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21 unusual facts about The Amazing Race


Adam-Troy Castro

Castro is also known for his Gustav Gloom series of middle-school novels and has also authored a reference book on The Amazing Race.

Adrian Knight

He also worked as a location manager on TV shows and movies such as Tales from the Neverending Story, The Score, Lassie, The Amazing Race and Taking Lives.

Bonnet House

This place served as the finish line for the seventh season of the hit CBS reality show The Amazing Race.

Brian Griffin's House of Payne

In an improvement over the previous four episodes, the episode was viewed in 7.27 million homes in its original airing, according to Nielsen ratings, despite airing simultaneously with The Amazing Race on CBS, Celebrity Apprentice on NBC and WWE WrestleMania XXVI on pay-per-view.

Charla Baklayan Faddoul

Charla Baklayan Faddoul is a reality television participant who appeared on The Amazing Race 5 and The Amazing Race: All-Stars television shows.

Contra Dam

Contestants bungee jumped off the dam as a Roadblock task in the first episode of the 14th season of The Amazing Race.

Fierljeppen

Many Americans were first introduced to the sport, here referred to as "ditch-vaulting", on Season 12 of The Amazing Race.

Fighting Cholitas

The Fighting Cholitas were featured in an October 2008 episode of the American reality series The Amazing Race, in which a contestant from each team was tasked with learning and performing a six-step wrestling routine with a Cholita.

Freddy dos Santos

In 2012, dos Santos was announced as the host of the Norwegian version of the The Amazing Race.

Great Urban Race

Mirroring the TV show The Amazing Race, founder of Red Frog Events, Joe Reynolds wanted to give people the opportunity to experience that same type of competitive adventure.

Hsi Lai Temple

In Summer 2011, Hsi Lai Temple was the starting location for the 19th season of the Emmy Primetime award-winning reality series The Amazing Race.

Jeff Kanew

Kanew's son, Justin Kanew, is a reality show contestant from season 15 and season 18 of The Amazing Race.

Patricia Thompson

She was also the French producer for a segment of the CBS show The Amazing Race.

Phare de Sainte Marie

This lighthouse was a featured clue box destination for teams to find on the fourth season of the popular reality television show, The Amazing Race.

Postcards from the Wedge

In the original American broadcast, "Postcards from the Wedge" was viewed by 5.233 million viewers and got a 18-49 Nielsen rating of 2.6/8 coming second in its timeslot after The Amazing Race making it the third most viewed show on Fox that night after a new episode of Family Guy and a rerun of the Simpsons episode, "The Great Wife Hope", but the second highest rated show on FOX that night after Family Guy.

Race In The City

The event was inspired by the popularity of The Amazing Race and offers both visitors to and citizens of Toronto a fun way to explore the city.

Snow Falls

The episode ranked second in its timeslot behind Football Night In America on NBC but ahead of The Simpsons on the Fox network and The Amazing Race on CBS.

Steve Klong

After establishing himself as a first-rate session and touring drummer for several years, he also founded The King Klong Music Group, a successful TV and commercial production music house whose clients included Subway, Volkswagen, Budweiser, CSI: Miami, The West Wing, Cold Case, The Amazing Race, NFL Football and many more.

The Amazing Race: All-Stars

The Amazing Race 11, the first All-Star version of the eleventh season of The Amazing Race

The Amazing Race 24, the second All-Star version of the upcoming twenty-fourth season of The Amazing Race

The Amazing Race: China Rush

The first series was filmed in March/April 2010 and broadcast in August 2010 by International Channel of Shanghai.


Andrew Keoghan

Keoghan is the younger brother of Phil Keoghan, who is known for hosting The Amazing Race.

Brendon Villegas

Villegas appeared in two seasons of the American edition of the television series Big Brother, Villegas has also participated in in the 20th season of The Amazing Race where he placed 3rd with his now-wife Rachel Reilly.

Donnie Fatso

The episode was viewed by an estimated 7.32 million viewers, despite airing simultaneously with Extreme Makeover Home Edition on ABC, The Amazing Race on CBS, and a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys as part of the 2010 NFL season on NBC.

Eastnor Castle

During the summer of 2010 the American reality competition television program, The Amazing Race, filmed a number of tasks of a medieval theme at the castle for the first episode of season seventeen of the program including the first ‘pit stop’ of the race.

Girdwood Airport

Girdwood Airport also served as the Finish Line for the 12th season of the popular 5-time emmy winning reality TV show, The Amazing Race.

Greenwich Savings Bank

In season 21 of The Amazing Race, Gotham Hall was the finish line.

Grumpy Old Man

It was watched by 6.10 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings, despite airing simultaneously with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on ABC, The Amazing Race on CBS and Sunday Night Football on NBC.

He Pingping

On April 25, 2010, He was featured in the tenth episode of the 16th season of the American reality show, The Amazing Race, filmed earlier in Shanghai.

Lingotto

The building is also featured in the fourth episode of the 20th season of The Amazing Race, originally aired in the US on March 11, 2012.

No Kitchen Required

Upon introduction, the show was described as being, "One part Survivor, two parts Top Chef, with a dash of The Amazing Race".

Pigeon Key Historic District

This place was featured at the 18th season finale (the finishing line) of the hit-reality series, The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business.

Qutb Minar

The site served as the pitstop of the second leg of the second season of The Amazing Race Australia, the Australian version of the Emmy-winning series The Amazing Race.

Reichen Lehmkuhl

A former United States Air Force officer, he is best known for winning season four of the reality game show The Amazing Race with his then-partner Chip Arndt, and for his much publicized 2006 relationship with pop singer Lance Bass.

Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q

It was watched by 5.97 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings, despite airing simultaneously with Desperate Housewives on ABC, The Amazing Race on CBS and Sunday Night Football on NBC.

Soon It's Gonna Rain

Other performers from the long-running Off-Broadway production of the show to sing the song include Kristin Chenoweth, American Idol finalist Anthony Fedorov and winner of the thirteenth season of The Amazing Race, Nick Spangler.

Stefan Galea

Galea's 2011 single, Can’t Wait, was produced by American writer Bryan Steele, who has had work featured on MTV’s Jersey Shore, American Idol, Dr. 90210 and The Amazing Race.

Teila Tuli

Wily made a cameo on the 20th edition of The Amazing Race, and handed out clues to racing contestants.

Victoria Fuller

Fuller appeared on the sixth season of the television show The Amazing Race with her then husband in 2004.

Welcome Back, Carter

It was watched by 7.02 million viewers, according to Nielsen ratings, despite airing simultaneously with Desperate Housewives on ABC, The Amazing Race on CBS and Sunday Night Football on NBC, and falling only 15% from the previous week's broadcast.