The Amazing Race 29 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The Amazing Race 29 is the twenty-ninth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. Unlike previous seasons, which almost exclusively feature teams with preexisting relationships, this edition features 22 contestants who were all complete strangers; they met for the first time and formed eleven teams of two at the starting line. These teams competed in a race around the world for a grand prize.

The season premiered on Thursday March 30, 2017, on CBS for the 2016-17 television season replacing the low-rated action series Training Day. The season finale aired on June 1, 2017. Brooke Camhi and Scott Flanary were the winners of this season of the Race.

Production and filming

Development

In March 2016, CBS renewed The Amazing Race for the 2016-17 TV season, but was left out of the Fall schedule for the first time since season 12 and the entire Fall schedule run since the 2003-04 TV season. The show's Friday time slot instead went to new drama series MacGyver. It was announced in November 2016 that the season would premiere Friday, April 21, 2017 in its regular Friday time slot after MacGyver had finished its season run. On March 10, 2017, CBS announced that it was moving low-rated new drama Training Day to Saturdays and would move the Race premiere up to March 30 to fill the now vacated Thursday, 10pm time slot.

The season will include 17 cities across five continents and nine countries over with visits including Panama, Tanzania, Norway and Greece. Filming began on June 10, 2016 in Los Angeles, and concluded on July 2, 2016 in Chicago. For the first time in race history, the current route markers were used in Vietnam.

This season also introduced a few alterations to the Race rules. While the traditional limit on Roadblock performances were still enforced, there was an additional requirement wherein team members could not perform more than four Roadblocks before the ninth leg of the race. Additionally, there was no limit on how many times a team could use the U-Turn on this season.

Results

As announced by CBS, the following teams participated in the race. Unlike the traditional format of the Race, these contestants arrived at the starting line unpaired, an idea that Race producers claim fans have repeatedly suggested to the them in the past. A challenge prior to the official start of the race was used to determine a ranking of the 22 contestants. The highest-ranked unpaired contestant was then allowed to draft any remaining unpaired contestant as his or her teammate; the process continued until all eleven teams were determined. Selections were based solely on first impressions and the interactions contestants had with each other during the first challenge. Each team is listed with the unique hashtag the show's graphics use to identify them.

Team	Team hashtag	Position (by leg)												Roadblocks
		1	2	3	4	5?	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Brooke & Scott	#TeamBrookeandScott	4th	6th	6th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	4th	2nd	1st	1st	Brooke 5, Scott 6
Tara & Joey	#TeamMomandDad	6th	7th	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	1st	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	Tara 5, Joey 6
London & Logan	#TeamLoLo	8th	8th	5th	5th	5th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	4th	2nd	3rd	London 6, Logan 5
Matt & Redmond	#TheBoys	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	1st			Matt 6, Redmond 5
Becca & Floyd	#TeamFun	2nd	5th	8th	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	5th	1st				Becca 4, Floyd 4
Liz & Michael	#TeamLizandMike	10th	1st	1st	3rd	7th	4th	6th						Liz 4, Michael 3
Vanck & Ashton	#TeamVanckandAshton	7th	2nd	3rd	6th	4th								Vanck 3, Ashton 2
Shamir & Sara	#TheSandSExpress	5th	9th	7th										Shamir 2, Sara 1
Seth & Olive	#TeamAmerica	1st	4th											Seth 1, Olive 1
Jessie & Francesca	#SwoleSisters	9th												Jessie 0, Francesca 1
Kevin & Jenn	#LongHairDontCare													Kevin 0, Jenn 0

• A team placement indicates the team was eliminated.
• A or a indicates that the team chose to use one of the two U-Turns in a Double U-Turn, while a or indicates the team who received it.
• A indicates that the team won a Fast Forward.
• An underlined leg number indicates there was no mandatory rest period at the Pit Stop, and all teams were ordered to continue racing. An underlined team placement indicates that the team came in last on a "continue racing" leg and was ordered to continue racing.
• An placement indicates the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump during the next leg of the race.
• A indicates the team decided to use the Express Pass on that leg; if next to a leg number, it indicates that the team with the Express Pass forfeited the Pass at the Pit Stop of that leg without ever having used it.

