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The Best Episodes of The Amazing Race

Every episode of The Amazing Race ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Amazing Race!

Best episode
S35E8 A Planes, Trains and Automobiles Day
8.793 votes
Worst episode
S32E12 Now It's About Winning
5.4204 votes
Top season
Season 35
8.3avg
Binge time
14d 16h
455 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Amazing Race Season 35 Episode 8 - A Planes, Trains and Automobiles Day
    8.7/10(93 votes)

    S35:E8

    For the first time, teams visit the country of Slovenia. Racers soar to new heights in glider planes, experience roadblock surprises, and battle to remain in the race.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Amazing Race Season 35 Episode 12 - A Sunset, Seattle Scramble
    8.6/10(104 votes)

    S35:E12

    The final three teams travel to Seattle, where they must complete three challenges in a scramble leg, a first in AMAZING RACE history. The challenges are inspired by Seattle’s art scene and include swinging from a high trapeze, glassblowing and being a roadie for a grunge band. The team that successfully completes these challenges and arrives first will win the $1 million prize, on the season finale.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. The Amazing Race Season 35 Episode 11 - We're Finding Our Pot of Gold
    8.6/10(94 votes)

    S35:E11

    Teams travel to Dublin, Ireland, where they complete four challenges in the penultimate leg, including swimming in the Irish Sea, dancing with the legendary Riverdance troupe, scoring a point with the hurling team, and reciting quotes from a famed Irish novelist

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Amazing Race Season 33 Episode 9 - Rock Bottom
    8.5/10(131 votes)

    S33:E9

    Racers leave no stone unturned while looking for a clue in Thessaloniki, Greece.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Amazing Race Season 34 Episode 12 - The Only Leg That Matters
    8.5/10(116 votes)

    S34:E12

    The final three teams travel 3,000 miles to race through Nashville, Tenn., for the final showdown, where they must deliver guitars and play a giant floor piano to win the $1 million prize.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Amazing Race Season 37 Episode 7 - Be One With the Hay
    8.5/10(106 votes)

    S37:E7

    For the first time ever on THE AMAZING RACE, teams travel to Bulgaria where they face a surprise double U-Turn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Amazing Race Season 35 Episode 10 - Everyone Loves a Comeback Story
    8.5/10(96 votes)

    S35:E10

    Teams travel 1,000 miles from Slovenia to Sweden where they must face their fears and skydive from 10,000 feet over the Baltic sea, recreate a midsummer tradition, and sort through recyclable items.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Amazing Race Season 1 Episode 13 - Race to the Finish (2)
    8.4/10(155 votes)

    S1:E13

    The three teams, from Alaska have to travel back to the starting point in New York City where Frank and Margarita live. This worries Rob and Brennan. Frank and Margarita think they have it in the bag but at the final pit stop in Flushing Meadows Park where all the eliminated teams are waiting, Rob and Brennan are the first to cross the finish line. Frank and Margarita are the next team to arrive, obviously disappointed because of their loss. Joe and Bill are informed of Rob and Brennan's win back in Alaska and although they are disappointed they are glad that Rob and Brennan had won the race. In post-race interviews, Frank and Margarita claim they have won more than a million dollars in that of the rekindling of their relationship. Rob is happy to have won the race and to have won it with his best friend, Brennan.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. The Amazing Race Season 35 Episode 4 - The Day Keeps Rockin' Here in Vietnam
    8.4/10(106 votes)

    S35:E4

    Teams continue racing in Vietnam and face the hustle and bustle of a congested Vietnamese market, where they must properly set up a fish stand and deliver mattresses to a local hotel.

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  10. The Amazing Race Season 35 Episode 5 - Yessir, the Pink City
    8.4/10(103 votes)

    S35:E5

    Teams travel more than 2,000 miles from Vietnam to India where they must balance traditional pots on their heads while performing a folk dance and assemble a life-size, three-dimensional mural.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Amazing Race Season 35 Episode 9 - In the Belly of the Earth
    8.3/10(92 votes)

    S35:E9

    Teams continue racing in Slovenia, carefully traveling on foot carrying wooden pieces on their back, descending deep into a cave to assemble a giant dragon, and scraping off mussels and barnacles in the waters.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Amazing Race Season 34 Episode 11 - How Am I Going to Survive This?
    8.2/10(107 votes)

    S34:E11

    The final four teams race through Iceland to clinch a spot in the finale and a chance to win the $1 million prize.

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  13. The Amazing Race Season 39 Episode 5 - That's Honestly on Them
    8.3/10(54 votes)

    S39:E5

    In Tirana Albania the Driver's Seat returns, twice, causing havoc and hurt feelings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Amazing Race Season 35 Episode 2 - You Don't See That at Home
    8.2/10(105 votes)

    S35:E2

    Teams dive deeper into the countryside of Thailand for the second leg of the race, encountering catfish-infested waters and pomelo-filled rivers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Amazing Race Season 35 Episode 3 - No Sleep and a Million Dollar Dream
    8.2/10(104 votes)

    S35:E3

    The teams feel the strain of commercial travel and float their way through the Mekong Delta as they are challenged between making rice paper or customizing a scooter by wrapping it in vinyl in Vietnam.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Amazing Race Season 35 Episode 7 - Like Two Cats Fighting in a Car
    8.2/10(104 votes)

    S35:E7

    Having experienced the U-turn in India, relationships are tested as teams take on their first self-drive leg in Germany. Also, teams rappel down a castle wall and use their taste buds to identify different mustards.

