The BEST episodes of The Amazing Race season 16

Every episode of The Amazing Race season 16, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Amazing Race season 16!

This reality television game show pits 11 teams against each other in a worldwide, 30 to 40-day journey through diverse cities and countries spanning the globe. The first team to reach the final destination will be rewarded with $1 million.

Last Updated: 4/20/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily
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8.01
266 votes

#1 - I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily

Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/25/2010

After noodling their way through their first Roadblock, Teams are forced to complete a second Roadblock, and the fate of two Teams lies in the hands of confused cabbies

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They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language
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8.00
205 votes

#2 - They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language

Season 16 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/2/2010

The Final 4 teams struggle with the language barrier in Shanghai while sorting through hundreds of golden Buddhas and thousands of Chinese stamps in their pursuit for a spot in the Final 3.

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Anonymous?
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7.90
238 votes

#3 - Anonymous?

Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/28/2010

Teams take a stunning helicopter ride to a remote island paradise where they must race with a giant tortoise and search for a message in a bottle at the bottom of the sea.

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I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?
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7.74
206 votes

#4 - I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?

Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/14/2010

A World War I reenactment - complete with air attacks, gunfire and explosions - tests the Racers' nerves, and one Team finds that their cocky attitude may cost them dearly when a Blind U-Turn comes into play.

We Are No Longer In The Bible Belt
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7.73
241 votes

#5 - We Are No Longer In The Bible Belt

Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/7/2010

Racers must navigate an unfamiliar and confusing train system without their teammates, take a dive over Hamburg and reunite for a nausea-inducing lesson in German gastronomy.

You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?
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7.65
238 votes

#6 - You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?

Season 16 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/2010

Teams find that luck doesn’t pick sides in a sweat-drenched test of endurance where they must choose to face a 153-step climb or take a 35-foot-high lesson in Chingay.

Dumb Did Us In
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7.55
268 votes

#7 - Dumb Did Us In

Season 16 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/11/2010

Tempers and tensions flare when Racers place a target on one Team's back, and feuds come to a head when a U-turn comes into play

Cathy Drone?
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7.48
180 votes

#8 - Cathy Drone?

Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/21/2010

Racers are less than bubbly after sprinting to the wrong Detour location, and one Racer tests the power of duct tape after their car becomes a casualty of the Race.

Huger Than Huge
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7.48
178 votes

#9 - Huger Than Huge

Season 16 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/9/2010

With the million-dollar prize on the line, Racers come face-to-face with Darth Vader, and Teams drop all pretense of friendliness after a cut in line cuts into another Team's time while an angry confrontation awaits another at the finish line, on the 16th season finale of THE AMAZING RACE

Nanna is Kickin' Your Butt
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7.35
216 votes

#10 - Nanna is Kickin' Your Butt

Season 16 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/2010

Eleven Teams depart Los Angeles for Chile, where Racers find themselves dangling 120 feet in the air, battling exhaustion and their fear of heights in order to stay alive in the game, and one Team discovers that Brazilian currency will not get them very far in Chile.

Run Like Scalded Dogs!
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7.32
177 votes

#11 - Run Like Scalded Dogs!

Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2010

One team ends up in the hospital with food poisoning while the other teams struggle through cowboy challenges to make it through this leg of the race.

When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head
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7.19
150 votes

#12 - When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head

Season 16 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/21/2010

A Roadblock turns into a recipe for pain when one Racer encounters a moody cow, and things turn sour when a newly formed alliance rubs teams the wrong way.