The Amazing Race 28

The Amazing Race 28
Season Information
Version:	United States
Continents Visited:	4
Countries Visited:	10
Distance Traveled:	27,000 miles (43,000 km)
Starting Line:	Various Hometowns, United States
Finish Line:	Grassini Family Vineyards, Santa Ynez, California
Filming Dates:	November 15, 2015 - December 6, 2015
Season Run	February 12, 2016 - May 13, 2016
Number of Legs:	12
Number of Teams:	11
Winners:	Dana & Matt
Runners-Up:	Sheri & Cole Tyler & Korey
Cast
Opening Sequence
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race 27
Next:	The Amazing Race 29

The Amazing Race 28 is the twenty-eighth installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on February 12, 2016 on CBS. Filming began on November 15, 2015 when teams' first clue box location being live-streamed by Phil in Mexico City.

Development

Filming for The Amazing Race 28 began on November 15, 2015, with the first country revealed via live-stream. Similar to The Amazing Race 26, in which all teams were dating, this season's 11 teams have at least one Internet celebrity per team.

Teams

1st place  Dana & Matt Engaged Choreographers	2nd place  Sheri & Cole Mother/Son	3rd place  Tyler & Korey Best Friends	ELIMINATED  Burnie & Ashley Dating Gamers	Brodie & Kurt  ELIMINATED  Brodie & Kurt Pro Frisbee Players
ELIMINATED  Zach & Rachel Newlyweds	ELIMINATED  Scott & Blair Father/Daughter	ELIMINATED  Erin & Joslyn Best Friends	Brittany & Jessica  ELIMINATED  Brittany & Jessica Instagram Models	ELIMINATED  Darius & Cameron Brothers
ELIMINATED  Marty & Hagan Mother/Daughter

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)	Ratings/Share (18-49)
1	"I Should've Been a Boy Scout"	February 12, 2016	1	United States → Mexico	Dana & Matt	Scott & Blair	Non-Elimination Leg	6.09	1.3/5
2	"You Look Like Gollum"	February 19, 2016	2	Mexico → Colombia	Tyler & Korey	Marty & Hagan	1st Eliminated 11th Place	5.82	1.1/4
3	"Bros Being Jocks"	February 26, 2016	3	Colombia	Brodie & Kurt	Darius & Cameron	2nd Eliminated 10th Place	5.69	1.1/4
4	"Get It Trending"	March 4, 2016	4	Colombia → Switzerland → France	Brodie & Kurt	Brittany & Jessica	3rd Eliminated 9th Place	5.79	1.1/4
5	"We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today"	March 11, 2016	5	France	Tyler & Korey	Erin & Joslyn	4th Eliminated 8th Place	5.45	1.0/4
6	"Let the Good Times Roll"	April 1, 2016	6	France → Armenia	Brodie & Kurt	Sheri & Cole	Ordered to Continue Racing	5.83	1.1/5
7	"Welcome to Bloody Fingers 101"	April 8, 2016	7	Armenia → Georgia	Zach & Rachel	Scott & Blair	5th Eliminated 7th Place	5.51	1.1/5
8	"I Have a Wedgie and a Half"	April 15, 2016	8	Georgia → United Arab Emirates	Brodie & Kurt	Sheri & Cole	Non-Elimination Leg	5.47	1.0/4
9	"Salt That Sand!"	April 22, 2016	9	United Arab Emirates → Indonesia	Tyler & Korey	Zach & Rachel	6th Eliminated 6th Place	5.43	1.0/4
10	"Monkey Dance!"	April 29, 2016	10	Indonesia	Tyler & Korey	Brodie & Kurt	7th Eliminated 5th Place	5.44	0.9/4
11	"That's Money, Honey"	May 6, 2016	11	Indonesia → China	Tyler & Korey	Burnie & Ashley	8th Eliminated 4th Place	5.19	0.9/4
12	"The Only First That Matters"	May 13, 2016	12	China → United States	Dana & Matt	Tyler & Korey	3rd Place	5.93	1.1/4
						Sheri & Cole	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
1	Dana & Matt	1	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	4	3	2	1	3.17	7-7
2	Sheri & Cole	9	8	6	7	7	7	5	6	3	4	3	2	5.58	7-7
3	Tyler & Korey	2	1	2	2	1	6	6	3	1	1⊂	1	3	2.42	7-7
4	Burnie & Ashley	6	3	3	4	6	2	2	2	2	2⋐	4		3.27	6-6
5	Brodie & Kurt	5	2	1	1	2	1	3	1ϵ	5	5⊃			2.60	6-5
6	Zach & Rachel	3	6	9	5	5	3	1	4	6				4.67	6-4
7	Scott & Blair	11	9	8	8	4	5	7						7.43	4-3
8	Erin & Joslyn	10	5	7	6	8								7.20	3-2
9	Brittany & Jessica	7	7	5	9									7.00	3-1
10	Darius & Cameron	4	10	10										8.00	2-1
11	Marty & Hagan	8	11											9.50	1-1
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: Sheri & Cole initially arrived 6th, but were issued a penalty because Cole grabbed four mochilas of two matching pairs. The clue stated only three pairs of mochilas. However, this did not affect their placement, thus it was unaired. 2: Leg 6 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. 3: Brodie & Kurt used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock on Leg 8. Before using the Express Pass, Brodie chose to perform the Roadblock; this is reflected in the total Roadblock count. 4: Tyler & Korey received a 30 minute penalty for following a taxi while driving. Because it didn't affect their placement, it went unaired. 5: Burnie & Ashley knowingly U-Turned Tyler & Korey, who had already passed the U-Turn point and were therefore unaffected by it.

Trivia

Franchise Records

• First time visit to Armenia.
• First time the teams started the race in their houses.
• First time a contestant named "Tyler" competed in, but didn't win the race.

US

• Second time visit to Mexico (after Season 3).
• First time visits to Colombia and Georgia.
  • First season since Season 20 to visit more than 1 new sovereign country.
• First time since Season 25 to move the Express Pass away from the first leg.

Reception

• Brian C. Poole at Thunder Alley (11/12/2015): "Amazing Race Internet Pandering"
• Logan Saunders at Thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse (02/01/2016): "The Psychological Concerns and Issues For Social Media Contestants To Overcome on The Amazing Race"
• David A. Bindley at realityblurred (02/10/2016): "Why The Amazing Race 28's social media casting stunt is a #fail"
• Logan Saunders at Thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse (12/24/2016): "Ranking The Amazing Race in 2016– Part One: The Amazing Race 28"

External links

• CBS.com - The Amazing Race 28