The Amazing Race 3 (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

The Amazing Race 3 was the third installment of the popular reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on October 2, 2002 and ended on December 18, 2002. In 2003, this installment of the race won the inaugural Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Reality/Competition Program".

Filming began on August 9, 2002 and finished on September 7, 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 ⁶
Team	Relationship	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Roadblocks performed ⁶
Flo & Zach	Friends	2nd	5th	3rd	2nd	4th	2nd	1st	2nd	5th	3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	Flo 1, Zach 9
Teri & Ian	Married Parents	9th	10th	9th	5th	6th	1st	4th	3rd	4th	4th	1st	1st	2nd	Teri 2, Ian 8
Ken & Gerard	Brothers ("Oh, Brother")	1st	6th	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	5th	4th	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	Ken 5, Gerard 6
Derek & Drew	Twins / Models ("The Wonder Twins")	11th	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	4th	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	4th⁴			Derek 4, Drew 4
John Vito & Jill	Dating (The Rock and Rambette)	5th	7th	7th	6th	4th	5th	3rd	5th	1st	5th				John Vito 4, Jill 3
Andre & Damon	Cop & Fireman ("Team 911")	7th¹	8th	8th	4th	2nd	6th	6th							Andre 2, Damon 3
Aaron & Arianne	Lifelong Friends	3rd	2nd	4th	8th	7th	7th								Aaron 3, Arianne 2
Michael & Kathy	Long-Distance Dating	4th	4th	6th	7th	8th									Michael 3, Kathy 0⁵
Heather & Eve	Law School Roommates ("Legal Eagles")	6th	3rd	5th	9th³										Heather 3, Eve 0
Dennis & Andrew	Father & Son	8th	9th	10th²											Dennis 0, Andrew 1
Tramel & Talicia	Brother & Sister ("TNT")	10th	11th												Tramel 1, Talicia 0
Gina & Sylvia	Soccer Moms	12th													Gina 0, Sylvia 0

Note 1: Andre & Damon arrived 7th, but since they didn't follow the donkey route correctly, they were penalized 78 minutes and started the next leg in 9th. They then overslept an extra three minutes at the start of the next leg.
Note 2: Dennis & Andrew used the Fast Forward in England, but they still fell behind the other teams and were eliminated.
Note 3: Heather & Eve arrived 1st, but they didn't follow the last clue (they traveled by taxi to the Pit Stop instead of on foot) and therefore received a 37 minute penalty. This caused all the other teams to pass them, and they were eliminated.
Note 4: Derek & Drew arrived 3rd, but they forgot to pick up the clue containing the Roadblock which caused them to fall to last place and were eliminated.
Note 5: It was unknown whether Michael & Kathy had performed the Roadblock in Leg 5.
Note 6: The fountain task in Leg 10 was presented to teams as a Roadblock but was aired as a miscellaneous task and is not counted.

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.

Episode title quotes

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

What If Our Parachute Doesn't Open? – Eve
This Seems Like The Path Straight To Hell! – Arianne
You Always Just Forget About Me! – Flo
Did You See How I Stopped It? With My Face – John Vito
What Happens If I Slip? Am I Just Hanging Off A Cliff? – Flo
I"m A Much Better Liar than You Are – Flo
I"m Supposed To Be Indebted To Her For The Rest Of The Race?! – Derek
This Is More Important Than Your Pants Falling Down! – Ian
Why Did You Have To Take Your Pants Off? – Flo
Don"t Try To Play The Moralist Now! – Flo
They"re Slithering To The Finish Line Like The Rest Of Us! – Ian

Notable race events

Pre-race

Jill and her brother F.T. originally applied for Season 1. Later, her brother was killed in 9/11, and John Vito and Jill applied in remembrance of him.

In race

Heather and Eve were the first team to arrive at the Pit Stop in Portugal on Leg 4, but they misread a clue that told them to walk to the Pit Stop rather than take a taxi. They proceeded to walk the rest of the way, but received a 7 minute time penalty for the advantage gained (the 2nd team arrived 7 minutes later), plus an additional 30 minutes. Since all teams arrived less than 37 minutes apart, Heather and Eve were the first team ever to arrive first and be eliminated.
Andre and Damon were officially detained in Leg 6, when their taxi took them far out of the way in Morocco and they encountered a local official who wanted to seize their passports. Andre and Damon refused, and The Amazing Race's security team had to come help them out of the situation.
In Leg 7, Andre & Damon, already in last, upon arrival at the Detour, received a clue instructing them to go directly to the Pit Stop. At the Pit Stop, they returned the dollar they received at the start of the leg to Phil and said that they did not need it.
On Leg 11 in Vietnam, all route markers were solid yellow instead of red and yellow. This was done to avoid confusion with the former South Vietnamese national flag, which is also red and yellow.
In the opening interview on the premiere episode for All-Stars, Ian claimed that they were less than 2 minutes behind Flo & Zach at the finish line.

