Leg 1 (China → Greece) near
Athens, which hosted the
1896 and
2004 games, was the location of the first Detour. • Episode 1 (8 July 2016) • Prize: A deluxe dinner at the
Hotel Grande Bretagne, a trip to
Australia and
New Zealand and two Express Passes (awarded to Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan) ;Locations •
Beijing, China (
Great Wall of China –
Juyong Pass) (Starting Line) • Beijing (
Beijing National Stadium) • Beijing (
Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 –
Turkish Airlines Lounge) • Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) →
Athens, Greece (
Athens International Airport) •
Argolis (
Epidaurus) • Athens (
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) • Athens (
Athens Olympic Stadium) • Athens (Athens Olympic Stadium – Wall of Nations) ;Episode summary • Teams set off from
Juyong Pass in
Beijing and had to run up the
Great Wall of China, grab a flag from one of eight warriors and bring it back down to a
Ming dynasty warrior with their next clue, which directed them to the
Beijing National Stadium. • In this season's first Roadblock, one team member was harnessed and hoisted into the air, just like the dancers from the
2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and had to make five forward flips while being raised upwards and five backwards flips while being lowered in order to receive their next clue. • After the Roadblock, teams were driven to the
airport, where they had to find the
Turkish Airlines lounge and claim a departure time after landing in
Athens, starting at 9:45 a.m. and continuing every three minutes, before receiving their next clue and leg money from
Ronald McDonald. Once in Athens, teams then had to travel by taxi to
Epidaurus in
Argolis and find their next clue. • This season's first Detour was a choice between
Archimedes ( – ) or Spartan Warriors ( – ). In Archimedes, teams have to solve a 14-piece
tangram in order to receive their next clue. If teams found their puzzle too difficult, they had to hike to the top of the amphitheatre in order to receive a scroll showing the placement of two pieces. In Spartan Warriors, both team members had to
throw a javelin into a haybale and
throw a discus beyond a line in order to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to travel to the
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and perform the
changing of the guard routine of the
Greek Presidential Guards known as
Evzones in order to receive their next clue. Team then travelled to the
Athens Olympic Stadium and were presented with a board filled with
Chinese Olympic athletes and various Olympic sports. From this selection, they had to pick out the 10 gold medal winners and match them to their sport in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Wall of Nations. ;Additional notes •
Luo Xuejuan appeared as the Pit Stop greeter during this leg, outside the stadium where she won a gold medal for
women's 100 metre breaststroke at the
2004 Summer Olympics. • This was a non-elimination leg.
Leg 2 (Greece → Germany) 's
Neuschwanstein Castle outside of
Munich, which hosted the
1972 games. • Episode 2 (22 July 2016) • Prize: A Return Ticket and a trip to
New Zealand and
Australia (awarded to Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan) • Eliminated: Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei ;Locations •
Athens (
Hotel Grande Bretagne) • Athens (Athens International Airport) →
Munich, Germany (
Munich Airport) • Munich (
Englischer Garten –
Chinesischer Turm) • Munich (
St. Peter's Church – Alter Peter Tower) •
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (
Große Olympiaschanze) • Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Bräustüberl Garmisch) • Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Mohrenplatz Werdenfelser Hof) •
Saulgrub (Forsthaus Unternogg) •
Schwangau (
Bullachberg Castle '''') ;Episode summary • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
Munich, Germany. Once there, teams found their next clue in the
airport instructing them to travel by taxi to the
Englischer Garten. There, teams had to pick a
dachshund, then every team had to race with their dachshunds. The first team to finish the course received a
stuffed toy Waldi listing the location of their next clue (
St. Peter's Church), while the remaining teams had to wait five minutes for the next race. The last losing team had to wait five minutes before they could continue racing. After travelling to the church, teams had to climb 306 steps to the top of its tower and spot a marked car with their next clue. • In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to ride a
zipline and match a
ski pose in order to receive their next clue. • After the first Roadblock, teams were driven to their next clue at Bräustüberl Garmisch. • For their Speed Bump, Zhang Meixi & Zang Yafei had to make and eat ten
white sausage of the same size before they could continue racing. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Cheers ( – ) or Revelry ( – ). In Cheers, teams had to carry twenty-two full
beer stein through the Mohrenplatz without dropping a stein or spilling more than six of them past a line in order to receive their next clue. In Revelry, teams had to correctly perform the
Schuhplattler dance in order to receive their next clue. • In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to serenade their partner with a
Bavarian love song while perched on a ladder with the
German pronunciations and key in order receive their next clue. If racers were incorrect, a bucket of water was dumped on them. • After the second Roadblock, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Bullachberg Castle, located beneath
Neuschwanstein Castle, in
Schwangau. ;Additional note • After this leg concluded, teams returned to
China. During this time, Ji Longxiang was no longer medically cleared to continue racing, and Liu Xiang chose Xu Qifeng as his new partner.
