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{{episode
  
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| image = [[File:Jet Cord Storm Troopers.jpg|250px]]
  
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| version = [[The Amazing Race (US)|United States]]
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| version = {{ver|us}}
 
| season = {{S|16}}
  
| season = {{S|16}}
 
| episodenumber = 12/12 (191)
  
| episodenumber = 12/12 (191)
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# [[Jet & Cord]] (3:11 am)
  
# [[Jet & Cord]] (3:11 am)
 
# [[Dan & Jordan]] (6:00 am)
  
# [[Dan & Jordan]] (6:00 am)
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|-|Route Info 1 = Teams must fly to {{wp|San Francisco}}, {{wp|California}}, {{wp|United States}}. Upon arrival, teams must travel by taxi to Battery Godfrey at {{wp|Fort Point}} to find their next clue.
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|-|Route Info 1 = Teams must fly to {{wp|San Francisco}}, {{wp|California}}, {{wp|United States}}. Upon arrival, teams must make their way to Battery Godfrey at {{wp|Fort Point, San Francisco|Fort Point}}, where they would find their next clue.
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|-|Route Info 2 = Teams must travel by taxi to {{wp|Coit Tower}} to find their next clue.
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|-|Route Info 2 = Teams must solve a riddle that would lead them to {{wp|Coit Tower}}, where they would find their next clue.
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|-|Roadblock = The team member assigned to this Roadblock would have to use an ascender to reach the top archways of the tower to get their next clue, before being lowered back to the ground.
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|-|Roadblock = The team member assigned to this Roadblock must use an {{wp|Ascender (climbing)|ascender}} to reach the top archways of Coit Tower to get their next clue, before being lowered back to the ground.
   
 
The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
  
The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
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*[[Dan & Jordan|<u>Dan</u> & Jordan]]
  
*[[Dan & Jordan|<u>Dan</u> & Jordan]]
 
*[[Jet & Cord|Jet & <u>Cord</u>]]
  
*[[Jet & Cord|Jet & <u>Cord</u>]]
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|-|Route Info 3 = Teams must travel by taxi to {{wp|Letterman Digital Arts Center}} and search for the {{wp|Yoda}} Fountain to find their next clue.
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|-|Route Info 3 = Teams must make their way to {{wp|Letterman Digital Arts Center}} and search for the {{wp|Yoda}} Fountain, where they would find their next clue.
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|-|Route Info 4 = One team member must put on a motion capture suit while their partner directs their avatar through a virtual course. After getting through the two levels of the course, the directing partner will be able to copy down their next clue through figuring out how to read it off the computer screen.
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|-|Route Info 4 = One team member must put on a {{wp|motion capture}} suit while their partner directs their {{wp|Avatar (computing)|avatar}} through a {{wp|Virtual reality|virtual course}}. After getting through the two levels of the course, the directing partner will be able to copy down their next clue through figuring out how to read it off the computer screen.
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|-|Route Info 5 = Teams must travel by taxi to the {{wp|Fairmont Hotel}} and search for the {{wp|Tonga Room}}. Once there, teams must select a trunk and take it to their next destination, which has clue stickered on it.
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|-|Route Info 5 = Teams must make their way to the {{wp|Fairmont San Francisco|Fairmont Hotel}} and search for the {{wp|Tonga Room}}. Once there, teams must select a trunk and take it to their next destination, which was stickered on the trunk.
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|-|Route Info 6 = Teams must travel on foot to the {{wp|Great American Music Hall}} to find their next clue.
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|-|Route Info 6 = Teams must take their trunk and make their way on foot to the {{wp|Great American Music Hall}}, where they would find their next clue.
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|-|Route Info 7 = Teams must open their trunk, where they will find {{wp|psychedelic}} posters of the eliminated teams. The two teammates have to put the posters in the correct order of elimination, with three posters for the non-elimination legs, before they can receive their next clue from a {{wp|roadie}}.
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|-|Route Info 7 = Teams must open their trunk, where they would find {{wp|Psychedelic art|psychedelic}} posters of the eliminated teams. They must then put the posters in the correct order of elimination, with three posters reprenting the [[Non-Elimination Leg]]s. Once the posters have been placed in the correct order, they would receive their next clue from a {{wp|Road crew|roadie}}. The correct order was:
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|-|Route Info 8 and Finish Line = Teams must figure out a missing phrase from {{wp|Jack Be Nimble}}, which is the word candlestick. Once they have figured out the phrase, teams must travel by taxi to {{wp|Candlestick Park}} to cross the [[Finish Line]].
  
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! Leg
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! Pit Stop
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! Team Eliminated
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!align="center"|1
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|{{wp|Valparaíso}}
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|[[Dana & Adrian]]
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|-
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!align="center"|2
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|{{wp|Puerto Varas}}
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|[[Jody & Shannon]]
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|-
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!align="center"|3
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|{{wp|Bariloche|San Carlos de Bariloche}}
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|[[Monique & Shawne]]
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|-
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!align="center"|4
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|{{wp|Hamburg}}
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|Non-elimination
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|-
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!align="center"|5
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|{{wp|Wargemoulin-Hurlus}}
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|[[Joe & Heidi]]
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|-
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!align="center"|6
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|{{wp|Épernay}}
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|[[Jordan & Jeff]]
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|-
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!align="center"|7
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|{{wp|Praslin}}
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|Non-elimination
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|-
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!align="center"|8
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|{{wp|Penang}}
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|[[Steve & Allie]]
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|-
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!align="center"|9
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|{{wp|Singapore}}
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|[[Carol & Brandy]]
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|-
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!align="center"|10
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|rowspan="2"|{{wp|Shanghai}}
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|Non-elimination
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|-
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!align="center"|11
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|[[Louie & Michael]]
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|-
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|}
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|-|Route Info 8 and Finish Line = Teams must figure out a missing word from the nursery rhyme "{{wp|Jack Be Nimble}}", which is the word "candlestick". Teams must then figure out that they must make their way to {{wp|Candlestick Park}} to cross the [[Finish Line]].
 
