Amazing Race is the first installment of the reality television show, Amazing Race. It premiered on October 22, 2012 on D8. The show features nine teams of two who are in a pre-existing personal relationship, and follows the various challenges that they undertake as they race around the world to win €50,000.
Teams[]
Anthony & Sonja
Cyber Friends |
Hadj & Yacim
Childhood Friends |
Alice & Stéphanie
Surfers |
Heïdi & Michel
Bikers |
Francis & Benjamin
Father/Son |
Oucéni & Lassana
Twins |
Mathilde & Séverine
Parisians |
Fabien & Aurélien
Police Officers |
Antoine & Héléna
Belgian Couple |
Episodes[]
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) |
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1 | October 22, 2012 | 1 | France → United Arab Emirates | Heïdi & Michel | Antoine & Héléna | 1st Eliminated 9th place |
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2 | October 29, 2012 | 2 | United Arab Emirates → Thailand | Oucéni & Lassana | Fabien & Aurélien | 2nd Eliminated 8th Place |
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3 | November 5, 2012 | 3 | Thailand → Japan | Oucéni & Lassana | Anthony & Sonja | Non-Elimination Leg |
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4 | November 12, 2012 | 4 | Japan → United States | Heïdi & Michel | Mathilde & Séverine | 3rd Eliminated 7th Place |
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5 | November 19, 2012 | 5 | United States | Anthony & Sonja | Oucéni & Lassana | 4th Eliminated 6th Place |
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6 | November 26, 2012 | 6 | United States → Brazil | Francis & Benjamin | Hadj & Yacim | Ordered to Continued Racing |
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7 | December 3, 2012 | 7 | Brazil | Hadj & Yacim | Francis & Benjamin | 5th Eliminated 5th Place |
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8 | December 10, 2012 | 8 | Brazil → South Africa | Alice & Stéphanie | Anthony & Sonja | Non-Elimination Leg |
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9 | December 17, 2012 | 9 | South Africa | Hadj & Yacim | Heïdi & Michel | 6th Eliminated 4th Place |
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10 | December 24, 2012 | 10 | South Africa → France | Anthony & Sonja | Alice & Stéphanie | 3rd Place | |
Hadj & Yacim | 2nd Place |
Leaderboard[]
The following teams participated in the Race. Placements are listed in finishing order:
Place | Team | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6 | Leg 7 | Leg 8 | Leg 9 | Leg 10 | Average | |
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1 | Anthony & Sonja | 2 | 5 | 7⊃ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2.90 | 7-2 |
2 | Hadj & Yacim | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1⊂ | 2 | 3.40 | 6-3 |
3 | Alice & Stéphanie | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.30 | 5-4 |
4 | Heïdi & Michel | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4⊃ | 2.89 | 2-6 | |
5 | Francis & Benjamin | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.71 | 3-4 | |||
6 | Oucéni & Lassana | 8 | 1 | 1⊂ | 4 | 6 | 4.00 | 2-3 | |||||
7 | Mathilde & Séverine | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5.75 | 2-2 | ||||||
8 | Fabien & Aurélien | 6 | 8 | 7.00 | 1-1 | ||||||||
9 | Antoine & Héléna | 9 | 9.00 | 1-0 | |||||||||
Notes | [1] | [2] | [3] | ||||||||||
Legend:
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Trivia[]
- First season to only have teams representing France.
- First The Amazing Race franchise season to feature only 9 teams.
- First international version to visit the United States.
External links[]
The Amazing Race Season Index | |
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United States | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 |
Asia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 |
Australia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 |
Brazil | 1 |
Canada | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 |
Central Europe | Cancelled |
China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
Finland | 1 |
France | 1 |
Israel | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 |
Latin America | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |
Norway | 1 · 2 |
Philippines | 1 · 2 |
Ukraine | 1 |
Vietnam | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |