The Amazing Race 25

Development and filming

Filming began in the early morning of May 31, 2014 at Times Square in New York City. In contrast to the starts of previous races, which were typically held in private or restricted-access locations to prevent potential spoilers, CBS invited fans to appear at the start line and see the teams off. The publicity of the Times Square start led CBS to announce the identities of the competing teams the same day. It was revealed at the public start that instead of the Express Pass, teams would be awarded a new immunity from elimination pass - called "The Save" - for coming first in the first leg. This could be used by that team if they came in last place on an elimination leg before Leg 9.

This season spanned 26,000 miles (42,000 km) through eight countries, including first time visits to the United States Virgin Islands, Malta, and the Shetland Islands of Scotland.

At various points throughout the filming of the race (generally once an episode), teams encountered host Phil Keoghan on the course where he explained a task to the home audience while the race continued behind him.

For the first time in the Amazing Race history, four teams competed in the final leg of the race. However, Phil eliminated one team in the middle of the final leg, leaving only three teams to be racing to the finish line for the $1 million grand prize.

Casting and contestants

The cast included married professional surfers Bethany Hamilton—a shark attack survivor whose story was told in her memoirs and the film Soul Surfer—and Adam Dirks, former Survivor: South Pacific contestants and engaged couple Whitney Duncan and Keith Tollefson, and TNA Wrestling stars Brooke Adams and Robbie E.

Melody Chen from The Amazing Race Asia 1 was the pit stop greeter in Leg 9.

Results

The following teams participated in the Race, each listed along with their placements in each leg and their "Team Name" as identified by the program. Unlike previous years, the production team provided teams with hashtags for use on social media; modifications of these are given below rather than their relationship to each other. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television, owing to the inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

A red team placement means the team was eliminated.

An underlined blue team's placement indicates that 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 brown ⊃ or a cyan ⋑ indicates that the team chose to use one of the two U-Turns in a Double U-Turn; ⊂ or ⋐ indicates the team who received it; ⊂
⋑ indicates that the team was U-Turned, but they used the second U-Turn on another team; ⋐⋑ around a leg number indicates that only one of the two available U-Turns was used.

A purple ε indicates that the team decided to use the Express Pass on that leg.

A green ƒ indicates that the team won a Fast Forward.

An underlined leg number indicates that 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 was not eliminated. Teams were warned that at some point in the next leg, a team would be eliminated.

Prizes

The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg. Trips are sponsored by Travelocity.

Leg 1 – The Save – a prize that the team could trade in if they came in last place on an elimination leg until the end of Leg 9.

Leg 2 – A trip for two to Sweden

Leg 3 – A trip for two to Dubai

Leg 4 – Ford C-Max Hybrid for each team member

Leg 5 – US$5,000 for each team member

Leg 6 – A trip for two to Brazil

Leg 7 – A trip for two to Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Leg 8 – US$10,000 for each team member

Leg 9 – A trip for two to Bali

Leg 10 – A trip for two to Vietnam

Leg 11 – N/A

Leg 12 – US$1 million

Episode title quotes

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

1. "Go Big or Go Home" – Shelley
2. "When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go" – Nici
3. "Get Your Sheep Together" – Clue for the sheep-herding task
4. "Thinly Sliced Anchovies" – Ingredient recited by racers in Roadblock
5. "Morocc'and Roll" – Te Jay
6. "I Feel Like I Just Kissed a Goat" – Robbie
7. "Pretty Fly For a Food Scientist" – Maya
8. "Hot Sexy Knights" – Kym
9. "You're Taking My Tan Off" – Brooke
10. "Smells Like Dirty Tube Socks" – Robbie
11. "Hooping It Up" – Adam
12. "All or Nothing" – Maya

Leg 1 (United States → U.S. Virgin Islands, USA)

Airdate: September 26, 2014

New York City, New York, United States (Times Square – Duffy Square) (Starting Line)

Queens (Flushing Meadows–Corona Park – Unisphere)

New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport) to Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands (Cyril E. King Airport)

Charlotte Amalie (Vendors Plaza)

Charlotte Amalie (Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base) to Lovango Cay

Lovango Cay to Carval Rock

Carval Rock to Hans Lollik Island

Hans Lollik Island (Blackbeard's Revenge)

Hans Lollik Island to Charlotte Amalie (Magens Bay)

Charlotte Amalie (Fort Christian)

In the first Roadblock, one racer from each team started at one of four landmarks on the beach (an anchor, a set of barrels, a ship's bell, and a ship's wheel) and by using a traditional liquid compass (in which the direction they are facing faces them on the compass), a shovel with a marking indicating 1 yard (0.91 m), and a unique set of directions, they had to search the beach for a treasure chest buried in the sand that held their next clue.

Additional tasks

At the Starting Line, teams were told to travel to the location of the finish line of the first season of The Amazing Race, leaving them to figure out it referred to the Unisphere at Flushing Meadows Park.

After getting their clue, teams instructed to fly to Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands, they were provided with one of two flights. The first five teams leaving at the airport with the last six teams departing forty minutes later.

Upon arriving in Charlotte Amalie, teams had to sign up for one of six chartered seaplane flights to Lovango Cay, each leaving at different times.

Upon arriving at Lovango Cay, teams took boats out to Carval Rock where they had to climb up and along its length. At the end of the islet, teams jumped into the ocean and then swam to a series of floating bottles that held their next clues.

After reaching the Blackbeard's Revenge, teams were greeted by a Blackbeard impersonator who gave them their next clue which told them to pull themselves ashore in rowboats attached to ropelines.

Leg 2 (U.S. Virgin Islands, USA → United Kingdom)

Airdate: October 3, 2014

Charlotte Amalie (Cyril E. King Airport) to London, England , United Kingdom (London Heathrow Airport)

London (Tower Bridge)

London (Somerset House or Victoria Tower Gardens)

London (London Paddington station) to Oxford (Oxford railway station)

Oxford (Magdalen Bridge – Boathouse)

Oxford (Christ Church College – Tom Quad)

Oxford (Bear Inn)

Woodstock (Blenheim Palace)

The Detour on this Leg of the Race was a choice between About Face and Pancake Race. In About Face, teams traveled to Somerset House where they dressed up as members of the Queen's Guard and learned the complex steps of the Changing of the Guard ceremony. Once the parade captain was pleased with their performance, he would hand them their next clue. In Pancake Race, teams traveled to the Victoria Tower Gardens where they participated in a recreation of the annual Parliamentary Pancake Race. Each teammate had to dress up as a chef and then bake a pancake to the head chef's satisfaction. Once done, teams had to complete one lap around the course, constantly flipping their pancakes, finishing within one minute and fifteen seconds. If either teammate dropped the pancake on the ground, ran out of time, or were judged to not be flipping the pancake enough, both team members would have to start over, baking new pancakes before being allowed to race, again.

Additional tasks

Upon arriving in London, teams had to head to Tower Bridge and search for the Pearly King and Queen who would give them their next clue.

In Oxford, teams punted themselves around the River Cherwell. One team member stood on the short deck on the punt's stern (the "Cambridge End"), propelling it through the water, while the other stood at the punt's bow (the "Oxford End"), waving a tiny Union Jack. Once the team completed one lap around Magdalen College Island, the punting master would give them their next clue.

At Christ Church College, racers were each given a bowler hat and an umbrella that they had to carry for the rest of the leg. Their previous clue informed them to tip their bowlers, which revealed the clue "Churchill's Birthplace" printed on the inside of the hat, leaving them to figure out that Winston Churchill's birthplace was Blenheim Palace in Woodstock.

The clue also instructed teams to pop open their umbrellas for a chance at the Express Pass, giving them the option to search Oxford for the Bear Inn rather than directly head to the Pit Stop. Only one team would be able to claim the Express Pass, but taking the option might cause them to lose valuable time and risk elimination.

