The BEST episodes of The Amazing Race season 18

#1 - I Feel Like a Monkey In a Circus Parade

Season 18 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/27/2011

Overwhelmed by a swarming sea of people on the congested streets of India, one team narrowly dodges a traffic collision while another's clumsiness threatens to spoil their chances of acing the Detour.

#2 - Don't Ruin the Basketball Game

Season 18 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/20/2011

Continuing with the clue Phil provided at the Eternal Tower in Lijiang, China, the teams head back to Kunming with the knowledge there would be a Double U-Turn ahead. A long wait for a train turned into a friendly basketball game with Flight Time and Big Easy. Pointed from the Dounan Flower Market to the Golden Horse and Jade Cock arches, the Detour awaited: teams could "Honor the Past" by arranging dolls by memory only to match a traditional Tibetan dance troupe, or "Embrace the Future" by assembling a solar water heater. Directed to the Stone Forest from the clue at the Double U-Turn, the Roadblock required safe assembly of a model of a dilophosaurus to earn the location of the Pit Stop: Green Lake Park.

#3 - This Is Where It Ends (1)

Season 18 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/2011

The final four teams race through Rio de Janeiro before heading to the finish line in Miami as the season concludes.

#4 - You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win

Season 18 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2011

The seven remaining teams depart from the Fountain of Joy in Kolkata, India for the seventh leg of the race.

#5 - I Cannot Deal With Your Psycho Behavior

Season 18 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/2011

Confronted by a psychological Detour, teams try to avoid making a Freudian slip in the slick streets of Austria, and a hefty meal proves to be too big for some teams' stomachs

#6 - We Had a Lot of Evil Spirits Apparently

Season 18 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/6/2011

The race continues in Tokyo.

#7 - I Never Looked So Foolish In My Whole Entire Life

Season 18 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/27/2011

The race continues in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

#8 - We're Good American People

Season 18 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2011

The remaining teams are put on edge when a Double U-Turn is revealed; a team has a hard time consuming a Swiss delicacy.

#9 - Too Many Cooks In the Kitchen

Season 18 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/1/2011

The race continues in Zermatt, Switzerland

#10 - Head Down and Hold On

Season 18 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/2011

The 18th season begins with 11 former teams who failed to win returning for a chance to claim the $1 million prize. The race starts in Palm Springs, Cal., and continues in Sydney, Australia, where the teams swim with sharks and receive a surprise from Phil at the pit stop.

#11 - This Is the Most Stupid Day Ever

Season 18 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/13/2011

The race continues in Lijiang, located in the Yunnan Province of China.

#12 - This Is Where It Ends (2)

Season 18 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/8/2011