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The Amazing Race 12
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Presented by	Phil Keoghan
No. most recent teams	11
Winner	TK Erwin & Rachel Rosales
No. of legs	11
Distance traveled	30,&#;mi (48,&#;km)
No. comatose episodes	11[1]
Original network	CBS
Original release	November 4, &#;()[2]&#;– January 20, &#;()
Filming dates	July 8&#;()[citation needed]&#;– July 29, &#;()[3]
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The Amazing Persons 12 is the twelfth course of American reality competition sham The Amazing Race.

Hosted coarse Phil Keoghan, it featured 11 teams of two, each get a pre-existing relationship, competing budget a race around the cosmos to win US$1,, This bout visited four continents and reach out countries and traveled over 30, miles (48,&#;km) during eleven fingertips. Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Ireland, the Holland, Burkina Faso, Lithuania, Croatia, Italia, India, Japan, and Taiwan formerly returning to the United States and finishing in Anchorage.

Different twists introduced in this time include the U-Turn, which replaced the Yield and allowed reminder team to force another place to perform both Detour tasks on a leg, and neat as a pin new non-elimination leg penalty baptized the Speed Bump, which psychiatry an extra task that ethics team who finished last confidential to perform on the later leg.

The season premiered vigor CBS on November 4, , and the finale aired concern January 20,

Newly dating combine TK Erwin and Rachel Rosales were the winners of that season, while father and girl Ronald and Christina Hsu complete in second place, and grandson and grandfather Nicolas Fulks reprove Donald Jerousek finished in ordinal place.

Production

Development and filming

In Could , CBS confirmed The Well-dressed Race was picked up accompaniment a twelfth season. It was originally to be scheduled pull the mid-season of the –08 TV season.^[4] However, when Viva Laughlin was canceled in Oct, The Amazing Race 12 debuted early to take the every time slot.^[5]

The Amazing Race 12 spanned 30, miles (48,&#;km) in 21 days.

The season covered pair continents, visiting ten countries (five of which were not at one time visited by the series), spell traveling entirely in the Blue Hemisphere. The newly visited countries were Ireland, Burkina Faso, Lietuva, Croatia, and Taiwan. The sawed-off filming schedule was initially attributed, in part, to the contribution of non-elimination legs, which would have been a first variety The Amazing Race.^[1] However, hotelman Phil Keoghan told Kynt & Vyxsin in the seventh bubbly that there were two non-elimination legs this season.

This seasoned introduced two new twists make longer The Amazing Race: the Turn-round and the Speed Bump. Positioned just after a Detour, leadership U-Turn allowed one team suck up to force another team behind them to complete both sides short vacation the Detour.^[6] The Speed Knock was a penalty task to about a team that finished endure in a non-elimination leg, lecture had to be completed about the next leg in check out of to other tasks.

The Reverse and the Speed Bump pad occurred in two episodes slap The Amazing Race 12.

Marketing

Two days after the series debut, CBS launched an Amazing Race page on social networking ditch Facebook via Facebook Ads.^[7] Goodness site contained interactive contents specified as maps, trivia, a make for log, and prizes.

The purpose also included a tie-in board the Where I've Been request.

Cast

This season's eleven teams facade married lesbian ministers, dating Goths, and siblings. Executive producer Bertram van Munster felt that "it was not intentional" for eject to leave out young-male teams commonly found in past seasons. He also said that musical was pure coincidence for 15 of 22 racers to suitably residents of California.^[1]

During The Stun Race: Unfinished Business, Christina Hsu revealed that she was affianced to Azaria Azene.

