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For the 2014 season with the same subtitle, see The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2014).


The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007) is the eleventh season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on February 18, 2007 and ran through May 6, 2007 on CBS. This season was the first to feature returning racers. The entire season was released on DVD (exclusively through Amazon.com) on March 1, 2013.[1]

Production[]

As early as 2004, there had been talk about an all-star edition, with speculation that it would occur during the eighth season, as with Survivor. These rumors were fueled by reports that season 4 winner Reichen Lehmkuhl had been invited to appear in a future all-star race. Speculation continued for the next few years, particularly after CBS aired all-star editions of their two other reality competition series, Survivor and Big Brother. Despite skepticism from host Phil Keoghan initially,[2] CBS moved forward with an all-star edition in November 2006.[3] Teams from all previous seasons (except Family Edition) were considered.

Some teams that were considered, but not chosen were Ken & Gerard, Flo & Drew, Kelly & Jon, Colin & Christie, Linda & Karen, Kris & Jon, Lynn & Alex, and Dave & Lori. (Keoghan himself created a list of teams he believed should return. That list consisted of Ken & Gerard, Kelly & Jon, Colin & Christie, Kris & Jon, Dave & Lori, and the 10 teams who returned on this season).[4] Casting was criticized in some corners for not picking more than one winner team (especially Chip & Kim and BJ & Tyler, and possibly Rob & Brennan).[5] The exclusion of fan-favorites Jon & Al also came as a big surprise,[6] even to The Amazing Race 7 winners Uchenna & Joyce.[7] Despite Keoghan's efforts, Ken & Gerard were still not chosen.

Filming began on November 20, 2006 and finished on December 17, 2006. This season traveled a total of 45,000 miles (72,000 km) across 9 countries in 6 continents.

Travelocity provided prizes throughout the race to winning teams on every leg (except the finale).

As part of a sponsorship deal with CBS, ThermaCare selected certain packages of heat wraps to contain a mini-DVD is titled Re-run the Race that would feature highlights from the first ten seasons.[8] In addition, Thermacare also ran an ad each week called "The Amazing Race All-Stars Moment of Relief" which highlighted memorable moments from previous seasons.

Teams[]

Dustin & Kandice
 2nd place 
Dustin & Kandice
Beauty Queens
The Amazing Race 10
Charla & Mirna
 3rd place 
Charla & Mirna
Cousins
The Amazing Race 5
Oswald & Danny
 4th place 
Oswald & Danny
Best Friends
The Amazing Race 2
Uchenna & Joyce
 5th place 
Uchenna & Joyce
Married
The Amazing Race 7
Joe & Bill
 6th place 
Joe & Bill
Life Partners
The Amazing Race 1
Teri & Ian
 7th place 
Teri & Ian
Married Parents
The Amazing Race 3
Rob & Amber
 8th place 
Rob & Amber
Newlyweds
The Amazing Race 7
David & Mary
 9th place 
David & Mary
Coalminer and Wife
The Amazing Race 10
Kevin & Drew
 10th place 
Kevin & Drew
Lifelong Friends
The Amazing Race 1
John Vito & Jill
 11th place 
John Vito & Jill
Formerly Dating
The Amazing Race 3

Episodes[]

Episode Air Date Leg Destination First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(millions)[9]
Ratings/Share
(18-49)[9]
1 "I Told You Less Martinis and More Cardio" February 18, 2007 1 United States → Ecuador Rob & Amber John Vito & Jill 1st Eliminated
11th Place
10.29 3.1/8
2 "Beauty Is Sometimes Skin Deep" February 25, 2007 2 Ecuador → Chile Rob & Amber Kevin & Drew 2nd Eliminated
10th Place
8.17 2.9/7
3 "I'm Sorry I'm Wearing a Bathing Suit; It Is Very Weird, I Know" March 4, 2007 3 Chile Rob & Amber David & Mary 3rd Eliminated
9th Place
10.77 3.7/9
4 "No Babies on the Race!" March 11, 2007 4 Chile → Argentina Oswald & Danny Rob & Amber 4th Eliminated
8th Place
9.82 3.3/9
5 "You Need to Watch Your Jokes, Guy" March 18, 2007 5 Argentina → Mozambique Charla & Mirna Uchenna & Joyce Non-Elimination
Leg
12.00 3.9/9
6 "We're Going to Trade You for Food Now" March 25, 2007 6 Mozambique → Tanzania Charla & Mirna Teri & Ian 5th Eliminated
7th Place
10.59 3.3/8
7 "If I Were in Town, I'd Ask for Your Number (Part 1)" April 1, 2007 7 Tanzania → Poland Dustin & Kandice Joe & Bill Non-Elimination
Leg
8.95 2.9/8
8 "If I Were in Town, I'd Ask for Your Number (Part 2)" 8 Poland Oswald & Danny Joe & Bill 6th Eliminated
6th Place
Uchenna & Joyce
9 "The Way You Look, Yeah" April 8, 2007 9 Poland → Malaysia Dustin & Kandice Uchenna & Joyce 7th Eliminated
5th Place
9.29 2.9/8
10 "We Are Trying to Make Love, Not War" April 15, 2007 10 Malaysia → Hong Kong Oswald & Danny Eric & Danielle Non-Elimination
Leg
9.04 3.0/8
11 "Good Doing Business with You" April 22, 2007 11 Hong Kong → Macau Dustin & Kandice Oswald & Danny Non-Elimination
Leg
8.69 2.8/8
12 "Oh My God, the Teletubbies Go to War" April 29, 2007 12 Macau → Guam Dustin & Kandice Oswald & Danny 8th Eliminated
4th Place
9.43 3.1/9
13 "Low to the Ground, That's My Technique" May 6, 2007 13 Guam → United States Eric & Danielle Charla & Mirna 3rd Place 10.31 3.3/9
Dustin & Kandice 2nd Place

Leaderboard[]

This chart shows each teams ranking per leg according to their official check in at the Pit Stop. However, time penalties issued before the start of the next leg due to improperly performed tasks are not reflected here.

