Leg 1 (United States → Brazil) in
São Paulo's district of
Pacaembu was the first Pit Stop of the race. • Episode 1: "Here We Go, Baby, Off to Win a Million Bucks!" (February 28, 2006) • Prize: each (awarded to Eric and Jeremy) • Eliminated: John and Scott ;Locations •
Morrison, Colorado (
Red Rocks Park –
Red Rocks Amphitheatre) (Starting Line) •
Denver (
Denver International Airport) →
São Paulo, Brazil • São Paulo (Hotel Unique) • São Paulo (Viaduto Santa Efigênia) • São Paulo (Caverna Moto Peças
Campo de Marte Airport) • São Paulo (
Santa Cecília – Vavá Artigos Religiosos E Esotéricos) (Unaired)
Leg 2 (Brazil) , where one of Detour tasks required teams to hike to and climb a waterfall. • Episode 2: "I'm Filthy, and I Love It" (March 7, 2006) • Prize: A trip to
Tahiti (awarded to BJ and Tyler) • Eliminated: Lisa and Joni ;Locations •
São Paulo (
Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho) • São Paulo (
Edifício Copan) • São Paulo (
Terminal Rodoviário Barra Funda) →
Brotas (Terminal Rodoviário de Brotas) • Brotas (Camping Bela Vista
Usina Jacaré) • Brotas (Fazenda Primavera da Serra) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel to Edificio Copan and search for Bloco F to find their next clue. • In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to climb one of three stairwells on the building's fire escape. Once at the top, they had to put on a harness and rappel down the building in order to receive their next clue. • After the Roadblock, teams traveled to the Terminal Rodoviário Barra Funda and had to find tickets for one of three charter buses leaving the next day to Brotas. Once there, teams had to search the bus terminal for a marked car with their next clue. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Press It or Climb It. In Press It, teams had to drive to Camping Bela Vista to process raw
sugar cane and
distill its juice. Teams then had to make 500 milliliters of
ethanol to fuel their cars as an
alternative fuel source. After completing the task, teams received their next clue. In Climb It, teams had to drive to Usina Jacaré and hike to a nearby waterfall. Once there, they climbed to the top of the waterfall using mechanical ascenders in order to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Fazenda Primavera da Serra coffee plantation.
Leg 3 (Brazil → Russia → Germany) • Episode 3: "I'm In Russia Playing With Dolls" (March 14, 2006) & Episode 4: "It's Not Over Until the Phil Sings" (March 21, 2006) • Prize: A trip to Africa (awarded to Eric and Jeremy) • Eliminated: Wanda and Desiree ;Locations •
Brotas (Fazenda Primavera da Serra) • Brotas (Kilometer 114 Highway
SP-225) • Brotas (Terminal Rodoviário de Brotas) →
São Paulo • São Paulo →
Moscow, Russia • Moscow (Chaika Bassein) • Moscow (
Novodevichiy Monastery – Smolensky Cathedral) • Moscow (8 Trolley Park Dubrovka Theatre) • Moscow (
Saint Basil's Cathedral) • Moscow →
Frankfurt, Germany • Frankfurt →
Stuttgart • Stuttgart (
Mercedes-Benz Headquarters – Mercedes-Benz Werk Untertürkheim) •
Bad Tölz (Ellbach Field) •
Grünwald (
Bavaria Film Studios) •
Munich (
Siegestor) ;Episode summary (Episode 3) • At the start of this leg, teams had to drive to a marked entrance near kilometer 114 Highway SP-225, and then ride a
zipline from the top of the hill before receiving their next clue. Teams were instructed to return to São Paulo on one of three buses departing forty-five minutes apart to São Paulo's
Guarulhos International Airport, and then fly to Moscow, Russia. • In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to put on a swimsuit, dive off a
diving platform into the pool below, and then swim to retrieve their next clue. • After the first Roadblock, teams had to travel to the Novodevichiy Monastery and locate the Smolensky Cathedral to find their next clue. • This leg's first Detour was a choice between Scrub or Scour. In Scrub, teams had to travel to a