1. ^Due to a storm at the site of the Detour, several teams still performing the Detour received time credit. Time credit given to Tara & Joey and Vanck & Ashton pushed London & Logan from 6th to 8th. This went unaired.
2. ^Kevin & Jenn initially arrived 10th, but were issued a 2-hour penalty upon reaching the Pit Stop because they were unable to complete either Detour option before safety and darkness made it too unsafe to continue. Liz & Michael checked in during their penalty time, dropping Kevin & Jenn to last place and resulting in their elimination.
3. ^Becca & Floyd initially arrived 5th but because Floyd did not have his passport, they were not allowed to check in until they found it and brought it back to the pit stop. Three teams (London & Logan, Brooke & Scott, and Shamir & Sara) checked-in while they went back, dropping Becca & Floyd to 8th.
4. ^Shamir & Sara were unable to complete the Roadblock due to darkness and closing of the shop; as a result, after all the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop. Phil went to the Roadblock location (the DASICO Umasida Dispensary) to inform them of their elimination.
5. ^Becca & Floyd found the Express Pass on Leg 1 during the Start Line task, and were required to use it by the end of Leg 5; they elected to go for the Fast Forward in that leg rather than use the Express Pass.
6. ^Becca & Floyd used their U-Turn power on Liz & Michael; however, they had already passed the U-Turn point and were therefore unaffected by it.
7. ^Becca & Floyd were issued a 10-minute penalty for speeding; they elected to serve the penalty immediately. However, this did not affect their placement, and it was unaired.
8. ^On the way to ??n Thi Vi, Floyd became dizzy due to fatigue from the Roadblock, and medics were called out. Long after all the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop, Phil came out to their location to inform them of their elimination.

Episode title quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.

1. "We're Coming For You, Phil!" – Seth
2. "Scared Spitless" – Liz
3. "Bucket List Type Stuff" – Logan
4. "Another One Bites the Dust" – Liz
5. "Have Faith in Me, Broski" – Liz
6. "Double U-Turn Ahead" – Phrase on Clue
7. "Have Fun and Get It Done" – Tara
8. "Good Job, Donkey" – Tara
9. "I Thought We Were Playing It Nice" – London
10. "Riding a Bike Is Like Riding a Bike" – London
11. "As Easy As Stacking Cups" – Redmond
12. "We're Going To Victory Lane" – Race-car driver at Chicagoland Speedway (non-racer)

Prizes

The prize for each leg was awarded to the first place team for that leg. Trips were provided by Travelocity. The prizes were:

• Leg 1: each (unaired)
• Leg 2: A trip for two to Barbados
• Leg 3: A trip for two to Amsterdam
• Leg 4: US$5,000 each
• Leg 5: None
• Leg 6: A trip for two to Ushuaia, Argentina
• Leg 7: A trip for two to Grenada
• Leg 8: US$7,500 each
• Leg 9: A trip for two to Galapagos Islands
• Leg 10: A trip for two to Costa Rica
• Leg 11: None
• Leg 12:

Race summary

Leg 1 (United States ? Panama)

Airdate: March 30, 2017

• Los Angeles, California, United States (Grand Hope Park) (Team Pairing & Starting Line)
  • Los Angeles (F&M Gallery - Luggage Shop)
• Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) to Panama City, Panama (Tocumen International Airport)
• Panama City (Panama Canal - Miraflores Locks)
• Soberana National Park (Panama Rainforest Discovery Center - Canopy Tower)
• Gamboa (Gamboa Rainforest Resort)
• Panama City (Cinta Costera III)

The first Detour of the Race was a choice between Scoot or Shoot. Both options required teams to paddle a traditional Panamanian vessel called a cayuco. In Scoot, teams had to beat a pair of professional canoers in a regatta. Once teams finished the race before the rowers, they received their next clue. Teams that lost on the first attempt received a 50-meter head start for the second attempt; and, teams that needed a third attempt were given a 100-meter head start. In Shoot, teams had to row to a marshy area where they must use a bow and arrow to shoot down two silver fishes hung on a cluster of bamboo poles to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• To determine the teams, host Phil Keoghan announced to the racers a series of cardinal directions and distances to find the luggage shop near Grand Hope Park. Once at the shop, they had to retrieve a suitcase tagged with the flag of Panama and return to the starting line to present it to Keoghan. The racers were ranked in the order in which they completed this task. Teams were then formed by having the highest-ranked contestant choose his or her teammate from among the remaining unpaired racers; the final two contestants were automatically paired by default. Furthermore, one of the 22 suitcases contained the only Express Pass available for the race.