Leg 3 (Japan) , which hosted the
1964 games, teams gathered at a
television studio at the base of the
Tokyo Tower to compete in a
Japanese game show. • Episode 3 (29 July 2016) • Prize: A trip to
Norway,
Denmark and
Iceland (awarded to Huang Tingting & Sun Rui) • Medically removed: Ji Longxiang ;Locations •
Tokyo, Japan (
Odaiba Seaside Park) • Tokyo (
Star Rise Tower Studio '''') • Tokyo (SIM Studio) • Tokyo (
Maidreamin &
Shibuya Crossing Shinjuku Central Park) •
Fujiyoshida (
Fuji-Q Highland) •
Susono (Fuji Safari Park) •
Fujikawaguchiko (Yagizaki Park) ;Episode summary • Weeks later, teams flew to
Tokyo, Japan, and gathered at the
Odaiba Seaside Park. At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to find their next clue at the Star Rise Tower Studio. There, teams had to participate in a
Japanese-style game show called "Wasabi Boom Boom". After the first team arrived, the host spun a wheel containing 18 stands with
temaki, two which had two "wasabi bombs" (temaki-style sushi filled only with
wasabi). If teams received the wasabi bombs, both team members had to eat one within two minutes in order to receive their next clue. If teams received a plain temaki, one team member had to eat it and play until they received the wasabi bombs. Teams then had to travel to the SIM Studio and execute five
Judo techniques in order to receive their next clue. • This leg's Detour based on two Japanese
manga was a choice between
Sailor Moon ( – ) or
Case Closed ( – ). In
Sailor Moon, one team member had to dress as a character from series at the
Maidreamin maid café, then teams had to search
Shibuya Crossing for the character
Tuxedo Mask, who had their next clue. In
Case Closed, teams had to travel to
Shinjuku Central Park. There, teams had to locate ten pieces of bones and teeth inside a simulated
crime scene, mark each spot with a flag, measure the locations and correctly graph each piece to scale on an evidence sheet in order to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams were driven to
Fuji-Q Highland. There, teams had to ride
Fujiyama and spot three people holding signs along the ride that, when combined, formed their next destination: . Once the ride was complete, teams had to tell the message to the park manager in order to receive their next clue; otherwise, they had to ride the rollercoaster again. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to dress as a
ninja and complete three ninja training courses – scaling a wall, navigating a rope course and throwing a
shuriken – in order to receive their next clue. Jin Xing & Heinz used their gifted Express Pass to bypass this Roadblock. • After the Roadblock, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Yagizaki Park in
Fujikawaguchiko. ;Additional note • Jin Xing & Heinz arrived last at the Pit Stop; however, Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan used their Return Ticket to save them from elimination.
