The Amazing Race 20
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The Amazing Race 20 will be the twentieth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 20 features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.
The season is scheduled to premiere on February 19, 2012.[1]
Production
Development and filming
CBS renewed the series for its 20th season in June 16, 2011.[2] This season will span 40,000 miles (64,000 km) in twenty-two cities and five continents, with first-time visits to Paraguay and Azerbaijan. Visits to Argentina, Tanzania, Italy, and Germany are also confirmed for this season.[3][4][5]
Casting
The cast includes former Big Brother contestants Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly as well as Major League Soccer player Andrew Weber and professional golfer Maiya Tanaka who previously appeared on the Golf Channel's reality competition The Big Break.[6] It also includes a pair of federal agents, married clowns, United States Border Patrol agents, and dating divorcees.[4]
Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming.[7] Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
| Team | Relationship | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Rachel & Dave | Army Wife & Combat Pilot | 1st | Rachel 0, Dave 1 | |||||||||||
| Brendon & Rachel | Engaged | 2nd | Brendon 1, Rachel 0 | |||||||||||
| Art & J.J. | Border Patrol Agents/Friends | 3rd | Art 1, J.J. 0 | |||||||||||
| Nary & Jamie | Federal Agents/Friends | Nary 0, Jamie 1 | ||||||||||||
| Dave & Cherie | Married Clowns | Dave 0, Cherie 1 | ||||||||||||
| Elliott & Andrew | Twins | 6th | Elliott 0, Andrew 1 | |||||||||||
| Kerri & Stacy | Cousins | Kerri 1, Stacy 0 | ||||||||||||
| Vanessa & Ralph | Dating Divorcees | Vanessa 0, Ralph 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mark & Bopper | Best Friends | 9th | Mark 1, Bopper 0 | |||||||||||
| Joey "Fitness" & Danny | Friends | 10th | Joey "Fitness" 0, Danny 1 | |||||||||||
| Misa & Maiya | Sisters | 11th | Misa 0, Maiya 1 | |||||||||||
- A red team placement means the team was eliminated.
- A purple ε indicates that the team decided to use the Express Pass on that leg.
Episode title quotes
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.[8]
- "Tears of a Clown (Santa Barbara, Argentina)" – Cherie
- "You Know I'm Not as Smart as You (Buenos Aires, Argentina)" –
Prizes
The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg.
- Leg 1 – The Express Pass – an item that can be used on the race to skip any one task of the team's choosing up until 8th leg.
- Leg 12 – US$1 million
Race summary
| Destinations |  Air travel  Rail travel  Water travel  Bus travel  Helicopter travel  Bicycle travel  Gondola travel
|
|---|---|
| Route Markers |  Detour  Roadblock  U-Turn  Speed Bump  Pit Stop
|
Leg 1 (United States → Argentina)
- Santa Barbara, California, United States
(Bridlewood Estate Winery) (Starting Line) 
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) to Salta, Salta Province, Argentina 
(Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport)- Santa Bárbara, Cafayate Department Template:Es icon (Road Sign)
- Cafayate (Aerodromo Gilberto Lavaque)
- Cafayate (Patios de Cafayate Winery)
In the first Roadblock of the race, the teammate who did not choose to perform the Roadblock would go up in a plane to skydive, while the racer who did pick the Roadblock would have to drive to a designated location and then look for their teammate's landing site. Once the team was reunited, the jump master would give them their next clue.
- Additional tasks
- At the starting line, teams had to search through 100 balloons for one of eleven total clues to their next destination. Once they got a clue, they would be able to to take one of the provided Ford Tauruses to Los Angeles International Airport where they would go to the American Airlines counter to get tickets to Buenos Aires' Ministro Pistarini International Airport. The first six teams would be given tickets to an earlier connecting flight to Salta's Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport, after which they would have to drive to Santa Bárbara.
- Upon arriving at the Patios de Cafayate Winery, teams would have to make 120 empanadas, 60 filled with meat and 60 filled with cheese, but the two types have different ways of being closed. Once teams had made the empanadas, the empanada champion would judge the teams and then direct them to head to the Pit Stop if the empanadas were made correctly.
Future legs
- Leg 2 (Argentina)
- Leg 3 (Argentina → Paraguay) [9]
Ratings
U.S. Nielsen ratings
| # | Airdate | Episode | Rating/share (18-49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (timeslot) |
Rank (night) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 19, 2012 | "Tears of a Clown" | ||||
| 2 | February 26, 2012 | "You Know I'm Not as Smart as You" |
Canadian ratings
Canadian broadcaster CTV also airs The Amazing Race on Sundays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern, Central, & Atlantic (9:00 p.m. Pacific & Mountain).
| # | Airdate | Episode | Viewers (millions) |
Rank (Week) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 19, 2012 | "Tears of a Clown" | ||
| 2 | February 26, 2012 | "You Know I'm Not as Smart as You" |
References
- ^ Lynette, Rice (December 15, 2011). "CBS announces return of 'The Amazing Race'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ ""The Amazing Race" to Make Its 20th Trek Around the Globe". The Futon Critic. June 16, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
- ^ Moorhouse, Drusilla (January 25, 2012). "The Amazing Race Announces Season 20 Cast: Big Brother's Rachel & Brendon Are at It Again!". E!. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ a b Ross, Dalton (January 25, 2012). "'The Amazing Race': Rachel and Brendon from 'Big Brother' head up new cast". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Boedeker, Hal (January 25, 2012). "'The Amazing Race': Rachel, Brendon of 'Big Brother' to play". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Kelley, Brent (January 25, 2012). "Big Break's Maiya Tanaka On Next 'Amazing Race'". About.com. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ The Amazing Race: Meet the Cast (Flash). CBS. January 25, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ "CBS Schedule". CBS. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
- ^ TV Guide - Amazing Race 20 Episode 3