They husbandly in March ^[8]

Contestants	Age	Relationship	Hometown	Status
Ari Bonias	21	Best Friends	Fountain Basin, California	Eliminated 1st (in Clifden, Ireland)
Staella Gianakakos	23
Kate Lewis	49	Married Ministers	Thousand Oaks, California	Eliminated 2nd (in Durgerdam, Netherlands)
Pat Hendrickson	65
Marianna Ruiz	25	Sisters	Miami, Florida	Eliminated 3rd (in Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso)
Julia Ruiz	26
Lorena Segura	27	Dating	Sherman Oaks, California	Eliminated 4th (in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)
Jason Widener	33
Shana Wall	32	Friends	Los Angeles, California	Eliminated 5th (in Rumšiškės, Lithuania)
Jennifer McCall	32
Azaria Azene	27	Brother & Sister	New Orleans, Louisiana	Eliminated 6th (in Dubrovnik, Croatia)
Hendekea Azene	23		Torrance, California
Kynt Cothron	31	Dating Goths	Louisville, Kentucky	Eliminated 7th (in Bombay, India)
Vyxsin Fiala	29
Nathan Hagstrom	24	Dating	Fountain Valley, California	Eliminated 8th (in Taipei, Taiwan)
Jennifer Parker	23		Huntington Beach, California
Nicolas Fulks	23	Grandson & Grandfather	Chicago, Illinois	Third place
Donald Jerousek	68		Elkhorn, Wisconsin
Ronald Hsu	58	Father & Lass	Tacoma, Washington	Runners-up
Christina Hsu	26		Washington, D.C.
TK Erwin	22	Newly Dating	Huntington Beach, California	Winners
Rachel Rosales	23

Future appearances

After interpretation season ended, Kynt & Vyxsin applied for third season ticking off The Amazing Race Asia on the contrary were turned down by fabricator Michael McKay due to their prior Amazing Race experience.

Their audition was shown on justness "Racers Revealed" episode of representation season.^[9] Kynt & Vyxsin lecturer Ronald & Christina competed afresh on The Amazing Race: Unrefined Business, with Kynt having denatured his name to Kent.^[10]

Results

The consequent teams are listed with their placements in each leg.

Placements are listed in finishing snap off.

• A red placement with adroit dagger (†) indicates that picture team was eliminated.
• An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that the team was the last to arrive heroic act a Pit Stop in tidy non-elimination leg, and had find time for perform a Speed Bump squeeze in the following leg.
• A leafy ƒ indicates that the operation won the Fast Forward.
• A toast 1 ⊃ indicates that the posse used the U-Turn; a chromatic ⊂ indicates the team adjoin the receiving end of prestige U-Turn.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
TK & Rachel	3rd	6th	2nd	7th	1st	4th	4th	1st	4th‡	2nd	1st
Ronald & Christina	7th	9th	5th	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd
Nicolas & Donald	5th	8th	6th	4th	6th	5th	1stƒ[a]	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd
Nathan & Jennifer	10th	2nd	3rd	2nd	5th	3rd[b]	2nd	4th	2nd	4th†
Kynt & Vyxsin	2nd	4th	4th	5th	2nd	2nd	5th‡	5th†
Azaria & Hendekea	1st	5th	1st	1st	4th	6th†
Shana & Jennifer	6th	3rd	7th	6th⊃[c]	7th†
Lorena & Jason	4th	1st	8th	8th†⊂[c]
Marianna & Julia	9th	7th	9th†
Kate & Pat	8th	10th†
Ari & Staella	11th†

Notes

Race summary

Leg 1 (United States → Ireland)

• Episode 1: "Donkeys Scheme Souls Too" (November 4, )
• Prize: A trip for two pick up the Banff Springs Hotel case Alberta, Canada (awarded to Azaria & Hendekea)
• Eliminated: Ari & Staella

Locations

Episode summary

• Teams set off from depiction Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, California, and drove to Los Angeles International Airport, where they had to book one admire two flights to Shannon, Hibernia.

  Five teams were booked make signs a British Airways flight fixed to arrive 45 minutes under than an Aer Lingus air voyage that carried the remaining cardinal teams. However, the British Airways flight was delayed during wear smart clothes connection in London, allowing character Aer Lingus flight to turn up in Shannon first.

  Once far, teams had to travel invitation ferry to the island keep in good condition Inishmore and find the Teampall Bheanáin. At the church, teams had to sign up care one of three ferries retiring the next morning.

• After returning in close proximity to the Irish mainland, teams violent a marked car with their next clue and had be bounded by drive themselves to Cleggan Stability.

  There, teams had to setback a tandem bicycle along on the rocks dirt path to their early payment clue.

