The Amazing Race 26

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The Amazing Race 26
Season run February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)[1]
– May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15)[2]
Filming dates November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12)
– December 6, 2014 (2014-12-06)
Winning team Laura Pierson & Tyler Adams
Continents visited 5
Countries visited 9
Distance traveled 35,000 miles (56,000 km)
No. of legs 12
Season Chronology
Season 25 ◄ Chronology ► Season 27

The Amazing Race 26 is the 26th installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. In this installment, eleven teams of dating couples (six existing couples and five blind date teams who met for the first time at the start of the race) competed in a race around the world for a US$1 million grand prize.[3][4]The season premiered on CBS for the 2014–15 television season with a special 90-minute episode on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Following the premiere, the program aired in the time slot occupied by season 25: Fridays at 8:00 pm ET. The season finale aired on May 15, 2015.[1][2]

Blind date couple Laura Pierson & Tyler Adams, known as "Team SoCal", were the winners of this season of The Amazing Race.

Production

Development and filming

The Amazing Race 26 began at Castaic Lake outside of Los Angeles.

This season covered 35,000 miles (56,000 km), five continents, and eight countries, including visits to Japan, Thailand, Namibia, Germany, and for the first time Monaco. In some race segments, a special clue was available. Teams selecting the special clue received a Date Night reward, an opportunity to participate in a romantic activity.[5]

The Save from the previous season returned for this season but was unaired, unclaimed, and unused. It could be obtained during the 3rd Leg of the race by completing both sides of the detour.[citation needed]

For the second season in a row, four teams were going to compete in the final leg of the race. However, the host of the show, Phil Keoghan, eliminated one team in the middle of the final leg, leaving only three teams racing to the finish line for the $1 million grand prize.

Also in the beginning of each episode, the scene which Phil describes the country and pit stop had been removed and was replaced by the team discussing what happened during the previous episode or a team having their date night before the next leg began.

Casting and contestants

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See also: List of The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series) contestants

The cast included dating Olympic medalists Aly Dudek and Steven Langton, as well as New Kids on the Block member Jonathan Knight, racing with his boyfriend, Harley Rodriguez.[6] This season was the first in the history of the American edition, or any international edition of the program, which did not include at least one all-female team.

In June 2015, Jackie Ibarra and Jeff Weldon were revealed as additional contestants on the seventeenth season of fellow CBS reality show Big Brother; Keoghan introduced the pair to the game. Weldon was evicted third on Day 29. Ibarra was evicted eighth during a double eviction on Day 57, and became the second member of the jury.

Marketing

Travelocity and Ford continued their sponsorships. Fitbit became a new sponsor this season. Each team member received Fitbit devices, which were used in one of the tasks in Leg 10. This was also the last season to have Ford as its sponsors.[7]

Results

The following teams participated in the Race (listed along with their relationships and team names as announced by CBS).[5]

