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{{note|5|5}}Hussein & Natasha elected to take a 4-hour penalty at the location of the 1st Roadblock after Hussein chosed to quit the 1st roadblock task at leg 7. <br>
{{note|5|5}}Hussein & Natasha elected to take a 4-hour penalty at the location of the 1st Roadblock after Hussein chosed to quit the 1st roadblock task at leg 7. <br>
{{note|6|6}}Dimple & Sunaina were fallen so much behind from the other teams since the start of the 2nd half of leg 7. Instead of completing the second detour at Leg 7, they were then checked in to the pit stop immediately, where there were eliminated.<br>
{{note|6|6}}Dimple & Sunaina were fallen so much behind from the other teams since the start of the 2nd half of leg 7. Instead of completing the second detour at Leg 7, they were then checked in to the pit stop immediately, where there were eliminated.<br>
{{note|7|7}}Richard & Richard rode a private car from the beach to Kura Meru. They had to go back to the beach, touch the boat from which they got their clue, before going back to Kura Meru to be able to proceed.<br>
{{note|7|7}}Richard & Richard rode a private car from the beach to Kura Meru. They had to go back to the beach, touch the boat from which they got their clue, before going back to Pura Meru to be able to proceed.<br>
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Template:Infobox Television Amazing Race

The Amazing Race Asia 4 is the fourth installment of the reality television game show The Amazing Race Asia. The Amazing Race Asia 4 features several teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.[1] Production for this installment was delayed in 2009.

Applications ended March 31, 2010, after a short extension due to popular demand. Semi-finalist and finalist interviews were held between March/April. Filming took place June to July 2010.[2]

The season premiered on September 23, 2010. The identities of the contestants were revealed on September 2, 2010.[3] The premiere episode of the season can now be watched on AXN's website on September 16, 2010.

Production

Development and filming

According to AXN, this season is dubbed as "ride of a lifetime". Allan noted that this season will travel to exotic locations and feature new challenges. This season features a first-time visit to Sri Lanka, as well as visits to far-flung areas including Invercargill, New Zealand, and Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines.

Leg 5 was said to be the most expensive production to date.[4] It features teams riding numerous forms of transportations: airplanes, bus, passenger jeep, carrier jeep, jet ski and an all-terrain vehicle.

Leg 7 was a double-length leg, which has been featured since the first season of the show. Similar to the fourteenth season of the US version, the leg midpoint was explicitly mentioned as a pit stop, dubbing it as a virtual pitstop, with the exception that there was no mention of an elimination at the pit stop. Instead, the clue stated "meet Allan Wu".

Cast

Season 4's cast include the show's first father-daughter team, as well as martial arts experts, tattooists, social workers and musicians. Like in previous Asian editions, this season features a large number of media personalities or their relatives. Wendy was a finalist in Miss Hong Kong 2006, Nadine was Miss Indonesia Earth 2009, while Natasha was Miss South Jakarta 2007. Dimple is a Hindi soap actress who starred in the serial Aathvaan Vachan while her friend Sunaina is an Indian TV actress, who is currently starring in Dill Mill Gayye, as well as a movie actress who starred in Hindi movie Kyun! Ho Gaya Na.... Manas finished runner-up as a contestant on the Indian reality-dating show Rakhi Ka Swayamwar, similar in format to The Bachelorette of the American series. Jess and Lani have appeared in numerous media and print advertisements and commercials in the Philippines. Michelle was a reality TV contestant on the Singaporean series S Factor. At the ages of 21 and 22 respectively, Claire and Michelle also form the youngest team in Amazing Race Asia history.

This season features one non-Asian, Ivan, who is from Hungary and races with his Malaysian wife Hilda; Jess & Lani are of Australian nationality but of Filipino ethnicity, while Richard (Hardin) & Richard (Herrera) were raised in United States.[5]

Filipina socialite and fashion icon Tessa Prieto-Valdez appeared as the greeter on the fifth leg at the Bahi Beach Amphitheater.

