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The Amazing Race 12 is the twelfth installment of the popular five time Emmy Award winning reality television show The Amazing Race.

The 12th season premiered on November 4, 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. It takes the place of canceled CBS series Viva Laughlin.[1]

Production

The Amazing Race 12 spanned 30,000 miles in 21 days, making it the shortest Amazing Race course since Season 8. The shortened filming schedule was initially attributed, in part, due to the removal of non-elimination legs, a first on the Race.[2] However, Phil told Kynt & Vyxsin in Leg 7 that there are two non-elimination legs in this race. The penalty for coming in last place on a non-elimination leg, however, has changed. Additionally, most seasons without "To Be Continued" or "superlegs" have 4 non-elimination points. Hence, this race has removed 2 non-elimination legs thus reducing the number of episodes by 2.

This season also introduced 2 new twists to the race; the U-Turn and the Speed Bump: The U-Turn allowed racers to force one team behind them to complete an unfinished Detour challenge.[3] The Speed Bump affects a team that comes in last in a non-elimination leg. That team will encounter the Speed Bump at any point of the following leg and only that particular team has to perform that task before continuing on.

Cast

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The eleven teams get their final instructions from Keoghan before the start of the Race.

Applications for The Amazing Race 12 were due on January 16, 2007. Semi-finalist interviews were held sometime in February 2007 or March 2007 and final casting interviews took place in April 2007.[4][5]

This season's 11 teams included married ministers, dating Goths, and siblings.[6] Executive producer van Munster felt that "it was not intentional" for casting to leave out young-male teams commonly found in past seasons. He also said that it was pure coincidence for 15 of 22 racers to be located in California.[2]

The grandson and grandpa team of Nicolas and Donald are, respectively, the son and father-in-law of singer Robbie Fulks.[7] Shana Wall was the on-and-off girlfriend of TV personality Ryan Seacrest,[8][9] while racers Staella, TK, Rachel and Nathan all went to the same high school in Fountain Valley, California.[10]

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ronald & Christina Father/Daughter 7th 9th 5th 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 1st Ronald 4, Christina 5
Nathan & Jennifer Dating 10th 2nd 3rd 2nd 5th 3rd1 2nd 4th 2nd Nathan 4, Jennifer 5
Nicolas & Donald Grandson/Grandfather 5th 8th 6th 4th 6th 5th 1stƒ 2nd 3rd Nicolas 5, Donald 3
TK & Rachel Newly Dating 3rd 6th 2nd 7th 1st 4th 4th 1st 4th TK 5, Rachel 3
Kynt & Vyxsin Dating Goths 2nd 4th 4th 5th 2nd 2nd 5th 5th»2 Kynt 4, Vyxsin 4
Azaria & Hendekea Brother/Sister 1st 5th 1st 1st 4th 6th Azaria 4, Hendekea 2
Shana & Jennifer Friends 6th 3rd 7th 6th» 7th Shana 3, Jennifer 2
Lorena & Jason Dating 4th 1st 8th 8th« Lorena 1, Jason 3
Marianna & Julia Sisters 9th 7th 9th Marianna 2, Julia 1
Kate & Pat Married Ministers 8th 10th Kate 2, Pat 0
Ari & Staella Best Friends 11th Ari 0, Staella 1

Template:FnbNathan & Jennifer originally arrived 2nd but did not take legal transportation to the Pit Stop. They were asked to go back and take the appropriate transportation before they could check in, allowing Kynt & Vyxsin to catch up, thus falling to 3rd.

Template:FnbKynt & Vyxsin used their U-Turn power on Nicolas & Donald. However, Nicolas and Donald were ahead of Kynt and Vyxsin at the time and thus were unaffected by the U-turn.

  • Red means the team was eliminated.
  • A Green ƒ on a team's placement means the team won the Fast Forward clue. A green-colored leg number with an ƒ indicates that the Fast Forward was available but not used.
  • An underlined Blue team's placement means the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and has to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
  • A brown » means the team chose to use a U-Turn; « indicates the team who received it; «» indicates a leg where the U-Turn was available but not used.