Team Relationship Team Name Position (by leg) Roadblocks
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Laura & Tyler Blind Dating Team SoCal 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 6th 6th 2nd 1st⋑ 1st 4th 3rd 1st Laura 5, Tyler 6
Jelani & Jenny Blind Dating The Legal Team 1st 1st 3rd 7th 4th 5th 4th 4thε4⊂ 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd Jelani 6, Jenny 5
Hayley & Blair Blind Dating Rx For Love 8th 9th 2nd 2nd 5th 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd Hayley 5, Blair 6
Mike & Rochelle Dating for 8 Months Truck Stop Love 7th⊃ 8th 1st 6th 7th 3rd 5th 5th 4th 3rd 4th 4th5 Mike 6, Rochelle 4
Matt & Ashley Dating for 3 Years→Engaged2 The Hairstylists 9th 7th 6th 8th 2nd 4th 1st 2nd⊃ 5th 5th Matt 5, Ashley 3
Aly & Steve Dating for 7 Months Sochi Love 4th 3rd 5th 3rd 1st 2nd 6th 6th⋐ Aly 3, Steve 3
Jeff & Jackie Blind Dating Team JJ 2nd 6th 8th 5th 3rd 7th Jeff 2, Jackie 2
Bergen & Kurt Blind Dating The Blonde Date 6th 5th 7th 1st 8th3 Bergen 2, Kurt 0
Harley & Jonathan Dating for 7 Years Team New Kid 5th 4th 9th 9th Harley 1, Jonathan 1
Libby & CJ Dating for 10 Years Team Tuskegee 10th 10th Libby 1, CJ 0
Jeff & Lyda Dating for 4 Years Flight Crew 11th⊂
⋑1		 Jeff 0, Lyda 0
  • 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, respectively; ⊂ or ⋐ indicates the team who received it; ⊂
    ⋑     indicates that the team was U-Turned, but they used the second U-Turn on another team.
  • A purple ε indicates that the team decided to use the Express Pass on that leg.
  • An underlined leg number indicates that there was no mandatory rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were ordered to continue racing. The first place team was still awarded a prize for that leg. An underlined team placement indicates that the team came in last on a "continue racing" leg but was not eliminated at the end of the leg. Teams were warned that at some point in the next leg, a team would be eliminated.
  1. ^ Jeff & Lyda used their Blind U-Turn on Jeff & Jackie; however, they already passed the U-Turn point and therefore were unaffected by it.
  2. ^ At the Leg 3 Pit Stop, Matt proposed to Ashley, and Ashley accepted.
  3. ^ Bergen & Kurt left their Ford Focus vehicle behind on their way to Schlafwagenfabrik due to difficulties driving it, and instead traveled by taxi. They were then issued a 2-hour penalty upon arrival, as they did not have their vehicle present to perform the task there. They continued to travel by train to their next destinations before ultimately getting lost looking for the Detour. Phil went to the train station where they had stopped racing and informed them that all the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop and they were eliminated from the race.
  4. ^ Jelani & Jenny used the Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 8, however they still had to do one side of the Detour since Matt & Ashley U-Turned them before they got to the board.
  5. ^ Mike & Rochelle were eliminated in the middle part of the final leg during the first Route Info which is at P2 Ranch.

Prizes

The prize for each leg was awarded to the first place team for that leg. The Date Night reward was a romantic activity at the next Pit Stop, and its invitation was found at random inside a clue envelope.

  • Leg 1 – The Express Pass – an item that can be used during the race to skip any one task of the team's choosing.
  • Leg 2 – Fitbit watches and a fitness package for each team member, plus a personal chef, cooking lessons and a one-year gym membership or a year of fresh grocery delivery.
  • Leg 3 – A trip for two to Prague, Czech Republic
    • Date Night: A romantic evening on the beach at the Pit Stop - Bergen & Kurt, given to Matt & Ashley
  • Leg 4 – A trip for two to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
    • Date Night: A romantic evening on a water boat at Chao Phraya River - Laura & Tyler
  • Leg 5 – A 2015 Ford Focus for each racer.
    • Date Night: A romantic evening at the Bavarian Public Observatory (Unaired) - Mike & Rochelle
  • Leg 6 – A trip for two to Cape Town, South Africa
    • Date Night: A romantic evening at a hotel on the French Riviera - Laura & Tyler
  • Leg 7 – US$5,000 each
    • Date Night: Laura & Tyler
  • Leg 8 – A trip for two to Queenstown, New Zealand
  • Leg 9 – A trip for two to Seoul, South Korea
    • Date Night: Jelani & Jenny
  • Leg 10 – A Fitbit package for each racer, a phone and laptop of the racer's choice, and either home gym equipment or a one-year gym membership.
    • Date Night: A romantic dinner with a performance from a mummy - Jelani & Jenny
  • Leg 11 – A trip for two to Goa, India
  • Leg 12 – US $1 million

Episode title quotes

Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.[8]

  1. "Great Way to Start a Relationship" – Hayley
  2. "I Got the Smartest Dude" – Jackie and Laura
  3. "#MurphysLaw" – Harley
  4. "The Great Amazing Nasty Race" – Hayley
  5. "Get in That Lederhosen, Baby" – Tyler
  6. "Smells Like a Million Bucks" – Tyler
  7. "Back in Business" – Hayley
  8. "Moment of Truth" – Tyler
  9. "Can I Get a Hot Tub!" – Tyler
  10. "Fruits of Our Labor" – Jenny
  11. "In It to Win It" – Tyler
  12. "Monster Truck Heroes" – Jenny

Race summary

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Race Route
Destinations Legenda lotnisko.svg Air travel   Legenda kolej.svg Rail travel   Legenda prom.svg Water travel   Bus-logo.svg Bus travel
Route Markers Detour icon.svg Detour   Roadblock icon.svg Roadblock   U-Turn icon.svg U-Turn   Speed Bump icon.svg Speed Bump   TAR-pitstop-icon.png Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → Japan)

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Upon arriving in Tokyo, teams traveled to Kanda Shrine, a Japanese Shinto shrine.

