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The Amazing Race 13 is the 13th installment of the reality television competition series The Amazing Race. It features 11 teams of two, each with a preexisting relationship, in a race around the world.

The series is part of the fall line-up for 2008-09 season and premiered Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT starting on September 28, 2008.

Development and filming
CBS had originally planned to only air one installment of The Amazing Race (Season 12) in the 2007-08 season, but due to the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike, CBS ordered a 13th installment as a replacement for programs affected by the strike. CBS greenlit the 13th installment on December 9, 2007. Race locations were scouted in January 2008 and filming took place between April and May 2008.

Filming for the The Amazing Race 13 lasted for 23 days and covered nearly 40,000 miles. The season spanned eight countries in five continents, and visited some far-flung locales never before seen on the show, including Bolivia, Cambodia, and Kazakhstan. Brazil, New Zealand, India, and Russia were also listed as race destinations. This is only the second Race (after the tenth) to circumnavigate the world in a westward direction.

According to CBS, one team made "an unprecedented mistake that ultimately prohibit[ed] them from joining their fellow Racers at the finish line," thus making them the third team in the show's history—after Season 1's Joe & Bill and Season 4's David & Jeff—to not be present at the finish line.

Cast
Applications for The Amazing Race 13 were due on November 27, 2007. Semi-finalist interviews were held in December 2007 and January 2008 and final casting interviews took place in February 2008, in Los Angeles, California.

The cast featured a pair of fraternity brothers, a team of married hippies, and a separated couple hoping to reconnect while on the Race.

The show also featured John Keoghan, host Phil Keoghan's father, as the local greeter at Te Puke in Keoghan's native New Zealand.

Marketing
CBS heavily promoted the new season, including placing advertising on the top of three hangar buildings at Los Angeles International Airport prior to the premiere. Unlike other seasons, CBS has provided a location map to viewers of where the Race will be traveling prior to the start of the season.

Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcasted on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Mark & Bill arrived 8th, but were issued a 30 minute penalty for taking a taxi instead of going on foot during the Detour. The only other remaining team (Kelly & Christy) arrived during this penalty time, so Mark & Bill dropped to 9th and were eliminated.

Terence & Sarah arrived 3rd, but were penalized for speeding. They departed 5th after a 30 minute penalty.

Andrew & Dan arrived 4th, but took a taxi to the Pit Stop instead of going on foot. They were asked to return to the end of the Detour and walk back to the Pit Stop. This did not affect their placement.


 * Red means the team was eliminated.
 * Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue. A green-colored leg number indicates that the Fast Forward was available for that leg but not used.
 * An underlined Blue team's placement means the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
 * A brown » means the team chose to use a U-Turn; « indicates the team who received it; «» indicates a leg where the U-Turn was available but not used.

Episode title quotes
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.
 * 1) Bees Are Much Calmer Than All This! – Anita
 * 2) Do You Like American Candy? – Marisa
 * 3) Did You Push My Sports Bra Off the Ledge? – Christy
 * 4) I Wonder If They Like Blondes in New Zealand? – Marisa
 * 5) Do It Like a Madman – Dan
 * 6) Please Hold While I Singe My Skull – Christy
 * 7) My Nose Is on Fire – Sarah
 * 8) I’m Like an Angry Cow – Terence
 * 9) That Is Studly –
 * 10) You're Gonna Get Me Killed –
 * 11) You Look Like Peter Pan -

Prizes
The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. All trips are sponsored by Travelocity.
 * Leg 1 – A trip for two to Belize
 * Leg 2 – An off-road vehicle for each team member
 * Leg 3 – A trip for two to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
 * Leg 4 – A trip for two to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during Carnaval
 * Leg 5 – A trip for two to St. John, US Virgin Islands
 * Leg 6 – An environmentally friendly electric car for each team member
 * Leg 7 – A trip for two to Kauai, Hawaii
 * Leg 8 - A 180-horsepower waverunner for each team member

Elimination Station
The first five teams eliminated were sequestered at a villa in Acapulco, Mexico to await the finale. Subsequent eliminated teams telephoned the villa to inform the teams at the villa of their elimination, but continued to run the race as decoys to throw off spoilers to the final outcome of the race.

