The Amazing Race 13

The Amazing Race 13
Season Information
Version:	United States
Continents Visited:	5
Countries Visited:	8
Cities Visited:	18
Distance Traveled:	40,000 miles (64,000 km)
Starting Line:	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Finish Line:	Pittock Mansion, Portland, Oregon
Filming Dates:	April 22, 2008 - May 14, 2008
Season Run	September 28, 2008 - December 7, 2008
Number of Legs:	11
Number of Teams:	11
Winners:	Nick & Starr
Runners-Up:	Ken & Tina Andrew & Dan
Cast
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race 12
Next:	The Amazing Race 14

The Amazing Race 13 is the thirteenth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on September 28, 2008 and ended on December 7, 2008 on CBS. The entire season was released on DVD (exclusively through Amazon.com) on April 8, 2014.

Production

Applications for The Amazing Race 13 were due on November 27, 2007. Semi-finalist interviews were held in December 2007 and January 2008 and final casting interviews took place in February 2008, in Los Angeles.

Filming began on April 22, 2008 and ended May 14, 2008. This season traveled a total of 33,000 mi (53,000 km) across 8 countries in five continents. Much like in the previous seasons, Travelocity continued as the official sponsor during this season and provided prizes to winning teams on every legs (except the final leg).

Teams

1st place  Nick & Starr Brother/Sister	2nd place  Ken & Tina Separated	3rd place  Andrew & Dan Frat Boys	4th place  Toni & Dallas Mother/Son	5th place  Terence & Sarah Newly Dating
6th place  Kelly & Christy Divorcees	7th place  Aja & Ty Dating Long-Distance	8th place  Marisa & Brooke Southern Belles	9th place  Mark & Bill Best Friends	10th place  Anthony & Stephanie Dating
11th place  Anita & Arthur Married Beekeepers

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)	Ratings/Share (18-49)
1	"Bees Are Much Calmer Than All This!"	September 28, 2008	1	United States → Brazil	Nick & Starr	Anita & Arthur	1st Eliminated 11th Place	10.04	3.2/8
2	"Do You Like American Candy?"	October 5, 2008	2	Brazil	Ken & Tina	Anthony & Stephanie	2nd Eliminated 10th Place	11.00	3.4/8
3	"Did You Push My Sports Bra Off the Ledge?"	October 12, 2008	3	Brazil → Bolivia	Ken & Tina	Mark & Bill	3rd Eliminated 9th Place	9.01	2.9/7
4	"I Wonder If They Like Blondes in New Zealand?"	October 19, 2008	4	Bolivia → New Zealand	Ken & Tina	Marisa & Brooke	4th Eliminated 8th Place	10.29	3.1/7
5	"Do It Like a Madman"	October 26, 2008	5	New Zealand → Cambodia	Nick & Starr	Aja & Ty	5th Eliminated 7th Place	9.70	3.0/8
6	"Please Hold While I Singe My Skull"	November 2, 2008	6	Cambodia → India	Nick & Starr	Ken & Tina	Non-Elimination Leg	9.72	2.9/7
7	"My Nose Is on Fire"	November 9, 2008	7	India	Nick & Starr	Kelly & Christy	6th Eliminated 6th Place	11.71	3.4/8
8	"I'm Like an Angry Cow"	November 16, 2008	8	India → Kazakhstan	Nick & Starr	Terence & Sarah	7th Eliminated 5th Place	12.13	3.5/8
9	"That Is Studly"	November 23, 2008	9	Kazakhstan → Russia	Toni & Dallas	Andrew & Dan	Non-Elimination Leg	9.86	2.7/5
10	"You're Gonna Get Me Killed"	November 30, 2008	10	Russia	Nick & Starr	Toni & Dallas	8th Eliminated 4th Place	11.83	3.5/8
11	"You Look Like Peter Pan"	December 7, 2008	11	Russia → United States	Nick & Starr	Andrew & Dan	3rd Place	10.50	3.1/8
						Ken & Tina	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	Average
1	Nick & Starr	1	6	6	5	1	1	1	1►	3	1	1	2.46	5-3
2	Ken & Tina	2	1	1	1►	4	6	4	3	2	3	2	2.64	4-4
3	Andrew & Dan	7	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	2	3	5.18	6-3
4	Toni & Dallas	6	5	2	4	2	3	2	2	1	4		3.10	4-5
5	Terence & Sarah	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	5				3.25	3-4
6	Kelly & Christy	5	7	8	3	5	2	6					5.14	3-3
7	Aja & Ty	8	4	5	7	7							6.20	2-2
8	Marisa & Brooke	10	9	4	8								7.75	2-1
9	Mark & Bill	4	2	9									5.00	1-1
10	Anthony & Stephanie	9	10										9.50	1-0
11	Anita & Arthur	11											11.00	0-0
Notes				[1]	[2]	[3]			[4]		[5][6]
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 U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn
Notes: 1: Mark & Bill initially arrived 8th, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for taking a taxi instead of going on foot to the Bumpy Ride Detour. During this time, Kelly & Christy – the only team trailing them at that point – were able to check in and Mark & Bill were eliminated before the 30 minutes elapsed. 2: Nick & Starr initially arrived 5th at the Pit Stop, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for speeding. This did not affect their placement and was not aired in the broadcast. 3: Terence & Sarah initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for speeding and was issued at the start of the next leg. They thus departed 5th in the next leg. 4: Andrew & Dan initially arrived 4th, but took a taxi to the Pit Stop instead of going on foot as stated in the clue. They were required to go back to the end of the Detour and walk back to the Pit Stop. This did not affect their placement. 5: Ken & Tina initially arrived 3rd, but missed the clue directing them to the Pit Stop, having arrived there by chance while searching for the clue. They were required to retrieve the missed clue at the end of the Detour and return to the Pit Stop. This did not affect their placement. 6: Toni & Dallas were initially denied their clue at the Detour starting point for taking the metro instead of a taxi and were required to go back to the end of the Roadblock and return to the Detour starting point via taxi. Later, when all the other teams had checked in at the Pit Stop, host Phil Keoghan came to Rizhskaya station and eliminated them while they were still performing the Ride the Lines Detour.

Trivia

Franchise

• First time visits to Bolivia, Cambodia, and Kazakhstan.
• Second season to only have two Non-Elimination Legs.
• Lowest number of teams who won a leg, 3 (tied with The Amazing Race 20, The Amazing Race 36, The Amazing Race Asia 2, The Amazing Race: China Rush 1, and The Amazing Race Norge 1).

US

• First and so far only season where a U-Turn was featured, but was not used by any team.
• First season to visit Oceania not in the later legs.
• Only season to not have any team from this season return to participate either in Unfinished Business or second All-Stars edition.

Reception

• Chicago Tribune (09/28/2008): "Pulling the strings at Amazing Race"
• Diana Steenbergen at IGN.com (12/15/2008): "Season 13 Review"

External links

• Get Season 13 on iTunes