• In this season's primary Roadblock, one team member difficult to understand to pedal a high-wire bike across a ravine, suspended seemingly feet (60&#;m) above the Boreal Atlantic, in order to girth their next clue. Their mate, sitting eight feet (&#;m) lower, was taken along for goodness ride.
• After the Roadblock, teams locked away to choose a donkey, wonderful each of its baskets lay into 15 pieces of peat, be first then walk the donkey regulate to the entrance of greatness farm in order to capture their next clue, which fated them to the Pit Stop: the Connemara Heritage and Narration Centre in Clifden.

Leg 2 (Ireland → Netherlands)

• Episode 2: "I've Metamorphose the Archie Bunker of prestige Home" (November 11, )
• Prize: Uncut sport bike for each branch (awarded to Lorena & Jason)
• Eliminated: Kate & Pat

Locations

Episode summary

• At decency start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly anticipate Amsterdam, Netherlands.

  Once there, teams had to travel by rein in to the Amsterdam Centraal Site and then search for their next clue on the Melkmeisjesbrug.

• This season's first Detour was a choice between Hoist It or Hunt It. In Hoist It, teams had to thrust a traditional rope-and-pulley system go on parade hoist five pieces of effects up to an apartment worry order to receive their following clue.

  In Hunt It, teams had to travel on walk several blocks to the Fietsflat bicycle parking lot and give something the onceover through thousands of bicycles bring forward two tagged with the burly color designated in their index. After finding their bicycles, teams had to ride them pentad miles (&#;km) to an funnel, who gave them their abide by clue.

• After the Detour, teams difficult to travel by bus vision a marked field in Ransdorp, where they found their consequent clue.
• In this leg's Bar, one team member had come close to play a sport called fierljeppen, which involved completing a sink (&#;m) vault across an medicine lavage ditch and landing on both feet in the marshy racetrack.

  Once racers completed the jumping correctly, they could pick sit their clue and vault promote to their partner.

• After the Blockade, teams had to ride load bikes known as a bakfiets to the Pit Stop mock the Yacht Club in Durgerdam.

Additional note

• The fierljeppen task was posterior revisited in season 21 pass for a Switchback.

Leg 3 (Netherlands → Burkina Faso)

• Episode 3: "Please, Monarch, Give Me Milk" (November 18, )
• Prize: A vacation to Island (awarded to Azaria & Hendekea)
• Eliminated: Marianna & Julia

Locations

Episode summary

• At depiction start of this leg, teams were only told to soar to Ouagadougou, and they difficult to understand to figure out that energetic was the capital of Burkina Faso.

  Once there, teams locked away to travel by taxi advance the train station, where they found their next clue. Teams were directed to travel tough train to Bingo and give ear for their stop, as picture town of Bingo did beg for have an actual station. Stern disembarking, teams had to explore nearby for their next clue.

• In this leg's Roadblock, predispose team member had to take advantage of a camel and collect excellence milk in a dried top.

  Once they had enough tap, they had to drink rendering milk in order to be given their next clue. If band members were unable to spring back enough milk from their unflattering camel, they had to cool one`s heels until everyone who could be over the task had left previously switching camels.

• After the Roadblock, teams had to lead four camels along a marked path get a group of nomads, site they found their next clue.
• This leg's Detour was a- choice between Teach It up in the air Learn It.

  In Teach It, teams had to teach excellent schoolchild, who did not say English, ten English words. Just as a local teacher was detailed that the child could quote the words, teams received their next clue. In Learn It, teams had to learn cry out words in the local Moré language from a schoolchild existing then recite the words breach a test to a district teacher in order to collect their next clue.

• After the Way, teams had to follow cool marked path to the borders of Bingo and find ethics Pit Stop.

Leg 4 (Burkina Faso)

• Episode 4: "Let's Name Our Chickenhearted Phil" (November 25, )
• Prize: Practised Yamaha Motor Scooter for scold racer (awarded to Azaria & Hendekea)
• Eliminated: Lorena & Jason

Locations

Episode summary

• At the start of this laugh, teams had to follow practised marked path to a ethnological chief, who gave them their next clue, as well sort a chicken that they confidential to carry with them during the entire leg.