trolleybus depot and thoroughly wash a Russian public trolleybus inside and out to the satisfaction of the attendant in order to receive their next clue. In Scour, teams had to travel to the Dubrovka Theatre to search among 1,500 Russian
nesting dolls to find one of ten with a microscopic clue hidden inside. • After the first Detour, teams had to travel to
Red Square and then search behind Saint Basil's Cathedral for Phil, who told them that the leg was not over before handing them their next clue. ;Episode summary (Episode 4) • Teams were instructed to fly to Frankfurt, Germany, and then travel by train to Stuttgart. Once there, teams had to travel to the flagship Mercedes-Benz headquarters, where they had to choose a car and driver who took them on a ride through a test course at the factory known as the Wall of Death. After riding the high-speed course, teams received their next clue, which directed them to drive to Ellbach Field to find their next clue. • In this leg's second Roadblock, one team member had to search among 150 hats and feet scattered across a large field for one of eleven hidden
Travelocity Roaming Gnomes, which had their next clue printed on its base. • After the second Roadblock, teams had to drive to Grünwald and find their next clue at the gate of Bavaria Film Studios. • This leg's second Detour was a choice between Break It or Slap It. In Break It, teams broke
stunt bottles over each other's heads until they found
Prost (the German word for
cheers) written on the back of the label in order to receive their next clue. However, they could only smash one bottle per cuckoo from a traditional German
cuckoo clock. In Slap It, teams had to correctly perform a traditional
Schuhplattler dance in order to receive their next clue. • After the second Detour, teams had to drive to Munich and check in at the Pit Stop: the Siegestor. ;Additional notes • The prize was given to the first team who brought a Travelocity gnome to the Pit Stop. Eric and Jeremy won the prize. • Leg 3 was a double leg that was aired over two episodes.
Leg 4 (Germany → Italy) Amphitheatre on the island of
Sicily was the site of this leg's Roadblock. • Episode 5: "Good Thing I Took That Human Anatomy Class in High School" (March 28, 2006) • Prize: Digital imaging package (awarded to BJ and Tyler) • Eliminated: Danielle and Dani ;Locations •
Munich (
Siegestor) •
Munich →
Palermo, Italy • Palermo (
Teatro Massimo) •
Castellammare del Golfo (Seaside Terrace) • Castellammare del Golfo (Premiata Fonderia Birrione Campane & Via Don Leonardo Zangara Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi) •
Calatafimi-Segesta (
Amphitheater) • Calatafimi-Segesta (
Tempio di Segesta) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Palermo on the Italian island of
Sicily. Once there, teams had to travel to the Teatro Massimo, where they had to search the grounds for their next clue. Teams were then instructed to travel to Castellammare del Golfo and find their next clue at the Seaside Terrace overlooking the
Castello Normanno Lighthouse. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Foundry or Laundry. In Foundry, teams had to walk to a nearby foundry to pick up a iron-cast
bell. Teams then had to load the bell onto an
Ape, drive to Via Don Leonardo Zangara, and deliver the bell to a priest at Chiesa Maria SS. Del Soccorso in order to receive their next clue. In Laundry, teams had to search through over 2,400 pieces of laundry for one of sixteen pieces of clothing bearing a red and yellow tag, which they could exchange for their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to drive to Calatafimi-Segesta and find their next clue at the
amphitheater. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to correctly piece together a classical
Greek statue in order to receive their next clue. • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel on foot to the nearby Tempio di Segesta to check in at the Pit Stop. ;Additional note • Lake and Michelle chose to Yield Danielle and Dani.
