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The Amazing Race 10 is the tenth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on September 17, 2006 and ended on December 10, 2006 on CBS. The entire season was released on DVD (exclusively only through Amazon.com) on March 1, 2013.[1]

Production[]

The show moved to a new timeslot of Sundays at 8 pm, where it would stay for the next fourteen seasons.

Applications for this season were due on January 20, 2006 (one week later than the original deadline), while interviews were conducted in March and April 2006. Filming began on May 27, 2006 and finished on June 24, 2006. This season traveled a total of 40,000 miles (64,000 km) across 13 countries in four continents.

Sprint and Travelocity were the official sponsors during this season and provided prizes throughout the race to winning teams on certain legs.

Teams[]

Tyler & James
 1st place 
Tyler & James
Models
Rob & Kimberly
 2nd place 
Rob & Kimberly
Dating
Lyn & Karlyn
 3rd place 
Lyn & Karlyn
Single Moms/Friends
Dustin & Kandice
 4th place 
Dustin & Kandice
Beauty Queens
Erwin & Godwin
 5th place 
Erwin & Godwin
Brothers
David & Mary
 6th place 
David & Mary
Coalminer and Wife
Peter & Sarah
 7th place 
Peter & Sarah
Recently Dating
Tom & Terry
 8th place 
Tom & Terry
Boyfriends
Duke & Lauren
 9th place 
Duke & Lauren
Father/Daughter
Kellie & Jamie
 10th place 
Kellie & Jamie
Cheerleaders
Vipul & Arti
 11th place 
Vipul & Arti
Married
Bilal & Sa'eed
 12th place 
Bilal & Sa'eed
Best Friends

Episodes[]

Episode Air Date Leg Destination First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(millions)[2]
Ratings/Share
(18-49)[2]
1 "Real Fast! Quack, Quack!" September 17, 2006 1 United States → China Tyler & James Bilal & Sa'eed 1st Eliminated
12th Place
10.12 3.9/9
Vipul & Arti 2nd Eliminated
11th Place
2 "Can Horses Smell Fear?" September 24, 2006 2 China → Mongolia Peter & Sarah Kellie & Jamie 3rd Eliminated
10th Place
10.57 3.5/9
3 "Oh, Wow! It's Like One of Those Things You See on TV!" October 1, 2006 3 Mongolia → Vietnam Erwin & Godwin Duke & Lauren 4th Eliminated
9th Place
11.75 4.0/9
4 "I Know Phil, Little Ol' Gorgeous Thing!" October 8, 2006 4 Vietnam Rob & Kimberly Tom & Terry 5th Eliminated
8th Place
10.15 3.5/9
5 "I Covered His Mouth, Oh My Gosh!" October 15, 2006 5 Vietnam → India Peter & Sarah David & Mary Non-Elimination
Leg
11.65 4.0/9
6 "Maybe Steven Segal Will See Me and Want Me to Be in One of His Movies" October 22, 2006 6 India → Kuwait David & Mary Peter & Sarah 6th Eliminated
7th Place
10.89 3.8/9
7 "I Wonder If This Is Going to Make My Fingers Pickle" October 29, 2006 7 Kuwait → Mauritius Dustin & Kandice David & Mary Non-Elimination
Leg
11.66 3.9/9
8 "He Can't Swim, but He Can Eat Cow Lips" November 5, 2006 8 Mauritius → Madagascar Dustin & Kandice David & Mary 7th Eliminated
6th Place
11.38 3.7/8
9 "Being Polite Sucks Sometimes" November 12, 2006 9 Madagascar → Finland → Ukraine Tyler & James Erwin & Godwin Ordered to
Continue Racing
10.90 3.4/8
10 "Lookin' Like a Blue-Haired Lady on a Sunday Drive" November 19, 2006 Tyler & James Erwin & Godwin 8th Eliminated
5th Place
12.40 4.1/9
11 "We Just Won't Die, Like Roaches" November 26, 2006 10 Ukraine → Morocco Tyler & James Dustin & Kandice Non-Elimination
Leg
10.37 4.1/9
12 "Dude, I'm Such a Hot Giant Chick Right Now!" December 3, 2006 11 Morocco → Spain Rob & Kimberly Dustin & Kandice 9th Eliminated
4th Place
10.60 3.5/8
13 "Say Your Deepest Prayers Ever!" December 10, 2006 12 Spain → France → United States Tyler & James Lyn & Karlyn 3rd Place 12.73 4.1/9
Rob & Kimberly 2nd Place

Leaderboard[]

This chart shows each teams ranking per leg according to their official check in at the Pit Stop. However, time penalties issued before the start of the next leg due to improperly performed tasks are not reflected here.

