The Amazing Race 32

The Amazing Race 32 is the thirty-second installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race.

Development

The Amazing Race 32 was originally slated to air May 20, 2020, with a two-hour season premiere.^[2] However, the premiere date was pushed back further in the year for the 2020-21 television season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, replacing Survivor in CBS's fall lineup.^[3]

Host Phil Keoghan explained that, following themed casting in recent seasons, this season would go "back to basics", featuring elements that have contributed to the show's longevity.^[4]

This season marked the return of the Yield after being absent for 21 seasons.^[5]

Teams

1st place Will & James Dating → Engaged	2nd place Hung & Chee Married Parents	3rd place Riley & Maddison Pro Volleyball Players	4th place DeAngelo & Gary Former NFL Stars	5th place Eswar & Aparna Siblings
6th place Kaylynn & Haley Sisters	7th place Leo & Alana Dating	8th place Michelle & Victoria Sisters	9th place Jerry & Frank Father and Son	10th place Kellie & LaVonne Former Olympic Hurdlers
11th Place Nathan & Cody Best Friends

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish
1	"One Million Miles"	October 14, 2020	1	United States → Trinidad and Tobago	Hung & Chee	Nathan & Cody	1st Eliminated 11th Place
2	"Red Lipstick Is Not My Color"	October 21, 2020	2	Trinidad and Tobago → Colombia	Hung & Chee	Kellie & LaVonne	2nd Eliminated 10th Place
3	"We're Makin' Big Moves"	October 28, 2020	3	Colombia → Brazil	Will & James	Jerry & Frank	3rd Eliminated 9th Place
4	"Olé, Olé!"	November 4, 2020	4	Brazil → Paraguay	Will & James	Kaylynn & Haley	Non-Elimination Leg
5	"You Don't Strike Me as a Renaissance Man"	November 11, 2020	5	Paraguay → France	Riley & Maddison	Michelle & Victoria	4th Eliminated 8th Place
6	"I'm Not Even Walking, I'm Falling"	November 18, 2020	6	France → Germany	DeAngelo & Gary	Kaylynn & Haley	Non-Elimination Leg
7	"Give Me a Beard Bump"	November 18, 2020	7	Germany → Kazakhstan	Will & James	Leo & Alana	5th Eliminated 7th Place
8	"Are You a Rickshaw?"	November 25, 2020	8	Kazakhstan → India	To Be Continued
9	"This Is Not Payback, This Is Karma"	November 25, 2020	8	Kazakhstan → India	Riley & Maddison	Kaylynn & Haley	6th Eliminated 6th Place
10	"Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty"	December 2, 2020	9	India → Cambodia	Riley & Maddison	Eswar & Aparna	7th Eliminated 5th Place
11	"Run on Your Tippy Toes"	December 9, 2020	10	Cambodia → Philippines	Riley & Maddison	DeAngelo & Gary	8th Eliminated 4th Place
12	"Now It's About Winning"	December 16, 2020	11	Philippines → United States	Will & James	Riley & Maddison	Third Place
12	"Now It's About Winning"	December 16, 2020	11	Philippines → United States	Will & James	Hung & Chee	Second 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	Average
1	Will & James	4	6	1⊂	1	4	4	1	2>	2	2	1	2.55	6-5
2	Hung & Chee	1	1	2	6	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	2.64	5-6
3	Riley & Maddison	3	3	4	4	1	2	2	1>	1⋐	1	3	2.27	6-5
4	DeAngelo & Gary	10	2	5	7	5	1	4	3	4⊂	4		4.50	5-4
5	Eswar & Aparna	7	4	6	5	6	5	6	5	5⊃			5.44	5-4
6	Kaylynn & Haley	8	8	3⋐	8	7	7	5>	6<<				6.50	4-4
7	Leo & Alana	6	7	8⊃	3	3	6	7<					5.71	4-2
8	Michelle & Victoria	2	5	7	2	8							4.80	3-2
9	Jerry & Frank	5	9	9⋑									7.67	0-2
10	Kellie & LaVonne	9	10										9.50	1-1
11	Nathan & Cody	11											11.00	0-1
Notes:									^[1]
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 used the Fast Forward pass > The team used the Yield < Recipient of the Yield ⊂ 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: Leg 8 was a megaleg, containing two separate Yields during the leg, Kaylynn & Haley were Yielded at both Yields.