Marketing

The Amazing Race Asia 4 has three official sponsors, they are Axiata, Caltex and Sony. The official hotel partner is Hilton, while the series is supported by Tourism Malaysia and Mix FM.[6]

A week before the premiere of Racers Revealed, the show was released on its official website. The first episode premiered on the official website one week before the season debut as well.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks performed
1 2 3 4 5 6 74 8 9 10 11
Philippines Jess & Lani Party Girls 8th 8th1 7th 4th 5th~ 4th 1st 1st Jess 5, Lani 4
Indonesia Hussein & Natasha Father & Daughter 9th 9th1 2nd 5th 7th– 2nd 5th5 2nd Hussein 55, Natasha 4
Singapore Claire & Michelle Rebel Pals 3rd 7th1 4th< 7th 3rd+ 3rd» 4th 3rd Claire 5, Michelle 4
Philippines Richard & Richard Friends 2nd 2nd 6th 1st ƒ 2nd^ 1st 2nd 4th7 Richard Ha. 4, Richard He. 4
Malaysia Ethan & Khairie Friends 1st 5th 5th 3rd 1st+ 5th 3rd 5th Ethan 4, Khairie 5
India Dimple & Sunaina Travel Friends 4th 3rd 1st> 2nd 4th^ 6th« 6th6 Dimple 4, Sunaina 4
Malaysia Ivan & Hilda Married 6th 1st 3rd 6th 6th~ 7th Ivan 3, Hilda 3
India Sahil & Manas Cousins 7th 4th 8th2 8th 8th– Sahil 2, Manas 3
Hong Kong Alan & Wendy Dating 5th 6th1 9th 9th3 Alan 2, Wendy 2
Indonesia Yani & Nadine Best Friends 10th 10th1 Yani 1, Nadine 1
  • A red team placement indicates that the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined blue team placement indcates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg of the race and was "Marked for Elimination"; if the team did not finish 1st on the next leg, they would receive a 30-minute penalty.
  • A green ƒ and team placement indicates that the team won a Fast Forward clue.
  • Matching colored symbols (orange +, teal ^, magenta –, and olive ~) indicate teams who worked together during part of the leg as a result of the Intersection route marker.
  • A yellow > indicates that the team who chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it.
  • A brown » indicates that the team chose to use a U-Turn; « indicates the team who received it.

^1 Alan & Wendy (who initially arrived 1st), Claire & Michelle (4th), Yani & Nadine (7th), Jess & Lani (8th), and Hussein & Natasha (9th) received a four-hour penalty because Alan, Claire, Yani, Jess, and Natasha, respectively failed to complete the Roadblock on time. They fell to 6th through 10th places respectively (After Ethan & Khaire checked-in (5th) with no penalty). However, as Yani & Nadine were further given a 30-minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" (not checking in 1st), this pushes Jess & Lani up to 8th place, with Hussein & Natasha checked in as 9th place and Yani & Nadine falling to last place, which results them in elimination.
^2 Sahil & Manas initially arrived 7th but they did not pay their tuk-tuk fare correctly. They had to settle their taxi fare before they checked in. In doing so, Jess & Lani were checked in at 7th, while Sahil & Manas dropped to 8th.
^3 Alan & Wendy were been "marked for elimination." However, since they checked-in last, they were eliminated without being issued the 30-minute penalty.
^4 Leg 7 was double-length with two Detours and two Roadblocks shown over two episodes.
^5 Hussein & Natasha elected to take a 4-hour penalty at the location of the 1st Roadblock after Hussein chosed to quit the 1st roadblock task at leg 7.
^6 Dimple & Sunaina were fallen so much behind from the other teams since the start of the 2nd half of leg 7. Instead of completing the second detour at Leg 7, they were then checked in to the pit stop immediately, where there were eliminated.
^7 Richard & Richard rode a private car from the beach to Kura Meru. They had to go back to the beach, touch the boat from which they got their clue, before going back to Pura Meru to be able to proceed.

Prizes

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

  • Leg 1 – A Sony PlayStation 3 and BRAVIA for each team member.
  • Leg 2 – A Sony VAIO for each team member.
  • Leg 3 – A vacation package worth US$3,000 to Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Leg 4 – US$2,000 each
  • Leg 5 – Trip for two to the Philippines and US$3,000. and a helicopter ride to Legazpi Airport to be given after all teams have departed in the next leg.
  • Leg 6 – A vacation package and a dinner for two at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, worth US$5,100
  • Leg 7 – A 4-day ski vacation at Niseko, Japan worth US$,6000 for the first place team. Although not arriving first, a special prize of an upgrade in any Hilton hotel was awarded to Ethan & Khairie for being the fastest in the Hilton bed-making challenge.
  • Leg 8 – A year's supply of Caltex with Techron worth $5000

Race Summary

Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    Yield
Intersection    U-Turn    Speed Bump    Pit Stop
Route map as of Leg 8.
Thean Hou Temple, the starting line for The Amazing Race Asia's fourth season.