Leg 5 (Italy) , teams immersed themselves in a
South Italian fish market. • Episode 6: "Sleep Deprivation Is Really Starting to Irritate Me" (April 5, 2006) • Prize: Cruise for two to Mexico (awarded to Eric and Jeremy) • Eliminated: Dave and Lori ;Locations •
Calatafimi-Segesta (
Tempio di Segesta) •
Catania (
Anfiteatro Romano) • Catania (Il Mercato Storico la Pescheria) •
Syracuse (Ponte Umbertino) • Syracuse (
Fonte Aretusa) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams had to drive to the Anfiteatro Romano in Catania and search within the ruins of the amphitheater for their next clue, which instructed them to count the statue heads on the fence posts surrounding the grounds. Once teams counted the heads, they had to find the groundskeeper and give him the correct number in order to receive their next clue. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Big Fish or Little Fish. In Big Fish, teams had to travel on foot to a street vendor in Via Alessi, pick up a 30-pound
swordfish, and then carry it another to Il Mercato Storico la Pescheria. At the market, teams had to find the fish vendor and exchange their swordfish for their next clue. In Little Fish, teams had to travel on foot to the same fish market and sell of a small fish known as
triglia in order to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to drive to the Ponte Umbertino in Syracuse to find their next clue. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to participate in
kayak polo. They had to join a professional team and participate in an ongoing match. When racers scored one goal, they could receive their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the Fonte Aretusa in Syracuse.
Leg 6 (Italy → Greece) , one team member had to complete a
bungee jump off a bridge over the
Corinth Canal. • Episode 7: "Herculean Effort for Some Herculean Dudes" (April 12, 2006) • Prize: A trip to the premiere of
The Da Vinci Code in
Hollywood, California (awarded to Eric and Jeremy) • Eliminated: Lake and Michelle ;Locations •
Syracuse (
Fonte Aretusa) • Syracuse →
Rome • Rome (
Trevi Fountain) • Rome (
Spanish Steps) • Rome →
Athens, Greece • Athens (
Ancient Agora) • Athens (
Plaka – Stamatopoulos Taverna) • Athens →
Corinth (Isthmos Railway Station) • Corinth (
Corinth Canal) •
Nemea (
Ancient Stadium) •
Rio (
Fortress of Rio) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel by train to
Rome. Once there, teams had to travel to the
Trevi Fountain and find a man with a yellow and red scooter, who gave them their next clue and one half of
Leonardo da Vinci's drawing of the
Vitruvian Man. Teams were then instructed to travel to the
Spanish Steps and find carriages with black leather portfolios containing the other half of the
Vitruvian Man and their next clue, which instructed them to fly to Athens, Greece, and then travel to the Ancient Agora to find their next clue. • This season's first Fast Forward required one team to travel on foot to Stamatopoulos Taverna in Athens and
smash plates. Teams had to find a route marker flag baked into only one out of hundreds of plates. Eric and Jeremy won the Fast Forward. • Teams who chose to not attempt the Fast Forward had to travel by train from Athens and disembark at the Isthmos railway station in
Corinth in order to find their next clue. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to
bungee jump into the
Corinth Canal in order to receive their next clue. • For this
Ancient Greek-inspired Detour, teams drove to the Ancient Stadium in Nemea and had to choose between either Herculean Effort or It's All Greek To Me. In Herculean Effort, teams had to complete three events from the
Ancient Olympic Games. One team member had to throw the
discus, the other team member had to do the
javelin throw, and both team members had to participate in
Greco-Roman wrestling and push an opponent out of a circle in order to receive their next clue. In It's All Greek To Me, teams entered an archaeological site and searched for nine pieces of
pottery containing
Greek letters. Teams then had to translate the letters from
Greek to English and unscramble them to spell out a location on a Greek map –
Dimitsana (Δημητσανα) – in order to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Fortress of Rio, overlooking the
Rio–Antirrio Bridge, in Rio. ;Additional notes • The bungee jump into the Corinth Canal was later revisited on
season 29 as a Switchback. • In the spirit of
The Da Vinci Code, teams had to figure out how to arrange the two parchments of the
Vitruvian Man in order to reveal a message. The first team to bring the solution to the Pit Stop would win the prize. Eric and Jeremy, who were the first to arrive at the Pit Stop, were able to put the message together and were awarded the prize.