Place Team Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3 Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6 Leg 7 Leg 8 Leg 9 Leg 10 Leg 11 Leg 12 Leg 13 Average Roadblock
1 Eric & Danielle 4 4 3 2 6 5 5 5^ 3< 4 3< 2 1 3.62 6-6
2 Dustin & Kandice 6 6 4 5 2 4 1 3~ 1> 2 1 1 2 2.92 6-6
3 Charla & Mirna 8 8 8 7 1 1 4 4~ 2 3 2 3 3 4.15 6-6
4 Oswald & Danny 2 2 5 1 4 2 2 1+ 4 1 4> 4 2.67 4-5
5 Uchenna & Joyce 7 5 2 6 7 3 3 1+ 5 4.33 3-4
6 Joe & Bill 5 3 7 4 5 6 6 6^ 5.25 3-4
7 Teri & Ian 3 7 6 3 3 7 4.83 2-3
8 Rob & Amber 1 1 1 8 2.75 1-2
9 David & Mary 9 9 9 9.00 1-1
10 Kevin & Drew 10 10 10.00 1-0
11 John Vito & Jill 11 11.00 0-0
Notes [1] [2] [3] [4][5] [6] [7] [8] [3]
Legend:
     The team finished in first place
     The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race
     The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg
     The team that won The Amazing Race
     The team that crossed the Finish Line second
     The team that crossed the Finish Line third
The team used the Fast Forward pass
> The team used the Yield
< Recipient of the Yield
Same symbols (^, ~, +, -, =, *) denote the teams that worked together during an Intersection

Notes:
1: Dustin & Kandice initially arrived 4th, but they had missed the clue to the Detour, having simply arrived by chance at one of the options. They were forced to backtrack and retrieve the missed clue at the end of the Detour and return to the Pit Stop. This did not affect their placement.
2: Uchenna & Joyce initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" and not arriving 1st. This did not affect their placement.
3: Two legs contained unaired Roadblocks. It is known that Kandice, Danny, Joyce, Mirna, Danielle, and Joe completed the one in Leg 7. Images from CBS's official website show Danielle and Mirna completing the one in leg 13. Kandice also maxed out at 6 roadblocks at the end of leg 11, meaning Dustin had to do this one by default.
4: Due to an Intersection, Oswald & Danny and Uchenna & Joyce were able to work together to complete the Fast Forward, thus both teams were able to skip all remaining tasks and head directly to the Pit Stop and awarded 1st for both teams.
5: Joe & Bill initially arrived 5th, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" and not arriving 1st. As Joe & Bill were waiting out their penalty, Eric & Danielle checked in, dropping Joe & Bill to last place and eliminating them.
6: Uchenna & Joyce missed a connecting flight in Leg 9 and were not shown performing any of the tasks; they were shown proceeding from the Batu Caves Route Marker directly to the Pit Stop for elimination. Joyce confirmed in a post-race interview that she had done the newspaper recycling Roadblock prior to being eliminated.
7: Eric & Danielle initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" and not arriving 1st. With approximately 14 minutes left of their penalty time, Charla & Mirna checked in, dropping them to 3rd.
8: Oswald & Danny had been "marked for elimination", however, since they checked in last, they were eliminated without the 30-minute penalty.

Trivia[]

Franchise[]

US[]

  • First season not to feature a parent-child team.
  • Last season in which there were thirteen legs.
  • First season to have two pure LGBT teams.
  • Last season to implement the Marked for Elimination penalty.
  • Last season to feature the Yield until The Amazing Race 32.
  • Last season to have a mid-point country or US state before reaching the final destination in the finale leg.
  • All three teams who were the sole representatives from their original season reached the final four.
  • First season to have all teams win a leg in their Amazing Race careers.
  • First season to have Elimination Station videos, released after every episode corresponding the teams who have got eliminated in the first half of the race in the Sequesterville.

Reception[]

Casting Reveal News[]

  • Julie Chen on Early Show (01/16/2007): "Latest Amazing Race For All-Stars Only"
  • Gary Levin at USA Today (01/16/2007): "The Race is on, All-Star style"
  • Christopher Rocchio at Reality TV World (01/17/2007): "The Amazing Race All-Stars teams glad to give the race another try"

Pre-Season Previews[]

  • Eric Goldman at IGN.com (01/17/2007): "The Amazing Race: All-Stars: Phil Speaks Out"
  • Jenn Brasler at Reality News Online (01/17/2007): "The Amazing Race: All-Stars - Reunited and It Feels So Good"
  • Whitney Pastorek and Josh Wolk at EW.com (01/18/2007): "Interview: Bertram Van Munster on Amazing Race: All-Stars
  • Rachel Jaffe at The Trades (02/11/2007): "A Dose of Reality: The Amazing Race: All-Stars - Preview"
  • Live Q&A at Washington Post (02/16/2007): "The Amazing Race: New Season"
  • Angel Cohn at TV Guide (02/16/2007): "Ready, Set… It's The Amazing Race: All-Stars Preview!" with Phil Keoghan

References[]

External links[]

The Amazing Race Season Index
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