The Amazing Race 6
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The Amazing Race 6 is the sixth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and ten countries and traveled over 40,000 miles (64,000 km) during twelve legs. Starting in Chicago, racers traveled through Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Senegal, Germany, Hungary, France, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, and China before returning to the United States, traveling through Hawaii, and finishing in Chicago. New twists introduced in this season include uniting teams for a task, the double-length leg, and limits on team members' Roadblock performances. The season premiered on CBS on November 16, 2004, and concluded on February 8, 2005.
| The Amazing Race 6 | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
Region 1 DVD cover | |
| Presented by | Phil Keoghan |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Winner | Freddy Holliday & Kendra Bentley |
| No. of legs | 12 |
| Distance traveled | 40,000 mi (64,000 km) |
| No. of episodes | 13 (including 1 recap) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | November 16, 2004 – February 8, 2005 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | August 13 – September 12, 2004 |
| Season chronology | |
Engaged couple Freddy Holliday and Kendra Bentley were the winners of this season, while dating couple Jon Buehler and Kris Perkins finished in second place, and exes Adam Malis and Rebecca Cardon finished in third place.
In May 2004, CBS ordered the sixth season of the show, despite the fact that The Amazing Race 5 had not yet aired. Early renewal was likely due to the success of the changes made in season 5.[1] CBS also delayed the airing of season 6 until late in the fall and moved it out of its proposed Saturday timeslot in order to create a "cool down" period between races, in the hopes that this would help continue the newfound ratings success.[2]
The Amazing Race 6 spanned a total of 40,000 miles (64,000 km) over ten countries on four continents. The 30 days of filming began on August 13, 2004,[3] and finished on September 12. The Amazing Race made its first trip to seven new countries: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and Senegal.
This season was the first in which team members had to complete an equal number of Roadblock tasks. No team member was permitted to complete more than six Roadblocks on the entire race. Throughout the season, host Phil Keoghan verbally stated this rule when introducing each leg's Roadblock. This season also reduced the number of times the Yield appeared to three, compared to the previous season, where the Yield had been featured in almost every leg. This trend would continue in subsequent seasons.
A task in the second leg marked the first time that teams were required to work with each other. The ten teams had to split themselves into two groups of five, each of which had to row a Viking boat across a fjord.
According to Aaron Crumbaugh, the sixth leg was originally planned as two separate legs with the first part being a non-elimination point, where the losing team would have been stripped of their money. However, those planned legs were combined into one after producers realized that begging was illegal in Hungary.[4]
This season featured a visit to Sri Lanka, where filming occurred just a few months before the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The episodes aired four weeks after the earthquake had devastated the locations the teams had visited. A special message was inserted at the beginning of the episodes in Sri Lanka, dedicating them to the victims and to those helping with the recovery.[5]
This season's cast included married professional wrestlers, dating actors, high school buddies, engaged models, and a team of married entrepreneurs.[6] Early Show hosts Harry Smith and Dave Price ran the season's first leg with the actual teams as part of a special segment on their morning show.[7]
| Contestants | Age | Relationship | Hometown | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avi Schneier | 32 | High School Buddies | Brooklyn, New York | Eliminated 1st (in Grindavík, Iceland) |
| Joe Rashbaum | 32 | Ventura, California | ||
| Meredith Tufaro | 26 | Best Friends | Queens, New York | Eliminated 2nd (in Voss, Norway) |
| Maria Sampogna | 26 | |||
| Lena Jensen | 23 | Sisters | Pleasant Grove, Utah | Eliminated 3rd (in Häggvik, Sweden) |
| Kristy Jensen | 26 | |||
| Don St. Claire | 69 | Grandparents | Portola Valley, California | Eliminated 4th (in Berlin, Germany) |
| Mary Jean St. Claire | 66 | |||
| Gus McLeod | 50 | Father & Daughter | Gaithersburg, Maryland | Eliminated 5th (in Budapest, Hungary) |
| Hera McLeod | 24 | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Jonathan Baker | 42 | Married Entrepreneurs | Los Angeles, California | Eliminated 6th (in Lalibela, Ethiopia) |
| Victoria Fuller | 32 | |||
| Lori Harvey | 33 | Married Pro Wrestlers | Molino, Florida | Eliminated 7th (in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka) |
| Bolo Dar'tainian | 38 | |||
| Hayden Kristianson | 25 | Dating Actors | Chicago, Illinois | Eliminated 8th (in Xi'an, China) |
| Aaron Crumbaugh | 25 | |||
| Adam Malis | 27 | Formerly Dating | Los Angeles, California | Third place |
| Rebecca Cardon | 29 | |||
| Kris Perkins | 30 | Dating Long Distance | Long Beach, California | Runners-up |
| Jon Buehler | 29 | Scottsdale, Arizona | ||
| Freddy Holliday | 34 | Engaged Models | Miami, Florida | Winners |
| Kendra Bentley | 25 |
Jonathan & Victoria appeared on a Dr. Phil special to try to improve their marriage.[8] Jonathan & Victoria then competed on Battle of the Network Reality Stars.[9] Later, in a celebrity version of Fear Factor, Victoria attacked contestant Jon "Jonny Fairplay" Dalton (of Survivor: Pearl Islands), and Jonathan attacked host Joe Rogan, resulting in their expulsion from the show.[10] Aaron competed on the twelfth season of Food Network Star and on Cutthroat Kitchen.[11][12] Victoria had a cameo appearance on Whose Line is it Anyway?. Rebecca Cardon was in the reality show Kill Reality and appeared on the Bravo reality series Work Out.
