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'''''The Amazing Race 6''''' is the sixth season of the reality television show, '''''[[The Amazing Race (US)|The Amazing Race]]'''''. It premiered on November 16, 2004 and ended on February 5, 2005 on CBS. |
'''''The Amazing Race 6''''' is the sixth season of the reality television show, '''''[[The Amazing Race (US)|The Amazing Race]]'''''. It premiered on November 16, 2004 and ended on February 5, 2005 on CBS. |
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The next 11 teams ready to globe-trot the world are at the starting gate awaiting the official start of the sixth edition of the Emmy Award-winning THE AMAZING RACE .<ref>http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2004/10/20/eleven-teams-await-the-starting-gun-as-the-next-the-amazing-race-is-about-to-begin-17116/20041020cbs01/</ref> |
The next 11 teams ready to globe-trot the world are at the starting gate awaiting the official start of the sixth edition of the Emmy Award-winning THE AMAZING RACE .<ref>http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2004/10/20/eleven-teams-await-the-starting-gun-as-the-next-the-amazing-race-is-about-to-begin-17116/20041020cbs01/</ref> |
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==Development== |
==Development== |
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− | The sixth season of ''The Amazing Race'' was filmed between August and September 2004 for which they traveled 40,000 miles (64,000 |
+ | The sixth season of ''The Amazing Race'' was filmed between August and September 2004, for which they traveled 40,000 miles (64,000 km), spanning 10 different countries in four continents. The show moved to Tuesdays at 9 p.m., staying there for 2 more seasons. |
− | American Airlines and Royal Caribbean International were the two official sponsors of the seasons and would provide the prizes awarded to first place teams on certain legs. |
+ | {{wp|American Airlines}} and {{wp|Royal Caribbean International}} were the two official sponsors of the seasons and would provide the prizes awarded to first place teams on certain legs. |
==Teams== |
==Teams== |
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+ | | {{Placement|S6 FreddyKendra.jpg|Freddy & Kendra|Freddy & Kendra|winner|1st place|Engaged Models}} |
− | | {{Placement|KrisJon.jpg|Kris & Jon|Kris & Jon| |
+ | | {{Placement|S6 KrisJon.jpg|Kris & Jon|Kris & Jon|second|2nd place|Dating Long-Distance}} |
− | | {{Placement|AdamRebecca.jpg|Adam & Rebecca|Adam & Rebecca| |
+ | | {{Placement|S6 AdamRebecca.jpg|Adam & Rebecca|Adam & Rebecca|third|3rd place|Formerly Dating}} |
− | | {{Placement|HaydenAaron.jpg|Hayden & Aaron|Hayden & Aaron| |
+ | | {{Placement|S6 HaydenAaron.jpg|Hayden & Aaron|Hayden & Aaron|elim|4th place|Dating Actors}} |
− | | {{Placement|LoriBolo.jpg|Lori & Bolo|Lori & Bolo| |
+ | | {{Placement|S6 LoriBolo.jpg|Lori & Bolo|Lori & Bolo|elim|5th place|Married Pro Wrestlers}} |
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− | | {{Placement|JonathanVictoria.jpg|Jonathan & Victoria|Jonathan & Victoria| |
+ | | {{Placement|S6 JonathanVictoria.jpg|Jonathan & Victoria|Jonathan & Victoria|elim|6th place|Married Entrepreneurs}} |
− | | {{Placement|GusHera.jpg|Gus & Hera|Gus & Hera| |
+ | | {{Placement|S6 GusHera.jpg|Gus & Hera|Gus & Hera|elim|7th place|Father/Daughter}} |
− | | {{Placement|DonMaryJean.jpg|Don & Mary Jean|Don & Mary Jean| |
+ | | {{Placement|S6 DonMaryJean.jpg|Don & Mary Jean|Don & Mary Jean|elim|8th place|Grandparents}} |
− | | {{Placement|LenaKristy.jpg|Lena & Kristy|Lena & Kristy| |
+ | | {{Placement|S6 LenaKristy.jpg|Lena & Kristy|Lena & Kristy|elim|9th place|Sisters}} |
− | | {{Placement|MeredithMaria.jpg|Meredith & Maria|Meredith & Maria| |
+ | | {{Placement|S6 MeredithMaria.jpg|Meredith & Maria|Meredith & Maria|elim|10th place|Best Friends}} |
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− | | {{Placement|AviJoe.jpg|Avi & Joe|Avi & Joe| |
+ | | {{Placement|S6 AviJoe.jpg|Avi & Joe|Avi & Joe|elim|11th place|High School Buddies}} |
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==Episodes== |
==Episodes== |
