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The Amazing Race 5 was the fifth installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 5 featured 11 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.

This season premiered on July 6, 2004 at 10:00 pm EDT followed Big Brother 5 on Tuesday nights with the 2-hour season finale aired on September 21, 2004.

Married parents Chip & Kim were the winners of the Race. They are the first African American team to win the race.

Development and filming
After the anemic ratings for The Amazing Race 4, CBS chairman and CEO Les Moonves doubted whether the series would be renewed for another season. After much deliberation, CBS officially ordered a fifth installment of the Race in September 2003. Some observers cited the series' recent Emmy win as the factor behind its renewal. While CBS flirted with the idea of a fall premiere, it ultimately gave Season 5 a summer broadcast to create momentum for The Amazing Race 6 on the fall schedule.

This season introduced two major twists to the Race: the Yield and a non-elimination penalty. The Yield allowed one team to force another team to stop racing for a predetermined amount of time. The Yield was available on each leg, though it was not presented on each episode. The non-elimination penalty meant teams finishing last on non-elimination legs were penalized by being stripped of any money they had accumulated. In addition, they received no money at the start of the next leg. This was also the first season to see the number of Fast Forwards reduced; only two were available in the entire Race.

The Amazing Race 5 lasted 31–32 days and traveled 72,000 miles. This season is making the longest race route ever with six visited continents, and is so far the only season to traveled amongst all seasons so far. The teams raced in twelve countries, two were previously visited. The new countries were Uruguay, Argentina, Russia, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Philippines and Canada. Also for the first time, the final leg had an intermediate destination in a foreign country.

During pre-show, production moved the Dubai legs of the race from the originally planned location of Istanbul, Turkey. The reason for this decision has not been disclosed. Istanbul was eventually visited by the Race two seasons later.

Marshall and Lance were the first team in Amazing Race history to quit. Marshall was suffering from a knee injury in the Roadblock in Luxor, Egypt, on Leg 6 and the team arrived at the task site after all others had left. They decided to give up. After their elimination, this season marked the most amount of females remaining in the race.

Two challenges were edited out of the program since they did not affect team placement. The first was a nut finding Roadblock in the markets of Dubai; the second, a tipi building challenge in Banff, Alberta.

Cast
Applications were due on October 8, 2003. Filming began on January 30, 2004 and finished on February 27, 2004.

This season was decreased to 11 teams since season 2. They featured a military man, dating widowed couple, female twins, former Big Brother 4 contestant, a team member with dwarfism and bunch of beauty pageant queens.

Chip portrayed a young Muhammad Ali in the 1977 film The Greatest (Ali portrayed the adult version of himself). Alison of CBS's Big Brother 4 was the first contestant on a previously aired reality show to take part in this race. Erika, Alison, Nicole and Christie competed against one another in various beauty pageants. Christie was a former Miss Teen USA champion, while Nicole was the winner of Miss Texas USA.

Charla & Mirna returned to participate in The Amazing Race All-Stars. Lance & Marshall sent them a letter in the mail-sorting Roadblock on Leg 4, where they called Charla & Mirna annoying in every language they knew, and hoped they would be eliminated very soon. Colin & Christie were proposed on The Early Show and they later expected to be on that season, they declined due to Christie's pregnancy. Erika became a producer with the show and was on-hand during the Season 12 open casting call in Cabazon, CA. Alison later appeared on Big Brother: All Stars and was the first person voted out.

The show also featured Natalia Rodriguez Lassiy, Miss Uruguay who competed in Miss World 2003, welcomed the teams at Uruguay pit stop and Luli Arroyo, the daughter of then-Philippine president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as the local greeter at Manila pit stop.

Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcasted on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:

The Roadblock count does not include the results of any unaired Roadblocks.

Chip & Kim and Kami & Karli initially arrived 1st and 2nd, respectively, but they had missed the clue to the Detour, having simply arrived by chance at one of the options. They had to go back and get the clue before checking in, causing them to fall to 8th and 9th.

Marshall & Lance decided to quit the Amazing Race,cause Marshall had an injured leg, and was unable to continue with the race.


 * Red means the team was eliminated.
 * An underlined Blue team's placement means the team was the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg of the race. They were forced to give up all their money and did not receive any money at the beginning of the next leg.
 * Green ƒ means the team won the Fast Forward clue. A green-colored leg number indicates that the Fast Forward was available for that leg but not used.
 * A yellow > means that team chose to use the Yield; < indicates the team who received it; <> indicates that the Yield for that leg was available but not used.

