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| version = [[The Amazing Race (US)|United States]]
 
| version = [[The Amazing Race (US)|United States]]
 
| continentsvisited = 5
 
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| citiesvisited = 36
 
| citiesvisited = 36
 
| distance = 59,000 miles (95,000 km)
 
| distance = 59,000 miles (95,000 km)
| startingline = {{Wp|Denver}}, {{Wp|Colorado}}
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| startingline = {{wp|Red Rocks Park}}, {{Wp|Denver}}, {{Wp|Colorado}}
| finishline = Denver, Colorado
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| finishline = Red Rocks Park, Denver, Colorado
 
| filmingdates = November 7, 2005 - December 3, 2005
 
| filmingdates = November 7, 2005 - December 3, 2005
 
| seasonrun = February 28, 2006 - May 17, 2006
 
| seasonrun = February 28, 2006 - May 17, 2006
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| winner = [[BJ & Tyler]]
 
| winner = [[BJ & Tyler]]
 
| runnersup = [[Eric & Jeremy]]<br/>[[Ray & Yolanda]]
 
| runnersup = [[Eric & Jeremy]]<br/>[[Ray & Yolanda]]
| viewership =
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| viewership =
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| video =[[File: The Amazing race 9 - intro|250px|center]]
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| video = The Amazing race 9 - intro
| previous = [[The Amazing Race Family Edition]]
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| previous = {{S|8}}
| next = [[The Amazing Race 10]]
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| next = {{S|10}}
 
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'''''The Amazing Race 9''''' is the ninth season of the reality television show, '''''[[The Amazing Race (US)|The Amazing Race]]'''''. It premiered on February 28, 2006 and ended on May 17, 2006 on CBS.
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'''''The Amazing Race 9''''' is the ninth season of the reality television show, '''''[[The Amazing Race (US)|The Amazing Race]]'''''. It premiered on February 28, 2006 and ended on May 17, 2006 on CBS. The entire season was released on DVD (exclusively only through [https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Race-Season-9/dp/B008R4LNPM/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1500534842&sr=1-1 Amazon.com])  on October 23, 2012.<ref>http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Amazing-Race-1-Seasons-8-and-9/17324</ref>
   
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==Synopsis==
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The three-time Emmy Award-winning reality adventure series returns to its international format where teams of two will travel to exotic locations, spanning five continents, with stops in the Middle East, Moscow and Sicily, to name a few. The 11 teams will compete against one another in a race around the world for a $1 million prize.<ref>http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/01/30/cbs-unveils-the-identities-of-the-11-teams-competing-in-the-amazing-race-9-20445/20060130cbs01/</ref>
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==Development==
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The show moved to a new timeslot of Wednesdays at 8 p.m., starting with the sixth episode.
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Applications for this season were due on July 25, 2005 while interviews were conducted in October 2005. Filming began on November 7, 2005 and finished on December 3, 2005. This season traveled a total of 59,000 miles (95,000&nbsp;km) across 10 countries in five continents.
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Duracell, Travelocity, T-Mobile were the official sponsors during this season and provided prizes throughout the race to winning teams on certain legs.
 
==Teams==
 
==Teams==
{| align="center" style="font-size:10px;"
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{| align="center" style="font-size:10px; line-height:18px;"
| {{Placement|BJTyler.jpg|BJ & Tyler|BJ & Tyler|D4AF37|1st place|Best friends}}
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| {{Placement|S9 BJTyler.jpg|BJ & Tyler|BJ & Tyler|winner|1st place|Best Friends}}
| {{Placement|EricJeremy.jpg|Eric & Jeremy|Eric & Jeremy|838996|2nd place|Friends}}
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| {{Placement|S9 EricJeremy.jpg|Eric & Jeremy|Eric & Jeremy|second|2nd place|Friends}}
| {{Placement|RayYolanda.jpg|Ray & Yolanda|Ray & Yolanda|CD7F32|3rd place|Dating}}
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| {{Placement|S9 RayYolanda.jpg|Ray & Yolanda|Ray & Yolanda|third|3rd place|Dating}}
| {{Placement|JosephMonica.jpg|Joseph & Monica|Joseph & Monica|C00000|ELIMINATED|Dating}}
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| {{Placement|S9 JosephMonica.jpg|Joseph & Monica|Joseph & Monica|elim|4th place|Dating}}
| {{Placement|FranBarry.jpg|Fran & Barry|Fran & Barry|C00000|ELIMINATED|Married 40 years}}
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| {{Placement|S9 FranBarry.jpg|Fran & Barry|Fran & Barry|elim|5th place|Married 40 Years}}
 