The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6a[lower-alpha 1] | 6b | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddy & Kendra | 4th | 7th[lower-alpha 2] | 6th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 4th<[lower-alpha 3] | 3rd | 2nd>[lower-alpha 4] | 2nd | 1st |
| Kris & Jon | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd |
| Adam & Rebecca | 7th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 1stƒ[lower-alpha 5] | 5th>[lower-alpha 3] | 4th | 4th‡<[lower-alpha 4] | 3rd | 3rd |
| Hayden & Aaron | 1st | 4th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 6th‡ | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th†[lower-alpha 6] | |
| Lori & Bolo | 6th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 1stƒ[lower-alpha 5] | 3rd | 2nd | 5th† | |||
| Jonathan & Victoria | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 6th† | ||||
| Gus & Hera | 10th | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 7th† | ||||||
| Don & Mary Jean | 9th | 8th[lower-alpha 7] | 8th | 8th‡ | 8th† | ||||||||
| Lena & Kristy | 3rd | 9th | 9th† | ||||||||||
| Meredith & Maria | 8th | 10th† | |||||||||||
| Avi & Joe | 11th† | ||||||||||||
| Destinations |  Air travel  Rail travel  Water travel  Bus travel  Helicopter travel  Bicycle travel  Gondola travel |
|---|---|
| Route Markers |  Detour  Roadblock  Fast Forward  Yield  Pit Stop |
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Chicago (O'Hare International Airport) Chicago → Reykjavík, Iceland (Keflavík International Airport) This season's first Detour was a choice between Ice Climb or Ice Search. In Ice Climb, teams had to travel to the Hótel Skaftafell and climb the face of an ice wall in order to reach their next clue at the top. In Ice Search, teams had to travel to a nearby glacial lagoon and use a boat to search the lagoon with thousands of icebergs for an orange buoy with their next clue.
Reykjavík → Oslo, Norway Hønefoss → Voss In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to climb to the top of the ski jump and then ride a zipline to the bottom in order to receive their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Endurance or Accuracy. In Endurance, teams had to roller ski down a 1.75-mile (2.82 km) course in order to receive their next clue. In Accuracy, teams had to complete three Viking games – kubbs, axe throwing, and archery – in order to receive their next clue.
Voss → Oslo Oslo → Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm → Häggvik Häggvik (Bögs Gård Farm) Häggvik → Stockholm This leg's Detour was a choice between Count It or Build It. In Count It, teams had to count the number of cooking pots, frying pans, and stuffed animals in three large bins and give the correct number to the supervisor in order to receive their next clue. In Build It, teams had to properly assemble a desk using all of the provided parts in order to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to unroll and search through 270 hay bales in order to find one of the twenty bales that contained their next clue..jpg)
Stockholm → Dakar, Senegal (Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport) Dakar → Gorée Island This leg's Detour was a choice between Stack 'Em Up or Pull 'Em Up. In Stack 'Em Up, teams had to carry baskets of fish to a drying table and properly stack enough fish in order to cover the table and receive their next clue. In Pull 'Em Up, teams had to use traditional fishing gear to catch four fish and then bring the fish to the shore, where they received their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use the tools provided to harvest enough salt from the bed of the lake and fill a 25-US-gallon (95 L) basket in order to receive their next clue.
