The Amazing Race 2 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The Amazing Race 2 was the second installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on March 11, 2002 and ended on May 15, 2002. Filming was started on January 8, 2002 and ended on February 5, 2002.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Team	Relationship	Position (by leg)													Roadblocks performed
Team	Relationship	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Roadblocks performed
Chris & Alex	Lifelong Friends	6th	2nd	7th	7th¹	1st	6th	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	Chris 5, Alex 6
Tara & Wil	Separated Couple	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	1st³	2nd	Tara 4, Wil 7
Blake & Paige	Brother & Sister ("Team Smiley")	4th	9th	5th	4th	4th	3rd	5th	5th	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	Blake 8, Paige 3
Oswald & Danny	Best Friends ("Team Cha Cha Cha")	8th	7th	1st	1st	6th	4th	4th	1st	4th	4th	4th			Oswald 6, Danny 3
Gary & Dave	Former Roommates ("Itchy and Scratchy")	9th	5th	3rd	2nd²	5th	2nd	1st	3rd	5th					Gary 2, Dave 5
Mary & Peach	Sisters	7th	4th	4th	5th	2nd	1st	6th							Mary 3, Peach 2
Cyndi & Russell	Pastors / Married Parents	2nd	6th	8th	6th	7th									Cyndi 1, Russell 3
Shola & Doyin	Twins	3rd	1st	5th	8th										Shola 0, Doyin 1
Peggy & Claire	Grandmothers ("Gutsy Grannies")	10th	8th	9th											Peggy 0, Claire 1
Hope & Norm	Married Parents	4th	10th												Hope 0, Norm 1
Deidre & Hillary	Mother & Daughter	11th													Deidre 0, Hillary 0

Red means the team was eliminated.
Blue means the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race.
Green means the team won the Fast Forward clue.

Note 1: Chris and Alex arrived 7th, but after Shola and Doyin were eliminated, they also received a 42 minute penalty for speeding.
Note 2: Gary and Dave arrived 2nd, but were penalized for speeding. They departed 3rd after a 42 minute penalty.
Note 3: Tara and Wil arrived 2nd, but were given 1 minute credit due to a minor production difficulty that caused them 1 minute delay. Therefore they and Blake & Paige were tied for 1st place.

Episode title quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers. The quotes are sometimes slightly changed for humorous effect.

The World Is Waiting: Go! – Phil Keoghan
Help Me, I'm American! – Blake
My Alarm Clock Didn't Go Off! – Claire
This Game Is About Minutes – Shola
Welcome To The World Of Being Human – Mary
I'm Gonna Take His Girl – Alex
I'm Gonna Throw Up On Phil's Shoes – Oswald
I'm Not a Miner! No, You're An Idiot! – Wil & Tara
Ready To Lose Our Lives – Oswald
It's Hammer Time – Chris
Follow That Plane! – Wil

Notable race events

In-Race

Blake and Paige's jeep broke down during Leg 2 causing them to finish last. It was rumored that Blake threatened to sue the production for not providing a time credit, since the rules never fully explained the arrangements in the event of a vehicle failure, which resulted in CBS' lawyers stepping in and awarding Blake and Paige with a time credit, thus eliminating Hope and Norm. However, Cyndi (of Russell and Cyndi) posted on the Television Without Pity forums that Blake and Paige did arrive before Hope and Norm and no time credit was awarded. But there was confusion about the vehicle replacement rules at the time. Henceforth, from Season 3 onward, the rules have stated that teams needing a replacement vehicle would not be given any time credit.
In Leg 3, Leg 4, and Leg 7 Peggy & Claire, Shola & Doyin, and Mary & Peach did not perform the final tasks and instead proceeded directly to the Pit Stop. They were eliminated in the order mentioned.
In Leg 12 what the show claims is an "old sugar mill" is actually the former campus of Maui High School outside of Paia.
Leg 12 in Hawaii marks the first time there is a Pit Stop on U.S. soil.
No Detour clue was shown in Leg 13. As no team is shown onscreen reading the Snow Cat instructions at Trapper's Creek, it is speculated that all teams simply chose the same Detour option here, and the other choice was edited out.
In the final footrace to the finish in Leg 13, Tara & Wil had the lead but were passed by Chris & Alex. This marked the closest finish in The Amazing Race history.

Post Race

Tara and Wil have remained business partners after the Race.
Tara currently runs a crafting/sewing business online called FunktionHome.com. She has since remarried and has a young daughter.
Gary is currently an editor for The Amazing Race.
After the show, Blake founded a reality television network.
Blake's current project is Toms Shoes, a charity shoe company which will donate a pair of shoes to a needy child for every pair that is sold. The shoes have been featured in magazines such as Time Magazine, Teen Vogue and O, The Oprah Magazine.
Oswald and Danny were selected to race in The Amazing Race All-Stars.
A short video clip from the Detour in Leg 8 of Season 2 was shown in All-Stars, as Oswald and Danny performed a task while wearing a dragon's-head costume in Macau, and recalled similarities between that Detour and one on the All-Stars race in Hong Kong.
Chris got married.
Alex is doing a project called "Around the World For Free", where he travels around the world while begging for money.