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 Roadblock
1st Half 2nd Half
1 Tyler & James 1 2 2 3 6 6 2 2^ 1 1 1 3 1 2.50 6-6
2 Rob & Kimberly 5 6 3 1 3 3 3 3^ 4 3 3 1 2 3.00 6-6
3 Lyn & Karlyn 9 9 6 6 5 4 5 5~ 3 4 2< 2 3 5.00 6-7
4 Dustin & Kandice 4 5 4 7 2 2 1 1+ 2 2 4> 4 3.27 6-6
5 Erwin & Godwin 7 8 1 4 4 5 4 4+ 5 5 4.67 5-5
6 David & Mary 10 7 7 5 7 1 6 6~ 6.13 4-3
7 Peter & Sarah 3 1 5 2 1 7 3.17 4-2
8 Tom & Terry 8 4 8 8 7.00 2-2
9 Duke & Lauren 2 3 9 4.67 2-1
10 Kellie & Jamie 6 10 8.00 1-1
11 Vipul & Arti 11 11.00 1-0
12 Bilal & Sa'eed 12 12.00 1-0
Notes [1] [2] [3] [4][5] [6] [7][8] [9] [10] [11]
Legend:
     The team finished in first place
     The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race
     The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg
     The team that won The Amazing Race
     The team that crossed the Finish Line second
     The team that crossed the Finish Line third
The team used the Fast Forward pass
> The team used the Yield
< Recipient of the Yield
Same symbols (^, ~, +, -, =, *) denote the teams that worked together during an Intersection

Notes:
1: Bilal & Sa'eed were the last team to arrive at the Meridian Gate in Forbidden City and were eliminated as per the provisions given at the start of the race.
2: Kellie attempted, but failed to complete, the Roadblock in Leg 2. Already in last, Kellie & Jamie then checked into the Pit Stop without the 4-hour penalty being applied because they came in last place and were eliminated.
3: Tom & Terry initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for traveling on motorcycles, which had been specifically prohibited for safety reasons. As Tom & Terry were waiting out their penalty, six teams checked in, dropping them to 8th.
4: Because David & Mary finished 1st, their 30-minute "marked for elimination" penalty was nullified.
5: During the leg, Peter & Sarah had fallen so far behind that all the other teams had already checked into the Pit Stop before Peter & Sarah even arrived at the Detour. When they finally found their next Route Marker at Souk Sulaibiya, instead of performing the Detour, Peter & Sarah were instructed to go directly to the Pit Stop, where they were eliminated.
6: Leg 7 featured an unaired Roadblock.
7: Due to an Intersection, Tyler & James and Rob & Kimberly were able to work together to complete the Fast Forward, thus both teams were able to skip all remaining tasks and head directly to the Pit Stop.
8: David & Mary initially arrived 5th, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" and not arriving 1st. As David & Mary were waiting out their penalty, Lyn & Karlyn checked in, dropping David & Mary to last place and eliminating them.
9: Leg 9 was a double-length leg, with two Detours and two Roadblocks, shown over two episodes. The placements listed in the first column reflect the order teams arrived at the leg's halfway point.
10: Dustin & Kandice had been "marked for elimination;" however, since Dustin & Kandice arrived at the Pit Stop in last place, they were eliminated without the 30-minute penalty being applied.
11: The finishes in the first half of the superleg in Leg 9 is not counted as part of the average. Only the final finish in the leg is counted toward the average.

Trivia[]

Franchise[]

  • Most countries visited, 13.
  • First season to circumnavigate the globe westwards.
  • First season to visit Asia in the earlier legs.
  • First-time visits to Mongolia, Kuwait, Mauritius, Madagascar, Finland, and Ukraine.
  • First season to implement the penalty where the last team to arrive at a Non-Elimination Leg was Marked for Elimination where the team must arrive at the next Pit Stop in first place. Otherwise, they would receive a 30-minute penalty before they can check in.
  • The season introduced the Intersection, where one team must pair up with one other team to perform all tasks together until further notice.
    • Due to the Intersection, this season was the first to allow teams to use the Fast Forward twice.[3]
  • First time that the Official Winners were allowed to contact their families at the Finish Line and tell them that they had won.
  • First season to have a Surprise Elimination.
    • First time that two teams were eliminated in the same leg.
  • First season not to receive money at the start of one leg (Leg 3).
  • Most teams who finished in the same position on Leg 1 as they did in the overall Race, 5.

US[]

Reception[]

  • Amy Rolph at Seattle Pi (07/16/2006): "Diversity is the word as Amazing Race 10 starts in Seattle"
  • Maureen Ryan at Chicago Tribune (09/26/2006): "The Amazing Race reveals the whole journey"
  • Andy Dehnart at MSNBC.com (12/17/2006): "Amazing Race still going strong"

External links[]

References[]

The Amazing Race Season Index
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
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