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{{Infobox AmazingRace|
  
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| image = TARlogo-US.jpg
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| version = [[The Amazing Race (US)|United States]]
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| image = TARlogo-US.jpg
  
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| continentsvisited = 5
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| show_name = {{PAGENAME}}
  
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| countriesvisited = 9
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| first_aired = February 19, 2012
  
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| last_aired =
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| citiesvisited = 22
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| distance = 40,000 miles (64,374 km)
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| filming_started = November 26, 2011
  
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| startingline = Bridlewood Estate Winery, {{Wp|Santa Ynez, California|Santa Ynez}}, {{wp|California}}
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| filming_ended = December 19, 2011
  
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| finishline = Secret Island, {{Wp|North Koolaupoko, Hawaii|Waikane}}, {{wp|Hawaii}}
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| num_episodes =
 
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| filmingdates = November 26, 2011 - December 19, 2011
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| continents_visited =
 
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| seasonrun = February 19, 2012 - May 6, 2012
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| countries_visited =
 
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| states_visited =
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| legs = 12
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| cities_visited =
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| teams = 11
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| winner = [[Rachel & Dave]]
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| winning_team =
 
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| runnersup = [[Art & JJ]]<br/>[[Brendon & Rachel]]
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| miles_traveled = <!-- use both miles & km -- miles = km * 0.621371192 -->
  
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| viewership =
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| km_traveled = <!-- use both miles & km -- km = miles * 1.609344 -->
  
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| castphoto = TAR20Teams.jpg
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| number_legs =
 
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| video =
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| season_no = 20
  
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| previous = {{S|19}}
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| previous_season = [[The Amazing Race 19]]
  
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| next = {{S|21}}
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| next_season = tba
  
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}}'''''The Amazing Race 20''''' is the twentieth installment of the reality television show, '''''[[The Amazing Race (US)|The Amazing Race]]'''''. It was announced by CBS on June 17, 2011.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' will be the twentieth installment of the reality television show, '''[[The Amazing Race (US)|The Amazing Race]]''. It was announced by [[CBS]] on June 17, 2011.
  
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==Teams==
  
==Teams==
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| {{Placement|S20 RachelDave.jpg|Rachel & Dave|Rachel & Dave|winner|1st place|Army Wife & Combat Pilot}}
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| {{Placement|S20 ArtJJ.jpg|Art & JJ|Art & JJ|second|2nd place|Border Patrol Agents}}
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| {{Placement|S20 BrendonRachel.jpg|Brendon & Rachel|Brendon & Rachel|third|3rd place|PhD Student/Event Hostess}}
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| {{Placement|S20 VanessaRalph.jpg|Vanessa & Ralph|Vanessa & Ralph|elim|4th place|Dating Divorcees}}
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| {{Placement|S20 BopperMark.jpg|Bopper & Mark|Bopper & Mark|elim|5th place|Best Friends}}
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| {{Placement|S20 NaryJamie.jpg|Nary & Jamie|Nary & Jamie|elim|6th place|Federal Agents}}
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| {{Placement|S20 JoeyDanny.jpg|Joey & Danny|Joey & Danny|elim|7th place|Trainer & Club Promoter}}
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| {{Placement|S20 KerriStacy.jpg|Kerri & Stacy|Kerri & Stacy|elim|8th place|Cousins}}
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| {{Placement|S20 ElliotAndrew.jpg|Elliot & Andrew|Elliot & Andrew|elim|9th place|Twins}}
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| {{Placement|S20 DaveCherie.jpg|Dave & Cherie|Dave & Cherie|elim|10th place|Married Clowns}}
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| {{Placement|S20 MisaMaiya.jpg|Misa & Maiya|Misa & Maiya|elim|11th place|Sisters}}
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|}
   
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==Results==
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==Episodes==
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;"
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'''{{{Note: Delete this section when writing an article. <br> For FF, <font color = "green">{{{team placing}}}</font> <br> For team being Yielded, <font color = "orange"><</font> <br> For team Yielding someone, <font color = "orange">></font> <br> For team being marked for elimination, <font color="CC00CC">{{{team placing}}}</font> <br> For eliminated teams, <font color="red">{{{team placing}}}</font> <br> For intersection, <font color="red/green/orange/blue">+</font>}}}'''
  
