The WORST episodes of The Amazing Race
Every episode of The Amazing Race ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Amazing Race!
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.
#1 - Beauty Is Sometimes Skin Deep
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/25/2007
Ten remaining teams travel from Ecuador to Chile.
#2 - Oh My God, The Teletubbies Go To War
Season 11 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/29/2007
While one team is overcome by feelings of patriotism at the U.S. military bases on Guam, one person is overcome with sadness, believing she’ll be the reason for her team’s final demise. Marked for elimination, Ozzy and Danny are forced to lay it all on the line.
#3 - Good Doing Business With You
Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/22/2007
One team is left in a state of shock when they become the victims of a deal between the beauty queens and a certain other team. It’s a comedy of errors for one team when they struggle trying to operate a local car and drive it into the curb.
#4 - We Are Trying to Make Love, Not War
Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/15/2007
High-speed car crashes, knocked-down doors and kung fu fighting are on the menu as Teams make their way to beautiful Hong Kong. The situation gets decidedly scarier for the final four.
#5 - The Way You Look, Yeah
Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/8/2007
A risky flight connection proves disastrous for a former winning Team as they fall too far behind their competition. One Team yields another, inciting promises of payback from a strong Team.
#6 - If I Were In Town, I Would Ask For Your Number (2)
Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/1/2007
Unhelpful locals and a tricky language barrier cause one Team to falter as their rivals surge ahead in a double Race leg through Poland. An All-Star fan favorite Team cannot overcome a time penalty and fall victim to the clock and are eliminated.
#7 - If I Were In Town, I Would Ask For Your Number (1)
Season 11 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/1/2007
Tensions rise for the racers, as some teammates quarrel, some vent their frustrations with air travel, and others are ignored by locals altogether, as the race heads into Warsaw, Poland.
#8 - We're Going to Trade You for Food Now
Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/25/2007
An overbooked flight causes the Teams to split, and a risky move pays off by giving one Team a half-day advantage over the others. Tears, arguments and rough seas combine for an exciting Race leg.
#9 - You Need to Watch Your Jokes, Guy
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/18/2007
Rats, glaciers, and coal are the weekly challenges for the Racers as they vie for a position in the final six. The wild landscape of Argentina gives way to an African adventure as Teams breathe a sigh of relief in this non-elimination week.
#10 - No Babies on the Race!
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/11/2007
Tight flight schedules and stolen taxis set the scene for a hectic race across Argentina. It’s a mad dash to the finish line as a shocking elimination ends one team’s Race dreams.
#11 - I'm Sorry I'm Wearing A Bathing Suit. It Is Very Weird, I Know
Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/4/2007
The Racers get testy and tempers flare as teams dash for the mat in a three-way fight to stay in the Race. Misread directions and hasty decisions cause critical errors as a lovable pair are eliminated.
#12 - Low to the Ground, That's My Technique
Season 11 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/6/2007
Charla and Mirna vow to rely on their wit and ability to navigate airline flights in order to beat the physically stronger teams. Will the underdog team prevail? A final task puts to the test how well each teammate knows the other. Will this put a certain team at a disadvantage? Find out which team will win “The Amazing Race: All Stars.”
#13 - I Told You Less Martinis And More Cardio
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/2007
Eleven teams from previous seasons take off from Miami, Florida and arrive in Ecuador.
#14 - Say Your Deepest Prayers Ever
Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/2006
The final three teams --- Rob and Kimberly, Lyn and Karlyn and James and Tyler compete to be the first to reach the finish line and win one million dollars. In this final leg, the competition is fierce as the teams struggle for better flights and other advantages. Small mistakes could lead to big losses.
#15 - Dude, I'm Such a Hot Giant Chick Right Now!
Season 10 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/2006
The teams take off from their Pit Stop, a nomadic settlement known as the Berber Camp, and receive a clue instructing them to travel 275 miles through the Atlas Mountains to Casablanca. Once there, the teams face a Roadblock that requires one member of each team to get in touch with their "Inner chef and adventurous appetite" by consuming a pound of camel meat. After completing this task, teams fly 800 miles to Barcelona, Spain. At 10 A.M., they enter a confusing labyrinth to search for the next clue. Some teams struggle, while others remain calm, allowing them to easily navigate the complex maze. The teams then travel to a Detour task which involves either dressing up as giants or searching through tomatoes while being pelted with them. Finally, the teams travel to the Pit Stop, the fountain at the Palau National of Mojuic. The top three teams learn that they will be racing for the finish line and one million dollars, but one team receives the disappointing news that they are eliminated.
