Express Pass

Express Pass
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Description	Allows a team to skip a task and receive the next clue (except the Fast Forward).
Versions Used	The Amazing Race (US) The Amazing Race Australia The Amazing Race Canada The Amazing Race China The Amazing Race: China Rush The Amazing Race (Latin America) The Amazing Race Norge The Amazing Race Philippines The Amazing Race Vietnam: Cuộc Đua Kỳ Thú
Appearance(s)	The Amazing Race 17 - 29 The Amazing Race Australia 1 The Amazing Race: Australia v New Zealand The Amazing Race Canada 1 - present The Amazing Race 1 (China) - present The Amazing Race: China Rush 3 The Amazing Race 3 (Latin America) - 6 The Amazing Race Norge 1 The Amazing Race Philippines 1 - 2 The Amazing Race Vietnam 2012 - present

Introduced in Season 17, the Express Pass, also called as the Pase Directo in the Latin American version and as the Fripass in the Norwegian version, allows a team to skip any task, of their choosing without penalty, the only exception being the Fast Forward, and immediately receive the next clue. The pass can be used up until the leg that it expires. The pass may be awarded to the team who arrives at the Pit Stop first on a certain leg (usually the first leg) of the race, given by another team who were awarded two Express Passes, or by winning it in a separate, optional task.

If a U-Turned team uses an Express Pass to skip a Detour, that team must still complete the other side of the Detour. Additionally, a team that is U-Turned may use an Express Pass to skip the other side of the Detour.

Starting from Season 22, the award for placing first in the first leg was two Express Passes (one for the team to use for themselves and one to give away before the fourth leg). This concept of the Express was used until Season 24, as it returned to only one Express Pass rewarded in Season 25.

Additionally, in Season 25, the Express Pass was rewarded and can be received as part of an optional searching task on the second leg.

Double Express Pass

Starting from Season 22, the first place team in the first leg was awarded two Express Passes. One is for them to use while the other has to be given to another team before the end of a designated leg (fourth leg for season 22, fifth leg for subsequent seasons). The Double Express Pass was continued until Season 24.

Latin America season 5, Australia season 3, the first four Canada seasons and The Amazing Race 1 (China) were the only international versions to give the Double Express Pass.

Three Express Passes

In the fifth Canadian season, three separate Express Passes were up for grabs for any team to get. It's possible that one team could get multiple Express Passes, but that team must give their extra pass(es) to another team (or two teams) before the end of the third leg.

Express Pass Winners

The Amazing Race (US)

Season	Awarded			Owner	Used On			Notes
	Episode	Leg	via		Episode	Leg	Task
The Amazing Race 17	"They Don't Call It The Amazing Race for Nothin!"	1	Winning Leg	Jill & Thomas	"We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt Pads"	4
The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business	"Head Down and Hold On"	1	Winning Leg	Gary & Mallory	"Don't Ruin the Basketball Game"	5
The Amazing Race 19	"Head Down and Hold On"	1	Winning Leg	Ernie & Cindy	"Move Goat"	7
The Amazing Race 20	"Tears of a Clown"	1	Winning Leg	Rachel & Dave	"Bust Me Right in the Head with It"	7
The Amazing Race 21	"Long Hair, Don't Care"	2	Winning Leg	Natalie & Nadiya	"We Was Robbed"	8
The Amazing Race 22	"Business in the Front, Party in the Back"	1	Winning Leg	Jessica & John	Eliminated while in Possession in "I Love Monkeys!"			First time a team was eliminated while in possession of the Express Pass.
	"Like James Bond Again"	3	Second Express Pass from Jessica & John	Dave & Connor	"Like James Bond Again"	3		First use of the Double Express Pass.
The Amazing Race 23	"We're Not in Oklahoma No More"	1	Winning Leg	Tim & Marie	"Get Our Groove On"	5
	"Get Our Groove On"	5	Second Express Pass from Tim & Marie	Nicole & Travis	"One Hot Camel"	8
The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2014)	"Back in the Saddle"	1	Winning Leg	Jet & Cord	"Donkeylicious"	8
	"Baby Bear's Soup"	1	Second Express Pass from Jet & Cord	Caroline & Jennifer	"Baby Bear's Soup"	2
The Amazing Race 25	"When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go"	2	Optional Task	Adam & Bethany	"Hot Sexy Knights"	8
The Amazing Race 26	"Great Way to Start a Relationship"	1	Winning Leg	Jelani & Jenny	"Moment of Truth"	8		After using their Express Pass, Jelani & Jenny were U-Turned by Matt & Ashley; requiring them to go back and complete the other Detour task.
The Amazing Race 27	"A Little Too Much Beefcake"	1	Winning Leg	Tanner & Josh	"Good Old Fashioned Spit in the Face"	4		This Express Pass was required to be given up to another team to be used on the next leg once used by the original owners.
	"Good Old Fashioned Spit in the Face"	4	Used Express Pass from Tanner & Josh	Denise & James Earl	"King of the Jungle"	5
The Amazing Race 28	"Let the Good Times Roll"	6	Winning Leg	Brodie & Kurt	"I Have a Wedgie and a Half"	8
The Amazing Race 29	"We're Coming for You, Phil!"	1	Found at Route Info marker	Becca & Floyd	Not Used; Expired in "Have Faith in Me, Broski"			First time an Express Pass was left to expire in the US version.