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! Air Date
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! Destination
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The following teams participated in the Race. Placements are listed in finishing order:
  
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! First Place
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! Last Place
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!<font color=white>Photo</font>
  
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! Finish
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!<font color=white>Team</font>
  
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! Viewership<br />(millions)
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| [[File:Dave & Rachel.jpg|30px]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{Ep|2001}}
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| [[Dave & Rachel]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|February 19, 2012
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| Married
  
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! 1
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| United States → Argentina
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| Rachel & Dave
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| Misa & Maiya
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| {{nowrap|1st Eliminated<br />11th Place}}
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| 10.34<ref name="USAR">https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=30821</ref>
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{Ep|2002}}
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| [[Bopper & Mark]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|February 26, 2012
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| Best Friends
  
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! 2
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| Argentina
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| Rachel & Dave
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| Dave & Cherie
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| {{nowrap|2nd Eliminated<br />10th Place}}
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| 7.71<ref name="AR">https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=30935</ref>
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{Ep|2003}}
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| [[Nary & Jamie]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|March 4, 2012
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| Federal Agents/Friends
  
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! 3
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| Argentina → Paraguay
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| Art & JJ
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| Elliot & Andrew
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| {{nowrap|3rd Eliminated<br />9th Place}}
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| 10.30<ref name="ARPY">http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-the-good-wife-csi-miami-adjusted-up-cleveland-adjusted-down/</ref>
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| [[File:Brendon & Rachel.jpg|30px]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{Ep|2004}}
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| [[Brendon & Rachel]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|March 11, 2012
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| Engaged
  
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! 4
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| Paraguay → Italy
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| Art & JJ
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| Bopper & Mark
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| {{nowrap|''Non-Elimination<br />Leg''}}
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| 9.70<ref name="PYIT">http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-60-minutes-americas-funniest-home-videos-once-upon-a-time-the-amazing-race-desperate-housewives-adjusted-up/</ref>
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{Ep|2005}}
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| [[Joey & Danny]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|March 18, 2012
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| Friends
  
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! 5
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| Italy → Germany
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| Art & JJ
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| Kerri & Stacy
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| {{nowrap|4th Eliminated<br />8th Place}}
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| 9.54<ref name="ITDE">http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-harrys-law-adjusted-down-to-series-lows-desperate-housewives-adjusted-up-unscrambled-cbs/</ref>
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| [[File:Misamaiya.jpg|30px]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{Ep|2006}}
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| [[Misa & Maiya]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|March 25, 2012
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| Sisters
  
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! 6
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| Germany → Azerbaijan
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| Rachel & Dave
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| Joey & Danny
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| {{nowrap|5th Eliminated<br />7th Place}}
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| 9.35<ref name="DEAZ">http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-adjusted-up-gcb-adjusted-down-final-cbs-numbers/</ref>
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| [[File:Dave & Cherie.jpg|30px]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{Ep|2007}}
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| [[Dave & Cherie]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|April 8, 2012
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| Married Clowns
  
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! 7
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| Azerbaijan → Tanzania
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| Rachel & Dave
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| Nary & Jamie
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| {{nowrap|''Non-Elimination<br />Leg''}}
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| 9.18<ref name="AZTZ">http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-celebrity-apprentice-adjusted-up/</ref>
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| [[File:Elliot & Andrew.jpg|30px]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{Ep|2008}}
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| [[Elliot & Andrew]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|April 15, 2012
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| Twins
  
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! 8
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| Tanzania
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| Bopper & Mark
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| Nary & Jamie
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| {{nowrap|6th Eliminated<br />6th Place}}
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| 9.12<ref name="TZ">http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-afv-amazing-race-simpsons-bobs-burgers-celebrity-apprentice-the-cleveland-show-all-adjusted-up/</ref>
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{Ep|2009}}
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| [[Kerri & Stacy]]
  
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| style="text-align: left;"|April 22, 2012
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| Cousins
  