#16 - We Just Won't Die, Like Roaches
Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/2006
The teams take off from their Pit Stop at the Great Patriotic War Museum in Kiev, Ukraine and receive a clue instructing them to fly nearly 3000 miles to the oasis of Quarzazate, Morocco. Jockeying for flights immediately ensues, but all teams make the same flight and then drive four miles to an antique shop. Once there, they pick up a good luck charm to turn in at the Pit Stop and then receive a clue instructing them to drive six miles to Atlas Studios with the warning that there's a Yield ahead. When they arrive, the teams find that the location doesn't open until morning and so they must race for the Yield when it does open. Thus, one team waits out a Yield, while the others complete a Roadblock. Fortunes later reverse when the Yielded team pulls out ahead. The teams make their way to Idelssan and face a Detour task that involves either throwing pottery or grinding olives. One team arrives last at the Pit Stop, but is pleased to discover that they are not eliminated.
#17 - Lookin' like a Blue-Haired Lady on a Sunday Drive
Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2006
After completing a task at the Olympic Stadium in Finland, the teams receive a clue that eventually leads them to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Once there, they drive fifty miles in local cars to the Oster Tank School and complete a Roadblock. Teams are next directed to an apartment building, back 43 miles in Kiev, where they must find Apartment 33 and knock on the door. They then receive a clue featuring a very musical Detour. As time gets short, Lyn and Karlyn decide to break away from the other two members of the former "Six Pack" alliance --- Erwin and Godwin. The teams ultimately travel to the Pit Stop, The Great Patriotic War Museum, where another team is eliminated, leaving only four remaining.
#18 - Being Polite Sucks Sometimes
Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2006
The five remaining teams at the Pit Stop, a cathedral in Madagascar, receive a clue instructing them to fly over 6,000 miles to Helsinki, Finland. Though teams are given tickets to travel through Paris, France, all teams opt for a different flight traveling through Johannesburg. Once in Helsinki, teams arrive at a cafe. They log into a product-placed ISP and receive video letters from home, causing some teams to get emotional. They then receive a clue from the cafe owner and travel 125 miles by train and taxi to an area school. Once at the school, they find details for a Detour task --- Swamp This or Swamp That. After completing the Detour, the teams take a train and drive to a mine where they face a Roadblock. Next, some teams expect a Pit Stop after receiving a clue to travel to the Olympic Stadium. At the stadium, they complete a final task, rappelling down the tower. After completing this task, one team is shocked to find a clue telling them to continue racing.
#19 - He Can't Swim, But He Can Eat Cow Lips
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2006
The teams race away from their Pit Stop at the Chateau bel Ombre on the island of Mauritius after receiving a clue instructing them to fly 700 miles to Atananarivo, Madagascar. All teams make the same flight and then search for the Black Angel statue, which has recently been painted white. Once there, the teams encounter a surprising new twist --- an Intersection in the race. This requires each team to pair up with one other team and complete all tasks together until instructed to stop doing so. Two teams bond together to complete a Fast Forward task that requires them to eat cow lips. The other four teams pair up and then complete a Detour task that requires them to wrap and deliver mattresses at an open market. Once those teams complete the Detour, they then break apart and individual members of each team complete a Roadblock that requires one member of each team to search through a market for rubber stamps. The tension is nerve-wracking as team-members not completing the Roadblock wait at an area nearby the check-in mat and hope that teams completing the Fast Forward don't arrive before them.
#20 - I Wonder if This is Going to Make My Fingers Pickle
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/2006
The teams take off from their Pit Stop at the Al-Sadiq area water towers and receive a clue instructing them to fly to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, over 4,600 miles away. As the teams scramble for flights, members of an alliance known as the "six-pack" both help and hinder each other. Two teams argue over placement in line, but ultimately all teams travel on the same flights to Mauritius. Once there, the teams receive a model of a schooner and match it to a real schooner in the Grand Baie. The teams make a long swim to the schooner and then swim back after receiving a clue. The clue instructs them to drive to the Case Noyale post office. Along the way, teams face both traffic and car problems. They then take part in a Detour --- Salt or Sea, and several teams experience difficulty with their initial choice. Ultimately, one team arrives last at the Pit Stop, but is not eliminated, as this is another non-elimination leg.
