The Amazing Race 23

 is the twenty-third installment of the reality television series, The Amazing Race. CBS announced the season premiere will be Sunday, September 29, 2013. Teams were officially announced on August 28, 2013.

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

Route

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Leg 1 - Episode 1 (United States → Chile)
Title: "We're Not in Oklahoma No More" - Tim (of Tim & Danny)
 * Starting Line: Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio, Santa Clarita, California, United States
 * Teams will receive a clue regarding a phone call and must pick a Ford Focus to make a call at the other side to receive instructions. Teams must dial a phone number where a man named Javier will tell them their first destination: Iquique, Chile. The first flight has limited number of seats.
 * Flight from Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles to Diego Aracena International Airport, Iquique, Chile
 * Upon arrival in Iquique, teams must look for Javier in Zona de Parapentes, Alto Hospicio to receive their next clue.
 * Zona de Parapentes, Alto Hospicio
 * Who wants to follow the leader?: The team member performing the first Roadblock must direct their taxi driver to the destination where their partner, who must paraglide down to the beach, will land.
 * Muelle Prat, Iquique
 * Who's got their oars in the water?: The team member who performed the paragliding in the first Roadblock must collect five fish from one of three boats by retrieving them on a rowboat to receive their next clue. The three boats had a limited number of fish each, and if any boat ran out of fish, the performer must paddle out to one of the other boats to get the fish.
 * Teatro Municipal de Iquique, Iquique

Leg 2 - Episode 2 (Chile)
Title: "Zip It, Bingo" - Marie
 * Museo Corbeta Esmeralda, Iquique
 * Teams must repeat to the officer on the deck the famous quote, "¡Al abordaje, muchachos!," that was said by the ship's last captain Arturo Prat at the Battle of Iquique to receive their next clue.
 * Atacama Desert - Irlanda 3 road sign, Tarapacá Region
 * Atacama Desert - Mina de Sal Punta de Lobos, Tarapacá Region
 * Brining: Teams must carry bags of salt and dump them into a pool which must reach the neutral buoyancy where the teams are comfortably floating to read the local newspaper in order for the salt miner to give them their next clue.
 * Mining: Teams must break open halite boulders with pick axes and sledgehammers until they have found their next clue.
 * From Terminal Rodoviario, Iquique to Terminal San Borja, Santiago
 * Plaza de Armas, Santiago
 * Paseo Ahumada and Merced 738, Santiago
 * Who's got the knack to pack?: One team member must play the role of a Chilean shoeshiner called a "lustrabota" where they have to polish the shoes of a waiting customer then figure out how to put back together the station into the cart, which they must finally bring to at the storage depot six blocks away where they will receive their next clue.
 * Cascada de las Animas, San José de Maipo
 * An unaired task required teams to zip-line above the Maipo River to the pit stop at the foot bridge.
 * Cascada de las Animas - Foot Bridge, San José de Maipo

Leg 3 - Episode 3 (Chile → Portugal)
Title: "King Arthur Style" - Jason
 * Flight from Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, Santiago to Lisbon Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal
 * Martim Moniz Square, Lisbon
 * Teams must take a Lisbon tram from Martim Moniz Square to Miradouro das Portas do Sol.
 * Miradouro das Portas do Sol, Lisbon
 * Teams must search for Fado performers that would hand them a painting of the Embassy Coach sent by King John V to Pope Clement XI. Teams must figure out that the painting is telling them to travel to the National Coach Museum.
 * National Coach Museum, Lisbon
 * Teams must find the Embassy Coach illustrated in the painting that they were given where they will find their next clue.
 * Fábrica Sant'Ana (Cerâmica Artistica), Lisbon / Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Lisbon
 * Tiles: Teams must put together a life-size puzzle using porcelain tiles in order to receive their next clue.
 * Miles: Teams must get a giant-sized compass at the Jerónimos Monastery then travel to Padrão dos Descobrimentos, where they will have to compute for the distance on a large map traveled by explorer Ferdinand Magellan on his voyage from Seville to the Philippine Islands. Once they have the correct answer of 16,500 nautical miles, a man dressed as Magellan would give them their next clue.
 * Monsanto Forest Park - Clube Português de Tiro a Chumbo, Lisbon
 * Who has the hands for slings and arrows?: One team member must wear a suit of armor then fire an arrow using a ballista through a shield 150 feet (46 m) away. Once it has been successfully shot, the knight would give them their next clue in a form of a shield with their clue written on the back.
 * Castle of the Moors, Sintra

