The Toughest Race Ever

The Toughest Race Ever
Episode Information
Version:	Asia
Season:	The Amazing Race Asia 3
Episode Number:	1/11 (027)
First Broadcast:	September 13, 2008
Episode Chronology
Previous:	"This Is Such an Amazing, Amazing Experience That No One Should Miss" (previous season)
Next:	"I Wanna Be a Man"
Subpages

The Toughest Race Ever is the season premiere of The Amazing Race Asia 3.

Story

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Route Markers

• Starting Line
• Route Info 1
• Route Info 2
• Route Info 3
• Route Info 4
• Route Info 5
• Detour
• Route Info 6 and Pit Stop

The race begins at King Rama I Monument in Bangkok, Thailand.

Teams must make their way to Khaosan Road and each eat a bowl of local Thai delicacies consisting of fried bugs, frogs, and scorpions to receive their next clue.

Teams must make their way to a Caltex station in Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani, Pathum Thani Province, and wash a 22-seat passenger bus to the satisfaction of a Caltex employee to receive their next clue.

Teams must sign up for one of three charter buses to Wat Phai Rong Wua at Suphan Buri, Suphan Buri Province, where they will find their next clue. The first two buses would carry three teams each, while the last bus would carry four teams.

Teams must search the grounds of Wat Phai Rong Wua amongst hundreds of Buddha statues for one with their next clue.

Teams must take the next available bus to the bus terminal at Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, where they will find their next clue. The first two buses would both depart 20 minutes after teams set foot in Wat Phai Rong Wua. Teams who cannot find their clue within this time period must wait for the next bus.

Choice A: Race
Teams must drive an off-road buggy around an eight-kilometer track at the Chiang Mai X-Centre to receive their next clue.

A.D. & Fuzzie, Ida & Tania, Isaac & William, Neena & Amit, and Niroo & Kapil chose this task.

Choice B: Rice
Teams must pound rice into paste and make two rice balls to receive their next clue.

Geoff & Tisha, Henry & Bernie, Mai & Oliver, Pailin & Natalie, and Vince & Sam chose this task.

Teams must make their way to Ratchaphruek Garden World and check in. For coming in first, Mai & Oliver won two $2,500 credit cards issued by Standard Chartered.

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 • > Used the Yield • < Recipient of the Yield• ⊂ Used the U-Turn • ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn

1st place  Mai & Oliver Friends	2nd place  Geoff & Tisha Dating	3rd place  Henry & Bernie Brother & Sister	4th place  Pailin & Natalie Beauty Queens	5th place  Ida & Tania Actress & Heiress
6th place  Isaac & William Brothers	7th place  Vince & Sam Best Buddies	8th place  A.D. & Fuzzie Friends 15 Years	9th place  Niroo & Kapil Father & Son	10th place  Neena & Amit Cousins

Trivia

• Footage from the Starting Line was used in "Dumb Did Us In" in The Amazing Race 16, in which Allan Wu made a cameo appearance and handed clues to the teams.

Reception

• Ken Fang at Fang's Bites (09/14/2016): "The Amazing Race Asia 3 – Episode 1 Recap"