The Yield allows any one team to force another team to stop racing for a predetermined amount of time.
The Yield was introduced in The Amazing Race 5 and was present in each of the first eleven legs. From The Amazing Race 6 onwards, when there was going to be a Yield, the teams would find the message "Caution, Yield Ahead" in their clue. To yield another team, a team must place the picture of the team they wish to yield onto the Yield sign (found near one of the Route Markers). When the yielded team arrives at the Yield station, they must turn over an hourglass found on the Yield sign and wait for all the sand to drain before continuing. It is suggested that this generally takes around 30 minutes.
Like the Fast Forward, each team may only use one Yield during the race, and only one team may use each Yield (unless the Yield is a Voting Yield). However, a team may be yielded multiple times by various other teams.
In the American version of the race, the Yield was replaced by the U-Turn from The Amazing Race 12 onwards prior to returning alongside the U-Turn in The Amazing Race 32.
The Canadian, France, Norwegian, Ukrainian and Vietnamese versions did not feature the Yield.
Usage[]
In The Amazing Race 5, the sign was larger than in the subsequent series of the Yield. Teams were not aware from the clues whether or not there was a Yield ahead. In addition, the teams did not have to pull a number for priority, only having to do so when two or more teams were fighting to choose whether to Yield a team or not. This happened only once when Chip & Kim grabbed a number to reserve the option of Yielding Kami & Karli, whom Chip & Kim knew were fast approaching. However, when they realized they were the last two teams, rules changed from The Amazing Race 6 onwards so that all teams were aware of their positions.
Each team is required to stop at the Yield station, and state aloud whether or not they were yielded by another team, and (if the Yield was not already played) whether or not they choose to yield any of the teams behind them. In the early use of the Yield, teams were required to remove a numbered marker as well when they performed this act, though beyond tracking their placement in the leg, it was there for a situation where two teams want to Yield and arrive at the Yield the same time, the team that got a higher number would get the option to use the Yield first.
In The Amazing Race 32, teams encountered a Route Information task in the second leg requiring them to search for one of 10 hourglasses which they could use to yield another team at a later point. Five hourglasses had 10-minute Yields, while the other five hourglasses had 20-minute Yields.
"Courtesy Of" Sticker[]
Each team gets an envelope with their 'courtesy of' sticker at the start of the race (which goes on the bottom-right corner of the Yield sign), and if a team's envelope goes missing, that team loses all power of using any future Yields. Teams like Linda & Karen (The Amazing Race 5) and Joseph & Monica (The Amazing Race 9) could not use the Yield since they had each lost their envelope throughout the course of their respective Races.
Voting Yield[]
In the second season of the Israeli version, using the Yield whenever it appeared was mandatory. Each team would cast a vote for who they wanted to receive the Yield. The team with the most votes was Yielded. This was later reprised in the first season of the Philippine version in one leg (the first Yield was the regular variant and was not mandatory) where a tie vote occurred with both teams being yielded.
Anonymous Yield[]
A type of Yield called the Anonymous Yield appeared during Leg 9 of the first season of the Philippine version, where like the Blind U-Turn, the team who Yielded another team did not need to put a "Courtesy of" sticker for the Yield to have an effect, keeping the team who used it remain anonymous.
Yields per Race[]
From The Amazing Race 6 to The Amazing Race 7, the number of Yields totaled three in the entire race, instead of one on every leg. Like with Fast Forwards, Yields that are present in the race, but are not used and have no effect on the outcome, may not be aired or mentioned. For example, The Amazing Race: Family Edition mentioned only having two Yields available on the entire race, but a third Yield on the first leg went unaired and unmentioned. From The Amazing Race 9 and onwards, only two Yields were present in the entire race. The Amazing Race 10 also featured two Yields, but one was unaired and unmentioned. The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007) had two Yields, both of which were used.
The Latin American version aired at least one Yield each season, airing two in the first season and one in the second and third season, both of which remained unused. A key difference between the American and Latin American version is that one team may not Yield another team if both teams are within each other's line of sight.