Episode title quotes

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

  1. "Donkeys Have Souls, Too" – Christina
  2. "I've Become the Archie Bunker of the Home" – Ronald
  3. "Please, Lord, Give Me Milk" – Lorena
  4. "Let's Name Our Chicken Phil" – Shana
  5. "We Really Burned Bridges, For Sure" – Jennifer (Shana & Jennifer)
  6. "Cherry on Top of the Sundae That's Already Melted" – Nathan
  7. "This is Forever, Now" – Donald
  8. "Honestly, They Have Witch Powers or Something!" – Jennifer (Nathan & Jennifer)
  9. "I Just Hope He Doesn't Croak on Us"[11]
  10. "Sorry, Guys, I'm Not Happy to See You"[12]

Prizes

Unless otherwise stated, the prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg.

Elimination Station

After teams were eliminated they were sequestered at a villa in Portugal to await the finale. CBS posted short videos on its website after each episode aired in the Pacific time zone to show the eliminated teams interacting at the villa.

  • After Leg 1, Ari & Staella were sent to the villa first where they explored the luxurious house and contemplated their unfortunate first leg. They predicted one of the older teams would be the next eliminated and that Lorena & Jason would win the race.
  • After Leg 2, Kate & Pat were sent to the villa and discussed their opinions of the other Racers with Ari & Staella. Ari was unhappy when Kate & Pat criticized his negative views, if not insults, of some of the racers.
  • After Leg 3, Marianna & Julia were sent to the villa. Once again Ari grew irritated with Kate & Pat - this time because he felt that they were dominating the conversations with Marianna & Julia. At the end of the day, Ari, Staella, Marianna and Julia all went out to party while Kate & Pat chose to stay behind, much to Ari's delight.
  • After Leg 4, Lorena & Jason were sent to the villa, and they were excited to finally relax. Everyone was shocked and disappointed to see that they had been eliminated. At the beach, Lorena & Jason went cliff jumping with Ari & Staella, Marianna & Julia, and some Portuguese locals; Kate & Pat explored alone.
  • After Leg 5, Shana & Jennifer were sent to the villa. They apologized to Lorena & Jason for using the U-Turn immediately upon arriving, but Lorena & Jason were a little skeptical to their reasoning. Marianna & Julia made a beautiful burnt barbecue feast for the new arrival team and later Shana & Jennifer shared their thoughts about who would be eliminated next and said Nicolas & Donald.
  • After Leg 6, Azaria & Hendekea were not sent to the villa but instead called into the villa where they shared news with the other eliminated teams about the race. All the teams were shocked when they found out they were eliminated. Lorena & Jason got along with Shana & Jennifer in the villa while later on, all the sequestered teams went out to sea on a boat to have fun.
  • Leg 7 was a non-elimination leg. Meanwhile, the 5 sequestered teams enjoyed various outdoor activites such as rock climbing, hiking, zip-lining and mountain biking. Later, they were given a taste of local Portuguese food and culture.
  • After Leg 8, Kynt & Vyxsin were not sent to the villa but instead called into the villa. The teams were shocked when they heard that they were eliminated. As the Goths explained what went wrong in their Mumbai leg, they also expressed how well teams like Nicolas & Donald and Ronald & Christina were doing. Then, as the sequestered teams realize their time in the villa is coming to an end soon, everyone went out for a little poolside fun.

Race locations

Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    U-Turn    Speed Bump    Pit Stop

According to CBS press releases, 5 new countries including Ireland, Lithuania, and Croatia will be visited during this race.[6] Bertram van Munster also revealed that two new African countries will be visited,[2] one of which has been Burkina Faso.

Route Map Through Leg 8

Leg 1 (United States → Ireland)

The Roadblock for this leg of the Race required one team member to ride a high-wire bicycle across a wind swept ravine suspended almost 200 feet above the North Atlantic, while their partner, sitting eight feet below, was taken for the ride.

Additional Tasks

  • Teams must pedal a tandem bike along a dirt path to their next clue upon reaching the farm. It is thought that this was a Detour choice; however, Ari and Staella confirmed in an interview that they never came across a Detour in the leg.
  • After completing the Roadblock, teams received instructions to choose a donkey and fill each of its baskets with 15 pieces of peat. Then, they had to walk the donkey back to the entrance of the farm to receive their next clue.

