The Amazing Race 16

Season Information

Version:

United States

Continents Visited:

5

Countries Visited:

9

Cities Visited:

24

Distance Traveled:

40,000 miles (64,000 km)

Starting Line:

Vista Hermosa Natural Park, Los Angeles, California

Finish Line:

Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Filming Dates:

November 28, 2009 - December 19, 2009

Season Run

February 14, 2010 - May 9, 2010

Number of Legs:

12

Number of Teams:

11

Winners:

Dan & Jordan

Runners-Up:

Jet & Cord
Brent & Caite

Cast

Opening Sequence

Season Chronology

Teams

1st place Dan & Jordan Brothers	2nd place Jet & Cord Brothers/Cowboys	3rd place Brent & Caite Dating Models	4th place Louie & Michael Detectives	5th place Carol & Brandy Dating
6th place Steve & Allie Father/Daughter	7th place Jordan & Jeff Newly Dating	8th place Joe & Heidi Married	9th place Monique & Shawne Moms/Attorneys	10th place Jody & Shannon Grandmother/ Granddaughter
11th place Dana & Adrian High School Sweethearts

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)	Ratings/Share (18-49)
1	"Nanna Is Kickin' Your Butt"	February 14, 2010	1	United States → Chile	Jordan & Jeff	Dana & Adrian	1st Eliminated 11th Place	9.00^[1]	2.8/7^[1]
2	"When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head"	February 21, 2010	2	Chile	Jet & Cord	Jody & Shannon	2nd Eliminated 10th Place	9.01^[2]	2.9/7^[2]
3	"Run Like Scalded Dogs!"	February 28, 2010	3	Chile → Argentina	Jet & Cord	Monique & Shawne	3rd Eliminated 9th Place	10.24^[3]	3.2/8^[3]
4	"We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt"	March 7, 2010	4	Argentina → Germany	Louie & Michael	Jordan & Jeff	Non-Elimination Leg	8.05^[4]	4.5/7^[4]
5	"I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?"	March 14, 2010	5	Germany → France	Louie & Michael	Joe & Heidi	4th Eliminated 8th Place	10.23^[5]	3.0/8^[5]
6	"Cathy Drone?"	March 21, 2010	6	France	Louie & Michael	Jordan & Jeff	5th Eliminated 7th Place	11.99^[6]	3.8/9^[6]
7	"Anonymous?"	March 28, 2010	7	France → Seychelles	Steve & Allie	Jet & Cord	Non-Elimnation Leg	13.02^[7]	4.0/10^[7]
8	"You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?"	April 4, 2010	8	Seychelles → Malaysia	Jet & Cord	Steve & Allie	6th Eliminated 6th Place	9.14^[8]	2.7/8^[8]
9	"Dumb Did Us In"	April 11, 2010	9	Malaysia → Singapore	Dan & Jordan	Carol & Brandy	7th Eliminated 5th Place	12.21^[9]	3.3/10^[9]
10	"I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily"	April 25, 2010	10	Singapore → China	Jet & Cord	Louie & Michael	Non-Elimination Leg	9.14^[10]	2.7/8^[10]
11	"They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language"	May 2, 2010	11	China	Brent & Caite	Louie & Michael	8th Eliminated 4th Place	10.49^[11]	3.0/9^[11]
12	"Huger Than Huge"	May 9, 2010	12	China → United States	Dan & Jordan	Brent & Caite	3rd Place	10.63^[12]	2.9/9^[12]
12	"Huger Than Huge"	May 9, 2010	12	China → United States	Dan & Jordan	Jet & Cord	2nd Place	10.63^[12]	2.9/9^[12]

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	Dan & Jordan	8	8	6	6+	4	5	2	5	1►	3	3	1	4.33	6-5
2	Jet & Cord	3	1	1	4^	3	4	6	1	3	1	2	2	2.58	6-6
3	Brent & Caite	7	4	7	7-	6	6	3	4	2⊂	2	1	3	4.33	7-5
4	Louie & Michael	9	9	8	1^	1⊂	1	4	3	4	4	4		4.36	6-5
5	Carol & Brandy	6	3	3	5+	5	2	5	2	5⊃				4.00	4-4
6	Steve & Allie	4	7	2	2~	2	3	1	6					3.38	4-3
7	Jordan & Jeff	1	6	5	8-	7	7							5.67	2-3
8	Joe & Heidi	5	2	4	3~	8⊃								4.40	2-2
9	Monique & Shawne	2	5	9										5.33	1-2
10	Jody & Shannon	10	10											10.00	1-1
11	Dana & Adrian	11												11.00	0-1
Notes		^[1]^[2]^[3]		^[4]		^[5]^[6]^[7]	^[8]	^[9]
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 Same symbols (^, ~, +, -, =, ) denote the teams that worked together during an Intersection*
Notes: 1: Brent & Caite initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for going on foot instead of taking the Ascensor Artillería after the Roadblock as instructed in their clue; five teams checked-in during the penalty time, dropping them to 7th. 2: Dan and Jordan initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for losing a paintbrush during the additional task; four teams, including Brent and Caite, whose penalty time expired before Dan & Jordan's, checked-in during the penalty time, dropping them to 8th. 3: Dana & Adrian failed to complete the Roadblock in Leg 1. After Adrian's second failed attempt and after all other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, host Phil Keoghan came out to the Roadblock location and eliminated them. 4: Brent & Caite left the Pit Start 3 hours and 5 minutes after their scheduled departure time because both had to be treated for dehydration at the emergency room in a local hospital. They departed last instead of 4th. 5: The U-Turn in Leg 5 was a Blind U-Turn; Louie & Michael did not have to reveal themselves to the other teams as having used the U-Turn. 6: Brent & Caite initially arrived 6th, but missed the clue at the U-Turn, having arrived at their additional task by chance. They had to backtrack to the U-Turn to retrieve their clue. This did not affect their placement. 7: Joe & Heidi failed to complete the second Detour task (In the Trenches) that they had to do as a result of being U-Turned. After all of the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, host Phil Keoghan came out to their location and eliminated them. 8: Brent and Caite initially arrived 3rd, but did not complete the Detour, having arrived at the Pit Stop accidentally by chance after following Carol & Brandy. They had to backtrack to complete the Detour and later checked in 6th. 9: Jet & Cord initially arrived 5th, but did not retrieve the clue giving directions to the Pit Stop after completing the Roadblock. They were required to backtrack to retrieve the clue. Carol & Brandy checked in during this time, dropping Jet & Cord to last place, but they were not eliminated as it was a Non-Elimination Leg.

Trivia

Franchise

First season to visit Seychelles.
First team to perform a Speed Bump and come in 1st in the same leg (Jet & Cord, leg 8).
First season in which there are two Roadblocks in a leg that is not a Superleg (leg 10).

US

Least amount female contestants in the final three, 1. (Tied with The Amazing Race 1, The Amazing Race 4, The Amazing Race 9, The Amazing Race 21, and The Amazing Race 31)

External links

Get Season 16 on iTunes

The Amazing Race Season Index
United States	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32
Asia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Australia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Brazil	1
Canada	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8
Central Europe	Cancelled
China	1 · 2 · 3 · 4
China Rush	1 · 2 · 3
France	1
Israel	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8
Latin America	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Norway	1 · 2
Philippines	1 · 2
Ukraine	1
Vietnam	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6

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