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For the previous season with the same subtitle, see The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007).

The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2014) is the twenty-fourth season of the reality television series, The Amazing Race. It premiered on February 23, 2014 and ended on May 18, 2014 on CBS. This is the second season to have the All-Stars subtitle (following season 11) and the third to feature racers from different previous seasons. The entire season was released on DVD on November 19, 2017

Production[]

Filming began on November 16, 2013 and concluded on December 6, 2013. This season traveled a total of 23,000 miles (37,000 km), across eight countries on three continents.

The Starting Line for the season was initially set to be at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, home of the UCLA Bruins football team. However, scheduling conflicts meant that production could not film at the Rose Bowl on the intended day the Race was to begin so production was forced to move the Starting Line to Cougar Stadium at the College of the Canyons in nearby Santa Clarita.[1] In spite of the change, the UCLA Bruin Marching Band was still featured as part of the Starting Line Task.

Travelocity and Ford were the official sponsors during this season and provided prizes throughout the Race to winning teams on certain legs.

Casting[]

The 24th edition was decided to be another All-Star season, following The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007). This season featured eleven returning teams from past seasons featuring teams from The Amazing Race 14 onwards, including seven contestants competing for the third time. Host Phil Keoghan said that they sought to bring back teams that "some fans love to hate", "the most lovable ever", as well as teams that "spark a lot of reaction".[2]

Brook & Claire (season 17), Amani & Marcus (season 19)[3], and Tim & Marie (season 23)[4] all decline invitations to compete. Art & JJ (season 20) were initially selected, but cut from the final cast a few days before filming began.[5]

Bopper & Mark (season 20) were one of the teams chosen for the final cast. However, Bopper began showing signs of pancreatitis before arriving in Los Angeles for filming and was deemed unfit to compete by the show's medical team upon arrival.[6] As a last-minute replacement, production flew in Mallory Ervin, who previously competed in season 17 and season 18 with her father, Gary, to be Mark's teammate.[7] Bopper & Mark were initially advertised as a team[8], with Bopper's replacement and Mark & Mallory's formation as a team aired as a surprise twist.

Twists/Changes[]

  • All-Stars: Former racers returned for another shot to win the million dollar prize.
  • Roadblock Limits: This season featured 13 Roadblocks, with team members limited to performing a maximum of 6 Roadblocks by the end of the tenth leg. Either team member was allowed to perform the Roadblock in the eleventh leg. The final leg then featured two Roadblocks, with each team member required to perform one, leaving for a maximum Roadblock split of 8-5.[9]
  • Double Express Pass: The team that wins the first leg would be awarded two Express Passes. However, they must give the second Express Pass away to another team by the end of the fifth leg. Both Express Passes allow their holders to skip any task of their choosing until the end of the eighth leg.
  • Speed Bump: A team that came in last place on a Non-Elimination Leg would encounter an additional task in the following leg that only they would have to perform.
  • Double U-Turn: Double U-Turns are available on certain legs of the Race.
  • Rules and Penalties: The following rule was revealed on this season:
    • A team that uses an Express Pass to bypass a Detour task then later discovers that they have been U-Turned must complete the Detour option they did not use the Express Pass on.

Teams[]

Dave & Connor
Dave & Connor
 1st place 
Dave & Connor
Father/Son
The Amazing Race 22
Caroline & Jennifer
Caroline & Jennifer
 2nd place 
Caroline & Jennifer
Country Singers
The Amazing Race 22
Brendon & Rachel
Brendon & Rachel
 3rd place 
Brendon & Rachel
Newlyweds
The Amazing Race 20
Leo & Jamal
Leo & Jamal
 4th place 
Leo & Jamal
Cousins
The Amazing Race 23
Jet & Cord
Jet & Cord
 5th place 
Jet & Cord
Cowboys
The Amazing Race 16, 18
Flight Time & Big Easy
Flight Time & Big Easy
 6th place 
Flight Time & Big Easy
Harlem Globetrotters
The Amazing Race 15, 18
Jessica & John
Jessica & John
 7th place 
Jessica & John
Engaged
The Amazing Race 22
Margie & Luke
Margie & Luke
 8th place 
Margie & Luke
Mother/Son
The Amazing Race 14, 18
Joey & Meghan
Joey & Meghan
 9th place 
Joey & Meghan
YouTube Hosts
The Amazing Race 22
Mark & Mallory
Mark & Mallory
 10th place 
Mark & Mallory
Team Kentucky
The Amazing Race 17, 18,
20
Natalie & Nadiya
Natalie & Nadiya
 11th place 
Natalie & Nadiya
Twins
The Amazing Race 21

Episodes[]