Leg 3 (United Kingdom)

Airdate: October 10, 2014

Oxford (Oxford University Press at Walton Street)

Oxford (Oxford railway station) to Aberdeen, Scotland (Aberdeen railway station)

Aberdeen (Union Square parking area)

Aberdeen (Aberdeen Harbour) to Lerwick, Shetland Islands (Ferry Port by Northlink)

Lerwick (Royal National Lifeboat Station)

Scalloway (Scalloway Castle)

Scalloway (Peats of Scalloway) or Lerwick (DITT Store, Up Helly Aa Galley Shed and Hay's Dock)

Scalloway (Berry Farm)

St Ninian's Isle (Tombolo)

During the Pit Stop, teams were moved to Oxford University Press to start the leg. The Detour was a choice of Pony Up or Light My Fire. In Pony Up, teams traveled to the Peats of Scalloway where they had to cut 50 blocks of peat from a peat bank using a special spade called a tusker. They then loaded up a Shetland pony with two loads of peat which they had to delivered up the hill to a farmer who would give them their next clue once both trips were made. In Light My Fire, teams participated in a Up Helly Aa, building a traditional viking torch. After performing each step of the torch-making process, they had to have their work approved by a judge before moving onto the next step. Once done, they traveled from the workshop to Hay's Dock where they presented the torch to the guizer jarl who would light their torch and then award them their next clue.

Additional tasks

At the start of the leg, teams told to travel by train to Aberdeen where they picked up a Ford Focus at the Union Square parking area and then took a ferry to Lerwick in Shetland Islands of Scotland.

Upon arriving at the island, teams had to drive themselves to the Royal National Lifeboat Station and search around for a puffin mascot, who would give them their next clue.

The clue received from the puffin, instructed teams to travel to Scalloway Castle and search the castle grounds for their next clue. In one of the rooms of the castle, they found a knight and a Scottish Deerhound guarding a room that held their next clue.

At Berry Farm, teams worked like a Shetland Sheepdog and given a flock of sheep that they had to shepherd through an obstacle course, making sure that they passed through the middle of a series of fences before they could try to corral them in a pen at the bottom. Once they successfully got all of the sheep in the pen, the shepherd James gave them a Celtic brooch and instructed them to travel to where it was originally found.

After the Sheep task, the brooch went teams to figure out that an 8th-century treasure horde on St Ninian's Isle, a small islet connected to Shetland via tombolo where they found the next Pit Stop.

Leg 4 (United Kingdom → Sweden & Denmark)

Airdate: October 17, 2014

Lerwick (Ferry Port) to Aberdeen (Aberdeen Harbour by Northlink)

Aberdeen (Aberdeen Airport) to Copenhagen, Denmark (Copenhagen Airport)

Malmö, Sweden (Stortorget (Swedish))

Copenhagen, Denmark (Sankt Jørgens Allé or Henrik Jonsbak – Det Franske Conditori Bakery and Allegade 10 Restaurant (Danish))

Copenhagen (Ida Davidsen)

Copenhagen (VM Houses)

The Detour in Copenhagen was a choice of Parking Space or Wedding Cake. In Parking Space, teams traveled to Sankt Jørgens Allé where they had to set up a parklet. Teams only had 30 minutes to set up one of two possible parklet designs in a parking space, and if it was exactly as the photograph guides were set up, the judge would give them their next clue. If they were incorrect, they could use up the remaining time to make corrections, but once the 30 minutes were up they had to move over to a new parking space and start over. In Wedding Cake, teams travelled to the Det Franske Conditori bakery where they had to put together a traditional wedding cake known as a kransekage, with all of the necessary tiers and tiny Danish flags. They then had to transport the cake across town via Bullitt freight bicycle to the Allegade 10 restaurant. If the cake was correctly made upon arrival, the maître d'hôtel would approve the delivery and sign the team's receipt that they had to return to the head baker Henrik for their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, One team member had to take a smørrebrød (Danish sandwich) order from two patrons of the restaurant, remembering the menu number of the two sandwiches they each ordered, and then use a menu to memorize the four sandwiches' contents. They then had to relay the order to Ida Davidsen herself, and if they were correct, they were allowed to deliver the sandwiches to the customers who would give them their next clue.