Episode title quotes
Episode titles are often taken from quotes made by the racers.


 * 1) "Clearly, I'm More Intelligent than You" – Alison
 * 2) "It Turned Ugly Just Now" – Kami
 * 3) "I Got Electrocuted" – Charla
 * 4) "Who Says Pageant Girls Don't Eat?" – Brandon
 * 5) "Are You Good at Puzzles?" – Brandon
 * 6) "Why Can't We Get a Camel?" – Marshall
 * 7) "Are You Sure This is Safe?" – Nicole
 * 8) "I'm Going to Jail" – Colin
 * 9) "If You're Going to Whine, Just Shut Up!" – Karen
 * 10) "If They're Screwing the Helmet to My Head, It Can't Be Good!" – Linda
 * 11) "It's Okay, Run Them Over!" – Christie
 * 12) "You've Just Made Me a Millionaire" – Chip

Prizes
Individual prizes were awarded to the first team to complete a leg.


 * Leg 1 - A vacation to Hawaii provided by American Airlines website AA.com.
 * Leg 6 - A vacation to exotic Mexico provided by American Airlines website AA.com.
 * Leg 7 - A vacation to sunny Latin America provided by American Airlines website AA.com.
 * Leg 8 - A vacation to sunny Caribbean provided by American Airlines website AA.com.
 * Leg 9 - A vacation to exotic Mexico provided by American Airlines website AA.com.
 * Leg 10 - A vacation to Europe provided by American Airlines website AA.com.
 * Leg 11 - A vacation to Hawaii provided by American Airlines website AA.com.
 * Leg 12 - A vacation to sunny Caribbean provided by American Airlines website AA.com.
 * Leg 13 - $1,000,000

Leg 1 (United States → Uruguay)

 * Santa Monica, California, United States (Santa Monica Pier) (Starting Point)
 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) to Punta del Este, Uruguay
 * Bus-logo.svg Montevideo (Carrasco International Airport) to Punta del Este (Bus station)
 * Punta del Este (The Hand in the Sand)
 * Gorriti Island (Overnight Rest)
 * Teams had to search for three different departure times hidden on 11 trees.
 * Punta del Este (Dock)
 * Maldonado (José Francisco González Meat Warehouse)
 * Teams had to carry a 55 pound slab of meat, 10 mi from the meat warehouse, then deliver it to La Rosada Carniceria and the butcher will pick up their next clue.
 * Punta del Este (Conrad Hotel)
 * Zips or Chips
 * Zips: Teams had to ascend into a penthouse of the hotel across and travel by zip-line 210 ft above the ground, then take a second zip line 18 stories down to the hotel pool to receive their next clue.
 * Chips: Teams had to play roulette in the hotel casino with 20 chips and would receive their clue if they won a game. If they lost all of their chips, they would have to do the Zips task.
 * Punta Ballena (Casapueblo)


 * Additional notes
 * Teams had a choice to take one of two flights from Los Angeles to Montevideo and then take a bus to Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Leg 2 (Uruguay → Argentina)

 * Montevideo (Shake Mega Disco)
 * Teams had to rip open a foam ball to get the clue inside.
 * Legenda prom.svg Colonia del Sacramento (Ferry Station) to Buenos Aires, Argentina
 * Buenos Aires (Recoleta Cemetery - Grave of Evita Perón)
 * Perro or Tango
 * Perro: Teams must take on the extremely popular job of dog walking. They had to walk eight dogs on a 1-mile course, while using a provided map to navigate past a series of checkpoints to their final destination, La Flor. They were able to begin the task outside the cemetery.
 * Tango: Teams had to travel to crowded streets across the city to a theater, which was filled with tango dancers, who looked similar to each other. Teams were given a photo of a tango dancer; their task was to find the dancer who matched their photo. If the teams gave it to the wrong dancer, the dancer would take the photo. If they were unsuccessful, they would have to get a new picture and try again.
 * San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires Province (La Estancia La Invernada)
 * "The person who performs this task should have quick hands and quick feet."
 * The first Roadblock of the race was to play a game traditionally played by children in a ranch, ribbon roping. One team member must enter a corral and attempt to remove a bandana from the neck of one of the calves. Since they were not allowed to tackle or pull the animals, the task could prove frustrating. A gaucho woman would give them their next clue.
 * San Antonio de Areco (La Porteña)


 * Additional tasks
 * Teams had arrive in Buenos Aires and needed to find the correct grave of former Argentine first lady Evita Perón which the correct location is Recoleta Cemetery and the next clue is located.

