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72-534: Created by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster , the original series has aired in the United States since 2001 and has earned thirteen Primetime Emmy Awards , ten of them for " Outstanding Reality-Competition Program ". Emmy -award-winning New Zealand television personality Phil Keoghan has been the host of the American version of the show since its inception. The show has branched out to include

144-458: A non-elimination leg ; however, producers later discovered during the race that begging is illegal in Hungary, which would have made it nearly impossible for the last place team to acquire the money needed to continue in the race (per the non-elimination penalty used at the time, would have stripped them of their travel money and start the following leg with no money). The producers quickly devised

216-458: A 19-month hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic . Additionally, the two returning teams from that season were given a Speed Bump task as penalty for returning following their elimination (however, this task went unaired in the episode). And in the fourth leg of the eighth Canadian season, this was because three teams tested positive for COVID-19 . Additionally like the 33rd American season, there

288-603: A man named Bill looking for his garden gnome . On January 3, the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe had these advertisements in their publication. The advertisements were inspired by the travelling gnome prank . Since the initiation of the advertising campaign, the Roaming Gnome has become the de facto mascot of Travelocity. In 2005 the campaign won a Gold Effie Award for marketing. In order to leverage

360-437: A nearby challenge before receiving the clue to their first international destination. Often, the challenge merely determines which teams will receive the right to take the quickest flight; on several occasions, the last team to finish received a penalty to be served later in the race, or in some cases, was immediately eliminated from the race altogether (see Unusual eliminations ). In The Amazing Race Australia v New Zealand ,

432-437: A non-elimination leg, they may then attempt to obtain more money in any way that does not violate local laws; this includes borrowing money from other teams, begging from locals, or selling their possessions. Since the seventh season , teams have been prevented from begging at United States airports, and teams may not use their personal possessions to barter payment for services. Route markers are uniquely-colored flags that mark

504-521: A number of international versions following a similar format. Each race depicted in The Amazing Race is broken up into a number of legs. In each leg, teams generally leave the Pit Stop of the previous leg and travel to a different location, where they perform two or more tasks – often including one Detour and one Roadblock – before being given instructions to go to the next pit stop. It

576-406: A particular placement. The fifth Australian season also featured new racers mid-race, calling them "Stowaway Teams". The "Stowaway Team" did not have to achieve a particular placement in their debut leg, they simply arrived and were treated like normal racers (with a last-place check-in eliminating the team). A similar game-mechanic was used in earlier in the fifth Australian season as well as on

648-404: A penalty. Teams are not directly penalized for misplacing their clue but will lose time either searching for it or trying to learn from other teams of where to go next. At route markers, clue envelopes are placed inside a box mounted to the marker. In early seasons, the box contained exactly the number of clues for teams on that leg, allowing teams to indirectly determine their current placement in

720-566: A photo of the U-Turned team on the U-Turn marker, and, if required, to identify themselves using a smaller photo placed in a section marked "Courtesy of". A team generally may exercise their U-Turn power once throughout the race, though the Canadian version has no such limit; similarly, the 29th American season had no limit. This power has no effect if a team that is U-Turned has already passed

792-460: A predetermined amount of time. The Yield marker is placed just before a route marker, and teams are required to stop at it and declare their intentions to employ or decline the Yield. A team choosing to use a Yield must stick a photo of the yielded team on the Yield marker, as well as a smaller photo of themselves onto an attached section labeled "Courtesy of". When a team who has been yielded arrives at

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864-642: A racer is unable to complete a Roadblock, or opts to quit a Roadblock, the team must take a four-hour penalty, which either starts when the next team arrives at the Roadblock, or if all teams are present, when they reach the Pit Stop for that leg. In Seasons 7 , 15 and 31 and some foreign versions of the show however, the four-hour penalty was served at the Roadblock location and ended before they could continue racing. Some legs feature two Roadblocks, each of which must be completed by different teammates. Through

936-465: A rented vehicle and will be required to navigate themselves with it until further notice. Route Information clues may also restrict teams to specific modes of transport, such as requiring them to walk to their next destination. Teams who fail to follow travel instructions will usually be required to go back and follow them correctly if possible, or else they will receive a penalty at the next Pit Stop (see Penalties and time credits ). If no mode of transport