Additional task

Upon arriving in Copenhagen, they choose a marked Ford C-Max hybrid vehicles to Øresund Bridge in Malmö, Sweden, and to drive conservatively. If they ended using less than 0.10 US gallons (0.38 L) of gasoline upon arrival, they were automatically given their next clue. If they used more than 0.10 gallons, they had to answer a geography question given to them by a student: name the capital cities of the Scandinavian countries of Norway (Oslo), Sweden (Stockholm), and Denmark (Copenhagen).

Leg 5 (Denmark → Morocco)

Airdate: October 24, 2014

Copenhagen (Copenhagen Airport) to Marrakesh, Morocco (Marrakesh Menara Airport)

Marrakesh (Jemaa el-Fnaa)

Marrakesh (Le Cadeau Berbère and Riad Monceau)

Marrakesh (Bab Debbagh Tannery)

Marrakesh (Ben Youssef Madrasa)

Marrakesh (Bob Magic Music and Jemaa el-Fnaa or Le Paradis du Thee and Palais Gharnata (French))

Marrakesh (Le Grand Balcon du Café Glacier)

Marrakesh (Al Matjar Carpet Shop)

For arriving last place in the previous leg, Misti & Jim must work with Speed Bump and travelled to Le Cadeau Berbère where had to pick up ten Moroccan rugs. They then had to hang these rugs on a wall outside the Riad Monceau hotel to prepare them for sale, and once they were done, they were allowed before they could continue racing. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to go into the tannery and collect three unfinished goat skins from a pool. They then had to remove the remaining hairs from the skin to a judge's approval. Once done with this, they loaded up three finished skins onto a bike and delivered the tanned hides to an address elsewhere in Marrakesh. After getting a receipt from the customer, they headed back to the tannery to trade it for their next clue.

The Detour was a choice of Twirl Time and Tea Time. In Twirl Time, teams participated in a gnawa dance. Teams that chose this task had to head to Bob Magic Music to pick up their costumes and instruments, as well as receive instruction on how to play them. While one team member played a drum to keep up a rhythm, the other played the krakebs while using their head to twirl a tassel on their hat around. If they could keep the twirling up for a minute, they would receive their next clue. In Tea Time, teams learned how to properly serve Moroccan mint tea. After picking up a traditional tea set from Le Paradis du Thee, which included a sugar box, mint tea, green tea, and a samovar, they then made their way to the Palais Gharnata where they got into costume and observed how to properly serve the tea. While one team member held the serving tray steady with one hand, the other would ceremonially pour the tea into two cups at once, making sure to lift the kettles up to a particular height. Once the professional tea server was pleased with their performance, he would give them their next clue.

Additional task

At Jemaa el-Fnaa, teams had to fin food cart garage, instructed them that they had to set up a food cart for the marketplace, preparing the kitchen and seating area. When the cart owner was pleased with their set up, he awarded them their next clue.

Leg 6 (Morocco)

Airdate: October 31, 2014

Marrakesh (El Massi)

Marrakesh (Koutoubia Mosque)

Amizmiz (Abdessadek Boufoulouss Pottery Stand)

Marrakesh (Oumnasse Casbah)

Tahannaout (Terres d'Amanar)

Marrakesh (Casbah d'If)

The Detour was a choice between Camp or Cream. Both Detours took place at Oumnasse Casbah. In Camp, teams had to set up a traditional Berber tent, making sure to furnish it with the provided rugs and tables. Once the judge was satisfied with their work, he would hand them their next clue. In Cream, teams had to milk a nanny goat to fill up a milk pail. They then had to use a goat skin to traditionally churn the goat milk into butter. Once they had 3 ounces (85 g) of butter, they would receive their next clue.