CBS posted short videos on its website after each episode aired in the Pacific Time Zone to show the eliminated teams interacting at the villa.
 * After Leg 1, Anita & Arthur were the first team eliminated and were sent to the villa first. They expressed their disappointment for being eliminated so early but were also appreciative of their surroundings and grateful that they could live in the lap of luxury in the villa.
 * After Leg 2, Anthony & Stephanie were the second team eliminated and were sent to the villa next. Anita & Arthur were surprised but excited that it was them and Anthony & Stephanie felt welcomed by Anita & Arthur and felt less depressed over their own elimination. Over a meal, they predicted that Terence & Sarah will win the race. The two teams then went out of the villa and enjoyed the sights and sounds of Acapulco.
 * After Leg 3, Mark & Bill became the third team eliminated and sent to the villa. They were glad that the two teams there were shocked and saddened to hear that they were eliminated. As they retold their story on how they were eliminated, they found Mexican wrestling masks in their room in the villa. The 3 teams were later brought, at night, to a luchadore exhibition where Anthony & Stephanie had a lack of interest and left earlier to roam the streets instead.
 * After Leg 4, Marisa & Brooke were the fourth team eliminated and were sent to the villa. They were excited on how lavish the villa was. They then discussed what happened in New Zealand before all 4 teams went into town and Anthony, Stephanie and Bill did a bungee jump as the others watched on.
 * After Leg 5, Aja & Ty became the fifth team eliminated and sent to the villa. But before they arrived, the first 4 eliminated teams went to the market and then prepared their own lunch to celebrate the arrival of the fifth team. The teams were surprised that it was Aja & Ty, who filled them in on what has happened in the race. After the meal, Anthony did not offer to help clean up, leaving Stephanie embarrassed. Meanwhile, Ty feels awkward to not be on the race and predicts that Andrew & Dan will be the next team eliminated.
 * Leg 6 was a non-elimination leg. The five eliminated teams went to the beach where they encountered a weird individual who staged a "performance" for the teams in the ocean. There were mixed reactions from the teams with Anita being thrilled and filled with admiration while Ty was having difficulty understanding the different lifestyle of the people in Mexico.
 * After Leg 7, Kelly & Christy were the sixth team eliminated but were not sent to the villa. They called in during the wee hours of Acapulco where the first five eliminated teams awaited their call. They recalled their horrifying "Holi Festival" Roadblock experience and gave them an update on what had happened on the race.
 * After Leg 8, Terence & Sarah were the seventh team eliminated but were not sent to the villa. Before the phone call, the eliminated teams went to see people jumping down to the sea. After that, they gave opinions on who will be eliminated next. Most of them thought it was Andrew & Dan. They were all shocked when Terence & Sarah called in as several teams were rooting for them.

Leg 1 (United States → Brazil)

 * Los Angeles, California, USA 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum) (Starting Line)
 * [[Image:Gfi-set01-airport.png|20px|Flight:]] Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) to Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 🇧🇷 (Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport)
 * Salvador (o Rei do Pernil Sandwich Shop)
 * Salvador (19º Batalhão de Caçadores Military Base )
 * Salvador (Largo do Pelourinho Church )
 * Salvador (Forte de São Marcelo )

The Detour was a choice between Hard Way Up or Soft Way Down. In Hard Way Up, teams emulated a religious ceremony by climbing the Escadaria do Passo on their hands and knees. At the top, teams were asked a "mystery" question ("How many stairs have you climbed?"). Teams would receive their next clue by answering correctly; if they answered incorrectly, they had to climb the staircase again. The correct answer was 53. In Soft Way Down, teams had to go to the top of the Elevador Lacerda (an outdoor elevator) and climb down a 240-foot-tall cargo net.


 * Additional tasks
 * At o Rei do Pernil, teams had to wheel a traditional vending cart to Praça da Sé in order to receive their next clue.