Leg 2 (Ireland → Netherlands)

In the first Detour of the season, teams had to choose between Hoist It or Hunt It. In Hoist It, teams had to use a traditional rope and pulley system to hoist five pieces of furniture up a typical Amsterdam residence. In Hunt It, teams made their way on foot several blocks to a parking lot to search through thousands of bicycles, the most common form of transportation in Amsterdam, and find the two bikes tagged with a specific color designated in their clue. After finding their bikes, teams had to ride them five miles to an attendant who would give them their next clue. In the Roadblock for this leg, one team member had to complete a single vault over a watery, muddy ditch (known as fierljeppen) and successfully touch both feet to the marshy grass on the opposite side in a regional sport known as ditch vaulting in order to receive their next clue.

Additional Task

  • After completing the Roadblock, teams had to ride a bakfiets (cargo bicycle) to the next Pit Stop.

Leg 3 (Netherlands → Burkina Faso)

In the Roadblock, the teams visited an area inhabited by Tuareg people, where one team member had to milk a camel and collect the milk in a dried gourd bowl, up to a marked line. Once finished, they had to show their bowl to a local for approval and then drink all the milk. If a team member was unable to obtain the sufficient amount of milk from his or her own camel, he or she had to wait until another team has completed their Roadblock and try milking their camel. In this Detour, teams had to choose between Teach It or Learn It. In Teach It, they would have to teach schoolchildren who did not speak English to memorize ten words of English, in which they will later be tested by a local teacher. In Learn It, teams have to learn from the local schoolchildren ten words in the More language. Teams will later be tested for these words by a local teacher.

Additional Task

  • After completing the Roadblock, teams had to lead four camels along a marked path to their next route marker.

Leg 4 (Burkina Faso)

  • Boulkiemdé (Village in Bingo)
  • Bouda-Pelegtanga, Yako, Passoré (Village Field) Detour: Shake Your Pans or Shake Your Booty
  • Pelegtanga Market U-Turn: Shana & Jennifer U-Turned Lorena & Jason U-Turned {{{3}}}
  • Ouagadougou (Tampouy Goat Market) Roadblock: ""Who's ready for a juggling act?""
  • Ouagadougou (Hotel de Ville) Pit Stop: Leg 4

In this Detour, teams had to choose between Shake Your Pans or Shake Your Booty. In Shake Your Pans, teams had to use traditional methods to pan for one ounce of gold. Once done, they can trade their gold (after weighing), at a nearby tent, for their next clue. In Shake Your Booty, teams had to learn a traditional local dance and then perform it in front of 3 local celebrity judges and a crowd of locals. Teams must also infuse some of their own dance moves. A lack of creativity or a bad performance will incur teams a 10 minute penalty. In this Roadblock, one team member had to ride a bicycle and deliver a large amount of cumbersome goods, including a small goat. Teams had to deliver the items to a specific person stated in their clue at a nearby market.

Additional Task

  • At the start of the leg, teams had to look for the village chief. Then, they had to accept a gift of a chicken from him, which they had to carry with throughout the leg to the Pit Stop or else teams will not be allowed to check in.

Leg 5 (Burkina Faso → Lithuania)

In this Roadblock, one team member had to choose a local Lithuanian woman working outdoors who would give them a package and tell them where to take it. Then, traveling on foot through the confusing streets of the Old Town, Team members had to deliver the package to the correct person, who would then hand them their second package and one of four final destinations. In this leg's Detour, teams had to choose between Count Down or Step Up. In Count Down, teams made their way through the traditional Mid-Summer's Festival to a marked section of picket fence. Once there, they had to count every picket that makes up the fence and then reveal their calculation to a villager. If they were correct, they would receive their next clue. In Step Up, teams had to stilt-walk along a marked course to the finish line. If a person fell off before reaching the end, that person had to go back to the beginning and start again. When they reached the end, they would receive their next clue. Shana and Jennifer interviewed that there was an unused Fast Forward present in an unaired portion of the leg.[13]

Additional Task

  • At the Lithuanian museum, teams had to search through the area for the roaming Travelocity gnome, as depicted in a picture on their clue. However, there were hundreds of common Lithuanian gnomes placed around the area to confuse the teams. Teams had to carry the Travelocity gnome with them all the way to the Pit Stop.