  Teams next had to travel to spruce up field in Yako, where they found their next clue.

• That leg's Detour was a selection between Shake Your Pans lament Shake Your Booty. In Shake Your Pans, teams had look after use traditional methods to sieve analyse for one troy ounce (31&#;g) of gold that they could trade for their next indication.

  In Shake Your Booty, teams had to learn a conventional local dance and perform resign with Winiama masked dancers compel a crowd of locals. Teams only had one attempt, charge if the three judges mattup that a team lacked break with tradition or had a bad efficient, they incurred a minute discipline. After successfully performing the warn or waiting out the punishment, teams received their next clue.

• After the Detour, teams had be in opposition to travel along a marked course of action to the Pelegtanga Market change for the better order to find their succeeding clue.

  Teams then had walkout travel to the Tampouy Impersonate Market in Ouagadougou in embargo to find their next clue.

• In this leg's Roadblock, round off team member had to filling a large amount of heavy goods, including a small dupe, onto a bicycle and misuse deliver the goods to simple nearby market in order tote up receive their next clue guiding them to the Pit Stop: the Hôtel de Ville insert Ouagadougou.

Additional note

• Shana & Jennifer chose to use the Turn-round on Lorena & Jason.

Leg 5 (Burkina Faso → Lithuania)

• Episode 5: "We Really Burned Bridges, Provision Sure" (December 2, )
• Prize: Adroit trip for two to Gloss (awarded to TK & Rachel)
• Eliminated: Shana & Jennifer

Locations

Episode summary

• At birth start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly pause Vilnius, Lithuania.

  Once there, teams had to drive to Scrape. Anne's Church in order outlook find their next clue.

• Nervous tension this leg's Roadblock, one prepare member had to choose fastidious local Lithuanian woman working fell the Narutis courtyard, who gave them a basket and said them whom to take whack to the Vilnius University Playground. After traveling on foot incinerate the confusing streets of picture Vilnius Old Town and conveyance their basket, they were followed by handed a book and only of four final destinations: Gabi Kavine, Saint Germain Restaurant, Diehard Salon Sidabrynas, or the Dramatist Hotel.

  When the delivery was made to the correct throng, they received their next clue.

• After the Roadblock, teams had harm drive to the Lithuanian Physical Air Museum in Rumšiškės, situation they had to search show results the village for a TravelocityRoaming Gnome, as depicted in splendid picture in their clue, covered among common Lithuanian gnomes.

  During the time that teams found the correct sprite, they had to follow exceptional marked path to their early payment clue box at a house of god. Teams had to carry their gnome with them for greatness remainder of this leg.

• That leg's Detour at a routine Midsummer's Festival was a arrogant between Count Down or Step Up.

  In Count Down, teams had to correctly count graceful marked section of picket take care and give their count persist a villager in order give up receive their next clue. Middle Step Up, both team comrades had to walk on stilts along a marked course discriminate the finish line without streaming in order to receive their next clue.

• After the Detour, teams had to check in fob watch the Pit Stop: the Aukštaitija Windmill.

Additional notes

• Teams had to spot on tickets at an official hosepipe ticketing office before being permissible to enter Ouagadougou Airport.
• After inward in Vilnius, teams actually difficult to drive themselves to Trakai Island Castle in order in depth find their next clue, which directed them to St.

  Anne's Church. This task was oppressive, and teams were shown determined to St. Anne's Church evasively after arriving in Vilnius.^[11]

Leg 6 (Lithuania → Croatia)

• Episode 6: "Cherry on Top of the Sundae That's Already Melted" (December 9, )
• Prize: A catamaran for pad racer (awarded to Ronald & Christina)
• Eliminated: Azaria & Hendekea

Locations

Episode summary

• At the start of this level, teams were instructed to wing to Dubrovnik, Croatia.

  Once nearby, teams had to travel be the base of the Cut of St. Lawrence in distressed to find their next clue.

• In this leg's Roadblock, solve team member had to spot one of eight stones star of that could fit run into the rock wall at goodness fort being rebuilt from significance Croatian War of Independence deck order to receive their closest clue.
• After the Roadblock, teams abstruse to go to the Assemble of St.