|-
 
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| {{Placement|LakeMichelle.jpg|Lake & Michelle|Lake & Michelle|C00000|ELIMINATED|Married parents}}
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| {{Placement|S9 LakeMichelle.jpg|Lake & Michelle|Lake & Michelle|elim|6th place|Married Parents}}
| {{Placement|DaveLori.jpg|Dave & Lori|Dave & Lori|C00000|ELIMINATED|Dating}}
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| {{Placement|S9 DaveLori.jpg|Dave & Lori|Dave & Lori|elim|7th place|Dating}}
| {{Placement|DanielleDani.jpg|Danielle & Dani|Danielle & Dani|C00000|ELIMINATED|Childhood friends}}
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| {{Placement|S9 DanielleDani.jpg|Danielle & Dani|Danielle & Dani|elim|8th place|Childhood Friends}}
| {{Placement|WandaDesiree.jpg|Wanda & Desiree|Wanda & Desiree|C00000|ELIMINATED|Mother/daughter}}
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| {{Placement|S9 WandaDesiree.jpg|Wanda & Desiree|Wanda & Desiree|elim|9th place|Mother/Daughter}}
| {{Placement|LisaJoni.jpg|Lisa & Joni|Lisa & Joni|C00000|ELIMINATED|Sisters}}
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| {{Placement|S9 LisaJoni.jpg|Lisa & Joni|Lisa & Joni|elim|10th place|Sisters}}
 
|-
 
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| {{Placement|JohnScott.jpg|John & Scott|John & Scott|C00000|ELIMINATED|Lifelong friends}}
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| {{Placement|S9 JohnScott.jpg|John & Scott|John & Scott|elim|11th place|Lifelong Friends}}
 
|}
 
|}
==Route Map==
 
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 8pt;"
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 8pt; line-height:18px;"
! Episode #
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! colspan="2"|Episode
! Leg #
 
! Title
 
 
! Air Date
 
! Air Date
 
! Leg
 
! Destination
 
! Destination
 
! First Place
 
! First Place
 
! Last Place
 
! Last Place
 
! Finish
 
! Finish
! Viewership<br />(in millions)
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! Viewership<br />(millions)<ref name="Ratings">http://www.spottedratings.com/2011/12/spotvault-amazing-race-cbs-spring-2006.html</ref>
! Ratings/Share<br />(18-49)
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! Ratings/Share<br />(18-49)<ref name="Ratings"/>
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 1
 
! 1
 
| style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0901}}
! 1
 
| {{ep|0901}}
 
 
| style="text-align: left;"|February 28, 2006
 
| style="text-align: left;"|February 28, 2006
 
! 1
 
| United States → Brazil
 
| United States → Brazil
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| John & Scott
 
| John & Scott
| 1st Eliminated<br />11th place
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| {{nowrap|1st Eliminated<br />11th Place}}
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| 10.40
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| 4.1/10
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 2
 
! 2
 
| style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0902}}
 
| style="text-align: left;"|March 7, 2006
 
! 2
 
! 2
| {{ep|0902}}
 
| style="text-align: left;"|March 7, 2006
 
 
| Brazil
 
| Brazil
 
| BJ & Tyler
 
| BJ & Tyler
 
| Lisa & Joni
 
| Lisa & Joni
| 2nd Eliminated<br />10th place
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| {{nowrap|2nd Eliminated<br />10th Place}}
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| 9.46
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| 3.8/10
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 3
 
! 3
 
| style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0903}}
 
| style="text-align: left;"|March 14, 2006
 
! rowspan="2"|3
 
! rowspan="2"|3
| {{ep|0903}}
 
| style="text-align: left;"|March 14, 2006
 
 
| rowspan="2"|Brazil → Russia → Germany
 
| rowspan="2"|Brazil → Russia → Germany
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| Dave & Lori
 
| Dave & Lori
 
| {{nowrap|''Ordered to<br />Continue Racing''}}
 
| {{nowrap|''Ordered to<br />Continue Racing''}}
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| 9.67
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| 4.0/10
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 4
 
! 4
| {{ep|0904}}
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0904}}
 
| style="text-align: left;"|March 21, 2006
 
| style="text-align: left;"|March 21, 2006
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| Wanda & Desiree
 
| Wanda & Desiree
| 3rd Eliminated<br />9th place
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| {{nowrap|3rd Eliminated<br />9th Place}}
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| 9.40
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| 3.9/10
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 5
 