1008-432: A short distance by foot or car to the different task locations. The two tasks generally involve different skills, often pairing physically demanding or fear-challenging tasks alongside tasks that rely on intelligence or craftsmanship. The decision about which task to attempt lies solely with the team, though due to logistical constraints some Detour options may impose additional limits, such as how many teams may attempt one of

1080-416: A single challenge or an entire leg. The "T-Junction" name comes from the twist that was intended to be introduced on the fifth Australian season , but earlier seasons featured similar twists. The first instance of this was The Amazing Race Australia v New Zealand , where teams occasionally competed in "Nation vs Nation" challenges – teaming up with teams from their country in a challenge against teams from

1152-553: A specific nationality and meet specific age requirements; this is necessary to allow teams to obtain the necessary passport documentation to travel across the world without incident. The team format has varied in some seasons. Five American seasons featured twelve teams of two rather than eleven, while the Family Edition featured ten teams of four racers, some of whom were young children. The twenty-sixth and twenty-ninth seasons included teams made up of people who met for

1224-454: A task from a previous season that was markedly difficult or memorable. The Switchback is associated with the same country or city as the original task, and often done at the same specific location. For example, the first Switchback in Season 15 recreated a hay-rolling Roadblock from Season 6 's visit to Sweden ; and a Switchback in Season 27 forced teams to free fall 200 feet (61 m) into

1296-493: A task with a Speed Bump aspect on the leg in which they returned. The partner swap, first seen in the 30th American season , requires teams to swap partners for the remainder of a leg, then reuniting at the Pit Stop. The twist was later utilized by the 9th Israeli season . Some seasons have included one or more double-length legs where teams complete two sets of tasks (usually a second Roadblock and second Detour challenge, as well as other Route Info challenges) before arriving at

1368-493: A team yields a team that has already passed the marker, the Yield is nullified. When the Yield was introduced, teams would not be warned of any upcoming Yields. Beginning in Season Six , teams were given warning ("Caution, Yield Ahead!") in the preceding clue that a Yield marker was just ahead. Teams were given opportunities to yield on all but the final leg of Season Five; opportunities were reduced in subsequent seasons until

1440-493: A television producer from the United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Where Is My Gnome%3F Where is my Gnome? was a viral marketing campaign by Travelocity in early 2004, created by creative agency McKinney . Its mascot, a two-foot tall bearded gnome wearing a blue coat, black boots and a red conical hat, is known as "the Roaming Gnome". The advertisements consisted of

1512-522: Is a separate task from the others. Only one team may complete a Fast Forward in any given leg, and a team generally may claim only one Fast Forward in the entire race, though Fast Forwards claimed with the Intersection do not count towards this limit. Teams that win a Fast Forward pass are not guaranteed a first-place finish for that leg and still face elimination if they arrive at the Pit Stop last. Multiple teams may attempt Fast Forward tasks, but only

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1584-472: Is allowed to check in at the nearby Pit Stop), while the losing team(s) must wait for the next team's arrival to start the task over. In one variation, the Head-to-Head appears in the middle of a leg, and the team that loses the last round will often receive a penalty – most often a predetermined time penalty – before receiving the next clue. In another variation, introduced in Season 30 , the Head-to-Head

1656-416: Is covered by a production-provided credit card. In the eighth season , this card could also be used to purchase gasoline. Allowance money is usually given in U.S. dollars regardless of location. The amount of money varies from leg to leg. Teams are allowed to keep any unused money for future legs, barring certain penalties for finishing last. If team members spend all of their money or have it taken away in

1728-525: Is every team's goal to complete each leg as quickly as possible, as the last team to arrive at the pit stop is usually eliminated from the competition. Typically, each cycle of the Race features eleven teams, each composed of two people with a pre-existing relationship. Original Race rules required that teammates have a pre-existing relationship of more than three years and no previous acquaintance with other racers during that cycle. Individual racers must be of

1800-473: Is specified, teams are free to use any option available excluding private vehicles. A Detour presents the team with a choice between two tasks, one of which must be completed before the team is allowed to continue. The two tasks are named, often based on rhymes, puns or wordplay - such as "Plow" / "Fowl" to differentiate between a task involving plowing against a task involving corralling ducks. Teams are given several details about both tasks but may need to travel