Leg 1 (Malaysia)

The Roadblock required one team member to ascend the stairs at the Batu Caves complex while carrying an offering and counting the number of steps. Once at the top, they had to exchange their offering and the correct answer of 272 steps to receive their next clue. The Detour was Flags or Rags. In Flags, teams must search five flags around the ship using ship lingo. In Rags, one team member must lower themselves down to clean windows of the ship, while the other must search for and take a photo of their partner to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • After finishing the Roadblock, teams were instructed find the location of "the Pit Stop of Episode 8 in the sixteenth season of the American version." This clue sent them to Pinang Peranakan Mansion. Once there, they had to find "Baldwin" which refers to a piano where their next clue was in a form of a piano music sheet of "Amazing Grace".
  • At the Futsal Court, each team member had to take a specific number of turns defending the goal against young Futsal players. A 2-minute penalty will be applied for each unblocked penalty kick.
Sutera Harbour Marina is where the roadblock took place in this leg.

Leg 2 (Malaysia)

The Roadblock required one team member to get a ring out of a rope maze while being submerged underwater. If the team member did not finish the puzzle on time, the team would incur a four-hour penalty for not completing the Roadblock (Which Accessed at the pit-stop). In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Rapid Water or Rapid Fire. In Rapid Water, teams had to sail a bamboo raft down river rapids and cross the river to retrieve their next clue. In Rapid Fire, both teammates had to shoot Malaysian slingshots at two targets to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • In the Murut Warrior's Village, teams must finish a ceremony in the village which involved tribal dancing and touching a snake.
  • At the Night Market, teams must eat at least a hundred chicken balls to receive their next clue. The team that ate the most number of chicken balls would have a 20-minute advantage in the next activity, the Roadblock (The Penalty time for not completing the roadblock is reduced to 3hour and 40 minutes, which Michelle & Claire had won).

Leg 3 (Malaysia → Sri Lanka)

Independence Square in Colombo was the third pit stop of the race.

The Detour required teams to choose between Carry It or Count It. In Carry It, teams had to carry 12 blocks of ice to a market vendor across the fish market. In Count It, teams had to count fish and give the correct amount of 1100 fish to receive their next clue. The Roadblock required a team member to sew a set design to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • At the Kuala Lumpur's Axiata Tower, teams must look at the television screen until they find a picture of a golden buddha, which leads to Sri Lanka by giving them the answer at the touchscreen computer (the answer they have to give is Dialog Telekom) to receive the next clue. If a wrong answer was given, teams will have to wait for two minutes before they could reattempt to answer again.
  • At Gangaramaya Temple, teams had to receive a blessing from the Buddhist monk to receive their next clue.
  • At the Peanut Vendor, each team member had to sell 20 bags of peanuts each for Rs.15. They should give the earnings back to the vendor to receive their next clue.

Leg 4 (Sri Lanka)

Galle Lighthouse in Galle was where the roadblock took place
  • Railway: Colombo (Fort Railway Station) to Galle (Galle Railway Station)
  • Galle (Galle Fort)
  • Galle (Galle Bus Station) Fast Forward: Shaved Heads
  • Galle (Galle Lighthouse) Roadblock: ""Who can unlock the past?""
  • Galle (Dialog Service Center)
  • Bus: Galle (Galle Bus Station) to Ambalangoda (Ambalangoda Train Station)
  • Ambalangoda (Mask Stall Vendor)
  • Ambalangoda (School) Detour: Coconut Course or Language Course
  • Kalutara (Kalutara Kalido Beach) Pit Stop: Leg 4

