The Amazing Race 21

 is the twenty-first installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It was announced by CBS on June 17, 2011. The original grand prize for this season remains at US$1 million, but if the team that comes in first in the first leg wins the race at the end, the grand prize will be doubled to US$2 million.

US Programming Note
In an effort to assist viewers in navigating primetime series time changes due to live sports coverage overruns, CBS will list the scheduled start times for The Amazing Race 30 minutes later in Eastern and Central Time zones on the following days: Oct 7 & 21; Nov 4 & 18; Dec 2, 16 & 30. The Network also unveiled an upgrade to the CBS Eye-lert system, which informs viewers of any further adjusted start times.

Results
The following teams participated in the Race. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Route

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Leg 1 - Episode 1 (United States → China)
Title: "Double Your Money" - Phil Keoghan (Host, non-racer)
 * Starting Line: Colorado Street Bridge, Pasadena, California, United States
 * Teams had to rappel off of the Colorado Street Bridge to receive their first clue, which was on top of their backpacks.
 * Flight from Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China
 * Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium, Shanghai
 * One team member had to compete with a female junior champion in ping pong, often known as table tennis. He/she must attempt to get a point to get the next clue.
 * CuiPing Restaurant, Shanghai
 * The team member who sat out the previous road block had to eat a Chinese delicacy dessert, known as hasma with only the chopsticks provided to get the next clue.
 * The Bund, Shanghai
 * Teams had to find a woman and a boy with abacuses.
 * Shanghai Bund Weather Signal Station, Shanghai
 * (they will be awarded with US$2,000,000 if they make it to the final leg and win the Race. All other teams will be awarded the standard $1 million for winning the Race)
 * (they will be awarded with US$2,000,000 if they make it to the final leg and win the Race. All other teams will be awarded the standard $1 million for winning the Race)

Leg 2 - Episode 2 (China → Indonesia)
Title: "Long Hair, Don't Care" - James (of Jaymes & James)
 * Flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai to Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
 * Alun-Alun Stadium, Bangkalan, Madura Island
 * Teams picked a number, and then in order, rode on motorcycles alongside a pair of racing bulls in a traditional Kerapan Sapi.
 * Genteng Kali Bridge, Surabaya
 * Jembatan Merah, Surabaya
 * One team member had to select four children and use a pedal-powered ride (known to locals as Odong-odong), while blowing and twisting eight different balloon forms for the children.
 * Wijaya Motor, Surabaya
 * Pasar Pabean Market
 * Ice-by-the-Pound: Teams loaded 10 65-pound blocks of ice from a industrial ice factory, Tirta Maya, to a waiting truck, rode the truck to a local market and then transported the ice by cart to a unloading zone to get their next clue.
 * Fish-by-the-Barrel: Teams carried two barrels of fish to a waiting stall. They then had to set up the stall in the same manner as an example, including breaking a block of ice to keep the fish cold. Once the stall's layout was approved, teams received their next clue.
 * Pabean Market, Surabaya

Leg 3 - Episode 3 (Indonesia)
Title: "There's No Crying in Baseball" - Brittany
 * Antika Jaya Rumah Makan, Surabaya
 * One team member had to carry twenty dishes of food in their hands and serve them to waiting diners in order to receive their next clue. However, if they dropped any of the dishes, they had to start over.
 * From Gubeng Station, Surabaya to Bangil railway station, Bangil, Pasuruan
 * During their trip, teams had to find their next clue on the train.
 * Alun-Alun, Bangil
 * Lion's Head: Teams participated in a reog dance by wearing a 40-pound (18 kg) lion's head over their head and shoulders and then followed dance instructions along a procession without dropping the lion's head. Teams received the next clue after successfully completing the parade.
 * Egg Head: Teams first purchased four eggs from a local market which they placed in coconut halves on their heads for local magicians to try to cook the eggs by lighting the shell on fire. Racers then had to eat the eggs that were cooked before they could receive their next clue.
 * Perliman Polisi I, Bangil
 * Rob & Kelley Blind Double U-turned Gary & Will, while Gary & Will tried to Blind Double U-turned Rob & Kelley, who were actually ahead of them.
 * SMA Negeri 1, Bangil

Leg 4 - Episode 4 (Indonesia → Bangladesh)
Title: "Funky Monkey" - Ryan
 * Flight from Juanda International Airport, Surabaya to Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, Bangladesh
 * Rubel Model Auto Mobiles, Dhaka
 * One team member had to repair one of the more than 15,000 buses that do battle on the congested streets of Dhaka everyday. First, teams had to use body putty to fill in the damage and then sand it ready for painting. Once approved, both team members then had to carry three pairs of seats and deliver them to the refurbishing area to receive the next clue.
 * Dhaka
 * Teams had to become rat catching assistants to a pest control agent. Both team members had to fill a bag with dead rats collecting them from three different locations to win the Fast Forward.
 * Kawran Bazaar Shootkir Market, Dhaka
 * Before the Detour, teams had to search baskets of dried fish to find one marked with the Race colors (red and yellow) to receive their Detour clue.
 * Pound the Metal: Teams worked with a local blacksmith to hammer out a spike from a piece of heated metal to the blacksmith's approval in order to receive their next clue.
 * Pound the Cotton: Teams had to use provided sticks to beat a pile of cotton to a specified consistency. They then had to fill a mattress with the cotton, flatten it, and sew it closed. Once the craftsman was satisfied with their work, he would hand them their next clue.
 * From Keranigonj Kholamora, Dhaka to Swarighat, Old Dhaka
 * Shambazar Chan Mia Ghat, Old Dhaka

Leg 5 - Episode 5 (Bangladesh)
Title: "Chill Out, Freak" - Natalie
 * Jatrabari Boro Bazaar, Dhaka
 * Ferry Ghat Road, Demra
 * One team member had to construct a balance scale out of the provided equipment. Once the construction of the scale was approved, they then had to balance the weight of four rocks from available sticks in order to receive their next clue.
 * Latif Bawani Jute Mills, Demra / Tarabo Bazaar, Demra
 * Straw Dogs: Teams first had to prepare twenty bundles of jute straw by throwing them against a nailed board to straighten and separate the fibers. They then had to deliver twenty bundles of the completed straw to the loom machines in order receive their next clue.
 * Bamboo Jungle: Teams had to collect three sets of bamboo trunks of different length and diameter from a storage area. They then used a platformed freight bicycle to transport the bamboo to a construction site. Once their delivery was confirmed by the site's foreman, they would receive the next clue.
 * Lok Shilpa Jadughar, Sonargaon

Leg 6 - Episode 6 (Bangladesh → Turkey)
Title: "Get Your Sexy On"

Pitstop Greeters

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