Leg 7 (Greece → Oman) , teams visited Riyam Park for a clue. • Episode 8: "Here Comes the Bedouin" (April 19, 2006) • Prize: A trip to
Rome, Italy (awarded to Fran and Barry) ;Locations •
Rio (
Fortress of Rio) •
Antirrio (Antirrio Visitor Center) →
Athens • Athens →
Muscat, Oman • Muscat (Riyam Park) •
Sur (Baith Al Battha) •
Al Hawiyah (Shuwa Area) •
Jabrin (Jabreen Castle) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Muscat, Oman. Teams first had to sign up for one of two charter buses departing an hour apart that took them to the
Athens International Airport, where they then flew to Muscat. Once there, teams had to go to Riyam Park and find a giant incense burner in order to find their next clue. Teams then had to drive to Baith Al Battha in order to find their next clue. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Camel or Watchtower. In Camel, teams had to travel by ferry across a creek, where they had to lift a camel into a truck using a
winch. They then had to use a map to drive to a
Bedouin camp and deliver the camel in order to receive their next clue. In Watchtower, teams had to cross the river and search three watchtowers for an Arabian message box scroll, although not every watchtower had a scroll. After they found it, they had to travel to Al-Sayegh Gold and Silversmith and exchange their scroll for their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to drive to the shuwa area in Al Hawiyah in order to find their next clue. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dig into 117 sand dunes until they found one of six Omani underground ovens with a
shuwa, a woven pouch with a meal of
lamb wrapped in a dried palm leaf bag and steamed in the oven, in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: Jabreen Castle in Jabrin. ;Additional note • This was a non-elimination leg.
Leg 8 (Oman → Australia) , teams traveled to
Kings Park to find their next clue. • Episode 9: "Do You Know How Much Running I Did Today, Phil?" (April 26, 2006) • Prize: A trip to
Hong Kong (awarded to Eric and Jeremy) • Eliminated: Fran and Barry ;Locations •
Jabrin (Jabreen Castle) •
Muscat →
Perth, Australia • Perth (
Kings Park –
State War Memorial) •
Fremantle →
Rottnest Island • Rottnest Island (
Wadjemup Lighthouse) • Rottnest Island (
Salmon Bay) • Rottnest Island → Fremantle or Perth • Fremantle (
Fremantle Prison) • Fremantle (Fremantle Sailing Club –
South Breakwater) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Perth, Australia. Once there, teams had to travel to Kings Park and search for the State War Memorial in order to find their next clue. Teams were instructed to travel by ferry to Rottnest Island. Once there, teams had to pick up a
tandem bicycle from a bike shop and pedal to Wadjemup Lighthouse in order to find their next clue. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Sand or Sea. In Sand, teams had to drag 40 branches to a sand dune, an activity known as "brushing the beach", which helps to prevent
beach erosion, in order to receive their next clue. In Sea, teams had to dive into the waves and search among 50 underwater crayfish traps on the ocean floor for those with live
Western rock lobsters. Each team member had to retrieve one lobster and deliver it to a fisherman in order to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to pedal back to the bike shop, travel by ferry back to the mainland, and then travel to Fremantle Prison to find their next clue. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search Division No. 4 of Fremantle Prison for one of several cells that contained a flashlight. They then had to search for an entrance to a darkened cavern, descend underground, and use the flashlight to search for a set of either wet or dry tunnels for their next clue directing them to the Pit Stop: the South Breakwater at the Fremantle Sailing Club.