Leg 3 (Argentina)

 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Buenos Aires (Jorge Newbery Domestic Airport) to San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro Province (Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport)
 * San Carlos de Bariloche (Civic Center)
 * Upon arriving at the Civic Center in San Carlos de Bariloche, teams had to find the mayor.
 * San Carlos de Bariloche (Del Turista Chocolate Factory)
 * "Who's got the sweet tooth?"
 * The Roadblock required one team member to search through 11,000 chocolates (by biting into them) until they located one with a white center. Of these 11,000 chocolates, 20 of them had a white center. When the white center is found, they would get their next clue.
 * San Carlos de Bariloche (Villa Catedral)
 * Smooth Sailing or Rough Riding
 * Smooth Sailing: Each teammate had to paraglide in tandem with an instructor off a 5000 ft mountain. When they successfully landed, they would get their next clue.
 * Rough Riding: Each team must ride a mountain bike on a 6 mi course down the mountain. When they had completed the course, they would receive their next clue.
 * Bahia Lopez

Leg 4 (Argentina → Russia)

 * Bus-logo.svg San Carlos de Bariloche (Bariloche Bus Station) to Buenos Aires
 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Buenos Aires (Ministro Pistarini International Airport) to Saint Petersburg, Russia (Pulkovo Airport)
 * Saint Petersburg (Battleship Aurora)
 * Block 5 Shots or Drink 1 Shot
 * Block 5 Shots: Teams had to travel to an ice hockey rink, put on a protective gear and step to the goal's position to block five slap shots by professional hockey players. If the shots are blocked, a coach would get their next clue.
 * Drink 1 Shot: Teams had to travel to Anichkov Palace, and perform a cossack ritual: Balance a shot glass of vodka on the blade of a saber, and tilt the sword to drink the vodka, without dropping the glass. When they are done, they would receive their next clue.
 * Saint Petersburg (Bronze Horseman)
 * Pushkin (Old Tower Restaurant)
 * "Who's got a taste for the good life?"
 * One team member had to eat 1 kg of caviar. When the caviar is successfully eaten, a waiter would give them their next clue.
 * Pushkin (Catherine's Palace)

Leg 5 (Russia → Egypt)

 * Legenda kolej.svg Pushkin to Saint Petersburg (Vitebsky Rail Terminal)
 * Saint Petersburg (Hermitage Museum)
 * Teams had to find the painting of the Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt.
 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo Airport) to Cairo, Egypt (Cairo International Airport)
 * Cairo (Tower of Cairo)
 * (Pharaonic Village): Teams had to carry a sarcophagus and transport it via ferry into the temple and deliver it to the priest to win the Fast Forward.
 * Giza (Giza pyramid complex - Osiris Shaft)
 * "Who's up for going down?"
 * One team member had to descend down a series of ladders into Osiris Shaft 140 ft below sea level. Next, they retrieve a satchel containing puzzle pieces and which presented it to an Egyptologist for getting the next clue.
 * Teams had to use the puzzle pieces in the satchel collected at the Roadblock and a map to figure out their next destination. If teams placed their puzzle pieces onto the map, a hole in the puzzle would show them where to go.
 * Giza (Base of the Pyramid)
 * Rock & Roll or Hump & Ride
 * Rock & Roll: Teams had to use traditional techniques to transport 600 lb of two-stone rock across an area the size of football field.
 * Hump & Ride: Teams had to pick a pair of horse and two camels loaded with carpets to a merchant.
 * Giza (Sphinx)

Leg 6 (Egypt)

 * Giza (Great Pyramids)
 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Cairo (Old Cairo Airport) to Luxor (Luxor International Airport)
 * Luxor (Karnak)
 * Herd It or Haul It
 * Herd It: Teams had travel to Banana Island for load ten goats into a sailboat and deliver them to a shepherd on the other side of the Nile River and give the animals to a waiting shepherd for exchange in their next clue.
 * Haul It: Teams travel 3 mi to a pigeon farm and use a traditional device to haul water from the Nile into an urn and transport it by donkey to fill a cistern. When it is filled in a correct mark, they will get their next clue.
 * Luxor (Habu Temple)
 * "This task requires keen eyes and a lot of patience."
 * One team member had to choose a large dig site to use archeological tools to dig, in a plot of sand, for unearth a scarab, a beetle stone carving which is a part of Egyptian mythology. When the scarab is found, an archeologist will give them their next clue.
 * Legenda prom.svg Luxor (West Nile Ferry Port) to Crocodile Island
 * Luxor (Crocodile Island)

Leg 7 (Egypt → Kenya → Tanzania)

 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Luxor (Luxor International Airport) to Nairobi, Kenya (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport)
 * Legenda lotnisko.svg via Cairo (Cairo International Airport)
 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport - Z. Boskovic Air Charters) to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania 🇹🇿 (Kilimanjaro International Airport)
 * At the Z. Boskovic Air Charters, teams signed up for a charter flight to a mystery destination. The flights were at 8.00am, 8.45am and 9.30am.
 * Bus-logo.svg Kilimanjaro (Bus station) to Mto wa Mbu
 * Buzzing or Busy
 * Buzzing: Teams had to travel by bicycle to a local honey farm, put on a beekeeper suits and harvest 2 kg of honey from traditional African hives. When its successful, they would receive their next clue.
 * Busy: Teams had to travel to a furniture store and deliver two chairs to a specified house. When the chairs are delivered in a right address could take a long time, the house owner would give teams a receipt. Teams then have to return to the shopkeeper and give him the receipt to get their clue.
 * Kibaoni (Kavishe Hotel)
 * "Who's really hungry?"
 * One team member to eat an ostrich egg, cook a portion of it equal to two dozen chicken eggs and eat it to get their next clue.
 * After the Roadblock, teams must do the zip line known as Flying Fox, over the gorge 230 ft below to proceed the next pit stop, Lake Manyara.
 * Lake Manyara (Lookout)

Leg 8 (Tanzania → Kenya → United Arab Emirates)

 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro International Airport) to Nairobi, Kenya (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport) to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Dubai International Airport)
 * During the start of the leg, teams must signed up one of three designated times to a charter flight in Nairobi.
 * Dubai (Burj al-Arab)
 * (Unaired)
 * The unaired Roadblock involved one team member to buying nuts in the market and delivering them to a ship.
 * Dubai (Bur Dubai Abra Port)
 * Off Plane or Off Road
 * Off Plane: Teams had to travel to the Al Quwain Aero Club and tandem skydive 10000 ft with an instructor to a landing site in the Margham Dunes. When they had successfully landed in correct zone, they would get their next clue.
 * Off Road: Teams had to travel directly to the Margham Dunes, where they must drive a marked 4x4 over a 6 mi course to the desert and ending at the skydiving landing site. Teams could get stuck in the sand, forcing them to radio for help, which could take a long time.
 * near Dubai (Desert Oasis)

Leg 9 (United Arab Emirates → India)

 * Dubai (Wild Wadi)
 * Upon the opening of Wild Wadi, team members had to take turns riding a free waterfall slide.
 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Dubai (Dubai International Airport) to Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport)
 * Kolkata (Sahid Minar)
 * (Hindu Temple) The Fast Forward instructed teams to travel 7 mi to a temple and engage in head shaving, a traditional Hindu ritual. Once both team members were completely bald, they would win the Fast Forward clue. Brandon and Nicole considered using the Fast Forward, but when they discovered that they had to shave their heads to win the Fast Forward, they decided not to do it. This Fast Forward reappeared in season 7.
 * Garia (Globe Brick Factory)
 * "Who's ready to get down and dirty?"
 * One team member was required to use a traditional Indian mold to make 20 mud bricks. If they weren't filled in the correct way, they fell apart. Once the factory worker determined that they were all properly formed, they would receive their next clue.
 * [[Image:Legenda kolej.svg|20px|Railway:]] Garia to Kolkata (Sealdah Station)
 * Heavy but Short or Light but Long
 * Heavy but Short: Teams had to travel over 10 mi to Landsdowne to transport a taxi a half-mile to a local garage. The taxis have no engines, so teams had to push the taxi in a short distance, where the owner will hand them their next clue.
 * Light but Long: Teams had to travel to Kolkata's largest flower market to find a particular stall and receive a garland, which they must then release into the Ganges River for good luck to receive their next clue.
 * Kolkata (Victoria Memorial)

Leg 10 (India → New Zealand)

 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport) to Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland Airport)
 * Rotorua, Waikato (Rotorua Museum)
 * Clean or Dirty
 * Clean: Teams had to drive 13 mi to Okere Falls and perform an adventure sport called river sledging. With the help of the two guides, teams must complete 1 mi course with only a small board, called a sledge for protection.
 * Dirty: Teams had to travel ten miles (16 km) to Hell's Gate and search for clues buried in a hot mud pit.
 * Paengaroa (Matapara Farms)
 * "Who's ready for a wild ride?"
 * One team member had to inflate a Zorb and ride it bouncing down to a hillside. It has a water inside to protect against scraping from plastic. At the bottom of the hill, the rider had to walk the Zorb a short distance to cross a finish line, then get out and join his/her teammate and run to the Pit Stop.