Leg 4 (Japan → Russia) in
Moscow, which hosted the
1980 games, teams checked into the Pit Stop at
Red Square. • Episode 4 (5 August 2016) • Prize: A trip to
France,
Germany and
Switzerland (awarded to Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng) ;Locations •
Tokyo (
Narita International Airport) →
Moscow, Russia (
Sheremetyevo International Airport) • Moscow (
Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy) • Moscow (
Maly Krasnokholmsky Bridge) • Moscow ( Bakery) • Moscow (
Slavyanskaya Square) • Moscow (
Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard) • Moscow (
Russian State Social University Swimming Pool Korston Club Hotel) • Moscow (
Moscow State Pedagogical University) • Moscow (
Red Square) ;Episode summary • During the Pit Stop, teams flew to
Moscow, Russia, and began the leg at the
Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy. At the start of this leg, teams had to travel on foot to the
Maly Krasnokholmsky Bridge, where both racers had to drink a shot of
vodka while balancing it on a sabre in order to receive their next clue. Teams then had to travel via
subway to a bakery and unload 20 bags of flour from a truck in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to travel via subway to
Slavyanskaya Square. • In this season's only Fast Forward, one team had to travel by taxi to the Moscow Circus on
Tsvetnoy Boulevard and change into costumes. Then, one team member had to walk with a
spinning plate to their partner, who had to bring back to the start. Once complete, both team members had to perform a four-part aerial routine. Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng won the Fast Forward award: a
Saint Basil's Cathedral figurine. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Hibiscus Out of Water ( – ) or Military Edge Flower ( – ). In Hibiscus Out of Water, teams had to correctly perform a
synchronised swimming routine with six swimmers of the Russian national developmental team in order to receive their next clue. In Military Edge Flower, teams had to dress up as
Russian soldiers and correctly perform the
Trepak dance in order to receive their next clue. Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan used their Express Pass to bypass this Detour. • After the Detour, teams found their next clue at the
Moscow State Pedagogical University. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member was shown a slideshow showing the time and time zone of either
Los Angeles,
Rio de Janeiro or
London, a map of
Russia's nine different time zones with their
UTC offsets and a blank Russian time zone map with several other cities highlighted. After the show, racers had to fill in the corresponding local times for any five cities within an allotted time period in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop:
Red Square. ;Additional notes • This was a non-elimination leg. • After this leg concluded, teams returned to
China.
Leg 5 (China → Hong Kong → Spain) 's
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, which was the main
venue of the 1992 Summer Olympics, was the fifth Pit Stop. • Episode 5 (12 August 2016) • Prize: A trip to the
United States,
United Kingdom and
Brazil (awarded to Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng) • Eliminated: Huang Tingting & Sun Rui ;Locations •
Zhuhai, Guangdong (By-Health Production Factory) • Zhuhai (
Jiuzhou Port) →
Hong Kong (
Skypier) • Hong Kong (
Hong Kong International Airport) →
Barcelona, Spain (
Barcelona–El Prat Airport) • Barcelona (
Plaza de Gaudí '''') • Barcelona (
Gran Teatre del Liceu Port Vell) • Barcelona (
Mirador de Colon) • Barcelona (Mercat de la Barceloneta) • Barcelona (The Serras Hotel Barcelona) •
Mollet del Vallès (
Camp de Tir Olímpic de Mollet) • Barcelona (
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys) ;Episode summary • Weeks later, teams gathered at the By Health Production Factory in
Zhuhai, Guangdong. At the start of this leg, teams had to search the factory with 100
mascots for 12 most recent Summer Olympic Games mascots and place them in the corresponding shelves of the host cities in order to receive their next clue and their flight tickets. The first four teams received tickets on the first flight, with the remaining teams on the second flight. : • Once in Barcelona, teams had to search the
airport's arrivals terminal for their next clue, which directed them to Plaza de Gaudí next to
Sagrada Família. • For their Speed Bump, Jin Xing & Heinz had to each don a Spanish
giant costume and walk around the plaza before they could continue racing. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Torero ( – ) or Sleepwalker ( – ). In Torero, teams had to travel to the
Gran Teatre del Liceu, watch a medley of songs from the
opera Carmen and then both team members had to correctly answer a question about the opera in order to receive their next clue. In Sleepwalker, teams had to travel to
Port Vell, where both team members had to don a sleeping hat and carry a bed to the starting line. Then, teams had to convince locals to carry them to the finish line in order to receive their next clue. If either the teams or the bed touch the ground, teams had to ask new locals for help. • After the Detour, teams found the U-Turn reveal board and their next clue at the
Mirador de Colon. After travelling to Mercat de la Barceloneta, teams had to memorise and purchase the ingredient listed at the entrance written in
Spanish. Teams then had to travel to the Serras Hotel Barcelona, make
paella and sample some before receiving their next clue. Teams received a 10-minute penalty for every mistake. • In this leg's Roadblock, teams had to travel to
Camp de Tir Olímpic de Mollet, where one team member had to shoot down five
clay targets with a
shotgun in order to receive their next clue. Each round had five shots, and racers' scores carried over to the next round. • After the Roadblock, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. ;Additional notes • This leg featured a U-Turn Vote. Before teams began this leg, they had to vote in secret for a team to be U-Turned. Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan Leigh received the most votes. The teams' votes were as follows: : •
Paralympic archer
Antonio Rebollo, who lit the
1992 Summer Olympic flame during the opening ceremony by shooting a flaming arrow, appeared as a Pit Stop greeter during this leg.
