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The Switchback, introduced in Season 15, is a task that was originally featured in a previous season, which had a significant impact to the race, usually because of its difficulty.

Switchback History[]

Switchback Remake Notes
Season Episode Leg Clue Type Season Episode Leg Clue Type
The Amazing Race 6 "Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science" 3 Roadblock The Amazing Race 15 "This Is the Worst Thing I've Ever Done in My Life" 8 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 5 "If You're Gonna Whine, Just Shut Up!" 9 Offered
The Amazing Race 7 "We Have a Bad Elephant" 9 Roadblock The Amazing Race 20 "I Need Hair to Be Pretty" 10 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 12 "I've Become the Archie Bunker of the Home" 2 Roadblock The Amazing Race 21 "Fishy Kiss" 9 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 14 "Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me" 1 Roadblock The Amazing Race 22 "My Cheese Is Out of Control" 8 Roadblock
The Amazing Race: Family Edition "How Do We Know We Aren't Going to Get Shot?" 2 Roadblock "Beacon of Hope" 12 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 5 "It's Okay, Run Them Over!" 11 Roadblock The Amazing Race 25 "Smells Like Dirty Tube Socks" 10 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 1 "The Race Begins" 1 Roadblock The Amazing Race 27 "King of the Jungle" 5 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 15 "Do It for the Hood! Do It for the Suburbs!" 5 Roadblock The Amazing Race 28 "I Have a Wedgie and a Half" 8 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 9 "Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes" 6 Roadblock The Amazing Race 29 "I Thought We Were Playing It Nice" 9 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 3 "They're Slithering to the Finish Line Like the Rest of Us!" 12 "Riding a Bike Is Like Riding a Bike" 10
The Amazing Race 15 "It Starts with an "F", That's All I'm Saying" 11 Roadblock The Amazing Race 30 "The Claws Are Out" 5 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 12 "I've Become the Archie Bunker of the Home" 2 Roadblock The Amazing Race 31 "Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!" 10 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 20 "Bust Me Right in the Head with It" 3 Roadblock The Amazing Race 32 "Olé, Olé!" 4 Roadblock
Roadblock
The Amazing Race 14 "Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me" 1 Roadblock The Amazing Race 33 "Stairway to Hell" Roadblock

Unofficial Switchbacks[]

Switchback Remake Notes
Season Episode Leg Clue Type Season Episode Leg Clue Type
The Amazing Race 4 "I Wasn't Even Going to Touch You Until You Slammed My Head Backwards!" 3 Roadblock The Amazing Race 23 "Choir Boy at Heart" 6 Fast Forward
The Amazing Race 2 "Help Me, I'm American!" 2 Roadblock The Amazing Race 27 "A Little Too Much Beefcake" 1 Roadblock
Roadblock Roadblock

International Switchbacks[]

