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The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business is the eighteenth installment of The Amazing Race. It was confirmed on Nov. 5th, 2010 and is the first US season of The Amazing Race broadcast in High-definition.

This is an All-Star season comprising two teams from Season 12, five teams from Season 14, two teams from Season 15, one team from Season 16 and one team from Season 17.

Teams

S18 KishaJen
 1st place 
Kisha & Jen
Sisters
The Amazing Race 14
S18 FlightTimeBigEasy
 2nd place 
Flight Time & Big Easy
Harlem Globetrotters
The Amazing Race 15
S18 GaryMallory
 3rd place 
Gary & Mallory
Father/Daughter
The Amazing Race 17
S18 ZevJustin
 4th place 
Zev & Justin
Best Friends
The Amazing Race 15
S18 KentVyxsin
 5th place 
Kent & Vyxsin
Dating Goths
The Amazing Race 12
S18 JetCord
 6th place 
Jet & Cord
Cowboys
The Amazing Race 16
S18 RonChristina
 7th place 
Ron & Christina
Father/Daughter
The Amazing Race 12
S18 MargieLuke
 8th place 
Margie & Luke
Mother/Son
The Amazing Race 14
S18 JaimeCara
 9th place 
Jaime & Cara
Former NFL Cheerleaders
The Amazing Race 14
S18 MelMike
 10th place 
Mel & Mike
Father/Son
The Amazing Race 14
S18 AmandaKris
 11th place 
Amanda & Kris
Engaged
The Amazing Race 14

Episodes

Episode Air Date Leg Destination First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(millions) 		Ratings/Share
(18-49)
1 "Head Down and Hold On" February 20, 2011 1 United States → Australia Gary & Mallory Jet & Cord Ordered to
Continue Racing 		9.15[1] 2.5/7[1]
2 "I Never Looked So Foolish in My Whole Entire Life" February 27, 2011 2 Australia Zev & Justin Amanda & Kris 1st Eliminated
11th Place 		7.67[2] 2.1/5[2]
3 "We Had a Lot of Evil Spirits Apparently" March 6, 2011 3 Australia → Japan Zev & Justin Mel & Mike 2nd Eliminated
10th Place 		9.78[3] 2.7/7[3]
4 "This Is the Most Stupid Day Ever" March 13, 2011 4 Japan → China Margie & Luke Kent & Vyxsin Ordered to
Continue Racing 		9.44[4] 2.7/8[4]
5 "Don't Ruin the Basketball Game" March 20, 2011 5 China Jet & Cord Jamie & Cara 3rd Eliminated
9th Place 		10.12[5] 2.8/8[5]
6 "I Feel Like a Monkey in a Circus Parade" March 27, 2011 6 China → India Gary & Mallory Margie & Luke 4th Eliminated
8th Place 		10.96[6] 3.2/9[6]
7 "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win" April 10, 2011 7 India Flight Time & Big Easy Ron & Christina 5th Eliminated
7th Place 		10.48[7] 2.9/8[7]
8 "I Cannot Deal with Your Psycho Behavior" April 17, 2011 8 India → Austria Zev & Justin Gary & Mallory Non-Elimination
Leg 		8.78[8] 2.4/7[8]
9 "We're Good American People" April 24, 2011 9 Austria → Liechtenstein → Switzerland Zev & Justin Jet & Cord 6th Eliminated
6th Place 		9.37[9] 2.6/8[9]
10 "Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen" May 1, 2011 10 Switzerland Flight Time & Big Easy Kent & Vyxsin 7th Eliminated
5th Place 		9.20[10] 2.6/7[10]
11 "This Is Where It Ends" May 8, 2011 11 Switzerland → Brazil Gary & Mallory Zev & Justin 8th Eliminated
4th Place 		8.97[11] 2.6/7[11]
12 Brazil → United States Kisha & Jen Gary & Mallory 3rd Place
Flight Time & Big Easy 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 Average Icon-Roadblock
1 Kisha & Jen 3 4 4 5 4 6 3 4 2 2 2 1 3.33 6-6
2 Flight Time & Big Easy 5 2 5 6 6⋑ 7 1 2 5⊂ 1 3 2 3.75 6-6
3 Gary & Mallory 1 9 2 3 2ϵ 1 4 6 4 3 1 3 3.25 6-6
4 Zev & Justin 4 1 1 8 8 4 2 1 1 4 4 3.46 5-5
5 Kent & Vyxsin 10 7 7 9 5⊂ 5 6 3 3 5 6.00 4-5
6 Jet & Cord 11 3 6 2 1 2 5 5 6⊃ 4.56 4-4
7 Ron & Christina 8 10 3 4 7 3 7 6.00 3-3
8 Margie & Luke 7 5 8 1 3 8 5.33 2-3
9 Jaime & Cara 6 8 9 7 9⊃⋐ 7.80 2-2
10 Mel & Mike 9 6 10 8.33 1-1
11 Amanda & Kris 2 11∪ 6.50 1-0
Notes [1][2] [3] [2][4] [5][6] [7] [8]
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
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
∪ This team was penalized with an automatic "U-Turn"