The Amazing Race Australia

Season	Awarded			Owner	Used On			Notes
	Episode	Leg	via		Episode	Leg	Task
The Amazing Race Australia 1	"Nothing's Smooth Sailing with Us"	1	Winning Leg	Sam & Renae	"We've Got Pain, but We've Not Lost Any Weight"	3
The Amazing Race: Australia v New Zealand	"I Gotta Have Two Legs to Run the Race!"	1	Winning Leg	John & Murray	"Like Four Seasons in a Day"	2
	"Proper Preparation Prevents Piss-Poor Performance"	3	Second Express Pass from John & Murray	Carla & Hereni	"We Have a Lot of Experience with Poo"	4

The Amazing Race Canada

Season	Awarded			Owner	Used On			Notes
	Episode	Leg	via		Episode	Leg	Task
The Amazing Race Canada 1	"Where in the World Is Ogopogo?"	1	Winning Leg	Kristen & Darren	Eliminated while in Possession in "Grab a 'Nug"
	"Grab a 'Nug"	4	Second Express Pass from Kristen & Darren	Vanessa & Celina	"Grab a 'Nug"	4		First international use of the Double Express Pass twist.
The Amazing Race Canada 2	"What's It Take to Get a Cup of Tea?"	1	Winning Leg	Natalie & Meaghan	"Snakes and Liars"	4		First time the Express Pass holders used their Express Pass before giving their second Express Pass to another team.
	"Who Designs These Torture Tests?"	5	Second Express Pass from Natalie & Meaghan	Pierre & Michel	"She's the Pierogi Poobah"	6
The Amazing Race Canada 3	"We're Going to Dance!"	2	Optional Task	Hamilton & Michaelia	"We're Going to Dance!"	2
	"They're Harshing Our Mellow"	4	Second Express Pass from Hamilton & Michaelia	Brent & Sean	"I Dream About Eating Sandwiches"	7
The Amazing Race Canada 4	"Deal Guys? Deal! Deal!"	2	Optional Task	Steph & Kristen	Not Used; Expired in "I Could Be Prime Minister"			First time an Express Pass was left to expire.
	"Shine Your Light"	4	Second Express Pass from Steph & Kristen	Frankie & Amy	"Am I Actually Operating the Plane?"	7
The Amazing Race Canada 5	"You've Got to Leave My Hose Alone Dude"	2	Found at Roadblock Site	Kenneth & Ryan	"It's Like Ducks in the Forest"	3		Kenneth & Ryan obtained all three Express Passes; requiring them to give up two of them to two other teams.
	"You've Got to Leave My Hose Alone Dude"	2	Second Express Pass from Kenneth & Ryan	Karen & Bert	"It's Like Ducks in the Forest"	3
	"It's Like Ducks in the Forest"	3	Third Express Pass from Kenneth & Ryan	Megan & Courtney	Eliminated while in Possession in "It's Like Ducks in the Forest"			First time a Third Express Pass was offered.
The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition	"Fiddler's Fart"	2	Found in Route Marker task	Todd & Anna	"Sounds Like a Wild Boar"	3
	"Fiddler's Fart"	2	Found in Route Marker task	Nancy & Mellisa	"Sounds Like a Wild Boar"	3
	"Fiddler's Fart"	2	Found in Route Marker task	Leanne & Mar	"Sounds Like a Wild Boar"	3
The Amazing Race Canada 7	"Canada Get More Maps"	1	Winning Leg	Dave & Irina	"I Love Geologists"	4
	"We'll Let the Peasants Fight for Last Place"	3	Second Express Pass from Dave & Irina	Anthony & James	"I Love Geologists"	4		First time the Double Express Pass twist was used while Three Express Passes were in play.
	"Our Competition's Not That Smart"	2	Winning Leg	Aarthy & Thinesh	Not Used; Expired in "Balls, Balls, Balls"

