A 75,000-mile race around the world began with a bang as ex-military man Jim fell on the boardwalk of the Santa Monica Pier. His injured knee required stitches and almost caused him and daughter Marsha to miss their flight to Uruguay.
After a strong showing in the first leg, dating couple Alison & Donny fell apart when teams traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the Argentine city, several teams struggled with a stressful dog-walking Detour, causing tempers to flare.
After driving through the Argentine countryside, all nine teams met up at the Buenos Aires airport, where everyone battled for tickets on the earliest flight to San Carlos de Bariloche.
After beginning this leg in first place, dating couple Colin & Christie continued to set the pace, being the first team to land in Russia, completing the Detour and arriving at the Roadblock before most teams even landed in St.
After a quick guided tour in the famous Hermitage Museum, teams left chilly St. Petersburg, Russia, bound for the deserts of Cairo, Egypt. Capitalizing on discovering a better flight during a layover in Paris, dating couple Colin & Christie arrived in Egypt, completed the Fast Forward and checked into the Pit Stop at the Sphinx in first place hours before second-place cousins Charla & Mirna even l
After watching their seven-hour lead evaporate completely, dating couple Colin & Christie regained control after another spirited fight with cousins Charla & Mirna as teams traveled to Luxor, Egypt.
The long-running conflict between Colin and Mirna reached its climax at the Cairo International Airport as teams searched for the fastest route to Nairobi, Kenya.
After escaping a potentially dangerous situation that could have landed him in jail in Kilimanjaro, Colin regained his composure as he and teammate Christie collected their fourth first-place finish in Dubai on the Persian Gulf.
After a wild ride down a waterslide in Dubai, teams made their way to Kolkata, India, where a brick-making Roadblock caused major frustration. Dating couple Colin & Christie bickered again, but the pair recovered and narrowly beat married parents Chip & Kim for another first-place finish.
Dating couple Colin & Christie recorded their third consecutive and sixth overall first-place finish as teams made their way from India to New Zealand.
After three consecutive victories, dating couple Colin & Christie got a taste of last place in the Philippines after former allies married parents Chip & Kim used the yield on the dating couple.
After 72,000 miles around the globe, married parents Chip & Kim landed in Dallas, Texas to win The Amazing Race. Starting in the Philippines, teams struggled in a grueling climb up a sheer limestone cliff that resulted in the elimination of intrepid bowling moms Linda & Karen.