The Amazing Race 14 is the fourteenth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on February 15, 2009 and ended on May 10, 2009 on CBS.
Teams
Tammy & Victor
Siblings/lawyers |
Jaime & Cara
Former NFL cheerleaders |
Margie & Luke
Mother/son |
Kisha & Jen
Sisters |
Mark & Michael
Brothers/stuntmen |
Mel & Mike
Father/son |
Christie & Jodi
Flight attendants |
Amanda & Kris
Dating |
Brad & Victoria
Married |
Steve & Linda
Married |
Preston & Jennifer
Dating |
Episodes
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions)[1] |
Ratings/Share (18-49)[1] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me" | February 15, 2009 | 1 | United States → Switzerland | Margie & Luke | Preston & Jennifer | 1st Eliminated 11th Place |
9.20 | 2.6/7 |
2 | "Your Target is Your Partner's Face" | February 22, 2009 | 2 | Switzerland → Germany → Austria | Tammy & Victor | Steve & Linda | 2nd Eliminated 10th Place |
7.81 | 2.6/6 |
3 | "I'm Not Wearing That Girl's Leotard!" | March 1, 2009 | 3 | Austria → Romania | Mel & Mike | Brad & Victoria | 3rd Eliminated 9th Place |
10.60 | 3.0/8 |
4 | "It Was Like a Caravan of Idiots" | March 8, 2009 | 4 | Romania → Russia | Christie & Jodi | Amanda & Kris | 4th Eliminated 8th Place |
10.13 | 3.1/8 |
5 | "She's a Little Scared of Stick, but I Think She'll Be OK!" | March 15, 2009 | 5 | Russia | Margie & Luke | Christie & Jodi | Non-Elimination Leg |
10.33 | 3.1/8 |
6 | "Alright Guys We're at War!" | March 22, 2009 | 6 | Russia → India | Tammy & Victor | Christie & Jodi | 5th Eliminated 7th Place |
12.42 | 3.6/9 |
7 | "Gorilla? Gorilla?? Gorilla???" | March 29, 2009 | 7 | India → Thailand | Tammy & Victor | Mel & Mike | 6th Eliminated 6th Place |
11.99 | 3.7/9 |
8 | "Rooting Around in People's Mouths Could Be Unpleasant" | April 12, 2009 | 8 | Thailand | Margie & Luke | Mark & Michael | Non-Elimination Leg |
10.57 | 3.1/8 |
9 | "Our Parents Will Cry Themselves to Death" | April 19, 2009 | 9 | Thailand → China | Kisha & Jen | Mark & Michael | 7th Eliminated 5th Place |
10.30 | 3.0/6 |
10 | "Having a Baby's Gotta Be Easier Than This" | April 26, 2009 | 10 | China | Jaime & Cara | Kisha & Jen | Ordered to Continue Racing |
10.27 | 3.2/9 |
11 | "No More Mr. Nice Guy" | May 3, 2009 | Tammy & Victor | Kisha & Jen | 8th Eliminated 4th Place |
10.84 | 3.2/9 | ||
12 | "This Is How You Lose a Million Dollars" | May 10, 2009 | 11 | China → United States | Tammy & Victor | Margie & Luke | 3rd Place | 10.49 | 3.1/9 |
Jaime & Cara | 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 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tammy & Victor | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1⊂ | 1 | 2.33 | 5-6 |
2 | Jaime & Cara | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.92 | 6-5 |
3 | Margie & Luke | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4⊂ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.75 | 5-6 |
4 | Kisha & Jen | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4⊃ | 4.28 | 5-5 | |
5 | Mark & Michael | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5.22 | 5-3 | |||
6 | Mel & Mike | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.57 | 3-3 | |||||
7 | Christie & Jodi | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6.67 | 3-3 | ||||||
8 | Amanda & Kris | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8⊃ | 4.50 | 1-3 | ||||||||
9 | Brad & Victoria | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6.67 | 0-3 | |||||||||
10 | Steve & Linda | 9 | 10 | 9.50 | 1-1 | ||||||||||
11 | Preston & Jennifer | 11 | 11.00 | 1-0 | |||||||||||
Notes | [1] | [2][3] | [4][5] | [6] | |||||||||||
Legend:
| |||||||||||||||
Notes:
|
Trivia
Franchise
- First season where zero Fast Forwards are used.
- First time visit to Romania.
American
- None of the couples in love made it to the final three.
- In fact, there are only four couples in love and all four were eliminated in the first four legs and the seven remaining teams are either friends or families.
- Luke is the first deaf contestant.
- The Maui finish line makes this the southernmost finish line.
- This is the second season since Season 12 to have two contestants have the name "Jennifer" (From Preston and Jennifer, and Kisha and Jen, whose real name is Jennifer).
Reception
- Logan Saunders at Thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse (12/27/2013): “This Is How You Lose a Franchise”
External links
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 |