Note

• Right after the race began, most teams had to find a taxi and make their way to Los Angeles International Airport to reserve one of two flights to Panama. As a consolation prize for being forced to team together by default, Jessie & Francesca were driven to the airport by host Phil Keoghan himself.

Leg 2 (Panama ? Brazil)

Airdate: April 6, 2017

• Panama City (Tocumen International Airport) to So Paulo, Brazil (So Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport)
• Carapicuba (Helipark Txi Areo e Manuteno Aeronutica)
• So Paulo (Praa da S)
• So Paulo (Santa Ifignia - R. General Osrio street or Brs - Viaduct below Palmorino Mnaco street)
• So Paulo (Paulista Avenue)
• So Paulo (Instituto Cervantes So Paulo)
• So Paulo (Trianon Park)

This leg's Detour was a choice between Keep The Beat or Work Your Feet. In Keep The Beat, teams traveled along R. General Osrio street and had to perform a musical routine with a samba group. Each team member had to learn a different instrument: either the surdo drum or the chocalho jingle stick. When the band leader was satisfied with their performance, they would get their next clue. In Work Your Feet, teams made their way to a viaduct below Palmorino Mnaco street where they had to assemble makeshift workout equipment using rudimentary supplies including a tire, a refrigerator, weight racks, metal cans, and a barrel (which must contain a specified volume of water). When the judge, a professional boxer, approved their installations, he would give them their next clue.

In the first Roadblock of the Race, one team member had to rappel down the faade of Instituto Cervantes So Paulo where they had to wash a marked window. Once the window was spotless, a person inside the room would give them their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the Helipark in Carapicuba, teams had to sign up for a helicopter ride across the So Paulo skyline to a building adjacent to Praa da S.
• Upon arriving at Paulista Avenue, teams had to find a woman with a red and yellow scarf riding a bike in the pedestrian zone who would hand them their next clue.

Leg 3 (Brazil ? Tanzania)

Airdate: April 13, 2017

• So Paulo (So Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport) to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Julius Nyerere International Airport)
• Dar es Salaam (Askari Monument)
• Dar es Salaam (Azam Marine Ferry Terminal) to Zanzibar City, Zanzibar (Ferry Terminal)
• Mkokotoni (Mkokotoni Market)
• Zanzibar City (Stone Town - Darajani Market)
• Zanzibar City (Stone Town - Emerson on Hurumzi Rooftop Tea House)

The Detour in this leg was a choice between Build It or Weave It. For both Detours, teams must travel across the bay on a dhow. In Build It, teams had to build wooden desks in an outdoor workshop. Once the desk was built within the carpenter's standards, they had to deliver it to a nearby school where they would then learn Swahili greetings from the teacher. After teams recited five phrases with proper enunciation, they would receive their next clue. In Weave It, teams had to observe a climber harvest coconut leaves from a tall palm tree. Then, they had to use the leaves to weave a basket based on a demonstration to earn their next clue.

For the Roadblock of this leg at Darajani Market, one team member received a shopping list of eighteen local food items written in Swahili. Using their own money (either United States dollar or Tanzanian shilling), they had to purchase all of the items and give the ingredients to the family chef outside of the market to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the Askari Monument, teams had to search through the classifieds in a newspaper for one with a picture of a boat telling them to travel by ferry to Zanzibar.

