barry kept walking past a clue that was within arm's length]]). The clips appear exactly as they did on TV, except that ''all'' logos are pixelated, even those that went uncensored on TV. <!--last sentence may be incorrect, please check-->

[[Ludia]] and [[Ubisoft]] also made a version of the game for the [[iPhone]], [[iPod Touch]] and [[iPad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.ca/technews/JP/JP_20110217_amazingrace.shtml|title='Amazing Race' game fun for fans|access-date=2011-04-18|first=John|last=Powell|date=2011-02-17|publisher=G4TV Canada}}</ref>

=== Parodies ===
In 2015, a Canadian animated ''Amazing Race'' parody program titled ''[[Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race|The Ridonculous Race]]'' aired on [[Teletoon]] and [[Cartoon Network]]. The show itself is a spin-off the ''[[Total Drama]]'' series (which is, in turn, a parody of other reality shows, predominantly ''[[Survivor (franchise)|Survivor]]''). The animated show features 18 teams of two who will compete in a race around the world for C$1,000,000. The show is hosted by Don, who is modelled after ''The Amazing Race US'' host, Phil Keoghan. The teams race to "Don Boxes" to receive their next "travel tip", which will instruct the teams to complete challenges and go to other locations. Like ''The Amazing Race'', there are a variety of challenge types. There are "either or"; in which the teams are given a choice of two choices (like a Detour), a "botch or watch"; which only one member of the team can complete the task (like a Roadblock), and "all-ins"; in which both members must complete the given task. At the end of each episode, there is a "Chill Zone" which the teams may rest until the next episode. Teams check into the "chill zones" by stepping on the "carpet of completion". The last team to set foot on the carpet may be eliminated from the race. The first team to reach the final "chill zone" will win C$1,000,000.

In the adult sitcom show ''[[American Dad]]'', there is an episode called "The Bitchin Race", where the show's characters compete in a reality show that resembles ''The Amazing Race''. The episode also featured Phil Keoghan portraying the host of the show himself.

== See also ==
* {{annotated link|City Chase}}
* {{annotated link|Expedition Impossible (TV series)|''Expedition Impossible'' (TV series)}}
* {{annotated link|The Global Scavenger Hunt}}
* {{annotated link|Jet Lag: The Game|''Jet Lag: The Game''}}
* {{annotated link|Lost (2001 TV series)|''Lost'' (2001 TV series)}}
* {{annotated link|Peking Express|''Peking Express''}}
* {{annotated link|Race Across the World|''Race Across the World''}}
* {{annotated link|Race Around the World|''Race Around the World''}}
* {{annotated link|Race the World|''Race the World''}}
* {{annotated link|Race to the Center of the Earth|''Race to the Center of the Earth''}}
* {{annotated link|Shanghai Rush|''Shanghai Rush''}}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/}}
* {{IMDb title|0285335|The Amazing Race}}
* {{metacritic television|qid=Q60096}}

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