Post race

After the race, John Vito and Jill hosted a show that promoted Singapore tourism.
Zach worked on NBC's production crew for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Aaron accidentally stumbled upon one of the Pit Stops of Season 6 while backpacking in Europe.
Flo and Drew got together romantically and are still going out with each other. They declined to race in the All Stars because Flo thought the race brought out the worst in her, and also because she did not want to do the race without Zach (who was not asked to join All Stars).
John Vito & Jill and Teri & Ian were selected to race in The Amazing Race All-Stars.
Michael & Kathy got married.

Prizes

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

Leg 1 - A seven night Caribbean vacation on Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas cruise ship.
Leg 5 - Two Kodak EasyShare digital cameras.
Leg 6 - Two Kodak EasyShare digital cameras.
Leg 7 - Two Kodak EasyShare digital cameras.
Leg 8 - Two Kodak EasyShare digital cameras.
Leg 9 - A seven night Caribbean vacation on Royal Caribbean's Explorer of the Seas cruise ship.
Leg 10 - A seven night European vacation on Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas cruise ship.
Leg 11 - A seven night European vacation on Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas cruise ship.
Leg 12 - A seven night Alaskan cruise vacation on Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas cruise ship.
Leg 13 - $1,000,000

Race locations

@ = additional task

Leg 1 (United States → Mexico)

Everglades National Park, Florida, United States (Starting Point)
Miami (Miami International Airport) to Mexico City, Mexico (Benito Juarez International Airport)
Mexico City (Angel of Independence)
Mexico City (Zocalo)
Mexico City (Hotel de los Cortes)
Mexico City (Plaza Santo Domingo)
Amacuzac, Morelos (Tequesquitengo Airfield)
San Gabriel de las Palmas, Morelos (Hacienda San Gabriel de las Palmas)

The Detour on this leg was Wings or Wheels. In Wings teams skydived 10000ft with an instructor. In Wheels teams rode a donkey kart on a seven mile course with a driver who could not speak English. The Fast Forward was to travel to a square full of typists and find one who was typing the Fast Forward clue.

Leg 2 (Mexico)

Teotihuacán (Pyramid of the Sun)
Mexico City (Museum of Anthropology)
Cancún, Quintana Roo (San Marino Marina)
Cozumel (Chankanaab Park)
Tulum (Diamante K Bungalows)

The Detour on this leg was Horsepower or Manpower. In Horsepower teams searched a large area on a waverunner for the clue. In Manpower teams searched a small area in kayaks for the clue. The Fast Forward was to climb a 100ft pole then hanging by their feet swing around the pole to the bottom. The Roadblock was to swim with a family of dolphins to find the next clue at the bottom of the lagoon.

Leg 3 (Mexico → United Kingdom)

Cancun, Mexico (Cancún International Airport) to London, England, United Kingdom (Heathrow International Airport)
Cambridge (Scudamore's)
Cambridge (Duxford Imperial War Museum)
Aberdeen, Scotland (Bus Station)
Stonehaven (Dunnottar Castle)

The Detour on this leg was Punt or Bike. In Punt teams rowed a boat called a punt 1 mile down the River Cam. In Bike teams rode a bicycle on a marked 6 mile course through Cambridge. The Fast Forward was to maneuver a tank through a battlefield obstacle course in 90 seconds. The Roadblock was to compete in three traditional Scottish games: Caber toss, Bell throw and shotput.

Leg 4 (United Kingdom → Portugal)

Stonehaven (Harbor)
Aberdeen, Scotland (Aberdeen Airport) to Porto, Portugal (Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport)
Porto (Calem Port Lodge)
Lisbon (Estádio do Restelo Soccer Stadium)
Lisbon (Torre de Belém)

The Detour on this leg was Old School or New School. In Old School teams load a barrel of wine on to a boat, help row it across then deliver it. In New School teams load crates of wine on to a truck and deliver them to three different restaurants. The Roadblock was to block one penalty kick from a teenage soccer star.

Leg 5 (Portugal → Spain → Morocco)

Cascais (Cabo da Roca)
Algeciras, Spain (Port Terminal)
Tangier, Morocco (Viajes Flandria) @
Fez (Ancient Marketplace)
Fez (Borj Nord)

The Detour on this leg was Ropes or Slopes. In Ropes teams take a shuttle bus to the cliffs then rappel 300ft to the bottom. In Slopes teams walked down sloping trails to the bottom. The Roadblock was to go to an ancient market and search through 25 vats of foul smelling dye for their next clue.

Leg 6 (Morocco)

Casablanca (Hassan II Mosque)
Marrakech (Palmerie Oasis)
Marrakech (Carpet Shop)
Marrakech (Café Glacier)
Marrakech (Riad Catalina)

The Detour on this leg was Now You See It or Now You Don't. In Now You See It teams take a horse to a flag they could see and dig for a clue painted on pottery. In Now You Don't teams take a sandbike to a flag they couldn't see and make a rubbing of the clue etched on a stone. The Fast Forward was to look through a carpet shop for a mat with the Fast Forward emblem on it. The Roadblock was to help a food vendor set up and sell 5 bowls of escargot.