Leg 4 (Tanzania)

Airdate: April 20, 2017

• Zanzibar City (Stone Town - Mercury House)
• Zanzibar City (Stone Town - Al-Tamimi Curio Shop or Soko Muhogo Street, House of Wonders, Sultan's Palace, and Gizenga Street)
• Zanzibar City (Ferry Terminal) to Dar es Salaam (Azam Marine Ferry Terminal)
• Dar es Salaam (DASICO Umasida Dispensary)
• Dar es Salaam (Msasani - Coco Beach)

The Detour of this leg was a choice between Lock and Knock. In Lock, teams had to go to Al-Tamimi Curio Shop and look through artisanal wooden chests, each one carved with a secret compartment into the main drawer, for a key with an attached piece of paper showing a symbol. Once they found the key, they had to find a cabinet with the same symbol and unlock it to release their next clue. In Knock, teams had to travel through the streets of Stone Town to locate three royal doors and knock on each of them to receive a wooden carving of a lion, serpent and a falcon. Upon collecting all three carvings, they then had to deliver them to a marked shop on Gizenga Street and exchange the carvings for their next clue.

In this Roadblock for this leg, one team member had to make a ladle strainer out of sheet metal. First, they must cut a circular piece of sheet aluminum to make a spoon. After that, they had to punch the center piece to make holes for the strainer. Then, they had to pound the metal into a perfect circle and attach a long piece of metal to create the handle. Once their ladle is correctly assembled, the supervisor would hand them their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the start of the leg, teams were instructed to find the house of "Farrokh Bulsara", who they would figure out was known to the rest of the world as Freddie Mercury, and travel to his childhood house in Stone Town for their next clue.

Leg 5 (Tanzania ? Norway)

Airdate: April 20, 2017

• Dar es Salaam (Julius Nyerere International Airport) to lesund, Norway (lesund Airport, Vigra)
• Gody (Hgsteinen Fyr Lighthouse )
  • Geiranger (Geirangerfjord)
• lesund (Slinningen)
• lesund (Downtown lesund or Kayak More Tomorrow and Brosundet Canal)
• lesund (Mount Aksla)

For the Fast Forward on this leg, one team had to board a helicopter from an adjacent field at Hgsteinen Fyr Lighthouse where they would soon discover they had to skydive above the skies of lesund with an instructor. Once they landed back to safety, they would win the right to go directly to the Pit Stop.

Other teams had to take the Roadblock at Slinningen, where one team member had to climb the side of a 13-storey tower made out of 31,000 wooden pallets, then nail down one pallet at the top of the stack to help create the world's tallest hand stacked bonfire festival called Slinningsblet . Once completed, they would receive their next clue and climb back down.

The Detour of this leg was a choice between Trolls or Troll. In Trolls, teams had to go to Kulturhus in Downtown where an actress gave them a scroll containing a poem and a map of downtown highlighting six images of sculptures. Using the map, they had to locate each building with the corresponding sculpture. At each location, they must recite the poem at the doorway, where a troll impersonator would give them a gigantic fake firework. Once they returned to Kulturhus with all six fireworks, the actress gave them a scroll containing the name of the next Pit Stop. In Troll, teams had to travel to Kayak More Tomorrow and paddle a kayak along Brosundet Canal to search among fishing lures for one imprinted with the name of the next Pit Stop.

Additional tasks

• At Hgsteinen Fyr Lighthouse, teams had to consume a Norwegian fish dish known as rakfisk before receiving their next clue.

Leg 6 (Norway ? Italy)

Airdate: April 27, 2017

• ndalsnes (ndalsnes Station) to Ullensaker (Oslo Airport Station)
• Oslo (Oslo Airport, Gardermoen) to Milan, Italy (Milan-Malpensa Airport)
• Milan (Piazza Fontana)
• Milan (ATMosfera Tram Ristorante)
• Cernobbio (Navigazione Lago di Como) to Varenna (Varenna Ferry Terminal) (Overnight rest)
• Varenna (Greenway dei Patriarchi)
• Perledo (Castello di Vezio) or Menaggio (L'Angolo Benedetto Castelli)
• Tremezzo (Teresio Olivelli Park overlooking Lake Como)

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to ride Tram Ristorante ATMosfera, a dining tram which tours Downtown Milan, to find three marked words along the ride: Cernobbio, Concordia, and Lago. However, only four team members could ride the tram at one time. During the ride, they received a plate of gnocchi and parmigiana melanzane, which they had to finish, in order to complete the ride. At the end of the ride, they recited the three correct words to the tram conductor to receive their next clue. If they failed to say all three words, they had to perform the task again.