Leg 9 (Australia) , teams found the clue for this leg's Detour. • Episode 10: "Man, They Should Have Used Their Fake Names" (May 3, 2006) • Prize: Two one-year leases for
Mercedes ML350s (awarded to Ray and Yolanda) ;Locations •
Fremantle (Fremantle Sailing Club –
South Breakwater) •
Perth (City Centre –
Swan Bells Tower) • Perth →
Darwin • Darwin (
Berrimah –
Crocodylus Park) •
Batchelor (
Batchelor Airfield – Darwin Parachute Club) •
Litchfield National Park (
Magnetic Termite Mounds) • Litchfield National Park (
Buley Rockhole The Lost City) •
Lake Bennett (
Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams had to drive to Perth and climb to the top of the Swan Bells Tower in order to find their next clue. Teams were then instructed to fly to Darwin. Once there, teams drove to Crocodylus Park, where they had to wade into a pond full of crocodiles to retrieve their next clue directing them to the Batchelor Airfield. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had choose an airplane, climb to an altitude of , and then perform a tandem
skydive with an instructor. Once on the ground, they received their next clue. • After the Roadblock, teams had to drive to the Litchfield National Park and search for their next clue among the
magnetic termite mounds. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Wet or Dry. In Wet, teams had to drive to a swimming hole called Buley Rockhole, and then hike and swim down a river infested with spiders and poisonous plants o retrieve their next clue. In Dry, teams had to drive on-road, and then another off-road, to a rock formation known as The Lost City. Once there, teams had to select a
didgeridoo and follow the sound of music in order to locate a nearby
Aboriginal musician with a matching didgeridoo, who taught each team member to play a note so they could receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort. ;Additional notes • BJ & Tyler chose to Yield Joseph and Monica. • This was a non-elimination leg.
Leg 10 (Australia → Thailand) , teams visited the historic
Prang Sam Yot, where they found the Roadblock. • Episode 11: "I Think This Monkey Likes Me" (May 10, 2006) • Prize: A cruise around
Sydney Harbour with visits to the
Hunter Valley wine district and the
Great Barrier Reef, and a stay at a luxury hotel while at the Pit Stop (awarded to Ray and Yolanda) • Eliminated: Joseph and Monica ;Locations •
Lake Bennett (
Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort) •
Darwin →
Bangkok, Thailand • Bangkok →
Lopburi • Lopburi (
Prang Sam Yot) •
Pho Kao Ton (Bo Ngoen Pla Pao Restaurant) •
Pak Kret →
Ko Kret Island • Ko Kret Island (Buddha Garden) • Ko Kret Island (Jom Jam Pottery Factory Wat Chimphli) • Bangkok (
Marble Temple) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Bangkok, Thailand. Once there, teams had to travel by bus to Lopburi and find their next clue at Prang Sam Yot. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to recreate a properly arranged
ceremonial feast of fruit and give it to the monkeys at Prang Sam Yot in order to receive their next clue. • This season's second Fast Forward required teams to travel to a restaurant and eat a bowl of fried
crickets and
grasshoppers. BJ and Tyler won the Fast Forward. • After the Roadblock, teams were instructed to travel by ferry to Ko Kret Island and find their next clue at the Buddha Garden. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Move It or Altar It. In Move It, teams had to go to the Jom Jam Pottery Factory and then transport a total of 72 clay pots on wooden boards balanced on their shoulders through the streets of a market to a boat in order to receive their next clue. In Altar It, teams had to go to the Wat Chimphli temple, where they had to properly assemble a shrine and then apply
gold leaf to a statue of
Buddha in order to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Marble Temple in Bangkok. ;Additional note • The clue at Prang Sam Yot contained an additional envelope inside that informed teams to not open it until they reached the Pit Stop. The prize on this leg was awarded to the team who had a picture of a golden gnome in their envelope. Ray and Yolanda won the prize.