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{{note|3}} Lena & Kristy failed to complete the Roadblock in Leg 3. After more than 2 hours passed since the last team checked in at the mat and over 10 hours of searching, Phil came out to the Roadblock location and eliminated them. |
{{note|3}} Lena & Kristy failed to complete the Roadblock in Leg 3. After more than 2 hours passed since the last team checked in at the mat and over 10 hours of searching, Phil came out to the Roadblock location and eliminated them. |
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{{note|4}} Leg 6 was double-length, with two Detours and two Roadblocks, shown over two episodes. The placements listed in the first column reflect the order teams arrived at the leg's halfway point. The leg's Fast Forward was offered after the halfway mark, and thus permitted Lori & Bolo to skip only the second set of challenges. |
{{note|4}} Leg 6 was double-length, with two Detours and two Roadblocks, shown over two episodes. The placements listed in the first column reflect the order teams arrived at the leg's halfway point. The leg's Fast Forward was offered after the halfway mark, and thus permitted Lori & Bolo to skip only the second set of challenges. |
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+ | {{note|5}} Adam & Rebecca initially arrived 2nd, but were not allowed to check in as they had not completed the additional task of swimming the length of the pool. As they swam the length of the pool, Hayden & Aaron and Freddy & Kendra checked in during this time, dropping Adam & Rebecca to 4th place. |
+ | {{note|6}} Hayden & Aaron initially arrived 3rd, just ahead of Adam & Rebecca, but were issued a 4-hour penalty for quitting the Roadblock. Both Rebecca and Hayden almost had to quit the Roadblock because the last gondola down the mountain was about to leave; however, at the time Rebecca opened her lock and successfully completed the Roadblock, they checked in during the penalty time, thereby dropping Hayden & Aaron to last place; which resulted in their elimination. |
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+ | {{note|7}} The finishes in the first half of the superleg in Leg 6 are not counted as part of the average. Only the final finish in the leg is counted toward the average. |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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===Franchise=== |
===Franchise=== |
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− | *First time visits to Iceland, Norway, Sweden, |
+ | * First time visits to {{wp|Iceland}}, {{wp|Norway}}, {{wp|Sweden}}, {{wp|Senegal}}, {{wp|Hungary}}, {{wp|Ethiopia}}, and {{wp|Sri Lanka}}. |
− | *First season to have a [[superleg]]. |
+ | * First season to have a [[superleg]]. |
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+ | ** The superlag was created by accident as Leg 6 in Hungary was originally planned to be a [[Non-Elimination Leg]], with the last team to arrive being stripped of their accumulated money. However, producers learned that begging is illegal in Hungary, which would have made it almost impossible to collect any money. To avoid this, they instead combined this leg with the intended Leg 7. |
− | *Lowest number of all-male teams, |
+ | * Lowest number of all-male teams, with only one (tied with Seasons [[The Amazing Race 5|5]] and [[The Amazing Race 12|12]]). |
− | *First season to have winning prizes on every leg. |
+ | * First season to have winning prizes on every leg. |
− | * |
+ | * Introduction of the [[Roadblock]] limit wherein each team member may not perform more than six Roadblocks. |
− | *First time that the final |
+ | * First time that the final eight teams were co-ed teams. |
− | * Second season (after Season 5) where all the final |
+ | * Second season (after Season 5) where all the final three teams are co-ed teams. |
− | ** Coincidentally in both seasons, all the final |
+ | ** Coincidentally in both seasons, all the final three teams were in "love relationships". |
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===US=== |
===US=== |
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− | * One of two standard-format seasons to have no teams returning in [[The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007)| |
