7.5/1067 votes#1 - Nanna is Kickin' Your Butt
Season 16 Episode 1 - Aired 2/14/2010
Eleven Teams depart Los Angeles for Chile, where Racers find themselves dangling 120 feet in the air, battling exhaustion and their fear of heights in order to stay alive in the game, and one Team discovers that Brazilian currency will not get them very far in Chile
Director: N/A
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7.3/1061 votes#2 - When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head
Season 16 Episode 2 - Aired 2/21/2010
A Roadblock turns into a recipe for pain when one Racer encounters a moody cow, and things turn sour when a newly formed alliance rubs teams the wrong way.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1063 votes#3 - Run Like Scalded Dogs!
Season 16 Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2010
One team ends up in the hospital with food poisoning while the other teams struggle through cowboy challenges to make it through this leg of the race.
Director: N/A
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7.7/1066 votes#4 - We Are No Longer in the Bible Belt
Season 16 Episode 4 - Aired 3/7/2010
Racers must navigate an unfamiliar and confusing train system without their teammates, take a dive over Hamburg and reunite for a nausea-inducing lesson in German gastronomy.
Director: N/A
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7.6/1061 votes#5 - I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?
Season 16 Episode 5 - Aired 3/14/2010
A World War I reenactment - complete with air attacks, gunfire and explosions - tests the Racers' nerves, and one Team finds that their cocky attitude may cost them dearly when a Blind U-Turn comes into play
Director: Bertram van Munster
Writer: N/A
7.5/1059 votes#6 - Cathy Drone?
Season 16 Episode 6 - Aired 3/21/2010
Racers are less than bubbly after sprinting to the wrong Detour location, and one Racer tests the power of duct tape after their car becomes a casualty of the Race
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7.6/1057 votes#7 - Anonymous?
Season 16 Episode 7 - Aired 3/28/2010
Teams take a stunning helicopter ride to a remote island paradise where they must race with a giant tortoise and search for a message in a bottle at the bottom of the sea
Director: N/A
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7.8/1063 votes#8 - You're Like Jason Bourne, Right?
Season 16 Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/2010
Teams find that luck doesn't pick sides in a sweat-drenched test of endurance where they must choose to face a 153-step climb or take a 35-foot-high lesson in Chingay
Director: N/A
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7.5/1066 votes#9 - Dumb Did Us In
Season 16 Episode 9 - Aired 4/11/2010
Tempers and tensions flare when Racers place a target on one Team's back, and feuds come to a head when a U-turn comes into play
Director: N/A
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7.7/1058 votes#10 - I Feel Like I'm in, Like, Sicily
Season 16 Episode 10 - Aired 4/25/2010
After noodling their way through their first Roadblock, Teams are forced to complete a second Roadblock, and the fate of two Teams lies in the hands of confused cabbies
Director: N/A
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7.6/1058 votes#11 - They Don't Even Understand Their Own Language
Season 16 Episode 11 - Aired 5/2/2010
The Final 4 teams struggle with the language barrier in Shanghai while sorting through hundreds of golden Buddhas and thousands of Chinese stamps in their pursuit for a spot in the Final 3.
Director: N/A
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7.4/1064 votes#12 - Huger Than Huge
Season 16 Episode 12 - Aired 5/9/2010
With the million-dollar prize on the line, Racers come face-to-face with Darth Vader, and Teams drop all pretense of friendliness after a cut in line cuts into another Team's time while an angry confrontation awaits another at the finish line, on the 16th season finale of THE AMAZING RACE
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of The Amazing Race Season 16
Every episode of The Amazing Race Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Amazing Race Season 16!
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Season 16 Ratings Summary
"Nanna is Kickin' Your Butt" is the best rated episode of "The Amazing Race" season 16. It scored 7.5/10 based on 67 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/14/2010. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head".