The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007)

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

The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007)
Season Information
Version:	United States
Continents Visited:	6
Countries Visited:	9
Cities Visited:	30
Distance Traveled:	45,000 miles (72,000 km)
Starting Line:	Charles Deering Historic Estate, Palmetto Bay, Florida
Finish Line:	San Francisco Botanical Garden, San Francisco, California
Filming Dates:	November 20, 2006 - December 17, 2006
Season Run	February 18, 2007 - May 6, 2007
Number of Legs:	13
Number of Teams:	11
Winners:	Eric & Danielle
Runners-Up:	Dustin & Kandice Charla & Mirna
Cast
Opening Sequence
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race 10
Next:	The Amazing Race 12

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.

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, CBS moved forward with an all-star edition in November 2006. 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). Casting was criticized in some corners for not picking more than one winner team (especially Chip & Kim and BJ & Tyler, and possibly Rob & Brennan). The exclusion of fan-favorites Jon & Al also came as a big surprise, even to The Amazing Race 7 winners Uchenna & Joyce. 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. 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

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

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)	Ratings/Share (18-49)
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
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

• First season to feature a composite team, two racers from one team competed with different teams in the original season.
• First time visits to Ecuador, Mozambique, Poland, Macau, and Guam.
• First time none of the all-female teams had been eliminated from the race.
  • First season where no matching same-gender teams had been eliminated from the race.
• First time that two all-female teams reached the final three.
• First time a tie was allowed at the Pit Stop mat since its ban starting in The Amazing Race 5, due to the Intersection.
  • Unlike in The Amazing Race 4, only one team could get the prize for winning the leg.
• Least amount male of contestants in the final three, 1 (tied with The Amazing Race 17, HaMerotz LaMillion 3 and The Amazing Race Asia 5).

US

• First season not to feature a parent-child team.
• Last season in which there were thirteen legs.
• For the first time since its introduction in The Amazing Race 6, no Superleg occurred.
• 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.

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

External links

• CBS.com - The Amazing Race: All-Stars