1872-452: The 12th American season , allows a team to force another team to complete both Detour tasks in the leg. Similar to the Yield, a U-Turn marker board is placed on the route either immediately before or immediately after the Detour on certain legs and teams must pause at the marker to declare their intentions to employ or decline the U-Turn before continuing. The team choosing to U-Turn must stick

1944-415: The 33rd American season and the eighth Canadian season to re-introduce the most recently eliminated teams to account for the unexpected withdrawal of racing teams. In the fifth Australian season, this was because one team left for mental health concerns. In the 33rd American season, this was because four teams had extenuating circumstances (work, American work visa expiry, pregnancy and a funeral) following

2016-582: The 35th American season . Some variants and twists on the U-Turn include: Introduced in the seventh season of the Canadian version , the One Way is a variation of the U-Turn that can elect a team to force another team to do a specific task of the Detour. The Intersection, introduced in Season 10 , requires each team to pair up with one other team; the two teams are to perform all tasks and make decisions together until further notice. Both teams must choose

2088-531: The CBS reality show The Amazing Race . Doganieri's other credits include serving as show producer of ABC 's Profiles From the Front Line as well as producer and story editor on the pilot for Paramount's "Wild Things." The Amazing Race is a reality adventure series follows teams of two (teams of four in season 8) racing around the world for a one million dollar prize. The show hit its 100th episode mark in

2160-471: The second and third seasons of the Chinese celebrity edition, teams voted for the team they wished to pair with. The Intersection was absent from Seasons 12 to 15 , and it has not been featured since Season 17 . However, it is still available in some foreign versions. The Head-to-Head forces teams to compete against each other one-on-one in a specific task. The winning team is given the next clue (or

2232-437: The " westernmost point in mainland Europe ". In these cases, teams may use any resources, such as the help of locals or borrowing an Internet-connected device, to deduce the required destination. Route Information clues will sometimes specify one or more modes of transportation that teams must take. This may include prearranged travel or for charter flights, buses, or boats to more remote locations. Teams may also be provided with

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2304-461: The 4.5-acre (1.8 ha) atrium of Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee , Florida. During the resort's Best of Florida Christmas promotion, guests were encouraged to find the gnomes to win a cruise to Alaska. The Amazing Race has featured the Roaming Gnome on a leg in multiple seasons where teams are required to pick and carry the Roaming Gnome around while they complete

2376-593: The Batoka Gorge and swing above the Zambezi River , as was done in the first leg of the inaugural season . The 10th season of the Canadian version featured multiple Switchbacks, reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the series. Besides noting the challenge's noteworthy history, the Switchback does not affect the race's game mechanics. Some versions of the show may introduce new racers part-way into

2448-616: The T-Junction would determine who would be in which super-team. The second super-team to check-in at the Pit Stop would then have to decide which pair from their super-team to eliminate from the race. The Hazard, only seen in Season 19 to date, is a penalty task that must be performed by the team who came in last at the Starting Line Task, similar to the Speed Bump . A Switchback is a challenge in which teams encounter

2520-511: The Yield include: Introduced in the eighth season of the Canadian version , the Pass is essentially a variation on the Yield, where a team can elect to force another team to stop racing for an undetermined amount of time, and wait to be passed by a third team before they can continue racing. Unlike the Yield, the waiting time for the Pass is indeterminate and the Pass is nullified if used on the team currently in last place. The U-Turn, introduced in

2592-514: The Yield was replaced by a similar obstacle: the U-Turn . While the Yield was not a presence in the American Race for twenty seasons, they are still used within foreign versions. It later made a return to the American version in Season 32 , with the opportunity to use was once again restored to every leg except the first and last two legs, and legs where U-Turn appears. It has not been featured since Season 33 . Some variants and twists on

2664-529: The clue at the bottom of the Roaming Gnome , the mascot of Travelocity , the former sponsor of the American version. Route Information clues usually instruct the teams where to go next. Such a clue often provides only the name of the team's next destination; it is up to the teams to figure out how to get there. The destination may be given in a cryptic manner, such as a flag representing the country whose capital they are to fly to, or an obfuscation such as

