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The Amazing Race Asia 5 is the 5th season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race Asia.

Teams[]

Parul & Maggie
 1st Place 
Parul & Maggie
Beauty Queens
Flag of the Philippines
Yvonne & Chloe
 2nd Place 
Yvonne & Chloe
Beauty Queens
Malaysia
Eric & Rona
 3rd Place 
Eric & Rona
Married
Flag of the Philippines
Treasuri & Louisa
 4th place 
Treasuri & Louisa
Childhood Friends
Indonesia
JK & Mike
 5th place 
JK & Mike
Radio DJs
Singapore
Anita & Tom
 6th place 
Anita & Tom
Dating
Flag of Thailand
Will & Alex
 7th place 
Will & Alex
Muscle Brothers
Malaysia
Rach & Vicky
 8th place 
Rach & Vicky
Travel Hosts
Indonesia
Alphaeus & Brandon
 9th place 
Alphaeus & Brandon
Old School Mates
Malaysia
Rei & Keiji
 10th place 
Rei & Keiji
Siblings
Singapore
Lisa & Nicole
 11th place 
Lisa & Nicole
Life Partners
Vietnam

Episodes[]

Episode Air Date Leg Destination First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(millions)
1 "The Race Is On!" October 13, 2016 1 Jakarta → West Java Alphaeus & Brandon Lisa & Nicole 1st Eliminated
11th place
Rei & Keiji 2nd Eliminated
10th place
2 "From Hero to Zero" October 20, 2016 2 West Java → Jakarta → West Java Yvonne & Chloe Alphaeus & Brandon 3rd Eliminated
9th place
3 "The Value of Insurance" October 27, 2016 3 West Java → Malaysia Treasuri & Louisa Rach & Vicky Non-Elimination
Leg
4 "The Pain Does Not Exist" November 3, 2016 4 Malaysia → Thailand Treasuri & Louisa Rach & Vicky 4th Eliminated
8th place
5 "Taste Like Chicken" November 10, 2016 5 Thailand → Vietnam Treasuri & Louisa Will & Alex 5th Eliminated
7th place
6 "Made with Love" November 17, 2016 6 Vietnam → Philippines JK & Mike Anita & Tom 6th Eliminated
6th place
7 "By Air, Land and Sea" November 24, 2016 7 Philippines → Singapore JK & Mike Eric & Rona Non-Elimination
Leg
8 "Should Have Turned Left" December 1, 2016 8 Singapore → Yogyakarta Treasuri & Louisa JK & Mike 7th Eliminated
5th place
9 "No More Mr. Nice Guy" December 8, 2016 9 Yogyakarta → East Java Eric & Rona Treasuri & Louisa 8th Eliminated
4th place
10 "3 to 1 Teams" December 15, 2016 10 East Java → Bali Parul & Maggie Eric & Rona 3rd Place
Yvonne & Chloe 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 Average Roadblock
1 Parul & Maggie 7 6 5 3 4 3 4 3 2> 1 3.80 5-5
2 Yvonne & Chloe 9 1 3 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 3.30 5-5
3 Eric & Rona 4 4 6 4 3 4 5 2 1 3 3.60 5-5
4 Treasuri & Louisa 2 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 4< 2.33 5-4
5 JK & Mike 3 8 7 7 5 1 1 5 4.63 4-4
6 Anita & Tom 8 2 4 2 6 6 4.67 2-3
7 Will & Alex 5 7 2 6 7 5.40 2-2
8 Rach & Vicky 6 5 8 8 6.75 2-1
9 Alphaeus & Brandon 1 9 5.00 1-0
10 Rei & Keiji 10 10.00 0-0
11 Lisa & Nicole 11 11.00 0-0
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

Notes:
1: Lisa & Nicole were eliminated halfway through the first leg as per the provisions of the first task.

Trivia[]

Franchise Records[]

Asia[]

  • First time that two all-female teams reached the final three.
  • First season to implement the non-elimination penalty for the last team to arrive at a Non-Elimination Leg be to perform a Speed Bump task sometime during the next leg.
  • First season to feature eleven teams.
  • First season to feature a team from Vietnam.
  • First season to not have a team representing Hong Kong.
  • First season to visit no new countries.
  • First season where no Fast Forwards are won.
  • Second season that the Race taking place entirely in Asia.
    • Coincidentally, this is the first season racing across the Southeast Asia region with half of the legs are in Indonesia.

Reception[]

  • Loong Wait Ting at New Straits Time Online (05/30/2016): " So, who wants to be in The Amazing Race Asia?"
  • Iffah Durrah Kajai at The New Paper (06/02/2016): "The Amazing Race Asia is back after six years"
  • Lester Jeff at dryedmangoez.com (06/08/2016): "The Amazing Race Asia is casting for Season 5!"
  • Manila Standard Showbitz (10/20/2016): "The Amazing Race Asia Season 5 is Best Performing premiere of 2016"
  • Logan Saunders at Thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse (03/09/2017): "Ranking The Amazing Race in 2016– Part Three: The Amazing Race Asia 5"

Gallery[]

Videos[]

References[]

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 · 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
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