Leg 6 (Spain → Italy) 's
Ponte Sant'Angelo. • Episode 6 (19 August 2016) • Prize: A trip to
Japan,
South Korea and
Singapore (awarded to Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng) • Eliminated: Jin Xing & Heinz ;Locations •
Barcelona (
Barcelona–El Prat Airport) →
Rome, Italy (
Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport) • Rome (
Crowne Plaza Rome - St. Peter's) • Rome (
Trevi Fountain) • Rome (Pinacoteca del Tesoriere) • Rome (
Parco del Celio) • Rome (Stadio delle
Terme di Caracalla) • Rome (
Piazza Navona Parco Lineare Integrato delle Mura) • Rome (
Ponte Sant'Angelo) ;Episode summary • During the Pit Stop, teams flew to
Rome, Italy, and began the leg at the
Crowne Plaza Rome - St. Peter's. At the start of this leg, teams had to travel to the
Trevi Fountain, make a wish with a
1 euro coin and then find impersonators of
Gregory Peck and
Audrey Hepburn from
Roman Holiday, who gave them their next clue and a puzzle box. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to choose a
mask and search through a
masquerade ball for a guest wearing the same mask in order to receive their next clue. • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to
Parco del Celio, choose a
gladiator and learn a staged gladiator fight. When facing off against the champion gladiator, the first team member had to lose their match, while the other team member had to win in order receive their next clue, which directed them to the Stadio delle
Terme di Caracalla. • For this season's first Face Off, two teams competed in three Olympic track and field events:
110 metres hurdles,
racewalking and
long jump. Each team member had to compete in at least one event. The first team to win two events received their next clue while the losing team had to wait for another team. The last team had to wait for an hourglass to empty before they could continue racing. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Roman Numerals ( – () or Roman Trebuchet ( – ). In Roman Numerals, teams had to count three specific things in
Piazza Navona: the number of balloons attached to a vendor's bike (56), the number of bearded men on the three fountains' statues (14) and the number of paintings from four art vendors that depicted events from previous legs (28). Teams then had to write the numbers into a provided equation [(56 + 14) x 28], solve it (
1960) and write the answer in
Roman numerals (MCMLX) in order to receive their next clue. In Roman Trebuchet, teams had to assemble a
trebuchet and launch a cannonball past a marked line in order to receive their next clue. • Each clue envelope during this leg contained letters ('L,' 'E,' 'N,' 'G' and 'A') needed to unlock the puzzle box, which contained the name of the Pit Stop –
Ponte Sant'Angelo – in
mirror writing, by unscrambling the letters to spell out "ANGEL". ;Additional note • After this leg concluded, teams returned to
China.