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{{EpisodeLegend|uturns}}
  
{{EpisodeLegend|uturns}}
 
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| {{Placement|S16 DanJordan.jpg|Dan & Jordan|Dan & Jordan|D4AF37|1st place|Brothers}}
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|{{Placement|S16 DanJordan.jpg|Dan & Jordan|Dan & Jordan|winner|1st place|Brothers}}
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| {{Placement|S16 JetCord.jpg|Jet & Cord|Jet & Cord|838996|2nd place|Brothers/Cowboys}}
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|{{Placement|S16 JetCord.jpg|Jet & Cord|Jet & Cord|second|2nd place|Brothers/Cowboys}}
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| {{Placement|S16 BrentCaite.jpg|Brent & Caite|Brent & Caite|CD7F32|3rd place|Dating Models}}
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|{{Placement|S16 BrentCaite.jpg|Brent & Caite|Brent & Caite|third|3rd place|Dating Models}}
 
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*This episode's title is said by Dan, referring to their granted request to be upgraded to First Class seating on the aircraft to San Francisco.
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*The episode title is said by [[Dan & Jordan|Dan Pious]].
 
==Reception==
  
==Reception==
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* [https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2010/05/the-amazing-race-16-finale_ratings/ Andy Dehnart] at ''realityblurred'' (05/10/2010): "''Amazing Race 16's'' finale was its lowest-rated ever"
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*[https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2010/05/the-amazing-race-16-finale_ratings/ Andy Dehnart] at ''realityblurred'' (05/10/2010): "''Amazing Race 16's'' finale was its lowest-rated ever"
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* [http://blog.sfgate.com/culture/2010/05/12/the-amazing-san-francisco-finale-of-the-amazing-race/ Beth Spotswood] at ''SFGate'' (05/12/2010): "The ''Amazing'' San Francisco Finale"
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*[http://blog.sfgate.com/culture/2010/05/12/the-amazing-san-francisco-finale-of-the-amazing-race/ Beth Spotswood] at ''SFGate'' (05/12/2010): "The ''Amazing'' San Francisco Finale"
 
==References==
  
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
  
{{Reflist}}

Latest revision as of 02:13, 14 March 2022

Huger than Huge is the season finale of The Amazing Race 16.

Story

Route Markers

The order of departure from the Riverside Promenade are as follows:

  1. Brent & Caite (2:37 am)
  2. Jet & Cord (3:11 am)
  3. Dan & Jordan (6:00 am)

Teams must fly to San Francisco, California, United States. Upon arrival, teams must make their way to Battery Godfrey at Fort Point, where they would find their next clue.

Teams must solve a riddle that would lead them to Coit Tower, where they would find their next clue.

The team member assigned to this Roadblock must use an ascender to reach the top archways of Coit Tower to get their next clue, before being lowered back to the ground.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

Teams must make their way to Letterman Digital Arts Center and search for the Yoda Fountain, where they would find their next clue.

One team member must put on a motion capture suit while their partner directs their avatar through a virtual course. After getting through the two levels of the course, the directing partner will be able to copy down their next clue through figuring out how to read it off the computer screen.

Teams must make their way to the Fairmont Hotel and search for the Tonga Room. Once there, teams must select a trunk and take it to their next destination, which was stickered on the trunk.

Teams must take their trunk and make their way on foot to the Great American Music Hall, where they would find their next clue.

Teams must open their trunk, where they would find psychedelic posters of the eliminated teams. They must then put the posters in the correct order of elimination, with three posters reprenting the Non-Elimination Legs. Once the posters have been placed in the correct order, they would receive their next clue from a roadie. The correct order was:

Leg Pit Stop Team Eliminated
1 Valparaíso Dana & Adrian
2 Puerto Varas Jody & Shannon
3 San Carlos de Bariloche Monique & Shawne
4 Hamburg Non-elimination
5 Wargemoulin-Hurlus Joe & Heidi
6 Épernay Jordan & Jeff
7 Praslin Non-elimination
8 Penang Steve & Allie
9 Singapore Carol & Brandy
10 Shanghai Non-elimination
11 Louie & Michael

Teams must figure out a missing word from the nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble", which is the word "candlestick". Teams must then figure out that they must make their way to Candlestick Park to cross the Finish Line.

Leaderboard

Legend:
     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 U-Turn • ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn
Dan & Jordan
 1st place 
Dan & Jordan
Brothers
Jet & Cord
 2nd place 
Jet & Cord
Brothers/Cowboys
Brent & Caite
 3rd place 
Brent & Caite
Dating Models

Trivia

Reception

  • Andy Dehnart at realityblurred (05/10/2010): "Amazing Race 16's finale was its lowest-rated ever"
  • Beth Spotswood at SFGate (05/12/2010): "The Amazing San Francisco Finale"

References

  1. ↑ https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=24983

The Amazing Race 16 Episodes

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