The Amazing Race: China Rush

Template:Infobox Television The Amazing Race China Rush is a reality game show based on the American CBS series, The Amazing Race. Disney-ABC International Television Asia Pacific reached an agreement with Shanghai Media Group (SMG) to produce 12 episodes of the series.

The shooting schedule will take place between the end of April 2010 and June 2010, with broadcasting dates running from August 15 until October 31. The program will be broadcast in English, with Chinese subtitles, and will be put together by an international production team. There will be 20 international contestants on 10 teams, all from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Throughout the series they will carry out a series of competitive tasks in order to find the ‘key’ to the following week’s episode. As this will be judged against the clock, one of the teams will be eliminated on a weekly basis. So it is not simply a test of individual capability, but also of emotional strength and teamwork. The eventual winners will receive a very special, mystery grand prize. China Rush will offer a unique platform to explore and promote Chinese culture through its great cities, perfectly complementing the 2010 Expo philosophy of ‘Better City, Better Life'.

Teams & Contestants

For a list of all teams, see Teams.

For a list of all contestants, see Contestants.

Main article: The Amazing Race China Rush Teams

Twenty teams have been chosen from Australia, Kenya, India, Mexico, Latvia, United States, and Canada.

Production

Pre-Race

Applications

Applications were available online at www.chinarush.tv and due by April 12, 2010 (2010-04-12) . Many of the same rules and regulations for eligibility for the American series apply to the China Rush edition. The applicants were all required to be able to communicate in English and had to post a four minute video of themselves online. They were chosen from an international pool of applicants.

Season 1 Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Photo	Team	Relationship	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Roadblocks
File:RachelCharles.jpg	Charlie & Rachel	Flirtatious Friends	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	4th	1st	2nd	1st	5th	4th	1st	1st	Charlie 6, Rachel 6
File:RichardJoshua.jpg	Rick & Josh	Best Mates	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	1st	5th	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	Rick 6, Josh 6
File:NareshDeepak.jpg	Deepak & Naresh	Cricket Fanatics	9th	5th	5th	4th	6th	3rd	4th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	3rd	Deepak 6, Naresh 6
File:KarenLisa.jpg	Lisa & Karen	Momshells	5th	8th	8th	5th	5th	4th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	4th	Eliminated 7th	Lisa 5, Karen 6
File:MollySarah.jpg	Sarah & Molly	Ultra-Marathoners	4th	4th	4th	6th	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	5th	Eliminated 6th		Sarah 5, Molly 5
File:AmySean.jpg	Sean & Amy	Newly Dating	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	6th	Eliminated 5th						Sean 3, Amy 3
File:BonnieMelanie.jpg	Bonnie & Mel	Expat Wives	7th	6th	6th	7th	7th	Eliminated 4th							Bonnie 2, Mel 3
File:JanisAleksandra.jpg	Janis & Aleksandra	Reality TV Veterans	6th	7th	7th	8th	Eliminated 3rd								Janis 4, Aleksandra 0
File:MiguelHector.jpg	Miguel & Hector	Amigos	8th	9th	9th	Eliminated 2nd									Miguel 2, Hector 1
File:PaulFrancis.jpg	Paul & Francis	Maasai Warriors	10th	10th	Eliminated 1st										Paul 1, Francis 1

• Red indicates that the team was eliminated.
• An underlined blue indicates the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg and had to perform the Speed Bump task at the following leg.
• A yellow > indicates that the team who chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it.
• A brown » indicates that the team chose to use a U-Turn; « indicates the team who received it.

External Links

• China Rush Official Website
• Be a contestant on The Amazing Race: China Rush
• ICS Shanghai Website
• Hamilton 'The Amazing Race: China rush' (04/27/2010)