The Amazing Race: China Rush 1 is the first installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race: China Rush. It premiered on August 8, 2010 and aired through October 31, 2010 on ICS television.
Production[]
Pre-Race[]
The shooting schedule will take place between the end of April 2010 and June 2010, coinciding with Expo 2010 taking place in Shanghai, with broadcasting dates running from August 15 until October 31. The program will be broadcast in English, with Chinese subtitles, and will be put together by an international production team. There will be 20 international contestants on 10 teams, all from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Throughout the series they will carry out a series of competitive tasks in order to find the 'key' to the following week's episode. As this will be judged against the clock, one of the teams will be eliminated on a weekly basis. So it is not simply a test of individual capability, but also of emotional strength and teamwork. The eventual winners will receive a very special, mystery grand prize. China Rush will offer a unique platform to explore and promote Chinese culture through its great cities, perfectly complementing the 2010 Expo philosophy of 'Better City, Better Life'.[1]
Applications[]
Applications were available online at www.chinarush.tv and due by April 12, 2010
. Many of the same rules and regulations for eligibility for the American series apply to the China Rush edition. The applicants were all required to be able to communicate in English and had to post a four minute video of themselves online. They were chosen from an international pool of applicants.Teams[]
Episodes[]
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) |
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1 | August 8, 2010 | 1 | Shanghai → Zhejiang | Charlie & Rachel | Paul & Francis | Non-Elimination Leg |
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2 | August 15, 2010 | 2 | Zhejiang → Jiangsu | Rick & Josh | Paul & Francis | 1st Eliminated 10th Place |
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3 | August 22, 2010 | 3 | Jiangsu | Rick & Josh | Miguel & Hector | 2nd Eliminated 9th Place |
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4 | August 29, 2010 | 4 | Jiangsu | Charlie & Rachel | Janis & Aleksandra | 3rd Eliminated 8th Place |
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5 | September 5, 2010 | 5 | Jiangsu → Beijing | Rick & Josh | Bonnie & Mel | 4th Eliminated 7th Place |
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6 | September 12, 2010 | 6 | Beijing → Shandong | Charlie & Rachel | Sean & Amy | 5th Eliminated 6th Place |
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7 | September 19, 2010 | 7 | Shandong | Rick & Josh | Lisa & Karen | Non-Elimination Leg |
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8 | September 26, 2010 | 8 | Shandong → Sichuan | Charlie & Rachel | Deepak & Naresh | Non-Elimination Leg |
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9 | October 3, 2010 | 9 | Sichuan | Sarah & Molly | Charlie & Rachel | Non-Elimination Leg |
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10 | October 10, 2010 | 10 | Sichuan → Yunnan | Rick & Josh | Sarah & Molly | 6th Eliminated 5th Place |
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11 | October 17, 2010 | 11 | Yunnan → Guangdong | Charlie & Rachel | Lisa & Karen | 7th Eliminated 4th Place |
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12 | October 30, 2010 | 12 | Guangdong → Shanghai | Charlie & Rachel | Deepak & Naresh | 3rd Place | |
Rick & Josh | 2nd Place |
Leaderboard[]
Place | Team | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6 | Leg 7 | Leg 8 | Leg 9 | Leg 10 | Leg 11 | Leg 12 | Average | |
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1 | Charlie & Rachel | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.17 | 6-6 |
2 | Rick & Josh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.17 | 6-6 |
3 | Deepak & Naresh | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5⊃ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4.42 | 6-6 |
4 | Lisa & Karen | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5> | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4⊂ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.82 | 5-6 | |
5 | Sarah & Molly | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.40 | 5-5 | ||
6 | Sean & Amy | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2.83 | 3-3 | ||||||
7 | Bonnie & Mel | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6.60 | 2-3 | |||||||
8 | Janis & Aleksandra | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8< | 7.00 | 4-0 | ||||||||
9 | Miguel & Hector | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8.67 | 1-2 | |||||||||
10 | Paul & Francis | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 1-1 | ||||||||||
Notes | [1][2] | [3] | |||||||||||||
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Trivia[]
Franchise Records[]
- First time to have a teams representing Australia, Canada, Kenya, Latvia, and the United Kingdom.
- This is because the first team to have some teams with two racers from different countries.
- First time to have a team representing the United States competing outside of the original American version.
- This is the first The Amazing Race franchise to take place in only one country and not to travel internationally.
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 |