+ | * One of two standard-format seasons to have no teams returning in [[The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007)|Season 11]]. |
+ | * Most number of couples in love, with seven (tied with Seasons 11 and [[The Amazing Race 15|15]]). |
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− | * First season to give out a leg prize on every leg. |
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+ | * Second season in which the race began and ended in the same city (after [[The Amazing Race 1|Season 1]]). |
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+ | ** First time that the race did not begin on either the West Coast or the East Coast. |
− | + | * First season that the [[Finish Line]] was located in a Midwestern state of the United States. |
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− | * First season that the Finish Line was located in a Midwestern state of the United States. |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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+ | * [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-12-03-0412040087-story.html Korey Karnes] at ''Chicago Tribune'' (12/03/2004): "Smart 'Race' continues to amaze" |
* [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/600112090/Amazing-couple-seeks-Phils-help.html?pg=all Scott D. Pierce] at ''Deseret News'' (02/15/2005): "''Amazing'' couple seeks Phil's help" |
* [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/600112090/Amazing-couple-seeks-Phils-help.html?pg=all Scott D. Pierce] at ''Deseret News'' (02/15/2005): "''Amazing'' couple seeks Phil's help" |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080701191210/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race6/ CBS.com - ''The Amazing Race 6''] |
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080701191210/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race6/ CBS.com - ''The Amazing Race 6''] |
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Revision as of 21:27, 7 June 2020
The Amazing Race 6 is the sixth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on November 16, 2004 and ended on February 5, 2005 on CBS.
Synopsis
The next 11 teams ready to globe-trot the world are at the starting gate awaiting the official start of the sixth edition of the Emmy Award-winning THE AMAZING RACE .[1]
Development
The sixth season of The Amazing Race was filmed between August and September 2004, for which they traveled 40,000 miles (64,000 km), spanning 10 different countries in four continents. The show moved to Tuesdays at 9 p.m., staying there for 2 more seasons.
American Airlines and Royal Caribbean International were the two official sponsors of the seasons and would provide the prizes awarded to first place teams on certain legs.
Teams
Freddy & Kendra
Engaged Models |
Kris & Jon
Dating Long-Distance |
Adam & Rebecca
Formerly Dating |
Hayden & Aaron
Dating Actors |
Lori & Bolo
Married Pro Wrestlers |
Jonathan & Victoria
Married Entrepreneurs |
Gus & Hera
Father/Daughter |
Don & Mary Jean
Grandparents |
Lena & Kristy
Sisters |
Meredith & Maria
Best Friends |
Avi & Joe
High School Buddies |
Episodes
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions)[2] |
Ratings/Share (18-49)[2] | |
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1 | "The Game's Afoot" | November 16, 2004 | 1 | United States → Iceland | Hayden & Aaron | Avi & Joe | 1st Eliminated 11th Place |
11.80 | 5.0/12 |
2 | "I'm Not His Wife, He Doesn't Need to Scream at Me" | November 23, 2004 | 2 | Iceland → Norway | Kris & Jon | Meredith & Maria | 2nd Eliminated 10th Place |
11.50 | 4.7/12 |
3 | "Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science" | November 30, 2004 | 3 | Norway → Sweden | Hayden & Aaron | Lena & Kristy | 3rd Eliminated 9th Place |
11.84 | 4.8/12 |
4 | "What If It Isn't Sanitary" | December 7, 2004 | 4 | Sweden → Senegal | Kris & Jon | Don & Mary Jean | Non-Elimination Leg |
11.72 | 4.6/12 |
5 | "Quit Following Us" | December 14, 2004 | 5 | Senegal → Germany | Freddy & Kendra | Don & Mary Jean | 4th Eliminated 8th Place |
10.70 | 4.1/10 |
6 | "They Should Probably Have Some Counseling" | December 21, 2004 | 6 | Germany → Hungary | Freddy & Kendra | Lori & Bolo | Ordered to Continue Racing |