The Amazing Race China

Season4	Awarded			Owner	Used On			Notes
	Episode	Leg	via		Episode	Leg	Task
The Amazing Race 1 (China)	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	Episode 3	3
	Episode 3	3	Second Express Pass from Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	Zhang Tielin & Yueliang	Episode 3	3
The Amazing Race 2 (China)	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Yang Qianhua & Ding Zigao	Episode 4	4
	Episode 4	4	Second Express Pass from Yang Qianhua & Ding Zigao	Zeng Zhiwei & Zeng Baoyi	Episode 4	4
The Amazing Race China 3	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	Episode 4	4
	Episode 3	3	Second Express Pass from Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	Jin Xing & Heinz	Episode 3	3
The Amazing Race China 4	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	Episode 2	2
	Episode 4	4	Second Express Pass from Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang	Zheng Yuanchang & Wang Likun	Episode 4	4		First time an Express Pass was used on a Face-Off.

The Amazing Race: China Rush

Season	Awarded			Owner	Used On			Notes
	Episode	Leg	via		Episode	Leg	Task
The Amazing Race: China Rush 3	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Liu Weiwei & Lei Sheng	Episode 7	7		First time a team used an Express Pass and won the leg.

The Amazing Race (Latin America)

Season	Awarded			Owner	Used On			Notes
	Episode	Leg	via		Episode	Leg	Task
The Amazing Race 3 (Latin America)	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Felipe & Alejandro	Episode 7	7		First international use of an Express Pass. First time an Express Pass was used on a Route Marker task.
The Amazing Race 4 (Latin America)	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Renata & Ana Paula	Episode 8	8
The Amazing Race 5 (Latin America)	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Evelyn & Jorge	Episode 3	3
	Episode 4	4	Winning Leg	Astrid & Aleja	Episode 5	5
The Amazing Race: Ecuador	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Stefanía & Felipe	Episode 6	6
	Episode 3	3	Second Express Pass from Stefanía & Felipe	Juan & Cecilia	Episode 5	5

The Amazing Race Norge

Season	Awarded			Owner	Used On			Notes
	Episode	Leg	via		Episode	Leg	Task
The Amazing Race Norge 1	Episode 3	3	Winning Leg	Cathrine & Michelle	Episode 4	4

The Amazing Race Philippines

Season	Awarded			Owner	Used On			Notes
	Episode	Leg	via		Episode	Leg	Task
The Amazing Race Philippines 1	Unknown	3	Winning Leg	Marc & Kat	Unknown	5
The Amazing Race Philippines 2	Unknown	1	Winning Leg	Vince & Ed	Unknown	5

The Amazing Race Vietnam: Cuộc Đua Kỳ Thú

Season	Awarded			Owner	Used On			Notes
	Episode	Leg	via		Episode	Leg	Task
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2012	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Thanh Thủy & Minh Thoa	Episode 3	3		First time a team used an Express Pass was eliminated in the same leg.
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Linh Chi & Phúc Vinh	Episode 11	11
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2014	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Sơn Ngọc Minh & Mint	Episode 5	5		First time an Express Pass was used on a second Detour task as the result of a U-Turn.
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2015	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Ngọc Anh & Nhật Anh	Episode 5	5
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2016	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	Lincoln & Tiến Đạt	Not Used; Expired in Episode 9
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019	Episode 1	1	Winning Leg	ST Sơn Thạch & Bình An	Episode 5	5	Used to save Minh Triệu & Kỳ Duyên	This iteration of the Express Pass had an additional power to save a team from elimination; similar to a Salvage Pass

Trivia

• Ernie & Cindy were the first team to win the race after winning the Express Pass.
• Marc & Kat were the first team to win both the Express Pass and the Salvage Pass.

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