Leg 7 (Morocco → Germany → Austria → Germany)^*

Marrakech, Morocco (Marrakech Airport) to Munich, Germany (Munich International Airport)
Munich (Friedensengel)
Innsbruck, Austria (Olympic Village)
Munich, Germany (Eisbach River)
Innsbruck, Austria (Gondola Nordkette)

Füssen, Germany (Neuschwanstein Castle)

The Detour on this leg was Sled or Skate. In Sled teams take a bobsled down a Olympic bobsled track with a team of bobsledders. In Skate teams would go on a skating rally around a Olympic ice rink with a pair of skaters. The Fast Forward was to attract the attention of a surfer surfing on the river. The Roadblock was to descend 230ft on a rescue cable from a gondola.

Note *: While most teams performed the entire leg into and back out of Austria. Flo & Zach took that leg's Fast Forward clue (located in Munich) and thus stayed in Germany

Leg 8 (Germany → Switzerland)

Füssen (Augustinerhof Farm)
Friedrichshafen (Ferry)
Schaffhausen, Switzerland (Train Station)
Rheinfall
Zürich (Lindenhof)
Grindelwald (Field)
Grindelwald (Chalet Arnika)

The Detour of this leg was Count the Money or Run the Numbers. In Count the Money, teams had to count a large amount of Swiss currency inside a jar. In Run the Numbers teams had to run around Zürich to find three different numbers by various means. Both detour options gave the same number, which was used as a combination to open a safe containing the next clue. The Roadblock was to relive the story of William Tell: shoot an apple off a mannequin child's head with a crossbow.

Leg 9 (Switzerland)

Grindelwald (Gletscherschlucht)
Kandersteg (Cheese House)
Kandersteg (Red Bridge)
Montreux (Chateau de Chillon)
Montreux (Steamship Savoie)

The Detour on this leg was Extreme Swiss or Very Swiss. In Extreme Swiss teams had to walk on a narrow red bridge then bungee jump 620ft from it. In Very Swiss teams searched through Swiss bells on the necks of sheep for keys to unlock a box with their next clue. The Fast Forward was to eat enough of a wheel of cheese sliced into cubes to reveal the clue underneath it. The Roadblock was to assemble a Swiss army bike from a pile of parts with a completed bike as a reference.

Leg 10 (Switzerland → Malaysia → Singapore)

Geneva (Jet d'Eau)
Geneva, Switzerland (Geneva Cointrin International Airport) to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
Kuala Lumpur (Petronas Twin Towers) @
Kuala Lumpur (Ampang Park)
Singapore (National Orchid Garden) (Wet or Dry)

Singapore (Suntec City - Fountain of Wealth) (This was not portrayed as a roadblock.)
Singapore (Mount Faber)

The Detour on this leg was Dry or Wet. In Dry teams searched several streets, all with the same name, for a particular building. Once inside, they would need to locate a room containing Singaporean TV star Phua Chu Kang. However, the elevators in the building didn't stop at all floors, making it more difficult for teams to find the room. In Wet teams needed to find the manatee enclosure at the Singapore Zoo and swim through the pool to get the clue on the other side. Teams also had to run around the Fountain of Wealth three times to retrieve a clue - this was broadcast as a miscellaneous task, but was presented to teams as a Roadblock.

Leg 11 (Singapore → Vietnam)

Singapore (Changi International Airport) to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Tan Son Nhat International Airport)
Ho Chi Minh City (Rex Square)
Mekong Delta (Cai Be)
Ho Chi Minh City (Edge of Saigon River)
Ho Chi Minh City (Café Thu Thiem)

The Detour on this leg was Easy Buy or Hard Sell. In Easy Buy teams hired a sampan to search a floating market for a vendor who sells water coconuts. In Hard Sell teams carried a fruit filled shoulder basket and sell $2.50, or 40,000 dong, worth of fruit. The Roadblock was to drive the other team member in cyclos through a marked path, over a ferry and to the pitstop.

Leg 12 (Vietnam)

Hue (Imperial Palace)
Danang (Bridge)
Hoi An
Hoi An (China Beach)

The Detour on this leg was Basket Boats or Basket Bikes. In Basket Boats teams take a basket boat across the river to the clue box. In Basket Bike teams took a bike laden with shrimp baskets and travel 1 mile down the road to the clue box. The Roadblock was to use a fishing platform to raise a net out of the water with the clue dangling underneath.

Leg 13 (Vietnam → United States)

Danang (Guang Minh Temple)
Hanoi (Noi Bai International Airport) to Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (Honolulu International Airport)
Honolulu (Kaiwana Point) @
Honolulu, Hawaii (Honolulu International Airport) to Kauai, Hawaii (Lihue Airport)
Kauai (Wailua Falls)
Kauai, Hawaii (Lihue Airport) to Seattle, Washington (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport)
Seattle (Kerry Park)
Seattle (International Fountain, Seattle Center)
Seattle (Lincoln Park)
Seattle (Gas Works Park) (Finish Line)

The Detour on this leg was Quick Drop or Slow Walk. In Quick Drop teams took a 160ft tandem drop to Wailua Falls then teams swim to shore and follow flags to behind the waterfall. In Slow Walk teams take a marked trail to the falls. The Roadblock was to spin animal faces on a totem pole to show the chronological order they appeared in the race.

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