The Amazing Race

4 Continents, 24 Cities, 40,000 Miles

Season 6, Episode 13, Aired 2/8/05

Episode Summary

The four remaining teams take off from the previous Pit Stop in Shanghai and receive a clue telling them to travel by train 800 miles to Xi'an where they must then find the Drum Tower. They then take part in a Detour which involves either choosing the Spray task (traveling 34 miles and then spray-painting a car) or the Scroll task (traveling 31 miles and searching for Chinese characters in bolts of fabric.) All teams choose to spray the cars and then travel 40 miles to the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. One team misdirects another but in the end, all travel to a Roadblock at the North Peak where one team member must be very methodical to find a key to a lock. Some team members allow themselves to become extremely frustrated, leading to a surprise for this leg. One team is penalized for not attempting to complete the Roadblock and are eliminated leaving
''the final three.
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''The three teams then continue in the final leg, bound for the finish line. They receive a clue telling them to travel 5,600 Miles to Honolulu, Hawaii and then find the Lookout Peak at the Pua'a Ka'a State Park. Once they arrive, the teams find a Detour --- Outfits (choose mannequins and then find matching outfits) or Outriggers (paddle a canoe along a two-mile course.)
''Later, teams face their final Roadblock of the season which requires the chosen team member to skydive from about 12,000 feet.
''After that, teams are then instructed to fly to their final destination: Chicago, USA, where it all began. Once there teams face off in the last challenge which requires both members to eat pizza full of bad flavors.
''Ultimately, the results of this edition of The Amazing Race came down to missed flight opportunities and an unfortunate passing train which left one lucky team to cross the finish line first.moreless

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Victoria Fuller

Eliminated 6th with Jonathan (Season Six)
Phil Keoghan

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Jonathan Baker

Eliminated 6th with Victoria (Season Six)

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BETTER TO BE LUCKY THAN GOOD (OR DESERVING!)

9.0

"Superb"

By THEKXPERIENCE, Dec 02, 2010 Report Abuse

Freddy & Kendra are the most undeserving winners of the amazing race, even more so than Flo in season 3. Their constant moaning at each other and their surroundings showed them up for the small, selfish, petty people they really are. While Kris & John took every opportunity to embrace local cultures and enjoy themselves, Kendra, whilst in the back of a taxi in Dhaka, Senegal, described the drivers hometown as \"wretched and disgusting.\"

I understand why studio exec\'s might think teams in conflict may provide more compelling viewing than couples getting along and working together, but atleast Hayden & Aaron were entertaining and appeared to be worthwhile human beings (if a little tightly wound in the case of Hayden).

This was the most entertaining and exciting edition of the race to date, although the editing would have us believe the way to succeed is through arguing and name-calling, the reality is somewhat different. Lena & Kristy formed a strong unit until halted by cruel luck, Adam & Rebecca enjoyed their best success when co-operating (and she was worth the money on her own), and Kris & John, while criminally short of air-time, consistently placed highly at each pit stop and never lost their composure. Even when a freight train got in the way of their deserved win (and a cool million) they never stopped smiling, which was a pleasure to see and a welcome relief from nails-on-a-chalkboard Kendra & fountain-of-wisdom Freddy, responsible for such sage advise as to tell Kendra to \"chew\" her pizza, as opposed to what exactly, swallow it whole, great idea poindexter!moreless

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As Season 6 ended with the worst possible team to win the big bucks, it still outplayed the other seasons

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By j19000, Dec 02, 2010 Report Abuse

Firstly, this review isn't really to do with this episode but on the whole season.

I'm annoyed that Freddy and Kendra won because Kris and Jon deserved to win because of their outstanding efforts and they were very kind people but this is one of the seasons where the lucky team wins and that's what made it nerve-wracking. It was a superb final all the way through especially when being Eliminated after a frustrating Roadblock in China, Aaron proposed to Haydon which was the first time that has ever happened on tar which then determined the final three teams. The challenges were extraordinary like when teams had to sky dive in Hawaii from 11,000 feet. The end was tough how teams had to eat a pizza filled with bad flavors which sent the lucky team to win but Adam and Rebbecca remained behind. This resulted in Freddy & Kendra's win. Overall I'd have to say this would've been the best edition of the race to date because of it's unpredictable moments, the emotional times like the slave house part in Goree, Senagal, the good challenges that teams would face, the scenery of Europe especially and the fact that I think this one had something that the first 5 seasons didn't have. I cannot wait for the next series to begin... Both the previous season and this one were superb but Season 6 (this series) will always be top of me list unless the upcoming seasons really show more...moreless

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Least favorite season of the bunch!

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By JPPT1974, Dec 19, 2005 Report Abuse

Of all the seasons of TAR, this is by far, the least favorite. Not just IMO, but also in the fans. There were just no personalities with the exceptions of the Grandparents as well as Gus and his daughter. Just wanted to grab the you know what out of Jonathan and shake the you know what out of him. Because of the way he treated his wife. I mean they made it to third place and he is portrayed as a wife abuser. She needs to leave him asap. Or else she will be like a Nicole Brown Simpson.moreless

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Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

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Trivia
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- The teams finished in the following order in the first leg of this episode: #1. Kris and Jon (Prize: Vacation to the Sunny Caribbean, Courtesy AA.com) #2. Freddy and Kendra #3. Adam and Rebecca #4. Hayden and Aaron (Third to Arrive, Did Not Complete Roadblock; 4-Hour Penalty; ELIMINATED) The teams finished in the following order in the second leg of this episode: #1. Freddy and Kendra #2. Kris and Jon #3. Adam and Rebecca Edit
- Freddy and Kendra are the winners of the sixth run of The Amazing Race. Edit
- This race started and ended in the same place: Chicago, Illinois. Edit
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- This was the first season to offer a prize to a team that finished in first place on every leg of the race. Edit
- This was the first time that scenes for the next season were shown after the final commercial break on the season finale. This is likely due to the extremely short break between seasons. Edit
- In every finale, when announcing the winners, Phil always gives a one-sentence recap of their travels. This is the first time it's used as a title quote. Edit
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- Rebecca: I'm destroying my hands doing this. My hands will never be the same. I'll never be a hand model. Edit
- Freddy: God, Kris and Jon opened the lock on the very first try. They must have an angel sitting on them. Edit
- Adam: Come on, Rebecca! A monkey can open a lock! Edit
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- Adam: I feel like Michael Keaton in Gung Ho.
  Gung Ho was an acclaimed 1986 comedy about Michael Keaton as a liason for a Japanese car company which bought out an American plant. Edit