Leg 2 (Brazil)

 * [[Image:Gfi-set01-airport.png|20px|Flight:]] Salvador (Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport) to Fortaleza, Ceará (Pinto Martins International Airport)
 * Cumbuco (Praça do Cumbuco)
 * Cauípe (Barraca d Manuel)
 * Ceará (Parque de Vaquejada )
 * Fortaleza (Cidade da Criança)

The Detour was a choice between Beach It or Docket. In Beach It, teams had to travel to Pecém Beach and move a traditional Brazilian sailboat, known as a jangada, into an inlet by using logs to roll it. They would be given their next clue. In Docket, teams had to travel to nearby Porto do Pecém and search in a computer database for a specific ID number for a shipping container and then find the container to get their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member must find the name of their next destination on an advertisement painted on the wall of the park.

Leg 3 (Brazil → Bolivia)

 * [[Image:Gfi-set01-airport.png|20px|Flight:]] Fortaleza (Pinto Martins International Airport) to La Paz, Bolivia 🇧🇴 (El Alto International Airport)
 * La Paz (Statue of Simón Bolívar)
 * La Paz (Plaza Murillo – Narvaez Hat Shop)
 * La Paz (Plaza Abaroa)
 * El Alto (Los Titanes del Ring)
 * La Paz (Mirador el Monticulo)

The Detour was a choice between Musical March or Bumpy Ride. In Musical March, team had to make their way on foot to two plazas several blocks apart where they needed to gather and lead a marching band through the city to a band leader. Then they had to make their way to Plaza Abaroa and exchange the band members for their next clue. In Bumpy Ride, teams had to make their way on foot to Mercado de las Brujas where they had to ride a traditional wooden bicycle down in a harrowing, bone rattling trip down cobblestone streets to Plaza Abaroa to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to learn six wrestling moves from luchadoras called the Fighting Cholitas (cholitas luchadoras). After performing these moves in the ring, they were given their next clue. If they fail at performing the move, they have to go back and train with the Fighting Cholita again before returning to the ring.


 * Additional tasks
 * At the statue of Simón Bolívar, teams had to get a newspaper and search it for their next clue.
 * At the hat shop, teams had to buy a traditional bowler hat called a bombin to get their next clue. Teams were advised to hold on to their hat so that they may hand it to their Fighting Cholita as a gift later in the Roadblock.

Leg 4 (Bolivia → New Zealand)

 * [[Image:Gfi-set01-airport.png|20px|Flight:]] La Paz (El Alto International Airport) to Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿 (Auckland Airport)
 * Auckland (Gulf Harbour) (Sky Tower)
 * Auckland (Mount Eden)
 * Auckland (City Life Hotel)
 * Te Puke (Kiwi 360)
 * Te Puke (Summerhill Rec Farm)

The Fast Forward required a team to climb the mast of the Sky Tower to retrieve a Travelocity Roaming Gnome from the top of the tower. Once completed, the team received a helicopter ride to the Pit Stop. For this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to correctly match a tattoo on a Māori warrior's face with one depicted in their clue. The Detour was Matter of Time or Matter of Skill. In Matter of Time, teams had to use their feet to crush a vat of kiwifruit to produce 12 quarts of juice, and each member had to drink a glass upon completion. In Matter of Skill, teams had to assemble two Blokarts, and each member had to complete three laps around a track.


 * Additional tasks
 * At Gulf Harbour, teams had to untie a large "Gordian Knot" to get their next clue.
 * At the City Life Hotel, teams had to use binoculars to spot one of eight Travelocity Roaming Gnomes hidden around the city. They then had to retrieve them and bring them to the Pit Stop.

Leg 5 (New Zealand → Cambodia)

 * [[Image:Gfi-set01-airport.png|20px|Flight:]] Auckland (Auckland Airport) to Siem Reap, Cambodia 🇰🇭 (Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport)
 * Siem Reap (Gas Station)
 * Siem Reap (Kho Andeth on Tonlé Sap)
 * Siem Reap (Angkor Wat)
 * Siem Reap (Bayon)

The Detour was a choice between Village Life or Village Work. In Village Life, teams had to retrieve a set of toy teeth from a dentist, a doll from a tailor, and a basketball from a floating basketball court all on Tonlé Sap. Each team member had to score a basket before returning all the items they had collected to the Siem Reap Harbor. In Village Work, teams had to go into Tonlé Sap and retrieve two full baskets of fish and return them to the Siem Reap Harbor on Tonlé Sap. In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to go into Angkor Wat and find an Echo Chamber where they had to beat their chest to hear the echo. They could then pick up a stone frieze displaying their next clue on the reverse.