The Detour of this leg was a choice between Make a Mold and Grab a Hold. In Make a Mold, teams had to travel to Castello di Vezio and assemble a ghost figure by using a teammate as a wire mesh mold for plaster mold casting. After the plaster solidified to create the figure, they would be given the next clue. In Grab a Hold, teams had to travel by taxi boat to the village of Menaggio and find L'Angolo Benedetto Castelli, where one team member would climb up the face of a rock to retrieve their next clue, while their partner belayed the line from the bottom.

Additional tasks

• At the immediate beginning of the leg, teams received a smartphone from Phil at the Pit Stop to book their flights to Milan, Italy using the Travelocity application.
• At Cernobbio, teams had to claim a departure time for the following morning from Varenna Ferry Terminal, each with a 5-minute interval beginning at 7:00 AM to the final time at 7:30 AM, from a lifesaver on a steamboat named Concordia. At their designated times, teams opened their next clue which told them to travel to a garden along Greenway dei Patriarchi to find their next clue.
• After finishing the Detour, teams had to take a taxi boat to the village of Tremezzo to find their next Pit Stop along the shoreline at Teresio Olivelli Park.

Leg 7 (Italy)

Airdate: May 4, 2017

• Cernobbio (Piazza Risorgimento - Monumento ai Caduti)
• Cernobbio to Tessera (Marco Polo Airport Dock)
• Venice (Piazza San Marco)
• Venice (Trattoria al Ponte del Megio or Campo San Polo)
• Venice (Ca' Zenobio)
• Venice (Campo San Vio)

During the Pit Stop, teams were moved to Piazza Risorgimento back in Cernobbio to begin this leg of the race. The Detour in this leg was a choice between Sing it and Bring it. In Sing it, teams had to practice a traditional Italian serenade for gondoliers and then dressed as ones to perform the song on board a gondola tour along the Grand Canal. If the mandolin player was satisfied with their singing, he would give them their the next clue. In Bring it, teams had to work as porters and pick up a dolly of suitcases to deliver to the name of the hotel on their suitcases' tag, carrying them through the stairs and narrow alleys of Venice. Once all the suitcases were delivered to the hotel's porter, they would receive their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose an actor from a Venetian masquerade performance, Commedia dell'arte, and paint an exact copy of their mask. If they could successfully recreate it to the satisfaction of the artist, they would be given their next clue.

Additional tasks

• Upon arriving in Venice, teams had to take a water taxi to Piazza San Marco and find a spazzino, a local street sweeper who dressed in a green outfit, who would hand them their next clue.

Leg 8 (Italy ? Greece)

Airdate: May 11, 2017

• Venice (Venice Marco Polo Airport) to Bari (Bari Karol Wojty?a Airport)
• Bari (Port of Bari) to Patras, Greece (Port of Patras)
• Arachova (Town Square)
• Arachova (Kaplanis Taverna or Egarsios Steps and Church of Saint George )
• Athens (Panathenaic Stadium)
  • Athens (Kantina Food Truck)
• Athens (Zappeion)
• Athens (Areopagus overlooking The Acropolis)

The Detour of this leg was a choice between For the Bride or For the Groom. In For the Bride, teams had to transport two containers of milk on a donkey through the streets of Arachova to find local cheese makers and exchange them for a piece of cheese. Both cheese had to be delivered to the bride. In For the Groom, teams must compete in a footrace with locals up the 252 steps of Egarsios leading to the Church of Saint George where they had to find a shepherd who would give them two pairs of animals (sheep and goat) to deliver to a groom. After executing the detour, teams received a plate, which should break for the next clue.

For their Speed Bump, Liz and Michael traveled on foot to the nearby Kantina food truck to prepare a traditional skewered dish called kokoretsi by wrapping sections of meat intestines. Once the dish was made properly and presented to the chef, they could continue racing.