Airdate: February 25, 2015[9]

The first Detour of the Race was a choose between Syncing Steps or Samurai Sake. In Syncing Steps, teams traveled to Shinjuku Central Park to learn a series of synchronized "robotic" dance moves performed by members of World Order. Once World Order leader Genki Sudo judged their dance, he would receive their next clue. In Samurai Sake, teams traveled to Nakano Sakaue Station Tavern, and shown ten bottles of sake (tōkō, nanbubijin, okunomatsu, kanbe, yoshinogawa, michisakari, tsukasabotan, zaou, momokawa, shōchikubai). One team member had to take one of ten sake bottles to a table of Samurais, while the other team member found the correct bottle from a much larger display of bottles. The teams received the next clue once they presented the correct bottle to the Samurais, and took a toast.

Additional tasks
  • At the starting line, teams had to take a mud run obstacle course on a lake shore, grab a ring of tire contains airplane tickets for their first destination city: Tokyo, Japan for one of two flights. The first eight teams are on the first flight, and the last three at the second flight.
  • Before leaving, teams had to choose a marked Ford Fusion Hybrids to drive themselves to Los Angeles International Airport.
  • After getting the clue at Wakaba Higashi Park, teams searched "in the vicinity of" the UDX building for a parking space at the Pit Stop.

Leg 2 (Japan)

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One of the Detour choices in Nagano paid tributes to the 1998 Winter Olympics where team members had to push their partners around M-Wave's speed skating track.

Airdate: February 27, 2015[10]

The leg's Roadblock were one team member had to solve a yosegi (traditional puzzle box) that contained the password they would need to tell the guards to receive their next clue. One of the clue envelopes contained a "Date Night" reward to be used during the mandatory rest period.

In the leg's Blind Detour that told only the task's names. In Share, teams made their way to Takesan Donabe restaurant and had to feed each other a bowl of noodles, using only a pair of chopsticks sitting in front of a large fan. Once all the noodles were eaten, they would receive their next clue. In Chair, teams traveled to M-Wave Olympic Arena. One team member sat on a chair mounted on a sled, the other team member pushed the chair around a speed skating track. After one lap, they switched places. Teams had to finish both laps in a combined time of no more than 3 minutes and 55 seconds until the coach would get their next clue.

Additional task
  • At the start of the leg, teams had to ride a bullet train to Nagano and find Matsushiro Castle to get their next clue.

Leg 3 (Japan → Thailand)

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This leg focuses around the famous nightlife in Phuket's Patong Beach.

Airdate: March 6, 2015[11]

  • Railway: Nagano (Nagano Station) to Tokyo (Shinjuku Station) (Unaired)
  • Flight: Tokyo (Narita International Airport) to Phuket, Thailand Thailand (Phuket International Airport)
  • Phuket (Patong Beach – Bangla Road)
  • Phuket (Patong Beach Bed and Breakfast Hotel) (Overnight Rest)
  • Phuket (Baan Teelanka/"Upside Down House")
  • Detour: Ski or Tree Phuket (Phuket Wake Park or Flying Hanuman)
  • Phuket (Patong Beach – My Way Cabaret)
  • Phuket (Sri Panwa Hotel – Baba Nest Rooftop Bar) Pit Stop: Leg 3

The Detour was a choice between Ski and Tree. In Ski, teams traveled to Phuket Wake Park, each member had to ride one lap of the wave pool on a wakeboard. Once the lap was completed, they would get their next clue. In Tree, teams traveled to the Flying Hanuman restaurant where dressed as waiters, they delivered a full meal intact to customers by zip line. If they served the meals without falling off from intact, they would receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • Upon arriving in Phuket, teams had to head to Bangla Road and search a man with a selfie sticks, which instructed being labeled one of three departure times the next morning. The first three teams received the 8:30 am, three more received the 8:45 am and the last three also received the 9:00 am.
  • At their designated times, teams made their way to Baan Teelanka ("Upside Down House") and search their next clue hanging upside from a ceiling.
  • At My Way Cabaret, teams teams dressed in "showgirl" costumes (including stockings, feathered headdresses, heels, and makeup), then learned a dance and performed it before an audience. Once the dance with the manager's satisfaction, he awarded that team the next clue.