The Roadblock where one team member had to cross a series of rope and plank bridges and zip lines across a canyon in the Atlas Mountains. Once across to the other side of the canyon, they had to put together a wooden puzzle, making sure to match both the beveled edges and the painted designs. Once the puzzle was correct, they could receive their next clue and then join their partner on the other side of the canyon.

Additional task

At the start of the leg, teams were told to head to El Massi and search for a marked feed station. They had to pick up two bags of hay from the station and then deliver the bags to a marked horse stable across town. They were then told to pick a horse-drawn carriage that would take them back into the center of Marrakesh, being sure to feed their horses an apple upon arrival, before they were given their next clue.

The clue received teams instructed to choose a Ford Fiesta behind the Koutoubia Mosque and then drive out to the Abdessadek Boufoulouss pottery stand in Amizmiz and then search for their next clue from amongst the pots.

Leg 7 (Morocco → Italy)

Airdate: November 7, 2014

Marrakesh (Marrakesh Menara Airport) to Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Falcone–Borsellino Airport)

Palermo (Teatro di Verdura (Italian)) (Overnight Rest)

Palermo (Villa Costanza)

Mondello, Palermo (Antico Stabilimento Balneare)

Palermo (Tonnara Florio (Italian) or Teatro Politeama Garibaldi (Italian))

Palermo (Villa Niscemi (Italian))

This leg was announced as The Amazing Race's 300th leg. The leg's Roadblock where one team member drove a go-kart along the old route of the Targa Florio auto race around Mount Pellegrino. If they could complete the course within 4 minutes and 7 seconds, they would receive their next clue from racing legend Nino Vaccarella. If not, they would have to follow the pace car back to the starting line and try again, around a 20-minute wait. Once the racers got their next clue, they would be driven back down the mountain by a retired race car driver to join their teammate at the Antico Stabilimento Balneare.

The Detour was a choice of Painters and Posers. In Painters, teams traveled to the Tonnara Florio where they had to restore a fresco while lying on their backs on a high scaffolding, as Michelangelo (according to legend) did when painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Once the artist was pleased with their work, she would give them their next clue. Teams were warned that there were only 4 available spots at the Painters Detour, leaving the others to wait or switch tasks. In Posers, teams headed to the Teatro Politeama Garibaldi and watched a series of opera performers. They then had to head back stage and match the performers to their costumes, characters, and plays in the order the performers sang by writing down the answers in a playbook. Once the costumista judged their playbook correct, teams would receive their next clue.

Additional task

Upon arrival in Palermo, teams had to head to the Teatro di Verdura for their first clue. However, they found a series of tambourines marked with a time the following morning each for two teams on a 10-minute intervals, starting at 6:30 a.m., 6:40 a.m. and 6:50 a.m., telling them to instead spend the night dancing the tarantella with a band of musicians.

Leg 8 (Italy → Malta)

Airdate: November 21, 2014

Pozzallo (Port of Pozzallo) to Valletta, Malta (Grand Harbour)

Valletta (Bridge Bar to Upper Barrakka Gardens via Triq Sant' Orsla)

Żurrieq (Zurrieq Valley Sea Inlet – Boathouse) (Overnight Rest)

Qrendi (Blue Grotto)

Birgu (Monastery of Saint Scholastica – Triq Antika)

Birgu (Saint Lawrence's Church Oratory)

Birgu (Birgu Harbour or Gate of Provence)

Gżira (Manoel Island – Fort Manoel)

The leg's Roadblock where one team member had to rappel down into the Blue Grotto, and once in the water swim into the cave to pick up their next clue. They then rejoined their teammates in waiting boats and were taken ashore where they discovered they were to pick up their next clue at the Triq Antika near the Monastery of St. Scholastica in Birgu.

