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The Amazing Race 30 is the thirtieth installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race.

Production[]

As with The Amazing Race 25 and The Amazing Race 27, CBS announced on September 27, 2017 that the season would begin filming on October 1 at Washington Square Park in New York City, and invited fans to come take part in the start of the race. The first two teams were immediately announced: Cody Nickson and Jessica Graf from the recently concluded Big Brother 19,[2] and IndyCar racers Alexander Rossi and Conor Daly.[3] The first destination of the season was revealed at the live start line, and confirmed by executive producer and co-creater Elise Doganieri on Twitter.[4] But unlike those seasons, the rest of teams didn't reveal into the public. Teams spotted in Iceland on the following day, with locations leaked in Antwerp, Belgium on October 4 having a direct footage at Grote Markt, then at Place des Lices in Saint Tropez, France on October 8th, later in Harare, Zimbabwe on October 16th.[5][6][7][8][9] Filming concluded later that month in San Francisco, California after travelling 29,000 miles (47,000 kilometers) in four continents and 10 countries, including a first-time visit in Bahrain.

This show was moved to Wednesdays for the first time since The Amazing Race 9 at 8 pm and it has been ever since on this airtime.

This season featured the Double Battle in which called "Head-to-Head", where it is utilized in the Israeli, second Chinese, Philippine, and Canadian editions.

Casting[]

Applications for this season were originally due on September 15, 2016 but was postponed nearly a year to July 2017.

Notable contestants including Cody Nickson and Jessica Graf from Big Brother 19 where it was recently concluded that had been announced earlier. Other cast include former basketball players Cedric Ceballos and Shawn Marion, IndyCar racers Conor Daly and Alexander Rossi, Well-Strung members Trevor Wadleigh and Chris Merchant, freestyle skiers Kristi Leskinen and Jen Hudak, competitive eaters Joey Chestnut and Tim Janus.

Teams[]

Cody & Jessica
 1st place 
Cody & Jessica
Dating
Henry & Evan
 2nd place 
Henry & Evan
Dating Debaters
Kristi & Jen
 3rd place 
Kristi & Jen
Professional Skiers
Alex & Conor
 4th place 
Alex & Conor
IndyCar Drivers
Lucas & Brittany
 5th place 
Lucas & Brittany
Dating → Engaged Lifeguards
Eric & Daniel
 6th place 
Eric & Daniel
Twin Brothers
Trevor & Chris
 7th place 
Trevor & Chris
Dating Violinists
Joey & Tim
 8th place 
Joey & Tim
Competitive Eaters
Cedric & Shawn
 9th place 
Cedric & Shawn
Retired NBA Players
April & Sarah
 10th place 
April & Sarah
Goat Yoga Moms
Dessie & Kayla
 11th place 
Dessie & Kayla
Models

Episodes[]