In the first Fast Forward of the race, a team had to proceed to the Galle Bus Station and have their heads shaved at a nearby street barber. Once completed, the team had to bring a Hilton Duck and proceed using a marked taxi to the pit stop. This Fast Forward is similar to the Fast Forwards from Leg 9 of Season 5 and Leg 8 of Season 7 of the American edition. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member has to know the year when Sri Lanka became a sovereign state and changed its name from Ceylon to its present name. The team member had to use this year to unlock a treasure chest located along a beach outside the Galle Lighthouse. (The Answer needed to unlock the chest is 1-9-7-2.) In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Coconut Course and Language Course. In Coconut Course, teams had climb up a laddered coconut tree and traverse on a hanging rope between two coconut trees. Once done, they will each receive a coconut which they have to give to the chieftain to get their next clue. This first Detour choice was similarly based from Tree Trunks Detour in Leg 9 of Season 6 of the said edition. In Language Course, teams had to learn from a student ten Sinhalese words. Once they think they have mastered all ten words, they must recite it to a teacher. If they get all ten correct, the teacher will hand them their next clue. This second Detour choice was similarly based from Learn It Detour in Leg 3 of Season 12 of the same edition.

Additional tasks
  • At the Dialog Service Center, teams had to find a cellular phone with a message "Congratulations. Correct." from a pile of hundreds of cellular phones (the other phones say, "Sorry, Try Again") to get their next clue.
  • At the Ambalangoda Train Station, teams must search for a Mask Stall Vendor, get a photo of a mask and match it with the person wearing the same mask amidst the crowd of dancing people. Once they match their photo with the correct person, they will receive a Hilton duck which they have to bring to the pit stop, and their next clue.

Leg 5 (Sri Lanka → Philippines)

Near the Cagsawa Ruins in Albay, Philippines, teams performed the Pukpok Palayok task.

This Leg's Detour was a choice between Jig and Pig. In Jig, teams would do traditional costumes and dance to the satisfaction of two judges. In Pig, teams would compete in a game of catching an oily pig. They would have to collect two pigs to receive their next clue. At this leg's Roadblock, one team member must kayak to the flagged fish farm and find one of the hundreds of clues as only ten hold the next clue (the one that says "Correct!").

Additional notes
  • Six of the eight teams took a bus from Manila to Legazpi, while the other two teams took a flight from Manila to Legazpi instead.
  • This leg also featured numerous rides, ranging from the passenger jeep to the cruiser jeep, to jet ski and an all-terrain vehicle.
Additional tasks
  • Upon arrival at Legazpi City, teams had to ride a jeepney to Ligñon Hill.
  • At Barangay Budiao, teams must ride an all-terrain vehicle along a marked course to the Cagsawa Ruins to receive their next clue.
  • At the Cagsawa Ruins carpark, teams must participate in a traditional Pukpok Palayok game (similar to hitting a piñata). One team member would be blindfolded and must smash the clay pot where their next clue was contained. The other member must use a tambourine to help guide their blindfolded partner to the pot.
  • At the Misibis Bay Eco Park, the Intersected teams must clear up all the trash in the selected areas using the trash bag provided by Caltex to receive the next clue. After finishing the task, they were no longer Intersected.
  • After the Roadblock, teams must first travel by jet ski to the Bahi Beach, then drive by jeep through the marked path to the next Pit Stop.

Leg 6 (Philippines → New Zealand)

In the Plunge detour choice, teams had to bungee jump 134 meters off the Nevis Highwire Platform.

In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Plunge or Swing. In Plunge, each team member must make a bungee jump from a height of 134 metres (440 ft) above the Nevis River to receive their next clue. This option is similar to the Quick Jump Detour option in Leg 10 of the second American season. In Swing, both team members will be seated side by side and swing from a platform 300 metres (980 ft) above the Nevis Canyon to receive their next clue. The Roadblock entailed one team member to find a clue buried in the snow hill using their avalanche rescue transceiver.

Additional notes
  • The first team who checked in at the previous leg departed last (5 minutes from 6th team) and received a surprise helicopter ride straight to Legazpi City Airport.
Additional tasks
  • After arriving at Invarcargill, teams must find a fisherman near Te Anau Lake to receive their next clue.
  • At Kingston, teams had to saw five slabs from a log together and one slab each individually to receive their next clue.
  • At Queenstown Events Center, teams had to make a touchdown facing three rugby players (some of them former national team players), and then make a goal in 10 attempts or else face a 10-minute penalty before receiving their next clue.
  • At Coronet Peak, once teams finish their Roadblock, they were tasked to ride a 4x4 RV up the hill and race on foot to the pit stop at the top of the hill.