Gorée Island → Dakar Dakar → Berlin, Germany Berlin (East Side Gallery) This leg's Detour was a choice between Beer or Brats. In Beer, teams traveled to the Brauhaus Spandau, where each team member had to search the tables at the bar for five coasters bearing their teams' names and pictures. They then had to trade two full beer steins to the patron in exchange for each coaster. Once both team members collected five coasters, they received their next clue. In Brats, teams traveled to the Zitadelle, where they had to use a hand-operated sausage maker to create one rope of five bratwursts in order to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to climb to the top of Teufelsberg and complete a soap box derby course in 37 seconds or less in order to receive their next clue.
Berlin → Budapest, Hungary Eger → Budapest In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member was strapped into a "hot rocket bungee" and launched 200 feet (61 m) into the air. After returning to the ground, they received their next clue. This leg's first Detour was a choice between Catapult Crash or Cannonball Run. In Catapult Crash, teams would have used a catapult to hurl a watermelon onto a wooden target in order to retrieve the clue hidden within. In Cannonball Run, teams had to push a cannon up a hill to the castle courtyard, and then carry 55 cannonballs and stack them into a pyramid in order to receive their next clue. All teams chose Cannonball Run. For this season's first Fast Forward, one team had to travel to Buda Castle. There, they had to descend through a labyrinth and drink a goblet of pig's blood. Lori & Bolo won the Fast Forward. This leg's second Detour was a choice between Swim or Paddle. In Swim, teams had to play a game of water polo and score one goal against a Hungarian water polo player in order to receive their next clue. In Paddle, teams had to inflate a raft with a hand pump and paddle across the Danube River to a flag on the other side in order to retrieve their next clue. In this leg's second Roadblock, one team member had to eat a 24-ounce (680 g) bowl of a traditional Hungarian spicy soup in order to receive their next clue.
Budapest → Ajaccio, France For this season's last Fast Forward, one team had to locate a harbor in Ajaccio, don old-style diving suits, and walk across the ocean floor to a lobster trap in order to retrieve the Fast Forward award. Adam & Rebecca won the Fast Forward. This leg's Detour was a choice between Climb Up or Fly Behind. In Climb Up, teams had to use a mechanical ascender to climb a rock wall. Once at the top, teams had to find a French legionnaire, who gave them a medal, and then rappel back down in order to receive their next clue. In Fly Behind, teams had to choose a Zodiac boat and, with one member directing the pilot and the other trailing behind on a raft, search among 25 buoys for one with a clue attached. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to stomp on 55 pounds (25 kg) of grapes in order to squeeze enough juice to fill five wine bottles, and then drink a glass of the squeezed juice, in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: La Pietra in L'Île-Rousse.
Calvi → Nice Nice → Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Addis Ababa (Addis Ababa Bole International Airport) → Lalibela (Lalibela Airport) This leg's Detour was a choice between Raise the Roof or Mud the Hut. In Raise the Roof, teams assisted a group of locals by carrying a roof 2⁄3 mile (1,100 m) and then placing it on top of a house. Once the roof was on, one team member had to place a jug on the roof in order to receive their next clue. In Mud the Hut, teams had to use a plaster made of dirt, water, and straw to cover an entire wall of a traditional Ethiopian house in order to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to enter the Church of Saint George, where they received a pendant from the head priest. They then had to search among hundreds of worshipers outside of the church for the one wearing the same pendant. They could trade the pendant for their next clue, which directed them to the nearby Pit Stop. Adam & Rebecca chose to Yield Freddy & Kendra..jpg)
Lalibela → Addis Ababa Addis Ababa → Colombo, Sri Lanka Colombo → Galle Galle → Kandy Kandy → Dambulla This leg's Detour was a choice between Tree Trunks or Elephant Trunks. In Tree Trunks, teams traveled by tuk-tuk to a coconut plantation. There, each person had to climb to the top of a 50-foot (15 m) tree and retrieve a jug filled with tree sap, which they had to pour into a container in order to receive their next clue. In Elephant Trunks, teams traveled by tuk-tuk to an elephant polo field, where each team member had to ride an elephant down the length of the field, hitting a polo ball around a large pole and scoring a goal in order to receive their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to ascend more than 1,000 steps to the top of Lion Rock. Once at the top, they had to use a pair of binoculars to look through the jungle for a flag near the pool at the Hotel Sigiriya. Once they located the hotel, teams had to proceed there and swim the length of the pool before checking in at the Pit Stop.
