The Amazing Race 27 is the twenty-seventh season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on September 25, 2015 and ended on December 11, 2015 on CBS. The entire season was released on DVD on November 21, 2017.
Production[]
Applications for the season were due on February 2015. Semi-finalist interviews were held in March 2015, and the final casting interviews were held in April 2015.
Filming began on June 22, 2015 and concluded on July 14, 2015. This season traveled a total of 34,000 miles (55,000 km), across ten countries on five continents. Similarly to The Amazing Race 25, the Starting Line was opened to the public, with fans invited to attend.[1] This allowed for the identity of the teams to be revealed on the same day.[2]
Travelocity and Fitbit were the official sponsors during this season and would provide the prizes awarded to first place teams on certain legs.
Twists/Changes[]
- Roadblock Limits: This season featured 12 Roadblocks, leaving for a maximum Roadblock split of 6-6.
- Hand-Off Express Pass: The team that wins the first leg would be awarded the Express Pass, which allows them to skip any task of their choosing until the end of the fifth leg. Once used, they must inform host Phil Keoghan at the next Pit Stop which team they choose to give the Express Pass to. That team would then be able to use the Express Pass until the end of the following leg.
- U-Turn: U-Turns are available on certain legs of the Race. In addition to the Double U-Turn, which has been the standard variation since The Amazing Race 17, single U-Turns were offered for the first time since The Amazing Race 16. Beginning with this season, the U-Turn board may now variably be placed either before or after the Detour.
- No-Rest Leg: Upon checking in at the Pit Stop at the end of the fourth and sixth legs, teams were given their next clue by Keoghan and immediately began the next leg. The last place team did not face a penalty.
- 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.
- Rules and Penalties: The following rules and penalties were revealed on this season:
- Beginning with this season, the non-participating team member in a Roadblock may no longer offer their partner verbal assistance. A team that does so would incur a 30-minute penalty.
- A team that embarks at a location other than the one specified in their clue would incur a 30-minute penalty. In addition, if the location they embarked from was faster than what is specified in their clue, they would incur an additional time penalty to compensate for the time gained.
Teams[]
Kelsey & Joey
Dating News Anchors |
Justin & Diana
Engaged |
Logan & Chris
Dating Paparazzi |
Tiffany & Krista
Former Cheerleaders |
Denise & James Earl
Mother/Son |
Tanner & Josh
Best Friends |
Cindy & Rick
Newlyweds |
Jazmine & Danielle
Best Friends/Athletes |
Ernest & Jin
Brothers |
Alex & Adam
Cousins |
Kelly & Shevonne
TMZ Co-Workers |
Episodes[]
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) |
Ratings/Share (18-49) | |
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1 | "A Little Too Much Beefcake" | September 25, 2015 | 1 | United States → Brazil | Tanner & Josh | Kelly & Shevonne | 1st Eliminated 11th Place |
5.82[3] | 1.2/5[3] |
2 | "Get in There and Think Like a Dog" | October 2, 2015 | 2 | Brazil → Argentina | Justin & Diana | Alex & Adam | 2nd Eliminated 10th Place |
5.98[4] | 1.2/5[4] |
3 | "Where My Dogs At?" | October 9, 2015 | 3 | Argentina | Tanner & Josh | Ernest & Jin | 3rd Eliminated 9th Place |
5.92[5] | 1.1/5[5] |
4 | "Good Old Fashioned Spit in the Face" | October 16, 2015 | 4 | Argentina → Zambia → Zimbabwe | Justin & Diana | Tiffany & Krista | Ordered to Continue Racing |
5.92[6] | 1.1/5[6] |
5 | "King of the Jungle" | October 23, 2015 | 5 | Zimbabwe | Denise & James Earl | Jazmine & Danielle | 4th Eliminated 8th Place |
5.94[7] | 1.2/5[7] |
6 | "My Tongue Doesn't Even Twist That Way" | October 30, 2015 | 6 | Zimbabwe → France | Justin & Diana | Denise & James Earl | Ordered to Continue Racing |
6.07[8] | 1.2/5[8] |
7 | "Full Speed Ahead, Captain!" | November 6, 2015 | 7 | France → Netherlands | Justin & Diana | Cindy & Rick | 5th Eliminated 7th Place |
5.83[9] | 1.1/4[9] |
8 | "Krakow, I'm Gonna Get You" | November 13, 2015 | 8 | Netherlands → Poland | Justin & Diana | Tanner & Josh | Non-Elimination Leg |
5.68[10] | 1.1/4[10] |
9 | "It's Always the Quiet Ones" | November 20, 2015 | 9 | Poland → India | Justin & Diana | Tanner & Josh | 6th Eliminated 6th Place |
6.03[11] | 1.0/4[11] |
10 | "Bring the Fun, Baby!" | November 27, 2015 | 10 | India | Justin & Diana | Denise & James Earl | 7th Eliminated 5th Place |
5.53[12] | 1.0/4[12] |
11 | "It's Not Easy Beating Green" | December 4, 2015 | 11 | India → Hong Kong → Macau | Logan & Chris | Tiffany & Krista | 8th Eliminated 4th Place |
5.75[13] | 1.1/5[13] |
