8.0/1082 votes#1 - Head Down and Hold On
Season 18 Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/2011
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.
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7.7/1068 votes#2 - I Never Looked So Foolish In My Whole Entire Life
Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 2/27/2011
The race continues in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.
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7.8/1067 votes#3 - We Had a Lot of Evil Spirits Apparently
Season 18 Episode 3 - Aired 3/6/2011
The race continues in Tokyo.
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7.9/1064 votes#4 - This Is The Most Stupid Day Ever
Season 18 Episode 4 - Aired 3/13/2011
The race continues in Lijiang, located in the Yunnan Province of China.
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8.0/1065 votes#5 - Don't Ruin the Basketball Game
Season 18 Episode 5 - Aired 3/20/2011
Continuing with the clue Phil provided at the Eternal Tower in Lijiang, China, the teams head back to Kunming with the knowledge there would be a Double U-Turn ahead. A long wait for a train turned into a friendly basketball game with Flight Time and Big Easy. Pointed from the Dounan Flower Market to the Golden Horse and Jade Cock arches, the Detour awaited: teams could "Honor the Past" by arranging dolls by memory only to match a traditional Tibetan dance troupe, or "Embrace the Future" by assembling a solar water heater. Directed to the Stone Forest from the clue at the Double U-Turn, the Roadblock required safe assembly of a model of a dilophosaurus to earn the location of the Pit Stop: Green Lake Park.
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8.0/1063 votes#6 - I Feel Like a Monkey In a Circus Parade
Season 18 Episode 6 - Aired 3/27/2011
Overwhelmed by a swarming sea of people on the congested streets of India, one team narrowly dodges a traffic collision while another's clumsiness threatens to spoil their chances of acing the Detour.
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7.6/1061 votes#7 - You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win
Season 18 Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2011
The seven remaining teams depart from the Fountain of Joy in Kolkata, India for the seventh leg of the race.
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7.7/1061 votes#8 - I Cannot Deal With Your Psycho Behavior
Season 18 Episode 8 - Aired 4/17/2011
Confronted by a psychological Detour, teams try to avoid making a Freudian slip in the slick streets of Austria, and a hefty meal proves to be too big for some teams' stomachs
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7.1/1066 votes#9 - We're Good American People
Season 18 Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2011
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7.9/1062 votes#10 - Too Many Cooks In the Kitchen
Season 18 Episode 10 - Aired 5/1/2011
The race continues in Zermatt, Switzerland
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7.8/1064 votes#11 - This Is Where It Ends (1)
Season 18 Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/2011
The final four teams race through Rio de Janeiro before heading to the finish line in Miami as the season concludes.
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NaN/100 votes#12 - This is Where It Ends (2)
Season 18 Episode 12 - Aired 5/8/2011
The final four teams race through Rio de Janeiro before heading to the finish line in Miami as the season concludes.
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The Best Episodes of The Amazing Race Season 18
Every episode of The Amazing Race Season 18 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Amazing Race Season 18!
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...
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Network:CBS
Season 18 Ratings Summary
"Head Down and Hold On" is the best rated episode of "The Amazing Race" season 18. It scored 8/10 based on 82 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/20/2011. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "I Never Looked So Foolish In My Whole Entire Life".