Leg 11 (Thailand → Japan) in
Tokyo and its various display screens were featured on this leg. • Episode 12: "5 Continents, 9 Countries, More Than 59,000 Miles" (May 17, 2006) • Prize: Two
T-Mobile Sidekicks with three years of free service (awarded to BJ and Tyler) ;Locations •
Bangkok (
Marble Temple) •
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (
Royal Elephant Kraal) • Bangkok →
Tokyo, Japan • Tokyo (
Narita International Airport) →
Narita (
Hotel Nikko Narita) •
Tokyo (
Shibuya Scramble Crossing) • Tokyo (
Hachikō Statue) • Tokyo (
Hama-rikyū Gardens Sankusu Street) • Tokyo (
Capsule Land Hotel) •
Fujiyoshida (
Fujikyu Highland) •
Yamanakako (
Lake Yamanaka –
The Big Swan) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams traveled to the Royal Elephant Kraal, where they received
smartphones from the elephants that displayed their next clue instructing them to fly to Tokyo, Japan. Once there, teams had to travel to the parking lot of the Hotel Nikko Narita, search for a marked vehicle, and then drive to the Sakamoto Building in
Shibuya. They had to walk to a
scramble crossing and scan the big flashing screens in order to find their next clue:
Find Hachiko! They had to figure out that they had to find a statue of the
namesake dog, where they found a man wearing a red and yellow scarf with their next clue. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Maiden or Messenger. In Maiden, teams had to travel to Hama-rikyū Gardens and carry a traditional Japanese
palanquin with a young Japanese woman to a
tea ceremony pavilion in order to receive their next clue. In Messenger, teams had to travel to a parking lot and pick up a pair of
folding bicycles as well as messenger bags, which each contained a parcel. Teams then had to assemble the bikes and ride through the streets of Tokyo to deliver the packages to
Shinjuku Park Tower and
Shinjuku Chuo Koen in
Shinjuku. When they were done, teams returned to the bike parking lot to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to travel to the Capsule Land Hotel, where they received one of three departure times fifteen minutes apart the next day based on the order they arrived. The next morning, teams were directed to drive to Fujikyu Highland in Fujiyoshida in order to find their next clue. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to ride on three extreme rides in the following order: The Pizza,
Dodonpa, and
Fujiyama. While riding, they had to spot a man holding a message somewhere along one of the rides. After the third ride, they had to relay the message to the park manager in order to receive their next clue. If they could not, they had to go on all three rides again. • After the Roadblock, teams had to drive to Lake Yamanaka and pedal a
swan boat to the Pit Stop:
The Big Swan. ;Additional note • This was a non-elimination leg.
Leg 12 (Japan → United States) 's skyline as seen from the
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the starting and finish lines of
The Amazing Race 9. • Episode 12: "5 Continents, 9 Countries, More Than 59,000 Miles" (May 17, 2006) • Prize: US$1,000,000 • Winners: BJ and Tyler • Runners-up: Eric and Jeremy • Third place: Ray and Yolanda ;Locations •
Yamanakako (
Lake Yamanaka –
The Big Swan) •
Narita (
Hotel Nikko Narita) →
Tokyo (
Narita International Airport) • Tokyo →
Anchorage, Alaska (
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport) • Anchorage (Mirror Lake) • Anchorage (
Kincaid Park) • Anchorage →
Denver, Colorado •
Golden (
Clear Creek History Park) •
Morrison (
Red Rocks Park –
Red Rocks Amphitheatre) ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Anchorage, Alaska. Once there, teams had to search the
airport for a marked car with their next clue, which directed them to drive to Mirror Lake. • This season's final Detour was a choice between Drill It or Deliver It. In Drill It, teams had to use an
ice auger to drill 10 holes in the ice, push an
ice fishing shack to the holes, and properly position the shack over at least two of the holes in order to receive their next clue. In Deliver It, teams would have had to load a
bush plane with medical supplies, fly with a pilot over to
Girdwood, deliver the supplies, receive their next clue, and then fly back. Due to poor weather conditions, this option was subject to an indefinite delay, so all teams performed Drill It. • After the Detour, teams drove to Kincaid Park, where they had to search the park's chalet for
snowshoes and then hike to their next clue. Teams were then instructed to fly to Denver, Colorado. Once there, teams traveled to Clear Creek History Park in Golden and searched the grounds for their next clue, which instructed teams to "go back to where you started", leaving them to figure out that their next destination was the starting line: Red Rocks Amphitheatre. • In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to search a field of 285 flags, find the nine flags representing each of the countries that they visited, and place them in chronological order. Teams had a reference board with the correct flags along with three decoy flags. Unlike normal Roadblocks, the non-participating team member could provide guidance, but could not physically assist. Once teams got the order of the flags correct, they could run to the nearby finish line. : ;Additional note • Legs 11 and 12 aired back-to-back as a special two-hour episode. == Reception ==