12 | "We Got a Chance, Baby!" | December 11, 2015 | 12 | Macau → United States | Kelsey & Joey | Logan & Chris | 3rd place | 6.16[14] | 1.0/4[14] |
Justin & Diana | 2nd place |
Leaderboard[]
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 | ![]() |
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1 | Kelsey & Joey | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2⊂ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.33 | 6-6 |
2 | Justin & Diana | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1⊂ | 3 | 2 | 2.08 | 6-6 |
3 | Logan & Chris | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4⊃ | 1 | 3 | 4.33 | 6-6 |
4 | Tiffany & Krista | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8⊂ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5.27 | 5-6 | |
5 | Denise & James Earl | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1ϵ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.30 | 4-6 | ||
6 | Tanner & Josh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2ϵ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6⊃ | 3.22 | 4-5 | |||
7 | Cindy & Rick | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5.57 | 3-4 | |||||
8 | Jazmine & Danielle | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5.80 | 2-2 | |||||||
9 | Ernest & Jin | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8.33 | 1-1 | |||||||||
10 | Alex & Adam | 6 | 10 | 8.00 | 1-0 | ||||||||||
11 | Kelly & Shevonne | 11 | 11.00 | 0-0 | |||||||||||
Notes | [1][2] | [3] | [4][5][6] | [7] | [5] | [8] | |||||||||
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Trivia[]
Franchise[]
- First time visit to the country of Zimbabwe.
- Second season where the Starting Line was opened for public viewing, following The Amazing Race 25.
- First season where the Express Pass won by the winning team on the first leg must be used before the end Leg 5.
- Upon usage of the Express Pass, the winning team hand to hand it over to another team, who must then use it on the following leg.
US[]
- First season since The Amazing Race 4 to feature a Fast Forward on Leg 1.
- First season to have two Roadblocks and a Detour in one leg (Leg 6).
- First season to have three legs with U-Turns (Legs 4, 9, and 10), if the Automatic U-Turn in The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business is excluded.
- Additionally, this is the first season to feature a single U-Turn since The Amazing Race 16.
- Logan & Chris become the first team to survive a single U-Turn.
- Additionally, this is the first season to feature a single U-Turn since The Amazing Race 16.
- This season's visit to Zambia breaks the record for the largest gap between one country's visit in a season and its previous visit (26 seasons since its last visit in The Amazing Race 1).
- Eighth season where all the final three teams are co-ed teams.
- Coincidentally, all the final three teams were involved in a romantic relationship (after The Amazing Race 5, The Amazing Race 6, The Amazing Race 7, The Amazing Race 19, and The Amazing Race 23).
Reception[]
- Ben Powell at RTV Warriors (01/02/2016): "Top 62 Reality TV Stars of 2015 – #57: Justin & Diana"
References[]
- ↑ Twitter - @AmazingRace_CBS: "The next #AmazingRace adventure begins Monday in CA! Join us at the Venice Boardwalk Graffiti Wall to send off the teams starting @ 8am PT."
- ↑ https://www.ocregister.com/2015/06/29/reality-check-amazing-race-beats-spoilers-to-the-punch-with-photo-of-new-season/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/featured/friday-final-ratings-the-amazing-race-shark-tank-adjusted-up/472913/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/1/friday-final-ratings-dr-ken-and-hawaii-five-0-adjusted-up/476434/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/1/friday-final-ratings-oct-9-2015/477426/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/1/friday-final-ratings-oct-16-2015/479083/
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-the-amazing-race-and-top-model-adjust-up/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-last-man-standing-adjusts-up-grimm-and-others-hold/
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-nov-6-2015/
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-nov-13-2015/
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-nov-20-2015/
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-nov-27-2015/
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-dec-4-2015/
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-dec-11-15/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/JoshMAhern/status/656149690296070144
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Brazil | 1 |
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China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
Finland | 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 |
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