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The Fast Forward is task that, when completed, a team can use to skip all other tasks and go directly to the Pit Stop.

Only one team may use each Fast Forward. Any team that is beaten to the Fast Forward will have wasted their time and must go back and pick up where they left off. Also, prior to Season 10, each team was allowed to use only one Fast Forward during the whole race, requiring teams to decide when it was most advantageous to use it. With the introduction of the Intersection route marker in Season 10, a team can claim two Fast Forwards in a single race, one while part of a grouped team during an Intersection, and another as a single team.

Availability[]

16x9 Fast forward

Dan & Jordan deciding on the Fast Forward in Season 16.

Originally, Fast Forwards were offered in every leg of the race (provided that there was as least one team left that had not used one), except for the final two legs. Starting in The Amazing Race 5, the number of Fast Forwards was reduced to no more than two on the entire race. In the event a Fast Forward was not attempted by any team on a leg, the task involved was usually not shown, though clue envelopes with the green Fast Forward marker can usually be spotted by the viewers.

Decrease Over Time in US Version[]

Following budget cuts in summer 2008 by CBS, production began to put less emphasis on Fast Forwards. Season 14 was the first season in which the Fast Forward was present but not used. Only 8 subsequent seasons (out of 16) has the Fast Forward been successfully attempted. In Seasons 18, 19, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35, Fast Forwards were not an option. Seasons 23 and 27 each had a Fast Forward but weather conditions prevented the task from taking place.

Results[]

A Fast Forward usually results in the team arriving at the Pit Stop first, but does not guarantee it. In the history of the show, three teams who earned a Fast Forward still arrived last at the Pit Stop. In Season 1, Joe & Bill won the Fast Forward but still arrived last (but were not eliminated due to a penalty received by Nancy & Emily). After winning the Fast Forward on Leg 3 (Mexico-United Kingdom) of Season 3, Dennis & Andrew were still eliminated due to their late arrival into England. After winning the Fast Forward on Leg 10 (India) of Season 20, Bopper & Mark were still eliminated due to their late departure from the pit stop. Similarly, NFL wives Monica & Sheree of Season 4 earned the Fast Forward but only placed 4th in the first leg (behind a three-way tie for first). On Leg 8 of Season 10, Tyler & James and Rob & Kimberly both won the Fast Forward as a result of the Intersection, the first time two teams have ever won the Fast Forward on the same leg. They, however, arrived second and third respectively behind Dustin & Kandice, becoming only the second and third teams ever to place neither first nor last after winning a Fast Forward, which also made Dustin & Kandice become the first and so far, the only team to place first in a leg which has multiple Fast Forward winning teams. In the first season of the Latin American version, Tamara & Matías won the Fast Forward, but arrived in second place, behind Casilda & Casilda.

Fast Forward Users[]

The Amazing Race (US)[]

