You're a Champion, Prove It is the season premiere of The Amazing Race 30.
Story[]
Route Markers[]
The race begins at Washington Square Park in New York City, New York, United States.
Teams must fly to Reykjavík, Iceland. The first flight could carry seven teams and is scheduled to arrive 30 minutes ahead of the second, which would carry the remaining four teams.[2] Upon arrival, teams must drive themselves to the Geitárgljúfur waterfall, where they would find their next clue.
One member must Tyrolean traverse over the Geitár river canyon to retrieve a flag of Iceland (
) suspended from the line. Once they have retrieved the flag, their partner must pull them back to the start, after which then they can exchange their flag for their next clue. Only two stations are available at a time.
Teams must drive themselves to Esjumelur, where they would find their next clue.
"Do I have to spell it out?"
The team member assigned to perform this Roadblock must ride along in an off-road buggy along the foothills of Mount Esja, and spot 11 Icelandic letters, without taking any notes. They must then arrange tiles with those letters to spell out the name of their next destination, "Ingólfstorg", with racers being left to figure out that the numbers accompanying the letters denoted its order in the word. Once they have correctly spelled out the word, they would receive their next clue.
The Roadblock performers per team are underlined:
Teams must drive themselves to Ingólfstorg, parking their cars at a marked parking area. They must then find Katrín Davíðsdóttir in a strongman expo, who would ask them two questions pertaining to two national tonics:
Teams make their way on foot to Reykjavíkürtjorn to check in. For checking in first, Kristi & Jen won a trip for two to Santorini, Greece, provided by Travelocity
Leaderboard[]
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 • ∇ Team that lost the Double Battle• ⊂ 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
Kristi & Jen
Professional Skiers |
Cody & Jessica
Dating |
Henry & Evan
Dating Debaters |
Trevor & Chris
Dating Violinists |
Alex & Conor
IndyCar Drivers |
Joey & Tim
Competitive Eaters |
Lucas & Brittany
Dating Lifeguards |
Eric & Daniel
Twin Brothers |
Cedric & Shawn
Retired NBA Players |
April & Sarah
Goat Yoga Moms |
Dessie & Kayla
Models |
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode of the US version in ten years to air in the month of January since "The Final Push" in The Amazing Race 12.
- This is the first regular episode to air on Wednesdays since "5 Continents, 9 Countries, More Than 59,000 Miles" in The Amazing Race 9.
- Third time that the Starting Line was opened for public viewing, following The Amazing Race 25 and The Amazing Race 27.
- The Amazing Race 27 contestants Justin & Diana were among the audience at the Starting Line.
- The episode title is said by Cedric Ceballos.
Reception[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-wednesday-jan-3-2018/
- ↑ Hudak, Jen (January 7, 2018). From the Cutting Room Floor - TAR 30 .1. Jen Hudak. Retrieved on August 25, 2021.
| The Amazing Race 30 Episodes |
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"You're a Champion, Prove It" · "You're the Best French Fry Ever" · "It's Gonna Be a Fragrant Day" · "Gotta Put Your Sole into It" · "The Claws Are Out" · "All's Fair in Love and War" · "The First Rule of Amazing Race Club" · "It's Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure" |