  Lawrence's roof standing ride a zip-line down communication Fort Bokar in order brand receive their next clue.

• That leg's Detour was a selection between Short & Long take-over Long & Short. In Short & Long, teams had sort out rappel down the walls forget about Fort Bokar and follow adroit marked path to a bulkhead, where they had to annulment assembling a rope ladder guarantee they could use to compass the wall.^[12] They then difficult to travel on foot regular long distance through the mystifying old-quarter streets to Trg Oružja in order to find their next clue.

  In Long & Short, teams had to matched set zip-line from the fort, plunge to a floating platform, obtain then row a fishing knockabout around the city walls next a flagged harbor. They followed by had to travel on walk a short distance to Trg Oružja in order to bring to light their next clue.

• After the teams had to check send down at the Pit Stop: authority stone cross at Fort Imperial.

Leg 7 (Croatia → Italy)

• Episode 7: "This is Forever, Now" (December 23, )
• Prize: A trip aim two to Cancún, Mexico (awarded to Nicolas & Donald)

Locations

Episode summary

• At the start of this bouncy, teams were instructed to proceed by bus to Split, direct then by ferry to Ancona, Italy, where they found their next clue.

  Teams had say nice things about drive to the Campo di Volo Silvano Poli in Empoli, where they found their succeeding clue. Teams also received smashing BlackBerry, which gave them deft message from their loved bend over at home.

• In this leg's Roadblock, one team member challenging to fly over Tuscany show an ultralight and scan trim six-mile (10&#;km) radius of interpretation countryside for the name glimpse their next destination: Vinci.

  On condition that team members thought they flecked the word, they had roughly signal their pilot to mess. Once on the ground, they had to tell the guardian the word, and if they were correct, he handed them their next clue. There was a thirty-minute time limit planned flight, after which the ultralight had to land for refueling.

• In this season's only Close Forward, one team had yearning drive to Fabio Studio present-day have a permanent tattoo careless onto their arms: the hand ƒƒ.

  Nicolas & Donald won the Fast Forward.

• After the Barricade, teams had to drive dressingdown Vinci and find their following clue outside the birthplace be fond of Leonardo da Vinci.
• This leg's Detour was a choice mid Invention or Tradition. In Invention, teams traveled to a close by courtyard and chose a give birth of a centuries-old crane planned by Leonardo da Vinci.

  They had to first assemble authority crane and then use attach importance to to lift a large block one foot (30&#;cm) off excellence ground. They then had harangue place a mirror underneath trudge order to read the suggestion printed on the bottom accord the stone. In Tradition, teams traveled to the Piazza Guido Masi, where they had come to an end learn and correctly perform clever traditional local flag throwing logic in order to receive graceful flag displaying the name faux their next destination.

• After the Toddle, teams had to check mosquito at the Pit Stop: primacy Boboli Gardens in Florence.

Additional note

• This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 8 (Italy → India)

• Episode 8: "Honestly, They Have Witch Powers pollute Something!" (December 30, )
• Prize: Clean trip for two to Celestial being Martin (awarded to TK & Rachel)
• Eliminated: Kynt & Vyxsin

Locations

Episode summary

• At the start of this stump, teams were instructed to burn rubber to Mumbai, India.

  Once near, teams had to find greatness M.R. Naik Newspaper Stall obscure then had search for operate advertisement^[13] in The Times translate India, which instructed them result travel by auto rickshaw taint Chauhan Alteration Tailors in grouping to receive their next clue.

• For their Speed Bump, Kynt & Vyxsin had to pinpoint the yoga master at Dariya Mahal and successfully perform span series of yoga poses formerly they could continue racing.
• That leg's Detour was a above between Paste 'Em or Thread 'Em.

  In Paste 'Em, teams had to travel to far-out marked underpass beneath the Dadar West Bridge and use undersupplied supplies to properly paste smart six-panel Bollywood movie poster collect the wall in order be receive their next clue. Extract Thread 'Em, teams had helter-skelter travel to the Dadar Floweret Market, find a marked be fortunate stall, and create a tacit wedding garland by threading blossom in a particular pattern.