! 5
 
| style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0905}}
 
| style="text-align: left;"|March 28, 2006
 
! 4
 
! 4
| {{ep|0905}}
 
| style="text-align: left;"|March 28, 2006
 
 
| Germany → Italy
 
| Germany → Italy
 
| BJ & Tyler
 
| BJ & Tyler
 
| Danielle & Dani
 
| Danielle & Dani
| 4th Eliminated<br />8th place
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| {{nowrap|4th Eliminated<br />8th Place}}
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| 9.20
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| 3.8/10
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 6
 
! 6
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0906}}
! 5
 
| {{ep|0906}}
 
 
| style="text-align: left;"|April 5, 2006
 
| style="text-align: left;"|April 5, 2006
 
! 5
 
| Italy
 
| Italy
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| Dave & Lori
 
| Dave & Lori
| 5th Eliminated<br />7th place
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| {{nowrap|5th Eliminated<br />7th Place}}
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| 8.15
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| 3.1/9
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 7
 
! 7
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0907}}
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| style="text-align: left;"|April 12, 2006
 
! 6
 
! 6
| {{ep|0907}}
 
| style="text-align: left;"|April 12, 2006
 
 
| Italy → Greece
 
| Italy → Greece
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| Lake & Michelle
 
| Lake & Michelle
| 6th Eliminated<br />6th place
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| {{nowrap|6th Eliminated<br />6th Place}}
|
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| 7.54
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| 2.5/8
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 8
 
! 8
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0908}}
! 7
 
| {{ep|0908}}
 
 
| style="text-align: left;"|April 19, 2006
 
| style="text-align: left;"|April 19, 2006
 
! 7
 
| Greece → Oman
 
| Greece → Oman
 
| Fran & Barry
 
| Fran & Barry
 
| BJ & Tyler
 
| BJ & Tyler
| ''Non-Elimination<br />Leg''
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| {{nowrap|''Non-Elimination<br />Leg''}}
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| 8.75
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| 3.1/9
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 9
 
! 9
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0909}}
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| style="text-align: left;"|April 26, 2006
 
! 8
 
! 8
| {{ep|0909}}
 
| style="text-align: left;"|April 26, 2006
 
 
| Oman → Australia
 
| Oman → Australia
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| Eric & Jeremy
 
| Fran & Barry
 
| Fran & Barry
| 7th Eliminated<br />5th place
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| {{nowrap|7th Eliminated<br />5th Place}}
|
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| 8.55
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| 3.0/9
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 10
 
! 10
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0910}}
! 9
 
| {{ep|0910}}
 
 
| style="text-align: left;"|May 3, 2006
 
| style="text-align: left;"|May 3, 2006
 
! 9
 
| Australia
 
| Australia
 
| Ray & Yolanda
 
| Ray & Yolanda
 
| BJ & Tyler
 
| BJ & Tyler
| ''Non-Elimination<br />Leg''
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| {{nowrap|''Non-Elimination<br />Leg''}}
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| 7.70
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| 2.9/8
 
|-
 
|-
 
! 11
 
! 11
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| style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0911}}
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| style="text-align: left;"|May 10, 2006
 
! 10
 
! 10
| {{ep|0911}}
 
| style="text-align: left;"|May 10, 2006
 
 
| Australia → Thailand
 
| Australia → Thailand
 
| BJ & Tyler
 
| BJ & Tyler
 
| Joseph & Monica
 
| Joseph & Monica
| 8th Eliminated<br />4th place
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| {{nowrap|8th Eliminated<br />4th Place}}
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| 8.41
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| 3.0/9
 
|-
 
|-
 
! rowspan="3"|12
 
! rowspan="3"|12
 
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: left;"|{{ep|0912}}
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| rowspan="3" style="text-align: left;"|May 17, 2006
 
! 11
 
! 11
| rowspan="3"|{{ep|0912}}
 
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: left;"|May 17, 2006
 
 
| Thailand → Japan
 
| Thailand → Japan
 
| BJ & Tyler
 
| BJ & Tyler
 
| Ray & Yolanda
 
| Ray & Yolanda
| ''Non-Elimination<br />Leg''
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| {{nowrap|''Non-Elimination<br />Leg''}}
| rowspan="3"|
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| rowspan="3"|8.99
| rowspan="3"|
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| rowspan="3"|3.4/9
 
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|-
 
! rowspan="2"|12
 
! rowspan="2"|12
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| 2nd Place
 
| 2nd Place
 
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==Leaderboard==
 
==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.
 