Yield Users[]
The Amazing Race (US)[]
The Amazing Race Asia[]
Season | Episode | Leg | User | Used On | Survived? | Notes |
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The Amazing Race Asia 1 | 9 | Sandy & Francesca |
Andy & Laura |
No 5 of 5 |
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10 | Unused | |||||
The Amazing Race Asia 2 | 5 | Terri & Henry |
Marc & Rovilson |
Unaffected; (Target Ahead of Yield) |
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"This Is Embarrassing, There's A Guy Running Faster Than Us" |
10 | Marc & Rovilson |
Diane & Ann |
Yes 4 of 5 |
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The Amazing Race Asia 3 | 5 | Geoff & Tisha |
Henry & Bernie |
Yes 4 of 5 |
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The Amazing Race Asia 4 | 5 | Dimple & Sunaina |
Claire & Michelle |
Yes 4 of 9 |
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The Amazing Race Asia 5 | 4 | Unused |
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8 | Unused |
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9 | Parul & Maggie |
Treasuri & Louisa |
No 4 of 4 |
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The Amazing Race Australia[]
Season | Episode | Leg | User | Used On | Survived? | Notes |
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The Amazing Race Australia 2 | 9 | Paul & Steve |
Michelle & Jo |
Yes 2 of 8 |
The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária[]
Season | Episode | Leg | User | Used On | Survived? | Notes |
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3 | 3 | Unused | ||||
7 | 7 | Unused | ||||
9 | 9 | Unused |
The Amazing Race China[]
Season | Episode | Leg | User | Used On | Survived? | Notes |
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6 | 6 | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong |
Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang |
Yes 3 of 6 |
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9 | 9 | Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi |
Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian |
No 5 of 5 |
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3 | 3 | Qiang Zi & Zhang Xingyue |
Fan Bingbing & Xie Yilin |
No 7 of 7 |
The Amazing Race: China Rush[]
Season | Episode | Leg | User | Used On | Survived? | Notes |
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The Amazing Race: China Rush 1 | Unknown | 4 | Lisa & Karen |
Janis & Aleksandra |
No 8 of 8 |
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The Amazing Race: China Rush 2 | Unknown | 3 | Yes 8 of 9 |
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Unknown | 5 | Yes 6 of 7 |
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The Amazing Race: China Rush 3 | Unknown | 7 | No 7 of 7 |
HaMerotz LaMillion[]
Season | Episode | Leg | User | Used On | Survived? | Notes |
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HaMerotz LaMillion 1 | 7/8 | 4 | Hannah & Margalit |
Alen & Inbal |
No 8 of 8 |
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HaMerotz LaMillion 2 | "Does is it All End In Peace?", "For the Best?" | 3 | None | Alon & Oren |
Yes 2 of 8 |
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"Occupy Bangkok", "Non-Stop Race", "The Low Down" | 8 | None | Bar & Inna |
Yes (Non-Elimination) 5 of 5 |
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HaMerotz LaMillion 3 | "Landing in Paris!", "Fabulous Paris!", "Which Team Will Be Broken?" | 5 | None | Debbie & Dana |
Yes 6 of 8 |
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"Landing in Vegas!", "Who Will Have More Luck?", "Vegas Is Huge!", "To Infinity and Beyond" | 9 | None | Debbie & Dana |
Yes (Non-Elimination) 6 of 6 |
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David & Eliran |
Yes 3 of 6 | |||||
HaMerotz LaMillion 4 | "Gold Tooth Mission", "Silence of the Lambs!", "Elimination in Georgia" | 3 | None | Tiltil & Mizrahi |
No 11 of 11 |
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"Hot Finland!", "Heavy Metal Show!", "Christmas in Finland" | 5 | None | Vova & Alla |
Yes 8 of 9 |
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"Costa Rica", "Tropical Warfare" | 8 | None | Vova & Alla |
Yes 7 of 8 |
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"Animals of the Forest!", "Hammock and Harvest", "Dramatic Scavenging!" | 9 | None | Vova & Alla |
Yes 6 of 7 |
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"Conquering Bolivia", "Shocking Mission!", "Shocking Elimination!" | 10 | None | Gal & Liel |
Yes 3 of 6 |
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HaMerotz LaMillion 5 | "Fast and Furious", "Lost in Italy", "Leaving Italy in an Elimination Episode" | 3 | None | Dor & Sapir |
No 11 of 11 |
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Gali & Daniel |
Yes 3 of 11 | |||||
Naomi & Hen |
Yes 10 of 11 | |||||
Tzion & Aviv |
Yes 4 of 11 | |||||
"Landing in Romania", "The Dark Side of Romania", "The Final Elimination in Europe" | 4 | None | Gali & Daniel |
