The Amazing Race 22

The Amazing Race 22
Season Information
Version:	United States
Continents Visited:	5
Countries Visited:	9
Cities Visited:	23
Distance Traveled:	30,000 miles (48,000 km)
Starting Line:	Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California
Finish Line:	Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Virginia
Filming Dates:	November 13, 2012 – December 7, 2012
Season Run	February 17, 2013 – May 5, 2013
Number of Legs:	12
Number of Teams:	11
Winners:	Bates & Anthony
Runners-Up:	Max & Katie Mona & Beth
Cast
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race 21
Next:	The Amazing Race 23

The Amazing Race 22 is the twenty-second installment of the reality television series, The Amazing Race. CBS officially announced the season on December 6, 2012.

Teams

1st place  Bates & Anthony Hockey Brothers	2nd place  Max & Katie Newlyweds	3rd place  Mona & Beth Roller Derby Moms	4th place  Caroline & Jennifer Country Singers	5th place  Joey & Meghan YouTube Hosts
6th place  Chuck & Wynona Married	7th place  Pam & Winnie Best Friends	8th place  Dave & Connor Father/Son	9th place  Jessica & John Dating	10th place  Idries & Jamil Twin Doctors
11th place  Matt & Daniel Firefighters

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)	Ratings/Share (18-49)
1	"Business in the Front, Party in the Back"	February 17, 2013	1	United States → French Polynesia	Jessica & John	Matt & Daniel	1st Eliminated 11th Place	9.57	2.5/6
2	"Loose Lips Sink Ships"	February 24, 2013	2	French Polynesia	Bates & Anthony	Idries & Jamil	2nd Eliminated 10th Place	6.95	1.9/4
3	"Like James Bond Again"	March 3, 2013	3	French Polynesia → New Zealand	Dave & Connor	Chuck & Wynona	Ordered to Continue Racing	9.24	2.5/6
4	"I Love Monkeys!"	March 10, 2013	4	New Zealand → Indonesia	Dave & Connor	Jessica & John	3rd Eliminated 9th Place	9.27	2.4/7
5	"Your Tan Is Totally Cool"	March 17, 2013	5	Indonesia → Vietnam	Pam & Winnie	Dave & Connor	Quit 8th Place	8.91	2.3/6
6	"Scorpion King Hunter"	March 24, 2013	6	Vietnam → Botswana	Bates & Anthony	Max & Katie	Non-Elimination Leg	9.33	2.4/6
7	"Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow"	March 31, 2013	7	Botswana	Bates & Anthony	Pam & Winnie	4th Eliminated 7th Place	9.24	2.3/6
8	"My Cheese Is Out of Control"	April 14, 2013	8	Botswana → Switzerland	Bates & Anthony	Chuck & Wynona	5th Eliminated 6th Place	9.76	2.3/6
9	"The Ultimate Fun House"	April 21, 2013	9	Switzerland → Germany	Max & Katie	Mona & Beth	Non-Elimination Leg	9.16	2.4/7
10	"Working Our Barrels Off"	April 28, 2013	10	Germany → United Kingdom	Max & Katie	Joey & Meghan	6th Eliminated 5th Place	9.32	2.4/7
11	"Beacon of Hope"	May 5, 2013	11	United Kingdom	Max & Katie	Caroline & Jennifer	7th Eliminated 4th Place	9.10	2.4/7
			12	United Kingdom → United States	Bates & Anthony	Mona & Beth	3rd Place
						Max & Katie	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	Bates & Anthony	2	1	3	7	4	1	1►	1	4	2⊂	2	1	2.42	6-6
2	Max & Katie	9	8	8	3	2	7	6	3	1	1⋐	1	2	4.25	7-6
3	Mona & Beth	5	6	7	6	3	6	2	2	5	4⋑	3	3	4.08	6-7
4	Caroline & Jennifer	10	7	6	4	5	5	3	4	3	3	4		4.91	6-6
5	Joey & Meghan	6	4	5	5	6⊃⋐	4	5	5	2	5⊃			4.70	6-5
6	Chuck & Wynona	7	5	9	8	7⋑	3	4	6					6.13	5-4
7	Pam & Winnie	4	9	4	2	1⊂	2	7						4.14	4-4
8	Dave & Connor	3	2	1ϵ	1	8								3.00	1-4
9	Jessica & John	1	3	2	9									3.75	2-3
10	Idries & Jamil	8	10											9.00	1-2
11	Matt & Daniel	11												11.00	1-1
Notes		[1][2]		[3][4]	[5][6]	[7][8]		[9]	[10]
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 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: Leg 1 featured two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one. 2: Daniel, Jennifer, and Katie elected to quit the second Roadblock. Max & Katie and Caroline & Jennifer were issued 4-hour penalties for their forfeits that were applied at the start of the next leg. However, Matt & Daniel were the last team to arrive and were instead eliminated from the Race. 3: Leg 3 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. 4: Jessica & John gave Dave & Connor their second Express Pass while travelling from Bora Bora to Christchurch for Leg 3. Dave & Connor later used it to bypass the Reel It In Detour in the same leg. 5: All teams except for Dave & Connor were shown checking in at the beginning of Episode 4. 6: Jessica & John were eliminated while in possession of the Express Pass. 7: Dave & Connor elected to withdraw from the Race at the start of Leg 5 due to an injury Dave sustained during Leg 2. They traveled to Hanoi with the other teams, but instead of running the leg, they were instead allowed to go directly to the Pit Stop to ask host Phil Keoghan to remove them from the Race, resulting in their elimination. 8: Chuck & Wynona were the last team to arrive. However, due to Dave & Connor's earlier withdrawal from the competition, they were not eliminated and instead checked in at 7th place. 9: Caroline & Jennifer and Max & Katie both received speeding tickets and were required by Botswanan law to pay them that day at the local Maun police station before they continued racing. 10: Chuck & Wynona initially arrived 5th, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for rolling their cheese wheels down the hill during the Switchback instead of using the provided sled as their clue instructed. Joey & Meghan checked in during the penalty period, dropping Chuck & Wynona to last place and resulting in their elimination.

Trivia

Franchise

• First time visit to French Polynesia.
• First season to have two Switchbacks.
• Final season to have the usage of tablets on the U-Turn boards.

American

• Second season, after The Amazing Race 21, where no new countries have been visited, as all the countries visited have been previously visited before.
  • This is because French Polynesia is an overseas country of France.
• Joey & Meghan become the first team to be U-Turned twice in a single race.
• The first time that teams were not penalized for speeding as paying the tickets negated any time that might have been gained.
• Non-returning players season with the most teams to finish the race in one season or another, with 5 (Bates & Anthony, Max & Katie, Mona & Beth, Caroline & Jennifer, Dave & Connor).