The Only First That Matters

The Only First That Matters is the season finale of The Amazing Race 28.

Story

Route Markers

The order of departure from the Shenzhen Library Terrace are as follows:

None of the team's departure times are shown.

Teams must fly to Los Angeles, California, United States. Upon arrival, teams must travel by taxi to the Angelus Plaza to find their next clue.

The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock would have to jump off the rooftop of the Angelus Plaza and attempt to grab their clue as they jump. If they cannot obtain their clue as they jump, they have to rappel back down and go back to the rooftop to try again.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

Teams must travel by helicopter to the Santa Barbara, then travel by taxi to the Stearns Wharf and search among the boats on a dingy for the Theresa Ann, which has a fisherman who'll hand them their next clue.

Teams must travel by taxi up Gibraltar Rock to find their next clue.

Teams must synchronize climb across Rattlesnake Canyon. As one team member transverses horizontally across to retrieve one half of the clue, their partner will transverse vertically down to retrieve the other half. Once they've returned to their starting points, they can piece together their next clue.

Teams must travel by taxi to the Grassini Family Vineyards to find their next clue.

The team member who sat out of the previous Roadblock would have to perform this one. The team member would have to use a set of hashtags to correctly spell out, on wine barrels, the names of cities the teams have visited. Once they have the hashtags correct, teams will receive their next clue.

The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:

Teams must cross a lake at the vineyard to cross the Finish Line.

Leaderboard

Legend:
First Place • Eliminated • Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg or continue racing on a No-Rest Leg • Season winner • Season 2nd place • Season 3rd place • ϵ Used the Express Pass• ⊂ User of the first Double U-Turn slot • ⊃ Recipient of the first Double U-Turn slot • ⋐ User of the second Double U-Turn slot • ⋑ Recipient of the second Double U-Turn slot

1st place

Dana & Matt
Engaged Choreographers

2nd place

Sheri & Cole
Mother/Son

3rd place

Tyler & Korey
Best Friends

Trivia

This episode's title was said by Cole.
This marks the first time teams in the US version were allowed to fly in first class.
- It occurred two years earlier previously in The Amazing Race Australia 3 finale.

Reception

Derek Stauffer at BuddyTV (05/13/2016): "Season 28 Finale Recap: And The Winner Is..."
Mikey Glazer at The Wrap (05/13/2016): "Producer Dishes on Season 28 Finale as Winning Team Is Crowned (Exclusive)"
Saba Hamedy at Mashable (05/13/2016): "Which YouTube star won this season of Amazing Race?"

References

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