Guide Note

The Amazing Race is an Emmy Award-winning reality show on CBS that sends contestants around the world completing tasks to avoid elimination.

Fast Facts

1. Hosted by Phil Keoghan
2. Created by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster
3. Four Emmy Awards
4. Teams of two compete for one million dollars, with the exception of season eight, which was a four person family edition
5. Season 11 featured an All-Star cast of former contestants back to play again

The show begins with between 10 and 12 teams starting the race at a specific United States location. They are given a certain amount of cash for each leg of the race, plus credit cards that can be used to purchase airline tickets. They must book their own airline tickets and arrive at specific locations around the world. Along the way they have to complete several tasks, such as road blocks and detours. A road block is a task only one team member may preform, while a detour gives teams the choice between two separate tasks. Most tasks reflect real life duties of people in the areas they are traveling. After all tasks are completed they head to a pit-stop for a mandatory 12 hour rest period. Generally the last team to check in at the pit-stop is eliminated from the competition. The team that finishes the final leg of the race first, wins the one million dollar prize.