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  17. The Amazing Race Season 7 Episode 12 - Five Continents, 25 Cities and More than 40,000 Miles
    8.2/10(92 votes)

    S7:E12

    The teams receive a clue telling them to travel from their Pit Stop in Potter's Field Park, England to Kingston, Jamaica and then take a taxi 90 miles to the Frenchman's Cove in Port Antonio. The Roadblock in this leg requires the teams to dance the limbo. Then, after spending the night at that location, they face a Detour that requires them to choose between Raft It or Build It. All teams choose the Build It option, which requires them to build a raft and then sail it a short distance across a river. The teams then travel 80 miles to a coconut and spice plantation in Montego Bay, the Pit Stop for the leg. In the final leg of the race, the teams first face an onion-cutting task and then a Detour in which all teams choose Tee rather than Pony, requiring them to hit a golf ball within a particular area. The teams later travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico and do a Roadblock that requires one team member to take a big dive off a bridge. One team fights back from the from the brink of losing it

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Amazing Race Season 24 Episode 12 - Do You Believe in Magic?
    8.2/10(88 votes)

    S24:E12

    The teams race through Las Vegas, where they face a final challenge designed by magician David Copperfield.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Amazing Race Season 17 Episode 12 - Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race.
    8.2/10(79 votes)

    S17:E12

    The final three teams soar to new heights over Southern California, competing in the final leg for a shot at the million-dollar prize and, for two teams, the chance to become the first ever all-female team to win the series.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Amazing Race Season 1 Episode 1 - The Race Begins
    8.1/10(194 votes)

    S1:E1

    The teams begin in New York. They need to travel to Johannesburg, South Africa. Cooperation problems surface early on with a few of the couples. The teams have to decide which airport to take to the destination. Once they arrive in South Africa, they must take yet another flight. Before ultimately get to Songwe Village, they must find beautiful Victoria Falls. From there, they must get to Knife's Edge, a cliff. There, they must bungee jump and glide across a rope, eventually getting to the other side. The Pit Stop is located in Songwe Village. Rob and Brennan obtain the Fast Forward near Victoria Falls, allowing them to avoid all other tasks and go straight to the Pit Stop. Matt and Ana are the last to arrive and are eliminated.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Amazing Race Season 1 Episode 4 - Colossal Showdown
    8.1/10(134 votes)

    S1:E4

    The teams start off at the Chateau Les Baux in Paris, France. The first task is to find a man in a red hat, standing under a miniature Arc de Triomphe. All they have to discover where the man is located, is a flag and a picture of the man. It seems clear that the alliance between Frank/Margarita, Rob/Brennan and Joe/Bill has officially crumbled. The teams discover that the flag is from Tunisia. Before this discovery, some guess Turkey or Morocco. Paul/Amie at departure, notice the cab they had previously ordered the night before is not there. This causes some anger and Paul debates quitting. All the teams must get to Tunisia. Most take plane but some take boat. When they find the man, they are given a Detour. They must take a ""Full Body Massage"" or ""Full Body Brew"", involving coffee. They must with the given map find one of these two places in busy crowded streets. When these tasks are completed they must get to El Jem Coliseum. There they must run around the coliseum and most find a s

    Director:Unknown
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  22. The Amazing Race Season 31 Episode 11 - This One Is for One Million Dollars
    8.1/10(110 votes)

    S31:E11

    With the $1 million on the line, the final four teams race through London, where they take a helicopter ride to Dover Castle, and through Detroit, where they rappel nearly 500 feet down the Guardian Building. The team to cross the finish line first will be crowned the winners!

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The Amazing Race Season 37 Episode 6 - It Smells Like the Desert
    8.1/10(96 votes)

    S37:E6

    Racers skydive over the city of Dubai, and one team wins the classic game piece the Fast Forward, allowing them to skip all remaining tasks and head straight to the Pit Stop.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The Amazing Race Season 18 Episode 1 - Head Down and Hold On
    8.1/10(95 votes)

    S18:E1

    The 18th season begins with 11 former teams who failed to win returning for a chance to claim the $1 million prize. The race starts in Palm Springs, Cal., and continues in Sydney, Australia, where the teams swim with sharks and receive a surprise from Phil at the pit stop.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. The Amazing Race Season 35 Episode 6 - Driving Head-On Into Scooters
    8.1/10(94 votes)

    S35:E6

    For the first time, the votes for the mandatory U-turn are in and one team must complete both detours in India, bundling up flowers and transporting building materials on rickshaws in the bustling streets of Jaipur.

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Planes, Trains and Automobiles Day" is the best rated episode of The Amazing Race. It scored 8.7/10 from 93 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on November 15, 2023. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Sunset, Seattle Scramble".

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