Trivia

Franchise

This is the first season to visit Trinidad and Tobago.^[6]
This is the second time to visit Kazakhstan (after The Amazing Race 13) and Paraguay (after The Amazing Race 20).^[2]^[7]
This is the second time to visit New Orleans, Louisiana (after The Amazing Race: Family Edition).^[8]

US

This is the second time to visit Colombia (after The Amazing Race 28).^[7]
This is the third season to visit Cambodia (after The Amazing Race 13 and The Amazing Race 15) and the Philippines (after The Amazing Race 5 and The Amazing Race 25).^[7]
This season marks the first reappearance of the Yield since The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007).
- By extension, this is the first season to feature both the Yield and the U-Turn.
This is the first season where a No-Rest Leg is also an elimination leg.
This is the first season to have a Double Switchback
This is the first season to feature a different destination country for each leg.
This is the first season since The Amazing Race 14 to feature eleven legs.

Reception

Sharon Tharp at US Weekly (10/12/2020): "Keoghan Says Season 32 Is ‘About Escapism,’ Addresses Future of Show Amid Coronavirus Pandemic"
Nick Caruso at TVLine (10/12/2020): "Keoghan Talks Season 32's 'Biggest Hurdle,' Why Show Doesn't Need Twisty Gimmicks"
Megan Vick at TV Guide (10/14/2020): "Keoghan Promises a Return to Basics for Season 32"
Andy Dehnart at realityblurred (10/14/2020): "Amazing Race 32’s amazing two-year journey"
Joe Reid at PrimeTimer (11/04/2020): "The Pre-Pandemic World of The Amazing Race Is Giving Us the Feels"
Logan Saunders at TARstorian (12/15/2020): "The Amazing Race Producers Need To Do More Fact Checking, Try Harder, and Stop Blaming Contestants and Reduced Budget For Shortcomings"

Gallery

Videos

References

↑ https://deadline.com/2020/08/cbs-fall-schedule-star-trek-discovery-one-day-at-a-time-manhunt-1203023900/
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Bloom, Mike (April 13, 2020). The Amazing Race Sets Premiere Date After Survivor Finale & Virtual Reunion. Parade. Retrieved on April 14, 2020.
↑ Otterson, Joe (April 29, 2020). ‘Amazing Race’ Season 32 Premiere Pushed Back as CBS Sets ‘Game On,’ ‘Tough as Nails’ Dates. Variety. Retrieved on April 29, 2020.
↑ Eng, Joyce (April 13, 2020). Everything to know about ‘The Amazing Race 32’. Gold Derby. Retrieved on April 15, 2020.
↑ Tharp, Sharon (October 12, 2020). ‘The Amazing Race’ Host Phil Keoghan Says Season 32 Is ‘About Escapism,’ Addresses Future of Show Amid Coronavirus Pandemic. Us Weekly. Retrieved on October 16, 2020.
↑ George, Kinnesha (November 16, 2018). ‘Amazing’ boost for tourism. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved on June 29, 2019.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 https://www.ibtimes.com/amazing-race-season-32-update-premiere-date-new-destinations-revealed-2957809
↑ Scott, Mike (December 3, 2018). New Orleans serves as finish line for CBS' 'Amazing Race'. The Times-Picayune. Retrieved on April 4, 2019.

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
Asia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Australia	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Brazil	1
Canada	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8
Central Europe	Cancelled
China	1 · 2 · 3 · 4
China Rush	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
Vietnam	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6

[1] ttps://deadline.com/2020/08/cbs-fall-schedule-star-trek-discovery-one-day-at-a-time-manhunt-1203023900/

[Parade-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Bloom, Mike (April 13, 2020). The Amazing Race Sets Premiere Date After Survivor Finale & Virtual Reunion. Parade. Retrieved on April 14, 2020.

[3] Otterson, Joe (April 29, 2020). ‘Amazing Race’ Season 32 Premiere Pushed Back as CBS Sets ‘Game On,’ ‘Tough as Nails’ Dates. Variety. Retrieved on April 29, 2020.

[4] Eng, Joyce (April 13, 2020). Everything to know about ‘The Amazing Race 32’. Gold Derby. Retrieved on April 15, 2020.

[5] Tharp, Sharon (October 12, 2020). ‘The Amazing Race’ Host Phil Keoghan Says Season 32 Is ‘About Escapism,’ Addresses Future of Show Amid Coronavirus Pandemic. Us Weekly. Retrieved on October 16, 2020.

[6] George, Kinnesha (November 16, 2018). ‘Amazing’ boost for tourism. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved on June 29, 2019.

[destinations-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 https://www.ibtimes.com/amazing-race-season-32-update-premiere-date-new-destinations-revealed-2957809

[Louisiana-8] Scott, Mike (December 3, 2018). New Orleans serves as finish line for CBS' 'Amazing Race'. The Times-Picayune. Retrieved on April 4, 2019.

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