Leg 4 (Thailand)

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Loha Prasat inside Wat Ratchanatdaram complex in downtown Bangkok was the Pit Stop for this leg of the Race.

Airdate: March 13, 2015[12]

For arriving last in the previous leg, Harley & Jonathan had to perform the Speed Bump and had to assemble a traditional Thai grasshopper made out of river reeds. Once done, they could continue racing. The Detour was a choice giving teams between two public forms of Thai transportation. In Wheel, teams traveled on foot to Sathon Road and then took a tuk tuk to the Snooker Club. Once there, they had to play snooker until they sank a red ball. Then, they received a bottle of milk to take them to the Caturday Café, gave the milk to the resident cats. Once the cats were fed, the café's owner gave teams their next clue. In Water, teams traveled on foot to Sathon Pier and then took a water taxi to Wat Intharam Pier, where they searched for Wat Klang Food Market. At the market, each team member had to eat a thousand-year-old egg. Then, they received a metal placard clue sending them to the Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen temple to participate a traditional Thai prayer before receiveing their next clue.

In this leg's Roadblock, the team member had to use power tools to remove the transmission from a faulty engine block. Inside was a screwdriver and the next clue was tucked inside that handle, one contained a Date Night envelope.

Additional task
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to figure out that the clue, a piece of fabric with the inscription "Metal Castle" from a screwdriver, directed them to the Pit Stop at Loha Prasat in Wat Ratchanatdaram.

Leg 5 (Thailand → Germany)

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One of the Detour choices in Bavaria required teams to participate in Germany's world's famous beer festival, the Oktoberfest.

Airdate: April 3, 2015[13]

This leg's Detour was a choice between Stein or Stack. In Stein, teams headed to Wolfsee Halle restaurant and carried twenty-two full steins of beer and carefully delivered them all at once through the crowd. If they could deliver the mugs without dropping or spilling, they would receive their next clue. In Stack, teams traveled to the grounds of Hasenöhrl-Hof and had to vertically stack fifteen empty beer crates with one team member standing on top of them. The team that could complete the stack without falling off, would get their next clue.

This leg's Roadblock was that one team member had to learn a Bavarian love song at the log house and then serenade their partners while perched on a ladder. If they could pronounce the words correctly and stay on key, they would receive their next clue. If they were incorrect, a bucket of water would be dumped on them and they had to start over.

Additional tasks
  • Upon arriving in Munich, teams instructed to ride a train to a clothing shop and choose a traditional German attire, lederhosen for men and dirndl for women. They dress the clothes for the duration of the leg.
  • After getting the clothes dressed, teams went to Alter Peter Tower at the top of St. Peter's Church and had to climb up to search for one of eight marked Ford Focuses below, and their next clue.
  • After getting their next clue, teams instructed to drive themselves to Schlafwagenfabrik for a Winter Wonderland task to use the car's rear-view camera for four signposts: Sch, li, er and see. Once backed up, they would assemble them to discover their next destination: Schliersee, and their next clue once is correct.
  • At the lakeside in Schliesee, teams choose a marked boat and row for their next clue attached on a buoy.

Leg 6 (Germany → France & Monaco)

File:Whole Monaco.jpg
Monaco, one of the smallest countries in the world, was visited by the Race.

Airdate: April 10, 2015[14]

Teams left Hotel Pullman in Munich and traveled to Nice, France. This leg's Roadblock as a homage of Grace Kelly, one team member had to travel by foot and order a bouquet of roses at St Martin Gardens and a box of chocolates at Chocolaterie de Monaco. Then they delivered them to their partner waiting on a marked yacht at Port Hercules for their next clue.