Leg 6 (Lithuania → Croatia)

This leg's Roadblock was to correctly find one of eight stones out of 150 stones and fit it into the rock wall at the fort being rebuilt after the Croatian War of Independence. For the Detour, teams had to choose between Short & Long or Long & Short. In Short & Long, teams had to rappel down the walls of Fort Bokar and then scale it again on a rope ladder. Then, they had to make their way on foot a longer distance through the confusing old quarter to find their next clue. In Long & Short, teams had to tandem zipline from the fort and then swim to the floating platforms where they must row a fishing boat around the city walls to a flagged area and from there, make their way on foot a shorter distance through the streets to find their next clue.

Additional Task

  • After completing the Roadblock, teams had to go to the fort's roof and ride a zipline down to Fort Bokar to receive their next clue.

Leg 7 (Croatia → Italy)

In this Fast Forward, teams had to travel to Fabio Studios to take part in a local seafaring tradition but didn’t know that the tradition is the art of tattoo. When they arrived, they would learn that they had to have a permanent tattoo drawn on their bodies, the letters FF for Fast Forward. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to soar through the skies over Tuscany in an ultralight and had to scan a 10-kilometer radius of the countryside below for the name of their next destination: Vinci. If team members thought they spotted the hint, they had to signal their pilot who would then bring them back down. Once on the ground, they would tell the instructor the word and, if correct, the pilot would hand them their next clue. There was a thirty-minute time limit per flight as team members had to make a mandatory landing for refueling before continuing their search. In this Detour, teams had to choose between Invention or Tradition. In Invention, teams made their way to a nearby courtyard and chose a replica of a centuries-old crane designed by Leonardo da Vinci. They had to first assemble the crane and use it to lift one large stone a foot off the ground. Then, they had to place a mirror underneath and read a clue printed on the bottom of the rock. In Tradition, teams made their way to Piazza Guido Masi. There, they had to learn a traditional local flag routine, and when they executed the routine correctly, the lead flagman would hand them a flag displaying the name of their next destination.

Leg 8 (Italy → India)

This leg's Detour required teams to choose between Paste 'Em or Thread 'Em. In Paste 'Em, teams made their way to a marked underpass and used the provided supplies to properly paste a 6-panel Bollywood movie poster onto the wall. When the advertisement was complete, they would receive their next clue. In Thread 'Em, teams made their way to Dadar Flower Market and found a marked flower stall where they had to create a traditional wedding garland by threading 108 flowers in an alternating pattern (red, orange, yellow). When the judge agreed that the garland had been properly made, teams needed to deliver it to a nearby bridegroom and exchange it for their next clue. In this Roadblock, one team member had to load a bicycle cart with six tanks of propane gas, pedal to the two addresses listed on their order slips, deliver three tanks to each address, and then take a receipt from the homeowner's door as proof of delivery. Once their deliveries were complete, they had to hand the foreman their two order slips and two receipts to receive their next clue. The Speed Bump task was to find the Yoga Master and successfully perform a series of Yoga poses before being allowed to do the Detour.

Additional Task

  • At the newspaper stall, teams searched for an ad in The Times of India that contained the location of the next route marker.

Leg 9 (India → Japan)

Future Legs

(Japan → Republic of China)

References

  1. ^ Schneider, Michael (2007-10-22). "CBS cancels 'Viva Laughlin'". Variety. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference leg1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "New twist thwarts 'Amazing Race' couple". MSNBC. 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
  4. ^ Application and Eligibility Requirements
  5. ^ Application Form
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference travel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "robbie's hoping for a windfall". Retrieved 2007-11-22.
  8. ^ "New Amazing Race Teams Announced". Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  9. ^ "Shana Wall kept 'Race' staus secret from ex-beau Ryan Seacrest". Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  10. ^ "INTERVIEW: 'The Amazing Race's Kate Lewis, Pat Hendrickson talk". Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  11. ^ "Amazing Race 12 Episodes - TV Guide". Retrieved 2007-12-26.
  12. ^ "Episode 10 title". Retrieved 2008-01-04.
  13. ^ Woodruff, Teeuwynn (2007-12-05). ""We're Very Determined, Competitive People" An Interview with The Amazing Race's Shana & Jennifer". Reality News Online. Retrieved 2007-12-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

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