Notes:
1: By the end of Episode 1, Jet & Cord had not reached Phil at the mat.
2: Legs 1 and 4 had no mandatory rest period between legs, and all teams were ordered to continue racing. Those who checked in last on these legs did not face a Speed Bump in the next leg.
3: Amanda & Kris's U-Turn penalty was incurred on Leg 2, as there was no Detour on Leg 1.
4: Flight Time & Big Easy were initially checked in 3rd; however, they were retroactively issued a 30-minute penalty when Ron & Christina told Phil that the Globetrotters had taken their fanny pack by accident and did not return it to them. Ron & Christina were moved up to 3rd, and Kisha & Jen, who checked in within the half-hour penalty period, were checked in for 4th, ultimately dropping the Globetrotters to 5th.
5: Gary & Mallory used the Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 5. Before using the Express Pass, Gary elected to perform the Roadblock, and this is reflected in the total Roadblock count.
6: When Kent & Vyxsin finished Leg 4, they were issued a 30-minute penalty for failing to take the required flight from Tokyo-Narita to Kunming, to be served at the next Pit Stop. They arrived at the Leg 5 Pit Stop 4th; during their penalty Kisha & Jen checked in, dropping Kent & Vyxsin to 5th.
7: Kent & Vyxsin initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for taking a taxi instead of going on foot from the Roadblock to the Pit Stop as the clue had specified. Gary & Mallory and Zev & Justin, the only teams trailing Kent and Vyxsin at that point, checked in during the penalty time and Kent & Vyxsin were eliminated before the 30 minutes elapsed.
8: Leg 12 had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.

Trivia

Franchise

  • First time visit to Liechtenstein.
  • First season to have an automatic U-Turn.
  • First season to have the first episode end with a cliffhanger.
  • Most parent/child teams in a single season, 4.
  • First season to have only one Speed Bump in the entire race since its introduction.
  • First time back-to-back female teams winning the race.
  • First time there are back-to-back Roadblocks in the final leg.
  • Most teams U-Turned in a season, 4.

US

  • First season to have African-American teams finish 1st and 2nd.
  • Second time the Finish Line takes place in Florida (after Season 7).
  • Fewest couples in love in standard format: 2 out of 11 (tied with Season 24)
  • First season with no elimination in the first leg.
  • First season in which all non-elimination legs had six or more teams competing.
    • First season in which the fifth-place team was eliminated two episodes before the finale.
  • First season with no-rest legs (legs 1 and 4).

Season

  • From 1st place to 4th place, the number the legs the team won became their placement.
  • The first four teams eliminated were all from the same season, Season 14.
    • Ironically, Kisha & Jen, the only surviving Season 14 team, ended up winning.
  • Many teams were eliminated in a similar fashion to their original season:
    • Amanda & Kris being U-turned in their original season, and U-turned again this season
    • Luke stumbling at the Roadblock in his original season, and again this season, costing his team.
    • One team member from Ron & Christina messing up at a crucial Roadblock in both seasons
    • Kent & Vyxsin are eliminated in fifth place.
    • Gary & Mallory got trouble with direction at the early of the leg in both season.
  • All the teams that made it to the final leg in their original season were eliminated back-to-back from leg 5 until leg 9.

Reception

  • Andy Dehnart at realityblurred (09/18/2011): "Amazing Race unbelievably wins another Emmy"

External links

Get this season on iTunes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-amazing-race-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-adjusted-down/83523/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-academy-awards-adjusted-up-plus-ratings-for-oscars-red-carpet/84094/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-secret-millionare-celebrity-apprentice-adjusted-up-brothers-sisters-bobs-burgers-cleveland-show-adjusted-down/85003/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-secret-millionaire-amazing-race-undercover-boss-celebrity-apprentice-adjusted-up-cleveland-show-adjusted-down/85835/
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-secret-millionaire-adjusted-up-family-guy-cleveland-adjusted-down-cbs/86680/
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=27887
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=28010
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=28062
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=28107
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=28192
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=28237

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