After won a game from a roulette wheel at Casino de Monte Carlo (see additional tasks below), teams had to take part the Detour would be chose. In Win By a Nose, teams had to make a bottle of perfume and cologne from Parfumerie Fragonard (French) using 12 essences to match the original scents and bring them to a judge, they receive their next clue. In Don't Slack Off, each team member had to zip-line 2,000 ft (610 m) above the city to La Turbie, then walk back to tightrope back for their receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • Upon arriving in Nice, teams had to travel to Hotel Westminster and they had to choose a variety section of a suit (men) and an evening gown (women) to be dressed for the rest of the leg. As their clothes were ready, they took a helicopter ride across the border to Monaco.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to Casino de Monte Carlo. Upon entering the casino, they spun a roulette wheel determined for the Detour choice told only which chip would be played, black for "Win By a Nose" or red for "Don't Slack Off". Then, they had to pick up a Ford Fiesta from a valet and drive to the specific location.

Leg 7 (France → Namibia)

While in Namibia, teams learned the culture of the Bushmen people, involved building huts for the Roadblock (this picture is from Botswana).

Airdate: April 17, 2015[15]

Teams left Cap-d'Ail to start the leg. This leg's Roadblock that team member had to work with the Bushmen and build a traditional hut using wooden sticks and dried grass. Once the hut was completely built, a Bushman would give them their next clue, the teams headed to the Ranger Headquarters and deliver a salt lick to the head ranger, who would give them their next clue.

The leg's Detour was a choice between Track or Pack. In Track, teams had to choose a truck and use a telemetric device consisting of an antenna and beacon to track down an elephant. When the elephant was located, the driver would give them their next clue. In Pack, teams worked as butchers where they cut slices of wildebeest meat, avoiding cutting the bones, until they completely filled a bucket. They then boarded a truck and fed the meat to a pack of African wild dogs in order to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • Once arriving in the Namibian capital of Windhoek, teams had to sign up for a bush plane to the airstrip at Erindi Private Game Reserve. At arrival, teams had to choose a marked Ford Ranger and drive themselves to San [Bushmen] Village to pick up a salt lick, as well as their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams drove themselves to Spitzkoppe and look for a rock formation for the Pit Stop.

Leg 8 (Namibia)

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One of the choices for the second Detour in Namibia, teams took part in sand skiing through the Namib desert, the oldest desert in the world.

Airdate: April 17, 2015[16]

The Speed Bump required Aly & Steve to make six toy planes from repurposed soda cans and assemble them properly. Once done, they could continue racing. The leg's Roadblock were the team member watched a briefcase dropped from an airplane and had to retrieve it on foot nearly a mile to the marked area. After locating the briefcase, they walked to a hilltop to pick up the Travelocity Roaming Gnome and reunite with their partner from the starting point to open the briefcase with the clue inside.

This leg's Detour was a choice between Work or Play. In Work, teams had to help locals to drag five tires attached to their marked vehicles to smooth 5 miles (8.0 km) of bumpy dirt road to the foreman's satisfaction. Once the task was completed, the foreman would hand them their next clue. In Play, teams had to do cross-country sand skiing through a series of sand dunes up a marked course, and then slide down on a sandboard down to the bottom to Henrik May, and he would give their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • At Swakompunder Buchhandlung (a German language bookstore), teams were told to grab a newspaper from Allgemeine Zeitung for their next clue written in German hidden among the pages and translate it to English.
  • After the Detour, teams told to go to Goanikontes Oasis to find Moon Valley Landscape, each team would pick one of four exotic animals (camel, donkey, oryx or zebra) and lead it to the Pit Stop.

Leg 9 (Namibia → The Netherlands)

In one half of the Detour in Amsterdam, teams rode on a Hot Tub through the Canals of Amsterdam while looking for clues.

Airdate: April 24, 2015[17]

This leg's Roadblock that the team member had to wear a traditional Dutch costume and search among hundreds of a klompen (traditional wooden shoe) until finding one that exactly matched one that was put on display. Once they made a matching pair, the cobbler handed them their next clue.

This leg's Detour was a choice of Soak and Shuffle. In Soak, teams had to pilot an electric-powered hot tub (known as Hot Tug) through the city's canals, while solving a rebus shown in pictures along the route. Once they wrote down the right answer, which was "Ice Skating Rink", they would receive their next clue. In Shuffle, teams had to play a traditional shuffleboard game called sjoelen and score 51 points all together to receive their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to ride a provided bikes along the Amstel River to Amsterdam.
  • After the Detour, teams continue riding with their bikes to the ice skating rink on Museumplein which was the Pit Stop.