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.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; font-size: 8pt;"
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! Place
 
! Place
 
! Team
 
! Team
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| {{1|1}}
 
| {{1|1}}
 
| {{Winner|1}}
 
| {{Winner|1}}
| 3.08
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| 2.33
 
| 6-5
 
| 6-5
 
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| align="left" colspan="17"|{{LeaderboardLegend|yield}}
 
| align="left" colspan="17"|{{LeaderboardLegend|yield}}
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<small>'''Notes:'''</small>
 
{{note|1}} <small>Leg 3 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.</small>
 
{{note|2}} <small>Ray & Yolanda (who initially arrived 2nd) and BJ & Tyler (5th) were each issued a 15-minute penalty for taking a bus instead of a train all the way to the Isthmos Train Station. While the penalty resulted in Ray & Yolanda dropping to 3rd, BJ & Tyler's placement was not affected. Lake & Michelle were eligible to be penalized for the same infraction, but they were the last team to arrive to the Pit Stop, resulting in their elimination.</small>
 
{{note|3}} <small>While neither Ray nor Yolanda was shown performing the Roadblock on the final leg before arriving at the Finish Line, a montage shown on ''The Early Show'' the next day showed Yolanda as the member who had done the Roadblock task. This is included in the Roadblock count.</small>
 
{{note|4}} <small>The finishes in the first half of the superleg in Leg 3 is not counted as part of the average. Only the final finish in the leg is counted toward the average.</small>
 
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<small>Notes:
 
{{note|1}} Leg 3 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.
 
{{note|2}} Ray & Yolanda (who initially arrived 2nd) and BJ & Tyler (5th) were each issued a 15-minute penalty for taking a bus instead of a train all the way to the Isthmos Train Station. While the penalty resulted in Ray & Yolanda dropping to 3rd, BJ & Tyler's placement was not affected. Lake & Michelle were eligible to be penalized for the same infraction, but they were the last team to arrive to the pit stop, resulting in their elimination.
 
{{note|3}} While neither Ray nor Yolanda was shown performing the Roadblock on the final leg before arriving at the Finish Line, a montage shown on ''The Early Show'' the next day showed Yolanda as the member who had done the Roadblock task. This is included in the Roadblock count.
 
{{note|4}} The finishes in the first half of the superleg in Leg 3 is not counted as part of the average. Only the final finish in the leg is counted toward the average.</small>
 
==Memorable Moments==
 
   
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==Trivia==
=== Good Situations ===
 
 
===Bad Situations===
 
*Danielle & Dani got yielded by Lake & Michelle.
 
*Monica breaking down at the Detour in Leg 10.
 
==Records==
 
 
===Franchise===
 
===Franchise===
 
*First time visits to Sicily, Greece, Oman, and Japan.
 
*First time visits to Sicily, Greece, Oman, and Japan.
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*First time the [[Finish Line]] is at the same location as the [[Starting Line]].
 
*First time the [[Finish Line]] is at the same location as the [[Starting Line]].
 
*First time the [[Finish Line]] took place in the snow.
 
*First time the [[Finish Line]] took place in the snow.
 
===US===
 
=== US ===
 
 
* This season marked the number of 100 teams to ever participate on the Race.
 
* This season marked the number of 100 teams to ever participate on the Race.
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* First season in which teams had to drive in every leg.
 
* Last season to implement the non-elimination penalty where the last team to arrive at the non-elimination leg were required to turn over all the money they accumulated throughout the race and not receive any money on subsequent leg.
 
* Last season to implement the non-elimination penalty where the last team to arrive at the non-elimination leg were required to turn over all the money they accumulated throughout the race and not receive any money on subsequent leg.
* Least amount female contestants in the final three, 1. (Tied with [[The Amazing Race 1|Season 1]], [[The Amazing Race 4|Season 4]], [[The Amazing Race 16|Season 16]], [[The Amazing Race 21|Season 21]])
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* Least amount female contestants in the final three, 1. (Tied with [[The Amazing Race 1|''Seasons 1'']], [[The Amazing Race 4|''4'']], [[The Amazing Race 16|''16'']], & [[The Amazing Race 21|''21'']]).
 
* Last time that Alaska was used a mid-point US state during the final leg.
 
