Five Continents, 25 Cities, and More Than 40,000 Miles is the season finale of The Amazing Race 7.
Synopsis[]
Three teams compete in the last legs of the race ending in one team winning the one million dollar prize.
After 40,000 miles of travel, teams reach the last city and one of them becomes the one million dollar winner of the Race. Along the way, the final three teams are neck and neck, racing in their taxis to the next location when one team's taxi gets a flat tire. Another team is at the mercy of strangers when they are forced to beg for money. Also, a team makes the crucial mistake of leaving a clue behind while shopping at a bookstore.[2]
Story[]
Leg 11[]
Leg 12[]
Route Markers[]
Leg 11[]
The order of departure from Potters Fields Park are as follows:
- Rob & Amber (2:47 am)
- Ron & Kelly (4:26 am)
- Uchenna & Joyce (4:41 am)
Teams must fly to Kingston, Jamaica. Upon arrival, teams must take a taxi to Port Antonio and find Frenchman's Cove to find their next clue.
"How low can you go?"
The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must do the limbo to earn their starting time for the next Route Info task. For every level they passed, they could start 15 minutes earlier, starting at 9:45 am, with the earliest starting time at 8:15 am. After eight attempts at the limbo, teams would receive their next clue instructing them to spend the night at Frenchman's Cove, then depart at 6:00am the following morning.
The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
Since the next Route Info task went unaired, the timeslots that each team earned doing the Roadblock were said to be the times that they departed from Frenchman's Cove in the actual episode, although this was not actually the case.In an unaired task, teams had to make their way to Hill Preparatory School, where they had to search under the classroom desks to find their next clue. However, they could only enter the school at the earliest time that they earned while completing the previous Roadblock.
Teams must make their way to the upper part of the Rio Grande river and find Grant's Level High, where they would find their next clue.
Choice A: Raft It
Teams must travel eight miles up the Rio Grande on bamboo rafts with only a pole to steer. Once at the end of the course, teams would find their next clue.
None of the teams chose this task.
Choice B: Build It
Teams must build bamboo rafts using the tools provided. When the raft was deemed completed by their supervisor, they would then sail across the Rio Grande on their raft to find their next clue on top of a hill, then sail back across the river.
Teams must make their way to Montego Bay and find cottage 16 at Round Hill to check in. For coming in last place, Uchenna & Joyce would have to surrender all of their money and possessions, except for the clothes they are wearing and their passports, and they would not receive any money at the start of the next leg.
Leg 12[]
The order of departure from Round Hill are as follows:
- Ron & Kelly (2:37 am)
- Rob & Amber (2:38 am)
- Uchenna & Joyce (2:48 am)
Teams must make their way to Lucea and find the Cool Breeze House Onion Shack and pick up a bag containing 50 onions. Once they have the onions, teams must find the 3 Dives Jerk Shack, and chop all the onions to the satisfaction of the chef to receive their next clue.
Teams must make their way to Rose Hall to find their next clue.
Choice A: Pony Up
Teams must ride a horse into the ocean then hang onto its tail as it goes around buoys. When the horse has finished its course, teams would receive their next clue.
None of the teams chose this task.
Choice B: Tee It Up
Teams have to dress in proper golfing attire, then go out to the driving range and hit a golf ball onto the 16-foot green 140 yards away. When one of the team members puts a ball on the green, teams would receive their next clue.
Teams must fly to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Upon arrival, teams must choose a marked car and drive to Castillo San Felipe del Morro, where they would find their next clue.
Teams must drive to Aguadilla and find El Muelle de Azucar, an abandoned sugar refinery, and follow the marked path to find their next clue.
"Who's ready to take the plunge?"
The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must dive off a 30 ft pier then swim 90 yards to a buoy, where they would retrieve their next clue. After obtaining the clue, they swim to the waiting boats nearby that would return them to shore.
The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
Teams must drive to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan and fly to Miami, Florida, United States. Upon arrival, teams must take a taxi to the lower portion of Rickenbacker Causeway and find their next clue underneath a bridge.
Teams must make their way to Little Havana and find "the king of the Havanas" on Calle Ocho, which they must figure out referred to El Rey de los Habanos cigar shop, where they would receive their next clue.
Teams must make their way to Fort Lauderdale and find the Bonnet House to cross the Finish Line.
Leaderboard[]
First Place • Eliminated • Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg or continue racing on a No-Rest Leg • Season winner • Season 2nd place • Season 3rd place • ► Used the Fast Forward• > Used the Yield • < Recipient of the Yield
Leg 11[]
Ron & Kelly
Former POW/Pageant Queen |
Rob & Amber
Engaged |
Uchenna & Joyce
Married |
Leg 12[]
Uchenna & Joyce
Married |
Rob & Amber
Engaged |
Ron & Kelly
Former POW/Pageant Queen |
Trivia[]
- This episode marks the first time that The Amazing Race visits the country of Jamaica and the unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico.
- The final leg was filmed in mid-December 2004.[3]
- The DVD commentary for this episode was done by Rob & Amber and Uchenna & Joyce.
- According to the episode's DVD commentary, Uchenna & Joyce finished 45 minutes ahead of Rob & Amber at the Finish Line.
- The episode title is said by host Phil Keoghan at the Finish Line when crowning Uchenna & Joyce as the Official Winners of the race.
Reception[]
- Rick Porter at Zap2it (05/10/2005): "Comeback Kids Win The Amazing Race"
- Edward Hasbrouck at The Practical Nomad (05/10/2005): "The Amazing Race 7 Finale"
- Heather Havrilesky at Salon (05/11/2005): "Lovely and Amazing"
- Josh Wolk at EW (05/11/2005): "A happy ending"
- Patricia Ocampo and Martin Kuebler at JAM! TV (05/11/2005): "Amazing win for Uchenna & Joyce"
- Stephen M. Silverman at People.com (05/11/2005): "Amazing Agus Race Past Rob & Amber"
- Andy Dehnart at MSNBC.com (05/11/2005): "Gut-wrenching Race offers satisfying ending"
References[]
| The Amazing Race 7 Episodes |
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"Courteous? This Is a Race!" · "The Whole Country Hates Me" · "Do You Need Some Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation?" · "What a Gaucho You Are!" · "I've Been Wanting a Face-Lift for a Long Time" · "Houston, We Have an Elephant" · "They Saved the Eyeball" · "Mow'em Down Like Grass" · "We Have a Bad Elephant" · "We Got a Gnome! We Got a Gnome!" · "The Devil Made Me Do It" · "Five Continents, 25 Cities, and More Than 40,000 Miles" |