Leg 10 (The Netherlands → Peru)

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The overview of Otuzco was visited on the Race, including the view of Virgin de La Puerta Statue beside Plaza de Armas for the Pit Stop.

Airdate: May 1, 2015[18]

The Speed Bump required Matt & Ashley to use an old-fashioned typewriter to type a Llama Loan application. Once the forms were complete, they could continue racing. This leg's Roadblock that one team member had to harvest a section of sugarcane and chop down one row of crops from a field. Once they finished the row, a farmer would give them their next clue and a bundle of sugarcane.

The leg's Detour was a choice between Mamas and Papas. In Mamas, teams had to walk through the busy streets of Otuzco Marketplace (Mercado Central) to find five different shops and purchase nine ingredients of Peruvian moonshine brew from a provided recipe, then deliver them to the elderly lady known as La Señora de La Chicha. She would trade the ingredients for a glass of moonshine they would drink until they get their next clue. In "Papas", teams went to a lush potato field and sorted a pile of potatoes by variety, deliver them to a market and display each type of potato in a separate bin and arranged to the vendor's approval. Once these potatoes were perfectly arranged, the potato vendor would give them their next clue.

Additional tasks
  • Upon arriving in Trujillo, teams told to travel to Plaza de Armas where took part in a fireworks festival called Festiva de Fuerza. Once there, they had to find the brass band from the Master of Ceremonies to present their departure time the next day within 15-minute intervals, if they could arrive that night.
  • At their designated time, teams received their clue and told to go to Plazuela de la Merced to find "a shine with the morning sun", figured out their location is at shoeshine stand.
  • After the Roadblock, teams headed to Parque Ramón Castillo in Otuzco and presented their sugarcane to a fitness expert. Then, they use a row of chalkboards to write their activity data (steps and calories) from the Fitbit fitness watch device. They could use a calculator to count the steps needed to work off the 576 calories (2,410,000 J) from a sugarcane. Once the total numbers were computed, they were required to drink the juice and the fitness instructor gave their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams were told to walk to the Statue of Virgin de La Puerta beside Plaza De Armas for the Pit Stop.

Leg 11 (Peru)

The Roadblock in Huanchaco got teams took a ride on a caballito de totora at shore.

Airdate: May 8, 2015[19]

This leg's Detour was a choice between Shake Your Hips or Make Some Bricks. In Shake Your Hips, teams dress in dancing costumes and learn the marinera dance. After they performed with a satisfaction from a head judge, they would get their next clue. In Make Some Bricks, teams traveled to the famous Chan Chan ruins where they needed to make 12 wet bricks from mud and sand. Once all 12 bricks were completed to the workers' specifications, they then had to use a wheelbarrow to transport 12 dry bricks to a work site. Once the delivery was completed, a foreman would give them their next clue.

This leg's Roadblock had both team members pick up caballito de totora, then carry and travel by foot to the beach. Once there, one team member needed to paddle out to a buoy with their next clue attached to it and then return to shore.

Additional tasks
  • At the start of the leg, teams headed back to Trujillo and find "South America's largest mosaic". Once there, they had to find a payaso (a clown) with a magnifying glasses and took to a specific section from a single mosaic located outside of Universidad Nacional de Trujillo to find a tiny route marker and trade it to the clown for the Detour clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams were told to walk to the Pit Stop at Virgen Del Socorro.

Leg 12 (Peru → United States)

The Reunion Tower in Dallas was the location for the final Roadblock in The Amazing Race 26.

Airdate: May 15, 2015[20][21]

The final leg's first Roadblock that the team member dressed in Dallas Cowboys uniform, then get harnessed and pulled to the very top of the Stadium, collected a football playbook. Once returned to the ground, they had to catch a touchdown pass and score a field goal to receive their next clue.

The final Roadblock of the Race that the team member did not perform the first one had to rappel from the top of Reunion Tower and spot a row of yellow and red flags, on the way down. In which they marked a railroad shed near the Trinity River for the next task.