Leg 7 (New Zealand → Australia)

Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park was the leg midpoint.
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Teams had to ride The Giant Drop at Dreamworld Fun Park and photograph a koala mascot waving a flag to get their next clue.

In this leg's first Detour, teams had to choose between Pen or Pinot. In Pen, teams must separate three marked sheep from a flock to another pen to receive their next clue. In Pinot, teams must carry and fill a wine barrow with wine to receive their next clue. In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member must perform flying trapeze routine to receive their next clue. This is based from the roadblock of first half of Leg 11 in the American version's eighth season (Family Edition).

In this leg's second Roadblock, teams must make a lap within 1 minute and 42 seconds to get their next clue. In this leg's second Detour, teams must first participate in an Aborigine tradition of face-painting before doing one of the Detours, Bush Chucker and Bush Hunter. In Bush Chucker, teams must throw a boomerang and have it land within a marked circular area. In Bush Hunter, teams must throw a hunting spear to a hay bale. After doing their Detour, one team member must eat a live witchetty grub, an Aborigine delicacy, to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • Upon departure, teams must travel on foot up the Coronet Peak, where teams must complete a slalom Skiing Course.
  • At Arrowtown Post Office, they must mail the videos they made during the mandatory rest period.
  • At the Circular Quay, teams must look for a man with an umbrella on his right hand and ask him "Got a clue about the weather, mate?" to receive their next clue.
  • At the Hilton Hotel, teams must make the designated beds within 3 minutes. After 4 failed attempts, teams must face a 10-minute penalty. The quickest team will win a special prize at the pit stop.
  • At Brisbane Airport, teams must find a van with the word Wicked printed on it.
  • At the Southport Indoor Pistol Club, each team member must shoot a target using a .44 magnum pistol to get their next clue.
  • At Dreamworld Fun Park, teams must ride 120 foot-high The Giant Drop, the highest freefall ride in the world, and photograph a koala mascot waving the Race flag. If they weren't able to do so in the allotted time period, they must go on the ride repeatedly until they capture the needed photo.
  • At Kurrawa Beach, teams must search for a clue buried in a marked area along the beach.

Leg 8 (Australia → Indonesia)

In this leg's Detour, teams chose between Above or Beyond. In Above, teams had to carry a basket of vegetables above their heads without their hands touching the basket, for a distance of 50 meters. In Beyond, teams had to search a local cemetery for the tomb of Fang Sam Moy. In this leg's Roadblock, teams rode an outrigger to Gili Trawangan Island, where one team member took scuba diving lessons before diving into Halik Reef to retrieve a briefcase. They then returned to Lombok and rode a cimodo, a local horse carriage, to a resort. There, both team members had to count the money in the briefcase (3,804,000 Indonesian rupiah) and use this as the combination to retrieve the next clue from their Sony Vaio laptop. If they did not enter the correct combination within three attempts, they had to wait for 10 minutes before they can enter another combination.

Additional Tasks
  • At the Star Boat Express, teams must sign up for boats leaving for Lombok, with the first boat leaving at 7:00 AM containing two teams, and the second boat leaving at 7:30 AM containing three teams.
  • Upon arrival at Pura Meru, teams must search the beach for their next clue, which unknown to the terams, was hidden in a boat parked along the beach.
  • At Pura Lingsar, teams must participate in a rice ritual before receiving their clue.

Future Leg

Leg 9 (Indonesia-Japan)
Leg 10 (Japan)
Leg 11 (Japan → Malaysia)

References

  1. ^ axn-asia.com. "Application form" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  2. ^ axn-asia.com. "Eligibility Requirements" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  3. ^ Seah, May (2010-08-26). "Wish this tiny team lots of luck". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  4. ^ a b S. Alejo, Annie (2010-10-15). "'The Amazing Race Asia' Hits the Philippines in the Next Leg". Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
  5. ^ Cruz, Marinel (2010-09-02). "RP teams in 'Amazing Race' not all-Filipino". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
  6. ^ "The Amazing Race Asia 4 Sponsors". axn-asia.com. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  7. ^ Prieto-Valdes, Tessa (2010-10-17). "'Mabuhay! Welcome to Fantasy Island!'—my Amazing Race Asia spiel". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
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