Episode Air Date Leg Destination First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(millions)
Ratings/Share
(18-49)
1 "Back in the Saddle" February 23, 2014 1 United States → China Jet & Cord Natalie & Nadiya 1st Eliminated
11th Place
6.71[10] 1.5/4[10]
2 "Baby Bear's Soup" March 2, 2014 2 China Brendon & Rachel Mark & Mallory 2nd Eliminated
10th Place
6.10[11] 1.5/4[11]
3 "Welcome to the Jungle" March 9, 2014 3 China → Malaysia Dave & Connor Joey & Meghan 3rd Eliminated
9th Place
8.46[12] 1.9/5[12]
4 "Smarter, Not Harder" March 16, 2014 4 Malaysia Jet & Cord Brendon & Rachel Non-Elimination
Leg
8.30[13] 1.8/5[13]
5 "Can't Make Fish Bite" March 23, 2014 5 Malaysia → Sri Lanka Dave & Connor Margie & Luke 4th Eliminated
8th Place
8.70[14] 1.8/5[14]
6 "Down and Dirty" March 30, 2014 6 Sri Lanka Leo & Jamal Caroline & Jennifer Non-Elimination
Leg
9.51[15] 2.0/5[15]
7 "The Gladiators Are Here!" April 13, 2014 7 Sri Lanka → Italy Brendon & Rachel Jessica & John 5th Eliminated
7th Place
8.83[16] 1.8/5[16]
8 "Donkeylicious" April 20, 2014 8 Italy Brendon & Rachel Flight Time & Big Easy 6th Eliminated
6th Place
7.65[17] 1.7/5[17]
9 "Accidental Alliance" April 27, 2014 9 Italy → Switzerland Dave & Connor Caroline & Jennifer Non-Elimination
Leg
8.45[18] 1.9/6[18]
10 "Bull Down" May 4, 2014 10 Switzerland → Spain Dave & Connor Jet & Cord 7th Eliminated
5th Place
8.09[19] 1.7/5[19]
11 "Hei Ho Heidi Ho" May 11, 2014 11 Spain → United Kingdom Dave & Connor Leo & Jamal 8th Eliminated
4th Place
7.37[20] 1.7/5[20]
12 "Do You Believe in Magic?" May 18, 2014 12 United Kingdom → United States Dave & Connor Brendon & Rachel 3rd Place 8.22[21] 1.8/5[21]
Caroline & Jennifer 2nd Place

Leaderboard[]

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 Average Roadblock
1 Dave & Connor 3 4 1 2 1 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 2.17 5-8
2 Caroline & Jennifer 9 3ϵ 6 4 2 7 2 5 5 4 2 2 4.25 7-6
3 Brendon & Rachel 2 1 8 8 7 5 1 1 4 2 3 3 3.75 7-6
4 Leo & Jamal 5 7 3 3 4 1 5 3 3 3 4 3.73 5-6
5 Jet & Cord 1 6 2 1 3 2 4 2ϵ 2 5 2.80 5-5
6 Flight Time & Big Easy 7 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5.88 5-3
7 Jessica & John 8 8 7 5 5 3 7 6.14 3-4
8 Margie & Luke 4 2 4 7 8 5.00 2-2
9 Joey & Meghan 10 9 9 9.33 2-1
10 Mark & Mallory 6 10 8.00 1-1
11 Natalie & Nadiya 11 11.00 1-0
Notes [1][2] [3] [4] [5]
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 or continue racing in a no-rest leg
     The team that won The Amazing Race
     The team that crossed the Finish Line second
     The team that crossed the Finish Line third
ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg
The team used the U-Turn
Recipient of the U-Turn
The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn"
Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist

Notes:
1: Several teams received time credits due to production errors and left the pit start of the second leg in a different order than their placements in the previous leg. Margie & Luke departed 3rd, Dave & Connor departed 4th, Joey & Meghan departed 8th, Jessica & John departed 9th and Caroline & Jennifer departed 10th.
2: Caroline & Jennifer used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 2. Before using the Express Pass, Caroline elected to perform the Roadblock, and this is reflected in the total Roadblock count.
3: Due to being so far behind the other teams, Margie & Luke did not perform any of the tasks on this leg.[22]
4: Jet & Cord used their Express Pass to bypass the Donkey Build Detour.
5: Caroline & Jennifer attempted to U-Turn Brendon & Rachel. However, Brendon & Rachel had already passed them, and were unaffected.

Trivia[]

S24 full cast1

Original cast with Bopper & Mark.

Franchise[]

  • This season marks the first time that a team without a pre-existing relationship competed.
  • This is the first season to feature a three-time returning racers.

US[]

Reception[]

  • Andy Dehnart at realityblurred (01/27/2014): "Amazing Race's secret 'dramatic twist' is not all that secret, dramatic, or twisty"
  • DryedMangoez (05/19/2014): "The Amazing Race 24 Wrap-Up"
  • Dan Heaton at Rob Has A Website (05/23/2014): "The Amazing Race: Ten Ideas to Make It Incredible Once Again"

References[]

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