Season Episode Leg Fast Forward Winners First Place? Notes
The Amazing Race 1 "The Race Begins" 1 S1 RobBrennan
Rob & Brennan
Yes
1 of 11
"Divide and Conquer" 2 S1 PatBrenda
Pat & Brenda
Yes
1 of 10
"Home for Some" 3 S1 KevinDrew
Kevin & Drew
Yes
1 of 9
"Colossal Showdown" 4 Not Taken
  • First time a Fast Forward was not taken
"Desert Storm" 5 Not Taken
"Whatever It Takes to Win" 6 Not Taken
"Triumph and Loss" 7 S1 FrankMargarita
Frank & Margarita
Yes
1 of 6
"Competition to the Fullest" 8 Not Taken
"The Unexpected Twist" 9 S1 JoeBill
Joe & Bill
No
4 of 5
  • First time a team won a Fast Forward but failed to finish 1st
"To the Physical and Mental Limit" 10 Not Taken
The Amazing Race 2 "The World Is Waiting: Go!" 1 Not Taken
  • This Fast Forward went unaired
"Help Me, I'm American!" 2 S2 SholaDoyin
Shola & Doyin
Yes
1 of 10
"My Alarm Clock Didn't Go Off!" 3 Not Taken
"This Game Is About Minutes" 4 S2 OswaldDanny
Oswald & Danny
Yes
1 of 8
"Welcome to the World of Being Human" 5 Not Taken
"I'm Gonna Take His Girl" 6 Not Taken
"I'm Gonna Throw Up on Phil's Shoes" 7 S2 GaryDave
Gary & Dave
Yes
1 of 6
"I'm Not a Miner! No, You're an Idiot!" 8 Not Taken
"Ready to Lose Our Lives" 9 S2 ChrisAlex
Chris & Alex
Yes
1 of 5
"It's Hammer Time" 10 S2 BlakePaige
Blake & Paige
Yes
1 of 4
"Follow That Plane!" 11 S2 TaraWil
Tara & Wil
Yes
1 of 4
The Amazing Race 3 "What If Our Parachute Doesn't Open?" 1 S3 KenGerard
Ken & Gerard
Yes
1 of 12
"This Seems Like the Path Straight to Hell!" 2 S3 DerekDrew
Derek & Drew
Yes
1 of 11
"You Always Just Forget About Me!" 3 S3 DennisAndrew
Dennis & Andrew
No
10 of 10
  • First time the Fast Forward users were eliminated.
"Did You See How I Stopped It? With My Face" 4 Not Taken
"What Happens If I Slip? Am I Just Hanging Off a Cliff?" 5 Not Taken
"I'm a Much Better Liar Than You Are" 6 S3 TeriIan
Teri & Ian
Yes
1 of 7
"I'm Supposed to Be Indebted to Her for the Rest of the Race?!" 7 S3 FloZach
Flo & Zach
Yes
1 of 6
"This Is More Important Than Your Pants Falling Down!" 8 Not Taken
"Why Did You Have to Take Your Pants Off?!" 7 S3 JohnVitoJill
John Vito & Jill
Yes
1 of 5
The Amazing Race 4 "Cheaters Never Win...And They Cheated!" 1 S4 MonicaSheree
Monica & Sheree
No
4 of 12
"It Doesn't Say Anything About First Come, First Served...And We're Bigger" 2 S4 SteveDave
Steve & Dave
Yes
1 of 11
"I Wasn't Even Going to Touch You Until You Slammed My Head Backwards!" 3 S4 SteveJosh
Steve & Josh
Yes
1 of 10
"Check Your Tires Because...Oh God, You Never Know What'll Happen!" 4 S4 TianJaree
Tian & Jaree
Yes
1 of 9
"You Are Just Deliberately Trying to Make Us Lose!" 5 S4 MillieChuck
Millie & Chuck
Yes
1 of 8
"I Could Have Never Been Prepared for What I'm Looking at Right Now" 6 Not Taken
"We're Going Down the Wrong Side of the Freeway...And the Lights Are Off!" 7 Not Taken
"The Princess Reminded Me of My Grandmother. She Was Very Old but Still Very, Very with It" 8 Not Taken
"We're Not at Charm School Learning How to Be a Gentleman, We're Racing" 9 S4 ReichenChip
Reichen & Chip
Yes
1 of 5
"That's Me. That's My Face. Just Hit My Face. Hit My Face!" 10 Not Taken
"Such a Nice Pheromone Smell to You; Just Makes Me Want to Stay Close" 11 S4 DavidJeff
David & Jeff
Yes
1 of 4
The Amazing Race 5 "Are You Good at Puzzles?" 5 S5 ColinChristie
Colin & Christie
Yes
1 of 7
"If You're Gonna Whine, Just Shut Up!" 9 Not Taken
  • First time that a team attempted a Fast Forward but did not win it, without the Fast Forward having previously been claimed.
The Amazing Race 6 "One of You, I'm Gonna Break in Half" 6 S6 LoriBolo
Lori & Bolo
Yes
1 of 7
"Tell My Mom I Love Her" 7 S6 AdamRebecca
Adam & Rebecca
Yes
1 of 6
The Amazing Race 7 "I've Been Wanting a Face-Lift for a Long Time" 6 S7 RayDeana
Ray & Deana
Yes
1 of 7
"We Have a Bad Elephant" 8 S7 UchennaJoyce
Uchenna & Joyce
Yes
1 of 5
The Amazing Race: Family Edition "We're Getting Out of the Country, Girls" 5 S8 PaoloFamily
Paolo Family
Yes
1 of 6
"I'm Sick of Doing Stuff I Can't Do" 6 Not Taken
  • This Fast Forward was unaired.
The Amazing Race 9 "Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes" 6 S9 EricJeremy
Eric & Jeremy
Yes
1 of 6
"I Think This Monkey Likes Me" 10 S9 BJTyler
BJ & Tyler
Yes
1 of 4
The Amazing Race 10 "Maybe Steven Segal Will See Me and Want Me to Be in One of His Movies" 6 S10 DavidMary
David & Mary
Yes
1 of 7
"He Can't Swim, but He Can Eat Cow Lips" 8 S10 RobKimberly
Rob & Kimberly
No
3 of 6^
  • This Fast Forward appeared as part of an Intersection, allowing two teams to win the Fast Forward award
  • First time the Fast Forward appeared as part of an Intersection
S10 TylerJames
Tyler & James
No
2 of 6^
The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007) "If I Were in Town, I'd Ask for Your Number (Part 2)" 8 S11 OswaldDanny
Oswald & Danny
Yes
1 of 6+
  • This Fast Forward appeared as part of an Intersection, allowing two teams to win the Fast Forward award
S11 UchennaJoyce
Uchenna & Joyce
"We Are Trying to Make Love, Not War" 10 S11 OswaldDanny
Oswald & Danny
Yes
1 of 4
  • First time a team claimed a Fast Forward twice
The Amazing Race 12 "We've Really Burned Bridges, for Sure" 5 Not Taken
  • This Fast Forward was unaired.
"This Is Forever, Now" 7 S12 NicolasDonald
Nicolas & Donald
Yes
1 of 5
The Amazing Race 13 "I Wonder If They Like Blondes in New Zealand?" 4 S13 KenTina
Ken & Tina
Yes
1 of 8
"I'm Like an Angry Cow" 8 S13 NickStarr
Nick & Starr
Yes
1 of 5
The Amazing Race 14 "Gorilla? Gorilla?? Gorilla???" 7 Not Taken
  • This Fast Forward was unaired.
  • First season in which a Fast Forward was never taken.
The Amazing Race 15 "I'm Like Ricky Bobby" 5 S15 MeghanCheyne
Meghan & Cheyne
Yes
1 of 8
The Amazing Race 16 "Dumb Did Us In" 9 S16 DanJordan
Dan & Jordan
Yes
1 of 5
The Amazing Race 17 "Tastes Like a Million Dollars" 5 S17 NatKat
Nat & Kat
Yes
1 of 8
The Amazing Race 20 "Taste Your Salami" 4 S20 ArtJJ
Art & JJ
Yes
1 of 8
"This Is Wicked Strange" 6 S20 RachelDave
Rachel & Dave
Yes
1 of 7
"I Need Hair to Be Pretty" 10 S20 BopperMark
Bopper & Mark
No
5 of 5
The Amazing Race 21 "Funky Monkey" 4 S21 JamesAbba
James & Abba
Yes
1 of 8
"Fishy Kiss" 9 S21 NatalieNadiya
Natalie & Nadiya
Yes
1 of 5
The Amazing Race 22 "Be Safe and Don't Hit a Cow" 7 S22 BatesAnthony
Bates & Anthony
Yes
1 of 7
The Amazing Race 23 "Choir Boy at Heart" 6 Not Taken
  • First time a Fast Forward was unable to be completed due to weather conditions.
The Amazing Race 25 "You're Taking My Tan Off" 9 S25 AdamBethany
Adam & Bethany
Yes
1 of 5
The Amazing Race 27 "A Little Too Much Beefcake" 1 Not Taken
  • This Fast Forward was attempted, but unable to be completed due to weather conditions.
The Amazing Race 29 "Have Faith in Me, Broski" 5 S29 BeccaFloyd
Becca & Floyd
No
3 of 7
  • First time a Fast Forward was placed on a No-Rest Leg
  • First time a Fast Forward was taken by a team with an Express Pass in their possession.