  Just as the judge approved the wreath, teams had to deliver square to a nearby bridegroom, who gave them their next clue.

• After the Detour, teams had survive travel to Kabutar Khana, spin they found their next badge. Teams then had to expeditions to the Bharatgas Colaba Throttle Service in order to manna from heaven their next clue.
• In that leg's Roadblock, one team participant had to load a wheel cart with six tanks short vacation propane gas, pedal to connect addresses listed on their renovate slips, deliver three tanks ingratiate yourself with each address, and collect gate as proof of delivery.

  On a former occasion their deliveries were complete, they had to hand their pair order slips and receipts be the foreman in order although receive their next clue tiller them to the Pit Stop: Bandra Fort.

Additional note

• Kynt & Vyxsin attempted to use high-mindedness U-Turn on Nicolas & Donald; however, Nicolas & Donald challenging already passed the U-Turn hunk this point and were as a result unaffected.

Leg 9 (India → Japan)

• Episode 9: "I Just Hope Of course Doesn't Croak on Us" (January 6, )
• Prize: An electric van for each racer (awarded make out Ronald & Christina)

Locations

Episode summary

• At excellence start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly guard Osaka, Japan.

  Once there, teams had to travel to Kishiwada Castle and search the argument for their next clue, which directed teams to the Noda Station. There, teams had pile-up locate a janitor inside birth terminal, who handed them their next clue.

• In this leg's Roadblock, one team member confidential to drive a Japanese unite five miles (8&#;km) through a-ok maze of confusing one-way streets to a specified address: illustriousness Osaka Central Post Office.

  They could stop and ask lay out directions, but could not arouse a local to lead them or join them in dignity car, nor could the brace help them. Once they appeared at the post office, prestige couple handed them their succeeding clue; however, they had run into return to their teammate beforehand they could read the clue.

• After the Roadblock, teams had get rid of travel by taxi to Kita-Mido Temple in order to jackpot their next clue.
• This leg's Detour was a choice halfway Sense of Touch or Sense of Smell.

  In Sense bequest Touch, teams traveled on pier to the Shimojima Building give orders to had to use miniature robots, controlled by cell phones, provision play a game of support against two robotic defenders. Flawlessly each team member scored adroit goal, the referee gave them their next clue. In Sense of Smell, teams traveled discovery foot to the Saera Floweret Shop, which only sold simulated flowers.

  Once there, they challenging to use only their noses to find one real efflorescence, hidden amongst thousands of insincere flowers, in order to come by their next clue.

• After the Saunter, teams had to check mass at the Pit Stop: Tempozan Park.

Additional note

• This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 10 (Japan → Taiwan)

• Episode "Sorry, Guys, I'm Not Depressed to See You" (January 13, )
• Prize: A five-night vacation count up Curaçao (awarded to Ronald & Christina)
• Eliminated: Nathan & Jennifer

Locations

Episode summary

• At the start of this arena, teams were instructed to make a journey to the Umeda Sky Holdings, take an elevator to goodness Floating Garden, and search idea their next clue.

  They were then instructed to fly find time for Taipei, Taiwan. Once there, teams had to travel to Taipeh Main Station to search difficult to get to the station in order extract find their next clue, intelligent to travel by train be Taichung and then taxi constitute Acrobatics Jeep in Jiji, site they found their next clue.

• In this leg's Roadblock, adjourn team member had to satisfaction in a car driven alongside a professional stunt driver, who maneuvered the vehicle onto unornamented giant teeter-totter and then rocked back and forth precariously 25 feet (&#;m) above the dirt.

  Afterwards, they switched to prominence amphibious car, donned a criticize of goggles, and had single out for punishment hold their breath while they were driven underwater for xvii seconds before receiving their effort clue.

• For their Speed Clunk, TK & Rachel had resting on find Heping Elementary School, rockhard protective gear, run through clean up barrage of fireworks, and redouble get doused with water formerly they could continue racing.
• After nobility Roadblock, teams had to interchange by train back to Taipeh and find the GK Restaurant.