For arriving last in the previous leg, Tim and Te Jay had to travel to Saint Lawrence's Church Oratory and find two shields that they had to paint the Maltese cross on. Once they were done, they could go back and perform the Detour. Teams faced with the first Blind Detour, with their choice between Flag or Shine, and would learn more about the task once they got there. In Flag, teams headed to a part of Birgu Harbour and found that they were to participate in the traditional Maltese game of ġostra, running up a greased log over the harbor to grab flags. Once one team member managed to get a yellow flag and the other got a red flag, they were given their next clue. In Shine, teams went to the Gate of Provence where they had to polish a set of armor. After each getting a helmet and chestplate down from a wall, teams had to put on the armor pieces and polish each other's armor while wearing it. Once the knights were pleased with their work, they would award them their next clue.

Additional tasks

Upon arrival in the Maltese capital city of Valletta, teams had to head to the Bridge Bar and were given a drink order from the bartender consisting of a bottle of liquor and two glasses. They then had to carry the order on a tray up Saint Ursula street's staircase to the Upper Barrakka Gardens where a group of the Knights of Malta waited for their order. If either teammate dropped anything from their tray along the way up the steps, they would have to go back down to the Bridge Bar and pick up a broom and dustpan to clean up before the bartender would replace their broken items. Once teams successfully delivered the order to the Knights, they would give them their next clue.

At Żurrieq Valley Sea Inlet, teams had to found a series of Maltese cross necklaces with times for the next morning marked on them. The first three teams picked for a 7:30 a.m. departure, while the last three teams to be departed at 7:45 a.m., requiring teams to set up camp overnight.

Leg 9 (Malta → Singapore)

Airdate: November 28, 2014

Valletta (Malta International Airport) to Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport)

Changi Village to Pulau Ubin (Coconut Stand)

Sentosa (Wave House)

Singapore (Marina Bay Sands)

Singapore (Raffles Place – Centre Square)

Singapore (Hong San See Temple or Robertson Quay – Red House)

Singapore (Fort Canning)

Singapore (Merlion at Mount Faber)

Singapore (The Fullerton Pavilion)

The Fast Forward which told the teams to go to Sentosa's WaveHouse and surf for two minutes to keep their balance without falling on an artificially-generated wave. If they could both stay on their surfboards for two minutes, they could win. The Roadblock required one team member to tightrope walk between the 57th floor of Marina Bay Sands hotel to the second tower of the hotel. Once they crossed to the other tower and picked up their clue, they had to return to their teammate at the original tower before they could continue racing.

The Detour was a choice of China Cups and Chilli Crabs. In China Cups, teams headed to the Hong San See temple where they had to undergo a session of cupping therapy. After a painful back massage, scraping the skin, and then fire cupping, all of which are said to increase blood flow and remove toxins, teams would receive their next clue from their masseuses. In Chilli Crabs, teams headed to the Red House seafood restaurant at The Quayside where they had to work on Singapore's most popular dish of chilli crab. Teams had to crack open enough crab claws smothered in chilli sauce to collect the crabmeat. Once teams had 2 pounds (0.91 kg), the head chef would give them their next clue.

Additional tasks

Teams were given pre-arranged flights to Singapore, their next destination, but were offered the ability to find an alternative flights, though the a new rule introduced this season, teams could not rebook once they had bought an alternate set of tickets.

Upon arrival in Singapore, teams took a bumboat to the island of Pulau Ubin and upon arrival had to find a coconut stand and together drink all of the coconut's water before they were given their next clue.

After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to Centre Square of Raffles Place, which were held by a man wearing a red-and-yellow placard on his back for "Onward Singapore", he would give their next clue.

After the Detour, teams went to Fort Canning park and were instructed to find the Double U-Turn board, and their next clue at one of five official Merlion monuments through the city (two at Merlion Park, Sentosa, Tourism Court, and Mount Faber, the latter being the correct site).