Leg 7 (United States) , which hosted the
1932 and
1984 games, teams visited
Dolby Theatre in
Hollywood and assembled
Lego bricks. • Episode 7 (26 August 2016) • Prize: A trip to
Norway,
Denmark and
Iceland (awarded to Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan) • Eliminated: Zhang Zhehan & Zhang Sifan ;Locations •
Marina del Rey, United States (
Burton Chace Park) • Marina del Rey (Mother's Beach) •
Los Angeles (
Dolby Theatre) • Los Angeles (
Griffith Park –
Bronson Caves) •
Universal City (
Universal Studios Lot) • Los Angeles (
Loyola Marymount University – Burns Recreation Center
Gersten Pavilion) •
Santa Monica (
Santa Monica Beach) ;Episode summary • Weeks later, teams flew to
Los Angeles in the
United States and gathered at
Burton Chace Park in
Marina del Rey. At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to pedal a water bike through the marina to their next clue at Mother's Beach. Teams then had to drive to the
Dolby Theatre and assemble a replica of an
Oscar award using a set of
Lego bricks in order to receive a fake Oscar with the address of their next clue printed on the bottom. • In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb a rope ladder to a hanging platform, walk onto a beam, jump off and grab both halves of a hanging clue. • After the Roadblock, teams had to drive to the
Universal Studios Lot, don costumes and memorise a script for a
Western action movie. One team member played a cowboy named Bill, while the other played the damsel in distress Rose. Teams had to correctly follow the script including English dialogue, stunt fighting and falls, gun-slinging and falls and a final explosion in order to receive their next clue. • This leg's Detour was a choice between Mid Court ( – ) or Full Court ( – ). In Mid Court, teams had to perform a
Laker Girls cheerleading routine set to the sing "
Mickey" in order to receive the next clue. In Full Court, teams had to complete an
NBA official skill challenge, where both team members had to perform an
alley-oop, dribble through an obstacle course, perform a bounce pass into a vertical hoop and perform a free throw and a 3-point shot at the side of the hoop, within four minutes in order to receive the next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop:
Santa Monica Beach in
Santa Monica.
Leg 8 (United States) leg began at the SkyView
Ferris wheel in
Atlanta, which hosted the
1996 games. • Episode 8 (2 September 2016) • Prize: A trip to
Denmark,
Italy and
Poland (awarded to Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang) ;Locations •
Los Angeles (
Los Angeles International Airport) →
Atlanta (
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport) • Atlanta (
Centennial Olympic Park –
SkyView Atlanta) •
Villa Rica (Stockmar Airport) •
Tallapoosa (West GA Mud Park) • Atlanta (Abrams Fixture Corporation Blind Willie's Blues Bar) •
Stone Mountain (
Stone Mountain Park Plantation Meadow) • Stone Mountain (
Stone Mountain Summit) ;Episode summary • During the Pit Stop, teams flew to
Atlanta and began this leg at the
SkyView Atlanta. At the start of this leg, one team member was harnessed to a net connected to the Ferris wheel's support beams, while the other racer was inside a capsules. When the wheel was in motion, racers had to grab four ribbons with math equations surrounding the net's frame and relay the equations and/or the answers to their partner. Two of the answers to the math equations were the codes needed to unlock a briefcase, which contained their next clue. Teams then had to drive to the Stockmar Airport in
Villa Rica. There, one team member flew in a small airplane and, with their partner guiding them via
walkie-talkie on the ground, had to drop flour bombs onto two targets in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the West GA Mud Park in
Tallapoosa. Only one team could fly at a time, and teams had four flour bombs for each attempt. • For this leg's Face Off, one team member from each team had to ride in a
monster truck while holding a large container of water and prevent the water from spilling out. The team who lost less water received their next clue while the losing team had to wait for another team. The last team had to wait for an hourglass to empty before they could continue racing. • This season's final Detour was a choice between Color ( – ) or Beat ( – ). In Color, which only had three stations, teams had to correctly re-create a piece of local
graffiti art to the satisfaction of the artist in order to receive their next clue. In Beat, teams had to sing the
blues song "
Wang Dang Doodle" to the satisfaction of the audience in order to receive their next clue. • After the Detour, teams had to drive to the Stone Mountain Park plantation meadow and score 100 cumulative points in
archery in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the summit of
Stone Mountain. Each team member had six arrows and two rounds to use them within four minutes. ;Additional note • This was a non-elimination leg.