* Last time that Alaska was used a mid-point US state during the final leg.
==Pit Stop Greeters==
 
:''Click here for this season's [[The Amazing Race 9/Greeters|Greeters]]''
 
 
==Reception==
 
==Reception==
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060908171500/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-philkeoghanamazingrace9,0,1612327.story?coll=zap-news-headlines Rick Porter] at ''Zap2it'' (02/27/2006): "''Amazing Race'' Back on Its Game"
* ''[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-02-28/news/0602280359_1_amazing-race-van-munster-phil-keoghan The Denver Post]'' (02/28/2006): "Ready, set, go: Amazing Race goes back to its roots for latest installment"
 
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* [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/globe-through-race-colored-glasses/ Harry Smith] on ''The Early Show'' (02/28/2006): "Globe Through '''Race''<nowiki/>'-Colored Glasses"
 
 
* ''[http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-02-28/news/0602280359_1_amazing-race-van-munster-phil-keoghan The Denver Post]'' (02/28/2006): "Ready, set, go: ''Amazing Race'' goes back to its roots for latest installment"
==External Links==
 
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20061219233046/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/395486p-335280c.html David Bianculli] at ''New York Daily News'' (02/28/2006): "''Amazing Race'' back up to speed"
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/arts/television/17amaz.html Kate Aurthur] at ''New York Times'' (05/17/2006): "The Toughest Mission Yet for ''The Amazing Race''"
 
==External links==
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080615151146/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/ CBS.com - ''The Amazing Race 9'']'' ''
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080615151146/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race9/ CBS.com - ''The Amazing Race 9'']'' ''
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The Amazing Race 9 is the ninth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on February 28, 2006 and ended on May 17, 2006 on CBS. The entire season was released on DVD (exclusively only through Amazon.com)  on October 23, 2012.[1]

Synopsis

The three-time Emmy Award-winning reality adventure series returns to its international format where teams of two will travel to exotic locations, spanning five continents, with stops in the Middle East, Moscow and Sicily, to name a few. The 11 teams will compete against one another in a race around the world for a $1 million prize.[2]

Development

The show moved to a new timeslot of Wednesdays at 8 p.m., starting with the sixth episode.

Applications for this season were due on July 25, 2005 while interviews were conducted in October 2005. Filming began on November 7, 2005 and finished on December 3, 2005. This season traveled a total of 59,000 miles (95,000 km) across 10 countries in five continents.

Duracell, Travelocity, T-Mobile were the official sponsors during this season and provided prizes throughout the race to winning teams on certain legs.

Teams

BJ & Tyler
 1st place 
BJ & Tyler
Best Friends
Eric & Jeremy
 2nd place 
Eric & Jeremy
Friends
Ray & Yolanda
 3rd place 
Ray & Yolanda
Dating
Joseph & Monica
 4th place 
Joseph & Monica
Dating
Fran & Barry
 5th place 
Fran & Barry
Married 40 Years
Lake & Michelle
 6th place 
Lake & Michelle
Married Parents
Dave & Lori
 7th place 
Dave & Lori
Dating
Danielle & Dani
 8th place 
Danielle & Dani
Childhood Friends
Wanda & Desiree
 9th place 
Wanda & Desiree
Mother/Daughter
Lisa & Joni
 10th place 
Lisa & Joni
Sisters
John & Scott
 11th place 
John & Scott
Lifelong Friends