10.70 | 4.0/12 |
7 | "Phil Is a Choo-Choo Charlie" | December 28, 2004 | None | Recap Episode | 10.10 | 3.8/10 | |||
8 | "One of You, I'm Gonna Break in Half" | January 4, 2005 | 6 | Hungary | Lori & Bolo | Gus & Hera | 5th Eliminated 7th Place |
10.66 | 4.4/10 |
9 | "Tell My Mom I Love Her" | January 11, 2005 | 7 | Hungary → France | Adam & Rebecca | Hayden & Aaron | Non-Elimination Leg |
11.07 | 4.3/10 |
10 | "Are There Instructions on Donkey Handling?" | January 18, 2005 | 8 | France → Ethiopia | Hayden & Aaron | Jonathan & Victoria | 6th Eliminated 6th Place |
10.61 | 4.1/9 |
11 | "It Always Comes Down to Details" | January 25, 2005 | 9 | Ethiopia → Sri Lanka | Kris & Jon | Lori & Bolo | 7th Eliminated 5th Place |
12.03 | 4.7/11 |
12 | "You Deal with This Before I Hyperventilate" | February 1, 2005 | 10 | Sri Lanka → China | Hayden & Aaron | Adam & Rebecca | Non-Elimination Leg |
12.01 | 4.6/11 |
13 | "4 Continents, 24 Cities, 40,000 Miles" | February 8, 2005 | 11 | China | Kris & Jon | Hayden & Aaron | 8th Eliminated 4th Place |
12.62 | 5.2/13 |
12 | China → United States | Freddy & Kendra | Adam & Rebecca | 3rd Place | |||||
Kris & Jon | 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 | ||
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1 | Freddy & Kendra | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4< | 3 | 2> | 2 | 1 | 3.67 | 6-6 |
2 | Kris & Jon | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.17 | 6-6 |
3 | Adam & Rebecca | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1► | 5> | 4 | 4< | 3 | 3 | 4.58 | 6-5 |
4 | Hayden & Aaron | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.82 | 5-6 | |
5 | Lori & Bolo | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1► | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4.33 | 5-3 | |||
6 | Jonathan & Victoria | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3.63 | 4-4 | ||||
7 | Gus & Hera | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5.83 | 3-3 | ||||||
8 | Don & Mary Jean | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 2-2 | ||||||||
9 | Lena & Kristy | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7.00 | 1-1 | ||||||||||
10 | Meredith & Maria | 8 | 10 | 9.00 | 0-1 | |||||||||||
11 | Avi & Joe | 11 | 11.00 | 0-0 | ||||||||||||
Notes | [1][2] | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | ||||||||||
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Trivia
Franchise
- First time visits to Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Senegal, Hungary, Ethiopia, and Sri Lanka.
- First season to have a superleg.
- The superlag was created by accident as Leg 6 in Hungary was originally planned to be a Non-Elimination Leg, with the last team to arrive being stripped of their accumulated money. However, producers learned that begging is illegal in Hungary, which would have made it almost impossible to collect any money. To avoid this, they instead combined this leg with the intended Leg 7.
- Lowest number of all-male teams, with only one (tied with Seasons 5 and 12).
- First season to have winning prizes on every leg.
- Introduction of the Roadblock limit wherein each team member may not perform more than six Roadblocks.
- First time that the final eight teams were co-ed teams.
- Second season (after Season 5) where all the final three teams are co-ed teams.
- Coincidentally in both seasons, all the final three teams were in "love relationships".
US
- One of two standard-format seasons to have no teams returning in Season 11.
- Most number of couples in love, with seven (tied with Seasons 11 and 15).
- Second season in which the race began and ended in the same city (after Season 1).
- First time that the race did not begin on either the West Coast or the East Coast.
- First season that the Finish Line was located in a Midwestern state of the United States.
Reception
- Korey Karnes at Chicago Tribune (12/03/2004): "Smart 'Race' continues to amaze"
- Scott D. Pierce at Deseret News (02/15/2005): "Amazing couple seeks Phil's help"
External links
The Amazing Race Season Index | |
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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 |