Prizes

Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete a leg.

Leg 1 - A vacation to Hawaii provided by American Airlines Vacations.
Leg 8 - A seven day cruise on Royal Caribbean
Leg 9 - A vacation to Cancún provided by American Airlines Vacations.
Leg 10 - A vacation to Puerto Rico provided by American Airlines Vacations.
Leg 11 - A vacation to Los Cabos provided by American Airlines Vacations.
Leg 12 - A vacation to London and Paris provided by American Airlines Vacations. Due to a production error, which caused a delay of 1 minute, this prize was awarded to the 1st and 2nd place teams of this leg.
Leg 13 - $1,000,000

Race locations

@ = additional task

Leg 1 (United States → Brazil)

Pahrump, Nevada, United States (Starting point)
Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport) to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport)
Rio de Janeiro (Christ the Redeemer)
Rio de Janeiro (Paquetá Island) @
Rio de Janeiro (Sugarloaf Mountain) (Mountain or Beach)
Rio de Janeiro (Tocorimé Yacht near Urca Beach)

@ Teams must kiss a big tree known as "Fat Maria".

The Detour on this leg was Mountain or Beach. In Mountain teams rappeled 590 ft down Sugarloaf Mountain. In Beach teams need to find the woman who inspired the song "The Girl from Ipanema" on the beach with only a photo.

Leg 2 (Brazil)

Rio de Janeiro (Samba Club) @
Rio de Janeiro (Copacabana Beach)
Rio de Janeiro (Pedra Bonita)
Iguazu Falls (Docks)
Iguazu Falls (Jungle Camp)

@ Teams would have to match the feather to one of the dancers' headdresses. The dancer will provide them their next clue.

The detour on this leg was Freak Out or Seek Out. In Freak out teams hanglide from a mountain to the beach below. In Seek Out teams look for a treasure box using metal detectors. The Fast Forward was to play Volleyball with locals who could only use their feet. The Roadblock was to take a speedboat into Iguazu falls and find a flag.

Leg 3 (Brazil → South Africa)

Foz do Iguaçu (Foz do Iguaçu International Airport) to Cape Town, South Africa (Cape Town International Airport)
Cape Town (Robben Island)
Cape Town (Kalk Bay)
Langa (Paradise Hair Salon)
Stellenbosch (Lanzerac Manor)

The Detour on this leg was Dance or Deliver. In Dance teams danced with a local troupe until they made 25 Rand in tips. In Deliver teams delivered 250 pounds of fish. The Roadblock was to buy a Smiley (sheep's head) and a box of Epson salts, then deliver them as an offering to a healer. who will then give them a bitter potion, to drink. Team members must drink all of the potion to get their next clue.

Leg 4 (South Africa → Namibia)

Cape Town (Cape Town International Airport) to Walvis Bay, Namibia (Walvis Bay Airport)
Swakopmund (Lighthouse)
Swakopmund (Swakopmund Hotel)
Swakopmund (Matterhorn Sand Dune)
Spitzkoppe (General Dealer)
Spitzkoppe (Woodcarver's Market)
near Windhoek (Amani Lodge)

The Detour on this leg was Slide or Stride. In Slide teams sled down the steep side of the dune. In Stride teams walk down the other side of the dune. The Fast Forward was to search the hotel grounds to find where railway tracks used to run, where the pool is. The Roadblock was to buy 5 animal carvings then trade them for a giraffe one.

Leg 5 (Namibia → Thailand)

Windhoek (Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport) to Bangkok, Thailand (Don Mueang International Airport)
Bangkok (Erawan Shrine)
Ratchaburi (Wat Kao Chong Pran)
Amphawa (Ban Plai Pong Pang)

The Detour on this leg was Confusion now or Confusion later. In Confusion now teams needed to find a specific water taxi dock then take one to a bird market and release 1 bird. In Confusion later teams take a taxi to Chinatown then figure out to buy a paper car instead of a real one then burn it at a shrine. The Roadblock was to find the clue in a bat and roach infested cave.

Leg 6 (Thailand)

Bangkok (Pak Khlong Talad Flower Market)
Chiang Mai (Old Bridge on Mueng Kut)
Chiang Mai (Mae Ping Village)
Chiang Mai (Karen Village)

The detour on this leg was Boat or Beast. In Boat teams used long poles to navigate a bamboo raft down river.In Beast teams rode a slow elephant down a path next to the river. The Roadblock was to wash chalk markings off an elephants back until the judge was satisfied.