2736-532: The collaborative obstacle outlined above), and it has appeared in other versions under different names, including "Double Battle" ( Israeli version ), "Versus" ( first and second seasons of the Chinese celebrity edition ), "Face Off" ( third and fourth seasons of the Chinese celebrity edition and the Canadian version ) and "Duel" ( Philippine version ). Occasionally, teams will be forced to team up to compete against other paired up teams – this can either be for

2808-433: The course of a race, effectively making both racers complete about an equal number of Roadblocks. The new rule has become a traditional norm in subsequent seasons, as well as all international versions. A Fast Forward is an optional task that, once completed, allows the team that completes it to bypass all remaining tasks in the leg and proceed directly to the Pit Stop. The Fast Forward clue is given with another task clue and

2880-404: The course of the leg; the two teams who finished best in each pair are declared tied for first place in the leg; the two losing teams face off in a final challenge, with the losing team declared the last-place team. The fifth Australian season , which intended to feature the T-Junction had teams to join up to form two super-teams and perform all tasks in one leg as a group. The first team to reach

2952-409: The envelope and must read aloud the instructions given on the clue sheet, then follow those instructions. Teams are generally required to collect every clue during each leg and keep that information with them until they reach the next Pit Stop, surrendering them once they have checked in. Teams may not take an additional clue from the clue box should they lose their first one; teams who do so are assessed

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3024-472: The episode's tasks and then bring the Roaming Gnome to the Pit Stop. The Roaming Gnome will usually contain the next clue at the bottom of its base. The concept of the Roaming Gnome and his international escapades dates back to the Travelling gnome prank that began in the 1980s, later reflected in the 2001 French film Amélie . In the film, Amelie's father finds that his lawn gnome has gone missing. In

3096-413: The extended leg to mimic the effects of a non-elimination leg (by keeping the same number of teams in the race and allow for the same number of episodes to still be produced), and using a simple video message clue to provide teams the goal for the first task of the second half of the leg. Elise Doganieri Elise Doganieri (born April 21, 1967) is an American co-creator and co-executive producer of

3168-761: The fall of 2005 during its ninth season. The show has won the top reality series Emmy for seven years in a row. In 2004, received the Producers Guild Award. The series, which premiered in 2001, is produced by Earthview Inc. the production company that Elise Doganieri runs with her husband Bertram van Munster along with Bruckheimer TV and Touchstone TV. Elise Doganieri is also an executive producer of Oprah Winfrey's reality show Oprah's Big Give . and of The Quest television series. Doganieri lives in Los Angeles with her husband Bertram van Munster and their daughter Ava. This article about

3240-486: The first five seasons, there was no limit on the number of Roadblocks that a single team member could perform throughout the race. In practice, this often led to one team member performing the majority of Roadblocks during the race (the male member of co-ed teams performed most of the Roadblocks in such cases). The rule has changed in Season 6 , teams have been limited in the number of Roadblocks each teammate may do over

3312-524: The first team to complete the task may claim the pass; all other teams must return to the main course and complete the leg as normal. Fast Forwards were initially offered on every leg of the Race , excluding the final leg. To reduce costs of production involved with unused Fast Forward tasks, the number of Fast Forwards available was reduced to two on each Race starting in Season 5 , and then down to one in Season 14 , or in Season 20 , where three Fast Forwards were offered. Season 18 and Season 19 were

3384-474: The first time just prior to the start of the race. Normally unseen, a two-person production crew, one recording audio and the other recording video, accompanies every team. Generally, teams may not travel without their production crew, who are switched among teams after each leg to avoid biases from developing. At the beginning of each leg, each team receives a cash allowance with their first clue, which they must use to cover all expenses except for airfare, which

3456-478: The gnome states that Travelocity's services are able to denounce the myth, and the other where the gnome ends up causing a mess. In one such commercial, he visits the Bermuda Triangle to see if things really do disappear there, denouncing the myth even as objects disappear behind him until he also vanishes mid-sentence. In 2006, a major promotion involved 20 Travelocity gnomes carefully hidden throughout

