The Amazing Race 29

The Amazing Race 29
Season Information
Version:	United States
Countries Visited:	9
Cities Visited:	17
Distance Traveled:	36,000 mi
Starting Line:	Grand Hope Park, Los Angeles, California
Finish Line:	Milton Lee Olive Park, Chicago, Illinois
Filming Dates:	June 10, 2016 - July 2, 2016
Season Run	March 30, 2017 - June 1, 2017
Winners:	Brooke & Scott
Runners-Up:	Tara & Joey London & Logan
Cast
Opening Sequence
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race 28
Next:	The Amazing Race 30

The Amazing Race 29 is the twenty-ninth installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race.

Development

For the first time since 2003, a new season did not air at all during the Fall (September–December). Initially the season was to start airing on April 21, 2017 with a two-hour season premiere in its regular timeslot of Fridays 8 p.m., but was bumped up to March 30, 2017 due to low ratings for Training Day. As a result, the season also moved to the new timeslot of Thursdays 10 p.m.

Filming began on June 10, 2016 and ended July 2, 2016.

Unlike previous seasons, a group of complete strangers will be competing. As such, the teams were determined by first impressions and a school-yard pick after a pre-race challenge.

Teams

1st place  Brooke & Scott #TeamBrookeandScott	2nd place  Tara & Joey #TeamMomandDad	3rd place  London & Logan #TeamLoLo	4th place  Matt & Redmond #TheBoys	5th place  Becca & Floyd #TeamFun
6th place  Liz & Michael #TeamLizAndMike	7th place  Vanck & Ashton #TeamVanckandAshton	8th place  Shamir & Sara #TheSandSExpress	9th place  Seth & Olive #TeamAmerica	10th place  Jessie & Francesca #SwoleSisters
11th place  Kevin & Jenn #LongHairDontCare

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)	Ratings/Share (18-49)
1	"We're Coming for You, Phil!"	March 30, 2017	1	United States → Panama	Seth & Olive	Kevin & Jenn	1st Eliminated 11th Place	4.30	0.9/3
2	"Scared Spitless"	April 6, 2017	2	Panama → Brazil	Liz & Michael	Jessie & Francesca	2nd Eliminated 10th Place	3.99	0.9/4
3	"Bucket List Type Stuff"	April 13, 2017	3	Brazil → Tanzania	Liz & Michael	Seth & Olive	3rd Eliminated 9th Place	4.18	0.8/3
4	"Another One Bites the Dust"	April 20, 2017	4	Tanzania	Tara & Joey	Shamir & Sara	4th Eliminated 8th Place	4.40	0.9/4
5	"Have Faith in Me, Broski"		5	Tanzania → Norway	Tara & Joey	Liz & Michael	Ordered to Continue Racing	3.84	0.8/3
6	"Double U-Turn Ahead"	April 27, 2017	6	Norway → Italy	Becca & Floyd	Vanck & Ashton	5th Eliminated 7th Place	3.80	0.7/3
7	"Have Fun and Get It Done"	May 4, 2017	7	Italy	Matt & Redmond	Liz & Michael	Non-Elimination Leg	4.01	0.9/4
8	"Good Job, Donkey"	May 11, 2017	8	Italy → Greece	Tara & Joey	Liz & Michael	6th Eliminated 6th Place	4.04	0.9/3
9	"I Thought We Were Playing It Nice"	May 18, 2017	9	Greece → Vietnam	Becca & Floyd	Tara & Joey	Non-Elimination Leg	4.42	0.9/4
10	"Riding a Bike Is Like Riding a Bike"		10	Vietnam	Matt & Redmond	Becca & Floyd	7th Eliminated 5th Place	3.86	0.8/3
11	"As Easy as Stacking Cups"	May 25, 2017	11	Vietnam → South Korea	Brooke & Scott	Matt & Redmond	8th Eliminated 4th Place	3.63	0.6/3
12	"We're Going to Victory Lane"	June 1, 2017	12	South Korea → United States	Brooke & Scott	London & Logan	3rd Place	3.88	0.7/3
						Tara & Joey	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	Brooke & Scott	4	6	6	7	6	5	4	3⊂	4	2	1	1	4.08	5-6
2	Tara & Joey	6	7	2⊂	1	1	3	3	1⋐	5	3	3	2	3.08	5-6
3	London & Logan	8	8	5	5	5	6	5	4	3	4	2	3	4.83	6-5
4	Matt & Redmond	3	3	4⋑	4	2	2	1	2	2	1	4		2.55	6-5
5	Becca & Floyd	2	5	8	2	3►	1⋐	2	5⋑	1	5			3.40	4-4
6	Liz & Michael	10	1	1	3	7	4⊂	6	6⊃					4.75	4-3
7	Vanck & Ashton	7	2	3⋐	6	4	7⊃							4.83	3-2
8	Shamir & Sara	5	9	7	8									7.25	2-1
9	Seth & Olive	1	4	9⊃										4.67	1-1
10	Jessie & Francesca	9	10											9.50	0-1
11	Kevin & Jenn	11												11.00	0-0
Notes		[1] [2]		[3]	[4]	[5]	[6]		[7]		[8]
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: Due to a storm at the site of the Detour, several teams still performing the Detour received time credit. Time credit given to Tara & Joey and Vanck & Ashton pushed London & Logan from 6th to 8th. This went unaired. 2: Kevin & Jenn initially arrived 10th, but due to receiving their clue automatically at the Detour site, due to safety concerns, were penalized with a two-hour penalty for not completing the Detour. Liz & Michael checked in while they were serving their penalty, dropping them to last place. 3: Becca & Floyd initially checked in 5th, however, Floyd soon discovered he lost his passport, and were told they couldn't check in without it. They were able to find Floyd's passport, and the second time they checked in, they dropped to 8th. 4: Shamir was unable to complete the Roadblock as the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop. Phil went to the Roadblock location to inform him and Sara of their elimination. 5: Leg 5 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. 6: Becca & Floyd knowingly U-Turned Liz & Michael, who had already passed the U-Turn point and were therefore unaffected by it. 7: Becca & Floyd received a 10 minute penalty for speeding. They served it on the racecourse, thus didn't affect their placement, and was left unaired. 8: On the way to Đền Thái Vi, Floyd became dizzy due to fatigue from the Roadblock, and medics were called out to their location. Long after all the other teams checked in, Phil came out to his & Becca's location and eliminated them.

Trivia

US

• First time to have the Express Pass in their backpacks.
• Second time to visit Greece (after season 9).
• Second time to visit Chicago (after season 6 finale).
• First season in which teams have the ability to use multiple U-Turns.

Reception

• Simon Alvarez at The Inquistir (12/08/2016): "How Season 29 could make make TAR great again"
• Jessica Carter at CarterMatt.com (12/23/2016): "As The Amazing Race 29 wait continues, so let's profile five (early-season) teams who need to return"
• Joyce Eng at TV Guide Online (03/28/2017): "Keoghan Reveals Why It Was Time for an All-Strangers Season"
• Kevin Jacobsen at Inquisitr (04/11/2017): "Amazing Race ratings slipping, in danger of cancellation?"
• Ken Tucker at Yahoo! TV (05/04/2017): " Has The Amazing Race Lost Its Way For Good?"
• Michael Schneider at IndieWire (05/31/2017): "Host Phil Keoghan on Job Hazards: Too Much Sun and Sensory Overload"
• Andy Dehnart at realityblurred (06/01/2017): "Why Amazing Race 29 ends as a refreshed—and renewed—show"

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