Leg 7 (Thailand → People's Republic of China)

Chiang Mai (Wat Jed Yod)
Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai International Airport) to Hong Kong , People's Republic of China (Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok)
Wan Chai North, Hong Kong (Central Plaza)
Wong Tai Sin (Wong Tai Sin Temple)
Tsim Sha Tsui (Star Ferry) (Wishing Tree or Herbal Tea)
Kwai Chung (Kwai Chung Container Terminal)
Victoria Harbour (Onboard a junk)

The Detour on this leg was Wishing tree or Herbal tea. In Wishing tree teams drive 18 miles then write a wish on a scroll and throw it on the tree's branches. In Herbal tea teams looked for a tea shop then drink a cup of foul tasting tea. The Fast Forward was to search the basement of the Wong Tai Sin Temple for a fortune teller who would give each a reading. The Roadblock was to use a crane to move a container off a truck.

Leg 8 (People's Republic of China → Australia)

Repulse Bay (Tin Hau Temple)
Ngong Ping (Tian Tan Buddha)
Stanley (Murray House)
Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok International Airport) to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Kingsford Smith International Airport)
Sydney (Sydney Opera House)
Sydney (Museum of Contemporary Art)

The Detour on this leg was Dragon or Lion. In Dragon teams rowed a dragon boat made for twelve through a short marked course. In Lion teams carry a two person lionhead through a long crowded market and up stairs. The Roadblock was to follow a series of clues written in Australian slang. The unused Fast forward was to climb the steps of the Tian Tan Buddha.

Leg 9 (Australia)

Sydney (Sydney Harbour Bridge)
Sydney (Harry's Cafe de Wheels)
Coober Pedy, South Australia (Metal Tree)
Breakaways National Park (Lookout 2)
outside Coober Pedy (Aboriginal Camp)

The Detour on this leg was Cool Down or Heat Up. In Cool Down teams had to find a particular Coober Pedy mine then search through a pile of dirt for a opal. In Heat Up teams played three holes of golf on a hot desert golf course. The Fast Forward was to go to Harry's Cafe and eat one of their meat pies. The Roadblock was to stand inside a circle then throw a boomerang outside of it and have it return.

Leg 10 (Australia → New Zealand)

Adelaide (Adelaide International Airport) to Queenstown, New Zealand (Queenstown International Airport)
Queenstown (Wentworth Station)
Shotover River
Nevis River (Nevis Highwire Platform) (Quick Jump or Long Hike)
Canterbury Plains (Inverary Sheep Station)

The Detour on this leg was Quick Jump or Long Hike. In Quick Jump teams bungee jump 450ft to the bottom of the gorge. In Long Hike teams walk down a long trail to the bottom of the gorge. The Fast Forward was to take a speedboat down the narrow Shotover river and find a flag. The Roadblock was to separate 3 black sheep from 22 white sheep from one pen to another.

Leg 11 (New Zealand)

Picton (Ferry)
Rotorua (Maori Arts & Crafts Institute)
Waitomo Caves (The Lost World)
Mount Tarawera
near Auckland (4 Track Adventures)
Auckland (Warbirds Hangar)

The Detour on this leg was Drop or Climb. In Drop teams rappel 350ft ino the cavern known as The Lost World. In Climb teams climb down a 100ft ladder into the cavern. The Fast Forward was to run down Mount Terawera loose rock walls to the cluebox below. The Roadblock was to navigate a ATV through a challenging off-road course.

Leg 12 (New Zealand → United States)

Auckland (Sir John Logan Campbell Monument)
Auckland (Auckland International Airport) to Maui, Hawaii, USA (Kahului Airport)
Maui (former campus of Maui High School)
Maui (Pauwela Pineapple Field)
Maui (McGregor Point)
Maui (Huialoha Church)

The Detour on this leg was Bike or Walk. In Bike teams bike through a large pineapple field to find a single red painted pineapple. In Walk teams walk through the same field to find one of 4 yellow painted pineapple. The Roadblock was to snorkel to find one of three underwater cases.

Leg 13 (United States)

Maui (Queen Kaahumanu's Birthplace near Hana Bay)
Maui, Hawaii (Kahului Airport) to Anchorage, Alaska (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)
Anchorage (Rust's Flying Service)
Trapper Creek @ (Unaired)
Homesteader's Hardware Store
Hurricane Gulch
Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport) to Oakland, California (Oakland International Airport)
San Francisco (Landmark #97, Atkinson-Esher House)
San Francisco (Municipal Pier)
Marin County, California (Murray Circle on East Fort Baker) (Finish Line)

@ = teams had to spend the night in an igloo

One of the options of the unaired detour involved putting on skis and being pulled by dogs. The Roadblock was to receive a pack of tools and a propane torch to use to get a frozen clue in a large globe of ice out.

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