 * Additional tasks
 * When first arriving in Siem Reap, teams had to fill a truck with 25 liters of diesel fuel and then ride the truck to Siem Reap Harbor on Tonlé Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. Teams then rode a marked boat to the boat stop Kho Andeth for their next clue.

Leg 6 (Cambodia → India)

 * [[Image:Gfi-set01-airport.png|20px|Flight:]] Siem Reap (Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport) to Delhi, India 🇮🇳 (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
 * Delhi (Moonlight Motors)
 * Delhi (The Ambassador Hotel)
 * New Delhi (Bahá'í House)

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to repaint black portions of a tuk tuk green, to show that the tuk tuks had switched to using natural gas as fuel. To paint it green, the team member had to cover up all of the glass and wheels of the tuk tuk before spray painting. The Detour for this leg of the race was a choice between Launder Money or Launder Clothes. In Launder Money, teams had to make a traditional Indian wedding necklace by stapling ten rupee notes to the necklace that added up to Rs780, and then they have to find their way to find the newlywed couple in the banquet hall under the chaotic crowds and present them the traditional necklace to receive their next clue. In Launder Clothes, teams had to use a traditional charcoal iron to press 20 pieces of clothing in order to receive their next clue from a laundry woman.

Leg 7 (India)

 * New Delhi (Deshbandhu Apartments)
 * Delhi (Jain Temple - Charity Birds Hospital) (Sikh Temple)
 * Delhi (Humayun's Tomb)

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to find an envelope marked "The Amazing Race" among several marked "Try Again" raised on ladders amongst celebrators of Holi, the Festival of Colours. The Detour for this leg of the race was a choice between Bleary Eyed and Teary Eyed. In Bleary Eyed, teams had to follow a series of power lines, keeping mark of the numbered tags hanging from the power lines. They then report these numbers to a power official and plug in a musical Ganesh statue to receive their next clue. In Teary Eyed, teams had to transport 40-pound bags of chili peppers to a location a quarter of a mile away and then grind them into chili powder with a mortar and pestle to receive their next clue. The Speed Bump task required Ken and Tina to serve holy water to hundreds of Sikhs at a temple until they satisfied the waiting crowd.

Additional Tasks
 * At the Charity Bird Hospital, teams had to search the bird cages to find the next clue.

Leg 8 (India → Kazakhstan)

 * [[Image:Gfi-set01-airport.png|20px|Flight:]] Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport) to Almaty, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 (Almaty International Airport)
 * Almaty (Alel' Agro Chicken Factory)
 * Almaty (Kok Tobe Arch)
 * Almaty (Old Square)

The Roadblock required one team member from each team to search among 30,000 chickens for one of seven golden eggs. The last Fast Forward on this race had teams travel to a restaurant and eat Korduk, a local Kazakh delicacy, which includes fat from the rear end of a sheep. The Detour was a choice between Play Like Mad or Act Like Fools. In Play Like Mad, teams had travel to the State Museum of National Musical Instruments and learn to play a traditional folk tune on the dombra and the shang-kobuz which they then play for locals and earn a tips totalling an equivalent of $1.50 (around 180 tenge) in a park to receive their next clue. In Act Like Fools, teams had to put on a two-person cow costume at a puppet theater and travel across town to a milk stand and drink an entire glass of milk. At the bottom of the glass was the name of their next destination - the Zaloney (Green) Bazaar; they should receive their next clue in the meat section there. They then had to bring either the dombra or the cow costume head to the Pit Stop.

Future legs

 * Leg 9 (Kazakhstan → Russia)
 * Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺


 * Leg 10 (Russia)
 * Moscow


 * Leg 11 (Russia → United States)
 * Portland, Oregon, USA 🇺🇸 (Finish Line)