Leg 4 - Episode 4 (Portugal → Norway)
Title: "Beards in the Wind" - Brandon
 * Flight from Lisbon Portela Airport to Bodø Airport, Bodø, Nordland, Norway
 * From Bodø Ferry Terminal, Bodø to Svolvær Ferry Terminal, Svolvær, Lofoten
 * John Berg Svinøya AS fish processor, Svolvær
 * Hang Your Heads: Teams must string ten fish heads into six bundles each, then they must load them into a wheelbarrow, transport them to a fish drying rack, and place them hanging on a marked rod to receive their next clue.
 * Hammer of the Cods: Teams must collect 15 pairs of cod from a 30-foot high fish drying rack, then they must break the cods into fish jerky weighing 1 kilogram to receive their next clue.
 * From Svolvær Havn - Lofoten Explorer, Svolvær to Rorbu village, Henningsvær
 * Teams must take a rigid-hulled inflatable boat to the Rorbu village in Henningsvær.
 * Henningsvær Bridge, Henningsvær
 * Who's the biggest swinger?: One team member must wear a wet suit and perform a bungee jump off the Henningsvær Bridge, then they must release themselves into the Arctic Ocean, swim to the buoy where they will retrieve their next clue, and swim back to their partner waiting in the rigid-hulled inflatable boat.
 * Rock quarry, Henningsvær
 * Teams must get a Ford Ranger (T6) and attatch a sled with a granite boulder on top, then they must pull their sled with their Ford Ranger far enough to reveal their next clue and a pack of Viking coins, which they would need later in the race.
 * Viking Longhouse, Vestvågøy
 * Although this is a double-length leg, Brandon & Adam still won US$5,000 each for placing 1st in this leg.

Leg 5 - Episode 5 (Norway → Poland)
Title: "Get Our Groove On" - Adam
 * From Svolvær Ferry Terminal, Svolvær to Trondheim Havn - Hurtigruten, Trondheim
 * Flight from Trondheim Airport, Værnes, Trondheim to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, Gdańsk, Poland
 * Gdańsk Shipyard - Solidarity Square, Gdańsk
 * Golden Gate, Gdańsk
 * Long Market - Neptune Fountain, Gdańsk / Old Town Hall, Gdańsk
 * Pose: Teams must wear costumes and pose as the depiction of Roman god Neptune in the fountain. They must collect at least 75 zł from bystanders in order to receive their next clue.
 * Polka: Teams must wear traditional Polish dance costumes and perform a polka dance with the satisfaction of their dance instructor in order to receive their next clue.
 * Motława Riverfront - Medieval Harbor Crane, Gdańsk
 * Tim & Danny U-turned Leo & Jamal, while Leo & Jamal U-turned Brandon & Adam.
 * Falowiec Apartment Complex, Gdańsk
 * Who has a sweet tooth?: One team member will be given a list of room numbers located at Falowieca, which they must visit to taste samples of the traditional pastry called pączki. They will need to find the rose hip jam-filled pączki in order for the apartment resident to give them their next clue.
 * Sopot Pier, Sopot

Leg 6 - Episode 6 (Poland → Austria)
Title: "Choir Boy at Heart" - Leo & Jamal
 * From Gdańsk Główny railway station, Gdańsk to Wien Meidling railway station, Vienna, Austria
 * Vienna State Opera, Vienna
 * Teams must search for a man dressed as Rigoletto, who will lead them to the dressing room where they will receive their next clue.
 * Donauturm, Vienna
 * Teams must perform a 500-foot bungee jump from the top of the Donauturm tower to the ground in order to win the Fast Forward clue. However, due to strong winds and safety restrictions, the task could not be performed. This was a Switchback to the Roadblock in leg 4 of Season 4.
 * Palais Lobkowitz - Austrian Theatre Museum, Vienna
 * Light Brigade: Teams must properly assemble a crystal chandelier in order for the chamberlein to give them their next clue. However, if they incorrectly assemble it during their first try, the chamberlain would drop and break it and teams will have to start over again.
 * Masquerade: Each team member must wear colored masks where they will then enter a ball room. Once inside, teams must find two Viennese dancers who wears the exact same mask as theirs to receive their next clue. However, teams must be careful as most of the masks contain minor differences.
 * Palais Augarten, Vienna
 * Who's a choir boy at heart?: One team member must learn how to sing the lied "Die Forelle" by Franz Schubert. They will then join the Vienna Boys' Choir and must perform with the satisfaction of the choir master in terms of pronunciation of the German words and melody to receive their next clue.
 * Schönbrunn Palace - Hedge maze, Vienna
 * Teams must search around the maze for their next clue, which is located at a lookout.
 * Schönbrunn Palace - Gloriette, Vienna

Leg 7 - Episode 7 (Austria → United Arab Emirates)
Title: "Speed Dating Is the Worst" - Ally
 * Flight from Vienna International Airport, Vienna to Abu Dhabi International Airport, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
 * Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi
 * Female racers must wear an abaya upon entering the mosque.
 * Irani Souk, Abu Dhabi
 * Sort it Out: Teams must find the correct dates needed to create a designed display tray. Once their dates and design are correct, they will receive their next clue.
 * Sew it Up: Teams must assemble a traditional fishing net with the satisfaction of the fishing boat captain in order to receive their next clue.
 * From Al Bandar Marina, Abu Dhabi to Yas Marina, Yas Island
 * Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi Hotel and Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island
 * Who wants to drop in on a hot lap?: One team member must rappel down from the 200-foot Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi Hotel, they then must get into Le Mans Prototype racecar and run a lap around the circuit, where they will search amongst signs of Formula One drivers' names and lap times for Sebastian Vettel's record of 1:40.279. Once they have told their pit crew chief the correct driver and his lap time, he would hand them out their next clue. If they were incorrect or did not tell the name or their lap time, they will have to run another lap.
 * Yas Marina Circuit - Champions' Podium

Leg 8 - Episode 8 (United Arab Emirates)
Title: "One Hot Camel"

Franchise

 * Longest gap between one country's visit in a season and its previous season's visit (Portugal, which was previously visited in season 3 [20 seasons]).

Pitstop Greeters

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