The Best Episodes of The Amazing Race Season 17
Every episode of The Amazing Race Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Amazing Race Season 17!
This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the race and the $1 million prize.
Season 17 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Amazing Race" season 17 is "They Don't Call It the Amazing Race for Nothin'!", rated 7.7/10 from 77 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "They Don't Call It the Amazing Race for Nothin'!" aired on 9/26/2010 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "A Kiss Saves the Day".
7.7/10 77 votes#1 - They Don't Call It the Amazing Race for Nothin'!
Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2010
The 11 teams begin their worldwide journey; the team that finishes the challenge in first place earns a game-changing advantage.
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7.6/10 59 votes#2 - A Kiss Saves the Day
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2010
The ten remaining teams depart the Pit Stop at Eastnor Castle in England to continue their race around the world for one million dollars.
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7.8/10 60 votes#3 - In Phil We Trust
Season 17 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2010
The remaining teams continue racing in Leg 3, where a challenging detour tests one couple's relationship, while another team's Racer requires medical attention, threatening their position in the competition.
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7.8/10 62 votes#4 - We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt Pads
Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2010
The nine remaining teams set off from the Pit Stop at Awusa Ntso's house in Ghana on the fourth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
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7.6/10 61 votes#5 - Tastes Like a Million Dollars
Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2010
The eight remaining teams depart the Pit Stop along the Norwegian border in Swedish Lapland on the fifth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
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7.6/10 61 votes#6 - Run, Babushka, Run
Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2010
The race continues in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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7.4/10 64 votes#7 - I Want to Be in the Circus, That's Where I Belong
Season 17 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2010
Teams are clowning around when they learn a traditional Russian circus act, but it's no joke when multiple teams make a critical error and misread a clue, jeopardizing their positions in the Race.
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7.5/10 61 votes#8 - Ali Baba in a Suit
Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2010
The six remaining teams continue on the eighth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
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7.7/10 59 votes#9 - There's a Lot of Nuts and Bullets
Season 17 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2010
The five remaining teams depart the Pit Stop at Al Alam Palace in Oman on the ninth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
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7.8/10 58 votes#10 - I Hate Chinese Food
Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/2010
The remaining teams continue with the tenth leg of The Amazing Race.
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7.7/10 58 votes#11 - I'm Surrounded by Ninjas
Season 17 Episode 11 - Aired 12/5/2010
The final four teams travel to South Korea where they battle it out on water and ice to make the final three in the penultimate leg of the race.
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8.1/10 67 votes#12 - Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race.
Season 17 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/2010
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.
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