In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to take part in becoming a member of the guard outside the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and learn how to perform the changing of the guard routine of the Greek Presidential Guards known as Evzones. Under the supervision of the Presidential Guard, they had to perform inside the Zappeion hall with the right choreography to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At the Panathenaic Stadium, teams had to run one complete victory lap around the track to receive their next clue.

Leg 9 (Greece ? Vietnam)

Airdate: May 18, 2017

• Athens (Volterou Street)
• Corinth (Corinth Canal - Old Bridge)
• Athens (Athens International Airport) to Hanoi, Vietnam (Noi Bai International Airport)
• Hanoi (T??ng ?i L Thi T?)
• Hanoi (Qun S? Temple)
• Hanoi (Hon Ki?m District - 42 Hng V?i Street and 56 C?u G? Street or 41 C?a Nam Street and Chn C?m Street)
• Hanoi (Th?ng Nh?t Park)

During the Pit Stop, teams were moved to Volterou Street in Downtown Athens to begin this leg of the race. The Roadblock for this leg was a Switchback from season 9. One team member had to bungee jump off a bridge into the Corinth Canal to receive their next clue.

For the Detour, teams have a choice between Bamboo Climb or Window Design. In Bamboo Climb, teams had to transport a marked 15-foot ladder made of bamboo through the busy streets to an apartment building, and get it up a narrow stairwell. On the roof, they had to use the ladder to retrieve a birdcage, and then return both the cage and the ladder to the starting point to receive their next clue. In Window Design, teams had to carry three mannequins"?a man, woman, and child"?through the streets to a clothing shop, and dress and arrange them in the window, using a photo for reference. Once the judge approved their window display, they would receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At T??ng ?i L Thi T?, teams had to search among a group of dancers waving fans. When they found a fan with a yellow marker, the dancer would give them their next clue.

Leg 10 (Vietnam)

Airdate: May 18, 2017

• M? ?nh (B?n Xe Khch M? ?nh) to Ninh Bnh (B?n Xe Khch Ninh Bnh)
• Ninh Bnh (Tam C?c Wharf)
• Ninh Bnh (Bch ??ng Temple)
• Hoa L? (Thn H?i Nham)
• Hoa L? (??n Thi Vi - B?n Thnh)
• Ninh Bnh (Tam C?c - Hang Ma Peak)

For the Speed Bump, Tara and Joey had to collect 72 duck eggs from around a pond before they could continue racing and move on to the Roadblock.

The Roadblock for this leg was a Switchback from Season 3. One team member had to load a bicycle with a correct number of large and small shrimp traps, and deliver them to a fisherman down the road to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks

• At Bch ??ng Temple, they had to search the ground for their next clue and their travel companion, the Travelocity Roaming Gnome, which they had to keep with them for the duration of the leg.
• At B?n Thnh, teams had to collect and deliver an offering of specified prayer items (including red napkins, candles, flowers, and fake money) up the Ng ??ng River stream to a ceremonial dragon boat. One team member had to row the oars using the traditional way by using only their feet. Once they had given the offering, they would then go back to the pier, accompanied by their respective dragon boat, to receive their next clue.
• Before reaching the Pit Stop, teams had to climb approximately 500 steps along the Lying Dragon Mountain (Ni Ng?a Long) trail to the top of Hang Ma Peak.

Additional information

• Upon arriving at Ninh Bnh Bus Station, teams made their way to the nearby Tam C?c Wharf to get a bicycle each, which then would be their only means of transportation for the rest of the leg.

Leg 11 (Vietnam ? South Korea)

Airdate: May 25, 2017

• Hanoi (Noi Bai International Airport) to Seoul, South Korea (Incheon International Airport)
• Seoul (Gangnam District - Gangnam Station)
• Seoul (Hanyang University Olympic Gymnasium)
• Seoul (Mugyewon Arts & Cultural Center)
• Seoul (OGN e-Stadium)
• Seoul (Sebit-seom - Gavit Some (Roof Garden))

In the leg's first Roadblock, the selected teammate had to take part in sport stacking, quickly arranging cups into three specified formations in seven seconds or less to receive their next clue.

