The Amazing Race 33

The Amazing Race 33
Season Information
Version:	United States
Continents Visited:	2
Countries Visited:	6
Cities Visited:	17
Distance Traveled:	22,000 miles
Starting Line:	Virtual Starting Line from racers' homes, United States
Finish Line:	Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles, California
Filming Dates:	Original: February 22–28, 2020 Resumption: September 19 – October 6, 2021
Season Run	January 5, 2022 - March 2, 2022
Number of Legs:	11
Number of Teams:	11
Winners:	Kim & Penn
Runners-Up:	Raquel & Cayla Ryan & Dusty
Cast
Opening Sequence
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race 32
Next:	The Amazing Race

The Amazing Race 33 is the thirty-third installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race.

Development

For the second time, there was no physical Starting Line, as the teams began the race in their homes and only met each other in their first destination where they received their first physical clue.

On February 28, filming was suspended mid-season for the first time in the show's history after three episodes were completed — two in England and one in Scotland — with the contestants and production crew sent home as a precaution due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic.

Filming resumed on September 19, 2021 after a year and a half of additional planning and rerouting the rest of the originally planned routes prior to the suspension, reports emerged that an Amazing Race-branded Titan Airways Boeing 757 charter plane departed from Los Angeles International Airport, with routes taking place in Chalkidiki and Thessaloniki later in the month.

Teams

1st place  Kim & Penn Married	2nd place  Raquel & Cayla Flight Attendants	3rd place  Ryan & Dusty Best Friends	4th place  Arun & Natalia Father and Daughter	5th place  Lulu & Lala Twins
6th place  Akbar & Sheri Married	7th place  Michael & Moe Police Officers	8th place  Anthony & Spencer Childhood Friends	9th place  Connie & Sam Married	10th place  Caro & Ray Dating
11th place  Taylor & Isaiah YouTube Sensations	Placement of the discharged teams is unofficial. They are sorted by the order they finished on Leg 3.

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)	Ratings/Share (18-49)
1	"We're Back!"	January 5, 2022	1	United States → United Kingdom	Anthony & Spencer	Michael & Moe	1st Eliminated 11th Place	4.40	0.7
2	"It Can't Be That Easy"		2	United Kingdom	Ryan & Dusty	Lulu & Lala	Ordered to Continue Racing
3	"Who Has This One in the Bag?"	January 12, 2022	3	United Kingdom	Kim & Penn	Arun & Natalia	2nd Eliminated 10th Place	3.49	0.5
4	"Ready to Restart the Race"	January 19, 2022	4	Switzerland	Ryan & Dusty	Taylor & Isaiah	Discharged	3.66	0.7
						Caro & Ray
						Connie & Sam
						Anthony & Spencer
						Michael & Moe	3rd Eliminated 7th Place
5	"Stairway to Hell"	January 26, 2022	5	Switzerland	Ryan & Dusty	Arun & Natalia	Non-Elimination Leg	3.93	0.6
6	"Say Cheese"	February 2, 2022	6	Switzerland → France	Kim & Penn	Akbar & Sheri	4th Eliminated 6th place	3.76	0.6
7	"Gently Down the Stream"	February 9, 2022	7	France	Kim & Penn	Arun & Natalia	Non-Elimination Leg	2.97	0.6
8	"Souvlaki"	February 16, 2022	8	France → Greece	Kim & Penn	Lulu & Lala	5th Eliminated 5th place	3.17	0.5
9	"Rock Bottom"	February 23, 2022	9	Greece	Raquel & Cayla	Ryan & Dusty	Non-Elimination Leg	3.28	0.5
10	"No Room For Error"	March 2, 2022	10	Greece → Portugal	Raquel & Cayla	Arun & Natalia	6th Eliminated 4th place	3.97	0.7
11	"In the Hands of The Amazing Race Gods"		11	Portugal → United States	Kim & Penn	Ryan & Dusty	3rd Place
						Raquel & Cayla	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	Average	[1]
1	Kim & Penn	4	5	1	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	2.09	5-6
2	Raquel & Cayla	3	4	6	3	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	2.72	7-4
3	Ryan & Dusty	2	1	2	1	1	3	3	3	4	3	3	2.36	6-5
4	Arun & Natalia	9	3	10	6	6	4	5	4	3	4		5.40	6-5
5	Lulu & Lala	10	10	7	4	2	5	4	5				5.87	4-4
6	Akbar & Sheri	6	8	9	5	5	6						6.50	2-3
7	Michael & Moe	11			7								9.00	0-1
8	Anthony & Spencer	1	7	3	Dis								3.66	1-1
9	Connie & Sam	7	2	4	Dis								4.33	1-1
10	Caro & Ray	5	6	5	Dis								5.33	1-1
11	Taylor & Isaiah	8	9	8	Dis								8.33	1-1
Notes:		[2]	[3]		[4][5]				[6]
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
Notes: 1: The Roadblock count was officially reset to zero when filming resumed. The count listed on this wiki includes all Roadblocks, including those from the first three legs. 2: Connie & Sam were given a time credit, which was not shown in the episode, after their film crew was kicked out of the Piccadilly Circus tube station by station security and were held up waiting for the police. 3: Leg 2 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. 4: Anthony & Spencer, Caro & Ray, Connie & Sam, and Taylor & Isaiah were unable to return to The Amazing Race when filming resumed due to extenuating circumstances. They were officially discharged before Leg 4 began. 5: Michael & Moe and Arun & Natalia rejoined the cast following the hiatus. 6: Lulu and Lala initially arrived 1st after accidentally coming across the Pit Stop while searching for the souvlaki vendor, so Phil instructed them to go back and perform the other tasks. By the time they finished, all the other teams had reached the Pit Stop resulting in their elimination.

Trivia

Franchise

• Due to the filming suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this season is chronologically the longest, lasting around 19 months.
  • First season to be filmed across two calendar years.
  • First season to bring back eliminated teams due to some of the remaining teams opting not to continue when the race resumed.
  • First season to penalize teams with a Speed Bump for reasons other than finishing last in a Non-Elimination Leg.
  • First season to have multiple teams perform a Speed Bump in the same leg.
  • Second season to travel for 22,000 miles in two separate years, the second shortest route after the aforementioned The Amazing Race: Family Edition.
• First season to have a Restarting Line.
• First season to visit Chalkidiki, Thessaloniki, and Lugano.
• First season to not feature the U-Turn or Speed Bump since its introduction in The Amazing Race 12.

US

• Second season to feature a Virtual Starting Line, with the teams starting the race in their homes since The Amazing Race 28.
• First season to visit Corsica since The Amazing Race 6.
• First season to have a non-elimination point of some kind in Leg 2.
• First season to feature a previously eliminated team returning to the Race.
• First season to implement the Departure Time Penalty as the penalty for the last team to arrive at a Non-Elimination Leg.
• First season to not visit Asia, excluding The Amazing Race: Family Edition which never left North America.
• First season where no one under the age of 30 crossed the Finish Line.