Additional tasks
  • At P2 Ranch in Burleson, teams dressed into western hats, shirts and boots to work with cowboy to herd at least six Texas longhorn steers into a pen. Once completed, the cowboy gave them their next clue. With the first three teams allowed to do this task, the last team to arrive was eliminated at the Race point.
  • At Trinity River shed, teams had to drive a monster truck through a series of mud pit would encounter the final memory challenge.
  • For the final memory challenge, team members had to work together to unlock a shed and use a combination to correspond the leg number the name of places visited: Buchhandlung (Namibia), Baan Teelanka (Thailand), Munttoren (Netherlands) and Kanda Myojin (Japan). Once the shed was unlocked, they took enlarged prints of the selfies had taken during the race, attached to a large world map giving a chronological order from right to left for their final clue.

Reception

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)		 Ref
1 "Great Way to Start a Relationship" February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)[lower-alpha 1] 1.5/4 6.16 0.9 N/A 2.4 N/A [22][23]
2 "I Got the Smartest Dude" February 27, 2015 (2015-02-27) 1.1/4 6.15 0.7 N/A 1.8 N/A [23][24]
3 "#MurphysLaw" March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06) 1.2/5 6.07 0.7 N/A 1.9 N/A [25][26]
4 "The Great Amazing Nasty Race" March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13) 1.3/5 6.29 N/A N/A N/A N/A [27]
5 "Get in That Lederhosen, Baby" April 3, 2015 (2015-04-03)[lower-alpha 2] 1.3/5 6.05 N/A 1.93 N/A 8.00 [28][29]
6 "Smells Like a Million Bucks" April 10, 2015 (2015-04-10) 1.1/4 5.75 N/A N/A N/A N/A [30]
7 "Back in Business" April 17, 2015 (2015-04-17)[lower-alpha 3] 1.1/4 5.46 0.7 N/A 1.8 N/A [31][32]
8 "Moment of Truth" April 17, 2015 (2015-04-17) 0.7 N/A 1.8 N/A
9 "Can I Get a Hot Tub!" April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24) 1.1/4 5.75 0.7 N/A 1.8 N/A [33][34]
10 "Fruits of Our Labor" May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01) 1.1/5 5.52 N/A N/A N/A N/A [35]
11 "In It to Win It" May 8, 2015 (2015-05-08) 1.1/5 5.48 0.7 N/A 1.8 N/A [36][37]
12 "Monster Truck Heroes" May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15) 1.1/5 5.72 0.6 1.81 1.7 7.53 [38][39]
  1. ↑ The season premiere was a special 90-minute episode that aired at Wednesday 9:30 PM ET.
  2. ↑ No episodes aired on March 20 or March 27 as a result of CBS's coverage of the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
  3. ↑ To make up for one of the delayed episodes due to coverage of the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, another episode aired immediately after this one.

Canadian ratings

Canadian broadcaster CTV also airs The Amazing Race on Fridays. Episodes air at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and Central (9:00 p.m. Pacific, Mountain and Atlantic).

Canadian DVR ratings are included in Numeris' count.

No. Air date Episode Viewers
(millions)		 Rank
(Week)		 Ref
1 February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25) "Great Way to Start a Relationship" 1.969 10 [40]
2 February 27, 2015 (2015-02-27) "I Got the Smartest Dude"
3 March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06) "#MurphysLaw" 2.046 9 [41]
4 March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13) "The Great Amazing Nasty Race" 1.960 10 [42]
5 April 3, 2015 (2015-04-03) "Get in That Lederhosen, Baby" 2.015 6 [43]
6 April 10, 2015 (2015-04-10) "Smells Like a Million Bucks" 1.984 7 [44]
7 April 17, 2015 (2015-04-17) "Back in Business" 1.525 19 [45]
8 April 17, 2015 (2015-04-17) "Moment of Truth"
9 April 24, 2015 (2015-04-24) "Can I Get a Hot Tub!" 1.730 16 [46]
10 May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01) "Fruits of Our Labor" 1.559 19 [47]
11 May 8, 2015 (2015-05-08) "In It to Win It" 1.674 14 [48]
12 May 15, 2015 (2015-05-15) "Monster Truck Heroes" 1.773 9 [49]

References

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