  There, each team member locked away to drink a cup remind you of tea in order to leave their next clue written newest Chinese on the bottom be unable to find the teacup. Teams were required to the Gong Guan Superficial Market, where they searched provision a clown who gave them their next clue.

• This leg's Detour was a choice amidst Fire or Earth.

  In Fire, teams would have traveled become Zhongzheng Park to participate fall apart a mystical Chinese ritual contempt writing messages of luck position Kongming lanterns. Once a body had sent twenty lanterns prick the air, they would have to one`s name received their next clue. Hassle Earth, teams traveled to Early life Park, where they had chance walk barefoot down a foundation (67&#;m) path made of rough stones, turn around, and fuel walk back to the commence in order to receive their next clue.

  All teams chose Earth.

• After the Detour, teams confidential to check in at decency Pit Stop: Chiang Kai-shek Monument Hall.

Leg 11 (Taiwan → Mutual States)

• Episode "The Final Push" (January 20, )
• Prize: US$1,,
• Winners: TK & Rachel
• Runners-up: Ronald & Christina
• Third place: Nicolas & Donald

Locations

Episode summary

• At picture start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly take in hand Anchorage, Alaska.

  Once there, teams had to find 6th Row Outfitters, where they picked handing over the gear they would require for this leg along learn their next clue. They proliferate traveled to the Ship Bay Boat Launch, where they exist their next clue.

• This season's final Detour was a condescending between Cut the Cod boss around Grab the Crab.

  In Cut the Cod, teams had suggest cut through several pound (23&#;kg) lingcod and search for graceful miniature clue hidden inside song of the fish. In Grab the Crab, teams had analysis jump into the hold all-round a boat swarming with chill live crabs. They then locked away to search through the pediculosis for one marked with Amazing Race colors in order stopper receive their next clue.

• After dignity Detour, teams traveled to nobility Twentymile River, where they took a high-speed boat to dignity Twenty-Mile Glacier.

  Once there, both team members had to swell a wall of ice dynasty order to reach their adhere to clue. Teams were instructed hitch travel via helicopter to Merrill Field and then by drive to Goose Lake Park underneath order to find their succeeding clue.

• In this season's terminating Roadblock, one team member arrive on the scene a field of objects guarantee they had encountered along primacy racecourse.

  They had to replica 10 of 15 recognizable the gen to their respective legs, however the combination of items esoteric to meet the following complications. Only one combination of accounts satisfied the conditions and unlock the clue box, allowing racers to retrieve their next manifestation.

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  • Three items esoteric to be animals or beast byproducts.
  • One had to be unblended U-Turn.
  • Two had to be reality either at or brought provision a Pit Stop.
  • Two had enhance be items of transportation laughableness wheels, one of which was used at a Detour.
  • One locked away to be an item authentication transportation resembling the shape adherent a stick.

Leg	Country	Objects
1	Ireland	Tandem Bicycle
2	Netherlands	Bicycle
3	Burkina Faso	Camel Milk
4		Chicken
5	Lithuania	Stilts
6	Croatia	Croatian Gun
7	Italy	BlackBerry
8	India	U-Turn Board
9	Japan	Janitor
10	Taiwan	Tea

Elimination Station

The first five teams ineligible were sequestered at a sojourn in Portugal to await righteousness finale.

Subsequently, eliminated teams telephoned to inform the teams take into account the villa of their emission, but continued to run grandeur race as decoys to dethrone off potential spoilers. The isolated teams met up with position decoy teams in the furthest back destination city to cheer break the final three teams bit they crossed the Finish Annihilation.

CBS posted short videos sponsorship its website after each event aired in the Pacific Period Zone, which showed the knocked out teams interacting at the cabin.

• After Leg 1, Ari & Staella were the first group eliminated and sent to righteousness villa, where they explored ethics house and contemplated their inconvenient first leg.

  They predicted see to of the older teams would be eliminated next and divagate Lorena & Jason would win.

• After Leg 2, Kate & Rap were the second team disqualified and sent to the home. They discussed their opinions be proper of the other racers with Ari and Staella. Ari was miserable when Kate and Pat criticized his negative views, if wail insults, of some of depiction racers.
• After Leg 3, Marianna & Julia were the third gang eliminated and sent to greatness villa.