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! 9
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| Tanzania → India
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| Bopper & Mark
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| {{nowrap|''Non-Elimination<br />Leg''}}
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| 9.14<ref name="TZIN">http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratingsonce-60-minutes-amazing-race-good-wife-celebrity-apprentice-all-adjusted-up/</ref>
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{Ep|2010}}
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| Rachel & Dave
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| Bopper & Mark
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| {{nowrap|7th Eliminated<br />5th Place}}
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| 8.60<ref name="IN">http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-amazing-race-celebrity-apprentice-cleveland-adjusted-up-harrys-law-gcb-adjusted-down/</ref>
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| 2.3/7<ref name="IN"/>
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| rowspan="3" style="text-align: left;"|{{Ep|2011}}
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| rowspan="3" style="text-align: left;"|May 6, 2012
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! 11
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| India → Japan
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| Rachel & Dave
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| Vanessa & Ralph
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| {{nowrap|8th Eliminated<br />4th Place}}
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| rowspan="3"|9.40<ref name="INJPUS">http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-simpsons-amazing-race-finale-harrys-law-adjusted-up-desperate-housewives-nyc-22-adjusted-down/</ref>
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| rowspan="2"|Japan → United States
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| rowspan="2"|Rachel & Dave
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| Brendon & Rachel
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| 3rd place
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| Art & JJ
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| 2nd place
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==Leaderboard==
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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.
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{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;" class="wikitable"
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! Place
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! Team
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! Leg 1
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! Leg 2
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! Leg 3
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! Leg 4
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! Leg 5
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! Leg 6
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! Leg 7
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! Leg 8
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! Leg 9
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! Leg 10
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! Leg 11
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! Leg 12
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! Average
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! {{Roadblock}}
 
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! 1
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| align="left" |{{nowrap|'''[[Rachel & Dave]]'''}}
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| [[Art & JJ]]
  
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| {{1|1}}
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| Border Patrol Agents
  
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| {{1|1}}
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| 6{{ExpressPassUser}}
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| 2
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| 4
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| {{1|1}}{{FastForwardUser}}
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| {{1|1}}
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| 2
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| {{1|1}}
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| {{1|1}}
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| {{1|1}}
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| {{Winner|1}}
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| 1.83
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| 6-5
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|-
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! 2
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| align="left" |{{nowrap|'''[[Art & JJ]]'''}}
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| 3
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| 2
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| {{1|1}}
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| {{1|1}}{{FastForwardUser}}
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| {{1|1}}
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| 2
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| 3
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| 3{{U-TurnUser}}
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| 3
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| 4
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| 2
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| {{Runner-Up|2}}
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| 2.25
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| 6-5
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|-
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! 3
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| align="left" |{{nowrap|'''[[Brendon & Rachel]]'''}}
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| 2
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| 4
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| 2
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| 6
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| 5
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| 4
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| 4
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| 4{{U-Turned}}{{DoubleU-TurnUser}}
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| 2
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| 2
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| 3
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| {{2nd Runner-Up|3}}
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| 3.42
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| 6-6
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|-
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| align="left" |{{nowrap|'''[[Vanessa & Ralph]]'''}}
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| 5
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| 7
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| 4
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| 3
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| 6
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| 5
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| 5{{DoubleU-Turned}}
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| 4
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| 3
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| {{Eliminated|4}}
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| style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);" |
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| 4.91
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| 5-5
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|-
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| align="left" |{{nowrap|'''[[Bopper & Mark]]'''}}
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| 9
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| 3
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| 4
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| {{Non-Elimination|8}}
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| 6
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| 3
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| 2
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| {{1|1}}
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| {{Non-Elimination|5}}
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| {{Eliminated|5}}{{FastForwardUser}}
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| style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);" colspan="2" |
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| 4.60
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| 3-5
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| align="left" |'''[[Nary & Jamie]]'''
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| 4
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| 6
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| 5
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| 5
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| 7
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| 5
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| {{Non-Elimination|6}}
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| {{Eliminated|6}}
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| style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);" colspan="4" |
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| 5.50
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| 4-3
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|-
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| align="left" |{{nowrap|'''[[Joey & Danny]]'''}}
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| 10
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| 8
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| 3
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| 3
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| 2
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| {{Eliminated|7}}
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| style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);" colspan="6" |
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| 5.50
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| 3-3
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|-
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| align="left" |{{nowrap|'''[[Kerri & Stacy]]'''}}
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| 7
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| 5
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| 7
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| 7
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| {{Eliminated|8}}
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| style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);" colspan="7" |
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| 6.80
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| 3-2
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| align="left" |{{nowrap|'''[[Elliot & Andrew]]'''}}
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| 6
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| 9
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| {{Eliminated|9}}
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| style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);" colspan="9" |
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| 8.00
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| 1-2
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| align="left" |{{nowrap|'''[[Dave & Cherie]]'''}}
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| 8
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| {{Eliminated|10}}
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| style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);" colspan="10" |
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| 9.00
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| 1-1
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! 11
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| align="left" |{{nowrap|'''[[Misa & Maiya]]'''}}
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| {{Eliminated|11}}
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| style="background-color: rgb(166, 166, 166); border-color: rgb(166, 166, 166);" colspan="11" |
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| 11.00
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| 0-1
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Revision as of 17:22, 6 October 2019