The Amazing Race Asia[]

Season Episode Leg Fast Forward Winners First Place? Notes
The Amazing Race Asia 1 "They're Speedy, They're Fast and They're First" 2 ASS1 SahilPrashant
Sahil & Prashant
Yes
1 of 10
"My Legs Are Shaking Like Jelly" 8 ASS1 MarsioMardy
Marsio & Mardy
Yes
1 of 6
The Amazing Race Asia 2 "This Is Embarrassing, There's A Guy Running Faster Than Us" 10 ASS2 AdrianCollin
Adrian & Collin
Yes
1 of 5
The Amazing Race Asia 3 "You See How They're Not Fighting All the Time" 5 ASS3 VinceSam
Vince & Sam
Yes
1 of 6
The Amazing Race Asia 4 "You Have So Many Good Students Here" 4 ASS4 RichardRichard
Richard & Richard
Yes
1 of 9
The Amazing Race Asia 5 "Taste Like Chicken" 5 Not Taken
  • This Fast Forward was attempted, but unable to find a gold coin.

The Amazing Race Australia[]

Season Episode Leg Fast Forward Winners First Place? Notes
The Amazing Race Australia 1 "We've Got Pain, but We've Not Lost Any Weight" 3 AUS1 RichardJoey
Richard & Joey
Yes
1 of 10
The Amazing Race Australia 2 "Why Am I Trying to Ride a Log on Icy Water?" 9 AUS2 PaulSteve
Paul & Steve
Yes
1 of 6
The Amazing Race: Australia v New Zealand "I Can't Feel My Nadz!" 8 AUS3 DanielRyan
Daniel & Ryan
No
3 of 5
The Amazing Race Australia 4 Episode 4 4 AUS4 JasminJerome
Jasmin & Jerome
No
4 of 5
Episode 8 8 AUS4 TomTyler
Tom & Tyler
Yes
1 of 6
The Amazing Race Australia 5 Episode 16 16 AUS5 Skye-BlueJake
Skye-Blue & Jake
Yes
1 of 7
The Amazing Race Australia Celebrity Edition Episode 3 3 AUS7 DarrenTristan
Darren & Tristan
Yes
1 of 9