#21 - Maybe Steven Seagal Will See Me And Want Me to Be in One of His Movies!
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2006
The teams take off from their Pit Stop at the Chettinad House in Chennai India and receive a mobile-phone clue instructing them to fly 2,400 miles to Kuwait City in Kuwait. Once there, the teams find the mystery location, the Kuwait Towers and take numbers to face a Roadblock when the towers officially open. The Roadblock requires one member of each team to climb 610 feet above the ground and retrieve pieces to complete a puzzle. One team opts for the Fast Forward to avoid elimination. Once the remaining teams complete the Roadblock, they travel three miles to a bead shop in a local market. There, they receive a clue with a Detour task of Manual or Automatic. Teams choosing Manual load bags of camel feed, while teams choosing Automatic steer a camel using a robotic jockey. Many teams get lost on the way to their Detour choice. Ultimately, one team is not able to find either Detour task in time and is eliminated from the race.
#22 - Cherry on Top of the Sundae That's Already Melted
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/2007
The six remaining teams travel from Rumsiskes, Lithuania to Dubrovnik, Croatia. One of the stronger teams risks elimination after making a costly mistake. Another team falls apart when some precise teamwork is required at the Detour.
#23 - Please Hold While I Singe My Skull
Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2008
The six remaining teams take off from their Pit Stop at the Bayon Temple in Siem Reap Cambodia and receive a clue instructing them to fly 2,000 miles to Delhi, India and then find a place called Moonlight Motors. All teams secure the same flight, but difficulties arise for some teams throughout the leg as they try to navigate the complicated streets of India. At Moonlight Motors, the racers face a Roadblock that requires one member of each team to spray-paint a car. During this task, one racer's badgering of their partner causes them to fall dangerously behind. The teams then head to the Ambassador Hotel, where a doorman gives them a clue that leads them to a Detour. One team's ineptitude at their chosen task task causes them to lose valuable time, but another team loses even more due to continued navigational problems. In the end, this team checks in last at the Pit Stop, but is delighted to find that they are not eliminated (though the reprieve comes with a string attached.)
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#24 - Do It Like a Madman
Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2008
The seven remaining teams take off from their Pit Stop at Summer Hill in New Zealand and receive a clue instructing them to fly over 5,600 miles to Siem Reap, Cambodia. The teams scramble for flights, with one team that was running behind catching a critical flight that enables them to catch up with all other teams. In Siem Reap, the teams travel to a roadside pumping station where they're instructed to use a hand pump to fill a truck with 25 liters of fuel to receive their next clue. The teams are then driven in their trucks to Siem Reap Harbor and then make their way by motorized boats to the waterfront community of Kho Andeth. One team is forced to paddle after suffering a boat breakdown. At Kho Andeth, the teams face a Detour choice involving either gathering objects or hauling fish. The teams then travel to Angkor Wat, the largest religious structure in the world, to complete the roadblock. The teams race for the leg's Pit Stop, the Bayon Temple.
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#25 - I Wonder If They Like Blondes in New Zealand?
Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2008
At the Pit Stop in La Paz, Bolivia, frustrations continue to build between two teams. The remaining teams receive a clue instructing them to fly 6,900 miles to Auckland, New Zealand. There, the teams face tricky nighttime navigation to the Gulf Harbor, where they must untie a Gordian knot. Inside the knots, the teams find a clue instructing them to travel to Mount Eden, a dormant volcano and Auckland's highest point. The knots also include a clue for the Fast Forward, which one team successfully completes, providing a break from the leg's challenging and often frustrating tasks. The other teams forge ahead with those tasks, first completing a detail-oriented Roadblock. They then travel to the City Life Hotel and search for Travelocity gnomes from the rooftops. After finding the gnomes, the teams receive a clue instructing them to drive to Kiwi 360°, a local landmark. The teams then face a Detour choice between two tasks that are both gruelingly physical in their own way. One racer is injured during one of these tasks, but plows ahead nevertheless. Ultimately, two teams fight it out on separate tasks late at night, but one ends up being too late and is eliminated from the race
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