The Amazing Race 20

The Amazing Race 20
Season Information
Version:	United States
Continents Visited:	5
Countries Visited:	9
Cities Visited:	22
Distance Traveled:	40,000 miles (64,374 km)
Starting Line:	Bridlewood Estate Winery, Santa Ynez, California
Finish Line:	Secret Island, Waikane, Hawaii
Filming Dates:	November 26, 2011 - December 19, 2011
Season Run	February 19, 2012 - May 6, 2012
Number of Legs:	12
Number of Teams:	11
Winners:	Rachel & Dave
Runners-Up:	Art & JJ Brendon & Rachel
Cast
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race 19
Next:	The Amazing Race 21

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

1st place  Rachel & Dave Army Wife & Combat Pilot	2nd place  Art & JJ Border Patrol Agents	3rd place  Brendon & Rachel PhD Student/Event Hostess	4th place  Vanessa & Ralph Dating Divorcees	5th place  Bopper & Mark Best Friends
6th place  Nary & Jamie Federal Agents	7th place  Joey & Danny Trainer & Club Promoter	8th place  Kerri & Stacy Cousins	9th place  Elliot & Andrew Twins	10th place  Dave & Cherie Married Clowns
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	2.8/7
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	2.2/5
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	2.8/7
4	"Taste Your Salami"	March 11, 2012	4	Paraguay → Italy	Art & JJ	Bopper & Mark	Non-Elimination Leg	9.70	2.9/8
5	"Uglier Than a Mud Rail Fence"	March 18, 2012	5	Italy → Germany	Art & JJ	Kerri & Stacy	4th Eliminated 8th Place	9.54	2.7/7
6	"This Is Wicked Strange"	March 25, 2012	6	Germany → Azerbaijan	Rachel & Dave	Joey & Danny	5th Eliminated 7th Place	9.35	2.6/7
7	"I Didn't Make Her Cry"	April 8, 2012	7	Azerbaijan → Tanzania	Rachel & Dave	Nary & Jamie	Non-Elimination Leg	9.18	2.5/7
8	"Let Them Drink Their Haterade"	April 15, 2012	8	Tanzania	Bopper & Mark	Nary & Jamie	6th Eliminated 6th Place	9.12	2.6/7
9	"Bollywood Travolta"	April 22, 2012	9	Tanzania → India	Rachel & Dave	Bopper & Mark	Non-Elimination Leg	9.14	2.6/7
10	"I Need Hair to Be Pretty"	April 29, 2012	10	India	Rachel & Dave	Bopper & Mark	7th Eliminated 5th Place	8.60	2.3/7
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	2.7/7
			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
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"