3528-519: The information available). The fifth Australian season featured a special Blind Detour, in which teams decided their Detour option at an earlier point in the Race (by blindly deciding between Brains and Brawn) and completed their chosen task when they returned to the same location several legs later. Season 26 featured a "Roulette Detour", where the Detour choice was determined by a spin of a roulette wheel , with Red leading to one task and Black leading to

3600-496: The invasion was not successful, the new team would be eliminated regardless of the placement and the remaining teams would all continue onto the next leg. This twist was not used in later seasons of the Chinese celebrity edition , except for a team arriving on the second leg of the fourth season of the Chinese celebrity edition due to prior commitments. The first leg was a non-elimination round to account for this late arrival. Additionally, this late arrival team did not have to achieve

3672-539: The last-place teams in each group were eliminated. The remaining teams were merged at the start of the second leg, at which point the race returned to its standard format. This twist was used again in the sixth Australian season , but unlike the two aforementioned Israeli seasons, it was separated into two legs with the 20 teams divided into two groups of ten for each leg. The Yield, introduced in Season Five , allows any one team to force another team to stop racing for

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3744-469: The leg by counting envelopes. In more recent seasons, extra envelopes are left in clue boxes to prevent this from occurring. In some cases, clues – most often of the Route Information type – have been provided by more unorthodox means, such as in an advertisement in a local newspaper or on some item related to the task just performed. A common unorthodox means in the American version is to place

3816-509: The mail, he receives pictures of the gnome in exotic landmark locations. The original campaign was invented by Lisa Shimotakahara and Philip Marchington of McKinney & Silver, an advertising agency in Durham, North Carolina. The tagline, "You'll never roam alone", was written by John Guynn, a copywriter at the same agency. Avant Garde Studio, with lead artists, Amy Medford and Leonid Siveriver, worked with Philip Marchington to design and create

3888-399: The marker, and can be negated if a U-Turned team is holding an Express Pass , which can be used to skip one of the detours. One leg of the third Israeli season had a U-Turn before the first of two Detours; the team U-Turned at the first Detour did not carry over to the second Detour. The U-Turned teams must complete one of the Detour tasks before attempting to do the other, as demonstrated in

3960-481: The marker, they must turn over an hourglass and wait for the sand to drain before they are allowed to continue on to the next route marker. Similar to the Fast Forward, a team may use its Yield power only once on the race, and only one team may be yielded at each marker, although a team may be yielded multiple times during the same race. If a team loses its "Courtesy of" photo, they also lose their Yield power. If

4032-471: The next Pit Stop, and airs as two episodes on the show. Usually, teams will be led to the show's host with a clue that implies that a Pit Stop is ahead, but are surprised as they are not checked in at a Pit Stop but instead are given a clue to continue racing. Double-length legs were born out of necessity during season six . The sixth leg in Hungary was initially planned as two legs, with the first leg being

4104-488: The other country. Another variation of the twist was used on the second and third seasons of the Chinese celebrity edition. This twist titled "Intersection with Integration Versus" in the second season and "Combined Intersection and Face Off" in the third season forced the four remaining teams to pair up as in the Intersection. Within each pair, the two teams would face off in a best-of-five series of challenges over

4176-453: The other. The seventh Canadian season introduced a " One Way " twist that forces a team to perform a specified Detour task. A Roadblock is a task that only one team member may perform. A Roadblock clue is given as a cryptic question, such as " Who's really hungry? " (leading to a task involving exotic food) or " Who wants to get down and dirty? " (for a task related to laundry). Based on this information and observation of any other racers at

4248-522: The places where teams must go. Most route markers are attached to the boxes that contain clue envelopes, but some may mark the places where the teams must go in order to complete tasks, or may be used to line courses that the teams must follow. The route markers used in the first season were yellow and white. They were changed to yellow and red in the second season , and this has remained the standard color scheme since. Occasionally, different color schemes are adopted for certain legs, seasons, or versions of

4320-410: The race. When teams start a leg, arrive at route markers, or complete tasks, they normally receive a yellow letter-sized tear-away envelope with the series' logo that contains their next clue inside a vertical-fold folder. The clues themselves are typically printed on a vertical strip of paper, although additional information is often provided inside the clue folder. After retrieving the clue, teams open