Episode Air Date Leg Destination[10] First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(millions)
Ratings/Share
(18-49)
1 "You're a Champion, Prove It" January 3, 2018 1 United States → Iceland Kristi & Jen Dessie & Kayla 1st Eliminated
11th Place
7.31[11] 1.6/6[11]
2 "You're the Best French Fry Ever" January 10, 2018 2 Iceland → Netherlands → Belgium Cody & Jessica April & Sarah 2nd Eliminated
10th Place
6.98[12] 1.4/5[12]
3 "It's Gonna Be a Fragrant Day" January 17, 2018 3 Belgium → Morocco Henry & Evan Cedric & Shawn Non-Elimination
Leg
6.84[13] 1.5/6[13]
4 "Gotta Put Your Sole into It" January 24, 2018 4 Morocco → France Alex & Conor Cedric & Shawn 3rd Eliminated
9th Place
6.17[14] 1.2/5[14]
5 France Lucas & Brittany Joey & Tim 4th Eliminated
8th Place
5 "The Claws Are Out" January 31, 2018 6 France → Czech Republic Kristi & Jen Trevor & Chris 5th Eliminated
7th Place
6.54[15] 1.3/5[15]
6 "All's Fair in Love and War" February 7, 2018 7 Czech Republic → Zimbabwe Alex & Connor Cody & Jessica Ordered to
Continue Racing
5.07[16] 1.1/4[16]
Lucas & Brittany Kristi & Jen
8 Zimbabwe Lucas & Brittany Eric & Daniel 6th Eliminated
6th Place
7 "The First Rule of Amazing Race Club" February 14, 2018 9 Zimbabwe → Bahrain Alex & Conor Lucas & Brittany 7th Eliminated
5th Place
4.12[17] 0.9/3[17]
10 Bahrain → Thailand Alex & Conor Henry & Evan Non-Elimination
Leg
8 "It's Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure" February 21, 2018 11 Thailand → Hong Kong Henry & Evan Alex & Conor 8th Eliminated
4th Place
4.27[18] 0.9/3[18]
12 Hong Kong → United States Cody & Jessica Kristi & Jen 3rd Place
Henry & Evan 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 Roadblock
1 Cody & Jessica 2 1 5 2 6 6 5 5 4 2 2 1 3.27 6-3
2 Henry & Evan 3 8 1 6 4 3 3 4 3 4 1 2 3.55 4-5
3 Kristi & Jen 1 3 3 3 2 1 5 2 2 3 3 3 2.36 5-4
4 Alex & Conor 5 5 2 1 5 4 1 3 1 1 4 3.10 4-4
5 Lucas & Brittany 7 6 8 8 1 5 1 1 5 5.13 3-3
6 Eric & Daniel 8 9 7 7 3 2 3 6 6.00 3-3
7 Trevor & Chris 4 4 4 5 7 7 5.17 3-3
8 Joey & Tim 6 7 6 4 8 6.20 2-3
9 Cedric & Shawn 9 2 9 9 7.25 2-2
10 April & Sarah 10 10 10.00 0-2
11 Dessie & Kayla 11 11.00 1-0
Notes [1] [2] [3] [4]
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 that lost the Double Battle
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: Cedric & Shawn initially arrived 8th, but received a 30-minute penalty due to Cedric verbally helping Shawn at the Roadblock. Eric & Daniel checked in during this time, dropping them to 9th.
2: Teams had to swap partners for part of the leg, but would have to wait for the actual partner in order to check in. Cody paired with Jen, Jessica paired with Kristi, Lucas paired with Conor, Brittany paired with Alex, Henry paired with Eric, and Evan paired with Daniel. The finishes on Leg 7 are not averaged in with the other legs teams raced due to the twist.
3: By the time Lucas & Brittany arrived at the Dhow Shipyard in Muharraq, all teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop. Host Phil Keoghan came out to their location in order to inform them of their elimination.
4: After all the other teams checked in, host Phil went to Lan Kwai Fong to meet with Alex & Conor to inform them of their elimination.

Trivia[]

Franchise[]

US[]

Reception[]

  • Andy Dehnart at realityblurred (02/22/2018): "Amazing Race 30 concludes, having extended Big Brother's storyline"

Gallery[]

Videos[]

References[]

  1. http://www.cbs.com/recommended/news/1007998/cbs-reveals-winter-premiere-dates-for-new-shows-and-returning-favorites/
  2. http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/news/1007641/big-brother-19-s-jessica-and-cody-bring-their-showmance-to-the-amazing-race/
  3. http://www.mystatesman.com/sports/motor-sports/hopefuls-rossi-daly-gear-for-the-amazing-race/urOpO9fuldKJSDa1T5hQCL/
  4. https://twitter.com/EliseDoganieri/status/914658566300143616
  5. Template:Cite tweet
  6. Gunnarsson, Freyr Gígja (October 5, 2017). Ísland fyrsti áfangastaður í Amazing Race (Icelandic). RÚV.
  7. VIDEO Frietrace op de Grote Markt (nl). ATV (October 4, 2017).
  8. La chaîne CBS a tourné le Pékin Express américain à Saint-Tropez (fr). De Stentor (October 18, 2017).
  9. The Amazing Race lights up Harare. dailynews (October 17, 2017).
  10. http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-amazing-race-30/episodes/1010412/
  11. 11.0 11.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-wednesday-jan-3-2018/
  12. 12.0 12.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-jan-10-2018/
  13. 13.0 13.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-wednesday-jan-17-2018/
  14. 14.0 14.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-jan-24-2018/
  15. 15.0 15.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-wednesday-jan-31-2018-2/
  16. 16.0 16.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-feb-7-2018/
  17. 17.0 17.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-feb-14-2018/
  18. 18.0 18.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-wednesday-feb-21-2018/
  19. https://parade.com/631023/mikebloom/the-amazing-race-host-phil-keoghan-celebrates-30-seasons-of-travel/
  20. https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-amazing-race/releases/view?id=49484
  21. https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2018/02/phil-keoghan-amazing-race-partner-swap-twists/

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