The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária[]

Season Episode Leg Fast Forward Winners First Place? Notes
The Amazing Race: A Corrida Milionária 3 3 BRS1 CarlosEduardo
Carlos & Eduardo
Yes
1 of 9
8 8 BRS1 JonatasRafael
Jonatas & Rafael
No
2 of 6
10 10 BRS1 JorgeSilvia
Jorge & Silvia
Yes
1 of 5

The Amazing Race Canada[]

Season Episode Leg Fast Forward Winners First Place? Notes
The Amazing Race Canada 1 "Death by Lentils" 5 Not Taken
  • This Fast Forward was unaired.
The Amazing Race Canada 2 "She's the Pierogi Poobah" 6 CAS2 AlainAudrey
Alain & Audrey
No

2 of 7

"How Are We Going to Explain This to Mom and Dad?" 9 CAS2 SukhiJinder
Sukhi & Jinder
Yes
1 of 5
The Amazing Race Canada 3 "Who Is Alex Trebek?" 6 GinoJesse
Gino & Jesse
Yes
1 of 8
The Amazing Race Canada 5 "This Is a Real Cat and Mouse Chase" 5 CAS5 AdamAndrea
Adam & Andrea
Yes
1 of 7

The Amazing Race (China)[]

Season Episode Leg Fast Forward Winners First Place? Notes
The Amazing Race 1 (China) 4 4 CNS1 ZhongHanliangJackie
Zhong Hanliang & Jackie
Yes
1 of 6
The Amazing Race China 3 4 4 CNS3 WuJianhaoYaoFengfeng
Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng
Yes
1 of 7

The Amazing Race: China Rush[]

Season Episode Leg Fast Forward Winners First Place? Notes
The Amazing Race: China Rush 3 3 3 CRS3 JanelleKarin
Janelle & Karin
Yes
1 of 9

HaMerotz LaMillion[]

Season Episode Leg Fast Forward Winners First Place? Notes
HaMerotz LaMillion 1 5, 6 3 ILS1 HannahMargalit
Hannah & Margalit
Yes
1 of 9
13, 14 7 ILS1 ShayGuy
Shay & Guy
Yes
1 of 5
HaMerotz LaMillion 2 "The Baptism of Fire!", "Deal Breaker", "Racing Legend!" 5 ILS2 OsnatCarmit
Osnat & Carmit
No

3 of 7

"Dreaming About A Place in the Final", "The Couples in the Race of Their Lives!" 10 ILS2 BarInna
Bar & Inna
Yes
1 of 5
HaMerotz LaMillion 3 "Landing in Brazil!", "City of God", "Leaving Brazil!" 6 ILS3 EliranItzik
Eliran & Itzik
Yes
1 of 8

The Amazing Race (Latin America)[]

Season Episode Leg Fast Forward Winners First Place? Notes
The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 1 Episode 3 3 LAS1 TamaraMatías
Tamara & Matías
No
2 of 10
The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 2 Episode 6 6 LAS2 EdisonEdison
Edison & Edison
Yes
1 of 8
The Amazing Race 3 (Latin America) Episode 9 9 LAS3 NicolásCristóbal
Nicolás & Cristóbal
Yes
1 of 5
The Amazing Race 5 (Latin America) 6 6 Not Taken
  • This Fast Forward was unaired.

The Amazing Race Philippines[]

Season Episode Leg Fast Forward Winners First Place? Notes
The Amazing Race Philippines 1 30, 31 10 PHS1 FaustoDayal
Fausto & Dayal
Yes
1 of 5

The Amazing Race Vietnam[]

Season Episode Leg Fast Forward Winners First Place? Notes
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2012 5 5 VNS1 BaggioThànhPhúc
Baggio & Thành Phúc
Yes
1 of 8
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013 10 10 VNS2 LinhChiPhúcVinh
Linh Chi & Phúc Vinh
Yes
1 of 4
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2014 13, 14 7 VNS3 TrangKhiếuAnĐinh
Trang Khiếu & An Đinh
No

3 of 6

The Amazing Race Vietnam 2015 10 10 VNS4 LincolnChíThành
Lincoln & Chí Thành
Yes
1 of 4
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2016 8 8 VNS5 HươngGiangCriss
Hương Giang & Criss
Yes
1 of 5
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019 6 6 XuanTienMyLinh
Hương Giang & Criss
Yes
1 of 7

Trivia[]


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