No 10 of 10 |
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Yael & Yosiel |
Yes 2 of 10 | |||||
"Landing in Africa", "Elimination in Africa" | 5 | None | Lee & Tal |
Yes 4 of 9 |
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Tzion & Aviv |
Yes (Non-Elimination) 9 of 9 | |||||
Yael & Yosiel |
Yes 5 of 9 | |||||
"Summit of Fear", "Mount Salt", "Dunes or Not to Be" | 6 | None | Lee & Tal |
Yes 8 of 9 |
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Tzion & Aviv |
Yes 2 of 9 | |||||
Yael & Yosiel |
Yes 7 of 9 | |||||
"Welcome to South Korea", "The Mission of the Century", "Korean Karaoke", "Who Will Be Eliminated in Korea?" | 9 | None | Josie & Alex |
Yes (Non-Elimination) 6 of 6 |
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"Elimination from Vietnam", "Landing in Cambodia", "Bike Race" | 11 | None | Josie & Alex |
Yes 4 of 5 |
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HaMerotz LaMillion 6 | "The Teams Land in New York", "The American Shake", "Elimination in New York" | 2 | None | Helen & Regev |
Yes 7 of 11 |
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"The Pepper Task", "Day of the Dead", "A Nerve-Racking Elimination Episode" | 5 | None | Helen & Regev |
Yes 6 of 8 |
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Daniel & Eliyahu |
Yes 7 of 8 | |||||
"Landing in Colombia", "Soaked in Emotion", "Elimination in Colombia" | 6 | None | Daniel & Eliyahu |
Yes 4 of 7 |
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"Landing in Jamaica", "The Voodoo Mission", "A Beligerant Double Battle", "Elimination in Jamaica" | 7 | None | Helen & Regev |
Yes 4 of 6 |
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Daniel & Eliyahu |
Yes 2 of 6 | |||||
"The Teams Land in Russia", "The Oil Mission", "The Russian Circus", "Elimination in Russia" | 8 | None | Helen & Regev |
Yes 3 of 6 |
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Daniel & Eliyahu |
Yes 2 of 6 | |||||
"Landing in Kyrgyzstan", "Great Exposure", "The Last Double Battle", "Drama in Kyrgyzstan", "The World is Turning Upside Down" | 9 | None | Daniel & Eliyahu |
Yes 2 of 6 |
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Ann & Yarden |
Yes 3 of 6 | |||||
HaMerotz LaMillion 7 | "Welcome to Cape Town!", "The First Team is Eliminated" | 2 | None | Aviad & Eden |
Yes 3 of 12 |
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Eyal & Sid |
Yes 4 of 12 | |||||
Tali & Gili |
Yes 7 of 12 | |||||
Tia & Fay |
Yes 2 of 12 | |||||
"Battle of the Penguins", "The Human Spinner", "The Second Team is Eliminated from the Game", | 3 | None | Ran & Ben |
Yes 4 of 11 |
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"Landing in Zambia", "The Third Team is Ousted from the Game" | 4 | None | Tia & Fay |
Yes 7 of 10 |
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"The Forbidden Bungee in Zimbabwe", "Elimination in Zimbabwe" | 5 | None | Tia & Fay |
Yes 5 of 9 |
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"The Buffet War", "Elimination in Mauritius (Part 2)" | 7 | None | Aviad & Eden |
Yes 2 of 9 |
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"Landing in Nepal", "Elimination in Nepal" | 8 | None | Aviad & Eden |
No 7 of 7 |
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"Double Battle in Nepal", "Who Will Rise to the Quarterfinals?" | 8 | None | Eyal & Sid |
Yes 2 of 6 |
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"Shanghai Quarterfinals – Part 1", "Shanghai Quarterfinals – Part 2" | 10 | None | Eyal & Sid |
Yes 3 of 5 |
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Haviv & Itzhak |
Yes 4 of 5 |
The Amazing Race (Latin America)[]
Season | Episode | Leg | User | Used On | Survived? | Notes |
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The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 1 | 8 | 8 | Unused | |||
10 | 10 | Daniel & David |
Ferna & Fran |
Yes 1 of 4 |
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The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 2 | 10 | 10 | Unused | |||
4 | 4 | Unused |
The Amazing Race Philippines[]
Season | Episode | Leg | User | Used On | Survived? | Notes |
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The Amazing Race Philippines 1 | 15–17 | 5 | None | Dani & Mish |
Yes (Non-Elimination) 8 of 8 |
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Marc & Kat |
Yes 4 of 8 | |||||
26–29 | 9 | LJ & CJ |
Sheena & Gee |
Yes 5 of 6 |
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The Amazing Race Philippines 2 | 19–24 | 4 | None | Matt & Phoebe |
Yes 1 of 8 |
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31–36 | 6 | None | Matt & Phoebe |
Yes 4 of 7 |
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37–42 | 7 | None | AJ & Jody |
Yes (Non-Elimination) 6 of 6 |
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49–54 | 9 | None | Matt & Phoebe |
Yes 2 of 4 |
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