4392-432: The race. The first instance of such a twist was the "Invasion" twist on the second season of the Chinese celebrity edition , where intruder teams had the opportunity to enter the competition mid-season should they finish a leg with a sufficiently high placement as pre-determined. If the invasion was successful, they would be allowed to continue in the race and the last placing team of the original teams would be eliminated. If

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4464-480: The same Detour option, and if a Fast Forward is offered, both teams may claim credit. During Roadblocks, each team must contribute a team member to do the task. When a team arrives at the Intersection marker and no other team is already waiting, it must wait there until another team arrives. A team may opt not to partner with a particular team, though it must then wait for another team to arrive. Teams are free to choose their partner team if multiple teams are present. In

4536-467: The seasons to not feature the Fast Forward for the first time, it was absent again in Seasons 24 , 26 , and 28 , and it has not been featured since Season 30 . However, it is still available in some foreign versions. Besides clues, teams may encounter the following obstacles, which could affect their placements in a leg: First introduced in Season 15 , the Starting Line Task forces teams to complete

4608-611: The series progressed, new commercials were aired with updated tag lines: You’ll Never Roam Alone, Go and Smell the Roses and Wander Wisely. For the Wander Wisely campaign, Travelocity hired a new advertising agency, Campbell-Ewald , to feature the company as a trusted travel source. The gnome remains in the commercials; however, he is no longer held against his will, but now works as "The Roaming Gnome: Denouncer of Travel Myths." In these commercials he discusses two myths, one where

4680-423: The task instructions, the selected racer may gain help from other racers that have been selected to do the Roadblock or from locals. Some Roadblocks may involve the non-selected racer, such as leading a camel his or her partner rides, or helping his or her partner solve a puzzle. On completing the Roadblock, the selected racer receives their next clue, at which point they may return to their partner and continue on. If

4752-431: The task, the team must declare which member will complete the task before reading the full task description. Once a team announces its decision of who will complete the Roadblock, it cannot be changed or taken back. The Roadblock task is performed by only the selected racer while his or her partner waits in a designated area, although the partner is sometimes able to supply words of encouragement and advice. Unless directed by

4824-402: The tasks at one time, or the hours when a task may be available. A team may switch tasks as often as they wish with no penalty other than the time lost in attempting the tasks and travelling between task locations. In some Detours, teams that arrived at one of the tasks could not switch. Unless otherwise instructed, teams can work together to finish a Detour option. Once a team has completed one of

4896-472: The tasks, they are given a clue to their next location. A team that is unable to complete either Detour option or opts to quit the Detour will incur a six-hour penalty (24 hours in earlier seasons). Occasionally, there may be a twist to the Detour format. Season 25 introduced a "Blind Detour", where competitors were only given the names and locations of the tasks (in some Blind Detours, the tasks will only be vaguely titled like "This" or "That", further reducing

4968-487: The then new social media trend, Travelocity created an official page for the Roaming Gnome on MySpace in 2007 and later on Chatroulette , Twitter and Instagram . After TV advertisements voiced by Harry Enfield were screened nationally on United States networks, and on a Web site whereismygnome.com , many readers considered it to be a prank of the Garden Gnome Liberation Front . As

5040-457: The two nations' teams were pitted against each other in a game of tug of war , with the winning nation's teams given a ten-minute head start. In the fourth and fifth seasons of the Israeli version , the 14 teams were divided into two groups of seven on the first leg; each group began the Race at separate Starting lines, and had separate tasks to complete before reaching the Pit Stop, where

5112-461: Was a Speed Bump task given the two returning teams from that season. This was later used in the sixth leg of the eighth Canadian season to reintroduce the teams that tested positive for COVID-19, but have recovered shortly after. Those teams had to compete in an On-Ramp task to return to the race, with the loosing team not allowed to return. The sixth Australian season reintroduced the teams that recovered from COVID-19 as well, and those had to complete

5184-400: Was placed immediately before the Pit Stop, with winning teams allowed to check in; the last two remaining teams would then battle it out, with the losing team declared to be in last place, and this variation has not been featured since Season 32 . This twist was first introduced in the second Latin American season and the second Norwegian season as the "Intersection" (not to be confused with

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