The Amazing Race 30

Season Information

Version:

United States

Continents Visited:

4

Countries Visited:

10

Cities Visited:

21

Distance Traveled:

29,000 miles (47,000 km)

Starting Line:

Washington Square Park, New York City, New York

Finish Line:

USS Hornet, Alameda, California

Filming Dates:

October 1, 2017 - October 24, 2017

Season Run

January 3, 2018 - February 21, 2018^[1]

Number of Legs:

12

Number of Teams:

11

Winners:

Cody & Jessica

Runners-Up:

Henry & Evan
Kristi & Jen

Cast

Opening Sequence

Season Chronology

Development

As with The Amazing Race 25 and The Amazing Race 27, CBS announced on September 27 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 was 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]

Teams

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

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination^[5]	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^[6]	1.6/6^[6]
2	"You're the Best French Fry Ever"	January 10, 2018	2	Iceland → Belgium	Cody & Jessica	April & Sarah	2nd Eliminated 10th Place	6.98^[7]	1.4/5^[7]
3	"It's Gonna Be a Fragrant Day"	January 17, 2018	3	Belgium → Morocco	Henry & Evan	Cedric & Shawn	Non-Elimination Leg	6.84^[8]	1.5/6^[8]
4	"Gotta Put Your Sole into It"	January 24, 2018	4	Morocco → France	Alex & Conor	Cedric & Shawn	3rd Eliminated 9th Place	6.17^[9]	1.2/5^[9]
4	"Gotta Put Your Sole into It"	January 24, 2018	5	France	Lucas & Brittany	Joey & Tim	4th Eliminated 8th Place	6.17^[9]	1.2/5^[9]
5	"The Claws Are Out"	January 31, 2018	6	France → Czech Republic	Kristi & Jen	Trevor & Chris	5th Eliminated 7th Place	6.54^[10]	1.3/5^[10]
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^[11]	1.1/4^[11]
			7	Czech Republic → Zimbabwe	Lucas & Brittany	Kristi & Jen	Ordered to Continue Racing
			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^[12]	0.9/3^[12]
7	"The First Rule of Amazing Race Club"	February 14, 2018	10	Bahrain → Thailand	Alex & Conor	Henry & Evan	Non-Elimination Leg	4.12^[12]	0.9/3^[12]
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^[13]	0.9/3^[13]
			12	Hong Kong → United States	Cody & Jessica	Kristi & Jen	3rd Place
			12	Hong Kong → United States	Cody & Jessica	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
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 arrived in 8th place, but were given a 30-minute penalty as a result of Cedric unwittingly giving Shawn advice at the Roadblock. Eric & Daniel checked in during this time, dropping them down to 9th. 2: Teams had to swap partners up until the Pit Stop, where they would 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 Bahrain Financial Harbour in Manama, all teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop. Phil came out to their location in order to inform them of their elimination. 4: After all the other teams checked in, Phil went to Lan Kwai Fong to meet with Alex & Conor to inform them of their elimination.

Trivia

Franchise

This marks the first time since The Amazing Race 6 the country of Iceland, The Amazing Race 19 the country of Belgium, and The Amazing Race 15 the country of the Czech Republic are visited.
- This is also the first season since The Amazing Race 17 to visit a European country on the first leg.
This is first time that teams swap partners, albeit for a single leg.^[14]^[15]
First time visit to Bahrain.^[16]

US

This marks the first time a season premieres in January.
At a total of eight weeks, The Amazing Race 30 is the shortest season in terms of seasonal run.
This is the first US season to feature the Double Battle (known as the "Head-to-Head").
The first season to not feature the Express Pass since its introduction in The Amazing Race 17.
The first season to not visit the Los Angeles Area since The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007).

Season

The top five teams were the only ones who won legs this season.

Reception

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

Gallery

Videos

References

The Amazing Race Season Index
United States	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35
Asia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Australia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Brazil	1
Canada	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9
Central Europe	Cancelled
China	1 · 2 · 3 · 4
China Rush	1 · 2 · 3
Finland	1
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
Vietnam	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6

[1] ttp://www.cbs.com/recommended/news/1007998/cbs-reveals-winter-premiere-dates-for-new-shows-and-returning-favorites/

[2] ttp://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/news/1007641/big-brother-19-s-jessica-and-cody-bring-their-showmance-to-the-amazing-race/

[3] ttp://www.mystatesman.com/sports/motor-sports/hopefuls-rossi-daly-gear-for-the-amazing-race/urOpO9fuldKJSDa1T5hQCL/

[4] ttps://twitter.com/EliseDoganieri/status/914658566300143616

[5] ttp://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-amazing-race-30/episodes/1010412/

[USIS-6] 6.0 ^6.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-wednesday-jan-3-2018/

[ISBE-7] 7.0 ^7.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-jan-10-2018/

[BEMA-8] 8.0 ^8.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-wednesday-jan-17-2018/

[MAFR-9] 9.0 ^9.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-jan-24-2018/

[FRCZ-10] 10.0 ^10.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-wednesday-jan-31-2018-2/

[CZZW-11] 11.0 ^11.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-feb-7-2018/

[ZWBHTH-12] 12.0 ^12.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/wednesday-final-ratings-feb-14-2018/

[THHKUS-13] 13.0 ^13.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-wednesday-feb-21-2018/

[14] ttps://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/the-amazing-race/releases/view?id=49484

[15] ttps://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2018/02/phil-keoghan-amazing-race-partner-swap-twists/

[16] ttps://parade.com/631023/mikebloom/the-amazing-race-host-phil-keoghan-celebrates-30-seasons-of-travel/

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