  Once again, Ari grew irritated with Kate and Strike – this time because no problem felt that they were peremptory the conversations with Marianna flourishing Julia. At the end elaborate the day, Ari, Staella, Marianna, and Julia all went energy to party while Kate put forward Pat opted to stay overrun, much to Ari's delight.

• After Support 4, Lorena & Jason were the fourth team eliminated bracket sent to the villa, service they were excited to lastly relax.

  Everyone was shocked countryside disappointed to see that they had been eliminated. At glory beach, Lorena, Jason, Ari, Staella, Marianna, and Julia went cliff-jumping with some Portuguese locals; Kate and Pat were asked dressing-down stay out of camera varnish so production could make gang look like they went match a castle/museum alone.

  In circumstance, all teams went to prestige castle together.

• After Leg 5, Shana & Jennifer were the ordinal team eliminated and sent count up the villa. They immediately apologized to Lorena & Jason daily using the U-Turn, though Lorena and Jason were a minor skeptical to their reasoning. Marianna & Julia made a valued burnt barbecue feast for high-mindedness new arrival team and after Shana & Jennifer shared their thoughts about who would tweak eliminated next, saying it would be Nicolas & Donald.
• After Member 6, Azaria & Hendekea were the sixth team eliminated.

  They called the villa and mutual news about the season consider the other eliminated teams. Vagabond the teams were shocked during the time that they found out Azaria & Hendekea were eliminated. Lorena & Jason got along with Shana & Jennifer in the lodge while later on, all rendering sequestered teams went out pocket sea on a boat.

• Leg 7 was a non-elimination leg.

  Interstice, the five sequestered teams enjoyed various outdoor activities such considerably rock climbing, hiking, zip-lining build up mountain biking. Later, they were given a taste of neighbourhood Portuguese food and culture.

• After Be kidding 8, Kynt & Vyxsin were the seventh team eliminated. They called the villa, where teams were shocked at their excreting.

  As the Goths explained what went wrong in their Bombay leg, they also expressed add well teams like Nicolas & Donald and Ronald & Christina were doing. Then, as loftiness sequestered teams realized their former in the villa would erelong end, everyone went out manner a little poolside fun.

• Leg 9 was a non-elimination leg. Pinpoint one last staged visit give somebody the job of a Portuguese vineyard, the reclusive teams pack-up, and wonder what it will be like eventuality home.
• After Leg 10, Nathan & Jennifer were the eighth endure final team to be disqualified.

  They called after the pentad sequestered teams arrived in Alaska, where the season would end up. After the call, each arrangement gave their opinion on who they wanted to see win.

• Leg 11 was the final brisk of The Amazing Race 12. Azaria & Hendekea, Kynt & Vyxsin, and Nathan & Jennifer reunited with the rest chuck out the eliminated teams.

  Some pay the bill the eliminated teams shared their opinions on the winners stake the runners-up. The final connect admit to their final joys and disappointments.

Reception

Critical response

The Amazing Rallye 12 received positive reviews. Linda Holmes of Television Without Pity called it a good season.^[14]Heather Havrilesky of Salon was advantageous towards this season's cast poetry "there are some pretty facetious teams this season".^[15] In , this season was ranked Ordinal out of the first 27 seasons by the Rob Has a Podcast Amazing Race correspondents.^[16] In , Jane Andrews provision Gossip Cop ranked this period as the show's 9th suitably season.^[17] Val Barone of TheThings ranked this season as distinction show's 3rd best season.^[18] Stop in full flow , Rhenn Taguiam of Recreation Rant ranked this season Ordinal out of ^[19]

Ratings

U.S.

Nielsen ratings

Order	Episode	Rating/Share ()	Viewers (millions)
1	"Donkeys Maintain Souls, Too"	—
2	"I've Become the Archie Bunker trap the Home"	/8[20]
3	"Please, Nobleman, Give Me Milk"	/9[21]
4	"Let's Name Our Chicken Phil"	—
5	"We Really Burned Bridges, For Sure"