The Amazing Race 20 is the twentieth installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It was announced by CBS on June 17, 2011.

Teams

Rachel & Dave
 1st place 
Rachel & Dave
Army Wife & Combat Pilot
Art & JJ
 2nd place 
Art & JJ
Border Patrol Agents
Brendon & Rachel
 3rd place 
Brendon & Rachel
PhD Student/Event Hostess
Vanessa & Ralph
 4th place 
Vanessa & Ralph
Dating Divorcees
Bopper & Mark
 5th place 
Bopper & Mark
Best Friends
Nary & Jamie
 6th place 
Nary & Jamie
Federal Agents
Joey & Danny
 7th place 
Joey & Danny
Trainer & Club Promoter
Kerri & Stacy
 8th place 
Kerri & Stacy
Cousins
Elliot & Andrew
 9th place 
Elliot & Andrew
Twins
Dave & Cherie
 10th place 
Dave & Cherie
Married Clowns
Misa & Maiya
 11th place 
Misa & Maiya
Sisters

Episodes

Episode Air Date Leg Destination First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(millions) 		Ratings/Share
(18-49)
1 "Tears of a Clown" February 19, 2012 1 United States → Argentina Rachel & Dave Misa & Maiya 1st Eliminated
11th Place 		10.34[1] 2.8/7[1]
2 "You Know I'm Not as Smart as You" February 26, 2012 2 Argentina Rachel & Dave Dave & Cherie 2nd Eliminated
10th Place 		7.71[2] 2.2/5[2]
3 "Bust Me Right in the Head with It" March 4, 2012 3 Argentina → Paraguay Art & JJ Elliot & Andrew 3rd Eliminated
9th Place 		10.30[3] 2.8/7[3]
4 "Taste Your Salami" March 11, 2012 4 Paraguay → Italy Art & JJ Bopper & Mark Non-Elimination
Leg 		9.70[4] 2.9/8[4]
5 "Uglier Than a Mud Rail Fence" March 18, 2012 5 Italy → Germany Art & JJ Kerri & Stacy 4th Eliminated
8th Place 		9.54[5] 2.7/7[5]
6 "This Is Wicked Strange" March 25, 2012 6 Germany → Azerbaijan Rachel & Dave Joey & Danny 5th Eliminated
7th Place 		9.35[6] 2.6/7[6]
7 "I Didn't Make Her Cry" April 8, 2012 7 Azerbaijan → Tanzania Rachel & Dave Nary & Jamie Non-Elimination
Leg 		9.18[7] 2.5/7[7]
8 "Let Them Drink Their Haterade" April 15, 2012 8 Tanzania Bopper & Mark Nary & Jamie 6th Eliminated
6th Place 		9.12[8] 2.6/7[8]
9 "Bollywood Travolta" April 22, 2012 9 Tanzania → India Rachel & Dave Bopper & Mark Non-Elimination
Leg 		9.14[9] 2.6/7[9]
10 "I Need Hair to Be Pretty" April 29, 2012 10 India Rachel & Dave Bopper & Mark 7th Eliminated
5th Place 		8.60[10] 2.3/7[10]
11 "It's a Great Place to Become Millionaires" May 6, 2012 11 India → Japan Rachel & Dave Vanessa & Ralph 8th Eliminated
4th Place 		9.40[11] 2.7/7[11]
12 Japan → United States Rachel & Dave Brendon & Rachel 3rd place
Art & JJ 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 Roadblock
1 Rachel & Dave 1 1 6ϵ 2 4 1► 1 2 1 1 1 1 1.83 6-5
2 Art & JJ 3 2 1 1► 1 2 3 3⊂ 3 4 2 2 2.25 6-5
3 Brendon & Rachel 2 4 2 6 5 4 4 4⊃⋐ 2 2 3 3 3.42 6-6
4 Vanessa & Ralph 5 7 8 4 3 6 5 5⋑ 4 3 4 4.91 5-5
5 Bopper & Mark 9 3 4 8 6 3 2 1 5 5► 4.60 3-5
6 Nary & Jamie 4 6 5 5 7 5 6 6 5.50 4-3
7 Joey & Danny 10 8 3 3 2 7 5.50 3-3
8 Kerri & Stacy 7 5 7 7 8 6.80 3-2
9 Elliot & Andrew 6 9 9 8.00 1-2
10 Dave & Cherie 8 10 9.00 1-1
11 Misa & Maiya 11 11.00 0-1
Notes [1]