Leg 9 (United States → Mexico) , which hosted the
1968 games, one team member had to fly with the
Voladores de Papantla. • Episode 9 (9 September 2016) • Prize: A trip to the
United States,
Switzerland and
France (awarded to Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang) • Eliminated: Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng ;Locations •
Atlanta (
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport) →
Mexico City, Mexico (
Mexico City International Airport) • Mexico City (
Mexican Olympic Committee Headquarters – Mexican Olympic Sports Center) • Mexico City (
National Museum of Anthropology) • Mexico City (
Mercado de San Juan) • Mexico City (
Plaza Garibaldi &
Escuela de Mariachi Ollin Yoliztli Garibaldi) •
San Martín Centro (Cactus Farm) •
San Juan Teotihuacán (Jardin de las Cactaceas) ;Episode summary • During the Pit Stop, teams flew to
Mexico City, Mexico, and began this leg at the Mexican Olympic Sports Center. • At the start of this leg, teams encountered a combined Intersection and Face Off. The winning team from the previous leg determined the team pair-ups to compete in a
4 × 100 metres relay race. The teams were paired up thusly: Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang and Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan, and Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng and Wu Jianhao & Yao Fengfeng. The losing joined teams had to serve a 15-minute penalty while the winning teams continued racing. After this task, teams were no longer joined. • In this leg's first Roadblock, teams had to travel to the
National Museum of Anthropology and find the
Voladores de Papantla. Then, one team member had to climb a pole and swing around the pole suspended on ropes to the ground for five minutes in order to receive their next clue. • After the first Roadblock, teams had to travel to the Mercado de San Juan, where both team members had to eat one bowl of fried insects and peppers, each with varying degrees of
pungency, in order to receive their next clue. • For their Speed Bump, Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan had to make 20
tortillas before they could continue racing. • Teams then had to travel to the
Plaza Garibaldi, search among 350
Mariachi performers for one who was faking their performance of "
Cielito Lindo" and take the performer to a judge in order to receive their next clue. • In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to put on a dress made of balloons, follow a marked path through a field of
cacti and find a
sombrero, which they could exchange for their next clue. Teams received a penalty based on how many balloons popped or were lost. • After the second Roadblock, teams had to assemble a puzzle of a
Mesoamerican mask at Jardin de las Cactaceas in order to receive an embroidered map directing them to the Pit Stop, which they had to search for on foot.
Leg 10 (Mexico → Brazil) in
Rio de Janeiro. • Episode 10 (16 September 2016) • Prize: A pair of trophies and a pearl necklace worth • Winners: Guo Jingjing & Huo Qigang • Runners-up: Liu Chang & Jin Dachuan • Third place: Liu Xiang & Xu Qifeng ;Locations •
Mexico City (
Mexico City International Airport) →
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (
Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport) • Rio de Janeiro (
Windsor Atlantica Hotel) • Rio de Janeiro (
Copacabana Beach) • Rio de Janeiro (
Vidigal – Casa Alto Vidigal) • Rio de Janeiro (
Ipanema Beach) • Rio de Janeiro (
Urca –
Praia Vermelha '''') • Rio de Janeiro (
Escadaria Selarón) • Rio de Janeiro (
Flamengo Beach) ;Episode summary • During the Pit Stop, teams flew to
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and began the final leg at the
Windsor Atlantica Hotel. At the start of this leg, both team member had to drink a glass of fresh
cherry juice on
Copacabana Beach in order to reveal the number of a van with their next clue. After they were driven to Casa Alto Vidigal, teams had to prepare five
churrasco skewers and then eat a plate of
churrasco in order to receive their next clue. Teams then had play
footvolley against a pair of local professionals on
Ipanema beach. While the pros could not use their hands, teams could. Once teams scored eight points before the pros scored 21, they received their next clue, which directed them to Praia Vermelha. • In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to ride a
wakeboard around a course in the water until they could reach and touch a yellow ramp without falling off in order to receive their next clue. • After the Roadblock, teams were driven to
Escadaria Selarón and had to search for one of three
The Amazing Race China tiles. After giving the tile to a
samba dancer, teams had to change into costume and learn simple samba steps. Teams then had to find 20 people to join them in a parade, with each person holding a coloured feather corresponding to their samba clothing, to the corner of R. Teotônio Regadas and Rua da Lapa streets in order to receive their next clue. • Teams were driven to Flamengo Beach and had to map out their racecourse by looping a rope through a series of rings attached to a large map, with each ring representing a different city. Then, teams had to search among hundreds of bottles buried in the sand for the ten containing the flags of each country they visited and place them on the map in order to receive their final clue, which directed them to the nearby Finish Line. Teams could only bring back two bottles at a time and had to properly bury incorrect bottles back in the sand. : ==Notes==