Episodes

Episode Air Date Leg Destination First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(millions)[3]
Ratings/Share
(18-49)[3]
1 "Here We Go, Baby, Off to Win a Million Bucks!" February 28, 2006 1 United States → Brazil Eric & Jeremy John & Scott 1st Eliminated
11th Place
10.40 4.1/10
2 "I'm Filthy and I Love It" March 7, 2006 2 Brazil BJ & Tyler Lisa & Joni 2nd Eliminated
10th Place
9.46 3.8/10
3 "I'm in Russia Playing with Dolls" March 14, 2006 3 Brazil → Russia → Germany Eric & Jeremy Dave & Lori Ordered to
Continue Racing
9.67 4.0/10
4 "It's Not Over Until the Phil Sings" March 21, 2006 Eric & Jeremy Wanda & Desiree 3rd Eliminated
9th Place
9.40 3.9/10
5 "Good Thing I Took That Human Anatomy Class in High School" March 28, 2006 4 Germany → Italy BJ & Tyler Danielle & Dani 4th Eliminated
8th Place
9.20 3.8/10
6 "Sleep Deprivation Is Really Starting to Irritate Me" April 5, 2006 5 Italy Eric & Jeremy Dave & Lori 5th Eliminated
7th Place
8.15 3.1/9
7 "Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes" April 12, 2006 6 Italy → Greece Eric & Jeremy Lake & Michelle 6th Eliminated
6th Place
7.54 2.5/8
8 "Here Comes the Bedouin!" April 19, 2006 7 Greece → Oman Fran & Barry BJ & Tyler Non-Elimination
Leg
8.75 3.1/9
9 "Do You Know How Much Running I Did Today, Phil?" April 26, 2006 8 Oman → Australia Eric & Jeremy Fran & Barry 7th Eliminated
5th Place
8.55 3.0/9
10 "Man, They Should Have Used Their Fake Names" May 3, 2006 9 Australia Ray & Yolanda BJ & Tyler Non-Elimination
Leg
7.70 2.9/8
11 "I Think This Monkey Likes Me" May 10, 2006 10 Australia → Thailand BJ & Tyler Joseph & Monica 8th Eliminated
4th Place
8.41 3.0/9
12 "5 Continents, 9 Countries, More Than 59,000 Miles" May 17, 2006 11 Thailand → Japan BJ & Tyler Ray & Yolanda Non-Elimination
Leg
8.99 3.4/9
12 Japan → United States BJ & Tyler Ray & Yolanda 3rd Place
Jeremy & Eric 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 BJ & Tyler 2 1 4 2 1 2 5 5 3 4> 1 1 1 2.33 6-5
2 Eric & Jeremy 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 2 2 2 2 1.75 6-5
3 Ray & Yolanda 7 5 3 7 7 6 3 3 4 1 3 3 3 4.33 6-6
4 Joseph & Monica 6 3 8 6 3 3 2 2 2 3< 4 3.40 5-5
5 Fran & Barry 8 9 5 4 4 4 4 1 5 4.88 4-4
6 Lake & Michelle 5 7 2 3 5> 5 6 5.17 4-2
7 Dave & Lori 4 4 9 5 6 7 5.20 3-2
8 Danielle & Dani 9 8 6 8 8< 8.25 1-3
9 Wanda & Desiree 3 6 7 9 6.00 1-2
10 Lisa & Joni 10 10 10.00 0-1
11 John & Scott 11 11.00 0-0
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 used the Yield
< Recipient of the Yield

Notes:
1: Leg 3 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.
2: Ray & Yolanda (who initially arrived 2nd) and BJ & Tyler (5th) were each issued a 15-minute penalty for taking a bus instead of a train all the way to the Isthmos Train Station. While the penalty resulted in Ray & Yolanda dropping to 3rd, BJ & Tyler's placement was not affected. Lake & Michelle were eligible to be penalized for the same infraction, but they were the last team to arrive to the Pit Stop, resulting in their elimination.
3: While neither Ray nor Yolanda was shown performing the Roadblock on the final leg before arriving at the Finish Line, a montage shown on The Early Show the next day showed Yolanda as the member who had done the Roadblock task. This is included in the Roadblock count.
4: The finishes in the first half of the superleg in Leg 3 is not counted as part of the average. Only the final finish in the leg is counted toward the average.

Trivia

Franchise

  • First time visits to Sicily, Greece, Oman, and Japan.
  • First season that in which all teams were not bunched together at the mid-point of the Double-Length Leg.
  • First season to have two all-male teams to finish in 1st and 2nd place respectively.
  • First time the Finish Line is at the same location as the Starting Line.
  • First time the Finish Line took place in the snow.

US

  • This season marked the number of 100 teams to ever participate on the Race.
  • First season in which teams had to drive in every leg.
  • Last season to implement the non-elimination penalty where the last team to arrive at the non-elimination leg were required to turn over all the money they accumulated throughout the race and not receive any money on subsequent leg.
  • Least amount female contestants in the final three, 1. (Tied with Seasons 1, 4, 16, & 21).
  • Last time that Alaska was used a mid-point US state during the final leg.

Reception

  • Rick Porter at Zap2it (02/27/2006): "Amazing Race Back on Its Game"
  • Harry Smith on The Early Show (02/28/2006): "Globe Through 'Race'-Colored Glasses"
  • The Denver Post (02/28/2006): "Ready, set, go: Amazing Race goes back to its roots for latest installment"
  • David Bianculli at New York Daily News (02/28/2006): "Amazing Race back up to speed"
  • Kate Aurthur at New York Times (05/17/2006): "The Toughest Mission Yet for The Amazing Race"

External links

The Amazing Race Season Index
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