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The Amazing Race 13 is the thirteenth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on September 28, 2008 and ended on December 7, 2008 on CBS. The entire season was released on DVD (exclusively through Amazon.com) on April 8, 2014.[1]

Production[]

Applications for The Amazing Race 13 were due on November 27, 2007. Semi-finalist interviews were held in December 2007 and January 2008 and final casting interviews took place in February 2008, in Los Angeles.

Filming began on April 22, 2008 and ended May 14, 2008. This season traveled a total of 33,000 mi (53,000 km) across 8 countries in five continents. Much like in the previous seasons, Travelocity continued as the official sponsor during this season and provided prizes to winning teams on every legs (except the final leg).

Teams[]

Nick & Starr
 1st place 
Nick & Starr
Brother/Sister
Ken & Tina
 2nd place 
Ken & Tina
Separated
Andrew & Dan
 3rd place 
Andrew & Dan
Frat Boys
Toni & Dallas
 4th place 
Toni & Dallas
Mother/Son
Terence & Sarah
 5th place 
Terence & Sarah
Newly Dating
Kelly & Christy
 6th place 
Kelly & Christy
Divorcees
Aja & Ty
 7th place 
Aja & Ty
Dating Long-Distance
Marisa & Brooke
 8th place 
Marisa & Brooke
Southern Belles
Mark & Bill
 9th place 
Mark & Bill
Best Friends
Anthony & Stephanie
 10th place 
Anthony & Stephanie
Dating
Anita & Arthur
 11th place 
Anita & Arthur
Married Beekeepers

Episodes[]

Episode Air Date Leg Destination First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(millions)[2]
Ratings/Share
(18-49)[2]
1 "Bees Are Much Calmer Than All This!" September 28, 2008 1 United States → Brazil Nick & Starr Anita & Arthur 1st Eliminated
11th Place
10.04 3.2/8
2 "Do You Like American Candy?" October 5, 2008 2 Brazil Ken & Tina Anthony & Stephanie 2nd Eliminated
10th Place
11.00 3.4/8
3 "Did You Push My Sports Bra Off the Ledge?" October 12, 2008 3 Brazil → Bolivia Ken & Tina Mark & Bill 3rd Eliminated
9th Place
9.01 2.9/7
4 "I Wonder If They Like Blondes in New Zealand?" October 19, 2008 4 Bolivia → New Zealand Ken & Tina Marisa & Brooke 4th Eliminated
8th Place
10.29 3.1/7
5 "Do It Like a Madman" October 26, 2008 5 New Zealand → Cambodia Nick & Starr Aja & Ty 5th Eliminated
7th Place
9.70 3.0/8
6 "Please Hold While I Singe My Skull" November 2, 2008 6 Cambodia → India Nick & Starr Ken & Tina Non-Elimination
Leg
9.72 2.9/7
7 "My Nose Is on Fire" November 9, 2008 7 India Nick & Starr Kelly & Christy 6th Eliminated
6th Place
11.71 3.4/8
8 "I'm Like an Angry Cow" November 16, 2008 8 India → Kazakhstan Nick & Starr Terence & Sarah 7th Eliminated
5th Place
12.13 3.5/8
9 "That Is Studly" November 23, 2008 9 Kazakhstan → Russia Toni & Dallas Andrew & Dan Non-Elimination
Leg
9.86 2.7/5
10 "You're Gonna Get Me Killed" November 30, 2008 10 Russia Nick & Starr Toni & Dallas 8th Eliminated
4th Place
11.83 3.5/8
11 "You Look Like Peter Pan" December 7, 2008 11 Russia → United States Nick & Starr Andrew & Dan 3rd Place 10.50 3.1/8
Ken & Tina 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 Average Roadblock
1 Nick & Starr 1 6 6 5 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2.46 5-3
2 Ken & Tina 2 1 1 1 4 6 4 3 2 3 2 2.64 4-4
3 Andrew & Dan 7 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 2 3 5.18 6-3
4 Toni & Dallas 6 5 2 4 2 3 2 2 1 4 3.10 4-5
5 Terence & Sarah 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 5 3.25 3-4
6 Kelly & Christy 5 7 8 3 5 2 6 5.14 3-3
7 Aja & Ty 8 4 5 7 7 6.20 2-2
8 Marisa & Brooke 10 9 4 8 7.75 2-1
9 Mark & Bill 4 2 9 5.00 1-1
10 Anthony & Stephanie 9 10 9.50 1-0
11 Anita & Arthur 11 11.00 0-0
Notes [1] [2] [3] [4] [5][6]
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 U-Turn
Recipient of the U-Turn

Notes:
1: Mark & Bill initially arrived 8th, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for taking a taxi instead of going on foot to the Bumpy Ride Detour. During this time, Kelly & Christy – the only team trailing them at that point – were able to check in and Mark & Bill were eliminated before the 30 minutes elapsed.
2: Nick & Starr initially arrived 5th at the Pit Stop, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for speeding. This did not affect their placement and was not aired in the broadcast.
3: Terence & Sarah initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for speeding and was issued at the start of the next leg. They thus departed 5th in the next leg.
4: Andrew & Dan initially arrived 4th, but took a taxi to the Pit Stop instead of going on foot as stated in the clue. They were required to go back to the end of the Detour and walk back to the Pit Stop. This did not affect their placement.
5: Ken & Tina initially arrived 3rd, but missed the clue directing them to the Pit Stop, having arrived there by chance while searching for the clue. They were required to retrieve the missed clue at the end of the Detour and return to the Pit Stop. This did not affect their placement.
6: Toni & Dallas were initially denied their clue at the Detour starting point for taking the metro instead of a taxi and were required to go back to the end of the Roadblock and return to the Detour starting point via taxi. Later, when all the other teams had checked in at the Pit Stop, host Phil Keoghan came to Rizhskaya station and eliminated them while they were still performing the Ride the Lines Detour.

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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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