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The Amazing Race Vietnam is a reality television competition between teams of two in a race around Vietnam. The race is divided into a number of legs wherein teams travel and complete various tasks to obtain clues to help them progress to a Pit Stop where they are given a chance to rest and recover before starting the next leg. The first team to arrive at a Pit Stop is often awarded a prize while the last team is normally eliminated from the race (except in non-elimination legs). The final leg of each race is run by the last three remaining teams, and the first to arrive at the final destination wins VND 300,000,000.

Clues[]

Clues are found throughout the race in sealed envelopes, normally inside clue boxes. They give teams the information they need and tasks they need to do in order for them to progress through the race.

Lộ trình (Route Info): A general clue that may include a task to be completed by the team before they can receive their next clue. Lựa chọn kép (Detour): A choice of two tasks. Teams are free to choose either task or swap tasks if they find one option too difficult. Vượt rào (Roadblock): A task only one team member can complete. Teams must choose which member will complete the task based on a brief clue about the task before fully revealing the details of the task. Nhảy cóc (Fast Forward): A task that only one team may complete, allowing that team to skip all remaining tasks and head directly for the next Pit Stop. Teams may only claim one Fast Forward during the entire race.

Legs[]

At the beginning of each leg, teams receive an allowance of cash to cover expenses during the race.

Teams then have to follow clues and Route Markers that will lead them to the various destinations and tasks they will face. Modes of travel between these destinations include commercial and chartered airplanes, boats, trains, taxis, buses, and rented vehicles provided by the show, or the teams may simply travel by foot. Each leg ends with a twelve hour Pit Stop (Về đích) where teams are able to rest and where teams that arrive last are progressively eliminated from the race until only three remain.

Thẻ Ưu Tiên (The Express Pass) was awarded to the winners of the first leg of the first season which allows that team to skip any task they want during the race.

Non-elimination Legs[]

A non-elimination leg is when the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop is not eliminated and is allowed to continue on the race. In the first season, two penalties were in use. In the first leg, teams were "Marked for Elimination"; if the team did not finish 1st on the next leg, they would receive a 30-minute penalty. In subsequent legs, teams received a penalty similar to being "marked for elimination". If they did not arrive first on the next leg, they were then forced to relinquish all of their money. In addition, they would not be allotted any money for the following leg and were not allowed to collect money until the leg started for them.

Seasons[]

Season Number of Teams Destinations Filming Dates Season Run Winners Unique Distinctions
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2012 10 Vietnam only April 6, 2012 - May 5, 2012 May 18, 2012 - August 10, 2012 VNS1 BaggioThànhPhúc
Saettie Baggio & Thành Phúc
Introduced the "Mark for Losing Money" Non-Elimination Penalty
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013 9 Vietnam, Singapore June 2013 July 26, 2013 - October 18, 2013 VNS2 DiệpLâmAnhThuHiền
Nguyễn Diệp Anh "Diệp Lâm Anh" and Trần Thị Thu Hiền
Featured international travel and celebrity teams
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2014 9 Vietnam, South Korea April 2014 June 21, 2014 - August 31, 2014 VNS3 HươngGiangCriss
Nguyễn Hương Giang and Criss Lai
Featured a mix of celebrities and regular teams
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2015 8 Vietnam, Laos February 2015 July 17, 2015 - September 25, 2015 VNS4 NgọcAnhNhậtAnh
Trần Ngọc Anh and Đỗ Nhật Anh
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2016 10 Vietnam, Australia February 2016 - March 2016 March 31, 2016 - June 9, 2016 VNS5 LincolnTiếnĐạt
Đinh Tiến Đạt and Dương Hồng "Lincoln" Thúc Lĩnh
Featured returning teams and composite teams
The Amazing Race Vietnam 2019 10 Vietnam, China, North Korea May 17, 2019 - June 7, 2019 July 6, 2019 - September 7, 2019 LeHangHHenNie
Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng and H'Hen Niê
First international reality show to film in North Korea

Countries and Locales Visited[]

Asia Oceania
Country Season(s) Visited Country Season(s) Visited
North Korea North Korea 6 Australia Australia 5
Laos Laos 4
South Korea South Korea 3
Singapore Singapore 2
Vietnam Vietnam All Seasons

External links[]

The Amazing Race Season Index
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China Rush 1 · 2 · 3
Finland 1
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Latin America 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
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