[2]

[3] [4]

[5]

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
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

Notes:


1: Rachel & Dave elected to use the Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 3.


2: Rachel & Dave initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 2-hour penalty for using up all of their allotted bottles at the Roadblock and not finishing the task. During this time, four teams checked in at the Pit Stop, dropping Rachel & Dave to 6th.


3: Bopper & Mark completed the Fast Forward task, but were too far behind the other teams and they still came in last and were eliminated.


4: Leg 12 had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.


5: Rachel & Dave initially arrived 1st at the finish line, but they had accidentally skipped the second roadblock of the leg and were told to turn back to complete it. This did not affect their placement with they were able to complete the roadblock and came back with a proper 1st place finish.

Trivia

Franchise

  • First time visits to Paraguay and Azerbaijan.
  • First time ever that one team would be forced to fix their mistake before they could check in at the Finish Line.
  • First time in which both teams survived a Double U-Turn in the same leg.
  • Rachel & Dave have eight wins in one single season (tied with Marc & Rovilson).
  • The first 3 finishers of the first leg were also the final 3 teams left.

US

  • Second time that the Finish Line has take place in Hawaii.
  • Lowest number of teams who won a leg, 3 teams (tied with Season 13).
  • Second season to not feature a parent/child team (after All-Stars).
  • First season to have a Speed Bump and a Fast Forward in a same leg (Leg 10).
  • First season since Season 4 to have more than two Fast Forwards in the entire race.

Reception

  • Shawn Malcolm at Variety (06/18/2012): "Race to mimic success of Amazing never ends"
  • Andy Dehnart at realityblurred (09/23/2012): "Tom Bergeron's Emmy win slightly mitigates Amazing Race's unbelievable ninth Emmy"

External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=30821
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=30935
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-the-good-wife-csi-miami-adjusted-up-cleveland-adjusted-down/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-60-minutes-americas-funniest-home-videos-once-upon-a-time-the-amazing-race-desperate-housewives-adjusted-up/
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-harrys-law-adjusted-down-to-series-lows-desperate-housewives-adjusted-up-unscrambled-cbs/
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-adjusted-up-gcb-adjusted-down-final-cbs-numbers/
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-celebrity-apprentice-adjusted-up/
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-afv-amazing-race-simpsons-bobs-burgers-celebrity-apprentice-the-cleveland-show-all-adjusted-up/
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratingsonce-60-minutes-amazing-race-good-wife-celebrity-apprentice-all-adjusted-up/
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-amazing-race-celebrity-apprentice-cleveland-adjusted-up-harrys-law-gcb-adjusted-down/
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-simpsons-amazing-race-finale-harrys-law-adjusted-up-desperate-housewives-nyc-22-adjusted-down/

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