Colombo → Shanghai, China In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to wash a window on the exterior of the HuaXia Bank Tower in order to reveal a hidden message. Once they could read the message, they had to lower themselves to the ground and repeat the message to the supervisor, who then handed them their next clue. This leg's Detour was a choice between Bricks or Ice. In Bricks, teams had to use a traditional device to transport 300 clay bricks off a barge while balancing on a narrow wooden plank. From there, they had to stack the bricks on a wooden pallet in order to receive their clue. In Ice, teams had to load two blocks of ice onto the back of flatbed tricycles and deliver them to a fish market four blocks away. Once there, they had to break them into smaller pieces and place them into a tub in order to receive their next clue. Freddy & Kendra chose to Yield Adam & Rebecca.
Shanghai → Xi'an Huayin (Mount Hua – North Peak) This leg's Detour was a choice between Spray or Scroll. In Spray, teams traveled to a car factory and spray painted the shell of a Chinese-made car in order to receive their next clue. In Scroll, teams traveled to a textile factory and searched through ten bolts of fabric with a light table. When teams found and cut out the two Chinese characters stamped within two of the ten bolts, they received their next clue. In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to search among 3,000 padlocks for the one that they could unlock using a provided key in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the South Gate of the Xi'an City Wall.
Xi'an → Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu → Chicago, Illinois Chicago (Chicago Water Tower) This season's final Detour was a choice between Outfits or Outriggers. In Outfits, teams had to drive to a tropical clothing distributor and search through racks filled with Aloha shirts for the match to one displayed on a mannequin in order to receive their next clue. In Outriggers, teams had to drive to a canoe club and, with the help of a provided assistant, paddle an outrigger canoe down a two-mile (3.2 km) course in order to receive their next clue. In this season's final Roadblock, one team member had to tandem skydive with an instructor and land on a sandbar in Kaneohe Bay, where they retrieved their next clue.At the time it aired, The Amazing Race 6 received negative reviews. Linda Holmes of Television Without Pity called this season disappointing.[16] Scott Pierce of Deseret News said that his immediate reaction after the season finished was "I'm never going to watch this show again."[17] Reece Forward of Screen Rant ranked this season as the show's second-worst, writing that it "is actively unlikable at points," but the season "escapes the bottom slot due to at least having a few teams that are likable or interesting".[18] Since its airing, this season was ranked 9th out of the first 27 seasons by the Rob Has a Podcast Amazing Race correspondents in 2016.[19] In 2021, Val Barone of TheThings ranked this season as the show's 4th best season.[20] In 2022, Rhenn Taguiam of Game Rant ranked this season as the seventh-best season.[21]
The fifth episode featured two of the more controversial moments in the show's history. In Dakar, Senegal, Kendra Bentley, who had previously decried being in "ghetto Africa" complained, "This city is wretched and disgusting. And they just keep breeding and breeding in this poverty. I can't take it."[22] These comments were largely denounced as racist due to the equation of people in Africa as animals.[23][24] Bentley later claimed that her comments were taken out of context saying, "I was actually talking about the government and how they put people in these situations. They don’t give them opportunities for education or birth control."[25] Lesser outrage was also directed at Rebecca Cardon for similar insensitive comments. On the way to the House of Slaves on Gorée Island, Cardon commented, "I'd love to get out of Africa. I can see why so many people escaped." Kevin McDonough of The Spokesman-Review wrote, "Now that's a novel way to look at the Middle Passage."[26]
Later in the episode, Jonathan Baker, angry at his wife, Victoria Fuller, for picking up his bag which he had dropped during a footrace to the mat, shoved her. He was modestly rebuked at the mat by Phil Keoghan, who saw Jonathan berating his wife but hadn't witnessed the shove.[22] In response, critics and fans decried seeing possible domestic violence on television.[27][28][29] Baker later stated "[t]he shove in Berlin was wrong. It was wrong and I should not have done it. I can't apologize any more because I really felt that it hurt."[30]
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