In the leg's second Roadblock, the teammate who did not perform the first Roadblock had to play the video game Street Fighter V against a professional video game player. The racers underwent a coaching session before facing off against the professional players, which included Seon-woo "Infiltration" Lee and Lee Chung "Poongko" Gon, and had to defeat the professional gamer in one round of the game in order to receive their next clue. If the racer was unsuccessful after 10 rounds the professional gamer would continue playing with one hand behind his back; if the racer was unsuccessful after 10 additional rounds the professional gamer would continue playing blindfolded with one hand behind his back until he was defeated.

Additional tasks

• Upon arriving in Seoul, teams had to travel to Gangnam District and find an outdoor K-Pop performance at the Gangnam Style sign to receive their next clue from the dancers.
• At Mugyewon Arts & Cultural Center, teams had to prepare the traditional dish kimchi after watching a demonstration of how to do so. Once approved, they had to transfer it to a jar, then bury the closed jar in soil to ferment. They were given their next clue after receiving a taste of the kimchi.

Leg 12 (South Korea ? United States)

Airdate: June 1, 2017

• Seoul (Incheon International Airport) to Chicago, Illinois, United States (O'Hare International Airport)
• Joliet (Chicagoland Speedway)
• Chicago (Monroe Street Station)
• Chicago (Chicago Water Tower, Buckingham Fountain and Wabash Avenue Bridge)
• Chicago (City Hall Rooftop)
• Chicago (Wrigleyville Dogs)
• Chicago (Wrigley Rooftops - 3639 North Sheffield Avenue)
• Chicago (Wrigley Field)
• Chicago (Milton Lee Olive Park)

Additional tasks

• At the Chicagoland Speedway, one team member had to join a pit crew and change one tire on a NASCAR race car in 40 seconds or less. Once they successfully finished changing the tire, their partner had to drive one lap around the track in 48 seconds or less. Once both were completed, they would get their next clue at the winner's podium.
• At the Monroe Street Station, teams had to search the train platform for a city worker who would hand them their next clue.
• The clue received from the city worker presented teams with three riddles which left them to figure that they represented three locations within Downtown Chicago: (1) I have a Gothic spire and I'm impervious to fire I'm 154 feet tall and no higher (Chicago Water Tower), (2) I am tired like a wedding cake from me a drink you should not take to find me look no further than the lake (Buckingham Fountain) and (3) I stand in the twin corn...'s shadow and control the Kupcinet bascule for those below climb the steps to my operator and you'll be good to go (Wabash Avenue Bridge). At these locations, they would receive a postcard from a designated person. Putting the three postcards together spelled out their next destination: City Hall Rooftop.
• At City Hall, teams had to locate the rooftop garden, where they would find the city's beekeeper and exchange the three postcards for their next clue.
• At Wrigleyville Dogs, teams had to make ten Chicago-style hot dogs and deliver them to the roof of 3639 North Sheffield Avenue, one of the Wrigley Rooftops, where a group of Chicago Cubs fans waited. After delivering the hot dogs, season 19 winners Ernie & Cindy would hand them the tickets to enter Wrigley Field through the marquee entrance for their next clue.
• At Wrigley Field, the teams had to recall their placements in each leg of the race. One team member had to go inside the press box while the other had to enter the stadium's hand-operated scoreboard (pictured), which displayed the locations of the eleven Pit Stops in alphabetical order:

Leg	Location
5	lesund
8	Athens
4	Dar es Salaam
9	Hanoi
6	Lake Como
10	Ninh Bnh
1	Panama City
2	So Paulo
11	Seoul
7	Venice
3	Zanzibar

Unable to see the locations displayed on the scoreboard, the team member inside the scoreboard had to install numbered signs in the proper locations on the multi-level structure to indicate their team's placement at each Pit Stop, guided by his/her partner giving instructions from the press box via one-way radio. Once the placements were correct, they had to go on the field to home plate where the umpire would hand them a worksheet with equations based on their placements throughout the race. The solution would give them a three-digit number corresponding to the section of seats to search for their final clue.

Additional information

• On the flight from Seoul to Chicago, the final three teams received a free upgrade to premium-class.

Ratings

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