The Amazing Race 14

The Amazing Race 14
Season Information
Version:	United States
Continents Visited:	3
Countries Visited:	9
Cities Visited:	20
Distance Traveled:	40,000 mi (64,000 km)
Starting Line:	Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California
Finish Line:	King Kamehameha Golf Club, Waikapu, Hawaii
Filming Dates:	October 31, 2008 - November 21, 2008
Season Run	February 15, 2009 - May 10, 2009
Number of Legs:	12
Number of Teams:	11
Winners:	Tammy & Victor
Runners-Up:	Jaime & Cara Margie & Luke
Cast
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race 13
Next:	The Amazing Race 15

The Amazing Race 14 is the fourteenth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on February 15, 2009 and ended on May 10, 2009 on CBS. The entire season was released on DVD on May 21, 2014.

Production

Applications for The Amazing Race 14 were due on May 28, 2008. Semi-finalist interviews were held sometime in June 2008, and the final casting interviews were held in Los Angeles around late June or early July 2008. Location scouting took place in August 2008.

Filming began on October 31, 2008 and concluded on November 21, 2008. This season traveled a total of 40,000 miles (64,000 km), across nine countries on three continents.

This season saw cosmetic changes to the show's presentation , with the use of a new font for the on-screen chyrons, new route map graphics updated with Google Earth, a new intro sequence, a new musical score, and the use of split screens. In addition, less time was devoted to airport scenes in the final edit, with more time devoted to establishing shots featuring scenery and locations. According to Executive Producer Bertram van Munster, this was done to give the show "a new coat of paint".

Travelocity was the only official sponsor of the season and would provide the prizes awarded to first place teams on certain legs.

Twists/Changes

• 12 Legs: After the previous two seasons featured only 11 single-length legs each, the Race was extended to 12 single-length legs.
• Roadblock Limits: This season featured 11 Roadblocks, leaving for a maximum Roadblock split of 6-5.
• U-Turn: U-Turns are available on certain legs of the Race. The fourth leg saw the introduction of the Blind U-Turn, in which the team that used it did not have to publicly reveal themselves by using their "Courtesy Of" photo.
• 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.
• No-Rest Leg: Upon checking in at the Pit Stop at the end of the tenth leg, teams were given their next clue by host Phil Keoghan and immediately began the eleventh leg. The first team to arrive received a prize, while the last place team did not face a penalty.
• Rules and Penalties: The following rules and penalties were revealed on this season:
  • A team that attempts to check in at a Pit Stop without their travel documents would be turned away and required to retrieve them before being allowed to check in.
  • A team that tampers with production-provided equipment meant for other teams would incur a 30-minute penalty.
  • A team that completes an action during a task that violates any provision explicitly prohibited in their clue would incur a 30-minute penalty. The penalty for such an infraction was previously 1 hour, as of The Amazing Race 3.
  • A team that barters with their personal belongings to make any Race-related payments would incur a 2-hour penalty.

Teams

Tammy & Victor  1st place  Tammy & Victor Siblings/Lawyers	Jaime & Cara  2nd place  Jaime & Cara Former NFL Cheerleaders	Margie & Luke  3rd place  Margie & Luke Mother/Son	Kisha & Jen  4th place  Kisha & Jen Sisters	Mark & Michael  5th place  Mark & Michael Brothers/Stuntmen
Mel & Mike  6th place  Mel & Mike Father/Son	Christie & Jodi  7th place  Christie & Jodi Flight Attendants	Amanda & Kris  8th place  Amanda & Kris Dating	Brad & Victoria  9th place  Brad & Victoria Married	Steve & Linda  10th place  Steve & Linda Married
Preston & Jennifer  11th place  Preston & Jennifer Dating