Leg 10 (Singapore → Philippines)

Airdate: December 5, 2014

Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport) to Manila, Philippines (Ninoy Aquino International Airport)

Parañaque (Baclaran Church)

Rosario (Rosario Municipal Plaza – Salinas Specials)

Rosario (Manila Bay – Rosario Fish Port or RGC Side Car and Welding Shop)

Naic (Rice Fields)

For the leg's Detour, teams was a choice of Catch or Coach. In Catch, teams had to wade into Manila Bay to a pump boat offshore. They then had to fill up a bucket with fish and then transport it back to shore, in order to fill up three buckets (about 300 pounds). Once they filled all three buckets, the broker would give them their next clue. In Coach, teams had to properly attach a side car onto a motorcycle using the provided tools, making sure to match the motorcycle to their provided side car. Once the head mechanic was pleased with their work, he would give them their next clue.

Additional tasks

At Baclaran Church, they were told that they had to pick up their clue from the flea market's flower vendor at 6:30 am the next morning, told the clue where teams traveled by jeepney to Rosario Municipal Plaza.

At the rice fields in Naic, teams took part on a Switchback to the infamous ox task from season 5. Teams had to use a plow attached to a water buffalo to dredge the rice paddy to find their next clue hidden somewhere in the mud. The clue buried in the mud directed teams to search on foot for the nearby Pit Stop.

Leg 11 (Philippines)

Airdate: December 12, 2014

Manila (Rajah Sulayman Park)

Manila (Manila Baywalk)

Manila (Malate neighborhood)

Manila (Divisoria Market)

Manila (Intramuros – Baluarte de San Diego)

For arriving last in the previous leg, Brooke and Robbie had to unload a man's padyak and load it onto a second padyak and repair its wheel. Once they were done, they could continue with the Detour, a choice of This and That. IIn This, teams traveled on foot to the intersection of Bocobo and Malvar Streets where they found they had to play street basketball against a neighborhood team. Once they scored 21 points, they would get their next clue. In That, teams found that they had to race padyaks around a marked course starting at the intersection of Pedro Gil Street and Pilar Hidalgo Lim for four laps, with each teammate pedaling the bicycle for two laps each. If teams could finish four laps of the course within 17 minutes and 55 seconds, they would receive their next clue.

In the Roadblock, one team member to deliver around Divisoria Market between two coconut-based products, bunot (a coconut shell used to clean floors) and walis tingting (a broom made of palm fronds), to three different addresses in a nearby market and collect receipts confirming their delivery. Once they returned all three receipts, they would receive their next clue.

Leg 12 (Philippines → United States)

Airdate: December 19, 2014

Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) to Los Angeles, California, United States (Los Angeles International Airport)

Los Angeles (Downtown City Hall)

San Pedro (Southwest Marine Warehouse) (Elimination Point)

San Pedro (Terminal Island – United States Coast Guard Base)

Wilmington (ConGlobal Industries)

Rancho Palos Verdes (Point Vicente Light)

In the first Roadblock of the final leg, after picking a stunt coordinator, one team member trained for jumping out of a third story window. In the final run, they had to pick up a satchel and then break through a window made of breakaway glass to land safely on a pile of boxes below, making sure to land on their back. Once done, they would receive their next clue, which was in their satchel, making sure to take off their safety gear first. The first three teams permitted to perform the task, while the last team to arrive here was eliminated from the Race at this point.

In the final Roadblock of the Race, the team member who did not perform the first Roadblock had to search among shipping containers to find nine that had the name of the cities visited on the race and remember a color-coded digit from that container. They then had to write these numbers down in the order they visited these cities to get their final clue.

Additional tasks

From the Pit Stop in Manila, teams were given a manila envelope along with their clue, and told to travel to the "City of Angels", Los Angeles, the final destination city.

Upon arrival in Los Angeles International Airport, teams obtained a race-provided Ford Explorer and used its voice control feature to get their next clue, directing them to the Los Angeles City Hall.

At the City Hall, teams met the city's film clerk who stamped a filming permit within their manila envelope, and told to go to the Southwest Marine Warehouse to hand over the permit to an assistant director.

At United States Coast Guard Base in Terminal Island at San Pedro, teams participated in a search-and-rescue exercise with the Coast Guard, using a response boat to rescue a crash test dummy and set off a safety smoke bomb to signal a boat. Once complete, teams were given their next clue.

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