Leg 11 (New Zealand → Philippines)

 * Auckland (Westhaven Marina)
 * Teams must find a yacht named Hydroflow and used these mark handles to lowered down to get their next clue.
 * "The person who performs this task should have strong arms, strong legs, and no fear of heights."
 * One team member had travel to Auckland Harbour Bridge and climb 75 ft ladder to the girders beneath the roadway. From there, he or she had to walk along the girders until they reached the clue on the other side. They were then lowered to a waiting boat below.
 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Auckland (Auckland Airport) to Manila, Philippines (Ninoy Aquino International Airport)
 * Cavite (Malagueña Motors)
 * Teams must decorate a jeepney with attaching items to provide completely. Once it decorated properly, teams will get their next clue.
 * Victoria, Laguna (Field Behind Giant Duck)
 * Plow or Fowl
 * Plow: Teams had to choose a marked field and use an ox-drawn plow to till the soil, until the plow caught on a buried rope attached to a hidden clue.
 * Fowl: Teams had to work together and herd 1,000 ducks from one pen to another 50 yd away.
 * Manila (Coconut Palace)

Leg 12 (Philippines)

 * Manila (Rizal Park)
 * Manila (A Soriano Aviation)
 * At A. Sorano Aviation, teams caught one of two charter flights to El Nido at 10.45am or 11.30am.
 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) to El Nido, Palawan (El Nido Airport)
 * El Nido (El Nido Pier)
 * Upon arriving at the islands located near El Nido, teams used binoculars and searched the shore of three islands for an island with the Philippine flag. If teams chose an incorrect island, they had to try again. When the correct flag was found, they got their next clue.
 * El Nido (Island with Philippine flag)
 * El Nido (Island with clue box)
 * (Task shown but not indicated as a Detour)
 * In the one aired choice for the Detour, teams had to put on snorkel gear and search underwater for one of four giant clams containing their next clue.
 * El Nido (Giant clam)
 * "Got vertigo? Don't go."
 * One team member had to climb a 150 ft rock wall using an ascender. Upon completing the ascent, he/she would get the next clue and rappel down back to his/her partner.
 * After the Roadblock, teams had to paddle themselves in a kayak to the pit stop on Lagen Island.
 * El Nido (Lagen Island)

Leg 13 (Philippines → Canada → United States)

 * El Nido to Legenda lotnisko.svg Manila (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) to Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Calgary International Airport)
 * Banff
 * At the Shopping center, in an unaired task, teams had to pick an article of winter clothing (either jacket or gloves) for the rest of the leg.
 * Banff National Park (Outside Banff Springs Hotel)
 * (Unaired)
 * One team member to build a teepee outside the Banff Springs Hotel.
 * Sunshine Village (Lookout Mountain-Continental Divide)
 * Calgary (Canada Olympic Park)
 * Slide or Ride
 * Slide: Teams had to complete the Olympic course on a two-man luge at speeds up to 40 miles per hour, needs to complete the course in 34 seconds or less. If they failed, they had to keep trying until they hit the target time.
 * Ride: Teams had to use mountain bikes to complete the Olympic slalom course in three minutes or less. If they failed to finish in required time, they must keep trying to complete the time for receiving the clue.
 * Legenda lotnisko.svg Calgary (Calgary International Airport) to Dallas, Texas, USA (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport)
 * Fort Worth (Fort Worth Stockyards)
 * At the Fort Worth Stockyards, teams had to go into the giant maze to find 4 wooden boxes with their names on it, each containing a picture of a place previously visited on the Race (for example, the Canada Olympic Park), using the four keys provided on their respective boards. Then they must take the picture, find their way out of the maze and place it on the board. They must repeat the process for the other two locations with pictures, one at a time, in numerical order. The fourth and last given key from the board will open a wooden box which contains another key that will unlock the glass box on the board, which contains their final clue. (The episode only showed teams finding for one box with the picture of the Canada Olympic Park instead and then find another box with the key to unlock the glass box immediately.)
 * Dallas (Trammell Crow Park) (Finish Line)