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)	Ratings/Share (18-49)
1	"Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me"	February 15, 2009	1	United States → Switzerland	Margie & Luke	Preston & Jennifer	1st Eliminated 11th Place	9.20	2.6/7
2	"Your Target is Your Partner's Face"	February 22, 2009	2	Switzerland → Germany → Austria	Tammy & Victor	Steve & Linda	2nd Eliminated 10th Place	7.81	2.6/6
3	"I'm Not Wearing That Girl's Leotard!"	March 1, 2009	3	Austria → Romania	Mel & Mike	Brad & Victoria	3rd Eliminated 9th Place	10.60	3.0/8
4	"It Was Like a Caravan of Idiots"	March 8, 2009	4	Romania → Russia	Christie & Jodi	Amanda & Kris	4th Eliminated 8th Place	10.13	3.1/8
5	"She's a Little Scared of Stick, but I Think She'll Be OK!"	March 15, 2009	5	Russia	Margie & Luke	Christie & Jodi	Non-Elimination Leg	10.33	3.1/8
6	"Alright Guys We're at War!"	March 22, 2009	6	Russia → India	Tammy & Victor	Christie & Jodi	5th Eliminated 7th Place	12.42	3.6/9
7	"Gorilla? Gorilla?? Gorilla???"	March 29, 2009	7	India → Thailand	Tammy & Victor	Mel & Mike	6th Eliminated 6th Place	11.99	3.7/9
8	"Rooting Around in People's Mouths Could Be Unpleasant"	April 12, 2009	8	Thailand	Margie & Luke	Mark & Michael	Non-Elimination Leg	10.57	3.1/8
9	"Our Parents Will Cry Themselves to Death"	April 19, 2009	9	Thailand → China	Kisha & Jen	Mark & Michael	7th Eliminated 5th Place	10.30	3.0/6
10	"Having a Baby's Gotta Be Easier Than This"	April 26, 2009	10	China	Jaime & Cara	Kisha & Jen	Ordered to Continue Racing	10.27	3.2/9
11	"No More Mr. Nice Guy"	May 3, 2009	11	China	Tammy & Victor	Kisha & Jen	8th Eliminated 4th Place	10.84	3.2/9
12	"This Is How You Lose a Million Dollars"	May 10, 2009	12	China → United States	Tammy & Victor	Margie & Luke	3rd Place	10.49	3.1/9
						Jaime & Cara	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
1	Tammy & Victor	2	1	8	3	2	1	1	3	2	3	1⊂	1	2.33	5-6
2	Jaime & Cara	7	6	7	5	3	5	2	2	4	1	3	2	3.92	6-5
3	Margie & Luke	1	4	4	4⊂	1	4	4	1	3	2	2	3	2.75	5-6
4	Kisha & Jen	8	7	3	2	6	3	5	4	1	4	4⊃		4.27	5-5
5	Mark & Michael	3	8	5	7	5	6	3	5	5				5.22	5-3
6	Mel & Mike	4	2	1	6	4	2	6						3.57	3-3
7	Christie & Jodi	10	9	6	1	7	7							6.67	3-3
8	Amanda & Kris	5	3	2	8⊃									4.50	1-3
9	Brad & Victoria	6	5	9										6.67	0-3
10	Steve & Linda	9	10											9.50	1-1
11	Preston & Jennifer	11												11.00	1-0
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 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 ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn
Notes: 1: The U-Turn in Leg 4 was a Blind U-Turn; Margie & Luke did not have to reveal themselves to the other teams as having used the U-Turn. 2: The unused Fast Forward in Leg 7 was unaired. 3: Mark & Michael initially arrived 1st, but were issued two 30-minute penalties: one for intentionally tampering with the bike pumps and putting them away at the 2 Miles Detour, and another for hiring a taxi to guide them through the Detour, which was explicitly prohibited in the clue. Two teams checked in during their penalty time, dropping Mark & Michael to 3rd. 4: Kisha & Jen initially arrived 3rd, but were not allowed to check in because they had left their travel documents and money at the location of the Roadblock; they were instructed to retrieve them before they could check in. Tammy & Victor checked in while Kisha & Jen went back, dropping them to 4th; Mark & Michael also arrived during this time, but were unable to check in due to penalties accumulated during the leg (see note 5). 5: Mark & Michael initially arrived 4th, but were issued two 2-hour penalties, both for "using personal belongings to settle a bill" (they had bartered personal items to pay two taxi fares). With just over 3 hours of the penalty time remaining, Kisha & Jen returned to check in 4th. Mark & Michael, in last place at that point, were allowed to check in immediately after Kisha & Jen; however, they were notified the leg was a Non-Elimination Leg, and that the remaining penalty would be assessed at the start of the next Leg. 6: Leg 10 had no mandatory rest period between legs, and all teams were ordered to continue racing. The team who checked in last on this leg did not face a Speed Bump in the next leg.

Trivia

Franchise

• First time visit to Romania.
• First season where no Fast Forwards are used or aired.
• First season to expand into 12 single-length legs.
• First season to visit only three continents.
• First season to feature a No-Rest Leg.

US

• First season in the American version where none of the couples in love made it to the final three in standard format, second overall after The Amazing Race: Family Edition.
  • The four couples in love in this season were eliminated in the first four legs, and the seven remaining teams were either friends or families.
• First season to have more than two parent/child teams in standard format.
• Luke Adams is the first deaf contestant.
• The Finish Line in Maui is the southernmost in the American version.

Reception

• Logan Saunders at Thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse (12/27/2013): "This Is How You Lose a Franchise"

External links

• Get Season 14 on iTunes