Switchback Remake Notes
Season Episode Leg Clue Type Season Episode Leg Clue Type
The Amazing Race 2 "It's Hammer Time" 10 Detour The Amazing Race Asia 1 "What Have You Been Eating!" 6 Roadblock
The Amazing Race Asia 4 "There's a Bigger Race and It's Called Life" 6 Detour
The Amazing Race 4 "That's Me. That's My Face. Just Hit My Face. Hit My Face!" 10 Detour The Amazing Race Asia 2 "We Choose to Yield Magnum P.I." 5 Roadblock
The Amazing Race: Family Edition "Think Like an Office Chair" 4 Detour The Amazing Race Asia 4 "There's a Bigger Race and It's Called Life" 6 Route Info
The Amazing Race Australia 1 "At Least the View's Nice" 8
The Amazing Race 9 "5 Continents, 9 Countries, More Than 59,000 Miles" 12 Roadblock The Amazing Race Asia 2 "This Is Such an Amazing, Amazing Experience That No One Should Miss" 12 Roadblock
The Amazing Race Australia 1 "You're Good at Spending Money" 12
The Amazing Race 15 "They Thought Godzilla Was Walking Down the Street" 2 Roadblock The Amazing Race Canada 4 "Toads! Are You Kidding Me?" 3 Roadblock
The Amazing Race Asia 2 "Can You Send Them to Spain" 7 Roadblock The Amazing Race Australia 1 "The Last Team Will Spend the Night in the Dungeon" 6 Detour
The Amazing Race Asia 3 "You See How They're Not Fighting All the Time" 5 Roadblock The Amazing Race Asia 4 "There's a Bigger Race and It's Called Life" 6 Roadblock
The Amazing Race Asia 1 "What Have You Been Eating!"
5 Roadblock The Amazing Race 2 "Ready to Lose Our Lives" 9 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 2 "Ready to Lose Our Lives" 9 Roadblock The Amazing Race Asia 4 "There's a Bigger Race and It's Called Life" 6 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 10 "It Always Comes Down to Details" 10 Roadblock The Amazing Race Asia 4 "You Have So Many Good Students Here" 4 Roadblock
The Amazing Race 12 "Please, Lord, Give Me Milk" 3
Detour The Amazing Race Australia 2 "I'm Sorry My Looks, My Facial Expressions Annoy You!" 12 Detour
The Amazing Race Asia 3 "You Are Running Away, Nobody's Helping Me" 3 Route Info The Amazing Race Australia 1 "Like Four Seasons in a Day" 2 Route Info
"I'm Telling You Right Now There's No Giving Up" 10 Detour The Amazing Race Australia 2 "I Know What a Lime Is Daddy!" 5 Detour
The Amazing Race Asia 4 "I Can't Carry My Backpack" 3 Roadblock The Amazing Race Australia 1 "You the Nice Cowboy" 11 Roadblock
"I Think They're Spoiled and Not Hardworking" 5 Detour The Amazing Race Australia 2 "Don't Need More Friends, Always Need More Money" 1 Detour
The Amazing Race Philippines 1 Unknown 7
The Amazing Race Asia 1 "They're Speedy, They're Fast and They're First" 2 Roadblock The Amazing Race Australia 1 "Nothing's Smooth Sailing with Us" 1 Detour
The Amazing Race Asia 4 "I Can't Believe We Let Them Step in Front Of Us" 9
"I Can't Believe We Let Them Step in Front Of Us" 9 Roadblock The Amazing Race Australia 1 "Nothing's Smooth Sailing with Us" 1 Route Info
"I'm Still in Shock" 10 Roadblock The Amazing Race Australia 1 "You're Good at Spending Money" 12 Detour
HaMerotz LaMillion 2 "Deal Breaker" 5 Roadblock The Amazing Race Australia 2 "Why Am I Trying to Ride a Log on Icy Water?" 9 Roadblock
The Amazing Race Canada 2 "How Are We Going to Explain This to Mom and Dad?" 9
The Amazing Race Canada 2 "There's a Fish in My Pants" 2 Roadblock The Amazing Race Canada 9 "This Is Not a Hot Girl Moment" 5 Detour

References[]


Clues & Other Route Markers

Clue-routemarker · Clue-Detour · Clue-FastForward · Clue-Roadblock · Clue-information · Clue-Face-Off · Icon-Intersection · Clue-SpeedBump · Clue-Yield · Clue-Uturn · Icon-Hazard
Others: Handicap · One Way · Date Night · Switchback · On Ramp· Pass


The Amazing Race Format

Challenges: Assist · Clues · Clue Box · Double Battle · Express Pass · Resurrection Card · Salvage Pass · Save
Pit Stops: Elimination · Finish Line · Marked for Elimination · Megaleg · No Penalty · No-Rest Leg · Non-Elimination Leg · Pit Stop · Starting Line · Superleg
Rules: Money · Rules and Penalties
Others: Date Night · Discharged · Ejection · Evacuation · Medically Exempt · Overnight Rest · Quit · Switchback
Twists: City Sprint · Departure Time Penalty · Double Elimination · Double Your Money · First Class Pass · Hazard · Marked for Elimination · On Ramp · One Way · Partner Swap · Pass · The Scramble · Salvage & Sabotage · Surprise Elimination · Surrender Money · Surrender Money and No Supplied Vehicles · Surrender Money and Possessions · U-Turn · Yield

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