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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.

Teams

 1st place 
Freddy & Kendra
Engaged models
 2nd place 
Kris & Jon
Dating long-distance
 3rd place 
Adam & Rebecca
Formerly dating
 ELIMINATED 
Hayden & Aaron
Dating actors
 ELIMINATED 
Lori & Bolo
Married pro wrestlers
 ELIMINATED 
Jonathan & Victoria
Married entrepreneurs
 ELIMINATED 
Gus & Hera
Father/daughter
 ELIMINATED 
Don & Mary Jean
Grandparents
 ELIMINATED 
Lena & Kristy
Sisters
 ELIMINATED 
Meredith & Maria
Best friends
 ELIMINATED 
Avi & Joe
High school buddies

Route Map

Episodes

Episode # Leg # Title Air Date Destination First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(in millions)
Ratings/Share
(18-49)
1 1 "The Game's Afoot" November 16, 2004 United States → Iceland Hayden & Aaron Avi & Joe 1st Eliminated
11th place
2 2 "I'm Not His Wife, He Doesn't Need to Scream at Me" November 23, 2004 Iceland → Norway Kris & Jon Meredith & Maria 2nd Eliminated
10th place
3 3 "Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science" November 30, 2004 Norway → Sweden Hayden & Aaron Lena & Kristy 3rd Eliminated
9th place
4 4 "What If It Isn't Sanitary" December 7, 2004 Sweden → Senegal Kris & Jon Don & Mary Jean Non-Elimination
Leg
5 5 "Quit Following Us" December 14, 2004 Senegal → Germany Freddy & Kendra Don & Mary Jean 4th Eliminated
8th place
6 6 "They Should Probably Have Some Counseling" December 21, 2004 Germany → Hungary Freddy & Kendra Lori & Bolo Ordered to
Continue Racing
7 None "Phil Is a Choo-Choo Charlie" December 28, 2004 Recap Episode
8 6 "One of You, I'm Gonna Break in Half" January 4, 2005 Hungary Lori & Bolo Gus & Hera 5th Eliminated
7th place
9 7 "Tell My Mom I Love Her" January 11, 2005 Hungary → France Adam & Rebecca Hayden & Aaron Non-Elimination
Leg
10 8 "Are There Instructions on Donkey Handling?" January 18, 2005 France → Ethiopia Hayden & Aaron Jonathan & Victoria 6th Eliminated
6th place
11 9 "It Always Comes Down to Details" January 25, 2005 Ethiopia → Sri Lanka Kris & Jon Lori & Bolo 7th Eliminated
5th place
12 10 "You Deal with This Before I Hyperventilate" February 1, 2005 Sri Lanka → China Hayden & Aaron Adam & Rebecca Non-Elimination
Leg
13 11 "4 Continents, 24 Cities, 40,000 Miles" February 8, 2005 China Kris & Jon Hayden & Aaron 8th Eliminated
4th place
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 Roadblock
1 Freddy & Kendra 4 8 6 5 {{{1}}} 1 6 2 4< 3 2> 2 1 3.50 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 2.81 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 2 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]
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 Yield
< Recipient of the Yield

Notes
1: Freddy & Kendra initially arrived 6th, but they were issued a 30-minute penalty for taking an extra clue after the Viking ship task, stated to take only one clue from the cluebox per each team. Adam & Rebecca and Don & Mary Jean checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to 8th.
2: Don & Mary Jean had arrived in 7th place in Leg 2, but they mistakenly drove the car that belonged to Adam & Rebecca. They left in 8th place at the beginning of Leg 3 after they were issued a 30-minute penalty, while Freddy & Kendra now departed in 7th place.
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.
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.
5: 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.
6: 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.

Memorable Moments

  • Teams needed to roll hay bales, to find a clue, in Leg 3.
  • At the mat following their elimination in leg 11, Aaron proposed to Hayden in marriage, and she accepted.
  • The concept of the Double-Length Leg was first introduced essentially by accident during this season. Leg 6 in Hungary was originally planned to be a Non-Elimination Leg, which would have caused last-place team Lori & Bolo to be 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 Leg 7.

Situations

Good Situations

Bad Situations

  • Maria having difficulties driving a stick in Leg 2.
  • Adam furious at Rebecca for telling him to take off his sunglasses when he accidentally left them on the Viking boat.
  • Don & Mary Jean mistakenly took Adam & Rebecca's car.
  • Lena spending 8 hours at the Roadblock pushing over 100 hay bales without finding the clue.
  • Jonathan & Victoria missed 1st place in Leg 5 when Victoria picked up Jonathan's backpack fearing it would be stolen, sending Jonathan into a rage by shoving her.
  • Jonathan & Victoria misread their clue in Leg 8 taking only one donkey when they should've taken two.
  • Lori & Bolo overlooking additional details at the Roadblock in Leg 9.

Records

Franchise

  • First time visits to Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and Senegal.
  • Lowest number of male teams, 1 (tied with Season 5, Season 12).
  • First season to have winning prizes in every leg.
  • First introduction of the Roadblock limit wherein each team member may not perform more than 6 Roadblocks.
  • Most number of couples in love, 7 (tied with All-Stars, and Season 15).
  • For the first time all the final 6 team are male-female featured team which all the teams were involved love relationship among their own team member.
  • Second season back-to-back from Season 5 where all the final 3 teams are male-female team, coincidentally all the final 3 teams were involved love relationship among their own team member.
  • Freddy & Kendra
  • Kris & Jon
  • Adam & Rebecca
  • Hayden & Aaron
  • Lori & Bolo
  • Jonathan & Victoria
  • Gus & Hera
  • Don & Mary Jean
  • Lena & Kristy
    • Second team to be eliminated on the race course because they were unable to complete a task.
  • Meredith & Maria
  • Avi & Joe

American

Season

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