The Amazing Race 23 is the twenty-third installment of the reality television series, The Amazing Race. Teams were officially announced on August 28, 2013. The season premiered on Sunday, September 29, 2013.
Production[]
Applications for this season were closed on April 26, 2013. Semifinal interviews and final casting selection were both taken place in May 2013.
Filming began on June 9, 2013 with locations spotted in Iquique, Chile the following day and GdaĆsk, Poland on June 19,[1][2] and finished on July 2, 2013. This season traveled a total of 35,000 miles (56,000 km) across nine (all previously visited) countries on four continents.
Travelocity was the official sponsor during this season and provided prizes on every leg (except the finale) throughout the race to winning teams.
New graphics were credited for the opening credits.[3]
Teams[]
Jason & Amy
Dating |
Tim & Marie
Exes |
Nicole & Travis
Married ER Doctors |
Leo & Jamal
Cousins |
Ally & Ashley
NHL Ice Crew |
Nicky & Kim
Baseball Wives |
Tim & Danny
Best Friends |
Brandon & Adam
Childhood Friends |
Chester & Ephraim
Former NFL Teammates |
Rowan & Shane
Theater Performers |
Hoskote & Naina
Father/Daughter |
Episodes[]
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) |
Ratings/Share (18-49) | |
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1 | "We're Not in Oklahoma No More" | September 29, 2013 | 1 | United States â Chile | Tim & Marie | Hoskote & Naina | 1st Eliminated 11th Place |
8.62[4] | 2.0/5[4] |
2 | "Zip It, Bingo" | October 6, 2013 | 2 | Chile | Chester & Ephraim | Rowan & Shane | 2nd Eliminated 10th Place |
9.74[5] | 2.4/6[5] |
3 | "King Arthur Style" | October 13, 2013 | 3 | Chile â Portugal | Nicole & Travis | Chester & Ephraim | 3rd Eliminated 9th Place |
8.08[6] | 1.9/5[6] |
4 | "Beards in the Wind" | October 20, 2013 | 4 | Portugal â Norway | Brandon & Adam | Nicky & Kim | Ordered to Continue Racing |
8.87[7] | 1.9/5[7] |
5 | "Get Our Groove On" | October 27, 2013 | 5 | Norway â Poland | Tim & Marie | Brandon & Adam | 4th Eliminated 8th Place |
8.11[8] | 1.8/4[8] |
6 | "Choir Boy at Heart" | November 3, 2013 | 6 | Poland â Austria | Nicole & Travis | Tim & Danny | 5th Eliminated 7th Place |
9.38[9] | 2.1/5[9] |
7 | "Speed Dating Is the Worst" | November 10, 2013 | 7 | Austria â United Arab Emirates | Leo & Jamal | Nicky & Kim | Non-Elimination Leg |
9.12[10] | 2.2/5[10] |
8 | "One Hot Camel" | November 17, 2013 | 8 | United Arab Emirates | Nicole & Travis | Nicky & Kim | 6th Eliminated 6th Place |
9.12[11] | 2.0/5[11] |
9 | "Part Like the Red Sea" | November 24, 2013 | 9 | United Arab Emirates â Indonesia | Leo & Jamal | Ally & Ashley | 7th Eliminated 5th Place |
7.97[12] | 1.6/4[12] |
10 | "Cobra in My Teeth" | December 1, 2013 | 10 | Indonesia | Jason & Amy | Leo & Jamal | Non-Elimination Leg |
10.29[13] | 2.1/4[13] |
11 | "Amazing Crazy Race" | December 8, 2013 | 11 | Indonesia â Japan | Tim & Marie | Leo & Jamal | 8th Eliminated 4th Place |
9.21[14] | 2.1/5[14] |
12 | Japan â United States | Jason & Amy | Nicole & Travis | 3rd Place | |||||
Tim & Marie | 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 | |
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1 | Jason & Amy | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.92 | 6-7 |
2 | Tim & Marie | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1Ï” | 4 | 4 | 3â | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.42 | 6-7 |
3 | Nicole & Travis | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1Ï”â | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.58 | 7-6 |
4 | Leo & Jamal | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6ââ | 3 | 1 | 4â | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3.82 | 6-6 | |
5 | Ally & Ashley | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6.11 | 4-6 | |||
6 | Nicky & Kim | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6â | 5.38 | 5-4 | ||||
7 | Tim & Danny | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5â | 7 | 6.17 | 3-4 | ||||||
8 | Brandon & Adam | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8â | 5.40 | 2-4 | |||||||
9 | Chester & Ephraim | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4.67 | 2-1 | |||||||||
10 | Rowan & Shane | 3 | 10 | 6.50 | 2-1 | ||||||||||
11 | Hoskote & Naina | 11 | 11.00 | 1-1 | |||||||||||
Notes | [1] | [2] | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | ||||||||
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Trivia[]
Franchise[]
- Second-time visits to Portugal (after The Amazing Race 3) and Poland (after The Amazing Race: All-Stars).
- Most number of all-male teams, 5 (tied with The Amazing Race 4, The Amazing Race 30, The Amazing Race 32 and The Amazing Race 35).
- First season where two teams used an Express Pass.
US[]
- Second season where no new countries or territories were visited (after The Amazing Race 21).
- Second season to feature an Indian-American team (after The Amazing Race 10).
- Fifth season where all the final three teams are co-ed teams (after The Amazing Race 5, The Amazing Race 6, The Amazing Race 7, and The Amazing Race 19).
- This season's visit to Portugal made the country have the largest gap (at the time of airing in 2013) in between visits, last visited in The Amazing Race 3, 20 seasons prior.
- The record is currently held by Zambia in The Amazing Race 27, which had its previous sole visit in The Amazing Race 1, 26 seasons prior.
External links[]
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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 |